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Forget Cyclists, Pedestrians are Real Danger
We are having a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers.
■Yes, many cyclists behave dangerously. Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrians are probably the worse offenders.
People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is going on around them. They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade (避让) them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision.
The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others.
——Michael Horan
■I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpoints, May 29). I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.
I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me.
The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.
The police do nothing. What a laugh they are!
The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets, fluorescent (发荧光的) jacket and lights at night and in the morning they should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.
——Carol Harvey
■Cyclists jump on and off pavements (which are meant for pedestrians), ride at speed along the pavements, and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red.
I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.
Other road users, including horse riders, manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?
It's about time they had to be registered and insured, so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle, or cause an accident, at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim.
——JML
Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper.
【小题1】Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that _______.
A.drivers should be polite to cyclists
B.road accidents can actually be avoided
C.sine pedestrians are a threat to road safety
D.walking while using phones hurts one's eyes
【小题2】Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should _______.
A.be provided with enough roads
B.be asked to ride on their own lanes
C.be made to pay less tax for cycling
D.be fined for laughing at policemen
【小题3】What is a complaint of JML?
A.Very few drivers are insured.
B.Cyclists ride fast on pavements.
C.Pedestrians go through red traffic lights.
D.Horse riders disrespect other road users.
【小题4】The underlined word "they" in the third letter refers to ______.
A.accidentsB.vehicles
C.pedestriansD.cyclists
【小题5】The three letters present viewpoints on _______.
A.real source of road danger
B.ways to improve road facilities
C.measures to punish road offences
D.increased awareness of road rules
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It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.
In recent years, many writers have begun to speak of the ‘decline of class ’ and ‘classless society ’ in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.
But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging study of pubic opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in a particular class; 73 percent agreeed that class was still a vital part of British society.; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an imprtant part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.
One unchanging aspect of a British person’s class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during the 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice. Most people said this accent sounds ‘educated ’ and ‘soft ’. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional(地区的) city accents. These accents were seen as ‘common ’ and ‘ugly ’. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.
In recent years, however, young upper midder-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song ‘ Common People ’ puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may ‘ want to live like common people ’ they can never appreciate the reality of a working class life.
【小题1】A recent study of pubic opinion shows that in modern Britain_________.
A.it is time to end class distinction
B.most people belong to middle class
C.it is easy to recognize a person’s class
D.people regard themselves socially different
【小题2】The word stratification in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_________.
A.varietyB.division
C.authorityD.qualification
【小题3】The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as _________.
A.regionalB.educated
C.prejudicedD.unattractive
【小题4】British attitudes towards accent_________.
A.have a long tradition
B.are based on regional status
C.are shared by the Americans
D.have changed in recent years
【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The middle class is expanding.
B.A person’s accent reflects his class.
C.Class is a key part of British society.
D.Each class has unique characteristics.

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   The new study shows that we spend more time using the mobile Internet to read newspapers and magazines or do some other things. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau(IAB),the average European spends 4.8 hours reading newspapers and magazines but 1.6 hours more using the mobile Internet per week.

The IAB questioned 15,000 people in 15 European countries, looking at how people were using the Internet and its influence on their everyday lives. It found that the mobile Internet is increasingly finding its way into the public awareness. Over 71 million Europeans now have Internet access on their mobile phones. In the UK, 10 million people now access the Internet through their mobile phones and spend 6.3 hours doing so per week averagely.

Unsurprisingly, young generations in the UK are leading the way, with nearly half of the country's 16-to 24-year-olds and a quarter of 25-to 34-year-olds using the Internet, spending 6.5 and 6.2 hours online each week.

Entertainment plays a main role in our mobile Internet lives,with one in five British people using their phones for online games,a third listening to the online radio and 39 percent watching films,TV or other videos at least once a week. One third of those using an Internet phone said they received videos,images or other multimedia on their mobile,and 61percent said they passed on the contents they had received.

From a communication point of view,80 percent of those questioned agreed that the Internet had made it easier for them to stay in touch with friends and family.

Alison Fennah,director of the IAB,said the use of the mobile Internet had come to the point that marketers should be looking to strategies(策略)that connect them with consumers more effectively. "Better tools as well as improved consumer motivation that start coming together in 2011 can make a great difference to extending the online experience," Fennah said.

【小题1】How long does a European spend on the mobile Internet per week according to the IAB?
A.6.4hours.B.6.2hours.
C.4.8hours.D.1.6 hours.
【小题2】What do people mainly use the mobile Internet for?
A.Communication.B.Entertainment.
C.Study.D.Advertising.
【小题3】It can be known from the passage that __________.
A.more than half of the people in the UK use the mobile Internet
B.the Internet is the most effective way to stay in touch with friends and family
C.the UK has the largest number of people who use the mobile Internet in Europe
D.better tools and improved consumer motivation help extend the online experience
【小题4】The author wrote the passage to tell us __________.
A.how to use mobile phones to surf the Internet
B.newspapers and magazines will disappear soon
C.more and more people use the Internet in Europe
D.how the Internet influences our daily lives

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   When HarmonyOS, the Chinese self-developed operating system for Huawei mobile devices, was released on Aug 9, it quickly became a hot topic on social media. Many believe it not only represents the rise of the country as a tech power, but also pays tribute (致敬) to classical Chinese culture by naming the system “Hongmeng” in Chinese. “Hongmong” is a classical word from the Taoist (道家) text Zhuangzi. In the ancient times of Chinese myths and legends, “Hongmeng” was used to describe the original state of the universe before matter existed.

For HarmonyOS, “Hongmeng” indicates the developers’ aim to make an innovative operating system, unlike any other. Besides “Hongmeng”, Huawei has also registered many of its products under the names of legendary creatures from Chinese mythology, such as “Qilin”for the Kin mobile chip, and “Kunpeng” for the server chip. Many Chinese internet users and media have praised Huawei’s use of these names, “as they stand for Chinese wisdom and ancient people’s imagination and spirit of exploration”, Global Times noted.

In fact, Huawei is not alone in using traditional culture for modern ventures. Ne Zha, the new film, also portrays traditional culture in a modern context. Earlier this month it became the biggest animated movie in China and was called “the glorious light of domestic anime”. The movie is loosely based on the well-known work of classical Chinese mythology The Investiture of the Gods. Unlike his attractive heroic character in previous cinematic works, Ne Zha is shown as a rebellious underdog, who has to overcome hardship and his dark fate to become a hero. Many young Chinese people can relate to Ne Zha, who encourages them to become dream-chasers and fate-changers. As Global Times put it, today by revisiting and incorporating a modern context, “ancient mythology has the power to stir up contemporary imagination in young people”. After all, imagination is the beginning of creation.

【小题1】Why did Huawei name the new system “Hongmeng” in Chinese?
A.Huawei was interested in describing the original state of the universe.
B.Huawei targeted at designing a unique operating system in the world.
C.Huawei aimed to develop classical culture.
D.Huawei was fond of Chinese myths and legends.
【小题2】What was Global Times’ tone about Huawei’s use of the names from ancient cultures?
A.Admirable.B.Indifferent.
C.Neutral.D.Critical.
【小题3】Which statement about the new movie Ne Zha is NOT true?
A.Not all the plot is based on the popular Chinese mythology.
B.The new film Ne Zha means a lot to domestic anime in China.
C.The character of Ne Zha is a failure at first in previous works.
D.The film Ne Zha encourages many youth to achieve dreams.
【小题4】What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Huawei’s new names for its products and their influence.
B.A brief introduction of a new successful movie Ne Zha.
C.Imagination is important and the beginning of creation.
D.Ancient cultures come into new life and inspire imagination.

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   This is the best time and this is the worst time;this is the time of great material richness and this is the time of desert of the soul. Everyone seems to be rushing around for something but they have never fulfilled their dreams. Everyone tries to seek happiness but it seems to be nowhere to be found.

When asked "What on earth can make you happy?",most modern men would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy,or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy. When asked "What will you do with your wealth?",they would make a long list of things they have been longing for. However,haven't you noticed the multimillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Haven't you noticed that the multimillionaire celebrities(名人)don't even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi?

If we focus our happiness on such big issues,we are bound to be unhappy all through our life,because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.

As Socrates(苏格拉底)once put it,"He is the richest man who is content with the least,for content is the wealth of nature. "But how can we" be content with the least"?If you pay due attention,you will find our life is loaded with little joys,sometimes too little to be noticeable. Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination,look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an "A" in a test. Good!You listened to all inspiring lectures. Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire. Amazing!Your dream girl or boy greeted you with a sweet smile. Fantastic!Let's cheer for the little joys in life!Please keep in mind that never should we wait to be happy!

【小题1】What is the best title of the passage?
A.Money Means Happiness
B.Happiness Is All Around Us
C.Dreams Make Our Life Rich
D.Satisfaction Is Unacceptable
【小题2】What does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably mean?
A.Rarely.B.Regularly.
C.Normally.D.Frequently.
【小题3】According to Socrates,people who are "content with the least" are ________ .
A.greedyB.ambitious
C.optimisticD.reliable
【小题4】In the last paragraph,the author suggests that we should ________ .
A.set up great goals in life
B.make full use of opportunities
C.enjoy every moment in life
D.seek significant issues in life