任务型阅读。 What can you do to make sure your car isn’t stolen? Well, first
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Well, first and most obviously, lock the car when you leave it. That includes locking the boot for
luggage and closing all the windows. Even a tiny break allows a thief to insert a wire to force open the lock button. Of course, don’t leave the keys hanging in the ignition（点火器）. And don’t hide a
spare key inside or outside the car - thieves know all the hiding places. If your car breaks down, lock up before you go for help. Even if you can’t start the car, a thief may be able to.
Now since chances of losing cars are greater from dusk to mid-night, make sure you park in a
well-lighted area, preferably where there are plenty of passers-by, say, near a busy store or a restaurant.
Avoid leaving your keys with a garage or parking-lot assistant: choose the place you park yourself.
Keep your driver’s license in your wallet or purse, not in the separate divisions of your car. You should also have a record of your car’s vital statistics both in your wallet and somewhere at home. This can help with recovery in case of stealing.
And finally, it’s a good idea to fix some kind of safety devices. There is a range available from alarm
systems that set off a siren（警报）if an attempt is made to interfere with the car in any way, to fuel
shut-off systems and time delay ignition systems. Displaying a warning sign will also help discourage
would-be thieves. They don’t want to waste time on trying to steal a protected car.
So, help yourself put car thieves out of business by always locking your car, fixing anti-stealing systems and co-operating with the police by reporting any attempt at stealing.
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| Problem | Car stealing may 2 everywhere at any time. | |
| Solutions | Locking the car Parking cars in safe places | ★A tiny break is an 3 to car stealing. ★A thief knows where the spare key is 4 inside the car. ★If your car 5 down, you should lock it before going for help. ★Hours from dusk to mid-night are the 6 ones for car thieves. ★Well-lighted areas are good for car parking. |
| 7 licenses in wallets | Important car files should be 8 to help with recovery in case of stealing. | |
| Fixing anti-stealing devices | A 9 of safety systems can stop would-be thieves. | |
| Conclusion | It’s a waste of time trying to steal a 10 car. | |
| 1. business 2. occur/happen 3. invitation/access 4. hidden/put/left 5. breaks 6. golden/preferable 7. Keeping 8. recorded 9. range/series/variety 10. well-protected/protected | ||
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| A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime-that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a competitor, Elisha Gray. In The Telephone Gambit:Chasing Alexander Graham Bell"s Secret,journalist Seth Shulman argues that Bell-aided by aggressive lawyers and a corrupt patent examiner-got an improper glance at patent documents Gray had filed,and that Bell was incorrectly credited with filing first. Shulman believes the smoking gun is Bell"s lab notebook,which was limited by Bell"s family until 1976, then digitized and made widely available in 1999. The notebook details the false starts Bell met as he and assistant Thomas Watson tried transmitting sound electromagnetically over a wire.Then,after a 12-day gap in 1876-when Bell went to Washington to sort out patent questions about his work-he suddenly began trying another kind of voice transmitter.That method was the one that proved successful. As Bell described that new approach,he drew a diagram of a person speaking into a device.Gray"s patent documents,which described a similar technique,also featured a very similar diagram. Shulman"s book describes other elements that have angered researchers" suspicions. For instance,Bell"s transmitter design appears hastily(草率地) written in the margin of his patent; Bell was nervous about demonstrating his device with Gray present; Bell resisted testifying(作证) in an 1878 lawsuit solving this question; and Bell,as if ashamed,quickly distanced himself from the telephone patent right bearing his name. Perhaps the most instructive lesson comes when Shulman explores why historical memory has favoured Bell but not Gray-nor German inventor Philipp Reis.who beat them both with 1860s telephones that employed a different principle. One reason is simply that Bell,not Gray.actually demonstrated a phone that transmitted speech.Gray was focused instead on his era"s pressing communications challenge:how to send multiple messages simultaneously(同时地) over the same telegraph wire.As Gray shouted to his lawyers,"I should like to see Bell do that with his instruments." | ||
| 1.The phrase"the smoking gun"in Paragraph 3 means" ". | ||
| A.the cause of a series of things B.something proving what one has done C.the conclusion of a complex case D.something used to confuse people | ||
| 2.According to Shulman,how did Bell steal the idea for telephone from Gray? | ||
| A.He secretly looked at Gray"s patent documents. B.He watched secretly while Gray was experimenting. C.He was told the new technique by Gray"s assistant. D.He learned the new technique from the patent examiner. | ||
| 3.How many examples are given by Shulman to prove that Bell stole the idea? | ||
| A.3. B.4. C.5. D.6. | ||
4.History treats Bell as the inventor of telephone because . | ||
| A.he had written transmitter design in his patent B.he founded a telephone company bearing his name C.he proved how to send many messages at the same time D.he made an actual demonstration of transmitting speech | ||
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| If you want to improve your child"s results at school, you could do a lot worse than ensuring that they do plenty of exercise．Scientists have already shown that physical activity can make you brainier．But a team in America has used scans to show that an important part of the brain actually grows in children who are fit．These youngsters tend to be more intelligent and have better memories than those who are inactive． Scientists also found that one of the most important parts of their brains was 12 percent larger than those of unfit children．They believe that encouraging children to take exercise from a very young age could help them do better at school later．Researchers from the University of Illinois, in the U．S．, studied the brains of 49 children aged nine and ten using a magnetic resonance imaging scan (核磁共振 摄影扫描), a technique which provides very detailed pictures of organs and tissues in the body． They also tested the fitness levels of the children by making them run on a treadmill (跑步机)．The scientists found that the hippocampus, a part of the brain responsible for memory and learning, was around 12 percent larger in the fitter children． Professor Art Kramer, who led the study published in the journal Brain Research, said the findings had important implications for encouraging individuals to take part in sport from a young age．"We knew that experience and environmental factors and socioeconomic status all impact brain development," he said． "If you get some terrible genes from your parents, you can"t really fix that, and it"s not easy to do something about your economic status．But here"s something that we can do something about．" | ||
| 1．If you want to improve your children"s result in school, ____________． | ||
| A．it is worse to ensure that they do plenty of exercise B．you can have their brain scanned C．it could be better to make sure that they do a lot of exercise D．you can do a lot except ensuring that they do exercise | ||
| 2．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? | ||
| A．The fitness level of the children is linked to their intelligence． B．Children who have a larger hippocampus will probably have better memories． C．You can do something about the genes from your parents． D．Unhealthy children will probably have a smaller hippocampus than others | ||
| 3．All the following factors that have some influence on one"s brain are mentioned EXCEPT ____________． | ||
| A．genetic factor B．economic status C．physical fitness D．economic development | ||
| 阅读理解 Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves. Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety-five would have the same effect. Some scientists have suggested setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales. A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales" ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed(流血)and become infected (感染). Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research. Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists suspect(怀疑)that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean. 1. According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures? A. The noises of human activities. B. The noises made by themselves. C. The sound of earthquakes. D. The sound of the ice-breaking. 2. Which of the following is discussed in the third paragraph? A. Different places with different types of noises. B. The very human ears sensitive to all types of noises. C. The same noise measured differently on land and in the ocean. D. The ocean animals" reaction to noises. 3. According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future? A. They will try their best to decrease noise. B. They will work hard to cut down noise pollution. C. They will study the effect of different noises. D. They will protect animals from harmful noises. | ||
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| [1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.However,you can receive better grades if you want.Yes,even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work.Here"s how: [2]Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule of your time.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments.Of course,studying shouldn"t occupy all of the free time on the schedule. [3]Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work l ater.Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says. [4]Skim before you read.Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully.As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it is organized.Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions.Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve you comprehension as well. [5]_____,Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day,skim and read that material,too.If you review your notes and textbook regularly,the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.Regular review leads to improved performance on tests. [6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.The word won"t end if you don"t pass a test,so don"t worry excessively about a single test. [7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Improving your studying habits will improve your grades. 1.What"s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 2.What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words.(no more than 4 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 4.According to the passage,how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 5.What does the word "it"(line 4,paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words) ____________________________________________________________________ | ||
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| Last year college students in America spent an estimated $700 on textbooks on average. The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of textbooks and course materials. The association spokesman Charles Schmidt says electronic textbooks now just make up 2%～3% of sales. But he says that is expected to reach 10%～15% by 2012. Online versions(版本) are now available for many of the most popular college textbooks. An etextbook can cost half the price of a new print textbook.But students usually lose access to them after the end of the term.And the books cannot be placed on more than one device(设备), so they are not easy to share. So what do students think of etextbooks?Administrators at Northwest Missouri State University wanted to find it out.Earlier this year they tested them with 500 students in 20 classes. The university is unusual.It provides laptop computers for all 7,000 of its fulltime students.It does not require students to buy their textbooks either.They rent them to save money.The school aims to save even more by moving to etextbooks. The students in the survey reported that downloading the books from the Internet was easy.They liked the idea of carrying lighter backpacks.And 56% said they were better able to find information. But most found that using etextbooks did not change their study habits.And 60% felt they read more when they were reading on paper.In all, almost half the students said they still liked physical textbooks better. But the survey found that cost could be a big influence.55% said they would choose etextbooks if using them meant their textbook rental fee would not increase. Roger Von Holzen heads the Center for Information Technology in Education at Northwest Missouri State University.He tells us that administrators are disappointed with the etextbooks now available because the majority are not interactive(交互式的). He thinks growth will come when more digital books include video, activities, games and other ways to interact with the information.The technology is improving.But for now, most of the books are just words on a screen. 1. Etextbooks are not better than paper books in that________. A. they cost more money B. they"re difficult to carry C. they"re not convenient to share D. they can"t be downloaded from the Internet 2. How many surveyed students think paper books make better reading? A. 60%. B. 56%. C. 55%. D. 50%. 3. It can be inferred from the text that in the future________. A. digital books will be more popular B. the digital books available need improvement C. free digital books are available online D. digital books will replace print textbooks | ||