Imagine having a simple app(应用程序) that works like: When you need help, just open the app, touch the “notOK” button and a text message will be sent to five pre-selected(预先选定的)people, along with a location(位置)to show where you are. The message reads, Hey, I'm not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me.”
US teenagers Hannah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charie, 13, have created an app called notOK. People just need to pay $1.99(12.5 yuan) each month to use it.
Hannah was inspired(启发) to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She suffered from a disease that caused her to pass out at school. Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌)her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn’t feeling OK.
She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is “Tech Support”, to find such an app. When they couldn’t find they decided to create one themselves.
They came up with some designs for the app first Charie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class. Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her. At last, the app came out in the US and Canda on January 31.
Hannah is happy that her app is helping others. “It makes everything I went through last year worth it,” she said.
1.Who will know you’re in trouble when you touch the “notOK” button?
A. Five pre-selected people.
B. Five family members
C. Five app developers
D. Five close friends.
2.What do the underlined words “text me” in Paragraph One probably mean?
A. Send me a report B. Send me an email
C. Send me a message D. Send me an exam
3.The main purpose of inventing the app is to allow people ______.
A. to build a website B. to take classes
C. to earn money D. to ask for help
4.The right order of the following statements about the invention of the app is _____.
a. Hannah suffered from a disease last year
b. Charlie took a programming class last summer
c. The app came out in the US and Canda in January.
d. Hannah and Charlie failed to find such a useful app
A. c, d, a, b B. c, d, b ,a C. a, d, b, c D. a, d, c, b
5.The best words to describe the app are _______.
A. simple and helpful B. pleasant and dangerous
C. expensive and creative D. interesting and pre-selected
My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger, our house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale(庭院拍卖会) and give the money to a children’s home.
We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use. My son was quite sad at first. Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, either. He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with(出让) certain toys, and my wife wouldn't like to lose her hats which were out of fashion.
As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too!
1.The family decided to sell some of their things___________.
A. to buy a bigger house B. to make more space
C. to hold a yard sale D. to become richer
2.The son got the train and railway set at the age of ________.
A. four B. seven C. fourteen D. sixteen
3.How did both of the kids feel about selling their old toys?
A. Nervous B. Angry C. Happy D. Sad
4.The passage was probably written by _______.
A. the son B. the daughter C. the father D. the mother
5.The passage is mainly about ______.
A. popular science B. family life
C. healthy diet D. shopping plan
Cai Lun invented paper around 2, 000 years ago in China. It is an important
invention. Before the invention of paper, people had to remember lots of information
or write it on stone, wood, leaves, etc.
Today everyone in the world uses paper. With paper, we can make books and print newspapers. Sharing information is a lot easier with the help of paper.
People use paper every day. Students do homework and keep a diary on paper. Paper is a great invention.
Alan Turing was born in London, England, in 1912. He attended Cambridge
University from 1931 to 1934. Turing was a mathematician(数学家)and a computer scientist. Many people called Turing the father of computer science. He created the first design(设计) for a modern computer.
Turing wanted to know if a machine could think for itself and trick someone into believing they were having a conversation with another person. This became known as the Turing test. In the test, a human talked to two other people through a computer. One was a machine, and the other was person. This idea is still used today.
1.When was paper invented by Cai Lun?
A. Around 2, 000 years ago B. About 200 years ago.
C. Around 1, 000 years ago. D. About 100 years ago
2.People can do the following things with paper EXCEPT_________.
A. sharing information B. printing newspaper
C. having the Turing test D. making books
3.Many people considered Alan Turing to be__________.
A. the inventor of paper
B. the father of modern education
C. the inventor of paper
D. the father of computer science
4.In order to have the test, Turing needed ______.
A. three people, one computer and a machine
B. two people, one computer and a machine
C. two people, two computers and a machine
D. one person, one computer and a machine
5.From the passage, we know Cai Lun’s invention and Turning idea are _____.
A. hard to accept B. not used any more
C. unknown to people D. still used today
One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a bush not far in front and ______raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away _____ .The hunter waved to the dog to_______it. The well-trained dog rushed like an arrow, running very fast and full of ______.
The rabbit ran so desperately(拼命地) that it______ not to have been hurt at all. However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. Gradually(逐渐地), the dog was losing sight of(看不见) the rabbit. At last when the dog ______empty-handed, the hunter was angry and blamed(责备)it, "How______!Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you.” Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for ______,"Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best.”
When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its _____. They were dying to ask, “How did you _____to run away when the dog almost caught you? it’s unbelievable” The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, _____ all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different ______me. I would surely lose my life______I was caught I had to go all out(竭尽全力)!”
We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked _____we did our best or went all out when we looked for a(n)______for our failure?
1.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. strangely
2.A. in order B. in need C. in fear D. in surprise
3.A. bark at B. look at C. look after D. run after
4.A. knowledge B. kindness C. humor D. confidence
5.A. seemed B. became C. tasted D. sounded
6.A. followed B. left C. returned D. waited
7.A. careless B. useless C. homeless D. harmless
8.A. itself B. it C. himself D. him
9.A. sadness B. luck C. worry D. patience
10.A. succeed B. fail C. manage D. suggest
11.A. but B. or C. yet D. so
12.A. from B. for C. as D. of
13.A. though B. unless C. until D. if
14.A. whether B. that C. what D. where
15.A. respect B. hope C. excuse D. effect
----I don't like the short story “The gift” I think it’s out of date.
----I’m sorry, but__________. Although it may be old, I still think it's a moving story.
A. it doesn’t matter B. I don't agree
C. you're welcome D. that’s all night
---Tom, I went to the party yesterday evening.
---Oh, I want to know ______at the party.
A. who do you meet B. who you meet
C. who did you meet D. who you met
