1990 was a significant year in world enents. In Febbruary, Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison. In October, East and West Germany became one country again. Then at the end of 1990, the World Wide Web was born. For this final event we have one man to thank, Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the Web.

Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creativelhy as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.

After graduating from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research centre in Sfwitzerland. There be developed some of the different systems that would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let  computers anhywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to create  share their information with the rest of the world.

Tim knew that the more people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn’t interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested. Many were interested and the growth of the Internet began.

Today Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he is so admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that few people outside the world of technology know his name.

1. The underlined word “significant” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means “       ” .

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

3. What can we learn about Berners-Lee from the passage?

4. Where does Berners-Lee live today?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

1990 was a significant year in world enents. In Febbruary, Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison. In October, East and West Germany became one country again. Then at the end of 1990, the World Wide Web was born. For this final event we have one man to thank, Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the Web.

Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creativelhy as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.

After graduating from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research centre in Sfwitzerland. There be developed some of the different systems that would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let  computers anhywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to create  share their information with the rest of the world.

Tim knew that the more people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn’t interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested. Many were interested and the growth of the Internet began.

Today Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he is so admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that few people outside the world of technology know his name.

1. The underlined word “significant” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means “       ” .

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

3. What can we learn about Berners-Lee from the passage?

4. Where does Berners-Lee live today?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space?

　 Eating In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.

　 Sleeping All the people in the ISS(國際空間站) have their own rooms. They have to tie (系) themselves to their beds, or they’ll fly away! That seems like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.

　 Exercising This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines(機(jī)器) for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.

Having fun Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they aren’t working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It’s also much fun! .

Astronauts are hardworking whether in space or on the earth. Though the work sometimes is difficult, they are still interested in it and love the job. Many people think their lives are very interesting and their dream jobs are to be the astronauts.

(　　 ) 41. We probably read the passage from______.

　　 A. a report card 　 B. a letter 　 C. an e-mail 　D. a science magazine

(　　 ) 42. How often do the astronauts exercise?

　　 A. two hours　 B. two hours a day　 C. one hour every day　 D. every day

(　　 ) 43. What are the astronauts’ lives like?

　　 A. Interesting.　　 B. Boring.　　 C. Worrying.　　 D. Amazing.

(　　 ) 44. It can be inferred(推斷) from the passage that _______.

　　 A. Astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food every day.

　　 B. Astronauts couldn’t sleep well because they had to tie themselves to their beds.

　　 C. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machine in space so they are healthy.

　　 D. Astronauts couldn’t get messages from their friends and families.

(　　 ) 45. What's the best title of the passage?

　　 A. People in space　 B. Have fun in space　 C. Astronauts　 D. Astronauts’ lives