阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A graded reader is a book containing simplified languagesused to help learners master the language．Readers come indefferent levels,from beginners to advanced．English learnersneed to choose a reader that is suitable for their level．

　　Why use readers?Lots of research shows that extensive（广泛的）reading improves all aspects of language learning,including vocabulary,speaking skills,fluency（流利）,writing skills and reading comprehension．

　　Reading is a way of learning English without classes or ateacher．It helps develop learner independence．And while reading graded readers,learners don't have to run to a dictionary because the language is at their level．

　　How do I get started?The entire class can read the same book or different books at different times．

　　How do I know the right level?If your class is all readingthe same book，choose one that is appropriate for their level．If your students are reading different books,you can have aselection of books at different levels．In this case,don't worry too much about the level．A learner who is interested in detective stories might read a higher level book if the motivation（动机）is there．

　　How to read the book depends on students'age,motivation and class time availablw．Some classes like to read silently,others like to read aloud in small groups and some enjoybeing read to by the teacher．Be sensitive to the class and askfor their opinions．

　　Some pre-reading activities are needed．Before students open a book,it is important to spark interest in the story andin the whole process of reading．For example,ask them to guess what the story is from cover,chapter titles and let students put them in the best order,or discuss the author．

　　During reading,choose a suitable chapter or chapters that can be broken down to make a comic stritp（连环漫画）．Or students select a part of the book to make into a radio play．Students can also become journalists and report on parts of the story．Choose a piece of action and have students write it up．Besides,students can role-play an interview with a character．

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　　Today our lives are changing faster than at any time in history．Here we report on some important changes that will have a big impact(影响)on our everyday lives in the future．

　　■The Cashless Society

　　Cash and bank-notes will disappear almost completely．They will be replaced by smart cards, namely plastic cards：microchip (微芯片)processors(处理器)loaded with some money．When we pay for goods, the shop assistant will put our smart card into a payment terminal(终端)and money will come into his card from our card．When all the money is used up, we will be able to reload it by putting it into a telephone, dialing our bank account and money will be put into the card from the account．

　　■Interactive Telephones

　　Talking computers will play an important part．They will recognize speech, ask us what information we need, look through a database, and put the information into speech．If we want to book a flight or pay a bill by phone, we will interact with a talking computer to do so．Human telephone operators will be used only for more complex operations such as dealing with complaints or solving special problems．

　　■________

　　Traffic jams in cities will be reduced because drivers will use electronic route maps to find the quickest route to their destination．Electronic systems will start changing motorists for driving in cities．As soon as motorists have to pay to drive in cities, they will stop using their cars and use public transport instead．Speed control systems will be built into cars．These systems will automatically(自动地)regulate the speed of the car to take account of traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents．It will be many years before these changes bring results but when they do, there will be a titanic improvement in road safety．

　　With the development of science and technology, more and more advanced things will be invented or created．Life in the future is undoubtedly different from that at the present．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint．In order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller．But how much CO₂ are we responsible for?

　　A new book by Mike Berners Lee, an expert, might be able to help．The carbon footprint looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO₂ all of the following created：the ingredients, the electricity, the equipment, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packaging．It's amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculation．And it's frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces．

　　This can help us decide which beer to drink．From Berners Lee's calculations, it's clear that a pint(568ml)of locally brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer．This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging．The local beer only produces 300g of CO₂, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the environment．

　　Berners Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work．Nothing is more environmentally friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what you’ve had to eat before．To ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need food．So if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer, our footprint is 65g of CO₂．However, if we eat bacon before the ride, it's 200g．In fact, bananas are good because they don't need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight．

　　So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you don't use your car, and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer traffic jams．And cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO₂ than cars traveling at speed．Cycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to hospital．So maybe it's time for us all to start making some changes．Pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please．

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