Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years, people now can read news on the Internet quickly. Instead of 1. a newspaper to read, some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones, computers and so on. So, does it mean it is the age of information technology and newspapers will be 2. in the future?
On the one hand, many people believe that newspapers will be replaced. Online news contents(内容)3.quickly even in a minute but newspapers can’t. So, by taking advantage of technology, people can easily 4. themselves with the world in minutes. what's more, many people prefer to read electronic news as they think it is not only fast but also 5. little. Besides, using paper means 6. trees. 7.online news can both save paper and protect trees.
On the other hand, some people 8. that newspapers will still exist(存在) in the future. Firstly, not everyone likes to read online news since some of them think it is bad for eyes. Secondly, the development of high technology is not 9. all over the world. The online services can only be 10. in the developed countries, but not in some other developing or poor countries. So, people there may still read newspapers.
Brian was not good at speaking in public. One day he was invited to make a speech at a church. His youngest sister in his family. Ann, knew he was nervous and tried to calm him 1.. Don’t worry! Everything will be fine. 2. the day came, Brian’s car had an accident 3. the way to the church. 4., he was not badly hurt and arrived at the church on time. After a few minutes , he began his speech, but he was so nervous 5. he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run, 6. he went on. Suddenly, people saw something 7.running down from his nose: Blood! He stopped speaking when he saw the blood. But after a few 8., he still tried his speech, Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and returned 9. her seat.
It was a really simple gesture, and might be the simplest. She just saw 10. in need and gave him a hand. In the end, Brain finished his speech, with more confidence.
Smart wristband(智能手环), a new welcoming product, is changing our lifestyle. 1. And there are also many different brands to choose, such as Apple or Huawei.
Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband.
2.The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You are able to use it to answer the phone, but a traditional watch can never do that.
Besides, the smart wristband looks fascinating. 3. We often see teenagers wearing wristbands.
Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Some people play sports every day to keep healthy. 4. The wristband shows the results every day and you'll know whether you achieve your aim or not.
However, some parents are still against using it. 5. They think the teenagers are under the radiation(辐射) all the time.
Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it’s up to you.
A .It’s very popular among teenagers because it’s cool enough.
B. In their opinion, wearing wristbands for a long time may cause cancer.(癌症)
C. More and more people prefer to choose a smart wristband in their daily life.
D. Smart wristband is good.
E. First of all. it can tell the time like a normal watch..
F. it's helpful to know how far they have run or how many steps they have got with a wristband.
Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Can you imagine surfing the Internet without your fingers? Let’s have a look at some of the new inventions.
Wing Suits | The suits can make your dream of flying like a bird come true. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔） through the air. Fliers wearing wing suits can glide 1 kilometer in about 30 seconds. But they need a parachute（降落伞） to make a safe landing because the suits don’t allow you to slow down. |
Talk Gloves | Do you often feel confused（混乱的） by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the “helping hand” you need. Four students in Ukrainian College have invented a pair of gloves that helps people who have hearing and speaking problems to communicate with others. The gloves are set with sensors（感受器） that receive sign language and translate it into texts on a smart phone. Then the smart phone changes the texts to spoken. |
Google Glasses | In short, Google Glasses are like a computer which is produced into a pair of glasses. The glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make phone calls without fingers. The glasses also have a camera and GPS system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right. But now they are on sale only in two countries: Germany and America. |
A new rubbish sorting system (垃圾分类系统) | A new rubbish sorting system has been put into use in Fangchengyuan Community in Beijing. Local people can not only sort their rubbish, but also put QR codes (二维码) on it. "When the rubbish is collected and the codes are seen, I will get reward points to exchange for small gifts and even some money," one of the local people told reporters. "It’s really creative and encouraging. " |
1.Fliers wearing Wing Suits can glide _________ in about an hour.
A. 60 kilometers B. 120 kilometers C. 180 kilometers D. 240 kilometers
2.Through Talk Gloves, the sign words are translated for ________.
A. trained people B. disabled people C. young people D. old people
3.How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?
A. By moving the eyeballs（眼球）. B. By using the keyboard.
C. By using fingers. D. By lifting hands.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Wing Suits can make you fly one kilometer in 30 minutes.
B. Talk Gloves include sensors, a smart phone and glasses.
C. Now people can buy Google Glasses in China.
D. People can put QR codes on the new rubbish sorting system.
5.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A. To draw people’s attention.
B. To bring some pride to Chinese.
C. To introduce some interesting inventions.
D. To ask people to buy these products.
How do you deal with plastic bags from the supermarket? Throw them away or recycle them? How about eating them?
The bags are no harmful to the environment. Humans and animals can safely eat them. Indian company EnviGreen has made a bag with natural materials. It looks and feels just like plastic ,but can be broken down(分解) easily.
Ashwath Hedge who set up the EnviGreen company spent four years doing experiments(实验) with 12 natural materials. They include potato, corn, vegetable oil and banana. He made the materials into liquid and used the liquid to make the bag.
Although the EnviGreen bag is more expensive than a common plastic bag, it has many advantages .According to the Wall street Journal, it takes 1000 years for common plastic bags to break down. But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180 days. It also breaks down in less than a day in water, and in less than a minute in boiling water. Hedge was happy to show it in his interview: he put an EnviGreen bag in water and ate it with a smile.
There are more than 15,000 tons of plastic waste in India every day. But only 9,000 tons are processed. In China, 3 billion plastic bags are used every day. Maybe EnviGreen bag could be a solution(解决办法)to the world problem of plastic pollution.
1.According to Paragraph 2, we can know the following EXCEPT________
A. the EnviGreen bag can break down easily.
B. the EnviGreen bag is made from natural materials.
C. the EnviGreen bag can be eaten by humans and animals
D. the EnviGreen bag is a little bit harmful to the environment
2.The main idea of the third paragraph is “_________”
A. What Hedge thinks of the new bag B. How Hedge makes the EnviGreen bag
C. Who sets up the EnviGreen bag company D. How long it takes Hedge to make the bag
3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 shows that the EnviGreen bag ______
A. is safe and can break down quickly B. is useful although it is more expensive
C. looks and feels like a common plastic bag D. will be used more widely than a common bag.
4.The EnviGreen bag breaks down fastest in________.
A. hot air B. cold water C. boiling water D. natural air
5.From the last paragraph ,we can infer(推断)_________
A. all of India’s plastic waste is processed
B. India has the most plastic waste in the world
C. China produces more plastic waste than India
D. the EnviGreen bag may help solve the problem of plastic pollution
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.
