Robots seem to be getting cleverer and cleverer. Here are four examples.
Budgee
·He was created by Five Elements Roboties. ·With two wheels and a little basket, he can carry things for you while you’re at the shops. | Paro
·He was made by Takanori Shibata. ·He is used on patients in hospitals. ·He can learn a name and even show feelings such as surprise, happiness and sadness. |
Rover
·He was created by a team at Sydney University. ·He is used to make cows move together from a field to a diary（牛奶场）. | Simon
·He was developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology. ·He can clean up offices. ·In tests, he could tell whether someone was paying attention to him or not. |
1.Which robot can help you when you are shopping?
A. Budgee. B. Simon. C. Paro. D. Rover.
2.We can learn from the passage that Paro .
A. can tell whether others pay attention to him
B. was created by Five Elements Roboties
C. can help cows produce more milk
D. is used on patients in hospitals
3.What can Simon do according to the passage?
A. Show feelings. B. Clean offices.
C. Move cows. D. Learn names.
4.Where does the passage probably come from?
A. health report. B. A tourist map.
C. A science magazine. D. A medical dictionary.
Marco Polo was from Venice, Italy. In 1271, at age 17, Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China. Today people often travel to different places around the world. But it was very hard for people from Europe to visit China then. After three and a half years, the Polos reached China on 1275.
While he was there, Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan, the emperor（皇帝）of China. He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans. In his diary, he wrote, “Kublai Khan’s palace is the greatest I’ve ever seen. The streets of the new capital. Daidu, are so straight and so wide.” Paper money also took him by surprise, since it was not yet in use in the West at that time. Homes were heated with “black stones... which burn like wood.” These stones were coal, and most of the Europeans knew little about it then.
After 17 years in China, Marco and his family finally returned to Venice in 1292. After he returned home, Marco completed a book about his trip, full of facts about his wonderful experiences in China.
1.How was Marco Polo’s three-and-a-half-year journey to China?
A. Expensive. B. Comfortable. C. Difficult. D. Smooth.
2.The Polos finally got to China in .
A.1271 B. 1275 C. 1288 D. 1292
3.What did Marco do when he was in China?
A. He worked for the emperor.
B. He learned to build city streets.
C. He helped to dig for coal.
D. He finished a book about his trip.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Magic “black stones”
B. Marco Polo in China
C. Paper money on Daidu
D. Kublai Khan—the greatest emperor
补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
Lisa: Hey, Jane. 1.
Jane: Really?
Lisa: Yeah, it’s a dancing party.
Jane: 2.
Lisa: Do you want to go with me?
Jane: Can I? I don’t really know Susan.
Lisa: 3. She said I could invite a friend.
Jane: OK, then, I’d love to go. 4.
Lisa: On Saturday night.
Jane: Wow, that’s the day after tomorrow! I need to get a new dress.
Lisa: 5. There’s a clothes shop near here. Let’s go there after work.
Jane: Sounds good!
Philip is the bravest boy I know. His friends and family are all very him.
Ten-year-old Philip was born with an which means that he is always breaking his bones（骨头）. Although he has such a serious illness, Philip playing sports. In January last year he wheelchair racing. He came second in his first , and since then Philip has won every other race!
In order to look for a new challenge（挑战）， Philip to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon（马拉松）. , five days before the race Philip got sick. He didn’t want to . He finally made up his mind to take part. Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what? He not only it, but he also finished in first place!
Philip is very and never gives up. That’s why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month.
1. A. proud of B. afraid of C. angry with D. strict with
2.A. ability B. effort C. illness D. interest
3.A. stops B. avoids C. minds D. loves
4.A. watched B. started C. cancelled D. held
5.A. journey B. race C. class D. interview
6.A. regretted B. hated C. failed D. decided
7.A. Instead B. Also C. However D. First
8.A. give up B. sit down C. set off D. go out
9.A. refused B. left C. completed D. invented
10.A. brave B. honest C. polite D. fair
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Let me tell you about the best day of my life! I got up early and ran to the kitchen in my pyjamas（睡衣）.It was my thirteenth birthday and I was really . In fact, I wasn’t sleeping all night because I kept all the presents I would get.
I walked into the kitchen with a big smile on my face, nobody looked up. Mum and Dad were reading their newspapers while my two older brothers were eating breakfast. said a word! “They have forgotten about my birthday!” I said to myself. I turned around and walked out of the . Suddenly, I heard a noise, so I went back to what it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were lots of on the kitchen table. “Surprise!” I heard me. When I turned around, I saw Mum, Dad and my brothers! Mum was holding a huge with candles and they were singing “Happy birthday” to me. We shared the cake and opened all the presents.
They didn’t my birthday after all. It really was the best day of my life!
1.A. lonely B. excited C. successful D. weak
2.A. thinking about B. picking up C. taking out D. putting away
3.A. for B. so C. or D. but
4.A. Nobody B. Anybody C.Somebody D. Everybody
5.A. garden B. kitchen C. bedroom D. study
6.A. see B. taste C. explain D. choose
7.A. newspaper B. presents C. menus D. rings
8.A. of B. above C. behind D. from
9.A. picture B. bowl C. spoon D. cake
10.A. realise B. enjoy C. forget D. celebrate
Our world will get better and better each of us lives a greener life.
A. before B. if C. though D. until
