MissHan:Youbring(带来)manythings-优题课

Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for shoppers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for shoppers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. However, they are still of high quality. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.
Wise shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商业广告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, shoppers can make a wise choice.
The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage.

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

We can learn from the passage that ____________________.

A．ordinary items are not so attractive because of the lower prices .

B．we can’t buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”.

C．the advertisers are always showing misinformation in the commercial.　

D．the quality of ordinary items can be as good as that of famous brands.

The author’s main purpose of writing the passage is to advise shoppers _________________.

A．to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands

B．how to buy ordinary things in supermarkets

C．how to make a proper decision while shopping

D．not to believe advertisements or commercials

It is said that another acre of the world’s forest will be destroyed forever. Why is this happening? There are two reasons — land and wood. In many countries the trees have been cut down because the land was needed for animals or crops. In other parts of the world the trees are cut down because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by local people for firewood or it is used for building. But many people don’t know that in most places the trees won’t be replaced. The soil in the forests is very thin, but it is protected by the trees. When the trees are cut down, the soil is washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon nothing can be grown on it. The forest becomes a desert. Then more land will be needed, and more trees will be cut down.
When the forest is destroyed, it isn’t only the trees that are lost — the homes of millions of animals and plants are destroyed, too. All kinds of animals are in danger — fish，reptiles, birds, mammals, insects, and shellfish — as well as thousands of plants.
Who is to blame for this? The answer is simple: all of us. There are just too many people in the world. The world’s population is now six billion. Of course, it’s very easy to blame the local people. We don’t cut down trees. They do. But the products are bought by people like you and me — wood houses, beds, tables, chairs, paper… Why are the forests being destroyed? Just look around. You are probably using it right now.
People cut down large areas of trees in order to _________.

A．grow crops

B．keep animals

C．build houses

D．get land and wood

In most places, __________after trees are cut down.

A．new trees can grow better	B．forests will become deserts
C．most animals can live there	D．people build new house there

According to the passage, we should _________________ to protect the forest.

A．use fewer wood products	B．plant more trees
C．blame the local people	D．protect the soil

Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace.

Time table
Monday 19:00 — 21:30 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West Would you like to know more about the outer space? (4 weeks)	Tuesday 18:30 — 20:30 Photography Mr. Brown from Italy Learn to take good pictures, please bring your own camera. (5 weeks)	Wednesday 18:30 — 21:00 Computer Science Prof. Harry Morison from Oxford University Learn how to use Windows 2000. (12 weeks)
Thursday 19:00 — 21:00 Modern Medicine Prof. Lucy green Would you like to know medical advances? (4 weeks)	Saturday 14:00 — 17:00 Technical English Prof. Rose Beet Do you want to learn the technical words and articles? (16 weeks)	Sunday 8:30 — 11:30 Exhibition of Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. (2 weeks)

If you want to learn technical English, you should go to the Children’s palace on ______.

A．Wednesday

B．Thursday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

The teacher who teaches photography is from ______.

A．England

B．Italy

C．America

D．China

The computer science class may last for about ________ .

A．2 weeks

B．4 weeks

C．12 weeks

D．16 weeks

Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property(财产)。 Soon a new kind of protection will be used- robots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will patrol(巡逻) factories, warehoues(仓库)，and museums at night.
The mobile robots will move around slowly on wheels. They will be able to detect people through walls and pick up sounds, such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with lound sirens(警笛) to frighten thieves, or radios to signal police or guards.
To protect a building, a robot will have to move around without knocking into the walls. Information about the building will have to be stored in the robot’s small, built-in computer. A floor map could be programmed into the computer’s memory, for example.
A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able to climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It won’t be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be barred from the area it patrols.
One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or box has been moved and go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it won’t send an alam if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot will be hard to steal anyway. It will weigh about 200 pounds.
U.S companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper.
Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots?

A．Because they are able to climb stairs.	B．Because they are able to send an alarm
C．Because they can open doors.	D．Because they can move around slowly on wheels

How will a robot get directions for moving around a building?

A．From a human guard .	B．From a built- in computer.
C．From another robot .	D．From radio signals.

What does the underlined word barred mean?

A．protected

B．allowed .

C．marked

D．prevented

According to the text, a mobile robot will NOT be able to ___________.

A．sense whether something has been moved.	B．sense a cat crossing the room.
C．move over rough ground .	D．detect people through walls.

This text mainly describes how robots will ___________.

A．protect the museum	B．set off a siren .
C．judge the size of a person.	D．patrol buildings.

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme 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) programme is already being 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.
However, scientists are 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 already have 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, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94% correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programmes 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 computure will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!
How does the eye-recognition programme work?

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

Why can the programme be up to 94% correct?

A．Because eyes never change.

B．Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

C．Because people like the idea of the programme.

D．Because the programme is widely used around the world.

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The programme is being tested in Japan.

B．Machines with other systems can also tell who you are.

C．91% people like the idea of the programme.

D．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.

What does Paragraph 4 talk about?

A．Introduction to other kinds of programmes.

B．Advantages of the programme.

C．The places where the programme is tested.

D．The way how the programme works.

A．An eraser	B．A ruler
C． A picture	D．Three pencils

A．A ruler	B．An eraser
C．A pen	D．A school bag