阅读理解:  阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。

Imagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag (标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple

This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.

An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately.

Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person) section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.

Take a step back:10 or 12 years ago,you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler

RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr.J.Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits. w*w*When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here’s a wild guess: Not for buying milk.

1. The article is intended to______.  

A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology

B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology

C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology

D. predict the applications of RFID technology

2. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people        .

A. will have no trouble getting data about others

B. will have more energy for conversation

C. will have more time to make friends

D. won’t feel shy at parties any longer

3. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of        .

A. scanning devices          B. radio waves   C. batteries                  D. chips

4. Why are some people worried about RFID technology?

A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.

B. Because market competition will become more fierce.

C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.

D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.

5. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology        .

A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk

B. will be widely used, including for buying milk

C. will be limited to communication uses

D. will probably be used for pop music


完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给题目的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. __21__, I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury .
I was going along __22__ at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a   __23__ scream ---“Help!” I looked round, but the only __24__ of life was a large, black, rather suspicious—looking(可疑的)car just __25__ a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I __26__ speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw __27__ me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with __28__.
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh !”
I felt my __29__ boil. The fog was coming down __30__ now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no __31__ that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh !” Then a cry and a groan(呻吟).
If I was to save her, it was now or __32__. Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to __33__. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its __34__, and its brakes(煞车)screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   __35__ into the ditch(沟)at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out.
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was __36__ than him. I put all I could into __37__ that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It __38__ him right on the point of the chin; his __39__ slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, w.&w.^  __40__ open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”
21.   A. And                        B. Though                    C. Therefore                 D. But
22.   A. quietly                            B. quickly                    C. carefully                  D. nervously
23.   A. boy’s                       B. man’s                       C. woman’s                  D. driver’s
24.   A. person                            B. sign                         C. sound                       D. form
25.   A. turning                    B. crossing                   C. going                       D. driving
26.   A. slowed down            B. put on                      C. added to                   D. took up
27.   A. right behind             B. close to                    C. away from                D. near by
28.   A. joy                          B. sorrow                            C. fear                         D. anger
29.   A. tears                        B. heart                        C. face                         D. blood
30.   A. slighter                    B. thicker                            C. lower                       D. harder
31.   A. need                        B. effort                       C. trouble                            D. doubt
32.   A. never                       B. late                          C. ever                         D. then
33.   A. justice                      B. court                        C. lawyer                            D. sentence
34.   A. direction                  B. path                         C. front                        D. nose
35.   A. drove                       B. ran                          C. crashed                    D. sped
36.   A. slower                            B. quicker                    C. taller                        D. heavier
37.   A. an anger                   B. a fist                        C. a beat                       D. a blow
38.   A. caught                            B. struck                      C. knocked                   D. beat
39.   A. chin                         B. fists                         C. knees                       D. body
40.   A. hit                           B. brought                    C. pushed                        D. Pulled

The air bag is a piece of safety equipment in cars. It was first designed by John W. Hetrick in 1952. Like many inventions, he came up with the idea as a result of an event that had occurred in his life. He says:

“In the spring of 1952, my wife, my seven-year-old daughter, Joan, and I were out for a Sunday drive in our 1948 Chrysler Windsor. About three miles outside Newport we were watching for deer jumping across the road. Suddenly, there was a large rock in our path. I hit the brakes and we went into a ditch(壕沟).

“As I applied the brakes, both my wife and I threw our hands up to keep our daughter from hitting the car. There was soft mud in the ditch, so the car wasn’t damaged, and no one was hurt.”

“During the ride home I couldn’t stop thinking about the accident. I asked myself,‘Why couldn’t some object come out to stop you from striking the inside of the car?’As soon as I got home that night I drew some sketches(草图). Each evening for the following two weeks, I’d add or reduce something from the sketches.”

Hetrick applied an event he had observed while in the Navy to the design of the air bag. He was repairing a torpedo(鱼雷) which had a cloth covering. When the compressed(压缩的) air that was in the torpedo was let out, the covering was suddenly filled with air and was shot to the ceiling.

With this knowledge, he developed his design until he was able to obtain a patent on the invention on August 5, 1952. The idea was similar to the air bag designs of today. Compressed air is stored in a container and when a traffic accident occurs and the car slows down at a rapid enough rate, the air will be released into the air bag. The idea was ingenious, but Hetrick’s air bag never would have functioned properly. It was really a breakthrough, but it would require years and years of designing and testing by some top car designers before it could be used.

1.The car accident Hetrick was involved in ________.

A.damaged his car                        B.happened in 1948

C.was caused by a deer                    D.caused no harm to his family

2.Hetrick’s experience in the Navy________.

A.turned out to be dangerous               B.was helpful to his invention

C.involved designing torpedoes              D.inspired him to design an air bag

3.The underlined word “ingenious” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.

A.creative          B.ridiculous         C.crazy             D.complex

4.What do we know about the air bag Hetrick designed?

A.It came into use in the 1950s.              B.It performed perfectly in car accidents.

C.It prepared the way for air bags nowadays.    D.It took Hetrick about two months to develop it.

5.The text is mainly about ____.

A.the great inventor Hetrick                 B.The invention of air bags

C.a terrible car accident                    D.road safety in the 1950s

 

South Korean films

      Beijing audience(观众) can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles(中文字幕), until April 19 at the Tuixin Cinema on the Beijing National Library grounds.

      Two other South Korean films completed their full runs(展出) at the Tuixin Cinema earlier this month.

     Location:Tuixin Cinema, Beijing National Library, 39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District Telephone:86425566

     My love, My Bride

     April 15: 9: 00, 13: 00, 15: 30, 17:30, 19:30

      Kim's War

     April 16: 9:00, 13:00, 18:15

      Because You Are a Woman

     April 17:13:30, 18:15

      Marriage Story

     April 18:9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 18:15

      Sopyonje

     April 19:9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30

Leon's show

   Hong Kong popstar...Leon Lai will give a personal performance at 7:30pm from tomorrow through to September 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium. The show is to celebrate the opening of the 93 Huangpu Tourism Festival.

   Tickets:60, 90, 120, 180 yuan RMB, available (有票) at 66 Jiangning Road.

   Address:Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Caixi Road N.

 Tel:29189188, 29171145, 49384952, 29197113

Russian Concert

    The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will put on some excellent Russian choral(合唱的) works at 7:15pm on September 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert Hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and a Mass under a Russian conductor who is very famous for conducting chorus(歌唱队) and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.

    Tickets:6, 8, 10, 12 yuan RMB, available at the hall's ticket office.

    Address:523 Yan’an Road M. Shanghai

    Tel:32275694

Korean songs

    The Song and Dance Troupe of the Republic of Korea will give a Song and Dance show at 7: 30pm tonight at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

    Tickets:10, 20, 30 yuan RMB available at the theatre's ticket office.

    Address:1376 Nanjing Road W. Shanghai

Tel:29798663

64.The audience in _______ can watch the performance given by Leon Lai from tomorrow through to September.

         A.Beijing        B.Korean     C.Shanghai      D.Hong Kong

65._______ will be on April 18.The cinema's telephone number is_________.

         A.Kim’s War; 29798663         B.My love, My Bride; 32275694

         C.Because You Are a Woman; 29189188      D.Marriage Story; 86425566

66.________will give a Song and Dance show at 7:30 pm tonight at Shanghai Centre Theatre.

         A.Leon Lai, a Hong Kong pop star

B.The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

C.The Song and Dance Trupe of the Republic of Korea

D.A Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

67.The address of the Shanghai Centre Theatre is________.

  A.1111 Caoxi Road N                B.1376 Nanjing Road W

C.523 Yan’an Road                  D.66 Jiangning Road

68.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

  A.We can see all the South Korean films in the morning.

  B.Leon’s show is to celebrate a festival.

C.There are some famous pop singers in Russian concert.

D.We can enjoy the Korean songs at the Shanghai Concert Hall.

 

This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

       Littleton Children’s Home

       We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.

       Also—we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?

       Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

       Children’s Hospice

       We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.

       Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.w.^w..c.#o@m

       Street Food

       In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

       Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way, Littleton. Phone 27713.

       Littleton Youth Club

       Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint?

       Because we can use them!

       We want to get to work on our meeting room!

       Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

       Thank you!

       The Night Shelter

       We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

       Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

1.Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for     

       A.homeless and sick children                  

       B.less fortunate members of our society   

       C.hungry people who have no beds to sleep in                          

       D.friendly members of our society to help others

2.If you like children and can offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to      .

A.Street Food  B.Night Shelter                C.Children’s Home   D.Children’s Hospice

3.We can infer that       .

       A.there are too many social problems in this country                 

       B.people are very poor during the time for giving presents        

       C.warm-hearted people like to give away money                      

       D.this passage is taken from a local newspaper

4.If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to        .         

       A.Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice  B.Youth Club and Children’s Home     

       C.Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter          D.Youth Club and Night Shelter

 

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