Last weekend my family went to a fair. My brother, James, is a cook and he works at the fair. My children and I went to meet him. When we arrived, the fair was very crowded and it was hard to find my brother. We found my brother half an hour later. He was at the center of the fair and busy cooking delicious food.
Everyone at the fair was happy and having fun, just like how the children feel on their birthday parties. First, my children went on a 40-meter high Ferris wheel. They said they could see the town when they were at the top. I was truly nervous when they stopped at the top.
After that we each got something to eat. My son got a hamburger and some salad. My daughter got a cake and I ate an ice-cream.
We took part in some games and looked at lots of interesting things before we left. It was really a fantastic night.
1.What does James do?
2.How were the people at the fair?
3. What did the writer’s daughter eat at the fair?
4.What did the writer’s children do at the fair?
5.When did the story happen?
选词填空。根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空。（有两项多余）
cheap , buy , good , happy , eat , farm , town , why , but , give , bring , how |
Alan has a small shop . He sells milk ,butter , cheese , eggs and other things in it . His shop is in a small __1. . It is open on Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday and on Sunday morning , __2.____ it is closed on Sunday afternoon and Monday .
Alan goes to some __3.__ on Monday . He buys butter , cheese and eggs from the farmers.
But he buys milk in the town . A truck __4._ it to his shop in the morning . Alan and his wife work in the shop , and they sell a lot of their food ,because it is _5.__ and clean .
A fat woman came into the shop last Saturday . She __6.__ some eggs and some butter and then she said to Alan’s wife . “Your eggs and butter are dear today . __7.___ is your food dearer on Saturday and Sunday than on Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday and Friday ?”
Alan’s wife wasn’t __8.__ . She looked at the fat woman and then she looked at Alan, but she did not __9. an answer . Then Alan smiled and said , “ Our food is not dearer on Saturday and Sunday ! It is __10._ on Tuesday , Wednesday ,Thursday and Friday !”
英汉互译。
1.He wonders ______________ (未来将会是什么样)
2.________________ (有几名学生正在讨论那部电影) in the classroom.
3.Do you often ________________ (向别人许诺) ？
4.Tom wants _________________ (再要两勺糖).
5.It’s seven o’clock now . Please _____________ （把他叫醒.
6.我打算代替我弟弟把那些杂志寄给那些贫穷的孩子。
7.其中的一个主要原因是他没有尽他的最大努力去学英语。
8.迈克是如此优秀的学生以致于每个人都喜欢他。
将下列划线的句子翻译成汉语。
Most people like watching talent shows. They are getting more and more popular. I think all these shows have one thing in common.
They try to look for the best singers or dancers, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people can join these shows every year. When people watch the show, 9. they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize. 10. And the shows give people a good way to make their dreams come true.
(It’s Friday today . Bob and Dave are talking about their weekend plans .)
Bob: Dave ,the radio says it is sunny tomorrow .Do you have any plans ?
Dave: __1.__ . I want to go to the beach . _____2.___ ?
Bob : I’m going to do some sports .
Dave: ________3.______ . ?
Bob: I like basketball best . I think it can help me grow taller .
Dave: ______4.______ ?
Bob: I will play it in the gym . By the way , who will you go to the beach with ?
Dave: I’ll go with my parents .
Bob: _____5._____ ?
Dave: We will go there by car .
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
