Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the sport — young and old, boys and girls, and now even robots.
Last week at Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, kids from several schools played football with their robots.
Robot football was very different from human football. Only two robots played in each match. The field was as big as a ping-pong table. One half was black and the other was white. Each robot tried to catch the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals won.
Gao Linge, a boy from Guangming Middle School, helped make one of the robots for the match.
“My school bought the main board (主板),” said Gao, 14. “Then I decided what my robot looked like and made a computer programme for it.”
Gao’s robot was eight centimeters tall and had two arms. It had four sensors (传感器) to “see” and “kick” the football.
Ying Xuehai, a 12-year-old student from Gao’s school, also made a robot. His robot played against Gao’s. The match decided who would go to the final game. Ying lost the game. So he gave many of his robot’s parts to Gao.
Even so, Gao’s robot didn’t win the final. It played well in the first five minutes. Then it slowed down. By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the problem — their robot ran out of batteries (电池)!
“We’ll solve the problem and beat the other school next time!” said the two boys.
1. How many robots are needed in one match?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2. The third paragraph mainly talks about ________.
A. a wonderful robot football game. B. how to let robots score more goals
C. the rules of the robot football games. D. the way for robots to win the match
3. Why did Gao Linge lose the final?
A. Because his robot had no power. B. Because he broke the rules of the match.
C. Because he used Ying Xuehai’s parts. D. Because his robot went wrong.
4. From the passage we know that if you want to take part in the match, ________.
A. you must go to Hangzhou. B. you must know something about computers
C. you must know how to play football on the playground
D. you must get along with Gao Linge and Ying Xuehai
Three engineers(工程师) and three accountants (会计) were traveling by train to a meeting. At the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel 36 only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.
They all 37 the train. The accountants took their own 38 , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and 39 the door behind them. The train 40 the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to 41 tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a 42 and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor 43 it and moved on.
The accountants saw this and 44 it was quite a clever idea. 45 after the conference, the accountants decided to 46 what the engineers did on the return trip and 47 some money.
When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their 48 , the engineers bought no tickets 49 .
“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one 50 accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer. 51 they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was 52 . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后) , one of the engineers left his restroom and walked 53 to the restroom 54 the accountants were 55 . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”
1. A. in B. at C. with D. to
2. A. put on B. got off C. got on D. put off
3. A. seats B. chairs C. desks D. tables
4.A. closed B. hit C. opened D. knocked
5. A. arrived B. left C. walked D. passed
6. A. get B. put C. collect D. fetch
7. A. hole B. cut C. half D. crack
8. A. brought B. took C. held D. returned
9. A. expected B. agreed C. showed D. advised
10.A. So B. Although C. Or D. But
11. A. learn B. copy C. tell D. praise
12. A. save B. earn C. make D. spend
13. A. pity B. fear C. joy D. surprise
14. A. above all B. after all C. at all D. in all
15. A. frightened B. puzzled C. excited D. scared
16. A. After B. Since C. During D. Before
17.A. not near B. not far C. not nearly D. not closely
18.A. on B. up C. at D. past
19.A. which B. that C. where D. at where 20. A. hiding B. standing C. sitting D. resting
I ______ from him ever since he ______in Shanghai.
A. didn’t hear, settled B. haven’t heard, settled
C. don’t hear, settles D. didn’t hear, hasn’t settled
One should remain ______ and think of ways to escape when facing danger.
A. quiet B. calm C. still D. silent
After the earthquake, the local rescuers looked everywhere______ the survivors.
A. in search of B. in search C. searching of D. searched for
There is no doubt ______ they all passed the examination.
A. if B. which C. that D. whether
