Now there are something new in our life,they make our daily life more colorful

and more convenient.

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.

The Digital (数字的)Library

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

A New Kind of Shirt

Hate washing clothes? You are 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)

An Underwater Hotel

It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 meters below the surface . The whole building is underwater, and you can get to it by swimming and diving.

根据表格回答问题

1.The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.

A. 10 B. 15 C. 100

2.You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.

A. camera B. a screen C. your hand

3.You can wear the Wool & Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.

A. a year B. two months C. three months

4.The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.

A. books B. readers C. bookshelves

5.Which one of the following can reduce our housework in our daily life?

A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass C. The Wool &Prince shirt

If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?

To remember 11 numbers is not difficult.1. , because of the smart phone (智能手机), many of us2.(lose) this ability , Chinese daily reported. What’s more, smart phone make our skills at giving directions weak, as well as3.(kill) face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, 4. is common for most to check their phones.

According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people 5. on average 170 minutes on their smart phones daily. For students, an addiction(上瘾) to smart phones does no good for6.(study). Research in Japan showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones do much 7. (bad) in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.

It’s true that the smart phone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study8.work. People are trying to change that.

A new app(应用程序) named Forest9.(introduce) this month. It lets users plant a seed (种子) that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.

A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5 % discount (折扣)if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and really talk with friends and family10.person.

In science, people copy ideas from nature to solve problems or to create products. This is called biomimiery(仿生学). Its influence can be seen in many everyday products.

Nearly ten years ago, swimwear was influenced by nature. The Speedo Fastskin, a swimsuit, was seen at the Beijing Olympics and worn by 28 of the 33 gold medal winners. The technology is based on the rough patterns on a shark's skin, which allows the shark to swim faster.

Protecting astronauts' eyes from the sun's rays is very important but protecting their eyes from other dangerous radiation is also necessary. Scientists studied how eagles clearly recognize the animals they want to eat. They discovered that eagles have yellow oil in their eyes which fihers(过滤) out harmful radiation and allows them to see very clearly. They copied this oil and it is now used by astronauts and pilots in Eagle Eyes glasses. Besides protecting eyes from all the dangerous rays, these sunglasses also improve seeing in different weather conditions such as fog, sunlight or just normal light.

In another development, a car company has developed a new car which is based on the shape of the boxfish. Engineers chose to copy the boxfish skeleton(骨架) to make their Bionic Car because of its strength and low weight. Tile boxfish's bony body protects the animal's insides from injury in the same way as a car needs to protect the people inside it. This shape also means the car has less air resistance and so uses less fuel.

1.How many biomimicry products are mentioned in this passage?

_____________________________________________

2.What does the shark's skin allow a shark to do?

_____________________________________________

3.What special feature(特征) of eagle eyes was copied to make sunglasses?

_____________________________________________

4.What two features of a boxfish skeleton make it good for engineers to copy?

_____________________________________________

5.Do you think biomimicry will be more common in the future? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________

It's 7 a.m. in my hometown in Germany. The clock radio wakes me up softly with American pop music.

Still sleepy, I walk into my bathroom. Each new day I'm happy about these beautiful Italian tiles here they were really a good choice. After a shower, I used a towel that is made of Egyptian cotton, very soft and smooth.

Time for breakfast. Colombian coffee fills the kitchen. I pour the coffee into my earthenware cup, hand-made in Spain, and enjoy French bread with it.

Quickly I jump into my car--German engineering--and drive to the office. There, I turn my computer on, and Microsoft, the American software, helps me organize my work.

Lunchtime--I go to the charming Italian restaurant just around the corner. I really like the pizza there!

1.What time does the writer set the morning clock radio?

A. At six. B. At seven. C. At eight. D. At nine.

2.What does the underlined word "tiles" mean in Chinese.'?

A. 炊具. B. 衣柜 C. 瓷砖 D. 微波炉

3.What does the writer think of the towel?

A. He is satisfied with it. B. He doesn't like it.

C. He thinks it's very cheap. D. He loves the design.

4.Where is the writer's earthenware cup made?

A. In Germany. B. In Italy. C. In Colombia. D. In Spain.

5.What does the writer try to tell us?

A. We should try to use goods made in our own country.

B. We should learn from other countries to make better products.

C. Goods made in other countries are much better than those in our own country.

D. Many cultures are connected with our life to make it more interesting and enjoyable.

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