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     What do you know about a robot? Robots are machines that can be made to do certain things. They are
in all shapes. For example, puppy (a young dog) robots  1 like real ones. They jump and bark (吠). Robots
can do many  2 people can't do. Robots can go where people can't go and bring back important information.
In 1997, scientists sent a robot to Mars. It  3 pictures of rocks and soil, which helped scientists understand  4
our own planet works. Scientists even used a robot to make a  5  of a volcano. So robots are very  6
machines. They play a very important  7 in our life. They help people understand the world we live in.

选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文。

                                       Tourists in space
        Man has been traveling into space for more than 40 years. Even today though,
very few people get the chance to be an astronaut, about 30 per year. This is mainly
because of the expense. It costs millions of yuan to train and send astronauts into
space. Very few countries can      1    this.

         This is why American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20,000,000 US dollars to the Russian space agency
to go into space. He visited the International Space Station. His     2    , making him the first ever space tourist,
took eight days altogether. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking at the Earth and listening to music
on his once-in-a-lifetime trip.
         After landing     3    back on earth, Mr. Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty
he had was walking but this is normal (正常) for anyone who's been in zero gravity (重力).
         Some people, especially in the American space agency, think that you must be     4     to go into space.
They worry about the safety of other astronauts. However, Mr. Tito received training before he left. He also
helped to prepare food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was     5    to go.
         A survey showed that 75% of Americans supported space tourism. Some people are bored of all the
places on earth. They are looking for a new     6    trip and space is the place.
         The money Mr. Tigo gave the Russians equaled 20% of their annual budget (年度预算). If we want to
see men on Mars and other planets, we may need rich people    7    Mr. Tito to help us pay for it. The Russians
have more rich people who want to become space tourists. They should take them.

(     )1. A) give
(     )2. A) plan
(     )3. A) heavily
(     )4. A) international
(     )5. A) allowed
(     )6. A) developing
(     )7. A) except

B) afford
B) money
B) easily
B) traditional
B) made
B) surprising
B) like

C) receive
C) trip
C) safely
C) special
C) noticed
C) boring
C) with

D) prove
D) time
D) hardly
D) professional
D) invited
D) exciting
D) from

根据短文内容，判断下列句了正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F”。

     What is an e-reader? An e-reader is a small computer. It can hold thousands of e-books.
So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small, light e-readers.
     For example, a US high school has put its paper books away. Teachers and students are using
e-readers now. "It's so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips." said
Meghan Chenausky,16.
     Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. Hanvon WISEreader is the most popular
e-reader in China. It weighs about 260g and is as big as a regular textbook. It is a special e-reader.
Students can make notes on it. They can use it to download textbooks from school computers.
It can also send and receive homework.
     New e-readers are not just for reading. They have WI-FI (无线网络) and multimedia (多媒体).
Parents think these may hurt children's study habits." I think WI-FI is not necessary for kids."
says Zeng Wenwen, 43, Beijing.

(     )1. An e–reader can keep thousands of e–books.
(     )2. An e–reader can help to make schoolbags lighter than before.
(     )3. In every US school, e–readers are used instead of paper textbooks.
(     )4. The passage mainly introduces the size of an e–reader.
(     )5. A different opinion is against the WI-FI and multimedia of e–readers.

阅读理解。

     When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What's the best
way to know it?
     You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the
pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word
is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
     First, all the English words are arranged (安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see
the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words "desert" and "pull",
"desert" will be certainly before "pull". Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter,
you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, "pardon" is before"plough",
"judge" before "just", etc.
     Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?
     The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you'll use it as often as possible in your English study.

1. This passage is about _____.

[ ]

A. new words in writing
B. different dictionaries
C. the best way of reading
D. using an English-Chinese dictionary

2. In the dictionary you may not find _____.

[ ]

A. how to pronounce the word
B. the spelling of the word
C. who used the word first
D. how to use the word

3. In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word _____.

[ ]

A. begins with Z
B. begins with A
C. is a short one
D. is not often used

4. Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?

[ ]

A. perhaps, produce, plenty
B. straight, subject, surprise
C. century, center, business
D. foreign, entrance, headache