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London has a new magazine. But it is not printed(印刷) on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.
In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder (解码器). Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There are all kinds of information ---everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the back page, which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on page 101 to 109, so you put in the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible, so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and the whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.
London already has three services. One, sent out by TV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized(宣传). BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that is a breakthrough(突破) as great as the invention of printing, which could not just change our reading habits but our whole way of life.
We can know from the passage that in London .

A．the magazine is available at any local home

B．most of the postmen will lose their jobs some day

C．everyone can read this magazine if they have a television

D．the readers can get various kinds of information staying at home

In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered,” the word “it” refers to the .

A．magazine

B．program

C．decoder

D．subject

According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people .

A．work out the total(合计) of certain numbers

B．read the information sent by TV signals

C．go shopping and have other entertainment

D．receive some special TV program for entertainment

The passage is mainly about .

A．a new magazine printed in London

B．an up-to-date way of getting information

C．a popular TV program about magazines

D．an advanced technology helping people communicate

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阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后面的题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It’s about weekend classes.

The Learning Centre, Garden City

Weekend Classes for this month:

Class 1. Get good grades!

Forget information and do poorly on tests? In this class learn to...

● remember more.

● think quickly and read fast.

● get high scores.

Class 2. Find true love...today!

Are you shy and lonely? In this class, learn to...

● talk to people: start a conversation with a stranger.

● be more friendly and outgoing.

● understand a person’s body language.

Class 3. You are on TV!

Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this class, learn to...

● act in TV ads.

● use your voice on the radio.

● get TV and radio jobs.

Class 4. See the world for free!

Travelling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this class, learn to...

● get discount（50%—80%） on plane tickets.

● travel with your friends for free.

● see the world by ship……＄1 per day! This course is also online at www. ASRLC.

（1）What’s the advertisement about?

Study plan.

Weekend classes.

Summer camp.

Sports meeting.

（2）How many classes are mentioned in this advertisement?

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

（3）In Class 2, what will you learn to do?

A．	Get good grades.	B．	Get TV and radio jobs.
C．	Be more friendly and outgoing.	D．	Travel with your friends for free.

（4）In which class can you take online courses?

Class 1.

Class 2.

Class 3.

Class 4.

（5）What does the underlined word “discount” in Class 4 mean?

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阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Here, we have picked out four interesting inventions to share with you.

Talking Gloves

Four foreign students have created a pair of gloves, and it helps people to communicate with people who have hearing and speaking problems. The gloves are equipped with sensors (传感器). They recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words. Thus you can understand sign language easily.

Google Glasses

Google Glasses are like a computer built into a pair of glasses. Then the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.

Indoor Clouds

That’s a real world. An artist, Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine. But it required careful planning — the temperature, humidity (湿度) and lighting all had to be just right. The cloud only lasted for a short while, though.

Wingsuits

The suit realizes your dream of flying like a bird. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding (滑翔) through the air. It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds.

（1）What do “Talking Gloves” help people to understand?

Spoken words.

Sign language.

Written words.

The text on the smartphone.

（2）How can users of “Google Glasses” surf the Internet?

A．	By speaking to the glasses.	B．	By tapping the keyboard.
C．	By lifting a finger.	D．	By moving the eyeballs.

（3）How did the artist create a white cloud in the room?

A．	With a fog machine.	B．	With right temperature.
C．	With a fog machine and careful planning.	D．	With a fog machine and right lighting.

（4）Which of the following can help you fly?

Talking Gloves.

Wingsuits.

Google Glasses.

Indoor Clouds.

（5）What’s the best title of the passage?

A．	Four Interesting Inventions	B．	Four Famous Inventions
C．	The Advantages of Four Inventions	D．	Four Dreams of the Future

阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, a man was walking by the corner of a street. There he met a little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside. The man stopped and looked very sadly at the birds in front of him. The birds were screaming in the cage, giving a high cry and trying to fly away.

After standing for a moment, he said to the boy, “How much does your bird cost? I want...”

“One, fifty cents, sir.” the boy answered quickly.

“I am afraid that you are mistaken. I am not asking how much it is.” The man said, “I would like to buy all of them. What I ask is how much you want for them.”

Hearing this, the boy happily counted the number of the birds in the cage.

“Five dollars.”

“Here you are!” The man passed the money. The boy counted excitedly. Suddenly he was surprised to find the cage was empty!

“Oh, my god, for what reason did you do that, sir? You don’t even get a bird!” The boy asked the man who set the birds free.

“My boy, let me tell you why I did this.” The man said, “I have no right to keep them. Every life should be free and they are our friends. So we should let them free.”

（1）Where did the man meet a little boy holding a bird cage?

A．	At the crossing of a street.	B．	At the corner of a street.
C．	At the gate of a market.	D．	At the door of a shop.

（2）What does the underlined word “screaming” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

欢唱

抽泣

尖叫

低语

（3）How many birds did the boy sell at last?

One bird.

Five birds.

None of his birds.

All his birds.

（4）Why was the boy surprised?

A．	Because the man misunderstood him.	B．	Because the man didn’t give him money.
C．	Because he got too much money.	D．	Because he found all the birds had flown away.

（5）What does the writer mainly want us to learn from the passage?

A．	We should love and protect birds.	B．	We should keep birds in cages.
C．	We should be friendly to each other.	D．	We should try to understand each other.

阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Healthy Living Habits for Teenagers

Things to do	Brushing teeth	Drinking milk	Going to bed	Eating fruits
Proper time	After getting up and before going to bed	During breakfast	Around 23:00	After meals
Advantages	To reduce germs (细菌) in the mouth	To keep the body strong and help sleep well	To be good for a deep sleep	To keep the body strong
More tips	Brush the tongue while brushing teeth	Avoid drinking it when having a stomachache	Sleep for at least 8 hours every night	Wash carefully before eating them

（1）What advantage does brushing teeth have?

A．	It can keep the body strong.	B．	It helps sleep well.
C．	It can reduce germs in the mouth.	D．	It helps have a good voice.

（2）What’s the proper time for teenagers to drink milk?

Before going to bed.

During breakfast.

After getting up.

After meals.

（3）What is the earliest time for teenagers to get up in the morning?

At 5:00.

At 6:00.

At 7:00.

At 8:00.

（4）What are helpful to keep the body strong?

A．	Drinking milk and eating fruits.	B．	Going to bed and brushing teeth.
C．	Eating fruits and brushing teeth.	D．	Drinking milk and going to bed.

（5）Where can we probably read the passage?

Ina story book.

In a novel.

In a dictionary.

In a magazine.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

We all know the sun is important. It makes life on our planet possible. But how does the sun do that? It’s the sun’s energy.

Energy from the sun is called solar energy（太阳能）. It comes in the form of light or heat. People have used solar energy for thousands of years. The sun’s energy can be used to heat water and even food. If you own a magnifying glass, your parents have probably warned you not to leave it in the sun. Solar energy can actually make the magnifying glass burn objects underneath it causing a fire. This type of energy from the sun is called solar thermal（热的）energy.

We can also turn the sun’s light into electricity. This is done with solar panels（板）. Solar panels are made up of a material called silicon（硅）. The silicon is heated and formed into very thin wafers（晶片）. When the sunlight hits the solar panel, the electrons in the silicon move and flow through wires（电线）. Using this technology, we can run a calculator and even power cars.

But what happens on cloudy days? The electrons in the silicon will stop moving, which means the electricity can’t flow. But this doesn’t mean that solar energy can only be used on sunny days. People can use the batteries（电池）which are attached to（附着于）solar panels to store the electricity. So the stored electricity can be used to power cars at night or on cloudy days.

Did you know that solar energy is not as expensive as it used to be? In fact, in the last few years, solar panels have become much more affordable for people to use. Since the sun gives off more energy in one second than people have used, imagine what we could do if we used the sun’s energy to power our planet.

（1）A magnifying glass can make objects look ________.

smaller

bigger

more beautiful

further

（2）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．	How to use solar thermal energy.
B．	How to power our planet.
C．	How to store electricity with batteries.
D．	How to turn sunlight into electricity with solar panels.

（3）We can use ________ to power cars at night according to the fourth paragraph.

thin wafers

the moonlight

solar thermal energy

the stored electricity

（4）Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．	Solar panels are made up of silicon.	B．	Solar energy can be used for heating food.
C．	It costs more to use solar energy than before.	D．	People have used solar energy for thousands of years.