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 expressemotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. 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.The robot tells you to to your cousin.

A. say "Happy birthday" B. dance

C. send a birthday gift D. write

2.What does NAO look like?

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

B. He has big eyes and a large head.

C. He has small eyes and a small head.

D. He has a small body with a small head.

3.When might people have robots like NAO in their homes?

A. In 2020. B. About 15 years later.

C. In 2030. D. About 25 years later.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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 move and sense, but he can't think.

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. A storybook. B. A science magazine.

C. A picture book. D. A dictionary.

My first photo was taken at the age of 9.While I couldn't even remember the model of the camera,I do remember the enjoyment of looking through the photos.

When I was 16 years old,I bought a Canon camera before an overseas trip. Over the years I took many photos with it. There's Aunt Sarah,smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah,smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah,smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like. They also know what Europe's great landmarks(显著地面景观) look like. I didn't think about composition(构图) when taking the photos.

After the camera was stolen,I didn't buy one for a long time because I didn't want to buy a camera that I work difficulty until I found a Vivitar Series camera. It worked well in natural light,and I took a lot of photos with it. From then on,I had an artist's eye. My pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead,I took pictures of farmers at work in the field,fishermen repairing their nets. I captured(抓住) the color and character of the country. My friends were so interested that they asked for more.

Of course,I won the first prize easily in some photo competitions.My friends often told me that I moved from an amateur(业余爱好者) to an artist.

1.According to the passage,the writer's first camera was very ______.

A. advanced B. hightype C. simple D. ugly

2.The latest photos of the writers are mostly about _____.

A. only the smiling persons B. the character of the country

C. the familiar Greek architectures D. lots of famous buildings

3.One can become an artist if he _______.

A. takes a camera with him B. knows the history of a place

C. is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place D. learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

4.What's the best title of the passage______?

A. My first photo B. A lost camera C. A photographer D. An artist

Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, was born in Shanghai in 1980. He is his parents’ only child, and he is unusual because he is very tall. His mother and father are very tall, too. Both his parents were basketball players. His mother played for the Chinese national women’s team and his father played for a team in Shanghai.

Yao Ming learned to play basketball at an early age, but he wasn’t a good player right away. Before age 10, Yao Ming didn’t care much about basketball and he wasn’t very strong. But when he was 12, his parents sent him to a special sports school in Shanghai. At school he practiced basketball very hard. He started enjoying basketball a lot, and he got stronger. And he became a much better player.

In 1997, Yao Ming joined the Sharks, a Shanghai basketball team. At that time basketball started becoming very popular in China. People saw that Yao Ming was a very talented player. When he played in the 2000 summer Olympic Games, people around the world saw him on TV.

Some Americans saw him at the Olympics, and they wanted him on their team. In 2002 he started playing with the Houston Rockets. He became one of the Rockets’ most outstanding players. Yao Ming retired in 2011.

1.How old is Yao Ming?

A. Twenty-six. B. Twenty-eight. C. Thirty-seven. D. Thirty-five.

2.Yao Ming’s mother was on __________.

A. the Chinese national team B. the Sharks

C. a Shanghai team D. an American team

3.Why did Yao Ming’s parents sent him to a sports school when he was twelve?

A. Because Yao Ming wanted to take basketball lessons.

B. Because Yao Ming didn’t like to study school lessons.

C. Because they wanted him to play basketball well.

D. Because they didn’t like him to stay at home.

4.At the age of twenty-two, __________.

A. Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets

B. Yao Ming won first prize in a basketball match

C. Yao Ming played in the summer Olympic Games

D. Yao Ming became the best basketball player in the world

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. Yao Ming has no brother or sister.

B. Yao Ming’s parents were basketball players when they were young.

C. Yao Ming became a famous basketball player when he was only ten.

D. Yao Ming retired when he was thirty-one years old.

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