Is this a car? Is it a smart phone? Is it a gaming machine?

Yes to all three. The Toyota Fun-Vii is a pleasure palace on wheels.

If Toyota has its way, paint jobs could become a thing

of the past, because it has introduced an amazing car that can

change its whole look in an instant.

The Vii in Fun-Vii, which stands for “Vehicle, Interactive,

Internet” It is a small three-seater car that looks like a smart phone, so it is called a smart phone on wheels．Inside and out, most aspects of the car can interact（互相作用） with the internet and be controlled by a smart phone．The magical car allows the owners to download pictures from their phones onto the outside, so that the look of the car could be changed instantly．The color inside could also be changed to reflect the owner's mood．Just as the company president Akio Toyoda said, "A car must appeal to our emotions．If it's not fun, it's not a car．"

Its outside and inside are not made of solid paint but touch screens that can display pictures and videos．A network update function downloads all the latest software to make sure the car is always up-to-date, and it can provide the latest entertainment as well as information about its surroundings to the driver．As you drive around, the thoughtful car allows you to communicate with your friends in the nearby cars．It also helps you find your way from one place to another． It's all because the car is networked with all the other cars on the road and drives itself． The smart car is a practical, family sized vehicle fuelled by hydrogen, and it is one of the futuristic concept cars under the theme of "fun to drive, again"．It heralds （预示） a not-too-distant future where people, cars and society are linked．

1.Which of the following may not be a key word for the concept car?

    A．Fun．   B．Interactive．     C．High-speed．    D．Smart．

2.According to the text, Toyota Fun-Vii is _____．

    A．a new concept car not powered by gas

B．an amazing car without any pollution

    C．the latest software from network

D．a gaming machine with high speed

3.The owners of the Fun-Vii can reflect their mood by _____．

    A．downloading images to change the outside

    B．interacting with computers while driving

    C．changing the color inside the car    

D．changing the speed of the car

4.What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

    A．The ways of driving the Fun-vii.

B．How can you find your way in the Fun-Vii．

    C．The unusual look of the Fun-Vii．

D．The new functions of the Fun-Vii．

5.We can infer from the text that the Fun-Vii _____．

      A．will finally replace all the present cars

      B．will completely solve the problem of energy shortage

      C．will make car paint industry face a difficult situation

      D．will take the place of a smart phone

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Your children are so different-they each have very different talents, skills, and personalities, so it can seem natural to give them labels（标签）. For example, one child may be the “smart one” or the “artist” or the “troublemaker”. Although it is easy to                    , you can be hard for your children.

Downsides of Labels

When kids are given negative（消极） labels they often feel that parents don’t expect or want them to change, and they may feel that they should live up to their negative labels. For example:

The “messy child” may see no reason to try to be neat and tidy when his parents have already defined his role in the family.

The “troublemaker” may feel that any attempt to be good will be ignored.

The “wild child” may think that he or she might as well continue to do crazy things

because parents expect it.

Even positive labels can be problematic as children may feel uneasy to meet their parents’ expectations, and often feel uncomfortable that their parents seem to like them more than a brother or sister.

Avoiding Labels

Remember that each child is unique and has the ability to do many things and act in many different ways.

Focus on the positives. For example, if your child, who always seems to be running late, but gets to the dinner on time, be sure to praise him for being on time.

Don’t let children lock themselves into roles-encourage children to try things they are interested in.

1.Who do you think the passage is mainly written for? (no more than 2 words)

2.According to the passage, list three negative labels given to children. (no more than 6 words)

3. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Avoid focusing children on some particular things only, you’d better encourage them

to do all that they fancy doing.

4.Fill in the blank with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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WASHINGTON – It’s a great achievement that inspires notions of robots with consciousness and independent minds.
When people or animals get hurt, they can usually compensate for minor injuries and keep limping along, but for robots, even slight damage can make them stumble and fall. However, a recently made robot has demonstrated a novel ability: it can heal its own damage.
The new robot, which looks like a splay – legged, four – footed starfish can sense injury to itself and adapt. That ability sets the new robot apart from earlier machines. Because the robot can recover from unfamiliar places. “There is a need for planetary robotic rovers to be able to fix things on their own,” says Josh Bongard, a professor in the University of Vermont, who is one of the device’s creator. “Robots on other planets must be able to continue their mission without human help if they are damaged and cannot communicate their problem back to Earth.”
A typical robot functions according to a computer program, but the new robot works differently. First, sensors in its four legs observe the robot’s movements and signals to its built – in computer. From the formation it collects, the robot creates its own programs that allow it to adapt to different situations. For example, when the researchers shortened one of the robot’s legs, the smart machine simply adjusted its way of walking – it used three legs instead of four.
The researchers are looking for other places to put the resilient robot to work. One pellicle spot is the ocean floor. That dark and dangerous undersea terrain might be a good choice for a robot the scientists call the Starfish. “We never officially named the robot, but we usually refer to it as the Starfish, even though a real starfish has five rather than four legs,” says Bongard. “Also, a real starfish  is much better than our robot at recovering from injury, because it can actually grow its legs again.” Scientists have created robots that help humans in many ways: by exploring space, fighting fires, and even performing surgery.
46．The newly designed robot distinguishes itself from the former ones because it___________
A．can communicate with people on the earth about their problems
B．works according to a certain computer program
C．can find its problems and solve them automatically
D．can explore unfamiliar places
47．An example is given in the fourth paragraph in order to explain that the robot ___________
A．is used to create new programs
B．has typical robot functions
C．has sensors to observe its movements
D．can gather information and adapt to new conditions
48．The underlined word “resilient” in the last paragraph means the robot is ___________.
A．creative    B．newly made     C．able to recover    D．informative
49．Which of the following is TURE about the robot “Starfish”?
A．It was spoken highly of by people for its special ability?
B．It will stumble and fall if damaged.
C．It can grow its legs again once they are broken.
D．It has started to work on the ocean floor.
50．What might be the best title of the passage?
A．How does the Starfish Robot work
B．Do – It – Yourself Robot Repair
C．Robots Designed to Work On Other Planets
D．New Robot Helping Us In Many Ways

When Regina Mary' parents refused to let her get a horse ,the smart 15-year-olddidn’t sit in her room and complain. Instead she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

  Hours of training ,and tons of treats later, the results are impressive: not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they can even do some difficult jumps successfully. Regina joked while sitting on her brown-and-white companion: “It’s unbelievable really , She thinks she’s a horse.”

  The pairs unlikely friendship started about two years ago, shortly after Luna was born on the Mayer’s farm. They 

started off with walks in the woods. Then Mayer slowly got her cow more adapted to human contact and riding equipment.

  About six months later, it was time to see how Luna would respond to a rider on her back in a competition for horses. Mayer sat in the saddle(马鞍),and all went as planned. “She was really well behaved and walked normally, but after a couple of meters, she wanted to get me off her back! You could see that she got a bit peeved.” said Mayer. 

  Luna and Mayer are now soul mates, spending most afternoons together once the teen—who dreams of becoming a nurse one day—come home from school.

1.The underlined word “peeved” in paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. excited                      B. sorry                 C. angry              D. puzzled

2. Regina’s plan is to be ________ in the future.

A. an animal trainer                   B. a horse rider       C. a farmer             D. a nurse

3. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. a cow performing in a horse competition

B. a German girl training a cow successfully

C. the way of gaining friendship from a cow

D. the efforts of a cow to adapt to riding equipment

Few of us make money by losing sleep．But three graduate students at Brown University in Providence built a company around sleep deprivation （睡眠不足）．

         Jason Donahue, Ben Rubin and Eric Shashoua were working late nights in Brown's business and engineering schools．They began thinking about ways to sleep better．They discovered they weren't alone in burning the midnight oil．Around 20% of Americans get less than six hours of rest a night．

         The friends imagined a smart alarm clock that could track how much time people spend in the most restorative （有回复作用的） stages of the sleep cycle: REM （rapid eye movement） and deep sleep．What would it cost to design such a thing? Five years of research, 20 employees, $14 million and a whole lot of doubting from investors and scientists．

         Their company, Zeo, based in Newton, Mass, launched its product in June, 2009．The Zeo device uses a headband with tiny sensors （传感器） that scan your brain for signs of four sleep states- REM, light, deep and waking sleep．The smart alarm clock displays a graph of your sleep pattern and wakes you as you're not in REM sleep （which is when you're least groggy）．In the morning you can upload the data to the company's Web site, and so track your sleep over time．Most of the feedback comes in the form of Zeo's ZQ score showing how well you've slept．

         "Zeo allows people to unlock this black box of sleep," says Dave Dickinson, a health-care CEO．

         Whether any of this actually improves sleep is up to the consumer, who will also need to make lifestyle changes like cutting out alcohol before bedtime or caffeine after 3 pm．

         For now the company is selling Zeo online only．Dickinson also plans to spread it to countries such as Australia, where sleep deprivation approaches US levels．

1.Who will support Zeo?

         A．People full of imagination．              B．People suffering sleeping problems．

         C．People having access to the Internet． D．People having bad lifestyles．

2.Why did the three graduate students imagine a smart alarm clock?

         A．To wake them up on time in the morning．

         B．To earn enough money for their study．

         C．To improve the quality of people's sleep．

         D．To enjoy their life while working at night．

3.To design the Zeo device, the three graduate students ____．

         A．spent much time and money           B．were widely supported by scientists

         C．worked by themselves all the time        D．attracted many investors

4.What can we know from the passage?

         A．Zeo has a direct effect on users' lifestyles．

         B．It needs more personal efforts to make Zeo function better．

         C．A large quantity of Zeo devices have been sold in Australia．

         D．Consumers can go to the Zeo company to purchase Zeo in person．