A major development to self-driving cars may change the way we will drive in the future. Google, the leading company in self-driving technology, has changed its develop plan. It had driverless cars built by car factories, but now it will start building its own cars.
Google has started to build some kinds of experimental electric self- driving cars that look like a Smart car or Fiat 500. There is no steering wheel(方向盘)，gas pedal or brake. The only things a human passenger controls are a red “e-stop” button(按钮) for fear stops and a start button. The car’s only “friendly” face is designed to make it help people accept self-driving technology.
Google workers took part in a long experiment, in which they used self-driving cars for their usual travel to work. No accident happened, but Google’s heads realized that depending on a human passenger to drive in an emergency(紧急情况) wouldn’t work because they may be reading, working , or sleeping. Now the self-driving car drives by itself if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds.
Google’s self-driving cars are now limited(限定) to a speed of 25 miles per hour for safety reasons. The cars aren’t allowed to drive on highways. However, a Google engineer said that once the cars are solved to run safely, we can drive at the speed of 50, even 80 miles an hour.
Google recently announced that its cars had covered 700,000 miles of public roads, and they were now running in busy city streets. People who love self-driving cars say this will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down accident, and making less pollution.
Of course, there’s no need to look for parking at a crowded shopping mall. Instead, users could let their self-driving cars drop them off to park itself. A mother who took a test ride said that having the car would allow her more time to catch up with her son. The cars could also allow people who might not be able to drive to enjoy the hand-free driving. And drunk driving? Not a problem. It is very likely that by 2020, driverless cars will be common. Do you believe so?
1.What equipment do the self-driving cars have?
A. A gas pedal. B. A brake.
C. A steering wheel. D. An “e-stop” button and a start button
2.How fast can people drive a self-driving car now?
A. 25 miles an hour. B. 50 miles an hour.
C. 80 miles an hour. D. 100 miles an hour.
3.What has Google company already done?
A.Google has changed its development plan and helped other factories make cars.
B.Google has already had car-testing experiments in all the states in the US.
C.Google has realized some problems and tried to solve them.
D.Google has asked its own workers to buy the cars and travel to work.
4. Which advantage of self-driving cars is not mentioned ?
A.They can start the engine by itself and make people’s hands completely free.
B.They can help to solve air pollution and reduce car accident.
C.They can park by themselves and make mothers look after young kids easily.
D.They can help those disabled people to enjoy the driving.
5.What will happen if emergency happens when someone is driving a driverless car?
A.If the driver presses the “e-stop” button, the car will drive by itself at once to keep safe.
B.If the driver is reading, working or sleeping, he can’t handle the situation in time.
C.The car’s friendly face will work and help the driver accept the situation and stay calm.
D.The self-driving car will break the speed limit and run at a speed that the driver tells it.
French and American doctors have done an operation (手术) together in which the doctors were outside the operating room. This kind of operation is known as robotic operation.
Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.
A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready. He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area. Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine.
The robot moved the tools that cut the woman’s gallbladder (胆囊) away. The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.
Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications (通讯系统) between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tool quickly.
Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation. For example, the robot can make such smaller movements than a person can. A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor’s hand cannot.
Doctors say such a robotic operation will make safer and better operations in the future. They say it will improve doctor training. It will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away. And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having to travel to the city where the doctors work.
1.The underlined phrase “ robotic operation” means ________.
A. a special kind of robot invented by doctors.
B.something done to mend a robot.
C.an operation done by French and American doctors.
D.an operation done far away with the help of a robot.
2.We use the robot in the operation because _________.
A. it can send messages in a high speed.
B.even a top doctor can’t do the operation himself.
C.it can make the operation safer and better.
D.operations can be done without doctors.
3.If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of ________.
A.top doctors
B. smaller movement
C. doctor training
D. high-speed telecommunications
4.Which of the following is NOT right?
A.Robotic operation has been used in the USA.
B.Robotic operation is good for doctor training.
C.Experts speak highly of robotic operation.
D.The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.An Operation
B. Robotic Operation
C. How to do a Robotic Operation
D. The problems of a Robotic Operation
Do you know cows can climb onto the roof? Isn’t it fun? To eat grass, a Swiss farmer Dieter Mueller’s cow climbed up a roof to look for fresh grass.
Mueller said the cow was walking on a road behind the house. Then she thought the grass may be greener on the other side of it, but it didn’t walk around, it decided to climb over the house. In fact the grass was not greener on the other side.
Mueller said this is a cantankerous cow. She always does her way. And never follow his words. So it is quite difficult for her to get her down! Mueller tried to let her get down and even put a ladder up to the roof, but it doesn’t work. She stayed up there as long as she liked. She just had to do things in her own sweet time.
At last she was tired to stay on the farmhouse roof and found the way to get down herself.
That’s really good news.
1.The cow climbed onto the roof to ________.
A.have fun B. look for grass
C. run away from the farm D. look for shelter
2.The owner put a ladder up to the roof to __________.
A.climb over the house B. call for help
C. climb up the roof D. help the cow get down
3.The underlined word “cantankerous” means __________.
A.shy B. friendly C. clever D. naughty
4.Why did the cow get down from the roof at last?
A.She wanted to drink water.
B. She was too tired to stay there.
C. The policeman helped her.
D. The owner found a way for her.
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The grass is greener on the other side of the house.
B.The cow always does what she wants to do.
C.Getting down from the roof is easy for the cow.
D.The cow got down from the farmhouse by using the ladder.
补全对话 阅读对话，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。
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Diane: Hi, Kerry. I haven’t seen you for a long time.
Kerry: Pretty good, thanks.
Diane:
Kerry: No, not anymore. I graduated from the college last year. And I got a job at Midstate Bank.
Diane: That’s great news. You know, you look different.
Kerry: Yeah, it’s shorter. And I wear glasses now. Oh, and I’ve lost weight.
Diane: Well, you look fantastic!
Kerry: Thanks, so do you. And there’s one more thing, I’m going to get married,
Diane: Sure, I’d love to. Congratulations!
Kerry: I’m not sure. I’ll give you a call as soon as everything is ready.
Diane: OK. See you then.
1.
A. How’s the weather today?
B. How’s it going with you?
C.You have changed a lot.
D. What are you busy doing these days?
2.
A. Where do you work?
B. Did you find a job?
C.Are you still in school?
D. What is your plan for the near future?
3.
A. Have you changed your hair?
B. Did you use to wear glasses?
C.I almost forgot what you used to be like.
D. You are always so fashionable.
4.A. How about you?
B. Would you love to come to my wedding party?
C. Can I help you?
D. I have so many things to prepare.
5.
A. When is it?
B. Do you need any help?
C.Wish you happy.
D. I’m very glad to hear that.
Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his and now he has near sight. But he wouldn’t want to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn’t smooth. He fell over some times and it his clothes dirty. he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. While he was looking for the school , his was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn’t get it. He couldn’t understand why his hat ran into a house as if (似乎) it had . And he ran into the house, .
A woman stopped him and shouted angrily, “ are you running after my hen?”
1.A. ears B. nose C. mouth D. eyes
2.A. anybody else B. nobody C. woman D. somebody
3.A. follows B. takes C. brings D. carries
4.A. took off B. got off C. got on D. came on
5.A. took B. made C. gave D. felt
6.A. At first B. At home C. At times D. At last
7.A. clothes B. bag C. hat D. glasses
8.A. legs B. hands C. shoes D. arms
9.A. always B. also C. either D. too
10.A. What B. Why C. Which D. Who
--- Have you finished your exam paper?
--- Not yet. I’ll finish it if I ________ another ten minutes.
A. give B. am given
C. will give D. is given
