E时代大学英语-阶梯阅读教程3

E时代大学英语——阶梯阅读教程3UnitOneTechnologyImpactCONTENTSReadinginDepth01.BankedCloze02.SkimmingandScanning03.TipsforEffectiveReading04.ExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05.PARTⅠReadinginDepthReadinginDepth01Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadtwopassages.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.PassageAWordBankReadinginDepth01OnlineSecurityAstechnologychangesandmillionsofpeoplehaveaccesstotheInternet,thepossibilityofInternetcrimegrows.Crimemayoccurintheformoffraud1,identitytheftandonlinestalking2.Parentsshouldbeawarethatchildrenarevulnerable3toonlinepredators4

thatmayusetheInternettolurechildrenintoinappropriate5chatroomsorin-personmeetings.TherearewaystoprotectyourselfandyourfamilyfrombecomingavictimofInternetcrime.Install

anti-spyware6andanti-virus7

software.Spywareishiddenprogramsthatrunonyourcomputer.Theymonitorwhatyouaredoingonlinewithoutyourealizingit.Itcanleadtoidentitytheft.Anti-spywarehelpspreventspywarefrombeingused.Alsoinstallantivirussoftwaretopreventyourcomputerfrombeinginfectedwithavirus.

★fraud n.

诈骗

★stalkv.

（非法）跟踪，盯梢

★vulnerableadj.易受伤害的

★predatorn.

捕猎者

★inappropriateadj.

不合适的

★anti-spywaren.反间谍软件

★anti-virusadj.反病毒的ReadinginDepth01Turnonyourfirewall.Thishelpspreventhackers8

fromgettinginformationsuchas

passwords9tobankaccountsandotherinformationtheycouldusetostealfundsorstealyouridentity.Monitorthewebsitesyourchildrengoto.Putyourcomputerinalocationwhereyoucankeepaneyeonwhattheyaredoingonline.Usesoftwarethatblockschildrenfromgoingtoinappropriatewebsites.SetrulesandlimitsforInternetuse.Talkwithyourchildrenaboutonlinepredators.Teachchildrennottoengageinonlinechatswithadultsandnevertogiveouttheiraddresstosomeonetheymeetonline.Warnthemnevertomeetsomeoneinpersontheymeetonline.Tellchildrentotalktoyouaboutanythingthathappensinappropriatetothemonline.

★hacker n.

黑客

★password n.

口令，密码ReadinginDepth01GototheFBIwebsitetolearnaboutInternetscams10.Theykeepthepublicinformedaboutcurrentscamsthatmaybecirculating11

online.Theyalsohaveinformationonhowtoavoidonlineidentitytheftandinvestmentfraud.Usesecuredwebsiteswhenpurchasingitemsonlineandgivingcreditcardnumbers.Bewaryofsolicitations12fordonations.Checkoutcharitiesbeforegivingmoney.(318words)

★scam v.

诈骗

★circulate v.流传，传播

★solicitation n.

恳求，请求ReadinginDepth011.Whatdoes“lure”(Line4,Para.1)mean?A)Invite. B)Force. C)Attract. D)Defend.2.Howshouldspywarebedefined?A)Itcansecretlykeeptrackonyouron-lineactions.B)Itistheexternalprogram.C)Itiscriticalandusefultoyourcomputer.D)Itcannotbecontrolledatpresent.3.YoucanmonitorthewebsitesyourchildrengotothroughthefollowingwaysEXCEPT_______.A)usingsoftwaretopreventthemfromgoingtoinappropriatewebsitesB)settingrulesandlimitsforInternetuseC)puttingthecomputerinalocationwhereyoucankeepaneyeonD)hidingallyourpasswordstobankaccountsCADReadinginDepth014.WhatcanyougetfromtheFBIwebsite?A)Picturesoftheonlinecriminals.B)Personalinformationaboutthecriminals.C)Latestnewsaboutthenationalsecurity.D)Currentfraudsthatmaybecirculatingonline.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Youshouldusesecuredwebsiteswhenshoppingonline.B)YoucangototheFBIwebsitetogetthelatestinformationaboutcurrentonlinescams.C)Youshouldleaveallyourpersonalinformationonthewebsites.D)Youshouldturnonyourfirewallwhenusingthecomputer.DCReadinginDepth01PassageBWordBankReadinginDepth01OnlineEducationArecentreportexaminedthecomparativeresearchononlineversustraditionalclassroomteachingfrom1996to2008.Overthe12-yearspan,thereportfound99studiesinwhichtherewerequantitative1

comparisonsofonlineandclassroomperformanceforthesamecourses.TheanalysisoftheDepartmentofEducationfoundthat,onaverage,studentsdoingsomeorallofthecoursesonlinewouldrankinthe59thpercentile2intestedperformance,comparedwiththeaverageclassroomstudentscoringinthe50thpercentile.Untilfairlyrecently,onlineeducationamountedto3

littlemorethanelectronic4versionsoftheold-linecorrespondencecourses5.Thathasreallychangedwitharrivalofweb-basedvideo,instantmessagingandcollaboration6

tools.

★quantitativeadj.

数量的，量化的，定量性的

★percentilen.

百分位（数）

★amountto相当于，总计为

★electronicadj.电子的

★

correspondencecourse

函授课程

★

collaborationn.

合作，协作ReadinginDepth01Therealpromiseofonlineeducation,expertssay,isprovidinglearningexperiencesthataremoretailored7toindividualstudentsthanispossibleinclassrooms.Thatenablesmore“learningbydoing,”whichmanystudentsfindmoreengaginganduseful.Thebiggestnear-termgrowth,Mr.Regierpredicts,willbeincontinuingeducationprogrammes.Today,ArizonaStatehas5,000studentsinitscontinuingeducationprogrammes,boththroughin-personclassesandonline.Inthreetofiveyears,he

estimates8,thatnumbercould

triple9,withnearlyallthegrowthcomingonline.

★tailoredadj.

订做的；合身的

★estimate v.

估计

★triplev.

增至三倍ReadinginDepth01ButMr.Regieralsothinksonlineeducationwillcontinuetomakefurther

inroads10

intransforming11collegecampusesaswell.Universities

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andmanyK-12schools

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nowwidelyuseonlinelearningmanagementsystems,likeBlackboardortheopen-sourceMoodle.Butthatismostlyforpostingassignments,readinglists,andclassschedulesandhostingsomewebdiscussionboards.Mr.Regierseesthingsevolvingfairlyrapidly,accelerated12bytheincreasinguseofsocialnetworkingtechnology.“Moreandmore,studentswillhelpandteacheachother,”hesaid.“Forexample,itwillbeassumedthatcollegestudentsknowthebasicsof

calculus13,andtheclassroomtimewillfocusonapplyingthemathtoreal-worldproblems

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perhapsinexploringthephysicsofclimatechangeormodelingtrendsinstockprices.”hesaid.

★inroad n.

进展

★transform v.改变，转变

★accelerate v.加速

★calculusn.

微积分ReadinginDepth01“Thetechnologywillbeusedtocreatelearningcommunitiesamongstudentsinnewways,”Mr.Regiersaid.“Peoplearecorrectwhentheysayonlineeducationwilltakethingsoutoftheclassroom.Buttheyarewrong,Ithink,whentheyassumeitwillmakelearninganindependent,personalactivity.Learninghastooccurinacommunity.”(382words)ReadinginDepth016.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraph？A)Onlinelearningistheonlywaytoimprovestudents’performanceintests.B)Classroomlearningcanbereplacedcompletelybyonlinelearning.C)Studentsbenefitmorefromonlinelearningthanfromclassroomlearning.D)Evenwiththehelpofonlinelearning,somestudentsstillfailtheexams.7.Whatmakesonlineeducationdifferentfromclassroomeducation?A)Onlineeducationcanprovidecoursessuitedtovariousspecialneeds.B)Thereareasmanymaterialsavailableinonlineeducationasinconventionalone.C)Studentstakingonlineeducationaremuchmorecompetitiveintheirfuturecareer.D)Studentscantakeonlinecoursesathomeinsteadofgoingtoschool.CAReadinginDepth018.WhatdoesMr.Regiersayaboutcontinuingeducationprogrammes?A)Thedevelopmentincontinuingeducationprogrammeswillpeakinseveralyears.B)Theywillwitnessgreatgrowthinonlineeducationinthecomingfewyears.C)Theywillsurpassuniversitiesintheenrollmentinthefollowingthreetofiveyears.D)Thereare5,000studentstakingtheprogramsonlineinArizonaState.9.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutonlineeducationaccordingtoMr.Regier?A)Inonlineeducation,thereisnoneedforcooperationamongstudentsanymore.B)Onlineeducationwillmakestudentslessdependentontheirteachers.C)Onlineeducationleadstolessandlessface-to-facecommunication.D)Learningcommunitieswillbeavailableinonlineeducation.10.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsonlineeducation?A)Bitter. B)Ironic.C)Objective. D)Subjective.BDCPARTⅡBankedClozeBankedCloze02

Inthispart,thereisonepassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.WordBank:BankedCloze02MemoryGlasses

Itseemsyoualwaysforgetyourreadingglasseswhenyouarerushingtowork,yourcoatwhenyouaregoingtothecleaners,yourcreditcardwhenyouareshopping...Suchabsent-mindednessmaybe1)________toyou;nowBritishandGermanscientistsaredevelopingmemoryglassesthatrecordeverythingthe2)________sees.Theglassescanplaybackmemorieslatertohelpthewearerrememberthingstheyhaveforgottensuchaswheretheylefttheirkeys.Andtheglassesalso3)________theuserto“label”itemssothatinformationcanbeusedlateron.Thewearercouldwalkaroundanofficeorafactoryidentifyingcertain4)________bypointingatthem.Objectsindicatedarethengivena5)________labelonascreeninsidetheglassesthattheuserthenfillsin.Itcouldbeusedin6)________plantsbymechanicslookingtoidentifymachinepartsorbyelectricianswiring1a7)___________device.frustratinguserallowitemsblankindustrialcomplicatedBankedCloze02Aspokesmanfortheprojectsaid:“Acarmechanicfor8)_______couldfindataglancewhereapartonacertaincarmodelissothatitcanbeidentifiedandrepaired.Forthemotoristthesystemcould9)________accidentblackspotsordangersontheroad.”Inothercasestheglassescouldbewornbypeoplegoingonaguidedtour,10)________pointsofinterestorbypeoplelookingatpanoramas2

whereallthesitescouldbeidentified.(232words)instancehighlightindicatingPART03SkimmingandScanningSkimmingandScanning03Inthispart,thereisonepassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.SkimmingandScanning03WordBank:SkimmingandScanning03

TheFutureofWorkLiesinTechnologyA)

Wecheckemailassoonaswereachhome,andtakealookatourinboxes1

alongtheway.Werespondtocalls,texts,andmessagesevenwhileonvacation.Atwork,weuseCiscoTelepresence2

orSkypetodiscusswithcolleaguesallovertheworld.Companiesoftenallowemployeestoworkfromhomeforoneortwodaysaweek;someletthemliveinremotelocations.Thishasallbecomethenorm.Adecadeago,wecouldnothaveimaginedbeingalwayson,alwaysconnected,withworkfollowinguswhereverwego.B) Thisisjustbeginning.Thenatureofworkitselfischangingforknowledgeworkers.Duringthisdecade,locationwill

cease3

tobeabarrier;manytypesofworkwillbedoneasmicro-tasks;andwewillbecooperatinginnewways.Whatwillbemostproblematic4isthatouremployerswillmakeevengreaterdemandsonusandfurther

intrude5intoourlives.Thisisthefutureweareheadedinto,whetherwelikeitornot.SkimmingandScanning03C) Forourgrandparents,“work”wasalwaysinafactoryoronafarm.Today,thefarmandfactoryjobsareperformedbyadecreasingminority.Therearestillmanyjobsintheservicessectorthatrequirephysicalwork.Butincreasinglyourworkforceisperformingtasksthataredonewiththemind

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thatrequireknowledgeandskill.Theseknowledgejobscanbeassistedbytechnology.D) Notehowaccountingfirmsroutinelyoutsource6

boringwork,asdolawyers,andasdodoctors,fortaskssuchasmedical

transcription7.Notlongago,smallandmid-sizedprojectswereoutsourcedthroughwebsites

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notjusttoIndiabutalsotoremoteworkersintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Amicro-taskeconomyisnowflourishing8

onsomesites,inwhichsmallertasksare

farmedout9.Bigandsmalltaskssuchasdatahandling,websitedevelopment,design,andtranscriptionarecommonlydonebyworkersindiverselocations.Crowdsourcing10

ismakingitpossibleforworktobedonesimultaneously11bymanypeople

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nomatterwheretheyare.SkimmingandScanning03E) Businessesarebeginningtodothisaswell.Ratherthanlockingworkersindepartmentalsilos12）,companiesonthecuttingedge13

areencouragingemployeestostartcommunicatingwitheachotheroninternalsocial-mediasites.Whatusedtobethe

quarterly14

e-mailfromtheCEOhasbecomeakindofinformation-sharingwithincompanies

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atalllevels.Companieswillstartdesigninganddevelopingnewproductsandservicesbyengagingtheirentireemployeebase.F) Telepresencerobotsaretakingvideoconferencingtoanewlevel.Thereareseveralproductsonthemarket,suchasBeambySuitableTechnologiesandFellowRobots,thatallowascreenmountedonamobileplatformtomovearoundtheofficeandexperiencewhatishappeninginamorehumanway.Imaginewalkingintoyourboss’sofficewhileyouareathome,steppingintoaconferenceroomtojoinameeting,or

chit-chatting15

withyourpeers

aroundthewaterfountain16.Nextgenerationvideo-conferencingtechnologiessuchasMezzaninebyOblongIndustriesareusingmultiplescreensandspacial（空间的）userinterfaces17toallowpeopleindifferentlocationstocooperateandshareelectronicinformationinasciencefiction-likesetting.SkimmingandScanning03G) WecanexpectGoogleGlass-typedevicestobringthecomputerdisplaytoourbody

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sothatweviewthescreenonourglassesanddon’tneedtositatadeskanymore.Iexpectfutureversionstoprovide3Dexperiencestostimulatethe

holodecks18

wesawinStarTrek19.Andwhoknows,wemaywellhaveholodecksthatmakeitfeelasthoughweweretogether

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butthatisgettingtoofarintothefuture.Duringthisdecade,we’llhavetosettle2Dinterfacesand3Dsimulations.H) Thisisallexciting

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andterrifyingenough.Butwhatworriesmeistheintrusion20

thatcompanieswillincreasinglymakeintoourlivesandtheexhaustionwewillsufferfromalwaysbeingthecallofouremployers.Iknowfrompersonalexperiencehowharditistoturnoffe-mailanddisconnectfromsocialmedia.Thiswillonlygetworseforallofusaswebecomemoreconnected.SkimmingandScanning03I) Andthentherewillbedemandsbyouremployersforustobettermanageourlifestylessothattheycanreducetheirhealthbillsandgetmoreoutofus.Justascompaniesrewardworkerswhojoinhealthclubsandstopsmoking,wewillseethemmakinggreaterdemands.Theywillbeabletomeasurewhatwedobecausewewillincreasinglybewearingbiometric21-monitoringdevicessuchasNikeFuelBandandFitbitFlexandoursmartphoneswillbeaddingnewsensors22.Thenewgenerationofsensor-baseddeviceswillcontinuallygatherdataaboutourmovement,heartrate,weight,sleep,andotherhealth-basedmattersanduploadthesetothecloud.Beforegivingyoumoresickleaves,employerswillprobablydemandthatyouimproveyourlifestyleandhabits.J) Allofthismayseemlikesciencefiction,butitisn’t.Thefutureishappeningfasterthanwethinkandchangingimportantpartsofourexistence.(838words)SkimmingandScanning03___1Today,onlyadecreasingminorityofpeopleworkinfactoriesandfarms.___2 Theboundarybetweenworkandlifewillbecomeobscureandknowledgeworkers’liveswillbefurtherinvadedbytheirwork.___3 Employeesofcompaniesonthecuttingedgeareencouragedtoconnectwitheachotherthroughinternalsocial-mediasites.___4 Withthehelpofthenewgenerationofsensor-baseddevices,ourhealth-relateddatawillbegatheredanduploadedtothecloud.___5 Toworkathomeforoneortwodaysaweekhasalreadybecomesomethingcommon.___6 Telepresencerobotsaremakingvideoconferencesmorelikerealconferences.___7 GoogleGlass-typedevicesareexpectedtoenableustoviewthecomputerscreenwithoutsittingatadesk.___8 It’squitepopularthatcompaniesfarmouttheirsmallprojectsthroughwebsites.___9 Itwillbeharderforustoturnoffe-mailandgetawayfromsocialmediaaswebecomemoreconnectedonline.___10 Becauseofcrowdsourcing,itispossibleforworktobedonebymanypeopleofvariousplacesatthesametime.CBEIAFGDHDNotes:

CiscoTelepresence:思科网真，远程呈现，一种通过结合高清晰度视频、音频和交互式组件，在网络上创建的一种独特的“面对面”体验的新型技术。SkimmingandScanning03PARTⅣTipsforEffectiveReadingTipsforEffectiveReading04WideningOne’sEyeSpantoExtendReading

（扩大视距以扩展阅读）Thetrainingofextendingreadingisalsothatofwideningone’seyespan.Itisoneofthemostbasictasks.Eyemovementshouldbepacedasaunitbysensegroup.Sightmovementmustbeshort.Ithasbeenfoundthatthewidesteyespanofapersoncancover29lettersineachfixation.Soweshouldtransform“awordonefixation”into1/3lineonefixation.Readinginonefixationmustachievetheresultsofbeingclearataglanceasmorefastandmeaningfulaspossible.Wemustconcentrateourattentiononthekeywordsandtopicsentencesofthearticleconsciously,andguardagainstgettingnothingfromasentence.PARTⅤExtendedReadingofChineseCultureExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05TraditionalChineseMedicine

TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)isastyleoftraditionalmedicine,builtonafoundationofmorethan2,500yearsofChinesemedicalpractice.Itincludesvariousformsofherbalmedicine,anddifferenttherapiessuchasacupuncture,tuina,qigong,anddietarytherapy.TCMisprimarilyusedasacomplementaryalternativemedicineapproachinChinaandisbecomingincreasinglyprevalentinEuropeandNorthAmerica.TCMisthesummaryoftheexperienceoftheancientChineseworkingpeoplestruggleagainstdiseasesforthousandsofyears.ItconsidersthehumanbodyasaunityofQI(Energy),XING(Form)andSHEN(Spirit).ThediagnosticprocessofTCMdistinguishesitselfby“observation,auscultationandolfaction,inquiryandpulsediagnosis”.TheconceptsofYIN-YANGandWUXINGlayatheoreticalfoundationforTCM.InTraditionalChineseMedicine,goodhealthisbelievedtobeachievedbyabalancebetweenYINandYANG.TCMusestraditionalChinesemedicine,acupunctureandmanyothertreatmentsmeanstomakehumanbodybeinharmonybetweenYINandYANG.WUXINGreferstothefivebasicsubstancesinthenature,whicharemetal,wood,water,fire,andearth.ExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05传统中医中医是建立在中国2500多年的医疗实践的基础上的传统医学，它包括各种形式的中草药，针灸、推拿、气功和饮食等疗法。在中国，中医主要作为一种补充替代疗法，而且它在欧洲和北美正日益普及。中医是中国古代劳动人民几千年来对抗疾病的经验总结。中医将人体看成是气、形、神的统一体，以“望、闻、问、切”为其独特的诊断过程。阴阳和五行是中医的理论基础。在传统中医中，身体健康被认为是阴和阳之间的平衡。中医使用中药、针灸以及许多其他治疗手段，使人体达到阴阳调和。五行是自然界中的五种基本物质，即金、木、水、火、土。文旌客服对课件有修改、优化建议，作业布置遇到问题，想免费使用平台或免费建课，请扫描右侧二维码，添加客服微信解决文旌客服联系方式感谢您的观看E时代大学英语——阶梯阅读教程3UnitTwoModernTransportationCONTENTSReadinginDepth01.BankedCloze02.SkimmingandScanning03.TipsforEffectiveReading04.ExtendedReadingofChineseCulture05.PARTⅠReadinginDepthReadinginDepth01Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadtwopassages.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.PassageAWordBankReadinginDepth01TheFutureofAutomobilesSome

pessimistic1

expertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundto2

fallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandoned3andallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical4,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion5.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.

★pessimistic adj.悲观的

★beboundto 注定，必定

★abandon v.

放弃

★economicaladj.

经济的，节约的

★congestionn.

（交通）拥塞；塞车ReadinginDepth01Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,a

retractable6armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitor7allofthecar’smovements.Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructions8abouthisdestination9intothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthe

buzzer10thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.(285words)

★retractableadj.

可伸缩的

★monitor v.监控

★instruction n.指令

★destination n.

目的地

★buzzer n.

蜂鸣器ReadinginDepth011.Whatwillbeasignificantimprovementinthefuturecar?A)Itspowersource.B)Itsdrivingsystem.C)Itsmonitoringsystem.D)Itsseatingcapacity.2.Whatistheauthor’smainconcern?A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.3.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?A)Arail. B)Anengine.C)Aretractablearm. D)Acomputercontroller.ACAReadinginDepth014.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.A)tokeepintherightlaneB)towaittoarriveathisdestinationC)tokeepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenterD)toinformthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?A)Enthusiastic. B)Pessimistic.C)Optimistic. D)Cautious.DCReadinginDepth01PassageBWordBankReadinginDepth01LuxuriousBusinLondonThebusisausableformoftransportationallovertheworldbecausewecaneasilytakeittogoeverywhere.Also,wedonotneedtoworryaboutdangeronalong-distancetrip.Now,wehavecomfortablebusesinLondon.Iwouldliketodescribehowcomfortabletheyare.First,thenumberofseatsonabushasbeenreducedfrom44to19.Thereasonwhythenumberofseatsisnow19isthattheseatshavebeenchangedtobigandcomfortablesofas.Originally,theychangedthenormalseatstoairplaneseatsandtookouttenseatsfromthebuses.However,everycustomerwantedtohaveamorecomfortableseatonthebuswhentheywentonlong-distancetrips,sotheychangedthemtosofas.Also,theownersofthebuscompanieswantedtomakemoremoney,sotheytriedtomeetthepassengers’needs.Theychangedtheairplaneseatstosofas,sothenumberofseatsisnow19.ReadinginDepth01Asthenewbusesappear,thepricesgoup,too.Theownershavemanyideas,whichyouhaveprobablyneverthoughtaboutbefore.Nowtheyhavebusattendants1whoservewater,snacks2,newspapers,andtowels.Also,youcanchangethedirectionandtheheightofthesofatomakeyourselfmorecomfortable,andthereisaservicebelloneachsofa.Moreover,somecompaniesshowmoviesonthebuses.Inaddition,whenyougoonalong-distancetrip,theyhaveluxurious3

busesthathaveanLCDscreenoneachseat.Thatisnottheonlysurprisingthingonthebus.TheyalsohavedifferentTVchannels,moviechannels,andseventyTVgamesforkillingtimewhileyouareonthebus.(306words)

★attendant n.服务员

★snack n.零食

★luxurious adj.豪华的ReadinginDepth016.Howmanyairplaneseatsdidtheyputinabusoriginally?A)10seats. B)19seats. C)34seats. D)44seats.7.Whyisitanadvantagethatthedirectionandheightofthesofascanbechanged?A)Becausethesofascantakeuplessspace.B)Becausethebuscanholdmorepeople.C)Becausepassengerscanfeelmorecomfortable.D)Becausepassengerscanwatchamovie.8.Ifyouarethirstywhilesittinginthebus,whatshouldyoudo?A)Gotothefrontofthebustogetit.B)Getoffthebustobuysomebyyourself.C)Changethedirectionoftheseat.D)Ringthebellonyoursofa.CCDReadinginDepth019.Thoughtherearefewerseatsonthebuses,________.A)thebuscanpickupasmanypassengersasbeforeB)theownersgetmoremoneybyofferingbetterserviceC)thebusfareremainsthesameasbeforeD)thebusisascrowdedasitwasbefore.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A)Buseswilluniversallybemorepopulariftheyarecomfortableandluxurious.B)Busesarethesafestmeansoftransportationintheworld.C)