There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(对比) the prices of the things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple or a pear for lunch? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the cinemas, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?According to the passage, we can learn ______ at school.
| A．all the things we need to know |
| B．nothing useful |
| C．something we need to know |
| D．those things that are useless in daily life |
57. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?
| A．To shop carefully, we need to compare the prices of the things in different shops. |
| B．To shop carefully, we need to compare the quality of different brands. |
| C．To shop carefully, we need to buy the cheapest things. |
| D．To shop carefully, we need to know how to make a choice when we shop. |
We need “life skills” to make our lives______.
| A．useful and happy | B．rich and happy |
| C．useful and colorful | D．poor but happy |
The choices we make every day can affect ________.
| A．our family | B．others |
| C．our friends | D．ourselves and others |
What should we do before we make a choice according to the passage?
| A．Ask others for advice. |
| B．Think about the effect it will bring to others. |
| C．Ask for others’ permission. |
| D．Check it on the Internet |
Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965, pen name, is a British novelist, best known as the writer of the Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter books are world famous. People bought more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history.Rowling finished the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997. Later Jo published 6 more — the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007.
Jo is said to be the twelfth richest woman in the UK. In October 2010, Jo was named the “Most Influential (有影响的)Woman in Britain. Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born_______.
| A．on 31 June 1965 | B．on 31 July 1965 |
| C．in the USA | D．in Canada |
J. K. Rowling is _______.
| A．Harry Potter |
| B．Most Influential man in Britain |
| C．the actress of Harry Potter |
| D．The writer of Harry Potter |
She finished the first novel _________.
| A．in 1997 | B．in 2007 |
| C．in 2010 | D．in 1965 |
My name is Zhen Zhuo. Today is my birthday. I'm nine years old. Mum and Dad get a big cake for me. I like it very much. It's on the table now. There are some other things on the table too, like apples, orange juice, chicken and some fish. I'm thirsty (口渴) now. I'd like a bottle of orange juice. My friends Du Ke and Bai Jie are coming. They are knocking at the door. I have no time to drink. I must open the door now.Zhen Zhuo is___________.
A. twelve B. ten C. nineThere is some ___________on the table.
A. eggs B. fish C. ice creamsDu Ke and Bai Jie are Zhen Zhuo's ___________.
A.sisters B. classmates C. friendsZhen Zhuo is ___________ now.
A. hungry B. thirsty C. happy___________ are knocking at the door.
A. Zhen Zhuo's parents
B. Zhen Zhuo's sisters
C.Zhen Zhuo's friends
| Lucy |
I like sports. I have ten tennis rackets, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. I play tennis every day, and I’m in the school tennis club. |
| Mary |
I have a great sports collection. I have five baseballs, six volleyballs, three ping-pong bats and lots of(许多) ping-pong balls. I also have two soccer balls, but I don’t play sports. It’s boring. |
| Alice |
I don’t play sports, and I have no balls. |
Lucy and Mary have volleyballs.
A. 4 B. 6 C. 10 Lucy plays every day.
A. ping-pong B. tennis C. baseball Mary doesn’t have _._______.
A. volleyballs
B. ping-pong balls
C. basketballs _has two soccer balls.
A. Mary B. Lucy C. AliceAlice .______.
A. has no balls
B. likes sports
C.is in the school club
What would the future life be like? I think we will be able to travel faster and safer around the world and into space.Maybe one day we can work in Beijing,sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday.
We will have new energy(能源)that doesn’t make pollution.Possibly,people will find ways to use cleaner things,such as sea water,to make energy without polluting the earth.
We will have machines that can copy everything in the future.Put a cake on the machine and it makes a new one.If the machine is like a faxmachine(传真机),we can send food and presents to our friends easily.
We will have clever robots that work for us,and then bring us usefulthings and take away our rubbish.Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a machine work.But in the future,if we think of something,the machine can make it for us.The machine can understand our ideas.
We will be able to go into computer games and films,and everything will feel real.We will be able to make our homes like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want.Perhaps,one day we will be able to collect our dreams and put them on DVDs.
阅读上述短文，判断句子正（T）误（Ｆ）In the future,we can work in one city and sleep in another city.
In the future,we can make energy by using sea water.
In the future,we can copy food by machines.
In the future,we can make new machine by pressing a key.
People can probably make DVDs of their dreams in the future.
Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek(希腊人)inventor in the 1920s.You may have seen robots in some fields. The robots in these fields are stronger, faster and much cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help, for example, some people can’t see. Many of these people use a dog to help themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog. Scientists are making a robot to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt(带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as“Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or“Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital a robot take meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
In the future, robots will work in space. But robots will never take the place of human beings(人类).They can, however, help us in a lot difficult ways.From the passage, we can know that robots.
A. were invented a few years ago
B. mostly work on the farm
C. can help the people who can’t seeThe underlined phrase “a guide dog” means.
A.机器狗 B.导盲犬 C.导游狗Some disabled people need robot’s help to.
A. take care of themselves
B. talk to other people
C. become scientistRobots can’t get lost in hospital, because .
A. they walk after the doctors
B. they ask the people when they don’t know the way
C. their computer memory can tell the wayIn the future, robots.
A. will work in difficult and important fields
B. will take the place of human
C. can’t do something as bad people tell them