Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems
and control other machines. Many people use small computers called
calculators(计算器) to solve simple math problems quickly. Scientists use
large computers to solve many problems at the same time. You can play games
with computers, and some computers can help you learn languages. The
Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for
blind people.
To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and
put it down on the scanner(扫描器). The machine "reads" the words on the
page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the
book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice
or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters.
Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can "read" anything
with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now
have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can
also help shortsighted children learn to read.
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| In the future,life will be much better. Maybe there will be vision phones(可视电话)in every family. People can have a medical examination"without a doctor or a nurse in the room.lf people want to do some shopping,they do not need to leave their homes. And what about education(教育) ? There will be more educational programs on the radio or on TV, even on the Internet. So many children who live in faraway villages don"t need go to school every day. They can study at home. Each family will have a robot. Robots will help people with their housework. Maybe some people will go to the moon for a holiday and some people can live under the sea in hot summer. |
| 1. If you are ill, you can see the doctor"_____in the future. 2. In the future,_____can help people do the housework. 3. In the future,students can study on______. 4. Some people can live under the sea______. 5. People can go to the moon______. |
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| Most people have ambitions(雄心).An ambition is something we want to do,want to be or want to have.A student"s ambition. for example,might be to pass his or her exams and then get 8 good job. An athlete"s ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman"s ambition is usually to make a lot of money(赚很多钱) Not all ambitions are about success at work.HoweVer,some people just want to be g00d people, have a famiIy or help others． Ben"s ambition is to be a sports writer.He wIites the sports repons for his class newspaper. He likes most spons,and swimIIling and football are his faVorites.Trudy"s ambition is to be a concen pianist.She is very seirous about it and practises eVery day with her best friend"ly.It is very imnportant to her. Harry"s ambition changes every day!One day heⅧlts to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop smger．The next day he wans to drive a racing car(赛车)．His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day! |
| 1. What do most businessmen want? |
| A. To make a lot of money. B. To trave everywhere. C. T.o get a lot of things. D. Tb buy a lot of things. |
| 2.What does Ben want to be? |
| A. A businessman. B. A sports writer． C. A pilot. D. A computer programmer. |
| 3. Why does Tmdy practice the piano every day? |
| A. Because she wants to be a concert pianist. B. Because she wants to be an astronaut(宇航员)． C. Because she wants to be a pop singer. D. Because she wants to be a spons writer. |
| 4. Who"s Trudy"s best friend? |
| A. Ben. B. Hany. C. Lily. D. Lucy. |
| 5. What does Harrr"s mother want him to do? |
| A. To work hard． B. To do his homework． C. To exercise more eVery day． D. To get up in time for school every day． |
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| Can we live without salt (盐)? No, salt is very important to us. We need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea water. People dig very big pools (池塘) and let sea water in. When the sun dries up (晒干) the water, people can get salt from the ground. The salt is white, clean and beautiful. There are a lot of salt wells (井) in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars (罐子,坛子) over fire. In this way they get salt. We can also get salt from salt mines (矿). A salt mine may be found under the ground (盐矿石可能会 在地下被找到). Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there need salt from other places no more. In the northwest of our country ,there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries (世纪). |
| 1. We can"t live without salt, so _____. 2. We get most of the salt from _____. . 3. People in Sichuan get salt from _____. . 4. Some years ago, People _____ found a big salt mine and soon opened it. 5. In _____ of China, there are many big salt lakes. |