Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing (连接) the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Development Media Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit (轨道) in 2015.
This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure (基础设施) to access the web.
We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
任务一、阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格。（每空1分）
| Present situation |
●Many of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. ●Accessing the Internet __ |
| What the organization will do |
●MDIF has made a decision to send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit in 2015 so that there will be free Wi-Fi almost __ |
_ |
●Only __●Many countries can't |
| What we can expect |
● We will use free Wi-Fi everywhere __ |
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there.
When it was time to get back home, Mark Twain went to the station with his baggage(行李). After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat. A few minutes later, another man came over and sat next to him. Mark Twain looked at the man and saw that he was unhappy. He thought it would be impolite to say nothing first, and they began to talk. They talked about the weather and then Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods(森林) in Maine. I guess you have been there, haven’t you?”
“Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there. And let me tell you something: although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. I like eating fish, so I put them on the ice to take them home. May I know who you are, sir?”
The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and answered, “I’m a policeman. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And what do you do?”
Mark Twain answered, “Well, sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies(谎言) in America.”Mark Twain spent in Maine for _________.
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeksMark Twain went home ________.
A. by bus B. by train C. by planeThe man next to Mark Twain was ________.
A. a policeman B. a writer C. a reporterMark Twain’s vacation in Maine was ________.
A. boring B. tiring C. pleasantWhich of the following is true about Maine?
A. It has beautiful woods.
B. Fishing isn’t allowed there.
C. It’s Mark Twain’s hometown.
At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? “To see more of the world.” many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offersus good opportunities to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to anothercountry in 2012. In 2012, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2011. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually travel abroad in large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.
Chinese people don’t just travel for sightseeing. The China International Travel Service Company said that all their tour trips sold out a month before Christmas Day. Stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travelers.
In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to somecountries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.
The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2012 even listed Chinese as the world’s second worst tourists.
If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudlyand smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.What are more and more people crazy about at present?
How many people traveled to another country in 2012?
Where is shopping popular among Chinese travelers?
Why do people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia in winter?
What do Chinese people do when they travel abroad?
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 |
We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class. Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s unimportant for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.
. Richard is from_________.
| A．Italy | B．USA |
| C．China | D．Australia |
. From the passage, we know that_________.
| A．Sonia from Italy would like a room to relax and play computer games |
| B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock |
| C．Wu from Beijing enjoys studying five days a week |
| D．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day |
. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．A dream school. | B．Soccer fields. |
| C．A music room | D．School uniforms. |
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