What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods (情绪). A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area -- until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
1.An active person may like ____
A.yellow, orange, or red | B.yellow, black, or red |
C.orange, blue, or black | D.black, red, or orange |
2.Most people feel more __ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
A.tired | B.bored | C.worried | D.relaxed |
3.More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because ____
A.the bridge was very tall |
B.the bridge was too crowded |
C.people didn't like the bridge |
D.the color of the bridge was depressing |
4.In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work __
A.worse | B.harder | C.more slowly | D.more angrily |
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Most American students have to say goodbye to fancy (高档的) fruits these days. In school restaurants across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
“People are afraid to spend now.” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring”. During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things.
The crisis began last year. Experts (专家) think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. Last week presidents from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
1.This passage is probably taken from ___________.
A.a story book | B.a novel | C.a newspaper | D.an advertisement |
2.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
A.Because they think it’s unnecessary |
B.Because they don’t have the habit of spending money |
C.Because they worry about their future |
D.Because they don’t have any money |
3.From the passage, we still don’t know ________.
A.when the financial crisis began |
B.when the financial crisis will end |
C.why some of the US banks closed |
D.whether the crisis has spread to other countries |
4.The best title for the passage is ___________.
A.Ways to Save Money |
B.Financial Crisis facing the World |
C.Banks in the USA |
D.The USA Becoming Poor |
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Tech-Camp
No.6 Devon Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong a technology day camp for students 12-17
About Tech-Camp
Tech-Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronics technology. We offer 2-week summer programmes for students of 12 to 17 years of age. We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab, and a video production studio. Our staff are special, too. They are experts in computers and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them.
The benefits of Tech-Camp
In all of our programmes, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themselves. We encourage them to think creatively.
What students will do at Tech-Camp
Each day Tech-camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities. For example, in the Computer Programme, students learn the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet. In the Tech-Camp Programme, they make radio-controlled model cars and produce their own short videos.
Programme Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
Computer Programme 15 June-26 June 15 June-26 June 15 June-26 June
High-tech Programme 29 June-10 July 27 July-7 August 15 June-26 June
Fee: HK $2,000 per student
(10% discount available for groups of 10 or more students.)
For more information about Tech-Camp, please contact Director of Summer Programmes, Ms Julia Brown, by phone, fax or e-mail.
Telephone: 26548898
Fax: 26948850
E-mail: [email protected]
1.What would you probably like to ask about if you phone Ms Julia Brown after reading the brochure?
A. The activities the students will have.
B. The fee each attendant should pay.
C. The e-mail address of Tech-Camp.
D. The deadline for application.
2.From the brochure we can infer that _______.
A. the Camp offers students accommodation during their two-week stay at the Camp
B. high school teachers are in charge of the Tech-Camp all the time
C. students can learn about the hi-tech through lectures given by the experts
D. students can learn how to think and solve problems creatively and learn teamwork
3.According to the passage, how much will they pay if a group of 20 students enter for Tech-Camp?
A. HK $36,000. B. HK $35,000.
C. HK $3,600. D. HK $40,000.
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Moments before I could lift my case to put it in the plane’s overhead locker ahead of our recent holiday to Europe, my father gently urged me to stop. He held the thick handles of the case and lifted it with his thin arms, pushing it into place with a sigh. “You should relax and be the lady, and let me do the heavy tasks,” he said seriously. “In the future, someone special will come into your life and take over such tasks from me, but that will never happen if you do everything yourself.”
I was stunned into silence. This was not the father I remembered from childhood, who trained me to study hard at school, asked me to earn my own pocket money as a teenager at a local coffee shop, and even taught me household chores so that my life alone in London wouldn’t turn into a mess. But then, eight years after I left home and started a new life in the UK, I realized for the first time that my dad still has expectations for me to be like a princess and to stay dependent and delicate, which were considered necessary qualities of women in traditional China.
Well, that came a little late, Little did Dad know that over the three years of my university life, I moved flats five times all by myself, dragging suitcases of books and clothes, and waiting for the taxi in the rain while holding tight onto cardboard boxes. Meanwhile, living in the UK – a country currently led by a female prime minister – I have never thought there is anything girls cannot do. Most of my female friends are professionals working in the City of London, and after work, we frequently go down to the pub for a drink, just like the guys do – something my mother never did.
I wondered how I might make Dad understand the new world his little girl has entered. Perhaps one day, he will realize the “someone special” in my life will appreciate my confidence and independence above dependence, and admit that times have changed.
1.What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Annoyed. B. Embarrassed.
C. Surprised D. Excited.
2.What qualities of women did traditional China appreciate according to Paragraph 2?
A. Dependent and gentle. B. Hardworking and tough.
C. Beautiful and confident. D. Independent and ambitious.
3.What’s the author’s purpose by mentioning her stay in London?
A. To complain how strict her father was.
B. To describe how hard her life in the UK was.
C. To regret not working hard enough at school.
D. To show she was used to living independently.
4.What can we infer about the author according to the last paragraph?
A. She has a misunderstanding of her father.
B. She thinks women should be independent.
C. She longs to meet her life partner in the UK.
D. She is thankful for her father’s strict training.
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I was raised in a house where my sisters and I weren’t trusted by our mother to manage our own appearance.As a result,there were rules,and trends were largely ignored. A few years ago,I was home for a visit when my mom,now in her early 70s,called me into her bedroom.We were about ready to leave for dinner.“I don’t know what to wear” she complained “You girls always look so good.”
I paused in the doorway and looked at her,wondering if I'd misheard.“What do you mean?”I asked her.“You know what to wear‘'No.”she answered.“I don’t.Can you pick something?”I was so surprised.
This was the same woman who,in 1989,told my younger sister she wasn’t allowed to leave the house wearing a pair of ripped(有破洞的)jeans;the same woman who,in high school,called me while l was out at a party to ask if my hair was up.“You look better with it down,”she told me,before I could answer I realized,suddenly,that my mother—always so strong—not only wanted my opinion,but needed it.I pulled a pair of blue jeans from the closet and a light blue sweater from her drawer “Wear this with your black shoes,”I told her.She did My mother certainly doesn’t need anyone to take care of her.In fact,she still cares for my grandmother who lives with her.But with that one question,my mother and I started the role reversal(转变)that happens with all parents and all children,from caregiver to receiver.
Now,if I’m visiting or we’re together,it's rare for her to wear anything without checking with me first.But every so often,it seems like she asks me just to be able to disagree with my answer and pick out something on her own.And when she does,I just tell her what I think of the way she looks. Sometimes it's“great”.And sometimes it’s“awful.’’
1.When the author was young,she____.
A. could never know what to wear
B. always wore trendy clothes and hairstyles
C. was not allowed to go to parties at night
D. had to pick her clothes according to her mother’s rules
2.The first time the author’s mother asked her for advice on clothes,she____.
A. was happy to do something for her mother
B. came to realize that her mother needed her care
C. was worried that her mother was too old to live alone
D. had no idea what was suitable for her mother
3.When the author gives her opinion about clothes,her mother____.
A. always accepts her suggestions happily
B. sometimes chooses to follow her own ideas
C. is often surprised by what the author says
D. still shows uncertainty about what to wear
4.The author wrote this article mainly to____.
A. show what it is like to have a strict mother
B. remind readers to visit their parents often
C. stress her mother’s great influence on her
D. show how the role of parents and their children call change
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Mrs. Packletide intended to shoot a tiger. Not that the desire to kill had suddenly come to her, or that she felt she would leave India safer with one wild beast less. It was because Loona Bimberton had recently taken a plane to the forest and killed a tiger, and the newspapers showed photographs of Loona Bimberton with a tiger-skin on. In a world supposed to be moved by hunger and by love, Mrs. Packletide’s movements were largely governed by dislike of Loona Bimberton.
Circumstances proved favorable. Mrs. Packletide had offered a thousand rupees (印度卢比) for the opportunity of shooting a tiger without risk or effort, and it happened that an old tiger was frequently coming to a neighboring village at night. He was so old that he couldn’t kill animals in the wild and just satisfied his appetite to the smaller household animals. The villagers were eager to earn the thousand rupees; children were posted night and day in the jungle to watch the tiger, and the cheap goats were left about to keep him from going elsewhere. The one great fear was that he should die of old age before the day of Mrs. Packletide’s shoot.
The great night arrived. A platform had been built in a tree, on which sat Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion, Miss Mebbin. A goat with a loud bleat (咩咩叫) was tied down at the correct distance. With an accurate gun, they waited for the coming of the tiger.
“I suppose we are in some danger?” said Miss Mebbin.
She was not actually nervous about the wild beast, but she was unwilling to perform a bit more service than she had been paid for.
“It’s a very old tiger. It couldn’t spring up here even if it wanted to.” said Mrs. Packletide.
Their conversation was cut short by the appearance of the old tiger. He saw the goat, and lay on the earth for a short rest before attacking.
The gun fired very loudly, and the great yellow beast jumped to one side and then rolled over in the stillness of death. In a moment a crowd of excited villagers appeared on the scene, and their shouting carried the glad news to the village.
It was Miss Mebbin who found that the goat was dying from a bullet-wound, while no wound could be found on the tiger. Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the tiger had died of heart-failure, caused by the sudden loud noise of the gun. Mrs. Packletide was annoyed at the discovery; but anyway, she owned a dead tiger, and the villagers, anxious for their thousand rupees, gladly accepted the fiction that she had shot the tiger. And Miss Mebbin was a paid companion. Therefore Mrs. Packletide faced the cameras with a light heart, and her pictures appeared on the newspapers of England and America. As for Loona Bimberton, she refused to look at a newspaper for weeks, and was in a depressed emotion for quite some time.
Mrs. Packletide’s tiger-skin was inspected and admired by the neighbors, and Mrs. Packletide went to the Costume Ball in the character of Diana (狩猎女神).
“How amused everyone would be if they knew what really happened,” said Miss Mebbin a few days after the ball.
“What do you mean?” asked Mrs. Packletide quickly.
“How you shot the goat and frightened the tiger to death,” said Miss Mebbin, with her unpleasant laugh.
“No one would believe it,” said Mrs. Packletide, her face changing color1 rapidly.
“Loona Bimberton would,” said Miss Mebbin.
Mrs. Packletide’s face settled on greenish white. “You surely wouldn’t give me away?” she asked.
“I’ve seen a weekend cottage near Dorking,” said Miss Mebbin, “six hundred and eighty. Quite a bargain, only I don’t happen to have the money.”
Miss Mebbin possessed the pretty weekend cottage. Mrs. Packletide lost interest in animal-hunting.
“The extra expenses are so heavy,” she said to inquiring friends.
1.Mrs. Packletide planned to shoot a tiger because she ________.
A. would leave India safer B. hated the wild animal
C. admired her good friend D. disliked a certain person
2.The Indian villagers were afraid that the tiger might ________.
A. eat their goats B. kill their kids
C. die of old age D. attack them at night
3.What did Mrs. Packletide want the villagers to arrange for her?
A. A platform in a tree B. A paid companion.
C. An accurate gun. D. A safe shooting.
4.What was the result of Mrs. Packletide’s shooting?
A. The old tiger was shot to death.
B. Neither the tiger nor the goat was shot.
C. The old tiger missed being shot.
D. Both the goat and the tiger were shot.
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Asia’s mountain glaciers (冰川) will lose at least a third of their mass through global warming by the century’s end, with serious consequences for millions of people who rely on them for fresh water, researchers have said. The high mountains of Asia consist of a geographical region surrounding the Tibetan Plateau, holding the biggest store of frozen water outside the poles. It feeds many of the world’s great rivers, including the Ganges, the Indus and the Yarlung Zangbo River, on which hundreds of millions of people depend.
Nearly 200 nations adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015, which sets the goal of limiting warming to a level of “well below” 2°C, while “pursuing efforts” to achieve a lower ceiling of 1.5°C. Earth’s surface has already warmed by about 1°C, according to scientists.
The Asian high mountains, the new study said, were already warming more rapidly than the global average. A global temperature rise of 1.5°C would mean an average increase in the region of about 2.1°C, with differences between mountain ranges - all of which will warm by more than 1.5°C. The Hindu Kush mountain range would warm by about 2.3°C and the eastern Himalaya Mountains by 1.9°C, the study forecast.
“Even if temperatures stabilize at their current level, (glacier) mass loss will continue for decades to come,” the researchers added. “For the high mountain glaciers to survive, it is vital to reduce the global temperature increase to the lowest possible level.”
A study in July in the journal Nature Climate Change said there was only a 5% chance of holding global warming under 2°C. For 1.5°C, the chance was about 1%. On current trends, some experts project Earth is on track to warm by about 3°C.
1.What is stressed about Asia’s mountain glaciers in the first paragraph?
A. The reason for its melting.
B. Its importance.
C. Its geographical condition.
D. The consequences caused by its decrease.
2.What do we know about the temperature on the earth’s surface?
A. It keeps up its normal level.
B. It has risen too much since the Paris Agreement was made.
C. It is far below the level that the Paris Agreement demands.
D. It is near the lower ceiling that the Paris Agreement demands.
3.How may we guarantee these glaciers, continued existence, according to researchers?
A. Hold global warming under 2°C.
B. Try to save water as much as we can.
C. Keep global temperature increase to a minimum.
D. Make the global temperature stable at its current level.
4.How does the author develop the passage?
A. Giving examples. B. Describing.
C. Presenting data. D. Comparing.
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With the New Year just months away, you are probably looking forward to watching the wonderful fireworks(烟花) shows. Unfortunately, the over ten million blind Americans, and scores more around the world, have never been able to experience this joyful celebration. That may change soon thanks to Feeling Fireworks, a tactile(可触摸的) fireworks experience invented by the masterminds at the Disney Research Lab in Switzerland.
To experience the show, users stand in front of a large screen, which is made of special material. They then place their hands at the base of the screen and move them around to feel the fireworks. Alternatively, their hands can be placed in the center of the screen, where the initial explosions happen, and then moved across to explore other fireworks.
As the fireworks begin to explode, one of five nozzles(喷嘴) at the back of the screen starts to send out water, creating shaking movements. One specializes in the “blooming(开花) flower effect,” while another reproduces the“crackle(噼啪声)” effect. The rest take care of rockets and explosions. A computer controls the timing, while a Microsoft Kinect camera tracks the person’s movement. According to the inventors, Feeling Fireworks allows users to experience “tactile fireworks that are similar to physical fireworks happening in the sky.”
First appearing at the User Interface Software and Technology conference held in Quebec City, Canada from October 22 to October 25, 2017, the low-cost technology is still in its early stage, with only a 66 percent success rate. However, the team plans to continue-improving the experience and believes the day when everyone will be able to enjoy the thrill of fireworks shows is not far. When ready, Feeling Fireworks will initially be available only at Disney theme parks, and then hopefully, at fireworks shows worldwide.
1.What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. The New Year celebration.
B. The blind people's attitude.
C. The Disney Research Lab in Switzerland.
D. Some people’s having no access to fireworks shows.
2.What should blind people do to experience the fireworks show?
A. Move their hands around the screen. B. Pour some water onto the screen.
C. Stand at the back of the screen. D. Sit at the base of the screen.
3.What role does the Microsoft Kinect camera play during the fireworks show?
A. It tracks the explosions. B. It films the nozzles’ work.
C. It follows the users’ actions. D. It records the movement of water.
4.What can be inferred about the Feeling Fireworks technology?
A. It is in its final stage. B. It is extremely costly.
C. It is being used widely. D. It is in need of perfecting.
5.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To discuss methods to treat blindness.
B. To introduce the idea of tactile fireworks.
C. To appeal for equal rights for blind people.
D. To present a new Disney sightseeing show
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Robot Surgeon (外科医生) Succeeds without Help from Human Doctors
Humans make mistakes. Even surgeons with years of experience are not infallible. But what if these doctors could pool their knowledge and experience together and create a surgical standard of care, to be carried out by machines?
That’s the idea behind surgical robots, which may soon perform most surgeries, from sewing up tiny wounds to performing heart procedures. Many of these operations are, in fact, already completed with the assistance of robots. But a recent test suggests that robots in the operating room may soon go a step further, performing on soft tissue completely on their own, from start to finish.
The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), successfully completed surgeries on pigs. “We’re the first group to develop autonomous robotic surgery with soft-tissue surgery, and when compared to standard operation, it’s better, ”says Peter Kim, professor of surgery. “The idea is not to replace surgeons; it will make the surgeons better and make the procedures safer.”
A recent Mayo Clinic study found that major surgical errors-including operating on the wrong site or side of the body, or even leaving tools or objects inside the patient-occur every one out of 22, 000procedures. That’s rare, but robots like STAR would aim to lower the number even further.
In the da Vinci surgical system, surgeons place their arms inside instruments and use their hands to control the movement of robotic tools on the operating table from afar. The robot’s every major move is controlled by surgeons, and thus its results may vary based on the surgeon’s training or experience.
STAR, on the other hand, is entirely autonomous. It’s not only able to work on its own and perform surgeries with a more flexible “hand”, but it’s able to react to the unexpected incidents. Cutting into hard tissue like bones is one thing, but operating on moving soft tissue is far more complex. STAR reacts to a changing environment, similar to how self-driving cars are programmed to not only drive on the highway, but also react to another driver making a mistake and getting in your way.
1.The underlined word “infallible” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. always right B. really creative
C. rather responsible D. quite smart
2.We can learn from the passage that STAR ________.
A. has been widely used in the operating room
B. can perform the operation on its own
C. can make surgeries much faster
D. will take the place of surgeons
3.In the da Vinci surgical system, ________.
A. robots are trained from afar
B. surgery results depend on surgeons
C. robots always make mistakes
D. surgeons have trouble controlling robots
4.In the last paragraph, the author mentions self﹣driving cars in order to show ________.
A. how bad getting in another driver's way might be
B. how difficult self﹣driving on the highway is
C. how smart an autonomous robot can be
D. how dangerous operating on people is.
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I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we’ll buy another. But the insurance payout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car-I worked out that, with the loan, we’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as £600 a month.
And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family.
But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)
My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity.
Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.
1.The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______.
A. most families chose to go car-free
B. he was hurt in a terrible car accident
C. the cost of a new car was too much
D. the traffic jam was unbearable for him
2.What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan?
A. Supportive. B. Disapproving.
C. Optimistic. D. Unconcerned.
3.What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion?
A. Argue against it. B. Take their advice.
C. Think it over. D. Leave it alone.
4.What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?
A. Life cannot go without a car.
B. Life without a car is a little bit hard.
C. His life gets improved without a car.
D. A car-free life does not suit everyone.
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