Earthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing. Their designers say that with these robots, rescue workers will be able to have more time to save more lives during an earthquake.
This robot looking like a helicopter（直升机）, is called the detector-bot . It's about 4 meters long, and it took about 4 years to develop the model. Its main functions（作用）are to collect information from the air, and send goods of up to 30kilos, to people stuck in an earthquake.
This robot has a high quality 360 degree panoramic camera. It can work day and night and will also be able to send the latest pictures from the quake area. Dr. Qi Juntong, Chinese Academy of Science, said, "Unlike other automatic machines, the most important feature of this robot is that it doesn't need a distant control. We just set the information of the earthquake-struck area on it, and then it takes off, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3,000 meters, and as fast as 100 kilometers per hour. "
This robot has a different function --- it can change as the environment changes. Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go.
As well as a detector（探测器）that finds victims（遇难者）and detects poisonous gas, a camera is placed in the 40 centimeter long robot, which can work in the dark.
Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot, with its 10-meter-long pipe. People who are caught in the ruins will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.
Experts have said that the robots will enter production, and serve as part of the national earth- quake rescue team as soon as next year.
1.Which of the following statements about the robot is true according to the passage?.
A. It hasn't been put into production so far. B. It is a machine with a length of 10 meters.
C. It is a machine carried by a helicopter. D. It weighs about 30 kilos.
2.Dr. Qi Juntong thinks this robot is different from the others mainly because _____.
A. it has more functions
B. it has a more advanced camera
C. it can change as the environment changes
D. it can work by himself once given the information
3.The underlined word "which" in paragraph 6 refers to_____.
A. a camera B. a detector
C. a rescuer D. a doctor
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The appearance of the robot. B. An introduction to the robot.
C. The reason for making the robot. D. Some information about earthquakes.
Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
HappyCow app
Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The HappyCow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
OpenTable app
OpenTable app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations(保留，预定), which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
LocalEats app
Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The LocalEats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.
Where Chefs Eat app
“Where Chefs Eat” is a 975-page book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3,000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
1.Happycow app is designed for those who prefer .
A. local foods B. animal product
C. animal meat D. vegetables
2.What app costs you most according to the text?
A. HappyCow B. OpenTable.
C. LocalEats D. Where Chefs Eat
3.Where does this passage most probably come from?
A. A science textbook. B. A tourist map.
C. A technology report. D. A museum guide.
假如你是李华，你未曾谋面的美国笔友Tim给你发来邮件，表示将要来你所在的城市参观游玩。请你给他回复一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1．表示欢迎并要去接机；
2．询问航班及到达时间；
3．描述自己，以便对方辨识。
注意：1．词数100-120；
2．邮件格式已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Tim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在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。
Most people say we prefer spring or summer, but I like early autumn most. Surprising, the weather is often very good in September and October and it is not so hot in summer. This is really the time to get out to enjoying the beauty of the countryside. At this time of year, you will find that the woods and forests were breathtakingly beautiful. Few things are more enjoyable when walking slowly through a wood on a sunny morning in early autumn. It is wonderful to walk across of a crisp carpet of orange, gold and brown fallen leaf in a quiet and cool air. The world seem at peace and I always feel relaxing.
阅读下面的短文，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。
Regular exercise and a healthy diet can be potentially beneficial to your life. But could speaking more than one language have healthy benefits for your brain? A team at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute in Canada1.(seek) the answer to that question. 2. (get) it, they studied the medical records of 211 people. Based on medical examinations, all of the subjects were apparently suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (老年前期痴呆). Typically, such people are 3. (confuse) easily about times and dates, have trouble 4. (remember) recently acquired information, and find 5. difficult to solve problems and make plans. Among the people participating in the Canadian study, about half spoke two languages and the other half only one.
6. the researchers found was a clear link between the bilingualism (双语能力) of the first group and a delayed onset (开始) of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. In the study, the group that spoke two languages showed 7. (sign) of Alzheimer’s five years later than the group that spoke only one language did.
People who 8. (regular) communicate in two languages have stronger control of language 9. are able to keep their speech ability longer. The Canadian study followed earlier work that was conducted in 2007. That research showed that 10. (be) bilingual improves attention and cognitive control in both children and adults.
When I was a child I used to look forward to Saturday mornings. That was when my brother, Bernard, and I got our pocket money from our father. I would put half of it in my money box, ____ run off happily with the rest to Bartlett’s, a little, local ____ at the end of our street.
There I would join the other children ____ to spend their pocket money, and we’d ask Mrs. Bartlett to ____ us “the tray (托盘)”. In those days, there weren’t all the ____ of sweets and chocolate bars you see on sale now. All Mrs. Bartlett ____ were a few items arranged on a simple wooden ____, which she kept under the counter. But to us it was a wonderful ____: toffees, lollipops, barley sugar, and sweets wrapped in colorful paper. It always took ages for each child to ____ what to buy. But Mrs. Bartlett didn’t ____: as long as there were no grown-up customers waiting to be ____, she let us take our time.
Bernard liked sweets, too. The ____ was he didn’t like buying them. When I went to Bartlett’s, he went to a newsagent’s shop that sold football cards. He was ____ about these picture cards of famous footballers and spent all his pocket money trying to ____ whole teams of players.
On Saturday afternoons he would ____ the house and find out where I was. He knew I had been to Bartlett’s. If I didn’t ____ my bag of sweets quickly enough, he’d see it and say, “Can I have one?” And I would say, “Why should I give you one? You had your pocket money, too — you could have____ your own sweets.” Then Bernard would go to our mother to ____, “Mom, Helen has a whole bag of sweets and she won’t give me one.” To which Mum would say, “Helen, don’t be so ____. Share your sweets with your brother!” I thought this was really ____, but of course I gave him some sweets.
1.A. and B. but C. or D. until
2.A. restaurant B. theatre C. barbershop D. grocery
3.A. careful B. slow C. eager D. afraid
4.A. sell B. show C. make D. teach
5.A. prices B. tastes C. varieties D. smells
6.A. provided B. wanted C. noticed D. controlled
7.A. floor B. tray C. chair D. house
8.A. atmosphere B. line C. way D. sight
9.A. imagine B. decide C. realize D. guess
10.A. escape B. change C. mind D. succeed
11.A. served B. accepted C. paid D. checked
12.A. problem B. mistake C. difficulty D. disadvantage
13.A. anxious B. cautious C. puzzled D. mad
14.A. collect B. return C. organize D. protect
15.A. paint B. repair C. share D. search
16.A. sew B. hide C. pack D. deliver
17.A. divided B. saved C. bought D. eaten
18.A. recommend B. complain C. apologize D. reply
19.A. surprised B. modest C. smart D. mean
20.A. unfair B. unusual C. impolite D. inconvenient
