My 11-year-old daughter has been offered an academic scholarship (奖学金) to a private school. It's only a small discount (折扣), but the scholarship means she is accepted by the school which my husband and I need to pay $ 20,000 a year for. Should we pay the private school cost, or choose free education instead?

It was really a hard decision for us to make. For me, I always wanted my children to go to a private school, like I did. Not because my family is rich, but because I believe that the best education is private. It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school. “They'll go to a private high school.” I told myself.

But the fact is that my eldest is now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will find our way to afford the private school. If so, I could increase my work hours. My law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a good pay, but that was just our wishes, not the fact.

During many sleepless nights, I felt troubled by the decision. Although I want the best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can't give up everything for my baby girl. I explain that I want to be a positive (积极的) role model for my daughter, and an unhappy parent is a terrible strain on a family. I point out that even the best private school won’t protect my children from disappointment or hard work. And finally, it's decided.

Because I understand it's my family that shaped me instead of my great private school education. I can no longer remember the maths problems and what Shakespeare said which I once knew so perfectly. The lessons from my family, however, have turned out to be impossible to forget.

1.The scholarship her daughter has won means that ________.

A.she is good at sports B.the family is full of love

C.she is accepted by that private school D.they don’t have to pay for the school

2.The underlined word strain in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A.愤怒 B.安慰 C.负担 D.解脱

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer had a good job with a good pay.

B.It took a long time for her to make the final decision.

C.Her two children attended their local private primary school.

D.The scholarship her daughter won could cover all of her school cost.

4.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.the daughter will go to a public high school

B.private schools provide better education than public schools

C.the writer wanted her daughter to receive the best education

D.her daughter’s talent was wasted at the public primary school

Now, it seems that artificial intelligence(人工智能) is becoming more and more popular in our life, and it has greatly influenced the ways we live, work and play. Can you________that you can play table tennis with a robot one day?

Recently, a scientist has invented a special robot that can be a table tennis _______. That________ people can learn how to play table tennis not only from humans but also from a robot.

Named Forpheus, the smart table tennis robot is quite special. It can study the ________ of human players and the speeds of the ball. In this way, it can ________ judge the players’ skill levels. Then it uses the information to ________ the ways to play. If the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way. But if the players are better ones, the robot will play in a ________ and more difficult way. _______, while playing, it encourages players to try their best with words like: “Good job!”, “Come on!” and so on. At the same time, it gives some good________ to improve their skills. So, it is both a good partner and a clever coach.

Science and technology is developing quickly these days and no one knows what will happen in the future. “In the next 20 years, it will be _________ that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even invents another one!” Takurya, the inventor of the robot, said.

1.A.think B.find C.imagine D.suppose

2.A.player B.star C.student D.coach

3.A.shows B.means C.makes D.proves

4.A.actions B.movements C.gestures D.positions

5.A.generally B.slowly C.exactly D.carefully

6.A.lead B.take C.change D.work

7.A.fast B.faster C.slow D.slower

8.A.What’s more B.However C.After all D.First of all

9.A.abilities B.advantages C.attention D.advice

10.A.possible B.impossible C.sure D.unsure

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。

If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they’re not real stars. They’re man-made satellites(人造卫星). And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes.

The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.

When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.

Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration(探测). “The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better,” said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.

Sixteen countries are part of the program: the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China isn’t an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

1.The International Space Station_____________.

A.is really a big city in space B.is the biggest man-made satellite

C.can only help us explore space D.is mainly built by the USA and Russia

2.From the passage we know that_____________.

A.building the ISS is only for scientists to live there

B.scientists can do anything they like there

C.people can see the Space Station at any time

D.sixteen countries are members of the space program

3.The phrase “a stepping stone” probably means“_____________”.

A.滑梯 B.巅峰 C.垫脚石 D.走廊

4.China sent some rice up to the ISS is probably to_____________.

A.be used as astronauts’ food B.sell it to aliens

C.do some science experiments D.make it grow better in space

5.Which of the following isn’t mentioned ?

A.China will join the ISS in the future.

B.The scientists are building living rooms for them in the ISS.

C.The ISS will be more useful in the future.

D.The ISS costs the members of 16 countries plenty of money every year.

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