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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

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• F1 - 3 Technology

理解文“简单 A 等”步骤

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

优秀生练习 1: - 重要生字
Read the text below and complete the following table with no more than - 重要语法规则
three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
- Bonus 语法规则
The cost of high-tech teens

For Julie Westbrook, the final straw was the £280 her 15-year-old daughter,
Ruby, spent on downloading music and horoscopes onto her mobile phone. For Simon
Evans, it was a mobile phone bill totaling £370 for his teenage daughter's text
messages. Both parents were absolutely furious that their children had run up such
massive bills.
'When I was a teenager and wanted to be accepted by others, being cool meant
wearing the right clothes and trainers and listening to the right music. You didn't need
to spend a fortune to be cool,' says Julie. 'Nowadays though, teens seem to want to
impress each other with their mobile phones, video games, computers and all sorts of
other gadgets,' she adds.
These days, the cost of being cool has skyrocketed and one of the main
expenses seems to be mobile phones. Teens want mobile phones in order to talk to
and text their friends. Parents usually end up having to pay high mobile phone bills,
with charges for hundreds of minutes of calls and thousands of text messages. And as
if that wasn't bad enough, teens now want mobile phones with access to the Internet.
Once they get them, they start purchasing applications, known as 'apps' for short, for
their phones What they don't realise is the high cost of this new technology.
'It's very expensive to have access to the World Wide Web from a mobile phone,'
Julie says. 'That wasn't explained to me when I was choosing a mobile phone plan for
my daughter. She downloaded four songs and those four songs cost me nearly £100.
I was so upset that I cancelled the service as soon as the contract was finished.' But
that wasn't the end of it for Julie.
'The next mobile phone company offered my daughter 200 minutes and unlimited
texts for £19.99 a month, which seemed fair. I thought the problem had been solved,
but then a bill came with another £80 in charges. Ruby had texted a code to get
horoscopes sent to her and had been charged extra. I couldn't believe it!'
Julie says she hadn't realised what was involved in getting a mobile phone, or
that it was going to be so complicated. She's angry with the phone companies, too, tor
not explaining things clearly to her. 'Don’t they understand that most parents have no
clue about the technologies available for mobile phones?'

Simon Evans and his wife hit the roof when they got a £370 phone bill for their
daughter's extra minutes and texts. 'Lydia had sent over 4,000 text messages and spent
around 20 hours on her mobile in one month,' Simon says. 'If you do the maths, you'll
see that's over 130 text messages and 40 minutes of talk time a day!'

Fortunately, Julie and Simon both found ways to control their teens' phone use.
Julie eventually got a plan that allowed her to log in to an Internet account and check
how much the phone was being used. Simon has limited how much his daughter can
use the phone by getting her a card plan. When she runs out of minutes, that's it. She
has to buy another card with her own pocket money. 'It's taught her the value of money,'
says Simon. 'But she's also learnt something far more important — you don't need to
have the latest high-tech gadgets to have value as a person.'

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

The cost of high-tech teens - 重要生字
- 重要语法规则
Two expensive bill 1. ________________________
amounts - Bonus 语法规则
2. ________________________
Two handheld things teens 3. ________________________
use to impress others
4. ________________________
Two reasons for high 5. ________________________
phone bills
6. ________________________
What was Ruby charged 7. ________________________
extra for
What did Simon get his 8. ________________________
daughter

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

优秀生练习 2: - 重要生字
Read the text and answer the questions that follow. For 9 - 重要语法规则
to 12, write True or False for every statement given. For 13 - Bonus 语法规则
to 16, choose no more than five words and/or a number is
the text for each answer.
Digital habits across generations

Today’s grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media,

but the different generations’ online habits couldn’t be more different. In the
UK the over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that
they will soon be the site’s second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users
aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.
Sheila, aged 59, says, ‘I joined to see what my grandchildren are
doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It’s a much better
way to see what they’re doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post.
That’s how we did it when I was a child, but I think I’m lucky I get to see so
much more of their lives than my grandparents did.’
Ironically, Sheila’s grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook
themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2
million users are under 17 – but they’re not going far from their
smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. ‘It’s my alarm
clock so I have to,’ she says. ‘I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon
as I wake up.’
Unlike her grandmother’s generation, Chloe’s age group is spending
so much time on their phones at home that they are missing out on
spending time with their friends in real life. Sheila, on the other hand, has
made contact with old friends from school she hasn’t heard from in forty
years. ‘We use Facebook to arrange to meet all over the country,’ she says.
‘It’s changed my social life completely.’
Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and
social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the
smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to
be on his phone or laptop constantly. ‘I was always connected and I felt like
I was always working,’ he says. ‘How could I tell my kids to get off their
phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?’ So, in the evenings and
at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into
an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text
messages. ‘I’m not completely cut off from the world in case of
emergencies, but the important thing is I’m setting a better example to my
kids and spending more quality time with them.’
Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter
catches up with the new trend for a less digital life?

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9. The older generation is currently the largest user group. __________

10. Posts and videos are better than letters. __________

11. There are fewer children on Facebook. __________

12. People prefer their phones over real friends. __________

13. Sheila says that social media has ________________ completely.

14. Peter uses _________________________ almost all the time.

15. The only things Peter’s old phone can do are make calls and _________________

16. The article concludes that it is ______________ before other generations

embrace a lesser digital life.

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

优秀生练习 3:

Listening
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two
words.

You will hear a man speaking about electric bikes.

Electric bikes

You can go up to (19) __________ an hour on an e-bike.

Some people who use an e-bike may be tired or (20) __________.

People prefer cars even though it is bad for the (21) __________.

The speaker tried an e-bike out in (22) ___________ London.

The speaker would have to push the bicycle up (23) __________ if it was a
normal one.

The prices for an e-bike start from (24) ___________, which is expensive.

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

优秀生练习 4: - 重要生字
Read the text below and complete the following table with - 重要语法规则
no more than three words and/or a number from the text for - Bonus 语法规则
each answer.
Technology

Technology is a rapidly evolving field that has had an

immense impact on our lives. From simple everyday devices,
like smartphones and laptops, to complex medical equipment
and artificial intelligence algorithms, technology has become an
integral part of modern society.
In recent years, advances in technology have allowed us
to access information more quickly than ever before. With the
invention of the internet, people can now access a vast array of
knowledge from all over the world. This has enabled us to stay
up to date with current events and keep in touch with family and
friends around the globe. The internet also allows us to shop
online and purchase products from any corner of the world,
making our lives even more convenient.
Moreover, technology has revolutionized many sectors,
such as healthcare, transportation, communication, and more.
New medical treatments have been developed thanks to
breakthroughs in technology that have helped save countless
lives. Self-driving cars are now becoming commonplace on
roads across the planet, while telecommunication devices allow
us to speak with anyone at any time without having to be
physically present.
In conclusion, it is clear that technology has had a
substantial impact on our lives. It has opened the door for easier
access to knowledge, improved the quality of healthcare, and
enabled us to communicate with anyone regardless of
geographical distance. Technology will continue to shape our
world in the years to come.

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

Technology takes - 重要生字
the form of simple
items like - 重要语法规则

1. _________ - Bonus 语法规则

and
Technology has led 2. _________
to more accessible
7. __________ The internet helps us
to stay
and improved
3. _________
8. __________ Technology
and
quality
4. __________
with family.
5. _________
and
6. ________
are two major
technological
innovations.

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Alex & Aaron 老师
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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

优秀生练习 5: - 重要生字
Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Choose - 重要语法规则
no more than five words and/or a number from the text for - Bonus 语法规则
each answer.

Robocup

RoboCup is a football competition that has taken place

every year since 1997. But the players are not human; they are
robots. The competition’s full name is ‘Robot Soccer World
Cup,’ and the aim is to create, by the middle of the 21st century,
a team of robot footballers that are able to play against and beat
the winners of the real World Cup.

In order for robots to play football, robotics companies

have had to develop special technologies. A robot can’t just run
onto the field and start kicking the ball. So each robot is fitted
with a webcam which is connected to a computer inside the
robot. The robot is able to see where the other players are,
where the goal is and, most importantly, where the ball is. They
are programmed to make their own decisions and during the
match the robots’ creators are not allowed to tell them what to
do. The robots are, however, able to communicate with other
members of their team, via a wireless network. They might, for
example, communicate a message like this to a team-mate: ‘I’m
nearest the ball. I’m going to kick it. You go and defend the goal.’
They know who to pass to and how best to get the ball past an
opponent. Australian, German and American teams dominate
the competition, though teams from twelve countries competed
at the last tournament.

There is a long way to go before robots will be able to

compete against humans. They need to become more
intelligent and become able to react more quickly and anticipate
the game. But the technologies that are being developed for
scoring goals have other uses as well. It may be possible to
develop robots that can be used in search and rescue, for
example, finding people trapped in buildings after earthquakes.

They may not be as fun to watch as real footballers, but

at least they don’t demand enormous salaries!

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9. When was Robocup first held?
____________________________________________________________________.

10. The full form of Robocup is

____________________________________________________________________.

11. What is in every robot and what is it connected to?

____________________________________________________________________.

12. The robots are programmed to

____________________________________________________________________.

13. They talk to each other through

____________________________________________________________________.

14. Which three teams win most of the competitions?

____________________________________________________________________.

15. Two ideas that robots must do to compete against humans are
____________________________________________________________________.

16. What can robots do during earthquakes?

____________________________________________________________________.

Complete the table below with a word from the text. For each question, write your answer in the
space provided on your answer sheet.
Meaning Word
17. A device that functions like a
camera
18. A competition with many players

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国英特训 9.0 Class 4 - BI Reading + Listening

Name: Date: 06/11/2023

优秀生练习 6:

Listening

For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two
words.

You will hear an interview about a technology exhibition.

Technology exhibition

This the (19) __________ year of the exhibition.

To come to the exhibition, it is not necessary to be a (20) __________ or an

engineer.

People can make gadgets, (21) __________ or try things out here.

Julia showed John different model vehicles with a (22) ___________ attached
to them.

Julia also said that the exhibition has some (23) __________ gadgets to be
eco-friendly.

In the end, John went to make an (24) ___________ robot for his daughter.

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