“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.
【小题1】The meaning of the word “cool” ______.
A. is always the same                 B. changes a lot
C. is “wonderful or smart”           C. is “new and surprising”
【小题2】“You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool” means ______.

The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are parts of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning (克隆) humans.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. We are sure that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information.   It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions.  It's made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station, (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. It's even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modem technology, or we will fall behind the times.
【小题1】 _______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They    1    that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict    2    them.
Parents often find    3    difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young.
For example, young people like to do things without    4  . It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can    5    any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them like to plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be known. So when you want your parents to let you do    6   , you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they wear, the music they enjoy, and something else. But they    7    to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture    8    their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their ways of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes    9    going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home alone and do what they like.
If you plan to do something, you’d better win your parents over and get them to understand you.   10    your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.

1.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A. is always the same                 B. changes a lot

C. is “wonderful or smart”           C. is “new and surprising”

2.“You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool” means ______.

A．a little cold        B．a little hot         C．new and surprising  D．good-looking

3.“It also means some people don’t have enough words”.  Here “it” means_____.

A．the example                           B．the student

C．the word “cool”                      D．the visit to the farm

4.When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.

A．excited           B．happy            C．surprised          D．worried

5.The best title is _____.

A．Something about the word “Cool”        B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C．People use “Cool” Too Much            D．“Cool’ Is A New Word

Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered (考虑，认为) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.

Multitasking also has an effect (影响) on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (没必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work.

1. What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?

A. Want to buy.                     B. Use at the same time.

C. Take the place of.               D. Search information from.

2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that__________.

A. family members do not greet each other

B. family members do not eat at the family table

C. young people get on well with their families

D. young people hardly communicate with their family members

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

B. Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets.

C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D. Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.

B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.

C. Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills.  

D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills.

5. The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by__________.

A. providing special examples

B. following the natural time order

C. giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects 

D. comparing opinions from different worlds