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When you see homework covering the kitchen table and toys are piling up around the sofa, you probably wish there was a bit more space. You are not alone. Nearly a third of parents say they feel squeezed into their homes but cannot afford to move to a bigger property, a report reveals today.

Twenty-nine percent say "their property is too small to fit the size of their family—rising to 40 percent for those 34 and under". One in four children is 'forced to share' a bedroom, according to the Finda-Property. Com website. Property analyst Samantha Baden said: "Afford-ability remains a key issue for families, with the average cost of a three-bedroom home around ￡193,000."Very few can afford to buy or to rent a property of the size they want and in the area they desire to live in, according to Miss Baden.
A recent report, from investment firm LV, also found that many 'space-starved parents’are pushed into a two-bedroom home which was perfect when they were a young couple, but has no space for three or so children. Grown-up children who cannot afford to leave homo are also adding to the problem facing families in Britain's 'big squeeze'.
For a home to be the correct size, which means it is not overcrowded, parents must have their own bedroom. Children under ten can share, as well as same-sex children between ten and 20.Anyone over 21 also needs their own room.
The report comes as official figures, published yesterday by the Land Registry, revealing house prices are falling sharply in every region except London. The worst – hit area is the North East where average house prices have fallen to below ￡100, 000 for the first time in seven years. However, they remain unaffordable for millions.
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, the report reveals .

A．children like to do homework in the kitchen

B．some families can't afford a bigger property

C．only a few families have housing problem

D．people are satisfied with their living condition

【小题2】What Miss Baden said in Paragraph 2 means .

A．most families don't have enough money yet

B．no family could afford a three - bedroom home

C．it is common to live in a three - bedroom home

D．the price of a bigger property is still acceptable

【小题3】The report from the investment firm LV shows .

A．young couples should live in a two - bedroom home

B．families with three or so children couldn't afford a home

C．parents should buy houses for their grown - up children

D．some grown - up children couldn't afford a separate home

【小题4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．House prices are falling down everywhere.

B．People are able to buy a home of correct size.

C．The house prices in London has not fallen down.

D．The North East is now an area suitable to live in.

【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】C

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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 (装置), 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 he put everywhere and send information in 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.

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.

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

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

A．will have no trouble getting information 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

Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of .

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

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

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.

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

A．supermarkets B．shop assistants C．shopping carts D．shop managers

54．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

55．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

56．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

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At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. we put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）.We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. ks5u

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45. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Wrong. B. Missing. C. Right. D. Found.

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A. was sick of staying upstairs

B. cared much about her children

C. could not stand living in a wooden house

D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood

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A. Because her situation was not serious.

B. Because many other places were flooded.

C. Because she had been to Northern India.

D. Because some others suffered even more.

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C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.

D. She thought her own home was the most important.

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B. liked sports and music

C. liked all the subjects in school

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B. were in the same middle school but not in the same high school

C. often had lunch together at school

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C. 关系破裂 D. 保持联系

70. When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he_______ .

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Think about it. Have you ever been _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever   25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 26  ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us   27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be   28  and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 29  of the human heart. And those who learn to 30  are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the   31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and   32   .
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