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?
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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?
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A.
One.
B.
Two.
C.
Three.
D.
Four.
(3)
Which of the following is true?
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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.
Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat(诈骗).Either way, it could be the perfect crime(犯罪),because the criminals are birds homing pigeons!
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car:if you want the car back, pay up.Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside.Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
There have been at least-four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa.What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoids(避免)not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place.Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick:he gets money for things he cannot possibly return.Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad(启事)in the newspaper asking for help.
The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned.Also, the amount of money demanded under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars seems too little for a car worth many times more.
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story.And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal.“We have more important things to do,” he said.
(1)
After the car owner received a phone call, he ________.
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A.
went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carded
B.
gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
C.
sent some money to the thief by mail
D.
told the press about it
(2)
The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to ________.
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A.
the car thief who stays at home
B.
one of those who put the ads in the paper
C.
one of the policemen is Changwa
D.
the owner of the pigeons
(3)
The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show ________.
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A.
how easily people get fooled by criminals
B.
what Chen thinks might be correct
C.
the thief is extremely clever
D.
the money paid is too little
(4)
The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
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A.
criminals
B.
pigeons
C.
the stolen cars
D.
demands for money
(5)
We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because ________.
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A.
he reads the ads in the newspaper
B.
he lives in the same neighborhood
C.
he has seen the car owners in the park
D.
he has trained the pigeons to follow them
阅读理解:
A ten-year-old girl breathed life into the body of her two-year-old sister.
Mary Anne Gilbert revived her sister Alice on Thursday while their mother tried to telephone a doctor and the police for help.
Mary Anne later remembered the fast way she saved her sister’s life.She had noticed that her sister, who was ill, had begun to strangle(窒息).She quickly called her mother.After a useless effort to help Alice, Mrs.Gilbert handed the baby to Mary Anne and rushed to phone for help.The baby appeared to have stopped breathing.
Mary Anne suddenly decided to start breathing into the baby’s mouth.Later, Mary Anne explained that she remembered a newspaper story her mother once read to her about a life being saved by mouth-to-mouth breathing.“So I thought it might work with Alice”, she said.It did.
(1)
Mary gave first aid to her two-year-old sister on Thursday ________.
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A.
while her mother was ringing up a doctor and a police
B.
as Mrs.Gibert made a useless effort to help Alice
C.
as soon as the girl began to strangle
D.
when she had the baby in her arms alone
(2)
From the story we can guess that the meaning of“revived”is ________.
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A.
took care of
B.
gave medical care to
C.
brought to life
D.
found in trouble
(3)
The sentence“It did.”at the end of the story means ________.