阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Dennis Hong and his students design（设计）human-like robots. This includes a cooking robot called Project YORI. YORI is only the latest of Hong’s robot inventions. There’s DAVID，the world’s first and only car that can be driven by the blind. And SAFFiR，a two-legged robot that can do dangerous work that humans are often unable to do. Hong is finding plenty of work for his robots.
When he was asked about his biggest success，Hong chose the robot called DARwIn-OP. He thought it was one of the most widely used human-like robots for research and education. Hong’s team made DARwIn’s design free for anyone to use. They have seen many projects using the design. And they consider it a gift to the robotics community.
“Many people only want to see our successes and not the failures that came before those，but failure is simply a stepping stone in developing new technology. If you’re too afraid of failure，then you only get to walk on the safer side，and then there’s no innovation（创新），” said Hong. “I tell my students to try breaking the robot. If the robot doesn’t fall and doesn’t break，we don’t get to learn anything.”
（1）Which robot is the most recent invention by Dennis Hong’s team?
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B． |
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C． |
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D． |
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（2）What is special about DARwIn according to the text?
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Its technology is the latest. |
B． |
It is a popular robot for the blind. |
| C． |
It is the first human-like robot. |
D． |
Its design is free for anyone to use. |
（3）What does Dennis Hong encourage his students to do?
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Walk on the safer side. |
B． |
Do more for education. |
| C． |
Keep trying and learning. |
D． |
Avoid making mistakes. |
The 6﹣year﹣old girl，Ruby，lived in New Orleans，Louisiana..She was supposed to go to school close to her home.But all the students in that school were white.Ruby was black.School leaders didn't want to accept her，so they made Ruby take a hard exam and hoped she would fail.But Ruby was so smart that she passed the test easily and was finally allowed to go to the school.
Ruby was excited about her new school.But when she and her mom arrived on her first day，she saw a crowd of angry people shouting very cruel things at the gate.They did not want a black child to attend the school. "I had no idea what was happening， " remembered Ruby.She thought the crowd was celebrating something.
Each day.Ruby went to school with four police officers who worked for the national government to protect her.The sight of this small girl with her big bodyguards moved the artist Norman Rockwell.He created a painting of Ruby.He called it The Problem We All Live With"，It became a very famous painting.
Ruby grew up to be a civil rights activist.She worked to protect the rights given to all citizens by the government.She even went to the White House to meet President Barack Obama.They looked at Mr.Rockwell's painting.It hung outside the Oval Office.
"We should never judge a person by the color of their skin， " Ruby said. " That's the lesson I learned in first grade. "
（1）How could Ruby get the chance to go to the school？
| A． |
By meeting the president. |
| B． |
By passing a difficult exam. |
| C． |
By visiting the school leaders. |
| D． |
By asking for help from the government. |
（2）What was the crowd probably shouting at the school gate？
| A． |
No seats for black! |
| B． |
Congratulations ! |
| C． |
Let her in! |
| D． |
Welcome! |
（3）Why did Mr.Rockwell create the painting？
| A． |
To celebrate Ruby's success. |
| B． |
To present his painting skills. |
| C． |
To praise the four police officers. |
| D． |
To show the serious social problem in the US. |
（4）What lesson did Ruby learn in first grade？
| A． |
Fight for your rights. |
| B． |
Intelligence （智商）is valuable. |
| C． |
Treat people of different colors equally （平等地）. |
| D． |
Get help from the police when in trouble. |
Alex：Look at that guy over there.
Dave：What about him？
Alex：That's Tony Smith.
Dave：Oh，Tony.That's right.He goes to ballet（芭蕾舞）classes.
Alex：Yeah，that's weird!A boy!Doing ballet!
Dave：Hey.Tony.Do you want to play football with us？
Alex：Or are you worried about your pretty little dancing feet？
Dave：Alex，shut up!Don't listen to him，Tony，he's stupid!
Tony：You know，Alex，I like playing football.And，no，I'm not worried about my feet.
Alex：Oh，yeah？But doing ballet...
Tony：I like ballet.It's not my problem if you don't like it!
Alex：Well，I mean，it's different，isn't it？For a boy...
Tony：So what？
（1）The underlined word "weird" in Picture 2 has the similar meaning to .
| A． |
awful |
| B． |
strange |
| C． |
fantastic |
| D． |
interesting |
（2）In Alex's opinion， .
| A． |
Dave is different |
| B． |
ballet is only for girls |
| C． |
football is only for boys |
| D． |
Tony is worried about his feet |
（3）The three boys are mainly talking about .
| A． |
dances |
| B． |
sports |
| C． |
hobbies |
| D． |
classes |
A Friend to the Pilgrims
"I speak English." When the Pilgrims （清教徒前辈美洲移民） heard these words，they were very surprised.The words came from Squanto，a Native American （印第安人）.But how did he learn to speak English？As the Pilgrims would soon find out，this happened to be a long story.
In 1605，George Weymouth，an English captain （船长），was exploring America.People from England were interested in the Native Americans of this new land.When Weymouth came to Squanto's village，he captured （俘获） five men.Squanto was not among them，but the little boy was curious （好奇的）.He volunteered to go with Weymouth to England.
In England，a friend of Weymouth's took good care of Squanto.But after nine years，Squanto felt homesick.In 1614，two English captains，John Smith and Thomas Hunt，asked Squanto to help them explore America.They promised to take Squanto to his home village after the trip.Squanto was happy and agreed to go.But after the trip，Captain Hunt broke his promise.Instead of bringing Squanto to see his family，he sold him to Spain as a slave （奴隶）.
In Spain，some monks （僧侣） saved Squanto and looked after him for three years.Then，he joined another trip to North America.The trip was to Newfoundland.This was still far from Squanto's home.Squanto returned to England in the end.
By now，Squanto had known many important men in England.They liked Squanto and wanted to help him.Finally，Squanto went back to his home village in 1619 with the help of them.But sadly，the village was empty.All of the villagers had died from an illness.
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620，winter would soon come.They needed help.Squanto happened to be living close to their houses.He offered to help.Knowing the language and customs of Englishmen，Squanto helped the Pilgrims in many ways，including teaching them how to catch fish.The Pilgrims were really lucky to have such a good friend!
（1）What did George Weymouth do when he came to Squanto's village？
（2）Who helped Squanto return to his home village in the end？
（3）When did the Pilgrims arrive in America？
（4）How did Squanto help the Pilgrims？
（5）What do you think of Squanto？And why？
On Saturday morning，Tom Sawyer had to paint his aunt's fence （栅栏）.Tom looked at the thirty meters of wide fence and felt bad.He thought of the fun he had planned for the day.Soon the free boys would go out to play，and they would laugh at him for having to work.He felt even worse.（1）_____
Soon Ben Rogers appeared，eating an apple.Tom ignored （不理） him and continued painting.He stopped and looked at his work like an artist. "Hello，Tom.I'm going swimming.Don't you wish you could？But of course，you have to work."
Tom looked at Ben，then said， "What do you call work？"
"Isn't this work？"
Tom continued painting，and answered， "Well，maybe it is，and maybe it isn't.All I know is，I like it."
"Do you really like it？"
"（2）_____"
That made it sound different.Ben stopped eating his apple.Tom moved his brush carefully backwards and forwards and stepped back to look.Ben watched every move，getting more interested.Presently，he said， "Hey，Tom，let me paint a little."
Tom thought，and then said， "No，I don't think so，Ben.Aunt Polly wants this fence painted carefully because it's on the street.It's difficult to do it right."
"Come on，let me try."
"I'd like to，Ben.But Aunt Polly won't even let my brother Sid do it."
"I'll be careful.I'll give you my apple."
（3）_____While Ben was working in the sun，Tom sat under a tree eating the apple and thinking how to catch more boys.And there were lots of them.Boys came to make fun，but stayed to paint.By the time Ben was tired，Tom had exchanged the next turn with Billy Fisher for a good kite，and then Johnny Miller，and so on.（4）_____ He had learned that to make someone want something，you only have to make it difficult to get.
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A.All of the boys were glad to paint this fence because they could get Tom's toys if they did. B.Tom gave Ben his brush with reluctance （勉强） on his face，but with happiness in his heart. C.Suddenly he had an idea.He took his brush and started painting. D.By the time he had no more paint，he had had lots of toys and treasures，and the fence had had three coats of paint. E.Why not？Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence every day？ |
Which country grows the most tea？The answer is India.It grows three times as much as China.Which country drinks the most tea？It's neither China nor Japan.It's Great Britain.
In the wild，tea plants may be 9 meters tall.But a plant grown for market is pruned.Pruning keeps the plant only 0.9 or 1.2 meters tall.This is an easy height for tea picking.Only the two top leaves and bud（芽）of each new shoot are picked.So to make money，tea plantations （种植园） must be huge.
In general，there are two kinds of tea：black tea and green tea.Black tea is fermented （发酵）.In the process，the tea loses nearly all of its healthy parts.Green tea is steamed （蒸） right after the leaves are picked.Green tea keeps its healthy parts.For example，it may prevent heart illness.
How did we get tea bags？The answer：by accident.Tea businessmen used to send samples（样品）in tin（锡）boxes.This was very expensive.One businessman thought of a cheaper way.He sent samples in small silk bags.Customers would open the bag.They would make tea as usual.One customer put the bag into a pot.Then he just poured hot water over it.And the tea bag was born.
Shen Nong was the first to drink tea.He was a Chinese emperor.This was about 2737 B.C.Shen drank several cups of hot water daily.One day something happened.Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot.The next cup was poured.The water was now colored.Shen tasted it.He liked it.He drank it all.Shen was proud of his new drink.He served it to his guests.Word spread.People thought this way：tea is good enough for the Emperor，so it must be good enough for the people.Tea became the drink of China.
（1）The writer starts the passage by .
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telling an interesting story |
| B． |
comparing some information |
| C． |
giving several useful suggestions |
（2）In Paragraph Two，the underlined word " pruned" means " " in Chinese.
| A． |
删除 |
| B． |
采摘 |
| C． |
修剪 |
（3）After reading the passage，it seems clear that .
| A． |
tea and tea bags were invented by accident |
| B． |
black tea is healthier than green tea |
| C． |
tea is better for you than any other drink |
（4）The passage mainly tells us .
| A． |
the popularity of tea bags |
| B． |
the ways of making green tea and black tea |
| C． |
the discovery and development of tea |