Imagine you need to send an important document (文件) far away as soon as possible. How would you do it? Chances are that you would use email or a smartphone app. However, for many people, the answer to that question is the fax machine.
The first fax machine was invented in 1843 by Alexander Bain. Then in 1964, modern fax machines became widely available. In the1980s and 1990s, they were considered the fastest and safest way to send information.
With the development of technology, you might think email would have made the fax machine a thing of the past, but you’d be wrong. The number of faxes sent each year is only growing. One explanation is that fax machines are still easier to use for documents that are written by hand. But the real reason for their continued use has to do with security.
Email is convenient, but it can be hacked (非法入侵).This is a danger for governments, hospitals, and other organizations that deal with sensitive data (数据). Using a fax machine allows information to go directly from one place to another without needing to be saved on a computer. It can then be kept in a physical location where it’s more difficult to steal.
Fax machine technology grew quickly throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and it continues to develop today. Long live the fax machine!
1. The fax machine has a history of ________ years.| A．32 | B．42 | C．58 | D．179 |
| A．敏感的 | B．复杂的 | C．客观的 | D．精确的 |
| A．it’s faster | B．it’s safer |
| C．it’s more convenient | D．it’s more developed |
| A．is only used in the hospitals | B．is hardly developing today |
| C．makes email a thing of the past | D．can send documents written by hand |
| A．Future Music | B．Wild World | C．Science Study | D．Star Stories |
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The smart wristband (手环), a new welcoming product (产品), is changing our lifestyle.
Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband.
Besides, the smart wristband looks great.
Thirdly, today, many people have known the importance of health. Some people play sports every day to keep healthy.
However, some parents still have some worries.
Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it’s up to you.
| A．It’s very popular among teenagers (青少年) because it’s cool enough |
| B．In their eyes, wearing wristbands for a long time may cause cancer (癌症) |
| C．More and more people love to choose a smart wristband in their daily life |
| D．So it’s helpful to know how far they have run or how many steps (步) they have got |
| E．First of all, it can tell the time like other watches |
【推荐2】Do you want to have an interesting table? You can write on it and don’t need the paper(纸). In the US, students can do this!
Look, the table is a little strange (奇怪的)but interesting. Students use it to learn(学习)in class. The table is very big. Two girls and four boys can sit around (在……周围坐)it. They can learn many things and have a good time. There is a big whiteboard surface(白色书写版面)on it. Students can write on the surface. They can also draw pictures and play games on it. All the students like it. Mary is one of them. She says, “I often write on its surface and it helps me a lot.”
Do you like the table? Do you want to have one and play with it?
1. How many students can sit around the table at the same time?| A．Six. | B．Five. | C．Four |
| A．a picture | B．some paper | C．a big whiteboard surface |
| A．sit | B．write | C．play games |
| A．She doesn’t like it. | B．She likes it very much. | C．She thinks it looks great. |
| A．The table comes from China. |
| B．The table is very useful. |
| C．The table has a black surface. |
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Enjoy Creative Inventions! Every November, Time magazine picks out “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. These things bring a lot of changes to people’s life. TEENS has chosen three of the most interesting ones on the list. If you want to know more, please click here. | |
Ember Mug | According to Time, the perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, which makes the Ember Mug a great invention. It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 48 °C and 62 °C, once you set it through a smartphone app. |
Tasty One Top | The cooker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, it’ll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients. |
Jibo | Jibo looks like a cartoon character. Inside its “head”, there are different sensors and cameras, which allow it to recognize (辨认) faces and speech. Jibo will move to face you whenever you talk to it. It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family. |
| A．It’s used for drinking coffee or tea. |
| B．It keeps coffee or tea fresh. |
| C．It keeps coffee or tea at a certain temperature. |
| A．Tasty One Top knows what to do itself through a smartphone app. |
| B．Jibo can help people do many important things like housework. |
| C．The three things make people’s life different. |
| A．A guidebook. | B．A website. | C．A cooking magazine. |
【推荐1】You might have seen beautiful rainbows(彩虹) in the sky before. They form when sunlight falls on water drops in the air. But in fact, moonlight can also create(产生) rainbows in the same way. They are called “moonbows”. They are similar to rainbows, but they are created by moonlight instead of direct sunlight.
Moonbows are rarer than rainbows. Different weather and astronomical (天文学的) conditions have to be just right for moonbows to be created.
The moon has to be very low in the sky—only 42 degrees from the horizon (地平线). The moon period has to be a full moon or nearly full. The sky must be very dark for a moonbow to be watched clearly—any bright light can obscure it. Water drops must appear(出现) in the air in the opposite direction of the moon.
Moonbows appear on the opposite side of the moon and usually look white to the human eye. This is because their colors are not bright enough to be noticed by the human eye. It is possible, however, to see the colors in a moonbow using long exposure (长时间曝光) photography.
Moonbows more often appear in some places around the world. Most of these places usually have waterfalls, which create thin fog in the air. Some of these places are the Yosemite National Park in California and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky, US; Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe; and Waimea in Hawaii, US.
Moonbows do really happen. So at a certain time and a certain place, when a moonbow happens to appear, you can’t miss it if you’re right there.
1. According to the first two paragraphs, moonbows are _________.| A．created by sunlight | B．much easier to find |
| C．seen during the day | D．more difficult to form |
| A．A half moon hangs high in the bright sky. |
| B．A full moon is 50 degrees from the horizon. |
| C．A nearly full moon hangs low in the dark sky. |
| D．Water drops are in the same direction of the sun. |
| A．cover | B．drop | C．connect | D．pollute |
| A．Conditions of moonbows. | B．Introductions to moonbows. |
| C．Places to see moonbows. | D．History of moonbows. |
【推荐2】Shenzhou XVI spaceship successfully reached space on May 30. There are three people onboard: Jing Haipeng, 57, Zhu Yangzhu, 37, and Gui Haichao, 37.
They are special in many ways. Jing is now the most skilled astronaut in China. This is the fourth time for him to fly into space. Gui is a scientist. He is also the first Chinese civilian on a spaceflight.
Both Zhu and Gui are China’s third-generation astronauts. They were picked in 2020 from a group of researchers and engineers. One woman and 17 men were picked. And they are in three groups. One group is spacecraft pilots. They “fly” the spaceship. Another group is spaceflight engineers. They “fix” the spaceship. There is also a group of science payload specialists (载荷专家), such as Gui. They do scientific studies in space.
Everything in the spaceship is a payload, such as machine, people, and animals. Science payload specialists are scientists onboard.
Gui’s glasses also draw people’s attention because astronauts aren’t usually nearsighted (近视的). But picking specialists is different from picking other astronauts. It’s safe to wear glasses in the space station. However, during the launch and return, Gui needs to take off the glasses. Or there might be problems as the glasses may vibrate (振动) with the spacecraft.
1. Which of the following word may replace the underlined word “skilled” in Paragraph 2 ?| A．Trustful. | B．Experienced. | C．Patient. | D．Diligent. |
| A．He flies the spaceship. | B．He fixes the spaceship. |
| C．He does scientific studies. | D．He builds the space station. |
| A．They are scientists in the spaceship. | B．They are everything in the spaceship. |
| C．They are machines, people and animals. | D．They are pilots in the spaceship. |
| A．What is it like to be in a spaceship? | B．Why can’t nearsighted people go into space? |
| C．How did Gui Haichao become an astronaut? | D．Can nearsighted people be astronauts? |
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. They don't know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
1. The purpose of “Survival Holidays” is ____________
| A．for children to live in a lonely place |
| B．to let children not watch TV at home |
| C．for parents not to disturb their children |
| D．to improve children’s abilities when living alone |
| A．“Survival Holidays” is popular. |
| B．Being close to nature is not good for children. |
| C．Parents will pay no money for “Survival Holidays”. |
| D．Children live a comfortable life during “Survival Holidays”. |
| A．建议 | B．努力 | C．挑战 | D．成就 |
| A．The survival skills can not be learned in class. |
| B．Children who live in nature will always be healthy. |
| C．Children shouldn’t live a comfortable life with their parents. |
| D．The survival activities will be good for children in the future. |
| A．What children do during “Survival Holidays”. |
| B．Why people like “Survival Holidays”. |
| C．What children need in their free time. |
| D．How to educate children. |
Last weekend, Mrs. Smith asked her class to spend one day without (没有) the mobile phone. Could the students do it?
I spent two days without the phone. I went to the park with my family. We slept in the mountains, and took many photos. It was so much fun, and I forgot my phone. —Carol |
I didn’t use my phone on Sunday. In the morning. I went to the library with my friend Jack. And in the afternoon, I had a basketball game. I wanted to talk with my friends on the phone at night, but I was very tired and fell asleep(入睡) quickly. —Eric |
I wanted to have one day without the phone, but I couldn’t. I was bored, so I picked it up and played games on it. —Mike |
| A．use their parents’ phones | B．use the phone for one day |
| C．bring the phone to school | D．play games on the phone |
| A．went to the park | B．played basketball |
| C．visited her grandparents | D．talked with her friends on the phone |
| A．zoo | B．farm | C．cinema | D．library |
| A．Carol | B．Eric | C．Mike | D．Mrs. Smith |
| A．Eric played football on Sunday. | B．Mrs. Smith is strict with the class. |
| C．Carol had a great time last weekend. | D．Mike played boring games. |
【推荐2】Hi, students! Phones are common in our daily life. Do you know that some apps can even teach us things or let us have fun? Let’s have a look!
| Kindle Do you love reading but hate much space your books take up? Kindle can bring all your favorite books straight to your computer or phone. It has over a million free e-books.You can even sample (试读) the first chapter of the books. This is great if you aren’t sure whether you want to buy the whole book yet. You can read anything from novels to newspapers. The app even has a built-in dictionary to look up new words. |
| Notability Imagine this: you’re sitting in class taking notes. But your teacher puts a picture up on the board. How can you copy that down in your notes? Notability is a helpful app that can help you take better notes. You can easily add things like pictures, even videos to your notes. You can share your notes with classmates. Or, if you want to make your notes more private, you can add a password. |
| Calm Sometimes it can be difficult to focus on things when you are feeling stressed. If this happens to you often, then Calm might be able to help you relax and get better sleep. Calm is an app that has even been named the “Happiest App in the World”, as its task is to “make the world happier and healthier”. From meditation (冥想) classes to soothing (舒缓的) sounds and bedtime stories, the app has all kinds of ways to help you relax. |
1. Which picture is the most probable icon (图标) of Notability?
A． | B． | C． |
2. Which is TRUE of Kindle according to the passage?
| A．The books in Kindle are free. |
| B．We can’t read magazines in Kindle. |
| C．You don’t need a dictionary by your side when you read a book with Kindle. |
①Liu Xiao is used to staying up late to watch some short videos.
②He Wei, who is a primary school student, likes to listen to bedtime stories.
③Zhang Li, who will have an important exam, worries a lot these days.
| A．Liu Xiao. | B．He Wei. | C．Zhang Li. |
| A．How can you be the member of Kindle? |
| B．What can you add to your notes by using Notability? |
| C．Why has Calm been named the “Happiest App in the World”? |
| A．To introduce some useful apps to student. |
| B．To ask students to make good use of phones. |
| C．To teach students how to download these apps. |
1. founded YouTube in February,2005.
| A．Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim |
| B．Jack Dotty and Biz Stone |
| C．Mark Zuckerberg |
| A．www. facebook. com |
| B．www. twitter, com |
| C．www. youtube.com |
| A．eighteen months earlier |
| B．twelve months earlier |
| C．twelve months later |
| A．Facebook |
| B．You Tube |
| C．Twitter |
| A．All of the three websites were founded in the USA. |
| B．5,17 billion people are using Twitter. |
| C．The idea of Facebook is "Move Fast and Break Things. |
