10.This iron can clean itself by ______.

A. empting itself　　　　　　　　　　　 B. washing out mineral deposits　

C. blocking up mineral deposits　　　　　 D. giving off more steam

9.This passage is ______.

A. an introduction to General Electric　　 B. an operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron

C. an advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron　 D. a description of the change of lifestyle

8.The United State sales manager calls the new watch “childproof” because ______.

A. it is designed to teach children to be on time　

B. it proves to be effective in teaching children time

C. it is made so as not to be easily damaged by children　　 D. it is the children’s favorite watch

C

How the iron of tomorrow

(the first Self Clean Iron)

can change your lifestyle today?

General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow. The iron can clean itself. Inside where irons get dirty. Because it cleans itself each and every time you empty it.

How? With a push of a magic blue button.

The magic blue button

The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side. It’s marked “Self Clean”. Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits　 that remain and block up inside. Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.

Less chance of brown spots

Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots. (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.) Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.

Steams much longer

Common sense tells you that if you’ve an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time. In other words, it steams much longer. That’s another joy of owning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron.

What does it mean to you

Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids. You’re working. You’re going to school. It’s all part of your lifestyle. The iron can change that lifestyle. By giving you less trouble before you iron. If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better house-maker, we want to. The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from General Electric.

Life-style.

We’re with yours.

GENERAL ELECTRIC

7.The underlined word handicap (Para. 1) means ______.

A. displeasure　　 B. discouragement　　 C. disappointment　　 D. disadvantage

6.The author doesn’t seem to believe ______.

A. children will be on time if they have not learnt how to tell time

B. a Flik Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell time

C. the Flik Flak can take children’s imagination

D. children usually have trouble telling time if they don’t wear watches

5.From the news report we know that ______.

A. parents are patient when teaching children time　

B. parents have little idea of how to teach children time

C. children are likely to learn time quickly　　 D. children enjoy wearing the Flik Flak watch

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Poem for a cop　 B. An officer’s death　 C. Daughter’s love　 D. Love my job, love my daughter

B

“Time is a problem for children,” states a news report for a new Swiss watch. Children in some countries “learn time slowly” because “they don’t wear watches” and “parents don’t really know how to teach them time.” The children grow up with this handicap and become adults-and then can’t get to work on time. Is there an answer to this problem? Of course-it’s the Flik Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company.

The Flik Flak is being marketed as something teaching watch for children aged 4 to 10. The watch itself does not teach children how to tell time, of course; it merely “takes their imagination” by presenting the “hour” hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the “minute” hand as a tall blue boy named Flik. Flik points to related “blue” minutes on the dial, while Flak points to “red” hour numbers. The characters and colors combined with parental help, are supposed to teach young children how to tell time.

The watch comes equipped with a standard battery and a nylon band (尼龙表带). Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flik Flak, calls it “childproof: if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine.” The product is being sold in select department stores in Europe, Asia and the United States for a suggested price of $25. Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing to tell time; it’s quite another for them to be on time.

3.Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in his pocket ______.

A. to treasure her daughter’s love and to value his own life　 B. to keep it from missing

C. because he can’t go out without it　　 D. to mourn over the death of officer Jay Brunkella

2.All the officers cried because ______.

A. Jay Brunkella was shot and died　　 B. they were greatly touched by the poem

C. the poem was so sad that they couldn’t hold back their tears

D. they thought of their dangerous life

1.Laura wrote the poem ______.

A. in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrest

B. to show her great sorrow in losing her father

C. to show her respect to all the cops who lost their lives

D. to tell officer Ken Knapcik how much she loved him