Robots have come a long way since 15th century．We’ve got robots to build cars, carry heavy things, work in dangerous places and explore planets．But things haven’t stopped there．
In 1986, Honda made a robot called ASIMO．And now, it has been developed greatly．Standing at 130cm and weighing 54 kg．ASIMO is very much like a small astronaut wearing a bag on the back．And he can walk, flight, climb and run fast．Isn’t it wonderful?
The world’s first robot teacher is Saya．With her human-like face, she can show expressions like happiness, surprise, sadness, dislike, fear and she can even smile or show anger at students, which look much like a real teacher’s．To do this, her rubber skin is pulled from the back with motors inside．And her eyes and mouth have wires(电线)too．She can also say some simple words like “hello” or “thank you”．
In the UK, the development of robots is exciting．The mini-robots will send food, clean floors, collect and throw away waste．These robots can open doors by themselves and stop if anything or anyone is in the way．
These mini-robots are very useful for controlling infection(传染)．Usually clean and dirty work is done by the same person, but here, you’ll have robots that do” dirty work”, like collecting dirty sheets, or taking away hospital waste; and you’ll have robots that do” clean work”, like bringing meals or clean sheets to patients．The robots have separate work so there’s no way for infection, which is great．But of course, robots would not take the piece of humans, but would free up more time for nurses to be with patients．
But if this is what it’s like in 2011, what’s it going to be like to 2021?
(1)
In the following, which is ASIMO’s behavior?
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A．
Smiling at people, saying “hello”．
B．
Sending food or opening doors by himself
C．
Fighting, climbing or running fast
D．
Collecting waste for patients
(2)
What makes Saya look real?
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A．
Her face and rich expressions
B．
Her clothes and shoes
C．
Her walking and running speed
D．
Her rich knowledge
(3)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
Robots have come a long way since 1986．
B．
The first robot teacher was made by Honda．
C．
Saya looks like a small astronaut．
D．
If anyone or anything is in the way, mini-robots will stop．
(4)
The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that ________．
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A．
nurses would have more free time with patients
B．
robots would not take the place of humans
C．
dirty and clean work is always done by the same person
Buster Brown was a thief－and a good one, too, he thought．He'd never been caught by the police because he was always well prepared．He stood outside the house and read the sign on the front gate of the house．“Don't worry about the dog－be aware of the owner!”it said, Buster smiled and found his way in．
The house looked quite normal outside, but inside it was very unusual with beautiful and wonderful things．As he began putting them into his bag, a dog came into the room．It stopped when it saw Buster．and then went over to him, licking(舔)his open hand．“Good boy,”Buster whispered．“What a great guard dog you are－trying to lick me to death．”
Satisfied he'd made friends with the dog, Buster began to walk around the house, choosing things to put in his bag．His skilled eyes picked out only the best antiques(古董)．His new friend, the dog, sat and watched．
“Well, boy,”Buster whispered, finally．“That might do．Any more and I won't be able to carry it!”He moved the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on．He covered his eyes with his hand．
“You're a very silly person,”the man in the doorway said．As the man got closer, Buster could see he was well dressed．His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't remember where he had seen him before．
“You should have taken more notice of the sign outside,”the man shouted．“I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years．How can you try to rob the house of a world famous fortune teller(算命者)!”
(1)
We can conclude(推断出)from the passage that the man is ________．
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A．
a policeman
B．
an antique dealer(古董)
C．
the owner of the house
D．
the world's greatest fortune teller
(2)
The underlined word“whispered”means ________．
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A．
shouted
B．
cried
C．
said in a loud voice
D．
said in a low voice
(3)
Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
a．Buster began to steal the antiques．
b．Buster was caught by the man．
c．The dog licked Buster's hand．
d．The man knew that Buster would rob the house．
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A．
abcd
B．
cabd
C．
dacb
D．
adbc
(4)
What does the man mean by saying“you will end tip behind bars for 20 years”?
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A．
You will stay in prison for 20 years．
B．
You will have to work in my bar for 20 years．
C．
You should have stopped stealing 20 years ago．
D．
I have been following and waiting for you for 20 years．
阅读理解
You wouldn't steal a car．You would never rob(抢劫)a bank or pick someone's pocket．But you may be another kind of thief．
If you have ever bought a disc for 15 yuan or less, then you have helped to rob artists or musicians of their intellectual properly rights(知识产权)．
Last Thursday was World Intellectual Property Day．Activities to tell people about intellectual property rights were held around the country．
Intellectual property includes inventions, literary(文学的)and artistic works, names, and pictures．They are of little value(价值)if they are not read, seen and used．
While the cost of copying discs is very small, authors, singers and actors have to spend a lot of money and time making a new product．That's why they have the right to make money from their work．
So buying pirated(盗版的)music of Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai is like stealing from them, paying them no respect for their hard work．
If Jay Chou cannot make money from his work, he may not make anything else．But those who make pirated goods are becoming rich without doing any hard work．
The authors should ask for a fair price for their work．Earlier this year there was much talk about how much KTV clubs should pay the music companies for using their songs．
The copyright fee(版权费)also should be fair to the users．That's good for the music's popularity and society as well．
(1)
What is the author's attitude towards protecting(保护)intellectual property rights7
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A．
He is for it．
B．
He is against it．
C．
He doesn't care about it．
D．
The article doesn't tell us．
(2)
Which of the following do intellectual property rights not cover?
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A．
Inventions．
B．
Literary and artistic works．
C．
Names end pictures．
D．
Pirated music．
(3)
According to the article, which of the following is true?
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A．
Authors should ask for a high price for their work,
B．
The copyright fee should ha fair to users．
C．
Authors, singers and actors have no right to make money from their work,
Sal and Kyp were thieves．Each day, they looked for places to rob．One afternoon, they walked by a clothes store．They couldn't believe it．In the window, there was a big pile of money．Next to the money was a sign．It said,“Big Discounts!”
“What a great chance,”Kyp said．“We'll steal the money tonight．”“But boss——”Sal said as he looked closely in the window．“Quiet, we have to make a plan,”Kyp said．“Let's go．”
At Kyp's house, the thieves planned their crime．Late that night, they returned to the store．
“Are you ready?”Kyp asked Sal．“Yes, boss, but－”“Quiet,”Kyp said．“Let's get started．Now!”
Then, Sal broke the window with a metal pipe．Kyp quickly put the money in a bag．The two thieves ran away．Back at Kyp's house, they took the money out of the bag．
“Hey,”Kyp said,“this money looks strange．”
“I tried to tell you before,”Sal said．“You didn't wear your glasses today, right?”
“So what?”
“So you didn't see the money clearly．Like I was trying to say, the money is fake!”
“Fake?”
“Of course．No store would put real money in their window．”
“Why not?”Kyp asked．
“Because somebody might try to steal it．”Sal said．
(1)
What can we tell about the thieves' relationship?
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A．
They are equal partners．
B．
Sal is the boss．
C．
They're brothers．
D．
Kyp is the leader．
(2)
What did the thieves do in the afternoon?
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A．
They robbed the store．
B．
They made a plan．
C．
They went shopping．
D．
They looked for other stores to rob．
(3)
How many times did Sal try to warn Kyp?
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A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(4)
The thieves got the money by ________．
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A．
breaking the window
B．
opening the window
C．
going through the front door
D．
using a gun
(5)
Kyp made a big mistake because he didn't ________．
