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When was the last time you used a phone booth on the street? With the rise of mobile phones, they have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini-libraries.
Shanghai plans to divide 263 phone booths in Xuhui District into six new types. One type will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A second type will allow users to listen to audiobooks and even record their own voices. A third type will become “Celebrity Exhibition Halls (名人亭)”, showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Zhang Leping.
Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths. The British care about them even more, since the red phone booths have long been a part of the country’s identity*. The world’s first phone booth was built in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red and made them a special attraction in cities.
In recent years the country has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths. Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports. The company also allows people to rent some booths to change them as they want to. Since 2009, more than 1,500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini-cafés, art museums and even shower rooms, according to the Sina News. Besides, the town has made it into a museum to show visitors the local history. Today the phone booths is filled with photographs, ancient jewelry, and paintings, which anyone can stop in to admire. Every three months, they will change for a new theme.
Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again, but in a more creative way.
1.How many books will each library booth in Shanghai offer?
A. 263. B. 60. C. 360. D. 1,500.
2.Among the six new types of phone booths in Shanghai, people can NOT_______.
A. read and borrow books B. listen to audiobooks
C. record their own voices D. play video games
3.What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A. British Telecom has new ways to reuse telephone booths.
B. The British can buy flowers from a telephone booth.
C. If you want to take a shower in the UK, just enter a booth.
D. The red phone booths in the UK have been useless for years.
4.What can we infer from the story?
A. No one wants to use the telephone booths now.
B. Britain’s red phone booths are losing their social identity.
C. Phone booths will attract people’s attention again.
D. Phone booths around the world are becoming popular.
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When was the last time you used a phone booth on the street? With the rise of mobile phones, they have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini—libraries.
Shanghai plans to divide 263 phone booths in Xuhui district into six new types. One type will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A second type will— allow users to listen to audiobooks（有声书）and even record their own voices. A third type will become " Celebrity Exhibition Halls（名人亭）",showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Zhang.
Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths. The British has cared about them even more, since the red phone booths became a part of the country’s identity（标识）. The world‘s first phone booth was built in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red and made them a special attraction in cities.
In recent years the country has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths. Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports.
The company also allows people to rent（租） some booths to change them as they want to. Since 2009, more than 1, 500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini—cafes, art museums and even shower rooms（浴室）, according to the Sina News.
Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again, but in a more creative way.
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1.How many books will be each library booth in Shanghai offered?
A.263. B.60. C.44. D.1,500.
2.Among the six new types of phone booths in Shanghai, people can NOT ________.
A.read and borrow books B.listen to audiobooks
C.record their own voices D.play video games
3.What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A.British Telecom has new ways to reuse telephone booths.
B.The British can buy flowers from a telephone booth.
C.If you want to take a shower in the UK, just enter a booth.
D.Booths in the UK have been useless for years.
4.What does the underlined word “booth " mean?
A.充电器 B.数据线 C.公用电话亭 D.车库
5.What can we infer from the story?
A.No one wants to use the telephone booths now.
B.Britain’s red phone booths are losing their social identity.
C.Phone booths will attract people " s attention again.
D.Phone booths around the world are becoming popular.
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When was the last time you used a phone booth (电话亭) on the street? With the rise of mobile phones, they have become something out of date. But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths by turning them into mini-libraries.
Shanghai plans to divide 263 phone booths in Xuhui district into six new kinds. One kind will each offer 60 books for people to read or borrow. A second kind will allow users to listen to audiobooks (有声读物) and even record their own voices. A third kind will become " Celebrity Exhibition Halls (名人亭) ", showing old photos and works of famous artists like Ba Jin and Zhang Leping.
Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths. The British care about them-even more, because the red phone booths have long been a part of the country's identity (特征). The world's first phone booth was built in the 1880s in Germany. But in the 1930s the UK painted them red and made them a special attraction (吸引人的事物) in cities. People from other cities usually stopped to watch them.
In recent years the country has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free Wi-Fi to some booths. Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports. People are also allowed to rent (租用) some booths to change them as they want to. Since 2009, more than l, 500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini-cafes, art museums and even shower rooms. Maybe in the future phone booths will become city attractions once again, but in a more creative way.
1.What will the phone booths in Shanghai be used as?
A. Internet halls. B. Special attractions.
C. Small libraries. D. Exhibition windows.
2.In which country was the first phone booth built?
A. China. B. UK. C. America. D. Germany.
3.In UK, people may find a phone booth to ______.
A. have some coffee B. borrow some books
C. create city attractions D. see some famous people
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The British can buy flowers from a phone booth.
B. The British have new ways to reuse phone booths.
C. The phone booths in UK have been useless for years.
D. If you want to take a shower in UK, enter a phone booth.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Phone booths repaired in Shanghai B. Street phone booths given new life
C. Development of phone booths in UK D. Rise of phone booths across the world
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阅读表达
WHEN was the last time you used an emoji ? For many of you, the answer is “just now”! Indeed, the cute little pictures have become an important part of our digital lives. But think twice the next time you send out an emoji – the wrong one may get you in hot water
A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US learned this lesson the hard way. She faced charges for using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website, in December. She had to appear in a court for threatening the school and computer harassment (骚扰) last month, reported The Washington Post.
The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid and that the post was a response to bullying (欺凌). It’s not clear whether the case has already been solved, since the hearings (听证) were not open to the public.
There will be more and more of these cases as emojis continue to spread around the world. Last year, 6 billion emojis and other similar pictures were sent every day, according to the UK-based mobile technology company SwiftKey.
While the courts get ready to struggle with upcoming cases with emojis, do you agree that we should start using the icons more carefully?
1.What is an emoji?
_______________________________________________________________________
2.Why did she have to appear in a court?
_______________________________________________________________________
3.What do you think of the girl’s behaviour? Why?
____________________________________________________________________
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阅读表达
WHEN was the last time you used an emoji ? For many of you, the answer is “just now”! Indeed, the cute little pictures have become an important part of our digital lives. But think twice the next time you send out an emoji – the wrong one may get you in hot water
A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US learned this lesson the hard way. She faced charges for using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website, in December. She had to appear in a court for threatening the school and computer harassment (骚扰) last month, reported The Washington Post.
The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid and that the post was a response to bullying (欺凌). It’s not clear whether the case has already been solved, since the hearings (听证) were not open to the public.
There will be more and more of these cases as emojis continue to spread around the world. Last year, 6 billion emojis and other similar pictures were sent every day, according to the UK-based mobile technology company SwiftKey.
While the courts get ready to struggle with upcoming cases with emojis, do you agree that we should start using the icons more carefully?
1.What is an emoji?
2.Why did she have to appear in a court?
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Vision-phones(可视电话)
Radio，telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you switch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use a telephone，not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them，however, you can’t see anything at all. Television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it，but they can’t take part in what they see.
Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone. With it two people who are talking can see each other．
Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling，It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it, too. Perhaps in the near future, vision-phones will come into wide use in our everyday life.
1.According to the passage, we can guess that the_______ was invented last.
A．radio B．vision-phone C．telephone D．television
2.Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of______ some day.
A．the telephone B．the radio C．the television D．all the above
3.In the future, you can use a vision-phone to ________
A．ask an assistant to read a book for you
B．read a book
C．ask an assistant to bring you a book
D．ask an assistant to do some shopping for you
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I ______ the streets in our neighborhood this time yesterday when you called me.
A. was cleaning B. have cleaned C. am cleaning D. would clean
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I ______ the streets in our neighborhood this time yesterday when you called me.
A. was cleaning B. have cleaned C. am cleaning D. would clean
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—Could you please tell me ?
—Yes. There is one on Center Street.
A. when was the telephone invented
B. when you will take your vacation
C. where can I buy some stamps
D. if there are any good restaurants around here
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—Could you tell me _________? —Sure. It’s near the bank on the other side of the street.
A. when was the post office built
B. when the post office was built
C. where is the post office
D. where the post office is