這一篇小故事，主人公是懷特夫人和她的小兒子．倆人對在網(wǎng)上玩游戲，持有不同觀點，母親怕兒子玩得太晚，影響休息；兒子則因為有了臺好電腦，硬件好，內(nèi)存大，各種軟件和消毒盤齊全而玩得盡興不已．這篇短文的取材時尚，內(nèi)容與初中學(xué)生：年齡相吻合，容易引起他們的濃厚學(xué)習(xí)情趣．

　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room Tome was sitting in front of a bright computer screen(屏幕) on which a colorful dragon(龍) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs White.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement(激動) on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special(特別的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware(硬件) is good. There's so much memory(內(nèi)存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected(被感染的) disks(磁盤) because I have a virus(病毒) detector(監(jiān)測器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping(敲打) keys on the keyboard(鍵盤). The screen changed in answer to his orders(命令).

　　“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White. “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

[　　]

A．lying in bed reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

[　　]

A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．a(chǎn)fter Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

[　　]

A．he had a radio detector in his computer B：he was worrying about the infected disks

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Tom liked playing computer games

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

5．How did Tom get on with his mother?

[　　]

A．Mrs White was very hard on her son

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him

C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game

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　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?”called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon(龍)jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.”said Mrs White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.”said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family, ”she said with a smile. “What’s so special about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!”he said happily. “The hardware is good. There’s so much memory(內(nèi)存)and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected(被感染的)disks(磁盤)because I have virus(病毒)detector(監(jiān)測器)which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!”Tom began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

　　“Oh, Tom,”laughed Mrs White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

[　　]

A．lying in bed reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the stow happened ________.

[　　]

A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．a(chǎn)fter Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

[　　]

A．he had a radio detector in his computer

B．he was worrying about the infected disks

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage? ________

[　　]

A．Tom liked playing computer games.

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons.

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard.

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer.

5．How did Tom get on with his mother? ________

[　　]

A．Mrs White wan very hard on her son.

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him.

C．Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful an the computer game.

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　　One day a mother mouse and her babies were out in the forest. They were playing and having a good time 1 a hungry cat came near. It did 2 a big tree and then went through the tall 3 until it could almost hear them 4 . After the mother mouse and her babies know what was going on, the cat 5 from its hiding place and started to run 6 them.

　　The mother mouse and her babies 7 ran away at once. They hurried to their home, which was 8 a large stone. But the baby mice were so 9 that they could not run very 10 .

　　Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat would catch them. What was to be done? Can you find them a way out?

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　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her fourteen-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You are still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow,” said Mrs White.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon,” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, just as wonderful as you are, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game Dragonsplayer, is my favorite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected discs because I have virus detector, which can go over disc and check it for virus.”

　　“Let me show you!” Tom began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

　　“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White, “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

[　　]

A．lying in bed and reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

[　　]

A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．a(chǎn)fter Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

[　　]

A．he had a radio detector in his computer

B．he was worrying about the infected discs

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in the computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Tom liked playing computer games.

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons.

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard. '

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer.

5．How did Tom thought of his mother?

[　　]

A．Mrs White was very hard on her son.

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of her son.

C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.