The former (前任的) US president Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, made lots of changes after she became First Lady in 2009. One of_______ was the White House garden. She ______ it by herself. The garden has many kinds of fruit and______ . The fresh fruit and vegetables are used in the White House. The garden is also a_______ for US children because they would like to eat healthy food and live a healthy life by knowing about the garden.

“My husband will tell you that one of the most common questions he gets________other people is, ‘How is your wife’s garden?’” Michelle said. “And over the years this little garden has influenced (影响) lots of people across this country to start their______ .”

The former First Lady was worried that the new president wouldn’t_______ the garden any more.

But she doesn’t have to _____ . The National Park Foundation (基金会) has raised $2.5 million. It will ______ the garden growing for at least 17 years.

“This garden has taught us that________we have the courage (勇气) to plant something,” Michelle said, “we can water it and invite friends to help us take care of it. We never know what might grow.”

1.A. we B. us C. they D. them

2.A. sold B. took C. forgot D. started

3.A. vegetables B. flowers C. trees D. grass

4.A. dream B. symbol C. tower D. competition

5.A. from B. to C. with D. for

6.A. houses B. hospitals C. gardens D. schools

7.A. buy B. finish C. build D. use

8.A. miss B. worry C. leave D. think

9.A. keep B. make C. help D. watch

10.A. till B. although C. if D. because

阅读下面短文,根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

Learning to play an instrument (乐器) can be one of the most exciting ways to spend your free time. There are many different kinds of instruments to choose from: guitar (吉他), piano, violin ... There is always one that’s right for you.

Make a choice.

First, you need to choose an instrument that you would like to learn to play.You could also think about the kind of music you’d like to play.This will probably be the kind of music that you also enjoy listening to.

Get your instrument.

When you know what instrument to choose, you need to buy one. If it is expensive, you can borrow (借入) one. Some schools will lend (借给) students instruments. Or you can buy a second-hand instrument and it’s usually much cheaper.

Get ready to learn.

After you have your instrument, you should then make a learning plan. You can have personal lessons with a music teacher or go to a music school. You can also choose to learn by yourself.

Play for others.

When you learn enough to play a song, you should start playing for people. It is a good idea to start with your family or friends.Then you can try to play for larger groups (群) of people.

Keep going.

To become a good musician, you have to keep playing.尽可能多地保持学习并且经常练习。As you learn more, you will get better and better.

1.回答问题:

How many kinds of instruments does the writer mention (提到)?

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2.将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。

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3.回答问题:

What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

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4.回答问题:

What should you do after you have your instrument?

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5.将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。

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From China to the United States, facial recognition technology is being used and tested like this at the Los Angeles International Airport. This pilot program that takes a picture of the passenger and compares it to the passport picture, is just one way facial recognition technology can be used for safety. The facial recognition technology can also be used for surveillance(监视)and for the commercial use(商业用途).

Great achievements have been made in facial recognition technology in recent years.

The technology is used to identify a missing child. Computers are finally fast enough to process all the data that we need to process. Machines can now match faces even when the lighting isn't good or when a full shot of the face is not available. a side shot or moving image of the face may be enough for artificial intelligence to make a match.

Face first is one of many companies developing facial recognition software with endless possible uses. Try to imagine that everyday items that we have such as our house keys, our car keys, our ATM cards, our passwords are all starting to go away and instead, We’re going to be using facial recognition, Smart phones, of course are now using facial recognition. Laptops have facial recognition on them.

The ability to get an image of a person without permission comes with privacy worries.

“My biggest worry is actually not the government, it’s the big companies where there are really no limits on how they can share data, what they can use it for, how they can use it.”

Facial recognition researchers say some social rules should be created to guide the use of this technology, so it can be used safely to do good to society.

1.Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A guide book. B. A science report.

C. A fashion magazine. D. A novel.

2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the facial recognition technology is used ______.

A. in all the airports in America.

B. only for safety

C. for safety, surveillance and commercial use

D. in the airports in China

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The recognition technology is perfect.

B. The recognition technology has made a lot of achievements.

C. The recognition technology has caused some privacy worries.

D. The use of facial recognition technology will increase if it improves.

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