A 1.6-meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people,as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint(冲刺)toward its market launch(投放),said a senior researcher on the robot project on Saturday.
“We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launch of the robot in two to three years,”said Li Ruifeng,a member of  the project.  
He said the team hoped to reduce the cost so that the robot can be priced at 30,000 to 50,000 yuan,which is expected to be an affordable price for most of China’s better-off families.
The robot has been developed with the functions of fetching food,medicine,sounding alarms in case of water or gas leakage,sending texts or video images via wireless communications,and even singing a song or playing chess to entertain its masters.
Li said that the robot,developed independently in China, has technology at the same level as those in western labs.   
China set about the research of the robot in 2007,when it was listed as a national key project.It is backed by government funding(拨款).China has the world’s largest elderly  population with 159 million people over 60,accounting for 12 percent of its total population. According to a survey by the Ministry of Civil Affairs,more than 10 million caregivers and nurses are needed to attend the elderly population,as most of Chinese elderly prefer to live their retired lives at home.   
61.The passage mainly talked about         
A.the problems of Chinese elderly population
B.the advantages of the Robot caregivers
C.robot caregivers for the elderly to lilt market
D.the government’s attention to the elderly
62.The underlined word “backed” in the last paragraph means     
A. supported  B.suggested C.controlled       D.stopped
63.From the last paragraph we know that       
A.our government pays no attention to the elderly people
B.China has the world’s largest elderly population
C.Chinese elderly people prefer to be looked after by robot caregivers
D.robots are the best friends for the lonely elderly people
64.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Robot caregivers will appear in the market in 2 or 3 years.
B.Robot caregivers can help elderly people do everything.
C.The robot needs some technology from western labs.
D.The robot is expected to be bought by every people.
65.The author wrote the passage to        
A.advertise a robot caregiver to the elderly
B.tell China elderly not to worry about their life  
C.explain how robot caregivers work in the future
D.introduce a newly-developed robot caregiver

    CDMA is " spread spectrum (频谱) " technology, which means that it spreads the information contained in a particular signal of interest over a much greater bandwidth (带宽) than the original signal.
When implemented (实现) in a cellular telephone system, CDMA offers numerous benefits to the cellular operators and their subscribers (订户). Following is an overview of CDMA benefits:
1. Improved call quality, with better and more consistent sound.
2. Simplified system planning through the use of the same frequency in every sector of every cell.
3. Increased talk time for portables.
4. Bandwidth on demand.
Compared with GSM ( Global System for Mobile communication ), which was developed mainly in Europe, the CDMA system matured (成熟) later and has better efficiency, low radiation, high voice quality and ability to adopt third-generation communications technology.
China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and now India will make up the major market for CDMA technology in addition to the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Australia to  ensure that CDMA users can receive phone calls from overseas.
56. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. CDMA has a clearer and higher sound than GSM.
B. You will not hear a better and more consistent sound if you don't use CDMA.
C. CDMA has the ability to adopt third-generation communications technology.
D. The original signal cannot satisfy the demand for bandwidth.
57. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. CDMA has low radiation and high voice quality.
B. CDMA can help you to have a long-time talk.
C. China and some Asian countries will have a large market for CDMA technology in future.
D. It's much simpler to use CDMA than GSM.
58. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Compared with GSM, CDMA has more benefits.
B. Some information on CDMA and its advantages.
C. CDMA will probably take the place of GSM some day.
D. CDMA is more effective and healthy.

■Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?
Reading level: Baby—reschool
Hardcover: 16 pages
Language: English
Availability: In Stock.Sold by Amazon-com.Gift—wrap available.
Book Description: It's bath time for Scruff.But does anyone know where he's hiding? Have the cows seen him? Moo—no! How about the pigs? Oink—no! But not for toddlers.If they look carefully, they'll find Scruffhiding on every pop—up page!
■You and Me, Baby
Reading level: Baby—Grade 1
Hardcover: 40 pages
Language: English
Availability: In Stock.Ships from and sold byAmazon.com.Gift—wrap available.
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■The Giving Tree
Reading level: Ages 4~8
Hardcover: 64 pages
Language: English
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Book Description: Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy.
■Where the Wild Things Are
Reading level: Ages 6~10
Hardcover Comic: 62 pages
Language: English
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■Goodnight Moon(Board book)
Reading level: Baby—Preschool
Board book: 30 pages
Language: English
Availability: In Stock.Ships from and sold by Amazon-com.
Book description: Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book.Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit.He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush."
【小题1】If you want a book for an eight-year-old, which one will you choose?

A.You and Me, BabyB.Where the Wild Things Are
C.Goodnight MoonD.Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?
【小题2】The sentence "But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave…" most probably corns from       .
A.Where the Wild Things AreB.Goodnight Moon
C.Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?D.The Giving Tree
【小题3】The sellers will provide the service of wrapping except _____.
A.Where the Wild Things AreB.You and Me, Baby
C.RuffS Ruff! Where's Scrufl?D.Goodnight Moon
【小题4】Which book has the most pages?
A.The Giving TreeB.You and Me, Baby
C.Goodnight MoonD.Where the Wild Things Are
【小题5】The expression "In Stock" in the above paragraphs probably means "____".
A.abundantB.secureC.availableD.valid

As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings. Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”
【小题1】The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.

A.show the relationship between parents and children
B.teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C.report on the findings of a study
D.give information about family problems
【小题2】Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _________.
A.they are busy serving food to their children
B.they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C.they have to pay more attention to younger children
D.they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
【小题3】By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children _________.
A.have to help their parents to serve dinner
B.get the least attention from the family
C.are often kept away from the dinner table
D.find it hard to keep up with other children
【小题4】Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question _________.
A.why TV is important in family life
B.why parents should keep good order
C.why children in small families seem to be quieter
D.why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

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You probably know what fast food is. It is cooked food that is ready almost as soon as you enter a public eating place. It does not cost much.
Most fast food restaurants are chain (连锁) restaurants. That means each one is part of a huge company. Each restaurant in the chain has the same large, colorful sign that can be easy to recognize from far away. Each offers its own carefully limited choice of foods. Each kind of hamburger or piece of chicken tastes the same at every restaurant in the chain.
The fast food industry began with two brothers in the nineteen forties. Mac and Dick McDonald owned a small, but very successful restaurant. They sold only a few kinds of simple food, especially hamburgers. People stood outside the restaurant at a window. They told the workers inside what they wanted to eat. They received and paid for their food very quickly. The food came in containers that could be thrown away. The system was so successful that the McDonald brothers discovered they could sell a lot of food and lower their prices.
Ray Kroc sold restaurant supplies. He recognized the importance of the McDonald brothers' idea. Kroc paid the McDonald brothers for permission to open several restaurants similar to theirs. He opened the first McDonald's restaurant near Chicago in nineteen fifty-five. Soon, more McDonald's were opening all across the United States. Other people copied the idea and more fast food restaurants followed.
Fast food restaurants spread quickly in the United States because of franchising. Franchising means selling the legal right to operate a store in a company's chain to an independent business person. If the company approves, the business person may buy the store for a period of years. Each restaurant also gives the company about ten percent of the money it earns in sales. Today, over seventy percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent businessmen and women.

McDonald's and fast food industry
Explanation of fast food
It is cooked food which is more convenient and much (【小题1】)      than other food.
Characters of the chain restaurants
There are:
▲(【小题2】)      recognized signs
▲carefully (【小题3】)      choice of foods
▲the (【小题4】)      tastes of food at every restaurant in the chain.
(【小题5】)       of McDonald's
It developed from Mac and Dick McDonald’s (【小题6】)      but successful restaurant which (【小题7】)       some kinds of simple food with different service from others’.
Great changes brought by Kroc to McDonald's
▲The McDonald brothers (【小题8】)      Kroc to open several same restaurants with theirs.
▲Franchising made Fast food restaurants spread (79)      in the United States.
Current situation
At most (【小题9】)      percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are not run by independent businessmen and women.
 

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