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Don’t talk to me; I’m busy with my iPhone

Riding a London subway, a person from China will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other. In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times. That’s not rudeness—people are just too busy to bother looking.

Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they’re certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet reflection, nor are they reading a book. New technology has replaced quiet habits. Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book.

Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters（乘车上下班的人）. Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000—yes, that’s 40,000—“apps” （programs downloaded for the iPhone） have been designed.

Commuters love them because they are the perfect time-fillers. One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks. Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination. ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone. You can then write in the “ steam” on your phone screen.

For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be another choice. It’s not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music—iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.

And if games, e-books and music aren’t enough to keep you occupied， then perhaps you would prefer a film. The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work. With all this entertainments, it’s amazing that people still remember to get off the train.

小题1:People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because they are busy ________.

A．playing games, reading e-books, listening to music or watching films.

B．going to work

C．reading books

D．thinking private things小题2:Those who like war games can download ________ to their iPhones.

A．Tube Exits

B．iShoot

C．ISteam

D．iPod小题3:The underlined word “occupied” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．delighted

B．busy

C．controlled

D．amused小题4:The article tells us that ________.

A．London commuters are unfriendly to strangers

B．Apple has earned a lo of money from selling 40,000 iPhones

C．with all the new time-fillers, London commuters often forget to get off the train.

D．technology is changing the way London commuters spend their traveling time.

答案

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:B

小题4:D

题目分析：本文主要讲述的就是在伦敦坐地铁的人总是忙于使用自己的手机，Ｉｐａｄ等来看书，听音乐，玩游戏等等。以此来告诉我们新的技术正在改变人们度过旅行时间的方法

小题1:A 细节题。根据Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book.

和For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be another choice. It’s not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music以及The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film说明A项中的三个方法是伦敦地铁上的人经常做的事情。故A正确。

小题2:B 推理题。根据One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks.可知iShoot,是一款游戏。故喜欢游戏的人应该喜欢这个App。故B正确。

小题3:.B 推理题。根据And if games, e-books and music aren’t enough to keep you occupied，可知如果游戏，音乐以及电子书都不能让你忙碌，那么看电影也许会适合你。因为这些多种娱乐的方式能够让我们忙碌得很充实。故Ｂ正确。

小题4:D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的就是在伦敦坐地铁的人总是忙于使用自己的手机，Ｉｐａｄ等。以此来告诉我们新的技术正在改变人们度过旅行时间的方法。故Ｄ正确。

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下列关于铅的说法错误的是：()

A.铅笔芯的主要成分是铅 

B.香烟中是含铅的 

C.铅在人体内日积月累，不会分解 

D.汽油中添加铅元素可以起到防爆的作用
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Shortly after September 11th, President Bush’s father observed that just as Pearl Harbor awakened this country from the notion that we could somehow avoid the call of duty to defend freedom in Europe and Asia in World War Two, so, too, should this most recent surprise attack erase the concept in some quarters that America can somehow go it alone in the fight against terrorism or in anything else for that matter.

But America’s allies have begun to wonder whether that is the lesson that has been learned--or whether the Afghanistan campaign’s apparent success shows that unilateralism works just fine. The United States, that argument goes, is so dominant that it can largely afford to go it alone.

It is true that no nation since Rome has loomed so large above the others, but even Rome eventually collapsed. Only a decade ago, the conventional wisdom lamented an America in decline. Bestseller lists featured books that described America’s fall. Japan would soon become "Number One". That view was wrong at the time, and when I wrote "Bound to Lead" in 1989, I, like others, predicted the continuing rise of American power. But the new conventional wisdom that America is invincible is equally dangerous if it leads to a foreign policy that combines unilateralism, arrogance and parochialism.

A number of advocates of "realist" international-relations theory have also expressed concern about America’s staying-power. Throughout history, coalitions of countries have arisen to balance dominant powers, and the search for traditional shifts in the balance of power and new state challengers is well under way. Some see China as the new enemy; others envisage a Russia-China-India coalition as the threat. But even if China maintains high growth rates of 6% while the United States achieves only 2%, it will not equal the United States in income per head until the last half of the century.

Still others see a uniting Europe as a potential federation that will challenge the United States for primacy. But this forecast depends on a high degree of European political unity, and a low state of transatlantic relations. Although realists raise an important point about the leveling of power in the international arena, their quest for new cold-war-style challengers is largely barking up the wrong tree. They are ignoring deeper changes in the distribution and nature of power in the contemporary world. The paradox of American power in the 21st century is that the largest power since Rome cannot achieve its objectives unilaterally in a global information age.

According to the text, cooperative bodies of countries have emerged（）

A.to defeat new state challengers

B.to defend international relations

C. to maintain high growth rates

D.to equalize dominant powers
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