题目内容
The Times is an international ______.
- A.article
- B.newspaper
- C.interview
- D.magazine
The Times 是《泰晤士报》。
All the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
I’m very interested in people and finding out about them. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met could only be found in a writer’s imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. I’ve found in books new friends and new worlds.
Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer’s or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.
Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate(分开的), in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related(相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions(解决方法) according to different writings at different times. Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, you find out about yourself, too.
Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on(专注于) books somebody tells you “ought” to read, you probably won’ t have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax with it, you will almost certainly have a good time — and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won’t suffer during the process.
【小题1】Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?
| A.You will never meet amazing people in your life unless you read. |
| B.You think actively instead of getting facts passively(被动地)when reading. |
| C.You will get much delight from any book that you are told to read. |
| D.You can relax yourself by reading because it involves little thinking. |
| A.We can often find something connected with ourselves in books. |
| B.Different writings at different times share the same characteristics. |
| C.The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions. |
| D.Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you. |
| A.To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading. |
| B.To encourage us to make full use of libraries. |
| C.To encourage us to find out solutions in books. |
| D.To advise us to discuss books with other people. |
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(精确地) 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 space 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.
【小题1】______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
| A.Satellites | B.Receivers |
| C.Global Positioning System | D.Underwater Robot |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
All the wisdom of the times, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaply available to all of us in books, but we must know how to make use of this treasure. The unluckiest people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.
I’m very interested in people and finding out about them. Some of the most amazing people I’ve met could only be found in a writer’s imagination, then in his book, and then, again, in my imagination. I’ve found in books new friends and new worlds.
Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the writer’s or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.
Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate(分开的), in some way they are connected with each other. The same ideas, or related(相关的) ones, appear in different places; the human problems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in books, but with different solutions(解决方法) according to different writings at different times. Books influence each other. They connect the past, the present and the future and have their own generations (age groups), like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families of ideas, and in the end, you not only find out about the world and the people in it, you find out about yourself, too.
Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on(专注于) books somebody tells you “ought” to read, you probably won’ t have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax with it, you will almost certainly have a good time — and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won’t suffer during the process.
【小题1】Which of the following ideas may the writer of this article agree with?
| A.You will never meet amazing people in your life unless you read. |
| B.You think actively instead of getting facts passively(被动地)when reading. |
| C.You will get much delight from any book that you are told to read. |
| D.You can relax yourself by reading because it involves little thinking. |
| A.We can often find something connected with ourselves in books. |
| B.Different writings at different times share the same characteristics. |
| C.The same problems will appear in different books with similar solutions. |
| D.Reading books which are written for your generation is more helpful to you. |
| A.To advise us to enjoy ourselves by reading. |
| B.To encourage us to make full use of libraries. |
| C.To encourage us to find out solutions in books. |
| D.To advise us to discuss books with other people. |