Improvements in technology often happen overnight. Some gadgets get smaller and faster. Others are replaced (代替) by newer things like smartphones. They can do hundreds of things. Here are some old gadgets that people used to use.
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Do you have a landline at home? These are phones that people plug (插入) into their living room walls. Mobile phones didn’t use to be so common at that time, so most families had a landline. But landlines only worked at home. What did people do when they were outside and needed to call someone? They looked for a pay phone! Then, most people had their own mobile phones and many homes no longer had landlines.
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People today store plenty of information online, or on SD cards. But in the 1980s and 1990s, people used to use floppy disks. The first floppy disks were large, expensive, and not very useful — each disk could store just 175 KB of information! Later, floppy disks got smaller and better. But even the best ones could only hold 1.44 MB. You would need three or four disks just for one song, and about 22,000 disks to match the storage (储存空间) available on a 32 GB phone!
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It’s easy to take photos today. People often have thousands just on their phones! But photos used to be expensive, and people took fewer of them. To take a photo, you had to buy a roll of film. This allowed you to take about 30 photos. After finishing the roll, you left it at a shop. The shop developed the photos to make them be seen, which you could collect after a few days.
Technology changes all the time, and the gadgets we use today will one day be old. What do you think will be next to disappear?
(1). What does the underlined word “gadgets” mean in Paragraph 1?
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Toys. |
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Tools. |
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Games. |
D． |
Phones. |
(2). Match the title with each paragraph.
a. Goodbye Disks b. Music to My Ears c. Picture This d. Call Me e. Film Development
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①-d, ②-b, ③-e |
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①-d, ②-a, ③-c |
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①-c, ②-a, ③-b |
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①-c, ②-b, ③-e |
(3). What were the first floppy disks like?
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They could store much. |
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They were very useful. |
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They cost a lot of money. |
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They were easy to carry. |
(4). What can we get from the passage?
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It was convenient to take photos with film. |
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People outside used landlines to call someone. |
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Improvements in technology change people’s life. |
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For a time, many people had pay phones at home. |
(5). What would be the best title for the passage?
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The Changing Phones. |
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The Products of Tomorrow. |
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Old Things We Use Today. |
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The Things We Used to Use. |
My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!
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One of the most common questions I am asked is whether, when, and how to follow up after a job interview. Following up in some way is necessary. Yes, you can get a job without it, but if you compete (竞争) with other top candidates (候选人), following up can sometimes help you when the other candidate doesn’t. Here’s how to follow up well:
Send a thank-you note at once. E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster, but handwritten notes are still appreciated (欣赏). And if there are many interviews, send a thank-you note each time.
Find out their timeline. Hopefully, you asked about their timeline in the interview itself, but if you didn’t, follow up within a week to strengthen (强化) your interest and politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.
Be patient. Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result. It doesn’t look worried to express your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline.
Don’t be nervous if you don’t hear from them at once. The hiring process (招聘过程) often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town. If you’re past the time they indicated you would hear something, this isn’t necessarily cause for nervousness. Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain you’re very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have the latest timeline.
根据上面文章，完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Title: How to follow up after a job interview（就职面试）
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What would you do if you had an accident in your daily life?
It is important for you to get some knowledge about first aid in your daily life. If a person has an accident, he / she needs medical care before a doctor can be found. When you give first aid, you must know three things:
First, when a person stops breathing (呼吸), open his / her mouth to see if there is food in his / her mouth. Second, if a person cannot breathe, try to start his / her breathing at once, using a mouth-to-mouth way. Third, if a person is hurt badly, try to stop the bleeding (流血) at once. And then take him / her to a doctor, because if a person loses one third of his / her blood, he / she may be in great danger.
Many accidents may happen at home, and everyone should know some first aid to deal with common injuries. When a person is bitten by an animal, wash the wound with cold running water before he / she is taken to see a doctor. When a person is burnt, wash and cool the area of the skin under the cold tap for a while, then put a piece of dry clean cloth over the burn. If a person is badly burnt, take him / her to the doctor. If a person cuts his / her finger, clean it and put a piece of clean paper round the cut.
In the future we should learn more about first aid and try to spread (传播) it.How many steps should you pay attention to when you give first aid?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
If a person is hurt badly and bleeding, what should you do first?
| A．Try to stop the bleeding at once. |
| B．Wash the wound with cold running water. |
| C．Try to start his / her breathing at once. |
| D．Open his / her mouth and see if there is food in his / her mouth. |
The underlined word “is bitten” means “” in Chinese.
| A．被打 | B．伤害 | C．被控制 | D．被咬 |
If Jim cuts his finger, what first aid should you give according to the passage?
| A．We should wash the cut with cold running water. |
| B．We should put a piece of dry clean cloth over the cut. |
| C．We should clean it and put a piece of clean paper round the cut. |
| D．We should wash and cool the area of the skin under the cold tap for a while. |
Which can be the BEST title for the passage?
| A．How to give first aid | B．How to stop the bleeding |
| C．How to deal with different cuts | D．How to deal with common injuries |
Side A No. 293083 Student Bus Card Name: Lilian From: April 1st, 2013 To: June 30th, 2013 Price:￡180 College: University of Chichester Not valid (有效的) for travel unless it's used in the bus companies of Stagecoach, Season., Goldrider and Busabout in the UK. |
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Side B No. 293083 Thank you for travelling with If the card is found, please return to any Stagecoach driver. |
The card is used for________.
| A．taking a taxi | B．taking a bus | C．travelling by train | D．entering the college |
Lilian is________________.
| A．a bus driver | B．a teacher in a college |
| C．a university student | D．a middle school student |
The card can be used in any of the four_____________.
| A．cities | B．companies | C．colleges | D．universities |
According to the reading material, if you find a lost card, you can ___________.
| A．sell it | B．phone Lilian |
| C．use it for travelling | D．give it back to any Stagecoach driver |
You can not find _________in the card.
| A．Lilian's age | B．the price |
| C．the card number | D．the time limit |
Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit . The circle put the piece into . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man has everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something . He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.
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