The word “shanzhai” originally means "mountain village", but it means “copy’ in Chinese now．
I started to research this topic and found a whole new shanzhai world．There are shanzhai products and online games, even shanzhai culture．It is so popular that some people say to each other "have you shanzhaied today”? Like it or not, shanzhai has become part of our life in China．
I even met an American IT professional recently who has just had his shanzhai mobile phone．He was so proud of it and would not stop talking about all the functions while showing off the look of his phone．I could hardly see the back cover as he had stuck fake logos(假冒标记)“iPhone”, “Nokia” ＆ LG on it．
But why has shanzhai become so popular in China? Why do over 50 percent of the people surveyed by CCTV support it? Firstly, many may not realize it but for Chinese people, the word “shanzhai “also reminds us of "the heroes of Liangshan”．Secondly, there would be no shanzhai without the Internet．Shanzhai has caught the interest of millions of Chinese online．
There are also shanzhai celebrities．Many shanzhai singers can be seen performing in some remote places where people cannot see performances by the actual "real" stars．These events are very successful, even though people know that they are not getting the "real" thing．
(1)
Shanzhai means ________ today．
[ ]
A．
copy
B．
mountain village
C．
terrible accident
D．
the heroes of Liangshan
(2)
Shanzhai is a popular word in ________．
[ ]
A．
Japan
B．
America
C．
China
D．
England
(3)
Shanzhai appears because of ________．
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A．
the telephone
B．
the television
C．
the radio
D．
the Internet
(4)
What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “remote”?
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A．
虚拟的
B．
遥远的
C．
真实的
D．
近处的
(5)
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
Many people are interested in shanzhai．
B．
Shanzhi has become popular on the Internet these days．
C．
Some shanzhai singers perform well and people love their performance．
D．
People who watch shanzhai celebrities didn't know they are false．
French doctors and American scientists have reported doing an operation in which the doctor was outside the operating room．This kind of operation is known as robotic operation．
Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France．
A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready．He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area．Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen．Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine．The robot moved the tools that cut the woman’s gallbladder(胆囊)away．The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later．
Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications between the doctor and the robot．Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tools quickly．
Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation．For example, the robot can make much smaller movements than a person can．A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor’s hand cannot．
Doctors say such a robotic operation will make possible safer and better operations in the future．They say it will improve doctor training．It will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away．And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having to travel to the city where doctors work．
(1)
“Robotic operation”means“________”．
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A．
a special kind of robot invented by doctors
B．
an operation done far away
C．
an operation done with the help of a robot
D．
something done to mend a robot
(2)
We use the robot in the operation because ________．
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A．
it can send messages at a high speed
B．
even a top doctor can’t do the operation himself
C．
it can make the operation safer and better
D．
operations can be done without any doctors
(3)
If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of ________．
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A．
top doctors
B．
smaller movements
C．
doctor training
D．
high-speed telecommunications
(4)
If the smaller movement can’t be done by doctors in the operation, we may use ________ to solve it．
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A．
more tools
B．
a robot machine
C．
a video camera
D．
telecommunications
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
Robotic operation is good for doctor training．
B．
Robotic operation has been used in the USA．
C．
Experts speak highly of robotic operation．
D．
The robot is used to watch the patient clearly．
阅读理解
John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year．He liked to show her how rich he was．
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world．"John thought．
He advertised(登广告)in the newspapers．" Wanted－the best present for the woman who has everything．"
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing．People phoned him from all over the world．They wanted to sell him "the best present"．But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world．
Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office．He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird．
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song．There is no other bird like it in the world．"
"I will listen to it, "John said．"If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you．"
The man spoke to the bird．"Talk to me in French, " he said．The bird spoke to him in French．"Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said．The bird told him a joke in Japanese．"Sing a famous pop song, "he said．The bird sang a famous pop song．
"I'll buy it, "John said．"How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said．This was a lot of money but John paid him．Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card．
The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her．"Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said．
(1)
Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?
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A．
Because he loved his mother very much．
B．
Because his mother needed these presents．
C．
Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money．
D．
Because he was the richest man in the world．
(2)
How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?
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A．
They rang John up．
B．
They knew it from the newspapers．
C．
John phoned them one by one．
D．
They knew it on TV．
(3)
When did the man with a bird come to visit John?
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A．
Two weeks before John's mother's birthday．
B．
On John's mother's birthday．
C．
About five days before John's mother's birthday．
D．
Less than a week after John's mother's birthday．
(4)
Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?
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A．
Because it was such a beautiful bird．
B．
Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird．
C．
Because the bird could look after his mother．
D．
Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy．
(5)
What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?
[ ]
A．
His mother ate the bird．
B．
His mother let the bird fly away．
C．
His mother began to learn languages from the bird．
D．
His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world．
阅读理解
A.It lives in Australia.It has very strong legs(腿)．It can Jump high．It is very good at looking after her baby.A mother has a pouch(育儿袋) in her front．She puts her baby there．The baby is warm and safe．It is a 1 ndline．
B.It is from Africa.It can run very fast．It has a very long neck(脖子) and long legs．It can eat the leaves on a very tall tree．It is a 2 ndline．
C．It lives in the Antarctic(南极)．It is black and white．It can walk on the ice and swim in the sea(海)．It's a big bird，but it can't fly．It eats fish．It has very short legs.It looks very lovely．Children like it a lot．It is a 3 ndline．
D．It is also from Africa．It has black and white stripes(条纹) on its body．It has a long tail(尾巴)．It can run very fast．We can see it in zoos and pictures．It is a 4 ndline．
E．It is very lovely．It is not from Africa．It is from China，and it is white and black．It likes eating bamboos．There are only a few in China now．Everyone loves it very much. It is a 5ndline．
(1)
根据短文内容，把下列动物单词放在短文相应的位置上。
A．zebra B．panda C．kangaroo D．penguin E．giraffe
(2)
The black and white animal from Africa has____．
A．a long tail
B．a long neck
C．strong legs
D．a pouch
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(3)
____ can swim in the sea．
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(4)
There are ____ kinds of animals mentioned in the passage from Africa．
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