After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.
This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.The underlined word “greets” means “_____” in Chinese.
| A．讨厌 | B．击败 | C．迎接 | D．仰慕 |
The robot tells you to _____ to your cousin.
| A．say happy birthday | B．dance |
| C．send a birthday gift | D．write |
What does NAO look like?
| A．He has small eyes and a small head. |
| B．He has big eyes and a large head. |
| C．He has a large body with a large head. |
| D．He has a small body with a small head. |
When might people have robots like NAO in their homes?
| A．In 2020. | B．In about 15 years. |
| C．In 2030. | D．In about 30 years. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．NAO isn’t a self-guided robot. |
| B．NAO can’t help kids with their homework. |
| C．NAO is more than fifteen thousand dollars. |
| D．NAO can move and sense, but he can’t think. |
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, 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-autumn Festival | B．Spring Festival |
| C．Children’s Day | D．May Day |
The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in .
| A．January or February | B．February or March |
| C．September or October | D．December or January |
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．be delicious | B．be hungry |
| C．come together | D．come back |
When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese
| A．sing, dance and play cards |
| B．buy each other presents |
| C．never drinks |
| D．give each other the best wishes |
May 2, Saturday
We arrived in Hangzhou at 3:00p.m. After we walked out of the train station, we took a taxi to the hotel. The hotel was very clean. We stayed there for three days. Then we wanted to travel to Hainan.
May 5, Tuesday
In the morning we went to Hainan by plane. The people in Hainan were very friendly. Then we went to a beautiful beach. It was sunny. So we had great fun playing in the water.
May 7, Thursday
It was rainy today. So we went to a museum. We saw many old things there. Then we went to the aquarium(水族馆) to see some sea animals. We saw many kinds of fish. They were very lovely. I hope I could come to Hainan again.How did the writer go to Hangzhou?
A By train B. By plane.
C. By taxi. D. By bus. The writer stayed in Hangzhou for_______ days.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
They ______ on Tuesday.
| A．visited a museum | B．saw some sea animals |
| C．had dinner in a restaurant | D．played in the water |
It was________ on May 7.
| A．sunny | B．hot | C．rainy | D．windy |
Which of the following is NOT true？
| A．The writer wanted to visit Hainan again |
| B．The writer took a train to Hainan |
| C．The people in Hinan were very friendly. |
| D．There were many kinds of fish in the aquarium. |
English breakfast is a very big meal ----eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee…
For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich shops. There office workers can buy the kind of bread they like---brown, white, and then all kinds of salad and meat of fish for lunch. School children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a sandwich, a drink and some fruit from home. “Tea” means two things. It is a drink and a meal! Some people have afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea.
They usually have the evening meal quite early, between 6:00 and 8:00, and often, all the family eat together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have chicken, pork...with potatoes, vegetables…
Englishmen like food from other countries, too. People often get take-away meals--- they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat. In England, people usually have a ________ lunch.
| A．colorful | B．quick | C．big | D．delicious |
What do the office workers eat for lunch？
| A．Eggs, salad and chicken. |
| B．Sandwiches, tomatoes and coffee. |
| C．Bread, salad and fish |
| D．Pork, fish and tea. |
Where can the school children have a hot meal?
| A．In a restaurant. | B．Outside school. |
| C．In the office. | D．At school. |
How do the English people ususlly have their evening meal?
| A．Themselves. | B．With their family. |
| C．With their friends. | D．Between 6:00 and 8:00. |
What do the English people think of the take-away food?
| A．They like it. | B．They never eat it. |
| C．It is boring. | D．It is not delicious. |
综合阅读：(10分)
Tom lives in a village. Today, he comes to a big city. He has lunch in a restaurant. He looks round and sees some people put on glasses(眼镜) before reading. So after lunch he goes to shop to buy glasses.
The man in the shop lets Tom try on many glasses. But Tom always says, “No, I can’t read with these”
Then the man asks, “Can you read”
“No, I can’t! ” says Tom. “If I can read, I don’t need to buy glasses!”
根据材料内容完成下列任务。
任务一：选择最佳答案。
| A．talk | B．work |
| C．eat cakes | D．read with glasses |
| A．buy some food | B．see a friend |
| C．buy a book | D．buy glasses |
| A．举起 | B．戴 | C．试穿 | D．放下 |
任务二：
判断正（T）误（F）
Mary is an English girl. She is six years old. She is in France(法国) now. her mother says to her, “You are six years old, and you will go to school. It is a goood school and you will like it.”
“Is it an English school?”
“Yes, it is,” says her mother.
Mary goes to school, the teacher speaks good English.and there are two other English girls in the class, too. Mary likes the school.
Today, Mary goes back home from school. She says to her mother, “we have a new girl in our class. She is six years old,too. She is very nice, but she isn’t English. She is German（德国人）”.
“Does she speak English?” asks Mary’s mother.
“No, but she laughs(笑) in English,” says Mary.
| A．France | B．English |
| C．the school | D．the class |
| A．five | B．four | C．three | D．two |
| A．England | B．Germany(德国) |
| C．France | D．we don’t know |
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．England | D．The U.S |
| A．Mary and the new girl are in the same school. |
| B．Mary speaks English |
| C．The new German girl is very nice. |
| D．The new German girl speaks English . |
Wang Lin is a student of Grade 7. One Sunday, Wang Lin wants to go to the zoo to see animals. He likes animals very muh. His favorite animals are elephants and monkeys. He thinks elephants are kind and monkeys look cute. But he doesn’t like tigers and lions. On the way to the zoo, he sees a little boy. The boy is crying. Wang Lin asks, “what’s up, little boy?” “I can’t find mty home.” So Wang Lin helps him to find his home. “Thank you for your help. It’s very kind of you.” The boy’s parents say to Wang Lin.
Now it’s six o’clock. It’s time for dinner. Wang Lin has to go home. He can’t go to the zoo, but he is very happy.
| A．He is a student |
| B．He wants to go to the zoo |
| C．He likes animals very much |
| D．He helps the little boy to find his home |
| A．His friend’s home | B．the little boy’s home |
| C．the zoo | D．his school |
| A．Elephants and tigers | B．Monkeys and lions |
| C．Elephants and monkeys | D．Tigers and lions |
| A．He can’t find his school |
| B．He can’t go to the zoo |
| C．Wang Lin can’t help him |
| D．He can’t find his way home. |
| A．He is very clever |
| B．He is very young |
| C．He is very kind and helpful.. |
| D．He likes his parents. |
Judie is a good student. She usually gets up at half past six in the morning. She does morning exercises (锻炼) for half an hour. Then she reads English from 7:00 a. m. to 7:30 a. m. She has breakfast at home. She goes to school at 7:45 a. m. She has four classes in the morning. She usually has lunch at school, but on Sundays she has lunch at home with her family. She has three classes in the afternoon. She goes home at 5:00 p.m. She usually helps her mom cook dinner and has dinner at about 6:00 p.m. Then she does her homework from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. She doesn’t like watching TV (看电视) in the evening.
| A．At 6:00 a. m. | B．At 6:30 a. m. |
| C．At 7:00 a. m. | D．At 7:15 a. m. |
| A．Reads English. | B．Has breakfast. |
| C．Does morning exercises. | D．Goes to school. |
| A．Four classes. | B．Six classes. |
| C．Seven classes. | D．Eight classes. |
| A．At home. | B．At school. |
| C．At a restaurant. | D．In the office. |
| A．Reads English. | B．Does her homework. |
| C．Watches TV. | D．Cooks dinner. |
My English teacher is Li Mei. She is from Beijing. Her English name is Alice. She is 30 years old. She likes white. Look! Her coat and pants are white.
My math teacher, Zhang Lan, is form Tianjin. She is 34 years old. She doesn’t like yellow. She likes blue. Her cothes are blue.
My Chinese teacher is Zhao Peng. He is from Shanghai. He is 28 years old. His mom buys a pink T-shirt for him. His favorite color is pink, so he likes it very much.
根据表格内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
任务型阅读（本大题共5分，每空1分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格， 每空限填一词
Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much faster than before. Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip better. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.
Before leaving
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.
Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. For a nearer trip people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.
While traveling
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.
Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.
| How to Keep __ |
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| Before leaving |
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses |
| __ |
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| Exercise for weeks or months before you leave |
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| Prepare proper food. take bread, biscuits and some fruit for a __ |
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| While ___ |
__ |
| Have enough time to take a rest during your trip. |
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| Drink bottled water and always clean the cover. |
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| Keep food in good condition. Try to keep hot food hot and cold food cold. |
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. but what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. and computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.in the future there will be _______.
| A．much more fruit | B．more people |
| C．less vegetables | D．less people |
every family will have at least a _____________ in the future.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
in the future people don’t have to __________.
| A．work long hours | B．work fast |
| C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
people may not eat _________ as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish | C．meat | D．rice |
one big problem in the future is that ___________.
| A．many people don’t have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people have to work fast |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
Interested in Soccer?
Join us now!
King's School is organizing a soccer camp for students aged 15～17. Join us
for 5 days of fun as you learn to play this exciting sport !
When
16～20 September, 2013 (Monday to Friday)
3:00 p. m.～5:00 p. m.
Where Cost
City Sports Hall $ 10 each
267 State Street
Our special offer:
Players from the National Soccer Team will be your coaches for the 5 days of camp! .
Coach Ben Smith--National Soccer Team
Coach Bill Williams-National Soccer Team
Coach Jim White--National Soccer Team captain
Aims
After the camp, you will be able to:
·understand the rules of the game
·carry the ball with your feet
·pass the ball to other players using your feet
·kick the ball towards the goal(球门)
Please come in comfortable shorts, T-shirts and sports shoes.
For more information, please call us at 01159515092, or email us at KS_ soccer camp @hotmail. com. ukThe camp is for the children who _______.
| A．are good at soccer | B．are 15～17 years old |
| C．come from King's School | D．want to relax in camp |
The camp will start on _______.
| A．September 16 | B．September 20 |
| C．Sunday | D．Friday |
If you want to join the camp, you should pay _______ for it.
| A．$5 | B．$6 | C．$7 | D．$10 |
Students in the camp can learn all the skills EXCEPT _______.
| A．carrying the football | B．kicking a goal |
| C．passing the football | D．making game rules |
Which of the following seems to be the most attractive(吸引) to children?
| A．The camp lasts for 5 days. |
| B．The camp doesn't cost much. |
| C．The camp is organized by King's School. |
| D．The coaches will be national soccer players. |
阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项完成句子。
（5小题，计10分）
Hello! I’m Paul. I’ m in China with my parents. I love China. I am very busy on Monday. I go to school at 8:00. At 8:30, I have Chinese. I like it because it’s very interesting. But it’s difficult and my classmates help me. At 10:00 I have math. It’s boring and I don’t like it. But the teacher says it’s useful. I have music at 11:00, it is my favorite subject. It is fun. I have lunch at school at 12:00. The food is very good and healthy. My classes finish at 3:00, but after that I have sports for one hour. It is really relaxing. I go home at 4:00.Paul like _______.
A. Chinese and music
B. math and music
C. Chinese and mathPaul has math at _______.
A. eight thirty B. ten C. elevenPaul doesn’t like math because he thinks it’s _________.
A. difficult B. fun C. boringPaul has _______ at school.
A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner Paul has sports _______.
A. from 1:00 to 2:00
B. from 2:00 to 3:00
C. from 3:00 to 4:00 .
My name is James.
In my family there’s my mother—Anna, and my father—John, and my brother—Jeff. Jeff is the joker(滑稽的人) in the family, and we like him.
My mom’s parents will visit us this Sunday. They’re very cool. Tony, that’s my grandfather, He likes music very much, and Grace, my grandmother, can dance (跳舞).
Look at the photo. These are my mom’s brother and his wife, Uncle Peter and Aunt Emma, and their son, Bill. Bill likes to play computer games, and we have a good day this Sunday.
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ .
| A．they always sleep well |
| B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________ .
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A．if you have a lot of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
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