| cheek, touch, represent, action, approach, chest, misunderstand, agreement, express, general |
| 1. approach 2. cheek 3. chest 4. touch 5. general 6. misunderstanding 7. represents 8. action 9. express 10. agreement |
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| Zipped into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella. Unfolded, it goes along the street like any other bicycle. It"s the "A-bike", the brainchild (脑力劳动的产物) of British inventor Sir Cive Sinclair, who made history in the 1970s hy devel oping the world"s first pocket calculator. He described his new invention as "the world"s smallest, lightest foldable bicycle". "My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dramatically lighter and more firm than the ones that exist today, it would change the way in which bicycles are used," said Sinclair. The mini-bike showed in Singapore last week and set to go on sale worldwide in 2005 at a price of nearly US $300, is built for riders as heavy as 112 kilograms and is height-adjustable (可调整高度的). It takes about 20 seconds to fold or unfold. Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle, but Sinclair promises a smooth ride for most cyclists. "You require no extra energy to ride the A-bike and it can go up to 15 miles per hour (24 kilometers per hour)," he said. Constructed mainly of plastic, the 5.5-kilogram bicycle folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic meters (立方米). Sinclair also invented the first pocket TV in 1984 and the futuristic C5 electric tricycle in 1985. He said he hoped the bicycle would attract common citizens, officials, campers or anyone needing transport for a short trip and he said the next step for the A-bike was to add an electric motor in a few years. |
| 1. The most important character of this kind of bike is its _____. |
| A. hig size B. light weight C. beautiful appearance D. foldable structure |
| 2. The wheels of a regular bicycle is _____ the size of this kind of bike. |
| A. four times B. three times C. one-fourth D. one-third |
| 3. This kind of new bike is mainly made of _____. |
| A. plastic B. packages C. bags D. metal |
| 4. The best title of the text is _____. |
| A. World"s smallest foldable bicycle arriving B. A new bike a large umbrella C. A foldable bike, a large bag D. A great inventor of a new bike |
| 5. This kind of new bike hasn"t been fixed with _____. |
| A. a wheel B. an electric motor C. pedal D. a hand |
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| The girls in this sixth grade class in East Palo Alto, California, all have the same chance to use computers as boys, but researchers say, by the time girls get to high school, they may be victims (牺牲品) of what researchers call "a major new gap in technology". "Girls are likely to be less comfortable than boys with the computers. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving rather than discover new ways in which to understand information." After reexamining a thousand studies, the American Association of University Women Researchers found that girls make up only a small percentage of students in computer science classes. Girls usually consider themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence in using computers. And they use computers less often than boys outside the classroom. Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon noticed girl"s computer usage was falling behind boys. The number one reason girls told us they don"t like traditional computer games is not because they"re too violent or much too competitive. Girls would say they"re boring. Purple Moon says it found what girls want: characters they can relate to and story lines relative to what"s going on in their own lives. "But we found from girls that there"s no intrinsic (内在的) reason why they wouldn"t want to play on the computer. It was a just a content thing." The sponsor (发起人) of the study says: The technology gap that separates girls from boys must be closed if women are to compete effectively with men in the Twenty First Century. |
| 1. The American Association of University Women Researchers found _____. |
| A. girls prefer to solve problems rather than use word processing with the computer B. girls are lack of ability and confidence in using computers C. only a small number of girls attend the computer science classes in high school D. the girls don"t like computer games because they are too violent or competitive |
| 2. According to the study of Purple Moon, computer games aren"t considered _____ by the girls. |
| A. interesting B. violent C. competitive D. boring |
| 3. If the content of traditional computer games changed, most girls would probably _____. |
| A. be against them B. be in favor of them C. give up using word processing D. learn computers quickly |
| 4. In the sponsor"s opinion, why must the technology gap be got rid of in the 21st century? |
| A. Because women can have an effective competition. B. To improve women"s social position. C. For an unknown reason. D. Because bosses won"t look down upon women. |
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| Working at home is increasing in popularity as a means of escaping from nine-to-five office life. Why work under the constant watch of your boss when you can work in front of the TV in your carpet slippers? Armed with all the office essentials-telephone, computer, e-mail and fax, many workers believe they can work as effectively as their colleagues in the office. Being able to work wherever you like: from a busy city to a beautiful village, and make working from home an attractive choice, you can even work on a canal boat, like one Internet firm in the Midlands, US. So what will become of the office of tomorrow? I believe it is likely that many could disappear into cyberspace. To minimize office overheads in inner-city areas, companies will apply a workforce made up of a network of home workers linked by an advanced communication and information system. A central processing computer would be controlled by the manager who sends"out work schedules and oversees the activity of each employee. As a successor to the Web Cam, a video screen would be created, as the need for more natural form of interaction than e-mail or telephone becomes greater. Capturing the mood and expressions of work colleagues, managers would have the ability to view several employees at once on their screen. Employees would be encouraged to feed any information that may be useful to fellow workers into the computer to make the company work more effectively. As the company"s life blood, the computer would contain a record of all conversations and correspondence for future reference, and hold confidential information such as accounts in password protected areas. In the office of tomorrow, with daily life captured in detail, the case for firing employees could be more cleat cut. |
| 1. The first paragraph mainly focuses on _____. |
| A. the office to working at home B. preference to working at home C. working effectively in the office D. one Internet firm in the Midlands, UK |
| 2. The office of the future will be _____. |
| A. in space B. a network C. in inner-city areas D. a central processing computer |
| 3. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word "oversees" probably means _____. |
| A. overlook B. organize C. make out D. watch over |
| 4. A video screen would be built because _____. |
| A. the Web Cam needs it B. it is useful to fellow workers C. e-mail or telephone is out of date D. managers can clearly spot employees |
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Can people change their skin colour without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. |
| 1. The passage mainly tells us that _____. |
| A. people cannot change their skin colour without any pain B. the new discovery could lead to searching into ways to change skin colour safely C. pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin colour as he liked D. scientists have found out that people"s skin colour is deter- mined by the gene |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
| A. nowadays people who want to change their skin colour have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment B. Europeans and Africans have the same gene C. the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer D. there are two kinds of genes |
| 3. Scientists have done an experiment on a dark-stnped zebra fish in order to _____. |
| A. find the different genes of humans" B. prove the humans" skin colour is determined by the pigment gene C. find out the reason why the Africans" skin colour is dark D. find out the ways of changing people"s skin colour |
| 4. The reason why Europeans are light-skinned is probably that _____. |
| A. they are born light-skinned people B. light-skinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanosome production C. they have fewer activities outside D. they pay much attention to protecting their skin |
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| Giving your child a chocolate bar for him to finish his maths homework is an excellent idea, according to researchers who claim that the yummy treat could improve the brain"s ability to do the most "dreadful" subject. The study, presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference, is great news for students who binge on(暴食) chocolate when revising for exams. For the study 30 voluhteers were asked to count backwards in groups of three from a random number between 800 and 999 generated by a computer. The findings show that they could do the calculations more quickly and more accurately after they had been given the cocoa drink. However,the same was not true when the group was asked to count backwards in groups of seven, which the researchers described as a more complex task, requiring a slightly different part of the brain. The findings also show that the volunteers did not get as tired doing the calculations if they bad heen given the cocoa drink despite being asked to do them over and over for an hour. The flavanols (黄烷醇) work by increasing the flow of blood into the brain. Dark chocolate contains higher quantifies of the chemical than plain or milk chocolate. Prof. David Kennedy at Northumbria University said that chocolate could be beneficial for mentally challenging tasks. The researchers gave the volunteers a total of 500 mg of flavanol. Although the amount was too great to be found naturally in the diet, researchers said that people should ensure that they have lots of flavanols. "The more fruit and vegetables and things that are high in flavanols, the better that is for your brain in the long run." |
| 1. The researchers tend to think that _____. |
| A. chocolate is good for children"s health B. delicious food improves the brain"s ability C. maths is difficult for children to learn D. all students like eating chocolate for exams |
| 2. How did the volunteers" calculations get improved after the drink? |
| A. Hot drink helps students operate computers fasten. B. Hot drink is likely to speed up the brain"s activity. C. The flavanols help more blood flow into the brain. D. The flavanols are chemicals that make people relaxed. |
| 3. Which of the following contains the most flavanols? |
| A. Dark chocolate. B. Plain chocolate. C. Milk chocolate. D. Fruit. |
| 4. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _____. |
| A. flavanols can help solve more complex problems B. lower doses of flavanol have no effect on the brain C. people should eat more vegetables instead of chocolate D. students should have enough flavanols in the daily diet |