The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.
Robots also helpdisabledpeople, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt (带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
1.From the passage, we know robots cannot be ______.
A.dangerous animals B.factory workers
C.guide dogs D.hospital helpers
2.A robot guide dog ______.
A.goes in front of the blind people
B.walk side by side with blind people
C.has a map in its head
D.helps patients with their meals
3.The underlined word “disabled” means ______.
A.不能的 B.有害的 C.失灵的 D.残疾的
4.Some disabled people need robots help to ______.
A.take care of themselves
B.talk to other people
C.become scientists
D.do dangerous jobs
5.In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that ______.
A.robots are stronger and cleverer than humans
B.disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots
C.robots will take the place of humans some day in the future
D.robots can help humans in many different ways
City Theatre 256 East Street Tel.430-8075
Oct10-17 only A Night Song. All the fun of an old music hall with famous singers Like Barry Brown. Tony Harrison, Anne Smith, the Six Dancers. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favorite songs.
Starting: 8 p.m. every night except Monday.
Ticket price: 5 dollars；under 16 or over 60: 4 dollars.
Future Theatre 56 Garden Road Tel.223-5680
Sept.23-Oct17 Groping for Words a comedy (喜剧)by Sue Townsend. Townsend now writes about an evening class, which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy Ticket price: First night. Mon.: 2.5 dollars: Tues. -Fri.: 3-5 dollars: Sat. : 4-6 dollars.
Lake Theatre 456 Lake Street Tel. 365-9987
Oct.20-25 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautifully produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don't miss it.
Starting: 7:30 p.m
Ticket price: 2 dollars. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one.
Great Theatre 69 King Street Tel. 502-1165 Restaurant and Cafe Oct 21-28 The Secret Diary of Sally A popular musical play, based on a best-selling book.
Starting:7:45 p.m every day: at 2: 30 p-m.(Oct. 26-28); No Monday performances.
Ticket price: Tues. -Thurs.: 3-5 dollars: Fri.& Sat: 3-6 dollars.
1.________ has the cheapest seat.
A.City Theatre B.Lake Theatre C.Future Theatre D.Great Theatre
2.If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, you should call________to book a seat.
A.430-8075 B.223-5680 C.365-9987 D.502-1165
3.We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is________.
A.a director B.an actress C.a musician D.a writer
4.Among the four plays, ________ will be on for the most days.
A.A Night Song. B.Groping for Words
C.On Golden Pond D.The Secret Diary of Sally
5.No plays will be put on Monday in ________theatre(s).
A.one B.two C.three D.four
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe on the ground. The father said to his son, “Look at the horseshoe on the ground.
Go and _________________the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son. ” But Thomas said, “If I do so, it will waste my time.” His father said nothing but picked_________________ up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and _________________some strawberries with the money.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was high up in the________________. They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt______________ thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave him a strawberry and he________________ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.
And so they ________________walking. The old farmer gave strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you picked up that_________________, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember the ________________ : if you don’t worry about the little things, you will find it difficult to do the ________________things. ”
1.A.give up B.put up C.pick up D.take up
2.A.him B.it C.them D.her
3.A.threw B.bought C.sold D.found
4.A.sky B.tree C.head D.ground
5.A.rather B.very C.quite D.too
6.A.hardly B.almost C.politely D.quickly
7.A.put on B.turned on C.went on D.worked on
8.A.strawberries B.water C.horseshoe D.money
9.A.time B.effort C.subject D.lesson
10.A.great B.simple C.rich D.tiny
When I was twelve years old, my family lived next to a forest. Every evening, mockingbirds( 知更鸟 ) would come and rest in the trees and sing. I enjoyed________________ singing so much that I decided to catch a young bird. In this way, I______________hear it sing for me every day.
I finally managed________________one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird was very frightened, so it fluttered( 扑腾) in _______________new home all the time. Several days________________, it was used to living in this new home.
The next day, the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with some food in her mouth. The baby bird looked very happy and ate everything________________the mother brought to it. I was so happy to see this, for the mother knew how to take care of her baby_______________than me.
But________________the next morning, I found it died. I was terribly surprised and cried at once. I didn’t know what happened.
Arthur Wayne, my father’s friend, was a famous ornithologist(鸟类学家). She visited my father at that time._________she knew the whole thing, she explained to me,”If a mother mockingbird finds her baby is kept in a cage, she will bring it poisonous berries (毒梅). She thinks it’s better for her baby to die than to lose freedom.”
Since then I________________any living animal in a cage. All living things have a right to live free.
1.A.a B.an C.the D./
2.A.could B.need C.must D.should
3.A.get B.getting C.to get D.gets
4.A.it’s B.its C.it D.its’
5.A.late B.latest C.lately D.later
6.A.that B.which C.who D.whom
7.A.good B.well C.better D.best
8.A.in B.for C.at D.on
9.A.If B.When C.Because D.Although
10.A.haven’t caught B.won’t catch C.don’t catch D.didn’t catch
假如你是李华，你校正举办英语读书节活动，你在参与活动的过程中遇到一些困难，（如：缺少相关书籍、英语阅读困难等）请给你的英国朋友Nick写一封email向他求助。
提示：1）What activities are there in the English reading festival?
2）What problems do you have?
3）What do you want Nick to do to help you?
要求：1）邮件须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥；
2）邮件中不要出现真实的地名、校名和人名；
3）词数80个左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：western cultures, have trouble in, share
Dear Nick,
How's everything going?
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I expect to hear from you soon.
Best wishes!
Yours,
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