The scientist from the Lockheed Space Company work in Felton， California， with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside，。 about 80 kilometers away. What scientists input （输入） is sent by telephone lines to the computer， and after a time， copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as quickly as possible Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints， but the most effective seems to be by pigeon. Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days？ They are， and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way. Human messengers are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains， and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout （电子打印输出） system could do the work in Felton， but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each. Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work， and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about pigeons in the newspapers around the world.

　 1.The passage is mainly about ___________________.

　 A. Felton，California　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the scientists

　 C. how to work with computers　　　　　　　　　　 D. sending prints by pigeon

　2..This story is unusual because pigeons ____________________.

　 A. don‘t like carrying things　　　　　　　　　 　　B. are often expensive to keep

　 C. seem out of place in the space age　　　　　　 D. aren’t friendly to the scientists

　 3.Something that‘s effective ________________________.

　 A. usually costs more　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. is something that works

　 C. is often unhappy　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. is often done by animals

　 4..Which happened first？

　 A. Pigeons were used as messengers.　　　

B. Human messengers were used.

C. What the scientists input was sent to the computer.

D. Scientists got their designs.

C
An old story goes as follows．King took another wife, who had a magic mirror. The queen often asked the mirror, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of all?” The mirror answered “You, Queen, are the fairest of all,” and the Queen was content, because she knew the mirror could speak nothing but the truth．
Inspired by the fairy tale, a New York-based designer has come up with a mirror equipped with infrared （红外线的） technology that sends a live video to any cell phone, e-mail account or personal digital assistant （PDA） device selected by a shopper．
Christopher Enrich, chief technology officer for digital design company IconNicholson, said putting these mirrors outside store fitting rooms meant women could go shopping with their friends — even they are far apart．
“She could be in Paris, your mom, watching you try on your wedding dress（while you are in New York）,” Enright told Reuters Tuesday as he exhibited the interactive （互动的）mirror at a  trade show．
Using the interactive mirror, a shopper’s friends can then text message back with comments about the clothes being tried on．
Shoppers can also use touch screens on the three-paneled （面板） mirror to choose matching shoes or accessories （配件）, Enright said．
The left-hand panel has a touch screen that allows a customer to select a different suit from a database, and then see how it looks on her in the center mirror without physically putting the clothes on．
The right-hand panel has a screen offering more information about other shoes or accessories the shopper also might like．
Enright said teenagers were already using their cell phones to send pictures to their friends when they were out shopping．“This is ．．．adding technology to something we already do,” Enright said．
66．The interactive mirror mentioned in the text ______．
A．involves modern technology and great advantages
B．allows women shoppers to select clothes at home
C．was displayed and sold well at a trade show
D．spares people’s trouble of going shopping
67．Which is the most possible order according to the passage?
① Shoppers’ friends or relatives text message back with comments．
② Mirrors send a live video to any mobile phone, e-mail account or PDA．
③ Consumers make a final decision．
④ Shoppers try on the clothes．
A．①②③④        B．④③②①  C．②①④③    D．④②①③
68．From the passage we can conclude that ______．
A．the interactive mirrors will surely promote sales on a large scale
B．the designer of the mirror has profited a lot from the invention
C．the new shopping technology would cater to fashion hunters
D．the digital mirrors will replace all traditional fitting-rooms
69．Which of the following descriptions about the touch screen is true?
A．It enables a shopper to order a suit which is not available now．
B．It allows shoppers to “try on” chosen clothes without putting them on．
C．The touch screens are distributed on three more panels．
D．It provides information merely about shoes and accessories．
70．What is the text mainly about?
A．The great influence of a fairy tale．
B．The development of the interactive mirror．
C．Working principles of a digital product．
D．Technology added to traditional products．

1.According to the text, the film Forrest Gump is aimed at improving the viewers’ _____.

A. teamwork     B. self-confidence     C. imagination   D. friendship

2.How much do they have to pay if eight-year-old Jason goes to see the film Dumbo with his parents?

A.      $ 10.          B. $ 20.     C. $ 30.     D. $ 45.

3.Who are the main target audience of the movies mentioned in the text?

A.      Parents.    B. Teachers.       C. Children.       D. Clerks.

4.What emotions have appeared in the film Toy Story EXCEPT__________?

A. friendship     B. love     C.   leadership    D.  Generosity

Who is setting your standards for you ?

A true story has it that one elder man  36  to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气喘吁吁) along, the team was  37 . The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself “I will 38  keep running until they quit.”

So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he 39  finally run no more. He stopped in  40 . One of the players, equally out of breath, approached him and said in a crying voice, “Boy, I am so glad that you finally stopped. 41  told us we had to keep running  42 the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 43  , on the contrary, they allow him to set  44 .

My question is this: Are you keeping  45  with somebody else in your daily life? Are you 46  people to set your standards for you? What about your standards, or  47 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life  48  you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those  49  you, or do you decided yourself just 50  you will live your life? The true is that only you are  51  to determine what your standards will be.

Set your standards too low, and you will know only  52 . But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and  53 life. For only when you  54  the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 55 , and win big success.”

Who is setting your standards?

1.A .planned          B. decided          C. hoped        D .begged

2.A. in practice       B. in order          C. in place       D. in danger

3.A. just             B. simple          C. hardly         D. nearly

4.A. would           B. should          C. could          D. must

5.A. delight          B. despair          C. astonishment    D. exhaustion

6.A. Headmaster      B. Teacher          C. Coach         D. Monitor

7.A. as long as        B. as far as         C. as soon as      D. as good as

8.A .example         B. timetable         C. standards      D. tricks

9.A. his             B. him             C. them          D. theirs

10.A. touch           B. pace             C. contact        D. promise

11.A. making         B. encouraging       C. having         D. allowing

12.A. principals       B. theories           C. principles      D. rules

13.A. way           B. method            C. technique      D. attitude

14.A. around         B. along             C. against        D. across

15.A. why            B. how              C. where         D. whether

16.A. admitted        B. educated          C. qualified       D. demanded

17.A. dishonest       B. discontent         C. uncomfortable   D. unforgettable

18.A. selfless          B. valueless         C. worthwhile      D. worthless

19.A. work for        B. long for          C. reach for        D. run for

20.A. target           B. score            C. deal           D. goal