The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have_____in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, _____ and cleverer than people. In real life, robots are mainly used in _____. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans. Robots also help _____people, for example, blind people.
Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be _____dogs. One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the _____ of its owner's walk. The owner wears a special belt. This belt _____instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of _____ in their daily life. Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to a patient's room. It never _____ because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory. ______ robots can help people in many ways, they will never take the place of humans.
1.A. created B. appeared C. used D. produced
2.A. faster B. slower C. more careless D. weaker
3.A. hospitals B. restaurants C. houses D. factories
4.A. unhappy B. successful C. disabled D. talented
5.A. robot B. toy C. paper D. real
6.A. shape B. size C. speed D. shoe
7.A. accepts B. sends C. changes D. follows
8.A. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. itself
9.A. gets back B. gets over C. gets up D. gets lost
10.A. Though B. But C. Because D. Until
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It was an unforgettable night. The noisy Mexico City gradually ______. The main Olympic stadium was in darkness.
____ he finished making the scenes that the marathon(马拉松)winners celebrated the victory, Greenspan, a world famous documentary producer, found the stadium ______. He was leaving for the hotel when he suddenly saw a man running into the stadium. The man ran out of breath, ______ he didn’t stop. After he got to the goal, he fell down on the ground.
Greenspan ______ this was a marathon athlete, so he went over to ask why the athlete ran to the goal with such a difficulty. The young man replied, “That my ______ sent me there is not let me start a race in the competition, but to make me ______ the game. I have fallen behind all other runners, but I have a goal ______ them. I will run to the goal because my motherland is watching me from behind.”
Moved by what he said, Greenspan ______ the most touching scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world.
Life should have a ______of reaching the peak, yet the most important is not whether we can reach the peak but whether we have made the greatest efforts—to reach the goal in the mind is a success.
1.A. slowed down B. calmed down C. put down D. broke down
2.A. Since B. Before C. After D. Because
3.A. empty B. large C. bright D. beautiful
4.A. so B. and C. or D. but
5.A. guessed B. hoped C. introduced D. wished
6.A. coach B. friend C. country D. teacher
7.A. play B. watch C. win D. complete
8.A. for B. like C. against D. with
9.A. made B. recorded C. spread D. remembered
10.A. decision B. dream C. suggestion D. moment
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If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地), while others read very slowly. But which one is better?
The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions(说明) carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.
1. Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain(某些) pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
1.What should be read rapidly?
A.Directions for making something. |
B.Maths problems. |
C.Science and history books. |
D.Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc. |
2.What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?
A.To read as fast as you can. |
B.To fit your reading speed to your needs. |
C.To read as slowly as possible. |
D.To keep your reading at a certain speed. |
3.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A.Something about Careful Reading |
B.Be a Rapid Reader. |
C.How to Read? |
D.How to Be a Slow Reader? |
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One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked 1 for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had 2 there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man 3 see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his 4. “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was 5 to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike 6he noticed the woman walking
down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed 7 because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and 8 it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she 9 the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t 10 me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.
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The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them was in a most15condition, and I told the others: You look after the other three. I take care of this one who looked16. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful17on her face. She took hold of my __18__as she said “thank you” and she died. I asked myself what I would say if I was in her19. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little20to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something else, but she gave me much more---she gave me her grateful love. And she21with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain (下水道), half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an22 in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so 23 to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without complaining, without cursing(诅咒) anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel---this is the24of our people.
1. A.comfortable B.important C.difficult D.terrible
2. A.better B.happier C.worse D.different
3. A.smile B.tear C.laugh D.surprise
4. A.head B.face C.coat D.hand
5. A.place B.room C.home D.side
6. A.attraction B.ability C.advice D.attention
7. A.lived B.died C.came D.talked
8. A.ant B.angel C.animal D.actor
9. A.wonderful B.difficult C.grateful D.important
10. A.achievement B.greatness C.behavior D.unhappiness
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Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness(友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled(吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised ears as if(似乎)it understood.
“Uh! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed(震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
1.A.dead B.dying C.died
2.A.at B.to C./
3.A.picking it up B.to pick up it C.to pick it up
4.A.the first B.first C.the last
5.A.until B.before C.while
6.A.sound B.noise C.voice
7.A.it B.it’s C.its
8.A.something B.nothing C.somebody
9.A.carefully B.careful C.carelessly
10.A.What B.How C.It seemed
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My dad really likes gardening, so he built a ______ in our yard. He plants a lot of ______, and this year we have onions, beans, cabbages, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. Now, we are starting to grow fruits, ______ grapes, strawberries and pears.
Growing plants isn’t that easy. First, we have to ______ seeds(种子), which we buy at a store called “Garden Nursery”. Next, we turn the soil(土壤) over, and then ______ the seeds. We then wait until the seeds come out from the soil and grow into little leaves. My father and I water them every day. We have to do this ______ vegetables are just like us—they need water, air and food, so they can grow better and more ______.
Autumn is the season to ______. The garden gives us a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits to eat. We may ______ get some vegetables that we cannot get at the supermarket.
With time and hard work, I have learned to take care of the plants in our garden. It is really a great ______.
1.A. garden B. house C. playground D. parking
2.A. trees B. flowers C. vegetables D. corns
3.A. according to B. such as C. for example D. as well
4.A. sell B. ask C. manage D. buy
5.A. plant B. dig C. sweep D. keep
6.A. though B. but C. because D. so
7.A. health B. healthy C. healthier D. healthily
8.A. travel B. receive C. harvest D. reduce
9.A. too B. also C. either D. as well
10.A. experience B. present C. product D. progress
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As Daniel put his lunch box onto the table, milk spilled (洒
) all over his sandwich. "This is the _______ thing I've ever done!" he said. "It's not that bad," said his friend Peter, who was sitting across from him. "Just get _______sandwich." "Sandwich? _______ ? I am talking about the talent show. Everybody in our class are talking about it. It's only two weeks away and I don't know what I'm doing! Everybody will _______me. There's no way to avoid it!" "Don't be so _______ , Daniel," said Peter. "You're going to be great. You have the _______to do just about anything."
Daniel moved his lunch box to the side and rested his head on the desk.
" _______ Daniel," ordered Peter. "I have a good idea. Let's make a list of things _______could do. Let's start with _______ . You play the piano, right?" "I stopped taking lessons in the third grade," said Daniel. "What about singing a song?" suggested Peter. Daniel shook his head ________.
"Let's move on to another thing. What about performing magic tricks?"
"I don't know how to play magic tricks!" Daniel almost shouted. "Stop being so ...... "Peter paused. "That's it! DRAMATIC !" Peter shouted ________ . "You could do a dramatic ________ . You have the talent ________ it. Mrs.Smith always asks you to read aloud in class. You could read a play aloud." Daniel thought for a minute. Then he ________ . "Peter, you are a great friend!"
Peter smiled back. "I just want to make sure you are a bright, shiny star when you step out on __________ "
1.A. best B. worst C. nicest D. least
2.A. other B. the other C. others D. another
3.A. What sandwich B. Where C. How D. When
4.A. look after B. be proud of C. laugh at D. look for
5.A. sad B. confident C. selfish D. honest
6.A. chances B. rights C. skills D. time
7.A. Stand up B. Stand away C. Sit down D. Sit up
8.A. I B. you C. he D. they
9.A. music B. sport C. handwriting D. dance
10.A. yes B. no C. agree D. right
11.A. excitedly B. angrily C. sadly D. worriedly
12.A. writing B. reading C. drawing D. singing
13.A. with B. about C. for D. on
14.A. worked B. insisted C. smiled D. guessed
15.A. classroom B. stairs C. street D. stage
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One day, a young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, which the secret of success was. The scientist41_him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days 42____the young man asked him the43question again. Einstein was very44. He did not say45, but wrote a few46on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man looked47the piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What48this mean?”asked the young man.“A means success,” said the old scientist.“X means hard work, Y means good methods, and Z means49talking and start to50.
1.A. told B. said C. talked
2.A. ago B. before C. later
3.A. easy B. good C. same
4.A. worried B. happy C. angry
5.A. anything B. something C. nothing
6.A. words B. sentence C. word
7.A. on B. up C. down
8.A. will B. shall C. does
9.A. go on B. stop C. enjoy
10.A. work B. read C. write
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People all over the world celebrate the new year in different ways. And in some countries , the new year doesn’t begin on the _____date every year. In many countries, the new year begins ____ January 1st, but people start celebrating on December 31st, New Year’s Eve. In New York, many people go to Times Square. They sing and dance _____they are waiting for the New Year. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very ____ , “ Happy New Year !”
Chinese like the Spring Festival _____than New Year----We call it “元旦”. Families______to their hometown to get together for the Spring Festival. Families usually make _____and watch TV on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Children______in beautiful clothes and carry all kinds of lanterns to visit their friends in the same village. They have fun______firecrackers. During the Spring Festival, children often get lucky money from their grandparents, parents and other ______. Some children in the countryside only stay with their parents during the Spring Festival in a year. They feel love and care from their parents during the festival. So children love the Spring Festival best.
1.A. same B. normal C. important D. easy
2.A. in B. at C. on D. from
3.A. while B. because C. even though D. if
4.A. quietly B. slowly C. sadly D. loudly
5.A. well B. good C. better D. best
6.A. get B. return C. send D. come
7.A. zongzi B. mooncakes C. riceballs (汤圆) D. dumplings
8.A. put on B. wear C. dress D. dress up
9.A. light B. to light C. lighting D. lit
10.A. relatives B. owner C. friends D. customers
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