Robots have come a long way since 15th century. We’ve got robots to build cars, carry heavy things, work in dangerous places and explore planets. But things haven’t stopped there.
In 1986, Honda made a robot called ASIMO. And now, it has been developed greatly. Standing at 130cm and weighing 54kg. ASIMO is very much like a small astronaut wearing a bag on the back. And he can walk, flight, climb and run fast. Isn’t it wonderful?
The world’s first robot teacher is Saya. With her human-like face, she can show expressions like happiness, surprise, sadness, dislike, fear and she can even smile or show anger at students, which look much like a real teacher’s. To do this, her rubber skin is pulled from the back with motors inside. And her eyes and mouth have wires(電線) too. She can also say some simple words like “hello” or “thank you”.
In the UK, the development of robots is exciting. The mini-robots will send food, clean floors, collect and throw away waste. These robots can open doors by themselves and stop if anything or anyone is in the way.
These mini-robots are very useful for controlling infection(傳染). Usually clean and dirty work is done by the same person, but here, you’ll have robots that do”dirty work”, like collecting dirty sheets, or taking away hospital waste; and you’ll have robots that do”clean work”, like bringing meals or clean sheets to patients. The robots have separate work so there’s no way for infection, which is great. But of course, robots would not take the piece of humans, but would free up more time for nurses to be with patients.
But if this is what it’s like in 2011, what’s it going to be like to 2021?
【小題1】In the following, which is ASIMO’s behavior?

A．Smiling at people, saying “hello”.

B．Sending food or opening doors by himself

C．Fighting, climbing or running fast

D．Collecting waste for patients

【小題2】What makes Saya look real?

A．Her face and rich expressions	B．Her clothes and shoes
C．Her walking and running speed	D．Her rich knowledge

【小題3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Robots have come a long way since 1986.

B．The first robot teacher was made by Honda.

C．Saya looks like a small astronaut.

D．If anyone or anything is in the way, mini-robots will stop.

【小題4】The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that _______.

A．nurses would have more free time with patients

B．robots would not take the place of humans

C．dirty and clean work is always done by the same person

D．mini-robots are useful for controlling infection

What is a good friend like?

Molly	May19,2009,9:32pm I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me. Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class.
Holly	May19,2009,9:40pm For me, a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny.
Maria	May19,20099:45pm I think a good friend should be a good listener ,and he or she should keep secrets for me—that’s more important for me.
Sally	May19,2009,9;55pm In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothe and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports.
Toby	May19,2009,10:16pm As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other learn from each other.
Jim	May19,2009,10:30pm I think a good friend should help each other When I am in trouble, Kelly always help me.

1.Who can be Holly’s friend?

A．Someone who is very quiet.

B．Someone who likes to talk about interesting things

C．Someone who is good at schoolwork.

D．Someone who is very cool and popular.

2.Which is Maria’s opinion about a good friend?

A．A good friend should like telling jokes.

B．A good friend should study with her.

C．A good friend should help her.

D．A good friend should keep secrets for her.

3.Who wants his or her friends to do well in the schoolwork?

A．Molly

B．Toby

C．Jim

D．Sally

4.What does Jack like?

A．Playing the guitar

B．Sports

C．Making others laugh

D．Schoolwork

 

This is Joy’s bedroom.it’s a small room . He has some pictures.They are on the wall. He also has a desk and a chair in his bedroom.The desk is near the window. His bag and pencil box are on the desk. There are some pencils,a pen,a ruler in the pencil box. He has a baseball and a basketball. They are under the bed.Joy likes playing basketball and baseball. He also has two volleyb alls,but he doesn’t like playing volleyball.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

1.Joy’s bedroom is _________.

A．small             B．big               C．old              D．new

2._________are in his room.

A．A desk and a chairs                      B．Some chairs

C．A computer and some games              D．some balls

3.Joy’s baseball and basketball are________.

A．on the desk                            B．near the window

C．under the bed                          D．on the bed

4.Joy doesn’t like playing ________.

A．basketball         B．baseball           C．ping-pong         D．volleyballl

5.There are ______things in Joy’s pencil box.

A．three            B．one              C．two              D．four

 

Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.
【小題1】Which is Mary’s invention?

A．Teaching her friend.

B．A new language.

C．Go shopping.

D．Making hamburgers.

【小題2】Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?

A．Because they can talk but no one knows what they say.

B．Because it’s easy to speak new language.

C．Because her friend Jean likes it.

D．Because she wants free hamburgers.

【小題3】What do they do in the store?

A．They buy some things.

B．They talk with the clerk.

C．They want to understand what people say.

D．They use their new language and talk about people and things.

【小題4】The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.

A．maybe they need help

B．they talk about him

C．they laugh at him

D．they invent things

【小題5】According to the passage, creating something new is _____.

A．boring

B．interesting

C．hard

D．easy