In the near future，we may be using our eyes to operate our smart-phones and tablets，even when it comes to playing popular games like Fruit Ninja．
The Gaze Group has been developing eye-controlled computer technology for nearly 20 years．But those devices have been firstly designed to help those with disabilities，and are very expensive．
“After a while，we figured out that probably the best way is to go for a mass-market way，” says Gaze’s Sune Alstrup Johansen．“where everybody would have this available．"
Johansen and some of his colleagues have formed a new company，the Eye Tribe，which is hoping to develop the technology on a mass commercial level．
The technology works with the help of the computing device toward the user’s face． After making sure of the user’s eye movements，the technology is then able to easily find where a person’s eyes are moving，and then allow the eyes to control a cursor（光标）．
“Our software can then determine the location of the eyes and know where you’re looking on the screen to make sure what you’re looking at，“reads an explanation on the Eye Tribe site．
There has been a gradual change toward hands-free technology in recent years， particularly in the gaming world．Recently Xbox released the Kinect device，which lets users control their Xbox and play certain games using only their hands，legs and voices． But still，most of these devices have been more of a gimmick than a practical way to use one’s hands to control a mobile device．Johansen said a replaceable filter（滤光器）would be a cheap，convenient way for most consumers．
And even as companies like The Eye Tribe work to create such a product for the average user, making the eye-controlled technology more accessible and less expensive will have similar benefits for physically disabled users.
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1. 1.

   Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      An introduction of a new device．
   2. B.
      An introduction of smart-phones．
   3. C.
      An introduction of eye-controlling technology．
   4. D.
      An introduction of a new technology for the disabled．
2. 2.

   The underlined word“gimmick” probably means         

   1. A.
      a trick
   2. B.
      a way
   3. C.
      a lie
   4. D.
      a dream
3. 3.

   According to the passage，we can learn that      

   1. A.
      the eye-controlling technology was first developed for the blind
   2. B.
      the present developing 0f the technology will bring no good
   3. C.
      there is no such a phone as we can use only with our eyes at present
   4. D.
      the eye-controlling technology is only intended for the disabled people
4. 4.

   This passage is probably taken from         

   1. A.
      an experiment report
   2. B.
      a science fiction
   3. C.
      a school textbook
   4. D.
      a science website

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Platform Shoe

     James was a curious young man. Everywhere he went, he liked to observe things and to ___36___ people, what they did, and what they wore. ___37___ he was making sudden ___38___ all the time. He couldn’t really help it, and it just happened.

     For example, he saw a man whose __39__was covered in tattoos（纹身）.That man was __40___ and walked with pride. James imagined him __41___ people up, sometimes with poles and sometimes with his hands, speaking __42__ words each time he opened his mouth. Many gang members with tattooed body perhaps, James thought to himself.

     Sometimes James felt guilty for __43___ others this way, but that feeling was __44__ and never really lasted.

     Then, one time, he saw a woman ___45__ alone in a bar. The woman was middle-aged, quite fat, and although she was not ___46___， James could tell she was a short lady. As usual, James glanced across at her. As his eyes reached her ___47___, he got a shock.

     There she was, on her left foot, wearing a ___48___ shoe that was at least 3 inches high. How could such a little middle-aged lady who was ___49__ be so vain as to wear such high platforms? Look ___50___? In that short moment of time, __51__ thoughts flowed through James’ mind.

     A second later, James’ eyes __52___ moved across to the lady’s right foot. And there, he got an even bigger __53___-----it was a flat shoe. She was not vain; she was just a disabled woman. If anything, she deserved __54___, certainly not blame, not even mental blame.

     James was struck with great __55___.It was a cruel lesson he had to learn about not jumping to conclusions, about not judging people, especially so quickly.

     阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Platform Shoe

     James was a curious young man. Everywhere he went, he liked to observe things and to ___1___ people, what they did, and what they wore. ___2___ he was making sudden ___3___ all the time. He couldn’t really help it, and it just happened.

     For example, he saw a man whose __4__was covered in tattoos（纹身）.That man was __5___ and walked with pride. James imagined him __6___ people up, sometimes with poles and sometimes with his hands, speaking __7__ words each time he opened his mouth. Many gang members with tattooed body perhaps, James thought to himself.

     Sometimes James felt guilty for __8___ others this way, but that feeling was __9__ and never really lasted.

     Then, one time, he saw a woman ___10__ alone in a bar. The woman was middle-aged, quite fat, and although she was not ___11___， James could tell she was a short lady. As usual, James glanced across at her. As his eyes reached her ___12___, he got a shock.

     There she was, on her left foot, wearing a ___13___ shoe that was at least 3 inches high. How could such a little middle-aged lady who was ___14__ be so vain as to wear such high platforms? Look ___15___? In that short moment of time, __16__ thoughts flowed through James’ mind.

     A second later, James’ eyes __17___ moved across to the lady’s right foot. And there, he got an even bigger __18___-----it was a flat shoe. She was not vain; she was just a disabled woman. If anything, she deserved __19___, certainly not blame, not even mental blame.

     James was struck with great __20___.It was a cruel lesson he had to learn about not jumping to conclusions, about not judging people, especially so quickly.

1.A.greet    B.watch    C.meet            D.cheat

2.A.Gradually    B.Regularly    C.Surely    D.Commonly

3.A.mistakes    B.decisions    C.judgments    D.promises

4.A.face    B.shoulder    C.body    D.arm

5.A.ugly    B.tough    C.ambitious    D.strong

6.A.cheering    B.dressing    C.beating    D.holding

7.A.humorous    B.modest    C.bad    D.cautious

8.A.suspecting    B.judging    C.helping    D.cursing

9.A.temporary    B.endless    C.permanent    D.deep

10.A.performing    B.drinking            C.reading    D.singing

11.A.speaking    B.standing    C.sitting    D.walking

12.A.feet    B.hands    C.eyes    D.legs

13.A.leather    B.tennis            C.platform    D.flat

14.A.common    B.usual        C.normal    D.ordinary

15.A.strange    B.mysterious            C.responsible    D.beautiful

16.A.inspiring    B.blaming    C.persuading    D.defending

17.A.naturally    B.secretly            C.firmly    D.coldly

18.A.pleasure    B.honor    C.comfort    D.shock

19.A.love    B.award    C.sympathy    D.gift

20.A.fear    B.guilt    C.pity    D.panic三 阅读

  阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A, B, C,和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend, for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions．

　   As they went along, they saw   21   in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had   22   finished his day’s work．

　The student   23   the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a（n）   24  : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes, and wait to see his  25   when he cannot find them.”

　  “My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never  26   ourselves at the expense of the poor．You are   27  , and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of helping the poor man．Put a  28   into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the   29   affects him.”

　  The student did so,  30   they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by．

　  The poor man soon finished his work, and came   31   the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While   32   his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 33  , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin．

　  Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face．He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again．He then looked around 34   on all sides, but no person was to be seen．He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was  35   on finding the other coin．

　  His feelings   36   him; he fell upon his  37  , looked up to heaven and let out a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and  38  , and his children without bread, whom the timely giving, from some unknown hand, would save from dying．

　  The student stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears．“Now,” said the professor,

“Are you not much better pleased than if you had played your  39   trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget．I feel now the  40  of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

1.．A．hanging        B．lying          C．sitting        D．hiding

2.A．nearly           B．seemingly      C．closely        D．equally

3.A．looked backB．referred to          C．turned to      D．puzzled over

4.A．fun              B．amusement      C．entertainment  D．trick

5.．A．opinion        B．confusion      C．emotion        D．enthusiasm

6.A．treat            B．dedicate       C．amuse          D．occupy

7.．A．healthy        B．kind           C．mean           D．rich

8.A．coin             B．penny          C．dollar         D．pound

9.A．pleasure         B．discovery      C．tiredness      D．possibility

10.A．and             B．but            C．thus           D．therefore

11.．A．around        B．across         C．into           D．toward

12.A．taking on       B．looking on     C．putting on     D．hanging on

13.A．hard            B．tight          C．soft           D．loose

14.A．that            B．it             C．themselves     D．himself

15.A．folded          B．accelerated    C．doubled        D．improved

16.A．mastered        B．beat           C．betrayed       D．overcame

17.A．hands           B．knees          C．feet           D．legs

18.．A．beautifulB．merciless           C．hopeful        D．helpless

19.A．intended        B．required       C．wanted         D．interested

20.．A． faith        B．fact           C．truth          D．reliability