Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, as the so-called "Internet of things" is developing.
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO(首席执行官)BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now，every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, whether it's a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器).
So, how do household(家用)objects that are part of Internet of things work? Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize(识别)people's faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.
But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security(安全)systems to the Internet, there may be problems. For example,many early connected-home devices(装置)don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击)，In addition, it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2014.
So, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.The Samsung CEO's speech is mentioned to prove that_____.
| A．the Internet of things will appear in our daily life sooner |
| B．Samsung has produced the Internet of things recently |
| C．Samsung products have been part of the Internet of things |
| D．he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things |
We can infer(推断)from paragraphs 3 and 4 that
| A．the chair can know whether the user feels cold or not |
| B．a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in |
| C．an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house |
| D．an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the user's smartphone |
According to the passage, it is mentioned that_____·
①the temperature inside is neither too high nor too low
②your fridge provides the drinks for you
③the chair warms up if you feel cold
④your favourite music starts playing
⑤your washing machine starts working
| A．①②⑤ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①④⑤ |
What's the problem about the Internet of things?
| A．Companies which produce connected-home devices haven't joined together. |
| B．Connected-home devices may not work together and can easily get hacked. |
| C．Companies have difficulty connecting security system to the Internet.’ |
| D．These new devices are produced by different companies. |
Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.
| A．teach French | B．look after the children of a rich family |
| C．teach English | D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers |
Why did Edith return home from Belgium?
| A．Because she found work in an English hospital. |
| B．Because she organized a training school for nurses. |
| C．Because the First World War broke out. |
| D．Because her father was seriously ill. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?
| A．杀死她 | B．使她失去记忆 | C．抹去对她的记忆 | D．摧残她 |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Edith was good at music and German at school. |
| B．Edith was a highly professional doctor. |
| C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses. |
| D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith. |
A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.
He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.
“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.
He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”
The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?______
| A．When he was working |
| B．In his garden |
| C．In the forest where he was working |
| D．On his farm fields, where he was farming |
Where do you usually see hares?______
| A．In the street. | B．In the forest. | C．In the river. | D．In the sea. |
Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______
| A．she was very surprised. |
| B．she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree |
| C．she could not stop herself from talking about anything |
| D．she was very happy |
| Dear Mrs Zhou, We have been very good boys and girls since you went to hospital.Don’t worry about us.But we miss you a lot.Please get well soon and come back. Your students, Class Three |
Dear Cathy, All the best wishes for your sweet sixteenth birthday. Have fun in the party. Judy |
| Dear Mom and Dad, This is going to be a white Christmas because it has snowed heavily here in New York.Betty invited me to her party this year.It will surely be great fun! Love，David |
Dear Johnson and Maria, How is the new place?I started to miss you the day you left.Are you going to have a house warming party? Don’t forget us! Your old friends, The Browns |
What does Mrs. Zhou do?
| A．A doctor. | B．A actress. | C．A teacher. | D．A student. |
Who will join Betty’s party?
| A．Cathy. | B．David. | C．Maria and Johnson. | D．David’s mom and dad. |
What can we learn from the cards?
| A．Mrs.Zhou was ill and has been back from hospital. |
| B．Judy is sixteen years old. |
| C．There are at least six people in the Browns’ family. |
| D．It must be winter now in New York. |
On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of firstgraders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It's a hand,a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one child, "A farmer’s," said another, "Because he grows beautiful flowers. " Finally when the others were at work ，the teacher went over to Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone's thanksgiving，not for the material things we get，but for the chance，in whatever small way, to give to others. When did the story happen?
| A．On Christmas Day. | B．On Teachers' Day. | C．On Mother's Day. | D．On Thanksgiving Day. |
why did Douglas draw a simple hand?
| A．He was good at drawing it. |
| B．His teacher asked him to draw it. |
| C．He wanted to show his thanks to his teacher |
| D．He hoped to get his teacher’s praise. |
What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
| A．He liked drawing hands |
| B．He was very active in class. |
| C．He always kept his hand clean |
| D．His family was not rich. |
According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion,but not a fact?
| A．The teacher went over to Douglas' desk and talked to him. |
| B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways. |
| C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class while having a class break. |
| D．Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food. |
We can infer from the passage that Douglas is a ____boy.
| A．shy | B．foolish | C．clever | D．kind-hearted |
How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you can see the moon, some planets, and thousands of sparking stars.
You can see even more with a telescope. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.
But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.That’s because they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes.
You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly and giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.
As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gases run out, the star stops burning and begins to die.
So next time you look up at the night sky, remember: there’s more in the sky than we can see!On a clear night we might see things except______.
| A．the moon | B．some planets | C．sparkling stars | D．the sun |
How can we see even more in the sky?
| A．By using a telescope |
| B．By using a microscope |
| C．By climbing up to the top of a mountain |
| D．By going outside on a clear night. |
What does the underlined word”invisible”mean in Chinese?
| A．看不见的 | B．听不见的 | C．摸不着的 | D．无形的 |
When a star’s gases_______,the star begins to die.
| A．burn | B．run out | C．give off heat | D．get weak |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．We might see that many stars look larger than others with a telescope |
| B．We might see that some stars that look white are really red and blue with a telescope. |
| C．We can see some objects in more and more detail with bigger and bigger telescopes. |
| D．The sun certainly seems to be getting old and weak. |