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4、阅读理解（20 小题，每小题 2 分） A “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 ,playing games.“Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop playing now, it's already half past eleven. If you don' t go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow,“ said Mrs White. “But the game is almost over,“ said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement (激动) 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 on your study,“she said with a smile. “What's so interesting about it besides games?“ Tom was very excited. “I think computer is great, Mum!“ he said happily. “We can go shopping without leaving home,see a doctor without going to the hospital,study without going to school,send letters without going to the post office,make friends with different people,and easily get new information and knowledge by surfing the Internet.With the help of the Internet,people can do almost everything without leaving their home .”“Oh,computer is so wonderful,“laughed Mrs .white. “But I think you should spend more time on your study.” 56.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 57.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.after supper D. after Tom had slept 58.Computers can help us __________for some hours in the evening. A.go shopping without leaving home B.send letters without going to the post office C.get new information and knowledge by surfing the Internet. D. all the above 59.What did his mother want him to do? A.play computer games B.spend more time on games C.spend more time on his study D.teach his mother how to play the computer games 60.How did Tome get on with his mother? A.Mrs.White loved her son and took good care of him. B.Mrs.White was very hard on 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.BRobinson was born in a poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,and then he sold what he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents.He had no schooling,for being so poor,how could they afford school fees?When he was fifteen,he worked as a servant in a school.Seeing other children studying in the classroom,he felt sorry for himself.In the day time,after he finished sweeping and cleaning,he could stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to temember what he learned during the day.He worked so hard at the lesson that he sometimes had only three or four hours’sleep.The more he learned,the greater interest he had.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent(勤奋的)boy and allowed him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he came first in grade in the whole school.He would have been given the scholarship if he had been a regular student of the school. Robinson struggled through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which caught the attention of some university professors.They appreciated(欣赏)his diligence as well as his cleverness.To give him the better chance,they hired him as a librarian(图书管理员)and offered him free guidance.Robinson was filled with joy,for he felt that before him there was a broad road leading to success.( ) 61.When he was very small,Robinson didn’t go to school because________________ .A.these was no school there B.his family was poor C.the school didn’t want him D.he didn’t like school ( ) 62.When he was a teenager,Robinson______________ .A.went to school B.left school C.lived in a school D.worked in a school( ) 63.In the second paragraph of the passage,the word“catch”means _________________.A.listen to B.remember C.control D.hear and understand ( ) 64.At the end of the story,Robinson was sure that he _____________________A.would worry about his future life B.would work in the library for a long time C.would become successful in business D.would become successful in learning ( ) 65.The best title for the passage is ________________________A.Diligence Makes a Success B.Cleverness Makes a SuccessC.A Boy’s Early life D.A Boy’s Early EducationCClimates are different from place to place. Take London and New York for example.In London, the weather would never be extreme, never too hot and never too cold. There is no clear difference between seasons. A bad day in July could be as cold as a mild day in January. You should bring an umbrella whenever you go to London. Indeed, the small。