Everybody Should Say Thank You to Ray TomGnson. Why should you thank Ray Tomlinson? You might have never heard of his name before，but do you know that the e-mail you use every day was his“child"？
Ray Tomlinson is known as “the father of e-mail”. He was born in New York in 1941. He attended college at the Renaselaer Polytechnic Institute，where he took part in a program with IBM，and in 1963 he received a bachelor（学士）of Science in electrical engineering.
In 1971，Ray created the first e一mail system，which allowed people to send messages electronically from the same computer. But he thought that there might also be a way to send messages from different computers，which led to the birth of the e-mail we know now. He chose the @ sign to separate local from global emails in the mailing address. “I used the‘@’sign to show that the user was‘at’some other hosts rather than being local，”said Ray in an interview. person to person network email was born and user @ host became the standard for email addresses，as it remainstoday.
Ray Tomlinson died at the age of 74. Thanks Ray Tomlinson for inventing the email and putting the @ sign on the map. Though he may not be famous as Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates, Ray Tomlinson surely has his place among the geniuses（天才）that gave us the convenience that we call "computer technology".
1.Who is known as“the father of e-mail"？
A. Bill Gates. B. Ray Tomlinson.
C. Steve Jobs. D. Mark Zuckerberg.
2.When did Ray create the first e一mail system?
A. In 1941. B. In 1963.
C. In 1971. D. In 2015.
3.He used the @ sign to show that .
A. the user was “at” some other hosts rather than being local
B. people could send messages from the same computer
C. it played a key role in computer technology
D. he took part in a program with IBM
4.Why should everybody say thank you to Ray Tomlinson?
A. Because he received a bachelor of Science
B. Because he was as famous as Mark Zuckerberg.
C. Because he surely has his place among the geniuses.
D. Because he invented email and put the @ sign on the map.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Say Thank You to Ray TomGnson.
B. Thanks Ray Tomlinson for inventing the email and putting the @ sign on the map.
C. Ray Tomlinson, “the father of e-mail”
D. Ray Tomlinson, a computer technology genius.
A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a week with our two little daughters. As we talked about what to do next, our daughters jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do. We agreed.
As soon as we walked into the main area of Butterfly Museum, we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies. They all flew with their colorful wings. My girls were jumping up and down. And I knew we had made the right decision to come to the museum. They were having so much fun.
I turned to our guide and asked curiously，“How long do butterflies live?”she said, “About ten days.”
"What can butterflies do in ten days?”
The guide stopped, looked at me and said, “They make the world a more beautiful place.”
After we said goodbye, I couldn't stop thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have something to offer the world. If we all spend time doing what we can do for others, we can make the world a better place.
1.What did the girls want to do？
A. Go to visit an island. B. Visit Butterfly Museum.
C. Listen to the guide. D. Make the world beautiful.
2.What made the writer think they had made the right decision？
A. They were welcome in the museum.
B. She saw thousands of beautiful butterflies.
C. Her daughters were having a good time.
D. She knew how long butterflies lived.
3.The underline word “curiously” means ___________.
A. 害怕地 B. 自豪地
C. 好奇地 D. 愤怒地
4.How can we make the world a better place?
A. By visiting some museums. B. By talking with a guide.
C. By living a happy and healthy life. D. By doing what we can do for others.
5.Which is the proper time order(顺序) of what happened?
a. The girls enjoyed themselves in Butterfly Museum.
b. My husband and I talked about what to do next.
c. The guide told me how the butterflies spent their life.
d. I kept thinking about the guide’s words.
A. b→a→c→d B. a→b→d→c
C. a→d→b→c D. a→b→c→d
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Our town | |
Introduction | Our town has changed a lot in the last 1. years. |
Jobs | ★ In the past, most people worked as fisherman or 2.. ★ Now, many people work in 3. factories, office or banks. |
Activities | ★ Young people like going to swimming pool and the 4.. ★ Older people like going to the beach or the restaurants. ★ There are football matches and races in the sports center 5. a week. |
Wang Wei
A. Hangzhou B. Beijing C. Qingdao
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A. Hangzhou B. Beijing C. Qingdao
Nicole
A. Hangzhou B. Beijing C. Qingdao
