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　　Todaypeoplecanusethephonetotalkwithothersalmostanywhereontheearth.Butwhenyouusethephone,youdon’tseethepersonyouaretalkingwith.Thatmaychangeinthenearfuture.

　　Todaysomepeopleareusingakindoftelephonecalledthepicturephoneorvisionphone.Withit,twopeoplewhoaretalkingcanseeeachother.

　　Picturephonescanbeusefulwhenyouhavesomethingtoshowthepersonyou’recalling.Theymayhaveotherusesinthefuture.Onedayyoumaybeabletoringupalibraryandasktoseeabook.

　　Thenyou’llbeabletoreadthebookrightoveryourpicturephone.Oryoumaybeabletogoshoppingthroughyourpicturephone.Ifyouseesomethinginthenewspaperthatyouthinkyouwanttobuy,you’llgotoyourphoneandcalltheshop.Peopleattheshopwillshowyouthethingyou’reinterestedinrightoverthephone.You’llbeabletoshopallovertownandneverevenleaveyourroom!

　　45.Todaypeoplecanusethephonetotalkwithothers_______.

　　A.inallthetownsB.insomeplacesintheworld

　　C.onlyinbigcitiesD.almostanywhereontheearth

　　46.Theword“it”inthetextmeans________.

　　A.thepicturephoneB.anyphoneC.theuseD.thechange

　　47.Wecan_________throughthepicturephoneaccordingto（根据）thetext.

　　A.writeabookB.doshoppingC.playgamesD.haveclasses

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　　“It’sover!Thankgoodness!”

　　SchoolwasoverandIwastired.Isatatthefrontoftheschoolbus.

　　Janie,thedriver,triestobreaktheuncomfortableatmosphere（气氛）bystrikingthematchoftalks.Itrytolistenpolitely,butusuallyIamtoobusythinkingaboutmyday.Onthisday,however,hertalkwasworth（值得）listeningto.

　　“Myfather’sill,”shesaidtonooneinparticular（特别地）.Icouldseeworryinhereyes.Ihadneverseenherlikethisbefore.Shealwaysmeetsstudentswithasmile.

　　Withasuddenchangeofinterest,Iasked,“What’swrongwithhim?”

　　Withhereyeswetandhervoiceunusual,sheanswered,“Hearttrouble.”Hereyesloweredasshecontinued.“I’vealreadylostmymum,soIdon’tthinkIcanstandlosinghim.”Icouldn’tanswer.Myheartachedforher.

　　Isatontheseatthinkingofthegreatpain（痛苦）myownmotherwasthrownintowhenherfatherdied.Isawhowharditwas,andstillis,forher.Iwouldn’twantanyonetogothroughthat.

　　SuddenlyIrealized（意识到）Janiewasn’tonlyabusdriver,thatwasjustherjob.Shehadawholeworldoffamilyandcarestoo.

　　Isuddenlyfeltveryselfish.IpaidnoattentiontoJaniebecauseshewasabusdriver.Ihadjudgedherbyherjobandbrushedheroffasunimportant.

　　Ishouldn’thavebeensoselfishandself-centered.

　　Understandingpeopleisanart.

　　48.Whenthestudentsgetontheschoolbus,Janieusually________.

　　A.listenstomusicB.talksaboutherownworry

　　C.sitsonherseatwithoutwordsD.meetsthemwithasmile

　　49.AftershelearnedJanie’sstory,thewriterthoughtof_________.

　　A.herfather’sdeathB.hermother’spain

　　C.theacheofherownheartD.thepainofJanie’sparents

　　50.Whydidthewriterfeelselfish?Because________.

　　A.shehadneverhadJanieasanythingexceptadriver

　　B.shehadmadeonlyafewfriendsintheschool

　　C.shehadhardlythoughtofherself

　　D.shehadneverlistenedtoothers

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