Each person has his / her unique character which ____ him / her from others．
A．differs B．distinguishes C．divides D．draws
_________ surprises us most is that she doesn’t even know _________ the difference between “speak” and “talk” lies.
A. What; where B. What; which C. What; what D. That; where
Researchers are placing robotic dogs（机器狗）in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old people’s depression, physical activity, and life satisfaction. “No one will argue that an older person is better off being more active, challenged, or stimulated（应急的） ,”Edwards points out. “The problem is how we promote that, especially for those without friends or help. A robotic dog could be a solution.”
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, researchers will collect baseline data for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the researchers will review the data to determine if it has inspired any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady, “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has a mind of his own.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The researchers say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled(行动不便的) and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes（免除） exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says，“But it’s amazing how quickly we have given up that belief.”
“Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels, or heart rhythms. AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate older people’s minds.”
The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to .
A．understand human-animal relationship
B．make lonely old people’s life better
C．find the causes of old people’s loneliness
D．promote the animal-assisted research
In the research, the old people are asked to .
A．note the activities of AIBOs B．keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks
C．record their feelings and activity D．analyze the collected information
What is the advantage of AIBO over live dogs?
A．It is easier to keep at home. B．It can help the disabled people.
C． It responds to all the human orders. D．It can watch TV with its owner.
The author seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may .
A．cure certain diseases B．keep old people active
C． change people’s beliefs D．look more like real dogs
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部门读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
vacation A．cabbage B．traffic C．castle D．escape
organize A．imagine B．message C．design D．garage
succeed A．uniform B．popular C．rough D．nowadays
treasure A．precious B．forgive C．typist D．gray
pilot A．voyage B．glove C．tobacco D．soldier
The new building will be built _____was a wasteland 30 years ago.
A．in which B．where C．in what D．there
This event not only raised _______ of world hunger, but also raised lots of money to help starving children.
A. information B. knowledge C. instruction D. awareness
Young people who have got jobs may realize college lessons can’t be the only preparations for all of the situation _______ appears in the working world.
A. where B. when C. that D. what
The Spring Festival falls ________ the first day of the Chinese Lunar year.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa. He, since a very early age, has been looking after cattle. At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of you. However, he has never been to school. Has this boy had any education?
Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us — our parents, brothers, sisters, friends — are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. We start learning on the day we were born, not on the first day we go to school. Every day we have new experiences, like finding a bird’s nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didn’t like before. New experiences are even more fun when we share them with other people.
Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as many as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are capable of doing. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooking doesn’t tell you whether you are good at it.
We learn so much just living from day to day. So why is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can’t do everything for themselves. At school, teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways.
The writer takes the African boy as an example to show that _______.
A. African children are very poor. B. some children are unlucky.
C. there are many kinds of education. D. schools are of great importance.
In the opinion of the writer, .
A. we have to learn from the people around us. B. the school is not important at all.
C. only people who care for us can teach us. D. education takes place everywhere.
One can find out what he / she is good at by _.
A. what people encourage him/ her to do. B. the teachings of those he / she meets.
C. thinking about it when growing up. D. trying and practising things.
The passage tells us that _ .
A. everyone gets education from the day he or she was born.
B. different classes of people receive different kinds of education.
C. the school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the world.
D. everyone will find out what he or she is good at.
According to the last paragraph, we know that .
A. the school is not so important as our living places.
B. the school enables us to understand the world in other ways.
C. the school teaches us things which are useless at home.
D. the school cannot prepare us for our daily lives.
请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
M=Mary
T=Tom
M: Hi, I'm going door to door tonight to tell people about the Student Action Union.
T: I think I read something in the (76)n last week.
M: Yeah, we are trying to (77) p and preserve some of the open spaces on campus.
T: You are the group that's (78) a against the extension of the parking lot next to Darwin Hall,
right?
M: That's us. We just feel it is important to save some of the (79) n beauty of the campus.
Some of those trees are hundreds of years old.
T: It's a pretty (80) p . My friends and I had picnics over there by the stream.
M: We are going to (81) o a demonstration on Thursday afternoon.
T: Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon.
M: But maybe you could (82) s this appeal letter. We are going to hand it in to the administration
to demonstrate how the students feel about this.
T: Sure, let me get a pen.
M: I have a pen right here. And let me (83) l you this little book about the Student Action
Union. Maybe you could come to some of our meetings. We get (84) t once a month.
T: Yeah, I'd like to know more about your group. Let me know (85) w the next meeting is and I
will try to be there.