The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.

Robots also helpdisabledpeople, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt (带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.

In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.

1.From the passage, we know robots cannot be ______.

A. dangerous animals B. factory workers

C. guide dogs D. hospital helpers

2.A robot guide dog ______.

A. goes in front of the blind people

B. walk side by side with blind people

C. has a map in its head

D. helps patients with their meals

3.The underlined word “disabled” means ______.

A. 不能的 B. 有害的 C. 失灵的 D. 残疾的

4.Some disabled people need robots help to ______.

A. take care of themselves

B. talk to other people

C. become scientists

D. do dangerous jobs

5.In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. robots are stronger and cleverer than humans

B. disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots

C. robots will take the place of humans some day in the future

D. robots can help humans in many different ways

On the fourth Thursday of every November, most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving Special traditions in the US have been around for many years.1. These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started.2.The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest(收获). But it wasn't made into an official (官方的) holiday until 1863. The first large meal had turkey, fruits and vegetables, which are still common today.

3. Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans(美洲印第安人)to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food. Today at the large meal, friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.

4. The parade(游行)includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats(花车)that carry famous people. There are also many musical performances to watch. This parade started in l924,and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City.

5.People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day became an official holiday. Today, the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NEL games every Thanksgiving.

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A.Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about.

B.American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day.

C.However, some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from.

D.Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.

E.A large meal is the important event of every Thanksgiving.

F. Every year there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Saturday was a beautiful day. It was summer and the sun was hot and there were flowers in all the gardens. It was a day for everybody to be happy.

Tom Sawyer came out of his house with a brush and a big pot of _____ paint in his hand. His aunt asked him to paint the fence(栅栏). He looked at the fence, it was three metres high and thirty metres _____ . He put his brush in the paint and painted ______ of the fence, put down his brush and sat down. There were ______ of work in front of him and he was the _____ boy in the village.

After ten minutes, Tom had an idea, a _____ idea.

He took up the brush again and began to work. He saw his friend Joe in the street, but he didn’t look at him. Joe came up to Tom and looked at the fence.

“I am sorry, Tom.”

Tom said _____. The paint brush moved _____.

“Working for your aunt?” said Joe. “I am going down to the river. I am sorry you can’t come with me.”

Tom put down his brush. “You call this work?” he said.

“Painting a fence?” said Joe. “Of course it’s work!”

“Perhaps it is and perhaps it isn’t. But I _____ it. I can go to the river any day. I can’t paint a fence very often.”

Then Tom painted very _____ and carefully. He often stopped, moved back from the fence and looked at his work with a smile. Tom seemed to enjoy _____ while painting. Joe began to get very _____, and wanted to paint. Tom gave him the brush. For the _____ time that day he was a very happy boy.

More friends came to _____ Tom, but soon they all wanted to paint, too. By the afternoon, the fence – all thirty metres _____ it — was a beautiful white. Tom Sawyer can go out to play finally.

1.A.black B.blue C.red D.white

2.A.wide B.long C.tall D.short

3.A.some B.much C.most D.any

4.A.seconds B.minutes C.days D.hours

5.A.cutest B.happiest C.unhappiest D.worst

6.A.awful B.cheerful C.meaningful D.wonderful

7.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything

8.A.here and there B.up and down C.right and left D.day and night

9.A.like B.hate C.finish D.choose

10.A.quickly B.easily C.exactly D.slowly

11.A.herself B.themselves C.himself D.itself

12.A.interested B.interesting C.amazing D.amazed

13.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth

14.A.look at B.laugh at C.point at D.shout at

15.A.on B.of C.in D.with

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