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阅读理解     Tongue clicking is an important part of language for some southern African groups. And it could help
disabled people control their wheelchairs. The key is a device that is put in the ears and listens for tongue
clicks and then translates the sounds into commands for a wheelchair.
     Mouth interfaces (接口)that interact with wheelchairs are already common for seriously disabled
people. One device that fits within the roof of the mouth houses buttons that can be pressed with the
tongue.
     "But everything that involves tongue movement requires putting something in the mouth," says Ravi,
from the University of Bristol, UK. Besides issues of hygiene (卫生),these devices make it difficult for
the user to eat or speak, if they are able to ,while using it. Monitoring tongue movements through the ear
avoids these problems.
     The new device, a simple microphone that looks like an earphone for listening to music, picks up
certain sounds made by four sorts of tongue clicks. The microphone sends the information to a signal
processor which sorts out the clicks and passes the information to the wheelchair, where each click type
moves the chair in a distinct direction.
     Ravi"s group has used the interface to control a virtual wheelchair. They have also used it to control
the reaching and grasping movements of a robotic arm. The four tongue clicks can be mastered in a
couple of hours, say the researchers. "This is a promising technique," says Jose del R. Millan, who has
been working on brain interfaces for controlling wheelchairs at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Lausanne. If it can be combined with real wheelchairs and shown to work reliably it could be very
valuable for patients, he says.
      The researchers plan to start using real wheelchairs, but in the meantime they are looking at whether
the number of commands can be increased by using a microphone in each ear, to get clearer signals to
the wheelchairs. "Even if four clicks prove to be the limit, it only takes 0.2 second to detect each sound,
so it"s possible to spread high-level commands through combinations of clicking sounds," the researchers
say.1. What plays the most important role in controlling the wheelchair by tongue clicking?A. The tongue.
B. The device.
C. The wheelchair.
D. the brain.2. What problem will be caused if mouth interfaces are used to monitor the wheelchair?A. It is very difficult to operate the device.
B. The device is dirty and leads to disease.
C. The device makes it difficult for people to eat or speak.
D. People are disturbed by the device when listening.3. What do we know about the new device according to the passage?A. It is actually an earphone used to listen to music.
B. It hasn"t been put into practice to control wheelchairs.
C. It can pick up all sounds made by tongue clicks.
D. It can give orders where the wheelchair should go .4. What problem are Ravi and his groups trying to solve now?A. That the device can"t detect more commands.
B. That it needs a long time to detect each sound.
C. That it can only combine some easy tongue clicks.
D. That it takes a long time for the disabled to learn tongue clicks.

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     Hi, boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
     First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you"d
better eat something different; if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body
needs.
     Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you"re really thirsty, cold water is the NO.
choice. Lilk is a great drink that can give you more calcium your body needs to grow strong bones.
     Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your
body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel
comfortable and make you fat.
     Fourth, limit screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers.
It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can"t watch TV for
more than two hours a day.
     Fifth, be active. One thing you"d like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways
to be active every day.
     Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.1.You should eat different foods especially _______.A. Meat
B. Hamburgers
C. Sweets
D. Fruit and vegetables2. Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?A. Juice.
B. Milk
C. Cold water.
D. Tea.3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. When you"re eating, you don"t have to notice how your body feels.
B. You can eat your favorite food as much as possible.
C. You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information.
D. We should try to live in an active way in our life.4. Which is the best title of the passage?A. How to make yourself important.
B. How to be a healthy kid.
C. How to be a popular kid.
D. How to make your parents healthy.

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     In 1963,former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our planet. Nelson knew that our world
was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying. He wondered why most people
weren"t trying to solve these problems. He talked to other lawmakers and to the President. They decided
that the President would go around the country and tell people about these problems. He did, but still not
enough people were working on it.
     Then in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a special day to teach everyone
about the things that needed changing in our environment. He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a
special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned.
     On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day meeting was held. People all over the country made promises to
help improve the environment. Since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the
world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet
and see what needs changing. Isn"t it great? One person had an idea and kept working until everyone
began working together to solve it.

1. The passage mainly talks about _____.A. the importance of Earth Day
B. the person who planned the Earth Day
C. the history of Earth Day
D. the first Earth Day2. Why did  Senator Gaylord Nelson  worry about our planet?A. The world was getting dirty
B. Many plants and animals were dying.
C. Few people cared about the earth
D. All of the above.3. Nelson did all this to_____  A. become famous
B. make more laws
C. change the environment
D. make people care about the environment4. It took Nelson _____ years to get people pay much attention to the earth.A. 10
B. 7
C. 6
D. 15

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阅读理解     Everyone who has eaten instant noodles (方便面) before knows how it looks like. It is very easy to
cook it instantly by putting the noodles into the boiling water and add in those MSG(味精) packets(小包), together with your other food like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered whether this is
the correct way of cooking it? When you first took out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side it needs some form of wax coating (石蜡涂层) in order to show an attractive instant noodles in
front of us. Many people who enjoy eating instant noodles frequently do not really think too much of it as it seems very normal to everyone to have it nicely shown in front of us. However, researches have shown
that the layer (层) of wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too
frequently. It is advisable to have a break of 2-3 days before we start to eat another packet of instant
noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear that layer of wax coating away from our body system. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating stored in our stomach? It will lead to CANCER if it
is stored in our body system for a long period of time.
     There are 2 key points to take note while preparing instant noodles:
     1) Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, stir(搅和) it and pour away the water containing the wax coating.
     2) Repeat Step 1 and try to stir the noodles again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking it in a new pot of water.
     Hope this article will let more people have self-awareness of the hidden danger of instant noodles and
thus eat safely and stay healthy.

1. The purpose of the writer is to tell us ______.

A. how the instant noodles are made
B. how to cook instant noodles
C. something about the layer of wax coating on the noodles
D. how to eat instant noodles safely and healthily2. It is true according to the passage that ______. A. the instant noodles are joined together in a mess as a piece.
B. it is common to see the noodles nicely joined together.
C. you can eat instant noodles as often as you like.
D. too much wax coating does no harm to our health.3. Many people don"t care about too much of the wax coating on the instant noodles because _____. A. they enjoy the taste of the wax coating
B. they take the wax coating for granted
C. they don"t know the hidden danger at all
D. their body clear it faster than other people4. The function of the wax coating in the instant noodles is to ______. A. make the noodles more delicious and tasty
B. make it easier to cook for the consumers
C. make the instant noodles healthier and more attractive to the consumers
D. make the noodles joined in a piece and avoid them sticking (粘) together

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阅读理解     If you are a 50-year-old man, consider yourself lucky, because you are in the middle of your life now
and good things are coming your way. Have you checked yourself lately? Are you happy, healthy and
moving forward in life? If your answer is yes, congratulations, because you are blessed(有福的) and you
must be thankful. If your answer is no, then maybe my story can give you some inspiration.(启示)
     When I was in my 20s , my life was full of fun. At that time , my aim was studying and trying to make
out what I would do when I got to my 30s . In my 30s, life became a challenge(挑战). I had to prove to
the world that I could make a difference in my life. I always kept two jobs so that I could keep going after
my dreams. I also tried studying while making a living. It was not easy, but I made it when I reached 45
years old.
     Now I"m in my 50s,I continue to move forward and look at my life positively. To all the people who are
in their 50s and more, take my advice---it is never too late to do anything. Ask yourself: after all these
years of working and living, what have you accomplished? If you think you have done well, then how you
improve yourself and grow even more? If you don"t think you have done anything big in your life, it is time
to stop to think and improve yourself.1. What did the author think of his life in his 20s?A. Life was interesting
B. Life was full of pressure
C. Life was very difficult.
D. Life was confusing2. In the author"s thirties, he wanted to prove that he could _____.A. look at his life positively
B. study while making a living
C. be sure of what he would do in the future
D. change his life through great effort3.The author wants to tell people in their 50s that _____.A. they should keep a healthy life
B. anything can be realized
C. they should enjoy lives
D. it is late to do difficult things4. The underlined word "accomplished", probably means _____.A. finished
B. achieved
C. failed
D. experienced

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阅读理解                                                             Body and Food
      Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so
it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养).The old saying "An apple a day keeps the
doctor away"is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they
contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them
healthy.
     But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body
doesn"t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
     In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw
anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse
by bad eating habits is frightening,

1. "Your body has close relations with the food you eat." It really means that ______.

A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body
B. your body is made up of the food you eat
C. what you eat has great effect on your health
D. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel

2. The old saying referred to in the, passage tells us that ______.

A. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health
B. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits
C. apples can take the place of doctors
D. an apple is a sure cure for illness

3. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know ______.

A. our bodies need food or we can"t live
B. often eating apples is a good habit
C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless
D. a good diet is of great importance for our health

4. In the modern western countries ______.

A. people don"t want to pay more attention to their eating
B. lots of people"s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits
C. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing
D. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves

5. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy,we should ______.

A. only eat an apple a day
B. eat properly
C. take as many vitamin pills as possible
D. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

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