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If there is one thing I'm sure about， it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers． It is not that newspapers are a necessity． Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio． Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday． But for most people a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
The nature of what is news may changes． What basically makes news is what affects our lives----and the big political stories ， the coverage of the wars， earthquakes and other disasters， will continue much the same． I think there will be more coverage of scientific research， though． It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives， like genetic engineering． In the future， I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do ------as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from the Fleet Street and printed out in our own home． In fact， I'm pretty sure that is how it will happen in future． You will probably be able to choose from a menu， making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-----say， sport and international news．
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media． They actually feed off each other． Some people once foresee that television would kill off newspapers， but that hasn't happened． What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air． And as for the Internet， it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．



What is the best title for the passage？ ______

A. The Best Way to Get News
B. The Changes of Media
C. Make Your Own Newspaper
D. The Future of Newspaper

In the writer's opinion， in the future， ______

A. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
B. more big political affairs ， wars and disasters will make news
C. newspapers will cover more scientific research
D. more and more people will read newspapers

What will probably be in the newspaper made by yourself ？ ______

A. Sports and international news
B. A menu of all the news
C. The most important news
D. What you are interested in

From the passage ， we can infer ______ ．

A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B. newspaper will stay with us together with other media
C. television will take the place of newspaper
D. the writer believe some media will die out

The word "feed off" in the last paragraph means ______ ．

A. depend on
B. live on
C. fight with
D. kill off

There are many programs for high school students today that help isolated teenagers cope with loneliness．However，loneliness is not only an issue for teens but also an important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly．
In Britain，Tracey Crouch was appointed to be the first Minister of Loneliness in order to address the issues caused by loneliness．This is the first time such a position has been created．
In Britain，there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently．In Germany，a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found that 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lonely，and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially isolated．In the United States，more than 25 percent of the population lives alone，more than 50 percent are unmarried．
Isolation is generally associated with cardiovascular disease，depression，obesity，and anxiety．Additionally，the stress from loneliness can cause your cells to change on a molecular（分子）level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases．In fact，doctors believe having feelings of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its impact on health!
In Britain，the new Minister of Loneliness will help establish government policies on the issue and fund charities to devote their efforts towards aiding loneliness．There are charities that link lonely seniors to high school students in order to give them a line of communication whenever they feel lonely!
The possibilities for the new Minister of Loneliness are endless．For example，she can provide education services to household businesses so that they can identify lonely customers if they see one．Loneliness fits into the category of being a social issue that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in need．Hence，government involvement in medical services and care for seniors and others is essential for happy seniors．



What's the main idea of the passage？ ______

A. UK becomes the capital of loneliness．
B. Loneliness affects old people's life．
C. Many teenagers suffer from loneliness．
D. UK appoints Minister of Loneliness．

How did the writer develop the third paragraph？ ______

A. By listing some specific numbers．
B. By giving examples of lonely people．
C. By pointing out similarities and differences．
D. By comparing different cultures in different countries．

What does the underlined words in Paragraph 4 mean？ ______

A. Relevant．
B. Equal．
C. Opposite．
D. Superior．

What will the Minister of Loneliness do？ ______

A. Do housework for lonely people．
B. Develop friendships with the elderly．
C. Help fund charities to aid lonely people．
D. Communicate with depressed school students．

No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance． Uniforms are controlling the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic（民主的） society． Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of the whole． The individual in a uniform loses all self-worth．
There are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a larger， more important concept． What could be more important than the individual himself？ If an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members， that organization has no right to continue its existence．
Others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms， say in school， gets rid of all envy and competition in a matter of dress， such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing is not to be looked down upon by a wealthy person who wears expensive clothing． Those persons ignore the concepts as freedom of choice， motivation， and individuality． If all persons were to wear the same clothing， why would anyone struggle to be better？ It is only a short step from forcing everyone to drive the same car， have the same type of food． When this happens， all motivation to improve one's life is removed． Why would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life as they had？
Uniforms also hurt the economy（经济）． Right now， billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly． Thousands of people are employed in designing， creating， and marketing different types of clothing． If everyone were forced to wear uniforms， artistic personnel would be unnecessary． Salesmen would be extra as well． Why bother to sell the only items that are available？ The wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a wave effect on such industries as advertising and sales promotion． Without advertising， newspapers， magazines， and television would not be able to remain in business． Our entire information and entertainment industries would collapse．



Why does the author discuss forcing everyone to buy the same car or eat the same food？ ______

A. To show that freedom of choice is absolute in modern society．
B. To suggest what would happen if uniforms became compulsory．
C. To predict the way the society will be in the next few generations．
D. To show that the government has too much control over people's lives．

The last word of the passage "collapse" probably means ______ ．

A. fail
B. rise
C. disappear
D. struggle

The author's primary purpose in writing this passage was to ______ ．

A. show that uniforms are not possible in a democratic society
B. advise the government to change the rules of wearing uniforms
C. advocate stronger governmental controls on the wearing of uniforms
D. convince the reader that uniforms have more disadvantages than advantages

I have an entrepreneur friend， Arthur， who always wears a suit． I take the mick that I've never seen him in casual clothes and his response is： "The suit is the uniform of business．" But in my business， the uniform has often been torn jeans and glitter or computer programmer T-shirts． Either way， work clothing can be flexible， as long as it's appropriate． At WAH Nails， many of the team say that one of the special benefits is that they don't have to suppress（抑制） their identity at work． But when we opened in a new location， I thought we needed a uniform to make the nail artists easily identifiable． In the team meeting showing potential branded T-shirts， one of the artists， Holli， said sheepishly： "But when I'm wearing a plain black logo T-shirt， I just don't feel my ‘Stylebrat" self．" （Stylebrat is her Instagram name．） She was right． We hired women with unique taste， so why was I trying to turn them into a homogenous（同类的） worker army？ We got rid of the shirts and everyone was relieved．
On the other hand， without a uniform or loose dress code， I personally struggle to keep the style bar high every day． I love going into offices where I see that the founder has a distinct style that has moved slowly down to the team． In the fashion industry especially， this appropriation of crew style shows harmonious， which is essential for business success． Work clothing can unite you in your goals． It also removes distraction．
I have no hesitation wearing the same（clean） outfit two days in a row． I'd say my look is Busy Working Style Mom， mixing sportswear with suiting． I have 10black jackets that I pair with one of 20blue Zara jeans． Sometimes you're just there to get the job done， not to worry a lot about your appearance．



What is the clothing style of the staff at WAH Nails？ ______

A. It is formal．
B. It is fashionable．
C. It is characteristic．
D. It is traditional．

What does the paragraph 2 mainly talk about？ ______

A. A style loved by all workers in a company．
B. The benefits of wearing a uniform in work．
C. The importance of the founders" taste in fashion．
D. The importance of a friendly atmosphere in business．

What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph？ ______

A. Women should have their own style．
B. Workers can wear jeans instead of dresses．
C. People can wear the same clothes for several days．
D. People should not care too much about their appearance．

Who may the text be intended for？ ______

A. Artists．
B. Computer programmers．
C. Working staff．
D. Women teachers．

What means of transportation is forbidden for travelers to Mackinac Island？ ______

What can we infer from the text？ ______

There was a pilot and three people in a small plane． Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air． The smoke was everywhere in the plane． The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes（降落伞）． They all became worried and started to make excuses． "I must go and mend the machine．" said the pilot， taking one of the parachutes． There was nothing he could do so he just jumped out． The next person said， "I must have a parachute． I am a very clever person， and I have to take part in an important sports game． I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there．" He picked up a pack and jumped out． Two men were left（留了下来）， an old businessman and a young mountain climber． By this time the plane was going down fast． The businessman said， "Young man， I am old but you're still young． You take the last parachute．" the young mountain climber smiled， "Don't worry， "he said， "we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes． Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack．"



All the people became worried because ______ ．

A. they couldn't find the parachutes
B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person．
C. There was too much smoke and they couldn't jump out from the plane．
D. They saw the pilot jump out first

The clever man jumped out with ______ ．

A. one parachute
B. nothing
C. two parachutes
D. the climber's pack

All the people thought of themselves except（除了…．以外） ______ ．

A. the pilot
B. the doctor
C. the clever man
D. the businessman

From this story， we know ______ would die．

A. the clever man
B. the pilot
C. The businessman
D. The mountain climber

______ was a kind-hearted man．

A. The pilot
B. The mountain climber
C. The businessman
D. the clever man

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs． Thompson． She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same． But that was a lie． There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard． He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath． She did not like him．
Then Mrs． Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother． Mrs． Thompson was ashamed of herself． She felt even worse when， like all her other students， Teddy brought her a Christmas present too． It was his mother's perfume（香水）．
Teddy said， "Mrs． Thompson， today you smell just like my Mom used to．" After the children left she cried for at least an hour． On that very day， she stopped teaching reading， writing and math． Instead， she began to teach children．
Mrs． Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy． The boy's mind seemed to come alive． The more she encouraged him， the faster he improved． By the end of the sixth grade， Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy． He wrote that he had finished high school， third in his class， and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life． He went to college． Mrs． Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed， Theodore F． Stoddard， M． D．（医学博士）．
The story doesn't end there． On his wedding day， Dr． Stoddard whispered in Mrs． Thompson's ear， "Thank you， Mrs． Thompson， for believing in me． You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．"
Mrs． Thompson， with tears in her eyes， whispered back， "Teddy， you have it all wrong． You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference． I didn't know how to teach until I met you．"



What did Mrs． Thompson do on the first day of school？ ______

A. She made Teddy feel ashamed．
B. She asked the children to play with Teddy．
C. She changed Teddy's seat to the front row．
D. She told the class something untrue about herself．

What did Mrs． Thompson find out about Teddy？ ______

A. He often told lies．
B. He was good at math．
C. He needed motherly care．
D. He enjoyed playing with others．

In what way did Mrs． Thompson change？ ______

A. She taught fewer school subjects．
B. She became stricter with her students．
C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher．
D. She cared more about educating students．

Why did Teddy thank Mrs． Thompson at his wedding？ ______

A. She had kept in touch with him．
B. She had given him encouragement．
C. She had sent him Christmas presents．
D. She had taught him how to judge people．

Which of the following sentences is Wrong？ ______

A. Mrs． Thompson told a lie that she loved them all the same on the first day．
B. By the end of the sixth grade， Teddy had become the smartest child in the class．
C. Dr． Stoddard was encouraged and felt himself to be very important．
D. Mrs． Thompson was the best teacher of Dr． Stoddard in his whole life．

Friends play an important part in our lives， and although we may take friendship for granted（take…for granted认为……理所当然）， we often don't clearly understand how to make friends． While we get on well with a number of people， we are usually friends with only a very few of them． For example， the average among students is about 6 per person． In all the cases of friendly relationships， two people like one another and enjoy being together， but beyond that， the degree of intimacy（亲密） between them and the reasons for their shared interests vary（变化） greatly． As we get to know people， we take into account（think about） things like age， race， economic condition， social position， and intelligence． Although these factors（因素） are not of great importance， it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked（great） difference in age and background．
Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion， but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs， the same opinions and interests． They often talk about "being on the same wavelength"． It generally takes time to reach this point． And the more intimately involved people become， the more they depend on one another． People who want to be friends have to learn to put up with（stand； bear） annoying（bad） habits and to stand（accept） differences．
In contrast（比较） with marriage， there are no friendship ceremonies纪念日 to strengthen the association（friendship） between two people． But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create（make） a powerful bond（prize； reward）， which can overcome differences in background， and break down barriers（障碍） of age， class or race．



According to the passage， ______ ．

A. friends are those who must share their interests
B. friends are closer than people who just get on with each other
C. all the people know how to make friends
D. every student has six friends

We can learn from the passage that ______ ．

A. friendship can overcome all differences between two people
B. there are no special ceremonies to strengthen friendship
C. standing differences in opinion can lead to friendship
D. friendship can be strengthened by smiles and soft voices

When people talk about "being on the same wavelength"， they mean that they ______ ．

A. watch the same TV programs
B. are the same in all ways
C. have the same background
D. share the same way of thinking and the same interests

Which of the following is NOT implied暗示 in the passage？ ______

A. Even friends may have different opinions．
B. Friends never argue with each other．
C. It generally takes time for people to become close friends．
D. Someone's habits may annoy（upset） his friends．

Printable Tags Turn Everyday Objects into Smart Devices Engineers have developed printable metal tags （标签）that could be attached to everyday objects and turn them into smart Internet of Things devices．
The metal tags are made from copper foil （铜箔） printed onto thin， flexible， paper-like materials to reflect WiFi signals． The tags work essentially like "mirrors" that reflect radio signals from a WiFi router（路由器）． When a user's finger touches these "mirrors"， it disturbs the reflected WiFi signals in such a way that can be remotely sensed by a WiFi receiver like a smartphone．
The tags can be nailed onto objects that people touch every day， like water bottles， walls or doors． These objects then become smart and connected devices that can signal a WiFi device whenever a user interacts with them． The tags can also be shaped into thin keypads or smart home control panels that can be used to remotely operate WiFi-connected speakers and other Internet of Things devices．
Xinyu Zhang， a professor of electrical and computer engineering， named the technology LiveTag． He pictures people using LiveTag technology to track human interaction with everyday objects． For example， LiveTag could potentially be used to assess the recovery of patients who have suffered from stroke （中风）． "When patients return home， they could use this technology to provide data based on how they interact with everyday objects at home， whether they are opening or closing doors in a normal way， or if they are able to pick up bottles of water， for example． The amount， intensity and frequency of their activities could be recorded and sent to their doctors to evaluate their recovery，" said Zhang． "And this can all be done in the comfort of their own homes rather than having to keep going back to the clinic for frequent testing，" he added．
The researchers note several limitations of the technology． LiveTag currently cannot work with a WiFi receiver further than one meter away， so researchers are working on improving the tag sensitivity and detection range． Ultimately， the team aims to develop a way to make the tags using normal paper and ink printing， which would make them cheaper to mass produce．



When people touch a printable metal tag， ______ ．

A. they are actually touching a mirror
B. the WiFi router will stop sending signals
C. the reflected WiFi signals will be disturbed
D. their fingers can be sensed by a WiFi router

LiveTag can probably be used to ______ ．

A. precisely locate everyday objects
B. remotely control a WiFi-connected TV
C. easily block signals from WiFi devices
D. greatly improve one's physical condition

LiveTag helps stroke patients by ______ ．

A. evaluating the process of their recovery
B. sending data of their activities to doctors
C. connecting their smartphones with doctors"
D. recording doctors" assessments of their recovery