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． |
Summer came and the weather got hotter. Few people could go to sleep at night. They felt tired in the daytime. They hoped to swim in the water or find a cool place. But there was no river around the town. They had to go to the mountains. There was a large lake and it was cool there. They could have a good sleep there or swim in the lake. It was Saturday. A lot of people went there for their weekend. They enjoyed themselves in the villages and swam in the cool water. The next afternoon they had to return to their town. Bad luck! The last train came to the station at five to six. It was fifty minutes late. There were many people on the platform(站台). They were anxious to get on the train. As soon as it stopped, they tried to get on. The driver felt terrible at that moment. He had to take some medicine，but he couldn’t find any water on the train and had to get off. It was time to start. The train was filled to capacity(挤满), Only the driver was still standing on the platform. There was no room for him in the train!
Judge the following sentences True (T) or False ( F ) People felt tired in the daytime because they couldn’t sleep in the hot weather.
People went to the mountains to have a good rest.
They had to got to work on Monday, so people were anxious to get on the train.
The train usually arrived at the station at a quarter past five.
The driver stood on the platform because he didn’t take the medicine.
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Choose the best answer according to the passage.The information above is probably taken from___________
| A．a sports report | B．a storybook |
| C．a fashion magazine | D．an advertisement poster |
If the price of the book is 40 yuan, you need to pay_______.
| A．4 yuan | B．36 yuan |
| C．40 yuan | D．44 yuan |
You can get another tie for free________at LOTTE-Mart’s Menswear.
| A．on November 9 | B．on November 11 |
| C．on December 10 | D．on Christmas Day |
How long can you park your car for free at most after spending 108 yuan in RT- Mart?
| A．1 hour | B．5 hours |
| C．6 hours | D．7 hours |
What can Tom get for free after he has spent 7 yuan at Mike’s Café?
| A．A soft drink | B．The best hamburgers. |
| C．The best snacks | D．A delicious meal. |
Greg Heffely is 11 years old. He is a student. In his class, some students get to school on foot.. Some get to school by bus. He lives far from school. He always gets to school by car. He is clever and naughty （顽皮的）He always has a lot of ideas .He likes writing diaries. In his diary, he often writes many interesting stories about his life. He also draws pictures in his diary.
He has a lot of problems in school. And he makes a lot of trouble(麻烦),too. He runs away from a school basketball game. He often plays tricks(捉弄)on others. But he always makes a fool of himself. He is not good at making friends. But he wants to be the most popular in his school. He also has some problems at home. Sometimes he pulls the cat’s tail (尾巴) and knock at others’ door then run away.
Greg is not a good model. We shouldn’t do things like Greg. But US children like reading his diaries. Do you want to read about him ? Go and read the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid(《小屁孩日记》)。It is very popular in the US.Greg Heffley always gets to school _________.
| A．on foot | B．by car |
| C．by bike | D．by train |
Greg Heffley often writes _______in his diary.
| A． a lot of interesting things about his country. |
| B． his favorite places |
| C． lots of interesting stories about his life. |
| D． his favorite project at school. |
Greg wants to ________in his school.
| A．be the best student |
| B．do well in all his subjects |
| C．give a talk on art |
| D．be the most popular |
Greg makes ______________at school.
| A．a lot of friends | B．lots of trouble |
| C．a lot of noise | D．many delicious dishes |
The writer of the passage asks us_______________.
| A．to do things like Greg |
| B．not to do things like Greg |
| C．to write a diary every day |
| D．to get to school on foot |
Every year we have many holidays, such as summer holidays. May Day and so on. How do you spend during these holidays? Do you like to travel during them ? Can you book holidays or make travel plans on line?
Now let me tell you how to do it. First，you should look up the places that you want to visit online. Then you can decide on which way to travel according to the prices online. If you go to other countries, you’d better take the plane. If you visit some places of interest near your hometown, you can take the train or bus there. Of course, you can drive a car. Next, you can get in touch with some travel companies(公司)，and talk something about travel with them. And you can find the best place to stay at the best price. Finally, you can enjoy happy holidays with the help of the travel company.In winter , you can spend _________with your family together.
| A．summer holidays | B．winter holidays |
| C．May Day | D．Middle-autumn festival |
If you want to travel in holidays, what should you do at first ?
| A．Look up the places where to visit. |
| B．Think over the way to travel |
| C．Know the prices |
| D．Call some travel companies |
You are now in China. If you want to visit New York, you can get their_____.
| A．by car | B．by train |
| C．by bus | D．by plane. |
With travel company’s help, you can_____ during travel.
| A．play basketball | B．have good food |
| C．have a good time | D．make many friends |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．When you want to travel, you can make the plan online. |
| B．If you want to travel, you must have a computer at first. |
| C．If you visit your grandmother, you have to drive you car. |
| D．The passage mainly tells how to travel online. |
If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.
It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!
In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.
The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).
They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.
根据短文，判断正误：There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.
The largest doll can be one meter high.
People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.
Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.
People never make dolls look like the president.