Do you know the movie I, Robot? It tells us a story about the future.

The year is 2035 and robots are just as common as mobile phones. People depend_on their robots to do lots of things, such as babysitting, cooking, doing chores and taking their dogs for a walk. Robots have to obey(服从)humans' orders, because their designers make them do so. A police officer called Spooner hates robots. He doesn't think humans can get on well with their robots at all!But the scientist Susan has different opinions. Susan works on robots' mind and she thinks one day robots will become more powerful(强大的)than humans and help humans to make progress(进步).

When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world's robots. A few robots have their own thoughts and they're trying to get out of humans' control!

Of course these robots' dream doesn't come true. Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.

1.The underlined phrase “depend on” in this article means “________” in Chinese.

A.依靠 B.悬挂

C.相信 D.命令

2.Susan thinks that one day ________.

A.robots can't get on well with humans

B.robots will help humans to make progress

C.robots will have their own thoughts

D.robots will control the world

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to this article?

A.The movie I, Robot talks about the future.

B.People use their robots to do everything.

C.A few robots want to get out of humans' control.

D.At last humans succeed in controlling the robots again.

Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires(百万富翁). True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word,where money is worshiped(崇拜),money can cause brothers to quarrel,lovers to hate,strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have,it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with,no one to cry for.

1.According to the passage,which of the following do you think is right?

A.Money is everything.

B.Money isn’t necessary.

C.Money is important,but not the most important.

D.With no money,with no success.

2.What’s the most important thing for every person according to the writer?

A.Only money. B.Health and a long life. C.Only friendship. D.A,B and C.

3.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.If you haven’t much money,you can’t get more happiness.

B.You may live a long life even if you are poor.

C.Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor.

D.If you are rich,you will have less friendship.

4.In fact, most millionaires _________.

A.have true love B.are happy C.love their money D.die earlier

5.What does the sentence “Love means to give, not to take.” mean in the passage?

A.爱意味着给你,而不能带走。 B.爱是可以得到的,不要走开。

C.爱是可以索取的,而不必付出。 D.爱意味着奉献,而不是索取。

Let's say you took violin lessons all through primary school, but you haven't got the instrument out of its case in years. Were all those lessons a waste of your parents' money because you didn't become a great violinist?

Not at all. Even though it has been a long time since you played the violin, a new study shows that as little as one year of music training can have a positive influence on your brain that will last the rest of your life.

In an experiment comparing children who had taken music lessons to those who hadn't. Laurel Trainor, a researcher of the Institute for Music and the Mind at Ontario's McMaster University, discovered that the musically-trained kids had larger brain responses to the sound recognition exams. Trainor's findings show the possibility that musical education can actually improve the brain's hearing cortex (大脑皮层). “The study's results show that music training affects attention and memory, and helps children develop learning skills. In this way music training might lead to better learning across a number of fields," Trainor said in a statement. The effects of music education are even more obvious on children with difficulty in reading and writing and other language-related disabilities.

The study's results point out that “musical training influences attention and memory, which makes a possibility that musical training might lead to better learning across a number of fields," Trainor said in a report.

The effects of music training are even more easily seen in children with difficulties in language. “A music training that can strengthen the hearing skills of children who have difficulty in reading may also help improve some of their language abilities," said Gottfried Schlaug, who has also studied music training and learning.

So, whether or not you can play a Tchaikovsky symphony part, it's likely that your years of music lessons prepared your brain for all the speeches, emails, and conversations that are part of your life today. To help make sure that kids today have the same chances for music-inspired (激发) brain development, help out by volunteering with or giving away instruments to your school's music training department.

1.What does the writer think of taking violin lessons in primary school?

A.It doesn't help develop children's interest in music. B.It seems to be a waste of parents' money.

C.One year of music training is not enough. D.It'll influence you positively all your life.

2.What did both Laurel Trainor and Gottfried Schlaug discover in their studies?

A.Musical education can actually improve the brain's hearing cortex.

B.Music training has little effect on children's attention and memory.

C.Children with difficulty in language also benefit from music education.

D.Children who have larger brain cortex can learn music better.

3.According to the passage, what is the relation between music training and the abilities in other fields?

A.Music training has nothing to do with abilities in other fields.

B.Music training is more important than other fields.

C.Music training makes it more difficult to learn other fields.

D.Music training can help children learn other fields better.

4.What's the purpose (目的) of writing this article?

A.To tell people the importance of musical education. B.To advertise for musical training schools.

C.To introduce the newest research and findings. D.To explain how to develop your brain.

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