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Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(拥抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虚拟的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.
The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(连接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.
She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (视频聊天界面) like Skype.”
Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.
Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.
Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match.
1.What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To show how to design a magic vest.
B. To suggest a newly-built website.
C. To introduce a virtual social media vest.
D. To explain the weak points of Skype.
2.The vest “Like-A-Hug” would probably be most helpful to ________.
A. those who play computer games
B. those who need comfort or support
C. those who design chat interfaces
D. those who like to give others hugs
3.What can we learn about Melissa Chow?
A. She built the vest all by herself.
B. She expects to sell the vest at a high price.
C. She made the vest public last year.
D. She got the idea for a vest while chatting.
4.We can learn from the text that the Like-A-Hug vest ________.
A. can be ordered on Facebook
B. can take the place of a real hug
C. can not only be used by Facebook users
D. produces a hug when you get a Facebook “Like”
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Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆) along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows.
The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch(门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset(夕阳) turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would __________.
A. fix the fence B. climb up on the fence
C. eat sandwiches D. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to __________.
A. go to the town B. play on the field
C. go to see the house D. make the golden windows
3. What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. The house was as old as he expected.
C. No golden windows were in the house.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought __________.
A. Like father, like son
B. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its day
D. The grass is greener somewhere else
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows B. A Wonderful Place
C. Father and Son D. A Boy’s Promise
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Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.
A. fix the fence
B. eat sandwiches
C. climb up on the fence
D. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.
A. go to the town
B. play on the field
C. go to see the house
D. make the golden windows
3.What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. No golden windows were in the house.
C. The house was so old as he expected.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .
A. Like father, like son
B. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its day
D. The grass is greener somewhere else
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Once a small boy lived on the farm which seemed so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would and climb up on the fence(篱笆) along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “ If they could golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He how great it would be to live there. Then he himself, “ Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning his father would go to town told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his , he took a sandwich and headed across the field the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw golden windows but instead a place in bad of painting. A small girl very close to his came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said,” Sure, I know,” and invited him to sit on the porch(门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from he just came. There he saw the turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.A. before B. after C. until D. when
2.A. have a bath B. take a break C. take a breath D. take a walk
3.A. see B. repair C. pay D. afford
4.A. thought B. knew C. guessed D. imagined
5.A. asked B. promised C. enjoyed D. helped
6.A. when B. and C. but D. so
7.A. time B. meal C. chance D. job
8.A. between B. near C. forward D. towards
9.A. wrong B. lucky C. clever D. happy
10.A. the B. any C. no D. some
11.A. use B. help C. need D. trouble
12.A. age B. body C. place D. eyes
13.A. when B. how C. that D. if
14.A. what B. where C. who D. why
15.A. sunrise B. sunburn C. sunflower D. sunset
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Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” And invited him to sit on the porch (门廊 ). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would________.
A. fix the fence B. eat sandwiches
C. climb up on the fence D. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the b
oy thought it was a chance for him to__________.
A. go to the town B. play on the field
C. go to see the house D. make the golden windows
3.What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. No golden windows were in the house.
C. The house was as old as he expected.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought “______.”
A. Like father, like son B. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its day D. The grass is greener somewhere else
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows. B. Father and Son.
C. A Wonderful Place. D. A Boy's Promise.
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Once a small boy lived on the farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence along the side of the farm. He could see a house with a golden windows. “ If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “ Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much father than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden widows but instead a place in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood be the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said,” Sure, I know,” and invited her to sit on the porch(门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset(夕阳) turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would_______.
A. fix the fence B. eat sandwiches
C. climb up on the fence D. walk around the farm
2. One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to _______.
A. go to the town B. play on the field
C. go to see the house D. make the golden windows
3.What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. No golden windows were in the house
C. The house was as old as he expected.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4. The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought “ _________.”
A. Like father, like son
B. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its day
D. The grass is greener somewhere else
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows. B. Father and Son.
C. A Wonderful Place. D. A boy’s Promise.
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Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence (篱笆) along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. "If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house." He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, "Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place."
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field toward the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows.
The girl said, "Sure, I know." and invited him to sit on the porch(门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset(夕阳)turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would_______.
A. fix the fence B. climb up on the fence
C. eat sandwiches D. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to _______.
A. go to the town
B. play on the field
C. go to see the house
D. make the golden windows
3.What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. No golden windows were in the house
C. The house was as old as he expected.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows. B. A Wonderful Place.
C. Father and Son. D. A boy's Promise.
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When I was five years, I was far away from my parents. I was just living with my aunt, uncle, grandma and my sister. Most of them said that I was stupid.
When I was six years old, I started the grade school. No matter what ___estimated(评估) my ability, I knew __ I should do. ____ my hard work, I got the top 3 at the end of the school year. No one was proud of it in my family. And still my parents were away. I hoped that they would be home soon to even just see my achievements. ___ I had no supports during these days, in the second grade I still kept my grades. I decided ___the things that made me best. I was not that smart but I had courage to do something great.
During my high school days I was a bit naughty, so I ___to belong to lower section of intelligence in our school. My teacher lost hope and so __ my mom. But I proved them that they were wrong. In the last year of high school, I made my name on the list of the Academic Awardee. Our school has a lot of excellent students, but I studied hard and got ____ fourth.
I’m a college student now. There are still some problems around that give __challenge. But as it has been in the past, I tell myself, “This is just a TEST OF LIFE. I ___get through this.” I have problems an weakness but it doesn’t mean I have no right to be better. Life is always a test on how strong we are to live.
1.A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
2.A. how B. why C. when D. what
3.A. To B. By C. With D. In
4.A. Unless B. Because C. Though D. Until
5.A. give up B. to give up C. continue D. to continue
6.A. think B. am thought C. thought D. was thought
7.A. was B. wasn’t C. did D. didn’t
8.A. a B. an C. the D. /
9.A. myself B. me C. my D. mine
10.A. can B. have to C. my D. should
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Though they are far away from school, the children who live in mountains ______ go to school on foot.
A. ever B. always C. never D. hardly ever
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Now people can _______ with their friends far away by email, cell phone or Wechat.
A. keep on B. stay in touch C. keep up D. catch up
oy thought it was a chance for him to__________.