People began to make robots about several hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldn’t talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.
Now modern robots don’t always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy(箱子般四四方方的)bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors(传感器). Motors(发动机)help them move.
In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It’s possible that we will have robot judges, robot household workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.
1.How long is the history of robots?
A. Hundreds of years.
B. Several hundred years.
C. Seven hundred years.
D. A hundred year.
2.What’s the possible meaning of dumb?
A. Talking like people. B. Clever.
C. Unintelligent (迟钝). D. Cute.
3.Most robots look like people ______ .
A. in the pastB. clever
C. in the futureD. all the time
4.Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots?
A. Some robots can solve problems on their own.
B. Some robots are like big machines.
C. Modern robots are smart.
D. Some robots’ brains are sensors.
5.What can’t robots do in the future according to the passage?
A. They can help people do housework.
B. They can work as judges.
C. They can work in the factory.
D. They can have brains as people.
A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.
It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.
Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.
Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke.
1.How long did the young man smoke?
A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years.
C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years.
2.What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked?
A. It was wrong. B. It was bad.
C. It was boring. D. It was cool.
3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?
A. Smoking. B. Getting ill.
C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking.
4.The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million.
A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 130
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many stars think smoking is cool.
B. People who smoke can only live to be 22.
C. It’s a big problem that many young people smoke.
D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Let’s see what my friends are going to do during the three-day holiday.
Peter: I’m going to visit my uncle and aunt with my parents during the three days. They live in the countryside. It is far from our city, Beijing. We’re going to take the train there. I am going fishing there with my cousin.
Eliza: I’m going to visit my grandparents with my parents on the first day. They live in a small town. It is going to take us one hour to get there by car. On the second day, I’m going to have a party with my friends. On the third day, I have to do my homework and study for a math test.
Gina: My cousin is visiting us. He lives in Tianjin. He is coming by bus. On the first day, I’m going to play ping-pong with him. On the second day, I’m going to take him to Eliza’s party. On the third day, my cousin is going back and I am going to do some shopping with my parents.
1.Peter is staying in ______ during the three- day holiday.
A. BeijingB. the countrysideC. TianjinD. a town
2.How is Eliza going to her grandparents’ home?
A. By car.B. By bike. C. By bus.D. By train.
3.Gina is ______ on the third day.
A. visiting her cousinB. playing ping-pong
C. doing her homeworkD. doing some shopping
4.Who are going to Eliza’s party?
A. Peter and his cousin.B. Gina and her cousin.
C. Peter and Gina. D. Peter, Gina and their cousins.
5. From the passage, we can know that ____.
A. Peter doesn’t like fishing
B. Eliza is going to have a test
C. Gina likes all kinds of sports
D. all three of them have no homework during the three days
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he ___ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he __ it was the sunlight.
Mrs. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him ____ she left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk ___ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the ___ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the ___.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his ____ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I __ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my _.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you __ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .”
1.A. knew B. hoped C. forgot D. liked
2.A. guessed B. found C. said D. told
3.A. before B. after C. when D. because
4.A. in B. on C. under D. around
5.A. fruit B. cloud C. air D. water
6.A. money B. glass C. answer D. menu
7.A. friend B. worker C. driver D. waiter
8.A. took B. put C. forgot D. left
9.A. shoes B. pocket C. shirt D. hand
10.A. fifteen B. twenty C. twenty-five D. thirty
— Why not go and play football outside?
— ______________.
A. Yes, I think so. B. It’s a good game.
C. That’s a good idea. D. Of course we do.
I’m going to write articles and _______ them to magazines and newspapers.
A. send B. take C. bring D. give
