Do you like singing? Do you know how to use the iPod or iPhone to sing? The iPod and iPhone are two devices of the company Apple. Now they will soon teach you how to sing well. The company Apple is planning to turn the two devices into karaoke machines.

After Apple invented the iPod, the way people listened to music changed a lot. But now the company wants to teach people to sing with them. By using the iPod or iPhone, you can choose your favourite song, and then you will see lyrics (歌词) on the screen, just like traditional karaoke machines. When you sing, the devices will remember your voice. It will also compare your voice with the singer of the song. It can even give you a suitable (合适的) mark. If you sing well, you may get a mark of 90-100. If you don’t sing well, you may get a poor mark.

It is good news for people who like singing. Use your iPod or iPhone to practise more. I am sure you can sing very well.

(    ) 51. What does the underlined word “devices” mean in Chinese?

A. 设备      B. 机会          C. 歌曲     D. 手机

(    ) 52. The iPod and iPhone will soon teach you how to _______.

A. use the devices         B. sing well

C. make phone calls         D. dance to music

(    ) 53. By using the iPod or iPhone, you can’t _______.

A. choose your favourite song     B. see lyrics on the screen

C. get the singing marks          D. see people dance to the music

(    ) 54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The company Apple didn’t invent(发明) the iPod.

B. No devices will remember your voice.

C. When you sing, you may get a mark from the divices.

D. If you like dancing, it is good news for you.

(    ) 55. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. A famous company Apple.    B. A perfect mobile phone.

C. Why people often use the iPod or iPhone to sing.

D. How people will use the iPod or iPhone to sing.

Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨头） introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.（平台）

They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography.

Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction（连接）with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.

It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.

Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?

51. What can we find this kind of passage?

A. In a magazine　 B. In a science book　 C. In the newspaper　 D. In a textbook

52. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?

A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.

B. Because they can store many subjects.

C. Because we don’t need to do homework.

D. Both A and B.

53. The underlined sentence “there’s a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.

A. Every coin has two sides　　 B. There is some good news

C. There is some bad news　　 C. We have to catch it.

54. What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?

A. He completely agreed with it　　　 B. He thinks high school students like it.

C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesn’t tell us.

55. How will the writer continue this passage?

A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.

B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.

C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.

D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.

Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨头） introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.（平台）

They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography.

Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction（连接）with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.

It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.

Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?

51. What can we find this kind of passage?

A. In a magazine　 B. In a science book　 C. In the newspaper　 D. In a textbook

52. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?

A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.

B. Because they can store many subjects.

C. Because we don’t need to do homework.

D. Both A and B.

53. The underlined sentence “there’s a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.

A. Every coin has two sides　　 B. There is some good news

C. There is some bad news　　 C. We have to catch it.

54. What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?

A. He completely agreed with it　　　 B. He thinks high school students like it.

C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesn’t tell us.

55. How will the writer continue this passage?

A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.

B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.

C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.

D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.

If you want to deal with the association (交往) between boys and girl right, here are some “do’s and don’ts” for you to follow.

Keep a normal and healthy state of mind (心态). It is very natural for the boys and girls to contact (接触) each other and build up the friendship with students of the other sex.（性别） We should have more friends of the other sex instead of one or two. We should contact the students in public instead of in secret（秘密）.

Contact students of the other sex warmly, generously and sincerely. Don’t be too nervous or too shy in contact with a person of the other sex. In that case it is very difficult for you to make a lot of friends, as no one likes a person who is too shy to say a word. If you are too shy a person, you can contact the students with the same interest and hobby as you. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will find you are also as free to express yourself as others.

Don’t fall into the ditch (泥潭) of early love. The boys and girls at adolescence (青春期) are rich in feelings and full of imagination. They are easy to regard（看做） the friendship as a sign of love and to fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, boys and girls at middle school are too young and too tender (嫩的) to shoulder（肩负） the heavy duty of love. Early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. Do keep out of early love.

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21. We should contact students of the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT _______ .

A. with a good state of mind 　　　　　　 B. in public 　　　　 C. in secret

22. The underlined word “imagination” means ___.

A. 想象力　　 　 B. 幻觉　　 C. 感觉

23. A person at adolescence is NOT ___..

A. rich in feeling　　 B. full of imagination　　 　 C.old enough to fall in love

24. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. We’d better not make only one or two friends of the other sex.

B. Some students are too nervous or too shy in contact with a person of the other sex.

C. People like a person who always keeps silent.

25. The main idea of the reading is to _______ .

A. tell students to keep away from early love

B. give some advice on how to deal with the association between boys and girls

C. say contact does good not only to boys but also to girls