With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient (便利).

An Underwater Hotel

It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.

Google Glass

Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池)hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.

A New Kind of Shirt

Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫).

The Digital(数字) Library

Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of books soon.

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Our daily life is improving all the time. We are living a colorful and convenient (便利) life

1. of science and technology, such as the underwater hotel, Google Glass, the Wool & Prince shirt and the digital library. An Underwater Hotel will be 2. in the sea. You can only get to it by swimming and diving. You needn’t use your 3. when you take photos or video with Google Glass. In the digital Library, you can read books on the 4. . Among them, most people like the Wool & Prince shirts best, which don’t need 5. after people wear them for a long time.

8.The weather is getting hotter.You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from school.A cold drink may be just the thing.But be careful what you are drinking.Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
There are plenty of"energy drinks"on the market.Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names.The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health.Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them.These drinks are especially aimed at (针对) young people.Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake.But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast.Because of this,the International Olympic Committee has limited (限制) its use.Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea.Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks.Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous,have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems.Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

53.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that energy drinks
B.
A.have beautiful colors and cool names
B.have a lot of caffeine in them
C.can keep them awake and better at sports
D.are said to be helpful to health
54.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may causeD.
A.toothache                         
B.nervousness
C.difficulty sleeping                  
D.heart problems
55.The underlined word"discouraged"can be replaced (替换) with"B".
A.allowed
B.stopped
C.helped
D.asked
56.From the passage we can know thatA.
A.ads always get people to buy energy drinks
B.energy drinks are good for health and study
C.sports players need to drink plenty of energy drinks
D.energy drinks are especially aimed at young people.

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