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  Phone producers show us every year some really superb concept phones and even if 99% of those phones never see the production line, they give us a small glimpse(一瞥)of what the phones will look like in the near future.We’ve made a list of what we think are the coolest concept phones presented in 2010.This is not a top, so the order is random(随机的).Oh, and one more thing, remember, these are concept phones, which means they are not in production and are not for sale, so please don’t ask us where you can get them and what the prices are.

  1.LG Flutter Concept Smart-phone

  The LG Flutter has a face like the iPhone.The only difference is that the LG Flutter looks more like a fan or a killer’s tool which we see in sci-fi movies.

  In spite of this, this design does seem fit for the future of mobile phones but looks a bit difficult to use.

  2.Nokia 888 Communicator

  The phone has an amazing design.You can fold it in many ways according to your needs.You can wear it as a bracelet(手镯), roll it, bend it, and wear it as a clip on your clothes.

  Nokia 888 Concept is mostly targeted at teenagers that are very active and take part in a lot of different activities.

  3.Window Phone

  It is a product to throw on the face of the shameless weather officials.Whenever they predict sunny day be sure it would rain.So we have thought of gifting them this:“Window Phone” that makes accurate predictions and even changes its display(显示)according to the climate condition outdoors.

  4.Nokia Morph

  The Nokia Morph is created by Finnish company Nokia.The concept was the product of a joint study by the Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge’s Nanoscience Center.

  The phone could be bent into numerous shapes, so it can be worn around the wrist(手腕)or held up to the face.The transparent(透明)phone would allow it to be see-through yet functional.It has a self-cleaning surface that can absorb solar energy to recharge the phone battery(电池).

  5.Clover Phone

  On looks it is just another ordinary phone type, but made in recycled material, which allow the device to be upgraded to meet the latest advancements in technology.We guess the green aspects on the high-end tech will be a selling point for this phone.

(1)

Which phone would probably be most popular among young people?

[  ]

A.

LG Flutter Concept Smart-phone.

B.

Window Phone.

C.

Nokia 888 Communicator.

D.

Clover Phone.

(2)

How many environmentally friendly phones are listed in the text?

[  ]

A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.

(3)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

Window Phone can broadcast weather.

B.

Nokia 888 can clean its surface by itself.

C.

Nokia Morph may always keep latest technology.

D.

LG Flutter Concept Smart-phone looks like a bracelet.

(4)

The writer wrote this text in order to _______.

[  ]

A.

make advertisements for the new phones

B.

attract businessmen to make money from them

C.

compare them and help you find the best one

D.

introduce new ideas about phones

Harry, Jack, Mr. Smith, Alan和Steven分别喜欢不同的电影,阅读下面6部电影的简介(A、B、C、D、E、F),从中找出符合5位兴趣爱好的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
【小题1】Harry, a 14-year-old boy, likes to see the kung fu movies played by actors like Jackie Chan.    He enjoys his acting skills and thinks Chinese kung fu is amazing.
【小题2】Young as little Jack is, he is fond of science fiction movies. He especially likes to watch movies that are set in space adventures.
【小题3】Mr. Smith, a college teacher in Guangdong University, enjoys watching those movies which reflect the theme that justice(正义) finally conquer evil(邪恶);Adult as he is, he is interested in cartoons.
【小题4】Alan is studying in Beijing University and has shown a great interest in collecting some information about great and famous historical persons. If there are movies related to these persons, he is sure to find time to watch them with his friends. He thinks he can learn from them.
【小题5】Steven is an American boy, who came to China two years ago with his parents. He likes to see Chinese cartoon movie, especially those about adventures through a time tunnel(隧道). He thinks he can learn Chinese from the movies.

A.The Dream of Jinsha
The Dream of Jinsha is the first China-made cartoon production to be released nationwide. The central character is a middle school student, Xiao Long, who by accident travels back through a time tunnel into the Jinsha Town 3,000 years ago. That’s where his unusual adventure begins.
B.The Karate Kid
This is a kung fu movie. When Dre Parker and his mother move from Detroit to China, Dre is often beaten up by some fellow students in his school. Luckily, Dre meets Mr. Han, a man who is suffering a terrible loss. Mr. Han agrees to teach him Kung fu to defend himself. Mr. Han is played by Jackie Chan and Dre Parker is played by American kid star Jaden Smith.
C.Confucius
This film shows us the whole life of the famous ancient Chinese educator Confucius. In the movie, we see a man who is all at once humble, wise, humorous, intelligent, disciplined, firm and clever. He talks of changing oneself from within.
D.Back to the Future
It’s a sci-fi movie. The year is 1985 and Marty is an ordinary teenager, except for one problem. He is stuck in 1955. After his good friend Doc is shot, Marty ends up sending him back thirty years into the past. Now, he must find Doc and convince him that he is from the future.
E. Space Chimps
Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is sent off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator(参议员). Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand: rid a far-away planet of their evil leader. Fortunately for Ham III King, two of his peers are along for the ride.
F. The Lion King
A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots(密谋) to kill King Mufasa and makes himself king. The king is killed and the young lion is led to believe that it was his fault, so he left the kingdom in shame. After several years he is persuaded to return home to overthrow (推翻) Scar.

Harry, Jack, Mr. Smith, Alan和Steven分别喜欢不同的电影,阅读下面6部电影的简介(A、B、C、D、E、F),从中找出符合5位兴趣爱好的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1.Harry, a 14-year-old boy, likes to see the kung fu movies played by actors like Jackie Chan.    He enjoys his acting skills and thinks Chinese kung fu is amazing.

2.Young as little Jack is, he is fond of science fiction movies. He especially likes to watch movies that are set in space adventures.

3.Mr. Smith, a college teacher in Guangdong University, enjoys watching those movies which reflect the theme that justice(正义) finally conquer evil(邪恶);Adult as he is, he is interested in cartoons.

4.Alan is studying in Beijing University and has shown a great interest in collecting some information about great and famous historical persons. If there are movies related to these persons, he is sure to find time to watch them with his friends. He thinks he can learn from them.

5.Steven is an American boy, who came to China two years ago with his parents. He likes to see Chinese cartoon movie, especially those about adventures through a time tunnel(隧道). He thinks he can learn Chinese from the movies.

A.The Dream of Jinsha

The Dream of Jinsha is the first China-made cartoon production to be released nationwide. The central character is a middle school student, Xiao Long, who by accident travels back through a time tunnel into the Jinsha Town 3,000 years ago. That’s where his unusual adventure begins.

B.The Karate Kid

This is a kung fu movie. When Dre Parker and his mother move from Detroit to China, Dre is often beaten up by some fellow students in his school. Luckily, Dre meets Mr. Han, a man who is suffering a terrible loss. Mr. Han agrees to teach him Kung fu to defend himself. Mr. Han is played by Jackie Chan and Dre Parker is played by American kid star Jaden Smith.

C.Confucius

This film shows us the whole life of the famous ancient Chinese educator Confucius. In the movie, we see a man who is all at once humble, wise, humorous, intelligent, disciplined, firm and clever. He talks of changing oneself from within.

D.Back to the Future

It’s a sci-fi movie. The year is 1985 and Marty is an ordinary teenager, except for one problem. He is stuck in 1955. After his good friend Doc is shot, Marty ends up sending him back thirty years into the past. Now, he must find Doc and convince him that he is from the future.

E. Space Chimps

Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is sent off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator(参议员). Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand: rid a far-away planet of their evil leader. Fortunately for Ham III King, two of his peers are along for the ride.

F. The Lion King

A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots(密谋) to kill King Mufasa and makes himself king. The king is killed and the young lion is led to believe that it was his fault, so he left the kingdom in shame. After several years he is persuaded to return home to overthrow (推翻) Scar.

 

What would the world look like if it lost its battle against the greenhouse effect and global warming? We are talking about worldwide disaster, including hurricane, earthquake, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age.

This is the scene that faces those who see “The Day After Tomorrow”, a new Hollywood sci-fi (科幻) movie. It is in the second place of US box office chart. Some say that the director, Roland Emmerich, has an uncontrollable desire to destroy the world, especially New York. In 1996, he made “Independence Day”, in which aliens destroy the earth. Two years later, he brought “Godzilla” to the screen. This saw a giant monster appear in New York and almost tear the city to pieces.

The Day After Tomorrow” shows disaster and destruction on a global scale---all thanks to the weather.

In the movie, Jack Hall, a weather scientist, is the first man to realize that a new ice age is coming. In one of several natural disasters, his son Sam became trapped in New York’s Public Library when a tidal wave strikes the city. He is forced to fight rapidly dropping temperatures. And a pack of hungry wolves escaped from the zoo. Meanwhile, Jack must think of ways to save his son, himself and the whole world. He must follow a hard path north, as everyone else races south to live in warmer climates.

This film also brings a direct attack on the refusal of the current US government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (散发). It is hoped that “The Day After Tomorrow” may encourage a change in the government’s attitude towards environmental protection.

 

56.This text is meant to         .

       A.introduce a famous director, Richard Emmerich      B.introduce Roland Emmerich and his films

       C.introduce the film “The Day After Tomorrow”    D.warn people of the greenhouse effect

57.The three films mentioned in the text share the same features EXCEPT that         .

       A.they are all set with the background New York

       B.a terrible disaster happens to New York in the three of them

       C.they are all sci-fi movies

       D.they all take the second place in US box office chart

58.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph but one ?

       A.The content of “The Day After Tomorrow”.

       B.Why Roland Emmerich designed the film.

       C.How terrible the weather is.

       D.How people fight against nature.

59.What does the writer think of the government’s work on environmental protection ?

       A.It has been good so far .                        B.It is far from satisfaction .

       C.It is optimistic.                                     D.It is satisfactory .

Once again, rumors are spreading.Judgement Day, this time, is set to happen on December 21st, 2012.The date originated from the Mayan calendar, but actually gained popularity through the hit movie, "2012".

How will the world end? And how do we know the exact date? There are many theories: A meteoroid from outer space; a solar storm; a shift in the earth's poles; bla bla bla.They all supposedly pointed to the date of December 21st, 2012.Unfortunately, none of it is true.

Zhu Jin, director of Beijing Planetarium, said, "For earth itself, the end will be billions of years away from now.And for us humans, there is a very small chance that we may be affected by some astronomical factors.However, we don't have the ability to foresee such events so far.So when someone tells you the world is going to end on an exact date, it must be fake."

But the truth hasn't stopped people from believing.In the sci-fi movie "2012", the director imagined the end of the world based on the Mayan calendar.The film earned nearly 770 million US dollars worldwide. Ning Hong, Hebei Province, said."The movie 2012 did get one thing right.There are arks  eing made in China, But they're not being built secretly inside the mountains.They are constructed here in

the courtyard of a factory."

In April, Liu Qiyuan quit his furniture business and devoted himself to developing these huge round balls.He doesn't believe the end is near, but he wants to be prepared just in case.

Liu Qiyuan, the "Ark" builder, said, "The concept originated twenty years ago.The Tangshan earthquake had flattened our house, so I wanted to build a shelter that wouldn't fall.Then in 2004, I saw the tsunami in Indonesia that killed so many people.Then I realized it should be something that could withstand the earthquake and float on water."

Liu is hoping to use his invention as a life boat on the sea.He's planning to test his product on the water next year.

It turns out that rumour, though false, is good for business.Doomsday discounts and products are hot on many online stores.While it's surely attracted attention, many complain that it misleads consumers.

Their purpose is to promote products.If they believe the world is going to end.who would buy things? Money would be useless, too.

41.The purpose of the movie "2012" was                 .

       A.to popularize scientific knowledge for the viewers

       B.to make a profit from the viewers

       C. to tell the viewers an interesting factual story

       D.to warn the viewers of a disastrous event

42.The word "fake" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to        

       A.a joke             B.a lie               C.untrue             D.terrifying

43.Liu Qiyuan quit his job and built his "ark" because _________.

       A.he believed that the world was going to end on Dec.21,2012

       B.he was tired of making money from his furniture business

       C.he was almost killed in Indonesia in 2004

       D.he wanted to make preparations for destructive natural disasters

44.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

       A.Ruinous were created by businessmen to promote their products.

       B.The movie "2012" was very popular and a great many people watched it.

       C.One theory said that the earth was to shift its two poles on Dec.21,2012.

       D.Liu Qiyuan's ark was intended to survive earthquakes and terrible floods.

45.We can infer from the passage that _________.

       A.Tune and time again people spread rumours about the world's end for one reason or another.

       B.The Maya's prediction about the world's end has failed.

       C.In the movie 2012 big arks were built secretly inside the mountains

       D.Liu Qiyuan was bom before 1976 and is at least 36 years old.

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