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You never see him, but they’re with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you’re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They’re known as the black box.
 When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device’s homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
 In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.
 Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots’ conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand(抵挡)massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged(潜入水中), they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered

  1. 1.

    What does the author say about the black box?

    1. A.
      It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane
    2. B.
      The idea for its design comes from a comic book
    3. C.
      Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible
    4. D.
      It is an indispensable device on an airplane
  2. 2.

    What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner?

    1. A.
      Data for analyzing the cause of the crash
    2. B.
      The total number of passengers on board
    3. C.
      The scene of the crash and extent of the damage
    4. D.
      Homing signals sent by the pilot before the crash
  3. 3.

    Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?

    1. A.
      New materials became available by that time
    2. B.
      Too much space was needed for its installation
    3. C.
      The early models often got damaged in the crash
    4. D.
      The early models didn’t provide the needed data
  4. 4.

    What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?

    1. A.
      There is still a good chance of their being recovered
    2. B.
      There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed
    3. C.
      They have stopped sending homing signals
    4. D.
      They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil

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Few of us act alone in the real world. Most things are done with the help or ideas of other people. Group projects are great practice for high school, college, and real life, when you will probably have a job that requires working with others. Right now, group projects can be fun and they often allow you to do a bigger, more interesting project than you could alone. With group work, you can actually learn more in less time.
Group projects also give you a chance to get to know kids you might not otherwise know or talk with. Group projects are also a great way to practice skills you’re not so sure of. For example: working on a deadline, staying organized, or being patient. And if you’re a little nervous talking in front of a group, a joint project can help you become more comfortable with it. Maybe your group will pick you to tell the whole class about your project. If so, you’ll know your whole group is rooting for you!
One of the most important things about group work is talking and meeting together. It’s a good idea to continually check with everybody on their progress to see if anyone needs help. You might think the first step is to figure out who will do what, but actually it’s getting to know another a little. Take a few minutes to chat. Even if you know each other well, it can help to take a minute to think about your skills and share your strengths and weaknesses. The second step is to go over ground rules from your teacher and any that you want to create together as a group

  1. 1.

    Group projects can give you a chance to do the following EXCEPT ________

    1. A.
      get to know more friends
    2. B.
      learn more than you do alone
    3. C.
      work in an organized way
    4. D.
      get rid of shyness forever
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “root for” in the second paragraph means _______

    1. A.
      like
    2. B.
      support
    3. C.
      offer
    4. D.
      prevent
  3. 3.

    What’s the purpose in checking others’ progress?

    1. A.
      To learn what they will do next
    2. B.
      To find good topics to talk with them about
    3. C.
      To help them when they need help
    4. D.
      To make sure that their work is finished on time
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, we can infer that _______

    1. A.
      group members should be your close friends
    2. B.
      talking with group members should be the first step of group work
    3. C.
      knowing persons is more important than your projects
    4. D.
      rules from teachers are more important than working among group members

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---I wonder why Suzan looks worried today.
---I’m not sure, but she ______a small accident driving here.


  1. A.
    could have
  2. B.
    might have
  3. C.
    might have had
  4. D.
    must have had

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Do you know that the meeting _     this afternoon has been put         till next week?


  1. A.
    to be held; off
  2. B.
    to be held; forward
  3. C.
    held; off
  4. D.
    held; forward

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Ten passengers ______ the plane, which crashed into the urban area last night because of the thick fog, are reported to have survived the crash, but the news has not been ______ yet by the officials in charge.


  1. A.
    on board; made known
  2. B.
    aboard; confirmed
  3. C.
    on board; said
  4. D.
    aboard; made sure

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All the fashion magazines I have are here. You may borrow ____ you like


  1. A.
    whatever
  2. B.
    whichever
  3. C.
    whenever
  4. D.
    however

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________about her son’s future, the mother has been sleeping very badly these months


  1. A.
    Concerning
  2. B.
    Concerned
  3. C.
    To concern
  4. D.
    Having concerned

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Tom _________ like reading at all. He ________ interested in playing basketball


  1. A.
    doesn’t, is
  2. B.
    doesn’t, were
  3. C.
    is, does
  4. D.
    was, is

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Neither of them__________a worker.


  1. A.
    am
  2. B.
    are
  3. C.
    is
  4. D.
    were

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Althogh she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she __________ the trip properly


  1. A.
    organized
  2. B.
    organizes
  3. C.
    would organize
  4. D.
    organize

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