题目内容
—It seems that today is yesterday．
—Yes，you should wear a warm clothes．
A．as hot as B．as cold as C．so hot as D．so cold as
B
We may laugh at home robot today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wavelengths（波长） of light, and hear certain sounds. That’s because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited. Robots, however, need not have the same limits as we have. Robot may also be equipped with devices that pick up information humans can’t. To understand what their sensing devices(传感器) pick up is a hard job. Remember, man—made brains handle(处理)information, including all kinds of data, as zeroes and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football looks like—using only zeroes and ones.
【小题1】 From the passage, we can see that factory robots _________.
| A．help to improve other types of robots |
| B．are most active in industrial revolution |
| C．are playing a more important role than other types of robots |
| D．are the tallest type among robots |
| A．more widely used than factory robots |
| B．less common than factory robots |
| C．capable of doing any kind of housework |
| D．free from making mistakes while performing(执行) duties |
| A．They do not have so many limits as humans do. |
| B．They have man-made brains. |
| C．They may be equipped with a special kind of sensing device. |
| D．They handle information by using zeroes and ones. |
| A．science and technology are developing fast |
| B．people are interested in new inventions |
| C．machines are more capable than humans |
| D．robots can be very interesting |
| A．are better than human in seeing and hearing |
| B．are as capable as those in Star Wars |
| C．can pick up objects more quickly than humans |
| D．sometimes perform wrong actions |
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice．”This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland．Ms. Boyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that's hardly a makeover．”she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
【小题1】Susan Boyle is __________．
| A．a judge | B．a reporter |
| C．a beautiful lady | D．a Scottish woman |
because _________.
| A．she was confident of her singing |
| B．she was satisfied with the judges |
| C．she was pretty and in good shape |
| D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
| A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence． |
| B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school． |
| C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance． |
| D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight． |
| A．It's never too old to learn． |
| B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47． |
| C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true! |
| D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead． |
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
【小题1】People with little education usually ____.
| A．spend a long time in school | B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs | D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
| A．make a man lead a better life | B．teach a man to write and think |
| C．make people get a way of living | D．teach people to read good books |
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 | C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
| A．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get better paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
One day three Frenchmen who did not know English very well were talking about the English language.
The first Frenchman said, ‘I heard someone shout ‘look out’ ,I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out!’
The second one followed, ‘ I was once on a ship and heard the captain（船长） shout, ‘All hands on the deck(甲板)’ I put my hands on the deck and someone trod(踩)on them.’
The third one told his friends his experience too, ‘One early morning I called on my English friend and the maid(女佣) said, ‘He is not up yet, come back in half an hour.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘He’s not down yet.’I said, ‘If he’s not up and he is not down, where is he then? What a strange language it is!’
【小题1】What is the possible meaning of “look out” in this passage?
| A．Put your head out and look outside | B．Be careful |
| C．Come out and have a look | D．Both A and B |
| A．Everyone on the ship to put his hands on the deck |
| B．All the sailors(水手)to put their hands on the deck |
| C．All the sailors to come up to deal with (处理)some trouble |
| D．Everyone on ship to gather (集合)on the deck |
| A．He has not risen to his feet yet. |
| B．He’s not back yet. |
| C．He has not got up yet. |
| D．He was ill in bed. |
| A．He was at a party. |
| B．He was at work. |
| C．He was in his bedroom. |
| D．He was in the bathroom. |
| A．English is too difficult to understand. |
| B．They didn’t use the language so often. |
| C．They knew nothing about the English idioms.(成语\习惯用语) |
| D．They were not sure about the English grammar. |