it, that, but, from, care, weak, complete, call, like, build |
Strange things happen when you drive into Green Bank, West Virginia. Radio stations become far
Going to Green Bank is
There is a reason for the silence in Green Bank.You’ll see it as you drive into the area. It’s a radio telescope
The radio telescope is one of the largest moving things on Earth. Scientists use
With the help of apps (应用程序) , we can use our mobile phones to do many things. Here are parts of the most popular apps.
Ctrip can help you when you feel it is hard to buy the train or plane tickets. You can buy tickets at any time if you have a mobile phone or a computer. | |
Ximalaya Reading has millions of books such as poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales (神话故事) for children to listen. | |
For children under three years old, Baby Bus is a very good friend. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. | |
With the app, you can find cheap foods, wonderful KTVs, ice - cream rooms, clothes shops for girls and even shopping centers. | |
Shanbay Word | Many middle school students are using Shanbay Word to learn English. It can help them with English words in many ways, such as pictures, English songs and movies, games and listening. |
1. Ctrip is a useful app for ________.
A.ordering meals | B.booking tickets |
C.drawing pictures | D.learning English |
A. | B. | C. | D. |
A.speaking | B.walking | C.running | D.swimming |
A.Ctrip | B.Baby Bus | C.Shanbay Word | D.Meituan |
A.Fairy tales. | B.Plane tickets. |
C.English songs. | D.Wonderful KTVs. |
When you want to go somewhere, you can easily find your way by using a map app on your smart phone. Your smart phone “knows” where you are and can tell you where to go.
This is possible with the help of satellite navigation (satnav) systems (SNS). A sutnav system uses groups of satellites to find out where people are. It sends information to a receiver, such as a smart phone. The more satellites a system has, the more accurate it will be.
On June 23, 2020, the last satellite of China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System was sent into space. Beidou, China’s own satnav system, was finally completed. It is one of the four global navigation systems, along with US’GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo.
On July 31, Beidou started providing full-scale global services. More than 120 countries and areas are now using Beidou services.
Since 2000, China has sent up 59 Beidou satellites! Beidon can be used in areas that include farming, public services and business. It has a positioning accuracy of under 10 metres. This summer, people along the Yangtze River used Beidou-based device to monitor floodwaters in real-time with an accuracy of just a few centimeters.
Beidou also has a special messaging ability. It allows people to send text messages up to 1,200 Chinese characters in length when mobile phone services are broken.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Which of the following may know where you are?
A.A telephone. | B.A map app. | C.A computer. | D.A TV set. |
A.On July 23. | B.On June 31. | C.On June 23. | D.On July 31. |
A.检测 | B.监控 | C.驾驭 | D.偷听 |
A.Weather. | B.Public services. | C.Positioning. | D.Sending messages. |
A. | B. | C. | D. |
Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? While express mail (快递) is a fast way to send your letters, there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business—future mail.
“The letter should be sent next Mother’s Day and not a day earlier!” Lin Xiaofan, a college student in Shanghai, tells one of the companies offering the service.
Lin Xiaofan wrote the letter to her mother nearly a year earlier to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day.
“Offering this service makes people slow down and lets them understand the meaning of ‘time’ in another way,” said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a “future mail” company. Zheng thinks “future mail” letters help remind us of care, friendship and love.
While “future mail” is becoming more and more popular, some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive.
Zheng said customers are glad to sign a contract (签订合同) to make sure that they can be compensated if their letters are lost or damaged.
Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar (白领) workers. Psychologists (心理学家) said that young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service. Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter so that they can experience the connection (联系) between the past and the present when they receive the letter.
1. “Future mail” is a/an ______ way to send your letter.A.fast | B.old |
C.new | D.cheap |
A.赔偿 | B.完成 |
C.送达 | D.抛弃 |
A.junior students | B.college students |
C.young children | D.blue-collar workers |
A.sign a contract |
B.express our love and care |
C.forget friendship |
D.understand the meaning of “time” in a wrong way |
A.save money from sending express mail |
B.send a birthday gift to your friend quickly |
C.talk with your friends about your life freely |
D.send a your best wishes to yourself on January 1, 2020 |