Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接)the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit(轨道)in 2015.
This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施)to access the web.
We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Present situation | ●Many of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it ●Accessing the Internet 1. us some money. |
What the organization will do | MDIF has made a decision to send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit in 2015 so that for every person on Earth, there will be free Wi-Fi available. |
2. | ●Only three 3. of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. ●Many countries can't 4. people with the necessary infrastructure to access the web. |
What we can expect | ●Free Wi-Fi will 5. the world in the near future. |
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
1.Your mobile phones require _______(turn) off while having a meeting.
2. All the rules ______(explain) clearly before the game starts. Please don’t worry.
3.Neither my parents nor I ____________ (offer) any information about when and where to meet him yesterday.
4. Parents always told us that the early bird _______ (catch) the worm.
5.When he woke up, he found he__________(lie) on a small boat in the middle of the sea.
6.The purpose of new technology is to make life we have been used to easier, _________ (not make ) it more difficult.
7.He said the next time he came here, he ______ (stay) for a longer period of time.
8.--Look! Someone ______ (clean) the blackboard.
-- Well, it wasn’t mine. I didn’t do it.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
1.He donated all his savings to local education in his ______ (九十).
2.The boy who won the drawing competition is the ________(骄傲) of his class.
3.The idea is now _________(普遍地) accepted by most of the people.
4.We are _______(考虑) moving into a new flat.
Blind imitation (模仿) is self-destruction. To those who do not recognize their unique worth, imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strength, imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else's way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child's bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration, not desperation. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.
Study your role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not server. Then you can say, "I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors" tragedies and stories, and know that they are cheering on.
1. Imitation proves useful when you _____.
A. know you are unique
B. lose the balance of life
C. begin to learn something new
D. get tired of routine practice
2.To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should _____.
A. forget daily fear and pain
B. choose the right example
C. ask others for decisions
D. stay away from stars
3.The trouble a creator faces is _____.
A. the lack of strong motivation
B. the absence of practical ideas
C. how to search for more materials
D. how to use imagination creatively
4.What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To highlight the importance of creatively.
B. To criticize the characters of role models.
C. To compare imitation with creation.
D. To explain the meaning of success.
--- Forgotten something? I can keep an eye on your kids if you want to go and get it.
---_____________.Thank you all the same.
A．It’s very nice of you.
B. Oh, how careless of me.
C. I might as well go and get it.
D. Well, I can do without it.
--- ________ David be the new chairperson of the Students’ Union?
--- He _______ be, but I’m not sure.
A. Can; can’t B. Can; may
C. May; must D. May; mustn’t
