One day , there was a blind man called John was on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read , “I am blind . Please help me .
A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat . He put a few of his own coins in the hat . Without asking for permission , he took the sign , turned it around and wrote a new message . Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost
full of bills and coins . The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign . He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it .
The publicist said , “I just wrote the message a little differently .” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read , “Spring has come , but I can’t see anything .”
1. What’s the blind man’s name ?
A. Tom B. John C. Tony D. Sorry , I don’t know .
2.Who wrote a new message ? _________________
A. The blind man B. The teacher
C. The publicist. D. The farmer’
3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist? _______________ .
A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps.
C. By his voice D. By his coins.
4.When did the story happen ? _______________ .
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn D. In winter.
5.What can we learn from the passage ? _______________ .
A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful .
B. We can get more money by changing a sign .
C. The blind man is very stupid , so he has little money .
D. The power(力量) of language is great .
We humans can play the piano . of course we play the piano with our ten fingers . But Teotronica can play with its 19 fingers . Teotronica is not a human . It is a robot . It is a special robot which can play the piano like humans .
Nattei Suzzi is the inventor of Teotronica . Matteo Suzzi comes from Italy and he is more than thirty years old . He was interested in science when he was young . He always likes to use his head to create amazing things . He spent four years making the musical robot . He made the piano-playing robot at a cost of about 4,700 dollars .
Teotronica is a special and great robot . It has more fingers than humans . It plays the piano faster than a human . Teotronica can sing as well when it plays the piano . It is the first robot to do so and many people feel excited to see it ,. Teotronica can even use its eyes to interact with humans because there are cameras in its eyes .Teotronica is amazing , isn’t it ?
1.How many fingers does Teotronica have ?
A. Ten B. Fifteen C. Nineteen D. Twenty
2.How long did it take Matteo Suzzi to make Teotronica ?
A. Two years . B. Three years .
C. Five years . D . Four years .
3.How can Teotronica interact with humans ?
A. By using its eyes .
B. By using its arms .
C. By moving around .
D. By playing music and singing .
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. Matteo Suzzi is only nineteen years old .
B. Matteo Suzzi was interested in music when he was young .
C. Matteo Suzzi spent 7,400 dollars creating Teotronica .
D. Teotronica can sing when it plays the piano .
5.What’s the best title for the passage ?
A. An Amazing Robot and a Musician .
B. A Musician Robot and Its Inventor
C. An Inventor from the USA
D. Differences Between Humans and Robots
Whole Wheat Apple Pancake
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups of whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
2 large apples
1 cup of butter
DIRECTIONS:
Stir (搅拌) the flour and salt in a large bowl. Pour eggs and oil in. Mix the apples in.
Heat a large pan over a medium heat. Put a large teaspoon of batter onto the pan and cook until the batter is dry. Then flip the pancake and cook until it is brown on the other side. When both sides have a light brown color, the pancake is ready. Heat the butter over a medium heat and add it to the pancake. It makes the pancake taste more delicious.
1.The passage tells us how to make __________.
A. bread B. dumplings C. pancakes D. hamburgers
2.How much vegetable oil do you need?
A. 1 cup B. 1/2 teaspoon C. 2 cups D. 1/4 cup
3.You don’t need _________ to make whole wheat apples pancakes.
A. mike B. salt C. flour D. butter
4.The right order of making the pancakes is __________.
a. Pour eggs and oil in.
b. Cook the batter.
c. Mix the apples in.
d. Stir the flour and salt.
e. Heat the pan.
A. caebd B. daceb C. cdeab D.debca
5. What does the underlined word‘flip’mean in Chinese ?
A.烘烤 B.爆炒 C.翻动 D. 切碎
People in different countries have their favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it in the park or in the road. The favorite food in the world is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese takeaway food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. Americans also eat takeaway food, like chicken. But the most popular kind of takeaway food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it.
1.Italians like to eat __________.
A. dumplings B. pizza C. hot food D. fish
2.Fish and chips is very popular in _____________.
A. England B. Australia C. the USA D. Canada
3.In different countries, people eat ________ food.
A. different B. the same C. bad D. same
4.The hamburger does not have any _________ in it.
A. beef B. pork C. fish D. chip
5. The hamburger is a kind of _________.
A. fruit B. drink C. food D. vegetable
完型填空
Today is the last day of my spring vacation , so I wanted to ____ a short passage about it . I really like to stay with my family and sometimes I like to hang out with my friends . When I am at home , I like to eat , ________ games with my sister , read , ride my ____ and kick a ball around .
On the first night of my vacation , Tony and I didn’t go to bed _____ very late and had lots of fun! The next morning we all went outside and rode our bikes . Tony tried to ride his little sister’s tricycle (三轮脚踏车) . But it was _______ small for him!
After a few days , I planned to go to my friend Liam’s house . But before I went there , he came to my house and we went golfing . Guess what ? He ______ , and I lost! And then we had hot dogs! _____ fun we had!
Yesterday we went over to _____ girl’s house. Her name is Kathleen. She is one of my sister’s _____ . Oh yeah, my sister’s name is Kathryn. Sorry, I didn’t tell you that earlier. We _____ there for a few hours and we had a good time.
1.A.speak B. read C. write D. hear
2.A. play B. make C. find D. tale
3.A bed B. book C.bus D. bike
4.A.before B. until C. after D. when
5.A.many too B. too many C. too much D. much too
6.A..beat B.won C. drank D. slept
7.A.What B. Where C. How D. Why
8.A.other B. the other C. another D. the others
9.A waiters B. shoppers C. friends D. teachers
10.A stood B. stayed C. climbed D. lived
根据对话内容，从方框内选择适当的句子将对话补充完整。
A：Julie，lets make fruit salad．
B：OK．＿＿＿＿1.＿＿＿＿＿．
A：Yes, we do .But only one cup.
B: OK . ____2._____.
A: Oh, we need three apples.
B:What else do we need?
A: ____3._______ .
B: All right . Now everything is ready . __4.____.
A: First , cut up the apples and pears. Next, put them into a bowl.
______5.___ . Finally, mix them up. Now, you can eat it.
B: Wow! It’s really tasty,Mom!
A. We also need four pears and two spoons of honey. B. Then put the yogurt and honey in it. C. How many apples do we need? D. What do you need? E. Do we need any yogurt? F. What should we do? G.. Do you need my help? |
