Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!
What is the advantage of using the eye-recognition program?
| A．You needn’t use a machine. |
| B．You needn’t remember a number. |
| C．You needn’t look at the machine. |
| D．You needn’t take some money with you. |
How does the eye-recognition program work?
| A．You type in your number. |
| B．You show your ID card. |
| C．You look at the machine. |
| D．You say your name. |
Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?
| A．Because eyes hardly change. |
| B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty. |
| C．Because people like the idea of the program. |
| D．Because the program is widely used around the world. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The program is being tested in Japan. |
| B．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. |
| C．91％ of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program. |
| D．Machines with other systems will also tell who you are in the future. |
| I like to have friends who are like me. I’m quieter than most of the kids in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li is quite,too.There are some differences,though. I’m smarter than Yuan LI.she is more athletic. James Green |
| It’s not necessary to be the same. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Larry is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but Larry is more athletic than me. He always beats(赢) me in tennis. Also, I’m quieter than he is. Huang Lei |
| I don’t really care. My best friend is Carol. Carol is very funny, and more outgoing than I am. But we both like doing the same things. I don’t think differences are important in a friendship(友谊). Mary Smith |
Who likes to have friends who are like him/her?
A. James Green. B. Mary Smith. C. Huang Lei.Who do you think likes quiet friends?
A. James.
B. Huang Lei.
C. Huang Lei and Mary.Who is Huang Lei’s best friend?
A. Yuan Li B. Larry C. CarolWho thinks differences aren’t important in a friendship?
A. Larry. B. Huang Lei. C. Mary Smith.Who isn’t quiet?
A. James. B. Carol C. Huang Lei.
Last Sunday, we asked some young people what exercise they did, and here are their answers.
Jack: I’m afraid I am very lazy. The only sport I do is to play football once a month and do some swimming, but only in summer. Every day, I am busy in studying.
Ted: About once a week, I go running. I run about 5 kilometers. In winter, I go skiing(滑雪) when I have time. But every morning, I just do some easy exercise.
David: I often do some sports at school or outside school. My mum makes me go swimming because I am kind of unhealthy. I began to do gymnastics(体操) 6 years ago. Costing over 600 pounds a year is very expensive for me. And I began to swim 8 years ago. Now I want to stop them because I have much homework. But I am afraid that I will be fat if I stop all the sports.Ted does the following exercise but ___________.
A. swimming. B. some running. C. skiing.Jack swims ____________.
A. every month B. in summer C. twice a dayDavid exercises____________.
A. at school
B. in a gym
C. inside and outside schoolIf people stop exercise, maybe they will____________.
A. eat more B. not often feel well C. get fatWhat is the main idea about the article?
A. Homework is more important than exercise.
B. It is a survey(调查) about students’ exercise.
C. Some of the students don’t like to exercise.
Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep(入睡).”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake(醒着).”Tom liked to watch TV with his parents after supper.
Tom’s mother always goes to bed together with Tom.
Tom’s mom didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime.
Tom thought the baby apples were still awake like their parents.
From the story we know Tom was a smart boy.
Choose the best answer. (根据表格信息，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C、D等表示)(5分)
| Name: Claude |
Name: Zhang Hui |
Name: Caroline |
Name: Kalumi |
| Country: India |
Country: China |
Country: Russia |
Country: Japan |
| Native language: Indian |
Native language: Chinese |
Native language: Russian |
Native language: Japanese |
| Time in the USA: 9 months |
Time in the USA: 2 years |
Time in the USA: 4 years |
Time in the USA: 3 months |
| Family: I live with my wife. |
Family: I have one son. He is studying in China. My wife is an English teacher in China. |
Family: I live with my husband and 2 children. |
Family: My parents, 4 brothers and sisters all live in Japan. I’m here by myself. |
| Work: I was an art teacher in India. But now I work in a company. |
Work: I was a math teacher in China, but now I’m a cook. |
Work: I was a basketball player, but now I ‘m Russian teacher. |
Work: I worked as a nurse in my country. Now I’m a shop assistant. |
| Interests: I love painting. I like music, too. |
Interests: I like cooking. I also like sports, such as basket ball and table tennis. |
Interests: I love sports and travelling |
Interests: I like reading, drawing and watching TV. |
______ has lived in America for the longest time among the four students.
| A．Kalumi | B．Caroline |
| C．Zhanghui | D．Claude |
______ were teachers in their own countries.
| A．Zhang Hui and Claude | B．Zhang Hui and Caroline |
| C．Kalumi and Claude | D．Caroline and Claude |
Of the four persons, _______ has the biggest family.
| A．Zhang Hui | B．Claude |
| C．Caroline | D．Kalumi |
Zhang Hui and Caroline both _________.
A. come from China
B. live with their family in the USA.
C. like sports
D. like travellingThese students may ______ together.
| A．draw pictures |
| B．play basketball |
| C．teach English |
| D．learn English in the same class |
As prices and building costs keep rising(上涨的), the do-it-yourself (DIY） trend (趋势） in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.
| A．run a DIY shop | B．make it repair things |
| C．save time and money | D．improve the quality of life |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time at home, he means Jim _______.
| A．makes shoes in his home |
| B．does extra work at night |
| C．does his own car and home repairs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.
| A．his car repairs cost too much |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| D．he had to raise the children all by himself |
What would be the best title for the text?
| A．The Joy of DIY. |
| B．You Can Do It too! |
| C．Welcome to Our DIY course! |
| D．Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY. |