From a major Windows upgrade to more powerful Web services and high-definition (高清晰)DVD, there's a lot to look forward to in the coming year.New monitors, DVD players, computers and game systems, will blur(模糊)the border between computers and home appliances to finally create a digital centre in each modern house.

  Vista View

  Microsoft's next major operating system, Windows Vista, looks different from today's Windows.But the parts you can't see might be even more important.Microsoft is focusing on securing users from the viruses, worms, and other attacks that have become a serious problem in the last decade.But security isn't the only point of Windows Vista.It includes additional gaming features, a new desktop search function, a new user interface, compatibility(兼容)with high-definition TV and multimedia equipment.

  New DVD on the road

  The next DVD generation has two layers.First, high-definition recording will mean more vivid sound and pictures.It also means you might have to put aside your present DVD collection, as people did with tape cassettes in the 1980's when CD was introduced.The new technology will record high-definition TV programs on a small disk without quality loss.And up to 50 gigabytes of storage can put 13 hours of programs or eight movies on a disc.

  Wireless Connectivity Everywhere.

  Wi-Fi is coming.Despite the over publicity surrounding wireless networking, the fact remains that finding a public connection still takes work.Next year, connectivity should get easier, thanks to long-range broadband wireless technology from Intel called WiMax.According to an Intel spokesperson a WiMax signal“can carry 50 miles in tests, but in reality about half that.”It means you can get online almost anywhere at any time.

  Next-Generation Game Consoles(控制臺(tái))

  Gamers, fasten your seat belts.2006 will be a great year for consoles.Next year will be one of the most exciting with major releases from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.It's like an election:Every four years or so, gamers get to choose which platform they'll support for the next cycle.As you'd expect, the processing and graphics hardware powering the consoles is impressive.They'll include HDTV and high-speed Internet connectivity.

(1)

Which is NOT included in Windows Vista?

[  ]

A.

Gaming features.

B.

A new monitor.

C.

High-definition TV.

D.

A new desktop search function.

(2)

With the new DVDs, you can ________.

[  ]

A.

record TV programs or movies.

B.

play tapes

C.

use smaller disks

D.

enjoy a bigger collection of DVDs

(3)

From the passage, we can conclude ________.

[  ]

A.

the competition between console makers is fierce

B.

Wi-Fi will take the place of Internet next year

C.

new viruses will be developed for Windows Vista

D.

new products make many of your old possessions rubbish

(4)

What do all the items listed above have in common?

[  ]

A.

They are convenient for gamers.

B.

High speed Internet connectivity.

C.

All involve a great leap in technology.

D.

High definition.

(5)

What's the purpose of writing this passage?

[  ]

A.

To inform you of ways to upgrade your house.

B.

To introduce the new technology.

C.

To inform you how to build up a digital centre.

D.

To introduce the new designs.

答案:1.C;2.A;3.A;4.C;5.B;
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 While I was at school, I  1  train with Spurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also    2  for English schoolboys, so I suppose I was    3  a school boy star.

  

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 I didn't support Spurs  16  a boy. I supported QPR, my local team. But to play for Spurs,    17  had just won the FA Cup, was interesting to me. There were so many    18  , and of course Bill Nicholson was the    19  thena great manager.

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“Do you think we’ll win? ”ten-year-old Tyrus Lucas asked his mother   1    he wrote his name on the entry(參賽作品) to Cartoon Network’s toy sweepstakes.

“We can   2    , ”said his mother, a divorced mother who works as a teacher and struggled to   3     her kids, she didn’t have much money for   4    .

A week later the phone rang. “Your son won our drawing!” a woman    5    .

“Great, ”cried his mother, “Which   6   did he win? ”

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The next Saturday when the doorbell of their home rang, Tyrus, not   7   the surprise, opened the door and his face    8   up. “Mom, ”he cried, “Cartoon Network is here!”

So were dozens of   9   kids who had run over to the cartoon-covered truck. They jumped   10   as hundreds of toys tumbled(搖晃) from the truck’s back doors.

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1. A. though                           B. as

C. as long as                            D. so that

2. A. guess                                B. ask

C. wait                             D. try

3. A. support                           B. promise

C. treat                           D. consider

4. A. drawings                           B. extras

C. food                           D. schooling

5. A. declared                           B. explained

C. spoke                                D. praised

6. A. prize                                B. pay

C. toy                                   D. wealth

7. A. seeing                           B. helping

C. knowing                           D. enjoying

8. A. lighted                           B. looked

C. turned                                D. set

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C. helpful                                D. excited

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C. down                                D. up and down

11. A. join                                B. fill

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12. A. worried                           B. stopped

C. laughed                                D. examined

13. A. much                           B. great

C. little                             D. quantities

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C. handing                               D. driving

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C. students                                D. children

18. A. contributed                        B. delivered

C. sold                             D. lent

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