On the shore of Lake Sawyer, there is a mountain. I 1 it Treasure Mountain.

When I was a
young man, I used to 2 there alone. One day in June while I was taking a walk, It began to 3 . A
terrific storm moved in very quickly, and I was quite 4 . It was 5 like mad, trees were 6 over,
and lightning was 7 all around me. After wandering 8 for several hours, I found a cave in the
side of the mountain. The cave was about five feet 9 and 100 yards in depth. It was good 10
from the storm. I was cold, wet, and sad so I went far into the back of the 1 1 and lighted a match.
To my surprise, I saw a large wooden 12 with a strong iron lock. The lock was too thick for me to
13 , and the chest was too 14 for me to carry. I 15 what might be in the chest. Could there be
jewels or golden coins inside? I was so 16 that I couldn’t sleep. In the morning, I left and found
my way home. I 17 myself to return with tools to open the chest and get the 18 .
I have tried to keep that promise. Every summer for 20 years I have gone back alone to
Treasure Mountain. However, I have 19 to find the cave. Sometimes life is too 20 to believe.
1. A. name B. call C. describe D. say
2. A. walk B. enter C. climb D. run
3. A. rain B. wind C. storm D. lightening
4. A. sad B. excited C. worried D.happy
5. A. shouting B. raining C. pouring D. blowing
6. A. blowing B. bending C. pulling D. coming
7. A. crashing B. dashing C. flashing D. throwing
8. A. slowly B. carefully C. quickly D. aimlessly
9. A. long B. deep C. high D. narrow
10. A. time B. place C.thing D. protection
11. A. cave B. trees C. mountain D. storm
12. A. suitcase B. box C. chest D. tool
13. A. break B. carry C. take D. keep
14. A. Big B. old C. thick D. heavy
15. A. found out B. thought about C. drew up D.wrote about
16. A. worried B. disappointed C. excited D. happy
17. A. forced B. told C. asked D. promised
18. A. money B. jewels C. golden coins D. treasure
19. A. managed B. failed C. continued D. decided
20. A. cruel B. exciting C. wonderful D. changeable

Surfing is an exciting and dangerous activity in which a person tries to control himself on a
board and rides the surface of a big, high-rising ocean wave ． Channel ( 频 道 ) surfing is a bit
different．A person sits in a comfortable armchair and pushes the button of a television remote—
control( 遥 控 )board many times a minute to check and recheck all the channels. In the United
States，channel surfing is by far the more popular sport．
When television first replaced radio ，in the l950s，channel surfing was unknown. Back
then ， there were only a few stations ． People who loved TV had their favorite shows and
watched them whole-heatedly all the way through. In fact，studies showed that when a family sat
down to watch a favorite program at 7：00 pm，they stayed with the same channel the rest of the
evening．
With the coming of cable(有线)television，dozens of channels now offer a great variety of
films ， news ， weather ， shows ， talk science shows ， and so on ． Faced with so many
choices． people often become restless and feel a need to check out all the other stations.
Men in an ordinary U.S ． family usually want to hold the remote control and surf the
channels；women usually like to choose one program and watch it through．
Interestingly ， many experts say that channel surfing may be seen as a skill for dealing
with the modern world. More and more people are called upon to change their attention among
things in their work ， which usually involves sitting in front of a computer and playing with
it．The
person with a limited time of attention is also someone who can live in a world where business is
done on-line．
1. This article is mainly about ______．
A. the ways people watch television
B. the popularity of a television program
C. The role of television in modern society
D. the history of television
2. Many people like changing channels while watching TV because ______．
A. they are too young to stay on one channel
B. the quality of the program is terrible
C. they have little time to watch everything
D. there are many choices of programs
3. An important idea of the article is that channel surfing is probably______
A. a bad way to watch television
B. a hard habit to break
C. natural because of the fast changing technology
D. showing men’s powerful position at home
4. According to the article，women usually______．
A. like to channel-surf
B. stick to one program
C. do not like television for a long time
D. watch TV for a long time
5. Before the time of cable TV, people______．
A. could only listen to the radio
B. Didn’t have film programs
C. spent evenings out a lot
D. had no idea of TV surfing