Which are you more likely to have with you at any given moment-your cell phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.
In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U.S., but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication (NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.
Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal – a contact- free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U.S., a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction（交易）fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and- pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cell phone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale（POS）market. Three big cell phone service providers have formed a joint venture（合資企業(yè)）that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U.S. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”
The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitally pick-pocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah. A mobile- security researcher, “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”
Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isn’t.
小題1:What is predicted to happen in the U.S.?
A．The expansion of cell phone companies.
B．The boom of pay-by-phone business.
C．The disappearance of credit cards.
D．The increase of Starbucks sales.
小題2:The NFC technology can be used to __________.
A．ensure the safety of shoppers
B．collect transaction fees easily
C．make purchase faster and simpler
D．improve the quality of cell phones
小題3:Three cell phone service providers form a joint venture to __________.
A．strengthen their relationship
B．test the NFC technology
C．sell more cell phones
D．get a share in the payments industry
小題4:According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones?
A．Stop the functioning of their phones.
B．Set up a password.
C．Get all the money out of their phones.
D．Report it to the bank.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
文章講述的是新興的用手機快速消費的方法，和與其相關(guān)的一些待處理的問題。
小題1:事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication (NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics可知，人們喜歡這種無線的方便的消費方式。
小題2:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第三段NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal – a contact- free system built for speed and convenience可知，這種消費方式方便快捷。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段get to collect the profitable transaction（交易）fees可知，是為了從交易中收取費用。
小題4:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)最后一段it can be located on a map and remotely disabled.可知，可以遠程控制，讓手機失靈（disabled）
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Students were happy to see the editors listen to their   40 . You may often   41  about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents.   42  before complaining, please   43  that you have already spoken about your thoughts.
It’s common in China that teachers at school and parents were   44  the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are   45  to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be    46 .
A girl wrote to Teens about her family   47 . She used to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she   48  decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her   49 , the father   50 , saying that he didn’t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really  51 .
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小題2:
A．whenB．howC．whereD．what
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)tB．forC．inD．on
小題4:
A．readB．sawC．tookD．copied
小題5:
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小題6:
A．complainB．talkC．writeD．speak
小題7:
A．And B．So C．Instead D．But
小題8:
A．make goodB．make ofC．make sureD．make up
小題9:
A．seldomB．never C．hardlyD．a(chǎn)lways
小題10:
A．reducedB．usedC．a(chǎn)dvised D．told
小題11:
A．remembered B．usedC．heardD．touched
小題12:
A．historyB．storyC．eventD．report
小題13:
A．sadlyB．suddenlyC．finally D．a(chǎn)ngrily
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A．dutyB．task（任務(wù)）C．pleasureD．right （權(quán)利）
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Chief technology officer Justin Rattner showed how personal devices will one day offer advice. “How can we change the relationship so we think of these devices not as devices but as assistants or even companions?” he asked.
Handheld devices could combine already common geographic location technology with data from microphones, cameras, heart and body monitors and even brain scans to offer their owners advice that today only a friend or relative could give.
“Imagine a device that uses a variety of sensors to determine what you are doing at an instant, from being asleep in your bed to being out for a run with a friend, ” Rattner said, “Future devices will constantly learn about who you are, how you live, work and play.’’
Rattner also demonstrated a television remote control that figures out who is holding it based on how it is held, and then learns the viewer’s entertainment preferences.
As the world leader for decades in microchips for servers and desktop computers, Intel is hurrying to catch up in the profitable market for smart phones like Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry.
Telephones with e-mail, global positioning and media players are pointing the way to a future where ever more functions are packed into ever smaller mobile devices.
The smart phone industry, including technology giants like LG and Samsung, is likely to sell 270 million phones this year and grow 25 percent in 2011, according to market research company IDC.
“I think you can expect to see features that support context-aware computing starting to appear in Intel products in the near future,” Rattner said.
But analysts say Intel faces an uphill battle getting its microchips into new phones as Nvidia, Marvell and Qualcomm have already made headway with cheap, lower-power processors based on designs by ARM Holdings.
Rattner recognized that questions about privacy and people’s willingness to be intimate with their computers will have to be settled before the future generation of smart phones he described takes off.
“If you think identity threat is a problem today, imagine when your whole context is readily available on the Net.”, he said.
小題1:The future smart phones can do all of the following except _______.
A．giving responses to the moods of the owners
B．giving proposals like assistants or companions
C．offering advice to their owners’ friends or relatives
D．telling the phone holders or carriers where they are
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C．Marvell and QualcommD．Nvidia and ARM Holdings
小題3:From the passage we can infer that _______.
A．Intel Corporation has become the world leader in the smar tphone market
B．Intel Corporation has fallen behind in the profitable market for smart phones
C．more functions packed into mobile phones will make mobile devices larger
D．the smart phone industry is likely to grow 25 percent in the year of 2011
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Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918. But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’ lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents. But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”. 
A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially. Love-hate relationships were common among the children. Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.
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A．in a different family environment
B．in a different family tradition
C．in different family crises
D．in different families
小題2:In terms of language development, later-borns ________.
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B．learn a lot from their elder siblings
C．experience a lot of difficulties
D．pick up words more quickly
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A．Siblings hated fighting and loved playing.
B．Siblings in some families fought frequently.
C．Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships.
D．Siblings learned to get on together from fights.
小題4:The word “feminine” (in Para. 4) means “_______”.
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If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的順序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love :12+15+22+5="54," and luck : 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈禱)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(態(tài)度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive(積極地)attitude towards failure(失敗),you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
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A．Hard-work.B．Knowledge.C．Money.D．Attitude.
小題2:According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _________.
A．a(chǎn)sk for help from othersB．say your prayers to God
C．change your attitudeD．try maths-solving methods
小題3:From the passage we can learn that ______________.
A．diffrent attitudes come from different courses of life.
B．mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life
C．failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude
D．none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more

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[2] Avoid Writing. You may have been told to write in your books, or even to underline words, phrases, and paragraphs. But if you plan to keep the book, add it to your library, or even sell it — don't write in the book. The ink may damage your book forever. Use a notebook to take notes or use pieces of paper. If you are required to write in your book, use a pencil, and remove the markings later.
[3] Avoid Food and Drinks. Food and drinks are things that may be dangerous to your books, so the best way is to avoid eating or drinking while you read. If you need to read while you eat, make sure your fingers are clean and dry as you hold the book or turn the pages. Also, keep the book well away from the food and drinks.
[4] Take Care. When you handle your book, hold it with care. When you read the book, don't fold down the corners of the pages (use a bookmark instead). Don't place your book with the book open, face-down. You'd better use a book cover to keep your book in the best condition.
[5] Put it on the Shelf. If you want to take care of your books, keep your books on a shelf when ____________. But, also, take care that the books should be placed in an upright (豎立的) position.
小題1:What's the main idea of the text? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_________________________________________________________
小題2:Why shouldn't you use a pen if you have to write in your book? (Please answer within 10words.)
______________________  ___________________________________
小題3:Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
A book cover may be what you need most to keep your book in the best shape.
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小題4:Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (Please answer within 6 words.)
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A researcher, Diamond, studied bridge players from a women’s bridge club. She chose bridge players because the game includes skills stimulating(刺激) a part of the brain called the dorsolateral cortex. Earlier animal research suggests that this part of the brain may play a role in the immune system.
The findings are based on blood samples drawn from 12 women players. Their blood samples showed a rise in levels of white blood cells called T cells after they played bridge for 90 minutes. T cells are produced by the thymus gland(胸腺) and used by the immune system against diseases.
The T cell count jumped significantly in eight of the bridge players, and slightly in the other four. The findings contribute to the field of neuroimmunology(神經(jīng)免疫學), whose name reflects the fact that the nervous system and the immune system are not considered separate and isolated(獨立的) systems. What isn’t clear is whether the help to the immune system from an activity like contract bridge is lasting or temporary. It is also not clear whether the increase in T cells could finally be targeted against special illnesses.
小題1:Playing bridge can help one to fight off diseases because it can _______.
A．raise production of a key blood cell B．make people joyful
C．a(chǎn)id digestionD．make break away from the bad habits
小題2:Diamond chose to study bridge players for the research because _______.
A．the players are good friends of hers
B．she loves playing bridge
C．this game stimulates a part of the brain that has something to do with immune system
D．she is a clever manager, who operates her bridge club well
小題3:A T cell is _______ cell.
A．a(chǎn) brainB．a(chǎn) white blood
C．a(chǎn) red blood D．a(chǎn) kind of dangerous blood
小題4:Which of the following is true according to this article?
A．The immune system and the brain system used to be considered separate and isolated systems.
B．The help to the immune system that is brought about by playing bridge can last for a long time.
C．Cortex is a kind of blood cell.
D．The new findings are impossible.

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A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(壓抑). Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
小題1:According to this passage,           .
A．one can choose his color preference　　
B．one is born with his color preference
C．one’s color preference is changeable
D．one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly
小題2:The main idea of this passage is           .
A．one's color preference shows one's character
B．you can brighten your life with wonderful colors
C．psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference
D．one's color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings
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Scientists are worried that an asteroid(小行星) will possibly hit the earth in 2036. If scientists are right, planet earth is 24 years away from a major disaster.
Scientists have been monitoring the progress of a 390-metre-wide asteroid ever since it was discovered last June. They have announced that it could hit the earth, causing huge damage, in 2036.
NASA estimates that the impact from the asteroid named after Apophis and ancient Egyptian demon(魔鬼) would release more than 100,000 times the energy released in the nuclear explosion over Hiroshima. Thousands of square kilometers would be directly affected by the explosion. The whole planet would see the effects of the dust released into the atmosphere.
This is the worst possible scenario(情景) of any asteroid in recorded history.
Having more than 20 years’ warning of possible impact might seem plenty of time. But scientists insist that there is actually very little time left to decide.
Luckily, however, they aren’t short on ideas for deflecting the asteroid. The favored method is also probably the easiest—throwing a spacecraft at the asteroid to change its direction. The European Space Agency plans to test this in the next decade.
One idea that seems to have no support from astronomers is the use of explosive, although this sounds more likely to the public or Hollywood producer.
At present, scientists are trying to make a better estimate of how much time we have, through more observations.
In spring of next year, there will be another chance for radar observation of Apophis. This will help astronomers calculate the orbits of the asteroid more accurately.
If, at that stage, they can’t rule out an impact with the earth in 2036, the next chance to make better observations will not be until 2016, then 2029.
“If we wait until 2029 and the worst—case scenario turns out to be true, it would seem unlikely that we’d be able to do anything about 2036,” warns Prof Fitzsimmons.
小題1:What does the underlined word “deflecting” most probably mean?
A．making it smaller.
B．observing it clearly enough.
C．dividing into pieces.
D．changing its direction.
小題2:According to the scientists’ observation, _______.
A．the asteroid named Apophis will explode in 2036.
B．the asteroid named Apophis might hit the earth in 2036.
C．the asteroid named Apophis is 24 years old.
D．there is plenty of time to decide the way we deal with the asteroid.
小題3:What is the impact from Apophis if it hits the earth?
A．It will damage Hiroshima.
B．Thousands of square kilometers would see the effects of the dust released into the atmosphere.
C．It might be the worst damage caused by asteroids in recorded history.
D．The whole planet would be directly affected by the explosion.
小題4:It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A．Hollywood producers will explode Apophis to avoid its hit.
B．There are only two chances for scientists to make better observations if they can’t grasp the chance next year.
C．NASA plans to throw a spacecraft at Apophis to change its direction.
D．It is supportive from astronauts that we explode the Apophis.

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