Sarah and Janet have been friends since they__1.___ (start) school. They do everything together: study, read, watch TV, surf the Internet, play sports and listen to music. Anyone__2.___ has a problem can ask the other for help. When Sarah was in the __3.__ (three) grade, some of the other students made fun of her__4.___ she was shy. Janet told the other students to stop_5.____ (make) fun of Sarah, and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had____6._____ (difficult) in her maths class. She studied hard, ___7._____ she just couldn’t understand the homework. Sarah helped Janet___8.____ her homework and___9._____ (patient) explained every exercise to Janet. After six months, Janet did much better and even got __10.___ “A” in the maths exam.
“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to ____ and go to school.” said the clock-robot _____ a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was _____. While he was eating, the whole wall ____ a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do ____ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV _____. When he finished eating, the ____ gave him his clothes very fast and ____ him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no ____ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be _____ you to school every day. Now would you please _____ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The ______ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will ____ your homework today _____ you will have a very, very important lesson to _____ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) _____ student. All of your homework is _____.”When they _____ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and _____ his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but _____ lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”
1.A. get up B. show up C. take up D. dress up
2.A. in B. on C. with D. by
3.A. angry B. amazed C. worried D. quick
4.A. changed for B. became of C. looked like D. turned into
5.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
6.A. show B. screen C. set D. box
7.A. driver-robot B. clock-robot C. kitchen-robot D. clothes-robot
8.A. dressed B. cleaned C. pushed D. pleased
9.A. teacher B. student C. robot D. driver
10.A. driving B. accommodating C. loading D. holding
11.A. give B. show C. send D. lend
12.A. teacher B. driver C. robot D. car
13.A. check B. prepare C. inspect D. do
14.A. if B. when C. but D. because
15.A. miss B. learn C. study D. check
16.A. energetic B. optimistic C. great D. handsome
17.A. easy B. difficult C. correct D. wrong
18.A. rushed in B. got to C. turned to D. left off
19.A. took B. found C. made D. kept
20.A. easy B. important C. boring D. Influential
If you go into the forests with friends, stay with them. If you don't ,you may get lost.If you do get lost, this is what you should do.
Sit down and stay where you are. 1. __________.Let them find you. You can help them to find you by staying in one place.
2.___________ Give them a signal(信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
3.__________When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. If you don't think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches (树枝).
What should you do if you get hungry or need to drink water? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. 4._________ Drop small branches as you walk so that you can find your way back.
5.__________
A. Don't try to find your friends.
B. Crying all the time.
C. Don't just walk away.
D. The most important thing to do when you are lost — stay in one place.
E. Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times together.
F. Walk away in a minute.
G. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you.
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．
Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated．
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish，”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise，then he said again，“Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
“Oh yes，I’d love that．”
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back，but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is， Buddy， just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
1.The street urchin was very surprised when ________．
A．Paul received an expensive car
B．Paul told him about the car
C．he saw the shining car
D．he was walking around the car
2.From the story we can see the urchin ________．
A．wished to give his brother a car
B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D．wished Paul could be a brother like that
3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．
A．to show his neighbors the big car
B．to show he had a rich friend
C．to let his brother ride in the car
D．to tell his brother about his wish
4.We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．
A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end
5.The best name of the name story is _________．
A．A Christmas Present
B．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like That
D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California，the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle，a big city，on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco，also on the Pacific coast，are larger than Seattle. Henry’s cousin，Susan，lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington，D. C. It is the capital，but it is much smaller than New York.
1.How many states are there in the U. S. A. ？
A. Five B. Forty- Five C. Fifty D. Fifteen
2.Which state is the largest in population？
A. California B. Rhode-Island
C. Alaska D. Los Angeles
3.Which state is the coldest，the newest，and the smallest in population？
A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle.
C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.
4.Which of the following is true？
A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.
B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.
C. New York is the largest city in the United States.
D. Henry’s cousin lives in the Seattle.
5.Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city？
Because _________.
A. it is the largest city
B. it is the largest in population
C. it is the most beautiful city
D. it is the capital of the United States
This is a talk by a London taxi（出租车）driver.
“I’ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”
“It’s a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night，because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles（英里）outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house，she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief（小偷）.
Luckily the woman came downstairs（下楼）.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”
1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
A. drive
B. make money
C. climb in through the window
D. meet a lot of people
2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A. she wanted to have a sleep
B. her husband didn’t open the door for her
C. she didn’t want to pay the driver
D. she couldn’t find her key
3.The story happened _____.
A. early in the morning
B. late at night
C.20 miles outside London
D. near the police station
4.Which of the following is wrong？
A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B. The police made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
5.The driver climbed in through the window to
A. get money from the woman
B. return the dog to the woman
C. see what was happening in the house
D. phone the police
