Scientists at the University of Michigan have built a robot called MABEL． MABEL is able to run at a speed of 6.8mph． This is a world record for a machine with two legs．
It took the researchers three years to get MABEL up and run to her top speed．There are still some problems， but she is thought of a huge step forward for robot﹣kind．
The makers of the robot say that science and technology can help people． Jonathan Hurst is a scientist from Oregon State University． He says scientists have done research into what MABEL can do in the future． They think that walking robots can help people who have something wrong with their legs walk again， or help people do things like a superman．
Professor Jessy Crizzle， from the University of Michigan， also points that how useful human﹣like robots can be．" If you would like to send robots to search for people when a house is on fire， they can go up and down stairs， step over the baby's toys on the floor and go in places where wheels and tracks can not go．"
（1）MABEL is able to ran at a speed of ．
A． 6.8mph
B． 78mph
C． 6.8m/s
D． 7.8km/s
（2）The underlined word "she" in Paragraph 2 refers to ．
A． a researcher
B． MABEL
C． Jessy Grizzle
D． Jonathan Hurst
（3）According to the passage， which of the following is WRONG？
A． MABEL has got two legs．
B． There are still some problems with the robot．
C． The robots can only help people who have something wrong with their legs．
D． Scientists have done research into what MABEL can do in the future．
（4）According to the passage， what things can the robots do to help people？
A． They can help people who have something wrong with their legs walk again．
B． They can search for people when a house is on fire．
C． They can save the people who are in water．
D． Both A and B．
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A． My robots and me．
B． Walking robots can walk．
C． Walking robots．
D． Scientists and robots．
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There are many interesting holidays in the United States. In fact，there are holidays in almost every month. Take January for example. The first day of January is New Year’s Day. Like the Chinese people，American people also celebrate the beginning of each year. People sometimes spend this day watching football games.
In January or February，many people in the U. S. celebrate the Chinese New Year. On this day, many families will clean their homes and get ready for the New Year. They will wear new clothes and share delicious food. They will give each other red envelops with money for good luck in the coming year. They will also light firecrackers to chase away bad luck.
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. Children and fathers will buy beautiful presents for mothers. On that day，all mothers will be very happy.
Different from China. the American Labor Day is in September，not in May. It is on the first Monday in September. On that day，people will honor all the working people in the U.S.
Thanksgiving Day is the 4th Thursday in November. On this day，people will remember how the Indians helped the Pilgrims by teaching them how to farm and hunt. On this day，people will give thanks for food, for their country，and for their families.Are there holidays in almost every month in the US?
Who will buy presents for mothers on Mother's Day?
What does the passage mainly talk about?
Come to the library. Please come in. Are you a student? This is a good place to study. Please，close the door softly. Everyone is quiet here. Students study in quiet places.
There are many books here. There are many different kinds. You can use them for your classes. There are books about other countries，like Japan and Mexico. You can find history books，too. Take one. Read about the old days. Or read a literature（文学） book. Read stories. Stories are one kind of literature. The library is a quiet place. So it is a good place to study. Many students come here. They use the computers. They read school books of all kinds. For example，they read science books. The students study their lessons. They find answers to questions in books. There is a big dictionary，too. It is on a special little table. It’s in the corner. There is information at the library for students’ papers.
There are librarians here. Librarians help students. They know all about books. They can find information fast. They help students with their work.
One librarian is Bill Church. Bill is a quiet man. But you can talk to him. You can even call him on the telephone. You can ask him questions. He will help you. He finds answers to questions. He uses the computers in the library. He knows answers to many questions. He can find books and information fast.
There are many things to do. You can read for fun. You can look at pictures. You can play on the computers. But don’t talk loud! Libraries are quiet places for people to read. A person must not talk loud in a library. A person must whisper. Go to the library and enjoy it. But please，be quiet for other people.
Students come to the library ____________.
| A．to make friends | B．to read for fun |
| C．to make phone calls | D．to talk with librarians |
What does the underlined word “whisper” mean?
| A．Talk quietly. | B．Speak loudly. |
| C．Be quiet. | D．Read fast. |
What does a librarian do to help students?
| A．He reads books for students. |
| B．He saves some documents for students. |
| C．He finds books fast for students. |
| D．He writes down the students’ names. |
What is the best title?
| A．Let’s Read Together |
| B．Come To The Library |
| C．A Good Place To Work At |
| D．Libraries Have Big Dictionaries |
My Dog Mandy
This is Mandy. She is the best dog! I got her a few months ago when she was just a little puppy（baby dog）. She has grown a lot since then! She is a small，brown and white dog with a cute nose and ears.
Over the past few months we have become good friends. We have spent lots of time together having fun. We go to the park almost every day. We have friends that we meet at the park, so Mandy has other dogs to play with. They run and bark（犬吠） together. Mandy is a small dog but she barks quite loudly. Mandy has learned how to catch a ball. Her favorite toy is a small blue and yellow ball that she can catch in her mouth very easily. She has short legs but she can jump high! It is a game that she likes to play，so we have played it a lot! She is happy and wags （摇）her tail when she catches the ball.
She has been good company. Mandy has learned how to jump up on my lap（大腿） when we are at home. Mandy and I have become very close friends and I love her a lot.
What does Mandy look like?
| A．She has a small nose. |
| B．She has big ears. |
| C．She is large，black and white. |
| D．She is small，brown and white. |
The writer often takes Mandy to the park because ___________.
| A．Mandy likes to bark |
| B．Mandy likes jumping |
| C．Mandy wants to have fun |
| D．The park is beautiful |
What can we learn about the writer and Mandy?
| A．They often run together. |
| B．They work in the same company. |
| C．They often watch games together. |
| D．They are good friends. |
| Name: Steven Ryder Age: 19 Country: Australia Job: Student |
Name: Michael Black Age: 22 Country: England Job: Football player |
| Name: Jenny Brown Age: 23 Country: America Job: Nurse |
Name: Annie Klassz Age: 22 Country: America Job: Singer |
What does Michael Black do?
| A．A singer. | B．A student. |
| C．A football player. | D．A nurse. |
What is the nineteen-year-old boy’s family name?
| A．Black. | B．Brown. | C．Klassz. | D．Ryder. |
Who are from the same country?
| A．Steven and Jenny. | B．Annie and Jenny. |
| C．Michael and Annie. | D．Jenny and Michael. |
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Australia has a lot of lovely animals . The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas（考拉）。The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia . They have large eyes and ears . They don’t walk but jump .They use their strong back legs .They can jump at up to 74 kilometers per hour .They can go over nine meters in one jump .
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Kangaroo mothers have pouches (育儿袋)to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm . Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia . They are on TV , in books and in the shops. The government even wants to put them on passports (护照) 。
There are about 20-25 million kangaroos in Australia . That’s more than the number of people in the country ! Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough to eat . They break into farms for food . Farmers are very angry with them . To help the farmers , the Australian government kills some kangaroos each year .
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