People go fishing for many reasons, for one they like the sport of it, reeling in (搜卷轴拉近鱼钩) the big catch after a long day of work or just having a few drinks on the water with some friends and letting all the stress just go. Whatever the reasons may be, it is absolutely therapeutic.

People in the south sometimes do a strange type of fishing where they reach their arm inside a hole in the bank and pull out cat fish the size of a boat. There is one form called jug fishing where you get a milk jug or water jug and tie a heavy fishing line with a big hook, put on a small brim(容器的口)and throw it in the water. The next morning you get up and see what’s on the hook. There is fly fishing which is with a lighter string and top water jigs(滚钩)such as bugs that lay on the top of the water until the trout(鳟鱼)comes and takes it. It takes longer to reel them in because the line is so light and the fish are heavy.

Ice fishing is a dangerous kind of fishing in the north. You cut a hole in the ice, drop in your bait(诱饵)and wait for a fish to bite. You have to be careful that the fish doesn’t pull your line into the side of the ice and snap it. That is one problem with ice fishing but the fish are usually bigger and worth the trouble.

Going out on the lake with a couple of friends or alone with a couple of drinks and a fishing pole can be the most stress releasing thing you can do sometimes. Just to feel the waves rocking the boat and a good conversation is all the therapy you will need sometimes. Catching a fish is always a great bonus(奖励).

1. The underlined word “therapeutic” may be replaced by ________.

A.beneficial         B.caring            C.curable           D.healthy

2. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.Some characters about fishing

B.Some different fishing in the south

C.Three common fishing in America

D.People’s creative fishing in the north

3.How many ways of fishing have been introduced in the passage?

A.Two              B.Three             C.Four             D.Five

4.What problem should people pay attention to when going ice fishing?

A.Dropping in the bait several times

B.Waiting for the fish more patiently

C.Cutting a big enough hole on the ice

D.Taking care of the lines of their poles

5. Fishing is becoming more and more popular mainly because _______.

A.it is a good way to harvest much fish from the rivers

B.it can help people have a good time with their friends

C.it can help people relax themselves to the fullest

D.it is a good way to exercise the strength of their arms

 

You never see him, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to endure almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.

 When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean on June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the box's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.

 In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the box was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.

 Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can stand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged, they're also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they're still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane's black boxes were never recovered.

1.What does the author say about the black box?

A.It is an indispensable device on an airplane. 

B.The idea for its design comes from a comic book.

C.Its ability to avoid disasters is incredible.

D.It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane.

2.What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean? 

A.witness           B.experience        C.resist            D.ensure

3.Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?

A.New materials became available by that time.

B.Too much space was needed for its installation.

C.The early models didn't provide the needed data.

D.The early models often got damaged in the crash.

4.What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?

A.There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.

B.There is still a good chance of their being recovered. 

C.They have stopped sending homing signals.

D.They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.

 

Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent(具备智能的). They will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch-screen devices(触摸屏装置) are on show at the Food Marketing Institute’s exhibition here this week, “These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker,” said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.

Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM’s “Shopping Buddy”, has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.

“The whole model is driven by advertisers’ need to get in front of shoppers,” said Alexander. “They’re not watching 30-second TV ads anymore.”

People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system(系统) that will organize the trip around the store. If you’re looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.

The device also keeps a record of what you buy. When you’re finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don’t come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.

1. The underlined word “they” (paragraph 1) refers to ______.

A.supermarkets

B.shop assistants

C.shopping carts

D.shop managers

2. Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with computerized shopping carts?

a. Start the system.         b. Make a shopping list.

c. Find the things you want.   d. Go to a self-checkout stand.

A.abdc

B.bacd

C.acbd

D.bcad

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A.intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

B.the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

C.shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid

D.average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

4. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A.New age for supermarkets

B.Concierge and Shopping Buddy

C.New computers make shopping carts smarter

D.Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable

 

根据短文内容 ,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Why is setting goals important?      1     Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals.    2  .It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Thank of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?

     3    . They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set and they aren’t difficult to reach .      4    . You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

     5    . Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract (合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particularly way, you are able to make yourself know situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

A. Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it

B. Winners in life set goals and follow through

C. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are

D. It’s difficult for a driver to reach his destination without a map

E. Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life.

F. By setting goals you are taking control of your life

G. Goals are difficult to set and they are difficult to reach.

 

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