Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives． Do you have any great inventions at home？ Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun？ Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey．
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The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen． With the specially﹣designed pen， kids find it convenient and fun to learn． Little kids can learn a lot including story﹣telling， poems and music． They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen． This way kids can learn by themselves． They are also great helpers for primary school students after school． |
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Mopping robots（扫地机）are popular with people who are too busy to do housework． They are more popular with office ladies． They can help people clean dirt， dust and hair easily． With the help of them， people don't need to spend much time on housework． They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work． |
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As for old people， an electric foot basin （电动洗脚盆） is the best invention． It's a good choice to buy one for your grandparents． It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation （循环）． The special basin can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm． So washing feet with it will more relaxed． |
（1）It is for kids to learn with the reading pen．
A． boring
B． convenient
C． difficult
（2）The three useful inventions are mainly used ．
A． at school
B． in the office
C． at home
（3）Mopping robots are popular with ．
A． kids
B． office ladies
C． old people
（4）Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ．
A． using the electric foot basin
B． listening to music with the reading pen
C． enjoying the mopping machine working
（5）Which of the following sentences is TRUE？
A． The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is used．
B． It's dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone．
C． Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life．
阅读理解
Dear Tom，
I don’t have a good time at my new school．There are too many rules at my school．We have to get to school at seven o’clock every morning．We can’t play games in the classroom after class．We can’t listen to music in the hallways．I don’t like playing the piano，but I have to learn the piano in the music class．And we have to wear uniforms at school．We also can’t eat outside．and we have to eat in the dining hall．The food there is awful．I can’t stand （忍受）the rules here．I never have fun．What can I do？
BobWhat does Bob have to do at 7:00？
| A．Read English． |
| B．Play games． |
| C．Eat breakfast． |
| D．Get to school． |
“I don’t have a good time at my new school”has the same meaning（意思）as“________”．
| A．I am not good at learning |
| B．I have a good time at my new school |
| C．I am not a good student |
| D．I never have fun at my new school |
Which one is true according to the passage？
| A．We play games in the classroom after class． |
| B．Tom likes playing the piano． |
| C．Bob has to learn the piano in the music class． |
| D．Tom thinks the food there is awful． |
Where can Bob eat at school？
| A．In the dining hall． |
| B．Outside． |
| C．In the classroom． |
| D．Anywhere as he likes． |
Can Bob listen to music at school？
| A．Yes，he can． |
| B．We don’t know． |
| C．He can listen to music in the hallways． |
| D．No，he can’t． |
阅读理解
B
Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county．Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night．I was so tired and exhausted．My whole life was hopeless．Then one day I read the following article from a magazine：
"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert(沙漠)during the war．She simply hated the place：the heat was almost unbearable，125 degree in the shade，the wind blew incessantly，and there was sand-sand everywhere．Finally，in desperation(不顾一切地)she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home．
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father-just two lines：
'Two men looked out from prison bars．One saw the mud，and the other saw stars．'
The daughter did some real thinking，not only with the intellect(思维)but also with her heart．She decided to stick to her post．
She made friends with the natives，learned to love the country，and eventually wrote a book about it．
The desert hadn't changed，but her attitude had．Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent，a whole new world opened up to her．"
A change of attitude could change everything．
After reading the article，I was deep in thought(陷入沉思)…
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The underlined word"unbearable"means________in Chinese．
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| 2． |
After she received her father's reply，the woman________．
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| 3． |
From her father's reply，we can infer(推断)that________．
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| 4． |
Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
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| 5． |
The main idea of this passage is that________．
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阅读理解
A
Mr．Brown was going away for a week．Before he left，he said to his son，“If anyone asks for me，you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something，and will be back in a week．Then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea．”
“OK，Dad，”said his son．But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this，he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him．His son put it into his small pocket，took it out and looked at it every now and then．
Four days passed，but no one came to see his father．The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him，so he burnt it that evening．
The next afternoon，someone knocked at the door．The boy opened it．A man was standing at the door and said，“Where is your father?”The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper．He could not find it．He suddenly remembered he had burnt it，so he shouted，“No more．”
The man was very surprised．He asked．“No more?I met your father last week．When did it happen?”
“Burnt yesterday evening．”Mr．Brown told his son that________．
| A．he would be away from home for four days |
| B．he would be back in seven days |
| C．he would be back in a month |
| D．he liked a cup of tea |
Mr．Brown wrote the words down on________．
| A．the wall |
| B．the door |
| C．a piece of paper |
| D．his son’s pocket |
A man came to visit the boy’s father on________．
| A．the second day |
| B．the third day |
| C．the fourth day |
| D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because________．
| A．he thought the child’s father was dead |
| B．the child didn’t ask him to sit down |
| C．the child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn’t find that piece of paper |
What was burnt?
| A．The piece of paper． |
| B．Mr．Smith． |
| C．The visitor． |
| D．The boy． |
Mr Evans works in Sydney．Last week he had a two-week holiday，but he didn’t know where to go．He said to his friend Robert．“I hate the hot weather here，but I can’t think of a cool place in Australia．Where shall I take my holiday？”
“That’s easy，”said Robert．“You can go to Moscow．Snow and ice are covering the ground there now．”
Mr Evans agreed with his friend．He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow．He was having a good time there，but one day he got into trouble（麻烦）．After lunch，he went to a park outside the city．He noticed a dog following him when he was walking past a house．It was hungry and wanted some food to eat．But Mr Evans had no food in his pockets．He tried to shoo（以嘘声轰走）it away，but it began to bark at him．Just at that moment，he saw a stone on the ground．He tried to pick it up，but he couldn’t．
“How strange these Russians are！”Mr Evans said to himself．“They do not tie up（拴住）their dogs，but firmly（牢牢地）tie down the stones！”Mr Evans is________．
| A．Amcrican |
| B．Russian |
| C．Australian |
| D．Chinese |
Mr Evans didn’t like the________in Australia．
| A．hot weather |
| B．cool weather |
| C．rainy weather |
| D．cold weather |
Mr Evans went to Moscow________．
| A．by train |
| B．by bus |
| C．by air |
| D．on foot |
The word“bark”means“________”．
| A．跳 |
| B．叫 |
| C．追 |
| D．咬 |
Mr Evans couldn’t pick up the stone because________．
| A．it was too cold |
| B．it was too heavy |
| C．the Russians tied their stones to the ground |
| D．it was not a stone |
阅读理解A
| Hi，I’m Tina．I’m an office worker and I work in a downtown office．I live on a small island，so I take a boat from the island to the city every day．The boat leaves every 20 minutes and it takes about 35 minutes to get to the city．Then I have a short walk to my office．Sometimes when the weather is bad，I can’t get to work on time by boat． |
| My name is Sarah and I’m a teacher．I take the train to work every day．The train is quick and cheap，and there are hardly any delays（延迟）．The trains run every half an hour and run until 00:30．The train station is near my home．It only takes 20 minutes from my home to school． |
| Hello，I’m Maria and I’m a college student（大学生）．I live in the college．The college is very big，so I usually walk a lot．Sometimes it takes 15 minutes to get from one building（楼房）to the next．When I want to shop with my friends outside the college，we take a bus．The buses stop running after 10:00 p．m．So if we come back after that time，we have to take a taxi． |
根据以上内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）（）Tina goes to work first by boat，and then on foot．
（）Sarah likes taking the train to work，though there are often delays．
（）There are only two trains from Sarah’s home to her school every day．
（）Because the college is very big，Maria goes from one building to the next by bus．
（）Maria and her friends can’t take a bus back to her college after 10:00 p．m．
