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    The best title for this passage can be .A. TV Programs B. Educating ChildrenC. Sesame Street D. A Great Success[答案与解析]本文介绍了电视节目Sesame Street所产生的社会影响及它成功的原因. 【查看更多】

     

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    Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.
    The shoes — named Square Eyes — contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter(传话器) passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.
    The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”
    Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.
    Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.
    Existing pedometers （计步器） normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”

    1. 1.

      According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________.

      1. A.
        keep a record of the steps of the wearer
      2. B.
        deal with overweight among teenagers
      3. C.
        enable children to resist the temptation of TV
      4. D.
        prevent children from being tricked by TV programs
    2. 2.

      Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?

      1. A.
        They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time.
      2. B.
        They determine a child’s daily pocket money.
      3. C.
        They have raised the hot issue of overweight.
      4. D.
        They contain information of the receiver.
    3. 3.

      What is stressed（强调）by health experts in their suggestion?

      1. A.
        The exact number of steps to be taken.
      2. B.
        The precise number of hours spent on TV.
      3. C.
        The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.
      4. D.
        The way of changing steps into TV watching time.
    4. 4.

      Compared with other similar products, the new design ________.

      1. A.
        makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat
      2. B.
        counts the wearer’s steps through shaking
      3. C.
        records the sudden movement of the wearer
      4. D.
        sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver
    5. 5.

      Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

      1. A.
        Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time
      2. B.
        Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise
      3. C.
        Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise
      4. D.
        Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight

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    If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles（蜡烛）. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
    While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
    But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
    In the past twenty years, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes(孔子学院) in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing(比赛)to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
    So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
    Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
    As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the west, even if his birthday is

    1. 1.

      The opening paragraph is mainly intended to______

      1. A.
        provide some key facts about Confucius
      2. B.
        attract the readers’ interest in the topic
      3. C.
        show great respect for the ancient thinker
      4. D.
        prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
    2. 2.

      We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students______

      1. A.
        have a great interest in studying Chinese
      2. B.
        take an active part in Chinese competitions
      3. C.
        try to get high scores in Chinese exams
      4. D.
        fight for a chance to learn Chinese
    3. 3.

      What is the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        Forgotten Wisdom in America
      2. B.
        Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
      3. C.
        Old Thinker with a Big Future
      4. D.
        Chinese Culture for Westerners
    4. 4.

      The passage is likely to appear in a _______

      1. A.
        leaflet
      2. B.
        history paper
      3. C.
        newspaper
      4. D.
        philosophy textbook

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    When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠) his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.
    “Why don't you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.”
    “But what can I do?”
    “Get out and have a look round.” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”
    Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
    Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.

    1. 1.

      Which of the following best describes Boris' job hunting experience?

      1. A.
        Surprising.
      2. B.
        Encouraging.
      3. C.
        Boring.
      4. D.
        Disappointing.
    2. 2.

      Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        Goodwill is the key to success
      2. B.
        The world is a money-locker
      3. C.
        No education, no future
      4. D.
        Difficulty of starting a small business
    3. 3.

      Boris started his career by       .

      1. A.
        repairing cycles
      2. B.
        developing a waste ground
      3. C.
        cycling around the town
      4. D.
        buying empty shops
    4. 4.

      Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because       .

      1. A.
        it was not so expensive
      2. B.
        he had a lot of old customers there
      3. C.
        there were good opportunities there
      4. D.
        he could make good use of his skills there
    5. 5.

      We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris     .

      1. A.
        still couldn't make good profits
      2. B.
        found a lot of gold coins by accident
      3. C.
        set off in a successful career
      4. D.
        had great difficulty running his business

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    United States President George W. Bush is expected to issue a directive in the next few weeks. It will give the US Air Force a green light for the development of space weapons, US media reported last week.
    This would potentially start a new global arms race, some experts have warned.
    To keep that from happening, last Wednesday the White House explained that it was not considering putting weapons in space. It said it was making a shift in US space policy to allow for protection of satellites.
    But some defense analysts and arms control advocates argue that the policy will pave the way for the US to put both defensive and offensive  weapons in space.
    “No one should be fooled,” said Theresa Hitchens, an American weapons expert.
    The US is now restricted by a 1996 directive  signed by President Bill Clinton. Plans for space weapons were vetoed by the Clinton cabinet. The directive emphasized the peaceful use of space , in agreement with almost unanimous global opinion.
    The US military has placed importance on space and has sent up numberous satellites for troop communications and to provide intelligence and data to guide bombs to their targets.
    The US Air Force wants to develop space- based weapons that could strike targets anywhere in the world within 90 minutes of receiving the order to open fire.
    These new weapons under development cover a wide range. They include hunter- killer satellites and orbiting weapons. And they use lasers, radio waves, or even dense metal tubes, known as “ Rods from God”, dropped from space to do the damage.
    There are many barriers to the setting up of this kind of program, experts say.
    First is the coast. It is estimated that the budget may be US数学公式1 trillion .
    The technical difficulties of developing reliable space weapons are also a problem.
    And, the program will draw strong criticism from around the world. Experts worry about starting a space arms race

    1. 1.

      Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        US Military Plans
      2. B.
        The Global Arms Race
      3. C.
        A Comparison between Two Presidents
      4. D.
        President George W. Bush and the World Peace
    2. 2.

      According to this passage, which of the following is NOT true?

      1. A.
        President George W. Bush supports space weapon development
      2. B.
        The space weapon program will threaten world peace
      3. C.
        Clinton government was poorer than Bush government
      4. D.
        The US space weapon project is very expensive
    3. 3.

      After reading this passage, it can be inferred that “___________ “

      1. A.
        George W. Bush’s directive to be issued will be against global opinions
      2. B.
        The White House is right in explaining that US new space policy aims to protect satellites
      3. C.
        US government has little difficulty in developing new space weapons
      4. D.
        President George W. Bush and Bill Clinton share a lot in common
    4. 4.

      The author’s attitude towards the coming space weapon development is _______

      1. A.
        optimistic
      2. B.
        critical
      3. C.
        excited
      4. D.
        indifferent

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    Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”
    During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw—barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance.
    Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.
    He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.
    Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调）the group’s building efforts on the ground.
    Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.

    1. 1.

      At the beginning of his organization, ________.

      1. A.
        Fujiyama was supported by many friends
      2. B.
        things didn’t go on smoothly
      3. C.
        Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras
      4. D.
        many famous people joined in
    2. 2.

      We can infer that Fujiyama is a _______ man.

      1. A.
        diligent
      2. B.
        mean
      3. C.
        sympathetic
      4. D.
        cheerful
    3. 3.

      The underlined word “siblings’ ” can be replaced by __________.

      1. A.
        brothers’
      2. B.
        brother and sister’s
      3. C.
        friends’
      4. D.
        couple’s
    4. 4.

      Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        Help the people in need
      2. B.
        Students lend a hand in America
      3. C.
        Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”
      4. D.
        Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance

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