阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．
Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged．That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”
1.Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
A．They cannot repair themselves．
B．The computer has changed a lot．
C．They have no computers inside．
D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes．
2.The new technology allows the robot to _________．
A．do house work for humans
B．keep working after being damaged
C．remember a lot of information
D．tell people where it is
3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．
A．sensors B．robots
C．arms and legs D．scientists
4.How do the sensors in the robot work?
A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken．
B．They can find out where the damage comes from．
C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition．
D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot．
5.The passage is probably from____________．
A．an advertisement B．a tour guide
C．a notice D．a newspaper
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the ground．The rich man asked the old man．” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He said．
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised．” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old．”
“What! “ shouted the rich man．“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question．
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．” Then he rode away．
1.The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him．
A．an apple tree B．a fig tree
C．a pear tree D．a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree____________．
A．to get himself some fruit to eat
B．for the people after him
C．to make his garden more beautiful
D．just for fun
3.The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
A．he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B．he didn't want to disturb the old man
C．he couldn't communicate with the old man
D．he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A．creative B．brave
C．wise D．curious
5.We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 B．光阴似箭，一去不返
C．君子爱财，取之有道 D．财多惹祸，树大招风
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Last year some groups of students in their community(社区) make a survey about "How do people spend their free time?' The following diagrams (图表) show some results of it．
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week．
Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library．(library attendance)
Diagram (3): Different programs people like．
根据上面三个图表内容，选择正确答案
1.People aged__________spend the most time surfing the Internet every week．
A．7 ---6 B．17 ------ 30
C．31 ----- 55 D．over 56
2.On Wednesday, __________people go to the library every week．
A．over sixty B．less than sixty
C．about twenty D．more than one hundred
3.According to the third diagram about ______of people like watching Cartoons?
A．16%． B．19%
C．13% D．37%．
4.Which statement is right according to the survey?
A．Some students made the survey in their school last year．
B．More people like sports than chat in the survey．
C．Less than 80 people join in the survey about library attendance．
D．People of different ages spend different time surfing the Int ernet．
5.The three diagrams show us the results of the survey about__________．
A．what people do every day
B．how people spend their free time
C．people's different lifestyles
D．people's different habits
完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Lisa has always been overweight．She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to ______more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier．For example, it was ______ for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit．She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) ______clothes that were large enough．In school, she needed a special chair which was ______and stronger than the other chairs．If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly．She was al so unhappy about the way people treated ______sometimes．“People look at me and even make fun of me．That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people ______treat me differently because I’m big．I can’t enjoy ______with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter．” Her friends and family never made fun of her．They tried to help her ______．They wanted her to be happy and healthy．Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to ______．
But now things ______ quite different．Last month her classmates were preparing for the School ______Week．Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat．Lisa ______and practiced a lot．
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did so ______that everybody remembered the proud Queen．They stood around her and said “______” to her．She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance．
Now Lisa doesn’t worry ______being fat any more．She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day．”
1.A．see B．watch C．notice D．look
2.A．easy B．difficult C．wrong D．right
3.A．to buy B．buy C．make D．to make
4.A．thinner B．smaller C．bigger D．softer
5.A．her B．him C．me D．you
6.A．need B．may C．should D．must
7.A．having dinner B．to have dinner C．doing sports D．to do sports
8.A．however B．instead C．though D．either
9.A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．everyone
10.A．was B．is C．were D．are
11.A．Sports B．Art C．Science D． Environment
12.A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．allowed
13.A．bad B．good C．badly D．well
14.A．Good-bye B．Good luck C．Congratulations D．Sorry
15.A．with B．about C．in D．for
---Peter，is there anything else you want to know about China?
---Yes，I am still wondering __________ .
A．how is Chinese paper cut made
B．how was the Great Wall built in ancient times
C．why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance
D．why do the Chinese people eat rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival
--- Thank you for supporting the volunteer project．
---________．Many hands made the light work.
A．All right． B．Never mind
C．Don’t mention it D．It doesn’t matter
