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1、阅读理解AMobile phones and iPads are now wonderful tools for learning and teaching English. With the help of the thousands of education and language apps available online, students can make effective use of them to learn in an interactive environment. Given below is a list of some of the best apps for l
2、earning and teaching English.Grammar UpGrammar is the heart of any language and, thus, the Grammar Up app is one of the most highly recommended apps for English learners. This app is specifically designed for people who want to improve their grammar, vocabulary and word selection. It consists of mor
3、e than 1，800 multiplechoice questions grouped under twenty different grammar categories.iFPoemsiFPoems is a fantastic app for poetry lovers. This app consists of a great collection of poems from famous poets around the world. It also allows users to save their favorites along with recording their ow
4、n readings of the poems.iBooksiBooks is a complete book library for the iPad users. It includes the iBookstore and allows users to download and read books. The app features a beautiful bookshelf, on which you can browse various books or even add notes to your favorite paragraphs in the book. You can
5、 also create your own texts and upload them into the app.SpeakingPalRecommended as one of the best apps for English educators and learners, SpeakingPal allows you to record your speech and compare it with a native English speaker. This amazing app combines video with automatic speech recognition sof
6、tware that tests your English speaking skills. You just have to speak with a video character and get immediate response on how well you speak English.21What do these apps have in common?AThey can be found online.BThey are free of charge.CThey improve users grammar.DTheyre designed by teachers.22What
7、 can we do with iBooks?ADownload books for free.BWrite notes on it with pens.CSave notes and texts.DCreate a bookstore.23What is special about SpeakingPal?AIt offers video call service.BIt evaluates users speech.CIt offers talks with a native speaker.DIt includes English speaking contests.BIf you sp
8、ent years of training to be a lawyer and had a great steady income, would you leave it to undertake a harebrained (轻率的) plan that only your mum and girlfriend believed in？Thats exactly what Tom Pakenham did.He had the idea of starting an ecofriendly taxi company, and so with five environmentally fri
9、endly cars, Green Tomato Cars was born.Now, only a few years later, the company has a group of 60 Toyota Prius Hybrids.When the company started in 2006, Tom said，“Only my mum, my girlfriend Sophie, now my wife，and Jonny (his business partner) were 100 percent behind the idea of starting Londons firs
10、t cab service.”Tom, who sold his $150，000 flat to raise money for the business，received the support of some wellknown persons, Buckingham Palace officials and BSkyB managers. Even Al Gore is a fan.Currently carrying 500600 passengers a day，Green Tomato Cars is a shining example that commercial (商业的)
11、 success and green issues are compatible“All our drivers and employees are employed from the local community. We use local garages，service agents and vehicle signwriters even though that is not always the most competitive choice. The reason is that to bring green products to the fore we believe we m
12、ust not be worse than conventional (传统的) taxis. The target is to be recognized as No.1 provider of environmental goods and services in London and around the world.”All their hard work has paid off as the Department for Transport has acknowledged Green Tomato Cars progress by giving them the Fleet He
13、ro Award and last year the company was highlighted at the WTM World Responsible Tourism Day.Pleased with the publicity, Tom says, “I like to think we are playing our part with the cars switching to electricity. Carbon dioxide reductions of more than 600 tons have been achieved and this low footprint
14、 has sparked (触发) a revolution in the taxi world.”24What does the underlined word “compatible” probably mean?AOnly a dream.BNecessary.CAble to exist together.DWithin easy reach.25What did Tom start the ecofriendly company for?ATo earn more money to protect the environment.BTo encourage more people t
15、o protect the environment.CTo solve unemployment of the local community.DTo set up No.1 provider of environmental goods and services.26What are the cars in Green Tomato Cars mainly powered by?AElectricity.BPetrol.CGases.DSolar energy.27What can be inferred about environmentally friendly cars?AThey c
16、an only produce about 600 tons of carbon dioxide.BThey are as good as the other taxis.CThey are more expensive to take.DThey cost less and make greater profits.CThe popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(小间) set up in big cities across the country.As the latest TV show to help people
