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The Weekend

By Rosie | June 6， 2016

Hi! I'm on vacation here in London…and it's fantastic! On Saturday I was in the British Museum for three hours． On Sunday I visited Tower Bridge． Where were you over the weekend？ Tell me your news!

DISCUSSION

Sophia•9：30

Glad you're having a great vacation． I was in the Summer Palace in Beijing on Saturday． I was there for a flower show． It was amazing! And there were lots of people． But on Sunday it was rainy and I wasn't very well． I stayed in bed for a whole day．

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Steve•10：10

It was cloudy the whole weekend in Paris． On Saturday I was at a football game with my classmates． It was exciting! On Sunday I was at the shops with Ann for four hours．

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Jack•11：00

I wasn't at home over the weekend． On Saturday I was in Scotland for a trip． It was a lovely， warm day and I had a picnic with friends． It was great! Sunday was boring． It took me five hours to get back home． It was a long journey．

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Kate•11：20

On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport． I met a friend there and we talked together for two hours． I was very happy． On Saturday I was in Sydney for a concert． It is winter in Australia． And it was windy and cold!

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根据表格内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）On Saturday Sophia was 　　．

A．	in the Summer Palace
B．	in the British Museum
C．	at Tower Bridge
D．	at Heathrow Airport

（2）What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris？　　

A．	Windy．
B．	Warm．
C．	Cloudy．
D．	Cold．

（3）How long did it take Jack to get back home？　　

A．	Two hours
B．	Three hours
C．	Four hours
D．	Five hours

（4）Kate was in Sydney for 　　．

A．	a picnic
B．	a concert
C．	a football game
D．	a flower show

（5）Rosie visited 　　on Sunday．

A．	the British Museum
B．	the Summer Palace
C．	Tower Bridge
D．	Beijing

What are you going to do i you are in a burning house？How will you escape？Do you know how to save yourself？Please read the following passage．

Escaping from a fire is a serious matter．Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life．It's important to know the ways you can use and show them 10 everyone i the family．such as stairways and fire escapes．but not elevators．

From the lower floors of the buildings．escaping through windows is possible．Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury．The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground，Of course．it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building．

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help．Be sure to keep the door closed．or smoke and fire may come into the room．Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may get into the room．

On a second or third floor．the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof．From the roof#person can drop to the ground more safely．Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury．Bushes and grass can help to break a fall．

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51．It's important to know how to escape from a fire．　　

52．In a fire we can use elevators to come down．　　

53．Windows of any floor can't be used when you are waiting for help．　　

54．Doors must be open so that you can get fresh air in a fire．　　

55．The passage may help save your life in a fire．　　．

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 a the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．

The eye﹣recognition（眼睛识别）program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA．Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．Eye﹣recognition is a course of recognizing iris（虹膜），which includes the following steps．First，a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one's iris from his eyes and store them．Second，when this person goes to the bank to take out money，this machine will have iris feature extraction （采集）．Then，this machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction．Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same，this person will be identified，and he will take out the money from the bank successfully．

However，scientists are also working on other systems．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell!We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．Eye﹣recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older，and don't get dirty like hands or fingers，and even twins have different eyes．So the eye﹣recognition program can be up to 94% correct，depending on how good the technology is．However，some other programs may only be 51% correct now．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!

46．How does the eye﹣recognition program work？

A．	You type in your number．
B．	You say your name．
C．	You look at the machine．
D．	You show your ID card．

47．Which recognition program has been already in use according to the passage？

A．	Remembering smells．
B．	Remembering fingerprints．
C．	Remembering the shape of faces
D．	Remembering eyes．

48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．	The eye﹣recognition program can be up to 51% correct．
B．	In Britain，91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye﹣recognition．
C．	Everyone's eyes arc different，and even twins have different eyes．
D．	The eye﹣recognition program is widely used now．

49．What's the passage mainly about？

A．	You won't have to remember a number when you take money out of a bank．
B．	We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice．
C．	Tell people how the eye﹣recognition program works and what advantnges it has．
D．	The eye﹣recognition program has already been tested in shops and banks．

50．Of the following things．which one is right according to the passage？

A．	You needn't remember a number when you take money out of a bank．
B．	Machines know you from your smell．
C．	Computers can tell who you are by looking at your eyes．
D．	Machines can tell who you are from your voice．

Nowadays more and more children seem to get lost in a"sea of digital （数字）technology"．As they use digital technology too much，they are losing their ability to do simple things．They can't make toys themselves with hands or help Mum cook dinner．And worst of all，they seem to be losing interest in communicating with others．

"I have talked with a number of teachers．They care about the increasing numbers of young pupils who can play with computers or smart phones，but have few or no skills to play with making things，"daid a teacher，Colin Kinney．Many pupils can't communicate with other pupils but their parents talk proudly of their ability to use a computer or a smart phone．

Instead of playing with other children，more and more children are choosing to stay indoors and quietly play on a tablet （平板电脑）on weekends and after school．How can a child grow up to be a very good artist if he doesn't learn how to use a paintbrush and develop his painting skill？How can a child learn to make friends as he gets older if he doesn't learn to communicate with others at a young age？

Digital technology can be used for good or bad．We can use a stone to either break a window or build a house．We shouldn't blamethe children．We should help them make right choices．It is certainly necessary for children to know how to use digital technology in today's world，but what is more important，we should encourage them to develop social abilities，which will do them good when they grow up．

41．What's the worst problem that is mentioned in the first paragraph？　　

A．	Children can't make things themselves．
B．	Children make too many friends on line，
C．	Children don't want to communicate with others．
D．	Children don't like helping Mum cook meals at home．

42．According to Colin Kinney，which of the following is TRUE？　　

A．	Teacbers don't notice that young pupils have few skills to make things．
B．	Many parents are very happy that their kids can use digital technology．
C．	Many teachers don't care if young pupils can play computers or tablets．
D．	Some Parents are worried that their kids use digital technology too much．

43．What do many young children choose to do on weekends and after school？　　

A．	To play on a tablet indoors．
B．	B，To paint with their paintbrushes．
C．	To play with other children．
D．	To make friends with other children．

44．What does the underlined word"blame"mean in Chinese？　　

A．	表扬
B．	原谅
C．	评价
D．	责怪

45．What does the writer mainly want to tell us？　　

A．	It's very important for children to have social skills．
B．	It's very helpful for children to do some housework．
C．	It's necessary for parents to learn to use digital technology．
D．	It's difficult for teachers to make right choices for their pupils．

I hired a man to help me repair an old farmhouse．His first day on the job made him mad﹣﹣a flat tire （轮胎） made him lose an hour of work，he cut his finger with a knife and his old truck refused to start．While Idrove him home，he sat in silence．

On arriving，he invited me to meet his family．As we walked towards the front door，he stopped at a small tree and touched the tips of the branches with both hands．When opening the door，his face was full of smiles and he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss．

Afterwards，he walked with me to the car．We passed the tree．I was so curious that Iasked him about what I had seen carlier．"Oh，that's my trouble tree，"he replied．"I know I can't help having troubles on the job，but one thing is for sure．Those troubles don't belong to my children and wife．So I hang themin the tree every night and ask God to take care of them．Then in the morning，I pick them up again．"

"The funny thing is，"he smiles，"when I come out to pick them up in themorning，there aren't as many as those hung up the night before．"

36．What didn't happen on the man's first day of repairing the old farmhouse？　　

A．	One of his tires had no air．
B．	His finger was cut by a knife．
C．	He couldn't start his old truck．
D．	He arrived an hour earlier．

37．Seeing the man touch the tree．what did the author feel？　　

A．	Sorry．
B．	Curious．
C．	Worried．
D．	Bored．

38．What does the underlined word"them"refer to？　　

A．	The man's children and wife．
B．	The man's children．
C．	The troubles on his job．
D．	The trees．

39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	The man invited the author to meet his family．
B．	Seeing his children and wife．the man was very sad．
C．	Once the man met troubles on his job．he hung them in the tree and never took them again．
D．	What the man did was very funny．

40．What do you think of the man？　　

A．	He liked planting trees，
B．	He was always late for work．
C．	He always worried about his job．
D．	He loved his family very much and never brought troubles to them．