阅读理解。 Andreea,18, from Romania, sent a photograph of the view from her win
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| 阅读理解。 |
Andreea,18, from Romania, sent a photograph of the view from her window and included a brief
apology, "Sorry, this picture is plain and boring. No one would like it."
At home in New Jersey, US, Coreen Burke,16, clicked on the same image on the internet. She saw a
village with its rooftops and walls painted in reds and yellows, a distant chimney (烟囱) giving off smoke.
"Isn"t this amazingly different from my country?" She thought to herself.
Burke, a teenager with a skill for computers, saw beauty in that photo. She posted it to her blog,
Outside My Window, which features a daily snapshot (快照) of someone"s window view around the
world.
The concept is simple: We can all relate to the act of staring through a piece of glass, onto the scene
on the other side. "Maybe if we understood the way people from all over the world live," she explained,
"we would all get along better than we have been lately."
With a click of a mouse, you can see Frederic"s window in the south of France, looking out on
sailboats anchored (抛锚) in a peaceful harbor. Or Virginia"s view in Canada, a winter scene with trees
laced in white.
Like most high school students, Burke has traveled the world. But she says someday she hopes to
collect stamps in her passport, starting with Greece and India. Her recent break was devoted to launching
the site with a blogger account and recruiting (招募) contributors from deviant ART, an online art
community. She posted the first window view from Switzerland, a sunset photographed by an 18-year-old.
Then others came flowing in by email, up to seven a day, from as far as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.
Contributors are marked on maps pinned on her bedroom wall: a blue dot indicates their country and
a pink dot shows their city, if they provide it. The most responses have come from Europe-Estonia,
Poland, Italy, Germany and Sweden, to name a few. She is crossing her fingers, thinking that she"ll receive
a photo from Africa or Antarctica, which are unrepresented so far.
While she"s become a cyber crusader (网络革新者) for appreciating the beauty outside our own
windows, get this: She has no windows in her bedroom. She has a nice skylight (天窗), though. |
| 1. What does Burke think of the picture she received from Andreea? |
| [ ] |
A. Boring
B. Charming
C. Strange
D. Plain |
| 2. Outside My Window is a blog intended to show ______. |
| [ ] |
A. the view from Burke"s window
B. pictures of rural New Jersey
C. photos of window views taken by people all over the world
D. beautiful scenes of famous places of interest |
| 3. We can conclude from the article that Burke ______. |
| [ ] |
A. believes we should reach out to people of different cultures
B. has traveled around the world and taken many pictures
C. is a member of an online art community
D. has made a lot of money by selling beautiful pictures |
| 4. Which of the following is not true? |
| [ ] |
A. Burke is likely to receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica.
B. Burke is a junior middle school student.
C. Burke has photos from many countries in the world, including Kazakhstan.
D. Burke wants a photo of window view from Africa or Antarctica. |
| 5. What is the best title of this passage? |
| [ ] |
A. World Windows
B. Beautiful Pictures
C. Pictures on the Internet
D. Windows in Bedrooms |
答案
| 1-5 BCABA |
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Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. It"s an instinct which can be
woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by
instinct, we"re using resources within the unconscious (无意识的) mind. When the resources of two persons"
unconscious minds link together into the same frequency (频率), we call it telepathy.
We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone,
you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better
at sending.
You can easily put your ability to the test. Thinking of somebody and wish him or her to contact (联系)
you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than
would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, try "feeling" who is contacting you. Don"t guess,
but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these works for you, that doesn"t mean that you have
no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.
Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find
that their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other"s unconscious mind.
Telepathy & relationship. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link
up to the other"s mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand
the other"s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate.
A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child"s eagerly wanting his or her
mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother"s deep
desire to protect her child from harm. |
| 1. When does telepathy occur? |
| [ ] |
A. It occurs when one senses that a close friend of his/her is in danger.
B. It occurs when one has very good five senses.
C. It occurs when one wants to call his/her best friend.
D. It occurs when one doesn"t know a stranger. |
| 2. Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. Receiving Telepathy
B. Telepathy: Mind-to-Mind Contact
C. Telepathy: People"s Dream
D. Dream of Telepathy |
| 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. The more people separate, the more likely that telepathy will occur.
B. It is by using the five senses that telepathy occurs.
C. Telepathy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another.
D. One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friend"s call as one wishes. |
| 4. Which of the following belongs to telepathy? |
| [ ] |
A. By accident, you are aware of a friend of yours is coming to see you.
B. People"s communication over the telephone.
C. A mother"s sense of her child is in danger.
D. A couple"s long separation. |
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Reading can provide lots of fun for children and teens during summer vacation. Children who read during
the summer are better prepared for school when they return to classes in the fall. Public libraries throughout
Wisconsin will host summer events to encourage children and young adults to include reading in their summer
fun.
●All Star Readers
The Milwaukee Public Library will host its 2007 Summer Reading Club for kids from 3 to 18. Signing up
starts on June 1 at all Milwaukee public libraries and bookmobile sites.
Children aged 6 to 12 are invited to become "All Star Readers" at the Milwaukee library when they sign up
for the Summer Reading Club. Children can score a point by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages. When they
reach the reading goal, they will win a bag full of prizes.
●Sparkey Spots the Ball
Children up to 5 years old can join the read-to-me club, "Sparkey Spots the Ball". They will receive their
own reading folders (文件夹) to record the books read to them by parents, brothers and sisters or relatives.
Once they have listened to 20 books, they will win a baseball and a coupon (优惠券) for McDonald"s ice
cream.
●X-treme Read
Teens between the age of 13 and 18 can join in their own reading program called "X-treme Read". Teens
can read to win movie passes, CDs and more.
The library also plans extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. Check with your
local library or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the exact dates, times, and places of the demonstrations (集会). |
| 1. Students who take part in the reading club can _____. |
| [ ] |
A. take part in extreme bike races
B. get a good mark in the final exam
C. get better prepared for the new term
D. finish their homework ahead of time |
| 2. In order to become "All Star Readers" and win a lot of prizes, you _____. |
| [ ] |
A. should be 18 years old
B. should be at least five years old
C. must read at least 1,000 pages or 10 books
D. just need to sign up at the Milwaukee library |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? |
| [ ] |
A. Children up to 5 might win a baseball or an ice cream.
B. Teens who have listened to books might win movie tickets.
C. The public libraries only allow children to read in the reading club.
D. Students who want to read can sign up at any public library at Milwaukee. |
| 4. If you are a 17-year-old student who wants to win some prizes, you can take part in _____. |
| [ ] |
A. 2007 Summer Reading Club
B. X-treme Read
C. Sparkey Spots the Ball
D. All Star Readers |
| 阅读理解。 |
Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes.
Most places in the world, however, have them regularly (有规律的). Countries that have a lot of earthquakes
are usually quite mountainous (多山的).
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people
died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest
earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.
In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand
people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The worst
earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake
happened in 1556.
Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People
can not prepare for it. |
| 1. Earthquakes happen _____. |
| [ ] |
A. in all the places in the world
B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains
C. regularly in most places in the world
D. only in a few places along the coast |
| 2. How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755? |
| [ ] |
A. 500.
B. 140,000.
C. 400,000.
D. 2,000. |
| 3. When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported? |
| [ ] |
A.1964; Alaska.
B. 1556; China.
C. 1923; Japan.
D. 1976; China. |
| 4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? |
| [ ] |
A. The stronger the earthquake is,the more people are killed.
B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly (出乎意料地).
C. Earthquakes can cause fires.
D. People still don"t know how to tell when an earthquake will come. |
| 5. What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph? |
| [ ] |
A. How do earthquakes worry people?
B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?
C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?
D. How do earthquakes happen? |
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To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence (智力)? The answer to this question may lie in a
newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid"s huge memory. It can recite
many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.
He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US.
However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get stranger answers. A question about Smarter
Child"s age returns. "One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!" Asking where he lives gets,
"In a clean room in a high-tech building in California．"
Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer
questions about spelling, for instance, Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the
weather, he visits www.intellicast.com.
Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial being with the
combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However
if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A.I.,
Artificial Intelligence, he must overcome two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different
ways. That"s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a
much more difficult task to let him find it himself.
Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process (处理) information more exactly and faster
than any human, he lacks common sense-a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young
child. |
| 1. From the text we can infer that www.inte3llicast.com is a website _____. |
| [ ] |
A. which is specially designed to help Smarter Child
B. where we people can find Smarter Child
C. where weather forecasts are made
D. which is about artificial intelligence |
| 2. It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. tell us how to spell a difficult word
B. tell us how the American government is run
C. provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare
D. learn how to tell right behaviors from wrong ones. |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? |
| [ ] |
A. Smart Child has his own memory bank big enough for all kinds of information.
B. A.I. Artificial Intelligence is probably the name of a film about a boy-computer.
C. Smart Child can recognize different files and find information needed on his own.
D. We have similar product now which has the knowledge of Einstein, Nixon and Spears. |
| 4. Which of the following is the bet title for the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. A New Web Child
B. Smarter Child
C. The Future of Internet
D. Intelligence Development |
| 阅读理解。 |
Passwords are no safeguards
Typing your password or credit card number into a computer is a moment"s work. But if you think your
personal details disappear as soon as you hit the Return key, think again: they can sit on the computer"s hard
disk for years waiting for a hacker (黑客) to take them.
As people spend more time on the web and hackers become more experienced, the dangers of storing
personal information on computers are growing by the day, security experts say. There are some safe-guards,
such as never allowing your computer to store your passwords. But even that in no guarantee of security.
When you type in a password, it is stored in random access memory (RAM), where it is held temporarily
until other data overwrites it or the computer is switched off.
But every so often, the computer copies the contents of its RAM onto hard disk, where it is easy to prey
(捕获) for a hacker, who can read it directly or design a worm to e-mail it back. The longer sensitive data
stays in RAM, the more likely it is to be copied onto the disk, where it stays until it is overwritten-which might
not happen for years.
Tal Garfinkel and colleagues from Stanford University have created a software tool which simulates (模拟)
the workings of a complete computer system. Within the simulation, sensitive data can be tagged and then
tracked as it passes through the system. Next, Garfinkel and his team simulated computers running common
software that regularly handles passwords or secret personal information, such as Internet Explorer, the
Windows login script and Apache server software.
In a paper to be presented, they conclude that the programs took no measures to limit the length of time
the information is kept. Some of the tested software even copied the sensitive information, obviously without
restraint (阻拦). |
| 1. What does the passage mainly talk about? |
| [ ] |
A. It"s important to set passwords to your computer.
B. Passwords help keep your personal information.
C. It"s unsafe to store personal information on computers.
D. There are some safeguards for your personal information. |
| 2. Hackers usually get others" information from _____. |
| [ ] |
A. RAM
B. the hard disk
C. a worm
D. the e-mail |
| 3. Garfinkel and his colleagues created a software tool to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. find out how hackers steal personal information
B. protect personal information from being stolen
C. see how a complete computer system works
D. tag and track sensitive data on the computer |
| 4. Talking about computer safety, which of the following the writer would probably suggest? |
| [ ] |
A. People should stop using computers.
B. Hackers should be heavily punished.
C. Better computer programs are needed.
D. Program developers are to blame. |
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