1 . Dexter lives in Ouray, Colorado, where, for the past few years, the two-footed dog has been turning heads wherever he goes. His owner, Kentee Pasek, says ________ on two legs isn’t a trick she taught him. Rather, it’s a(n) ________ he made after a near-death experience.

When Dexter was a puppy, he escaped his yard, dashed into the ________ and got hit by a car. He lost his front legs. Everyone ________ he would need some kind of adaptive equipment to get around. He did use a ________ for a while until one day when Pasek set the dog at the foot of her porch (门廊) without it.

Pasek ran in to get a cup of coffee, came out and ________ found that her dog had climbed the stairs. She ________ her cellphone, put Dexter back at the bottom of the stairs and ________ him walking up the stairs on two feet without the wheelchair.

In the six years since, Dexter has become a full-blown celebrity, ________ in parades and building a group of social media ________, who now come to the dog’s hometown just hoping for a glimpse of Ouray’s most ________ “citizen”.

The whole thing isn’t considered as a ________ for many people. People praise Dexter for his option to stay ________. He shows where humans see ________, dogs sometimes beg to differ. And Dexter’s action has proven that sometimes getting ________ is the only way to see how tall you stand.

1.

A．walking

B．jumping

C．climbing

D．riding

2.

A．performance

B．experiment

C．adaptation

D．promise

3.

A．crowd

B．playground

C．subway

D．traffic

4.

A．understood

B．assumed

C．realized

D．recognized

5.

A．shelter

B．walking-stick

C．wheelchair

D．bench

6.

A．finally

B．luckily

C．surprisingly

D．occasionally

7.

A．covered

B．changed

C．forgot

D．grabbed

8.

A．recorded

B．imagined

C．supported

D．observed

9.

A．starring

B．admiring

C．waving

D．shouting

10.

A．teachers

B．followers

C．designers

D．websites

11.

A．peaceful

B．popular

C．humorous

D．beautiful

12.

A．gesture

B．problem

C．routine

D．joke

13.

A．positive

B．calm

C．serious

D．crazy

14.

A．secrets

B．troubles

C．mistakes

D．chances

15.

A．carried out

B．put away

C．dressed up

D．knocked down

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A．A taxi producer.

B．A small start-up.

C．A transfer station.

D．A taxi company.

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A．It charges the lowest price.

B．It can only be booked online.

C．It is available around the clock.

D．It can be enjoyed all over London.

3. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To advertise the New Malden taxi service.

B．To show the benefits of New Malden taxis.

C．To attract visitors to tour around New Malden.

D．To stress the necessity of airport transfer service.

3 . If a pancake could dream, it might long for legs so it could jump off your breakfast plate in pursuit of a better, unchewed life. But legs aren’t necessary for something as flat as a pancake to jump around. A group of scientists have designed a pancake-shaped robot that can jump several times per second and higher than seven times its body height. The new robot named Hop, which swiftly jumps without feet, is an important contribution to the soft robotics.

Many ground robots move by rolling or walking. But it’s more efficient for robots to jump over obstacles (障碍物) than to go around them. Although jumping can offer some robots a competitive edge, engineering that ability has been a challenge for robotics researchers. Some soft robots that store energy can perform a single impressive jump very infrequently. Some lightweight soft robots that don’t store energy can jump frequently but can’t jump high or far enough to successfully cross an obstacle.

For inspiration, the researchers looked to gall midge larvae (瘿蚊幼虫) that miraculously throw themselves across distances 30 times as long as their loglike bodies. A gall midge larva bends its body and squeezes the liquid in its body to one end, making it rigid (僵硬的). The accumulation of liquid builds up pressure, and releasing the pressure sends it soaring (飙升). The robot’s body doesn’t resemble (像) that of a gall midge larva, but it jumps like one. Its body is made of two small plastic bags printed with electrodes; the front bag is filled with liquid and the back one is filled with the same volume of air. The robot uses electricity to drive the flow of liquid, which causes the body to bend and generate force with the ground, resulting in a jump. And the air bag imitates the function of an animal’s tail, helping the robot keep a stable position.

While the robot is currently restricted to Earth, it might be right at home exploring another planet. If this is true, the researchers robot might jump over dusty rocks and large holes on the moon or Mars, going where no pancake has gone before.

1. What does the author want to show by mentioning a pancake?

A．A pancake’s dream to have legs is unrealistic.

B．A robot is capable of serving a good pancake.

C．A pancake-shaped robot can jump without legs.

D．Research on pancakes advances our understanding of robots.

2. What difficultly do robotics researchers have in developing Hop according to Paragraph 2?

A．Hop’s avoiding an obstacle.	B．Hop’s moving around by rolling.
C．Hop’s performing one remarkable jump.	D．Hop’s jumping high and far continuously.

3. What inspiration do the researchers draw from gall midge larvae?

A．They are shaped like logs.

B．They have tails to change positions.

C．They bend their bodies and increase force.

D．They are filled with liquid and have rigid bodies.

4. What is the author’s attitude to the future of the new robot?

A．Intolerant.

B．Positive.

C．Indifferent.

D．Ambiguous.

4 . Twelve-year-old Catherine has a lot of friends—632, actually, if you count up her online friends. And she spends a lot of time with them.

But is it possible that Catherine’s online friendships could be making her lonely? That’s what some experts believe. Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say. However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships.

Could this be true? During your parents’ childhoods, connecting with friends usually meant spending time with them in the flesh. Kids played Scrabble around a table, not words with friends on their phones. When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone. Friends might even write letters to each other.

Today, most communication takes place online. A typical teen sends 2,000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen. Much of this time is spent on social media platform.

In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger. “There’s definitely a positive influence. Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other,” says Katie Davis, co-author of The App Generation.

Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual world, we will have little time for our real-world friendships,” says Larry Rosen, a professor at California State University. Rosen also worries that today’s kids might mistake the “friends” on the social media for true friends in life. However, in tough times, you don’t need anyone to like your picture or share your blogs. You need someone who will keep your secrets and hold your hand. You would like to talk face to face.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To tell about true friends.	B．To start a discussion.
C．To encourage online friendships.	D．To summarize(总结) the text.

2. What does the underlined part “in the flesh” mean in paragraph 3?

A．In any case.

B．In public.

C．In person.

D．In advance.

3. What is Katie’s attitude toward online communication?

A．Unconcerned.

B．Positive.

C．Worried.

D．Confused.

4. Which of the following is the Rosen’s view?

A．Teenagers need to focus on real-world friendships.	B．It’s easier to develop friendships in real life.
C．It’s wise to turn to friends online.	D．Social media help people stay closely connected.

5 . 假定你是红星中学的学生李华，校英文报学生记者，学校上周在新华体育场举办了一年一度的校运会，请你写一篇新闻报道，介绍运动会的情况。内容包括：
1.活动概况：时间﹑地点﹑参与人员；
2.开展情况：开幕式﹑比赛项目；
3.活动反响。
参考词汇：开幕式—the opening ceremony
注意：1.词数120左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.不准出现真实的姓名。

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6 . 我正在和三个孩子一起吃早餐，这时水就开始涌进我的家里来。
I was ________ breakfast with my three children ________ water started filling my home.

7 . 昨日，40年来最为强烈的地震引发海啸，重创亚州沿海地带，造成6500多人死亡。
The most powerful earthquake in the past 40 years caused a tsunami that________ ________coastlines across Asia yesterday, killing more than 6500 people.

9 . 一旦我开始考虑健康而不是体重，事情就有了变化。
Once I started thinking about fitness________ ________weight, things began to change.

10 . 吉姆偶尔会买几本体育杂志。
Jim buys some sports magazines ________ and _________.