If you think texting(发短信) while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's smart, Internet-connected glasses. These glasses can do anything you now need a smartphone or tablet computer(平板电脑) to do —and then some.
In Google's video, a guy wearing the "Project Glass" is shown getting subway information, making an appointment with a friend for coffee and showing the directions in a bookstore, all with the help of the glass. It ends with him playing an instrument for a woman and showing her the sunset through a video chat.
The "Project Glass" Google displayed have a sleek(光滑的) wrap-around look and appear nothing like 3-D glasses. In development for a few years, the project is the idea of Google X, the online search-leader's secret department that produced the self-driving car and could one day send elevators into space.
Google posted the video and short blog post about “Project Glass” on April 4th, asking people to offer feedback(反馈) through its Google Plus social network. By April 5th, about 500 people did, voicing a mix of amazement and concern about the new technology. What if people used it in cars and could not concentrate on driving? What about the effect on(对……有影响) your sight of having a screen so close to your eye?
Some asked for the glass, but Google isn't giving those out just yet. The company didn't say when normal people can expect to get their hands on a piece of Project Glass, but going by how quickly Google will come out with new products, it may not be long. Enderle said that it could be about six months to a year before wide tests are coming, and a year or more for the first version(版本) of the product.
【小题1】 This passage mainly talks about         .
A. an invention                      B. a video                      C. Google
【小题2】The          of the “Project Glass” is not mentioned in this passage.
A. shape                           B. inventor                    C. price
【小题3】If you want to buy such a piece of glass, you should wait at least for       .
A. a year                          B. 6 months                     C. 3 months
【小题4】 We can’t use the glass to         .
A. communicate with others
B. keep away from the sun
C. get information
【小题5】 Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The “Project Glass” looks like 3-D glasses.
B. Many people think that the glass may help a lot while driving.
C. Some people worry that the glass will be bad to our sight while wearing it.


It's March, 2050.

Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them.

Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
【小题1】Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
Because they _________________________________________________
【小题2】Does Mary read space news or business news?
__________________________________________________________
【小题3】Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
____________________________________________________________
【小题4】How does Frank work with others from home?
_____________________________________________________________
【小题5】What are the two world languages in 2050?
______________________________________________________________
【小题6】What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?
I think her life in 2050 is ____________ because ________________________

A video is very popular on the Internet these days. It’s South Korean star PSY’s Gangnam style 《江南style》 video. He stands above Justin Bieber and becomes the most popular singer on YouTube.

In fact, the video sets the Guinness World Record(吉尼斯世界记录)in YouTube history. Gangnam Style was put onto the Internet on July 15,2012.What’s catching the eyes in Gangnam style is PSY’s special dance moves, funny horse riding poses and dancing in a towel. Many people may not understand the Korean language, they are still interested in the video

The video also has many different versions now. The song has topped the iTunes charts(排行榜) in 31 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

The song tells us the rich people’s lifestyle in today’s Gangnam Block, South Korea. Psy looks at here as Seoul’s Beverly Hills.(比弗利山庄)

1.Justin Biber is a ___________.

A.a singer           B.a teacher          C.a doctor          D.a swimmer

2.What’s catching the eyes the Gangnanm style?                                              

A.His special voice                        B.His fat body

C.His dance moves                        D.His strange clothes

3.The song tells us _______.

A.the way to live as the rich

B.the way to sing as the poor

C.the way to dance as the poor

D.the way to sleep as the rich

 

On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from pizza store. We were  35  warmly and equipped with the video we had been trying to watch. I was feeling a little tired  36  I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the video.

They were so  37  that I decided to throw away some of them. So I started to walk towards the dustbin when I noticed a poor man stepping out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He  38  over to another nearby dustbin and started looking  39  it.

I suddenly felt very upset. I know this man would take all he could get, so I walked up to him and  40  the drink and some snacks to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles(皱纹) on his forehead, looked up in  41  and took what I gave him.

A huge smile spread across his face and this made  42   feel indescribable satisfaction(满意). I felt like I couldn’t be happier with myself, but then he said, “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some tasty food, this is my daughter’s  43  day!”

He thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling(吹哨) a song as he  44  away.

I now understand what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can  45  help and everyone will be helped by something kind.

The image(图像) of that man’s happiness  46  by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the chance to do something nice.

1.A. welcomed                   B. dressed                           C. invited                    D. served

2.A. because             B. when                                C. although                         D. after

3.A. dry                       B. dirty                                 C. heavy                     D. salty

4.A. jumped               B. climbed                           C. fell                                    D. headed

5.A. through              B. around                            C. for                                    D. over

6.A. showed              B. threw                              C. returned                         D. handed

7.A. sight                   B. danger                            C. surprise                          D. trouble

8.A. him                      B. me                                    C. us                                     D. them

9.A. busy                    B. boring                    C. terrible                            D. lucky

10.A. walked             B. rode                                 C. ran                                   D. flew

11.A. offer                           B. receive                            C. refuse                    D. share

12.A. drawn                        B. led                                    C. caused                            D. taken

 

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