题目内容
Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.
The shoes — named Square Eyes — contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.
The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”
Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.
Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.
Existing pedometers （计步器） normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”
1.According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________.
A．keep a record of the steps of the wearer
B．deal with overweight among teenagers
C．enable children to resist the temptation of TV
D．prevent children from being tricked by TV programs
2.Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?
A．They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time.
B．They determine a child’s daily pocket money.
C．They have raised the hot issue of overweight.
D．They contain information of the receiver.
3.What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?
A．The exact number of steps to be taken.
B．The precise number of hours spent on TV.
C．The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.
D．The way of changing steps into TV watching time.
4.Compared with other similar products, the new design ________.
A．makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat
B．counts the wearer’s steps through shaking
C．records the sudden movement of the wearer
D．sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver
5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time
B．Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise
C．Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise
D．Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight
I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money, because I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead, I decided, I would buy them a sandwich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. I decided I would buy this man lunch. I bought a sandwich and soda.
Just as I was leaving the store, two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts. Just as they were about to wake him, I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just left the bag in the man’s cart, got in my car and drove off.
As I was driving off I remember thinking “I hope people saw that”. Then I had to seriously ask myself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks. Was it because I wanted people to think, “She’s such a nice person!”? Why did I hope others had seen me do it? I continued to wonder this all evening.
The next morning, it came to me that I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness. Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.
1.The underlined word “Starbucks” in the second paragraph is the name of a _________.
A．shop B．bookstore C．bank D．man
2.When the author saw the homeless man, he was __________.
A．begging outside B．buying goods
C．staying awake D．falling asleep
3.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A．To show the author is great.
B．To encourage people to help others.
C．To introduce an experience that changed the author.
D．To call on people not to give money to a homeless man.
4.The author can be best described as __________.
A．bad-tempered B．hard-working
C．kind-hearted D．self-confident
The Museum of Childhood is spread over 4 floors, with the first floor acting like a balcony around the edge of the building, so you can look down over the ground floor central hall with the shop, Information Desk, and Benugo Café.
The museum of Childhood is housed in a large Victorian building in east London. It has been on this site since 1872. It has undergone refurbishment (翻新) and reopened in 2006 and an elevator now makes all floors accessible.
This is not a quiet place and children are allowed to have fun here. Child safety is extremely important and a member of staff remains by the front door at all times. Also, note the “Code of Behavior” notices, which include: children under 12 must be supervised by an adult; no eating in the galleries, and no running.
Toy exhibits are in glass cases and there are plenty of low-level exhibits for younger children to see. The glass cases have lots of thought-inspiring questions on them to encourage discussion between adults and children. When you or the children need some quiet time, there are sofas at either end of the second floor with reading books available.
Pros: Many free activities for kids
Cons: Can be too warm inside
Visit Duration: 1.5 hours
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Last admission is 5:30 p.m.
The Museum is closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January every year.
Admission: Admission to the Museum is free. There is a small charge for some activities.
1.In the Museum of Childhood, ______________.
A．people can reach any floor by elevator
B．there are sofas at either end of the first floor
C．there are exhibits on the museum history
D．the Information Desk can be found on each floor
2.The Museum of Childhood may be attractive to _________.
A．parents who only have children under 12
B．children who are fond of toy exhibits
C．parents and children who need quiet time
D．kids who like playing games with their parents
3.What is the disadvantage of the museum?
A．Low-level exhibits are too boring.
B．Children may feel slightly hot in it.
C．Parents have to stay with their kids.
D．No staff members attend to the kids.
4.What information can we get about the museum?
A．All the activities for children are free.
B．The museum is located in west London.
C．Children are allowed to enter after 5:30.
D．The museum is unavailable on Christmas Day.
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I signed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 37 hot. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”
Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38 soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41 that I was younger than him but I couldn’t keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, training and goals and I had mine. 43 in life do we 44 ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. 45 I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.
In life we all 46 compare ourselves with others, which is only natural. But don’t let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.
1. A．pleasing B．interesting C．inspiring D．amazing
2. A．extremely B．strangely C．sadly D．certainly
3. A．and B．but C．while D．or
4. A．easier B．harder C．better D．worse
5. A．went B．flew C．happened D．came
6. A．exhausted B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．annoyed
7. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
8. A．How many B．How much C．How often D．How old
9. A．cooperate B．compare C．combine D．compromise
10. A．When B．Because C．Since D．Until
11. A．hardly B．sometimes C．always D．never
12. A．Furthermore B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Instead
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia（索马里）, my family was nomadic（游牧的）, 36 with our animals, and leading a happy life．
I was about thirteen 37 my father called me at the end of a hot day．“Come and 38 here．” He said．“I’ve found you a 39 ! We have arranged that he will 40 me five camels．“ That night I ran away．I was 41．For almost three weeks, I walked 42 the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu．Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I 43 Britain to work at his London house．
One day a 44 called Michael Goss saw me in the street．He took my picture and the photographs were 45 ．“You should try and do 46 ,” he told me．When my aunt and uncle 47 Africa, I stayed in London．I found a place to stay and got 48 at McDonald’s before I took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day．They 49 me to a studio, and my picture appeared 50 of the Pirelli calendar．Soon after that, the agency got me 51 in the James Bond film The Living Daylights．
That was seven years ago．Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent 52 in magazines such as Vogue and Elle．I have 53 hosted the US music program Soul Train．
Once 54 five camels, now I can 55 up to ₤5000 for one day’s work．I have gone from the bottom to the top．
1.A．working hard B．living together C．looking after D．moving around
2.A．when B．after C．as D．before
3.A．listen B．sit C．work D．see
4.A．business B．boss C．husband D．chance
5.A．support B．provide C．share D．give
6.A．excited B．worried C．frightened D．surprised
7.A．around B．through C．inside D．beyond
8.A．flew to B．stayed in C．chose D．left
9.A．director B．editor C．photographer D．writer
10.A．satisfied B．beautiful C．well-mannered D．young
11.A．designing B．photographing C．dressing D．modeling
12.A．moved to B．changed for C．returned to D．started for
13.A．something to eat B．a job C．a bedroom D a workroom
14.A．sent B．wanted C．ordered D．informed
15.A．in the list B．on the cover C．in the ads D．on the page
16.A．a rise B．a job C．a part D．an actress
17.A．interviews B．performances C．visits D．appearances
18.A．already B．even C．yet D．still
19.A．looking after B．feeding C．worth D．as much as
20.A．pay B．spend C．give D．earn
