Here are four messages on Alan Marshall’s answer phone.

Monday  9:21

   Alan? Alan, if you’re at home, please answer the phone. Are you really not there? Well, I’d just like to say that I’m really annoyed with you—and your father is too. You know how much he loves our monthly family lunches. This is the fifth one you’ve missed. I hope you’ve got a really good reason this time. Oh, umm, this is your mother speaking.

Monday 10:02

Mr Marshall, this is Rose, Mr Smith’s assistant. I’m calling to make sure tomorrow’s lunch with Mr Smith of Rising Sun Computer Games. Mr Smith wants you to know that this meeting is very important. Please remember to bring the designs with you. He says that he is ready to pay for your new game! The restaurant is The Four Stars in Gower Street and I’ve booked a table for a quarter past one. Be there on time—please!

Monday 11:23

My name is Karen Miller. I’m manager at Superstar Computer Games, Australia. I saw your game “Kill the Enemy!” at the International Computer Game Fair. I think your work is great and I’d like to talk with you about buying your new game. Perhaps we can interact over lunch and know more about each other. I’m in London until Wednesday. My mobile number is 6130800.

1.Alan Marshall is a ________ according to these telephone messages.

A. psychologist    B. veterinarian    C. movie director   D. computer game designer

2.Alan’s mother was _________ when she called her son.

A. angry         B. patient            C. terrified     D. excited

3.________are going to buy Allan’s new game.

A. Mr Smith and Mr Marshall           B. Alan and Rose 

C. Mr Miller and Mr Smith             D. Alan and Karen

4.The underlined word “interact” means “_______” here.

A. discuss      B. play games     C. eat     D. fight

 

Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.

GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.

There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.

Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

1.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.

A.can’t be lost in a new city

B.can’t find their way in different countries

C.can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D.can spend the least time getting to another place

2.We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A.there are three parts to the GPS

B.a GPS can’t be put into a watch

C.a GPS can help you start your car

D.the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

3.The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.

A.Receivers         B.GPS devices        C.Satellites          D.Ground stations

4.The passage is mainly about _______________.

A.the history of the GPS                    B.the introduction of the GPS

C.the shape of the GPS                     D.the three parts of the GPS

5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A.All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B.People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C.The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.

D.The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

 

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses.

Last year, a serious school bus accident happened in China, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside , and 21 of them died. To stop such accidents, the Center Government decided to strengthen(加强)the rules for school buses.

On April 5, the Government published new rules about school safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.

Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的)schools to reduce traffic risks(风险). Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on ,school buses have a speed limit(限速)of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school bus go first.

The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded(超载).

There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at lest one adult(成年人)to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher(灭火器),a first aid kit(急救箱)and a GPS.

1.What does the underlined word“attend”mean?

A. join in               B. drop out           C. go to

2.Under the new rules, which of the following is TRUE?

A. School buses can be overloaded when necessary.

B. School buses can go first when there are other cars.

C. School buses must driver 80km/h or less on normal roads.

3. According to the new rules, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT      .

A. more than seven seats.

B. a parent of one of the students.

C. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit.

4.The government made new rules for school buses because     .

A. school buses in China were not safe enough before.

B.62 students died in a school bus accident last year

C. 200 million children in China go to school by bus every day.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to Avoid Bus Accidents

B. Safety First on School Buses

C. Bus Speed Limit Is Necessary

 

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