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London has a new magazine. But it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.
In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choice--everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index (索引) page which has an easy-to-remember page number,100 for example. Then you start, choosing what you want to read. The news is on pages 101 to 109 so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181,and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible, so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week's best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.
London already has three services. One, transmitted (输送) by ITV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever re-place books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.
(1)The novelty (新颖) of the magazine lies in ________.
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A. its paperlessness
B. its unique viewpoint
C. its simplicity
D. its quickness in transmission
(2)We can know from the passage that ________.
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A. the magazine is available at any local newsagent
B. most of the postmen in London will lose their jobs some day
C. the readers can get all kinds of information staying at home
D. everyone can read this magazine if they have a television
(3)In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered”, here “it” refers to the ________.
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A. decoder
B. magazine
C. program
D. subject
(4)According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people ________.
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A. calculate the sum of certain figures
B. receive some special TV program for entertainment
C. go shopping and have other entertainment
D. get the information transmitted by TV signals
(5)The passage is mainly about ________.
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A. a new magazine printed in London
B. a popular TV program about magazines
C. an advanced technology helping people to communicate
D. an up-to-date way of keeping up to date
科目:高中英语 来源:常考易错典型试题 高考错题本 英语 题型:050
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I fell in love with England because it was quaint(古雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls' houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved Lon don . I've slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it's an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen., fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. Your're forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.
As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p.m. I used to use it, but now I'm afraid.
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that's typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbor who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.
1.The writer doesn't like London because she ________ .
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A.is not used to the life there now
B.has lived there for seventeen years
C.prefers to live in an old-fashioned house
D.has to be polite to everyone she meets there
2.Where do people usually meet their friends in England?
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A.In a cafe.
B.In a restaurant.
C.In a nightclub.
D.In a pub.
3.The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4 )refers to ________ .
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A.a taxi
B.the money
C.a bomb
D.public transport
4.The writer took her neighbor to France for Christmas because he ________ .
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A.felt lonely in England
B.had never been to France
C.was from a typical French family
D.didn't like the British idea of family
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科目:高中英语 来源:活题巧解巧练·高二英语·下 题型:050
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Conjoined Twins Lead Separate But Active LivesLori and Reba Schappell have never been alone and they want to keep it that way.
The 40-year-old conjoined twins in Pensylvania, US have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been medically separated. But they insist only death can part them.“We've never imagined a life divided. ” Lori said.
Lori and Reba are joined together at the side of their heads, facing in opposite directions. Their blood supply is partly linked, but each has a separated brain.
Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.
Lori wheels her everywhere they go in a specially designed chair. They both attended college, then went in different professional directions. Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to allow Reba to try to become a country singer.
Her first song is called “The Fear of Being Alone” , which was inspired(启示) by Reba and Lon's desire for togetherness.
Reba's career has taken her across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia. While the twins receive some money from the government, the earnings from Reba's concerts go to AIDS and cancer charities(慈善机构) .
The sisters have set goals for themselves. Reba looks forward to a successful career as a country singer, while Lori said she hopes to get married and have children of her own.
“ I'm not the only woman at age 40 not to have children . ” Lori said. “So when it comes, it comes. Meanwhile, I live wonderfully from day to day . ”
1.When Lori said “We've never imagined a life divided” , she meant that ________.
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A.they don't wish to be made separate
B.they think their case is beyond medical help
C.independent life would be too good to think of
D.they would die once separated
2.By “lead separate lives ”the title means that ________.
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A.either of the two can look after herself
B.the twins do different things
C.they face in opposite directions
D.they are no longer conjoined now
3.When Reba gives performances as a country singer, Lori ________.
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A.works in a laundry
B.continues her college education
C.brings up her children
D.looks after her sister
4.The twins lead active lives because they ________.
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A.are fed up with staying at home, doing nothing
B.need more money
C.want to prove themselves as useful citizens
D.have to earn their own bread
5.From the last paragraph we can understand that Lori ________.
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A.thinks it's too late for her to have children
B.is sure she'll get married and have children
C.prefers to have things go naturally
D.would rather rat change her way of life
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