Have you ever wished to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan Kaufma

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Have you ever wished to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan Kaufman has come up with the “Nubrella”, which means “new” + “umbrella”. It is the first truly hands-free umbrella in the world. The inventor says that it stops rain, wind and snow and can keep your head, face and hair dry.
“I never planned to invent a product. I just noticed a problem and had a new idea,” said the inventor. The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Mr Kaufman was standing in one of his stores. He began to look at people’s umbrellas. He found that they had to try very hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He ran to his desk and drew a picture. In this way, the nubrella was born.
One cool feature of the nubrella is that you don’t hold it like a normal umbrella; you wear it. The shoulder straps (肩带) of the nubrella allow people to be fully hands-free, so when walking in the rain with the nubrella, you are able to use your cell phone or drink a hot cup of coffee. Also, the nubrella will never be inverted (颠倒) in the wind. The new umbrella is far safer than traditional ones, because it has no sharp points.

小题1: “Nubrella” is a kind of _____ umbrella.

A．normal	B．hands-free
C．traditional	D．paper

小题2: --- How can you use the “Nubrella”?
--- You can _____.

A．wear the shoulder straps of the nubrella

B．put the nubrella on your head

C．use your hands to hold it up

D．carry it on your bike

小题3:Which of the following is not right?

A．"Nubrella" means "new" + "umbrella"．

B．The idea of the nubrella came from the rainy day．

C．Walking in the rain, you"d better take the nubrella．

D．If you go out with the nubrella, you have it in your hands.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D

解析

试题解析：这篇文章介绍了Alan Kaufman发明的一种伞，这种伞可以把人们的手解放出来，作者主要是向人们介绍这种伞的好处。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段中“It is the first truly hands-free umbrella in the world．”可知，这种伞是—种可以不用手打的伞。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段内容可知，这种伞带有肩带，用时可以戴在肩膀上，不需要用手。故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段内容可知，使用这种伞时，手可以同时做其他事情，不用把伞抓在手里。故选D。

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Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like．
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge group of elephants．Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large group of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch.
To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs (much smaller plants or animals)! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra bodies — it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra bodies were fresh and the kill had happened within the last hour．
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We stopped at a place where there were quite a many cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos and watched its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late．
So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．

小题1: Which statement is correct about the park?

A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers.

B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country.

C．Their population in the park was around 2,000.

D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in the park．

小题2: What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 infer?

A．They moved their bodies against the trees to solve the skin problem.

B．They rested under the trees, doing nothing, just for killing the time.

C．They helped each other to knock down the dirty things on their bodies

D．They guarded their baobab trees, fighting the terrible leopards and lions.

小题3:What does the passage possibly tell us?

A．A Page from Tanzania Tourist Diary.	B．Animals and Plants in Tarangire Park.
C．A Visit to Tarangire National Park.	D．Protecting Animals and Environment.

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Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization, or you can call it a group --- School Watch. It makes sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.
Is it for everyone?
Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.
What else can it do?
School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.
Who will be the School Watcher?
Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
How do you join it?
To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of School Watch in your grade. You can check the official website at www.schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.
小题1:What is School Watch?
小题2: Where is the School Watch?
小题3: Who can join School Watch?
小题4: How do you join it?
小题5: What does the passage tell us?

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Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.
Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don’t go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift (电梯).
If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don’t sleep.
小题1: Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A．Go home alone late at night.

B．Make sure where the public phones are.

C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early.

D．Always notice the environment around you.

小题2:When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should __________ to make yourself safe.

A．run home

B．turn back and walk towards him or her

C．find a lift and go in

D．cross the street and go to the other way

小题3:What can you learn from the text?

A．How to cross the street.

B．How to be safe in your everyday life.

C．How to use the public phones.

D．How to notice the environment around you.

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BEING an astronaut sounds cool, doesn’t it? In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like floating(漂浮) in zero gravity(重力).
However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can’t do because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad. What’s worse, they can’t even let their sadness show, because it’s impossible to cry in zero gravity.
Of course, astronauts can still produce tears(眼泪). But crying is much more difficult in space, according to The Atlantic(大西洋月刊) in January. Without gravity, tears don’t flow(流动) down out of the eyes like they do here on Earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go — they just stick(粘) to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. “Tears,” he said, “don’t fall off of your eyes. They just stay there.”
Besides making your vision(视线) unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on Earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that’s not the case(情况) in space. The space environment dries out astronauts’ eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. “My right eye is stinging(刺痛) like crazy,” Feustel told his teammate during the walk.
Since gravity doesn’t work in space, astronauts need some extra help to get rid of(除去) the tears. Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet to wipe(擦) the tears away. Another choice is to just wait — “When the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eyes and float around,” astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic.
There are lots of small things — things like crying — that we are so used to on Earth. We usually take them for granted until they become a problem in a totally different environment, like space. There, astronauts can’t talk to each other directly. They also can’t eat or drink in normal ways. They can’t even burp(打嗝), because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomach. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up(呕吐) everything in their stomach, according to the UK National Space Center.
Therefore, perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly say, “Gravity, you’re the best.”
小题1: From Paragraphs 2 and 3, we can know that __________.

A．astronauts are unable to feel sad in space

B．astronauts produce fewer tears in space

C．tears produced in space flow down more slowly

D．tears produced in space don’t flow downward

小题2: What effect do tears have on astronauts?

A．They cause physical pain.	B．They bring comfort to them.
C．They make their vision clearer.	D．They float around and cause trouble.

小题3: The underlined phrase “take them for granted” in paragraph 7 means __________.

A．find them important	B．consider them useless
C．need them during an emergency	D．fail to notice their presence

小题4:Paragraph 7 is mainly about __________.

A．suggestions of how astronauts can stay comfortable in space

B．other basic things that are difficult to do in space

C．why burping is impossible in space

D．things human can’t do without gravity

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Most kids hate doing housework. However, not all hope is lost. There are some things that you can do to get your kids to help you clean your house. If you are struggling with the chores (家务)and need your kids to help you, take a look at some of the creative ways in this article.
If you are dealing with older kids, you may want to try the allowance deal. You can give your kids a list of chores that need to be done each week. If they complete these chores, you can give them some money. You can also break the list down and tell them they will get so much for each chore that is finished. Older kids , who like to do things on weekends or buy things like video games, will work hard to complete their chores and earn their money. This is also teaching them responsibility. This is teaching them that they must work for what they want.
If you are dealing with younger kids, you may want to go with the rewards chart(奖励图表）. This is where you design a chart and list their chores on the chart. For each chore they complete, you can put a red flower beside it. For the rewards, you canalso do a number of things ,such as going to the park, going out to eat, buying a DVD or something similar. The rewards would be up to you because you know what your kids like.
For real small kids, you can turn it into a game. When kids were much younger, you can teach them to dance around and sing as you cleaned. The kids loved it and would do a wonderful job at picking up their toys. So, consider turning cleaning into a game for the real small kids.
小题1:What does the underlined word “allowance” in Paraph 2 mean ?

A．Good words given by parents	B．Business that needs studying
C．Explanation of responsibility	D．Small change given by parents

小题2:Why can we put a red flower beside the chore on a chart?

A．To know what your kids like.

B．To know how many chores the kids have done.

C．To encourage younger kids to do more chores.

D．To go out to eat or do something similar they like.

小题3: What can we know from this article?

A．Kids should help parents do more chores.

B．Parents should teach kids how to do housework.

C．The more chores kids do, the more they love their parents.

D．Creative methods can be helpful for parents to get their kids to do housework.

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