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    Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced(有经验的) astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “We’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They’re the last people I’d trust(信任),” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused(拒绝) to go.”
    Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs(维修). When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!
    小题1:Most of the astronauts don’t want to go on the trip because _________.
    A．there was little chance to go
    B．they weren’t experienced enough
    C．they thought it was too dangerous
    D．it wasn’t exciting enough
    小题2:Why were Sam and Joe chosen?   
    A．The boss wanted them to get more experience.
    B．The boss trusted them more than anyone else.
    C．They were the best people who could go.
    D．They were the only men who wanted to go.
    小题3:The writer tells this story to _________.
    A．show the easy side of the astronauts’ life
    B．show the funny side of astronauts’ life
    C．make people laugh at all the astronauts
    D．make people think
    小题4:Which of the following is not true?
    A．Life in space is kind of dangerous.
    B．Sam and Joe were the best astronauts in their boss’s eyes.
    C．Joe finally got into the spaceship.
    D．Joe would never go to space with Sam again.

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    　　Matt Mason has seen the future--and it's fun. Mason likes thinking about how machines can make our lives easier by doing the work we hate, such as cleaning. He shows a hard floor cleaning system（系统）that's built into the wall: it will blow dirt to a part of the room where it will be collected by a vacuum（吸尘器）. Then the system will drop some cleaner on the floor and an arm will mop（用拖把擦） it up. “This may trouble you,” says Kara, an expert in Mason's company. “But you can program it to come on at 3 a m, and it will just wet-mop the floor for you.”

    　　When it comes to the kitchen, Bruce Beihoff, another expert at Whirlpool, is sure that in a few years, robots will be doing most of the boring work, freeing us to relax. “More than just fun, future kitchens will be environmentally friendly,” he says. “A new system will be built in the house which can recycle energy（能量）lost from your kitchen to make the whole home warm.”

    　　“The fridge will be the center of the home,” says Daniel Lee, a market expert. The fridge will have a touch screen（触摸屏幕）where you can watch TV, surf the Internet, check your e-mail, keep a shopping list and order vegetables. “Your fridge is the first place you go in the morning and the last place at night,” says Lee.

    　　Ever wonder why a 1.9-meter man and a 1.6-meter woman have to cook meals on counters（工作台）of the same height. “The height was decided over 50 years ago, according to the height of ordinary women,” says Jane Langmuir, an expert of cooking machines. “But times have changed. We have made a new counter where you press a button and it moves to whatever height you want.” At the same time, Ted Selker at MIT's Counter lab has made the dishmaker which lets you make dishes and bowls out of plastics at home. After each meal, the dishes are changed straight back into plastics.

    (1)How many inventions are mentioned in the passage?

    [　　]

    A．Three.

    B．Four.

    C．Five.

    D．Six

    (2)In future, if you want to clean your house, you will ________.

    [　　]

    A．have a recycling system built in the wall

    B．get up early to start your cleaning system

    C．use your fridge to give orders to a cleaner

    D．leave the work to a kind of cleaning machine

    (3)What is future kitchen work like?

    [　　]

    A．Terrific and relaxing.

    B．Easy and interesting.

    C．Enjoyable and exciting.

    D．Funny and amazing.

    (4)Why is our fridge the first place we go in the morning and the last place at night ion the future?

    [　　]

    A．We will eat something in the fridge from the morning to the evening.

    B．We can surf the Internet and check our e-mails from it.

    C．We can buy vegetables and watch TV from it.

    D．We will have some fridges in our homes.

    (5)From the passage, we know ________.

    [　　]

    A．people will have more and more time enjoying themselves

    B．future kitchens can provide all the energy for our life every day

    C．the fridge can be found in the center of a future house

    D．people must be expert at computers to use these inventions

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    　　Matt Mason has seen the future—and it’s fun．Mason likes thinking about how machines can make our lives easier by doing the work we hate, such as cleaning．He shows a hard floor cleaning system (系统) that’s built into the wall： it will blow dirt to a part of the room where it will be collected by a vacuum (吸尘器) ．Then the system will drop some cleaner on the floor and an arm will mop (用拖把擦) it up．“This may trouble you,” says Kara, an expert in Mason’s company．“But you can program it to come on at 3 a ．m, and it will just wet － mop the floor for you．”

    　　When it comes to the kitchen, Bruce Beihoff, another expert at Whirlpool, is sure that in a few years, robots will be doing most of the boring work, freeing us to relax．“More than just fun, future kitchens will be environmentally friendly,” he says．“A new system will be built in the house which can recycle energy (能量) lost from your kitchen to make the whole home warm．”

    　　“The fridge will be the center of the home,” says Daniel Lee, a market expert．The fridge will have a touch screen (触摸屏幕) where you can watch TV, surf the Internet, check your e－mail, keep a shopping list and order vegetables．“Your fridge is the first place you go in the morning and the last place at night,” says Lee．

    　　Ever wonder why a 1.9－meter man and a 1.6－meter woman have to cook meals on counters (工作台) of the same height．“The height was decided over 50 years ago, according to the height of ordinary women,” says Jane Langmuir, an expert of cooking machines．“But times have changed．We have made a new counter where you press a button and it moves to whatever height you want．” At the same time, Ted Selker at MIT’s Counter lab has made the Dishmaker which lets you make dishes and bowls out of plastics at home．After each meal, the dishes are changed straight back into plastics．

    (1)

    How many inventions are mentioned in the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Three．

    B．

    Four．

    C．

    Five．

    D．

    Six．

    (2)

    In future, if you want to clean your house, you will ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    have a recycling system built in the wall

    B．

    get up early to start your cleaning system

    C．

    use your fridge to give orders to a cleaner

    D．

    leave the work to a kind of cleaning machine

    (3)

    What is future kitchen work like?

    [　　]

    A．

    Terrific and relaxing．

    B．

    Easy and interesting．

    C．

    Enjoyable and exciting．

    D．

    Funny and amazing．

    (4)

    From the passage, we know ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    people will have more and more time enjoying themselves

    B．

    future kitchens can provide all the energy for our life every day

    C．

    the fridge can be found in the center of a future house

    D．

    people must be expert at computers to use these inventions

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    　　My father woke up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, “Get up, you're going with me to cut the grass in the garden．”

    　　The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited．From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden．By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt happy．This was my first time to help my father in his business．I got ＄6 for my work that day．

    　　One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside．“Take away these leaves!” he said．“And don't make me have to tell you to do it again．” The message was clear．Today I value the importance of doing job well the first time．I will never fail to impress(留下印象)the person I'm working for．

    　　After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves．Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same wish we had gained while working under our father．

    　　Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didn't matter．It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I was paid was more than I had before．

    　　A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay．“If you're only thinking about hard work and money, you probably don't want to do better than you are doing, ” I answered．In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much．I've learned something that helps me in my next job．

    　　If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do．

    (1)

    The writer ________ from working in the garden．

    [　　]

    A．

    learned to work hard to get money

    B．

    found he could be well paid

    C．

    felt he could impress others by working hard

    D．

    learned any job was good though he might be paid less

    (2)

    When the writer finished high school, maybe he was ________ years old．

    [　　]

    A．

    fourteen

    B．

    eighteen

    C．

    twenty

    D．

    twenty-two

    (3)

    The writer's father was ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    very strict but helpful

    B．

    lazy and easy to get angry

    C．

    careful and enjoyed working in the garden

    D．

    funny and hard-working

    (4)

    Which is the most important to the writer according to the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Finishing work as quickly as possible．

    B．

    Asking no money for your work．

    C．

    Keeping learning from any job you have．

    D．

    Keeping on looking for different jobs．

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    A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was named after frankfurter, a German food.

    You may hear "hot dog" 21 in other ways. People sometimes say "hot dog" to express 22 . For example(例如), a friend may ask 23 you would like to go to cinema. You might say, "Great! I would love to go." Or, you could say, "  24 ! I would love to go."

    People 25 use the expression to describe(描述) someone who is a "show-off", who tries to show everyone else how 26 he is. You often hear such 27 called a "hot dog". He may be a baseball player for example, who 28 the ball with one hand, making a (n) 29 catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) crowd, hoping to win their  30 .

    (  ) 21. A. eaten    B. used        C. cooked      D. picked

    (  ) 22. A. strength  B. practice     C. pleasure     D. reply

    (  ) 23. A. if       B. how        C. when        D. where

    (  ) 24. A. Hot dog  B. Don't worry  C. Never mind  D. Excuse me

    (  ) 25. A. ever     B. also         C. still        D. yet

    (  ) 26. A. hopeful  B. careful       C. kind        D. great

    (  ) 27. A. a dog    B. a hand       C. a person     D. an action

    (  ) 28. A. catches   B. plays        C. catch       D. play

    (  ) 29. A. hard     B. funny        C. exciting     D. easy

    (  ) 30. A. thanks   B. cheers        C. medals      D. matches

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