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(2010江苏省无锡市）Intheearly1990s,theword“Internet”wasstrangetomostpeople.Buttoday,Internethasbecomeausefultoolforpeopleallovertheworld.MaybeInternethasbeenthegreatestinventioninthefieldofcommunicationinthehistoryofmankind（人类）CommunicatingwithothersontheInternetismuchfaster.Wecanchatwithapersonwhoissittingintheotherpartoftheworld.Wecane-mailourfriendsandtheycanreadthee-mailswithinaminute.GivingallkindsofinformationisprobablythebiggestadvantageoftheInternet.Wecanusesearchenginestofindtheinformationweneed.Justtypeinakeywordorkeywordsandthesearchenginewillgiveusalistofsuitablewebsitestolookat.WecanenjoyalotontheInternetbydownloadinggames,visitingchatroomsorsurfing（浏览）websites.Therearesomegamesforfree.Wecanmeetnewandinterestingpeopleinthechatnow.Wecanalsolistentomusicandseefilms.Now,thereisalotofserviceontheInternetsuchasonlinebanking,jobfindingandticketbuying.Wecanalsodoshoppingandfindnearlyallkindsofgoods.Sometimeswecanfindsomethingthatisquitegoodbutverycheap.26.HowmanymainadvantagesoftheInternetaretalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.27.Whatfactdoesn’tthepassageprovide?A.WecanfindalmostanythingwewanttoknowontheInternet.B.SomegamesontheInternetarefree.C.WecanbuymostthingsweneedontheInternet.D.GoodsontheInternetaremoreexpensivethanthoseinrealshops.28.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.OnlineShoppingB.ExchangingInformationontheInternetC.TheAdvantagesoftheInternetD.SurfingtheWebsitesontheInternet（2010江苏省南京市）PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonaltohim.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual（个体的）;theycanpaintthem,andchangetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthousehaveagarden,evenifitisaverysmallone,andthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivate（私人的）spaceoftheindividual.Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Areyousittingnowinyourhomeoronatrain?haveyoumarkedthespacearoundyourselfasyour?Ifyouareonthetrainyoumayputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou.Ifyoushareaflatyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown.OnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanonthespaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasangry.Maybehethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.Ihadreadabookaboutnon-verbalcommunication,soItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhisbriefcase!WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyesnearlypopped(瞪出)outofhishead.Ihadinvaded(侵犯)hisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffhiscaseinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.Ofcourse,itispossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpfultome!Ifyouarevisitinganothercountryyoumayfeelthatyoudon’thaveanyprivatespace.Hotelroomslookmuchthesameineverycountryintheworld.Alldaylong,yousharepublicspaceswithotherpeople.Youseethelocalpeopleintheirprivatespacesandyoufeellonelyand“outside”.Localpeoplecancreatetheirprivatespacesbytalkingaboutthingsyoudon’tknowabout.Andyouevenfeelthattheylikeyoutobeoutsidethemsothattheywillenjoybeinginsideevenmore!Thisisoneofthedifficultiesofbeingatraveler!Butifyouunderstanditthenithelpsyou.Haven’tyouenjoyedbeingpartofagroupand“owning”abitofspace?41.ThewriterwasangryashewastravellingonatraintoLondonbecause______.A.hehadnoplacetositB.someonehadinvadedhis“space”C.toomanypeoplesharedasectionwithhimD.someotherpeopletalkedaboutthingshedidn’tknowabout42.“…youfeellonelyand‘outside”inparagraph4meansthat_______.A.youarealoneoutsidethehouseB.youfeellonelybecauseyoutravelonyourownC.youarealoneandthereforeyougooutsidetohavesomefunD.youfeellonelyandyoudon’tbelongtothatplaceorthatgroupofpeople43.InParagraph4,thepronoun“them”refersto（所指）“___________”.A.publicspacesB.privatespacesC.localpeopleD.othercountries44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Britishpeopledislikemarkingtheirspace.B.Youalwaysfeelathomeinanothercountry.C.MostBritishpeoplepreferlivinginhousestoflats.D.Youcan’tmarkyourprivatespaceinaforeigncountry.45.Thamainpurposeofthepassageistotellreadersto_______.A.ownprivatespacesbylivinginhousesB.haveonecorneroftheirowninpublicplacesC.realizetheimportanceof“space”incommunicationD.createtheirprivatespacesbytalkingwithlocalpeople(2010江苏省宿迁市）Thereareover800boarding(寄宿)schoolsintheUKwithstudentsfromhomeandforeigncountries.Boardingschoolsstartedhundredsofyearsagointhecountry.Buttheearliestboardingschoolsweresetupforwhite,richboysonly.Nowbothboysandgirlscangotoboardingschoolsfromtheageof7to18.WhattodoIntheUK,boardingschoolshavethreetermsinaschoolyear,withabout13weeksineachterm.Studentsstudyandlivetogether.Theycan’tgooutsideiftheyarenotallowedto.Insomeschools,eachstudenthashisorhersubjectplan.Besidestheusualclassroomsandlaboratories,theboardingschoolshavelotsofotherfacilitiesfortheirstudents,includingmusicrooms,boats,swimmingpools,cinemasandtheatres.Mostboardingschoolshavea“lightout”time.Sowhenit’stimetogotobed,allthelightsinthebedroomsareturnedoff.Therearehouse-masterstotakecareofstudentsallthetime,especiallyafterschoolhours.WhattowearNearlyallstudentsatboardingschoolswearaschooluniform.Boys