Expensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost ?1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.

Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget(小配件) recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.

Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to ?260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.

Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”

Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”

1.The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of ______.

A. an artist ????????????? B. a company ????????????? C. a mobile? ????????????? D. an exhibition

2.Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______.

A. in the exhibition????????????? ????????????? B. from Mr Miles

C. when they are mass produced ????????????? D. after they recycle the gadgets

3.The purpose of the project is to _______.

A. promote the technology of IT

B. enable people to talk to their hands

C. raise people’s awareness of recycling

D. attract visitors’ attention in the exhibition

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. New mobiles that are fashionable.

B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.

C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.

D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls.

Expensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost £1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.

Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget（小配件）recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.

Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which commissioned the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to £260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.

Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”

Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a urgent need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”

60. The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of ______.

   A. an artist          B. a company          C. a mobile          D. an exhibition

61. Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______.

A. in the exhibition                        B. from Mr Miles

C. when they are mass produced              D. after they recycle the gadgets

62. The purpose of the project is to _______.

A. promote the technology of IT

B. enable people to talk to their hands

C. raise people’s awareness of recycling

D. attract visitors’ attention in the exhibition

63. What is the passage mainly about?

A. New mobiles that are fashionable.

B. Outdated handsets that are upgraded.

C. Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.

D. New gloves that can be used for making phone calls.

Expensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost £1,000 a pair. They fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth.
Artist Sean Miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget recycling. He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.
Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. O2 Recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK. The service pays up to £260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, MP3 players and digital cameras.
Designer Sean Miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. The 41-year-old said, “I hope that my ‘Talk to the Hand’ project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, I think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”
Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. He said, “There’s a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. Whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.”

1. 1.

   The underlined word “O2” in Paragraph 2 is probably the name of ______

   1. A.
      an artist
   2. B.
      a company
   3. C.
      a mobile
   4. D.
      an exhibition
2. 2.

   Consumers can buy the “Talk to the Hand” gloves ______

   1. A.
      in the exhibition
   2. B.
      from Mr Miles
   3. C.
      when they are mass produced
   4. D.
      after they recycle the gadgets
3. 3.

   The purpose of the project is to _______

   1. A.
      promote the technology of IT
   2. B.
      enable people to talk to their hands
   3. C.
      raise people’s awareness of recycling
   4. D.
      attract visitors’ attention in the exhibition
4. 4.

   What is the passage mainly about?

   1. A.
      New mobiles that are fashionable
   2. B.
      Outdated handsets that are upgraded
   3. C.
      Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling
   4. D.
      New gloves that can be used for making phone calls

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling．Recycling in the home is very important of course．However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need．We are dealing with the results of that over–consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place．

    The total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005．It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK．In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard．

    Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment．The UK, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste．If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect．Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy．The solution is not to produce such items in the first place．Food waste is a serious problem, too．Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need．However, few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example．

     But this is not just about supermarkets．It is about all of us．We have learned to associate packaging with quality．We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality．This is especially true of food．But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary．

     There are signs of hope．As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected．We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb．

1.What does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to?

    A．Using too much packaging．          B．Recycling too many wastes．

    C．Making more products than necessary． D．Having more material than is needed．

2.The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ___________．

     A．the tendency of cutting household waste     B．the increase of packaging recycling

     C．the rapid growth of supermarkets             D．the fact of packaging overuse

3.According to the text, recycling ___________．

     A．helps control the greenhouse effect        B．means burning packaging for energy

     C．is the solution to gas shortage              D．leads to a waste of land

4.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

     A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality． B．Supermarkets care more about packaging．

     C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging．

    D．Other products are better packaged than food．

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

     A．Fighting wastefulness is difficult．     

B．Needless material is mostly recycled．

     C．People like collecting recyclable wastes．

    D．The author is proud of their consumer culture．

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling．Recycling in the home is very important of course．However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need．We are dealing with the results of that over–consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place．

      The total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005．It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK．In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard．

      Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment．The UK, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste．If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect．Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy．The solution is not to produce such items in the first place．Food waste is a serious problem, too．Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need．However, few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example．

      But this is not just about supermarkets．It is about all of us．We have learned to associate packaging with quality．We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality．This is especially true of food．But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary．

      There are signs of hope．As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected．We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb．

What does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to?

       A．Using too much packaging．

       B．Recycling too many wastes．

       C．Making more products than necessary．   

       D．Having more material than is needed．

The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ___________．

     A．the tendency of cutting household waste    

       B．the increase of packaging recycling

     C．the rapid growth of supermarkets          

       D．the fact of packaging overuse

According to the text, recycling ___________．

     A．helps control the greenhouse effect        

       B．means burning packaging for energy

     C．is the solution to gas shortage             

       D．leads to a waste of land

What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

     A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality．

       B．Supermarkets care more about packaging．

     C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging．

       D．Other products are better packaged than food．

What can we learn from the last paragraph?

     A．Fighting wastefulness is difficult．

       B．Needless material is mostly recycled．

     C．People like collecting recyclable wastes．

       D．The author is proud of their consumer culture．