Imagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag (標簽). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.

       This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.

       An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device(裝置),that sends out energy (for example, radio waves)that starts up the tag immediately.

       Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person)section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.

       Take a step back:10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.

       RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr. J. Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.

       When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here’s a wild guess: Not for buying milk.

1.The article is intended to         .

A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology

B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology

C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology

D. predict the applications of RFID technology

2. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people           .

A. will have no trouble getting data about others

B. will have more energy for conversation

C. will have more time to make friends

D. won’t feel shy at parties any longer

3. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of          .

A. scanning devices                                          B. radio waves

C. batteries                                                      D. chips

4.Why are some people worried about RFID technology?

A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.

B. Because market competition will become more fierce.

C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.

D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.

5.The last paragraph implies that RFID technology           .

A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk

B. will be widely used, including for buying milk

C. will be limited to communication uses

D. will probably be used for pop music

假設(shè)你是某中學學生會主席李華，你校與本地一所國際學樣經(jīng)常舉辦聯(lián)誼活動.你計劃在重陽節(jié)組織學生到養(yǎng)老院去慰問老人，擬邀請國際學校的學生參加，請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容要點給國際學樣的學生會主席Tony寫一封信.

要點：向老人贈送禮物（鮮花、自制賀卡……）；

為老人提供服務(wù)（做清潔、陪老人聊天……）；

為老人表演節(jié)目（唱歌、跳舞……）.

注意：1、詞數(shù)為100左右；

2、信的開關(guān)和結(jié)尾已為你寫好（不計入你所寫詞數(shù)）；

3、已給出的信的開關(guān)和結(jié)尾不得抄入答題卡.

（以下所給內(nèi)容不得抄入答題卡）

Dear Tony，

Chongyang, the traditional Chinese festival for the elderly, is coming around. We are planning to visit the Nursing Home to celebrate the special day, and we would like to invite students from your school to join us.

…

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Reality is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, _________ the way

they actually are.

A. as           B. or          C. but           C. and          

__________ the silence for the pauses, we could hear each other’s breathing and could almost bear

our own heartbeats.  

A. In            B. For            C. Under            D. Between

Polar bears live mostly on ________ sea ice, which they use as _______ platform for hunting seals.  

A. a; a            B. a; the           C. 不填; a            D. the; 不填

The biggest problem for most plants, which ________ just get up and run away when threatened,

is that animals like to eat them.  

A. shan’t           B. can’t           C. needn’t          D. mustn’t

As the years passed, many occasions—birthdays, awards, graduations—________ with Dad’s flowers.

A. are marked      B. were marked      C. have marked      D. had marked

It’s hard for him playing against me. I’ve got nothing to play for, but for him, he needs to win so

________.

A. far            B. well          C. little           D. badly

To save class time, our teacher has ________ students do half of the exercise in class and complete

the other half for homework.

A. us            B. we           C. our              D. ours

Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the

door to his bedroom.

A. why           B. that           C. when           D. where