题目内容
--- Nancy, you are going to buy a flat here, aren’t you ?
--- Yes, but I can’t ____ an expensive one .
A. spend B. afford C. pay D. cost
：B
【解析】：考查固定短语。句意：----Nancy,你打算买一套公寓，是吗？----是的，但我不能承担得起这样昂贵的一套。故选B。
-----___________.
| A．No, she is | B．No, she isn’t | C．Yes, she does | D．Yes, she isn’t |
--- Do you know who designed the CD-ROM Around the World in Eight Hours?
--- Yes. It ______ by Nancy Jackson.
| A．has designed | B．designed | C．designs | D．was designed |
I will keep calling Nancy ___________ she answers.
| A．when | B．after | C．but | D．till |
Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”
【小题1】The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.
| A．understand human-animal relationship |
| B．make lonely old people’s life better |
| C．find the causes of old people’s loneliness |
| D．improve the animal-assisted research |
| A．note the activities of AIBOs |
| B．keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks |
| C．record their feelings and activity |
| D．study the collected information |
| A．moves again | B．is movable | C．doesn’t need | D．need |
| A．It is easier to keep at home. |
| B．It can help the disabled people. |
| C．It responds to all the human orders. |
| D．It can watch TV with its owner. |
| A．cure certain diseases | B．keep old people active |
| C．change people’s ideas | D．look more like real dogs |
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Nancy is from the USA but she 【小题1】 in Shanghai now. She is 12 years old. She 【小题2】to Shanghai with her parents because they 【小题3】here. Her father 【小题4】English in her school and her mother is a doctor.
Nancy and I are 【小题5】.We study in No.21 Middle School in Shanghai. Nancy likes【小题6】school very much. She is nice to others(其他人). She often helps us 【小题7】our English and we often help her learn Chinese. Nancy loves 【小题8】very much. Every Sunday she has a swimming class with twelve students. She is 【小题9】at swimming and she is in the school swimming 【小题10】.