Since 1980 there have been four major developments in TV. The first is video, which has given __1__ the power to control what they watch and when they watch it. These days, fifty percent of homes have a VCR (video-cassette recorder) and millions more are being sold every year. The second is satellite TV. Thanks to DBS (__2__), dozens of new channels are now __3__ to anyone who buys a receiving “dish”.
The third development is cable－a system of hi-tech __4__, which provides even more channels. But not only that, cable also makes __5__ possible for you to communicate through your TV.
Fourthly, there’s HDTV (high definition television), which now offers a much __6__ and more realistic picture than was possible even a few years ago.
So more channels, more choice, more clarity (清晰). What is there left for __7__ to achieve in the future? The answer to that is two-way __8__. Modern technology means that 21st century televisions will be linked to computer data-banks. This way. Views will be able to ask questions about what they’re watching and the answers will appear on their __9__. This idea is called “hyper-media” and it’s still at an early __10__. But then, as we’ve just seen, TV had come a very long way in a very short time. The hyper0media revolution could happen sooner than any many people think.
A．listeners B．players C．viewers D．engineers
A．direct business system B．direct broadcast satellites C．digital broadcast sound D．data bank system
A．available B．access C．linked D．sent
A．televisions B．lines C．strings D．wires
A．it B．them C．this D．that
A．cheaper B．clearer C．colourful D．delight
A．TV B．invention C．viewers D．video
A．communication B．traffic C．dialogue D．operation
A．books B．minds C．screens D．computers
A．age B．time C．process D．stage
When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I’d have some vivid dreams, making me for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, out into the darkness, and actually someone there. It was Mom over me as I slept. Each time she told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling and loved.
I asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but seeing my own children so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and it in her heart forever. I just that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she at only 55.
Last night I was sleeping lightly I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s standing in the room, smiling at me. And then she was gone.
Now may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old . To me, though, it was that Mom’s loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be with her and everyone I have ever loved.
Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of , too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.
A．excited B．afraid C．worried D．awake
A．take B．roll C．look D．climb
A．went B．burst C．looked D．found
A．met B．saw C．expected D．dreamed
A．watching B．treating C．helping D．sitting
A．angrily B．gladly C．silently D．gently
A．quiet B．nervous C．safe D．anxious
A．never B．often C．sometimes D．seldom
A．before B．after C．since D．for
A．bring up B．raise up C．lift up D．grow up
A．hold B．remove C．find D．cover
A．decide B．hope C．wonder D．remember
A．ran away B．put away C．passed away D．took away
A．when B．while C．after D．before
A．body B．figure C．shape D．shadow
A．all B．none C．some D．any
A．dream B．wish C．story D．memory
A．proof B．time C．chance D．belief
A．reunited B．buried C．connected D．joined
A．hope B．joy C．love D．surprised
Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
A．boating B．fishing C．hunting D．swimming
A．caught B．removed C．bitten D．held
A．fur B．shade C．poster D．way
A．took up B．put up C．added up D．picked up
A．imagine B．wait C．help D．expect
A．secure B．amazed C．exciting D．lively
A．smelt B．tasted C．sounded D．looked
A．that B．whose C．which D．who
A．intelligent B．popular C．happy D．attractive
A．Follow B．Marry C．Admit D．Accept
A．sister B．mother C．daughter D．son
A．respond B．promise C．select D．doubt
A．under B．at C．beyond D．in
A．pigs B．cattle C．sheep D．chicken
A．puzzled B．magical C．upset D．greedy
A．certain B．surprised C．satisfied D．popular
A．wife B．daughter C．mother D．grandfather
A．in peace B．in danger C．in a way D．in a flash
A．wearing B．having C．preparing D．replacing
A．artificial B．mistaken C．severe D．informal
When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the full of what looked like hieroglyphs(象形文字) to me and began to . I did the best that I could, and then left my to put my paper in a pile(摞) on the front desk with a(n) .
I returned to my seat and then an idea came to my mind. I where the teacher was before I made my . She was walking in the of the room with her back turned. I left my seat and went back to the pile of test papers already handed and when I picked up my paper I also the paper right below it before returning to my seat. When I looked at the paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the girl in our class. I copied her answers to my paper.
The next day the teacher handed back our papers turning them facedown on everyone’s desks. When I my paper over, I was to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl whose answers I had and said to her, “That math test was difficult. I it. I guess we need to study more.” Her was, “Not me, I got every question and got an A.”
The teacher knew. She never blamed me in front of the class and me to keep my dignity(尊严). I made a to myself never ever to cheat again. I would remember to always be in the things I do. I never forgot that teacher who failed me when, really, I had failed myself.
A．blackboard B．paper C．book D．picture
A．think B．cry C．worry D．sleep
A．seat B．classroom C．partner D．teacher
A．joy B．sigh C．idea D．problem
A．believed B．found C．ignored D．checked
A．research B．mind C．move D．comment
A．front B．middle C．back D．outside
A．out B．in C．over D．on
A．saw B．left C．remembered D．included
A．extra B．new C．clean D．difficult
A．tallest B．oldest C．prettiest D．smartest
A．got B．turned C．put D．took
A．shocked B．angry C．happy D．excited
A．copied B．read C．marked D．examined
A．knew B．made C．failed D．lost
A．reply B．attitude C．opinion D．purpose
A．ready B．right C．done D．good
A．told B．reminded C．allowed D．advised
A．speech B．joke C．wish D．promise
A．honest B．friendly C．careful D．Hopeful
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ” —Albert Einstein
It’s no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and . Curious students not only ask questions, but also seek out the answers. Without , Sir Isaac Newton would have never put forward the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn’t have penicillin (青霉素)，and Marie Curie’s pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist.
Curiosity is just as as intelligence in determining how well students do in school. Curiosity the brain for learning. As we all known, we’re more likely to what we’ve learned when the subject matter interests us. Actually, curiosity also helpsus learn information wedon’t consider or important. So if a teacher is able to students’ curiosity, they’ll be betterprepared to learn things that they would normally consider boring or difficult. For instance, if a student struggles with , personalizing math problem tomatch their specific interest could help them remember how to go about solving similar math problems in the future.
However, scientists think that there arestill a few things that remain about curiosity’s role in learning. For one thing, scientists have yet to determine its long-term effects. For instance, if a student’s curiosity is aroused at the of a school day, will it help them better absorb information all day long? Another thing the are keen to investigate is why some people are more curious than others, and which factors most influence how curious we are.
A．enjoyable B．impossible C．difficult D．avoidable
A．lazily B．actively C．dependently D．negatively
A．energy B．curiosity C．technology D．secret
A．invented B．discovered C．heard D．learned
A．important B．easy C．sensitive D．heavy
A．blames B．searches C．begs D．prepares
A．remember B．dislike C．forgive D．abandon
A．interesting B．boring C．friendly D．awful
A．arouse B．remove C．record D．miss
A．physics B．chemistry C．math D．biology
A．better B．less C．louder D．harder
A．distinct B．unclear C．certain D．confident
A．beginning B．end C．age D．time
A．teachers B．students C．researchers D．police
A．immediately B．indifferently C．naturally D．seriously
读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player in the Tri-State League, I was fired. “Frank,” the manager said , “whatever you do after you leave here, put some and enthusiasm into your work!” Well, that was the thing I expected him to say.
A week later, , I was introduced to the New Haven. My first day here will always in my memory as a great event in my life. No one knew me in the league, so I was to make myself the most enthusiastic ball player they’d ever seen. From the minute I on the field, I acted like a man electrified. And I acted as if I were alive with a million .
My biggest thrill came the following morning I read in the New Haven newspaper: “This 45 player, Frank, has a barrel (桶) of enthusiasm. He our boys. They looked better than at any time this season.” The newspapers began me the life of the team.
Within two weeks, enthusiasm took me from $250 a month to $1850 a month—it my income by 700 percent! Two years after that, I was third base for the St. Louis and multiplied my income by thirty times. Enthusiasm did it; nothing but enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid on earth. It helps you become more successful, and a healthier, richer and happier life. “To become enthusiastic—act enthusiastically.” Put this rule into for thirty days and be prepared to see astonishing . It may easily change your entire life. Can you acquire enthusiasm—or must you be born it? Certainly you can acquire it!
A．carefully B．casually C．quickly D．firmly
A．curiosity B．life C．experience D．pleasure
A．proper B．other C．last D．only
A．meanwhile B．therefore C．otherwise D．however
A．give out B．keep up C．stand out D．look up
A．determined B．delighted C．excited D．moved
A．glanced B．appeared C．queued D．cheered
A．batteries B．machines C．players D．balls
A．till B．before C．when D．though
A．healthy B．popular C．familiar D．new
A．inspired B．satisfied C．upset D．disappointed
A．showing B．calling C．giving D．bringing
A．included B．made C．took D．increased
A．introducing B．leaving C．playing D．starting
A．alone B．once C．also D．indeed
A．reputation B．quality C．theme D．profession
A．change B．enjoy C．spoil D．admire
A．field B．memory C．action D．idea
A．efforts B．events C．factors D．results
A．with B．in C．without D．at
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