Early in the year of 2010, a chocolate theme park was opened in Beijing. About 80,000 kilograms of chocolate was used to build the park. The park displayed a mini-army of 560 Terracotta Warriors(秦始皇陵兵马俑) and a 33-foot-long replica(复制品)of a section of the Great Wall. People were able to watch different types of chocolate, and bought some chocolate souvenirs to take home.
 
  A walking robot maid(女保姆)was made by South Korean scientists. They spent two years developing the robot maid. She is 1.3 meters tall and weighs 55 kilograms. She can clean at home, make the bed and even heat food in a microwave oven. She can also be used in different or dangerous situations for humans.
 
  In 19th FIFA World Cup, the football players from all of Nike’s national teams wore special sports clothes. The special clothes were made from recycled plastic bottles from Japan and Taiwan. Each special shirt was made up of eight recycled plastic bottles. It was the first time that the athletes wore such uniforms. People think that they are the most environmentally friendly(环保的) uniforms in football history.
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【小题1】The theme park in Beijing was made of ____________.
A.woodB.stoneC.plasticD.chocolate
【小题2】People could _____________ in the chocolate theme park.
A.see the walking robot maidB.visit a replica of the Great Wall
C.watch a football matchD.buy Nike sports clothes
【小题3】 The walking robot maid was made in ___________ .
A.BeijingB.JapanC.South KoreanD.Taiwan
【小题4】They used __________ recycled plastic bottles to make one special shirt.
A.eightB.eighteenC.eightyD.eighty-five
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The walking robot maid can eat food as humans do.
B.The special sports clothes were bad for people’s health.
C.People could buy a robot maid in the chocolate theme park.
D.It took the scientists two years to develop the walking robot maid.

I’m Mary. I have a piece of good news to tell you. My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city. The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms than our old flat. I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom. In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister.
My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom. I can be alone (单独) in it. It is my own small world. I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone. I can also look for things on the Internet and send e-mails to my e-friends.
Kitchen is my favourite room, too. I like helping my mother with the cooking. She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook. She often teaches me how to make some different dishes. She lived in Sichuan when she was a child. So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food.
【小题1】What’s Mary’s new flat like?

A.Big and comfortableB.Small and not comfortable
C.Big but not comfortable D.Small but comfortable
【小题2】Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)______.
A.play the piano B.chat with her friends
C.send e-mails D.listen to music
【小题3】Which room does Mary like best?
A.The kitchen B.Her bedroom
C.The sitting room D.Both A and B
【小题4】What does Mary’s mother do?
A.A teacher. B.A nurse.
C.A housewife.D.A worker.
【小题5】Where did Mary’s mother live when she was a child?
A.The old flat B.The centre of the city
C.Sichuan D.The new flat


A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
【小题1】How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A.4.B.6.C.10.D.14.
【小题2】When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.When she was born.
B.After she had a brain tumor.
C.After she became an interpreter.
D.When she was on holiday with her parents.
【小题3】Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.Richard.B.Isabelle.C.Melissa.D.Robert Sturdy.
【小题4】What is right about Alexia Sloane?
A.She can speak five language fluently.
B.She is a talented language learner.
C.She is the only child in the family.
D.She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
【小题5】What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
A.Never give up.
B.Believe in yourself.
C.Nothing is impossible.
D.Failure is the mother of success.

Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.

       When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.

      After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

      Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).

      Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.

     Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.

1.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________

        A. She was a baby                B. She went to college

        C. Her teacher came to her home   D. She was very old

2.__________taught Helen Keller her first word.

       A. Her mother  B. Her teacher C. Her father  D. The doctor

3.Helen Keller was famous because ___________

        A. She was an American.

 B. She traveled around the world

        C. Ser teacher taught her many things 

 D. She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world

4.The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____

         A. She was very bright.   

B. She was blind and deaf.

         C. She was a brave and wonderful person. 

         D. She went to college.

5.Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______

        A. She found a way to understand the world.

        B. Her mother and father didn’t feel sad.

        C. She found a way to travel around the world.

        D. She found out how people became blind and deaf.

 

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