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牛津上海(本地版)五四制初中英语九年级下册Module 1 Unit 2 Life in the future单元测试卷（含小段音频）
You don't need to get in a time-travelling machine to see how technology will change our lives, such as the way we shop. Several new technologies that are to change your buying habits already appear. Let's see what's in store for your future shopping.
Try it on, virtually(虚拟地). Want to shop online for a new pair of glasses? You don't need to guess which pair looks best on you一 use the eBay Fashion iPhone app to try a pair of glasses you re checking out on a picture of your face. But what about buying something bigger? Thanks to Microsoft Kindest s action tracking(跟踪) camera, you can cover clothes on your screen body. You can even choose the background of your virtual fitting room to improve your shopping experience.
Get a perfect, custom fit. Everyone's body is shaped differently. To get a perfect fit, you sometimes have to get your clothes changed. But by using 3D scanning(扫描) technology, all the clothes you buy will fit your body perfectly. Some companies scan your body using high-tech to get the real sizes, so they can make special clothes just for you.
High-tech shopping carts(推车) and checkout counters(收银台). High- tech shopping carts could be common in malls and supermarkets in the future. Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts are under test. The cart can follow you along the aisles(通道), controlled only by your movement and your voice.
In the United States, several supermarkets use a certain set called "Scan It" that gives buyers the freedom to scan products on their own while they shop. If we don't want to wait in line before the checkout counters, we can use Toshiba's new Object Recognition Scanner. The machine identifies(辨认) a product as soon as it's placed in front of a camera just by its shape and colour, even if it has no bar code.
A famous scientist made some great inventions. A newspaper reporter asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than other persons. What made him so successful and different from others?
He said it all came from an experience with his mother when he was about two years old.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} when he lost his control on the bottle and it fell, pouring the milk all over the kitchen floor — a sea of milk!
His mother didn't shout at him，instead, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made!{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Well, something bad had happened. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up{#blank#}3{#/blank#}? We could use a sponge(海绵）or a towel. Which I do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled(溅出的) milk.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it." In the end, the little boy learned how to carry the bottle without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
A. Let's go out and fill the bottle with water B. What really have you done C. He tried to move a bottle of milk from the refrigerator D. So, how would you like to do that E. I have never seen such a huge pool of milk |
Name | Jane | Age | 16 | Time | Sep.25th | ||
Activities | Days a year | ||||||
Exercise | 365 | ||||||
Watch TV for over 2 hours | 320 | ||||||
Drink juice | 210 | ||||||
Help with housework | 20 | ||||||
Go to the dentist | 0 | ||||||
Jane is a 16-year-old high school student in the USA. American Teenager magazine asked her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}her habits. Jane has a lot of good habits.She always {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Also, she often drinks juice.However, she has some bad habits, too.She usually watches TV for more {#blank#}3{#/blank#}two hours a day. Her parents are not happy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}she hardly ever helps with housework and she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}goes to the dentist for teeth cleaning .She says she is afraid.
Paper cutting is a traditional art in China, which has been making its way along the route of the long history of paper. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It once became one of the main forms of arts, and was popular with the people of that time; even in royal families, ladies were also judged by the ability at paper cutting. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} The themes of their works usually include everything in people's daily life from dumb things to the surroundings. Familiarity makes them understand the real spirit of the art.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Once they are owned by a master of papercut, they will become so supernatural that the papercuts beyond imagination flow out of his/her hands. Another tool for paper cutting is carving knives which are necessary to improve a sharpened effect or to make a good job.
No doubt that arts come from life and serve life. The bright colors of red, green or light blue papercuts provide a merry atmosphere. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} And people like to decorate their windows and doors using colorful papercuts. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Shanxi window papercuts are simple and bold; papercuts from Hebei Province are bright in color; papercuts in southern provinces are good and fine.
A. The main tool for paper cutting is scissors. B. Most of the paper cut artists are women. C. It takes a long time to become a master of paper cut. D. Paper cutting is also very popular in foreign countries. E. This kind of art went after the invention of paper in Han Dynasty. F. Paper cuts made in different areas have different characteristics. |
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Fairs & Festivals 集市与节日 |
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This summer from June to August, there is something to celebrate in Colorado, USA: the arts, culture, food, and music. Because of that, families always have a fair or festival to attend, with fun for all ages. We've made a list of some of the most popular, by month. |
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June 6-20 2019 Dragon Boat Festival Lean about Chinese Culture in Colorado through dragon boat races, performances and vendors of Chinese specialties （rice dumplings, silk clothes and chopsticks）. cdbf-org |
June 25-28, 2019 Fun Fair Enjoy unlimited rides, live music, fireworks, traditional activities, and farm animals. funfair.com |
Aug. 3-4, 2019 Culture Festival Take part in and observe traditional British games, hear music, and try traditional foods. british games. org |
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July 31-Aug. 4, 2019 Kids' Fair Hear music, play with farm animals, and enjoy activities for kids. kidsfair. org |
Aug. 15-18, 2019 Fruit Festival Try something fruity （eating& learning to cook with fruits. fruitfest. com |
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The Silk Road is known all over the world.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}It went along the north of China, India, and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.
It was called the Silk Road because one of the major products traded was silk cloth from China. Chinese silk was soft and of high quality. So people throughout Asia and Europe loved it very much.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Even the Romans called China the "land of silk".
Besides silk, the Chinese also sold tea, salt, sugar, porcelain(瓷器)and spices(香料). Most of the goods were expensive. This was because it was a long trip and trades didn't have a lot of room for goods. They bought goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold and silver.
Traders traveled in large caravans (商队). They would have many guards with them.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Most of the road was through dry land, so camels were popular animals for transport.
Although there was some trade between China and the rest of the world for some time, the silk trade developed quickly during the Han Dynasty which ruled from 206 B. C. to 220 A.D.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}During this time, Chinese traders traveled safely. Also, traders had a higher social position.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}It not only helped develop trade between different countries, but also helped make ideas, cultures and inventions spread across the world.
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A. Traveling in a big group like a caravan helped protect themselves. B. Later, under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, trade in China along the Silk Road was fully developed. C. The Silk Road went from China to Europe. D. The Silk Road was important. E. The Chinese sold silk for thousands of years. |
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