Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

　　For more than 40 years, robots have worked in factories, doing jobs too boring or too dangerous for humans．Now, new robots are starting to help humans at home and at work．

　　It was an exciting night at the Detroit Symphony(交响乐)．A special guest was joining the band．The conductor stepped out onto the stage and lifted both arms to direct the musicians．They played a song called “The Impossible Dream”．The audience was amazed．After all, ASIMO, the conductor, is only eight years old and four feet tall．It’s just one of many robots being developed to perform tasks that humans usually perform．

　　Japan has more robots than any other country．Four out of every 10 worker robots are there．The Japanese government is spending millions of dollars building even more robots．Why the rush for more electronic helpers? More than onefifth of Japan’s population is 65 or older, so there are not enough young people in the workforce．

　　Many of Japan’s robots are designed to interact with people．One Japanese hospital has three shiny robots that help out in the waiting room．They greet patients and give directions．“Robots won’t ever be doctors，” says hospital spokesperson Naoya Narita．“But they can be guides．”

　　Since the 1960s, robots have been doing jobs that are too boring or too dangerous for humans．Some stand for long hours in factories, packaging food or putting together cars．Others milk cows on dairy farms all day long．However, these industrial robots don’t look like humans

　　Now that robots are moving into our homes, many are starting to look more like us．Trevor Blackwell’s company, Anybots, makes robots．He built a dishwashing robot called Monty．It is as tall as a person and has humanlike hands．

　　Will the robots of the future look more like machines or people? Either way, Blackwell is happy to let them do the chores．“I’d rather have a robot do dishes，” he says．Wouldn’t you?

1．Why did the audience feel shocked at the Detroit Symphony?(no more than 6 words)．

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2．What is the reason why the Japanese are building so many robots?(no more than 9 words)

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3．How can the robot Monty help people？(no more than 7 words)

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4．What is the passage mainly about？(no more than 9 words)

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　　Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit．

　　Americans love sports－they love to play them，to watch them on television, and to talk about them．But this hobby sometimes has serious results--at least to the players．For example，when people play tennis，sometimes they hurt their elbow(肘部)and in this way they develop "tennis elbow"．Also it is easy to hurt a knee in a football game．These injuries(损伤)happen while the player is having fun．but they still hurt．

　　A few months ago，Kathleen Simmons，who loves playing volleyball．hurt her knee in a volleyball game．Her doctor told her that she needed a very difficult operation(手术)or she might not be able to play again．She felt very sad and didn't know what to do．

　　Then Simmons learned about "video operation"．With the help of this new science in medicine, doctors can now repair many injuries and get people back on the playing field and back to their jobs much faster．Simmons found a hospital that was using this new science and went to see the doctor there．The doctors told her the operation could help．

　　For this operation，her doctor didn't have to open her knee．Instead he put a very small camera lens(镜头)inside her knee．The lens sent back pictures，which appeared on a television screen．As he worked．he could see the inside of her knee on the TV．With the help of the large pictures on the screen，the doctor knew exactly what to do when he was making the repairs．

　　Simmons started walking five days after her operation．"My knee hurt a lot the first few days．"she said．"But I felt better very quickly．"Now，six months after her operation，Simmons can do everything she did before her injury．"It feels like a new knee，"she said．"I can even play volleyball again．"

1．Do American love sports?(No more than 3 words)

2．What sport is Simmons interested in?(No more than 1 word)

3．What did the doctor put inside Simmons’ knee?(No more than 5 words)

4．What’s the advantage of the new science?(No more than 15 words)

阅读简答题，每小题回答不超过规定的词数。

　　Many everyday American expressions are based on colors．Red is a hot color．Americans often use it to express heat．They may say they are red hot about something unfair．When they are red hot, they are very angry about something．

　　People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health．The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century．It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health．

　　Blue is a cool color．The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite(相反的)of red hot music．Blues is slow and sad．Someone who is blue is very sad．

　　The color green is natural for trees and grass．But it is an unnatural color for humans．A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green．A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green．Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car．That person may say he is green with envy(妒忌)．Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks．Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the backside of the paper money．

　　People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day．The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day．Blackouts were coming during World War II．Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night．

1．What color will people use when they are very sad?(not more than 3 words)

2．When do people use green color?(not more than 10 words)

3．What’s the real meaning of the underlined phrase “red hot music” in English?(not more than 6 words)

4．What is the main idea of the passage?(not more than 5 words)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

　　[1] Many students find it hard to make friends when they are in high school．Keeping my suggestions in mind may give you a hand．They certainly helped me, and by the end of my three years of high school I had formed my group of friends, with whom I still keep in touch now．

　　[2] Here are my tips：

　　[3] Say hello anytime I see an acquaintance(相识的人)．

　　Because I was always smiling and greeting the people I knew, people naturally thought I was friendly(though I am not naturally sociable)．And high school students want to be friends with sociable people．

　　[4] Take the first step．

　　All the girls there already knew each other－they didn't need another friend．But I did, so I had to make the effort．I had to be the first one to invite somebody to go to a movie with me，or come to my house．Once I did that they started to respond(回应)with the same thing．

　　[5] Use classes to get to know people．

　　I met most of my first friends because I sat next to them in class．Class(before, after, or even during class time)is a great opportunity to begin a conversation．For example, ask for help about homework．

　　[6] Make friends slowly．

　　I couldn't get discouraged when it took a while to make friends．It really takes some time to make new friends．In a word, _________．

　　[7] Above all, remember that it can and will get better．You may have to work a little to make your high school experience a great one，but it' s really worth(值得)it!

1．For what purpose does the writer write this passage?(no more than 15 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

I _________ because of my friendly attitude towards others．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with a suitable sentence．(no more than 10 words)

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4．Why does the writer give the tip to use classes to get to know people?(no more than 20 words)

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5．What does the word “they”(line 2, paragraph 1)probably refer to?(no more than 10 words)

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阅读下面短文并回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　[1]Losing weight is hard enough．Keeping it off is even harder．Now a new study by researchers at Penn State suggests that the techniques that work for losing weight aren’t necessarily the same as those that help keep you slim．

　　[2]First the researchers surveyed over 1,100 people who had achieved significant weight loss and maintained it．The researchers identified 36 weight-loss and weight-maintenance practices that at least10％ of the group used．

　　[3]Then the researchers conducted a national telephone survey of overweight people who had tried to lose weight and keep it off with different success：about 11％ reported successfully losing weight, and 21％ were able to maintain that loss for at least a year．

　　[4]The survey found people who _________ did so by participating in weight loss programs, cutting back on sugar, eating healthy snacks, not skipping meals and participating in different types of exercise．

　　[5]Still, say many nutrition and obesity experts．The basic principles of weight loss and maintenance are the same; you have to eat a healthy diet and increase your exercise．People who lose weight and keep it off tend to eat significantly healthier foods and do a lot more exercise than the average American．

　　[6]But what may maintain between weight-loss and maintenance is a person’s attitude; rather than focusing on actively losing weight in the short term．People have to start focusing on long-term, permanent lifestyle changes and behaviors, if they want to maintain the weight that’s been lost．The key to success, experts agree, is motivation, not necessarily the particulars of your weight-loss program．

1．What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 8 words)

2．Complete the following statement with words from the text．(no more than 5 words)

If people want to keep _________, they have to pay attention to the lifestyle changes and the behaviors．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

4．What do experts say about weight loss and maintenance?(no more than 10 words)

5．What does the word “those”(line 2, paragraph 1)refer to? (no more than 3 words)

阅读表达

　　[1] Hurt may occur at any time in our daily life, and forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing．Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits．When you think of forgiveness, you probably don't think of it as being a health or medical problem．Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can ________．

　　[2] When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colors and often gain special power．In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous．That's why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness for Good, says being angry can harm your physical and mental health．Two new studies seem to show the same idea．

　　[3] The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression．They also have fewer headache, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping．

　　[4] So it doesn't matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things．Learning to let it go is important．Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help．Or just ask yourself if it's worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else．

　　[5] Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it's OK．Instead, it's a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?(no more than 10 words)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 4 words)

It is proved that people who ________ are more relaxed and healthy．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．(no more than 4 words)

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4．Why doesn't it matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things?(no more than 15 words)

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5．What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 1)probably refer to?(no more than 4 words)

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阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。

　　[1] I really don’t need anything for Christmas．I had the best gift ever last night, watching my two sons reading their books before bedtime．They were each in different rooms, engrossed in their pages, with no TV, music, or anything else in the background．I will take this small gift any time, any day, any season．

　　[2] Like anyone else, I had lots of other interests, but once I discovered I was pretty much hooked on reading, I read everything－books, magazines, newspapers, the back of cereal boxes or orange juice cartons if there was nothing else on the table at the moment．I have my parents to thank in large part for the love of reading．They were always working on something．

　　[3] With few exceptions, today’s kids are up against far more distractions(令人分心的事)than most of us ever were, and it is so EASY for them to become disengaged in reading．There’s the PlayStation or the Xbox．There’s the iPod．There’s the internet．There’s texting．And there’s peer pressure．If the coolest kid in the class thinks reading a book is the most god-awful thing……

　　[4] I’ve told my sons that with reading come information, knowledge, and understanding, _________ will help them at every stage in their lives, now and forever．However, we’ve gotta say it and model it．It’s not enough for the teachers to say it and require it, or for us to leave it to them．We have to, as well．

　　[5] Of course we have to use and acknowledge the power of new technologies in our lives．But we need to keep the reading going too．There’s a place and a need for everything．So it’s an amazing thing．It’s not Christmas yet and I already have my gift．(My husband’s comment when I told him this：“ Does this mean I can return all of yours?”)

1、What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?(no more than 15 words)

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2、Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

I developed _________ mainly because of my parents’ influence．

3、Fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 3 words)

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4、List at least three things to stop children reading books according to the passage．(no more

than 12 words)

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5、What does the word “this”(line 4, paragraph 5)probably refer to?

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阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)

　　[1]The British summer is extremely beautiful．Trees, flowers, birds and butterflies make the whole country like a big garden．However, many British people have noticed that butterflies have been gradually disappearing from this picturesque scenery during the past several years．What has happened to them?

　　[2]Butterfly Conservation, a charity in the UK, is running a survey to help answer this question．The result is more serious than people expected．According to the survey, among 59 butterfly species found in Britain, more than three quarters of them are suffering a declining population, including the most popular ones．What’s more, half of all butterfly species are in the danger of dying out．Some common species such as the small Tortoiseshell butterfly and the Wall butterfly are dropping dramatically．The latter cannot even be seen in many parts of central and southern England．The Blue butterfly was commonly seen in the south．However, it has started colonizing(迁徙至)Edinburgh in the past few years．

　　[3]The numbers of butterflies have dropped to a record low in the past three years largely because the summer in the UK is getting cooler and their habitat is also worsening．Fortunately Britain is experiencing a long hot summer this year compared to the last few summers．Conservationists believe the warm weather will bring some benefit to the butterflies．

　　[4]Sir David Attenborough, president of Butterfly Conservation, said：“Large quantities of butterflies tell us that all is well with nature．When they decline it’s a warning that other wildlife will be soon _________．”

　　[5]The survey is still going on．The public are also encouraged to keep track of the UK’s butterfly population．The organizers hope the survey will help raise public awareness of the value of butterflies in the UK．Butterflies give an indication of the well-being of nature and the environment．

1、What has happened to butterflies in Britain?(no more than 10 words)

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2、List two reasons for butterflies’ reduction in number．(no more than 10 words)

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3、Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 4 words)

But a large number of British people have realized that butterflies _________ from the beautiful scenery since a few years ago．

4、Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

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5、What does the underlined word “them”(line 3, paragraph 2)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。

　　[1]Parenting a toddler(初学走路的小孩)is quite difficult for most parents．At this age, when children are learning so fast and changing every day, how can we help them to grow up well? Here are a few of the most common mistakes to avoid(避免)．

　　[2] Offering too much help

　　It’s easy for parents to jump in and help your toddlers finish puzzles or fasten their shoes, but toddlers need to learn to deal with difficult problems．So let your children try to do things on their own, but offer them plenty of encouragement．

　　[3] Feeding them nothing but “junk food”

　　Children’s menus in restaurants are often full of nothing but junk food－hot-dogs, hamburgers, fries, deep-fried chicken and other fast food．Grocery stores are also full of unhealthy food marketed towards children．There is no reason why toddlers cannot eat most of what adults do．Put something of everything you are eating on your child’s plate, but don’t pressure him to eat it all．Your child might hate it if you try to force him to eat something．

　　[4] Allowing too much screen time

　　Spending too much time watching TV could give your child learning problems later in life．It can also affect their mental health．Children under two shouldn’t watch any TV at all．You should with your child, like reading, drawing, or chatting．

1、What would be the best title for the text?(no more than 8 words)

2、Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 2．(no more than 3 words)

So give your children more chances to do things by themselves and give them a lot of．

3、What kind of food can parents put on their child’s plate?(no more than 3 words)

4、Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 8 words)

5、What does the word “it”(Line1, Paragraph 4)probably refer to?(no more than 4 words)

阅读表达

　　The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before．But just as in face–to-face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when online．

　　The basic rule is simple：treat others in the same way you would want to be treated．Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes．For anything you’re about to send：ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is “no”, rewrite and reread．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face．

　　If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct(本能反应)is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so．You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages．If it was caused by disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．

　　If you do decide to tell someone in the chat room about a mistake, point it out politely．At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．

　　It is not polite ________ such as their age, sex, and marital status．Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions．

1．What’s the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Why should we ask ourselves “Would I say this to the person’s face?” when we are to send a message online?(Please answer within 20 words．)

3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

4．Which rule do you think is the best? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．