— Of course. Not only my parents but also I _______ interested in his songs.

A.amB.areC.wasD.were

During World War II, US military (军队的) weathermen named hurricanes after their girlfriends or wives. It was easy to remember. So after the war, women’s names continued to be used for storms. Finally in 1979, men’s names started to be used, too.

Now, the WMO(世界气象组织) is responsible for(负责) hurricane names. They keep six lists of names, with one list used each year. This means each name will be reused every six years. So, the 2011 name list is now being used again in 2017.

However, if a storm is especially damaging (破坏巨大的), such as 2005’s Katrina, that storm’s name will not be used again.

Typhoons are the brother of hurricanes, though they happen in the Pacific Ocean instead of the Atlantic Ocean (where hurricanes usually take place).

The new naming system for typhoons has been used since 2000. The WMO asked each of its 14 members in the Asia Pacific area to hand in a list of 10 names. Members include China, Japan and South Korea.

But instead of picking human names, scientists decided to name typhoons after animals, plants, places and even food.

根据上面的短文内容填空。

【1】During World War II, a weatherman in the US army would name a hurricane after ___________________________. To him, it was __________________________.

【2】Now ______________________ is supposed to think of all hurricane names. In 2018, they should use the _________________ name list.

【3】No storm will be called ________________ any more, as the storm with the same name in 2005 was ___________________________.

【4】Only the 14 WMO members in ___________________________ are required to prepare names for typhoons. That’s probably because __________________________________.

【5】This article mainly tells us how __________________________________. We also know scientists now prefer not to use _____________________ to name typhoons.

On Sept 12, 2017, Apple introduced its iPhone X, which has an eye-catching feature － Face ID.

With Face ID, you can unlock your new iPhone by just looking at it. It is powered by a camera system TrueDepth in the front of the iPhone X.

When the camera system sees a person’s face, it uses 30,000 unseen dots (点) to “map” (勾画) the shape and outline of the face. A model of the face will then be created and stored in the phone.

The next time the person looks at the iPhone X, the same dots are mapped onto his or her face and compared to the stored model. If the two match, then the phone unlocks. This happens in less than a second.

Apple says the system is smart. If you change your hairstyle, put on sunglasses or makeup, or use the phone in the dark, Face ID still works.

Although the technology sounds amazing, there are still concerns. For example, will Face ID work for twins? What if someone uses a photo in front of the iPhone X?

According to Apple, the chance of others to unlock your iPhone X using Face ID is one in a million. Face ID can tell the difference between twins, but the error rating (出错率) rises.

Apple also emphasizes (强调) that Face ID is smart enough only to work when you want it to. It only unlocks when you open your eyes and stare at(盯住) it. So the phone won’t unlock if you are just glancing at the phone to know the time. It won’t work either if someone puts the phone at your sleeping face or your photo.

【1】Face ID helps iPhone X users to _________.

A.take pictures more quicklyB.make their photos more beautiful

C.unlock their cell phonesD.create their face models easily

【2】How does the camera system of Face ID work?

A.It compares the user’s face with the stored face model in the phone.

B.It remembers users’ faces by taking their pictures.

C.It uses a map to store face models of its users for later use.

D.It matches the users’ faces with unseen dots stored in the system.

【3】The iPhone X users may not unlock their phones when _________.

A.they have changed their hairstylesB.they glance the phone for the time

C.they use it without turning on the lightsD.they wear makeup

【4】The underlined word “concerns” in Paragraph 7 probably means _________.

A.achievementsB.worriesC.rewardD.knowledge

【5】What is the main idea of the story?

A.We can unlock a smart phone in three different ways.

B.Apple’s iPhone X can’t tell the differences between different faces.

C.People don’t believe it’s safe to use Face ID.

D.Face ID is a program to unlock the iPhone X.

When we _______ reached an exit(出口), my brother noticed a young _______ pulled over(靠边停车) to the side of the road. I was busy trying to _______ which way we would go next when my brother pulled over and asked the man if he needed any _______. And he did. He had a flat tire(漏了气的车胎) and _______ a wrench(扳手) to get it off.

My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him _______ the flat tire. The young man said that this had been a __________ week for him: earlier he got into an accident, and now the flat tire on his __________ home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept __________ us for helping him when he was so helpless.

__________ we finished the job, he thanked us again and tried to give $20 to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to(本不该) even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know __________ we did. It was to help you. Thank you for __________ our mistake into a chance to help others.”

What I loved most was that my brother was able to see a chance to help and turn a mistake into positive energy, which can only come from a calm and open mind.

【1】A.wrongB.differentC.slowD.round

【2】A.borrowedB.refusedC.paidD.got

【3】A.excitedB.interestedC.surprisedD.unhappy

【4】A.finallyB.hardlyC.simplyD.completely

【5】A.womanB.manC.girlD.boy

【6】A.find outB.put outC.carry outD.break out

【7】A.adviceB.helpC.foodD.money

【8】A.returnedB.soldC.neededD.showed

【9】A.makeB.changeC.runD.buy

【10】A.quietB.busyC.funnyD.bad

【11】A.turnB.wayC.carD.road

【12】A.greetingB.callingC.thankingD.sugesting

【13】A.AfterB.IfC.BeforeD.While

【14】A.whenB.whereC.howD.why

【15】A.knockingB.fallingC.turningD.pushing

happen to, a special offer, central, are made of,

guard against, recorded , widely, by hand, somewhere else, livelier, as good as, come up with, ate up

【1】Recently people have tried different ways to ______________ the flu(流感).

【2】Most people can hardly afford any flat in ______________ Shanghai because of the high price.

【3】At present, there is ______________ on the e-products in this shop.

【4】This kind of study APP is now used ______________ at many schools.

【5】It’s quite cold in Huaian now. What about going ________________ for the winter holiday?

【6】Animal World is usually ______________ first and then sent out later.

【7】This little girl can make all kinds of Chinese knots ______________.

【8】This term, we all use new desks and chairs. They ______________ plastic and steel.

【1】我想跟你们经理通电话，可以帮我接通吗？

I’d like to talk to your manager ________________. Could you _______________?

【2】“冰花男孩”每天都匆忙离家，因为学校离家很远。

Every day, the “Snowflake Boy” is __________________ to leave home because his school ____________________ his home.

【3】我朋友已经领我参观过你们小区新的地下停车场了。

My friend ________________________ the new __________________________in your community already.

【4】有个骗子黑进了我的手机，还给我的亲戚朋友都发了文本信息。

A con man __________________ my phone and sent ____________________ to all my friends and relatives.

【5】毛不易有音乐天赋。包括那对老夫妻在内的每个人对他的歌评价都很高。

Mao Buyi ____________________ music. Everybody including the elderly couple________________________ his songs.

【6】琳达因罗宾惊人的经历爱上了他，却不知这些故事都是他编的。

Linda _____________________ Robin because of his amazing experiences. But she didn’t know all these stories ____________________ by him.

【7】在昨天的访谈节目中，他说出演这部电影的机会是值得等待的。

On yesterday’s ________________________, he said that the chance to act in this film ___________________________.

A.solvingB.solveC.to solveD.to solving

A.How longB.How oftenC.How muchD.How far