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Suppose you want to buy some new clothes or a new TV. Or maybe you need some work done on your car. How can you find the best price without shopping all over town? Ads can help you. Ads can show you lots of prices. And you don’t have to go anywhere to see them. Just open a newspaper or magazine, and you’ll find plenty of ads.
The following is an ad about TV sets for sale. Please read it and answer the questions below.
1.How many different kinds of TV sets does the store advertise here?
A.Two. B.Three.
C.Four. D.Five.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A.You can buy any kind on July 14th.
B.The service time is 9-9 every day except Monday.
C.The larger the screen is, the higher the price will be.
D.The lowest price is a little more than 300.
3.Which is NOT mentioned in the ad?
A.The price of each TV sets
B.The postcode of the area where the store is.
C.The address of the store.
D.The names of the TV sets.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.How did the speaker feel when her mother wanted to buy her some new clothes?
A. Disappointed B. Excited C. Confused.
2.How many dresses did the speaker pick out?
A. Five B. Four C. Three.
3.What do we know about Emma’s father?
A. He could only buy Emma’s clothes for her birthday.
B. He couldn’t afford a present for Emma’s birthday.
C. He promised to buy a dress as Emma’s birthday present.
4.Which dress did Emma select in the end?
A. The yellow and blue one
B. The pink one
C. The navy blue one.
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Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Do you want to live never to die? Some experts say, it will be not a dream one day. Modern technology will make it come true. Man will live more years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life.
“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality,” said Michael, a professor and author of two books on human life expectancy. “I think by 2075 we will see it and it’s no longer a dream. Human’s life expectancy may have not limit.”
At the meeting in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School said advances in using genes as well as other technology make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 300 or 500 years.”
However, many scientists are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last more than about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and other parts of the body will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also hold different opinions on what kind of life man might live. “If you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life? It’s a big question.” said Leonard Poon, director of the university center. “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”
1.The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means _____.
A．dying slowly B．living longer C．living forever D．dying quickly
2.Donald’s attitude is that______.
A．human beings may never die in the future
B．it is not certain how long humans can live
C．the human body can last about 120 years
D．it is possible for man to live longer in the future
3.What would be the best title for this text?
A．Living longer or not B．Science and long living
C．No limit for human life D．Healthy lifestyle and living
4.In the last sentence “get to that point” means ____.
A．get that idea B．get to 120 years old
C．know how to live forever D．have good quality of life
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When enjoying children's birthdays or a long-expected family holiday,you may usually want to keep those important moments in mind with a photograph.But if you’re one of those people who can’t stop snapping photos at an important event,be aware--you could end up forgetting it all in a flash.
Experts have warned that the addiction to recording every moment of our lives could be having an adverse effect on our memories.
Maryanne Garry,a New Zealand psychology professor,has been studying how the frequent taking of photos might change childhood memories.I think the problem is that people are forgetting to experience the moment,she says.Parents at the park taking one photo after another of their children,for example,are actually paying less attention to what is happening around them.The picture only captures a small part of the total experience.And because parents remember less about these important events,they become less effective in their role as the key people who help children learn how to talk about their experiences.As a result,children's own childhood memories are reduced.
The idea that we are experiencing less as we record more got psychologist Linda Henkel’s thinking.She wanted to explore how photographs shape our memories.
Henkel,who researches human memory at Fairfield University in Connecticut,did an experiment by sending groups of students to the university’s art museum.The students observed some objects and photographed others. Then,back at the laboratory,they were given a memory test.Henkel found what she called a “photo-taking effect”.The students remembered fewer of the objects that they had taken photos of,and they remembered fewer details about those objects.She says her students’ memories were worse because they were relying on the camera to remember the details for them.
“As soon as you hit ‘click’ on that camera,it’s as if you’ve decreased your memory.” she says.
1.What does the word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. A child’s birthday.
B. An important event.
C. A valuable photograph.
D. A family holiday.
2.How did Henkel develop her theory about the “photo-taking effect”？
A. By carrying out an experiment.
B. By giving a questionnaire.
C. By interviewing a group of students.
D. By researching the findings of the others.
3.According to Paragraph 3,why are children’s memories reduced?
A. Flash lights are causing children to forget more things.
B. Parents are into listening to children’s experiences.
C. Children are more into taking photos than experiencing.
D. Parents are less effective in helping children discuss their experiences.
4.What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To introduce a new discovery in taking photos.
B. To discuss the effect of photo-taking on memory.
C. To explain how to use cameras in an effective way.
D. To describe the ways of remembering valuable experiences.
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–Which one do you want to buy, an ipod touch 4, an ipad 3 or an iphone 5 ?
–________. They are too expensive.
A. All B. None C. Neither
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If you move to a new school, you’ll have to worry whether or not you’ll make friends. Here are some simple suggestions which help you make new friends a lot easier.
Try speaking to the people next to you in class. As they’re close by, it makes sense to communicate with them first.
Have courage to speak to everyone in your class. You will probably stay with that class through your years at the new school, so it helps if you get on with them.
If you don’t have many friends in your class, try and make new friends in your subject lessons. You can also talk with them at lunchtime and after school.
Join a lunchtime or after-school club. You’ll get to meet kids of all years that way.
Ask your teacher to pair you with another pupil.
Use your celebrity status! Since you’re the new person, you’ll have gained celebrity status, which you can use for a couple of weeks. Talk to people, remember to smile and always be open and friendly. Listen carefully to what others have to say so as to make them feel important.
As you grow older, it’s natural to make new friends and sometimes that means you grow apart from your old friends. So try and make time for all your friends. Why not introduce your different sets of friends so you can all go to the cinema or bowling together?
But what if a friendship group is pushing you out? If this is happening to you, try and ask someone you’re friendly with what is happening. If the whole group is leaving you out, try to find new people to spend time with at lunchtime.
1.According to the passage, moving to a new school is _______.
A. interesting B. exciting
C. worrying D. boring
2.According to the author, what should we do when we move to a new school?
A. Sit close to friendly classmates.
B. Try to study well to gain others’ trust.
C. Try our best to help our new classmates.
D. Take possible chances to communicate with others.
3.To make our classmates feel that they are important to us, we should ______.
A. listen to them carefully B. be friendly and open to them
C. smile while talking with them D. make use of our celebrity status
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— Professor Smith, some students want to have a talk with you. ___ they wait here or outside?
— Show them in now, please.
A. Will B. Shall C. Would D. Must
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Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific progress will one day help humans to last tens of years longer than what is now seen as the natural limit（限制）of the human life span（寿命）.
“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生),” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “ I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate（保守估计）.”
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said progress in using genes as well as nanotechnology（纳米技术）makes it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “ There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “ Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”
However, many scientists who research into aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also disagree on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be seen whether you could be healthy enough to have good quality of life when you pass 120.” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Center. “ At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”
1.By saying “ we are knocking at the door immortality”, Michael Zey means_____.
A．they believe that there is no limit of living
B．they are sure to find the truth about long living
C．they have got some ideas about long living
D．they are able to make people live beyond the present life span
2.Donald Louria’s attitude toward long living is that_____.
A．people can live from 120 to 180
B．it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C．the human body is designed to last about 120 years
D．it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
3.The underlined “ it” (Para. 4) refers to_____.
A．a great push
B．the idea of living beyond the present life span
C．the idea of living from 200 to 300
D．the conservative estimate
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A．Living longer or not
B．Science, technology and long living
C．No limit for human life
D．Healthy lifestyle and long living
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When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer "to keep warm and to cover my body". These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.
If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion(时尚).
Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well.
Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime（消遣）!
1.What do people basically wear clothes for?
A.Looking attractive to others. B.Following the fashion.
C.Appearing successful to others. D.Keeping warm and covering bodies.
2.We can learn from the passage that _______.
A.fashion is an expensive pastime. B.fashion is not always changing
C.expensive clothes are warmer D.fashion designers like expensive clothes
3.What does the underlined word “wardrobes” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Fashionable clothes shops. B.The clothes that some people have.
C.Cupboards for storing clothes. D.Shelves used for keeping books.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Suits and ties. B.Clothes and fashion.
C.Beauty and success. D.Cost and pastime.
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Anti-Sleep Alarm
Price: US $5
EXTRA 5% OFF WHEN YOU BUY 2 OR MORE
Anti-Sleep Alarm is a new lifesaving anti-tiredness alarm. You just wear it behind the right ear. It works on the theory of electronic balance.
Working Theory
It is worn over the ear and has an electronic position sensor. When your head nods forward, it sounds a loud alarm to immediately wake you and warn your passengers.
Features
The Anti-Sleep Alarm features a driver safety alarm to help prevent accidents caused by falling asleep at the wheel. It is especially suitable for long-distance driving and night driving. The Anti-Sleep Alarm is also perfect for anyone who needs to stay awake on duty—guards, machine operators, and even students. It’s easy to use and can be comfortably worn for a long time.
● Alarm mode: sound di, di..
● Dimensions:80×22×15mm
● Battery: button cell battery (included)
● Life time: 30,000 nods
Payment
We accept PayPal only, with all major credit cards accepted through PayPal. Payment must be received within 7 business days after ordering.
Shipping
We ship to your eBay or PayPal address. Please make sure your eBay and PayPal address is correct before you pay. Goods will be shipped within 1-3 business days when we receive payment. Delivery（递送）time depends on destination. International buyers please note: Import duties（进口税）and taxes are not included in the price or shipping costs. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these extra costs will be before buying.
1.How much should be paid for 2 Anti-Sleep Alarms?
A. US $10. B. US $9.5.
C. US $10.5. D. US $9.
2.Anti-Sleep Alarms work on the theory of ________.
A. electronic balance B. human body movement
C. anti-tiredness alarm D. electronic position sensors
3.What is a feature of the Anti-Sleep Alarm?
A. It is comfortable to wear.
B. It is big and easy to use.
C. It can work for 30,000 minutes.
D. It can be powered by any kind of battery.
4.What can we learn about shipping?
A. The company will pay the extra costs.
B. Import duties and taxes are included in the price.
C. You will receive the goods within 1-3 business days.
D. The goods will be shipped to your eBay or PayPal address.