Every year landslides cause 25 to 50 deaths and $2 billion in damage in the United States. And in December, a single event killed more than 2000 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize mountainsides using steel bars can help a lot, but it introduces new difficulties because of dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris from the work. “It’s a quite dangerous job,” says Giorgio Pezzuto of D’ Appolonia, working with eight other companies. Now there may be an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber.
“The idea is to operate a machine far away that can do the stabilizing job without a human being near,”says Pezzuto, manager for the project, which is supported by a European organization. Engineers say that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor. The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged spider, has cost at least $2 million so far. It should be able to climb mountainsides, drill holes and insert steel bars there. Testing should begin in May.The underlined word “event” refers to_____
| A．earthquake | B．debris | C．dust | D．landslide |
The purpose in writing this text is _____
| A．to tell people how serious the damage caused by landslides is |
| B．to tell people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a dangerous job |
| C．to show people how to use a new robot |
| D．to introduce a new robot that can be used to stabilize mountainsides |
What does the robot look like?
| A．human being | B．spider | C．steel bar | D．a drill |
A landslides cause _____________in damage in the United States Every year .
| A．25 to 50 deaths | B．more than 2000 people died |
| C．$2 billion | D．both A and C |
The biggest advantage of this product is that____
| A．it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor |
| B．it can climb mountainsides, drill holes and insert steel bars there. |
| C．it can do the stabilizing job without human beings near |
| D．it is like a spider |
Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.
| A．have dinner with their friends | B．go shopping |
| C．watch a football game | D．enjoy themselves |
Which of the following is true?
| A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years. |
| B．Children have to finish middle school in one place. |
| C．People go to the nearest college. |
| D．When people begin to work, they don’t move any more. |
Job-hopping means “_______________”.
| A．looking for a job | B．having a job |
| C．changing jobs often | D．losing a job |
In the USA job-hopping _______________.
| A．is very popular |
| B．helps young people go to college |
| C．helps workers in traveling |
| D．helps students begin to work |
The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.
| A．does good only to the workers | B．does good only to the boss |
| C．must be stopped | D．is helpful |
My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other, and we have different personalities(性格).
Are you similar to your brother or sister? My sister and I aren’t similar to each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet; her feet and hands are very small. When we are kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we’re both heavy.
We also have opposite personalities. She is always shy. I am more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it, but when I have a problem, I try to fix it. She easily gets angry, especially with our mother. But I am more patient. When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn
The writer and her sister are different in ways.
The writer’s sister has hair.
The writer’s sister is very worried about about her.
Do the write and her sister have the same personalities?
Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）
The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means “ ”in English.
To start with, put the napkin on your lap. this protects your clothes from food or is used to wipe your hands or mouth when necessary..
Hold the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand , and cut the meat or fish into pieces as you eat. Always use your fork to put food in your mouth. Use your spoon only for soup.
Do not put your own fork, knife and spoon into serving bowl.
Do not spit food anywhere! If you have bones in your mouth, take them out with your fingers and place them on the edge of your plate, never on the table or floor.
Do not reach across the table or in front of another person. Ask someone to pass whatever you want.How many rules are there in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five |
What can you use to put food in your mouth?
| A．Knife. | B．Knife or fork. | C．Knife and fork | D．fork |
If you can’t reach the food, what will you do?
| A．Reach across the table. |
| B．Reach in front of another person. |
| C．Ask somebody to pass it to you. |
| D．Reach by yourself. |
Which hand holds the knife?
| A．Right hand. |
| B．Left hand. |
| C．Either of your hands. |
| D．Both of your hands. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Place bones on the edge of your plate. |
| B．Use your spoon only for soup. |
| C．The napkin protects your clothes from food. |
| D．You can put your own fork, knife and spoon into serving bowl. |
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.
On the festival eve(晚)all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.Which is the most important festival in China? .
| A．Mid-autumnFestival | B．SpringFestival | C．Children’sDay | D．MayDay |
The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in .
| A．JanuaryorFebruary | B．FebruaryorMarch |
| C．SeptemberorOctober | D．DecemberorJanuary |
What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China? .
| A．Pork | B．Fish | C．Dumplings | D．Noodles |
The food “dumplings” mean “ ”.
| A．bedelicious | B．behungry | C．cometogether | D．comeback |
When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese .
| A．sing,danceandplaycards | B．buyeachotherpresents |
| C．neverdrinks | D．giveeachotherthebestwishes |
Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居住） on the 13th floor（楼）.
My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three . . . oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(脸) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（别担心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”
All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．幸运的 | B．倒霉的 | C．难得的 | D．常见的 |
Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.
| A．there are thirteen people |
| B．there are fourteen people |
| C．they don’t like Mr. Brown |
| D．they don’t like the baby |
Who will have a baby next week?
| A．Mary | B．Mr. Brown | C．God | D．Mrs. Brown |
When does the story happen(发生)?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. | D．At night. |
What is NOT true(正确的)?
| A．some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor. |
| B．Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13. |
| C．Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too. |
| D．Mary and her friends became happy at last. |
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