My house is made out of wood, glass and stone．It is also made out of software.
If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in．Someone will give you an electronic PIN （个人身份号码）to wear．This PIN tells the house who and where you are．The house uses this information to give you what you need．When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them．Music moves with you too．If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it．The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music．If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something．There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today．If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket．If I give you my car keys, you can use my car．The car works for you because you have the keys．My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house．The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.
I like to try new ideas．I know that some of my ideas will work better than others．But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”
1.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．How to develop a new system． B．The function of the PIN.
C．A home for the future． D．Easy life in the future.
2.What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?
A．To let readers know why his ideas are new.
B．To let readers know how special his house is.
C．To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.
D．To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.
3.The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.
A．it has been controlled by computers
B．you can make a telephone call anywhere
C．it has your favorite music following you
D．the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
4.What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
A．An IT expert． B．A famous doctor．
C．An idealist D．An experienced teacher.
5.What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?
A．turns on the lights B．play music
C．get a telephone call D．go swimming
We know that many animals do not stay in one place．Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time．They move for different reasons most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded．When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food．Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed．The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”．This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water．Then it gives birth and dies there．In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．They move down to the low land．Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea．
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters（龙虾）．Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean．Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go．So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t．Maybe living things just like to travel．
1.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to __________ ．
A．give birth B．enjoy warmer weather
C．find food more easily D．find beautiful places
2.The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in __________ ．
A．salt water B．rivers C．fresh water D．its birthplace
3.The mice in northern Europe move when __________ ．
A．they give birth B．the weather is bad
C．the place gets too crowded D．they haven’t enough food
4.The lobsters move __________ ．
A．to the fresh water B．to the sea floor
C．at a certain time D．to find more food
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Animals move in order to find food more easily．
B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration．
C．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel．
D．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car．It began to rain__1__ so I decided I would leave the children in the car__2__ I rushed into a shop．I warned the girls not to __3__ anything and told them I would be __4__ within a few minutes．Then I locked all the doors and left __5__happily looking out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __6__! I could hardly believe my __7__．The car doors were __8__ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat __9__only two coats．Being __10__, I ran to the corner of the street __11__ there was no sign of them．I __12__up to an old lady nearby and asked __13__ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __14__ to stop trembling(发抖)．Suddenly, I __15__ a merry laugh _16__ me．I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(车尾行李箱) and __17__ were two very red-face and __18__ children．They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __19__ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again．__20__ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
1.A．heavy B．hard C．big D．hardly
2.A．before B．since C．after D．which
3.A．talk B．reach C．hear D．touch
4.A．away B．out C．back D．along
5.A．them B．her C．herself D．themselves
6.A．discovered B．disappeared C．described D．delivered
7.A．ears B．words C．eyes D．heads
8.A．even B．again C．already D．still
9.A．have B．were C．had D．are
10.A．foolish B．proud C．frightened D．pleased
11.A．where B．which C．that D．when
12.A．arrived B．looked C．rushed D．left
13.A．what B．when C．whether D．how
14.A．tried B．had C．tired D．ought
15.A．felt B．listened C．smelt D．heard
16.A．behind B．over C．before D．with
17.A．outside B．among C．inside D．between
18.A．worried B．excited C．surprised D．interested
19.A．climbed B．flew C．threw D．jumped
20.A．For B．About C．With D．Down
At last he _____ finish the work ahead of time.
A．could B．was able to C．could be able to D．can be able to
My little son _____ out alone at night．
A．dares not go B．dares not to go
C．dare not to go D．doesn’t dare to go
Can you tell me ____?
A．how good is his spoken English B．how well his spoken English is
C．how well he speaks English D．how good he can speak English
