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Today in History June 11 Q: When was the movie "ET" released? A: "ET", the story of a space alien who was friendly to a lovely earthling boy, was shown on this      day in 1982. "ET" is one of the highest grossing movies of all time. June 12 Q: What is the most famous diary of the 20th century? A: It is "The Diary of Anne Frank," written by a young Jewish girl. Anne Frank, who was born on     this day in 1929, wrote about the two years she spent in hiding with her family, trying to escape     Nazi persecution. July 18 Q: What great amusement park opened on this day in 1955? A: It was Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. Every year several million people visit the park. In      1971, another amusement park, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida. July 20 Q: Who left this plaque which reads "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon     July, 1969, AD. We came in peace for all mankind."? A: It was Neil Armstrong, who was the first human being to set foot on the moon on this day.      From the time he was a child, Armstrong knew he wanted to be a pilot. 1. release 发行                                               2. space alien 外星人 3. grossing 赚钱的                                         4. Jewish 犹太人 5. Disneyland 迪斯尼乐园                               6. Nazi persecution 纳粹的迫害 7. plaque 薄金属板                                         8. pilot 飞行员

1. Ann Frank was famous for her diary about _______.

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A. her staying with her family B. her difficult childhood C. her short life in prison D. her two years to get away from Nazi

2. In the past 40 years, _______.

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A. a space alien has visited the earth B. "ET" has made a lot of money C. man has taken a great step D. Armstrong's dream has come true

3. Disneyland first appeared in America _______ years ago.

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A. 55 B. 35 C. 51 D. 71

What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.

If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23 +12+5+4+7+5="96," while love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t, either.

Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.

Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.

When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.

1.In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?

A．Hard-work.

B．Knowledge.

C．Money.

D．Attitude.

2.According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _______.

A．ask for help from others

B．say your prayers to God

C．change your attitude

D．try maths-solving methods (方法)

3.From the passage we can learn that ______.

A．different attitudes come from different courses of life

B．mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life

C．failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude

D．none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more

 

Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”
【小题1】The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.

A．understand human-animal relationship

B．make lonely old people’s life better

C．find the causes of old people’s loneliness

D．improve the animal-assisted research

【小题2】 In the research, the old people are asked to _____________.

A．note the activities of AIBOs

B．keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks

C．record their feelings and activity

D．study the collected information

【小题3】What does the underlined word “removes” mean?

A．moves again

B．is movable

C．doesn’t need

D．need

【小题4】What is the better point of AIBO than live dogs?

A．It is easier to keep at home.

B．It can help the disabled people.

C．It responds to all the human orders.

D．It can watch TV with its owner.

【小题5】The writer seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may__________.

A．cure certain diseases	B．keep old people active
C．change people’s ideas	D．look more like real dogs

During my last year of junior high school, our teacher, Mrs Debby, gave us a ____1___. I was a hard-working student and I did well in all subjects. I was ____2_____ that I had nailed this test and breezed through (轻松答完) the questions ___3____ I read the last one: ‘What is the ___4____ name of the woman who cleans the school?’

Of course I thought that ___5_____ have been a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She was short and about 50 years old. She had dark hair. But ___6____ would I know her name? I had never talked with her before. In fact, I’d never ___7____ thought about talking to her. I looked at my paper and started to feel rather ___8____. Finally, I handed in my paper, leaving the last one____9___.

Before the quiz (随堂测验) ended, one student asked if the last question would be ___10___ in our grades. “Of course,” the teacher said, “In your life, you will meet many people. They are all ____11___. They deserve (理应得到) your attention and care, even if all you do is to____12___ and say hello.”

I’ve never___13____ that lesson. Everyone deserves my ___14_____ and I should get to know all of the people ___15____ work and live around me. That is, perhaps, the most important lesson of my life. I also later learned that the cleaning woman’s first name was Hannah.

1.                A．match          B．quiz            C．contest   D．game

 

2.                A．worried        B．excited         C．confident D．nervous

 

3.                A．until           B．when          C．after D．unless

 

4.                A．last            B．family          C．full  D．first

 

5.                A．might          B．must           C．could D．would

 

6.                A．what           B．when          C．how D．where

 

7.                A．just            B．nearly          C．even D．almost

 

8.                A．glad           B．guilty           C．surprised D．lucky

 

9.                A．unseen         B．unanswered     C．unnoticed D．unchosen

 

10.               A．counted        B．valued         C．amounted D．regarded

 

11.               A．patient         B．funny          C．important  D．necessary

 

12.               A．watch          B．smile          C．talk   D．feel

 

13.               A．dreamed       B．understood      C．realized   D．forgotten

 

14.               A．attention       B．love           C．forgiveness D．sorrow

 

15.               A．whose         B．who           C．which D．whom

 

 

Mr Brown is a      . He drives for a big company. He is very      , so he can’t look after his family. His wife became     after their little son Peter was born.     Mr Brown has to take little Peter to work with him. The boy likes     and never feels tired and     his father a lot of questions.

Now Peter is 15 years old. He      all of his subjects except Geography. He works hard at it and wants to be a      , so he listens to the teacher in class      and studies the map when he is free. He does well in       . sometimes he fails in Maths, History or some other subjects, but he doesn’t       it.

     Now Class Two are having History. Miss Lee is telling the class       about James I(詹姆斯一世). Peter isn’t listening to her. He is thinking of        he is going to visit next Saturday and Sunday. The teacher finds it and       , “What is the first thing James I did when he came to the throne, Peter?”

     The boy can’t        the question at all. He thinks for a while and says, “ He sat down, Miss Lee.”

1.A. worker      B. cook        C. driver           D. doctor

2.A. busy        B. free         C. hardworking      D.  lazy     

3.A. fat         B. thin         C. ill              D. beautiful

4.A. Because     B. But         C. Or             D.So

5.A. reading      B. singing      C. shopping        D. travelling

6.A. tells        B. asks         C. thinks          D. answers

7.A. likes        B. loves        C. hates           D. enjoys

8.A. worker      B. teacher       C. farmer          D. traveler

9.A. slowly      B. carefully      C. quickly         D. beautifully

10.A. Maths      B. History      C. Geography      D. Chemistry

11.A. matter      B. think        C. hope           D. mind

12.A.everying    B. nothing     C. something       D.anything

13.A. where      B. when        C. what           D. which

14.A. says        B. speaks       C. tells            D. asks

15.A. talk        B. say          C. tell             D. answer