The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people' s homes? It' s not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.
A new cooking robot is
used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four 
minutes. In the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security(安全) guard, or a partner in your life.
Experts believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial (工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide close service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age._____changed our lives in the 1990s.
| A．The robots | B．The computers | C．The TV sets | D．The Internet |
According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in__.
| A．the future | B．Beijing | C．many countries | D．many families |
What can the robots do now?
A. They can help people do the housework.
B. They can help the doctors do the difficult operations.
C. They can play chess with peo
ple.
D. A, B and C.Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．The computers changed our lives | B．Robots can cook |
| C．Robots are coming | D．Robots will be doctors |
Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.
John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.
But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?
Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.
The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The Rura1 Library Network of Peru.
At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.
Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.
The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo
A. had a lot of books B. bought candles from others
C, enjoyed reading books D. lived in the church
The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to（指）” ”
A, to grow to love books B. to bring books to people
C. to read and write D. to build a new library
The passage doesn't mention
A, when the barefoot librarians appeared
B. who worked as village librarians at first
C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors
D. how many village libraries Peru has today
It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that ．
| A．the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf |
| B．car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village |
| C．teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers |
| D．the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries |
Cat cafes to open in Toronto and Montreal
THESTAR，TORONTO
Soon, people in Toronto may be able to enjoy a hot chocolate or a coffee in a "cat cafe". Two groups of people in the city are trying to raise enough money to open cat cafes.
The idea is simple： a cafe for humans一with lots of cats around. People will be able to pet the cats while they're sipping their coffee. There are already cat cafes in places like England, France and in Asia like in Japan, South Korea and China.
Jennifer Morozowich plans to open her Kitty Cat Cafe in September. She told The Toronto Star that it will have six to fifteen cats. Morozowich is a cat lover who says that cats help to reduce people's pressure（压力）．She is also planning to hold special "Litter-ature" events, with the Dundas West Animal Hospital, at her cafe, with kids reading to the cats.
Some experts（专家）say that reading to animals helps kids learn to read better because animals enjoy hearing the human voice and kids don’t have to feel worried about making mistakes while they're reading.
Another cat cafe, Pet Me Meow, will be open in autumn if Ashkan Rahimi and Jeff Ro have their way. They are trying to raise money to open a place where cats will live, and[people can come in and buy a coffee and hang out with the cats.
Both sets of possible tale owners will have to make sure their cafes are very clean. The City of Toronto has many rules that people have to follow who want to serve food to humans when there are animals nearby. For example, the animal boxes need to be in a separate space away from the eating area.
The cafe owners will get the cats from rescue shelters（救护所）．If the coffee drinkers fall in love with a certain cat, they may be able to take it home.
The Toronto cat rates won't be Canada's first. Happy Cat Cafe, is opening in July in Montreal.
The underlined word "sipping" in the second paragraph probably means“ ”·
| A．selling | B．getting | C．drinking | D．making |
According to the passage, Jennifer Morozowich
| A．is a star from Toronto | B．likes cats very much |
| C．has a cat cafe now | D．lives under much pressure |
We can learn from the passage that
| A．reading to cats may help kids make fewer mistakes |
| B．the cat cafes have to give food to animals nearby |
| C．people mustn't take the cats of the cat cafes home |
| D．Canada will probably have three cat cafes this year |
The passage might be
| A．a news report | B．an animal story |
| C．a meeting notice | D．a pet advertisement |
Real Tennis
An amazing chance
This summer at Grange Rood
Your chance to enjoy Real Tennis, the king of racket tennic starts on 6th July with the World Champion(冠军)
6：30pm—8：00pm, 6July
A wonderful introductory (入门的) evening with Rob Fahey, the world champion from Australia and widely regarded as the greatest player ever. With an amazing exhibition match: The World Champion vs The British Amateur (业余的) Champion, David Woodman,
Plus…
Your turn to play
Professional (专业的) coaching during a two-hour group lesson to give you the basics any time you like this summer, with rackets and balls provided. It’s indoors, so there is no chance of being rained off !
A lasting gift
A copy of the fascinating book Real Tennis in Cambridge to help you understand the place of the game in our great city.
Unexpected value
The introductory evening, the book, and the group lesson are just 50 pounds for each person. For further information or to book your place, please call Manuel Simpson ay 01223357141 or e-mail Jeff Green at mani@curtc. net
is a famous real tennis player from UK.
| A．Rob Pahey | B．David Woodman |
| C．Manuel Simpson | D．Jeff Green |
It can be seen from the passage that ·
A. the introductory even ing is at Orange Road
B. the group lesson lasts one and a half hours
C. the book Real Tennis Cambridge costs 50 pounds
D, people can call ]eff Green for more information
The passage is written mainly to ·
A. talk about the importance of real tennis
B. teach people how to play real tennis well
C, welcome the world real tennis champion
D. advise people xo come and enjoy real tennis
Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized (有条理的). When you put away a book – or memory – you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.In the writer’s opinion, students can’t remember words because _______.
| A．they have memory problems |
| B．they are too worried |
| C．they don’t use a proper way |
| D．they don’t like to study |
Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage?
| A．Short-term memory is seldom used. |
| B．What we see goes into long-term memory first. |
| C．We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory. |
| D．We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory. |
The underlined (划线的) part in Paragraph 2 means long-term memory _______.
| A．keeps many books like a large library |
| B．works like a well-organized library |
| C．provides any book you want |
| D．leaves memory anywhere |
Which is one example of “thinking about the word in new ways” in Paragraph 3?
| A．Making sentences with the word. |
| B．Listening to some familiar stories. |
| C．Talking with people that you know. |
| D．Drawing pictures of the word on paper. |
This passage mainly tells us about _______.
| A．language students’ problems in study |
| B．how to make the meaning of words stronger |
| C．short-term and long-term memory |
| D．how to improve ways to remember words |
A 13-year-old American has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.
The blind can read by using Braille – a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000. It is called Braille writer. The American schoolboy, Shubham Banerjee, made a new Braille writer from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo – a combination (组合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $ 350. It works by changing electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile machine.
Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo last year for a school science exhibition. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee’s machine last November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $35, 000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying:”We as parents started to be interested more, thinking that he’s on to something and this invention has to continue.” Banerjee told the AP News: “My dream would probably be having most of the blind people…using my Braigo.”What is Braile in Line 2?
| A．A system of bumps to help the blind read. |
| B．The name of a new invention. |
| C．A very cheap machine. |
| D．A Lego robot. |
How much will one save if he buys a Braigo instead of a usual Braille writer?
| A．Over $2,000. | B．Less than $350. |
| C．Exactly $35,000. | D．At least $1,650. |
What does the Braigo change into Braille?
| A．Photocopies. | B．Voices. |
| C．Electronic text. | D．Computer languages. |
Why did Banerjee design his invention?
| A．He did it as a hobby. |
| B．Intel told him to do it. |
| C．He did it for a school science project. |
| D．He wanted to get money from his father. |
Banerjee’s parents wanted him to continue to _______.
| A．catch Intel’s interest | B．work on his invention |
| C．be a computer engineer | D．use the new Braille writer |
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