1 . The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.
Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt (带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.

1. From the passage, we know robots cannot be ______.

A．dangerous animals	B．factory workers
C．guide dogs	D．hospital helpers

2. A robot guide dog ______.

A．goes in front of the blind people

B．walk side by side with blind people

C．has a map in its head

D．helps patients with their meals

3. The underlined word “disabled” means ______.

A．不能的

B．有害的

C．失灵的

D．残疾的

4. Some disabled people need robots help to ______.

A．take care of themselves

B．talk to other people

C．become scientists

D．do dangerous jobs

5. In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A．robots are stronger and cleverer than humans

B．disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots

C．robots will take the place of humans some day in the future

D．robots can help humans in many different ways

2 . Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.

A．513

B．1,646

C．2,159

D．3,805

2. The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means           .

A．正常的

B．额外的

C．有用的

D．少量的

3. People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A．France	B．Germany
C．the United States	D．Great Britain

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B．Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Many workers have to work long hours.

B．Many people have vacations long enough.

C．Work hours are the same around the world.

D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.

3 .
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1. How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?

A．200 million.

B．Six million.

C．925 million.

D．625 million.

2. What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?

A．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.

B．Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.

C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.

D．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food.

3. The underlined word “leftover” means          in Chinese.

A．过期的

B．剩余的

C．腐烂的

D．难吃的

4. According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because         .

A．food comes from very hard work

B．six million children die of hunger every day

C．there is enough food to feed all the people

D．Chinese are hospitable and generous

5. Which of the following is a good way to save food?

A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.

B．Taking home restaurant leftovers.

C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.

D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.

4 . More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. People like to join in dangerous sports because _______.

A．they have a lot of free time

B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt

C．they need excitement

D．they don’t need to look for food

2. _______ is not a dangerous sport.

A．Climbing the highest mountains

B．Playing table tennis

C．Traveling into unknown parts of the world

D．Sailing small boats across the largest sea

3. In bungee jumping, you _______.

A．jump up as high as you can

B．jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs

C．jump down without a rubber band

D．jump to the ground

4. In the past, people lived in danger because _______.

A．the living condition (生存条件) was poor

B．there was no doctor or hospital

C．there were many dangerous animals

D．all of above

5. Which is NOT true?

A．Everyone’s life is interesting.

B．Many people live and work in safe places.

C．Many people buy food in shops.

D．People can go to see the doctors when they become ill.

5 . Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人疑惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always impossible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows（眉毛）, which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
1. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they            .

A．should go abroad for vacations

B．needed to learn foreign languages

C．should often discuss their experiences

D．had problems with communications

2. People in Micronesia show “yes” by            .

A．nodding heads	B．raising eyebrows
C．shaking heads	D．saying “no”

3. Tom misunderstood his class at first because            .

A．he did not know much about India culture

B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C．some students didn’t understand his questions

D．he didn’t know where the students came from

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”.

B．Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D．In India, only shaking heads means “yes”.

5. The passage is mainly about            .

A．body language in foreign restaurants

B．class discussion in India schools

C．miscommunication in different cultures

D．English teaching in other countries

6 . In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命). It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.

More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.

Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations(停靠站). There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.

Let’s see the cost you need to pay. One key costs ￡3, and the cost of using the bike is ￡1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost ￡50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.

The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems. For example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program.

1. In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve ______________.

A．the traffic problem	B．the population problem
C．the family problem	D．the health problem

2. About ____________ keys have already been handed out to the local people.

A．315

B．6,000

C．12,000

D．12,450

3. In the passage, the underlined word “shortage” means “_________” in Chinese.

A．挑战

B．缺点

C．短缺

D．困难

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The government provides a bike for each family.

B．Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations.

C．If you want a key, you need to pay ￡5.

D．Few people have agreed to the idea.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The people in London.

B．The transportation in London.

C．The traffic problem in London.

D．The bike revolution in London.