London has a new magazine. But it’s not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.
In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There’s a wide choice--- everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on pages 101 to 109, so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train ? To answer the question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It’s very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it’s being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.
London has already had three services. One, transmitted（傳輸）by ITV, is called ORACLE, while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX, because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.
小題1:What is unusual about the mew magazine in London?
A．You can find any subject you want in it.
B．No paper is used to print the magazine.
C．There 1,000 page numbers in the index.
D．The speed of transmitting is astonishing.
小題2:It’s clearly seen from the passage that ________.
A．it takes long for the service of the magazine to be updated
B．most of the postmen will be out of work someday
C．the readers can get all kinds of information without leaving home
D．everyone can read the magazine if there is a television at hand
小題3:According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people to ________.
A．read the information transmitted by TV signals
B．broadcast special TV programs at home and abroad
C．dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about
D．find the exact page in which you can get information you need
小題4:The passage is mainly about          .
A．a(chǎn) new magazine printed in London
B．a(chǎn) popular TV program with three services
C．a(chǎn) great breakthrough in printing
D．a(chǎn)n up-to-date way of keeping up to date

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
文章是關(guān)于一項閱讀信息的新裝置。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段London has a new magazine. But it’s not printed on paper.。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.可知在家有電視就可以接受信息。
小題3:猜測詞義題。通過上下文可知這個裝置應該是幫助人們閱讀信息的。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章是關(guān)于一項讀信息的新裝置。
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B．Because it’s too cold in deep ocean.
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D．begin to grow teeth when they reach the third level
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Following some of the tips for green living helps save our planet. All of these involve just a few changes to our daily habits.
Just walk and limit the use of your car. One of the poster images of pollution is our vehicles. It burns fuel. It is not as efficient as we hope it could be, and we use it every single day. To lessen the effects of the air pollution caused by our vehicles, we should limit their use. If we can walk to our destination then just let us go. Not only do we lessen our carbon dioxide emissions, but we also get a good exercise out of it.
Use a laptop instead of a computer desktop. Laptops are more energy efficient compared to their bigger counterparts. A laptop is generally 50 percent more efficient in using electricity. Aside from that there are other benefits of a laptop. It is portable so you can work anywhere you like and that you get powerful features without the large size of desktop units.
Turn off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth. It is always a better idea to use a glass when we are brushing our teeth and not to just let the faucet keep on running. Therefore，there is less water to waste while we are cleaning our pearly whites. Simply turn off the faucet when you are not using it.
Make good use of natural light. We have a great and natural lamp --- the sun, and we should learn how to take full advantage of it during daytime. So instead of turning on our lights or lamps even if it is still not evening, we should pull up the drapes and let the natural light come in from the windows.
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B．How to Change Our Daily Habits
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D．Green Living and Serious Pollution
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A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Six
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A．decreaseB．considerC．imagineD．guess
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B．While washing teeth we should turn off the faucet.
C．Vehicles bring pollution and we should try to avoid.
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A．Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.
B．The two murderers who killed the cloned baby
C．The two diseases of cancer and heart disease
D．Hereditary diseases and cancer
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A．How gene technology can be applied to cure family diseases.
B．Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.
C．Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.
D．Gene technology can help the English imperial family out
小題3:What is the main purpose of writing this passage?
A．Expressing the writer’s idea that gene technology will benefit people
B．Telling people the advantages of gene technology
C．Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people
D．Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity
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A．Scientists have already successfully cloned sheep.
B．Most couple will normally give birth to babies.
C．A good number of babies will be cloned
D．The government will take action to control it.

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