【2011·广西来宾市、百所市教学质量调研】

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       There are so many different plastic cards that adults have to carry around—library cards, savings cards for different banks, credit cards, just to name a few．．．So why not have one to replace them all?

       Scott Barnhill, an 1l-year-old fifth-grade student in the US, has come up with an idea for a "Security One Card"．

       Sound smart? The US Patent（专利） Office thought so, and it approved a patent for his idea in April．

       Here’s an example of how Barnhill’s idea would work．

       Let’s say you have the three cards mentioned above．Instead of carrying them all, you could have just one by having additional magnetic strips（磁条） added to it．

       The magnetic strips can be added to any plastic card, even a blank one．

       Companies could add their information to one of the strips．For example, you could ask a library to add a strip to your bankcard．

       Barnhill has a lot of hobbies, including designing websites．He got the idea at the age of 9 when he saw his father using a keycard to enter their hotel room．He thought, "The hotels are wasting money with the key cards．" So, instead of using a hotel-issued key card, guests could use their credit cards--if the hotel added a special magnetic strip．At check-out, the strip would simply be removed．

       Now that he has his patent, his next step is a letter-writing campaign to get support from major credit card companies．

       "I’m going to be writing letters to credit card companies to ask if they can co-operate．I hope they’ll give me money every time someone puts a strip on the back of another card, or every time the idea is used, " Barnhill said．"I’ll write the letters and see what they say．If they say no, I’ll ask someone else, another credit card company．"

       He is hoping to make money from his patent and has decided it would be better to collect royalties（专利使用费）rather than sell his patent if the idea take off.

       "The ATM person who invented that sold it totally, and if he’d chosen royalties he’d get like 2 cents for every transaction （交易） and he’d be a billionaire now," Scott said．

68．The immediate cause of Scott’s invention was that _________．

       A．he found that adults have to carry around so many plastic cards

       B．he realized it’s big waste to make so many plastic cards instead of only one

       C．he found even a hotel issued its own cards--keycards

       D．he realized it would be a good chance to make big money

69．The advantage of "Security One Card" is that it ___________．

       A．could remove the burden of taking all kinds of plastics cards

       B．would he very safe

       C．could save your money

       D．could have a lot of magnetic strips on it

70．The underlined phrase "takes off" in the last but one paragraph probably means ___________．

       A．makes money                                           B．wins a lot of support   

       C．is worth a lot                                         D．is practical

71．From the story, we can see Scott is ___________．

       A．more magic than smart                       B．clever but lazy

       C．creative, determined and wise                   D．far-sighted

FFather was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes，hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better. paid job. Except. for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best that money could buy.
Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.
The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.
Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing，fine food and vacation abroad.
However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the promotion, he took another course in an open university.
Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.
Father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted. Happily, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a condominium.  Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father resolved to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes Father had to work on Sundays entertaining clients.
 Over again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.
As expected, Father's hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at their new home, Father declared to his family that he decided not to take any more courses or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more time to
his family, and it was a promise.
Father did not wake up the next day.
【小题1】Father worked and studied very hard because ________.

FFather was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes，hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better. paid job. Except. for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best that money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.

The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.

Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing，fine food and vacation abroad.

However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the promotion, he took another course in an open university.

Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.

Father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted. Happily, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a condominium.  Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father resolved to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes Father had to work on Sundays entertaining clients.

 Over again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.

As expected, Father's hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at their new home, Father declared to his family that he decided not to take any more courses or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more time to

his family, and it was a promise.

Father did not wake up the next day.

1.Father worked and studied very hard because ________.

A．he had to support his family

B．he was enthusiastic in attending classes

C．he wanted to bring his family a better lire

D．he had to so as to reduce his family’s complaint

2.What CAN’T Father get through his hard work?

A．Family time.        B．Higher education.   C．Better housing.     D．Vacation abroad.

3.How would the family feel when “Father did not wake up the next day”?

A．To their joy, Father can have a good rest in the end.

B．They should have stopped Father from working so hard.

C．Thank God, Father can stay home with them.

D．There is no point working hard for a better life.

4.What is the function of the italicized(斜体)paragraphs in this passage?

A．To make readers show sympathy for Father.

B．To show how stubborn Father was.

C．To make readers fee l how hard Father worked.

D．To imply a sad ending to the story.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you're looking for the place that has everything, there's only one place to visit, and that's New York. It's a whole world in a city.

　　The World Of Theater : All of New York is. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York!

　　The World Of Music : Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance spots found anywhere.

　　The World Of Art : From Rombrant to Picasso. From Egyptian tombs to Indain Teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you'll find it in New York.

　　The World Of Fine Dining; Whether it's roast Beijing duck (烤鸭) in China-town, lasagna in little Italy, or the finest French coquina found anywhere, there's a world of great taste waiting for you in New York.

　　The World Of Sights : What other city has a Statue of Liberty (自由女神像)? A Rocketfeller Center? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse drawing carriage through Central Park, only in New York!

1．Which of the following programmers can a visitor have only in New York?

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A．To enjoy roast Beijing duck.

B．To taste the finest French coqauvin.

C．To spend an evening with Beethoven.

D．To see the Statue of Liberty.

2．From the text we know that “Rombrant” is most likely the name of a famous ________ .

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3．What the writer really wanted to do is to ________ .

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A．try to persuade readers to pay a visit to New York.

B．give readers some information about New York.

C．supply readers some wondrful programmes in New York.

D．help readers to get a better understanding of New York.

4．The above selection may be taken from ________ .

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A．a guidebook for foreign travelers

B．a handbook for English learners

C．a pocketbook for visiting businessmen

D．a storybook for native readers