D．By using earphones while on the phone.

　　2．Before attending the dinner hosted by Jabra, the writer ________.

　　A．thought highly of using Bluetooth technology

　　B．thought Bluetooth technology was very cheap

　　C．didn't know much about Bluetooth technology

　　D．was not interested in knowing about Bluetooth technology

　　3．What does the underlined part "a safer solution" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　A．Not replacing the earphones.

　　B．Avoiding making calls in the car.

　　C．Buying a good pair of earphones.

　　D．Buying a very small Bluetooth device.

　　4．The writer would most probably agree that ________.

　　A．with a Bluetooth device phoning while driving can never be dangerous

　　B．it is OK to talk using a hand­held phone when you are driving slowly

　　C．we should not talk over the phone while we are driving

　　D．the Bluetooth device is too expensive for most people

　　Ⅴ.任务型阅读

　　There was a time when Whitney didn't have many friends. She was a bit shy. She never really wanted to be popular. 1.________ All through high school, she just slipped in and out of "light" friendships where she didn't find much comfort (安慰)．

　　When it was time to go to college, Whitney was quite nervous. She was going to be rooming with someone she didn't know and living in a town 300 miles away from home. 2.________ She had no idea how she was going to make friends in a new environment.

　　Something that happened in the first class at college changed Whitney's life. 3.________ The question for each student was always the same, "What is your goal (目标) for this class？" Most of the students said it was to get a good grade or something similar, but Whitney said something different. 4.________

　　While most of the students sat in silence, one student came to Whitney, held out his hand and introduced himself. 5.________ The whole room was silent - all eyes focused on Whitney and the hand just in front of her. She smiled and held her hand out to take his and a friendship was formed. It was a friendship that lasted all through college.

　　A．He asked if she would be his friend.

　　B．But she wanted to have someone to share secrets.

　　C．She tried to put up a brave face and smiled.

　　D．There wouldn't be a single person she knew there.

　　E．She said that her goal was to make just one good friend.

　　F．She knew she was sure to make friends with someone.

G．All students were asked to share a little about themselves.

　　课下能力提升(四)

　　Ⅰ.1.selling　2.accepted　3.Determined; remaining　4.be　5.away　6.Concerned

　　Ⅱ.1.got across　2.figure out　3.appealed to

　　4．on sale　5.be tired from　6.came across

　　Ⅲ.语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文，题材为日常生活类。作者发现大多数西班牙人只知道伦敦，而不知道英国的其他地方。对于这种情况，作者举例介绍了这个国家的其他旅游资源。

　　1．解析：选B　根据上下文语境可知，作者初到西班牙，喜欢谈论英国的文化。

　　2．解析：选D　作者注意到大多数西班牙人认为英国只有一个地方可以去旅行。

　　3．解析：选A　参考上题解析。第4空后"place to visit"也有提示。

　　4．解析：选C　伦敦是英国的首都，所以作者承认它是一个非常好的地方。8空前"other beautiful places"也有提示。

　　5．解析：选C　作者认为，外国游客确实需要探索英国更多的地方，也就是到别的地方旅游。

6．解析：选A　参考上题解析。