On May 21,1999, some American scientists were working at the computers to look for information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright red spots crossing the computers’ screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening ,they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒)! Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.

It is said that the computer viruses were made by two or three Philippine young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence (才智) . The kind of computer virus is named “I Love You” Virus. This virus can hide in computers for a long time .when the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the important functions (功能), damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of a great deal of information which operators of the computers often use of store .What’s worse, it still can reproduce itself in great quantities within a short time.

We have come to know that “I Love You” Virus often attacks computers on Mondays and that it is spreading to many computers in the world. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses recent years are Britain , Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. Those who made the computer viruses have been found out slowly and carefully. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.

41. Two or three Philippine young men created the computer viruses to _______.

A. damage the computers                 B. test their ability quickly

C. tell the world that they were intelligent    D. play a trick on operators of the computers

42. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to ________.

A. have been in nature for years            B. exist in any computers

C. be able to be got rid of in the near future   D. be difficult to get rid of at present

43. The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that _________.

A. the computer’s functions are lowered

B. the normal programs are damaged

C. most of the information stored in the computers is gone

D. the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used

44. According to the passage , which of the following is true?

A. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses

B. The viruses will come to the new computer after staying in the old one for some time

C. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses.

D. The “I Love You” Virus is a great harm to human health

 

 

Have you ever used a typewriter? If not ,  you’ve surely seen one .This useful machine has a most interesting history.

Although you may think that the typewriter is a modern invention, the idea goes as far back as the early 1700s. It was then, in 1714, that England’s Queen Anne granted Henry Mill the first patent (专利) for a machine that typed letters. Called An Artificial Method For Impressing Letters, the machine remained just a design on paper.

Various other typing machines were invented over the next hundred years or so. However, all of them had the same problem: they required more time to use than writing the same material by hand. Things improved a little around 1829 when an American named William Burt invented a machine called the desired letter. He also pressed a bar to link the paper. The machine printed letters well, but it had a top speed of only five words a minute.

Finally, in 1874 , a more practical machine was introduced to the public. Invented by an American Christopher Sholes and some of his companions, the machine was set up by E Remington and Sons and called the “Remington Model No.1”. It was the first typewriter to have the kind of typewriter keyboard we know today.

You may have a look at the typewriter keyboard and wonder about the strange arrangement of letters. The arrangement, strangely enough, has nothing to do with making typing easier of faster. As a matter of fact, the keys were so arranged to force typists to type lower, Typing too fast caught the keys of Remington I pressed together. They still follow this early arrangement of letters of the keyboard.

45. What does the writer mainly talk about in this passage?

A. What a typewriter is.                  B. How the typewriter was invented.

C. The function and use of a typewriter.     D. Remington and his invention

46. “An Artificial Machine” was_________.

A. the first typewriter that was made by Henry Mill

B. highly praised by England’s Queen as the first typewriter

C. hardly produces at all

D. made as the first typewriter in 1714

47. The first typewriters were made_________.

A. from 1700 to 1714                   B. in the eighteenth century

C. in the nineteenth century              D. in the twentieth century

48. That the keyboard was designed so as today is because ________.

A. the inventor wanted to make typing easier than writing

B. the inventor meant to prevent the keys from being pressed together

C. that it was arranged strangely

D. it has nothing to do with Remington

 

Richard Gray was a famous explorer (勘探者). He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp (宿营地) where he had been the night before, Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost.

Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn’t walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘),and there he saw a man. The man was  wearing smart, clean trousers, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him.

“Water…water…” he said.

“I’m terribly sorry, old boy,” replied the man, “but I haven’t got any water with me.”

“help me!” shouted Gray, “I’m a rich man…a millionaire…I’ll give you anything.”

“that’s very nice of you, old boy,” said the man. “Look, I can’t give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?”

“A tie? Of course not!” screamed Gray, and crawled away, He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked (破裂) and dry. He couldn’t breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

“Is it a mirage (幻景)?” he thought , “Am I dying?” He stood up and staggered (蹒跚) down the dune.

A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door .

“Water… water…a bath! Food !”screamed Gray.

“I’m sorry ,you can’t come into this hotel,” said the waiter.

“Why not? I’ve got plenty of money… I’m a millionaire.”

“Ah,” replied the waiter, “but you aren’t wearing a tie!”

49. The famous explorer________.

A. had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon

B. had traveled all over the world

C. had walked across Death Valley 

D. had ever been a millionaire

50. Death Valley is ________.

A. a valley where people may die from loss of water

B. a dead place where people dare not go

C. a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat

D. a place’s name

51.  Two days later Richard Gray_________.

A. was lost in a circle                    B. was drunk

C. began to search for water in the desert    D. crawled to the top of a dune to see a man

52. Gray saw __________from the top of the next dune.

A. a large good hotel      B. many swimming girls

C. a lot of drinking water   D. a beautiful mirage

Mr Luk: Now tell me something about yourself and why you applied (申请) for this job.

David: I left school three months ago. My results were fairly good but I have to support my family now. My father has recently stopped working because he is too old. My parents need the money to educate my younger brother and sister.

Mr Luk: I see. Have you had any experience already?

David: I worked in a radio factory for two months.(David pauses.)

Mr Luk: That’s very short time, isn’t it?

David: Oh, yes. The factory wanted extra people for their busy season.

Mr Luk: I understand. Why do you want to do this job?

David: My wish is to become a skilled technician (技术员).

Mr Luk: You must understand that this is not easy work and the hours are long. You may have to do shift work (轮班)and work beyond the usual time, too. You would start from the very beginning.

David: Will I be trained here?

Mr Luk: Partly, if you pass our tests, you will be able to go to technical school classes twice a week. The tests are held after you have been here for two months. Then we can check if you are suitable for the job.

David: That’s fine. I’ll make sure that I pass.

Mr Luk: All right. I’ll give you a chance. My secretary will tell you whom to see when you start. You can start work on the first of next month. Is that all right.

David: Yes, and thank you very much indeed.

53. Why did David go to see Mr Luk?

A. He had read about him in a newspaper.

B. He had applied for a job in Mr Luk’s company.

C. He wanted to ask Mr Luk if there were any jobs in his company

D. He wanted to tell Mr Luk about his family.

54. David had to help to support his family because______

A. he had left school                  B. he had lost his job in the radio factory

C. he was old enough to start working    D. his father was no longer working

55. How did David feel about the news of tests?

A. He thought he would be able to avoid taking them

B. He did not seem worried about them

C. He was worried at first but he soon became sure of himself

D. He did not understand what Mr Luk meant

56. Mr Luk did NOT warn David that_________

A. he might have to work beyond the usual time    B. he would have to pass tests

C. he would have to learn to drive               D. the job was not easy

 

July 16th was a bad day for Mr. Arthur Johnson. In the morning, he set off from his home in Santa Barbara, California. It was the start of his summer holydays and he decided to visit friends at Las Vegas，then he hoped to go fishing in Lake Mead, from Las Vegas.

Johnson’s troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert. His car went wrong and he tried to repair it .Then, to make matters worse, his attempts to start the car drained (耗尽)the battery (电池) and left it useless. After Johnson had waited an hour in the hot sun, a Canadian driver, John Williams, stopped and tried to help him. When both men failed, Williams promised to telephone a workshop to ask it to send a truck to pull the car away and repair its fuel pump (燃没泵).

Johnson left the keys in his car and sat in the shade of a large tree. Soon he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, a repair truck arrived from San Pedro (the nearest town) and pulled his car away. Later on, Johnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen his car. He started to walk back towards San Pedro but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert.

Johnson looked like a man wanted (通辑的) in Los Angeles for robbery, so the police detained (拘留) him at San Pedro for the right. The next day, Johnson telephoned his friends in Los Angeles. They drove to San Pedro and made the police believe that Johnson was a harmless salesman, so they set him free.

57. Johnson’s car went wrong_______.

A. after he had passed San Pedro               B. Before he left Santa Barbara

C. when he was getting neat the Mojave Desert    D. not far from Los Angeles

58. Which way did Williams go when he left Johnson?

A. He drove on to Las Vegas.                  B. He went back to Los Angeles

C. Perhaps he went to San Pedro               D. He continued his journey to Canada

59. How did Williams help Johnson?

A. He persuaded the police to set him free

B. He failed to repair his car

C. He drove Johnson into San Pedro

D. He arranged to have his car repaired

60. Which is the best title of this passage?

A. A Bad Day for Arthur Johnson              B. An Interesting Car

C. A Pleasant Trip in the Desert               D. A Well-planned Journey 。

第二节               根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（5分）

—What do you think I ought to see first in London? I’m told one ought to the British Museum .Do you think I shall have time for that?

—    61   But if I were you ,I should leave that for some other day .You could spend a whole day there. It’s much too big to be seen in an hour or so.

—I suppose it is    62      

—That’s not a bad idea .You could spend a couple of houses there comfortably, or even a whole afternoon, watching the wild animals and al those birds. You could have tea there too.

—I’ll do that. then ,How do I get there?

—    63     Where are we now? Oh, here’s their big building .I think your best way from here is to take Baker Street.

—    64    

—Oh, no ,a quarter of an hour or so ,but ,if you’re in a hurry ,why not take a taxi?

—I think I will.    65     Taxi!

A .Let me see. you might.

B. Will you might.

C. What time is it now?

D. Is it much of a walk?

E. Ah, here’s one coming.

F. What about going to the Zoo?

G. Must I stay in London for long?