When electric cars become ______ , we’ll need...

When electric cars become ______ , we’ll need to build more charging stations.

A. available   B. accessible       C. attractive       D. alternative

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Now, if you want to be charming, then you’ll need to build self-confidence, but becoming more outgoing is actually pretty easy. To get to a point at which you feel comfortable talking to complete stranger, follow these steps.

Encourage your curiosity about people.1.I wonder what his parents look like. I wonder what her favorite color is. Is he from around here? Is she the girl I saw at the movie theater last week? It will take some conscious effort, but you can’t be outgoing if you don’t care about people.

Smile at others. Make it a goal to smile at one person a day. It can be anybody, and it can be the most subtle(微妙的) of smile. A quick glance paired with a smile---then run away if you want!2.Eventually, you will want to get to a point where you smile instinctively whenever you make first eye contact with someone.

Ask people questions. The standard ”how are you?” doesn’t really count, because people use it as a greeting rather than a real question.3.This is where the curiosity and interest in others come into play.

4.This is key to being a good conversationalist. If you don’t make enough eye contact, the other person will feel invisible and the sense that you’re elsewhere mentally. If you make too much, they’ll feel uncomfortable. Is that specific enough for you?

Note your body language.5.To show that you’re outgoing and welcome conversations, keep your body open, you head up, and a smile on your face. Resist playing with your phone or otherwise occupying yourself.

A. Master eye contact.

B. Never hesitate to smile at others.

C. Most of communication isn’t verbal.

D. The more you do it, though, the less scary it will be.

E. Make eye contact when you’re asking questions about people.

F. Wherever you go, try to observe people, and ask questions about them.

G. If you’ve already exchanged eye contact and smiles with someone, start off with a question,

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When you don’t have a car and need to get around, are you more likely to call for an Uber or Lyft, or a cab? Last Friday, Lyft — the ride-sharing company, went public as its stocks (股票) started trading on the market. Lyft has become the first big initial public offering of the “gig economy” age. While the company is not making profits yet, it is changing the meaning of work. What is gig economy and what makes it so appealing?

Gig works are independent contracts (合同) or part-time jobs such as Uber. In the gig economy, companies hire independent contractors instead of full-time employees. This is different from traditional companies where full-time workers hold a lifetime career. In the past, only small companies hired contractors, while today, employers like Amazon and Google rely on temporary workforce. These companies save costs as they are not legally required to provide healthcare benefits, retirement savings or paid time off to gig workers.

Gig work appeals to different people for different reasons. For some, it affords flexible timings and for otliers who are looking for full-time jobs, it provides a source of income to support themselves. Some people work a full-time job and supplement (补充) their salary with gig jobs such as driving for Uber or Lyft.

Joining the gig economy may be simple, but maintaining a steady career is easier said than done. Gig work comes with unsteady pay and workloads. You're your own boss. It sounds fun, but when you have no self-control and an unsteady job, you might splurge all your money the first week and live on bread pieces for the rest of the month! Besides a strong sense of responsibility, gig workers have to stay up to date to get companies to hire them.

Despite the challenges gig workers face, nearly 60 million Americans are part of this workforce. As this number grows, we have to see how society and companies adapt to this new world of work!

1.What can be learnt about Lyft from the passage?

A.It has built up a large fortune.

B.It marks the arrival of gig economy age.

C.It employs a fixed number of full-time workers.

D.It appeals to people as a means of public transport.

2.Who are most likely to become gig workers?

A.People seeking for a steady income.

B.Those desperate to get paid vacations.

C.People in need of flexible working hours.

D.Those concerned about retirement accounts.

3.What does the underlined word “splurge” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Spend money freely. B.Deposit money automatically.

C.Earn money quickly. D.Allocate money randomly.

4.What is the message mainly conveyed in the passage?

A.Gig workers have to face some potential challenges.

B.Gig workers have to possess some much-needed qualities.

C.The appearance of gig companies will solve the job problems.

D.People should adjust to new work trends with the rise of gig companies.

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Nowadays people become more and more practical and buy only ____they need．

A．where    B．which    C．when    D．what

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3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?

Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will be as common as the microwave oven or blender.

Scientists say that it’ll be quite easy: you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw food ‘inks’ into the printer. You can also modify the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and nutritious meals.

Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging processes as food production would be a lot more efficient. For example, alternative ingredients(原料) such as proteins from algae, beetroot leaves and insects could be converted into tasty products.

Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia (a swallowing disorder). They could program the printer to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble in swallowing them.

However, some people think that a future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those fro growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printed from a raw “food ink”. Likewise, traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are concerns about the nutritional value of printed food: is it really possible to be get the nutrients we need from food –based inks and gels(凝胶)?

What’s more , cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasure of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.

1.Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?

A. Quick and popular.

B. Easy and efficient.

C. Nutritious and tasty.

D. Soft and convenient.

2.Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?

A. Traditional food would disappear.

B. Many people could lose their jobs.

C. It would affect the people’s health.

D. We could all eat the same food.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. 3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.

B. The future of 3D food printing is uncertain.

C. It would hurt our tradition of food culture.

D. 3D food printing would be a failure.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. 3D food “printing”: coming to the kitchen

B. Can 3D printing create everything?

C. 3D—printing food will be in fashion!

D. The disadvantage of 3D food printing

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Nowadays, _______ cars are more and more popular.

A. electronic　　　　　 B. electric　　　　 C. electrical　　　　 D. electricity

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China has become Volvo's third largest market, with more of its car models to go on sale in the world's largest auto（汽车） market this year, Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Volvo Cars China said in Tianjin.

Alexander Klose, CEO of Volvo Cars China, told Xinhua at the Ninth Tianjin International Automobile Trade Show, being held from Friday to Wednesday.

Klose said Volvo Cars had entered a new time of fast development, adding that its sales volume in China roared in 2010.

Up to the end of September, Volvo's global sales volume was up 12.5 percent year on year（同年比）, compared with 52 percent year-on-year rise in China, he said.

Two new Volvo sales centers opened in Beijing within merely one week in early October, about two months after east China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co acquired（购得）the Swedish brand from the US auto giant Ford for $1.5 billion in early August.

Klose said he was confident of seeing tremendous(巨大的) growth in China's auto market in the next five years. "As the Chinese government has increased the tax rate for large displacement （排量）cars already, we now have a lot of cars below three liters（升）, and I think we'll stick to that strategy, as you can see now the XC60 which was introduced today is just two liters," he said.

"As the technology advances, we'll probably even see 1.6 liter engines or 1.5 liter engines in the future," he added.

Volvo Cars is not the only automaker hoping to take advantage of China's rapidly growing auto market.

Bentley, the famous British luxury（豪华） carmaker, will open a new sales center in China at Tianjin Thursday, which is the 11th one in China, according to a press release（新闻发布） by Shanghai-based Zenith Integrated Communications Corp (Zenith) Saturday at the auto show.

Zenth is the public relations agent of Bentley in China. The automaker has sold 421 limousines（大型豪华轿车） to China in 2009, and the goal for 2010 is 777, the release said.

【小题1】           The word underlined in the third paragraph would probably be___.

A. shouted loudly                                          B. increased in large numbers

C. reduced rapidly                                           D. burned brightly

【小题2】           From this passage we can infer that ___.

A. The Ninth Tianjin International Automobile Trade Show was held from Friday to Wednesday.

B. Volvo Cars is a world-famous carmaker in Britain.

C. Of all the auto sales volume Volvo sales volume is only number one in China

D. Volvo sales centers are developing very fast in China recently

【小题3】           The text is mainly about____.

A. China Becomes Volvo's 3rd largest market

B. Volvo Cars in China

C. Volvo Sales Volume in China

D. Carmakers in China

【小题4】           How many carmakers are mentioned in this passage which opened and will open new sales centers in China recently?

A. One                              B. Two                              C. Three                           D. Four

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Hybrid cars, also called hybrid electric vehicles （HEVs）, are cars that use more than one source of energy to run. They differ from the majority of cars on the road today in several ways. The main difference is that HEVs run on gasoline and electricity. An HEV car has a battery-powered motor as well as an engine that runs on gasoline.

A hybrid car is a bit more expensive to produce than a regular car even though its engine is smaller. The reason for the greater expense is that the engine is more complex. It has specialized mechanisms that allow it to operate using gasoline and electric power. It also contains a computer that works differently from those of regular cars. Even though it is more expensive to purchase, it costs less to own than gas-powered cars. When an HEV car is at a stoplight or going at a speed below 15 miles per hour, its special computer tells it to run just on electric power. When the computer senses that the car needs more power, it puts the gasoline engine back to work. The computer is constantly deciding whether the car will use electricity, gas, or a combination of the two.

Because the HEV has electric power to help it run, it uses much less fuel than most cars. In fact hybrid cars are the most fuel-efficient cars that exist today. They can get from 50 to 60 miles per gallon on average. The high mileage saves money for the car owner and conserves precious supplies of petroleum. Hybrid cars help the environment in other ways too. For example, when

the HEV is using electric power, it does not send out poisonous smoke that pollute the air.

Despite the differences between hybrid cars and regular cars, HEVs offer the same feel as regular cars. They handle the same way and speed up and stop in the same way too. HEVs, though, are generally smaller than gasoline-powered cars. Their rounded, aerodynamic frame helps add to their fuel efficiency but unfortunately does not add to the amount of space inside the vehicle.

1.Which statement best explains the characteristics of an HEV?

A.Safe and reliable. B.Expensive but long-lasting.

C.Smaller engine, greater power. D.High price, low carbon.

2.The transformation between the gasoline and electricity in an HEV is operated by ________.

A.the engine B.the battery

C.the computer D.the driver

3.For what purpose was the HEV invented?

A.To save energy. B.To provide better service.

C.To lower the expense of purchase. D.To give the drivers a different feeling.

4.Where does the passage probably come from?

A.A health report. B.A science magazine.

C.A vehicle advertisement. D.A travel journal.

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People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email . Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this .

The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students , all strangers to each other , to solve a problem . They had to discuss this question : If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster , who should they be ? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers . Dr. Johnson said , “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face . When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other , this limited the personal side of the conversation.”

Generally the information was not extremely personal . It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live . But some students discussed their love stories , and personal childhood experiences .

Dr. Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves . And when they do this , they become more open , especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself . This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However , this style of talking is not entirely new . “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate . Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely .”

Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing , especially when they start work in a company . “If you don’t know about it , you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to .”

1.The subject discussed in this passage is ________ .

2.The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that ________ .

3.What do the underlined words (in para. 4) refer to ?

4.．In the writer’s opinion , one should ________ .

________

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People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.

The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”

Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.

Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”

Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”

60. The subject discussed in this passage is _______.

A. how people open up when emailing               B. how people do research studies

C. how to communicate at work                         D. how to discuss and solve a problem

61. The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.

A. they didn’t talk about very personal things     　　B. they couldn’t see each other

C. the cameras on the computers were turned on 　　D. they had to discuss a question

62. What does the underlined sentence refer to?

A. The telegraph.          B. The computer.          C. Emailing.          D. Face-to-face talk.

63. In the writer’s opinion, one should ______.

A. focus on oneself when emailing                            B. talk more freely in emails than usual

C. discuss any subject that one wants to                     D. consider how one uses email at work

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