You are visiting the Eiffel Tower in France, but the next second you are in Thailand. Then, suddenly you may have dinner with Barack Obama in America. But you are not dreaming. This is what might happen in the near future. With the help of virtual reality (VR，虚拟现实) technology, a lot of changes are taking place in our life.
VR is a computer technology that makes an environment and allows users to see and even interact(互动) with it. Just wear a pair of VR glasses joined to your computer and you can experience a lot of things without stepping out of your room.
＂The most interesting part of VR is that it offers an immersive (身临其境的) experience,＂ said Wang Bing, leader of the Chinese entertainment company Funshow.＂That’s why VR movies are popular among users. You become a part of the story.＂According to the Report on Chinese VR Users’ Behavior last month, over 960,000 people in China have bought VR products and 83.2 percent of them have watched VR movies.
VR can also be used in some other ways. It can help to train workers before they have to work in highly dangerous environments. VR also helps patients with acrophobia (恐高症) by making them think they are standing on the top of a tall building.
However, VR technology still has a long way to go. Users report feeling sick while wearing VR glasses. Maybe it could take a period of time for VR to be widely used around the world.
1.With a pair of VR __________, users can experience many things at home.
A. eyes B. shoes C. glasses D. ears
2.VR movies are very popular because they make the users ___________.
A. become much healthier
B. stand on the top of a tall building
C. become a part of the story
D. work in dangerous environments
3.To be widely used, VR glasses must solve the problem of ___________.
A. making people feel sick
B. providing an unreal environment
C. costing too much money
D. taking a long time to join to the computer
4.The best title of the passage may be ＂__________ ＂.
A. Traveling with VR B. VR Changes Our Life
C. VR Movies Get Popular D. VR Needs to Be Developed
No matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits.
Tip One: Family Meals
Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children. Parents can also use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life.
Tip Two: Healthy Snacks
Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what can get at home. That’s why it’s important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits.
Tip Three: Being a Good Example
The best way for you to encourage healthy eating is to eat well yourself. Kids will follow the lead of the adults they see every day. By eating fruits and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right message.
Tip Four: No Shouts about Food
Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front of them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work a bit on different cooking methods.
Tip Five: Get Kids Included
Most kids will enjoy making the decision about food. Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat.
1.The author’s attitude(态度) toward snacks is ________.
A.snacks shouldn’t be eaten B.healthy snacks can be accepted
C.kids can only have snacks at home D.it’s not necessary to have snacks at home
2.The best way for parents to encourage a healthy diet is ________.
A.to have family meals B.to eat healthy snacks
C.to be a good example D.to get kids included
3.According to Tip Four, parents should ________ if kids refuse to eat healthy food.
A.explain how healthy it is B.try cooking it in a different way
C.never cook the same food D.ask kids to get used to its taste
4.Parents should get kids included ________ when they make the decision about food.
A.to let kids eat anything they like
B.to help kids become a wonderful cook
C.to help kids make good choices by themselves
D.to set a good example of eating healthy food
Live Music — Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(号手). He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15 — 23 June
PRICE: ￥100 — 150 TIME: 10 p.m. till late!
TEL: 4668736
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10 — 20 May
PRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7 — 10 p.m.
TEL: 4021877
Shows — Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar— 30 Jun
PRICE: ￥160 TIME: Mon — Fri 9 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. — 9 p.m.
TEL: 4886888
Your pen friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him the E-mail to tell him something about the hotels.
SUN HOTEL Dates Prices(a night) 1 Oct — 31 Dec ￥168 1 Jan — 31 Mar ￥148 1 Apr — 30 Apr(closed) …… 1 May — 31 May ￥188 1 Jun — 30 Sep ￥208 | ROSE HOTEL Prices(a night) ￥198 ￥178 …… ￥218 ￥248 |
TEL: 4686788 E-mail: Li Hong@163.com.
1.If you want to watch dancing, you can call ________.
A.4668736 B.4021877 C.4886888 D.We don’t know.
2.You can’t see the whole of Chinese history at ________ in April in Anhui Museum.
A.3 p.m. every day B.11:30 a.m. from Monday to Friday
C.10 a.m. on Saturday D.5 p.m. on Monday
3.You can enjoy ________ at Jack Stein’s.
A.American Jazz B.Scottish dancing
C.12,000 pieces on show D.Sun Hotel
4.Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for ________ months of the year.
A.twelve B.ten C.eleven D.nine
Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have. Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times!
Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake. But on that train, I saw a good friend. I was so happy I made that mistake!
Another time I ruined a surprise. My mother planned a surprise party for my father. She told me it was a secret. But I was just a little boy and I couldn’t keep the secret. I told my father about the party. At first, my mother was mad at me. But then my father said he was happy he knew about it. He said he didn’t like surprise.
When a good thing comes out of a mistake, that’s a happy accident.
1.The boy saw ___ on the wrong train.
A.his friend B.his father
C.his mother D.his teacher
2.His mother asked him to ___.
A.plan a surprise party B.tell his father about the party
C.keep a secret about the party D.invite his friend to the party
3.What does the boy think of mistakes?
A.Mistakes are not welcome.
B.A mistake is terrible thing..
C.All mistakes men happy accidents.
D.Sometimes a mistake can be a good thing.
Last Sunday, my daughter and I went to the supermarket. A little girl with her mother was in line in front of _________. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of _______. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart. “Sorry, honey. _______ we don’t have enough money to get it.”
My daughter heard that dialogue. By the way, she had made some money to buy herself a bike by cleaning our garden once a week. As she watched the mother and daughter leave the supermarket, she rushed to the candy counter and bought a box of smarty(模版) with her money. Then she ran _______ and caught up with the little girl and her mother, and sent them the box. She came back and told me _______ she told them, “Every child should have a box of smarty because they can _______ you smart.”
I was so _______ that I bought a box of smarty for my daughter. I told her that I was proud of her _________ her good action just now. She replied, “_______ we do nice things for others we shouldn’t wish to be returned.” I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, but when you get something from others, you should be very __________.”
1.A.her B.them C.us D.me
2.A.smarty B.money C.candy D.chocolate
3.A.So B.But C.Or D.And
4.A.carefully B.easily C.quickly D.slowly
5.A.how much B.which C.how D.what
6.A.set B.make C.build D.move
7.A.careful B.excellent C.happy D.surprised
8.A.think of B.because of C.think about D.thanks for
9.A.When B.Before C.As soon as D.Unless
10.A.bright B.different C.thankful D.useful
—What do you think of the movie The Capitain you saw yesterday?
—Oh! It’s one of________ films I’ve ever seen.
A.moving B.more moving
C.most moving D.the most moving
