Pocket Tape-Recorders “Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.
1)Pearlcorder S702 $64
This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight:240g.
2)Sony M9 $49.95
Small and very good looking, sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically but a red light shows if the machine is still running.
Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 195g.
3)Sony M400 $115
Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use . Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g.
4)Imperial OEM. MC $29.95
Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own make of cassette. No light to show it is on; no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 285g.
5)Philips 585 $80
Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light. Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g.
1.The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the .
A.Pearlcorder S702 B.Sony M9
C.Sony M400 D.Imperial OEM MC7
2.Which machine is unsuitable for general use?
A.Pearlcorder S702 B.Imperial OEM MC7
C.Sony M400 D.Philips 585
3.What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC have?
A.No light shows when it is on
B.It requires a special cassette.
C.It picks up background noise.
D.The record button makes a noise.
Pocket Tape-Recorders”Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届湖南娄底双峰一中等五校高三上期中联考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground.I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened.I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade.Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie’s basement.As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes.I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can.It was paint.I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.
“Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes.We are fixing to paint.” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work.We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard.There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement.Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow.It was fantastic!
The sun was starting to sink.I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car.It was my mother.I couldn’t wait to show her my masterpiece.The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother’s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.
My mother shut the car door and walked towards me.Her eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors’ trees, but this! Come inside right now!” I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art.
“Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the road.Tears ran down my checks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement (水泥).
Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone.I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away.I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.
1.What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?
A.To introduce Stephanie to her.
B.To prevent her from seeing his painting.
C.To put the material back in the yard.
D.To show his artwork to her.
2.In his mother’s eyes, the writer_______.
A.was a born artist
B.always caused trouble
C.was a problem solver
D.worked very hard
3.The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A.the rainbow in the sky
B.the stripes on the pavement
C.something imaginative and fun
D.important lessons learned in childhood
4.It can be learned from the passage that parents should ________.
A.encourage children to paint
B.value friendship among children
C.discover the hidden talent in children
D.protect rather than destroy children’s dreams
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It’s natural for there ________ a generation gap between parents and their children.
A. beingB. having beenC. to beD. to have been
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Can technology improve your trip? Meet Judy Williams. When she and her husband recently checked into Blu Hotel in Zurich, a clerk asked them to sign the dotted line on a room rate hundreds of dollars higher than their online offer.
“It was not a cheap stay,” says Williams, a lawyer from Billings, Mont. But it became more of one after her husband fired up the Booking.com app he’d used to book their room on his smart phone. “As soon as we showed him the cost, he honored it,” Williams says.
Technology may create challenges for travelers but it can also solve them. It’s more than making sure of a hotel cost. The latest Booking.com can help users select hotels by location, make a secure booking and view the confirmed (已确认的) cost so they never need to re-discuss their hotel price.
Another pain point for travelers is traffic that eats away precious vacation time. There’s a new app called Commute which is aimed at users who have to make the same trip every day. But if you’re headed to Los Angeles or Honolulu, where visitors can easily get stuck in hours of heavy traffic, Commute can help.
Just input basic information about your destination and expected leaving time, and the app will start sending you traffic information 15 minutes before you leave. Testing Commute proved to be a challenge for me, because my home address is about 900 miles from my place of work. But if you have only a short distance to travel through a heavily populated area, you can use Commute to avoid traffic jams.
Another source of travel-related problems is money. That’s particularly true when you’re dealing with a foreign currency. The latest Travel Money Tracker helps travelers prevent currency mix-ups. It immediately changes a country’s native currency to yours, so you know exactly how much that Espresso (浓咖啡) in Milan costs in dollars. It can also warn you when you’re overspending, which can sometimes be a problem when you’re on vacation. The only catch, of course, is that you have to remember to record all your purchases.
Taken together, these apps solve some of the most common travel problems. But not all of them. Some things, no smart phone can fix, which means I get to keep my job – for now at least.
1.What does the writer want to tell through the example of Judy Williams?
A. The cost of Blu Hotel was higher than that of others.
B. The clerk was very friendly and patient.
C. The smart phones have many functions.
D. Technology can make our trips better.
2.Commute is not suitable for those who_______________.
A. have a long journey
B. go on the same trip every day
C. can easily get stuck in traffic jams
D. travel a short distance downtown
3.What is the function of Travel Money Tracker?
A. It tells people how much Espresso costs.
B. It warns people when they are shopping.
C. It changes the native currency to yours.
D. It records all people’s purchases.
4.What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To encourage people to travel.
B. To introduce some new apps.
C. To help people with technology problems.
D. To provide people with traveling information.
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Maybe you never opened that account (账户).But someone else 1._______—someone who used your name,your credit card number or your 2._______(person) information to commit fraud (造假) without letting you know, 3.________is actually a crime,pure and simple.
The biggest problem is 4._______(probable) that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity5._______you notice that something is wrong:you may get bills for 6.________credit card account you never opened,your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, 7.________you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for,and even don’t know anything about.
If your identity 8.____(steal) like that,the Federal Trade Commission(FTC) suggests that you 9.________(take) at least two actions immediately.
First,contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them 10.________copies of your credit reports.
Then,review your reports carefully to check your corrections and changes.
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Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s contained four large eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain, one of the eggs to roll down the mountain a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful was born. Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a(n) . Soon, the eagle believed he was more than a chicken. The eagle his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked at the skies above and a group of eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar those birds.” The chickens shouted with laughter, “You cannot soar like those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not .”
The eagle staring at his real family up above , that he could be with them high in the sky. Each time the eagle wanted to let his be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle his dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle .
You will become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream of becoming an eagle, your dreams, not the words of a chicken.
1.A. homeB. nestC. familyD. hotel
2.A. guidingB. blowing C. invitingD. causing
3. A. onB. overC. toD. past
4.A. protectB. punishC. introduceD. share
5. A. offeredB. regrettedC. triedD. turned
6.A. eggB. henC. eagle D. chicken
7.A. chickenB. eagleC. hero D. fool
8.A. somethingB. nothingC. anythingD. everything
9.A. lovedB. hatedC. dislikedD. appreciated
10.A. heardB. recognizedC. respectedD. noticed
11.A. likeB. overC. forD. against
12.A.dance B. soarC. singD. swim
13.A.approachedB. avoidedC. continuedD. considered
14.A. promising B. provingC. dreamingD. believing
15.A. suggestionB. advantageC. discoveryD. dream
16.A. whyB. whatC. howD. when
17.A. wentB. enjoyedC. stoppedD. began
18.A. Happily B. FinallyC. Quickly D. Probably
19.A. gave up B. broke downC. died outD. passed away
20.A. stick B. haveC. followD. remember
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One morning Wangpeng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated and 1. (know) why there were no customers in his restaurant. Suddenly he saw his friend 2. (hurry) by. To figure out why Li Chang wasn’t coming to eat in his restaurant just 3. he always did, he followed him to a small new restaurant. 4. (curious) drove him inside. There Wangpeng met Yonghui, the owner of the new restaurant, whose diet was mainly slimming food to help people lose weight and be fit in a short time. After his research, Wangpeng discovered the weaknesses and 5. (strong) of the diets both in his and Yonghui’s restaurants. 6. (drive) back home, Wangpeng rewrote his sign. The competition between them was 7. .
A few weeks later, Wangpeng and Yonghui met again in his restaurant. Instead of 8.(quarrel) with each other, they combined their ideas and provided a 9. (balance) menu with food full of energy and fibre. Finally they got 10. (marry) and lived happily.
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was driving home late at night ___1.___ my car lost momentum(冲力) and got slower and slower. Nothing I did seemed to make any __2.__ (different). “It can’t be the fuel,” I thought. The petrol gauge(汽油量表) was showing I had plenty ___3.___(leave).” Then my car died completely after I ___4.__ (manage) to roll to the side of the road. It was an extremely dark, lonely country road. Neither a single person __5.___ any traffic was in sight at all. I felt like an idiot. I should not have left without charging my cell phone. The battery was dead __6.___I was alone without any way to contact my family. Time dripped slowly like a leaking tap.
“God, help me!” I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?” ___7.____, there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic, ____8.__ (feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light ___9.__ the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel, ___10.___ I had a rest, and then I called my family and explained what had happened. How lucky I was! When he stopped for me, I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。
Earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.
If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building. 1. Drop to the ground. Get under an object(物体) that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your hand. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
2. Don’t take shelter under a tree, streetlights, electric poles or tall buildings. If you are driving, stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses(立交桥), buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse beneath you. 3.
If you are trapped in ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cell phone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. 4. Tap(敲) on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.
Be prepared for aftershocks. 5. However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position(位置) after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.
A.Don’t move about or kick up dust.
B.If you’re outside, go to an open space.
C.Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.
D.Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.
E.Take a good hold of your cell phone in the building.
F.They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.
G.Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out.
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