三、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

A

Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can't do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.

Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.

In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?

It will be decided by today's students themselves!

1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because ______.

A.our country asks us to learn it　　B.it can help us a lot

C.we can use it to play games　　D.it can help us to find jobs

2.What do many teachers and parents complain(抱怨)about? They complain that ______ .

A.their students and children use computers to play games

B.computers let them lose their jobs

C.computers make their students and children fall behind

D.computers bring people a lot of trouble

3.In this passage we know computers ______.

A.also bring us trouble　  B.bring us happiness only

C.are hated by people　  D.are bad for people's health

B

Are you looking for something fun? Would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us and be a volunteer!

We are a non-profit organization(非盈利性组织). We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hos¬pitals need volunteers to look after children while their par¬ents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

"As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too. "said Carlos Do¬mingo, an old woman of 62.

"I often played computer games in my spare time be¬fore. Now I help older people learn how to use c omputers. " said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a bit, we'll all have a better world to live in.

Interested? Call us on 1-800-555-5756. Or visit our web¬site: www. active. Com.

6. What kind of people can become volunteers?

A. Only teenagers.         B. People from 12 years old to about 80.

C. Only old peopl e.         D. only students and teachers.

7.    _______ need(s) volunteers.

A. Animals without homes       B. Doctors

C. Non-profit organization    D. Everyone

8. Voluntee rs want to get _____   when they help others.

A. everything         B. money        C. nothing   D. computers

9.Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with

A. dogs             B. cats           C. old people     D. children

10.This passage might be  _____

A. a story on a newspaper      B. a play in a magazine

C. a poster           D. a TV play