1.Miss Brown is the _________ (own) of the house.
2.His father began to learn English in his _________ (fifty).
3.Look at the _________ (follow) examples, please.
4.Maybe a director is the most _________ (power) person at a studio.
5.The young mother put down the baby on the bed _________ (gentle).
worried, close, harmful, come true, open, believe
1.I'm sure my dream will ______________ if I work hard.
2.Watching too much TV is_______________ to your eyes.
3.The mother is _____________ about her lost child.
4.Please _______________ the window and let in some fresh air.
5.I'm sure he is telling a lie. You'd better not ______________ what he said.
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see things very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were nor just copies of the real world. They showed their feelings, like other kinds of art.
1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of__________________ .
A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window
2.The Daguerreotype was______________ .
A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture
C. a kind of camera D. a photographer
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to________________________ .
A. watch lots of films
B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities
D. take many films and something else with him
4.Mathew Brady__________________ .
A. was very lifelike
B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong
D. took many pictures of moving people
5.This passage tells us____________________ .
A. how photography was developed
B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in the world
D. how to use different cameras
Robots are smart. With their computer brains, they help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. Some robots do regular jobs. Bobby, the robot mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in Washington, D.C. He is one of 250 robot mail carriers in the United States. Mr Leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. One is that he does not forget details. He knows each child's pets and hobbies. Mr Leachim does not make mistakes. Each child goes and tells him his or her name, then dials an identification(识别) number. His computer brain puts the child's voice and number together. He identifies the child with no mistake.
Another advantage is that Mr Leachim is flexible. If the children need more time to do their lessons they can move switches. In this way they can repeat Mr Leachim's lesson over and over again. When the children do a good job, he tells them something interesting about their hobbies. At the end of the lesson the children switch Mr Leachim off.
1.The first paragraph of the passage tells us__________
A. human beings are not as smart as robots
B. robots will take the place of man to rule the earth
C. we can only use robots to do some regular jobs
D. robots can help people in many different ways
2.What is the most important thing Mr Leachim can do in his lessons?
A. To meet the needs of each student.
B. To talk to the students in different languages.
C. To keep everyone's interest in his lessons.
D. To introduce more hobbies to the children.
3.The underlined word "flexible" means ____________ in the passage.
A. not strict B. not hard C. suitable D. changeable
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. There are 250 robot teachers in the United States.
B. Mr Leachim is run and controlled by electricity.
C. Bobby works in a large office building in Washington, D.C.
D. The lessons taught by Mr Leachim are given on a TV set.
I'm Jack. Yesterday was the most exciting day in my life. I was on TV! This is my first time on TV. In the evening, Mum, Dad and I were watching a TV programme in the sitting room and there I was! This is how it happened.
I was playing soccer in the park with my friends when a man and a woman came to us. The man had a camera. The woman had a microphone. "I'm from Channel 9," she said. "Do you know the programme Kids Speak Out ?" I did know it. I watched it often. It's a weekly programme where kids say what they think about different things.
"Would you like to be on it?" the woman asked me.
I wanted to beon it and I thought my friends might also want to be on it, so I asked, "Can my friends be on it too?"
"Sorry, only one of you can," the woman said. "You can talk about it and decide which of you is going to be on the programme."
I asked my friends if they wanted to be on the programme. They didn't, so I went On it. The woman asked me a lot of questions. I thought carefully and tried to give her sensible answers. When she finished, she said I was one of the best kids she'd spoken to! I felt very proud of myself. My mum and dad were proud of me, too!
1.How did the things happen?
①Jack asked his friends if they wanted to be on the programme.
②The woman asked Jack if he'd like to be on the programme.
③The woman asked Jack a lot of questions.
④Jack played soccer in the park with his friends.
⑤Jack thought carefully and tried to give answers.
A. ④①③②⑤ B. ④②①③⑤ C. ④③②①⑤ D. ④⑤③①②
2.What does the underlined word "sensible" mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 狡猾的 B. 可能的 C. 合理的 D. 正确的
3.What can we know about Jack from the passage?
A. Jack's parents were proud of him.
B. Jack was the top student at school.
C. Jack was afraid to be on the programme.
D. Jack never watched the programme Kids Speak Out.
Mary and her friends were having a picnic near a river when Mary noticed something flying overhead." _____ ," she shouted to her friends. "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to ____ here."
Frightened by the strange silver coloured spaceship, most of the young people got in their ____ and drove away quickly. Only Peter stayed with Mary. He was always ______ about new things..Together they watched the spaceship land. Then a door was open. They waited for a while, but nobody _____ . So they went to the spaceship and looked ______ In the center of the floor ____ was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and then the door closed behind ____ . The temperature fell quickly and the______ young people lost consciousness(知觉).
When they woke up, they were _______ to see that they were back by the river. The ___ had gone. Their car was nearby.
"What _______ ?" said Mary.
"Don't ask me; perhaps we had a ________ ," Peter said slowly. "Did you.., did you see a spaceship?"
"Yes," said Mary. "Oh, Peter, we must have seen a UFO coming from another world."
Later, when Mary told her friends about her ________ , they all said, "That's _______ !"
1.A. Look B. Listen C. Stop D. Come on
2.A. arrive B. come C. land D. leave
3.A. cars B. rooms C. boats D. buses
4.A. worried B. curious C. nervous D. careful
5.A. came along B. came over C. came out D. came round
6.A. up B. down C. out D. in
7.A. it B. there C. that D. this
8.A. me B. you C. it D. them
9.A. two B. three C. four D. five
10.A. happy B. surprised C. interested D. ready
11.A. plane B. spaceship C. ship D. taxi
12.A. started B. stopped C. happened D. landed
13.A. rest B. dream C. drink D. walk
14.A. report B. drama C. novel D. experience
15.A. amazing B. sad C. possible D. right
