Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property (财产). Soon a new kind of protection will be used—robots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will guard factories, warehouses (仓库) and museums at night.
The mobile robots will move around
slowly on whee
ls.
They will be able to detect (察觉,发现) people through walls and pick up sounds,
such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with loud sirens to frighten thieves,
or radios to signal police or guards.
To protect a building, a robot will
have to move around without knocking into the walls. Information about the
building will
have to be stored in the robot’s small, built-in computer. A floor map could be
programmed into the computer’s memory, for example.
A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able to climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It won’t be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be prevented from entering the area it moves.
One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or a box has been moved and go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it won’t send an alarm if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot is hard to be stolen anyway. It weighs about 200 pounds.
U.S. companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper. (296)
1. Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots? Because they can _____.
A. guard factories, warehouses and museums
B. send loud, painful sirens when it is stolen
C. sense moving objects and signal police
D. move around and do the programmed work
2. How will a robot get directions for moving around a building?
A. From a human guard. B. From a built-in computer.
C. From another robot. D. From radio signals.
3. What can be the best title of this passage?
A. New Guards. B. Science and Technology.
C. Alarm Systems. D. Engineers and Robots.
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Why do people like yoga? There’s a short answer and a long answer to that question. The short answer is that yoga makes you feel better. Practising, breathing exercises and thinking make you healthier in body, mind and spirit.
For many people, that's enough of an answer, but there's more if you are interested.
Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, healthy and live a long life, so this kind of exercise was born. The early yoga was part of a religion (宗教). It was usually taught one to one—one teacher with one student. Yoga is an Indian word that means “to join together”. There are three parts of yoga altogether: exercise, breathing and meditation (沉思). In the past, people paid more attention to the spirit. The idea behind the exercise was to join the mind, body and spirit as one. Yoga can give you peace, help you feel relaxed, and have fewer worries and illnesses. 204
1.What is yoga?
A. An old Indian sport. B. A European game.
C. A popular idea. D. An enjoyment.
2.Which of the following is true?
A. Yoga has four parts altogether. B. Anyone can practise yoga.
C. Yoga was taught in classes. D. Yoga can bring the world peace.
3.Why do people like yoga?
A. Because it brings happiness and relax.
B. Because it helps you work more quickly.
C. Because it is part of the real religion.
D. Because it is good for your health.
School Activities for Kids and Teens
January is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for January, think about these ideas happening in this month.
Secret of the Dragon
Time: Mon., Jan. 1, 10:30 am
Cost: Adult: $7.40
Child (under 15): half
Tel.: 3403 2578
Add.: Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children ride a dragon to explore the ocean. The Search for Life
Time: Thurs., Jan. 4, 2:00 pm
Cost: Adult: $14.50
Child (under 15): $8.70
Tel.: 3403 7689
Add.: Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.
Magic Class
Time: Fri., Jan. 12, 10:00 am
Cost: Free
Tel.: 3403 8470 to book your seat beforehand
Add.: Centenary Community
Hub, 171 Dandenong Road
Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. Science with Me
Making Your Own Guitar
Time: Sat., Jul. 20, 3:00 pm
Cost: Free
Tel.: 3403 1226 to book your
seat beforehand
Add.: 10, Egginton Close
Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.
1.If you want to make a guitar, you can call ________.
A. 3403 8470 B. 3403 1226 C. 3403 7689 D. 3403 2578
2.John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. They will pay ________.
A. $7.40 B. $11.10 C. $14.80 D. $23.20
3.Rita plans to join Magic Class. She may learn a
bout
_______.
A. real magic B. making coins C. magic stories D. holding parties
4.Alec is strongly interested in space life. He
may go to _______.
A. Magic Class B. Science with Me
C. Secret of the Dragon D. The Search for Life
I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I ____ on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my ugly, sightless, cloudy grey eye lived on ____ me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing (使人难堪的) questions. Whenever the kids played ____, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that ____.
As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or run into something ____ because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to ____ my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the ____, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would ____ to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is ____ instead of your appearance (外貌).”
My mum's love was the ____ that
made me bright. 
I
had faced hard times, and learned not only to be ____ but also to have deep
compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I tell ____ to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on. 286
1.A. stood B. landed C. found D. worked
2.A. for B. like C. by D. with
3.A. games B. jokes C. toys D. sports
4.A. glass B. topic C. reply D. saying
5.A. immediately B. accidentally C.continuously D. expectedly
6.A. show B. meet C. behave D. hide
7.A. president B. teacher C. teenager D. adult
8.A. write B. add C. cry D. face
9.A. beside B. outside C. inside D. alongside
10.A. suggestion B. experience C. sunshine D. introduction
11.A. confident B. unusual C. similar D. ordinary
12.A. it B. them C. that D. those
I don’t know _____ yesterday.
A. when he will leave B. when will he leave
C. when he left D. when did he leave
提示：每个人都会遇到许多人和事，都会或多或少对你产生影响，使你感悟，令你深思。请你结合自己的初中生活和真实感受，以“A good teacher in my eyes”为题写一英语篇短文，词数不少于50-60个。
要求：1.紧扣主题，语言通顺，书写规范，卷面整洁。
2.文中不得到出现真实姓名，校名及地名。
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