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 Media Development 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.
| 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 |
| Reasons |
●Only ●Many countries can't |
| What we can expect |
●Free Wi-Fi will |
Culture Visiting Plan（Dana）
|
Dat |
Day |
Place |
Event |
|
11th |
Tuesday |
London |
walk along the Thames |
|
12th |
Wednesday |
London High School |
talk with the students watch a soccer match |
|
13th |
Thursday |
Cambridge |
visit the university |
|
14th |
Friday |
The University of Bath |
enjoy a concert |
|
15th |
Sunday |
London |
visit Buckingham Palace |
43．When will they watch a soccer match？
A．On Wednesday．
B．On Thursday．
C．On Friday．
44．Where will they enjoy a concert？
A．In Cambridge University．
B．In the University of Bath．
C．In London High School．
45．How long is the culture visiting？
A．For five days．
B．For a week．
C．For a month．
"May we all be blessed with longevity．Though miles apart，we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together（但愿人长久，千里共婵娟）．"wrote Su Shi，a poet during the Song Dynasty，in his well﹣known poem to his younger brothers Su Zhe．
The moon is at its brightest on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar（阴历）．On this day，people celebrate Mid﹣Autumn Festival．It has been enjoying great popularity all over the country．
In ancient China，that day was a harvest（收获）festival because crops（庄稼）were harvested during that period．It was a time for relaxation and celebration．
Just like Thanksgiving in Western countries，families also try to get together for the Mid﹣Autumn Festival in China．Usually，no matter how far away or how busy they are，people will try to return home for the celebration．
The Mid﹣Autumn has its own special food just as other traditional Chinese holidays．People eat moon cakes with fillings such as sugar and eggs．The round shape of the cake makes it look like the full moon．The full moon and moon cakes stand for family reunion（团聚）．
With the beautiful moon up in the sky，people sit together，enjoy the full moon，eat moon cakes and fruit，share the stories，and express the best wishes for the family members and friends who live afar．
（1）Who did Su Shi write the poem for in Paragraph One？
（2）Why was the Mid﹣Autumn Festival a harvest festival in ancient China？
（3）Do Thanksgiving and the Mid﹣Autumn Festival have anything in common？
（4）What do the full moon and moon cakes stand for？
（5）How do people spend the night of the Mid﹣Autumn Festival？（List at least three activities）
With time，everything changes．So do magazine covers．The following are three of the most popular magazines in the U．S．Let's take a look at how their covers have changed over the past centuries．
•Time
Time is best known for its red border（镶边）．The cover photos and designs are almost the same for ages﹣﹣a photo of a famous person with bold（粗体）text to draw your attention．The cover continues to feature（以…为特色）America's icons year after year﹣﹣from presidents to pop stars．
•National Geographic
Being around for more than a century，the design of National Geographic，especially of the cover，has gone through many changes．The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography﹣﹣yet it wasn't shaped until 1960s．It has also done a great job designing is famous yellow border．
•Seventeen．
The seventeen logo（标识）has stayed the same，but almost everything else about the design has changed．There was a time when the cover was simple．And then things just got more and more cluttered（杂乱）．The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine﹣﹣it has to stand out from the others．So the design starts to get louder and louder．But honestly，you might get a bit of a headache when you look at the seventeenth covers for too long．
56．What does the online world"icons"in this passage mean in Chinese？
A．轶事
B．时政
C．偶像
57．Which of the following is NOT true about National Geographic？
A．It has a history of more than a hundred years．
B．It had amazing photography in the 1950s．
C．It is famous for its yellow border．
58．According to the last paragraph， may make a magazine sell well．
A．special covers
B．good writers
C．fantastic ads
59．The writer thinks the covers of Seventeen became ．
A．comfortable
B．pleasant
C．cluttered
60．What could be the best title for this passage？
A．The changes of magazine colors．
B．The change of magazine covers．
C．The change of magazine logos．
A college graduate（毕业生）from Shanxi named Wu Jun created a 9﹣page"WeChat guide"．With drawings and simple words，the step﹣by﹣step guide explains how to send messages，take pictures and make video calls．Wu made the guide for her parents．"My parents are getting old．They need an easy way to learn how to use technology，she said．
Wu's experiences is common nowadays．Worldwide，40 percent of parents learn about new technologies，including computers，mobile Internet，and social media（媒体），from their children，according to a study．
Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything．Now for the first time，the teachers become the students，while the students turn into the teachers．
The change of the roles comes from the rapid development of society tea and technology，says Zhou Xiaohong，a professor（教授）from Nanjing University．Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations（辈）．As a result，in the age of information，it's possible that children know more than their parents do．
It's reported that 56.7 percent of Internet user and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30．The young generation usually acts as a link（桥梁）between their families and the new environment．When they teach their parents new technologies，parents can connect to the new world by themselves．
In Wu's eyes，teaching her parents about WeChat bring her closer to her parents．"People can communicate more by using new technology．Why should we keep our parents out？"said Wu．
51．Wu's 9﹣page"WeChat guide"made it for her parents to learn the new technology．
A．harder
B．simple
C．slower
52．What has caused the change of the roles about teaching in the family？
A．The rapid development of society and technology．
B．The growing numbers of old people．
C．The unscientific design（设计）of new technology．
53．Why is it possible that children know more than their parents do？
A．Because children have better memories．
B．Because children have more ways to get information．
C．Because their parents refuse to accept new things．
54．What does Wu think of the phenomenon（现象）that kid's teach parents？
A．There is no need for parents to learn new technology．
B．Parents are supposed to learn new technology by themselves．
C．Children should teach their parents new technology to make communication convenient．
55．We can infer（推断）from the passage that ．
A．it's never too old to learn
B．all's well that ends well
C．a good beginning is half done．
Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space．What is life really like in space？And what do astronauts（宇航员）do there？
Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene needs people do on Earth．When they wake up，they wash their hair，brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well．However，because of microgravity（微重力），astronauts take care of themselves in different ways．For example，they use a kind of special matter to wash their hair and leg restraints（腿部固定装置）to position themselves when they use the toilet．
Astronauts eats three meals a day：breakfast，lunch and dinner．Some food can be eaten in the natural form such as fruit．Other foods require adding water such as noodles．There are no fridges in space，so space food must be stored and prepared properly to avoid going bad．
Besides morning routine（常规） and eating in space，astronauts perform many tasks including checking the machines，updating computer equipment（更新电脑设备），etc．At the same time，the control center on Earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or email with new instructions to assist them in their daily routines．
What's more，living in space is not just all work and no play．A popular way of relaxations is looking out of the window．And they can also enjoy themselves by watching movies，reading books，playing cards and talking to their families during their free time．
46．The underline word"hygiene"in this passage properly means in Chinese．
A．卫生
B．饮食
C．心理
47．As for eating in space，which statement is NOT true？
A．Astronauts eat three meals a day as people do on Earth
B．Fruit can be eaten in the natural form
C．Food can be kept fresh in fridges
48．What's the main idea of Paragraph（段落）Four？
A．Eating in space
B．working in space
C．Relaxing in space．
49、Besides checking the machines and updating computer equipment，astronauts also need to in there daily work．
A．communicate with friends on Earth
B．control the people at the control center on Earth
C．received messages and follow the instructions from the control center on Earth
50．From this passage，we learn that ．
A．life in space is actually the same as life on Earth
B．living in space is different but interesting
C．astronauts have little free time in space．