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Since Henry Ford turned it into a mass?market product a century ago, the car has delivered many benefits. It has promoted economic growth, increased social mobility and given people a lot of fun. But the car has also brought many problems. It pollutes the air, creates traffic jams and kills people. An astonishing 1.24 million people die, and as many as 50 million are hurt, in road accidents each year.

Drivers and passengers waste around 90 billion hours in traffic jams each year. In some car?choked cities as much as a third of the petrol used is burned by people looking for a space to park.

Fortunately, a new technology promises to make motoring safer, less polluting and less tendency to hold?ups. “Connected cars” — which may eventually develop into driverless cars but for the foreseeable future will still have a human at the wheel — can communicate wirelessly with each other and with traffic management systems, avoid walkers and other vehicles and find open parking spots.

Some parts of the transformation are already in place. Many new cars are already being fitted with equipment that lets them keep their distance and stay in a motorway automatically at a range of speeds. Soon, all new cars in Europe will have to be able to warn the emergency services if their on?board sensors (传感器) discover a crash. Singapore has led the way with using variable tolls (道路通行费) to smooth traffic flows during rush hours; Britain is pioneering “smart motorways”, whose speed limits vary constantly to achieve a_similar_effect. These new inventions could create a much more highly effective system in which cars and their drivers are constantly warned of dangers and showed the ways. Traffic always flows at the proper speed and vehicles can travel closer together, yet with less risk of crashing.

In the past, more people driving meant more roads, more jams, more death and more pollution. In future, the connected car could offer mankind the pleasures of the road with rather less of the pain.

1.According to Paragraph 2, the problem of parking has resulted in ________.

A.more time on the road

B.a great waste of fuel

C.even heavier traffic jams

D.increased death and injuries

2.What does “a similar effect” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Reducing traffic jams.

B.Building smart motorways.

C.Setting proper speed limits.

D.Keeping steady traffic flows.

3.What is the author's attitude towards connected cars?

A.Curious. B.Doubtful.

C.Supportive. D.Disappointed.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A.The Future of Cars: Wireless Wheels

B.The Future Traffic Management System

C.The Benefits and Problems of Cars

D.The Promising Future of Car Production

People often have the impression that Chinese characters are extremely difficult to learn. In fact, if you were to try to learn how to write Chinese characters, you would find that they are not nearly as difficult as you may have imagined. And they certainly qualify as forming one of the most attractive, beautiful, logical(合乎逻辑的), and scientifically constructed(构造) writing systems in the world. Each stroke(笔画) has its own special significance. If you are familiar with the rules of Chinese characters, you will find it very easy to remember even the most complicated looking character, and never miss a stroke.

The earliest known examples of Chinese written characters in their developed form are carved into tortoise shells and ox bones. The majority of these characters are pictographs. Archaeologists of various countries have learned that most early writing systems went through a pictographic stage, as did the Egyptian hieroglyphics. Most writing systems, however, eventually developed a phonetic(表示语音的) alphabet to represent the sounds of spoken language rather than visual images observed in the physical world.

One notable feature of Chinese characters is the "radical." "Radical" in English means "root". For example, the characters yu "language," shuo "talk," i "discuss," "opinion," and lun "discuss" all share the yen radical, which means "language," and gives the reader a clue to the meaning of the character as a whole. The characters hsiu "rotten," shan "cedar," " t'ao "peach," and lin "forest," all contain the mu "wood" or "tree" radical, indicating one of their shared key characteristics. If you know the radical of a character, you can usually get a general idea of the meaning of the character it is a part of. Although there is a theoretical total of almost 50,000 written Chinese characters, only about 5,000 of these are frequently used; and the total number of radicals is only 214. So learning to read and write Chinese is not nearly so formidable a task as it may at first seem.

1.According to the author, Chinese characters are ________.

A. extremely difficult to learn

B. scientifically constructed

C. difficult to remember

D. as difficult as you may have imagined

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are rules in forming the Chinese characters.

B. Some strokes are more important than others.

C. All the Chinese characters are pictographs.

D. Some writing systems eventually developed a phonetic alphabet.

3.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. pictographs

B. the strokes of the Chinese characters

C. the Chinese writing system

D. the radical of the Chinese characters

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和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。

We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___________ was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to __________ behind the driver. No one ever paid much _________ to him.

But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and _________ at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___________ as usual.

The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good __________ to you all!” Some of us looked up, __ _________ , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___________ to each other.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ___________ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, __________ he waved(挥动) the flowers and said __________ . People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always _ _________ a flower.

Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ___________ at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have __________ _ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ___________ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our __________ when she went to the door.

She said she knew ___________ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ___________ him back on Monday.

The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought __________ to in that summer sat with a ____________in our hands.

1.A. friendsB. driversC. passengersD. workers

2.A. sitB. hideC. shoutD. sleep

3.A. attentionB. energyC. interestD. expectation

4.A. calledB. laughedC. smiledD. pointed

5.A. upsetB. crazyC. silentD. bored

6.A. tripB. morningC. holidayD. time

7.A. worriedB. surprisedC. movedD. scared

8.A. introduceB. admitC. writeD. talk

9.A. politelyB. proudlyC. carefullyD. smilingly

10.A. becauseB. soC. untilD. but

11.A. sorryB. yesC. thanksD. hello

12.A. boughtB. foundC. woreD. brought

13.A. waitingB. arrivingC. greetingD. walking

14.A. happenedB. sentC. spokenD. regarded

15.A. orderedB. invitedC. askedD. promised

16.A. tearsB. breathC. handsD. flowers

17.A. whereB. whenC. whoD. what

18.A. keptB. expectedC. lookedD. got

19.A. happinessB. luckC. concernD. power

20.A. letterB. ticketC. cardD. flower

The location of the family computer may turn into a hot debate as your children get older. Whether you have one computer in the house or five, you should consider the following things as you make a final decision.

Safety

The first consideration should be the safety of your children. There is a certain amount of danger if you allow your children to have a computer with Internet access(进入) in their rooms with no parental direction. They are much more likely to share improper information and chat with strangers if they know that no one will be watching.

This does not mean that you cannot allow your children to have a computer in their rooms. Consider allowing a computer without Internet access, or with limited access. This is especially useful for teens who use the computer for creative projects, playing video games and listening to music. Keep in mind, however, that it is likely that your kids are more skilled at computers than you are and may remove any blocks you have in place.

Computer Use

The way your family computers are used will play a large role in determining where they should be located. A machine used only for homework will need to be in a quiet location where there is low traffic. One used for chatting online can be in the room where most of the family spend their time. If Mom and Dad use a computer for work, those needs will also have to be considered.

Space

Space must also be considered in computer placement. The computer will need electricity, plenty of desk space and a spot away from the bright light of windows. You will not want it located in a room where your kids may be noisy.

1.The text is meant for _____.

A. teachers B. parents C. students D. children

2.Which of the following might be a danger to children?

A. Chatting with strangers.

B. Doing their homework.

C. Playing video games.

D. Listening to music.

3.What might be the best place for family computers used by students?

A. Beside a window. B. Near the door.

C. At the corner. D. In front of a TV set.

4.Which is the first to be considered when placing a computer at home?

A. Safety.B. Computer use.C. Space.D. Comfort.

5.What can we infer from the text?

A. A child should not be allowed to use a computer.

B. A child should not be allowed to get online.

C. A computer takes up a lot of desk space.

D. Many a thing determines the location of family computers.

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