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thinkyourcommute（上下班路程）ishell.

TheMoscowMetro

TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworld.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers（枝形吊灯）,marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals（精美的壁画）.Withmorethan7millionridersaday,keepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.

TheHong

KongMetro

TheHongKongMTR

hasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatact

uallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.Italsointroduced“Octopuscards”thatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronically,butbuystuffatconveniencestores,supermarkets,restaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscard.

ShanghaiMetro

ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystem,andithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopened.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.Bythatpoint,itwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicago“L”.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.

TheLondon

Metro

LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUnderground,eventhough55percentofitliesaboveground．Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworld,youcancallitanythingyoulike.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversince.

Some3millionpeoplerideeachday,e

veryoneofthemrememberingto“Mindthegap”.

1.Whichonecanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?

A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheLondonMetro

C.TheMoscowMetroD.TheHongKongMTR

2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro________.

A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargest

C.isthebusiestintheworldD.maybelargerthantheChicago“L”inthefuture

3.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?

A.2B.3C.4D.5

B

AsIdidnothaveaboyfriend,IdecidedtotreatmyselfonValentine’sDay.IwasonmywaytothesupermarketwhenIsawanoldman.Hehadawalkingstickandcouldonlywalkafewstepsbeforehetired.Hetriedtoholdatreeandalmostfelldown.Iwenttohimandofferedtotakehimhome.

Hehadafewotheritemstocollectinthetowncentre,soIwentwithhim.Wewenttothechemist’stobuysomemedicine,thentoafoodstorewhereheonlypickeduptowitems.Totaltimewithhimwasabouthalfanhour.Iwasquitecertainthatifhe’dbeendoingitallalone,hewouldhavespe

nttwohoursormore.

Hewasinhislate80’sandwascalledSid.Sidhad“Rose”tattooed（纹）onhisfinger,hiswife’sname.Shedied2yearsold.IlearnedthatSidwasalonenow.Heoncehadtwosons:

onediedafewweeksafterhewasborn,andtheotherdiedwithaheartproblem.Sidvolunteeredallhisinformationaswewalkedbacktomycarformetodrivehimhome.Icouldn’timaginehisheartbreak.

WhenwearrivedatSid’shome,hegavemeabighugandthankedme.Hetoldmenottoworryabouthimandhebelievedtomorrowwouldbebetter.IwasgladthatImetSidtoday.HelpingSidmademelearnalot.Inolongerfeltaneedtotreatmyselftorosesinthesupermarket.Ihadalreadybeengiftedbytheoldman.

4.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodo?

A.TobuysomemedicineB.Tobuyherselfagift

C.TohelpsomeoneinneedD.Tobuysomethingforherfriend

5.Wecanlearnfromparagraph2thattheoldman_______.

A.boughttwoitemsfortheauthor

B.usuallyspenttwohourscollectingthings

C.finishedhisshoppingquicklywiththeauthor’shelp

D.hadtobuyallthethingsinhalfanhour

6.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Sid’sloveforhiswifeB.Sid’sgreatsadness

C.WhathappenedtoSidafterRose’sdeathD.WhatSidwentthroughinhislife

7.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromSid?

A.Beingstrongandhopeful

B.Keepingpeopleweloveinmind

C.Beinghonestandfriendly

D.Facingourhardlifebravely

C

OnedayThomasAlvaEdisonwasgivenaletterbyhisteacher.Histeacheraskedhimtogiveittohismother.Edisonthoughtitwassomethingnice.Afterhereturnedhome,heproudlygaveittohismother,saying“Myteacherletmegivethislettertoyou.”

Notknowingwhatitwas,Edison’smotheropenedit,andthenhereyesopenedwide.Withtearsinhereyes,shelookedathersonandreadouttheletteraloud,“Yourchildisagenius.Thisschoolistoosmallforhimanddoesn’thaveenoughgoodteacherstotrainhim.Pleaseteachhimyourself.”

ThefactwasthatEdisonlikedaskingstrangequestionsinclass.Histeachersthoughthewasmentallyill.Theycouldnolongerstandhimanddecidedtostophimfromgoingtoschool.However,Edison’smotherdidn’tgiveuponherson.Shetaughthimathome.

ManyyearsafterEdison’smotherdiedandhewasalreadyoneofthegreatestinventors,onedayhewaslookingthroughtheoldfamilythings.Suddenlyhesawapieceoffoldedpaperinthecornerofadrawer.Hetookitandopeneditup.Itread,“Yoursonisaddled（mentallyill）.Wewon’tlethimcometoschoolanymore.”

Edisoncriedforhoursandthenhewroteinhisdiary,“ThomasAlvaEdisonwasanaddledchild,but,byhisheromother,hebecomesthegeniusofthecentury.”

Havingfaithinthoseweloveisveryimportant.Weshouldhavefaithinthosearoundus.Evenifothershavegivenuponyou,youshouldhavefaithinyourself.

8.HowdidEdison’smotherprobablyfeelwhenreadingtheletter?

A.relaxedB.proudC.sadD.calm

9.Intheteacher’sopinion,Edison______.

A.wasn’tanormalchildB.wasn’thardtotrain

C.wastoocl

evertoteachD.wasreallyagenius

10.WhatdidEdison’smotherdoafterknowingtheteachers’decision?

A.Sheaskedhimtostudybyhimself.

B.Sheaskedhimtoinventthings.

C.Shesenthimtoanotherschool.

D.Shelethimgeteducatedathome.

11.Thepassageismeanttoshowthat____.

A.parentsknowtheirchildrenthebest

B.weshouldhavefaithinothersandourselves

C.mostchildrencanbegeniusesifencouraged

D.teachersshouldlovetheirstudents

D

Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!

Youwillbeabletobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!

Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!

Notallpastpredictions（预言）havebeenprovenwrong.Afewofthemhavebeensurprisinglyaccurate.Somegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcard,thefaxmachineandeventheinternetyearsbeforetheyhappened.Butforeachpredictionthathascometrue,someothershavemissedbyamile.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn’tconsiderhowpeoplewouldwanttousethetechnology,orifpeoplereallyneededitintheirlivesornot.Let’slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.

RobotHelpers

Where’stherobotinmykitchen?

Nowhere,ofcourse.Andhe’sprobablynotcominganytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttoday,butmostlyinfactoriesandothermanufacturingenvironments. 

Backinthe1950s,however,peoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobotswouldbeinmostpeople’shomes.

Sowhyhasn’tithappened?

Maybebecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy.Andprobablytheideaofrobotscookingourdinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttooweird.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.

TelephonesofTomorrow?

In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephone.Theysaidbytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butofcoursetheideahasn’tcaughtonyet.

Why?

Thetechnologyworkedfine,butitoverlookedsomethingobvious:

people’sdesireforprivacy.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophoneconversationwithsomeoneafteryoujuststepoutoftheshower?

Probablynot---itcouldbeuncomfortable!

Justbecausetechnologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.

Andfinally,howaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?

It’snotsocrazyanymore!

Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderfultechnologyideastocaptureourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews---orperhapstheskyoutsideyourwindowtoseewhatthefuturewillbring.

12.Thepassagemainlydealswith______.

A.predictionsthathaven’tcometrueB.predictionsthatcancatchoutimagination

C.newtechnologythatcanbenefitoutlifeD.predictionsthathavecometrue

13.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyNOTtheauthor’sbelief?

A.Technologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.

B.Manyofthehigh-techthingspeoplethoughtwe’dbeusingsimplyhaven’tappeared

C.Predictionsdon’tneedtoconsiderpe

ople’spracticaluseofthetechnology

D.High-techthingsarenotalwaysconvenienttopeople’slife

14.RobotHelpershaven’tbeenusedinmostpeople’shomebecause______.

.robotscanonlydojobsinfactories.

B.thekindofrobotswon’tbringpeoplepracticaluse.

C.peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthekindofrobots.

D.thekindofrobotshasn’tbeendevelopedyet

15.Whatcanwelearnaboutvideotelephonesfromthepassage?

A.Peoplehaven’tcomeupwiththeideatoinventvideotelephones

B.Peoplefindvideotelephonesbringlotsofconvenience

C.Videotelephonesarewellacceptedbypeopleathome

D.Videotelephones