Mip
Mip, a playful robot, was developed by a Canadian toy maker named Wowwee. It stands 19 cm tall. You can control it simply with your gestures(手势) or a smart phone. Mip can run, balance and dance on two wheels. It can also bring you a bottle of water.
Android Wear
Google is developing a smart watch called Android Wear. The watch uses a touchscreen and voice control. Simply say “OK, Google” to ask what ever you want to know. For example, say “OK, Goodgle. Where’s the nearest toy store?” Your answer will tell you the answer on Google Maps.
Le Pen
Do you like listening to music while doing homework? If you do, you will like Le Pen. With a music player planted inside, Le Pen plays music while you write on paper. The music stops when you stop writing. So if you want to enjoy more of your favourite songs, keep on writing.
One wheel
In the near future you may find a new way to escape traffic: a self-balancing skateboard called Onewheel. It can go as fast as 19km an hour. On a single charge(充电), it can take you as far as 7-10km. If you want to enjoy music while writing, you can choose________.
According to the passage, Android Wear can_________.
| A．go as fast as 19km an hour |
| B．tell you how to get to some places |
| C．run, balance, dance and even serve you |
| D．play music while you writing on paper |
In which part of a newspaper can you find in the passage?
| A．Culture. | B．Literature. |
| C．Science. | D．History |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.Many English people have ______ meals a day.
A. two B. three C. fourPeople may have _______ for their breakfast according to the passage.
A. tea and eggs B. hamburgers and tea C. coffee and saladPeople have lunch at _______.
A. any time B. oneC. fivePeople don’t have _______ for their dinner.
A. bananas and apples B. porridge C. meat and fishMost Englishmen have dinner ________.
A. in the evening B. at any time C. at noon
Baboons(狒狒) live in Africa. They are like monkeys. Most people think daddy baboons don’t know their babies. But scientists (科学家) find that daddy baboons know how to help their babies. The daddy baboons are smart.
Joan Silk is a scientist. She studies the baboons for 3 years. She says the daddy baboons are happy to see their babies. They have big teeth to help the babies to eat hard things. Mother baboons are small. And they live in a place. When a mother baboon gives birth(分娩), she often has only one baby. Baby baboons have fur. They are very cute.
During the day they eat things. At night, they sleep in the trees. Most children like baboons because they look like the man.Where do baboons live?
A. In Africa.B. In America. C. In Canada.How are daddy baboons?
A. They are shy.
B. They are beautiful.
C. They are smart.They underlined word “hard” means________ in Chinese.
A. 困难的 B. 柔软的 C. 坚硬的The mother baboon usually has _______baby baboon(s) when she gives birth.
A. one B. two C. threeWhich of the following is TRUE?
A. Baboons are small monkeys.
B. Baby baboons are very cute.
C. Daddy baboons don’t know how to help their babies.
I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand (拓展).
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.
I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror (恐怖) I think they are like the old fairytales (童话故事) ，and can teach you important things.
I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy any books, go to www. showkett. freeserve. co. ukWhen he was 13, the writer ________.
| A．wrote lots of poems | B．moved out of Wales |
| C．sold many story books | D．became a famous singer |
He liked playing out on the hills because he could ________.
| A．expand his imagination | B．learn French |
| C．listen to stories | D．buy some books |
Maybe the writer is ________ years old now.
| A．12 | B．22 | C．32 | D．42 |
According to the passage, the write keeps _______
| A．cats, hens and pigs | B．ducks, goats and rabbits |
| C．hens, rabbits and dogs | D．rabbits, pigs and cats |
From the passage, we can learn that the writer ________.
| A．lives in a big city with his son | B．likes eating Japanese and Indian food |
| C．lives in the countryside with his wife | D．introduces a nice book to us |
If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
| A．$8 | B．$10 | C．$15 | D．$18 |
You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
| A．Lisa | B．John | C．Ben | D．Sue |
You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
| A．8:00 p. m. | B．5:00 a. m. | C．5:00 p. m. | D．9:00 p. m. |
Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ last week.
| A．$8 | B．$80 | C．$16 | D．$10 |
You can help the book sale every day except__________
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Thursday | D．Saturday |
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to
your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is
the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.Your dreams can be very _______, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
| A．big | B．small | C．high | D．low |
Follow Your Heart is a _______ .
| A．movie | B．song | C．book | D．dream |
What idea stops you from realizing your dream?
| A．I can’t be a writer. | B．I am good at some school subjects. |
| C．I think I am very great. | D．I am the best student in our class. |
Don’t let ____ leave your heart.
| A．your idea | B．your decision | C．your dream | D．your book |
Studying will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.
| A．with | B．instead of | C．without | D．by |