Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history. Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort(城堡) Delaware Museum in New York.
Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more. Alice agrees, "The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day. We are so lucky with everything we have now. Life wasn't always this easy."
What is the main idea of the text?
A.All the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun.
B.How hard life was and how much work there was in the past.
C.Reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself.
D.We are so lucky with everything we have now, and then we must appreciate them.
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom, "You didn't have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks."
"I didn't mow it. Jessie did."
"Wow, our little girl is growing up!" Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
"It was fun, and I will do it again next week，" said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. "Sure!" said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked also, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored!"I won't have time to spend my money," she laughed to herself.
What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Neighbors should learn to help each other.
B.Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.
C.Doing something helpful can make people happy.
D.Children should help their parents at an early age.
In our daily life, robots are often found to do work that is too dangerous, boring, difficult, or dirty. And we often see kids play with toy robots.
But what exactly is a robot? There are some important characteristics(特征) that a robot must have. These characteristics might help you to decide what is and what is not a robot. It will also help you to decide what you will need to build into a machine before it can be considered as a robot. A robot has these important characteristics.
What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To help people understand what a robot is.
B.To tell what a robot can do in our life.
C.To describe the movement of a robot.
D.To introduce the history of robots.
(2016河南B篇节选)Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place?
Lots of people do. And now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they know why. They found that one-half of the brain "remains more awake" than the other half when people are trying to sleep in a new place...
What is the text mainly about?
A.What we will have to do to sleep well.
B.How researchers measure brain waves.
C.Who doesn't sleep well in a new place.
D.Why it's harder to sleep in a new place.
In the world's all cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such 1. important role in our lives. Learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have plenty of benefits.
Music is helpful to improve the intelligence. One study 2. Canada had recorded children's IQ scores for nine months. They discovered that children 3. studied music performed better in the tests. The secret may be that learning music uses several areas of the brain and increases our ability to learn school subjects.
Music is also used for medical purposes, such 4. the treatment of diseases which influence memory. For example, the lyrics and music of some old songs can remind you of something that happened years ago.
5. wonder some countries make music study a part of their education systems. People are considering that more than just a form of fun, music is also great for the brain.
My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship. It's not that we didn't love each other. It's just that we used to have _____ opinions. My dad is one of the most hardworking men I know, but I was a _____. I played sports as a kid, but _____ when I was making progress. Then I showed an _____ in music. My father got excited and _____ me a guitar when I was about eight. But I didn't like it until I was a teenager. During those teen years, I took up my guitar and _____ playing along.
Then I went to college. My father thought I should focus more on my _____ while I should have more fun playing music. I dreamed to be a musician. When I grew into a young man, I suddenly fell _____ ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney disease. I had to accept treatments all my life, or get a transplant.
I felt like there was a heavy _____ on my shoulders. Life became hard for me. But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who _____ me and took care of me. While trying to _____ just what to do with my life, my father got tested to see _____ he was the right man to give me his kidney. I tried to refuse, but he'd hear _____ of it. He saved my life at last.
Two years ago, I made _____a band. He had always wanted to play in a band, but _____ got the chance when he was young. It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him.
1.A.special B.different C.private D.necessary
2.A.musician B.coach C.actor D.dreamer
3.A.gave up B.gave out C.gave off D.gave away
4.A.introduction B.influence C.increase D.interest
5.A.expected B.threw C.bought D.praised
6.A.began B.regretted C.finished D.meant
7.A.hobbies B.studies C.skills D.choices
8.A.similarly B.hardly C.seriously D.harmfully
9.A.weight B.disadvantage C.disagreement D.body
10.A.provided B.encouraged C.afforded D.managed
11.A.decide B.behave C.build D.doubt
12.A.how B.whether C.why D.what
13.A.each B.all C.much D.none
14.A.in B.of C.from D.up
15.A.almost B.seldom C.never D.always
