4. What will a computer do when you are feeling frustrated with a math problem in the future?

3．What are　 computer scientists busy trying to do now? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2．将(2) 翻译成汉语：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

1.将(1)组词成句：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

5.The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is 　　　　　.

A the middle school students’ life in Singapore is easy

B the middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing

C the middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring

D the middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard ,but it’s interesting

(B)

Henry is a carpenter　 of our village . Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife . He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows . When I arrived home that evening ,Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.

My wife said to me, quietly , “That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly,

“It’s a beautiful table ,dear , isn’t it ?”

“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for his work .It said:

When I was looking at the bill ,Henry said, “ it’s been a fine day, hasn’t it ?Quite sunny.”

“Yes,” I said . “I’m glad it is only the 10^th of June.”

“Me too,” said Henry. “You wait – it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”

“Yes . Hotter and more expensive . Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30^th ,won’t they , Henry?”

Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two eyes .

I gave his bill back to him.

“If it isn’t too much trouble ,Henry ,” I said .”Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him 26.50 and he was happy to get it.

6 Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A Because it was a fine day indeed.

B Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully .

C Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like .

D Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully .

7 Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?

A Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table

B Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather　 .

C Because paint would be more expensive　 .

D Because the cost of wood would be more expensive　 .

8The writer thought Henry would asked for　　　 if he made a dining table on the last day of June.　 A 26.50　　 B 56.50　　　 C 46.50　 D20.00

9 When the writer gave him the money , Henry was happy because 　　　　　.

A he got the money easily

B he didn’t have to add up the cost again

C he got what he should get for his work

D he got much money for his work

10 From the story we know that 　　　　　　　.

A Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home

B Henry still wanted to get 36.50 for his work in the end

C Henry made a mistake in the bill

D Henry tried to get more money for his work

(C)

Computer scientists are busy trying to design new computers that know how you’re feeling .(1)computers ,The, who, will ,you , your ,talk ,can ,friends ,be ,like , to .

　After a long day at school , you get a heavy evening of homework ahead . You turn on your computer to work on your homework . An animated kid on your computer screen smiles and says .”Hey　 , it’s good to see you again . But you look tired .Are you OK?”

You answer that you’re feeling quite tire ,but you get lots of homework to do . “ I know your feeling ,” your computer-kid replies .”But don’t worry .We’ll work on it together .”

But it may be many years before (2) you’ll have a computer that can tell when you’re tired and responds(做出反应) by telling you a joke , or you’ll have a computer that cheers you up and gives you hints(暗示　 ) when you’re feeling frustrated with a math problem .

4.According to the passage ,most students in Singapore like　　　　　 .

A Hollywood blockbusters　 B writing to their friends　 C talking to their friends　 D having exams

3.In the school ,the students can’t 　　　　　　outside school hours.

A have sports　 B dance　　 C go hiking　　　 D go to a restaurant

2.　　　　　 go to remedial classes after school in Singapore.

　A all of the students　 B Few of the students　 C Not all the students　 D Most of the students

15. A bought　　 B caught　 C dropped　　 D sent

(A)

In Singapore , many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies .Good education is often regarded as a ticket to Success in their future .So ,many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations .They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache .Sometimes ,some of them are even made to go to remedial classes after school.

Schools run programmes outside school hours .The students can take part in sports and games ,music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service.

In their spare time ,most students like to listen to pop music .Hollywood blockbusters, HongKong and Singapore movies are very popular among them.. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet , e-mailing their friends ,playing computer and video games.

They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.

So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.

1 Many students want to get good education to be 　　　　　in the future.

A　 popular　　 B successful　　 C comfortable　　 D generous

14. A here　　 B there　　 C　 everywhere　　 D anywhere