Eric and Helen are close friends．Yesterday was Helen's birthday，so Eric went to a shop trying to find a special birthday present．At last he saw a hair clip in the shape of a bird．He knew immediately the hair clip was exactly what he wanted for Helen．From the first time he saw it in the window，Eric knew he liked it．

Eric was happy as he walked to Helen's house．When she opened the door he said，"Happy．．．" and then stopped talking for a moment before going on，"birthday，Helen．" He just couldn't believe what he saw! There in Helen's hair was a bird hair clip．It was exactly the same as the one in his gift box! People at the party were talking，but most of the time Eric wasn't listening．He couldn't forget the hair clip．

Finally it was time for the birthday cake．"There are eighteen candles on the cake，Helen．Do you think you can blow them all out?" her parents said．"Make a wish first，wish for something that you want very much before you blow out the candles．If all the candles go out，you will get your wish．"

"I wish I had a bird hair clip，" Helen said and she blew out all the candles．

"What?" asked Eric．"What did you say?"

"The hair clip in my hair isn't mine．It's Millie's．She thought it looked good on me and she said I could have it for the evening．"

Eric quickly showed his little square box to Helen．He couldn't wait for her to open it!

1．How old is Helen?

A．16                     B．18                        C．20                       D．22

2．What shape is the hair clip?

A               B                  C                   D

3．Why did Eric stopped talking for a moment after he said，"Happy．．．" to Helen?

A．Because he felt cold．

B．Because he was too shy．

C．Because he was too excited to speak．

D．Because he saw a bird hair clip in Helen's hair．

4．What does the underlined phrase "go out" mean in Chinese?

A．出去                   B．点燃                    C．熄灭               D．尽力

5．What does the underlined word "it" refer to in the last paragraph?

A．the square box                                  B．the birthday cake

C．the door                                              D．the round box

6．What will probably happen after the birthday party?

A．Helen will argue with Eric．

B．Helen will be extremely happy．

C．Helen will not see Eric any more．

D．Helen will throw away the bird hair clip．

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_______.

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!

1. 1.

   Where has the eye-recognition program already been tested in a few countries? In_______

   1. A.
      shops and banks
   2. B.
      shops and schools
   3. C.
      banks and schools
   4. D.
      schools and hospitals
2. 2.

   How does the eye-recognition program work?

   1. A.
      You look at the machine and type a number
   2. B.
      You need to speak and then look
   3. C.
      The machine looks at your face
   4. D.
      You look at the machine
3. 3.

   We already have machines that can tell who you are from ________

   1. A.
      your eyes or your smell
   2. B.
      your voice or the mark made by your finger
   3. C.
      your face or your voice
   4. D.
      your face or your hand
4. 4.

   Which of the following doesn’t belong to the advantages of the eye-recognition program?

   1. A.
      Your eyes don’t change as you get older
   2. B.
      Eyes don’t get dirty like hands or fingers
   3. C.
      Everyone’s eyes are different, even twins have different eyes
   4. D.
      We can’t see anything without eyes
5. 5.

   What problem could there be with the eye-recognition program?

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