In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We 37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38  , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
【小题1】
A.gave B.fed C.threw D.sold
【小题2】
A.weigh B.watch C.cut D.use
【小题3】
A./ B.a C.anD.the
【小题4】
A.rich B.poor C.honest D.quiet
【小题5】
A.and B.so C.but D.or
【小题6】
A.I B.my C.me D.mine
【小题7】
A.get back B.look backC.give backD.turn back
【小题8】
A.answer B.question C.help D.idea
【小题9】
A.differenceB.habit C.mistake D.difficulty
【小题10】
A.Study B.mean C.imagine D.know

A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station .There were always lots of people in and out .
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak ,“Good morning ,Madam .”it said in Indian . “Your weight is 72 kilograms .That’s three kilograms more .If you eat more fruit and vegetables ,you will be soon all right .Please have a nice day .”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning ,Miss .”the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms .It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day .Please have a nice day .”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English , “Good morning .Will one of you get off?”
【小题1】The machine in this passage could              .

A.weigh and talk to people
B.tell people what they should eat
C.speak all kinds of languages
D.make people laugh
【小题2】According to the machine ,if the Indian woman weighs              ,she will be all right.
A.72 kilograms.B.69 kilograms
C.75 kilograms.D.45 kilograms.
【小题3】The machine said to a Chinese girl that she               .
A.should eat moreB.should eat less
C.had to eat more fruitD.kept herself healthy
【小题4】How was the American woman?
A.She was healthy.
B.She liked thinking.
C.She was too heavy.
D.The machine didn’t like her.

A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”
【小题1】The machine in this passage could           .

A.tell the weight of people
B.tell people what they should drink
C.sell many kinds of drinks
D.make people laugh
【小题2】The man put his first machine           .
A.in the waiting room of a station
B.in a train
C.in the doctor’s waiting room
D.in the women’s room
【小题3】The machine told the Indian woman           .
A.she was a little lighter
B.she was a little heavier
C.it couldn’t speak Indian
D.to eat what she wanted to eat
【小题4】The machine said to a Chinese girl that she            .
A.should eat more
B.should eat less
C.had to eat more fruit
D.kept herself healthy
【小题5】 How was the American woman?
A.She was healthy.
B.She liked thinking.
C.She was too heavy.
D.The machine didn’t like her.

Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property(财产)。 Soon a new kind of protection will be used- robots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will patrol(巡逻) factories, warehoues(仓库),and museums at night.
The mobile robots will move around slowly on wheels. They will be able to detect people through walls and pick up sounds, such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with lound sirens(警笛) to frighten thieves, or radios to signal police or guards.
To protect a building, a robot will have to move around without knocking into the walls. Information about the building will have to be stored in the robot’s small, built-in computer. A floor map could be programmed into the computer’s memory, for example.
A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able to climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It won’t be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be barred from the area it patrols.
One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or box has been moved and go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it won’t send an alam if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot will be hard to steal anyway. It will weigh about 200 pounds.
U.S companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper.
【小题1】Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots?

A.Because they are able to climb stairs.B.Because they are able to send an alarm
C.Because they can open doors.D.Because they can move around slowly on wheels
【小题2】 How will a robot get directions for moving around a building?
A.From a human guard .B.From a built- in computer.
C.From another robot .D.From radio signals.
【小题3】 What does the underlined word barred mean?
A.protectedB.allowed .C.markedD.prevented
【小题4】 According to the text, a mobile robot will NOT be able to ___________.
A.sense whether something has been moved.B.sense a cat crossing the room.
C.move over rough ground .D.detect people through walls.
【小题5】This text mainly describes how robots will ___________.
A.protect the museumB.set off a siren .
C.judge the size of a person.D.patrol buildings.

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