The robot caught a virus. ____________, it didn’t work.

      A. In order      B. As a result    C. In order to      D. However

We see with our eyes and taste with our tongues（舌头）．Ears are for hearing，skin is for feeling and noses are for smelling．Would anyone say that ears can smell，or that tongues can see? Actually, yes．Paul Bach-V-Rita, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin，believes that the senses can be changeable．For example，a tongue can be used for seeing．The brain（大脑）,as

we know，is a complex organ（复杂的器官）．Even when part of it is hurt．it will try to carry out the same function by sending the function to another area of the brain。

    A college student was asked to take part in an experiment．In the experiment, his eyes were covered with a small video camera．The camera was connected to a long plastic line which went into his mouth．A computer would change the video's picture．The picture would travel through the plastic line as an electric current（电流），reaching the electrodes（电极板）inside the student's

mouth．The scientist would roll a ball towards his right side，left side，or centre, and the student would have to catch it．When the scientist rolled the ball，pain passed over the student's tongue．From the position（位置）of the pain on the tongue，the student reached out his hand and caught the ball．

If the brain can see a ball through a camera and a wet tongue，blindness and deafness can be overcome（克服）．

1．How many senses are talked about in the first paragraph?

A．4                         B．5                         C．3                           D．2

2．What was done with the student's eyes in the experiment? His eyes were           ．

A．badly hurt                                               B．hit blind by others

C．covered with dark glasses                           D．covered with a video camera

3．In the experiment，a computer was used to          ．

A．change the video's picture                         B．surf the Internet

    C．send e-mails                                              D．collect data

4．What is the right order according to（根据）the experiment?

    a．The scientist rolled a ball．

    b．The student caught a ball．

    c．The student felt pain on his tongue．

    d．The scientist connected the camera to a long plastic line．

    A．a, b，c，d           B．b，a，d，d         C．d，a，c，b           D．d，c，a，b

5．What could be the best title for the passage?

    A．Senses Are Important                               B．An Interesting Experiment

    C．A Famous Scientist                                  D．Senses Are Changeable

In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.
Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider with four legs.
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged (毁坏). That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed. 
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment.
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”
【小题1】Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?

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Mr. Johnson lives outside of the town. His wife is often ill and his six children are studying at school. He works hard but he is often short of money. 【小题1】       .
One afternoon, on Mr. Johnson’s way home, it suddenly began to rain.【小题2】     . His wife washed the clothes and shoes for him and aired them outside. Before she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but forgot the shoes.
The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes.【小题3】   . Then he went to the police station and told the policemen about it.
“I paid ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to wear such a pair of worn-out shoes now!”
Several days later, the police caught a thief and found the shoes. They were worn-out, too.
“【小题4】 ” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them costs only seven dollars!”
“You’re right, sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve had them for five years and I had them fixed six times.【小题5】   ”

根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整.通顺。

Gary has a robot. It is made in the USA. It looks1.l        a real person. On the face of the robot, there are two big2.e       . In fact, they are cameras. The robot3.u        them to take photos of everything it sees. Also the robot has a speaker as its mouth. It can talk to people and4.a            their questions. It is humorous. It can tell a lot of jokes and make people laugh. The robot also has two5.a          connected to its chest. At the end of each arm, there is a 6.h       , so the robot can do whatever it is asked to, such as sweeping the floor, 7.d       the laundry and making the bed. Sometimes it can help him go 8. s        at the supermarket. The robot stands on four small wheels. It can use them to move around 9.e       . It never goes wrong. Gary is satisfied 10.w         it. It has become his best friend.