Over the past 10 years, developments in techn...

Over the past 10 years, developments in technology have moved the dream of personal fling vehicles closer to reality. The British company Malloy Aeronautics has developed a model of its flying bicycle. The company says its Hoverbike will be a truly personal flying vehicle.

The company’s marketing sales director Grant Stapleton says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly and can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed.

Safety was the company’s main concern when developing the Hoverbike. The designers solved this problem by using overlapping rotors(重叠旋翼) to power the vehicle. With adducted rotors(内转旋翼) the rider immediately not only protects people and belongings if he were to hit them, but if the rider ever were to crash into somebody or something, it’s going to bring the flying vehicle out of the air. The company is testing two models of the Hoverbike.

In New Zealand, the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size model of its personal flying device, called Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up to 1,000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour.

Peter Coker, one officer from the company said Jetpack “is built around safety from the start.” In his words, “Reliability(可靠性) is the most important part of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car.”

Jetpack uses a petrol-powered engine. It also has a parachute(降落伞) that can be used if there should be an emergency(突发事件). It opens at very low altitude(纬度) and actually saves both the flying vehicle and the pilot in an emergency.

Mr. Coker says Jetpack will be ready for sale to the public by the end of 2019. He adds it’ll have a price of about $200,000.

1.According to the text, the Hoverbike 　　　　　 .

A. is ready for sale　　 B. is difficult to control

C. is easy to carry　　 D. is popular in England

2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. How the Hoverbike flies.　　 B. How models of the Hoverbike were tested.

C. How the Hoverbike was powered.　　 D. How the designers solved the Hoverbike’s problem of safety.

3.The underlined word “It” in the sixth paragraph refers to 　　　　　 .

A. the petrol-powered engine　　 B. the parachute

C. the vehicle　　 D. the overlapping rotor

4.Peter Coker attaches great importance to Jetpack’s 　　　　　 .

A. safety　　 B. speed

C. market　　 D. power

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Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years, people now can read news on the Internet quickly. Instead of 1. a newspaper to read, some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones, computers and so on. So, does it mean it is the age of information technology and newspapers will be 2. in the future?

On the one hand, many people believe that newspapers will be replaced. Online news contents(内容)3.quickly even in a minute but newspapers can’t. So, by taking advantage of technology, people can easily 4. themselves with the world in minutes. what's more, many people prefer to read electronic news as they think it is not only fast but also 5. little. Besides, using paper means 6. trees. 7.online news can both save paper and protect trees.

On the other hand, some people 8. that newspapers will still exist(存在) in the future. Firstly, not everyone likes to read online news since some of them think it is bad for eyes. Secondly, the development of high technology is not 9. all over the world. The online services can only be 10. in the developed countries, but not in some other developing or poor countries. So, people there may still read newspapers.

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In the past few years, several Non-Governmental Organizations ______ all over the world.

A. have founded　　 B. have been founded

C. are founding　　 D. are being founded

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Great changes _______ in this city over the past five years.

A. took place    B. have taken place    C. were taken place    D. have been taken place

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Great changes __________ in this city over the past five years.

A．took place                             B．have been taken place

C．were taken place                       D．have taken place

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Pharrell Williams takes a breath and considers how the past years have developed for him: ten Grammy Awards and a number of hit singles including a song that has caused countless fans to express how they are “happy”．

And the key, says the 43­year­old known simply as Pharrell, has been taking advantage of audiences' (听众的) need for heartfelt personal stories.

“I think we've entered a new singer­songwriter time，” said the American singer and producer. “People want a story. They want a story they can connect to. It's not about what you have or what you don't have; it's more about your journey and your viewpoint that's important to people.”

Pharrell　 said he noticed　 a　 change　 in audiences' tastes over the past year in particular with the sudden success of his song Happy, which received little fanfare upon its release but has turned into an international hit. Countless videos populate sites like YouTube with people from Portugal and China to Abu Dhabi and Iran singing and dancing along to the song.

After seeing how far his song traveled, the singer broke down in tears during a televised interview with the famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

“It's just encouraging to people who have something to say, something to express，” he said.

The success has made Pharrell realize that people are searching for personal and emotional links (情感纽带), perhaps as a means of getting away from the modern technological world we're living in today.

“People want to feel. There's too much thinking to deal with，” the singer said. “We're different from what we were 15 years ago, The only thing we have left that reminds (提醒) us that we are humans is feeling. It' s the most important thing ever.”

1.What's the key to successful music according　 to Pharrell?

A. Writing happy songs.

B. Following your heart.

C. Telling moving stories.

D. Sharing personal experiences.

2.What can we learn about Pharrell's song Happy?

A. It received a cold welcome.

B. It became popular overnight.

C. It changed audiences' tastes in music.

D. It received different responses at home and abroad.

3.How did Pharrell feel about the success of his song?

A. It was caused by good luck.

B. It was within his expectations.

C. It gave him hope and confidence.

D. It prevented him giving up making music.

4.Why do people want to be connected to others emotionally?

A. They need someone to talk to.

B. They need others to help them think.

C. They are tired of their own personal life.

D. They feel less human in the technological world.

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With the help of high technology, more and more new substances ___in the past few years.

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With the help of high technology, more and more substances _________ in the past years.

A．discovered                            B．have discovered

C．had been discovered                    D．have been discovered

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Sonya and her family have been homeless since she was 3 years old. Over the years, they　 have moved more than 15 times to different shelters around New York City. Moving around was hard on Sonya, At school, Sonya hid her homelessness from teachers and other students. She didn't want to be treated differently than other kids.

In sixth grade, Sonya discovered a way to deal with some of her stress (压力). She began studying dance at her middle school. “It was a way for me to express myself, instead of just holding everything　 in，” she　 explains.　 Soon,　 Sonya auditioned (试演) for a summer dance camp run by Alvin Alley, a famous dance company. She was accepted.“I was delirious，” says Sonya.

Dancing became an even more important part of Sonya's life in high school. But things were not going well for Sonya at school. Each time her family moved to a new shelter, Sonya missed school. As the second­oldest of six kids, Sonya often took care of her younger sisters and brothers. She helped them get ready in the morning and took them to school. They would be on time, but Sonya would be late.

Worrying about her family kept Sonya from thinking about her own future. That changed the summer after 11th grade. Sonya learned she would　 have to go to summer school to graduate. She became determined to succeed, no matter what. “It was a wake­up call，” she says.“I had to focus on (集中精力于……) school and on myself.”

Sonya made up the work that she had missed, and finally graduated from high school. No one in her family had gone to college before. But in September 2015, Sonya enrolled (登记入学) in the State University of New York at Potsdam. She plans to become a doctor for kids and to teach dance to children who have disabilities.

1.According to the text, Sonya ________.

A. learned to dance at the age of 3

B. kept moving to a better school

C. hid no secrets from her teachers

D. became homeless at an early age

2.What does the underlined word “delirious” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Sorry.　　 B. Angry.

C. Excited.　　 D. Polite.

3.By saying “It was a wake­up call”， Sonya means that ________.

A. she had to finish high school

B. she must support her family

C. she should focus on dancing

D. she needed to teach herself

4.What' s the main idea of the text?

A. A girl finds hope through dance.

B. Dancing makes someone famous easily.

C. Going to college is now becoming popular.

D. More and more kids stay at shelters in New York.

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