It is possible that the majority of the teenagers accepted the advantages of the iPad. In most cases they were expressing strong opinions about it. But today we already know that another three high-end computer tablets(平板电脑) are going on sale, with the aim of taking a bite out of the iPad's market. For tablet computer fans, iPad may not be the only choice, as the Motorola Xoom, the HP Touchpad and the BlackBerry PlayBook will have been launched (推出)by this summer, according to foreign media reports on Tuesday. Here is Product Information Guide as follows. We would like to listen to your reviews later.
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Apple iPad2 Size: 9.7 inch screen, 8.8mm thick Weight: 601g (Wi-Fi only version) Battery life: 10 hours of heavy use Price: a base price of $499(3,278yuan) Available(可使用的): March 11, 2011 in the US Strength: over 65,000 *apps that are fit for the iPad Weakness: lack of USB port and flash support |
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Motorola Xoom Size: 10.1 inch screen, 13mm thick Weight: 730g Battery life: 8hours of heavy use Price: $800(5,252RMByuan) Available: now Strength: great multi-tasking feature, better cameras than the iPad2 Weakness: limited options（选择权）of apps
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HP Touchpad Size: 9.7 inch screen, 13mm thick Weight: 740g Battery life: 8hours of heavy use Price: not yet announced Available: summer 2011 Strength: killer software features, including a virtual(虚拟的) keyboard which comes in four sizes Weakness: lack of a rear-mounted（后置式） camera which would allow users to get images and photos |
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BlackBerry PlayBook Size: 7- inch screen, 10mm thick Weight: 400g Battery life: 8hours of heavy use Price: not yet announced Available: Spring 2011 Strength: business-oriented, powerful multitasker, excellent data security（安全） Weakness: Some features require users to have a Black-Berry phone |
1. Which type is the biggest one?
A. Apple iPad 2 B. Motorola Xoom C. HP Touchpad D. BlackBerry PlayBook
2.Which is True according to the passage?
A. Apple ipad 2 has excellent data security.
B. Four types above of Battery life are the same.
C. Most people are satisfied with HP Touchpad.
3. Which one can you buy as a present with only 4000yuan RMB at hand?
A. Apple iPad 2 B. Motorola Xroom C. None of the four D. Any of the four
I know what you’re thinking : pizza （比萨饼）? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to
I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早餐）, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they don’t have time,others think they’re “saving” calories （卡路里）, and still others just don’t like breakfast food .
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking , R , D , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southem California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it,and then you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.
1. The underlined word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.
A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone
C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit
2. What can we infer from the text?
A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.
C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.
3. According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________.
A. eat something for breakfast B. be careful about what you eat
C. heat up food before eating it D. eat calorie-controlled food
4.The text is written mainly for those_____________.
A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight
C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 31 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 32 his taxi on the road. I 33 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 34 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 35 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was a 36 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 37 to be outside one evening two weeks 38 , when the garage door was 39 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 40 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 41 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 42 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 43 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n） 44 .
We go to bed every night and 45 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 46 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 47 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 48 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by 49 it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 50 we are than what we do!
1. A. window B. garage C. door D. yard
2. A. park B. stop C. check D. repair
3. A. knew B. understood C. asked D. wondered
4. A. for B. out of C. without D. from
5. A. business B. national C. personal D. public
6. A. waste B. gift C. wonder D. must
7. A. appeared B. intended C. expected D. happened
8. A. later B. more C. ago D. before
9. A. broken B. fine C. shut D. open
10. A. once B. before C. when D. until
11.A. far B. deep C. long D. little
12.A. driver B. engineer C. father D. son
13. A. called B. made C. elected D. turned
14.A. experience B. earning C. life D. work
15.A. stay up B. wake up C. stay home D. go home
16.A. competition B. performance C. debate D. party
17.A. family B. company C. team D. whole
18. A. garden B. garage C. car D. taxi
19. A. giving B. keeping C. driving D. parking
20. A. who B. what C. which D. where
—Do remember to observe the traffic rules in order not to have a record of speeding or drunk driving.
—_________.
A. Made it B. Understood it C. Got it D. Remembered it
________ is to attend our evening.
A. Both the singer and the dancer B. Either the singer or dancers
C. The singer or dancers D. The singer and dancer
Drunken driving –sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic (流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers，adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years. A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts，but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies，especially concerning young children，that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21，reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18，the number of people killed by 18-20 years old drivers more than doubled，so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers，however，fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop ‘responsible attitudes’ about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already，to a marked drop in accidents，some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was ‘obviously drunk’ and later drove off the road，killing a 9-year-old boy.
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state，some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919，which President Hoover called the ‘noble experiment’. They forgot that legal prohibition didn’t stop drinking，but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally，there is no easy solution.
1.Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that ____________.
A. many drivers were not of legal age. B. young drivers were often bad drivers.
C. the level of drinking increased in the 1960s. D. the legal drinking age should be raised.
2.The underlined word ‘lenient’ in the first paragraph means ‘_________’.
A. serious B. cruel C. merciful D. determined
3.In America, public opinion about drunken driving has changed because __________.
A. judges are no longer tolerant
B. new laws are introduced in some states
C. the increasing number of traffic accidents has got the attention of the public
D. drivers do not appreciate their manly image any more
4.Which of the following best shows the writer’s opinion of drunken driving?
A. It may lead to organized crime. B. It is difficult to solve this problem.
C. The new laws can stop heavy drinking. D. There should be no bars to serve drinks.
