Pepper works in a supermarkert in Germany． He is different from other emplayees （雇员）． Pepper is a robot that looks like a human．
A Japanese company made Pepper in 2014． Pepper is as tall as a 6﹣year﹣old kid． He has cameras．They help him recognize things around him． There are wheels under his body． They help Pepper move．
The robot can do a lot of things． He can read people's emotions （感情） and communicate with people． He can also teach students about programming．
（1）What does Pepper look like？
A． A human．
B． A robot．
C． An animal．
（2）What does Pepper use to recognize things around him？
A． Eyes．
B． Hands．
C． Cameras．
（3）What can Pepper teach？
A． Reading．
B． Programming．
C． Communicating．
（4）What would be the best title for the article？
A． Robots are helping．
B． Pepper is a robot．
C． Pepper works in a supermarket in Germany．
An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
"My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. "What will happen to me now?"
"Don't worry , young man,"answered Nasreddin."Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier."
The young man was very glad."Am I going to get rich again then? " he asked Nasreddin.
"No, I didn't mean that," said the old man."I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends."An old man died and left his son_______.
A.nothing B.some gold C. much money When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
A.short of money B.quite poor and sick C.quite poor and aloneThe young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
A.he would become rich again
B. he would soon feel much happier
C.he would become clever Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich again
B. would get used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble What this story tells us is________.
A.that money is everything
B.that money makes the mare go
C.that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends
Albert Einstein was born in 1879. As a boy he was not happy in school. He seemed to be slower than others and he often failed in his exams. Most of his teachers did not like him. His parents, however, loved him very much. They often said to the teachers, “Albert is a bright boy. He failed in some of the exams because he had no interest in those subjects.” They believed their son would do something great. One day, the Einsteins and their friends were having a picnic by the riverside. Someone said, “See how the other children play and laugh, but not Albert. He just sits and looks off across the river.” Albert’s mother heard this and said, “Albert is quiet, because he’s thinking. Let’s wait and see. He’ll become a great scientist, I believe.”
She was right. Later, Albert became one of the greatest scientists in the world. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.Albert Einstein was _________.
A. an artist B. a journalist C. a scientistHe won the Nobel Prize for _______in 1921.
A. medicine B. physics C. chemistryEinstein often failed in some exams because___________.
A. he was quiet
B. he wasn’t interested in those subjects
C. he was not cleverEinstein’s mother ________.
A. understood her son
B. complained about her friend
C. was pleased with the teachersWhich of the following is TRUE?
A. Einstein enjoyed playing with others.
B. Einstein was happy at school.
C. Einstein was born in Germany.
December 25th is Christmas Day. In most countries it is the most important day in the year. All the people come back to their homes to have the day with their parents or their children. On Christmas Day bells ring everywhere. The ringing bells tell people Christmas is coming. People sing and dance day and night. They have a good time.
Most families buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents hanging from the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stockings. In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man and in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.
Christmas is also a day when people enjoy all kinds of food. But some poor people have no homes and have no food to eat. They die of cold and hunger(饥饿)on Christmas Day.
根据以上短文内容，请判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”。Christmas is a very important day in some countries in a year.
Many people have a good time on Christmas Day.
Father Christmas wears red clothes.
There are a lot of Christmas trees in Father Christmas’bag.
Some poor people die on Christmas Day because they have no homes and no food to eat.
Mr. Ellis is very old. He has seen many changes in his home town.
He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favourite（最喜欢的）birds, the robins （一种小小鸟——鸫）. "When I was a boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south. Some would build their nests（巢）in the trees near our houses. Then people started to cut down trees, and they built more houses. The robins stopped coming. They couldn't build their nests near our houses because there were no trees."
"Now there are too many houses and too many roads. There are no places for the robins. They do come any more（不再）."Mr. Ellis often talks about________.
| A．his old house | B．the old days |
| C．his life now | D．his family |
The birds, the robins, spent the winter in________.
| A．the south | B．the west |
| C．the north | D．the east |
________ built the nests in the trees.
| A．Mr. Ellis | B．Some people |
| C．The robins | D．Some dogs |
Then people________ trees because they wanted to build more houses.
| A．cut down | B．planted | C．bought | D．watered |
From the passage（短文）we can know that________.
| A．Mr. Ellis likes his new life now |
| B．there were many houses there in the old days |
| C．the robins can make their nests without trees |
| D．Mr. Ellis is not happy with the changes there |
阅读下面的短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."It was________ when-Allan and Henry went out.
| A．hot | B．cold | C．raining | D．wet |
After swimming, they played in the sun________.
| A．the whole morning | B．for 2 hours |
| C．long | D．for a while |
On their way home,________ got something wrong with his
| A．Allan; leg | B．Allan; head |
| C．Henry; leg | D．Henry; head |
Henry and Allan are________.
| A．workers | B．good friends |
| C．brothers | D．farmers |
Which of the following（下面的）is true?
| A．Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. |
| B．Allan saved Henry' s life. |
| C．Allan saw the snake. |
| D．They ran to the hospital at once. |