With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.
An Underwater Hotel
It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.
Google Glass
Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池) hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.
A New Kind of shirt
Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫).
The Digital(数字) Library
Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into companies? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas, America. Computers will take the place of books soon.
1.The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 100 D. 150
2.You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.
A. camera B. a screen
C. a battery D. your hand
3.You can wear the Wool Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.
A. a month B. two months C. three months D. a year
4.The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.
A. books B. computers C. bookshelves D. reader
5.Which one of the following can reduce(减少)our housework in daily life?
A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass
C. The Wool Prince shirt D. The Digital Library
Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there was the end of year exams. All the students worked hard for some time. If they didn't pass, they would have to take the exams in September again. Some students failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was staying up too late（熬夜）. The night before the first exam, Barbala insisted（坚持）that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised（许诺）to wake her in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case（万一）she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn't answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn't find anything to write about. She kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook（摇晃，震颤）. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.
1.Which of the following is true?
A. All the students were usually successful in their exams.
B. Not all students passed the year exams.
C. Every one of the students could pass the end of year exams.
D. None of the students would take the exams again in September.
2.When you prepare for an exam,________.
A. you go over（复习）your lessons.
B. you read new books.
C. you take the exam again and again.
D. you look through the exam.
3.Kate worked very hard before the exams for ______.
A. she was very poor at her lessons.
B. she decided to be the best one in her class.
C. she didn't work hard all year.
D. she didn't want to fail in them.
4.Why did Barbala insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill?
A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam.
B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldn't go to sleep at all.
C. Because Barbala hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam.
D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning.
5.Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because ______.
A. she had taken a sleeping pill.
B. she was too worried about her exams.
C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up.
D. she did not pass the exams.
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后在每小题所给各题的四个选项中，选出
可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题10分，每小题1分)
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at .
One night as usual, Rakesh found everyone asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room and saw her sleeping. Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He the ladder and he climbed up it, then jumped over the wall. at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out. got up and took away the ladder from the wall. A few hours later, Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground, said, "Rakesh, at least a warm coat with you when you go out at night."
Mrs. Green's kindness made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the lesson that he has ever had.
1.A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
2.A. daytime B. weekends C. night D. noon
3.A. loudly B. quietly C. happily D. quickly
4.A. took care of B. took away C. took a look at D. took out
5.A. And B. But C. So D. Because
6.A. He B. They C. She D. It
7.A. up B. down C. out D. in
8.A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. surprised
9.A. buy B. bring C. take D. borrow
10.A. worst B. best C. farthest D. Smallest
--- I plan to take a boat trip to Tai Lake next week.
---That’s great! _________.
A. I’m sorry to hear that B. Congratulations
C.I’d like to D. Enjoy yourself
Put it down,Tom. You mustn’t read______letter.
A. else anyone’s B. anyone’s else
C. anyone else’s D. anyone else
They often had fun ______ ball games before. But now they have no time ______ after-school activities.
A. playing; to do B. to play; doing
C. to play ; to do D. playing; doing
