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    　　Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK．

    　　The shoes－named Square Eyes-contain an electronic pressure sensor arid a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day．A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day's efforts．

    　　The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK．“We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,”she says．“And I wanted to tackle that with my design．”

    　　Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off．And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps．

    　　Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both．Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television．So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time．

    　　Existing pedometers(计步器)normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement．Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking．But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat．“It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,”she says．“That was one of my main design considerations．”

    (1)

    According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ______．

    [　　]

    A．

    keep a record of the steps of the wearer

    B．

    deal with overweight among teenagers

    C．

    enable children to resist the temptation of TV

    D．

    prevent children from being tricked by TV programs

    (2)

    Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?

    [　　]

    A．

    They regulate a child's evening TV viewing time．

    B．

    They determine a child's daily pocket money．

    C．

    They have raised the hot issue of overweight．

    D．

    They contain information of the receiver．

    (3)

    What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?

    [　　]

    A．

    The exact number of steps to be taken．

    B．

    The precise number of hours spent on TV．

    C．

    The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time．

    D．

    The way of changing steps into TV watching time．

    (4)

    Compared with other similar products, the new design ___________．

    [　　]

    A．

    makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat

    B．

    counts the wearer's steps through shaking

    C．

    records the sudden movement of the wearer

    D．

    sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver

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    　　The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again．In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home．

    　　Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year．For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled．And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof．

    　　Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr．Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs．

    　　The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr．Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business．

    　　To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint．He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support．Mint has committed around ￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr．Dunlop’s business．The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year．

    　　Mr．Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics．

    　　For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards．They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior(外部的)advertising space．

    　　The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year．Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK．The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious．

    (1)

    “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    economically desirable

    B．

    favorable to the environment

    C．

    for holding music performances

    D．

    designed for disaster relief

    (2)

    Mr．Dunlop established his business ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    independently with an interest-free loan from Mint

    B．

    with the approval of the City’s administration

    C．

    in partnership with a finance group

    D．

    with the help of a Japanese architect

    (3)

    It is implied in the passage that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the weather in the UK is changeable in summer

    B．

    most performances at British festivals are given in the open air

    C．

    the cardboard tents produced by Mr．Dunlop can be user-tailored

    D．

    cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users．

    (4)

    The passage is mainly concerned with ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    an attempt at developing recyclable tents

    B．

    some efforts at making full use of cardboards

    C．

    an unusual success of a graduation project

    D．

    the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals

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    Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.

    　 The shoes- named Square Eyes- contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.

    　 The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”

    　 Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.

    Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.

    　 Existing pedometers(计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”

    38. Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?

    　 A. They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time.

    　 B. They determine a child’s daily pocket money.

    　 C. They have raised the hot issue of overweight.

    　 D. They contain information of the receiver.

    39. What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?

    　 A. The exact number of steps to be taken.

    　 B. The precise number of hours spent on TV.

    　 C. The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.

    　 D. The way of changing steps into TV watching time.

    40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    　 A. Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time

    B. Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise

    　 C. Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise 　

    D. Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight

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    　　The disadvantage you usually find about MP3 players like the iPod is that they are too big．But get ready for the MP3 player in your hand to get much smaller－the size of a Band-Aid(创可贴)．

    　　It’s called the Skinny Player, and it’s being designed by industrial designers Chih-Wei Wang and Shou-His Fu．Unlike the current types of iPod Shuffles and iPod Nanos, the Skinny Player does not need to be fixed onto your clothes or put into your pocket．It could stick to your skin(皮肤)like you would attach a Band-Aid．But unlike Band-Aids, this tiny MP3 player will not lose its stickiness as you pull it off for the hundredth time．

    　　The Skinny Player features flexible speakers allowing the user to enjoy music conveniently．When it gets dirty, the user can simply clean it using a damp cloth．No batteries either．The Skinny Player’s designers say it will be powered by body heat, using a flexible battery charging device(充电器)that is in contact with skin whenever the player is being used．

    　　The design only include an on/off button and flexible speakers, no word yet on arranging the volume．Besides, the memory capacity(储存容量)won’t be the best, as it is designed to only store one album．

    　　The small size and the ability to stick it onto your skin like a Band-Aid should make the Skinny Player perfect for runners who now depend on their iPod to keep them energized on the running path．

    (1)

    According to the writer, the disadvantage about the iPod is mostly about its ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    price

    B．

    colour

    C．

    shape

    D．

    size

    (2)

    The Skinny Player has all the advantages except that it’s ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    easy to clean

    B．

    convenient to carry

    C．

    smaller in size

    D．

    larger in memory capacity

    (3)

    Paragraph 4 tells that the Skinny Player ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    also has other advantages

    B．

    still has its disadvantages

    C．

    is easier to operate

    D．

    is harder to operate

    (4)

    According to the writer, the Skinny Player will be especially popular among the ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    runners

    B．

    drivers

    C．

    students

    D．

    speakers

    (5)

    The best title for this passage can be ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Ipod－out of date MP3 player

    B．

    Ipod－out of date mobile phone

    C．

    Skinny Player－new type of MP3 player

    D．

    Skinny Player－new type of mobile phone

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    　　Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted(预测)in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems．

    　　Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say．

    　　Increased carbon dioxide(CO2)in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth．

    　　“Predicting species' reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology,” said the researches of several U．S．universities．They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services．

    　　The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species．It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估)the speed of flowering by 8．5 times and leafing by 4 times．

    　　“Across all species, the experiments under-predicted the speed of the advance－for both leafing and flowering－that results from temperature increases,” the study said．

    　　The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change, it said．

    　　Plants are necessary for life on the Earth．They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis(光合作用)to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water．They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet．

    　　Scientists believe the world's average temperature has risen by about 0．8℃ since 1900, and nearly 0．2℃ every ten years since 1979．

    　　So far, efforts to cut emissions(排放)of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2℃ this century－a point scientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels．

    (1)

    What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1?

    [　　]

    A．

    Plants' reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystem．

    B．

    The increasing speed of flowering is beyond scientists' expectation．

    C．

    Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns．

    D．

    Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather．

    (2)

    We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    plants' flowering is 8．5 times faster than leafing

    B．

    there are 1,634 plant species on the four continents

    C．

    scientists should improve the design of the experiments

    D．

    the experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change

    (3)

    Scientists pay special attention to the study of plants because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    they can prove the climate change clearly

    B．

    they are very important in the food chains

    C．

    they play a leading role in reducing global warming

    D．

    they are growing and flowering much faster than before

    (4)

    What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about the world's temperature?

    [　　]

    A．

    It has risen nearly 0．2℃ since 1979．

    B．

    Its change will lead to weather extremes．

    C．

    It is 0．8℃ higher in 1979 than that of 1990．

    D．

    It needs to be controlled within 2℃ in this century．

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