It is said that everyone has two boxes hung on our necks．The small box at the front is full of other people's mistakes，while the big one at the back is filled with our own shortcomings（缺点）．Most of time，it's easy to find other people's mistakes．It's hard for us to see our mistakes behind us．
A boy called Tony， always looked at the front box to check what was in it． He saw other people's mistakes very quickly． When Ben was impatient with him， he said to Ben， "It's so easy for you to get angry． It is hard to be friends with you．"
He told his mother that Michael was dishonest． "Michael takes my things without asking． And he forgets to return them． "Tony himself did not like sharing his things with anyone．
When John was too tired to go hiking with him， he said， "You are such an unfriendly person．"
He thought Nick was too proud of his rich parents． But Tony was so proud of himself because he could not see any of his own mistakes!① He could not understand why he didn't get on well with others． Then his mother said to him， "If you change the boxes around， maybe you can find the answer．" He did it as his mother said， and his face turned red．② 他发现自己并不比其他同学更好．
（1）What's in the back box？
（2）Did Tony always look at the front box？
（3）What did Tony think of his four classmates？
（4）请将划线的句子①翻译成为中文．
（5）请将划线的句子②翻译成为英文．
London’s Chinese community(社区) dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, east London. As time went on, other Chinese people came to this area and Limhouse began to be known as “Chinatown”. However London’s Chinese community remained very small for many years： at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.
After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London. As Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled(定居) in different area—a part of central London near Leicester Square. This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown.
At first, the new immigrants (移民) found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London. Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful! Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters. Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.
As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive outskirts. Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever.Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in 1950s?
| A．Because it was easy for them to get jobs there. |
| B．Because Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war. |
| C．Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food. |
| D．Because their children could study there and get well-paid jobs. |
Where is London’s Chinatown now?
| A．In the east of London |
| B．In Limhousse |
| C．Not far from Leicester Square. |
| D．Outside the city |
The word “outskirts” in this passage probably means a place ______.
| A．in the village |
| B．far away from the city |
| C．in the city center |
| D．in the outer areas of the city |
A young woman was driving alone through the countryside. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding out her hand as if she needed a lift. “I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the glass.
“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while she said to the old woman, “Have you waited for long?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some, the lady said nothing except a nod of head or something else like that.
Then the young woman saw the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly, she realized that the lady was a man! She stopped the car. “I can’t see that mirror,” she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?” The lady nodded and opened the door. As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.
When she got to the next village, she stopped. She found that the old lady had left a handbag on the backseat. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath. Inside it was a gun!The old lady stood by the road, holding out her hands because ______.
| A．it was getting dark and raining |
| B．she needed a lift with the help of others |
| C．she was too old to stand up herself |
| D．she would probably do something against the law |
Why didn’t the old woman say anything in the car?
| A．She was not able to speak clearly. |
| B．She was afraid to be found out the truth. |
| C．She was too tired to speak anything. |
| D．She was not willing to talk to others. |
Why did the driver ask the old woman to clean that mirror?
| A．The mirror was too dirty. |
| B．The driver could get out of danger in this way. |
| C．Only the old woman could do that. |
| D．It was dangerous to drive without the mirror. |
◆ You’ll never be good at Maths.
It’s generally accepted that boys are good at Maths and girls aren’t. The fact is that it isn’t true.
When girls reach their teens, most of them lose their interest in Maths. They think they are females. They want to stay away from things that are boys’ things, and Maths is still thought of to be a boy’s thing. The Maths class is hard, but if you give it a chance, you could be great at Maths, especially because you are a girl.
◆ Being skinny is good.
Lots of websites tell visitors that losing interest in eating is a beautiful thing. They are lying. Losing interest in eating is a disease, not a healthy thing. It can kill you.
◆ You are not supposed to make as much money as a guy.
It’s said that in 2014 women who work full-time earn about 23 percent less than guys earn. Once you see real women successful in cool jobs, you’ll truly get that you’re worth just as much or more than any guys.
◆ Caffeine (咖啡因) will help you study better.
Caffeinated soft drinks have long been advertised as must-haves for women when you have to work very hard. But if you want to do your body a big favor, you’d better give up caffeine.The word “skinny” means too _______.
| A．tall | B．slim | C．fit | D．strong |
Supposing in 2014 a man earns $20,000, how much may a woman doing the same job get?
| A．About $20,000. | B．About $25,000. |
| C．About $10,000. | D．About $15,000. |
Which of the flowing is NOT true?
| A．Being skinny is good for girls’ health. |
| B．Girls sometimes can do better than boys in Maths. |
| C．Girls earned as much money as boys did in 2014 |
| D．We’d better give up caffeine. |
According to research, an average American kid watches TV for about 3 to 4 hours a day. That means he or she spends more than one and a half months a year in front of the TV. But some American kids are just saying “No” to TV.
Take Meghan Kelley from Pembroke, Massachusetts for example. She used to spend a lot of her free time in front of the TV. But several years ago, Meghan gave up her TV habits. Her days of watching TV ended when she and her classmates took part in Screen-Free Week. Screen-Free Week is on the first week of May every year. It is an event where children, families and schools are encouraged to turn off their TVs, computers, DVD players, iPads and so on and “turn on life” — read, enjoy nature, and spend time with family and friends.
After the first week, Meghan decided to test herself further. “I wanted to see how long I could go without TV,” said Meghan. “Could I do it for a year?” The answer was yes!
Although sometimes she misses TV, Meghan finds life without TV more interesting. She joined two soccer clubs and now plays basketball. Because Meghan is studying more, she’s also getting much better grades.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（A）误（B）。An average American kid watches TV for more than 20 hours a week.
The writer thinks older kids could watch TV more often.
Screen-Free Week helped Meghan Kelley give up her TV habits.
Meghan Kelley found it hard to live without TV at first.
Meghan Kelley has never missed TV since she gave up her TV habits.
The first robot was invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans. Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot 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. The 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. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。From the passage, we know robots cannot be___________.
| A．dangerous animals | B．factory workers |
| C．guide dogs | D．hospital helpers |
A robot guide dog __________.
| A．goes in front of blind people |
| B．walk side by side with blind people |
| C．has a map in its head |
| D．helps patients with their meals |
The underlined word “ disabled”in the passage means __________.
| A．瞎的 | B．残疾的 |
| C．不能做事的 | D．有能力的 |
Some disabled people need robots’ help to __________.
| A．take care of themselves | B．talk to other people |
| C．become scientists | D．do dangerous jobs. |
In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that __________.
| A．robots are stronger and cleverer than humans |
| B．disabled people cannot look after themselves without robots |
| C．robots will take the place of humans some day in the future. |
| D．robots can help humans in many different ways. |