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Express delivery: How you can buy your groceries from a virtual supermarket
Aug, 1st, 2011 Daily Mail
A “virtual supermarket” consisting of posters of goods put on platform walls is set to be introduced at London Underground stations. Passengers “shop” by scanning QR—Quick Response—codes of the items they want to buy using their smart phones. These goods are later delivered to their home address. Supermarket giant(巨头) Tesco successfully trialed the hi-tech store in a South Korean underground station and there are now plans to bring the concept to Britain.
NYPD to Scan Facebook, Twitter for Trouble
Aug, 11th, 2011 Forbes
The New York Police Department announced it will form a new unit to search social media as part of its law enforcement(执行) efforts, responding to the criminals’ growing use of these sites to plan and celebrate illegal activities. The NYPD unit created particularly to comb social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and BlackBerry messenger for information on planned crimes and their criminals.
Space Junk(太空垃圾) reaching “tipping point”, report warns
Sep 3rd, 2011 Toronto Sun
The amount of debris(碎片) orbiting the Earth has reached “a tipping point” for crashes, which would produce more debris that may be dangerous to astronauts and satellites, according to a US study. According to the US Space Surveillance Network, the number of orbital debris jumped from 9,949 in December 2006 to 16,094 in July 2011.
1.The “virtual supermarket” would be introduced to Britain because of??????????? .
A. the successful experience of a hi-tech store in South Korea
B. the wide use of smart phones for scanning QR codes
C. the large varieties of goods in the supermarket
D the convenient home delivery system around London
2.we can learn from the news that??????????? .
A. people with mobile phones can shop at London Underground stations
B. Facebook, Twitter, and BlackBerry messenger are not popular in the US
C. the amount of space junk has more than doubled in the past few years
D. more and more criminals are using social media sites for crimes
3.what does the underlined word “comb” in the second piece of news mean?
A. Create.????????????? B. Operate.????????????? C. Block.????????????? D. Search.
4.The third piece of news will be in the?????????? section of the newspaper.
A. sports????????????? B. opinion????????????? C. science????????????? D. business
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| Tech-Camp No.6 Devon Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong a technology day camp for students 12-17 About Tech-Camp. Tech-Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronics technology. We offer 2-week summer programmes for students of 12 to 17 years of age. We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab, and a video production studio. Our staff are special, too. Our programme leaders are experts in computers and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them. The benefits of Tech-Camp In all of our programmes, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themselves. We encourage them to think creatively. What students will do at Tech-Camp Each day Tech-camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities. For example, in the Computer Programme, students learn the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet. In the Tech-Camp Programme, they make radio-controlled model cars and produce their own short videos.
For more information about Tech-Camp, please contact Director of Summer Programmes, Ms Julia Brown, by phone, fax or e-mail. Telephone: 26548898 Fax: 26948850 E-mail: juliab@techcamp.com.hk | ||||||||||||
| 1. What would you probably like to ask about if you phone Ms Julia Brown after reading the brochure? | ||||||||||||
| A. The activities the students will have. B. The fee each attendant should pay. C. The e-mail address of Tech-Camp. D. The deadline for application. | ||||||||||||
| 2. From the brochure we can infer that _______. | ||||||||||||
| A. the Camp offers students accommodation during their two-week stay at the Camp B. high school teachers are in charge of the Tech-Camp all the time C. students at Tech-Camp benefit from the knowledge about the hi-tech through lectures given by the experts D. students will learn how to work with their friends and how to think and solve problems creatively through activities | ||||||||||||
| 3. According to this text, how much will they pay if a group of 20 students enter for Tech-Camp? | ||||||||||||
| A. HK $36,000. B. HK $35,000. C. HK $3,600. D. HK $40,000. | ||||||||||||
| 4. The text is intended to _______. | ||||||||||||
| A. introduce to us some information about Tech-Camp B. attract students to take part in Tech-Camp C. offer some introductions about computer technology D. tell students of the necessity of learning Hi-tech Programme |
As far as I know, Wendy has been admitted to the hi?tech company because she has the advantages ________ others of knowing English and French.
A. over B. beyond C. towards D. of
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What i s Jack' s occupation now?
A．A secretary．
B．A noveli st．
C．A new spaperman．
2．Where doe s thi s conver sation mo st likely take place?
A．In a lab．
B．In a clinic．
C．In a dining hall．
3．How old i s Jane?
A．19．
B．27．
C．35．
4．How often doe s the man go to vi sit hi s teacher?
A．At lea st once a year．
B．Once every two year s．
C．Twice a month．
5．How did the woman feel about the Engli sh program?
A．It' s intere sting．
B．It' s difficult．
C．It' s important．
第二节(共15小题：每小题15分，满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题．
6．How doe s the man seem to feel after thi s job interview?
A．Anxiou s．
B．Hopeful．
C．De sperate．
7．How many interviewee s were able to go to the second interview?
A．4．
B．12．
C．16．
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．How much will the man pay?
A．15 yuan．
B．55 yuan．
C．50 yuan．
9．How long doe s the Cheaper way take?
A．At lea st two week s．
B．At lea st ten day s．
C．It' s lea st ten week s．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Why doe s the man refu se the fir st flat?
A．It' s too smal1．
B．It' s too expen sive．
C．It' s not on the top floor．
11．Why doe s the woman let the man look at the second flat fir st?
A．He i s clean and quiet．
B．He i s kind and polite．
C．He i s poor and hone st．
12．How much will the man pay before moving in?
A．＄100．
B．＄50．
C．＄30．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What i s Tom doing?
A．Li stening to Engli sh song s．
B．Surfing the Internet．
C．Preparing for a te st．
14．How doe s the woman find studying Engli sh?
A．Intere sting．
B．Boring．
C．Difficult．
15．What doe s the woman sugge st the man do?
A．Play more game s online．
B．Talk with friend s online more often．
C．Learn We stern culture online．
16．What will the woman do next?
A．Go to school．
B．Take an exam．
C．Review le s son s．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who i s the speaker talking to?
A．People showing intere st in the theater．
B．People working in the building．
C．People vi siting the univer sity．
18．What i s the video showing today?
A．The teacher s of the univer sity．
B．The hi story of the theater．
C．The building s in the city．
19．How soon will people meet again?
A．In an hour and a half．
B．In half an hour．
C．In an hour．
20．What i s the purpo se of the speaker' s talk?
A．To tell people the rule s they should follow．
B．To give people a brief introduction．
C．To show people the direction．