“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise.Here are some examples of rudeness.
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet.To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds.When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone.We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with.What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的)rude messages by email.
However, rudeness is never acceptable.Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you.If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it.Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.
We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings.Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives.An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings.People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.
1.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A. People can tell good from bad behavior.
B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.
C. People care little about their behavior.
D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.
2.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________.
A. they are becoming less patient
B. they are growing too independent
C. they have to handle many important messages
D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.
3.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________.
A. Ridiculous
B. disgusting
C. acceptable
D. reasonable
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We should applaud good behavior.
B. Technology can never be blamed
C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.
D. Technology will take over lives one day.

China is going green.In order to reduce air pollution and oil-shortages, car makers have announced their plans to develop hybrid(混合燃料)cars for the Chinese market.Toyota’s hybrid car Prius will be ready to drive in China this week.Let’s have a look at the new car.

Any vehicle is a hybrid car when it combines two or more sources of power.Hybrid cars have special engines, which are smaller than traditional gasoline engine.They run at 99 percent of their power when the car is going at a steady speed. A specially designed battery motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra speed-up is needed.

Step into a Prius, and turn on the engine.The first thing you notice is how much quieter it is than a traditional car.At this point, the car’s gasoline engine is at rest.The electric motor will provide power until the car reaches about 24 kilometers per hour.If you stay at a low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no waste gas gives off.

The computer makes the decision about when to use a gas engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combination of the two.If you go over 24 kilometers per hour, when you step on the gas, you are actually telling the computer how fast you want to go.

The electronic motor recharges automatically using a set of batteries.When driving at a high speed, the gasoline engine not only powers the car, but also charges the batteries.

Any time you use the brake, the electric motor will work like a generator(发电机)and produce electricity to recharge the batteries.As a result, the car’s batteries will last for around 200,000 miles.

1.Which of the following pictures can show how the power system of Prius works correctly?(W—Wheel of the car, E.M—electric motor, G.E—gasoline engine, C—computer, B—batteries)

A.

B.

C.

D.

2.What is the most important characteristic of hybrid cars?

A. They are powered by both a rechargeable battery and gasoline.

B. They have smaller engines than traditional gasoline ones.

C. They use only 99 percent of their power to run up hills.

D. They are much quieter than traditional cars.

3.We can know from the report that ___________.

A. the batteries can be recharged at any time you want

B. using the brake suggests that the gasoline engine should work

C. the gasoline engine charges the batteries as well as powering the car

D. the car’s batteries will last for around 200,000 miles without being recharged

4.The author writes this passage mainly to ___________.

A. announce plans to develop hybrid cars for the Chinese market

B. let people know how to save their gasoline when driving a car

C. teach people how to drive a hybrid car

D. introduce a new kind of “green” car

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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break.She seemed so small as she pushed her way the crowd of boys on the playground.She from them all.

I began to notice her at other times,basketball in hand,playing .She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again,sometimes until.One day I asked her she practiced so much.She looked in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said,“I want to go to college.The only way I can is if I get a scholarship,I am going to play college basketball.I want to be.My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough,the facts don’t count.”

Well,I had to give it in to her—she was.One day,I saw her sitting in the grass,head in her arms.I walked toward her and quietly asked what was “Oh,nothing,” came a soft reply.“I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probablyget to play for a top ranked team,offered a scholarship.So she stop dreaming about college.

She was and I sensed her disappointment.I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong.They just did not the power of a dream.He told her she really wanted to play for a good college,if she truly wanted a scholarship,could stop her except one thing — her own attitude.He told her again,“If the dream is big enough,the facts don’t count.”

The next year,as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game,she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员).She was indeed offered a.She was going to get the college education that she had and worked toward it for all those years.

1.A. through B. across C. over D. into

2.A. brought out B. showed out C. stood out D. worked out

3.A. only B. lonely C. simply D. alone

4.A. dark B. dawn C. midnight D. daybreak

5.A. how B. when C. why D. what

6.A. worriedly B. shyly C. quietly D. directly

7.A. go B. meet C. enter D. attend

8.A. worse B. better C. the best D. the worst

9.A. determined B. encouraged C. fixed D. fascinated

10.A. covered B. enclosed C. dropped D. buried

11.A. the affair B. wrong with C. the thing D. the matter

12.A. ever B. even C. once D. never

13.A. far more B. much less C. more less D. many more

14.A. should B. must C. can D. may

15.A. overjoyed B. moved C. embarrassed D. heartbroken

16.A. understand B. experience C. learn D. believe

17.A. even if B. as if C. that if D. only if

18.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

19.A. prize B. medal C. scholarship D. position

20.A. dreamed of B. relied on C. thought of D. looked forward

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