Can you imagine surfing the Internet without lifting your finger? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Let’s have a look at some of the “Best inventions of the Year 2012”.
Wing Suits
The suit can make your dream of flying like a bird come true. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔）through the air. Fliers wearing wing suits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds. But they need a parachute（降落伞）to make a safe landing because the suit does not allow you to slow down.
Talk Gloves
Do you often feel confused（困惑的）by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the “helping hand” you need. Four students in Ukrainian college have invented a pair of gloves that helps people who has hearing and speech problems to communicate with others. The gloves are set with sensors（传感器）that receive sign language and translate it into text on a smart phone. Then the smart phone changes the text to spoken.
Google Glasses
In short, Google Glasses are like a computer which is built into a pair of glasses. The glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make phone calls without even lifting a finger. All you have to do is to let your head move the mouse on the screen. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, video-chat, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right. But now they are on sale only in two countries, German and America.Through the Talk Gloves, the sign words are translated for__________.
| A．trained people | B．disabled people |
| C．normal people | D．old people |
How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?
| A．By lifting the hands. | B．By using the keyboard. |
| C．By using the mouse. | D．By moving the eyeballs. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Now people can buy Google Glasses in China. |
| B．People need a parachute to fly besides a wing suit. |
| C．Wing Suits can make you fly one kilometer in 30 minutes. |
| D．Talk Gloves include sensors, a smart phone and glasses. |
What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
| A．To draw people’s attention to the Year 2012. |
| B．To bring some pleasure to readers. |
| C．To introduce some interesting inventions. |
| D．To ask people to buy these products. |
“Thanks. We’d love to. What time?” or “___
Sometimes, the British use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example, “___
So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
| A．Britain. | B．A letter to friends. | C．Invitations. | D．A talk with friends. |
As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1,2 and 3, and the other for Graeds 4,5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a text to find out their level. To my surprise, thought the test was easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．Shanghai. | B．Xiamen | C．Beijing | D．Guangxi |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．six |
| A．was happy | B．was embarrassed | C．felt upset | D．got angry |
| A．higher than | B．shorter than | C．lower than | D．just as |
| A．Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard. |
| B．The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher. |
| C．The volunteer teacher has worked there for a year. |
| D．The volunteer teacher doesn't like to work there any longer. |
根据短文内容，在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
| A．Cleaners | B．Reporters | C．Waiters | D．Babysitters |
| A．8766588 | B．8558366 | C．8633800 | D．8556779 |
| A．$80. | B．$120. | C．$140. | D．$160. |
| A．ad(1) | B．ad(2) | C．ad(3) | D．ad(4) |
| A．a science book | B．a story book | C．a novel | D．a newspaper |
| Learning How to Learn $22 Children who read this book show great interest in study. Many pictures will help them understand it easily and quickly. |
| How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children $35 Read this book and learn： How to look up words in a dictionary What the different marks in a dictionary mean How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly Buy this book and help children unlock their education. What’s more, you’ll just pay 60% for it before May 10,2010. |
| Basic Study Guidebook $36 Read this book and learn： What the three barriers(障碍) to study are and what to do about them What to do if you are tired of a subject Children read it to improve the ability to study. |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案“” can tell you what to do if you are tired of a subject.
A、Study Skills for Life
B、Learning How to Learn
C、Basic Study GuidebookMany pictures in the book “Learning How to learn” can.
A、make children read slowly
B、make children understand the book easily
C、make children draw beautifullyAccording to the ads, the three books are for.
A、the old B、parents C、childrenIf you buy the three books on May 2nd, 2010, you will just payfor them.
A、＄93 B、＄80 C、＄79 The purpose of the three ads is to .
A、sell these books to the children
B、help children learn English
C、help children learn about nature
I found out that sometimes doing someone a favor could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me said something to me, but I didn’t understand. So I got closer to her and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers could not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test paper had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the classroom when all the other students were out. Then she began to talk to me about honesty and emphasized(重点强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had talked to me about all those things.
The next day, I realized that the teacher thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen when she talked to me after the test. She continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案The story took place exactly.
A、in the teacher’s office
B、in the classroom
C、in the playgroundWhy did the boy get close to his classmate during the test?
A、Because he wanted to borrow a pen from his classmate.
B、Because he wanted to copy his classmate’s answers.
C、Because his classmate wanted to borrow a pen.When the teacher saw all this, she asked the boy.
A、to go on writing his paper
B、to stop taking the exam
C、to stay in the classroomThe underlined word “cheated” means “” in Chinese.
A、睡觉 B、玩耍 C、作弊The boy realized the teacher made a mistake.
A、the next day
B、when the teacher talked to him
C、on the day of the test