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Anxiety is the proper emotion when the immediate personal terror — of a volcano, an arrow, a stab（刺伤）in the back and other disasters — is directed against one’s self–disappears.

The kind of world that produces anxiety is actually a world of relative safety, a world in which no one feels that he himself is facing sudden death. The anxiety exists as an uneasy state of mind, in which one has a feeling that something unspecified（不具体的）and indeterminable may go wrong. If the world seems to be going well, this produces anxiety — for good times may end. If the world is going badly — it may get worse. Anxiety tends to be without focus；the anxious person doesn’t know whether to blame himself or other people. He isn’t sure whether it is a change in climate or the atom bomb that is to blame for this unclear sense of unease.

It is clear that we have developed a society which depends on having the right amount of anxiety to make it work. While we agree that too much anxiety is harmful to mental health, we have come to rely on anxiety to push us into seeing a doctor about a symptom（症状）which may indicate cancer, into checking up on that old life–insurance policy which may have out–of–date provisions in it, into having a conference with Bill’s teacher even though his report card looks all right.

People who are anxious enough keep their car insurance up, have the brakes checked, and don’t take a second drink when they have to drive. People who are too anxious either refuse to go into cars at all or drive so tensely that they help cause accidents. People who aren’t anxious enough take chance after chance, which increases the terrible accidents of the roads.

1.In the world that produces anxiety, _____.

A. people have sudden uneasiness        B. everything goes well

C. people are clear about their life        D. danger is almost everywhere

2.The author holds that _____.

A. anxiety is a good thing

B. anxiety is a symptom of mental illness

C. some anxiety can lead to changes for the better

D. no anxiety is bad for society

3.Accidents of the road tend to be caused by _____.

A. all those who are too anxious           B. all those who have anxiety

C. those who have no anxiety             D. those who are not anxious enough

4.The best title for the passage would be _____.

A. Anxiety                            B. The Right Amount of Anxiety

C. Anxiety vs Safety                    D. Different Attitudes to Anxiety

In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!

Not all past predictions have been proved wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate (正确无误). Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card, the fax machine and even the internet years before they happened. But for each prediction that has come true, some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology or if people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.

Robot Helpers

Where’s the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course. And he’s probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.

Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes.

So why hasn’t happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy(笨拙的). And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.

Telephones of tomorrow?

In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet.

Why? The technology worked fine, but it overlooked (忽略) something obvious: people desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower?

Probably not — it could be uncomfortable! Just because technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.

And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring.

1.The passage mainly deals with______.

A. predictions that can catch our imagination

B. predictions that haven’t come true

C. new technology can benefit our life

D. predictions that have come true

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.

B. Predictions don’t need to consider people’s practical use of the technology.

C. Not all the high-tech things people thought we’d be using by now are widely used.

D. High-tech things are not always convenient to people’s life.

3.Robot Helpers haven’t been used in most people’s homes because ______.

A. using the kind of robots at home is simply a waste of time and money

B. the kind of robots hasn’t been developed yet

C. people find it difficult to control the kind of robots

D. the kind of robots won’t bring people practical use

4.How does the writer find the flying car?

A. It is too difficult to imagine.        B. It is too crazy an idea to realize.

C. It is likely to appear in the future.    D. It has been the focus of the news.

A new system that scans customers’ fingerprints and deducts (扣除) the grocery bill from their bank accounts has taken supermarkets in southwestern Germany by storm and is being picked up by hardware stores, school restaurants and even bars are picking it up.

The Edeka supermarket chain is the first retail (零售) business in Germany to use the new system. “Almost a quarter of our customers pay with their fingers,” said an employee at the headquarters. Edeka has tried the system at 70 of its supermarkets and customers like it.

“At first we thought that only the young who really keep up with the latest technology would be interested, but we were wrong,” said Stefan Sewoester from IT Werke. “Almost two-thirds of the people who use the system are 40 and older,” he said.

IT Werke, a computer company, is one of the pioneers of fingerprint payment software in Germany. It has helped about 150 shops, restaurants and bars to put in the fingerprint scanning machines.

To sign up for the service, customers must have their fingerprints taken and leave their addresses and banking details with the shop. The shop then takes the cost of goods directly out of the customer’s bank account.

“It is a godsend for elderly people because they do not have to remember their pin-code to pay with their bank cards, or to look around for their glasses or cash.” Sewoester said.

The stores benefit from the system, too. It saves more than time in the check-out line. It also cuts out the hidden costs of accepting electronic card payments.

Fingerprint date profiling has long been used to control access and for other security purposes in Germany’s airports, laboratories and nuclear power plants. IT Werke plans to keep refining the retail use of the system. It wants to introduce fingerprint payment in school restaurants with an additional feature that might appeal to parents－they could disable their children’s access to junk food.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Pay with Fingers.                         B. New Development in Technology.

C. Supermarket Revolution.                   D. Change in Computer Software.

2.Most of the people who use the fingerprint system are ______.

A. youngsters            B. housewives           C. IT fans      D. the elderly

3.The underlined word “godsend” probably means ______.

A. great fortune sent by God                    B. good luck sent by God

C. good things that happen unexpectedly          D. gift sent by God

4.What do we know by inference from the passage?

A. Fewer shops will try the new software because of the cost.

B. The new service requires certain personal information.

C. IT Werke should be the largest computer company in Germany.

D. The new change in payment only benefits elderly people.

Tattoos (纹身) and body piercings (穿孔) have moved up on the trend list in recent years.

Around Western schools lots of teens are showing off new holes and “flesh ink” (纹身). As with all other subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children. To get a better view of what has happened in the West, let’s sit down and hear what they say.

Tiara from Indiana:

I personally think body piercing is sickening. If there were supposed to be holes in your body, you would have been born with them. I do, however, think that ear piercing, is not wrong. There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button (肚脐) piercing. Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous. I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.

Lee from Illinois:

Hi! I live in Illinois. I am 23. I have 12 tattoos and three piercings. I love my tattoos and  consider myself an art collector. You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs-up on  my art work. People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg. Most of them don’t  know what it is. They just think the work itself is great.

Subotai from Califomia:

I’m not against self-expression, but when I see high school students getting these piercing, I  really wonder. In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion. A friend of mine  tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin. It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a  cow’s.

Jackson from Ohio:

I don’t think it’s wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that’s ridiculous (荒唐的). People who get the big dragons that cover their whole body—I don’t think that’s necessary. When I see naked chicks on guys, I think “You have no respect for women.”

1.We can infer from the passage that _________.

A. Tiara must have body piercing                B. Subotai doesn’t have body piercing

C. Lee dislikes tattoos                     D. Jackson likes tattoos and piercing

2.Who doesn’t think tattoos and piercings are beautiful except ear piercing?

A. Jackson          B. Lee              C. Tiara                D. Subotai

3.From the passage, we can make a conclusion that _________.

    A. tattoos and piecrings are a new kind of art

B. all the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings

C. everything is changeable as time goes on

D. it is necessary to live with different views of beauty

4.The best title for this passage is probably _________.

    A. Body Art or Causing Damage              

B. Doing Damage to the Young People’s Bodies

C. Young People’s Different Curiosities

D. The Latest Fashion

Bill Clinton was born on August 19, 1946 in a town called Hope, with the birth name William Jefferson Blythe. His birth father died in a car accident just three months before his birth. When he was born, his mother sent him to live with his grandparents because she couldn’t possibly support a child by herself. He lived with his grandparents for two years while his mother was away at a nursing school in New Orleans, trying to advance her career. When Bill was four, his mother returned to Hope, where she met and married Roger Clinton Sr. A few years later, Bill and his family moved to Hot Springs, where Bill attended school. When he was nine years old, he changed schools and went to Ramble Elementary. When Bill was ten, Roger Clinton Jr. was born, and at age fifteen, Bill took his stepfather’ s last name in hopes of helping his mother’s troubled relationship.

      While Bill was growing up in Hot Springs, the town was troubled by gambling (赌博), but Bill had little contact with this part of society despite his parents’ frequent participation (参与) in these illegal practices. As time went by, his mother’ s relationship with Roger Clinton Sr. became more and more unstable. His parents often separated. In high school, Bill was a member of the band, student government, honor society and many other organizations. One summer at a political summer camp called Boys State, Bill ran for delegate (代表) to Boys Nation. He won this election and was on his way to Washington to meet John F. Kennedy, the president. Bill said of his victory, “I didn’t know if I could win a race like that... ”. After that, Bill became determined to enter politics.

1.William Jefferson Blythe moved to Hot Springs ________.

     A. when he was born                        B. before he was nine years old

     C. when his mother remarried               D. when he was two

2.Bill Clinton once stayed in the following places EXCEPT ________.

     A. the town of Hope                        B. the nursing school in New Orleans

     C. Hot Springs                             D. Ramble Elementary

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Roger Clinton Sr. was always kind to Bill and his mother.

B. Bill Clinton was once called William Jefferson Blythe before 15.

C. Bill’ s mother and stepfather were interested in gambling.

D. Roger Clinton Jr. was Bill Clinton’ s half (同母异父) brother.

4.It can be learned from the passage that ________.

A. Bill wanted to be a president while studying at school

B. Boys Nation was a political summer camp

C. members of Boys State could see the president

D. Bill decided to enter politics after meeting John F. Kennedy