Improvements in technology often happen overnight. Some gadgets get smaller and faster. Others are replaced ( 代替 ) by newer things like smartphones. They can do hundreds of things. Here are some old gadgets that people used to use.
①________
Do you have a landline at home? These are phones that people plug ( 插入 ) into their living room walls. Mobile phones didn’t use to be so common at that time, so most families had a landline. But landlines only worked at home. What did people do when they were outside and needed to call someone? They looked for a pay phone! Then, most people had their own mobile phones and many homes no longer had landlines.
②________
People today store plenty of information online, or on SD cards. But in the 1980s and 1990s, people used to use floppy disks. The first floppy disks were large, expensive, and not very useful — each disk could store just 175 KB of information! Later, floppy disks got smaller and better. But even the best ones could only hold 1.44 MB . You would need three or four disks just for one song, and about 22,000 disks to match the storage ( 储存空间 ) available on a 32 GB phone!
③________
It’s easy to take photos today. People often have thousands just on their phones! But photos used to be expensive, and people took fewer of them. To take a photo, you had to buy a roll of film. This allowed you to take about 30 photos. After finishing the roll, you left it at a shop. The shop developed the photos to make them be seen, which you could collect after a few days.
Technology changes all the time, and the gadgets we use today will one day be old. What do you think will be next to disappear?
37 . What does the underlined word “ gadgets ” mean in Paragraph 1?
A . Toys. B . Tools. C . Games. D . Phones.
38 . Match the title with each paragraph.
a. Goodbye Disks b. Music to My Ears c. Picture This d. Call Me e. Film Development
A . ①-d, ②-b, ③-e B . ①-d, ②-a, ③-c C . ①-c, ②-a, ③-b D . ①-c, ②-b, ③-e
39 . What were the first floppy disks like?
A . They could store much. B . They were very useful.
C . They cost a lot of money. D . They were easy to carry.
40 . What can we get from the passage?
A . It was convenient to take photos with film.
B . People outside used landlines to call someone.
C . Improvements in technology change people’s life.
D . For a time, many people had pay phones at home.
41 . What would be the best title for the passage?
A . The Changing Phones. B . The Products of Tomorrow.
C . Old Things We Use Today. D . The Things We Used to Use.
B 38 . B 39 . C 40 . C 41 . D
【导语】本文主要介绍了人们过去常用的旧工具。
37 .词义猜测题。根据 “Some gadgets get smaller and faster. Others are replaced by newer things like smartphones.” 可知此处指变得更小更快的东西,举例中有智能手机,由此推出 gadgets 意为 “ 工具,设备 ” 。故选 B 。
38 .标题归纳题。根据 “Then, most people had their own mobile phones and many homes no longer had landlines.” 可知 ① 段讲电话机手机,用 “Call Me” 做标题;根据 “But in the 1980s and 1990s, people used to use floppy disks.” 可知 ② 段以前用过的磁盘,用 “Goodbye Disks” 做标题;再由 “It’s easy to take photos today. People often have thousands just on their phones! But photos used to be expensive, and people took fewer of them.” 可知 ③ 段介绍拍照工具,用 “Picture This” 做标题。故选 B 。
39 .细节理解题。根据 “The first floppy disks were large, expensive, and not very useful — each disk could store just 175 KB of information!” 可知第一批软盘很贵,要花费很多钱。故选 C 。
40 .推理判断题。根据 “Improvements in technology often happen overnight.” 及下文内容可知文中介绍科技在进步,这在不断改变人们的生活。故选 C 。
41 .标题归纳题。根据 “Here are some old gadgets that people used to use.” 及全文内容可知本文主要介绍了人们过去常用的旧工具,用 “The Things We Used to Use.” 做标题最合适。故选 D 。
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A wedding(婚礼) Invitation
You’re invited to the wedding of Carrie and Henry at St John’s Church(教堂), on Saturday January 24th at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at the Blue Sky Restaurant, at 6:00p.m.
R.S.V.P: December 29th
Dear Joe, I’m so excited and I have to enjoy the news with you. Today is December 23rd, I got a very special invitation from Carrie before Christmas Day(圣诞节). Do you remember the party for the Sydney group at Henry’s house? And do you remember my best friend, Carrie? Well, guess what? Carrie and Henry are getting married? It’s so romantic! Love is here! Carrie and Henry are having a big wedding at St. John’s Church. Monica and James are going to their wedding. Oh, I can’t wait to enjoy it. I got the invitation and it is for two people. Can you come to the wedding with me? Carrie and Henry are going to Suzhou for their honey moon(蜜月). I’m buying them a camera for their wedding. But before the wedding, I’d like to get my hair cool and buy a pink dress first. Call me at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, January 23rd, OK? Maria |
36. Maria got this wedding invitation from .
A. Carrie. B. Joe. C. Monica. D. James
37. Monica and James are taking part in the wedding on .
A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.
38. What does “getting married” mean in Chinese?
A. 参加聚会 B. 过圣诞节 C. 做礼拜 D. 结婚
39. The friends to the wedding party are going to have dinner .
A. in Suzhou. B. at Henry’s house C. at St John’s Church D. at the Blue Sky Restaurant
40. From the invitation card, we know that .
A. Monica is having fun in Suzhou. B. they are having the wedding in January.
C. Monica is going to buy a camera for Joe D. the wedding dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.
Do you have pen pals? I have three pen pals from three different countries. They are Tom, Ella, and Molly.
Tom comes from Australia. His favorite subject is P.E., because he likes playing soccer best and he can play it in P.E. classes. He has a sister and a brother.
Ella is an American girl. Of all her subjects, she likes Chinese best. She often writes to me in Chinese. Her favorite sport is volleyball.
Molly lives in Tokyo. She likes learning Chinese, too. But her favorite subject is math. When she has time, she likes playing tennis best. She is a very clever girl.
I love them very much.
根据短文内容,将表格补充完整。
Name | From | Living place | Favorite subject | Favorite sport |
Tom | Australia | / | 1. ______ | soccer |
Ella | 2. _____ | / | Chinese | 3. _____ |
Molly | / | 4. ____ | 5. _____ | tennis |