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Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

Introduction

A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.

Basic Security

Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座).

Locks

Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.

Marking

Security marking your bike can act a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.

Registration

There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you.

Finally

Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.

56. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

A. Locks. B. Marking.

C. Registration. D. Basic Security.

答案D

57. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______.

A. help you recognize your bike

B. help the police find your bicycle

C. stop someone stealing your bicycle

D. stop you worrying about your bike

对贼产生一个滞缓作用,选C

58. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _______.

A. in the bike shop and your computer

B. in the police station and a security company

C. in a security company and your university

D. by yourself and in a security company

从文章最后2个部分看出,答案是D

59. The main purpose of this article is _________.

A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen

B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe

C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock

D. to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place

ACD文章并没有太多的提到,答案为B

B

Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact (互动) these days. The term is “networked individualism”. This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals (个体) and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.

Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.

A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to- person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing. Why?

In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expected — helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.

Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people — at the same time!

60. The underlined phrase “networked individualism” probably means that by using computers people ________.

A. stick to their own ways no matter what other people say

B. have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest

C. do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people

D. are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people

答案D

61. According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?

A. Networks. B. Friends.

C. Phones. D. Parents.

答案A

62. It can be inferred from the Pew study that _______.

A. people have been separated from each other by using computers

B. the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely

C. the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication

D. a lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thing

答案C

63. Which would be the best title for this passage?

A. We’re Alone on the Internet.

B. We’re Communicating on the Internet.

C. We’re Alone Together on the Internet.

D. We’re in the Imaginary World of the Internet.

答案C

C

Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.

This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.

After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.

Tour Itinerary (行程)

Tour Duration	5.7 Hours	The Grand Canyon Adventure Skywalk
Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West	1 Hour	Experience a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you make your way to Grand Canyon West.
Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West	2 Hours	You’ll be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand Canyon where the Calorado River makes its way into Lake Mood. Every table for lunch has a view.
Walk on the World Famous Skywalk	1.5 Hours	Finally you’ll board your bus to Eagle Point, home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon.
Flight Back to Grand Canyon South Rim	1.2 Hours	After time on the Skywalk, you’ll return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset.