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An experiment with several hundred e-schoolbags will begin in seven cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang.And the e-schoolbags are going to cover all over China if the experiment shows to be successful.In fact, the e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-notebook.It is a small hand-held computers for school students. Heavy schoolbags have long been a serious problem for school students.The average schoolbag of middle school students weighs up to 5 kilos.But the e-schoolbag will change everything.It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag, weighing under 1 kilo. Also, it is no bigger than a usual book, but it can still hold all the things for study, such as a textbook, a notebook and exercise book.They could be made into chips that are as small as a stamp.The students can read the text page by page on the screen.They can still take notes using a special electronic pen.If they want to know the meaning or the pronunciation of a new word, or even e-mail their teachers, it’s just a press of a button. In some foreign countries, it is becoming common.But it is hard to tell when people will receive this new form of study.Some say that e-textbooks can easily be broken, some say that it is not good to students’ eyesight to look at the screen for long.But only time will tell. 63.The e-schoolbag has many functions EXCEPT ________. A.It can pronounce the words. B.It can send e-mails. C.It can be used as a dictionary. D.It can phone somebody. 64.According to the passage, the e-schoolbags ________. A.are not heavy as before but still large B.are used as an experiment in Tianjin C.are made of metal D.are going to cover China if it shows to be successful 65.Which of the following statement is TRUE? A.All the students in China will use this new schoolbag. B.We can do a lot of work based on the programmes of the chips. C.The e-notebooks are very perfect. D.We will not make notes because the e-notebook can make all by itself. 66.Which of the following can be the general title of the passage? A.An Experiment In China B.Please Change Your Schoolbag C. A New Invention, A New Schoolbag D.Chips E Starting next month, people in Washington will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with a membership card.A new company called SmartBike will make 120 bicycles available at 10 spots in the city.“There’s a lot of stress on our transit systems,” said Jim Sebastian, who manages bicycle and pedestrian programs for Washington’s Transportation Department.Offering another choice, Mr Sebastian said, “It will help us reduce traffic jam and pollution, as well as parking problems.” In the deal, the company will have the advertising rights in the city’s bus shelters and it has reached a similar deal with San Francisco.Chicago and Portland, Ore., are also considering the program. For a $40 annual membership fee, SmartBike users can check out three-speed bicycles for three hours at a time.The program will not provide helmets (头盔) but does encourage their use.Similar programs have proved successful in Europe.The Vé1ib program in Paris and Bicing in Barcelona, Spain, both started around a year ago and already offer thousands of bicycles.Mr Sebastian, who started trying to bring bike-sharing to Washington even before its success in Paris and Barcelona, said he believed that the program could grow within a year and hoped that it would eventually offer 1 000 bicycles. “But studies showed that many bikes would get stolen in a day, or within a few weeks,” said Paul DeMaio, a Washington-area bike-sharing consultant. Improved technology allows programs to better protect bicycles.In Washington, SmartBike users who keep bicycles longer than the three-hour maximum will receive demerits and could eventually lose renting privileges.Bicycles gone for more than 48 hours will be considered lost, with the last user charged a $200 replacement fee. The low cost could be one of the program’s major selling points.At George Washington University in Foggy Bottom, one of the program’s 10 locations, students were unsure how often they would use SmartBike, but said its price made it worth a try. 67.The program can help the city in the following ways EXCEPT ________. A.protecting the environment B.reducing the traffic jam C.giving more traveling choices D.making more money 68.From the text, we can know ________. A.the SmartBike company can only make money by renting the bikes B.there are many other cities which show great interest in the program C.the SmartBike company will be the first one to run bike-renting business D.the SmartBike company will have 1 000 bicycles at the renting spots 69.What is the problem the SmartBike DC facing? A.The bike technology should be improved. B.Their bikes would get lost. C.There are too few renting spots available. D.There are too few bikes. 70.What will attract the customers most in the program? A.Low price. B.Great convenience. C.New idea. D.High quality. 第四部分 完成句子 根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。 71.Nobody likes (被作弄)in public places.(fun) 72.He’s said (派往)to London already.(send) 73.It was the first time that (他访问我国).(visit) 74.The building (你过去住的)has been public down.(live) 75.The terrible earthquake (使整个城镇成为一片废墟).(leave，whole) 76.A determined person always tries to finish the job, (无论多难).(matter) 77.He (决心要)to go into business when he leaves college.(make) 78.He is a kind person and he (总是为别人着想). (think of) 79.We considered (被邀请到这里来非常荣幸).(honour) 80. (是你)let out the secret to her ?(that) 第五部分 书面表达假设你是李华，你所在的学校与德国马尔巴赫市(Marbach)席勒(Schiller)中学有一个交流项目(Exchange Programme).此项目为部分同学提供在德国学习一年的机会。现在你有意要参加该项目，请根据以下内容要点，用英语向该校写一份申请。 1、渴望了解不同文化，乐于传播中国文化; 2、现在正寄宿学校(boarding school)上学，习惯离家生活; 3、新的经历对性格培养有益，是学习、锻炼的好机会。注意：1、短文必须包括以上要点，可适当添加细节。 2、词数：100词左右。开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter to apply for a position in the exchange programme__________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope I can have this wonderful chance Best regards Li Hua (责任编辑：admin) |