Clothes can make phone calls, play music, dial your pal’s number, keep you warm during cold weather and operate your computer?
This is not a fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a wide range of clothes — clothes that have minds of their own! Scientists, working for the company, have invented a kind of fabric that can be blended(混合) with flexible electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result are electronic garments.
If you think the wearer has to be wired to different devices, think again. These designer clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable!! Like any electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. Currently, a tiny nine-volt battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. These clothes are 100 percent shock proof, they say.
The Electrotextiles team has also created the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These ‘lap- tap’ gadgets(器具) are all set to take over laptop computers!
Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat comfortably with others at the wheel! Other popular electronic wear include the denim(牛仔布) jacket with flexible earphones sewn into the hood(风帽) and the electronic ski jacket with a built-in heater. The ski jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning system and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids.
Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project—a necktie that can be used as a computer mouse. What is the next? Do you have any idea?
1.. The electronic garments are similar to other electronic devices in that ______.
A.they feel smooth and soft |
B.they use electricity as power |
C.they can be washed in water |
D.they are made from flexible materials |
2.. How will researchers improve these high-tech clothes?
A.Body heat will be used as power. |
B.The wearer will not get shocked. |
C.A tiny nine-volt battery will work. |
D.They will get charged automatically. |
3. What does the underlined phrase “This handy invention” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A.The laptop computer. |
B.The electronic ski jacket. |
C.The shirt-cum-mobile phone. |
D.The world’s first cloth keyboard. |
4.. If you are going on a ski adventure, which device do you need?
A.The cloth keyboard. |
B.The electronic ski jacket. |
C.The necktie to be used as a mouse. |
D.The denim jacket with earphones. |
5.. The main purpose of the text is ______.
A.to advertise for an English company |
B.to predict the future trend of science |
C.to show how rapidly science develops |
D.to introduce some intelligent clothing |
Men can be beautiful too, right?
CHINA is going to host the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest in Guangzhou this December. This year for the first time the contest will include a male section. Students from over 130 countries will compete for Mr. and Miss Beauty. The contest is one of the most respected beauty contests in the world. It was copied by the United Nations University (an international university belonging to the United Nations) in 1986.
Stick to studying
LI Yining, an economics professor at Peking University, said that he would not encourage students to try their luck in the stock market (股市). “They should stress study,” Li said, in his speech at Beijing Foreign Studies University. When asked, the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise. Li thinks the government should provide more affordable houses for low-level income people.
Campus cinema
Students at over 100 universities will have a digital cinema on campus after the National Day holiday. The 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project was launched at the end of September. The ticket will cost 3-8 yuan, rather than 30-40 yuan at cinemas in town. Students often download movies online or watch DVDs. Now they can enjoy original films in the digital cinema. The digital cinema will show a variety of films other than Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片).
Getting practical
All 12,000 graduates from vocational school in Shanxi Province have landed a job, according to the provincial government. In the past five years, it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs. However, the number for university graduates is 70 percent. Some employers said that they prefer professional school graduates who learned something more practical in school and expected lower salaries than university students.
1. In the third part, the underlined word “launched” may mean ______.
A.started |
B.ended |
C.told |
D.mentioned |
2. Where can the material be chosen from?
A.A novel. |
B.A newspaper. |
C.An advertisement. |
D.A fashion magazine. |
3.. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.More than 130 countries will take part in the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest. |
B.The ticket for digital film will cost 3-8 yuan. |
C.In the past five years, over 95 percent of the university graduates have found jobs in Shanxi. |
D.Over 100 universities took part in the 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project. |
4.. Professor Li thinks that ______.
A.the house prices in Beijing will keep going up. |
B.the students should try their luck in the stock market. |
C.the government can do nothing about housing problem. |
D.the students should not only pay attention to study. |
5.. What can we infer from the passage?
A. In Shanxi, the professional school graduates are less popular with employers than university graduates recently. |
B.The digital cinema will only show Hollywood blockbusters. |
C.The graduates from universities can put what they learned into practice more easily. |
D.No men competed in the World University Students Beauty Contest before this year. |
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Job hunting has always been a headache for college graduates. Though many graduates are employed right after graduation, some are 48 . Most serious of all, some still have no idea 49 to go working even a long time after graduation.
The reasons 50 this phenomenon are various. On the one hand, a few years ago colleges and universities enrolled so many students in popular majors, such as economy, finance and so on 51 the number of graduates is greater than the need in the market. On the other hand, most graduates would rather stay in large cities without suitable jobs to do 52 go to the country.
I believe the problem can be solved 53 both colleges and students take measures. First, they should research the market and develop special skills to suit 54 needs. Second, students’ attitude towards employment should be changed. They should go to some 55 cities and the countryside. There they can also give full play to their professional knowledge. In a word, if we pay much attention, the problem can be solved.
Don’t shoot butterflies with guns.
Can you 36 someone running after a butterfly with a gun in his hands? Won’t such stupidity make you burst out laughing? But wait. Stop and consider how often you might have done something 37 .
A hen, Henny-Penny, lived in a forest with many other animals and birds. One fine, sunny morning, she was busy looking for 38 in the ground. Suddenly she let out a frightened cackle (咯咯叫) with wings flapping 39 . A dry leaf had fallen down on her, and she went 40 at whoever she met, “Run, run for your lives; the sky is falling.” The other creatures stopped whatever they were doing. Some ran behind Henny-Penny, screaming warnings with her, while others 41 the unfounded story that the sky was falling.
We all have 42 people like this hen. The rest of us are like the other foolish creatures who didn’t stop to verify (证实) the 43 for themselves. They shoot butterflies with guns. They just will not think for themselves. Why don’t people think for themselves? Often because of laziness, or because they don’t want to be 44 for their way of thinking.
Walking through life 45 is more dangerous than crossing a busy road with eyes closed. Our thoughts should lead us towards the light of wisdom and sense. Our thinking should be high, 46 us to the ranks of the sensible. We have been blessed with reasoning, sensitive minds. Let us make use of them and be 47 of our own minds. Don’t let your mind be enslaved by someone else. Stop, think and then go ahead.
1..
A.suggest |
B.imagine |
C.recall |
D.prevent |
2..
A.different |
B.extraordinary |
C.unusual |
D.similar |
3. |
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4..
A.in delight |
B.in cheer |
C.in fear |
D.in amazement |
5..
A.screaming |
B.staring |
C.praising |
D.criticizing |
6..
A.recite |
B.edit |
C.spread |
D.print |
7..
A.come across |
B.searched for |
C.looked after |
D.cared about |
8..
A.impact |
B.process |
C.advantage |
D.truth |
9. |
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10..
A.speechlessly |
B.hopelessly |
C.mindlessly |
D.homelessly |
11. |
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12..
A.masters |
B.slaves |
C.authors |
D.employees |
When we get knocked down, we get back up and we come back stronger, and, ____ I’m President, that’s what we’ll keep doing.
A.even though |
B.as if |
C.now that |
D.as long as |
______ he referred to in his article was often discussed by many people.
A.That |
B.What |
C.Whether |
D.Where |