1.               the morning of March 31, she made an important decision in her life.

A．Since

B．In

C．From

D．On

2. — You’ve saved a lot of money. How do you plan to _____ it?
—You know, it will _____much to buy a house.

A．pay; spend	B．spend; take
C．cost; pay	D．take; cost

3. He can't help __________ the answers when he can't work out the problems.

A．turn to

B．to turn

C．turning to

D．turned to

4. We all _____ Mrs. Wang _____ her help. _____ her help, we have made great success.

A．thank        for; Thanks to	B．thank          to; Thanks for
C．thank          for; Thanks for	D．thank       to; Thanks to

5. It _____ that there are many treasures in the pyramids.

A．says

B．said

C．is said

D．is saying

6. _______a new library______ in your school last year?

A．Is; built

B．Was; built

C．Does; build

D．Did; build

7. I       you to come yesterday, but you didn’t.

A．hope

B．wish

C．hoped

D．wished

8. This room       a reading room in our school.

A．is used as	B．is used for
C．is used by	D．used for

9. （2015﹒江苏常州）—Would you like to visit the zoo with me now?
—Sorry. It’s ________________ the visiting hours. Let’s go there tomorrow.

A．on	B．over
C．during	D．beyond

10. –What is _____ brother?
--He is a policeman.

A．Jim’s and Paul’s

B．Jim and Paul

C．Jim and Paul’ s

11. — Whose home is ______ from school, Alice’s or Daisy’s?
— Alice’s, I think.

A．far

B．farther

C．farthest

D．the farthest

   My mom isn’t fancy like other moms. They wear fancy clothes and drive fancy cars. My mom wears her gardening clothes when she walks me to school.

When fancy moms laugh, their laughs sound soft and whispery. You can hear my mom’s laugh from down the hall. I show her how to laugh quietly and she practices. But before long she starts laughing even harder than before.

At the talent show, my mom cheers loudly, “Bravo, everyone！Bravo！”instead of clapping politely the way fancy moms do.

For our class hike（徒步旅行）, parents are invited. At breakfast I go over my rules for Mom, “Please don’t whistle. Don’t laugh loudly. No clapping. And stay in line. ”

The other moms show up wearing fancy jackets and sneakers. My mom wears cutoffs, a floppy straw hat, and her old hiking boots.

We hike along, all in a line. Soon Mom starts to whistle her hiking songs, She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain. I shake my head at her. She stops and whispers, “Oops. Sorry, Jane. ”

We keep hiking. Everything is perfect until…

Our teacher, Ms. Steele, stops and points, “A snake！”All the moms hold their kids hands and back up, except my mom. “Watch out！It might be poisonous（有毒的）！”Ms. Steele says.

The other moms shuttle back some more. However, my mom steps forward and says, “Hmm. Let’s see what kind it is. Nope, It’s not poisonous. ”

I shut my eyes. I know what’s coming next. Mom makes a sudden attack. “Got it！”she says. The other moms scream, not sounding fancy at all.

Kids gather around as Mom examines the snake. “It’s OK to touch, ”she says.

Everyone’s too scared, but I go first. “snakes aren’t slimy, ”I tell them. Right away, others line up. A couple of the fancy moms come up to touch the snake’s tail.

Later, Ms. Steele tells us to draw our favorite part of the hike. After a while, I look around quickly. Everyone’s picture is of Mom and me with the snake.

As we hike back to the bus, I squeeze Mom’s hand. “I’m glad I didn’t tell you my don’t-catch-snakes rule.” She smiles. But soon, she’s whistling her hiking songs again！

I start to make her silent, then stop. Instead, I take a deep breath and sing out too. Everyone joins in, even the fancy moms.

12. The word“fancy”in this passage is close to“ ___________”.

A．fashionable or expensive	B．energetic or valuable
C．modern or comfortable	D．common or popular

13. Jane tries to make some rules for her mom because       .

A．she expects her mom not to catch snakes

B．she is afraid her mom will make her lose face

C．she wants her mom to be different from others

D．she wishes her mom to act more politely than the other moms

14. Jane begins to feel proud of her mom when       .

A．she goes first to touch the snake and other kids follow her

B．she joins her mom in singing together with the other moms

C．she tries to stop her mom whistling but later she gives up

D．she finds everyone drawing about her mom and her with the snake

15. Which can be the best title for the passage？

A．My Mom Isn’t Fancy	B．Our Hike Isn’t Perfect
C．An Unpleasant Talent Show	D．An Unforgettable Experience

How soon will robots become so clever that they will be able to do jobs which human can do, such as teaching language or looking after patients in hospital? Some experts believe this will happen in twenty years.
UAS, one London company, has already developed a kind of machine. ①It can be used as “home-helps” for old people. It can also do such things as cooking eggs and cleaning the floor. The company says that the machine will accept simple voice instructions and that the machine will be controlled by a latest IBM microcomputer (微机). Mr. Henry, the director of UAS, believes that his company will develop the clever robots for using in industry. By this time they will begin to sell the machines into ordinary homes.
Robots can do much housework, such as washing dishes, cleaning the house and cooking meals. ②By the way, the price of them may be as little as＄1,000.
But Dr. Sandra believes we have a long way to develop truly intelligent (真正智能化的) machines. She says, it can cook an egg. But if one of eggs is bad, it will still cook. If you ask a robot to do something unusual that needs a man to think, a robot is useless.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
16. How soon do some experts believe robots will be able to do jobs?
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17. 把文中画线的①句改为同义句。
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18. 第①句中 “home-helps” 的意思是。

A．看家的

B．帮家人的

C．帮助照看老人的佣人

D．家政服务

19. 把文中画线的②句译为汉语。
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20. Do we have truly intelligent (真正智能化的) machines?
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21. 书面表达。
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