¡¡¡¡Jerry Balkwin, 30 years old, restaurant£®He lived in a flat about one mile north of the restaurant£®He walked to and from work£®When it was raining, he took the bus£®
¡¡¡¡Jerry loved gangster(·Ëͽ)movies£®When a new one came out, he would go to the theater and watch the new movie three or four times£®Then, when it went to video, Jerry would buy the video at Barney¡¯s Video Store£®Jerry had a home over 1,000 gangster videos£®Old ones, new ones; color, black and white; English, Spanish, Japanese£he loved them all£®He could tell you the name of the movie, the director, the stars, and the story£®
¡¡¡¡Jerry finally decided that he would own a gun, just like the gangsters£®So he saved his money for a couple of years£®Then he went to the gun club to practice shooting£®He was in the club for only 10 minutes when he accidentally dropped his gun£®The gun went off, and the bullet(×Óµ¯)went into Jerry¡¯s right knee£®
¡¡¡¡Jerry now walks with a walking stick, just like some gangsters£®
(1)
What was Jerry Baldwin?
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A£®
The boss of a restaurant£®
B£®
The manager of a cinema£®
C£®
The owner of a video shop£®
D£®
The head of a shooting club£®
(2)
Jerry Baldwin had a large collection of EXCEPT ________ ones£®
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A£®
Spanish
B£®
Japanese
C£®
Russian
D£®
English
(3)
How did Jerry Baldwin get a gun?
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He bought it for himself£®
B£®
He borrowed it from the club£®
C£®
He made it on his own£®
D£®
He got it to from the gangster£®
(4)
Jerry Baldwin dropped his gun mainly because of his ________£®
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A£®
illness
B£®
anger
C£®
carelessness
D£®
eyesight
(5)
From the passage, we learn that Jerry ________ in the end£®
¡¡¡¡Jeanne Calment took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age114£®and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121 st birthday£®
¡¡¡¡When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world¡¯s recordholder£®She lived to the ripe old age of 122£®So is 122 the upper limit(ÏÞÖÆ)to the human life span(ÊÙÃü)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150£or beyond?
¡¡¡¡Researchers don't entirely agree on the answers£®¡°Calment lived£®to 122, SO it wouldn't sul33rise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,¡±says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas£®
¡¡¡¡Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees£®¡°People can live longer than we think£®¡±he says£®¡°Experts used to say that humans couldn¡¯t live past 110£®When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 1 20£®So why can¡¯t we go higher?¡±
¡¡¡¡The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it¡¯s all just guessing£®¡°Anyone can make up a number£®¡±says Rich Miller at the University, of guessing
¡¡¡¡¡¡Michigan£®¡°Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Won¡¯t new anti£aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of HS living until about 120£®Researchers are working on treatments that make the life span of mice longer by 50 percent at most£®
¡¡¡¡So, if the average(ƽ¾ù)human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,¡°adding another 50 percent would get you to 120£®¡±
¡¡¡¡So what can we learn from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(Óе¯ÐÔµÄ), but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington£®¡°We can get flies to live 50 percent longer£®¡±he says£®¡°But a fly'snever going to live 150 years£®¡±Of course, if you became a new species(ÎïÖÖ), one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds£®
¡¡¡¡Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(½ø»¯)their way to longer life?¡°It¡¯s pretty cool to think about£®¡±He says with a smile£®
(1)
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
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People can live to 122£®
B£®
Old people are creative£®
C£®
Women are sporty at 85£®
D£®
Women live longer than men£®
(2)
According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________
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the average human life span could be 110
B£®
scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C£®
few people can expect to live to over 150
D£®
experts aren¡¯t sure how long one can live
(3)
Who thinks that a scientist will become famous if he makes longevity?
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A£®
Jerry Shay£®
B£®
Steve Austad£®
C£®
Rich Miller£®
D£®
George Martin£®
(4)
What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
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Most of us could be good at sports even at 120£®
B£®
The average human life span cannot be doubled£®
C£®
Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before£®
D£®
New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species£®
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¡¡¡¡In many high schools, there are strict rules about using mobile phones£®If your phone rings in class, for example, the teacher will be very angry£®
¡¡¡¡Every mobile phone has a ringtone (ÁåÉù)£®It tells you that someone is calling you£®Now, there is a ringtone called ¡°mosquitotone (ÎÃ×ÓÁåÉù)¡±£®Using it, students can receive calls and text messages (¶ÌÐÅ) in class but the teacher will not realize what is happening£®How?
¡¡¡¡Mosquitotone has a special sound£®Only children and teenagers can hear it£®As we get older, we are unable to hear some sounds with high frequencies (ƵÂÊ)£®As a result, a child or teenager can hear the mosquitotone ringtone, but it¡¯s inaudibleto someone 20 or older£®
¡¡¡¡But sometimes, people over 20 can hear the ringtone£®One British student¡¯s phone uses mosquitotone£®In class, the student¡¯s phone rang£®The 32-year-old teacher looked at the student and became unhappy£®¡°I heard that£®You know the rule£ºno mobile phone in class£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Not all the students are interested in mosquitotone£®Jerry Jones, a high school student of 17, says, ¡°Using mosquitotone too often is bad for our hearing£®I may use it for pleasure, but not in class£®It¡¯s unfair to the teachers£¡¡±
¡¡¡¡What do parents think of mosquitotone£¿¡°I think it is perfect for places like movie theaters, ¡± says Connie Neeson,44£®¡°Think about it£®Yon¡¯re watching a film and someone¡¯s mobile phone rings£®Mosquitotone is good because many people don¡¯t hear it£®However, it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class£®¡±
(1)
Mosquitotone works because _________£®
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A£®
it is very loud
B£®
it has no sound
C£®
it has a beautiful sound
D£®
it uses high frequencies
(2)
The under lined part ¡°it¡¯sinaudibleto¡± means ¡°_________¡±£®
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A£®
it can¡¯t be seen by
B£®
it can¡¯t be heard by
C£®
it isn¡¯t popular with
D£®
it isn¡¯t healthy for
(3)
The 32-year-old teacher felt unhappy because the student _________£®
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A£®
was late for class
B£®
didn¡¯t do his homework
C£®
couldn¡¯t answer her question
D£®
was using a mobile phone in class
(4)
Connie Neeson thinks that mosquitotone _________£®
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has no bad influence
B£®
is unfair to the teachers
C£®
has its advantage and disadvantage
D£®
can¡¯t be used in any public place
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¡¡¡¡The Internet is a big place and has lots of different kinds of information£®Nobody has enough time to find something on the Internet£®Yahoo gives us a lot of help£®
¡¡¡¡Two Stanford University students Jerry Yang and David Filo started it in 1994£®They made a list of their favorite web pages£®When their list got bigger, they made a database(Êý¾Ý¿â)to keep a lot of information£®They let everyone use it for free£®Soon, thousands of people were using it£®
¡¡¡¡Then they made a new kind of software(Èí¼þ)£®It could store much more information, and people can find information by using it£®If you look for ¡°animals¡±, it will give you a list of web pages with the word£®
¡¡¡¡Yahoo became a public company in 1996£®As the company grew, Yang and Filo went on working hard£®They put more uses in the software, such as shopping and free e-mails£®They started Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages£®
Yahoo is famous on the Internet£®It really makes money unlike(²»Ïñ¡)most other web companies£®
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(1)
Yahoo was started in 1994 by ________£®
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A£®
Bill Gates
B£®
two college students
C£®
American scientists
D£®
thousands of people
(2)
After the company became bigger, Yang and Filo ________£®
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A£®
became lazy
B£®
worked less
C£®
continued working hard
D£®
stopped working
(3)
The passage doesn't tell us if we can ________ by using the Yahoo software£®
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A£®
go shopping
B£®
look for information
C£®
send and receive e-mails
D£®
make telephone calls
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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Yahoo is another name of Internet£®
B£®
Yahoo is a public company£®
C£®
Yahoo doesn't offer free e-mail
D£®
Yahoo is losing money£®
(5)
What does the writer think of most other Internet companies?
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A£®
They don't make much money£®
B£®
They are all famous£®
C£®
They are just like Yahoo£®
D£®
They are better than Yahoo£®
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¡¡¡¡From TV to MTV,F4 is a hot group.There are four handsome young men in this group£ºVic Zhou,Jerry Yan,Venness Wu,and Ken Zhu.They act,sing,and dance.Fans all over Asia love them! Do you have a favourite member in this group?
¡¡¡¡F4 became famous with a TV show£ºMeteor Garden(Á÷ÐÇ»¨Ô°).The idea came from a Japanese comic book.Soon,they made a CD£ºMeteor Rain.It was very popular.
¡¡¡¡Actually,F4 is not like a meteor,but like a rising star.Will that star continue to rise?Their fans think so.