Social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years, 【1】 in the home or the workplace. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.

【2】 household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them 【3】 (respond) more appropriately to the user.

The Jibo robot, 【4】 (arrange) to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on 【5】 it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications 【6】 everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

Fellow Robots is one company 【7】 (bring) social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.

The more interaction the robot has with humans, 【8】 (much) it learns.But Oshbot, like other social robots, 【9】 (not intend) to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.

【1】Who is making the announcement?

A.The student government.B.The school newspaper.

C.The football team.

【2】How many new teams are added this year?

A.Four.B.Three.C.Two.

【3】What do the music club members do?

A.They organize trips.B.They attend concerts.

C.They have dancing nights.

【4】Why should a student join a campus group?

A.To have friends.B.To make good grades.C.To keep up with world news.

(1) women are helped more than men;

(2) men help more than women;

(3) attractive women are helped more than unattractive women.

Other factors relate to the number of people in the area, whether the person is thought to be in trouble through their own fault, and whether a person sees himself as being able to help.

According to Adrian Furnham, Professor of University College, London, there are three reasons why we tend to stand by doing nothing:

(1) “Shifting of responsibility”— the more people there are, the less likely help is to be given. Each person excuses himself by thinking someone else will help, so that the more “other people’ there are, the greater the total shifting of responsibility.

(2) “Fear of making a mistake” — situations are often not clear. People think that those involved in an accident may know each other or it may be a joke, so a fear of embarrassment makes them keep themselves to themselves.

(3) “Fear of the consequences if attention is turned on you, and the person is violent.”

Laurie Taylor, Professor of Sociology at London University, says: “In the experiments I’ve seen on intervention (介入), much depends on the neighborhood or setting. There is a silence on public transport which is hard to break. We are embarrassed to draw attention to something that is happening, while in a football match, people get involved, and a fight would easily follow.”

Psychotherapist Alan Dupuy identifies the importance of the individual: “The British as a whole have some difficulty intervening, but there are exceptional individuals in every group who are prepared to intervene, regardless of their own safety: These would be people with a strong moral code or religious ideals.”

【1】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Pretty women are more likely to be helped.

B.People on a bus are more likely to stop a crime.

C.Religious people are more likely to look on.

D.Criminals are more likely to harm women.

【2】Which factor is NOT related with intervention according to the passage?

A.Sex.B.Nationality.C.Profession.D.Setting.

【3】Which phenomenon can be described as the “Bystander Apathy Effect”?

A.When one is in trouble, people think it’s his own fault.

B.In a football match, people get involved in a fight.

C.Seeing a murder, people feel sorry that it should have happened.

D.On hearing a cry for help, people keep themselves to themselves.

【4】The author wrote this article ______.

A.to explain why bystanders behave as they do

B.to urge people to stand out when in need

C.to criticize the selfishness of bystanders

D.to analyze the weakness of human nature

Jane Eyre is a world-famous storybook, which is very popular to middle school students. The main character Jane is one of my favorite heroine. The book tells us not only about her hard life and about her efforts to gain her happiness. It were her perseverance and determination which helped her to get what she deserved at last. I liked Jane very much, and her story leaves a great effect on her life and study. I make up my mind work hard at my lessons. Meanwhile, I will try to make the full use of any opportunity to train my characters, especial my tolerance and perseverance to solve all of the difficulties in my life.

【1】尽管已学了多年英语，但我仍发现用英语与他人交流有困难。（communicate）

【2】她的工作涉及到检查事故中受损车辆，听上去很轻松。（involve）

【3】每次我打开电脑，它都会提醒我要更新一下，我想知道不更新会有什么后果。（update）

【4】政府已经花费了十年的时间来保护这座古庙免遭损坏，现在每天只有一定量的游客能进入。(take, admit)

The giant panda, 【1】 will be the mascot for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic is often regarded as a symbol of China. Its helmet is also indicative of the snow and ice of winter sports. The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” is a combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with “Bing” the Chinese word for “ice” and “Dwen Dwen” meaning robust and lively.The Paralympic mascot choice of the lantern【2】(see) as “ symbolic of harvest, warmth and light”. In the name “ Shuey Rhon Rhon”, “Shuey” is the Chinese word for “snow” and “Rhon Rhon” has the meaning of 【3】(tolerate) and integration. It is a message of the future to the future generation of Chinese people who will【4】(inspire) by the amazing faith of the Paralympic athletes. The mascots, 【5】(reveal) on September 17 at Beijing’s Shougang Ice Hockey Arena, are strongly associated【6】 the host nation’s culture.

“The two mascots combine elements of traditional Chinese culture and a modern international style, as well as 【7】(emphasize) the characteristics of ice and snow sports, and 【8】 of the host city,” said Beijing 2022 executive president Chen Jining. “ They 【9】(vivid) show the Chinese people’s eager expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and China’s warm invitation to friends from all over the world.”, said Chen, who is also the mayor of Beijing.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach expressed his delight at the design. “From what I have seen, I can say it is a great choice. It will be 【10】 wonderful ambassador for China and the Olympic Games Beijing 2022,” he added.

【1】Where does the man most probably work?

A.At an airport.B.At a hotel.C.At a travel agency.

【2】Which airport is the best choice for the woman?

A.Reagan National.B.Dulles.

C.BaltimoreWashington Airport.

【3】Why is the woman going to Washington DC?

A.To stay in a friend’s house.B.To meet the man.

C.To visit the White House.

It doesn’t seem that US singer Bob Dylan has much in common with literary mavens like Ernest Hemingway and T.S. Elliot. 【1】.This year’s prize makes Dylan the first American since Toni Morrison in 1993 to win the title. At the same time, the surprise announcement has also ignited a firestorm of discussion around the globe.

Influential US writer Jodi Picoult joked that she might now deserve a Grammy. And well-known British-Indian novelist Hari Kunzru lamented on social media by saying: “This feels like the lamest Nobel win since they gave it to Obama for not being Bush.”

Dylan’s new status — a musician awarded the Nobel Prize for literature–to a degree defies convention. However, this is by no means his first prize for his writing talents. Back in 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded Dylan a special citation “for his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”. 【2】.

【3】. Protest songs like Blowin in the Wind (1962) were the anthems of anti-war and civil rights movements in 1960s US. Densely poetic and image-rich songs such as Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) pushed the folk-rock movement. And even today, many of Dylan’s songs are still relevant and streamed regularly by people all over the world.

In a speech during the MusiCares pre-Grammy honors in 2015, Dylan revealed how he uses lyrics to document American culture and create an American songbook of his own. “I learned lyrics and how to write them from listening to folk songs,” said Dylan. “And I played them, and I met other people that played them, back when nobody was doing it.”

【4】. “From Orpheus to Faiz, song & poetry have been closely linked,” Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist also thought to have been a candidate for the prize, told The New York Times. “Dylan is the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition,” Rushdie added. “Great choice.”

A. There is nothing more honorable to win praise from one’s competitors.

B. In this sense, it could be argued that what the Nobel Committee is doing is simply reinforcing Dylan’s unshakable standing in the world of literature.

C. Dylan’s competitors questioned his winning the Nobel Prize for literature.

D. But, last week, these three figures became forever bonded by the Nobel Prize for literature.

E. Therefore, the Nobel committee just holds a different opinion from that of Pulitzer Prize jury.

F. The words behind Dylan’s songs address social issues and have been transmitted from generation to generation.

I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be 【1】 for so long 【2】 I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time 【3】 a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed a lot since I came here.

English now is also【4】 as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of 【5】 English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for【6】 and education. English is now also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa 【7】 South Africa.

I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really 【8】. Although she didn’t know the best way【9】getting to places, she insisted that she 【10】 the trip properly.

Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary (独自的) eating for pleasure. 【2】 . “Foodies”—people with a passionate interest in cuisines—do it because all they need is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish. Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so. For instance, it’s estimated that nearly a third of all the customers of fast-food restaurants eat alone. They are served with their food fast， eat it fast and then leave fast. 【3】

But the appeal of eating alone is quite different. 【4】 . For the hour or so that it takes to have a meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. They don’t have to deal with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they’ll bring a book, a newspaper to enjoy a quiet time.

David Annand, editor of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurant—its ebb and flow (人来人往), the periodic arrival and departure of the waiter”. 【5】 .

A. It’s an experience of freedom

B. they might be a little embarrassed

C. People choose to eat alone for various reasons

D. none of them would feel bad about themselves

E. Sometimes staying alone is quite cosy when you don’t work

F. This restaurant rhythm allows him to sit back, observe and think

G. It saves time if they have a meeting or a child to pick up from school