It looks like a mobile phone, but the service is much cheaper. It acts like a mobile phone, but only in your own city. Beyond the city walls, it’s useless.

    “Little Smart”, also called “xiaolingtong”, has always been compared to mobile phones. But actually, it is more like one of those cordless phones(无绳电话) used around the home. The only difference is that this one reaches much further than from the bathroom to the living room. It can travel across an entire city.

    Cheap costs are the main reason for the success of Little Smart. It costs 25 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan per minute to use. A mobile phone, on the other hand, can cost four or five times as much. What’s more, unlike mobile phones, there’s no fee(费) for incoming calls. So these low charges have attracted many users.

    But, Little Smart is not really that smart. Users often complain about its bad voice quality. And there are not as many stations to pick up its signals as there are for mobiles. “I couldn’t receive a phone call if I was on a bus,” said Li Ping, a user in Hangzhou. “It worked fine when I stood still, but there were breaks in signal when I was moving.”

    Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly. Messaging and Internet access(接入) have been added to the service. And the latest Little Smart handset even has color screen.

Why is Little Smart popular in China?

    A. It looks like a mobile phone.                B. The service is much cheaper.

    C. There is no fee for incoming calls.          D. All of the above.

How is the charge of Little Smart?

    A. About 10 fen per minute to use.   

    B. It costs four or five times more than a mobile phone.

    C. It only costs 25 yuan each month.

    D. There’s no fee for calls.

Why are users not satisfied with Little Smart?

    A. They can’t hear each other clearly out of the city.

    B. There are so few stations for Little Smart to pick up its signals.

    C. When you use it, you must stand up.

    D. The charges are low.

The underlined word “handset” in the last paragraph means “______”.

    A. the hand bag    B. telephone       C. service              D. mobile phone

What can we infer from the passage?

    A. It’s wrong to say that Little Smart is smart.

    B. Scientist are trying to make Little Smart smaller.

    C. Little Smart will be better than today.

    D. People will change Little Smart into a mobile phone.

  It looks like a mobile phone, but the service is much cheaper. It acts like a mobile phone, but only in your own city. Beyond the city walls, it’s useless.
“Little Smart”, also called “xiaolingtong”, has always been compared to mobile phones. But actually, it is more like one of those cordless phones(无绳电话) used around the home. The only difference is that this one reaches much further than from the bathroom to the living room. It can travel across an entire city.
Cheap costs are the main reason for the success of Little Smart. It costs 25 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan per minute to use. A mobile phone, on the other hand, can cost four or five times as much. What’s more, unlike mobile phones, there’s no fee(费) for incoming calls. So these low charges have attracted many users.
But, Little Smart is not really that smart. Users often complain about its bad voice quality. And there are not as many stations to pick up its signals as there are for mobiles. “I couldn’t receive a phone call if I was on a bus,” said Li Ping, a user in Hangzhou. “It worked fine when I stood still, but there were breaks in signal when I was moving.”
Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly. Messaging and Internet access(接入) have been added to the service. And the latest Little Smart handset even has color screen.
【小题1】Why is Little Smart popular in China?

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to   1   a different life．It was a transitional（过渡的） time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to  2   him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   3   time I had let such moments pass．

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     4     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar  5   played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  6    and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words   7   me．

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those   8   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   9   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   10  to me．Or what he might want to face in the years   11  ．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   12   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   13   never hearing him put his    14   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so   15   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That's all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world  16  , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying．All I was   17   of was the stubble（短须） on his chin as his face pressed    18   mine．What I had said to Daniel was   19  ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    20     ．

1．A．experience         B．spend              C．enjoy                 D．shape

2．A．show                 B．give               C．leave                 D．instruct

3．A．last                  B．first                    C．very                  D．next

4．A．upward            B．into                C．down               D．up

5．A．sign                B．scene          C．scenery             D．sight

6．A．interest              B．instruction      C．courage            D．direction

7．A．failed              B．discouraged                                     C．struck        D．troubled

8．A．future               B．embarrassing                                    C．obvious    D．lost

10．A．counted            B．meant              C．valued             D．eared

11．A．forward            B．before             C．ago                D．ahead

12．A．But                 B．And           C．Instead            D．So

13．A．wondered          B．regretted             C．minded            D．tried

14．A．views               B．actions                                         C．feelings           D．attitudes

15．A．important            B．essential           C．complex           D．hard

16．A．disappeared         B．changed                                        C．progressed       D．advanced

17．A．sensitive            B．convinced         C．aware              D．tired

18．A．by                  B．against         C．on                   D．with

19．A．clumsy            B．gentle               C．absurd             D．moving

20．A．none            B．all                C．anything         D．everything

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to  1  a different life．It was a transitional（过渡的） time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to   2   him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   3   time I had let such moments pass．

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   4   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar   5  played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  6    and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words   7   me．

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    8   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   9   ? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   10   to me．Or what he might   11   to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   12   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   13   never hearing him put his    14   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so   15  to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world   16   , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was   17   of was the stubble（短须） on his chin as his face pressed    18  mine．What I had said to Daniel was   19   ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    20    ．

1．A．experience            B．spend               C．enjoy               D．shape

2．A．show                 B．give                  C．leave              D．instruct

3．A．last                B．first                 C．very              D．next

4．A．upward               B．into                C．down             D．up

5．A．sign                 B．scene            C．scenery          D．sight

6．A．interest              B．instruction        C．courage           D．direction

7．A．failed                B．discouraged        C．struck            D．troubled

8．A．future                B．embarrassing     C．obvious          D．lost

9．A．last                  B．pass                 C．fly               D．remain

10．A．counted            B．meant               C．valued              D．eared

11．A．think               B．want                 C．expect             D．wish

12．A．But                B．And               C．Instead              D．So

13．A．wondered         B．regretted          C．minded           D．tried

14．A．views             B．actions              C．feelings           D．attitudes

15．A．important          B．essential              C．hard              D．complex

16．A．disappeared        B．changed            C．progressed       D．advanced

17．A．sensitive            B．convinced           C．aware             D．tired

18．A．by                  B．against             C．on               D．with

19．A．clumsy            B．gentle                C．absurd            D．moving

20．A．none                B．all                   C．anything         D．everything