3. The travelers walked for long in the desert and they felt (口渴的) .

1. To do this job,you must have a (学位) in English.

阅读理解(2015 •河南郑州二模) 

   Going to a new school might be hard —you not only have to make new friends,but also have to search an unknown place that is usually large and totally strange to you. Most schools invite seniors to help newcomers. But wouldn’t it be more fun if the campus guide was not a human but a drone (无人驾驶飞机) ？Let's welcome SkyCall.

   SkyCall has come into use recently. It was invented by and used in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Students of MIT describe their campus as “one of the most difficult mazes (迷宫) in the world”. That's why it is important to have SkyCall to help students and visitors find their way around the campus.

   But how does it work? Actually the answer is quite simple — the drone flies in front of you and leads the way. It is fitted with a camera,WiFi,GPS navigation and sensors that allow it to find its way. Before using SkyCall,users have to download a SkyCall app,which can communicate the user's exact position to SkyCall. Once SkyCall gets the destination (目的地) from the app,it will start guiding. Like any good tour guide,SkyCall will point out important classrooms or labs along the way. As soon as it completes its task,SkyCall will leave and come to help another lost person.

   As a new invention,SkyCall still has some disadvantages. It needs humans to help when it meets closed doors and it is not able to sense other flying objects. But researchers have confidence to perfect it in the near future.

   Maybe someday,SkyCall will step out of MIT and enter your school as well. Will you give it a try?

1. What does the underlined word “seniors” in the first paragraph mean?

   A. 导游   B. 上司

   C. 高年级学生   D. 飞行员

2. What do you know about SkyCall?

   A. It's a kind of new phone.

   B. It was invented many years ago.

   C. It's widely used in America.

   D. It's used for guiding the way.

3. Why is SkyCall important for students of MIT?

   A. It helps them to make more friends.

   B. It makes them go to visit MIT more often.

   C. It makes them save time and energy and learn better.

   D. It helps them find the classrooms around the amazing campus.

4. How does SkyCall work?

   A. It flies in front of you and leads the way.

   B. It communicates your exact positions to you.

   C. It takes pictures and sends them to your phone.

   D. It maps the classrooms and labs you want to go to.

5. What do the researchers think of SkyCall?

   A. It is perfect enough now.

   B. It still needs to get improved.

   C. It will work with other flying objects.

   D. It will help people when they meet closed doors.

完形填空(2015 •浙江宁波) 

   The first note I ever wrote for my mother said “Hi,Mom!Have a nice day!Love,Marie!” I was twelve when I wrote it,and I folded the 1 into her change purse (零钱包) .

   My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she 2 meals in the dining hall,she would have to look for change in her purse. I didn't know that she would 3 that note,and always carry it with her.

   From the day that I 4 folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse,she and I left each other 5 notes. They would be put in the fridge,under a lamp,or beside the TV set. I 6 found one hidden in my shoe. From the outside,our notes may have been general 7 of our days,ideas and wishes. But to my mother and 8 ,they were a lifeline — a kind of communication with each other that no one else 9 .

   On October 20,2009,my mother died after a long illness. I stood near her bed,10 her hand. I didn't cry the day my mom died,11 I didn't cry a week later when I went to collect her things. I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and 12 .

   Recently,I found a note that my mom had 13 me. It had been hidden in the 14 of my favorite childhood book for years. It read “Dear Marie,I love you always. Miss you a lot. Don’t forget me. Be 15 ！Love,Mom. ” That day,I cried

1. A. note   B. book   C. diary   D. letter

2. A. prepared   B. sold   C. bought   D. cooked

3. A. forget   B. keep   C. lose   D. pick

4. A. carefully   B. wisely   C. quickly   D. carelessly

5. A. big   B. funny   C. secret   D. beautiful

6. A. hardly   B. never   C. even   D. seldom

7. A. programs   B. courses   C. excuses   D. records

8. A. her   B. me   C. him   D. us

9. A. shared   B. believed   C. promised   D. remembered

10. A. reaching   B. watching   C. pushing   D. holding

11. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. because

12. A. gifts   B. pains   C. dialogs   D. mistakes

13. A. lent   B. sent   C. passed   D. left

14. A. lines   B. poems   C. pages   D. pictures

15. A. serious   B. happy   C. patient   D. strict

10. With the help of the teacher,I can speak better than before.

   A. very   B. much

   C. quiet   D. pretty

9. —Can I give you a call at night?

—Sure. You can call me you need help.

   A. wherever   B. whatever

   C. whenever   D. however

8. (2014 •湖北黄石) Everything in our school since 2009.Now,it very modern.

   A. is changed;is looked

   B. is changed;looks

   C. has changed;is looked

   D. has changed;looks

7. (2014 •四川泸州) Please remember your notebook here tomorrow.

   A. brings   B. brought

   C. bringing   D. to bring

6. (2014 •贵州贵阳) Our teachers are very friendly to us. We friends since three years ago.

   A. have been   B. has become

   C. would be

5. —Can you all the math problems?

—Of course I can. They are so easy.

   A. work out   B. look out

   C. take out   D. put out