Could it be in the room we had a talk last night you left your keys?A．that; thatB．where; thatC．where; whereD．that; where 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I visited the nearby car factory today with my uncle, who works there. One thing I noticed was that most of the work is now done by robots. Welding (焊接), painting, testing, and many other jobs are performed by robots now.

The whole dashboard (仪表板) of the car is now put into the car from above, through the windshield, by a robot. It would have taken two men to do this in the past, and it would have hurt their backs quite a bit. It got me thinking: is it a good thing that robots are replacing factory workers? On one hand, robots generally do a more accurate job than people. They aren’t likely to make many mistakes, and if something goes wrong with one car, an alarm goes off. They do exactly the same thing, every time, without fail. A human worker is never able to do exactly the same thing every time. On the other hand, robots also reduce costs for companies. Companies don’t have to pay robots wages or injury compensation (补偿) if they’re broken. If something in a robot does go wrong, it won’t have to take time off work for a year, or even forever, as could happen to a real person if he breaks his back or burn himself while welding.

The obvious downside to all of this is that it increases the unemployment rate.The company will have to bring in some very talented individuals who know how to operate the robots. Unlike regular factory workers, these intelligence workers usually demand a higher pay.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that _______.

A．all the workers are replaced by robots now B．robots do much of the work instead of workers now C．there were no workers in the car factory D．the author’s uncle made robots in the factory

2.According to the text robots _______.

A．can do work as accurately as workers B．never break down C．can do exactly the same thing repeatedly D．ask for less money from companies

3.The underlined word "downside" in the last paragraph probably means "_______".

A．weakness B．favor C．assistance D．strength

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

A．companies refuse to pay for intelligence workers B．robots have helped all of the workers C．robots can help solve the problem of unemployment D．using robots in factories widely will have a long way to go

5.What is the author’s attitude towards using robots in factories?

A．He is doubtful about it. B．He thinks it necessary. C．He is strongly against it. D． The text doesn’t mention it.

Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌). One of his greatest successes was finding a treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888.

1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well.

B．Pasteur lived for less than seventy years.

C．Everybody knows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling.

D．Pasteur's wife was of some help to him in his work..

2.From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because ________.

A．he earned little money.

B．he cared much about money.

C．what he really enjoyed was a simple life.

D．of all mentioned above.

3.Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?

A．Because he was the greatest scientist in the world.

B．Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people .

C．Because he lived simply.

D．Because he was a great success as a scientist.

4.Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had___________.

A．cared much about it.

B．made more discoveries.

C．lived a better life.

D．achieved more successes.

5.To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to __________.

A．study B．work

C．get large amount of money D．raise tame animals

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment－to draw a picture of something for which they were __31__.

Most of the class might be considered economically __32__，but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These，the teacher thought，would be the __33__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a different kind of __34__.Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery，weak and __35__.As other children played at break，Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the __36__ Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.

Yes，his picture was __37__.When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful，he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an __38__ hand.

His abstract image __39__ the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer，because farmers __40__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer，because the police protect and __41__ people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God，for God feeds us. And so the __42__ went－until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments，she __43__ at Douglas’desk，bent down，and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __44__，“It’s yours，teacher.” She __45__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there，__46__ she had the other students. How often had she said，“Take my hand，Douglas，we’ll go outside.” Or，“Let me show you how to __47__ your pencil.”Or，“Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing aside a tear，she went on with her work.

The story speaks of __48__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing __49__，and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks，but they’ll remember the hand that __50__.

1.

A．grateful	B．ready
C．prepared	D．curious

2.

A．disadvantaged	B．convenient
C．wealthy	D．appropriate

3.

A．purpose	B．title
C．style	D．subjects

4.

A．work	B．statement
C．discovery	D．picture

5.

A．boring	B．unhappy
C．stupid	D．bright

6.

A．warmth	B．kindness
C．pain	D．ache

7.

A．strange	B．beautiful
C．different	D．attractive

8.

A．rough	B．big
C．empty	D．small

9.

A．raised	B．encouraged
C．arose	D．spread

10.

A．rise	B．feed
C．bring	D．plant

11.

A．look for	B．fight for
C．compete for	D．care for

12.

A．discussion	B．quarrel
C．meeting	D．work

13.

A．knocked	B．stopped
C．kick	D．looked

14.

A．cried	B．shouted
C．whispered	D．laughed

15.

A．recited	B．reviewed
C．recognized	D．remembered

16.

A．as	B．which
C．when	D．where

17.

A．write	B．cut
C．choose	D．hold

18.

A．other than	B．more than
C．rather than	D．less than

19.

A．friendship	B．emotion
C．opinion	D．agreement

20.

A．gives out	B．reaches out
C．goes out	D．stays out

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.

Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.

He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.

“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.

“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination(决心) or unfavorable（不利的） situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（价值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”

1.The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．broken	B．having small lines or folds in it
C．flat	D．having holes on it

2.The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

3.What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.

B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.

C．How to keep one’s value of life.

D．How to give a meaningful class

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

One winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he saw Seth, a lazy, good – for – nothing fellow grasp a pound of fresh butter and hid it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge(报复). He would punish the thief, and satisfy his own appetite for fun.

Seth had his hat on his head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxious to leave. However, the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer filled in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could. Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair, so he jumped up, declaring that he must go. “Sit down; don’t be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair again.

Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor man’s hat. The fun-loving grocer kept on putting wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he remarked, “You seem to be sweating as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for you.”

“No! ” exclaimed poor Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “ No, I must go; let me out.” A greasy (油腻的) waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor man’s face and neck, dipping into his clothes, and trickling down his body into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe. Just as Seth rushed out of the door, the grocer said , “ I believe the fun I’ve had out of you is worth the money, so I shan’t charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”

56．Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?

A．Because he didn’t want to pay for it.

B．Because he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.

C．Because he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.

D．Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.

57．What is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge?

A．The grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.

B．The grocer offered to take off Seth’s hat.

C．The grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.

D．The grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.

58．What was the purpose of the grocer’s hospitality(热情好客)？

A．He wanted to be kind to him.

B．He wanted to sell more of his goods.

C．He wanted to make friends with Seth

D．He wanted to take his revenge on Seth by making the butter in his hat melt.

59．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Great Fun B．The Right Revenge

C．A Fun-loving Grocer D．A Foolish Customer

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