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

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

第II卷　（计35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：阅读填空（10 分）（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第71至第80小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3 个单词。

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children．Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia．They also want their children to take extra-courses activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life．The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is．So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education．Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter．

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap．

Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others．What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence．

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever．

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking , sewing and doing other housework．

Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．It is an enjoyable but difficult experience．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully．His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of confidence．

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest．He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up．These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind．And that is more important．

What Chinese Parents Do In 71_____________ Their Children

Attitude	72_______________
Measures/Dos	Never care about money． Send them to the best schools or abroad． Wish their children to 73_____________ or other classes．
Belief	The more 74 __________in education, the better the result will be．
What they can see in their children	75_____________
What they can’t see in their children	Lack of 76 ___________________
77________________ their failure	Only teach them how to 78____________________ and study well． Without teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever．
How to 79______ the problem	By 80 __________________

 

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I.用单词的正确形式填空(共10小题计10分)每空一词

1.The soft music, lighting and beautiful flowers created a romantic______(气氛) in this restaurant.　　

2. The volcano broke out _____________(猛烈) with hot vapour and magma.

3. ______(全球)warming has been a serous social problem which attracts much public attention.　

4. The people who work at the station apologized for the late _________(到达) of the train.

5. Your laziness can a________for your total failure.?

6.   I have ____________(咨询)a number of law books in the British Museums.

7.   This project is of great _____________(益处)to everyone.

8．Young people are usually _______________(精力充沛)than the aged ones.

9.  We should have a healthy and _______________(平衡)diet.

10. You were wrong to take the car without _____________(许可).