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Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom industry. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology. This means users can have high-speed Internet access and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones.
“Mobile data is not a dream; it’s not an option but a requirement,” said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.
With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday’s news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home.
Face-to-face video calls
Don’t worry about getting lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset.
However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling. With live two-way video communication, you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.
Many European countries have already launched the service. In May 2000 the US Government issued five license to run 3G wireless services, while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year.
International telecom companies can’t wait to sell 3G in China, the world’s largest mobile telecommunications market. But they will have to be patient. At the moment, China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops.
“We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch of the service,” said Fan Yunjun, marketing manager for Beijing Mobile. “We expect that the 3G licenses will be issued late next year.”
Third-generation mobile phones (3G mobile phones) |
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() ______________ |
a. Data speed: () ______________ than present technology b. Video and ) _____ music c. Video news programs: () ________ four times a day d. Internet access: quicker and () __________ |
Impressive functions |
a. Offer () __________ services, helping you find your way b. Provide two-way video () ____________ |
3G phones in China |
a. China is busy () ________ its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. b. 3G phones should go through a () _______ period before being put into market. c. 3G phones are expected to be seen () _______ next year. |
根据所给首字母和中文提示完成各句,使句意通顺。
The little boy held his mother’s hand ___________(牢牢地) when crossing the street.
The people of that country are fighting for their__________ (独立 ).
We already know who’s got the job but we haven’t yet been informed _______(官方的).
The ancient buildings in this area are well _________(保护).
These snowy mountain tops form a beautiful picture that will make any viewer_______(无法用言语表达的).
If b________ in, these viruses can result in illness or even death.
His d_________ to his work led to his success and was respected by everyone.
Chris does not believe in the e_____________ of Father Christmas.
We human beings should protect the environment and live in perfect h ________ with nature.
Don’t h_________ to tell me if you have any requests.
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things as we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. There you can feel everything on show. If we want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see.
By touching things,________.
A.you will have a strange feeling |
B.you will learn how to reach out your hand |
C.you can tell the difference of the things |
D.you can tell what colors they are |
When people buy things in shops, they often_________.
A.try them on first | B.keep their right hands on them |
C.ask about them | D.feel and touch them |
Why does it say “At first, it is not easy to feel these things?” Because__________.
A.the things are used by people, too | B.people feel the things too often |
C.people know how to use the things | D.the things are hard to feel |
Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A.Touching by Feeling | B.To See or to Feel? |
C.To See Better---Feel | D.Ways of Feeling |
Not very long ago, a special family system(体系) existed in certain parts of South India. In the system, the actual head of a family unit was the mother’s eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of this kind, a husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle--- their mother’s brother.
But this system, in which brothers and sisters take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic(经济的) changes have had far- reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with their mothers, brothers, and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work, he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independent(独立的). This is an example of the way in which economic relations can have an effect on family relationships.
The best title of this passage is ______.
A.Husband Actually Visitor in Family |
B.Family System in South India |
C.Wife Has Important Position in Family |
D.Economic Relations Affects Family Relationships |
Who had the actual control of a family in South India not long ago?
A.The mother. | B.The mother’s eldest brother. |
C.The father. | D.The father’s mother. |
In this system, the husband lived together with______.
A.his wife | B.his sons and daughters |
C.his mother, brothers and sisters | D.his wife’s brother |
Now in South India there are__ of this system in which a husband has no control of his family.
A.no families | B.many more families |
C.very few families | D.not any families |
Life gets noisier every day. Very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live, in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village--- the chances are that you’ll be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they’re working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.
According to this passage, the noise pollution______.
A.has become the worst in the countryside | B.has become better in big cities |
C.has spread from cities to villages | D.has been controlled in modern cities |
What does background music refer to?
A.Music played while people are working. |
B.Music played in the backyard. |
C.Noise that continues while you’re listening to other noises. |
D.Music used to help people to concentrate. |
Some people have their hearing harmed______.
A.while listening to pop music | B.in complete silence |
C.when speaking loudly | D.while watching TV |
Which of the following isn’t included among the things causing noise?
A.Rivers | B.Transistor radios |
C.Powered engines | D.Jet planes |
Scientist have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is_____.
A.all kinds of noise | B.great changes in the level of noise |
C.background noise | D.popular music |
For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world.
Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).
He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.
He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.
He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.
In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.
Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.
One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.
Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.
The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.
Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.
At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.
Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.
The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.
“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”
“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”
According to the story, Henry had________.
A.had the most exciting experiences | B.told the longest stories |
C.made history | D.caused accidents |
One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____.
A.very surprised by the gorilla | B.not disturbed(烦忧) by the gorilla |
C.very interested in the gorilla | D.scared of the gorilla |
From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you can learn that______.
A.his staff were not brave people | B.Henry didn’t normally serve customers |
C.the gorilla had eaten there before | D.the gorilla was careful with his money |
I was in lodgings (寄宿处) now, on my own, but the other lodgers had constant visitors up and down the stairs past my door. None of this disturbed me except one girl who sang softly to herself an old Russian folk song as she ran up to the room above. It was a sound of sweetness, musical, soft, unselfconscious and happy. I began to listen out for it, jumped up from my table, and threw open the door to catch a glimpse(一瞥) of her as she passed, but I was always too late. I asked the people upstairs who she was, and described the beautiful sounds she made. They became rather reserved(拘谨) and exchanged glances and hurriedly admitted it might be Sally. I thought she was someone special, not to be discussed in the ordinary way, and became a little curious to meet her. But the last thing I wanted at that stage was to get caught up with anybody. I’d just come to the end of a rather painful friendship, and now I had work to do.
One day, I came face to face with a girl on the landing. It was certainly her; whoever made that noise would look as she did. We stood and stared at each other too long for comfort. I broke the moment and, excusing myself, moved past her because it was too like the movies. I thought for some time of that long, silent stare, and laughed. She was tall and looked proud, with a slight , round-shouldered look that made me breathless and I didn’t know why.
At his lodgings, the author __________.
A.seldom had visitors |
B.wished he had more visitors |
C.was always disturbed by other people’s visitors |
D.had too many visitors. |
Whenever the author heard the sound of the girl’s voice__________.
A.he sat listening to it | B.he saw her moving upstairs |
C.he threw down his books | D.he tried to see who it was |
People who were asked about the girl__________.
A.told him all about her | B.didn’t want to tell him much |
C.didn’t tell him anything | D.were angry when he mentioned her |
From this passage we can see that the author was____________.
A.was not interested in Sally | B.curiously attracted by Sally |
C.angry at being disturbed by Sally | D.afraid to get to know Sally |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从46-65各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。
Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 36 to show him the way to the destination(目的地),but to my 37 he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 38 I would ask him for money if I 39 him in this way.
Money! I 40 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money itself has no 41 ; yet it cannot simply be 42 to be good or bad. The problem 43 what attitude we have towards it.
At present, we have a more 44 material life than before, but we’re becoming more and more 45 . Why? In my opinion, the 46 is the change in people’s personal 47 . They wrongly believe that 48 money should be their only aim in life, so they 49 all sorts of ways they can to 50 this aim.
They are afraid of being 51 and fooled. If everyone acts like this, what will our 52 be like?
Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 53 it shouldn’t be the “be-all and end-all” of life. If a person only concentrates on 54 , he will be lonely and void(空虚).
It is up to us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 55 and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.
A.advised B.offered C.asked D.wished
A.joy B.fear C.excitement D.surprise
A.anxious B.glad C.sorry D.afraid
A.stopped B.told C.asked D.helped
A.fell B.took C.kept D.caught
A.problem B.way C.life D.use
A.appeared B.done C.connected D.seemed
A.takes in B.depends on C.results in D.leads to
A.powerful B.poor C.enjoyable D.healthy
A.cold-hearted B.warm-hearted C.good-looking D.humorous
A.answer B.money C.man D.creature
A.health B.honor C.respect D.values
A.taking B.costing C.giving D.making
A.think up B.hold up C.give off D.break out
A.realize B.recognize C.take D.shoot
A.found B.discovered C.cheated D.followed
A.school B.society C.belief D.money
A.or B.but C.if D.since
A.life B.nature C.society D.money
A.wrongly B.coldly C.mainly D.whole-heartedly
The way you thought of _______ the experiment is very practical.
A.carrying out | B.which to carry out |
C.that carries out | D.to carry out |
Not only _____ our suggestions he _____ late together with us but he also started out alone at once.
A.he refused, started | B.did he refuse, start |
C.he did refuse, should start | D.refused he, should start |
The little boy is dirty from head to foot, because he _____in the mud all this morning.
A.has played | B.is playing | C.has been playing | D.was playing |
In order to find out how the famous painting was stolen as soon as possible, more experienced policemen have been sent to _____ the case.
A.look for | B.look up | C.look into | D.look through |
People today make choices of their diets______ what they believe.
A.based on | B.basing on | C.are based on | D.being based on |
In our childhood, we were often ______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
A.permitted | B.reminded | C.allowed | D.hoped |