“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to   1   and go to school.” said the clock-robot   2   a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was   3  . While he was eating, the whole wall  4   a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do   5   for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV  6  . When he finished eating, the   7   gave him his clothes very fast and   8   him. Then Billy went off to school.

When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no   9   waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be   10   you to school every day. Now would you please   11   your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The   12   began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will   13   your homework today   14   you will have a very, very important lesson to   15   in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.

The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n)   16   student. All of your homework is   17  .” When they   18   the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and   19   his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but   20   lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...” 

1. A. get up                 B. show up          C. take up           D. dress up

2. A. in                        B. on              C. with            D. by

3. A. angry              B. amazed         C. worried       D. quick

4. A. changed for               B. became of      C. looked like      D. turned into

5. A. something                B. anything         C. everything       D. nothing

6. A. show                         B. screen            C. set              D. box

7. A. driver-robot              B. clock-robot     C. kitchen-robot   D. clothes-robot

8. A. dressed                     B. cleaned       C. pushed        D. pleased

9. A. teacher                      B. student          C. robot           D. driver

10. A. driving                                               B. accommodating  

      C. loading                                               D. holding

11. A. give                      B. show             C. send            D. lend

12. A. teacher                    B. driver           C. robot           D. car

13. A. check                    B. prepare          C. inspect          D. do

14. A. if                              B. when             C. but             D. because

15. A. miss                      B. learn             C. study            D. check

16. A. energetic                  B. optimistic        C. great            D. handsome

17. A. easy                            B. difficult                 C. correct          D. wrong

18. A. rushed in                     B. got to          C. turned to      D. left off

19. A. took                  B. found         C. made         D. kept

20. A. easy                   B. important      C. boring       D. influential

An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.

James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.

Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.

He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said: “I've never thought about stopping. Never.” He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 litres of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”

Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.

His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasn't scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”

Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.

It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.

How old is James Harrison？

A. 56           B. 70           C. 74           D. 78

What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?

A. babies           B. mothers      C. dollars          D. all of the above

   Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _____.

    A. his daughter asked him to help her son

    B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars

    C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed

    D. someone else’s blood saved his life

The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _____.

    A. babies suffer permanent brain damage before born

    B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood

    C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage

    D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood

   What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?

    A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.

    B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.

    C. Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.

    D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.

Help or Not

Dear editor,

During last year's winter holiday, I went shopping with my grandmother. We saw several beggars. Some of them were disabled, which made me feel sad. Among them were old people, young people and even children! When I wanted to help them, my grandmother stopped me. She told me they were not worth showing mercy to because some beggars cheated people out of their money. Should I help them?

                                                                                           Yours,

                                                                                           Mary from Guangzhou

Dear Mary,

       While I understand your grandmother’s point of view, I think that just because some beggars have cheated people, this doesn’t mean you should never help any beggars.

       Showing mercy to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do. While some beggars may use dishonest means to get money, most beggars will not. Even those who use dishonest means are probably hungry for food and feel they have no choice but to cheat people. It is important to be careful for your own safety. But if you want to help, you don’t necessarily have to give it to beggars in the street.

       Another way you can help is by donating money to the China Charity Federation. Visit its website at: www. china charity. cn.net.

18.From the grandmother’s point of view, we can learn that ________.

A. she has never helped the beggars.    

B. she believes not all beggars are honest

C. she has surely been cheated by some beggars  

D. she shows no pity for the poor

19. Mary felt sad for _______.

       A. her grandmother                                                 B. the disabled beggars 

C. the old people                                              D. herself

20. The editor suggests that Mary should _______.

       A. have her own mind                                      B. follow her grandmother

       C. do something for those unfortunate                D. help the China Charity Federation

21. The underlined word “donating” probably means _______.

       A. give out of kindness                                     B. put into a business

C. earn through an organization                         D. give in return for some kindness