(A)
Long, long ago people made fires from lightning（闪电）. But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn't start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone（石头）together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could fire dry leaves（树叶）. In this way they could make the fire a gain if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat（热）from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches（火柴）. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric（电子）fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.
(1) A spark can________.
A. fire any leaves B. burn anything
C. burn dry leaves D. keep fires burning
(2) We can also get a fire by________.
A. making a hole on a big piece of wood
B. putting a smaller stick into the hole
C. turning the stick hard for a while
D. all above together
(3) Matches have been used________.
A. for about two thousand years
B. for about two hundred years
C. since people began to use fire for cooking
D. since people used the heat from the san
(4) From this passage we know________.
A. an electric fire starter is widely used
B. people haven't used matches since they had electric fire starters
C. today there are only two ways to make fires
D. some forest fires happen from lightning
(5) Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know________.
a. with a match
b. from the sun
c. from lightning
d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter
A. a, b, c, d, e B. b, c, a, e, d
C. c, d, b, a, e D. d, a, c, b, e
(B)
Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future（未来）computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we won't have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts.（内容）from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.
Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating（交际）. Others do not think that computers will replace（代替）our old ways.
Let's look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won't need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized（计算机化）books will be used more and more.
Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go in to shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also un likely（不大可能）that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won't change these two habits（习惯）.
(6) In Paragraph（段落）1 it is thought people will use computers for ________.
A. playing games, shopping and making telephone calls
B. making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films
C. seeing films, buying food, and going for holidays
D. playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor
(7) In the passage, the word "Internet" means________.
A. 校园网 B. 国际的
C. 因特尔 D. 因特网
(8) Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?
A. Computerized books won't be very expensive.
B. Computers can keep many different books in them.
C. We won't have lots of pages
D. We won't need any paper
(9) Paragraph 4 tells ________.
A. about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating
B. if the Internet will change our habits
C. about computerized books
D. about future uses of computers
(10) The title（题目）for this passage is________.
A. Computers will Replace Shops and Books
B. Computers Are the Future
C. Computers will Do Everything for Man
D. How Computers Change Our Habits
Key: (A) . (1) — (5) CDBDC (B) .(6) — (10) A D A B B
