Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
【小题1】According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.

A．can’t be lost in a new city

B．can’t find their way in different countries

C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D．can spend the least time getting to another place

【小题2】We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A．there are three parts to the GPS

B．a GPS can’t be put into a watch

C．a GPS can help you start your car

D．the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

【小题3】The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.

A．Receivers

B．GPS devices

C．Satellites

D．Ground stations

【小题4】The passage is mainly about _______________.

A．the history of the GPS	B．the introduction of the GPS
C．the shape of the GPS	D．the three parts of the GPS

【小题5】What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B．People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C．The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.

D．The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

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“As a member of this group，I don’t want to get anything．Seeing the children’s happy faces，I am happy，too．”said Susan，an old woman of 62．  
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【小题1】The passage is_______．

A．a story

B．an advertisement

C．a play

D．a song

【小题2】What kind of people can become a member of that group?

A．People from 12 to 18．

B．All young people．

C．People from 12 to 80．

D．People from twenty to eighty．

【小题3】Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

A．Help people in hospitals．

B．Help children in schools．

C．Help animals．

D．Teach cooking．

【小题4】Who does Susan look after?

A．Children．

B．Old people

C．Animals．

D．People in hospital．

【小题5】What will you do if you want to join the group?

A．Call them or visit them．

B．Call them or visit their website．

C．Visit their website or write to them．

D．Visit them or visit their website．

Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too .During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.
When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has said something about it: “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”
【小题1】In one special program in New York State, young and older people_________.

A．don’t work well together

B．live together like friends

C．teach one another new ways of building houses

D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers

【小题2】All the members work some time every day mainly to_______.

A．lead a busy life

B．learn new skills of farming

C．get used to the life on the farms

D．find useful things and pleasure in work

【小题3】 Living together__________.

A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B．the members have to obey the rules the adults make

C．the members have no free time but on weekends

D．the members should not break the rules they make together

【小题4】 The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks this the program is_________.

A．unpleasant

B．tiring

C．helpful

D．boring

【小题5】The best title for the passage is ____________ .

A．The Rules of Living Together

B．Life in New York State

C．Teenagers and Adults Together

D．Free Hours in the Special Work Group

Welcome Aboard (乘坐) your Piccadilly Flight to Heathrow
The Piccadilly line to Heathrow (伦敦西斯罗机场) is not only the fast way to travel but also the cheapest. So the next time you’re flying to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.
Your Piccadilly flight features (特点):
Departures (发车) from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way
Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day
Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes
Only £3.70 for a single adult fare (费用)
See tables below for journey times                                                                                           
Fares to and from London
Adult single £3.70
Child single £1.50
If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the family travel card, which means each adult can travel for £3.40, and each child for £0.80.
Traveling to Heathrow

	Monday - Saturday				Sunday
From	Journey time	Frequency （频率）	First train	Last train	First train	Last train
Earls Court	39mins	5mins	05:55	00:43	07:15	23:49
Piccadilly Circus	49mins	5mins	05:45	00:32	07:05	23:38

Traveling from Heathrow

	Monday - Saturday				Sunday
To	Journeytime	Frequency	First train	Last train	First train	Last train
Earls Court	34mins	5mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30
Piccadilly Circus	45mins	5mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30

【小题1】At what time does the first train leave Earls Court on Sunday?

A．07:15

B．05:55

C．05:13

D．05:57

【小题2】If your father wants to take the train, how much should he pay?

A．£1.50

B．£3.40

C．£3.70

D．£5.20

【小题3】 If you miss a train, how long will it take to wait for another?

A．39 minutes

B．49 minutes

C．50 minutes

D．only 5 minutes

【小题4】The last train to Piccadilly Circus on Wednesday leaves at ______.

A．00:32

B．00:43

C．23:49

D．23:30

【小题5】If you travel with your mum and dad as a child, what is your best choice?

A．All pay full fare.	B．Use the family travel card.
C．Each pay for his or her own.	D．Look for free tickets.

I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.
I heard a low hum(嗡嗡声)，which was growing louder. From a distance, the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was cover my face with hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat very still, the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few minutes, I knew my plan hadn’t worked. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.
But it wasn’t so easy. I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected. The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening, but I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I don’t remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe, and the water felt wonderful.
But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.
【小题1】 How many people went swimming that day?

A．Two.

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【小题2】The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 3) refers to        .

A．a rock

B．the group of bees

C．a hill

D．the river

【小题3】 At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

A．She was afraid she would fall.

B．She was too far away from pool.

C．She thought the bees would follow her.

D．She didn’t want her face to be unprotected.

【小题4】 How did the writer escape the bees?

A．She covered her face with her hands.

B．She hid behind the rocks.

C．She jumped into a water pool.

D．She pretended to be a rock.

【小题5】In what order are the following mentioned in the story?
a. The writer rushed down the rocks.
b. John jumped into the water.
c. The low hum grew louder.
d. The bees flew back over their heads.
e. The bees were attacking the writer.

A．b c e a d

B．b a e c d

C．c d e a b

D．c b d e a