I ________ up to $5 000 by the time the new t...

I ________ up to $5 000 by the time the new term begins in September.

A．have saved　     B．will have saved

C．will be saving　     D．had saved

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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 He uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2, which commissioned（承担）the project.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 He said, “There’s a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year.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.

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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(小装置，小机械) 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.

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Jane Clarke,

My daughter is coming up to her finals.She eats reasonably well but less so in term time,as getting out to buy fresh fruit and vegetables is time-consuming.She has recently often had flu.Can you offer guidance on what to eat and drink when under pressure?

Mary King,

She should mainly take in the B vitamins,the group largely responsible for the smooth running of the nervous system,and vitamin C,which experts believe we need in much greater quantities when we are stressed than the usual.

B vitamins are found in many foods but especially pork,bacon,nuts,dairy products,lean meat,fish,eggs and whole grains-so even if your daughter can’t shop regularly,other foods can work in her favor.Tinned oily fish are good,which can help to block production of the enzyme(酶)that makes us feel tense when under pressure.

Fresh produce usually has the highest and best all-round levels of nutrients such as vitamin C,but if your daughter has a freezer she could buy frozen vegetables,which contain good levels.Fresh juice is another good source of vitamin C.

She should avoid caffeine,as it increases the adrenaline(肾上腺素)generated at times of stress; water would be better.Frequent small meals can help concentration.

High-sugar foods such as biscuits and sweets could make people feel excited,and patients often feel the same; better avoid eating them.Pasta,rice or a jacket potato,will help to calm us down.And drinking plenty of water can also help concentration.

1.If lacking vitamin C,one had better eat　　 .

A. dairy products and oily fish

B. fresh vegetables and fruits

C. caffeine and biscuits

D. lean meat and fresh vegetable

2.We can learn that the daughter of Mary King 　　 .

A. doesn’t have enough time to go shopping

B. is fond of buying frozen vegetables

C. is getting on well with her classmates

D. is too stressed to prepare for the finals

3.According to the passage,why should high-sugar foods be avoided?

A. Because it increases the adrenaline.

B. Because it can make students more stressed.

C. Because it can excite people.

D. Because it can make people fat.

4.We can infer from the passage that .

A. the more water one drinks,the better

B. Jane Clarke knows Mary King very well

C. eating is closely related to people’s mental health

D. the daughter of Mary King takes in too much caffeine

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On March 28th, the New York Times will begin charging all but the most infrequent users to read articles online.

In a letter to readers, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the publisher of the paper, laid out the details of the paywall, which he said will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the world. He called the move “an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in the Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform.”

Sulzberger said that readers will be able to read 20 articles per month at no charge. Once they click on the 21st piece, however, they’ll be presented with three payment options: $ 15 for four weeks of online and mobile application access, $ 20 for access to the site and the iPad application, or $ 35 for access to everything. People who already receive the printed paper through home delivery will enjoy free and unlimited access to the Times on all platforms.

These details largely agree with earlier reports on how the paywall would work. The Times had made it clear that it did not want to imitate the total paywalls put into effect by papers such as The Times of London and Newsday, which block access to all contents unless the reader pays.

The paper also signaled that it wants to stay relevant in the social media world. According to Sulzberger's announcement, people who come to the Times site from Facebook, Twitter or from blogs will be able to read those articles even if they have gone over their monthly limit.

However, Sulzberger said that a limit will be placed on “some search engines”, meaning that after readers have accessed a certain number of articles from search engines, any further articles they access from there will be added to their monthly count. It was reported that the only search engine that will be affected this way is Google, where there will be a five-article limit. This marks a clear attempt by the Times to close what could be a giant loophole （漏洞）, since so much online traffic is directed through Google. But it also presents a risk for the Times for the same reason.

Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk. “The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network,” he said, adding that the Times must “continue to engage with the widest possible audience.”

1.The author’s main purpose in the text is to _______.

A. describe research findings                   B. report a piece of news

C. make advertisements                        D. suggest a solution

2.Why will the Times charge their online readers?

A. It wants to stay relevant in the social media world.

B. It has too many readers coming from the other sites.

C. It is seeking new financial sources for its development.

D. It is trying a way to offer better service to its readers.

3. Who will be limited to the New York Times articles?

A. Those subscribing to the printed newspapers

B. Readers clicking through from Facebook.

C. Those using Google research engine

D. Readers paying $ 35 a month.

4.What challenge may the paywall bring to the New York Times?

A. It may bring the Times more competition with the other media

B. It may stop the Times connecting to the global network

C. It may block the readers from the other websites

D. It may result in huge drops in papers' online readership

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By the time he was twelve, Edison __________ to make a living by himself.

A. would begin　　　　 B. has begun

C. had begun 　　　　 D. was begun

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Somewhere between 40,000 and 110,000 tons of plastic waste produced by Americans ends up in the ocean, according to a study published in the journal Science.

It's difficult to point out where all that waste comes from, and researchers think that much or most of it probably comes from the nation's seriously-populated coasts. But there's also evidence that the nation's inland waterways serve as a passage for plastic to travel thousands of miles into the oceans.

While researchers have documented plastic and human trash floating in the world's oceans, there has been relatively little attention paid to plastics in rivers, streams and lakes. "To my knowledge, no one has studied particular routes, with the exception of places like L.A, and Baltimore Harbor where there are measures in place to prevent trash in rivers from entering the ocean." said Kara Lavender Law, an oceanographer.

The few studies that exist, however, suggest that it may be a huge problem. A 2011 study of two southern California urban rivers---including Santa Ana River---found that every square meter of water contained from 125 to 819 pieces larger than 4.75 millimeters. Another survey of the Meuse River, which flows 575 miles through France, Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea, found that it contained 70,000 pieces of plastics per square meter of water, about 500 of which were roughly an inch or bigger in size.

If there's anything positive in this, it's you that can do something, at least on a personal level, to reduce the amount of plastic that goes into the oceans. "Put trash where it goes." said Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor of environmental engineering at the University of Georgia. "Use reusable items---bags, cups and bottles---to reduce waste."

Finally, Jambeck urges people to pick up litter along waterways, and record it with a phone app called the Marine Debris Tracker. The data you provide can help scientists to get a better handle on the trash problem.

1.According to the text, the least polluted place might be __________.

A.Santa Ana River B.Meuse River

C.Baltimore Harbor D.The North Sea

2.How does the author prove plastic waste in rivers is a huge problem?

A.By referring to experts' views. B.By listing statistics.

C.By making comparisons. D.By following time order.

3.What does Jenna Jambeck advise us to do?

A.Make use of plastic items. B.Reduce the size of waste we throw away.

C.Stay positive about the oceans' future. D.Start from small things to deal with waste.

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Experts say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. "Culture shock" is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. "There are three stages of culture shock," say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the laststage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more. 

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems the telephone, post office, or transportation may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity（身份）。

They have to build a new self image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

1.The main purpose of the text is____________________

A. to take pity on the homesick

B. to share his feeling about staying abroad

C. to introduce the knowledge of culture shock

D. to encourage and cheer up the culture shock sufferers

2.What does the expression "adjust to" in the first paragragh probably mean?

A. Get used to    B. Get tired of    C. Protect    D. Appreciate

3.If one feels homesick, he should____________________

A. stay inside all the time for safety

B. phone his parents or friends in his home country for comfort

C. work hard to build a new self image

D. get to know the new surroundings and gain experience

4.Which of the following facts about culture shock is true?

A. The successful ones in their community have less difficulty in a foreign environment.

B. Culture shock doesn't include such factors as customs, one's native language and so on.

C. Culture shock gives rise to the feeling of being lost.

D. The specialists going abroad won't experience the stages of culture shock

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The doctor advised the patient to give up smoking _____ his own health.

A．in terms of                            B．as a result of

C．in regard to                            D．for the sake of

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It is too early in the _____ to expect many visitors to the city.

A. time B. hour　　 C. season D. term

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