11．　　The computer is a useful machine. It was one of (1)       inventions last century. The (2)      kind of computer was the abacus used in China centuries (3)      , but the first large, modern computer was invented in 1946. The computer then could do math problems quite fast.
　　Today, we use computers in (4)       ways and can do many kinds of work. We are sure (5)      in a few years the computer will touch the life of everyone, (6)      people in far away villages.
　　In the last few years, there (7)       great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do (8)      . Who knows (9)       the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today (10)       decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.

12．　　There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He played (1)       well that many people came just to hear him play. But one night, the boss told him, "Some customers are (2)      listening to the piano. They are asking you to sing. So sing a song or you will not get paid!"
　　Then he had to sing a song. He had never sung in (3)      before. But everyone was moved (4)      the song "Mona Lisa" he sang this time. (5)      had ever heard such a beautiful song before!
　　He might have (6)      the rest of his life as a common piano player in a bar, but for this time, he went on to become one of the best-known (7)      .
　　You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not (8)       that your talent is great, but it may be (9)      than you think!Also, if you keep trying, most skills can be improved. The question is not "What talent do I have?" It is rather "(10)      will I use whatever talent I have?"

13．根据对话内容, 从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话, 其中有两项多余.
A: Ken, what about seeing a film this Saturday?
B: Good idea! (1)      
A: I like funny films.
B: (2)      
A: Because they can make me laugh and feel relaxed. What about you?
B: (3)      
A: What do you think of the fighting in action films?
B: It's really wonderful and exciting.
A: (4)       I think they're bad for teenagers. I don't think we should watch such films.
B: Ha ha…Maybe you're right. (5)      
A: A film called Stand by Me Doraemon is on these days. Let's watch it.
B: OK. I've heard of that film. It's said that it's really funny. Let's go.

14．　　Wild cats are probably the most active animals. They are beautiful but dangerous to people. Here we will introduce four types of wild cats.
　　African Golden Cat—This is a small cat compared to the other wild cats. It's double the size of a home cat and it can be found in the forests of Central and West Africa. African golden cats, also known as Profelis Aurata, catch birds and small monkeys for food. They come in all kinds of colours including black, brown and gray.
　　Cheetah—This is the fastest land animal, with speed reaching up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs weigh about between 110 and 140 pounds and they're widely known for the spotted coat. In a zoo a cheetah can live for nearly 20 years, but it lives for 12 years while in the wild in America.
　　Lion—The lion is the king of the grassland, known to be the most powerful animal in Asia and Africa. A male lion is 4 feet tall, 8 feet long and weighs about 450 pounds. A female lion, on the other hand, weighs about 300 pounds. Male lions have manes (鬃毛) that often grow fuller and darker as they grow older.
　　Wildcat—The wildcats live in parts of Arabia, Asia and Europe. Wildcats also look like home cats and it's actually difficult to tell the difference between them. They mainly prey on small birds, which are their main food.
　　There are also many other types of wild cats. These are just the most common. We will fill out the rest in the list below in the future.

15．　　Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over 1, 200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
　　Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
　　When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent (专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
　　Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing (祝福) in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
　　Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

16．　　We saw an interesting documentary some days ago. It tells that before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs(习俗)of the country.
　　When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say "How do you do?"and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when then they will be away from each other for a long time. Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

17．　　There are so many different kinds of music in America. Compared with others, jazz is much younger. Americans loved it, and soon, so did people all over the world. Jazz was a truly American creation (创造) some even say that it is the only truly American art form.
　　Even though jazz seemed brand new (崭新的) in the 1920s, it had actually been developing over many years. In the early 1900s, African﹣American blues along with music from other traditions combined (结合) with a New Orleans style of band music was played for processions (游行). The result of that combination was a brand new sound — jazz. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music". Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become a major form of musical expression.
　　New Orleans was home to some of the original Jazz masters. Louis Armstrong, the famous jazz trumpet (小号) player;Jelly Roll Morton, the famous pianist;and Joe "King" Oliver, the famous cornet (短号) player, all called New Orleans home. Louis Armstrong was popular for his trumpet and cornet playing and for his famous gravelly (沙哑的) singing voice. In the 1920s, he played in "King" Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. Jelly Roll Morton was a great jazz composer (作曲家), as well as a piano player.

18．Teens Talk

19．　　The movie Ne Zha came back to the big screen last year. And lots of people watched it. For many years, the character Ne Zha has been familiar to many children of China. Most Chinese children came to know Ne Zha from the TV series Journey to the West. Of course, Ne Zha in that TV series is not as great as Sun Wukong. But sill, Ne Zha is popular in Chinese children's hearts.
　　Now, the relationships among the characters in the 3 D movie Ne Zha are given modern meanings. New Ne Zha in the 3 D movie is more than a child. He is very happy when he feels the warmth of the family. And he does not hide his anger when he meets bad men. He lives as he wants to live. It was hard to believe that a panda﹣eyed, buck﹣﹣toothed(鲍牙)child could be a hero in hearts of millions of people. But it made it and the movie was a big success. The film's director and screenwriter is Yang Yu. It took him three years to write this play and two more years to make the cartoon. It is one of the most successful cartoons made in China. You can enjoy the beauty created by high technology when watching it.

25．音乐将世间万物带进了美好的时空．每每听到音乐, 我们就会忘记所有的烦恼和不快．请你根据以下提示内容, 写一篇短文参加学校的英语作文竞赛．词数:80．
提示内容:
1. 音乐使人充满活力, 让人快乐;
2. 没有音乐, 生活就没有乐趣;
3. 你喜欢的音乐是……
4. 你不能忍受的音乐是……