Imagine the situation. You are driving along in a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device（装置） which uses satellites to find the user’s position. It can find your position to within 20 meters. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System（全球定位系统）, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in you pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. the second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate（精确的）. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.GPSAccording to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _________.
| A．can’t be lost in a new city |
| B．can’t find their way in different counties |
| C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place |
| D．can spend the least time getting to another place |
We can learn from the passage that ___________.
| A．there are three parts to the GPS |
| B．a GPS can’t be put into a watch |
| C．a GPS can help you start your car |
| D．the GPS are becoming more and more expensive |
The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “__________”.
| A．Receivers | B．GPS devices |
| C．Satellites | D．Ground stations |
The passage is mainly about ____________.
| A．The history of the GPS | B．the introduction of GPS |
| C．the shape of the GPS | D．the three parts of the GPS |
What can we infer（推断） from the passage?
| A．All GPS devices have electronic maps. |
| B．People in many countries will use the GPS for free. |
| C．The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites. |
| D．The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life. |
Summer Term in the School of Life will start on Friday 25 January 2015, in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia and will become the first international school to open its doors.
To make everyday life rich, the writer Alain de Botton has worked hard at getting the best ideas and the School of Life is his brainchild（构想). Since it began in London in 2009, more than 50,000 people have taken part in its programs and its new way of life-long learning is now well-known all over the world.
Summer Term in the School of Life is a 10-week project offering a selection of the UK’s most popular programs, led by Australia’s thinkers. “We are very excited to start the School of Life in Australia. We can’t wait to start receiving our first guests（客人）,” says Alain de Botton.
Summer Term will include different classes, workshops and other special events held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 25January and 31 March. The conversation Café onsite will serve up a daily conversation menu, light food and of course, delicious coffee.
“There has been a growing need among Australians to deal with the problems in life like love, creativity, work, money, nature and death. The School of Life Australia will provide a space for us to explore (探测) these subjects,” says Sara Tiefebtun, Project Director of the School of Life Australia.
Program details for the School of Life Australia’s Summer Term will be announced in December 2013. For more information sign up to our mailing list at: www. theschoollife.com/
world/Australia. Updates will also be shared regularly on Twitter@ theschoollife and Facebook www.facebook.com/TheschoolofLifeAustralia. The School of Life will start to _______.
| A．make more friends in Australia. |
| B．serve up a daily conversation menu. |
| C．improve the quality of everyday life. |
| D．offer the UK’s most popular programs |
At the School of Life Australia, the following will be explored EXCEPT_________.
| A．work, nature and death |
| B．love, work and creativity |
| C．creativity, money and nature |
| D．money, nature and fashion |
People can get more details for Summer Term by _________.
| A．letters | B．the Internet | C．telephone | D．newspaper |
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
| A．The School of Life in London. |
| B．The School of Life in Australia. |
| C．Summer Term in the School of Life. |
| D．Some National School to be started. |
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”What did the man do for the test?
| A．He sent e-mails. | B．He did the cleaning |
| C．He sold computers. | D．He filled in forms. |
The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.
| A．disliked such a job |
| B．didn’t pass the test |
| C．didn’t have an e-mail |
| D．knew nothing about computers |
The man ______after he left Microsoft.
| A．went to look for another job |
| B．asked for food from door to door |
| C．thought of an idea to make money |
| D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
| A．Because he had many friends to help him. |
| B．Because he was smart and worked very hard. |
| C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. |
| D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. |
Sports, school are tiring. But there is a great way to unwind after all of those activities. Go to north London, to the coolest part of the city---Camden. There you can find fashion trends (流行，趋向) and famous people.
Sam and I walked down Camden High Street and made our way to a bridge over Regent’s Canal. It is a 9-mile man-made river that goes through London.
We went into a big market and saw crazy signs, fun T-shirts, and things like hand-made earrings for sale. We bought Chinese fried noodles. It tasted very different from the noodles we make at home, and we ate it with a fork instead of chopsticks!
Camden is famous for the punk（朋克）style that started in the 1970s. Punks walked around with bright pink and green hair, broken clothes with safety pins, metal buttons（纽扣）and pierced ears and lips. Punk music shops played loud, heavy rock music.
But there were also groups of hippies（嬉皮士）with big sweaters. They sat in cafes drinking soymilk, with black clothes, black lipstick and painted white faces.
Besides all these “normal” people, a lot of famous people come to Camden. Actor Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean lives there.
Camden is especially known as a home to famous musicians. Lots of top bands played here, including Coldplay, Oasis---and Sam’s favourite band, The Vaccines. I had never heard of them before---But luckily they were playing that night in Camden.The passage is mainly about ________ in Camden.
| A．the punks | B．the fashion trends |
| C．the hippies | D．the famous musicians |
The underlined word “ unwind” in the first paragraph means _________.
| A．stay at home | B．go out for a walk |
| C．study hard | D．have a good time |
What did Sam and the writer do at the big market?
| A．They bought some hand-made earrings . |
| B．They ate some Chinese fried noodles. |
| C．They used chopsticks instead of a fork. |
| D．They found some crazy signs about T-shirts |
Which of the following is the punk style?
| A．Tom wears broken clothes with metal buttons. |
| B．Jim has short black hair and wears a blue suit. |
| C．Light music is played loudly in punk music shop |
| D．Mary has a big sweater and paints her face white. |
BBC News on TV, radio and online often brings you stories from across the world. Today we can hear “Life in China”. Have you got a story about life in China today? If you do, please put your stories here.
Wu Peng, Anhui  |
I am a 14-year-old boy from a poor village in Anhui Province. Like many other left-behind children in China, I live with my grandparents now. My parents went to work in Shanghai several years ago. They call me twice a month to ask about my study. I really miss my parents and I hope I can go to school in Shanghai. I think every child needs parents’ love and care. |
Cindy, Shenzhen |
I like traveling and I have traveled a lot around China. During the trip, I often find that a number of Chinese often break the rules in public. For example, when I traveled in Hong Kong this year, I saw a kid eating noodles on the underground, which was against the rules. However, the kid’s mother didn’t think she did wrong. Can you believe it? Let’s improve our public manners. |
Mike, Shanghai  |
These days, we’re asked to “clear our plates” when having our meals and say no to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to finish the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we leave the classroom. |
How does Wu Peng contact his parents according to the passage?
| A．By writing letters. | B．On the telephone. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．By sending text messages. |
Who thought it was not right to eat on the underground?
| A．Cindy. | B．Mike. | C．Wu Peng. | D．The kid’s mother |
What does Mike want people to do?
| A．Care about left-behind children | B．Obey the rules in public. |
| C．Improve their public manners | D．Stop wasting |
今年春晚小品《扶不扶》引发热议：本是学雷锋做好事，结果竟变成一件须“谨慎”的事。今天是学雷锋日，你校就“你会不会扶老人”进行了一次调查。
| Percent % |
What will they do |
Why |
| 70 |
Give a hand. |
A good deed(好事); in need; the old should be cared for |
| 20 |
Don’t know. |
|
| 10 |
Do not help. |
A lesson from Peng Yu Incident |
请根据上述调查结果以及自己的观点完成下列短文，词数不限。
An old man fell down on the ground and couldn’t get up. What would you do if you were there? We have asked all the students this question in our school. Here are the results.
70%of the students say they will help the old man. They think the old man is really in need and he is supposed to be . Besides, it’s
and should be advocated（提倡）. But 20% of the students don’t know
. And the rest of the students say they will not help the old man. They say they
from the Peng Yu Incident. They are afraid of being blackmailed（讹诈). I think
.
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