April will bring a new product – the Apple Watch – into the market. Last week, the watch was firstly introduced by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. The price of the watch will differ from $349 to $1,099, depending on its size, strap and whether it is a sports or regular version.
Apple engineers and designers have put in a lot of thought and hard work into creating this "small screen" on your wrist(手腕). The "sensor" on the screen not only detects your finger, but knows the difference between when you are tapping, and when you are pressing harder.
The watch also has “haptic feedback(触觉反馈)”. You can send personal messages to your friend - such as drawing a star or a special sign with your fingers, or tapping the watch, say 3 times, and your friend will receive those taps on their wrist.
Besides telling the time, the watch will use 'bluetooth' to connect with your iPhone and show calls or text messages that come in.
According to Tim Cook, the watch may open up a whole new area of applications that we had never thought of. Some car factories like BMW have developed an app that allows its car owners to open their cars with the watch. A 'Hotels' app may allow you to open the door to your hotel room without worrying about losing the smart-card. And finally, even airlines are jumping in - passengers may be able to simply wave their wrist to check into their flight.
The biggest use of the watch, however, is as your personal fitness coach. The watch can measure your pulse (heartbeat) using a sensor at the bottom of the watch. It also has the same "accelerometer" as your iPhone, so it knows when you are moving, and also how much you are walking or running. It will remind you if you have been sitting for too long without much activity.
Many stores are planning to stop selling the Nike, Jawbone and Fitbit devices(设备) to welcome the Apple Watch. Will Apple Watch really replace these devices and make fitness much more fun?
We can learn from the passage that the Apple Watch ________.
| A．is designed by Tim Cook |
| B．was brought into the market last week |
| C．sells at different prices for different colours |
| D．will come into the market this coming April |
With apple watch, you can ________.
| A．develop your own personal app |
| B．connect your iphone with your ipad |
| C．receive personal messages from your friends’ iphone |
| D．send personal messages to your friends’ apple watches |
Many businesses help push for the uses of apple watch EXCEPT ________.
| A．hospitals | B．hotels |
| C．airlines | D．car factories |
Many stores are planning to stop selling FitBit devices because ________.
| A．all of the devices are sold out |
| B．they cannot make fitness fun |
| C．they want to welcome the Apple Watch |
| D．Apple Watch can replace FitBit devices completely |
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If you think you are too shy and want to be a little braver, just try the following things:
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention(注意) elsewhere（在别处）. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether(是否) people like you or not. You will become relaxed(放松的) and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Title: Advice on to be a little braver
| Advice |
Reasons |
| Don’t |
If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you better. |
| People don’t like the one with an angry-looking face. |
|
| Start a conversation with |
People will feel great and want to talk to you. |
| Pay more attention to ways to enjoy parties or games. |
You will feel |
| Encourage（鼓励） yourself to say “Hi!” or smile at someone. |
Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others in the future. |
Come to Austria!
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. The Post Hotel, opened by a local family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler at night.
Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok (曼谷) in Thailand, do not miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat and sunglasses: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon!
Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but be careful: there are many mosquitoes (蚊子) , and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the land. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to
26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler in late evening.You can have a view of _____ at the Post Hotel.
| A．The whole village | B．the whole country |
| C．the forest and mountains | D．both A and C |
You can buy things _____ at the Floating Market in Bangkok.
| A．in the boats | B．in the street |
| C．in big stores | D．in small shops |
You’d better wear _____ when you are at the Floating Market.
| A．a hat and sunglasses |
| B．a raincoat and a swimming suit |
| C．a hat and a T-shirt |
| D．a shirt and an umbrella |
There are _____ in the north of Kauai.
| A．sandy beaches | B．heavy rain |
| C．small islands | D．forests and mountains |
According to the passage, the hottest place is ______.
| A．Soll | B．Bangkok |
| C．Kauai | D．Austria |
Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.
The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
When I came back into the house, it was raining harder. I tried hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was—a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.The storm took place _____
| A．in the morning |
| B．in the afternoon |
| C．while I was in the black room |
| D．while I was in the garden |
Before the storm came, the weather was ______.
| A．cold | B．cool | C．hot | D．warm |
The storm went on for ______
| A．more than 3 hours | B．three hours |
| C．less than 3 hours | D．two hours |
Then wind blew some of paper ______
| A．all over the floor |
| B．out of the door |
| C．into the back room |
| D．out of the open window |
The top of the back room was broken because of ______
| A．the hot air | B．the crashing sound |
| C．the rain | D．the falling tree |
Sam likes eating fish very much. He often buys fish in the shop and takes them home. One day his wife sees the fish and thinks, “Good! Now, I can ask my friends to have lunch and we can eat the fish. They like fish very much.”
When Sam comes home from work in the evening, the fish is not there and his wife says, “Oh, your cat eats it.” And then she gives him some bread for his supper. Sam is angry. He thinks his wife tells a lie. He takes the cat and his wife to a shop near his house and weighs(称) the cat. Then he turns to his wife and says, “My fish weighs one kilo. The cat weighs one kilo, too. My cat is here, you see, then, where is my fish?” Which is RIGHT according to(根据) the story?
| A．Sam doesn’t like eating fish at all. |
| B．The friends of Sam’s wife eat the fish. |
| C．Sam often buys some fish for his cat. |
| D．Sam’s cat always eats fish before he comes back. |
What does “tells a lie” mean in Chinese?
| A．摆事实 | B．讲真话 | C．撒谎 | D．开玩笑 |
How much does the cat weigh?
| A．One kilo. | B．Two kilos. |
| C．One and a half kilos. | D．Half a kilo. |
Who gets very angry?
| A．Sam’s wife. | B．Sam’s friends. |
| C．Sam’s wife’s friends. | D．Sam. |
My daughter Eyen is ten years old. She is in Grade Three in a primary school. She is a cute girl though(虽然) she has some interesting ideas sometimes.
One day she asks me, “Mum, what is your favourite subject?” I think for a while and answer, “It is difficult to tell. I love singing, so music is my favorite. And I am good at English. My history teacher also says I am excellent. Well, I can say I don’t like science. But science is important for us, you know. So you must do well in it. What is your favourite subject, Eyen? Tell me something about your subjects, dear.”
“I like Chinese. It is easy. I like English because my English teacher likes me very much. I can’t stand(忍受) Maths. It is serious(严肃的) and sad.”
“Do you mean your Maths teacher is serious and sad?”
“No, it is Maths, not the Maths teacher.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Because Maths has so many problems(问题)! Isn’t it sad all day?”
The mother doesn’t like though it is important.
| A．science | B．English | C．Maths | D．music |
The girl thinks is serious and sad.
| A．Maths | B．Chinese |
| C．her Maths teacher | D．her Chinese teacher |
How does the girl like science?
| A．She likes it very much. |
| B．It is her favourite subject. |
| C．She doesn’t like it. |
| D．The story doesn’t tell us. |
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