“Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story ! ”Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.                                                                    Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping.“Terrific, ” the director said, stepping up the stage from the aisle(过道).“Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more? ”
The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.“Perfect,” the director said. “Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren.” A pang of sadness hit me. If' only I could read to my real grandchild!
I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of' it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her-but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over  the years, I asked around town to try and find my son’s ex-wife (前妻),but it seemed that she didn’t want to be found.
I'd just joined this new church a week earlier and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of' the show arrived. The performance was great. “You all looked so natural up there, ”one of' my friends said.
Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments (茶点).I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind (一片忙乱) that we never really got to talk. “How's my granddaughter? ” I joked.
“Fine !” she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.
I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question.“What's your mother's name? ”
She told me, I was still in shock.“And what's your father's name? ”I asked. She told me.It was my son.
She'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of 'the play, we've stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.
【小题1】What was the author doing at the beginning of' the story?

A.Telling a story.B.Playing a game.
C.Preparing for a play.D.Acting in a movie.
【小题2】Why did the author feel “a pang of' sadness” at the words of' the director'?
A.The director's words reminded her of 'her lost granddaughter.
B.The director's words hurt her so badly.
C.She wished that she had a real grandchild.
D.The director wasn’t content with her performance.
【小题3】What happened in the church basement after the play'?
A.The author played a joke on Lena.
B.Lena treated the author as a friend.
C.The author got to know who Lena was.
D.Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.
【小题4】This passage is mainly organized in the pattern of           
A.time and events
B.contrast and conclusion
C.cause and effect
D.questions and answers
【小题5】We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt          .
A.light-heartedB.HeartbrokenC.confusedD.anxious

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.

 

“Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story ! ”Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.                                                                    Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping.“Terrific, ” the director said, stepping up the stage from the aisle(过道).“Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more? ”

The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.“Perfect,” the director said. “Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren.” A pang of sadness hit me. If' only I could read to my real grandchild!

I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of' it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her-but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over  the years, I asked around town to try and find my son’s ex-wife (前妻),but it seemed that she didn’t want to be found.

I'd just joined this new church a week earlier and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of' the show arrived. The performance was great. “You all looked so natural up there, ”one of' my friends said.

Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments (茶点).I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind (一片忙乱) that we never really got to talk. “How's my granddaughter? ” I joked.

“Fine !” she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.

I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question.“What's your mother's name? ”

She told me, I was still in shock.“And what's your father's name? ”I asked. She told me.It was my son.

She'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of 'the play, we've stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.

1.What was the author doing at the beginning of' the story?

    A.Telling a story.          B.Playing a game.

    C.Preparing for a play.     D.Acting in a movie.

2.Why did the author feel “a pang of' sadness” at the words of' the director'?

    A.The director's words reminded her of 'her lost granddaughter.

    B.The director's words hurt her so badly.

    C.She wished that she had a real grandchild.

    D.The director wasn’t content with her performance.

3.What happened in the church basement after the play'?

    A.The author played a joke on Lena.

    B.Lena treated the author as a friend.

    C.The author got to know who Lena was.

    D.Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.

4.This passage is mainly organized in the pattern of           

    A.time and events

    B.contrast and conclusion

    C.cause and effect

    D.questions and answers

5.We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt           .

    A.light-hearted       B.Heartbroken     C.confused      D.anxious

 

A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.

Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist (拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.

When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.

1.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.

A.with his wife

B.alone

C.with his friend

D.with an Italian

2.One night he went out for _______ alone.

A.a ride

B.a walk

C.a drink

D.rest

3.Suddenly he found his_______ was gone.

A.watch

B.money

C.book

D.ring

4. The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.

A.he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman.

B.he understood what the Frenchman wanted

C.he had picked up the watch on his w ay from work

D.he was afraid of the Frenchman

5.Who was robbed of the watch on earth?

A.The Frenchman was.

B.The Italian was.

C.Both of them was.

D.Neither of them was.

 

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