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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.

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For many years, machines have been doing work that people once did， including some difficult 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 com­petitors were successful. The failures showed how difficuit 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.

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For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. “ We can do without railways.” People say…as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they’re dying .But this is far from the truth: in these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you up as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams, and a single train carry goods which a plane or a motorcar could never do.

Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorcars we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason..

1.Some people think the railways are unnecessary for many reasons except that________.

A．planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains

B．oil is expensive today

C．trains are slow

D．railways lose money

2.According to the writer, which of the following is Not true?

A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.

B．The railway station is usually at the center of the city.

C．When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center.

D．No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does.

3.The writer thinks that the railways, far from being dead, are very much alive because________.

A．we can have a smooth and untroubled journey

B．we’ll not have enough money to fly in planes

C．we can now travel in super-fast train

D．all of the above

4.The best title for this passage may be”________”

A．Not the End but the Beginning

B．Which is the Best: Train, Motorcar or Plane

C．Trains are More Competitive than Motorcars or Planes

D．Oh, Super-fast Trains

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The machine has been used many years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well________.

A. regularly　　　 　　　　 B. constantly

C. occasionally　　　　 　 　 D. frequently

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The machine has been used many years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well________.

A. regularly　　　　 B. constantly　　　 C. occasionally　　　　　 D. frequently

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The machine has been used for man years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well __________.

A. regularly　　　　　　　　　　 B. constantly

C. frequently　　 　　　　　 　　 D. occasionally

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For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world.

Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).

He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.

He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.

He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.

In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.

Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.

One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.

Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.

The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.

Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.

At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.

Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.

The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.

“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”

“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”

1.According to the story, Henry had________.

2.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____.

3.From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you can learn that______.

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—The big clock has been used for many years.

—Well,　　 it doesn’t work well occasionally.

A.that’s because　　　　　 B.it’s no wonder that

C.there’s no doubt if　　 D.it’s unlikely that

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— Have you heard that Susan has been elected mayor of the city?

— After working so hard for so many years, ____.

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—Have you been teaching here since graduation?

—No, I _____ on a farm for five years．

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