【題目】

【1】Maria, go, Cuba, ship, often

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【2】Bill, swimming pool, now

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—Yes, he is.

【3】three cats, tree

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【4】between … and …

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【5】What does the sign mean?

It means “______________________________________________________________________

A．hard

B．harder

C．hardly

D．hardest

A. am， homework B. am， homeworks

C. are， homework D. are， homeworks

Using its functions, Pepper can react(反應) to people nearby -- making jokes, dancing and even singing in different languages. Pepper can understand expressions, human voice and actions, then react through computer programmes. The designer hopes to create a robot that can understand people well, then it can take action. He also hopes robots can play roles in many ways, not just work in the industry. They provide fun at the home or store. Pepper is designed to be a family robot. It is powered by love inside a family. He not only makes people laugh, but also comforts those people who are sad or lonely and encourage them when natural disasters come.

Pepper will be on sale in Japan for around US$2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are shown at some stores in Tokyo for visitors. The designers want the robots to get so much knowledge that they can succeed in communicating with humans better before sale.

Several thousand Peppers are going to learn at some stores. Everything they learned and got is going to be stored into the i-cloud service. So that they can share wisdom with each other

We are sure Pepper can bring amazing changes into our lives.

【1】According to the passage, “Pepper” is ______.

A. a kind of food B. a computer

C. a robot D. a designer

【2】What does the underlined word “emotions” mean?

A. words B. feelings C. minds D. worries

【3】From the passage, we can infer(推斷) ______

A. Pepper will be sold in many countries

B. Pepper can speak only Japanese.

C. People can buy Pepper in Japan now.

D. Peppers can’t share wisdom with each other

【4】In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?

A. Travel B. Culture C. Advertisement D. Technology

Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are “talking” online — many of them are talking at the same time.

It’s fast: trying talking to six people once. It’s convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.

And it requires very simple language. There’s neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (="be" right back) will do?

Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (="pardon" me for jumping in).

Interested in whom you’re talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you’re OTF (="on" the floor), or LOL (="laughing" out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (="rolling" on the floor laughing).

And when it’s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (="got" to go) or TTYL (="talk" to you later).

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too.

【1】When people are online, they talk by ______.

A. using body language

B. drawing some strange pictures

C. making phone calls

D. making use of a special short form of English

【2】The sentence “There’s neither time nor space for explanations” means that ______.

A. people should use words properly

B. people should know what time it is when they are talking

C. people online have to express themselves in a simple way

D. people should communicate in a funny way

【3】If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ______.

A. the people on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

B. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

C. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

D. the people you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl

【4】Which of the following is a way to save online time?

A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.

B. Many people draw pictures.

C. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.

D. People never use the “shift” key.

A：Hello! Who's calling，please?

B：Hi! This is Jack speaking in Beijing. 【1】

A：Hey，Jack! This is Amy.Why are you in Beijing now?

B：I come to see my aunt with my parents.

A：【2】

B：It's now very warm and comfortable in May，just right for sightseeing.

A：That's why many people go there for sightseeing at this time of year. 【3】

B：For five days.

A：【4】

B：I like the Summer Palace best.When I was there，I lost myself in the beautiful scenery.

A：Really？【5】

B：I'm sure you will have fun here.

【題目】Today, many people like to watch Readers. It is a TV show on CCTV. It invites(邀請) some famous(著名的) people to r【1】aloud on the stage(舞臺). The show also tells the good s【2】behind those people. They can read poems(詩), b【3】, and letters between friends and family m【4】, etc. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life.

Many people enjoy w【5】the show. We often see a whole family sit in front of the TV, waiting for the show. The show gives people a special p【6】to read. It is a reading pavilion(朗讀亭). You can find them in many c【7】, such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an.

The pavilion is very s【8】. Only one person can come into it to read each time. Your voice(聲音) will be recorded(錄制). Then the show will pick(挑選) some readers and ask t【9】to read on TV.

“Reading should be just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host（主持人）of the show. “We can say out our true feelings by r【10】aloud.

A. Is， snow B. Is， snowing

C. Does， snows D. Does， snow

I consider New York City my second hometown. You fight your way into New York City. It isn’t easy. It isn’t cheap. It isn’t so friendly. So when I got to Helsinki， the capital of Finland， I was surprised at how easy it was. People were friendly and nice. They are curious about what I thought of Finland.

Except the coffee and the cost of living， Helsinki and New York don’t have much in common， but I was born in the US Midwest， which was heavily influenced by North Europe. So the life of Finland seemed familiar to that of the US.

Still， I missed New York， I visited it last year， and I went to my old coffee room， still in the same place. Although it was 2014， my mind insisted that it was 2007 and I had never left. The waiter looked at me silently， reaching for the same size cup and pouring the same type of coffee I always got. Same corner， same waiter， same coffee.

To the waiter， he guessed maybe I moved to another neighborhood. He wouldn’t guess from my appearance that I haven’t even been in the country. He didn’t find that there was anything different until I opened my mouth. It was something I said， I’m sure. He mistook me for one of the tourists who got lost on their way from Times Square.

In my mind， this is my home. It was the place when I dreamed of my childhood， long after I left it; and now I am the same as the other tourists with the packbag.

【1】Helsinki is in __________.

A. Finland B. America

C. New York D. China

【2】Compared with Helsinki， the life in New York City is _________.

A. easy B. cheap C. difficult D. nice

【3】The writer’s real place of birth is _________.

A. New York City B. Helsinki

C. Finland D. the US Midwest

【4】How long had the writer been away from New York before he visited it last year?

A. 5 B. 7 C.9 D. 10

【5】What made the coffee guy think the writer to be a tourist?

A. What he looked. B. What he wore.

C. What he said. D. What he did.

It is well 【1】 that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? Because the weather in Britain【2】 often quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather 【3】 long.

Spring can be【4】 or windy. The weather is getting 【5】 and you can hope for more sunny days.

In fact, there can be as 【6】sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the time for visitors to go to the seaside and other 【7】of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often 【8】out to have a walk or swim. During fall it is still nice to be outside, too. Fall is a beautiful season 【9】trees in the woods and parks changing color. In winter, it gets colder. It might 【10】, especially on high land and in the north. There are also very high winds in this season.