A：It's very nice of you to invite me.
B ：I'm very glad you could come. Please take a seat at the head of the table… Mr. Green，would you like to have some 1.？
A ：Thank you. This is my first time to come to a Chinese restaurant. Could you tell me the different features of Chinese food?
B ：Generally speaking，Cantonese food is a bit light，Shanghai food is rather oily，and Hunan dishes are very spicy，2. a strong and hot taste.
A ：Chinese dishes are 3. prepared and delicious. They are very good in color，flavor，and taste.
B ：Mr. Green，would you like 4. bowl of rice?
A ：No more，thank you. I’m quite full.
B ：Did you enjoy the meal?
A ：It's the 5. delicious dinner I've had for a long time. It’s such a rich dinner.
B ：I'm so glad you like it.
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We went to the Old People's Home last weekend to 1.(筹集)money for Sunny House. To our surprise, many old people there were in bad mood and they had some trouble looking after 2.(他们自己)．So we tried our best to3.(使……快乐)them up. Some made tea，some washed their hair and others even helped wash their 4.(脚)．Then I saw an old grandma 5.(躺)in bed very quietly. I went to her and she told me she was blind and her husband's6.(去世)made her very sad. She had a son. But he thought he was too busy to look after his mother. He sent her here 7.(反而)．How8.(不公平)the life was to her！I talked a lot with her until she felt much better. I made a 9.(决定)to see her every month. Can you10.(想象)the life of people there？My dear friends，show your love. Let’s do something for them!
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes！The program works because everyone's eyes are different. So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eyerecognition(眼睛识别)program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA，Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.
Eyerecognition is a course of recognizing iris(虹膜)，which includes the following steps. First，a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one's iris from his eyes and store them. Second，when this person goes to the bank to take out money，this machine will have iris feature extraction(采集)．Then，this machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction. Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same，this person will be identified，and he will take out the money from the bank successfully.
However，scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell！We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eyerecognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older，and don't get dirty like hands or fingers，and even twins have different eyes. So the eyerecognition program can be up to 94% correct，depending on how good the technology is. However，some other programs may only be 51% correct now. In Britain，it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eyerecognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye.So smile!
1.How does the eyerecognition program work?
A. You type in your number. B. You say your name.
C. You look at the machine. D. You show your ID card.
2.Which recognition program has been already in use?
A. Remembering smells. B. Remembering fingerprints.
C. Remembering the shape of faces. D. Remembering eyes.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The eyerecognition program can be up to 51% correct.
B. In Britain，91% of people said that they liked the idea of eyerecognition.
C. Everyone's eyes are different，and even twins have different eyes.
D. The eyerecognition program is widely used now.
4.What's the passage mainly about?
A. You won't have to remember a number when you take money out of a bank.
B. We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice.
C. Tell people how the eyerecognition program works and what advantages it has.
D. The eyerecognition program has already been tested in shops and banks.
Almost two thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before they go to bed. Most of these kids like mom's storytelling more than dad’s. Researchers said they carried out a study that showed younger children aged 3－4 were most hungry for more stories. Over three quarters of them said they wished their parents to read to them more often. More than half of all children aged 3－8 said story time was their favorite pastime with their parents.
“The results of our research reveal the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource(资源)in children's lives，” said child psychologist Richard Wolfson.
Storytelling ranked before television or video games among pastimes for kids.82 percent of them said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better. This finding came from a survey of 500 children aged 3－4 in Britain. According to the research，there are two ways for mothers to become the best storytellers. They can use funny voices to show different characters in a story. They can also make their own special sounds to keep the story interesting and attractive. When mom and dad are not at hand，celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron，Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson are also welcomed by children.
“It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship between parents and children，and also can play an important part in their child's development，”said Wolfson.
1.The study shows that as fouryearold children get older，they ________．
A. depend more on stories from parents B. become less thirsty for bedtime stories
C. show more interest in playing outdoors D. become better storytellers to other children
2.If a mother wants to be a better storyteller，she'd better ________．
A. use different sounds to make the story sound more real
B. invite other family members to read stories together
C. ask children to play different roles in the stories
D. make a lot of noise to keep the children awake
3.The word “celebrities” in the third paragraph refers to persons ________．
A. who love children very much B. who are known about by many people
C. who write stories for children D. who can tell stories very well
4.With the last paragraph，the passage wants to tell us that ________．
A. few parents can afford the time to tell stories
B. with love dads can also become good storytellers
C. it is worth spending time reading with our children
D. it doesn't take much time to enjoy stories with our children
Why do earthquakes happen？Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates(板块)．For example，at San Francisco the Pacific(太平洋的)Plate which is moving towards the northwest meets the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving very slowly—at 5.3 centimeters a year. Sometimes these two plates stop and do not move for years. Then suddenly，they jump and an earthquake is felt. As a result of the movement of these plates，West America near the sea has always been a bad place for earthquakes. When the 1906 earthquake happened，the Pacific Plate jumped 5－6 meters to the north.
We cannot stop earthquakes，but we can do things to make sure they don't destroy(毁坏)the whole cities. First，it is not a good idea to build houses along the lines，where two of the earth's plates join together. Second，if you think there may be an earthquake，it is better to build houses on rock not on sand. Third，you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake，but strong ones may stay up.
1.An earthquake can be felt ______．
A. when two plates push each other B. when one plate becomes a bad place
C. when one plate meets the sea D. when two plates don't move for years
2.An earthquake shook San Francisco in the past because ________．
A. San Francisco stands along between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
B. San Francisco stands near the Pacific
C. the plate of San Francisco always moves slowly
D. the city of San Francisco wasn't built very well
3.What can we do to make sure earthquakes don't destroy the whole cities?
①Build houses far from the earthquake lines.
②Build houses on rock not on sand.
③Make the houses as strong as possible.
④Stop weak earthquakes.
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②③④
4.Where can we find the passage?
A. In a history book. B. In a science book.
C. In a tour guide for America. D. In a safety guide for common people.
Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars(乞丐)while you're enjoying shopping？Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes？As one of the most special groups，disabled people's living conditions—not only their material(物质的)conditions，but their mental(精神的)world—really need improvement.
The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First，don't look down upon them. Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them equally．Because they are a part of the society，we can't discard(抛弃)them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people，that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action.
If every one of us gives a little love，the world will become a beautiful wonderland!
1.From Paragraph 1，we can see that________．
A. disabled people are poor，but they are happy
B. most of the disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping
C. disabled people's living conditions need improvement
D. no one would like to help disabled beggars
2.The underlined word “equally” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 平等地 B. 确切地 C. 严格地 D. 不同地
3.People have pity on disabled beggars because________．
A. they are homeless B. they are poor and lonely
C. they have terrible shapes D. they are discarded
