阅读理解。 The new iPhone 3G should please everyone. Its look and feel are only s
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but a faster network loads Web pages more quickly, true GPS functionality allows it to easily
find places nearby, and the new $199 price (down from $400) makes it an affordable luxury.
Before deciding whether to buy, however, make sure you can actually take advantage of
the iPhone 3G"s high-speed data network. 3G stands for third-generation,
which in non-geekspeak translates to Web pages and mail messages that, ideally, load about three times faster
than on the original iPhone. Even better, 3G coverage enables you to make a phone call and
surf the Web at the same time. That"s great, if you live or work in a place where the 3G
network of AT&T(美国电话电报公司) (the sole wireless carrier of the iPhone) is active.
That"s not so great in cities like New York where AT&T"s cellular coverage is awful. As one
of my colleagues in New York City, who bought the original iPhone, commented, "It"s just
a toy. You can"t make phone calls on it, so I carry my Verizon phone with me all the time."
The real fun begins when you tap on the icon called
"App Store" and start browsing thehundreds of add-on applications that have been developed just for the iPhone. You"ll find
tons of games (I like JirboBreak, a free game inspired by the Atari classic Breakout) and
mobile versions
of popular websites like Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New YorkTimes. Most apps will cost you, but the vast majority are $9.99 or less. The apps work on
the old iPhones too, but you"ll enjoy them a lot more on the iPhone 3G because many of the
programs, including Yelp (local business reviews), Whrrl (mobile social networking) and
UrbanSpoon (restaurant reviews), use your exact location - provided by the iPhone 3G"s
GPS chip - to make recommendations. The apps also load much faster over the 3G network.
B. It has a faster network
C. It is easy to locate a place
D.
It is too expensive for people to buyB. Because he prefers Verizon phone better.
C.
Because AT&T"s cellular coverage is terrible thereD. Because Verizon phone enables him make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time
B. many apps have been developed for the iPhone.
C. Most apps are very expensive.
D. Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times are popular websites.
B. appreciative
C. optimistic
D. pessimistic
答案
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different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no
problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.
How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building
blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life
builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will
be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built
up on them.
Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different
look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just
cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as
well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.
Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right
beside you who can turn everything in to your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what
happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to
know is that you are loved wherever you are.
1. What"s the meaning of the underlined phrase "freak out" in Paragraph 1 ?
A. Feel shy.
B. Stay calm.
C. Keep up.
D. Feel upset.
2. In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that______
A. problems cause troubles
B. attitude is everything
C. challenges can be avoided
D. personalities are built on failures
3. According to the last paragraph, when we"re in trouble, we _______.
A. can only depend on our parents
B. are not alone
C. should only believe ourselves
D. are not confident
4. What"s the writer" purpose to write the passage?
A. To encourage.
B. To compare.
C. To prove.
D. To explain.
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| Many people would interpret "The American dream" as "living like an American"-a two-story house with a white picket fence; a family with two cars; and two children. However, the economic situation is now affecting the American way of life for 4.4 million people living in the US, according to new census (人口普查) data. "It"s going to have a long-term impact and to say it"s going to end is optimistic, " says Cheryl Russell, former editor-in- chief of American Demographics magazine. "I"m more pessimistic that this is the new normal." So what is the new normal? *Marrying later. The average age of the first marriage has increased to 28.7 for men and 26.7 for women, up from 27.5 and 25.9 respectively in 2006. At the same time, fewer people are getting married. If the marriage rate had stayed the same as in 2006, there would have been about 4 million more married people in 2010. *Fewer babies. There were 200,000 fewer births among women aged 20 to 34 in 2010 compared with two years before. This was despite the fact that the number of women of childbearing age had gone up by more than 1 million. "The recession(衰退) is the likely cause ," says Kenneth Johnson, demographer at the University of New Hampshire"s Carsey Institue, "Economic fertility (生育能力)" because women delay …in uncertain times. *Breaking up is harder. The number of divorces has been falling for 25 years as people wait longer or choose to live together before they get married. There were about 65,000 fewer divorces in 2010 than in 2008, a 7 percent decrease. *Crowd living. Unemployment is forcing more people to live together. The number of households where people lived with "other relatives" climbed from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 7.2 percent in 2010. *Going public. Private school enrollment decreased from 13.6 percent in 2006 to 12.8 percent in 2010. *Fewer cars. The percent age of households without a car rose to 9.1 percent against 8.8 percent in 2006. The percent-age of households with two or more cars fell from 58 percent to 57.1 percent. *Driving solo. When people are not working, they don"t carpool. The proportion of people aged 16 to 64 in employment dropped greatly in all but one of the 50 largest metropolitan (大城市的) areas. That has helped push the share of people driving to work alone from 76 percent in 2006 to 76.6 percent in 2010. Ride-sharing is down a full percentage point, to 9.7 percent. 1. What is the article mainly about? A. The interpretation of "the American dream". B. The significance of the current economic crisis. C. Changes to the American lifestyle. D. The traditional American way of life. 2. What might Cheryl Russell agree with according to the article? A. A traditional lifestyle is much better and healthier. B. The new study based on the members" financial reports. C. The spirit of American dream will inspire Americans to get through the economic recession. D. American lifestyles are being reshaped and will continue to change 3. What are the characteristics of the future American lifestyle? a. Delayed marriage. b. A lower divorce rate c. Increased car ownership. d. An increase in private school enrollment. e. Having children later A. abe B. ace C. bde D. bce 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The typical US family is expected to have three-story house with a big yard and two children. B. The US birth rate rose slightly in 2010 compared with two years before. C. A growing number of people are forced to share their homes with other relatives in the US. D. US students prefer to go to private schools rather than pubic schools. 5. Why do more and more Americans drive solo to work in recent years, according to the passage ? A. Because they don"t like carpool. B. Because more and more people are out of work. C. Because the share of people driving to work alone is increasing. D. Because the proportion of people aged 16-64 in unemployment dropped greatly. | |
| 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求). (1)Our character, basically, is a mixture of our habits. "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit;________, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny (命运)," the maxim goes. (2)Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are often unconscious patterns, they constantly daily affect our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness. (3)As Horace Mann, the great educator, once said, "Habits are like a cable. We weave a rope of it everyday and soon it cannot be broken." I personally do not agree with the last part of his expression. I know habits can be learned and unlearned. But we also know it isn"t a quick fix. It involves a process and a tremendous effort. (4)Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo 11 were shocked as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth. But to get there, those astronauts had to break out of the tremendous gravity pull of the earth. More energy was spent in the first few minutes of lift-off, in the first few miles of travel, than was used over the next several days to travel half million miles. (5)Habits, too, have tremendous gravity pull- more than most people realize or would admit. Breaking deeply developed habitual tendencies such as procrastination(拖延) , impatience, criticalness, or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness involves more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives. "Lift off" takes a tremendous effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on a whole new situation. (6)Like any natural force, gravity pull can work with us or against us. The gravity pull of some of our habits may currently be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity pull that keeps our world together, that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order. It is a powerful force, and if we use it effectively, we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the order necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives. 1.What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 8 words) ______________________________________________ 2. Please complete the blank in the para.1 (no more than 3 words) _______________________________________________ 3. Why does the author say habits have powerful effects on our lives? (no more than 15 words) _________________________________________________ 4. What does the writer mean by refering to gravity pull? (no more than 13 words) ________________________________________________ 5. What does the underlined " it " in line3 para3 refer to ?(no more than 3 words) _________________________________________________ | |
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