Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic(化妆品)company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very successful, she says that she finds it harder every year to balance her business with her family life. She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her.
Molly employs(雇佣)around eighty people in her factory and warehouse, and ten others in her two new fashion stores, but her newest employee is the most important one for her. After years of worrying about her business more than her family, she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company. Molly will still be involved in decision-making, and she’s going to stay in touch with the people who work for her, but Sally is going to look after day- to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with kids.
The new arrangement is going to start on Monday, and both of them are already excited about it. Sally says, “I’m very nervous, actually, but I’m sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days, even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes.”
Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. “I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.” she says, “She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years. I mean, I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this, and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest, I wish I had made this decision years ago.”
1.The passage is mainly about ____________.
A.Molly and her children
B.Molly finding a new manager
C.the baby-sitter and the kids
D.Molly making a chance about her business.
2.The underlined phase “be involved in” in the passage probably means __________.
A.be interested in B.take part in
C.be nervous about D.learn about
3.Sally seems to be a good manager because _____________.
A.she has set up a new Blazes
B.she keeps in close touch with the workers
C.she has been able to solve a few problems
D.she has been working for the company since 1992
4.According to this passage, Molly ____________________.
A.will not run her business any more
B.seems satisfied with the new arrangement
C.was not pleased with the baby-sitter
D.was successful both in her business and her family.
5.The best thing for Molly now is that________________.
A.she has more than eighty people working for her
B.her kids know more about the baby-sitter
C.she can have more time to be with her kids.
D.she has got a new general manager in her company.
The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14,000 years ago. Here are four examples of "a dog's life" in the human world today.
Treated like a queen
Tiffy is one of these dogs. Her owner, Nancy Jane Loewy, treats her like a queen. She patiently prepares Tiffy's meals of meat, fish, chicken and different kinds of fresh vegetables. Tiffy also eats yogurt and biscuits after dinner.
Food sniffer dogs (嗅探犬)
Food sniffer dogs work at international airports in the United States. Their job is to smell and find illegal (不合法 的) fruit,vegetables and other foods in bags and mail. These foods sometimes bring insects and diseases which could be dangerous for plants and animals.
Doggie detectives (侦探犬)
Search-aid-rescue (SAR) dogs use their amazing noses to find people. They can smell tiny dues (线索) that people leave wherever they go. These include bacteria (细菌), small pieces of clothing and hairs. The best known service dogs are guides for the blind. But they can also learn to , turn lights on and off, pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项。
1.What food does Tiffy eat?
A.Only yogurt and biscuits. B.Anything except vegetables.
C.Normal dog food from shops. D.Home-cooked meals.
2.Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage?
A.look for missing hikers B.open and close doors
C.do any tasks for people D.follow people here and there
3.What kind of dogs is the most helpful when a child is lost?
A.SAR dogs. B.Whippet dogs. C.Sniffer dogs. D.Queen dogs.
4.What's the purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce different kinds of food sniffer dogs.
B.To tell the readers the importance of protecting animals.
C.To show the special relationships between dogs and humans.
D.To share with the readers the pleasure of keeping dogs as pets.
5.What can Food Sniffer Dogs do?
A.To find people who are lost. B.To accompany kids who feel lonely at home.
C.To smell and find illegal foods. D.To keep the house safe.
AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light. | Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机 器人). I speak like a 17-year-old-girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! |
World’s first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor( 主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Inhuman reporting team. You might see it on TV soon. | Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world. |
1.The fact about Apolong is that _____.
A. There is a driver in it B. the door is opened by the passenger
C. there are 24 seats in it D. it stops every time it sees a stop light
2.Xiaoice CAN’T _____.
A. go out to play with you B. talk with you if you feel lonely
C. be your friend D. sing, write poems or tell stories
3.The painting is ______.
A. a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh
B. worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction
C. studied by three French artists over 15,000 times
D. among the most beautiful paintings in the world
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Xianice is a 17-year-old girl.
B. The AI anchor can only speak English.
C. The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.
D. The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China.
5.We can probably see the passage in _____.
A. a guidebook B. a notice C. a novel D. a newspaper
Zak’s grandfather, Stan, was very famous. Why? Because he had a very, very, very long white beard(胡子).
One day Zak asked his grandfather, “When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt?” “I’m not sure. I never care about that,” said his grandfather, “I’ll look tonight.”
Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt. Then he remembered his grandson’s question. Aha! His beard was under the quilt. But wait. Did that feel right?
He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it. This also didn’t feel right. So he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long.
Stan spent a sleepless night. In the morning, he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off! Stan’s wife was so happy. She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. Now a simple question made him do that.
根据上述内容,判断下列句子正误,正确的填 T,错误填 F。
1.Stan was very famous for his long white beard.
2.Stan never cared about Zak, his grandson.
3.At the very beginning, Stan’s beard was under the quilt.
4.That night Stan was sleepless and tired because of the question.
5.Stan listened to his wife’s advice to cut the beard off.
When I was in middle school, I felt I was always letting people down. Once I brought my ____ Daisy to my home. I noticed that all my family members seemed to ____ Daisy better than me.
I felt very ____. I even thought they didn’t love me. I wondered whether they would miss me if I died some day. ____ I told my mum, “Daisy is more patient than I have ever been. You must want her to be your daughter instead of me.”
My mum explained that Daisy was a lovely girl, but ____ could replace(代替) me in the family. She said I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even if I made ___ , I was a beloved member of the family who could never be replaced.
From then on, I tried to ____ out who I was and what made me special. I look at ____ in a new way. Then I started to be positive(积极的) towards my life, and I was happy about who I ____ was. I came to feel much better as I knew that no one could ever replace me.
Each of us holds a special place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ____ that you will be replaced. You can’t be.
1.A. daughter B. son C. friend D. uncle
2.A. like B. know C. understand D. learn
3.A. lucky B. sad C. bored D. glad
4.A. But B. So C. Though D. Whether
5.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
6.A. mistakes B. faces C. wishes D. decisions
7.A. put B. find C. look D. clear
8.A. itself B. herself C. himself D. myself
9.A. nearly B. hardly C. really D. almost
10.A. forget B. worry C. consider D. think
—Do you know_____________?
—Yes, we’ll take a bus there.
A.When we will go to the museum tomorrow.
B.When will we go to the museum tomorrow.
C.how we will go to the museum tomorrow.
D.how will we go to the museum tomorrow.
