It's common to carry things on bikes,trains and even planes. But do you know small drones (无人机) can help carry packages to your home?
For two years,Google has been working hard in their secret research lab. Their latest project is called Project Wing.
Project Wing is Google's invention of a drone delivery service. It is half plane and half helicopter and is slightly bigger than a seagull. It can deliver packages to buyers by drone to door.
The first drone test was made on a farm in Warwick,Australia. It sent sweets and dog treats to a farmer. The drone flew to the farm,hovered (盘旋) ， and released the package with a wire. Delivery is here!
The best thing about drone delivery services is that delivery times will be greatly cut down, (a) 你可以 上午在网上订购你喜欢的东西。And by noontime,the delivery drone will land your package.
Throughout history,there have been a series of inventions that have helped people move things around,said Astro Teller,lead scientist of Google Wing,to CNN. Teller thinks Google drones will be the next big step in the series.
Interestingly,drones are not that ( b) .
The US has been using armed drones since 2002. But drones may also get another use. Film companies have asked to use drones to shoot videos from the sky.
(c) Yet Google's delivery drones won’t be able to fly to customers any time soon. However,Google has proved that drone delivery is possible. And with Amazon announcing their drone delivery service last year,the heat is on to make safe and suitable drones to fly the skies for customers.
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本文介绍了谷歌的无人机快递服务。美国谷歌公司公 布了已悄然实施了两年的送货无人机研发项目。谷歌表示， 希望在几年内推出小型无人机快递服务。
1. They have been inventing a drone delivery service. 根据第二段和第三段第一句“Project Wing is Google's invention of a drone delivery service. ” 可知，谷歌公司在实 验室研究发明无人机快递服务。
2. YouMl be able to order what you like online in the morning. 注意be able to可以有将来时等时态变化。
3. young 空格前的that相当于“very”。根据后文The US has been using armed drones since 2002.可知，无人机并非 很“新诞生的”，2002年就有武装无人机。
4. 谷歌的快递无人机还不能很快就做到在任何时间飞到客 户那里。
5. Delivery flies to your door/Google’s delivery drones/ Project Wing 通读全文，本文主要介绍了美国谷歌公 司的无人机快递，即Project Wing。
research n.研究，调查 seagull n.海鸥
release v.释(排) 放；解脱；放开
障碍句分析
The US has been using armed drones since 2002. 自2002年以来美国一直在使用武装无人机。
has been using是现在完成进行时，表示开始于过去的活 动持续到现在，并且活动往往还没有结束，将继续持续下去。
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He has thousands of fans — but just how many of them would be brave enough to touch him,we are not sure. This is Colonel Meow,the special look on his face makes him very popular on the Internet.
The black smoke Persian cat has fluffy (蓬松的) fur,but it doesn’t seem kind of cute at all. What makes it so popular with net friends? It is his scary stare (眼神) and an angry look on his face. Fans call him the “ world's angriest cat”. But even the most ardent cat lover might be afraid to get too close to Colonel Meow in real life,and his Facebook page has more than 32 ,000 fans from around the world.
Colonel Meow had a hard life—someone dropped (丢弃) him in Seattle,Washington,and later his owner Miss Avey found him by one side of the road. She hopes to make him a star. The cat is not always so brave,he is terrified of the birds and it stops him from beating the world.
And maybe the cat's dream of beating the world isn’t too far away,as Facebook users copy the cat's look and send many pictures of themselves to the net. Let's bless that his dream will come true soon.
1. Colonel Meow is .
A. an owner of the cat
B. a cat fan
C. a black smoke Persian cat
D. a net friend
2. makes the cat very popular on the Internet.
A. The fluffy fur
B. An angry look
C. The scary face
D. The special ability
3. The meaning of the underlined word “ ardent” is“ ”.
A. strange
B. confident
C. enthusiastic
D. relaxed
4. Miss Avey .
A. was a trainer
B. found the cat by the road
C. dropped the cat
D. had a hard life
5. The cat is afraid of .
A. Facebook users
B. so many photos
C. beating the world
D. the birds
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There are different houses at my school in Australia. These houses are student groups. You will understand what I mean if you are a Harry Potter fan. The Hogwarts School is divided (分成) into four houses.
We have six houses at my school,St Paul's Grammar School. My teacher put new students in different houses in the first week of this term.
I am in Cornwallis. The logo of our house is a dragon on a yellow background. Unlike in Hogwarts,students of the same house at St Paul's do not live on campus,but we do activities together.
Each house is divided into several tutor groups. Since different houses and different tutor groups are made up of students from different grades,I can make friends with students in different grades.
Every morning we go to our tutor groups to register (登记) .We have a nice chat together for about half an hour before classes begin. We talk about the most boring teachers and the most popular students in the school.
Sometimes we sell and buy cakes for charity events. This month our tutor group decided to make a short film. So far we still do not know what kind of film we are going to make,but we will discuss that later.
Last week,they celebrated my birthday and bought a birthday cake for me. We also play handball together. I am not good at it now. But I am still learning. I like the house system. It is interesting and helps me fit into school life in Australia.
1. We can infer (推断) from the passage that .
A. the writer learns in the Hogwarts School
B. Harry Potter lived in the Hogwarts School
C. Cornwallis is one house of the Hogwarts School
D. The Hogwarts School is in Australia
2. How many student groups are there in the writer's school?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Six.
3. Which of the following about the writer's house is NOT true?
A. His house is named Cornwallis,with a dragon as its logo.
B. His house is quite similar to the one in Hog warts.
C. There are students from different grades in his house.
D. There are different tutor groups in his house.
4. What activities did the writer's tutor group do?
① Raised money for charity events.
② Made a film by themselves.
③ Chatted happily before classes.
④ Celebrated the writer's birthday.
⑤ Played a ball game together.
A. ①②③④ B. ④⑤
C. ①③④⑤ D. ②③④⑤
5. What does the writer think of the house system in his school?
A. It is boring and not helpful to his study.
B. It takes up too much time for him to fit into it.
C. It helps him get used to life in Australia.
D. It isn’t easy to get along with students in other grades.
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We all help others in one or A another way. But,I appreciate(欣赏) the way of 1 other people by one of my new friends, Hari.
Yesterday,we were going by bus to a program. It was the rush hour and traffic was so 2 that we were almost going to be late. Road was too busy. On about half way of our travel,I noticed an old woman 3 was trying to cross the road. But,she couldn’t cross because of too much traffic. I showed Hari that woman.
He was thinking something 4 saying anything. Suddenly he told the driver to open the door of the bus. I was surprised and asked why he was 5 the bus. He answered, “Nothing. Only for thirty seconds. ” He then 6 off the bus,went near the old woman,caught her hand,and helped her to 7 the road. He then returned into the bus and kept silent. All the passengers on the bus were surprised and many of them thanked him. We arrived late for the program,but when the program manager 8 the reason,he thanked Hari for his help.
Later I asked him if he 9 to help people in this way before as well. He replied, “Yes. I don't have money to give them. But I think I have a kind heart. I want to help people by giving love and courage etc. By helping in this way,I feel 10 and satisfied with my life. ”
What a great man!So,it is not only money that can help others.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10.
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William Shakespeare was the greatest English writer of all time. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. His stories are almost known in every comer of the world.
William Shakespeare was bom in Stratford,a small town in England,in 1564. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway who was a farmer's daughter. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592. These years are called “the lost years”. In his youth,he moved to London and began a career as a playwright. By 1594,he had become a key playwright of a popular acting company in the city.
Although Shakespeare is famous as a playwright,he once was an actor and poet. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. At the age of forty-nine,Shakespeare retired. Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford. He died on 23 April 1616.
Of course,Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today. He is a master of words. He coined about 1 ,700 English words,including everyday ones like “ lonely ” and “hurry,”according to the New York Post.
William Shakespeare | |
In 1564 | He was bom in Stratford, in England. |
In 1582 | He married a farmer’s daughter and then they had 1 children. |
In 1585 | Shakespeare left his hometown 2 . |
Between 1585 and 1592 | No one knows what Shakespeare did. |
By 1594 | He had become one of the most popular 3 in London. |
At the age of 4 | He died in his hometown Stratford. |
Shakespeare’s work also has a big 5 on the English language. | |
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Even in the animal kingdom,the loss of a loved one is quite a sad thing,and this upset dog in the picture,near a village in Russia's Perm area,gives us a real model in our life.
His mate (配偶) was hit to die by a car while she was trying to cross the road over seven days ago,but now he's still standing guard (站岗) over her body,hoping she will wake up one day. People who passed by the dog said the dog dragged his mate from the road right after she was hit and hadn’t left her side since then. He kept trying to move her with his paws and keep her warm with his own body,and the local people knew the story of his loyalty (忠诚) just in a few days. When children and adults passed the dog and heard his heartbreaking (令人心碎的) cry,and saw him standing guard over her body they often broke into tears. “It's very sad. He won’t let anyone walk near to her and he keeps trying to warm her up with his own body”，a local farmer said.
What a loyal dog it is!
1. The dog's mate was killed by .
A. a child B. a car
C. a hunter D. an adult
2. The dog is standing guard over his mate's body because .
A. his mate is dead
B. he has no home to go back
C. he hopes she will wake up
D. his mate is too cold
3. The underlined word “dragged” means “”.
A. treated B. washed
C. sent D. pulled
4. The dog kept his mate warm with .
A. his paws B. his body
C. his heartbreaking cry D. his loyalty
5. From the passage,we know if an animal loses a loved one,he will be .
A. usual B. honest
C. boring D. sad
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Dad never tried to hug or kiss me when I was a child. And of course,he never said “ I love you" to me,eaher. But whenever I felt sad or lonely,dad was always there.
When I was in high school,dad retired and set up a food stand on the street near my school. Every day when I finished school,my classmates and I would pass his food stand. But I really hated talking to dad in front of his food stand.
One night,I couldn’t stand it any more and shouted, “Dad,could you stop selling your stupid noodles? I don't need a father who sells noodles on the street!” At that moment,dad was shocked. He tried to say something but didn't. His eyes were filled with tears and sadness. It was the first time that I had seen dad crying. My mom later told me dad sold noodles to save money for my college education. I was so foolish and even today I still feel guilty for that night.
Time really flies. I finished college and then left my home. For the past ten years,whenever Fve visited home,dad was always there meeting me and seeing me off quietly at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off,he never tried to hug me. When I was away from home,dad never wrote or called me,but he always pushed my mom to call me. That's the way dad is,and that's how dad shows his love to me.
1. Dad set up a food stand when the writer .
A. was a child
B. was in primary school
C. was in middle school
D. was in high school
2. The writer hated talking to dad in front of his food stand because .
A. selling food couldn’t save any money for his college education
B. dad's food wasn’t delicious at all
C. he didn't want other students to know dad was selling food
D. dad never tried to hug or kiss him
3. The underlined word “guilty” means “ ”.
A. sorry B. thankful
C. happy D. proud
4. When the writer was away from home,always called him.
A. his mother B. his father
C. his parents D. his grandmother
5. The best title for this passage would be.
A. The Story of My Father
B. A Silent Father's Love
C. My Parents and I
D. Father,Please Hug Me
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Do students in your country go directly to university or college after school or have a break first? Taking a gap (间隙) year between school and university is quite common in the UK,and there are lots of different ways to spend your time.
A “gap year” is a period of time,usually an academic (学术的) year,when a student takes a break from formal education. It is often spent traveling or working.
People used to think that taking a gap year was negative (消极的) . In the past you took a gap year if you had to retake exams or had problems between finishing school and starting higher education. But now,universities positively (肯定地) encourage a gap year,and employers are happy to give jobs to students who take a gap year. A gap year can give young people useful learning experience,help them pick up new skills and make them more independent.
Young people in formal education usually take a gap year when they are about eighteen years old,before going to university. They can also be taken at a different time,for example,by someone who wants to break up their degree course or to do something different before a postgraduate (研究生) course.
Many gap year students choose to do voluntary (志愿的) work. Popular gap year activities for young people are looking for adventure. Lots of gap year students just want to see more of the world.
Most students who are planning a gap year take on a part-time job to save up for the trip. Some students travel for three or six months then work for the rest of the year.
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A gap year in the UK | |
What is a gap year? | It is the time when a student 1. from formal education. The opinion in the past about a gap year was thought to be 2. Now a gap year can help young people get useful 3. , new skills and make them more independent. |
When? | About eighteen years old, before going to university or at a different time. |
What to do? | Doing voluntary work, traveling around the world and the popular_esare4. . |
What about money? | By doing 5. to make money. |
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