Hi, everyone. I’m Tina. I think our life in 2060 will be different from our life at the moment. There will be many robots in my house. Because robots will be cheap. And these robots will help my family do many kinds of work every day. Every morning the clock-robot will ask me to get up. Then the clothing-robot will dress * me quickly. Next the kitchen-robot will make breakfast for me. When I get out of the house with my schoolbag, a car-robot will wait for me. After I show * it my school ID card, the car will go. And then the car-robot will check my homework. When I get to school, the car-robot will say to me “See you tomorrow, Tina. Good luck.”

In the morning, I will have three lessons with my classmates. We’ll study on the Internet. We’ll use the e-book. The teachers are all robots. They are in different sizes and they can answer any question about any subject. In the afternoon, we will go to science lab to have two classes in a new plane. After class, we’ll play football with robots. My classmates and robots can all be my friends. Don’t you think the life with robots in the future will be fantastic?

1.The will dress Tina every morning.

A. clothing-robot B. car-robot

C. kitchen-robot D. clock-robot

2.Before getting in the car, Tina will show her to the car-robot.

A. homework B. school ID card

C. ticket D. schoolbag

3.How many classes do Tina and her classmates have?

A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six

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

A. Children won’t need to do their homework in 2060.

B. Robots will do all kinds of work in 2060.

C. Tina can make friends with not only his classmates but also robots.

D. People won’t eat anything for breakfast in 2060.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Robots will be cheap

B. Life with robots in the future

C. Students will study with robots

D. Different kinds of robots at home

At most school, “going green” means less rubbish or recycling. But at New York’s Riverdale Country School, it means being advised to run and even jump in the hallways. And the students really enjoy doing that.

Why? It because the hallways were built with special kinetic(动能的)tiles. When students run or jump on the floor tiles, electricity will be generated(产生). The electricity can be used to power classroom lights, science projects and charge electronic products. 14-year-old Zach Halem tried to make the officials buy them. There are eight tiles near the school’s student center.

Besides providing fun green energy, it’s also a good way to teach the students to be creative. They will be inspired to be scientists, inventors and engineers in the future to find clean energy for all humans.

The tiles are mostly made from rubber and other recycled things. They were invented by an English man Laurence Kembell-Cook. While new to the US, They have been put in many places in Europe- from a London Underground Station during the 2012 Olympics to a marathon (马拉松)track in Paris. When Pavegen started getting popular in London schools, Laurence began to realize that his invention not only saved energy ,but was also fun!

1.Why do the students of New York’s Riverdale Country School enjoy running in the hallways?

2.Who invented the special floor tiles?

3.What are the special floor tiles made of?

4.How can the kids at New York’s Riverdale Country School save energy from the floor tiles ?

5.What do you think of the invention?

Every school has its own set of rules to keep students disciplined (守纪律的). The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much stricter than others. There are also some rules that look strange or funny to us. Here are some funny school rules:

Japan Most schools demand (要求) that students wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. Some Japanese schools tell students that they may not go to movies, leave home after sunset or play video games without permission from the school.

The US For safety, at some US schools, students must have a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school every day. This makes sure students won’t fall over on the slippery (滑的) floors and keep the schools clean. Gum chewing is not allowed in many US school buildings, as it is difficult to clean up. And if students chew gum in class, they may not concentrate on their study.

Britain Students shouldn’t wear strange hairstyles in some British schools. But they might allow students to wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup. Two students had a special design shaved into their hair during the 2002 World Cup. But they were not accepted by their school after that because the school said the rules had changed since then.

根据短文内容,完成表格。

Country

Special school rules

Japan

①Students should wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts.

②Students may not go to movies, leave home after sunset or play video games

1.____________________.

The US

①Students must wear 2.____________________ at some US schools.

②Students shouldn’t 3._____________ in many US school buildings or in class.

Britain

Students aren’t allowed 4._________________ in some Britain schools.

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