How can you hear your friends’ voices when they are far away and you can’t make a long—distance call? Besides the web camera system with your computer, we have a new high-tech way to solve the problem and ease your pain of missing them.
The Japanese company Combiwith created a system—“talking picture”. It makes people in pictures speak!
The “talking picture” has a special pen. It is actually a pen-shaped scanner. It can scan information in special—made pictures. A connected player will then play the information out loud.
First, you need to take a picture and record what you want to say with the company. The company will then make special barcodes(条形码) onto your picture(you can’t see those codes). Those codes are your voice and your words. When you hold up the pen to scan your picture with barcodes, a player connected to the pen will start to play. It plays things you’ve recorded. That way the invention makes the “you” in the picture speak!
Do you want your friends and families talking out of pictures? Have them make pictures like that, and you can hear them whenever you want, only with the “talking picture” system. The system can play messages for up to 12 minutes.
“The pictures would be useful for those who hope to hear the voice of someone living far away,” said Mayumi Fuji, a spokeswoman for the company. “Grandparents, for example, longing to know about their grandchildren, would be happy to hear their voice when they see the picture,” Fuji said.
But it is troublesome to go to the company for taking a special picture first. And, it is much more expensive than using a telephone. The photo with barcodes costs between 17,040 and 17,990 yen(日元)(160 and 169 dollars). The larger picture you want, the more you pay.
Now, just raise a finger, lonely people can have their loved ones speak out of pictures. But, whether the “talking picture” is practical or not, let’s wait and see.
【小题1】What does “talking pictures” mean according to this article?

A.The picture can play what’s been recorded as if the person in the picture “talks”.
B.You can have a talk with the person in the picture whenever you want to.
C.The picture can tell you wonderful stories to ease your pain.
D.The picture can tell what’s on your mind when you are looking at it.
【小题2】If you want to make a talking picture, you need to ________.
A.take a picture and record what you want to say with the company
B.make special barcodes onto your picture
C.a pen—shaped scanner to go with the picture
D.All of the above
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true accordingly?
A.The talking picture system can play messages for 12 minutes at most.
B.It will cost you more to take a larger talking picture.
C.It might take a lot of trouble to make a talking picture.
D.You can make a talking picture by just raising a finger.
【小题4】What is the attitude of the author?
A.Optimistic.B.Uncertain.C.Positive.D.Pessimistic.

完形填空(共20小题,每小题1 分,共计20分)

Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked    21   . We decided it was time to   22  the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing   23  colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together:“Not the measuring stick. ”

“No,” I   24   them. “Not the measuring stick.”

The measuring stick isn’t a (an)   25    stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve   26   each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her   27   on every birthday. Over the years, so many colored pens, pencils and    28     have been used that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract(抽象的) painting.

Names and dates show different    29   , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old   30  to measure her three-year old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother and my husband did the same to me. At our family    31   , when this door swung back and forth frequently, friends used to stop to    32    the names and dates. When they were asked if they would like to be always remembered, they    33    smiled shyly and went back right up into place,     34  to be measured.

Many of those   35    on the door are still   36   . Some have stopped. Some remain with us only in   37   . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.

We haven’ t   38   the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the   39   of the kitchen door will still remain    40  , with lots of names and dates in various colors.

1.                A.small           B. old           C. familiar  D. favorable

 

2.                A.repair          B. rebuild        C. reuse   D. repaint

 

3.                A.safe           B. possible        C. valuable D. changeable

 

4.                A.promised       B. repeated       C.followed D. persuaded

 

5.                A.false           B. wonderful      C. actual   D. obvious

 

6.                A.kept           B. witnessed      C. recorded D. accompanied

 

7.                A.age            B. weight         C. name   D. height

 

8.                A.boxes          B. markers        C. schoolbags   D. sticks

 

9.                                  A.information B. handwriting

C.character                         D. status

 

10.               A.allowed        B. pretended     C. helped   D. ordered

 

11.               A.offices         B. banks         C. meetings D. parties

 

12.               A.copy           B. read          C. like  D. remove

 

13.               A.hardly         B. never         C. usually   D. seldom

 

14.               A.ready          B. afraid         C. able D. unwilling

 

15.               A.missed         B. taught         C. listed D. suggested

 

16.               A.growing        B.contributing     C.studying   D. working

 

17.               A.sight           B. design         C.trouble    D. memory

 

18.                                A.connected with  B.agreed to

C.decided on                       D.relied on

 

19.               A.front          B. back          C. right D. left

 

20.               A.yellow         B. grey          C. white    D. blue

 

 

Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was  36 . The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the   37  was. He said he had just come from the airport without a   38  , which was basically $70 in lost fare.

Over the course of the ride, the anger   39  died down. He mentioned he had read an article saying the   40  people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more   41  to give in his life. I was starting to   42  being with him! We continued talking about why   43  is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to   44  it.

As we arrived at my destination,  I  45  my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about this whole time, I wanted to share that   46  with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can   47  it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the  48 of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can   49 their gratitude(感激) in whatever way.”

The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better   50  . You give that $20 to a   51  person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a   52  ride myself.

Wow. This man was   53  10 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to   54 someone who needed help before heading to my destination.

It was an honor meeting that driver and    55   the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.

1.                A.gotten off       B.put off          C.called up  D.picked up

 

2.                A.question        B.time           C.problem  D.cost

 

3.                A.friend          B.stranger        C.driver    D.customer

 

4.                A.never          B.even           C.slowly    D.quickly

 

5.                A.happiest        B.poorest         C.richest   D.strongest

 

6.                A.kindness        B.chances        C.suggestions    D.money

 

7.                A.mind           B.stop           C.allow D.enjoy

 

8.                A.collecting       B.giving          C.receiving D.existing

 

9.                A.practice        B.explain         C.watch    D.consider

 

10.               A.printed         B.recorded       C.paid  D.examined

 

11.               A.adventure      B.information     C.language  D.feeling

 

12.               A.refuse         B.raise           C.keep D.spend

 

13.               A.direction       B.power         C.weight    D.size

 

14.               A.share          B.earn           C.forget D.miss

 

15.               A.gift            B.idea           C.opinion   D.ride

 

16.               A.homeless       B.native          C.nice  D.brave

 

17.               A.long           B.comfortable     C.free  D.safe

 

18.               A.bored          B.tired           C.rude  D.angry

 

19.               A.save           B.find           C.protect    D.tell

 

20.               A.learning        B.preparing       C.finishing   D.providing

 

 

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