Sir Clive Sinclair was ______ chairman of British Mensa for many years, which was ______ society for bright people．

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1 London taxi drivers know the capital like the hack of their hands. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they have all gone through a very long training period known as "the knowledge" to get the special needs to drive taxis.

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3　 Once a new taxi driver has a license, the next thing he or she has to deal with is the public. Drivers agree that most passengers are very pleasant, although occasionally they can be nasty.

　 　4 But sometimes it is not only the tip that is at stake; a taxi driver's job can also be dangerous.

　 　5 To avoid situations like this, more and more drivers are joining radio taxi companies. Not all unexpected encounters are nasty ones, though. Celebrities and politicians often take taxis and this can add a bit of excitement to the lives of the drivers.

　　 London taxi drivers love to talk to people and most of them start a conversation as soon as the passenger steps into their vehicle. Colin Sinclair is unrepentant, "Why not? I enjoy talking to people and I learn from them. I've learned more from driving a taxi than I ever did at school. I' ve had people in my taxi from Russia and Australia and they' ve taught me a lot. It's fascinating."

A. When your money and life is in danger, it' s best to call for help by means of a system equipped in the car, which may be of great help in time of emergency.

B. Colin Sinclair was once attacked by a passenger who did not want to pay the fare," He grabbed my hand and said, 'I'm going to beat you up,' and then he started pushing me towards the window. luckily, I managed to reach the emergency radio, and within

　 five minutes 20 drivers had come to my aid."

C. During this period, which can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn, the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London.

D. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until they obtain their taxi-driving license. The training period can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses (getting around London using private transport), the test they take and a medical exam.

E. Brian Turner once carried two princesses in his taxi without even realizing! He recalled, "They stopped me in front of the gates of Kensington Palace and kept me talking for; 20 minutes while a policeman watched. I know I had seen them in photographs but I couldn' t remember who they were. It was only after they left that I realized who they were!"

F. But as Brain Turner, 53, a taxi driver for 30 years, explains, "Your job is to take them where they want to go in a polite and pleasant manner, whatever they are like. After all, if you' re unpleasant to your passenger, you won't get a tip."

Zipped into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella. Unfolded, it goes along the street like any other bicycle.
It's the "A-bike", the brainchild (脑力劳动的产物) of British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who made history in the 1970s by developing the world's first pocket calculator. He described his new invention as "the world's smallest, lightest foldable bicycle".
"My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dramatically lighter and more firm than the ones that exist today, it would change the way in which bicycles are used,"said Sinclair.
The mini-bike, showed in Singapore last week and set to go on sale worldwide in 2005 at a price of nearly US$300, is built for riders as heavy as 112 kilograms and is height-adjustable（可调整高度的）. It takes about 20 seconds to fold or unfold.
Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle, but Sinclair promises a smooth ride for most cyclists. "You require no extra energy to ride the A-bike and it can go up to 15 miles per hour (24 kilometers per hour)," he said. Constructed mainly of plastic, the 5.5-kilogram bicycle folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic meters （立方米）.
Sinclair also invented the first pocket TV in 1984 and the futuristic C5 electric tricycle in 1985. He said he hoped the bicycle would attract common citizens, officials, campers or anyone needing transport for a short trip and he said the next step for the A-bike was to add an electric motor in a few years.
【小题1】The most important character of this kind of bike is its ________ .

More than a third of the babies born this year could receive a 100th birthday message from whoever happens to be on the throne in the second decade of the 22nd century, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It forecasts that 35% of the 826,000 people born in 2012 will live to become centenarians.

But a long life is not unalloyed good news. David Sinclair, head of policy and research at the International Longevity Centre UK, warned that for many the future may mean social isolation(隔离）as they live longer than friends and members of their families.

"It is of course good news that so many more people are living longer," he said, "but there is a big 'but¹. We will be older, but in worse health, and at high risk of living alone. The other problem is that we are very poor at forward planning. We deal with the problems that are under our noses, but even problems two or three years away seem quite distant enough to put off. When you're talking about forecasts for a time half a century away and more, I see no evidence that we are putting in place the measures to deal with it."

This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the UK, a number which is expected to increase to 110,000 in 2035.

Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age: the likelihood of a girl born this year reaching her century is estimated to be 39%; for boys the figure is 32%.

The estimated number of female centenarians has risen from 500 in 1961 to more than 10,000 in 2010，a figure which is projected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000 by 2060.

Men are also living far longer, although their numbers are far fewer. There were an estimated 92 male centenarians in 1961 and just below 2,000 in 2010.

1.The underlined word centenarians probably means people who_____.

A. are born this year B. live longer than their friends

C. are in poor health D. are a hundred or more years old

2.From what David Sinclair said, we can learn_____.

A.he doesn't believe so many people are living longer

B. the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health

C.the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer

D.too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us

3.Which of the following statement is true?

A.About 289，100 people born in 2012 will live to 100.

B.More men will reach their century than women in the future.

C.The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s

D.More than 600 people reached their century in 1961.

4.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.A long life is not always good news.

B.A long life also means social and physical isolation

C.In the future, more people will live to 100 in the UK.

D.It is good to live to 100.

Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found.
Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated or distorted what they are doing on social media once a month. The survey of 2000 women found they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone, and embellished about an exotic holiday or their job.
The most common reasons for women to write “fibs” included worrying their lives would seem “boring”, jealousy at seeing other people’s more exciting posts and wanting to impress their friends and acquaintances.
Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to “stay connected” on social media, they can in fact “paradoxically” be left “more isolated”. They also said that the “more we try to make our lives seem perfect, the less perfect we feel”.
According to the OnePoll survey, one third of women surveyed admitted to “dishonesty” on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter at some stage.
Almost one in four admitted to lying or exaggerating about key aspects of their life online between one and three times a month while almost one in 10 said they lied more than once a week.
Nearly 30 percent of women lied about “doing something when I am home alone”, almost a quarter overstated their alcohol consumption while one in five were not truthful about their holiday activities or their jobs. Almost one in five women even lied about their “relationship status”.
“We work very hard presenting ourselves to the world online, pretending and attempting to be happy all the time which is exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling,” said Dr Michael Sinclair, a leading British consultant psychologist.
“Omitting the less desirable imperfections of our lives from the conversations with our `friends` online leads to less opportunity to feel empathized with(与…产生共鸣), resulting in a greater sense of disconnection from others.”
The survey was commissioned by Pencourage, a new anonymous “diary-style” social media website.
【小题1】Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word “fibs” in Para 3?