The story took place in a small town in winter. One day a man met an old lady standing by an expensive car. It was clear that her car broke down. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. “Is he going to hurt me?”
The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car to get warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” It took Bryan about fifty minutes to fix the car. The lady felt quite thankful and she asked how much she should pay him.
But Bryan wanted no money. ①对他来说，帮助别人很正常。He said, “If you want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, just give out your friendly hand.”
After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road till she reached a small café. She stopped for something to eat. As the pretty waitress stood next to her, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕). ②Although she looked tired, she still served the customers with a smile on her face. As the old lady was going to pay the $10 bill, she remembered Bryan’s words.
The old lady paid one hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change, the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. Her eyes were filled with tears when she read it, “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others. ” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.
Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell the story. “Bryan…Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what has happened… ”
Love needs to be passed on. Everyone can be an angel.
请根据短文内容完成下列任务。
1.Did the old lady believe in Bryan at the beginning of the story? Why?
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2.请将划线句子①翻译成英语。
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3.请将划线句子②翻译成汉语。
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4.请根据短文内容将句子补充完整, 使句子意思连贯。
The waitress found__________________________ and ___________________________on the table
when she returned with the change.
5.What have you learned from the story? (with one sentence)
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Have you ever had the feeling that no one can understand you? Well, here comes “Pepper”, it could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions
(情感识别功能), Pepper can make jokes, dance and even sing to people when they are around it.
The robot looks like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to attract people at stores on Friday.
Pepper can tell facial expressions, human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or store, where we enjoy pleasure and entertainment.
At home, not only can it tell jokes, it also helps people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel relaxed.
Pepper will be on sale at the price of $2,000 in August, 2015. At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before selling Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get better along with human beings.
请根据短文内容完成所缺信息。
Pepper—A Robot Of Human Wisdom | |
Basic feature (特征) | ◆The first robot to read 1. with its emotion recognition functions. |
Description of appearance | ◆It’s four feet tall with a 2. in its chest. ◆It has human-like hands, girl-like body and baby-like voice. |
Brief introduction | ◆The creators designed it to be used at 3. . ◆It can not only make an answer by telling facial expressions, human voice and signs, but also can help people who are 4. . |
Preparations for sale | ◆Peppers are now still at stores for people to visit. ◆When 5. is stored in Peppers, the more perfect robots will be on sale soon. |
请根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。(每小题1分)
1.The audition (海选) time of the Dance Summer Camp for a 15-year-old boy is___________.
A. 9:00 am, June 27 B. 8:00 am, July 13
C. 8:00 am, June 21 D. 9:00 am, July 19
2.A kid who is good at ___________will more possibly get a good job in the future.
A. working in groups
B. reading and writing books
C. communicating with others
D. solving math problems
3.In the International Library, people can read or enjoy the things except___________.
A. foreign magazines B. concerts C. books D. videos
4.Mrs. Li will take her 5-year-old twin daughters to see the movie Furious 7 (3D). They will pay
____________for the tickets.
A. ￥15 B. ￥30 C. ￥45 D. ￥60
5.Which of the statements is TRUE?
A. 1,700 people with top five skills have got good jobs.
B. On weekends people can go to the International Library for free.
C. Furious 7 (3D) will be on only in the afternoon this weekend.
D. The Dance Summer Camp will be held at the meeting hall in Shandong University.
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.
请根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。(每小题1分)
1.Today we still remember Confucius mainly because___________.
A. he lived a poor life in his childhood
B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education
C. he traveled with his students from state to state
D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period
2.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.
A. by teaching himself at home
B. with the help of his mother
C. by going to school
D. by visiting many famous teachers
3.The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to __________.
A. poor B. bright C. wealthy D. cute
4.he correct order of the following statements is __________.
① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
③ Confucius’ father died.
④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
A. ③①④② B. ②③④① C. ①③②④ D. ④③①②
5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.
B. No one has something worthy to be learned.
C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.
D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.
It is important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily life.
Compared some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, a new study. The researchers from New York University said, “ helps the body prevent diseases.”
“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt .
In this study, Cohen’s team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this , the people told researchers about happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay in a room for six days.
The results that each in the study was equal (平等的) to fall ill. people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a time.
Cohen believes that people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to illnesses. So if you your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time
1.A. to B. with C. in D. of
2.A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. according to
3.A. Being happy B. Being careful C. Being angry D.Being nervous
4.A. hope B. safety C. freedom D. danger
5.A. painful B. proud C. cheerful D. clever
6.A. active B. uncomfortable C. scared D. comfortable
7.A. moment B. field C. period D. times
8.A. themselves B. their C. its D. theirs
9.A. alone B. hardly C. lonely D. brave
10.A. expected B. reminded C. agreed D. showed
11.A. But B. Or C. So D. And
12.A. longer B. fewer C. shorter D. more
13.A. why B. which C. whether D. when
14.A. afford B. fight C. cost D. support
15.A. care about B. look for C. pick up D. get over
Everyone in our class ___________ to take part in the English Speech Contest.
A. is encouraged B. encourages
C. are encouraging D. are encouraged
