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Words in the News: Turkish shares reach all-time high: Report (766 K) | mp3 |
Words in the News: Turkish shares reach all-time high: Words (1.4 MB) | mp3 |
Words in the News: Turkish shares reach all-time high: Text (32 K) | |
Words in the News: Dad Dancing: Report (725 K) | mp3 |
Words in the News: Dad Dancing: Words (1 MB) | mp3 |
Words in the News: Dad Dancing: Text (30 K) | |
6 Minute English: Self-help books: Audio (4.9 MB) | mp3 |
6 Minute English: Self-help books: Text (36 K) | |
Quiznet: Job application letters: Download the quiz (32 K) | |
Words in the News: New Zealand earthquake clear-up: Report (820 K) | mp3 |
Words in the News: New Zealand earthquake clear-up: Report (1.2 MB) | mp3 |
Words in the News: New Zealand earthquake clear-up: Text (33 K) | |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010—2011学年云南省蒙自高级中学高一上学期期末考试英语卷 题型:阅读理解
It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you’re about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life. Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror, “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronic(智能电子元件) is rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe that you are 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged.
As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear: “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code(电 子源码)on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible food appears on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies.
“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space—and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trip or longer vacation. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advice, vaccination shots(防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.
It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office. Autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video films rather than read it.
【小题1】 What changes the color of your shirt?
A.The mirror. | B.The shirt itself. | C.The counter. | D.The medicine. |
A.By pouring the breakfast into a bowl. |
B.By listening to the doctor’s advice. |
C.By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. |
D.By checking the nutrition details of the food. |
A.breakfast | B.lunch | C.vaccines | D.nutrition |
A.In order of time ![]() | B.In order of frequency. |
C.In order of preference(偏爱). | D.In order of importance |
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省2010届高三高考热身英语试题 题型:阅读理解
China’s telecommunications supervisor has given long-awaited third-generation, or 3G mobile
phone licenses(执照) to three mobile operators. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said China's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, was given a license for TD-SCDMA, the domestically-developed 3G standard. k#
Wang Jianzhou, President of China Mobile said the company had already started construction of new networks to cover all cities by 2011. “After our testing operation of the network which started from last April, we have seen that the new technology has developed into maturity (成熟). By this June, we will finish the second stage of the network construction which covers 28 cities around the country. ”
The other two main carriers, China Telecom and China Unicorn, received respectively licenses for the 3G standards of US-developed CDMA2000 and Europe’s WCDMA. All the three operators expressed an active attitude on the future competition and cooperation in the field of 3G mobile.
The 3G high-speed networks can handle faster data downloads, allowing handset users to make video calls and watch TV programs.
Officials expect that there could be about 280 billion yuan, or about 40 billion dollars of direct investment in new networks over the next two years, an effective measure to boost(提高) the domestic demand and perfect telecom market competition.
1. The 3G standard developed in China is ______.
A. SLEDMA B. CDMA2000 C. TD-SCDMA D. WCDMA
2. How soon will the new networks cover most parts of China?
A. In half a year. B. In one year. C. In two years. D. In three years.
3. According to the president of China Mobile, ______.
A. 3G mobile phone has developed into maturity
B. the network construction has been finished
C. the network has covered 28 cities in China
D. the second stage of the network hasn't started
4. Which of the following statements is true?
A. More and more companies will receive licenses for the 3G standards.
B. With 3G high-speed networks, users can watch different programs at the same time.
C. Not all of the three operators think well of the future competition of 3G mobile.
D. The operators will spend a great amount of money first before earning more money.
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科目:高中英语 来源:20102011学年度辽宁省瓦房店市上学期10月考高一英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Imagine a classroom missing the one thing that's long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing ? Paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical (关键的) moment.
A "paperless classroom" is what more and more schools are trying to achieve.
Students don't do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm (手掌) size, or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student's personal computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they're studying ? from maths to social science.
High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afganistan (阿富汗) over one year ago.
"We could touch every side of the country through different sites ? from the forest to refugee camps (难民营)," she said. "Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible."
And exams can go online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book.
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.
"Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers," she said.
But, with all this technology, there's always the risk (危险) that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available (可用的) for these hi-tech students.
1. What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph, “run out of ink at the critical
moment”, mean?
A. Pens may not write well at the critical moment.
B. Pens get lost easily, so you may not find them at the critical moment.
C. Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment.
D. Pens use ink, while pencils don't.
2. In a paperless classroom, what is a must?
A. Pens. B. Computers. C. Information. D. Texts.
3.The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that _______.
A. the Web could take them everywhere B. the Web taught them a lot
C. the Web is a good tool for information
D. the Web, better than the textbooks, can give the latest and comprehensive (全面的) information
4.The paperless classrooms will benefit _____ the most.
A. students B. teachers C. trees D. computers
5.What does the phrase in the last paragraph, “break down”, mean?
A. Break into pieces. B. Stop working. C. Fall down. D. Lose control.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2006年高考试题(浙江卷)解析版 题型:阅读理解
It’s 2035. You have a job, family and you’re about 40 years old! Welcome to your future life.
Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror. “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics (智能电子元件) are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe you’re 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live lo be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged!
As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code (电子源码) on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.
“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space — and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots (防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head the front door.
It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office, Autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.
1.What changes the color of your shirt?
A.The mirror. B.The shirt itself.
C.The counter. D.The medicine.
2.How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?
A. By pouring the breakfast into a bow.
B. By listening to the doctor’s advice.
C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen.
D. By checking the nutrition details of the food.
3.The strawberries the children eat serve as .
A.breakfast B.lunch
C.vaccines D.nutrition
4.How is the text organized?
A.In order of time B.In order of frequency
C.In order of preference D.In order of importance
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科目:高中英语 来源:2006年高考试题(北京卷)解析版 题型:阅读理解
How to Make a Budget (预算)
Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance (零花钱) would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be going in no time.
Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn --- and the sooner you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil --- and some self-control.
Sample Monthly Budget |
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Monthly Income |
Amount |
Monthly Expenses |
Amount |
Allowance |
$20.00 |
Snacks |
$26.00 |
Money earned selling drinks |
$25.00 |
Music downloads |
$12.00 |
Money earned babysitting |
$12.50 |
Movies |
$18.00 |
Money earned delivering newspapers |
$30.00 |
Video rentals |
$10.00 |
Total: |
$87.50 |
Total: |
$66.00 |
First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns (栏), list your sources (来源) of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.
The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.
Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.
If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!
1.Who is the passage written for?
A. Children. B. Parents. C. Breadwinners. D. Bank managers.
2.The purpose of making a budget is to help people _________.
A. learn to be realistic B. increase their saving
C. manage their money well D. test their power-control
3.What should people do when planning a budget?
A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.
B. Avoid spending money on expensive things.
C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.
D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.
4.Which of the following budgets is effective?
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