After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.

This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.

This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided(自动导向的)robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do some easy things. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.

1.What does the underlined word “greet” in this article mean?

A. 讨厌. B. 远离. C. 打败. D. 问候.

2.What does the robot tell you to _____ to your cousin?

A. say happy birthday B. dance

C. send a birthday gift D. help you with your homework

3.What does NAO look like?

A. He has small eyes and a small head.

B. He has big eyes and a large head.

C. He has a large body with a large head.

D. He has a small body with small eyes.

4.When will people have robots like NAO in their homes?

A. In 2040. B. During 2040.

C. After 2040. D. Before 2040.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A. NAO isn’t a self-guided robot.

B. NAO can’t help kids with their homework.

C. NAO is more than fifteen thousand dollars.

D. NAO can’t even express emotions.

Arum has had a dream ever since he saw a ship for the first time at the age of four. His dream was to_______a ship.

Last year, he started building his ship _______. “I was afraid that people would laugh at me, so sometimes I worked all night,” he said. It was a long time _______ he put his dream into practice. Finally, Arum decided to try to build his own ship, using the money he_______ from part-time jobs. He spent three years _______ YouTube videos in order to learn how to make a ship.

It took him a year to build his ship, using mostly recycled materials. The ships first sail came at 3 pm on 10th, June. Local villagers gathered excitedly to watch the ship sail, _______, the ship only got 100m in the river before sinking (沉).

Although the first sail _________. Arum went on making a ship. His next project is to build a ship with wings. Arum thinks the ship will cost over $10, 000. “I never feel _______for spending all my money building a ship,” he said.

His wife worries about him. “I don't know how ships work and he doesn’t have any experts to help him. He can only search for _______ himself,” she said. “I tried to ask him to stop a few times, but he said he wouldn’t ________, so I have to support his dream.”

1.A. make B. repair C. draw

2.A. carefully B. impatiently C. secretly

3.A. before B. until C. when

4.A. borrowed B. saved C. stolen

5.A. recording B. producing C. watching

6.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However

7.A. appeared B. continued C. failed

8.A. grateful B. sorry C. happy

9.A. information B. workers C. ships

10.A. give up B. take out C. keep off

What is the best-selling book in the world? Is it the Harry Potter series or Secret Garden? According to the Guinness World Records, the Xinhua Dictionary, published(出版) by the Commercial Press in China, is the world’s most popular dictionary and the best-selling book.

In 1950, Chinese language experts(专家) and scholars, Wei Jiangong and Ye Shengtao, started to edit(编辑) the Xinhua Dictionary. There was a lot of discussion, research and paper work. Some hand scripts (稿件) were checked again and again like compositions, People’s Daily reported. Many people’s hard work and interesting stories went into making the dictionary.

In 1953, the first Xinhua Dictionary was published. Today, 567 million copies of the dictionary have been sold worldwide.

However, revisions (修订) to the dictionary continue to be made. According to Yu Guilin from Commercial Press, editors(编辑) usually summarize (总结) the meaning of words again while revising.So far, the Xinhua Dictionary has been revised 11 times.

To keep up with the times, some popular and widely used internet words are also added to the dictionary. For example, in the 11th edition, the phrases “晒工资 (show off salary)” and “晒照片 (show off pictures)” were included.

All these efforts create the “National Dictionary” of China. The Xinhua Dictionary is not only a useful tool for generations of Chinese people. It also helps foreigners who are learning the Chinese language and culture.

根据文章内容,完成下列句子。

According to the Guinness World Records, the Xinhua Dictionary is the1.book and very popular in the world.and interesting stories went into making the dictionary.

The first Xinhua Dictionary was2.after many people's hard work in1953.Great experts and editors don’t stop their work. They 3.to revise the dictionary. They also4.some popular internet words to the dictionary to keep up with the time. The Xinhua Dictionary is not only useful but also5.

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