Cell phones_(移动电话)are all around us．We use cell phones to call our friends，send text messages，play games，and even take photographs． Now imagine using your cell phone to call your air conditioner(空调器)． If this were possible you could tell your air conditioner to rum on before you got home．Does this sound impossible to you? Well，it could become possible sooner than you think．In the near future，we might use cell phones as remote controls(遥控器)for the electrical devices(电器)in our homes．People are already working to develop different ways to communicate wirelessly(无线的) with devices we use every day．For example，it is already possible for cell phones to communicate with laptop computers．Business people using laptops during meetings Call use their cell phones as remote controls．They can use their cell phones to send instructions to computers to turn on，change pictures，and turn off．
With the same technology(技术)，people can use their cell phones to control other devices．You can call your stereo(立体声音响设备)to play music automatically(自动地)．You can call your lights to turn on when you enter a room．Maybe even by next summer you will be able to call your air conditioner !
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. In the future we will all need air conditioners．
B．Business people need to use computers．
C．Some people like to make phone calls to machines.
D．We will use cell phones as remote controls in the future．
2.Cell phones can be used to rum on and off __________in the future．
A．a special computer
B．different kinds of devices
C．cell phone companies
D．remote controls
3.Which probably could NOT be controlled by a cell phone?
A．An air conditioner or heater．
B．A computer or printer．
C．A table or a basket．
D. A CD player or MP3 player．
4.The underlined words “laptop computers” mean_____?
A．台式计算机B．大型计算机
C.便携式计算机D.计算机控制中心
5.Which instructions can be sent to a laptop according to the passage?
A．Play sound and music．
B．Start and shut down．
C．Call again and hang up．
D．Go faster and go slower．
If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular action. You can see it often in moves or on TV. It means the slapping (拍) of each other's raised right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票).If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.
This action may come from the old Roman action of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a knife in his hand. Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
1.“Give me five” is an action to _______.
A. make people laugh B. ask for money
C. celebrate success D. search one's pocket
2.The action “give me five” is the slapping of _______.
A.toes B.hands C.arms D.legs
3.When you ______, you give your friends high fives.
A. lose your money B. go back home
C. win a football game D. do badly in exams
4.The action started in _______ according to the story.
A. Rome B. America
C. China D. Britain
5.Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor? Because ______.
A. they were proud of their emperor
B. they were happy to see the emperor
C. they wanted to show there were no knives in their hands
D. We don't know
Life in Britain
Homes and families
Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens.
Daily life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.
School life
Children start school at about nine am, and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.
Shops
Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.
1.Many British people live in _______ .
A. apartments B. parks
C. houses D. gardens
2.Most offices start work at about ______ in the morning.
A. ten B. nine C. eight D. seven
3. Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch _____ .
A. in the garden B. in the shop
C. at home D. at school
4.The children in Britain usually study at school for_____ .
A. sixteen or seventeen years B. twelve or thirteen years
C. four or five years D. four years
5.Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?
A．No. They close for lunch.
B. Yes. But there is no people in the shop.
C. No. Shops open at 1pm.
D. Yes. They don’t close for lunch.
Nowadays lots of people stop drinking cola because it is bad for our bones, especially for women’s bones.
More and more people to drink energy drinks（功能饮料）. Energy drinks look cool. Their makers say they give you energy and you better at sports. So, many students drink them before exams to help them stay .
But wait! To keep you awake, most energy drinks have caffeine（咖啡因）. They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea. If you drink a lot of them, your will beat faster. You will feel nervous. You could have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them. Tom Brown is a US junior high school student. He drinks energy drinks every day. He started to do this a year ago before his piano lessons. But now, Tom says, “I drink them I feel weak or before a test. I can’t help drinking them.”
In fact, the energy you get from the drinks helps for a short time. You may feel good for an hour or so, but then you’ll feel even than before.
1.A. refuse B. forget C. start D. used
2.A. let B. feel C. bring D. make
3.A. alone B. awake C. tired D. nervous
4.A. few B. little C. kinds of D. lots of
5.A. heart B. head C. eyes D. legs
6.A. too B. as well C. either D. also
7.A. 15 years old B. 15-year old C. 15-years-old D. 15-year-old
8.A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. whoever
9.A. ever B. only C. yet D. even
10.A. better B. best C. worse D. worst
--I think Where Are We Going, Dad? is the hottest show this year.-- People of all ages like it.
A. How come? B. Without doubt it is.
C. It’s hard to say. D. I can’t believe it.
I ___to do well in the exam, but I still failed it .
A. made an effort B. made a effort
C. try an effort D. try an effort
