Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of scientists hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.
The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There will be a detector (探测器) in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
Unlike other robots, they don’t need to be opearted (操作) by people far away. The robots all have an eight-hour battery (电池). They can “swim” in the sea freely and send back information to peole on the beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether (总共). Each costs (花费) about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering comany BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
1. The robot fish will help people find out _______ in the water.
A. more fish B. some people
C. some batteries D. the pollution
2.What will the robots do if they find the pollution in the water?
A. They will eat part of it.
B. They will stop working.
C. They will tell people where it is
D. They will take it out to the beach.
3.How long can a battery（电池） in their bodies work each time?
A. For five hours. B. For eight hours.
C. For twelve hours. D. For one day.
4. The five robot fish cost（花费） about _______ dollars altogether.
A. 14,500 B. 29,000
C. 145,000 D. 1,450,000
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The robot fish can eat anything in the water.
B. The robot fish need to be opearted by people.
C. The robot fish are 1.5 meters long and they look like sharks.
D. The robot fish can go back to the beach when the batteries run down.
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?
A. Family members get together for a big meal.
B. Friends eat dumplings together.
C. They borrow money from friends.
D. They give each other hong bao.
2. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?
A. Because they enjoy being clean.
B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.
C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.
D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.
3.Which of the following things should not happen during the Spring Festival?
A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.
B. Saying words that have to do with death.
C. Wearing red clothes.
D. Decorating houses with red paper.
4. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.
A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开
5.The best title (标题)of this passage is ____.
A. China’s festivals B. How does Spring Festival come?
C. Holidays in China D. Spring Festival in China
Many people like to travel by plane ,but I don't like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can't open the windows. You can't choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway station are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don't need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
1.Why do many people like to travel by plane?
A. Because it is fast.
B. Because it is safe.
C. Because you can walk around in the plane.
D. Because it is cheap.
2.Which is not the good thing about the train?
A. It is safe.
B. It takes a little more time.
C. You can open the windows.
D. You can walk around in the train.
3.You want to take a lot of things with you ,what do you take to go out?
A. A bus. B. A car. C. A train. D. A bike.
4. What is the bad thing about the car?
A. You needn't go to a station.
B. You can start your journey when you want to.
C. There are too many cars on the road.
D. You needn't go to a bus station.
5.What does the writer think of the plane, the train and the car?
A. He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.
B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.
C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.
D. He likes to take a plane because it's fast.
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C. How much, breads D. How much, bread
________ cups of coffee do we need?
A. How B. How much
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