A man made a nice talking machine（机器）．It could weigh people’s weight ．The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines．
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station．There were always lots of people in and out．
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman．She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak．“Good morning, Madam．” it said in Indian．“Your weight is 72 kilograms．That’s three kilograms more ．If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right ．Please have a nice day．”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl ．She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight．“Good morning, Miss．” the machine said in Chinese．“Your weight is 45 kilograms．It’s all right for your age．Keep eating what you eat every day ．Please have a nice day．”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman．She thought for a long time to stand on the machine．The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning ．Will one of you get off?”The machine in this passage could _______ ．
| A．make people laugh |
| B．tell people what they should eat |
| C．speak all kinds of languages |
| D．weigh and talk to people |
The man put his first machine _______ ．
| A．in the station |
| B．in a train |
| C．in the doctor’s waiting room |
| D．in the women’s room |
The machine told the Indian woman _______ ．
| A．she was a little heavier |
| B．she was a little lighter |
| C．it couldn’t speak Indian |
| D．to eat what she wanted to eat |
How was the American woman?
| A．She was healthy． |
| B．She was too heavy |
| C．She liked thinking． |
| D．The machine didn’t like her． |
I’m Li Fang. I’m a Chinese girl. I like English best because it’s interesting and useful. I like speaking English with my classmates. I join the school English club. I go to the club on Saturdays. Our English teacher is Miss Gao. She loves us very much. But she is very strict with us. And we love her, too. She often tells us some funny English stories. She likes sports very much. After class, she often plays volleyball with us. She also plays the piano very well. She often plays the piano and we sing and dance. Miss Gao is really good with us.
My favorite sports are volleyball and swimming. I usually go swimming on Sundays with my friends. My favorite animal is a dog. I often play with it after school. It’s my friend, too.Li Fang’s favorite subject is Chinese.
Miss Gao is strict with her students.
Miss Gao often plays volleyball after class.
Miss Gao doesn’t like sports or music.
Li Fang usually goes swimming on Saturdays.
Island University has a competition for middle school students.
Read about the competition on their web site.
School Competition
Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled (残疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There’ll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:
What do you have to do?
·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.
· Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.
·Write a short description of your invention.
Who can join?
All middle school students in Hong Kong.
So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!
阅读短文，回答下列问题。Where can you find the information?
__________________________________________________________Why is the school competition held?
__________________________________________________________What prize will each winning school get?
__________________________________________________________How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?
__________________________________________________________Who can join the competition?
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Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people. (A) Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find the lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind.
There is a kind of dog. His name is (B) Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. (C) ____________ the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer across busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training he must take tests. When he passes the test, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.
Now he can help the blind people. (D) The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month (E) ___________ (learn) to work and live together.
阅读短文，完成任务。将（A）处划线句子译成汉语。
______________________________________________________________In Chinese, (B) “Seeing Eye dog”means _______________________.
在（C）处填入一个适当单词。_____________________
改写（D）处划线句子。__________ the new master ___________ a man,
用(E)处所给单词的适当形式填空。_________________
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格). They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
“I can’t understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)” Uncle Li asked one day.
“The tractor was too small.” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”
“I agree!” said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they’re both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they’re not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
| A．make a journey | B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends | D．make a profit |
The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
| A．theirs weren’t as good as the others’ |
| B．theirs were much less than the others’ |
| C．many apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
Riding a bike is good exercise and great fun. But what do you do with your old bikes? American girl Nicole Basil has a wonderful answer to this question. She sets up Pedal Power — a charity (慈善团体) to collect (收集) old bikes and gives them to people who need them.
Nicole, 12, starts Pedal Power when she is only 8. She collects more than 250 bikes each year. Every November, Pedal Power holds a bike race to ask for more donations (捐赠品).
Nicole also gives bikes to students as prizes. Top students and hardworking students both get them. “Some kids aren’t as lucky as others, but they still do well in school,” she says. “And I think they should get a prize.”
A bicycle shop helps Nicole check (检查) every bike for the races. The owner says he is happy to help the charity. “This is just wonderful,” he says. “We need to learn from Nicole to help others.”
阅读短文，回答下列问题。What does Nicole do with the old bikes?
_________________________________________How long has Nicole worked at Pedal Power?
_________________________________________When does Nicole hold a bike race to ask for more old bikes?
_________________________________________What kind of students can get the bikes as prizes?
_________________________________________What does the shop owner do to help the charity?
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