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   Most people love to lose themselves in a great book, maybe a classic novel, a modern storybook or a great work of history. But many people also live busy lives, and for them finding time to sit quietly and read is difficult, if not impossible. Fortunately, with the coming of the Internet and high-tech tools like the iPod, more and more people are making literature a part of their lives again.

A very special website now makes it possible for people to listen to books that they simply would not have time to read. The site is called Audible Inc., and it’s the best place to download audio (音频的) books. Over the past few years, hundreds of thousands of these books have been recorded. They include nearly every classic, as well as most newly-published ones. Most of these are read by voice actors who really bring the text to life.

Audible Inc. lets you easily and quickly download a book and load it onto your iPod or other MP3 players, or onto CDs so that you can listen in your car. The site is like Amazon, com, but for audio books. It includes thousands of recommendations (推荐) and customer reviews that are extremely helpful. The site lets you listen to a free piece of each book so you can tell ahead what the narrator (讲述者) sounds like. No wonder that most people who listen to an audio book for the first time are immediately attracted.

This is the perfect opportunity to find out what so many people know about audio books. But be careful — you may become attracted to audio books for life.

【小题1】Who might be most interested in Audible Inc.?
A.People who have iPods.B.People who travel a lot.
C.Teenagers who love writing.D.Book lovers with little free time.
【小题2】What does Audible Inc. offer people?
A.Free books.B.Books to listen to.
C.Books about history.D.Traditional paper books.
【小题3】Why is a free piece of each book given on Audible Inc.?
A.To let people experience the narrative style ahead.
B.To introduce different styles of modern books.
C.To provide a chance to learn to narrate stories.
D.To meet the customers’ requirements.
【小题4】What can we know from the last paragraph?
A.The author shows the benefits of audio books.
B.The author advises people to choose audio books.
C.The author stresses the great attraction of audio books.
D.The author warns people against addiction to reading.
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If you don’t think technology can improve your trip better, meet Judy. When she recently checked into the Biu Hotel in Zurich, a clerk asked her to pay hundreds of dollars higher than the online offer. It was not a cheap stay, but it became more of one after she fired up the Booking. Com app she’d used to purchase her room on her smartphone. “As soon as I showed him the rate, he honored it,” Judy says.
Technology may create challenges for travelers-indeed, it may have led to Judy’s rate confusion in the first place-but it can also solve them. The solutions go beyond making sure of a hotel rate. The latest version of Booking.com is among the most feature-rich booking programs. Users can select hotels by location, make a secure booking and view the confirmed rate.
Another pain point for travelers is traffic that eats away precious vacation time. There’s a new app for that, called Commute. As the name implies, it’s aimed at users who have to make the same trip every day. Just input basic information about your destination and expected leaving time, and the app will start sending you traffic data 15 minutes before you leave.
Another source of travel-related conflict and confusion is money. That’s particularly true when you’re dealing with a foreign currency. The latest version of Travel Money Tracker helps travelers prevent currency mix-ups. It instantly converts(兑换) a country’s native currency to yours, so you know exactly how much that Espresso(浓咖啡) in Milan costs in dollars. One extra feature is the ability to set up an alert that tells you when you’re overspending, which can sometimes be a problem when you’re on vacation. The only catch, of course, is that you have to remember to record all your purchases.
【小题1】What does the example of Judy want to show?
A.The rate of Biu Hotel was higher than that of others
B.Technology can make our trips better
C.The clerk was very friendly and patient
D.The smart phones have many functions
【小题2】What is the main function of Travel Money Tracker?
A.It tells people how much Espresso costs
B.It warns when people are overspending
C.It records all people’s purchases
D.It changes the native currency to yours
【小题3】What’s the purpose of the passage?
A.To encourage people to travel
B.To help people with technology problems
C.To introduce some new apps
D.To provide people with traveling information

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   Government intelligence agencies have a plan to build computers that store information inside DNA and other organic molecules(分子).

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity(IARPA)announced plans to develop tabletop-sized machines that can store and retrieve(取回)data from large batches of polymers — a term that refers to a wide variety of long,string-like molecules. Polymers can store data in individual atoms or groups of atoms.

The project is an attempt to solve a basic problem of the modern era:the vast and growing costs of data storage. Datacenters around the world sucked up 416. 2 terawatt hours of electricity in 2016. That's about 3 percent of the global supply,and it accounts for 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

A 2016 paper found that DNA,in particular,could store computer information more densely,require less energy,and survive higher and lower temperatures than conventional hard drives. The authors of that paper reported on the successes of prototype(雏形)DNA computers that used the genetic molecules for both long-term storage and random access memory(RAM).

But no one has yet figured out how to handle DNA data storage on large scales.

IARPA officials said the new effort, called Molecular Information Storage, will be broken up into three periods:a two-year program to figure out how to store data in DNA or other molecules at high speed,a two-year program to figure out how to retrieve that data at high speed, and a two-year effort to develop an operating system that can run on that DNA.

Many of the technologies IARPA wants to develop are untested at these scales, so it's unclear how far away that proposed tabletop device really is.

【小题1】What would be the best title for the text?
A.Store Data on DNA Computers
B.Develop Computers of Future
C.Polymers Used to Store Data
D.Information Stored in DNA
【小题2】Which of the following best explains“sucked up”underlined in Paragraph 3?
A.Consumed.B.Stored.
C.Delivered.D.Produced.
【小题3】What can Molecular Information Storage do compared to traditional hard drives?
A.Produce and save less energy.
B.Store more information faster.
C.Be better for the environment.
D.Control temperatures more easily.
【小题4】Where can you find the course of the test about Molecular Information Storage?
A.In Paragraph 3.B.In Paragraph 4.
C.In Paragraph6.D.In Paragraph 7.

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   Online shopping has become very popular in recent years. It’s a brand new way for shopping, and at the same time, it saves money because items sold online are much cheaper. Therefore, customers from different countries are changing their ways of shopping. As for some wise men, they find another way to save much more money-using online coupons(优惠券)to shop. Online coupons enable them to get the items they want to buy much cheaper.

As we all know, sometimes manufacturers, shops, restaurants and entertainment clubs will provide special offers. For example, a shirt asks for $100, but if a coupon is used, the customers may get the shirt at $90. Sometimes, by using a coupon, one can luckily get a free product. Online coupons work in the same way; online shoppers get discounts by using online coupons.

In this case, you are advised to do some research to make sure whether there is a coupon or vouchers(代币券)concerned with the items you want to buy online. Then comes the point where to find online coupons. Usually there are three ways:

1. Find the official websites of the brands. To promote sales, some brands will offer online coupons on their own websites.

2. Visit the special coupon websites. There are special websites where coupons from many shops, restaurants and so on are gathered. Buyers input(输入)keys of coupons they are fond of, and thousands of related coupons in different cities in America will be listed. To narrow down your list, just click the district you are located in.

3. Pay attention to some social websites. To let more people know coupon information, some shops will show their information on social websites where a lot of online buyers visit.

Because information on the Internet often cannot be cleaned in time, much invalid information will be searched out. So when you find a proper coupon, please don’t get carried away. Read the information carefully, ensuring that they have not expired(失效)yet. If interested, you can visit Couponeed. com to find coupons and save money.

【小题1】Why does the author give the example of a shirt in Paragraph 2?
A.To show how to get free products.
B.To show how to find useful websites.
C.To show the benefits of shopping online.
D.To help explain how online coupons work.
【小题2】Some brands offer online coupons on their own websites for the purpose of____.
A.helping sell more products
B.offering some new products
C.selling their products at higher prices
D.making their websites more attractive
【小题3】In which section of a website could this passage be found?
A.Culture.B.Economy.
C.Education.D.Entertainment.
【小题4】What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph that follows the passage?
A.Another way to save money.
B.Some useful coupon websites.
C.The benefits of shopping online.
D.Some coupons on Couponeed. com.

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   Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’re connected (连接) to the Internet, there are a lot of things you can do. You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can communicate with your friends through social software such as QQ, WeChat, and Facebook. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW) .

There are many different types of computers now. They all can be linked to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people or companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to surf the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can explore the Internet to search for useful information or knowledge in your classroom. However, in order to prevent yourself from playing with computer games, you should use it in limited time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, receiving and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want through the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
A.The Internet.B.Information.
C.Computers.D.English.
【小题2】According to the passage, you can do all the following things through the Internet except for_______.
A.sending and receiving e-mailsB.chatting with your friends
C.buying and producing thingsD.dealing with information
【小题3】Who is the owner of the Internet?
A.The headmaster.B.The government officer.
C.The user.D.No one.
【小题4】What does the writer try to tell us in the last two sentences of the last paragraph?
A.The Internet is more and more popular.
B.English is important in using the Internet.
C.The information on the Internet is all in English.
D.Every computer must be joined to the Internet in English.