题目内容
--How is it in Australia now ?
--It's ________.
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No two people are 6 .Friends 7 don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean 8
they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)and become 9
again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 10 .We miss them very much, but we can 11 them and write to them. It could be that we would even not see them again. And we can 12 new friends. It is surprising to find out 13 we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are 14 .Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares about you. If someone cares about you, you take 15 care of yourself.
1.A.look B.watch C.feel D.see
2.A.It B.He C.There D.Someone
3.A.Hardly B.Nearly C.Suddenly D.Certainly
4.A.alone B.away C.all over D.around
5.A.ever B.never C.just D.really
6.A.friendly B.kind C.just the same D.quite different
7.A.always B.sometimes C.often D.usually
8.A.that B.whether C.how D.why
9.A.friendly B.good C.pleased D.friends
10.A.angry B.sad C.happy D.alone
11.A.call B.ask C.tell D.talk with
12.A.look for B.find C.make D.know
13.A.how often B.how long C.how many D.how much
14.A.happier B.stronger C.kinder D.richer
15.A.less B.better C.little D.no
SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks，sings，dances and it costs 1 a car.
In Tokyo，a human-shaped robot will go on sale 2 this year from Sony Corp. It remembers people’s faces，dances disco steps and 3 sings. But it’s an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.
Sony 4 to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. “This robot was designed to live with people in 5 ，”said Sony only.
“The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its 6 so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows 7 get back on its feet when it falls，”Sony said.
The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two 8 ，allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can 9 the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which 10 for 180 000 yen（US $1 400）in Japan and US $1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple 11 （It knows about 60 000 words.），and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces， 12 and names.
Entertainment robots have grown into a fad，and toy makers are coming out with 13 imitations. Mitsubishi company 14 two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children，play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8 15 yen（US $105 000）bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.
1.A.as many as B.as much as C.so many as D.so much as
2.A.before B.later C.ago D.after
3.A.ever B.every C.even D.never
4.A.continued B.used C.forgot D.refused
5.A.families B.houses C.homes D.offices
6.A.hands &nbs p; B.feet C.arms D.legs
7.A.when to B.how to C.what to D.why to
8.A.umbrellas B.bands C.telephones D.cameras
9.A.talk B.speak C.say D.tell
10.A.sales B.sells C.buys D.borrows
11.A.diaries B.conversations C.competitions D.dialogues
12. A. noises B.bodies C.voices D.entrances
13.A.cheap B.cheaper C.dear D.more expensive
14.A.sold B.have sold C.has sold D.will sell
15.A.hundred B.thousand C.million D.billion
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful （有害的）. Fire can keep your house ____1____, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things ____2____. Big fire can burn trees, houses, animals or people.
Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are ____3____ interesting old stories about how a man or woman started a fire. One is ____4____ a man. The man ____5____ a very long time ago. He went up the sun and ____6____ fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches（火柴）.Children sometimes ____7____ to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper. and ____8____ it could burn a house. A small fire can turn a big fire very quickly. So you ____9____ be careful with matches.
Be careful with fire, and it will ____10____ you. But if you aren't careful with fire, it may hurt you.
（ ）1. A. warm B. warmer C. cool D. cooler
（ ）2. A. also B. too C. either D. neither
（ ）3. A. many B. much C. little D. no
（ ）4. A. over B. about C. a little D. no
（ ）5. A. worked B. studied C. learned D. lived
（ ）6. A. bring B. take C. brought D. took
（ ）7. A. enjoy B. like C. don't like D. become
（ ）8. A. after B. late C. yet D. then
（ ）9. A. can B. man C. will D. must
（ ）10. A. help B. do C. tell D. hope
Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never 2 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .
Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a 4 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking , 5 he looked very happy .
He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”
He had a wide smile 6 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .
“Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”
Alice thought he 7 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 8 of a happy old age .
“I hope you don’t 9 me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 10 I am your age ”
The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for 11 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”
Alice was 12 . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 13 wrong . She thought he should be 14 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 15 eating well or doing lots of exercise .
“How old are you ?”she asked .
“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”
1. A. lunch B. breakfast C. dinner D. supper
2. A. exercised B. drank C. worked D. slept
3. A. too B. also C. either D. still
4. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl
5. A. so B. but C. and D. or
6. A. in B. with C. at D. on
7. A. saw B. looked C. listened D. found
8. A. secret B. dream C. plan D. future
9. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy
10. A. when B. since C. though D. for
11. A. health B. success C. happiness D. life
12. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. relaxed
13. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
14. A. angry B. serious C. quiet D. sick
15. A. through B. from C. without D. by
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the 41 building in the US. As he got to the last step, McCarthy 42 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 43 cheers from many people. “I just want to show people that 44 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said. McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 45 . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone 46 achieving his or her success. He has been in a special school 47 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered 48 train him. They 49 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 50 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 51 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 52 .” Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the 53 sportsman I’ve ever trained.” McCarthy said he was 54 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point(指着) to the building and 55 ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”
41. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest 42. A. seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost 43. A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept 44. A. while B. after C. if D. though 45. A. mind B. legs C. body D. love 46. A. by B. for C. in D. from 47. A. as B. since C. until D. before
48. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped 49. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted 50. A. Here B. There C. He D. It 51. A. However B. Sometimes C. Again D. Then 52. A. friends B. helpers C. time D. exercise 53. A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. strongly 54. A. excited B. curious C. worried D. proud 55. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
