1 . Technology has made life much easier for children today. It is _______ for them to play, to listen to music, and to ______ in touch with their friends. ______ the help of technology, there seems to be nothing that children can't do now.

             Technology also helps _____ to know more about   their   children. For example, if a child   is given a mobile phone with a tracking(追踪) device, his parents can find out ______ he is going with the help of the mobile phone.
             However, there are also some bad _____ of technology. For example, it has become easier for bad people to get in touch with children with the help of technology. They can find personal information about children through special ways on the _____. So it is very important for parents to _____ their children to keep personal information safe while surfing the Internet.
             Besides this, there is another bad thing about technology. Children now _____ less time doing exercise than before. They are too ______ playing online games. They can even play computer games all day long. If you don't push them out of the door, they won't volunteer to go out and play. This is not good for their health.
             Therefore, teaching children the right way to make good use of technology is very important.1.

A．easier

B．more difficult

C．more important

D．harder

2.

A．lose

B．make

C．keep

D．contact

3.

A．For

B．Under

C．With

D．Over

4.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．parents

D．classmates

5.

A．when

B．whom

C．why

D．where

6.

A．sides

B．places

C．choices

D．winds

7.

A．phone

B．TV

C．radio

D．Internet

8.

A．teach

B．learn

C．punish

D．lend

9.

A．pay

B．take

C．cost

D．spend

10.

A．lazy

B．free

C．busy

D．hard-working

2 . 听短文，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。
1. The passage is about                 .

A．the picture

B．the vision phone

C．shopping online

2. Picture phones are                  in our life.

A．useful

B．impossible

C．useless

3. Perhaps we can                  through the picture phone according to the passage.

A．write a book

B．do some shopping

C．play games

4. Can people read books without leaving the room in the future?

A．Yes, they can.

B．No, they can't.

C．We don't know.

5.                  will show you the thing when you use the picture phone to call the shop.

A．The shop

B．The picture phone

C．The shop assistant

3 .

A. various        B. walking       C. settled       D. simply       E. awarded

Free energy is everywhere around us, There are many ways to make and collect energy from     1     sources（来源）like the sun, wind, water, etc. But people always make things difficult by not using these sources of energy. In the last few years there have been a great number of new ideas for generating（产生）energy. People suddenly realized that everyday things can be a source of energy. For example, riding a bike, running or just    2    , etc. But, is there anything else that can be used for collecting energy? We     3     have to change our way of thinking if we want to change the world.

So comes the idea of solar（太阳能）roadways. Are they the road of future? Why don't we use them for collecting energy?

The US Department of Transportation     4     $100,000 to Solar Roadways to build the first ever Solar Road.

4 . When I asked my daughter which one she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said 'the phone'. As for me, I could do without the phone entirely（完全地）, which makes me unusual. But in fact, telephone is _______ our lives more than any other piece of technology.

Point 1 The telephone gives the need to communicate. On the road, drivers may call his/her friends or relatives. In the same way, more roads have traffic _______. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 p.m. and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist would she have anything to talk about?

Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. 'The mobile saves my life,' says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the road between suburbs and city centers. Trapped（被困）inside, she tried to make the call that _______ the ambulance to her.

Point 3 The mobile has our secret usages. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaison, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any _______ of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and _______ their last meeting went.

Point 4 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several people though they are _______ to us at the beginning on chat lines. My daughter enjoys talking while I don't know what to talk about before we get to know each other. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts if you know any while they're space-walking.

1.

A．making

B．changing

C．spending

D．using

2.

A．names

B．lights

C．signs

D．accidents

3.

A．fetched

B．bought

C．gave

D．brought

4.

A．place

B．one

C．time

D．space

5.

A．which

B．how

C．what

D．who

6.

A．angry

B．foolish

C．strange

D．satisfied

5 . 根据短文内容和所给的中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

______(印刷)was invented in China. At that time, people could only make one book at a time by hand for a few months. But today, it takes several minutes to print a ______(单个的)book. In fact, people can get information with an Internet ______(计算机网络连接)much more easily than in printed forms. In a way, we can ______(把……比作)the invention of the computer to the introduction of a no­paper age. If things are going on in this ______(方向), computers may really ______(取代)books one day. Let's wait and see.

Of course, to a new user, you have to use the computer ______(合适地). When you want to ______(借来)one from others, maybe someone will ______(借给)it to you. You'd better read the instructions first and learn to ______(修补)the computer by yourself.

1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________
6. _________
7. _________
8. _________
9. _________
10. _________

6 . What do you think of a “talking kitchen”?A French Digital(数码)Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn the language by the following cooking steps.

All grammar and ________ have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well. After learning for some time, the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.

The kitchen project was started by professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, “The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational. ”

How does the kitchen work?There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe that they want to follow. Using the information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the programme goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time, the users can ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information.

The new kitchen can be used in schools, universities and even people's homes. The researchers can also be developing the European Digital Kitchen, for the next three years.

1. After reading the passage we know the French Digital Kitchen________.

A．is a “talking kitchen”

B．teaches students English

C．was developed in France

D．cooks food for professors

2. Which of the following can be properly put in the blank in Paragraph 2?

A．food	B．vocabulary
C．recipe	D．instructions

3. If the users don't follow the instructions on the computer, the kitchen ________.

A．chooses another recipe

B．goes on to the next step

C．repeats the recipe or information

D．stops working at once

4. The passage is written to ________.

A．show you how computer works

B．introduce a French Digital Kitchen

C．teach you how to cook French food

D．tell you the importance of language learning

7 . What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves?Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of these could be the future of driving. There are several companies, for example, Google, working on driverless cars. So far, no Google self­driven car has got a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accident when other cars hit them.

These cars are now still in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, these electric, self­driven cars could be available very soon. But how is it possible for a car to drive itself?Cars already have many features allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice other cars close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.

Scientists believe that with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, it is possible to create a safe self­driven car very soon.

The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self­driven car may be able to stop this. However, some people do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn't believe these cars are safe. He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes.

1. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.

A．get readers to pay attention to road safety

B．tell readers the danger of self­driven cars

C．ask readers to keep away from heavy traffic

D．make readers be interested in self­driven cars

2. The testing self­driven cars need ________ to run.

A．solar energy	B．water
C．electricity	D．coal

3. From the passage, we know that the testing self­driven cars can already ________.

A．stop any accident on the road

B．turn around when getting near other cars

C．control the speed in dangerous situations

D．park themselves with the help of the drivers

4. Which is NOT helpful to make the self­driven cars run safely according to the passage?

A．E­reading.	B．Wireless signals.
C．Cameras.	D．GPS.

8 . Inventions make the world better, smarter and a little more fun.

	The folding bike helmet(头盔) People hate to wear a helmet because it's thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible(灵活的)enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.
	Shoes that tie themselves After we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self­tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes true. When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.
	The smart alarm clock—Hello Sense An alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. And it can record your sleep cycles.
	Sweet potatoes that could save lives The lack(缺 乏)of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses for illnesses. In sub­Saharan Africa, plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.

1. Which company makes self­tying shoes?

A．Adidas.	B．Kappa.
C．Nike.	D．Li­Ning.

2. If a child has a poor eyesight, he may be in the lack of ________.

A．vitamin A	B．vitamin B
C．vitamin C	D．vitamin D

3. You can find the passage in a ________.

A．newspaper	B．story book
C．guide book	D．cookery book

9 . The human brain's power could compete with any machine. And now a group of scientists from across Europe are trying to build one using the world's most p    1     computer.

Our brains have 100 billion neurons Each one performs billions of ‘calculations’ second   s    2     to a desktop computer.

So the brain computer will need to be able to do a billion calculations.

Finding a way to power the supercomputer will be one of the Scientists' major challenges. They hope to c    3     it within 12 years.

Group leader, Professor Henry Markram, said, “The billions of interconnected neurons make it hard for us to truly understand how the brain works. Simulating it will make it much e    4     allowing us to operate and measure any aspect of the brain.”

The brain will be built in facility in Germany. It will have thousands of 3D images, so scientists can “fly” around different areas and w    5     how they communicate with each other.

If the “brain” works, it will help scientists understand brain diseases such as Parkinson's, and know more about how we think and make d    6    .

There are concerns about the consequences of the computers which can think for themselves. But Professor Markram said “This is one of the t    7     great challengers for humans. We need to understand earth, space and the brain. We need to understand what makes us human.”

10 . Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “My views on the Internet”.
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