To tell you the truth, I’m not interested in owning a cellular (网络) phone. Except for use in an emergency (紧急情况), for ordinary cellular phone service is very expensive. How would I get help if I were in trouble or in danger? A good friend said about a product she thought would settle my problem. It’s the SOS phone—a cellular phone service designed for emergency use.
With the touch of a button, the SOS phone will connect me to a roadside emergency service, a 911 service or a trained SOS operator, 24 hours a day. If I ever need help. I know it’s just a phone call away.
By pressing the “Tow” button, I’ll bc connected with my emergency roadside service provider. Or, if I don’t have one, the SOS operator can suggest one to me and get in touch with them immediately.
The “911” button would connect me to 911 emergency service in my area------best of all, the call is completely free!
If I just want to call home to tell my husband and children something necessary, I can, by pressing the “Call” hutton, I’ll reach an operator. When I ask the operator to call home, I’ll be connected automatically (自动地). And because the Call Center has my 10 most-used phone numbers, I don’t even have to recite the numbers.
Unlike ordinary cellular phone plans, the SOS phone doesn't have any minimum usage requirements (底价) or other promises that could change the price
Why not try it yourself!
1.The writer enjoys using the SOS phone because ______.
A. she is always in trouble or in danger
B. she thinks the cost of its service is reasonable
C. she needn’t pay for any emergency service
D. the ordinary cellular phone can not he used in an emergency
2.Press______button, and you can get service without paying fee.
A. 911 B. Tow C. call D. Tow and 911
3.When you have an SOS phone, ________.
A. you will get help whenever you are in an emergency
B. you will be safe wherever you are
C. you can be connected with anyone
D. you can get service from any cellular phones
4.When you want to call home, ______.
A. you will have to tel1 the operator your home phone number
B. the operator will suggest one phone number to you
C. the Call Center will pass on your words to your family
D. you’ll be connected with your family with the Help of an operator
5.The writer wants to ______.
A. tell us her experience
B. let us know she has an SOS phone
C. let us know something about the SOS phone
D. tell us she is very safe now
The journey two naval (海军) officers made some time ago to tile very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored (探测). The two men went down several miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean hiding in a small steel ball called a “bathy-scaphe” to find out if there are any ocean currents (急流) or signs of life.
It was necessary to set ont early, so that the bathyscaphe would come to the surfacc in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water.
In time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3 000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside world. At 30 000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise-------even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of “dust” made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by thc very large wate-pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers were heard on thc mother ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience.
1.The officers started their journey at dawn___.
A. because they wanted to return to the mother ship in twenty four hours
B. because the sea then was calm
C. when the sun was not too strong
D. so that they could return before dark
2.What did the officers find out at the bottom of the sea?
A. They only found different dead sea animals.
B. They did find signs of life.
C. There was no signs of any life.
D. There was only dust.
3.The journey to the bottom of the sea helped us to realize that______.
A. much of the world hasn’t yet been explored
B. there are not any signs of life at the bottom of the sea
C. strong water-pressure has great effect on fish
D. powerful lights can not be turned on at the ocean floor without killing fish
4.Which of the following is closest in meaning to “They were cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience”?
A. They were cold and wet through, which was the worst thing of all.
B. They were even worse than cold and wet through at the bottom of the sea.
C. Considering what they had just experienced, being cold and wet through was not too
bad.
D. For such an experience, being cold and wet through was not bad for them at all.
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked ___36_at me and said “I love you”. I didn’t know what to say. ___37____ several seconds I stood there and ____38___ down at him. My first thought was that he must need__39____ while doing his homework___40 ___ he was trying to prepare me for some __41_____.
“___42____,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment.”
The next day I __43____ his teacher at my office to find out more about this “____44___ ” and how the other parents had responded (反应).
“__45_____, most of the fathers did the same as you ,” the teacher explained, “Feeling___46___ is an important part of___47____ . It’s something all human beings___48___. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too ___49____ that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be __50__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how dilficult it is for ___51___ of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me ___52____ , I held on to him for an extra second. And just___53___ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly__54_____, “Hey, I love you.”
I didn’t know if saying that would make___55___of us healthier, but we did feel pretty better.
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1.A. down |
B. away |
C. out |
D. up |
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2.A. After |
B. For |
C. In |
D. On |
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3.A. glanced |
B. got |
C. stared |
D. knocked |
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4.A. surprises |
B. time |
C. help |
D. paper |
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5.A. or |
B. but |
C. when |
D. while |
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6.A. money |
B. news |
C. test |
D. explanation |
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7.A. Anything |
B. Nothing |
C. Important |
D. Interesting |
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8.A. advised |
B. told |
C. called |
D. visited |
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9.A. trick |
B. exercise |
C. notice |
D. experiment |
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10.A. Basically |
B. Fortunately |
C. Usually |
D. Frequently |
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11.A. loved |
B. helpful |
C. interested |
D. trusted |
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12.A. body |
B. work |
C. study |
D. Health |
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13. A. agree |
B. understand |
C. know |
D. require |
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14.A. bad |
B. good |
C. easy |
D. hard |
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15.A. funny |
B. afraid |
C. pleased |
D. able |
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16.A. both |
B. neither |
C. some |
D. none |
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17.A. next evening |
B. next morning |
C. that evening |
D. that morning |
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18.A. before |
B. after |
C. because |
D. as |
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19.A. sound |
B. voice |
C. whisper |
D. courage |
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20.A. neither |
B. either |
C. most |
D. few |
—I’m afraid I must be off now.
—_________.
A. No problem B. Never mind
C. Step slowly D. See you
、Martha Berry was named one of _____ women in the United States.
A. the twelve most important B. twelve the most important
C. the most important twelve D. the most twelve important
—What made ber so sad? —______a good chance to go abroad.
A. Miss B. Missed C. Missing D. Being missed
