One day in Overtown, Florida, 3.7 million dollars fell from the sky! It happened when a truck turned over. There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like gold.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money.
Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.
No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them.
The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.
So far, only one person has returned some money. He is a firefighter. He found 300,000 dollars in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.
【小题1】People filled their shirts with the money from  _______.

Robots have come a long way since 15^th century. We’ve got robots to build cars, carry heavy things, work in dangerous places and explore planets. But things haven’t stopped there.

In 1986, Honda made a robot called ASIMO. And now, it has been developed greatly. Standing at 130cm and weighing 54kg. ASIMO is very much like a small astronaut wearing a bag on the back. And he can walk, flight, climb and run fast. Isn’t it wonderful?

The world’s first robot teacher is Saya. With her human-like face, she can show expressions like happiness, surprise, sadness, dislike, fear and she can even smile or show anger at students, which look much like a real teacher’s. To do this, her rubber skin is pulled from the back with motors inside. And her eyes and mouth have wires(电线) too. She can also say some simple words like “hello” or “thank you”.

In the UK, the development of robots is exciting. The mini-robots will send food, clean floors, collect and throw away waste. These robots can open doors by themselves and stop if anything or anyone is in the way.

These mini-robots are very useful for controlling infection(传染). Usually clean and dirty work is done by the same person, but here, you’ll have robots that do”dirty work”, like collecting dirty sheets, or taking away hospital waste; and you’ll have robots that do”clean work”, like bringing meals or clean sheets to patients. The robots have separate work so there’s no way for infection, which is great. But of course, robots would not take the piece of humans, but would free up more time for nurses to be with patients.

But if this is what it’s like in 2011, what’s it going to be like to 2021?

1.In the following, which is ASIMO’s behavior?

  A. Smiling at people, saying “hello”.

  B. Sending food or opening doors by himself

  C. Fighting, climbing or running fast

  D. Collecting waste for patients

2.What makes Saya look real?

  A. Her face and rich expressions         B. Her clothes and shoes

  C. Her walking and running speed        D. Her rich knowledge

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

  A. Robots have come a long way since 1986.

  B. The first robot teacher was made by Honda.

  C. Saya looks like a small astronaut.

  D. If anyone or anything is in the way, mini-robots will stop.

4.The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that _______.

  A. nurses would have more free time with patients

  B. robots would not take the place of humans

  C. dirty and clean work is always done by the same person

  D.mini-robots are useful for controlling infection

In the summer of 1980 a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Carner, went to Great Britain on holiday. When he was travelling in Scotland, he decided to visit Loch Ness, the famous lake where people say there is a monster. But while he was going across the lake in a boat, his bag fell into the water. In the bag were his passport, car keys, pen, and all his money. Loch Ness is 150 meters deep, so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!
Fourteen years later, in 1994, some scientists decided to explore the lake. They looked for the Loch Ness monster. Suddenly one of them saw something black in the water. They carefully went nearer. They thought the black thing was the monster. They went nearer and nearer. It was a bag. They took the bag out of the lake. They found that the photo on the passport was still clear. One of the scientists knew Gaspar Carner. So the bag was returned to him.
【小题1】Carner visited Loch Ness _____.

David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he carne back to the car．One door was open—and the books were not there．David drove home．   

    That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．

    On Friday people read this in the newspaper：

    Books： Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books．

    Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．   

    David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．

    “Mr．Moore?”the man asked．

    “That’s right，”David said．“Can I help you?”

    “I’ve got some good books．You buy books，don’t you?”

    “Yes．Bring them in。Let me have a look．”

    Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”

    A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．

    “Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．

1.What happened to David Moore one day?

A．He lost his way in the city．        B．He couldn’t find his car．

C．Someone stole his books．         D．Many people read his letter．

2.The first man to David’s home was a_________．

        A．thief        B．policeman    C．driver        D．cook

3.From the story，we know the second man_______．

        A．is one of David’s friends         B．wants to return the books to David

        C.wants to show the books to David  D. reads the newspaper

4.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?

        a．He left his car in a quiet street．        b．He went to the police station．

        c．He wrote a letter to a newspaper．      d．He bought some dear books．

        e．He bought something else at other shops．

A．d，b，c，a，e              B．d，a，c，e，b

C．d，a，e，b，c              D．c，d，e，a，b

5.David probably bought the books on________．

        A．Wednesday       B．Friday       C．Saturday    D．Sunday