Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self﹣driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a "smart" city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a "telepresence" system(远程遥控系统)﹣ allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. " Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener, "said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
(1)According to the text, living in a "smart" city .
A. is not a green way
B. will be far from you
C. will soon become true
D. is completely impossible
(2)What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. A city of the future.
B. A meeting in Songdo.
C. A plan to build a house.
D. A report on public health.
(3)Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?
A. Cisco.
B. IBM.
C. Siemens.
D. Microsoft.
(4)Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to .
A. drive people out of cities
B. control the world's population
C. develop his own company
D. solve the cities' coming problems
(5)Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Future Education
B. Smart Cities
C. Government Services
D. Famous companies
When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn't cross.
When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially(尤其) for the children.
When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city(城市的全景)well. It's very interesting.
阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F)。The traffic in Hong Kong drives on the right.
The traffic in Hong Kong is the same as that in other areas of China.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go.
You can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.
According to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in Hong Kong.
Sunny English Club is for.
A. nursesB. policemenC. studentsYou will pay if you want to stay in the English club for half a year .
A. 300yuanB.600yuanC. 1200yuanYou can visit Sea Museum .
A. on SaturdayB. on Yu Le StreetC. anytime One can get free exam in Health Center if he is .
A. 9B. 17C. 73 If you are interested in the life of fish, you should call for help.
A. 539871 B. 380151C. 3785290
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called (叫做) insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special (特别的) ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman (政治家) and inventor (发明家),had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed!.Most American people need________ hours of sleep a night.
A.3 | B.10 | C.7-8 | D.5-6 |
People need_________ sleep as they get older.
A.more | B.less(更少的) | C.no | D.little |
“The problem is called insomnia.” Here “insomnia” means_________.
A.going to sleep easily | B.sleep at daytime |
C.the ways of sleep | D.not being able to(能够)go to sleep |
Mark Twain lay on his side on the end of the bed because he_________.
A.was an old man | B.thought it was easy to go sleep |
C.was a famous writer | D.didn’t have much room to sleep in |
The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about_________.
A.sleep | B.insomnia |
C.how to go to bed | D.the famous person |
阅读理解
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.” In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
A.don’t work well together. |
B.are friendly to one another. |
C.teach one another new ways of building houses. |
D.spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
A.lead a busy life. | B.learn new skills of farming; |
C.get used to the life on the farms | D.find value and pleasure in work |
Living together, _________ .
A.the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
B.the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
C.the members have no free time on weekends |
D.the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
A.unpleasant | B.tiring | C.helpful | D.boring |
The best title for the passage is __________ .
A.The rules of living together |
B.Life in New York State |
C.Teenagers in the special group |
D.Free hours in the special work group |
阅读理解
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet. The Internet can not be used for______.
A.studying | B.shopping | C.thinking | D.playing |
When the computer was invented, it was______.
A.large and worked quickly | B.small and worked slowly |
C.large but worked slowly | D.small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about________.
A.1960 | B.1970 | C.1980 | D.1985 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Few students like going into the Internet. |
B.Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
C.These “Unreal friends” often meet each other |
D.Students know the friends on the Internet very well |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
A.It is wonderful |
B.It can make students study harder |
C.It is not good for students |
D.It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |