Small drones（无人机）can help carry packages to your home. For two years, Google has been working hard in their secret research lab. They have made great progress. Their latest project is called Project Wing. Project Wing is Google’s invention of a drone delivery service. It is half plane and half helicopter（直升机）and is slightly bigger than a seagull. It can deliver packages to customers’ doors.
The first drone test was made on a farm in Warwick, Australia. It sent sweets and dog treats to a farmer. The drone flew to the farm, hovered（盘旋）, and released the package with a wire. Delivery is here!
The best thing about drone delivery services is that delivery times will be greatly cut down. You’ll be able to order online in the morning. And by noon, the delivery drone will deliver you package.
Throughout history, there have been a series of inventions that have helped people move things around, said Astro Teller, lead scientist of Google Wing, to CNN. Teller thinks Google drones will be the next big step in the series.
Interestingly, drones are not that young. The USA has been using armed（武装）drones since 2002. But drones may also get another use. Film companies have asked to use drones to shoot videos from the sky.
Google’s delivery drones won’t be able to fly to customers any time soon. However, Google has proved that drone delivery is possible. And with Amazon announcing their drone delivery service last year, the heat is on to make safe and suitable drones to fly the skies for customers.
1.Paragraph 2 of the reading is mainly about ______.
A.what a drone is B.how a drone works
C.how a drone is produced D.how a drone is designed
2.According to the reading, Project Wing ______.
A.flies very high B.releases the package without a wire
C.is not big in size D.flies faster than birds
3.According to the passage, drones have been in use in the following fields except______?
A.military (军事) B.films C.delivery D.education
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the invention?
A.The new invention can cut down the time of delivery.
B.Astro Teller is the lead scientist of Project Wing.
C.Google drones are the next big step in helping people move things around.
D.Drones will take a long time to deliver a package.
I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, " Son, remember: Be slow and steady ( 镇定的), and that will win the race. Don't you think there's something to learn from the tortoise?"
Sonny opened his eyes wide, "Do you mean next time when I'm entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?"
I was shocked, "But the tortoise didn't wish that the hare would fall asleep!"
"He must have wished that," Sonny said, "Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did."
"He didn't have such a wish," I insisted. "He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily."
Sonny thought a while. "That's a lie," he said. "He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn't happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he'd never have won the race. That's for sure."
I gave up. Today's children are not like what we used to be. They're just hopeless.
1.What does the underline word mean ________________.
A.侥幸的 B.自然的 C.坚韧不拔的 D.乐观向上的
2.According to Sonny, it was the tortoise's wish that ____________.
A.the hare would be as steady as he was
B.he could run faster than the hare
C.the hare would fall asleep during the race
D.he would have a sleep during the race
3.Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race ___________.
A.by pushing on steadily B.by luck
C.by taking a risk D.by telling a lie
4.It is clear that the writer___________ in the end.
A.learned a lesson B.won the argument C.became impatient D.was satisfied
| Peter Rabbit Actors: James Kimberley Corden (Voice), Rose Byrne (Voice) Language: English Running Time: 1 hour 25minutes Price: Weekdays— $ 30 $15 (Children under 7) Weekends— $40 $20 (Children under 7) |
I really enjoyed this movie. It’s a fun movie for the whole family. I had really good laughs and enjoyed being there.
—— James
I would recommend this movie to everyone. Whether you go with family or friends, I honestly think this movie has something you will really enjoy.
——Sam
I’ve seen several movies of this kind, but this one is the best. It’s so well made— some of the scenes are so beautiful.
—— John
I went to see this movie with my 8-year-old daughter this Tuesday, really without knowing too much about it. My daughter and I were pleasantly surprised at how funny it was. We just couldn’t help laughing. I would recommend this movie to the whole family.
——Mary
1.John likes the movie because of _______.
A.the funny actors B.the wonderful music
C.the sweet voices D.the beautiful scenes
2.Mary and her daughter spent _______ watching the movie.
A.$ 30 B.$ 40 C.$ 45 D.$ 60
3.According to the passage, the movie most probably tells a _______ story.
A.funny B.sad C.terrible D.true
One sunny Monday, I decided to go for a walk on the path near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring: I’d just picked it up from jeweller’s the day before because I had it ______ to hold a diamond my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. I looked down at my ring as I began my walk, feeling as ______ as the day.
Imagine my sadness when I looked again at the end of the path and found the diamond was ______. Anxiously (焦急地), I started back along the path, looking for the _____ stone. In my heart, I knew how hopeless it was. The path was long and covered with leaves. As I _____ the ground, crying and upset, I met an old gentleman. “What’s the matter, love?” he asked ______. “Lost something?” I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole _____ my ring. He whistled. “That’s going to be hard to find. Tell you what, love, I walk along this path every day. I’ll keep my eyes open ______ it.” I thanked him, ____ nothing, but told him my husband often walked our dogs along the path ______ he ever found something.
A few days later, my husband met the old man on the path. “ Guess what?” he said, “I found your diamond!” ______ he’d found the tiny stone and was willing to hand the diamond back to my husband, saying casually (漫不经心地), “It was lucky that I found it. I only have 50 percent eyesight in one eye. ” When my husband offered him money for his help, he refused it. He could have easily ______ the diamond, or sold it, as it’s worth several thousand dollars. But,_______ this man, I’ll spend the rest of my days trying to do something like that for ______person. And what I have to do is to look at my ring and _____ myself that there are kind and generous souls there.
1.A.designing B.to design C.design D.designed
2.A.happy B.excited C.sunny D.relaxed
3.A.losing B.left C.gone D.missed
4.A.big B.tiny C.colourless D.shiny
5.A.searched for B.searched C.found D.looked for
6.A.kindly B.sadly C.happily D.rudely
7.A.in B.on C.above D.among
8.A.on B.with C.for D.in
9.A.thinking B.expecting C.explaining D.telling
10.A.because B.when C.if D.since
11.A.Hopefully B.Naturally C.Unluckily D.Unbelievably
12.A.thrown B.kept C.covered D.placed
13.A.thanks to B.thanks for C.thanks of D.thanks about
14.A.the other B.others C.another D.other
15.A.ask B.remind C.warn D.promise
—Thank you for showing me around.
—_____________.
A.Good luck! B.Never mind. C.It's my pleasure. D.It's something pleasant.
You can’t imagine the difficulty I have _________ the problem.
A.solving B.solved C.to solve D.solve
