Vision-phones(可视电话)
Radio，telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you switch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use a telephone，not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them，however, you can’t see anything at all. Television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it，but they can’t take part in what they see.
Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone. With it two people who are talking can see each other．
Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling，It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it, too. Perhaps in the near future, vision-phones will come into wide use in our everyday life.
【小题1】According to the passage, we can guess that the_______ was invented last.

A．radio

B．vision-phone

C．telephone

D．television

【小题2】Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of______ some day.

A．the telephone

B．the radio

C．the television

D．all the above

【小题3】In the future, you can use a vision-phone to ________ 

A．ask an assistant to read a book for you

B．read a book

C．ask an assistant to bring you a book

D．ask an assistant to do some shopping for you

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.

When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

1.What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.         B．A housewife       C．A teacher         D．A writer

2.Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

3.Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

4.What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.                         B．To be a teacher.

C．To be an A-student                      D．To find a good job.

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.

 

Vision-phones(可视电话)

Radio，telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you switch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use a telephone，not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them，however, you can’t see anything at all. Television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it，but they can’t take part in what they see.

Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone. With it two people who are talking can see each other．

Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling，It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping through it, too. Perhaps in the near future, vision-phones will come into wide use in our everyday life.

1.According to the passage, we can guess that the_______ was invented last.

A．radio             B．vision-phone       C．telephone         D．television

2.Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of______ some day.

A．the telephone      B．the radio          C．the television      D．all the above

3.In the future, you can use a vision-phone to ________ 

A．ask an assistant to read a book for you

B．read a book

C．ask an assistant to bring you a book

D．ask an assistant to do some shopping for you

 

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
【小题1】What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.

B．A housewife

C．A teacher

D．A writer

【小题2】Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

【小题3】Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

【小题4】What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.	B．To be a teacher.
C．To be an A-student	D．To find a good job.

【小题5】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.

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Visionphone (可视电话)

　

　　Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world . When you turn on the radio, you can listen. But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others but you can also talk with them; however, you can't see anything at all. Now television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see.

　　Today, some people are using a new type of telephone called visionphone . With the visionphone , two people who are talking can see each other.

　　Visionphones can be very useful when you have something to show the person whom you are calling . It may also have other uses in the future . Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your visionphoine. You may be able to do the shopping through it, too .

　　Suppose(假定) you read about something in the newspaper that you want to buy, you will go to your visionphone and call the shop . The shop assistant will show you the thing that you're interested in . You'll be able to shop all over the town and never leave your home .

　　Perhaps in the near future, visionphones will come into wide use in our everyday life .

(1) From this passage, we can guess that the ________ was invented last .

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(2) It's possible for a visionphone to take the place of________ .

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(3) Through a visionphone we can________ .

[　　]

(4) In the future, you can use a visionphone to________ .

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A．read a library book

B．ask a librarian to read a book for you

C．ask a librarian to bring you book

D．ask a librarian to do some shopping for you