Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the Tature.
Alarm() Fork
Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren’t you is (好奇的)? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green is on, it’s OK to eat a piece of food. The fork "knows" when you eat a piece, and soon the red goes on. Wait for the green light before you eat another piece.
Smell This
Sow do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It’s difficult It) know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this ion. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth. Docs your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum(口香糖)?
Banana Suitcase(手提箱)
Has this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your bag lunch in the morning, and when pen the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a m!
【小题1】The writer thinks that the four inventions are_.

A.dangerousB.uselessC.unusual D.expensive
【小题2】A person who wants to lose weight may be interested in_.
A.Time Temp GlassesB.Alarm ForkC.Smell ThisD.Banana Suitcase
【小题3】Which invention is most helpful for someone waiting for a train?
A.Time Temp Glasses.B.Alarm I ink.C.Smell This.D.Banana Suitcase.
【小题4】If you want to know how your breath is. you may buy _.
A.Time Temp GlassesB.Alarm ForkC.Smell ThisD.Banana Suitcase
【小题5】Who might use the Banana Suitcase?
A.A person who eats bananas only at home.
B.Someone who needs to throw away a banana.
C.A person who has little interest in eating bananas.
D.Someone who loves bananas and brings lunch to school every day.

It was Mother's Day,but the young mother was a little unhappy,because she was 800 miles away from her parents.In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day,and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden.

Later that day,when she told her husband about the lilacs,he said,“I know where we can find all that you want.Get the children and come on.”So they went,driving down the country roads.

There on a small hill,they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs.The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers.Carefully,she picked a few here and a few there.On their way home there was a smile on her face.

When they were passing a nursing home(养老院),the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair.She had no children with her.They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman,put the flowers in her hands,and smiled at her.The old granny thanked her again and again.She smiled happily,too.

When the young mother came back to her car,her children asked her,“Who is that old granny?Why did you give our flowers to her?”

“I don't know her,”their mother said.“But it's Mother's Day,and she has no children.I have all of you,and I still have my mother.Just think how much those flowers meant to her.

1.The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because _____.

A.she didn't have a present

B.she was a long way from her mother

C.she didn't know it was Mother's Day

D.she wanted to see her father

2.There were many beautiful purple lilacs.

A.in her garden                          B.in the market

C.in her mother's garden                   D.in the nursing home

3.The young woman had __________.

A.one child          B.no child           C.more than one child D.a boy and a girl

4.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________.

A.she was her mother

B.she didn't like those flowers

C.her mother asked her to do so

D.she wanted the old granny to be happy,too

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The young woman was kind.

B.The young woman was understanding.

C.The young woman was friendly.

D.The young woman was surprised.

 

In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧).

Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house.But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young.Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.They drank for an hour.Tom drank a bit.Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful(有用的) lesson.How do you know when you’ve had enough(足够的)? Well, I’ll tell you.Do you see those two lights(灯) at the end of the bar? When they seem(好象) to become four, you’ve had enough and should(应该) go home.”

“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar.”

1.Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen.

A.is not             B.are not           C.many             D.must

2.When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar_____ taking him.

A.by               B.for               C.with              D.without

3.On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that

bar for______.

A.the first time       B.once             C.many times        D.eighteen times

4.Father wanted to tell his son ______.

A.the time to drink                        B.something about the light

C.when to stop drinking                    D.something about the bar

5.In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar.

A.was one light                           B.were two lights

C.were three lights                        D.were four lights

 

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).                                              

There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.

Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

(    ) 1 What is the passage mainly about?

A internet     B information       C computers       D E-mails

(    ) 2 Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?

A by post     B by e-mail       C by telephone     D by satellite

(    ) 3 Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?

A in the office     B at school     C at home    D in the company

(    ) 4 Who is the owner of the internet?

A The headmaster    B The officer     C The user      D No one

(    ) 5 What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A English is important in using the internet.

B The internet is more and more popular.

C Most of the information is in English.

D Every computer must have the internet.

 

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