5.Which of the following sentences is WRONG? A.The Pram Race was not very popular at the beginning. B.The Pram Race is held to raise money for the people in need. C.People in the prams drink lots of water along the road while racing. D.The fishermen's wives were busy with a lot of things every Friday afternoon. 23.根据短文内容回答后面的问题。 Johnson lived in a certain part of London.Every morning, he woke up early and took an old bag to the subway station.He would take the subway to Central London.There he would collect scrap(废品).He did this every single day. Johnson collected scrap for 20 years.His house was dirty, and a bad smell came out of the house.The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore, so they called the police officers to deal with the problem.The officers opened the door and cleared the house.They found some money in his house.The police soon knew that Johnson was not a truly poor man because he could live a normal life with the money.They decided to try to stop him collecting scrap. In the evening, the police found Johnson near his house.One of the officers told him that there was no need for him to collect scrap anymore.Johnson went back to his house without saying anything.The next morning he woke up as usual and continued collecting scrap. A couple of days later, the police knew that Johnson had to send much money to his old parents.They were badly ill for many years in a small village.Although they could get relief(救济金) from the government, Johnson refused.He believed he could make money by his own hands.After knowing the truth, the officers announced the fact to the neighbors.All of them understood and admired Johnson. Johnson had no great plans or dreams all his life.He won praise from others because he kept independence in his mind.The earlier people learn to be independent, the more meaningful life they will get. 1.What did Johnson take to the subway station every morning? 2.How long did Johnson collect scrap? 3.Who called the police officers? 4.When did the police find Johnson? 5.Why could Johnson win praise from others? 七、其他(共1小题) 24.根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)、误(F)。 Today, people use the Internet to shop, play games, make friends and read the news.Many young people can't imagine life without it.Most older people, on the other hand, think the Internet is only 10 or 15 years old.In fact, the Internet has been used for a much longer time than most people think. In 1957, the United States was in the middle of the Cold War.The Soviet Union(苏联) had sent up the first satellite(卫星), named Sputnik, into space.This meant the Soviets were ahead of the U.S.in technology.Americans were afraid.Scientists in the army of America started developing ideas for protecting the country.One of the ideas was a network(网络) that would let people across the country communicate by using computers. The network took more than ten years to develop.It was first tried out in1969.for another twenty years, it was used only by scientists who worked with the U.S.government and by some engineers.Then, in 1990, the army of America gave the control of the Internet to the National Science Foundation.The Internet then became available to colleges all over the United States and to scientists across Eutope. The biggest change in the way that people use the Internet came in 1992.For the first time, the Internet was opened to the general public, creating what is now known as the World Wide Weh, Soon, people began finding all kinds of different things they could do on the Internet.Today, no one government controls the Internet and it just gets bigger and bigger.It make our word different. 1.In fact, the Internet has been used for a much longer time than most people think. 2.Scientists in the U.S.started developing ideas for protecting the environment in 1957. 3.After more than ten years' development, the network was first tried out in 1969. 4.In 1990, the Internet became available to colleges all over Europe. 5.Today, many governments are in control of the Internet and it gets bigger and bigger. (责任编辑:admin) |