【正文】 Concerned. 27. One way to reduce your burden of homework at night is to ______. A. take part in studying teams B. appeal for teachers’ aid at any time C. focus full attention on teachers’ lecture D. make full use of the time at school 28. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A. Why Students Should Do Homework B. How to Make Homework Less Work C. It is High Time Teachers Gave Less Homework D. Who is to Blame for Children’ s Poor Eyesight C It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are being horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would bee fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter. Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most coolheaded drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarreling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm and bees so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it． However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves to a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oning cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master good skills. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more giveandtake from all road users. It is time for all of us to take this message to heart． 29. The passage mainly talks about ______. A. road politeness B. traffic jams C. good manners D. modern drivers 30. According to the writer, a good driver should ______. A. beat back when forced to face rude driving B. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it C. encourage old ladies to cross the roads whenever they want to D. join in traffic stream quickly however other people feel 31. The following statements are right EXCEPT that ______. A. some modern drivers are not good at driving B. road politeness is good sense as well as good manners C. it is also right to have a tiger in the driver’s seat D. a friendly driver should nod or wave thanks in answer to an act of politeness D Windows8, apart from Windows95, is the biggest surprise and the only version of Microsoft’ s operating system that has been changed from the core（核心） when pared to its former one. However, a recent study has shown that under 20% of business owners would be willing to upgrade to the new version of Windows. The reason for this remains to be discussed and debated, and we will try to throw light on this research by providing you with some of the most mon advantages and disadvantages of Windows8. Generally speaking, there are a great number of plus sides related to upgrading from Windows7 to Windows8. Speed— This is the biggest advantage to mention. Boot time has been reported to be up to nine times shorter than that with Windows7. New passwords— Instead of typing your passwords, Windows8 will let you use gestures on your favorite photos to enter your password. This is not only practical but also extremely cool! Windows8 experience— Apart from puters, Windows8 will be used on all devices, including smart phones, tablet PCs and so on. Also, owing to the fact that it has been specifically designed with touch screen users in mind, Windows8, besides using keyboard and mouse, will offer a whole new user experience. However, there are still some disadvantages. The first one that has to be mentioned is that there is no Start Menu from Windows. Yes, there is no Start button in the lower left corner, and this might be a real puzzle of many Windows users. Also, many users have had a problem to get used to the new interface introduced by Windows8. The biggest problem that is worth noticing is that Windows8 was originally designed for touch screen users, and this may have a bad effect on desktop users who have gotten used to doing everything with the help of their keyboard and mouse. 32. What does “ plus sides” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A. Math symbols. B. Strengths. C. New rules. D. Messages. 33. According to the text the greatest advantage of Windows8 is its ______. A. plex passwords B. high speed C. unique experience D. new interface 34. From the text we can learn that Windows8 ______. A. no longer requires a password B. was upgraded from windows95 C. will be popular with desktop users