The Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global positioning system (GPS) (全球定位系统)
It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact(精确地) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless(无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.
1.______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.
A.Satellites
B. Receivers
C. Global Positioning System
D. Underwater Robot
2. According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?
A. It has carried people to other planets.
B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.
C. Russian and American are working for it.
D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.
3. Hercules is used to ______.
A. save lives in the sea
B. take picture in the sea
C. repair the broken ships
D. look for the ancient ships in the sea
4. From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions
B. it’s very important for us to learn about new technology
C. it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions
D. technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans
5. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To help us study some new technology.
B. To tell us technology is changing the world.
C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.
D. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.
Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate. They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.
Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese(鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.
Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many change their doing or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.
Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change.
Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while hibernating.
Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes and rivers. There, frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and frogs can breathe through their skin.
Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae（蛹）. Other insects die after laying eggs in autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again.
1. What does the underlined word “migrate” in the first paragraph most probably mean ?
A. move from one place to another B. sleep in the winter
C. disappear D. look for food
2. Why do many birds fly in large groups?
A. They can easily find food this way.
B. There may be danger during the trip.
C. They can get warm at night.
D. They will use little energy.
3. Snowshoe rabbits spend the cold winter by __________.
A. breathing through their skin
B. eating a lot of food
C. sleeping for the whole winter
D. growing white thicker fur
4. The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ________.
A. most insects die when winter comes
B. different insects grow and change in their own ways
C. most insects spend the winter without moving
D. different insects grow and change in the same ways
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How living things grow and change in the winter.
B. How living things spend the winter.
C. How living things get food in the winter.
D. How living things travel in the winter.
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I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick, Georgia and sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.
“Excuse me,”
I looked up and a nice-looking woman standing before me.
“Is your name Roger?” asked.
“Yes, ” I answered, feeling rather confused as I had never seen her before.
“My name’s Barbara and my is Tony,”she he said, pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was and weak.
“Tony White, from Landon School in Jacksonville, Florida?” She added.
I looked at that man for a few seconds I didn’t recognize him.
“I’m really sorry. The name doesn’t ring the bell, ”I said.
She walked back, began with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.
I ordered breakfast and a cup of , sitting there, trying to remember who this Tony was. “I know him, ” I thought to myself. “He recognizes me for some reason.” I picked up the coffee cup. All of a sudden it came to me like a flash of lightning.
“Tony, the bully, the bad boy!” I could believe my eyes. “Jesus! He’s so thin now. Not the big boy that I from back in 1977.”
Everything came up to my mind. The time this boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class, and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself a big man to all other students.
“I am sorry, Roger, ” Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair, being pushed by his wife, raising his thin trembling hand. “I am so sorry for that I did to you.”
“I’m…I’m er…” I didn’t know to say to him.
After a few months later, I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was . Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.
How I regretted for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance!
1.A. heard B. saw C. felt D. told
2.A. you B. we C. he D. she
3.A. husband B. father C. brother D. son
4.A. fat B. thin C. strong D. young
5.A. but B. and C. or D. so
6.A. listening B. writing C. talking D. playing
7.A. tea B. juice C. coffee D. milk
8.A. needn’t B. need C. mustn’t D. must
9.A. hardly B. really C. almost D. always
10.A. protect B. remember C. love D. miss
11.A. clever B. shy C. bad D. friendly
12.A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look like
13.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
14.A. when B. why C. what D. where
15.A. healthy B. dead C. famous D. Blind
All the students in our school are __________ our beautiful school now. I think we will be _________ our school in the future.
A.the pride, proud of B. proud of, pride of
C.proud of, the pride of D. the pride of, proud
The sinking accident in Korea happened _____ April 16, 2014 and ___ people lost their lives.
A.in , hundreds B.on , many hundred
C.on, hundreds of D. at , many hundred of
We should tell the truth. We can’t say one thing to one person and ______ thing to someone else.
A.other B. another C. the other D. one more
