Have you ever returned a book late to the library before？If so，you may pay a small fine（罚款）．How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late？
A high school in Washington，US had to deal with such a problem recently．A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65years late．However，the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine，though that would be about $475．
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949，and disappeared until it was found in Maine，US by Wayne．Wayne found the book in his father’s basement（地下室） and then offered to send it back to the school．
“I feel very sorry about that，”Wayne said．
“We’re very pleased to have the book back．Wayne did the right thing,” Lori Wyborney，headmaster of the school said．
1.The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school ．
A．in 2014 B．in1975 C．in1965 D．in 1949
2.Gone with the Wind is the name of ．
A．a book B．a school
C．a magazine D. a library
3. offered to send the book back to the school．
A．Wayne B． Wayne’s father
C．Lori’s headmaster D．Lori．
A
1.Julia is at Racine. She wants to go to Baseball Field. She should change lines at .
A. Reno B. Cliton C. Grand D. Randolph
2.To go to Airport from Youth Centre, you should take underground lines in this order: .
A. Red Line → Blue Line → Green Line
B. Blue Line → Green Line → Red Line
C. Blue Line → Red Line → Green Line
D. Red Line → Green Line → Blue Line
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most _______ jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and _______ the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robots will also be fun to watch.
But robot scientist James White disagrees. He thinks that it will be _______ for a robot to do the same things as a person. _______ , it's easy for a child to wake up and know where he or she is. Mr. White thinks that robots won't be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people _______ 25 to 50 years.
Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots _______ in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will _______ get bored.
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have _______ work to do. New robots will have many different _______. Some will look like humans, and others might look like _______. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!
1.A. unpleasant B. pleasant C. bored D. interesting
2.A. to do B. doing C. do D. did
3.A. easy B. possible C. exciting D. hard
4.A. Such as B. For example C. Instead D. However
5.A. after B. before C. about D. in
6.A. work B. working C. to work D. worked
7.A. no B. ever C. never D. always
8.A. less B. a little C. fewer D. a few
9.A. names B. colours C. sizes D. shapes
10.A. turtles B. snakes C. frogs D. spiders
— Never give up. If you keep practising speaking English every day, you’ll make great progress.
—Thanks for encouraging me. I know _______.
A. practice makes perfect
B. it never rains but it pours
C. many hands make light work
D. the grass is always greener on the other side
—It is said that people born in the Year of Sheep are gentle.
— Maybe, but for my mother,_______.In fact, she gets angry easily.
A. that’s for sure B. that’s all right
C.that’s a good idea D. that’s not the case
— I am not allowed to bring my mobile phone to school.
— _______. Our teacher says it’s bad for our study.
A. So are we B. So do we
C. Neither are we D. Neither do we
