Many homes have cameras to protect them from danger. The cameras can tell the owners if someone has entered. But the cameras do not know whether the person is a family member, a friend, a postman or a criminal (罪犯).
But a new camera made by a French company can recognize (辨别出) faces. It can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that the mail has been sent to their home. It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home. When family members enter a home, the smart camera “recognizes” them and sends information to the owner’s phone. The owner can choose to see the video then or later. But if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send a warning sound on the owner’s phone.
This is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Damien. He lives in Paris.
“On a Friday I was at work, having a big monthly meeting when my phone moved. At first I told myself ‘Oh, it must be a wrong warn,’ but my phone was telling me there was a face that the camera did not recognize. Something was happening in my house!”
“I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on, which is not allowed in my apartment (公寓). I watched it on the video. I felt quite surprised. I hurried back home as fast as possible and called the police on the way. Thanks to the smart camera, the criminal was caught soon,” said Damien.
1.The new smart camera is different from the ones in many homes because it can _________.
A. protect the owner B. help a school child
C. recognize faces D. call the police
2. In Damien’s apartment, people can’t _______.
A. wear shoes B. watch videos
C. have cameras D. send mails
3. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(1=Para. (自然段)1 2 = Para. 2 3 = Para. 3 4 = Para. 4 5 = Para. 5)
A. ①;②③;④⑤ B. ①;②;③④⑤
C. ①②③;④;⑤ D. ①②;③④;⑤
4. The best title of the passage may be “_______”.
A. Catching Criminals in a Better Way
B. Strange Video Faces
C. Warning Sound on the Phone
D. Smart Home Cameras
A wild baby bison (野牛) at Yellowstone National Park had to be killed because of tourists.
The tourists thought that the baby bison looked cold. They put it in their car and drove to a park ranger (管理员) station.
A ranger described the action of the tourists as a “dangerous move” because adult bisons can look after their babies very well and they will attack (攻击) to protect their young.
Park rangers took the animal from the car and set it free. But, sadly, the baby was refused by its family because it had the smell from humans.
Yellowstone National Park explained on Facebook that the smell from people can cause parent animals to refuse to accept their young. The park tried again and again to make the baby bison lives with its parents. After several times they had to give up.
Many people expressed anger at both the tourists and the park.
The park said that they did not have the ability to care for a young bison. They also said that it is “not the task of the park to save animals”.
The tourists were fined (罚款) $110 for touching park wildlife. Park rules say that visitors to Yellowstone should stay at least 22 meters away from all wildlife, and at least 90 meters away from bears and wolves.
One ranger said that Yellowstone recently added many safety signs that say staying near the wildlife there is dangerous to humans and animals as well. Those signs are written in English and other languages.
1.The tourists took the baby bison to a park ranger station because they thought it looked ______.
A. sad B. hungry C. happy D. cold
2.The park ranger described the action of the tourists as a “dangerous move” because _______.
A. the tourists drove in a wrong way
B. adult bisons would attack the tourists
C. adult bisons couldn’t look after their baby well
D. the tourists would make the baby bison sick
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The park refused to send the baby bison back.
B. The visitors saved the baby bison.
C. Many people are angry at the bison family.
D. The smell from humans may bring trouble to bisons.
4. From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A. we must keep away from any wild animal
B. we should care about wild animals in a right way
C. we’ll be fined if we save a bison in the park
D. we’d better write safety signs in many languages
Welcome to our idiom (习语) corner!
To feel very happy and excited (especially when sth. Good has happened)
e.g.Jenny is walking on air because her friend invited her to the school dance.She can’t wait to go.
an unknown person who enters a race and gets a good grade
e.g.Did you hear about the dark horse in the running race yesterday?It was his first race and he finished in the top ten.
to act quickly,without thinking
e.g.I hate working with Mary.She’s quick on the trigger and always ready to get mad.
to encourage sb. to do sth.(especially sth.They shouldn’t do)
e.g.When your classmate eggs you on to copy his test paper,you should say “no” to him.
1. Picture _____ can be chosen to express “to do something without thinking”.
2.We can’t believe Robert won this match. He’s really _______.
A. a walking man B. a trigger
C. a dark horse D. an egg
3. The Chinese meaning to the idiom “to walk on air” is probably “________”.
A. 一无所有 B.欢天喜地
C.愁眉苦脸 D.不假思索
4.The writer didn’t use _______ to help the readers understand the idioms above.
A. explanations (解释) B. pictures
C. examples D. results
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A
A man liked shooting arrows (箭). He studied it very hard for years. He thought he did it best and it was time for him to go out into the world.
One day when he walked through a forest, he saw a target (靶子) on a tree, with an arrow right in the center. He went on and found more and more trees with targets and arrows in the center. He was so surprised at this. He wanted to know who did it.
Soon he came to a farmhouse. An old man told him that he could find the person he wanted by the river. When he got there, he saw a little girl playing with her dog on the bank.
“Are you the person who shoots the arrows?” he asked the girl.
“Yes, that’s me,” she replied.
“But how can you do that?” he wondered.
“That’s easy,” said the girl happily. “First shoot an arrow.” Then draw a target.”
1. The man liked _____ and studied it hard for years.
A. fishing B. jumping
C. shooting D. drawing
2.The man was surprised to find many targets with ______ in the centers.
A. arrows B. rivers
C. dogs D. trees
3.________ shot an arrow first and then drew a target.
A. The girl B. The man
C. The old man D. The farmer
完形填空。
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
In a history class, our teacher, Mrs. Bartlett asked us to make a poster (海报) in groups about the culture that we were studying. She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our .
The next day, I was told to be in a group I would want ---the boy who was too weak in English, and the two girls who wore strange clothes. Oh, how I wanted to be with my !
With tears in my eyes, I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. She me and seemed to know what I was there for. I told her I should be in the “good” group. She gently (轻轻地) a hand on my shoulder (肩膀). “I know what you want, Karma,” she said, “but your group needs you. I need you to help them. Only you can help them.” I was and moved. Her words encouraged me.
“Will you help them?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. Then I walked over to my group. I sat down and we started. Each of us did a part according to our interests. Halfway through the week, I felt enjoying our group. We did a good job together. My group members weren’t thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them Mrs. Bartlett.
At last, our group got an A. But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs. Bartlett. She was the one who should truly it. Mrs. Bartlett brought out the potential (潜能) in four of her students.
1. A. classes B. books C. choices D. clothes
2. A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes
3. A. boys B. girls C. friends D. teachers
4. A. laughed at B. looked at C. lived with D. agreed with
5. A. placed B. pushed C. washed D. pulled
6. A. useful B. surprised C. thirsty D. asleep
7. A. hardly B. deeply C. lazily D. bravely
8. A. myself B. herself C. yourself D. himself
9. A. around B. with C. for D. except
10. A. receive B. start C. give D. throw
--- I like Super Brain very much. Do you know ______ on show?
--- At 10:00 every Friday evening. It’s a good program to make science popular.
A. where it is B. where is it
C. when it is D. when is it
