Your House Will Take Care of You In Old AgeHave you ever thought what your life

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Your House Will Take Care of You In Old Age
Have you ever thought what your life would be like in old age? Everyone talks about the “aging” society with large numbers of elderly people needing home care. Now German researchers have set up a “smart” house, programmed to help the elderly live at home with dignity. Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute say the house combines existing technology with future-oriented technology.
For example, the “smart” bathroom has a touch screen mirror that can remind people to take their medicine, wash their hands or brush their teeth. The hardware behind Fraunhofer’s electronic bathroom is not new, and the software runs on a regular personal computer.
When the medicine cabinet is opened, a display in the middle of the mirror tells the person how many pills to take. The mirror is linked to a care provider, who can remotely check whether a patient at home is actually taking medicine and brushing his or her teeth. As many elderly people have arthritic(关节炎的) conditions that make it difficult to operate water taps, the mirror also has displays that turn the water tap on or off or control the water temperature.
The bathroom is only the start. Kitchens, bedrooms and all other parts of the “intelligent” home will become “user-friendly” to meet all kinds of individual needs. Sensors in doors, toilets, taps, light switches and carpets detect every activity and record them electronically. Doctors or care staff can see from the computer records what personal hygiene tasks have been completed, how often the elderly person visits the bathroom or uses the toilet. In case of an emergency, the computer automatically alerts the chosen contact person or calls the care center.
小题1: The ‘smart” bathroom has a touch screen mirror ________.

A．that can help the elderly brush their teeth	B．which is linked to a nursing house
C．behind which is a medicine cabinet	D．that can remind people to do many things

小题2: The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．every activity

B．doors, toilets, taps, light switches and carpets

C．individual needs

D．sensors

小题3:The house mentioned in the passage can be described as _________.

A．smart but expensive	B．intelligent and convenient
C．smart and environmentally-friendly	D．fashionable and energy-saving

小题4: How is the passage mainly developed?

A．By inferring

B．By listing examples.

C．By comparing.

D．By introducing a practical method.

小题5:The author of the text mainly _________.

A．calls on people to care for the old	B．encourages the old to live with dignity
C．introduces a new house	D．promotes a new house

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According to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place to stay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days. Although technically accurate, that is an impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human problem.
The homeless population represents all of us Americans. It includes men and women, the elderly, children, and infants. Its members are from all ethnic groups. What they have in common is poverty.
Currently in the U.S., thirty-nine million people live in poverty. When money is really tight, paying the rent or buying food often becomes a choice. Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you can’t pay the rent with food stamps.
With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative.
Although men make up the largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children are rapidly joining them. In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the U.S. are teenagers and young children.
People may become homeless for numerous reasons. However, there are certain factors that many of these individuals have in common. They include a lack of adequate education and job skills. A majority of the teenagers and adults have n

ot completed high school.
The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor. One third of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol, while one quarter of the same group uses drugs.
Some members of this population suffer mental health problems. Within the past several years many institutions for the mentally ill have been closed and their patients sent “home”. Unfortunately, a number of those people have no home to go to and they are unable to adequately look after themselves.
Job loss in today’s economy has also become a real factor in the loss of people’s homes. The breakup of families through abandonment and divorce is also contributing factors, particularly when there are children involved. The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income may be forced to depend on the homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads.
小题1:The writer thinks that the U.S. government’s d

efinition for the homeless shows _________.

A．an insincere attitude toward the homeless

B．an unbearable attitude toward the homeless

C．an uncivilized attitude toward the homeless

D．an unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless

小题2:The U.S. government helps the homeless by _________.

A．giving them homeless allowance	B．giving them food stamps
C．finding jobs for them	D．finding residence (a place to live) for them

小题3:People become homeless for all the following reasons EXCEPT _________.

A．the lack of adequate education

B．the abuse of alcohol and drugs

C．the closure of institutions for the mentally ill

D．the poor performance of economy

小题4:The breakup of families is likely to lead to homelessness because a parent with kids may _________.

A．lose his or her job in today’s economy

B．be unable to look after the kids

C．not have enough income

D．find residence at a homeless shelter

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Islamabad, Pakistan, June 22^nd---Two mountain climbers surprisingly survived (幸免于) a fall of over 500 feet on the 25,530-foot mountain in Pakistan, Saturday. The two climbers were climbing an ice-covered wall of the mountain when they suddenly lost their footing and fell about 560 feet to a narrow snow-covered ledge(悬崖突出部分) below. “We were lucky that ledge was there,” said the climbers, “Otherwise, we would have fallen over 2,000 feet.” If the ledge had not been there, the two climbers almost certainly have met their death. “It’s a wonder,” the climbers said, “that we landed on the ledge, and the snow was loose enough to cushion(缓冲) our fall. We’re thankful that we survived.”
When a reporter asked them if they planned to give up mountain climbing after their narrow escape(九死一生), the two climbers replied, “Not at all. We’ll be goin

g back up there just as soon as we get out of the hospital.”
小题1: The mountain climbers survived because _____.

A．they had fallen only 500 feet down	B．of the ledge and the loose snow on it
C．of their strong bodies	D．they were very good climbers

小题2: If there had not been

the snow-covered ledge, _____.

A．they wouldn’t have fallen down	B．they would have them wounded
C．they would have lost their lives	D．they would fall into the deep snow

小题3: How high was the ledge from the foot of the mountain?

A．2,560 feet high	B．2,000 feet high
C．25,530 feet high	D．More than 1,400 feet high

小题4: Choose the right order which shows what happened to the two climbers.
a. talked with a reporter b. lost their footing
c. was sent to a hospital d. fell to a ledge
e. started to climb an ice-covered wall

A．b-d-c-e-a

B．e-d-b-c-a

C．e-b-d-c-a

D．a-c-b-d-e

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In white shirt, blue pants, black cloth shoes and two pigtails (辫子), Jingqiu gives off an air of great “pure beauty” in Zhang Yimou’s new movie Under the Hawthom Tree.《山揸树之恋》
The film tells the story of the sad romance of Jingqiu and a handsome young man named Laosan. Set at the end of the “cultural revolution” (1966-1976), the pair manage to fall in love although they come form different political environments.
Before it was released, moviegoers speculated (推测) on just what this “pure beauty” could be. Director Zhang complained of how long it had taken him to find the right girl for the part of Jingqiu—a character so innocent that she believes simply lying on the same bed with a man will make her pregnant.
It was 18-year-old Zhou Dongyu who stood out from the crowd. According to Zhang, Zhou has “eyes that are clear like a fountain on a mountainside”. Born of an ordinary worker’s family, the Shijiazhuang girl was in her final year of high school and working hard for a place in an art college.
While some teenagers co

nsider such “pure beauty” illusory (虚幻的), others believe that it speaks of something soulful.
Purity is all about the innocence that shines through from within, thinks 16-year-old Tan Mengxi of Nanjing.
“Being pure can be simple, not having complicated thoughts and being inexperienced. However, it doesn’t mean an ignorant or naive (天真的) person. So, a person is pure in his or her nature if he or she is always enthusiastic and able to deal with difficult matters independently. This purity doesn’t pass with time,” she said.
小题1: What image does Jingqiu give to audiences in the movie Under the Hawthorn Tree?

A．A simple girl.

B．A pure girl.

C．A romantic girl.

D．A silent girl.

小题2: What kind of girl looks pure according to the passage?

A．A girl in red shirt, blue pants, black leather shoes and two pigtails.

B．A girl has eyes that are clear like a fountain on a mountainside.

C．A girl who was born into an ordinary worker’s family.

D．A girl wears accessories and make-up.

小题3: What’s the opinion of Tan Mengxi about purity?

A．It is of whether someone is ignorant or naive.

B．Being pure can be simple, not having complicated thoughts and being inexperienced.

C．It is of whether someone is always enthusiastic.

D．Purity is a matter of internal quality and doesn’t pass with time.

小题4: Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．What makes a pure girl?

B．A debate on the movie Under the Hawthorn Tree

C．Opinions on the character Jingqiu

D．It’s hard to find the character Jingqiu

小题5:When did the story in the movie happen？

A．In the 1960s	B．In the 1980s
C．In the 1970s	D．In the 1990s.

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People say that a mother’s love knows no boundaries (边界). This is true when it comes to my mother. She has given up many things so that my sisters and I could live a better life.
My mother comes from a large family and her parents died when she was quite young. She dropped out of school when she was fifteen because no one could afford to pay her studies. At the age of 19, she married my father and when they had my sisters and I, they moved to the United States so that we could have a better life. My parents did not know English but somehow they communicated with other people. My mother stayed at home and raised us while my father was working. There were so many dangerous incidents that happened where we lived that my mother finally decided that we all moved to Texas when I was seven.
My mother has worked so hard to give us everything. She always tells us that all she wants is for us to be happy.
As the saying goes, “You don’t appreciate (意识到) something until it’s gone.” Well, I finally had a chance to experience it. My mother went to Mexico this winter because she needed to have an operation. It was the first time in my life that my mother was not ther

e to hold and comfort me. Those two weeks when she was away made me realize how much I love her. All she has done for me is incredible (难以置信的). When I suffer she suffers with me. I have to show her how much I care about her. She means the world to me.
小题1:Which is the RIGHT order of the following events?
a. My mother married my father.
b. My mother went to Mexico to have an operation.
c. We all moved to Texas.
d. My mother dropped out of school.
e. They moved to the United States.
f. My mother’s parents died

when she was young.

A．a, b, f, c, d, e

B．d, e, a, c, f, b

C．f, d, a, b, e, c

D．f, d, a, e, c, b

小题2:What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the fourth paragraph?

A．My mother’s experience.	B．My mother’s care for me.
C．The meaning of the saying.	D．My mother’s love.

小题3:The writer didn’t realize that he loves his mother very much until ______.

A．they moved to Texas	B．his mother told them all she wanted was for them to be happy
C．his mother left home for an operation	D．his mother died

小题4:According to the passage, we can infer that the writer writes the passage in a(n) ______ mood.

A．affectionate (挚爱的)

B．humorous

C．serious

D．bitter

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The world’s biggest Internet search engine, Google, has proven once again to be king of the Web. Users can download “Google Wi-Fi” software and then enjoy free Wi-Fi service available in some US cities since last Tuesday.
Wi-Fi is short for “Wireless Fidelity”(无线上网). It allows laptop computers and personal digital assistants to connect to the Internet at high speed by radio sigal.
A person with a Wi-Fi enabled computer can connect to the Internet when near one of the network’s access points. The place covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot. Google had already set up two “hotspots” in the US city of San Francisco which pr

ovide a free Wi-Fe service.
The Wi- Fi technology even allows users to enjoy a free Internet phone service. Some scientists argue that Wi-Fi may replace mobile phone networks.
Wi-Fi is stioo limited to a few cities, where there are “ hotspots”. But its capability(容量) of sending information has already done better than that of the mobile phone network, even that of 3G (Third Generation telecommunication technology). Some scientists have started to call Wi-Fi 4G.
In addition to a high speed Internet connection, Fi-Fi has other advantages compared to mobile phones. We-Fi is global. The same Wi-Fi system works in different countries around the world. Different from using cell phones, you don’t need to change computers to use Internet phones when you go to other places and most importantly, many Internet phones cost you nothing at all.
小题1: Wi-Fi is not available in cities without_____.

A．a computer

B．a radio

C．a hotspot

D．a cell phone

小题2: Which of the following is NOT the advantage of Wi-Fi?
A. The high speed Internet connection. B. Many free Internet phones.
B. Using the same computers for Internet phones when you go to other places. C. Used in all the US cities.
小题3: Some scientists started to call Wi-Fi 4G, because_____.

A．it is the product of the Google”s 4^th generation.

B．it is more capable of sending information than the mobile phone network.

C．it has been used by more than four generations.

D．Wi-Fi will surely take the place of the mobile phone network.

小题4:. Which of the following is the best title?
A.Third Generation Telecommunication Technology
B. Free Call Service
C.Goo

gle Launches Free Wi-Fi Service
D.Free Wi-Fi Service across the U.S.A.

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