It was a nice winter day. After dinner, Ms. Lee checked (查看) her e-mails as usual. One e-mail caught her eye. It was from Mary, a girl who sat at the back of the classroom. She answered questions a lot in class.

Ms. Lee,

I love you and your classes. They are always interesting and full of surprises. Wish you a good holiday! Well, Steve, Ella and I want to improve our English during the holidays. We've no idea what to do. Any good advice?

Stopping here, Ms. Lee began to think carefully. “Steve spends lots of time remembering words, but always forgets most of them quickly! Ella didn't do well in the final exam. She has to go over her lessons a lot. Mary will go to a writing competition. She needs to read more and improve her writing in a short time.”

Just then, her phone rang. It was a message from her best friend, an English teacher in another middle school. Her friend suggested a trip to Hong Kong. Ms. Lee told her she was available, but she didn't feel like going because she still had no idea how to help her students. Her friend laughed and soon sent her a picture with a QR code (二维码) in it. “It's all you want,” her friend said. Ms. Lee scanned (扫描) the code and found it was an English homework project for the coming winter holidays from English Weekly. As she read it, there appeared a big smile on her face.

1.Which of the following about Mary is TRUE?

A. She was quiet in class. B. She enjoyed her English classes.

C. She dreamed of a relaxing holiday. D. She forgot to write her English homework.

2.Mary wrote the e-mail mainly to _______.

A. say sorry to Ms. Lee B. give advice to Ms. Lee

C. ask Ms. Lee for help D. make friends with Ms. Lee

3.What was Steve's problem?

A. He read too little in English. B. He was afraid of English exams.

C. He didn't do well in English writing. D. He couldn't remember English words well.

4.What does the underlined word “suggested” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 申报 B. 庆祝 C. 提议 D. 取消

5.What might Ms. Lee think of the homework project?

A. Useful. B. Common. C. Difficult. D. Boring.

The Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.

We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.

Global positioning system(GPS)(全球定位系统)

It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact(精确的) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts:satellites, control equipments(设备) on land and receivers.

Space Technology

Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station(ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless(无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day spare technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.

1._______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A. Satellites

B. Receivers

C. Global Positioning System

D. Underwater Robot

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?

A. It has carried people to other planets.

B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

C. Russian and American are working for it.

D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

3.Hercules is used to _______.

A. save lives in the sea

B. take picture in the sea

C. repair the broken ships

D. look for the ancient ships in the sea

4.From the passage, we know that _______.

A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions

B. it’s very important for us to learn about new technology

C. it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions

D. technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To help us study some new technology.

B. To tell us technology is changing the world.

C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

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