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Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French–Canadians live in province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit There are only 27 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
56. About ____ live in Quebec.
A. 30% of the French –Canadians
B. 45% of the Canadians
C. 29,000,000 people
D. 8,700,000 French –Canadians
57.Which o ne below has the DIFFERENT meaning from the underlined part “By contrast”?
A. On the contrary
B. However
C. In addition
D. But
58. We can infer that______.
A. Canada is a country with too many official languages.
B. the first people living in Canada were Canadian Indians and the Inuit people.
C. both Canadian Indians and the Inuit live by the rivers and lakes and in forests.
D. most people who live in Quebec speak English.
59. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. There are 27 000 Canadian-Indians in Canada.
B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years.
C. There are 30% of the population whose parents or grandparents come from France.
D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada.
B
60. Who is (are) the editor (s) of William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929?
A. Noel Polk & Joseph Blotner.
B. Phillip Lopate.
C. Tony Kushner.
D. Leo Bersani.
61. How much do you pay for American Movie Critics?
A. US $45.
B. US $40.
C. US $35.
D. US $25.
62. Which book do you buy if you want to read the play "Death of a Salesman”?
A. Arthur Miller: Collected Plays 1944 -1961.
B. William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929.
C. Henry James: Novels 1901 -1902.
D. American Movie Critics.
63. Henry James' only book written in the first person is
A. The Wings of the Dove.
B. The Sacred Fount.
C. Soldiers’ Pay.
D. Mosquitoes.
C
Every year mobile phones develop. Imagining what they will look like and be able to do in 2020 is really a challenge. To help, experts have outlined three major mobile trends(趋势)that they believe will have become reality by then.
Our phones will be so smart in 10 years’ time that they’ll know everything about our situation and warn us when something needs our attention. This is the top prediction of both Nokia and Google. They predict that our cars and home appliances will be able to communicate with our mobile. For example, fridges will tell your mobile to tell you to pick up milk on the way back from work. While driving, your mobile will suggest that you take a different route because there’s a road accident up ahead.
The second trend is in gesture(手势）-based controls. People who know the iPhone’s touch—sensitive screen are already familiar with the technology. It translates hand movements into actions on-screen. But gestural communications will make the phone more convenient to use and may completely replace touchpads. According to industry insiders, the most immediate step forward in gestural technology will be in voice recognition. It’s believed voice recognition technology will speed up communications. It is quicker to speak than type. Eventually, phone screens will disappear.
The third major development will change our understanding of a mobile phone. From a single phone, the mobile will be developed into multi-part devices. It is opposite to the current trend in which mobile phones are combining the functions of cameras, music players and game consoles. The prediction is based on the idea that the world will become more wireless and all these—cameras, music players and game consoles—will be wirelessly connected. Mobile phones won’t need to contain these devices because users will be able to control them wirelessly through their phones.
64 Which of the following is most likely to be the appearance of a mobile phone in 2020?
65. From the text, we can learn that the future mobile phones will ____________.
A. drive cars for us
B. be controlled by the users’ voices
C. be controlled by home appliances
D. be very big together with separated several parts
66. The writer’s attitude towards the development of mobile phone is _______.
A. worried
B. positive
C. concerned
D. nervous
D
Scientists now believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year. That's because they are invisible(不可见的). They are the mysterious dead stars called black holes.
You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billons of years.
As the star's gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gases run out, the star stops burning and begins to die. As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into (挤进) a smaller and smaller ball. Imagine if the earth were pressed until it was the size of a tiny marble(玻璃弹子). That's how tightly this dead star, a black hole ,is packed(堆积).What pulls the star in towards its center with such power? It's gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity takes in everything----even light. The light from a black hole can never back to your eyes. That's why you see nothing but blackness.
67.Which of the following can explain how the star dies?
A. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.
B. As the gases run out, it cools down.
C. As it takes in too much light, it explodes.
D. As it knocks into other stars, it crashes.
68.The underlined word "mysterious" in Paragraph 1 probably means________.
A. ordinary
B. bright
C. strange
D. common
69. Which of the following is NOT a fact?
A. Black holes are dead stars.
B. The sun won't die even after billions of years.
C. Black holes have gravity.
D. The dead stars are tightly packed.
70.Why can't you see light when you look at a black hole?
A. Because most black holes are so far away.
B. Because the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it takes the light inward.
C. Because as the star's gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.
D. Because its outer layer pulls in toward it center as a star cools.
Keys:（A）56-59DCBC(B) 60-63ABAB (C) 63-66DBB (D) 67-70 BCBB
记叙文类作者：巩穹 （I）★★ Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women. 1. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldn't graduate from medical school. D. She couldn't set up her hospital. 3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts”in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell except that she ______. A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women 5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City 1-5 CAABC （II）★★★ Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark's agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.
2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案（10） 【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（7）】A Actually, long-distance bicycle camping is one of the most pleasurable activities I have ever experienced. I generally sleep poorly at night, but in the woods on a tour, I sleep like a baby, falling asleep with the music of insects. In the morning, I am awakened by the cheeps of birds. I eat a snack before getting up, and then I quickly pack my sleeping bag, air mattress (垫), tent, and other things and get on with my road. I'm slower in the morning, having less speed but a greater desire to stop at pleasant spots and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Traveling by bike allows me to stop anywhere, such as grasslands, lakes, woods, and scenic spots. Near lunch, I find a small grocery and buy some bread, sandwiches and fruit. Then I will find a town park or other shady spots to wait out the high mid-day sun. In the afternoon, my speeds are higher, and I spend less time on stops. In the late afternoon, I start riding more slowly, and I start thinking about where I will stop. I finally find a place in the early evening, cook a simple meal and have a rest. As it starts to get dark, I put up my tent, crawl in and fall asleep. There are exciting times and difficult times as well. Visiting strange or famous places and accomplishing goals are always exciting to me. I meet and talk with interesting people along the way, sometimes other traveling cyclists. Appreciating beautiful views, meeting wild animals, and traveling up and down hills also stir me up. On the other hand, I may run into a rainy or hot spell(一段时间), have to repair my bike, or just find myself in a bad mood. The problems are infrequent and are easy to deal with. The pleasures remain in my mind for years. 26. We can learn from the passage that the author can have a good sleep ______. A. in a hotel B. at home C. in the shade D. in the woods 27. In the first paragraph, the author tells us that ________. A. how he sleeps during his travel B. the route of his bicycle travel C. why he rides slowly all the time
高考小说阅读训练 一、阅读下面的文字。完成1?3题。 灯殇 陈永林 这天晚上，六根对女人说：“再过几天就中秋了。你明天去买十斤月饼，三斤糖块，三十挂小鞭炮……烟我已买了。” 每年的中秋晚上，许多村里人都在六根家挂一盏灯笼。鄱阳湖一带有这种风俗，一到中秋这晚，村里人便在德高望重的人门前挂盏灯笼，表达自己的敬意。这几年，六根门前挂的灯笼最多。村里人在哪家门前挂灯笼，哪家就得放鞭炮迎接。大人敬烟，小孩散糖，女人吃月饼。 六根的女人有点不愿意：“每年花一百多块钱换几十只灯笼，一点也不值。那些灯笼既当不得衣服穿，又顶不得饭吃。” 六根沉了脸说道：“这灯笼拿多少钱也买不到的。别人想自己门前多挂几个灯笼还想不到呢。这是村里人对我的信任，对我工作的肯定。” 女人说：“钱呢？” 六根问：“家里一百多块钱也没有？” 女人说：“儿子前几天上学，把家里的三千块钱全带走了。” 六根就翻口袋，口袋翻尽了，才翻出五十多块钱。 六根说：“要不，你明天提一只母鸡去卖。” 女人小声嘟囔：“哪有你这个当村长的！别人当村长，家里要啥有啥，可你每年只得几十只灯笼。’’ 六根再懒得搭理女人了。每年村里人挂的灯笼，他都没扔，都堆放在一间房里。中秋节这天，六根早早吃过了晚饭。女人买来的糖块、月饼也摆放在桌上。鞭炮拆了封。只等提灯笼的人一来，就放鞭炮。月饼样的圆月好不容易从鄱阳湖里爬起来了，一些小孩已在月光下疯闹了。 六根坐在门前悠然地吸着烟，眼光却不时往路边上掠。终于来了一个红红的灯笼，六根兴奋地站起来，喊女人：“快拿鞭炮放，灯笼来了。” 鞭炮劈里啪啦地响了。可是灯笼并没进他家，而是进了春生的家。六根气得骂女人：“谁叫你这么早放鞭炮？”女人不敢辩，反而安慰六根：“急啥？等会儿，灯笼不就都来了？” 又来了一只灯笼。拎灯笼的是谷子。六根喊：“谷子，这么早来了？”可是谷子没听见样径直往前走。片刻春生家响起欢欢悦悦的鞭炮声。六根惊得傻傻地立在那。往年，谷子每回给他送灯笼。今年却把灯笼送给了那个发了横财的春生。 六根气得大骂：“这世道变了。人都被金钱蒙住了眼。” 六根的女儿劝：“爹犯得着生气吗？春生早在村里传出话，谁送他一盏灯笼，他就给谁一百块钱。” 春生先是在城里办了个皮包公司，骗了一些单位的货款却不给货，只给单位的头送些钱。春生有了钱，就在村里办了个罐头厂，钱大把大把地进。可交税时却说厂子亏损。春生办了厂后，村里人都想进他的厂，村里人给春生的笑容越来越多，看春生的目光越来越谄媚了。 “唉一一”六根就长长地叹气。六根掏出枝烟，点了，狠狠地吸。烟雾整个裹住了六根满是阴云的脸。
高一英语阅读理解训练27 A Are you interested in hi-tech products? Here are some that you might find at the market now. CX-1 Tired of dragging your bag through busy airports? Then you might want to consider CX-1. The smart suitcase uses facial recognizing software to follow its owner as he/she is checking in or heading to the gate. Though CX-1 can only move at a speed of up to seven miles per hour, a tiny tool enables owners to keep track of the suitcase’s location. Happily, it has been sold on the market. Aibo Sony’s latest version of the Aibo robotic dog is almost as fun as the real thing —— but much less work. The pet dog can recognize its owner, obey several commands, and even recall the behavior that pleases its master the most. Aibo can also learn new tricks, take photographs, and over time, develop its own unique personality. Forpheus Forpheus, an “athletic” robot developed by Japanese technology company Omron. It teaches users how to play ping-pong. The 10-feet-tall machine uses a camera and artificial intelligence to track the ball’s speed and can predict the ball’s direction correctly. The smart Forpheus can also quickly test its player’s abilities and adjust the playing level, making the game fun. Black Box VR Though many people determine to go to the gym once a week, few reach their goal. Blace Box VR wants to change that by turning hard exercise into fun video games. Using it, gym users will find themselves fighting enemies, including big creatures—all while getting exercise. 1. What is the feature of CX-1? A. It can be opened by facial expressions. B. It can recognize and follow its owner. C. It can move very fast in busy places. D. It can sense its owner’s location. 2. Who would most probably want an Aibo? A. People who want to walk a dog.
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2015高考英语阅读理解一轮限时训练题（7） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【2013界广东省汕头市质量测评试题】A My grandparents actively practiced simplicity. They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression. Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy. Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items, they chose to spend really simple life together, with family and in nature. Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community. Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes. As real estate prices rose, many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land. Soon theirs were the only small house on the block, surrounded by a sea of mansions. My grandparents built and lived m a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house. But they didn’t want a bigger place. They l oved their little house and were content with what they had. My grandparents avoided consumptive(浪费的）lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a small home, but had a huge garden. They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill, improved their health, and gave them an excuse to be outside. They also reused and recycled everything. For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out. Through their example I learned an important lesson: It is possible to live a simple and fulfillin g life. My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation. Instead, it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams. Becoming debt free, downsizing to a smaller home, and going car-lite(减少用车频率）are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams. 26.The underlined word superfluous in Paragraph I is closest in meaning to _____. A. meaningful B. unnecessary C. increasing D. troublesome 【答案】B 【解析】词义猜测题。A。有意义的；B。不必要的，多余的；C。渐增的；D。麻烦的，令人苦恼的。由“My grandparents avoided consumptive(浪费的）lifestyle”可知他们避免不必要的消费。故选B。 27.The community’s changes include all the following EXCEPT that _____ A. the people built more farmland B. the neighbors sold their houses C. the houses became more expensive D. many mansions were built there 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。由“Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and
高中英语阅读理解练习1（共2篇） A Every American family has its own traditions on Thanksgiving Day, and mine is not different. Once the national holiday arrives, my mom rises early to make the meal. She puts a turkey in the oven, chops carrots and bakes pies. I'm sorry to say that the men in the family — my dad, my younger brother and myself — rarely pitch in to help. Our job is to wash the mountain of dirty dishes after the meal is over. Around 2 pm every Thanksgiving Day, family members seat themselves around the kitchen table. Plates of turkey, vegetables, salad, rolls and pies cover it. At this point, we can hardly keep ourselves from drooling (流口水) all over our fancy clothes, but it's not yet time to eat. First, we must bow our heads, close our eyes and say a prayer of thanks aloud to God for giving us everything we have. Under normal circumstances, I would have no problem making a list of things I am thankful for. I grew up in a loving family. My parents, who aren't wealthy, took out loans to help me pay for university. But, the funny thing is, every time I sit down for Thanksgiving dinner and try to say a prayer of thanks, my mind usually goes blank. I think it has something to do with my growling (咕咕叫) stomach and all of that food sitting right there under my nose. Eventually, though, we all finish our short prayers and dig_in. To be sure, the day includes other highlights — visiting with family and watching football. But usually around 6 pm we are all ourselves stuffed like turkeys and thankful to have a nice warm bed to sleep in. 1．The purpose of the text is to__________. A．tell what the family do for Thanksgiving Day B．tell how the family spends Thanksgiving Day C．introduce foods served on Thanksgiving Day D．introduce the American Thanksgiving Day 解析：主旨大意题。作者开门见山点明美国每家每户都有自己的感恩节传统，然后详细描述他们一家人这一天的活动，因此B项“讲述这一家人如何过感恩节”能概括全文大意。 答案：B 2．On Thanksgiving Day the author's family do the following except__________. A．watching a movie B．making visits C．having a big meal D．watching football 解析：细节理解题。文章前四段描述作者一家人准备感恩节大餐，最后一段首句Eventually, though, we all finish our short prayers and dig_in.说明一家人终于开吃了，首先
高考小说阅读人物形象（物象）作用专题训练 一、【高考真题感知】（2016全国卷3）阅读下面的文字，完成文后问题。(6分) 玻璃 约好在德巴街路南第十个电杆下会面，去了却没看到他。我决意再等一阵，踅进一家小茶馆里一边吃茶一边盯着电杆。旁边新盖了一家酒店，玻璃装嵌，还未完工，正有人用白粉写“注意玻璃”的字样。 吃过一壶茶后，我回到了家。妻子说王有福来电话了，反复解释他是病了，不能赴约，能否明日上午在德巴街后边的德比街再见，仍是路南第十个电杆下。第二天我赶到德比街，电杆下果然坐着一个老头，额头上包着一块纱布。我说你是王得贵的爹吗，他立即弯下腰，说：我叫王有福。 我把得贵捎的钱交给他，让给娘好好治病。他看四周没人，就解开裤带将钱装进裤衩上的兜里，说：“我请你去喝烧酒！” 我谢绝了。他转身往街的西头走去，又回过头来给我鞠了个躬。我问他家离这儿远吗，他说不远，就在德巴街紧南的胡同里。我说从这里过去不是更近吗？老头笑了一下，说：“我不走德巴街。” 他不去德巴街，我却要去，昨日那家茶馆不错。走过那家酒店，玻璃墙上却贴出了一张布告—— 昨天因装修的玻璃上未作标志，致使一过路人误撞受伤。 敬请受伤者速来我店接受我们的歉意并领取赔偿费。
我被酒店此举感动，很快想到王有福是不是撞了玻璃受的伤呢，突然萌生了一个念头：既然肯赔偿，那就是他们理屈，何不去法院上告，趁机索赔更大一笔钱呢？我为我的聪明得意，第二天便给王有福打电话，约他下午到红星饭店边吃边谈。 红星饭店也是玻璃装修，我选择这家饭店，是要证实他是不是真的在酒店撞伤的。他见了我，肿胀的脸上泛了笑容，步履却小心翼翼，到了门口还用手摸，证实是门口了，一倾一倾地摇晃着小脑袋走进来。 “我没请你，你倒请我了!”他说。 “一顿饭算什么!”我给他倒了一杯酒，他赶忙说：“我不敢喝的，我有伤。” “大伯，你是在德巴街酒店撞伤的吗？” “你……那酒店怎么啦?” “这么说，你真的在那儿撞的!” “这……” 老头瓷在那里，似乎要抵赖，但脸色立即赤红，压低了声音说：“是在那儿撞的。”一下子人蔫了许多，可怜得像个做错事的孩子。 “这就好。”我说。 “我不是故意的。”老头急起来，“我那日感冒，头晕晕的，接到你的电话出来，经过那里，明明看着没有什么，走过去，咚，便撞上了。” “你撞伤了，怎么就走了？” “哗啦一声，我才知道是撞上玻璃了。三个姑娘出来扶我，血流了一脸，把她们倒吓坏了，要给我包扎伤口，我爬起来跑了，我赔不起那玻璃呀！” “他们到处找你哩。”
高一英语阅读理解训练 阅读理解（满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. 21．When you do something wrong, _______________. A. you may correct it
新闻报道类 （I）★★★ MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday （安全）rules. cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church. There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings. As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海关）station in this are is closed on Sundays, so be just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally（非法）. Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint. Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said. 1．We learn from the text that Richard Albert is . A．an American living in Township 15 B．a Canadian living in a Quebec village C．a Canadian working in a customs station D．an American working in a Canadian church 2．Albert was fined because he . A．failed to obey traffic rules B．broke the American security rules C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass D．damaged the gate of the customs office 3．The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means . A．a drive through the town B．a race across the fields C．a roundabout way of travelling D．a journey in the mountain area 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．A Cross-country Trip B．A Special Border Pass C．An Unguarded Border D．An Expensive Church Visit 1-4 ABCD （II）★★ A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情况)to the way his father died five years ago．
2020;2020届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练 （一） 阅读理解 Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit（诉讼）against the search giant over privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program. In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users. Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users. How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course. “Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we’ve reached a settlement regarding Google Buzz,” t he firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide. “The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’concerns,” Google wrote. Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was included in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2020;2020. On January 31, 2020;2020 the U. S. distriet Court for the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.