Four New Cool Inventions
Mip
Mip, a playful robot, was developed by a Canadian toy maker named Wowwee. It stands 19 cm tall. You can control it simply with your gestures(手势) or a smart phone. Mip can run, balance and dance on two wheels. It can also bring you a bottle of water.
Android Wear
Google is developing a smart watch called Android Wear. The watch uses a touchscreen and voice control. Simply say “OK, Google” to ask what ever you want to know. For example, say “OK, Google. Where’s the nearest toy store?” Your answer will tell you the answer on Google Maps.
Le Pen
Do you like listening to music while doing homework? If you do, you will like Le Pen. With a music player planted inside, Le Pen plays music while you write on paper. The music stops when you stop writing. So if you want to enjoy more of your favourite songs, keep on writing.
One wheel
In the near future you may find a new way to escape traffic: a self-balancing skateboard called Onewheel. It can go as fast as 19km an hour. On a single charge(充电), it can take you as far as 7-10km.
1.If you want to enjoy music while writing, you can choose________.
A. B. C. D.
2. According to the passage, Android Wear can_________.
A. go as fast as 19km an hour
B. tell you how to get to some places
C. run, balance, dance and even serve you
D. play music while you writing on paper
3. In which part of a newspaper can you find the passage?
A. Culture. B. Literature.
C. Science. D. History
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father's story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ！
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don't I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn't the schooling(学费).”
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
1.A. disaster B. loss C. success D. pity
2.A. life B. fashion C. danger D. history
3.A. famous B. lucky C. rich D. born
4.A. taught B. worked C. studied D. slept
5.A. until B. towards C. for D. during
6.A. experience B. energy C. time D. money
7.A. kind B. poor C. strong D. lazy
8.A. What B. How C. Why D. When
9.A. discover B. make C. collect D. spend
10.A. little B. good C. much D. excellent
11.A. giving B. running C. washing D. receiving
12.A. comfortableB. cheerful C. nice D. hard
13.A. borrow B. need C. afford D. pay
14.A. kept B. finished C. minded D. stopped
15.A. really B. easily C. quietly D. slowly
— Thank you for sharing your ruler with me.
— That’s what friends are for.
A. Never mind. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. Don’t mention it D. All right.
You never know how much difficulty we had the problem. Luckily, we managed to solve it with Ms Zhu’s help.
A. working out B. work out
C. worked out D. to work out
My little cousin is a (an) boy and he always asks me all kinds of strange questions.
A. creative B. curious
C. energetic D. organized
— We’ll have a picnic tomorrow. Do you know we will go for the picnic?
— How about riding bikes? It must be fun.
A. how B. where C. why D. what
