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Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems and control other machines. Many people use small computers called calculators(计算器) to solve simple math problems quickly. Scientists use large computers to solve many problems. At the same time, you can play games with computers, and some computers can help you learn languages. The Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for blind people.
To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(扫描器). The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters.
Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help shortsighted children learn to read.
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Uses of computers.
B. Calculators.
C. Computer languages.
D. The Kurzweil Reading Machine.
2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph？
A. How computers work.
B. How to use a Kurzweil machine.
C. How to use the scanner.
D. The Kurzweil machine can read in two voices.
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Computers can solve all the problems people can’t do.
B. Large computers can only solve one problem at a time.
C. When using the Kurzweil machine, a blind man needn’t do anything.
D. The Kurzweil machine can help not only the blind people but also the shortsighted children.
4. The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 2) refers to .
A. the book
B. the scanner
C. the Kurzweil machine
D. the blind
5. Why do blind people like the Kurzweil machine?
A. It can help them learn languages.
B. It can help them read books, newspapers, etc.
C. It can read in a normal voice.
D. It can read words with small letters and large letters.
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Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute（聋哑）school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?” Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy explained, “Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”
Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, ‘‘I’m going to tell your parents I’ll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, ‘‘This is Kazrim.” Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said, “YOU CAN TALK?” It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
37. How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?
A. They met each other by chance.
B. They were introduced to each other,
C. They once studied at the same university.
D. They both served in a special needs school.
38. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim befor she took him home?
A. Writing words on paper. B. Using the sign language.
C. Judging from his expression. D. Speaking her native language.
39. What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?
A. To have a talk with Kazrim. B. To prepare for her marriage.
C. To treat Kazrim as a normal man. D. To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend.
40. What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?
A. They fell in love at the first sight.
B. They cheated each other to win love.
C. They mistook each other for being mutes.
D. They ignored the anger of Galaxy’s parents.
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They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle-powered rickshaws can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities.Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution.
In Berlin, one of the first cities to introduce this new mode of transport, more than 200 bike-taxis go along 15 km per hour, past many tourist attractions and city parks.
"It is completely environmenatally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy," said a spokesman for VELOTAX, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.
While the city still has 7,000 motor-taxis, rickshaw company officials say their taxis' green ethics,speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi, Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997.
"It's better than a taxi, better than a bus, better than the train," said UlfLehman, 36, as he leapt out.of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate. "It feels so free."
"This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin,"said another traveler.
In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.
Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward paSt.
Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.
36. Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?
A. Delhi, Berlin, Paris. B. Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.
C. Athens,London, Berlin. D. Berlin, Amsterdam, London.
37. Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?
A. They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.
B. They have been banned because they are too cruel.
C. The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easlly.
D. Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.
38. What does the underlined sentence "This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin"(para.6) suggest?
A..The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok.
B. The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok.
C. The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.
D. The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin.
39. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?
A. Rickshaws may need to pay tax for causing traffic jams.
B. Rickshaws and taxis are treated differently in London.
C. Rickshaws will eventually take the place of taxis.
D. Rickshaws will always be a cheap means of transport."
40. What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?
A. He gives no personal opinion. B. He believe they will be of no use.
C. He thinks they will reduce pollution. D. He thinks they are old-fashioned.
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To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(扫描器). The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters.
Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help shortsighted children learn to read.
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Uses of computers.
B. Calculators.
C. Computer languages.
D. The Kurzweil Reading Machine.
2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph？
A. How computers work.
B. How to use a Kurzweil machine.
C. How to use the scanner.
D. The Kurzweil machine can read in two voices.
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Computers can solve all the problems people can’t do.
B. Large computers can only solve one problem at a time.
C. When using the Kurzweil machine, a blind man needn’t do anything.
D. The Kurzweil machine can help not only the blind people but also the shortsighted children.
4. The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 2) refers to .
A. the book
B. the scanner
C. the Kurzweil machine
D. the blind
5. Why do blind people like the Kurzweil machine?
A. It can help them learn languages.
B. It can help them read books, newspapers, etc.
C. It can read in a normal voice.
D. It can read words with small letters and large letters.
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