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Fruit"s not only good to eat, but it can also power this Fruit Digital Clock. This clock uses the scientific
principles on which modern electrical storage batteries are based. The acid (酸) from the fruit helps transmit
an electrical flow between two metal poles. The clock is priced at US $ 15. Adding any fresh fruit or vegetable
to the clock will make it work. The fruit is a clean, renewable source of electrical power.
USB vacuum
Do you know the dirtiest parts of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini V
acuum with retractable (可伸缩的) cable and suck away all that junk. The US-made product is priced at
US $ 14.
SIM card reader
Making useful USB 2.0 multi-card reader even handier, this card can also read and write data to phone SIM
cards. It comes with SIM editing software. Download your phonebook to your computer. If you lose your cell
phone, you can store missing phone numbers in your new one the US-made IMOMO SIM card+Multi-Card
Reader is priced at US $ 19 (152 yuan).
Beer in your ear
The beer barrel (桶)-shaped Naf Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box that"s capable of playing radio, CDs and
cassettes. It"s got all the standard features of the typical clock-radio, but with the relaxing look of a big beer
barrel. The Danish product is priced at about US $ 130 (1040 yuan).
B. USB vacuum
C. SIM card reader
D. Naf Naf Hyp MP3
B. USB vacuum can be used to clean your house and yard.
C. With SIM card reader you won"t lose phone numbers.
D. Naf Naf Hyp MP3 can play radio, DVD and cassettes.
B. desk
C. keyboard
D. mouse
B. science reports on new high-technology
C. introduction of some kinds of musical boxes
D. advertisement for new products
B. remove data in phone SIM cards specially
C. help restore your phone book in a new cell phone
D. transfer any file between a computer and a cell phone
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核心考点
举一反三
Suddenly, out in the night sky, a bright sphere came into view. Everyone on board saw it and everyone
thought, "UFO"-Unidentified Flying Object (不明飞行物). The camera crew went into action and started
filming. That week people all over the world saw the film of this mysterious light on their television screens.
What was it? Was it a spaceship full of visitors from another planet? The captain of the aeroplane and the
film crew believed it was. Other observers had many different explanation. Some said it was Venus. Others
said it was just a trick of light.
An air traffic controller (机场导航员) also saw it on his radar screen. He thought that a flock of birds
was causing dots on his radar screen when the "UFO" appeared.
Most astronomers now believe that what these people saw was almost certainly the planet Venus. At that
time of year it is very bright and easy to see. And from a more aeroplane it can appear to be moving fast. So
far there is no proof that UFOs or spaceships from other planets do exist. These years investigators of UFOs
here investigated thousands of sightings-or occasions when people said they saw a UFO. Ninety percent of
these turned out to have a simple explanation.
However, it"s a good idea to keep an open mind. Scientists in some countries are trying to persuade their
governments to help them study UFOs. And they are planning to co-operate internationally on reporting and
investigating sightings of UFOs.
After all, it is quite possible that there is life out there in the universe. And if something is alive, it is quite
possible that it will come to visit us.
B. UFOs are aeroplanes from the planet Venus
C. there are UFOs or spaceships from outer space
D. other planets exist
B. are helping their governments study UFOs
C. are planning to co-operate internationally in the study of UFOs
D. believe that there is certainly life on the other planets
B. These years investigators of UFOs have simply explained most of sightings-or occasions when people
said they saw a UFO.
C. Life out there in the universe does exist.
D. Even if there is life on the other planets it will not visit us.
B. an imaginary man
C. an animal
D. intelligent life
lives of the people. 2_____ they are farmers, fishermen, or sailors, for instance, they 3_____ know about
these changes ahead of time. Space scientists and airplane pilots 4_____ need weather 5_____.
6_____ earliest time, men have 7_____ the sky, the wind, and the atmosphere, as well as a variety of
other weather signs, in order to make weather 8_____. But often their weather predictions have not been
accurate (准确的). Now there are government bureaus (局处) in many places that 9_____ weather conditions
very carefully. They use a lot of scientific 10_____ to help them make their forecasts (预报). For instance,
they have instruments to 11_____ speed and direction of the wind. Thus they can predict the 12_____ of
a storm. They have special balloons, ships, and airplanes to help them 13_____ their accuracy, and they
make use of radar, satellites and computers to gather 14____ information.
Today when a 15_____ takes off from an airport, he 16_____ know what kind of weather to expect
when he reaches his destination (目的地). If there is 17_____ rain or snow in the mountains, a weather
bureau can predict the day and 18_____ the hour that a river may overflow (使涨满) its banks many miles
away. When a storm is moving in a certain 19_____, the people in that area can learn of it ahead of time
and 20_____ it.
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| Reading Comprehension. | |||
| Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. A recent research shows people tend to tell more lies in phone conversations than they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded and can come back to haunt you appears to be the key to the finding. Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 percent of emails, 21 percent of instant messages, 27 percent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 of phone calls. His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to be more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication. But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. "People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account," he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone. "People are also more likely to lie in real time in an instant message or phone call than if they have time to think of a response," say Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous responses to an unexpected demand, such as, "Do you like my dress?" Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email. | |||
| 1. Hancock"s study focuses on ______. | |||
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| A. the consequences of lying in various communications media B. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas C. people are less likely to lie in instant messages D. people"s honesty levels across a range of communications media | |||
| 2. Hancock"s research finding surprised those who believed that ______. | |||
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| A. people are less likely to lie in instant messages B. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions C. people are most likely to lie in email communication D. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations | |||
| 3. According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication? | |||
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| A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies. B. They believe that honesty is the best policy. C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media. D. They are most practiced at those forms of communication. | |||
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that ______. | |||
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| A. honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications B. more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees C. suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes D. email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company | |||
| Reading comprehension. | |||
| Just the mention of the TOEFL, GRE and GAMT exams brings a thought of long hours of dull paper work. But that idea is becoming increasingly out of date. As planned, computerized tests will begin next year which will bring a series of changes from test psychology to scoring techniques. From computer-equipped rooms, examinees will answer the questions on a computer. If they are sure about their choices, they can pass to the next question by pressing the entry (条目) "next". Then another question will be randomly (任意地) selected from a vast test item bank and appear on the screen. After answering all the questions, examinees can choose the entry "quit" if they are not satisfied with their performance or "score" if they want to see the result. Scores will be calculated immediately and appear on the screen. By that point, student"s marks are official-there is no going back. Since they greatly shorten the painful waiting process-which used to be two or three months, computerized tests have won worldwide popularity. Besides, there will be no rushing to the registration offices (登记处) for these exams. Computerized tests will be given every workday in an exam center with all three kinds of tests being held in the same room. All test takers need to do is to call the exam center and book their seats for a particular day. In addition it will become technically possible to apply new testing procedures. In the past, each examinee had the same set of test items despite differences in their ability. Under a computerized system, however, if the computer judges an answer is right, a question of a relatively difficult nature will follow. But if an examinee continues to give wrong answers and is judged as un-qualified by the computer system, he will be automatically denied the chance to go further in the test. | |||
| 1. Computerized tests allow the examinee to know their scores ______. | |||
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| A. immediately on a central computer for scoring test papers B. a few minutes after the exam with the help of a test center worker C. on the next day after they have taken the exam D. immediately after the exam by means of the same computer | |||
| 2. If an examinee is not satisfied with his performance ______. | |||
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| A. he can admit defeat and give it up B. he can ask the computer to give some advice C. he can ask another chance within a few days D. he is allowed to do it once again | |||
| 3. Under a computerized system, all of the following would be possible except that ______. | |||
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| A. different exams can be taken in the same room B. one doesn"t need to rush to the registration officer for taking an exam C. it will be much easier to pass an examination D. one can take an exam almost at any time of the year | |||
| 4. The word denied in the last sentence most probably means ______. | |||
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| A. refused B. allowed C. lost D. passed | |||
| Reading comprehension. | |||
| Honestly, since my son was born, I have thought a lot about how to raise a child. I once heard a story that told about when a baby was born. The story said that when a baby was born, a new master was born. The parents of that baby would become the servants. The question is: Why? Based on my observation, this phenomenon is true. Most parents who don"t pay much attention to their kids have difficulties with their kids" attitude. I"ll make a comparison of how two families raise their children. The first one is a family with three children. Both mother and father never say "No" to their children"s demands. As a result, all of their children became stubborn and won"t listen to their parents" words, "We can"t." The second family educated their children strictly from one year old to high school. The parents never approved or agreed directly to give their children what they wanted. They always postponed one or two days, even if they could afford it. Due to the way their parents educated them, these children understood that if they wanted something, they had to wait or they had to make an effort first. As a result, all the kids from the second family successfully graduated from university on time. In my opinion, if we want to be successful parents and raise our children well, we have to start disciplining them when they are toddlers but not wait until they become teenagers. | |||
| 1. Why did the writer give two different stories in this passage? | |||
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| A. To help prove his opinion about raising a child. B. To list different ways that parents may take. C. To criticize some parents" foolish action. D. To prove that his way of education is right. | |||
| 2. What does the underlined word "postponed" in the third paragraph mean? | |||
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| A. Carried out at once. B. Gave up. C. Put off. D. Made a decision. | |||
| 3. In the writer"s opinion, which of the following about raising a child is TRUE? | |||
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| A. Children should be respected once they were born. B. Parents should educate their children as early as possible. C. It is right time to educate their children when they are teenagers. D. Children should be helped whenever they make mistakes. | |||
| 4. What do you think is the best title of this passage? | |||
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| A. Make a comparison of how two families raise their children B. To be successful parents C. How to raise children well D. Educate children strictly from one year old to high school |