Mind maps are a great way of showing a picture of information that you need to learn. You can use mind maps for all kinds of learning. They work very well for vocabulary when you are learning a new language.

1 Draw a circle in the middle of the page and write the vocabulary subject in the middle. For example:

transport

2 Brainstorm some word groups for ‘transport’ and think of headings for each one. For example:

sea transport

land transport

air transport

For each one, draw a short line from the centre circle outwards. Add another circle and write the new group word in the middle.

3 Look at each group and try to add more groups. For example, in ‘land transport’ there are two sub-groups;

●road

●rail

Draw two more lines, add two more circles and write the two new headings inside them.

4 When you can’t make any new groups, add a line for each word you know. Write the words along the lines or, if you have space, write them inside more circles.

5 As you learn new vocabulary, add it to the mind map.

6 To make the mind maps even better, use colour to show important ideas or parts of the map.

【1】The instructions above mainly show us __________.

A. what mind maps are B. how to draw mind maps

C. what mind maps can do D. how to make mind maps better

【2】What can we learn about mind maps?

A. Mind maps are usually started with a line.

B. Mind maps should be simple, with no colour.

C. A mind map is only used for language learning.

D. A mind map is a picture with useful information.

【3】Which of the following shows the right order of making a mind map?

a. Draw a circle in the middle of the page.

b. Add new circles and write the group words ‘sea’, ‘land’ and ‘air’ in them.

c. Write ‘transport’ in the middle of the circle.

d. Brainstorm some word groups for ‘transport’.

A. a-c-d-b. B. a-d-c-b C. d-a-c-b. D. d-a-b-c.

A. worked well B. broke down

C. come down D. went on

A. Thousands of B. Thousand of

C. Thousands D. Thousand

A．practice speaking

B．to practice speaking

C．to practice to speak

D．practicing speaking

【1】This kind of desk is ______________ (专门) designed for disabled people.

【2】She said she would never forget the pleasant ______________ (经历) while working in China.

【3】After hours of ______________, they let through the report in the end.

【4】It’s ______________ (报道) that a sandstorm will hit the west of Xinjiang next week.

【5】It’s very dangerous to go ______________ (穿过) the street when the traffic light is red.

In the new century，“smart clothes” are used not only for covering your body，but for many other kinds of ______．Some kinds of smart clothes ______ into the market.A German clothing maker has invented the “MP3 blue jacket”．This kind of jacket can be used as ______ an MP3 player and a mobile phone.An English company has developed a cloth keyboard that can be put onto your pants.You can control your computer with it ______ anywhere.If it gets ______，the keyboard can be washed and even ironed(烫平)．

As the technology improves，smart clothes will get much smarter.Researchers are developing clothes ______ can show your body temperature and heat you up before you feel cold.Other smart clothes to wear are special medical ______．They can tell the doctor when you are in ______．This technology can also provide important information about your environment.Shirts can warn you of high pollution levels.Jackets ______ GPS(全球定位系统) technology can keep you from getting lost.

People have begun to love the idea.Probably smart clothes will one day be ______ on Paris streets—and even in your own home.

【1】A. forms B. pictures C. uses

【2】A. have come B. come C. will come

【3】A. all B. among C. both

【4】A. hard B. easily C. fast

【5】A. clean B. dirty C. nice

【6】A. when B. if C. that

【7】A. it B. one C. ones

【8】A. danger B. safety C. trouble

【9】A. for B. under C. with

【10】A. convenient B. common C. special

A. With a speed limit of 40 KM per hour

B. Lift speed limit of 40 KM per hour

C. Below the speed limit of 40 KM per hour

D. Mustn’t drive below the speed limit of 40 KM per hour

The Youth Daily newspaper group is looking for two English - language business editors (编辑)for the international team.

Applicants(申请人) should

help the editor-in-chief (主编) set goals and work on completing them

give creative ideas，be able to rewrite artic1es if necessary and give lessons to the team members who have litt1e experience.

work hard to finish the tasks on time.

have at least three years’ experience.

If you join us，you'll get

free lunch

80% medical cost

seven days' paid leave

11 public holidays and a return to your hometown

If you are interested in it，you can first write to job @youthdaily.com.

【1】The Youth Daily newspaper group offers everything below EXCEPT to the editors.

A. have lunch for free B. a week’s leave without getting paid

C. public holidays D. most medical cost

【2】If you want to get the job，you can The Youth Daily newspaper group first

A. cal1 B. visit C. email D. write

【3】From the chart (图表) ，we know that .

A. only those who know two languages can get the job

B. applicants are required to be good at writing

C. anyone who has worked for two years can get the job

D. workers of The Youth Daily don't need to pay for housing

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a law for driverless cars to travel on public roadways, showing once again that Left Coast has a way of making car-makers develop faster.

It is not that smart minds in Japan and Germany aren’t already working on driverless cars. But with most new technologies, engineers want to make sure that they are safe enough before large production. The California law will allow them to travel on the state’s roadways if there is an experienced driver sitting in the driving seat to take over if needed.

“Today, we’re looking at science fiction becoming tomorrow’s reality,” Gov. Brown said during a news conference at Google’s headquarters. “This driverless car is another step forward in this long march of California and leading not just the country, but the whole world.”

The state often uses stricter laws to control greenhouse gases and global warming, which was strongly against by most car-makers in other states, saying it would be impractical for each state to make its own fuel standards. However, the U.S. EPA(环境保护署) sided with California . At last all sides reached an agreement, but the push from California undoubtedly influenced the EPA’s sharply higher fuel standards, which require car-makers to achieve an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

When it comes to driverless cars, California is actually the third state to authorize(批准) them, behind Nevada and Florida. But by far it is the most influential. “It’s meaningful because California is a big state , a first mover and really a big player,” Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who studies autonomous transport law, told the New York Times.

【1】The sentence“California, of course , has led the way towards cleaner transport.”is the topic sentence of _________.

A. Paragraph 2 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5

【2】From the whole passage, what are the advantages of driverless cars in California?

A. They are green and safe B. They are fast and big

C. They are green and big D. They are fast and safe

【3】The last paragraph is written mainly to ______.

A. introduce a new law signed by California

B. California is a big state and really a big player

C. California is the third state to authorize the law

D. show the influence of California’s law on driverless cars

【4】According to the passage, we can learn _______.

A. engineers in other countries aren’t working on driverless cars

B. California and the EPA reached an agreement on fuel standards

C. the developing of driverless cars in California will lead the world

D. California is the first state that allows driverless cars to travel on roads

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