A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months．
The system，called driver Alert，aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%—40% that are caused by tiredness．Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue．
Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband．The device，worn by drivers or pilots gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey．After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel(方向盘)．A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response．
Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time．Usually，a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond，but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds，it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy．
In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds，showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest．If the driver’s response continues to slow down，the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warms that the driver must stop as soon as possible．
The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing．If these tests，scheduled for six months’ time，are successful，the markers will bring the product to market within about a year．
1.According to the text，Driver Alert ______．
A． aims to reduce tiredness-related accidents
B． has gone through testing at laboratories
C． aims to prevent drivers from sleeping
D． has been on sale for 12 months
2.How should a driver respond to the sounds from Driver Alert？
A． By sounding a warning
B． By touching the wristband
C． By checking the driving time
D． By pressing the steering wheel
3.We can learn from the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ______．
A． About 400 milliseconds
B． below 500 milliseconds
C． over 500 milliseconds
D． about 400 minutes
4.When the driver gets sleepy while driving，Driver Alert ______．
A. moves more regularly
B． stops working properly
C． opens the window for the driver
D． sounds more frequently and loudly
B I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）．
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job．Looking after two little girls，It wasn’t too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she’d give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn’t often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me，I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children．I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part – time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I’ve got a full – time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren’t top of the class at school．
1.What is the author’s present job？
A． Working part – time in a college．
B． Taking care of children for a family．
C． Helping children with their schoolwork．
D． Looking after children at a kindergarten．
2.When staying with the two girls’family，the author__________．
A． was paid for extra work
B． often worked long hours
C． got much help from her boss
D． took a day off every other week
3.Why did the author leave her first job？
A． She found a full – time job．
B． She was fed up with children．
C． She decided to attend a part – time course．
D． She needed a rest after working extra hours．
4.What has the author learned from her own experiences？
A． Less successful students can still have a career．
B． Qualifications are necessary for a career．
C． Hard work makes an excellent student．
D． One must choose the job she likes．
Welcome to Adventureland！
Everyone loves Adventureland ！The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore(探索)，enjoy，and admire their wonders．Every visit will be an unforgettable experience．You will go away enriched，longing to come back．What are you going to do this time？
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before，and experience different ways of life．Visit the Amazon jungle(丛林)village，the Turkish market，the Tai floating market，the Berber mountain house and others．Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives，and things they make．You can try making a carpet，making nets，fishing…
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives．It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then．Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator(模拟装置)for the Journey to Mars！
The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several．In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers：see lions，giraffes，elephants in the wild．Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales．And then there is still the Aviary to see…
The Pyramid
This is the center of Adventureland．Run out of film，need some postcards and stamps？For all these things and many more，visit our underground shopping center．Come here for information and ideas too．
1.The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _______．
A． realize the importance of travelling
B． become familiar with mountain countries
C． learn how to make things such as fishing nets
D． learn something about different places in the world
2.If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be，you may visit
_______．
A． the Travel Pavilion
B． the Future Tower
C． the Safari Park
D． the Pyramid
3.If you want to get a toy lion to take home，where will you most likely go？
A． The Pyramid．
B． The Nature Park．
C． The Future Tower．
D． The Travel Pavilion．
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning．An old man walked slowly into the ____．With shoulders bent forward，he leaned on his trusty stick with each ____step．
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him out from the usual breakfast crowd．Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _____in a steady smile．
A young waitress named Mary_____him drag toward a table by the window．She ran over to him，and said，“Here，sir．Let me give you a ____with that chair．”
Without saying a word，he smiled and ___．She pulled the chair away from the able．Steadying him with one arm，she helped him get comfortably_____．Then she moved the table up close to him，and leaned his ____against the table where he could reach it．
In a soft，clear voice，he said，“Thank you for your_____．”
“You’re welcome，sir．” She replied__．“And my name is Mary．I’ll be back in a moment，and ____you need anything at all in the meantime，just wave at me！”
After he had finished his breakfast，Mary brought him the change from his ticket．Then she ____him out from behind the table．She handed him his stick，and walked ____him to the front door．Holding the door open for him，she said，“Come back and see us，sir！”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a ____smile．“You are very kind，” he said softly．
When Mary went to clean his table，she was to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸)．Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill！
The note on the napkin _____，“Dear Mary，I respect you very much，and you respect yourself too．It shows by the way you ____others．You have found the secret of happiness．Your kind gestures will _____through those who meet you．”
The next day she was told that the man she had ____on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working．
1.A． restaurant B． shop C． hospital D． bank
2.A． big B． quick C． urgent D． unhurried
3.A． get B． look C． stand D． keep
4.A． held B． made C． remained D． put
5.A． felt B． noticed C． discovered D． realized
6.A． table B． cushion C． place D． hand
7.A． nodded B． obeyed C． sat D． hesitated
8.A． moved B． stayed C． seated D． rested
9.A． chair B． spoon C． stick D． plate
10.A． quickness B． kindness C． cleverness D． politeness
11.A． happily B． sadly C． nervously D． angrily
12.A． until B． though C． because D． if
13.A． called B． helped C． took D． made
14.A． in B． around C． with D． towards
15.A． confident B． grateful C． relieved D． delicate
16.A． embarrassed B． satisfied C． disappointed D． astonished
17.A． read B． told C． wrote D． showed
18.A． please B． admire C． follow D． treat
19.A． pass B． shine C． go D． pull
20.A． depended B． served C． waited D． agreed
Just be patient．You _____ expect the world to change so soon．
A． can’t
B． may not
C． needn’t
D． didn’t
Having finished the work，__________．
A． it was almost six o’clock
B． supper was ready
C． a postman came and delivered some letters．
D． we had a rest and then had supper
