Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phones. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 meters. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put it in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile phones. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will be like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never get lost again.
. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.
| A．can’t find their directions in different countries |
| B．can always find where they are |
| C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place |
| D．can spend the least time getting to another place |
. The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means ____________.
| A．Receivers | B．GPS devices |
| C．Satellites | D．Ground stations |
We can learn from the passage that ____________.
| A．GPS can’t be put into a watch |
| B．GPS are becoming dearer and dearer |
| C．People can start their cars with a GPS |
| D．People can’t lose their way with a GPS when driving |
Anna was excited about starting her first day in the new school. However, when she first walked past the students in the school, her excitement turned to fear, and then to loneliness(孤独)over the next few days. "Why didn’t anyone say ’hi’ to me or invite me to his or her lunch table? Is it because of my clothes or my hair?" she wondered. Almost every day during the first week, Anna stayed alone, thinking that there must have been something wrong with her or that nobody saw her at all!
What caused Anna’s problem? The reason was that nobody knew her. Most people don’t like talking with strangers (陌生人). So it’s your job to volunteer to make contact with people who you want to know. The easiest way to catch their attention is to notice them first. Make eye contact with them and smile at them. When you smile at them, you are doing your best to show your kindness to them, and they are sure to understand that you are saying, "Hey, how’s everything going?" In this way, you are taking the first step towards the road to friendship.
When Anna realized this, she started talking to her classmates. Guess what happened? It really worked. She had made two friends by the end of the month.
In fact, saying “hi” or making friends with strangers is not hard. And the joy it brings you is really great. So try to open your heart to strangers!What was Anna’s problem?
| A．She was afraid of entering a new school. |
| B．She had no friends in her new school. |
| C．She didn’t like making friends with strangers. |
| D．Her classmates didn’t like her clothes or hair. |
Which of the following shows the change in Anna’s feelings?
| A．afraid→relaxed→nervous→happy |
| B．happy→lonely→sad→proud |
| C．nervous→angry→happy →sad |
| D．excited→afraid→lonely→happy |
According to the writer, what is the easiest way to catch others’ attention?
| A．Noticing them first |
| B．Talking to them |
| C．Doing something for them. |
| D．Making yourself cool. |
What can you learn from the passage?
| A．Teenagers can’t get along well with each other. |
| B．Loneliness is a common problem these days. |
| C．Opening our heart to strangers can help us get friends. |
| D．It’s hard to take the first step towards the road to friendship. |
What does the underlined word contact mean in Chinese?
| A．表扬 | B．联系 | C．招聘 | D．聊天 |
阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light and you do not need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can only buy telephone cards, and some cards cost up to ￡4,000. The first Japanese card has a value of about ￡28,000. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine. When were the first Italian telephone cards produced? _________________________________________________
How many countries can produce telephone cards now? _________________________________________________
Where can we find a market to buy telephone cards?
_________________________________________________What is the price of the first Japanese telephone card?
_________________________________________________In which magazine do most people see cards with prices?
_________________________________________________
Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
A. 5%. B. 50%. C. 95%.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?
A.公正地 B.均等地 C.平凡地New-born babies can use ____ ____ __.
A. both of their hands B. neither of their hands C. their right handsWhich of the following is true?
A. There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.
B. There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.
C. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.“We live in a right-handed world.”means ____ ____ __.
A. Most people use their right hands better.
B. Few people use their right hands better.
C. Half of the people use their right hands better.
As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!
He entered Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.
“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”
Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time. How did Sam feel after he woke?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Happy.What did Sam have to do that day?
A. To have a baseball match.
B. To take a reading test.
C. To do something special. What does the underlined word “ sweat ” probably mean?
A. 触摸 B. 鼓掌 C. 出汗Which could be inferred(推断) from this passage?
A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.
B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.
C. The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. A special day B. An interesting lesson C. A nice teacher
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