“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to 1 and go to school.” said the clock-robot 2 a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was 3 . While he was eating, the whole wall 4 a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do 5 for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV 6 . When he finished eating, the 7 gave him his clothes very fast and 8 him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no 9 waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be 10 you to school every day. Now would you please 11 your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The 12 began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will 13 your homework today 14 you will have a very, very important lesson to 15 in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) 16 student. All of your homework is 17 .” When they 18 the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and 19 his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but 20 lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”
1. A. get up B. show up C. take up D. dress up
2. A. in B. on C. with D. by
3. A. angry B. amazed C. worried D. quick
4. A. changed for B. became of C. looked like D. turned into
5. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
6. A. show B. screen C. set D. box
7. A. driver-robot B. clock-robot C. kitchen-robot D. clothes-robot
8. A. dressed B. cleaned C. pushed D. pleased
9. A. teacher B. student C. robot D. driver
10. A. driving B. accommodating
C. loading D. holding
11. A. give B. show C. send D. lend
12. A. teacher B. driver C. robot D. car
13. A. check B. prepare C. inspect D. do
14. A. if B. when C. but D. because
15. A. miss B. learn C. study D. check
16. A. energetic B. optimistic C. great D. handsome
17. A. easy B. difficult C. correct D. wrong
18. A. rushed in B. got to C. turned to D. left off
19. A. took B. found C. made D. kept
20. A. easy B. important C. boring D. influential
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ____ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundredacre farm and had only cats ____ playmates,” Kruger, the seventyyearold man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the ____ of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with ____. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ____ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ____ that would set her apart from ____ cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to ____ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ____to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and ____ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
____ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ____ going into shock(休克)．He shouted for help, ____ his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. ____ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky ____ to the bedroom door and scratched ____ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ____. Brenda found her husband ____ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ____ there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has ____ left Kruger's side.
A．gave B．chose C．named D．remembered
A．like B．as C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B．friends C．farmers D．neighbors
A．sharing B．visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B．lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B．shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B．hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B．suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B．resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B．ever C．still D．already
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A．meeting B．party C．conversation D．lecture
A．flight B．interview C．trip D．performance
A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers
A．walking B．biking C．flying D．running
A．shared B．compared C．prepared D．changed
A．left B．sighed C．agreed D．cried
A．stories B．hobbies C．skills D．spirits
A．home B．school C．hotel D．office
A．request B．activity C．battle D．discussion
A．certainly B．reasonably C．usually D．really
A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
A．slowly B．alone C．patiently D．worriedly
A．humour B．direction C．satisfaction D．balance
A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
A．personal B．favourite C．professional D．successful
A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
A．Firstly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．dots D．bites
A．boring B．difficult C．complex D．confusing
There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally had seen it all, she said nothing.
lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _ ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s but Johnny told me he wanted to help.” the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”
A．helping B．visiting C．attending D．respecting
A．practised B．played C．worked D．hunted
A．exhausted B．tired C．pleased D．discouraged
A．caught B．injured C．killed D．bothered
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．fear
A．watching B．crying C．laughing D．avoiding
A．so B．and C．instead D．but
A．At B．After C．Before D．Cooking
A．work B．stay C．help D．get
A．high B．low C．angry D．friendly
A．the children B．Sally C．Johnny D．Grandma
A．all of you B．one of you C．Johnny D．Sally
A．easy B．all right C．amusing D．impossible
A．Searching B．Hiding C．Remembering D．Loving
A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．cooking
A．stand B．change C．like D．cover
A．boiled B．hated C．loved D．killed
A．knew B．heard C．saw D．understood
A．missed B．excused C．congratulated D．punished
A．wondering B．saying C．imaging D．expecting
_______ I get a job will I have enough money to go to university.
A．Only if B．Only C．If only D．So long as
Graduation day is a major accomplishment for anyone in high school. After your whole life in classrooms, though, what will be next? For some people, graduation is the time they ever want to see a again. For others, it is the next step in their education. And the few that are not either way yet will most likely either go on to college or go into the military. There are always a few people in every class that don't know what to do, if you make a good choice, you will not be one of them.
Some of those people that decide that they never want to a classroom again will most likely some sort of simple jobs. Others will either find a way aside from school to better themselves, through travel or giving back to the community.
High school graduates that already have their futures 0ut are pretty rare. They are the who have been preparing for college from the first day that they high school. They most likely applied early to the schools that they were interested and have already dedicated themselves to the career they want. Most of them will become doctors, lawyers, and business people, etc.
The last group of people is the biggest. It is the students who _ know that they want to do something but have no idea what. Some of them will _ the military and proudly serve our country. Others will go on t0 , take basic courses, and then decide what they want to major in. There will be some students even to a technical school to learn a specific that they can contribute to the workforce. is a stepping stone that can lead you on to better things if you will let it.
A．costing B．spending C．taking D．paying
A．last B．first C．only D．special
A．classmate B．teacher C．classroom D．blackboard
A．worried B．afraid C．glad D．sure
A．learning B．graduating C．training D．cooking
A．but B．and C．or D．then
A．notice B．look C．watch D．see
A．set up B．turn up C．take up D．look up
A．either B．neither C．both D．all
A．decided B．chosen C．planned D．realized
A． parents B． students C． teachers D． friends
A．retumed B．reached C．went D．entered
A．in B．on C．for D．with
A．who B．that C．what D．where
A．even B．ever C．only D．very
A．join B．take C．need D．attend
A．factory B．office C．shop D．college
A．working on B．going on C．keeping on D．tuming on
A．ability B．talk C．skill D．job
A．Imagination B．Education C．Learning D．Graduation