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A British woman is bored with the men in her own country．She 'd very much like to change her life．Will she find a perfect husband and live a more perfect life?
Nicolette Morganti's friends can't understand why she joined a dating agency (婚姻介绍所), She has a good 1 as a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life．But the 29-year-old 2 , who has a degree in English Literature (文学), is so bored with British men 3 she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males．
“English men are usually materialistic and have 4 imagination,” she says．“I have 5 years being bored by men who never do anything 6 I'm almost 30 now and I would really love to 7 a husband and have 8 ．I'd like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 9 six months．”
In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once 10 an advertisement in a magazine for 11 people and had 400 replies．But she says, “I only met one or two of them． 12 of the others sounded very 13 ”
Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months 14 and has met five men 15 then．She says, “I 16 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men．I rang 17 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 18 the call．I've met five so far but I'm looking for someone very 19 ．I'd like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a 20 of adventure．”
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My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.
Last spring I bought two newly-hatched chickens for her. She got 1 and took good care of them. 2 , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears from 3 . I helped her 4 the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the 5 of her ideas.
6 , I was wrong. Children are children 7 . The failure hasn't 8 my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows, My daughter and I could 9 the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn't.
So I told her to 10 the grains on the window-sill. A few ninutes later, the sparrows came to land on the window-sill 11 and pecked at the rice. Sunddenly my daughter asked me,“Mum, can we catch and 12 the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How 13 it is for them to live outside!”
“Oh, my dear, I do not think it is a good idea. You know,” I explained to her,”the sparrow is a bird who loves 14 . No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will 15 quickly. They are 16 to live outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.”
From then on, we have set up a kind of 17 with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and 18 them as pet birds. However, we do not need to 19 them. We 20 seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring mornings.
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Today, robots come in all shapes and sizes. They can’t complain, even if the work is heavy and dangerous. And they can work or play all day without getting bored. Unlike a human’s arms, a robot’s joints will never get stiff (僵硬的). The end of the arm can be fitted with devices (装置) to perform different tasks. These could be a welding (焊接) point, suction cups (吸附杯) or gripping fingers (钳形指) for lifting and moving objects. Such an arm of these computer controlled industrial robots can work 24 hours a day.
Robopets (机器人宠物) are high-tech robots programmed to play. They can communicate with their owners and recognize their voices. Each one will develop a different “personality”. They can be a lot of fun to play with, but these robots can also be helpful to people who are sick and can’t look after a real animal. Many doctors believe that when a person is happy and laughing, their body recovers faster. A robopet might be just what the doctor ordered.
NeCoRo is a robot cat that has been developed to be more than a toy. The robot uses sensors (传感器) that can detect movement and sound. It can even store helpful information in its memory. Its behaviour changes over time, just like a real pet.
60. From Paragraph 1 we learn that ________.
A. a human’s arms never get stiff
B. robots sometimes get bored just as humans do
C. robots can do some work which humans can’t
D. robots can work all day but they can’t play
61. Rob pets are especially useful in ________according to the passage.
A. schools B. Hospitals C. cinemas D. factories
62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A robot never says “NO” to the dangerous work.
B. A robot can “remember” useful information.
C. NeCoRo is a robot dog.
D. NeCoRo’s behaviour changes over time.
63. What does the underlined word “detect” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Recognize. B. Create. C. Store. D. Destroy.
BToday, robots come in all shapes and sizes. They can’t complain, even if the work is heavy and dangerous. And they can work or play all day without getting bored. Unlike a human’s arms, a robot’s joints will never get stiff (僵硬的). The end of the arm can be fitted with devices (装置) to perform different tasks. These could be a welding (焊接) point, suction cups (吸附杯) or gripping fingers (钳形指) for lifting and moving objects. Such an arm of these computer controlled industrial robots can work 24 hours a day. Robopets (机器人宠物) are high-tech robots programmed to play. They can communicate with their owners and recognize their voices. Each one will develop a different “personality”. They can be a lot of fun to play with, but these robots can also be helpful to people who are sick and can’t look after a real animal. Many doctors believe that when a person is happy and laughing, their body recovers faster. A robopet might be just what the doctor ordered.NeCoRo is a robot cat that has been developed to be more than a toy. The robot uses sensors (传感器) that can detect movement and sound. It can even store helpful information in its memory. Its behaviour changes over time, just like a real pet.60. From Paragraph 1 we learn that ________.A. a human’s arms never get stiffB. robots sometimes get bored just as humans doC. robots can do some work which humans can’tD. robots can work all day but they can’t play61. Rob pets are especially useful in ________according to the passage.A. schools B. Hospitals C. cinemas D. factories62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. A robot never says “NO” to the dangerous work.B. A robot can “remember” useful information.C. NeCoRo is a robot dog.D. NeCoRo’s behaviour changes over time.63. What does the underlined word “detect” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Recognize. B. Create. C. Store. D. Destroy.
请选出与所给句子或划线部分意思最接近的答案：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1.
Was it by accident or by design?
A. Was it on purpose or not? B. Was it designed by somebody?
C. Was it an accident? D. Did it happen accidently?
2.
Did I really hear a voice or was it only my fancy?
A. Did I really hear a voice or was it only my image？
B. Did I really hear a voice or was it only what I like?
C. Did I hear a voice or someone crying in my dream?
D. Did I notice a voice or it is not the really one?
3.
He is above stealing.
A. He is good at stealing. B. He never steals.
C. He likes stealing. D. He is forced to steal.
4.
He is a bad actor.
A. He is not good at performance. B. He is a little good at performance.
C. He is a very dangerous person to do anything. D. He is not fit for being an actor.
5.
He is lacking animal force.
A. His energy is not full enough. B. He is as strong as an animal.
C. He can do something with his own force. D. He has enough energy.
6.
He is anything but a doctor.
A. He is only a doctor. B. He is not a doctor.
C. He is somebody else. D. What he does isn’t like a doctor.
7.
Anything is at your service.
A. Your work is to serve everything. B. You can serve everybody with your own effort.
C. We all want to get your service. D. You can use everything you need as you like.
68. You’ve tried three times. Tony’s been standing for two hours; let the dog see the rabbit!
A. let the dog run after a rabbit B. ask the dog to watch rabbits
C. it’s Tony’s turn to do something D. it’s your turn to do something.
8.
What price going for a walk?
A. What about going for a walk? B. How much do you need for going for a walk?
C. How much could I get for a walk? D. What is the price you’ll pay for a walking?
9.
He talked and talked but never came to the point.
A. He talked a lot on the key point. B. He talked a lot but didn’t focus on the key point.
C. He talked less than he need to. D. He talked more than he really needed to.
10.
He began to smell a rat in the matter.
A. feel that there was a rat near him B. feel something not going so good
C. feel a rat would make something wrong D. smell a rat’s smell in the matter
11.
John is always reasonable.
A. John is open-minded and easy to get along with.
B. John always has a reason to do what he wants.
C. John is always good at reasoning in some case.
D. John can reason something others couldn’t.
12.
I must pop off now.
A. I must go now. B. My pop music life is ended now.
C. I am not popular. D. I must make my corn pop.
13.
He doesn’t care a pin for her.
A. He doesn’t like a needle for her. B. He wasn’t a pin to her.
C. He doesn’t care about her. D. He doesn’t want to throw a pin on her.
14.
You mustn’t take everything so personally.
A. You mustn’t want to take everything as his own.
B. You may not think of everything as yours.
C. You couldn’t gain everything which doesn’t belong to you.
D. You mustn’t think that somebody is criticizing you when he is not.
15.
What a peach of a room!
A. What a wonderful room which holds so many peaches!
B. What a big peach in the room!
C. What a big peach room it is!
D. What a nice room it is!
16.
Your number comes up.
A. Your number becomes larger and larger. B. Your number keeps going up.
C. You are lucky. D. You are unfortunate.
17.
Somebody’s number is up / goes up.
A. Somebody’s number is end. B. Somebody’s number may keeps going up.
C. It’s time for somebody to go west. D. It’s time for somebody to add up his number.
18.
It feels nice and soft.
A. It is nice and soft. B. It is nice but soft.
C. It is soft except nice. D. It feels very soft.
19.We see more of Blair these days.
A. These days we can watch more about Blair.
B. We know more about Blair these days.
C. We have seen Blair more times these times.
D. These days found we could see Blair.
Robopets (机器人宠物) are high-tech robots programmed to play. They can communicate with their owners and recognize their voices. Each one will develop a different “personality”. They can be a lot of fun to play with, but these robots can also be helpful to people who are sick and can’t look after a real animal. Many doctors believe that when a person is happy and laughing, their body recovers faster. A robopet might be just what the doctor ordered.