1 . 阅读短文，根据文章内容，完成下列表格。每空一词。

In Thailand, the Water Festival is a very big festival. It is a very special festival for all their people. It is the beginning of their New Year. It is usually at the end of March or the beginning of April. Before the Water Festival, people clean their houses and cook nice food. When the Water Festival begins, people splash(泼) water over each other. Everyone gets very wet, but they are very happy.     

Festival	the Water Festival
Country	1
Date	at the     2     of March or the beginning of April
3	*before the festival, people clean houses and cook nice food
	*when the festival begins, people splash water     4     each other
Feeling	Everyone gets wet(湿的) but they are very     5

2 . Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. But robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can express human emotions. Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”. A social robot is a robot that can communicate like a human. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our facial expressions. Roboticists believe that it won’t be long before we have social robots in our homes, helping us live better lives.

Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you eat that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. It speaks with a synthesized（合成的）voice. Autom gives you advice about your diet and exercise and drives you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Roboticists think this is because Autom used facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom communicated like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a new name and talked to it. When robots use human expressions and body languages, people reply to them a lot like they reply to people.

In the future, humans may communicate with social robots just like they do with other people. Let’s wait and see what will happen in the future!

1. What can Nexi do according to the passage?
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2. What does the underlined word “emotions”mean in Chinese?
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3. Is it possible or impossible that Autom can communicate with us?
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4. Why did Autom help people lose weight better than other ways?
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5. What will our life be like if we have a social robot at home?
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3 . 根据短文内容完成表格，每空限填一词。请将答案填写再答题卡上

In classes, your teachers will talk about the topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.

Here are three stages (阶段）of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.

Before class

Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.

During class

Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and “the signal words” that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are “The most important point.”and “Remember that...” Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.

After class

Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate（准确的）by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for help.

Taking notes
1	The information that is     2     by the teachers about studying topic is useful for your tests, so it is necessary for you to learn to take good notes.
Stages	Before class	»Review the notes you have taken to remember what was covered »     3     to understand new information.
	During class	»Listen to your teacher carefully. »Be sure to include the important points. »Write them down     4
	After class	»Make you notes more complete and accurate to     5     your questions. »Ask for your teacher’s help.

7 . 阅读短文，根据文章内容，完成表格。每空一词。

Many people think if you turn off your TV, your life will be colorful. You should not watch too much TV. It’s not good for you. Firstly, it’s bad for your study. You spend too much time on TV. You can’t do well in school. Secondly, it’s bad for your health. You do not exercise. You may get fat. Your eyesight(视力) is getting worse. Some of you have to wear glasses. Thirdly, it’s bad for your family life. Your family are watching TV. You don’t talk with each other. Lastly, some TV programmes(节目) are not good for you. You may learn bad things from them.

Turn off your TV for a week. Maybe you can find something fun to do. May be you can read books, learn to swim or paint pictures, and you can also enjoy music in your free time. Would you like to have a try?

Don’t     1     Too Much TV
Study	You can’t do well in school.
Health	You do not     2    . You may get fat and wear glasses.
Family life	Family members do not     3     with each other.
Bad TV programmes	You may learn bad things from them.
Something     4     to do	You can read books, learn to swim, paint pictures and enjoy     5     to music.

8 . 阅读短文，根据文章内容，完成下列表格。每空一词。
      What time is it? There are many ways you can find out the time. You may have a watch on your wrist (手腕). You can look at a clock on the wall. You can listen to the radio, watch TV or ring a number on the telephone to get the time. But do you know the history of how people tell the time?
       It has not always been easy to know the time. A long time ago people looked at the sun to tell the time. They could tell the time of the day by looking at the sun in the sky: morning, afternoon or evening.
       Around the year 1400, people began to use the hourglass(沙漏). It’s made of glass with some sand in it. It’s wide at both ends, but narrow in the middle. The sand ran from one end to the other in one hour. At the end of every hour, people turned the glass over and began again.
       Hundreds of years later a machine called clock was invented. After that people made small clocks, so that they could carry them in their pockets. Then, during World War Ⅰ men started wearing their watches on their wrists. It was more easily to tell the time. Now almost everyone wears a wrist watch.

The history of telling the time
1     1400	People could tell the time by     2     the sun in the sky.
Around the year 1400	People used the hourglass which was made of glass with some sand in it. The sand took an     3     to run from one end to the other end.
After 1400	People     4     the clock, then they carried small clocks in their pockets.
During World War Ⅰ	People wore watches on their wrists. It was     5     to tell the time.

9 . 阅读短文，根据文章内容，完成下列表格。每空一词。

There are long rivers, and there are famous rivers. The Nile is the world’s longest and most famous river. It runs 6,650 kilometers. Crocodiles and hippos live in its waters. Pyramids built by Egyptians rise along its banks.

The main branch of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just about Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh-water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan’s capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form on every powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt’s famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.

Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization, started along the banks of the Nile more than 5,000 years ago. Ancient Egypt ruled the Nile Valley for thousands of years. Great pyramids and temples were built on the banks and we can still visit them today.

Without the rich farmland along the banks of Nile, there might be no ancient Egyptian civilization. Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The flood waters covered the banks with a rich soil. The Nile’s banks were easy to farm and produce crops.

The Nile also made a perfect highway for boats. The river runs north, but the wind on the river blows south. To go south, boaters put up sail to catch the wind. To go north, they took the sails down. Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles.

The Nile—the longest and most famous river in the world
Where does the Nile flow?	*The white Nile is the main branch of the Nile. It starts above Lake Victoria and then     1     to the north. *The Blue Nile joins the White Nile at the     2     of Sudan. They form a powerful river. *Then the Nile goes through the Nile Valley. Finally     3     the Mediterranean Sea.
The Nile’s long and rich banks.	*Ancient Egypt started along the banks of the Nile more than 5,000 years ago. Its people built pyramids and temples we can still visit today. *Every year the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwater covered the banks with a rich soil. Rich farmland     4     this ancient civilization great. *The Nile made a perfect highway for boats. To go south, boaters put up sails to catch the wind. To go north, they took the sails down. Ancient people     5     and sold goods along the river for hundreds of miles.

10 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

Travelling is a very good activity. When you get tired of your work or study, and when you have free time, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature or other cities. You can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. It’s good for your health to do so.

But sometimes, travelling is not an enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeable. There may be rain when you travel. You may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. Then you will have trouble. The worst thing is that the thieves may steal (偷) your money. All these may happen to a tourist.

When you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. If you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel.

Title:     1
Advantages （优势）	You can enjoy the beautiful view of the nature. There will be a lot of fresh air around you. It can make you     2     .
Disadvantages （劣势）	Sometimes it may be     3     when you travel. It will make the road wet and slippery. You may be in trouble because of rain. The worst thing is that you will be stolen some money.
4	Firstly, you should know about the weather clearly. Secondly, you must invite somebody to go with you. Thirdly, do everything     5    . Don’t cause any accidents.