My friend John has got a restaurant in a big city. It is near a supermarket. He gets ten robots for the restaurant. Each robot costs (价钱为) 20,000 yuan. The restaurant is not big, but very popular. Now more and more people come here for dinner.
The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Two robots cook different kinds of food; one washes the dishes; one cleans the floor and the others give food to the guests (客人).
Although robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, John is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily, John is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well. I think in the future, there will be a lot of robot themed restaurants (机器人主题餐厅) around the world. How many robots give food to the guests in the restaurant?
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
What is John good at?
| A．Playing games. | B．Studying robots. |
| C．Cooking food. | D．Making robots. |
From the passage we can learn ________.
| A．John’s restaurant is in a small city |
| B．John is always free because of the robots |
| C．the robots cost John 200,000 yuan |
| D．there are two robots sweeping the floor in the restaurant |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The restaurant is big and clean. |
| B．It is expensive to eat in the restaurant. |
| C．There are three robot cooks (厨师) in the restaurant. |
| D．The restaurant is popular in John’s city. |
Men have always wondered about the earth they live on and about the ①_____ above them.
When early men looked at the night sky, they asked themselves a lot of questions. They looked at the moon, and wondered what this strange bright object in the sky was. They did not understand why it changed its shape from night to night. They looked at the stars and planets. They also wondered why some of them changed their positions, while others did not.
②他们也思考地球的形状。 Most early people believed the earth was flat.
③In different parts of the world, there were different ideas about the universe. The ancient Greeks were the first people to study the universe more scientifically. In the sixth century BC Pythagoras put forward the idea that the world was round. However, he could not explain why people at the bottom of the world did not fall off.
It was not until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that scientists found the answers to some important questions. ④With the help of Galileo’s telescope, people could see the sky more clearly, and find the positions of the stars and planets. Finally in 1665, Isaac Newton explained to the world what gravity (重力) was and people at last understood why they did not fall off the earth.在文中①处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。___________________
根据文章内容回答问题。
What questions did early men ask themselves when they looked at the night sky? Write down one of them.
_________________________________________________________________________将文中②句翻译成英语。
_________________________________________________________________________将文中③句翻译成汉语。
_________________________________________________________________________写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。
Galileo’s telescope made _________________ for people to see the sky more clearly, and to find the positions of the stars and planets.
In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.
There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen hamburgers were found to have traces of horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.
The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.
Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.
根据以上新闻内容，回答下列问题。In England, some food companies have been told to ________urgently.
| A．stop making beef products | B．test all their beef products |
| C．test all their products | D．remove all their products from sale |
What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?
| A．Horsemeat. | B．Beef. | C．Fish. | D．Chicken. |
What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?
| A．描绘 | B．追踪 | C．痕迹 | D．探索 |
What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?
| A．Send them back to the food companies |
| B．Throw them away. |
| C．Never eat them |
| D．Go on eating them. |
More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure _______________.
| A．horsemeat out of products | B．the food safety |
| C．the test food | D．the food sale |
Can the Time Go Slower?
Can the time go slower?
I’m still thinking of
The answers.
Can the time go slower?
My head is not
Yet clear.
Can the time go slower?
For me the rules of math are
Too hard to remember.
Can the time go slower?
My grade is what my father
Really cares about.
So can the time go slower?
My dear teacher,
I don’t want to run behind others.
Oh! NO!
There are still lots of questions
To be answered!
根据以上由Joanna Pitt创作的小诗，回答下列问题。What is the reading about?
| A．Taking a test. | B．Teaching math. |
| C．Learning driving. | D．Running at the school. |
Why does the writer ask “Can the time go slower” again and again?
| A．She is missing her good old times. |
| B．She does not want to get old with time. |
| C．She’s afraid that her father will be home soon. |
| D．She’s worried that there isn’t much time. |
The Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman
“The most sidesplitting story I’ve ever read. I couldn’t help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to laugh your heart out.”
Willy King, Best Book winner
“It’s a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackman’s excellent writing cheers you up.”
The Tide, London
“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.”
The Sunday Reader, New York
“This book has become the talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I can’t wait to see it!”
Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly
根据以上书评内容，回答下列问题。Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?
| A．Marian Miller | B．Willy King |
| C．Shannon Blackman | D．Ms. Lily |
Which is said about The Flying Hat?
| A．A movie about the story is coming out. |
| B．People can buy the book all over the world. |
| C．The writer started the book because of a mistake. |
| D．The story is about a boy with a magic book. |
What does sidesplitting mean?
| A．Simple. | B．Funny. | C．Serious. | D．Difficult. |
FUN TIME
Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese charactersSu(meaning “number”) andDoku(meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.
The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!
| 9 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
| 5 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
| X |
7 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
| 7 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
| 4 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
| 2 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
Y |
6 |
1 |
Z |
| 6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
| 8 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。Who created Sudoku?
| A．Howard Garnes. | B．Sudoku. | C．Kaji Maki. | D．Nikoli. |
Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?
| A．He was the boss of Nissan Company. |
| B．He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan. |
| C．He was the president of The Times. |
| D．He is an American. |
Which is NOT true about Sudoku?
| A．Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan. |
| B．It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper. |
| C．Each grid has more than one number. |
| D．It became popular around the world in 2005. |
In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?
| A．5. | B．4. | C．3. | D．1. |
What should “Z” be in the puzzle?
| A．8. | B．5. | C．2. | D．4. |