Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams, his math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.
Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks? Would you just let them be and give up?
Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn't at his original (原来的) level, Lin doesn't panic anymore.
"Don't be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.
"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"
【小题1】 What problem did Lin Yijian have recently?

A．He used to get high marks.

B．He did well in math.

C．He did not so well as before in math.

D．He had no time to study math.

【小题2】According to the passage, which is NOT true among the following statements?

A．Lin chose to face his problems.

B．His parents and teachers also helped him.

C．After some hard work, he now gets marks over 110 points.

D．Lin faced his problems instead of giving up.

【小题3】What problems does Chen Xingzhu have according to the passage?

A．He is also not good at math.

B．He is also not good at PE.

C．He is also not good at sit-ups.

D．He is also not good at PE entrance exam.

阅读下面的短文．并根据短文后的要求答题。
Since 1850．the temperature of Earth’s surface has increased about 0.6°C．Scientists predict it may warm much more by the end of this century．Who’s turning up the heat? Well, it seems that we are! Some of this global warming may be natural．However，nearly all scientists now agree that most of it is due to peoples actions．Over the past 150 years, we've added huge amounts of certain gases, especially carbon dioxide（CO2）to the air．These gases can keep heat near Earth's surface，so more carbon dioxide means more heat is kept near Earth's surface．Global warming may change the weather in ways that lead to more severe storms，floods and droughts．
We add carbon dioxide to the air when we burn things, especially fossil fuels．Fossil fuels are energy sources formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago．Coal，oil，and natural gas are all fossil fuels．People in the United States and other countries started bunting large amounts of fossil fuels more than a century ago．The amount d fossil fuels being burned each year has been increasing worldwide．The more we burn，_____________________．
What can we do to help? Nowadays to live a low-carbon life is quite popular in the world． Low-carbon means to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide．Saving energy and reusing are the key words. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make our lives low-carbon．
1．What problem can global warming cause?（根据短文内容回答问题）
2．What are fossil fuels?（同上）
3．请将第一段中的划线句子翻译成汉语。
4．请根据第二段内容，将最后一个句子补充完整。
The more we bum，_____________________________________________.
5．请写出日常生活中的一种“低碳”行为（用英语写一个句子）。

阅读下面的短文．并根据短文后的要求答题。

Since 1850．the temperature of Earth’s surface has increased about 0.6°C．Scientists predict it may warm much more by the end of this century．Who’s turning up the heat? Well, it seems that we are! Some of this global warming may be natural．However，nearly all scientists now agree that most of it is due to peoples actions．Over the past 150 years, we've added huge amounts of certain gases, especially carbon dioxide（CO2）to the air．These gases can keep heat near Earth's surface，so more carbon dioxide means more heat is kept near Earth's surface．Global warming may change the weather in ways that lead to more severe storms，floods and droughts．

We add carbon dioxide to the air when we burn things, especially fossil fuels．Fossil fuels are energy sources formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago．Coal，oil，and natural gas are all fossil fuels．People in the United States and other countries started bunting large amounts of fossil fuels more than a century ago．The amount d fossil fuels being burned each year has been increasing worldwide．The more we burn，_____________________．

What can we do to help? Nowadays to live a low-carbon life is quite popular in the world． Low-carbon means to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide．Saving energy and reusing are the key words. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make our lives low-carbon．

1．What problem can global warming cause?（根据短文内容回答问题）

2．What are fossil fuels?（同上）

3．请将第一段中的划线句子翻译成汉语。

4．请根据第二段内容，将最后一个句子补充完整。

The more we bum，_____________________________________________.

5．请写出日常生活中的一种“低碳”行为（用英语写一个句子）。

 

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition（眼睛识别 program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology（技术） will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, and don’t get dirty like hands or fingers, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct at present. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye. So smile!
【小题1】Where has the eye-recognition program already been tested in a few countries? In_______.

A．shops and banks	B．shops and schools
C．banks and schools	D．schools and hospitals

【小题2】 How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You look at the machine and type a number.

B．You need to speak and then look.

C．The machine looks at your face.

D．You look at the machine.

【小题3】 We already have machines that can tell who you are from ________.

A．your eyes or your smell

B．your voice or the mark made by your finger

C．your face or your voice

D．your face or your hand

【小题4】 Which of the following doesn’t belong to the advantages of the eye-recognition program?

A．Your eyes don’t change as you get older.

B．Eyes don’t get dirty like hands or fingers.

C．Everyone’s eyes are different, even twins have different eyes.

D．We can’t see anything without eyes.

【小题5】 What problem could there be with the eye-recognition program?

A．Some eyes are the same.	B．Eyes can change.
C．It is not always correct.	D．Eyes can get dirty like hands.