【正文】 isit chat rooms and send s. They go to website to get information for their homework. “Kids are now living in a virtual ( 虛擬的 ) world,” says Greenfield an expert (專家 ) at University of California. “As the Inter is being mo re and more important for or life, we should worry about one question: Is the Inter good or bad for kids?” “It’s ▲▲▲▲ to answer the question because the Inter involves (涉及 ) so many things,” says Justine, who is from Northwestern University. “They include online puter games, news, messages and even s to your grandmother.” So more and more people believe that the online world can be helpful in some ways, but dangerous in others. “Although it’s not easy to tell whether ( 是否 ) it’s good or bad,” says Justine, “the Inter, at least, is very useful and can be used widely by everyone in the world. ( ) 34. The writer discovered Google at the age of __________________. A. 5 B. 12 C. 17 D. 22 ( ) 35. What is the percentage (百分率 ) of the American 12 to 17yearolds using the Inter every day? A. About 45%. B. About 50%. C. About 80%. D. About 90%. ( ) 36. Greenfield ________________________. A. is an expert from Northwestern University B. wants to stop all the kids from using the Inter C. is worrying about whether the Inter is good or bad for kids D. thinks that the Inter is good for all the kids in the world ( ) 37. “▲▲▲▲” in the passage sho uld be the world “_________”. A. difficult B. possible C. easy D. good ( ) 38. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Don’t use the Inter. B. Is the Inter good or bad? C. Kids and s. D. Two experts from universities. (C) When your greatgrandparents (曾祖父母 ) were young, the world was very different. People did not have the kind of technology (技術(shù) ) that we have to municate with each other today. Things such as mobile phones and puters were not yet invented (被發(fā)明 ). It took longer for people to get news about each other. Today’s technology makes it easier and faster to stay close to people. Long ago, people wrote letters to keep in touch. From 1860 to 1861, letters were carried by horses. The horse riders were paid to carry letters across the country. Then trains began to carry letters from city to city. By the early 19002, planes were a faster way to carry letters across the country and around the world. As time goes by, new inventions have made it easy to contact (聯(lián)系 ) friends an family in seconds! People began to use telephones in the late 1800s. Modern phones can many things. Mobile phones can be carried with us wherever we travel. Some phones can even let you take pictures. These images can be sent to other mobile phones. Computers have made some of the biggest changes in munication. The Inter sends messages around the world in seconds! Although new technology helps us stay in touch with each other, many people still enjoy sending and receiving letters. With so many ways to municate, it’s easy to find your favorite way to stay in touch. ( ) 39. When you greatgrandparents were young, ________________. A. the world was the same B. people didn’t municate C. it was slower to municate D. mobile phones were invented ( ) 40. From the passage, we know that _________ carried letters the fastest. A. horses B. buses C. trains D. planes ( ) 41. When did people begin to use telephones? A. In the early 1900s. B. In the 18th century. C. In the 21st century. D. in the late 1800s. ( ) 42. What does the underlines word “ images” mean? A. Pictures. B. Messages. C. Telephones. D. Letters. ( ) 43. Which is the best title of the passage? A. The best way to municate. B. How we keep in touch. C. Please municate. D. No letters any more. 四、閱讀表達(dá)（共 5分，每小題 1分）閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀短文內(nèi)容在文章后的空格 里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。 45: 。 47: 。 A）根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空，每空填一詞。 54. The library is _________ (對面 ) to the bus stop. It’s only ten minutes’ walk. 55. B