For many years， machines have been doing work that people once did， including some dit- ficutt jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings： the restaurant industry.
Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot， called DRC-Hubo，won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle， climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform，but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitor were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking
machines.
Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric，a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can，but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food，change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor (风 味）.But he says if a food can be easily prepared，a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.
One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi (寿司）maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi，but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.
1.In Paragraph 1，the author tells us .
A. robots just do difficult jobs
B.robots are sometimes dangerous
C. robots are widely used in our life
D. robots are gradually replacing humans
2.Why did some teams fail at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals?
A.Their robots cannot be applied at home.
B. Preparing food is really difficult for robots.
C. Their robots can just repeat the same movement.
D.They failed to design effective walking robots.
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that .
A. Japanese men are lazy
B. robots are popular in Japan
C. Japan has advanced high technology
D.robots usually take the job of making sushi in Japan
4.In which column can we probably see the text?
A.Education. B. Culture. C. Health. D. Science.
Dobson Ranch Housing Association 1000 Sidewinder Road Mesa，AZ 85202 October 15 Mr and Mrs Fred Deacon 1442 Saddleback Road Mesa，AX 85205 Dear Mr and Mrs Fred Deacon， I am writing this letter to congratulate you on your new purchase of a house in the Dobson Ranch area. We feel that this is one of the best neighborhoods of high quality in the city of Mesa，and we are happy to be able to call you neighbors. For your information，there are a few things we would like to tell you. One is that there are certain duties that go with living in Dobson Ranch. In order to keep property (房地产） values at the highest possible levels，we insist that everyone who lives in Dobson Ranch take care of their property. This means that the grass needs to be cut regularly，branches of the trees and bushes should be cut off，and there should be no unattractive additions to houses， nor should houses be painted in colors like red or blue. If you want to make any additions to your house，you need our permission first. The people of Dobson Ranch also have monthly meetings to discuss various issues of concern in our community. You are welcome to attend. We typically hold meetings on the first Saturday of every month at 7 ： 00 PM at the Dobson Ranch Community Center. You will receive a notice via e-mail a few days before every meeting as a reminder. We hope that you will join us as much as you see fit. Again，welcome to the neighborhood，and I look forward to meeting you soon. Sincerely Juan Sanchez President Dobson Ranch Housing Association October 20 Dear Mr Sanchez, Thank you very much for your letter welcoming us to the neighborhood. My wife and I appreciate your concern, and we also appreciate you letting us know about the various rules that apply to this neighborhood. Please do not worry about us. No matter where we live，we always try to be neighbors taking care to do our work properly. We too are well aware of property values. To be honest，we are actually pleased that there are regulations that must be obeyed. In the past，we have had neighbors who have not taken care of their homes and yards； at least we know that we will not have to worry about that here. As for the meetings， thank you for your kind invitation，but I’m afraid that you probably won’t see us too often. My work takes me out of town，so when I，m not traveling，I prefer to stay home. Similarly，my wife works long hours at the hospital and prefers to spend her days off relaxing at home. However，if we have the time，we will try to make it to a meeting. Again，thank you for welcoming us. Sincerely Fred Deacon |
1.Why do people who live in Dobson Ranch need to take care of their homes?
A. To ensure that no one complains about how the area looks.
B.To make the neighborhood look as good as possible.
C.To keep the property worth as much as possible .
D.To be good neighbors.
2.What does Fred Deacon think about the rules at Dobson Ranch?
A. He agrees to them.
B. He thinks they require too much.
C. He would like to discuss them later.
D. He feels that they are not severe enough.
3.For the invitation to the monthly meetings， Fred Deacon responds that .
A. he will attend regularly
B.he will attend with his wife
C. his wife will attend alone
D.neither he nor his wife will attend very often
Alexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester，Connecticut on January 18， 1996，the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthday，Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma，a type of childhood cancer.
On her first birthday， the doctors informed Alex’s parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later，Alex slightly moved her leg at her parents’ request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a courageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments.
By her second birthday，Alex was able to stand up with leg braces (支架）.She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficulties， until the shocking discovery within the next year that her tumors (肿瘤)had started growing again. In the year 2000，the day after her fourth birthday，Alex received a stem cell transplant (干细胞移植）and informed her mother，“When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand. ” She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to “help other kids，like they helped me.，，True to her word， she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $ 2，000 for “her hospital,
People from all over the world，moved by her story，held their own lemonade stands and donated the earnings to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004，Alex passed away at the age of 8，knowing that，with the help of others，she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex’s family—including brothers Patrick，Eddie，and Joey—and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金会）.
1. It can be learned from the text that Alex .
A. couldn’t walk until she was four
B. was the only daughter of the Scotts
C. held her first lemonade stand in 2001
D. was born with cancer
2.Why was Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation founded?
A. To promote her lemonade.
B. To set up a children’s hospital.
C. To attract public attention to her disease.
D. To collect money to help children with cancer.
3.What did the public do to support Alex and her cause?
A. They helped her sell lemonade.
B. They provided free stands for her.
C. They donated money to her foundation.
D. They donated stem cells for her operation.
4.Which of the following can best describe Alex?
A.Stubborn. B. Determined. C. Innocent. D. Energetic.
假设你是李华。为响应国家厉行节约的号召，请你以“厉行节约——为资源、为环保”为题，向某英语报社编辑写信，表达你对厉行节约的看法，提出你的建议。该英文信应包括以下内容：
1.节约的好处：例如，节约资源造福后代；节约可以环保等；
2.举例说明中学生该如何厉行节约；
3.倡导社会保持节约的优良传统。
注意: 1.词数:100字左右 ；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
Dear Editor,
I’m Li Hua . I’m writing to share my opinions about trying to save both for natural resources and the environment
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Best wishes
Yours sincerely
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
With the development of the technology, more and more students prefer to using electronic dictionary to replace paper dictionary. Some students is in favor of the idea using electronic dictionary. They think it convenient to look for the words in electronic dictionary than paper dictionary. Thus, it can save many time for them. Meanwhile, they think the electronic dictionary has many other function. However, the English teachers hold total different views .They consider the electronic dictionary provides limiting explanations when the paper dictionary gives the students detailed examples. Every coin has two sides. We should use their advantages. When we learn English, we should use the paper dictionary. For traveling, we maybe take electronic dictionary.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Gold in Heaven
There once was a rich man 1. was near death. He was very upset because he had worked so hard for his money and wanted to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him.
2. angel heard his pray and appeared. “Sorry, but you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man begged the angel to speak to God to see 3. he might break the rules. The angel reappeared and informed the man that God had decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. 4. (excite), the man gathered his largest suitcase and filled it 5. pure gold bars.
Afterward, he died and showed up in heaven to greet St. Peter. 6. (see) the suitcase, St. Peter said, “Hold on, you can’t bring that in here!” The man explained to St. Peter that he had God’s 7. (permit). St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You’re right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents 8. letting it through."
St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the things that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed, “You brought pavement? 9. you can see, the great street of the city of heaven is 10. (make) of pure gold!”
