The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.

Robots also helpdisabledpeople, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt (带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.

In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.

1.From the passage, we know robots cannot be ______.

A. dangerous animals B. factory workers

C. guide dogs D. hospital helpers

2.A robot guide dog ______.

A. goes in front of the blind people

B. walk side by side with blind people

C. has a map in its head

D. helps patients with their meals

3.The underlined word “disabled” means ______.

A. 不能的 B. 有害的 C. 失灵的 D. 残疾的

4.Some disabled people need robots help to ______.

A. take care of themselves

B. talk to other people

C. become scientists

D. do dangerous jobs

5.In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. robots are stronger and cleverer than humans

B. disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots

C. robots will take the place of humans some day in the future

D. robots can help humans in many different ways

Do some colors makes you feel calm while others give you energy? Scientists have studied the connection between color and mood（心情）for a long time. Many believe that color can influence our moods.

Warm, bright colors such as yellow and red are positive colors. They can give people a pleasant feeling. Cool colors such as blue, purple, and green are relaxing colors. They help people experience calm feelings.

Many public places are decorated（装饰）with certain colors in order to create certain moods. Orange makes people feel hungry, and many restaurants are painted in this color.

People use color in their homes to create moods as well. Blue is a peaceful color. It helps you rest, so it is a very good color for a bedroom.

Colors can create bad moods, too. Some types of blue make people feel sad. Red can make people feel angry.

What is your mood right now? Now look at the color of the walls round you. Does it match it mood?

1.Cool colors are relaxing colors and they help people experience ________.

2.Orange makes people ________, and many restaurants are painted this color.

3.People use color in their homes to ________ as well.

4.Some types of ________ make people feel sad.

5.This passage mainly tells us how color ________.

Today Jenny and I did a special experiment. Jenny filled a jar with water and then put a cardboard on the top of the jar. Jenny put her hand on the cardboard and turned the jar u1.down quickly. I thought the water would p2.out. But to my surprise, when Jenny 3.(take) off her hand, the cardboard held the water. Jenny explained that the f4.of the air was strong enough to hold the water. From the experiment I know science is very fantastic. Scientific 5.(discovery) are amazing, too.

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科学的发展使得电视走进了每家每户，人们可以通过电视获得自己想要的信息，读书越来越淡出人们的视野。某英文报就这一现象正举行 “Books or TV”主题征文比赛。假如你是李华，请你以 “Books are better.”为题，结合下列要点，以书信的形式，用英语写一篇短文向该报编辑说出你的看法。

•read books everywhere

•improve writing skills

•keep books easily

•...

注意：(1)短文必须包括要点的全部内容，可适当发挥；

(2)文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息；

(3)词数：100左右。

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Our English teacher told us ____ interesting story and ___ story was about Thomas Edison.

A. an;a B. the; the C. a ;the D. an;the

—Is this ring your mother’s?

—No, it’s not ______. It’s my aunt’s.

A.hers B.his C.yours D.mine

—I want to see the movie Iron Man 3. Do you know the ______ of the ticket?

—Yes. Ten dollars.

A.number B.term C.price D.habit

—How old is your sister?

—She’s ______. This evening we’ll have a party for her ______ birthday.

A.ninth; ninth B.nine; ninth C.ninth; nine D.nine; nine

I can’t play tennis with you after school ______ I need to help Jeff with his lessons.

A.or B.but C.because D.so