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　　Farmer Tom smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida's weather. Warm sunshine and gently rain, along with Tom's 1 , will produce a good crop of oranges this year.

　　But Tom has to 2 Florida's changeable winter weather. In 3 , temperature can destroy Tom's entire orange crop. 4 in Florida for the past 35 years, Tom is prepared for the frosts. When temperature drops below freezing, Tom 5 his crop by watering his orange trees. The water 6 a thin layer of ice around the trees. Strange 7 it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the 8 . What happens is simple. When the trees 9 , the water loses heat and becomes ice. 10 of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature 11 . Tom has effectively used this method to save many orange crops.

　　But Tom still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered 12 the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form 13 of ice that will break the trees'branches. 14 difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Tom has to worry about not only when but also 15 his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.

　　Computer technology may help Tom 16 . With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed 17 . The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperature 18 . The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water 19 and how frequently the trees should be watered. Tom will find 20 his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and will all have the benefits (or advantages) of computer-age oranges.

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A．February and March

B．August and September

C．January and February

D．October and November

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A．tries to save

B．manages to gather

C．hurries to bring in

D．is able to keep

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A．in a given time

B．during the day

C．at the exact moment

D．at night

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A．with some of these worries

B．to think about these worries

C．to explain reasons

D．to make a plan

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A．may be put down

B．must be remembered

C．should be worked out

D．can be measured

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Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway． The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out．”

Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation．

“We didn't tell anyone about this． It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody． So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White．

Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise．

The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends．

“I mean, it still hasn't quite hit． It's just kind of blowing our minds right now that we're getting this: many people are fond of it, and they're sharing it with their friends． We don't know what it's like really to have something that's viral, so all of this is very new to us．” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band．

White explains how the video came together:

“We did our research with the applications（应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft．”

The idea for the video came from Espiritu's younger brother Benjamin． The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet．　

“I've seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I've never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu． "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea．”

Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it's also a sign of the times．

“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that's always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good．”

Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?

A． Their friends B． The people on line

C． Their family D． Their management

What is the band members’ attitude towards the sudden fame?

A． They are thrilled．

B． They are quite used to it．

C． They are kind of confused．

D． They are so excited as to tell everyone they know．

How did the video come into being?

A． The band copied from it other musicians．

B． It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them．

C． The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones．

D． The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song．

What is the significance of the success of the band's music video?

A． It has introduced us several talented musicians．

B． It has made the musicians into millionaires．

C． It teaches the young a big lesson．

D． It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in．

Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway． The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out．”
Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation．
“We didn't tell anyone about this． It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody． So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White．
Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise．
The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends．
“I mean, it still hasn't quite hit． It's just kind of blowing our minds right now that we're getting this: many people are fond of it, and they're sharing it with their friends． We don't know what it's like really to have something that's viral, so all of this is very new to us．” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band．
White explains how the video came together:
“We did our research with the applications（应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft．”
The idea for the video came from Espiritu's younger brother Benjamin． The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet．　
“I've seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I've never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu． "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea．”
Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it's also a sign of the times．
“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that's always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good．”
【小题1】 Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?

A．Their friends	B．The people on line
C．Their family	D．Their management

【小题2】 What is the band members’ attitude towards the sudden fame?

A．They are thrilled．

B．They are quite used to it．

C．They are kind of confused．

D．They are so excited as to tell everyone they know．

【小题3】 How did the video come into being?

A．The band copied from it other musicians．

B．It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them．

C．The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones．

D．The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song．

【小题4】 What is the significance of the success of the band's music video?

A．It has introduced us several talented musicians．

B．It has made the musicians into millionaires．

C．It teaches the young a big lesson．

D．It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in．

---Tom has been fired by his boss．

--- ? As far as I know, he is a hardworking and considerate fellow．

A．Why not

B．How come

C．What then

D．So what

Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway． The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out．”

Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation．

“We didn't tell anyone about this． It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody． So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White．

Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise．

The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends．

“I mean, it still hasn't quite hit． It's just kind of blowing our minds right now that we're getting this: many people are fond of it, and they're sharing it with their friends． We don't know what it's like really to have something that's viral, so all of this is very new to us．” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band．

White explains how the video came together:

“We did our research with the applications（应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft．”

The idea for the video came from Espiritu's younger brother Benjamin． The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet．　

“I've seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I've never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu． "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea．”

Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it's also a sign of the times．

“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that's always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good．”

1. Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?

A． Their friends B． The people on line

C． Their family D． Their management

2. What is the band members’ attitude towards the sudden fame?

A． They are thrilled．

B． They are quite used to it．

C． They are kind of confused．

D． They are so excited as to tell everyone they know．

3. How did the video come into being?

A． The band copied from it other musicians．

B． It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them．

C． The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones．

D． The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song．

4. What is the significance of the success of the band's music video?

A． It has introduced us several talented musicians．

B． It has made the musicians into millionaires．

C． It teaches the young a big lesson．

D． It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in．

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