33、In the mid 1990’s, people started doing business on the internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies. They sold things in stores. Then, there were internet companies. They didn’t have a store, and they only sold things on the net.

Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they made their own websites and began selling things on the net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.

By the late 1990’s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits were not very high. Competition was fierce(激烈的) and many of these businesses were losing a lot of money. In 2000, many e-businesses went out of business.

Why are brick and click companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys R Us, and Walmart so successful? Frist, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites, like walmart.com, are easy to remember. These companies also have a lot of experience. They know how to run a successful business.

In the world of e-commerce(电子商业), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.

1. What did many traditional companies do in the mid 1990’s?

A. They went out of business.                 B. They made websites.

C. They bought internet companies.            D. They sold their computers.

2. Which would be a brick and click company?

A. A clothing company with no website.

B. A bookseller with five stores and an internet site.

C. A video seller with a big website but no stores.

D. A restaurant.

3. What gave internet companies a lot of trouble in the late 1990’s?

A. There was a lot of competition.             B. Their websites were bad.

C. They didn’t know what to sell.              D. Their profits were high.

4. People like buying from brick and click companies because____________.

A. their names are hard to remember           B. they have nice websites

C. they are cheap                          D. people trust them

5. What does “win the war” mean?

A. Quit doing business and become a soldier.   B. Lose the most customers.

C. Be the most successful.                  D. Win a game.

32、Many of you love pop music, but what about classical music composed by people like Mozart and Tchaikovsky? You may have heard those two names before. They were great musicians from Austria and Russia.

The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra(上海爱乐乐团) wants to help young people find out more about classical music. They are going to hold one concert every month.

“If kids make friends with classical music they will get a lot out of it,” said Chen Zuohuang, from the Shanghai Philharmonic.

Many teens listened to the music and said they liked it. Wu Yi is in Junior 1. For the first time, he went to hear an orchestra play.

“I used to think only rich people could enjoy it, ” he said.

Sunday’s concert was the first lesson in classical music. Kids learned about its history and all kinds of musical instruments(乐器).

Luo Huili, 15, is from Shanghai Weiyu Middle School. She said it’s a fun way of learning.

“They say something, and then play a piece of music, ” she said.

Luo found it is not like pop music. “I just feel very relaxed when I listen to pop songs. They are just for fun, ” she said. “ But as for classical music, I will try to put all my heart into it. Then I can really enjoy it. ”

1. Where was Tchaikovsky, the great musician, from?

    A. Austria.         B. Australia.         C. Russia.         D. Austria and Russia.

2. How often will concerts be held to help young people learn about classical music?

    A. Once a week.    B. Twice a week.      C. Once a month.   D. Twice a year.

3. What did kids learn from Sunday’s concert?

A. Pop music.                         B. Some history of classical music.

C. All kinds of musical instruments.       D. Both B and C

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Wu Yi, a Junior 1 student, thought only rich people could enjoy classical music.

B. Wu Yi said listening to concerts was a fun way of learning.

C. Nothing but music can be heard during Saturday concerts.

D. When Luo Huili listened to pop songs, she would put all her heart into it.

5. Where do you think the Sunday concerts are held?

   A. Vienna, Austria.   B. Moscow, Russia     C. Beijing, China    D. Shanghai, China.

30、After class, I like playing computer games and chatting _________ my friends ________ the internet.

A. to; by          B. with; on          C. for; in          D. about; through

28、根据短文内容和首字母提示，把文中所缺词语补充出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺。（每空限填一词，将其完整形式填写在相应的横线上。）

My biggest problem

My biggest problem is that I'm too busy．When I was young，I used to have so much time，but these days I get up e    1    and stay in school all day．Then I go right home and eat     d  2  ．Before I started high school，I used to spend a lot of time p   3    games with my friends，but I just don't have the time anymore．In the evening，I used to watch TV or chat w  4_  my grandmother，but now I have to study．I love music，and my father used to take me to concerts．These days，I hardly ever have time for concerts．I do my homework and go to bed．I really m   5    the old days．

26、In Xinjiang，most people knew the stories of Avantis（阿凡提）．Avantis was a very clever man．People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them．

One day Avantis saw two men arguing with each other．A lot of people stood around them．One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man．The young man just passed by the eating house．The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money．The young man explained（解释）that he hadn't taken anything from the eating house．But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house，and he must pay for it．So Avantis went up to the owner anti said，“I'll pay you the money．” Avantis took out some coins from his pocket and put them into his own bag．He shook（摇动）his bag，and people heard the sound of the coins．Then Avantis said to the owner，“I have paid you the money．”

1．People liked Avantis because          ．

A．he was clever and disliked helping the poor

B．he was rich and liked helping the poor

C．he was clever and liked to help the poor

2．One day Avantis saw two men          ．

A．arguing about the eating house

B．arguing about the payment

C．laughing at the people around them

3．The owner of the eating house told the young man          ．

A．to pay the enough money for his food

B．to pay the money for broken bowls

C．to pay for the smell of the food

4．Avantis wanted to help the young man，so          ．

A．he helped the young man out of the trouble

B．he would pay the money instead of the young man

C．he asked the young man to make friends with the owner

5．Avantis paid the owner of the eating house           ．

A．enough money                       B．some coins

C．the sound of the coins

25、John lived with his mother when he was young．He didn't know who his father was．The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son．So the boy was short and thin．

One cold morning there was much snow in the streets．A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital．She didn't tell John that his father deserted her before he was born until she died．She left her son the name and address of his father．

John found his father，Mr. Brown，in another city．He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son．From then on，the boy lived a rich life．He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes．But he didn't go to school and could not read or write．

Once his father took him to a party．He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film．He had a look at it and found a car's wheels（轮子）were up-ward（朝上）．He called out，“Oh，dear! An accident happened!”

All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper．But soon they all began to laugh．Do you know why?

1．John was short and thin because         ．

A．he didn't like sports                B．his parents were short

C．he was often hungry when he was young

2．John's mother told him who his father was         ．

A．until she was knocked down by a car

B．before she was in hospital       C．before she died

3．After John found his father，        ．

A．he was angry with the man     B．he started a rich life

C．he found a job at a party

4．The word “desert” in this passage means         ．

A．抛弃                                 B．告别                                  C．离婚

5．People at the party laughed at John because         ．

A．he held the paper upside down

B．the accident happened long ago

C．his father was reading the paper

24、Drinking water is good for your health．There are some scientific ways of drinking water．

1．It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning．

2．Drink clean water．

3．Drink the water that has not been boiled．

Many people think boiled water is safe and good to people's health．In fact，it is not true．The boiling point of water is 100℃．By boiling it，most bacteria in water can be killed．In the past，the water was less polluted，so boiling was a good way to make clean water．But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today's water are much more terrible than bacteria．Boiling doesn't fix that problem．And boiling water may give us more of the dangerous things in our glass．

4．Never use soft drinks to take the place of water．

5．Water is also needed in winter．

6．Drink water in the right time．

1）After getting up in the morning，you have less water in your body，because you weren’t drinking for the whole night．So you should drink some water to keep your health after getting up in the morning．That can prevent high blood pressure，cerebral haemorrhages（脑溢血），and so on．

2）Drinking water at about 10 am helps your body keep enough water．

3）Drinking water at about 3 pm can clean out the wastes in your body．

4）About eight o'clock in the evening is the best time to drink water．Your blood gets thicker when you sleep．Water will make your blood less thick．

Besides，we should drink 2L of water every day．Water is so important for our life．We should drink water often．

1．According to the passage，         in the morning is the best         ．

A．drinking some hot soup；medicine

B．drinking some porridge；breakfast

C．drinking some water；medicine

2．         can prevent high blood pressure，cerebral haemorrhages and so on．

A．Drinking some water after getting up in the morning

B．Drinking some water before going to bed

C．Drinking some milk before going to bed

3．At about 3 pm，drinking water can clean out the          in your body．

A．oil                                     B．food                                  C．wastes

4．From the passage，we can see the best time to drink water is         ．

A．about eight o'clock in the morning

B．about eight o'clock in the evening

C．before supper

5．The best title（标题）to this passage is         ．

A．Drink clean water                  B．Don’t drink the boiled water

C．Scientific water drinking