Le Trung, 33，has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko，who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure，shiny hair and delicate features.

She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr.Trung's accounts.

Mr.Trung，from Brampton in Ontario，Canada，said he has never had time to find a real partner，so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.

The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans，sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his“fem­bot”.

Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor(资助者)to help him complete and perfect Aiko.

He said，“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.”

 "I want to make her look，feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion."

    "I talk to her a lot，and hope to improve her knowledge."

"So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese，so she's already fairly intelligent."

"Aiko recognize faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit. She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like."

"She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere."

"When I need to do my accounts，Aiko does all the maths. She is very patient and never complains."

"She doesn't need holidays，food or rest and she will work almost 24­hours a day. She is the perfect woman."

Mr.Trung has designed Aiko with a touch­sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt.

 He said，"She has all senses except for smell."

1.Why did Le Trung spend much money creating Aiko?

A. Because he prefers Aiko to a real person.

B. Because he is too busy to find a partner.

C. Because he thinks Aiko is very beautiful.

D. Because he thinks Aiko is worth much money.

2. According to the passage，what is Aiko?

A. Aiko is a female person.

B. Aiko is Mr.Trung's girl friend.

C. Aiko is a robot that looks like a beautiful woman.

D. Aiko is a perfect woman.

3. Aiko can do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A. that she can understand and speak English and Japanese

B. that she can do maths questions very well

C. that she can smell the strange smell

D. that she can help to receive some familiar guests

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The reason for Le Trung creating Aiko.

B. The introduction to a new scientific product－Aiko.

C. Aiko's ability or functions.

D. The process of making Aiko.

 

 

Le Trung,33，has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko，who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure，shiny hair and delicate features.

　　 She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr.Trung's accounts.

　　 Mr.Trung，from Brampton in Ontario，Canada，said he has never had time to find a real partner，so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.

　　 The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans，sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his“fem?bot”．

　　 Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor(资助者)to help him complete and perfect Aiko.

　　 He said，“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.”

　 “I want to make her look，feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion.”

　 “I talk to her a lot，and hope to improve her knowledge.”

　 “So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese，so she's already fairly intelligent.”

　 “Aiko recognize faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit.She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like.”

　 “She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere.”

　 “When I need to do my accounts，Aiko does all the maths.She is very patient and never complains.”

　 “She doesn't need holidays，food or rest and she will work almost 24?hours a day.She is the perfect woman.”

　　 Mr.Trung has designed Aiko with a touch?sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt.

　　 He said，“She has all senses except for smell.”

1．Why did Le Trung spend much money creating Aiko?

A．Because he prefers Aiko to a real person.

B．Because he is too busy to find a partner.

C．Because he thinks Aiko is very beautiful.

D．Because he thinks Aiko is worth much money.

2．According to the passage，what is Aiko?

A．Aiko is a female person.

B．Aiko is Mr.Trung's girl friend.

C．Aiko is a robot that looks like a beautiful woman.

D．Aiko is a perfect woman.

3．Aiko can do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A．that she can understand and speak English and Japanese

B．that she can do maths questions very well

C．that she can smell the strange smell

D．that she can help to receive some familiar guests

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The reason for Le Trung creating Aiko.

B．The introduction to a new scientific product－Aiko.

C．Aiko's ability or functions.

D．The process of making Aiko.

 

 Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for  1 , and found her way by  2  things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way.

  One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she  3  . When she reached that place that evening, she did not  4  the trees with her stick, so she was in  5  .

  She  6  for a while and listened, but did not  7  any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard  8  beneath her. “Am I  9 ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a  10 , and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact  11 . How am I going to get  12  to my house from here?”

  All at once she heard a man's friendly  13  near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been  14  today, and if I hadn't been 15  enough to meet you, I don't know  16  I'd have done. Can you please  17  me to get home?”

 “Certainly,” the man answered. “Where do you live?”

  Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said. “I want to  18  you.”

  Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

 “Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the  19 , because I was trying to make up my mind to  20  myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.”

1. A. health         B. exercise   C. sport           D. training

2. A. seeing         B. looking at  C. hearing         D. touching

3. A. followed       B. led     C. walked         D. headed

4. A. know          B. feel         C. smell           D. climb

5. A. need          B. danger       C. dark            D. difficulty

6. A. waited         B. rested       C. stopped          D. walked

7. A. see           B. find         C. meet           D. hear

8. A. noise          B. water       C. boat            D. train

9. A. lost           B. all right      C. wrong           D. alone

10. A. boat         B. plane         C. bridge          D. highway

11. A. size         B. length         C. position       D. name

12. A. far          B. near          C. away           D. back

13. A. touch        B. voice         C. sound          D. noise

14. A. lost          B. destroyed     C. removed     D. planted

15. A. lucky        B. kind          C. good           D. foolish

16. A. how         B. what          C. why        D. which

17. A. tell          B. direct         C. help          D. lead

18. A help         B. know          C. thank          D. meet

19. A. worry       B. sorry           C. hurry        D. dark

20. A. put         B. throw          C. jump          D. take

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for 1 , and found her way by 2 things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way.

One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she 3 . When she reached that place that evening, she did not 4 the trees with her stick, so she was in 5 .

She 6 for a while and listened, but did not 7 any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard 8 beneath her. “Am I 9 ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a 10 , and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact 11 . How am I going to get 12 to my house from here?”?

All at once she heard a man's friendly 13 near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”?“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been 14 today, and if I hadn't been 15 enough to meet you, I don't know 16 I'd have done. Can you please 17 me to get home?”

“Certainly,” the man answered. “Where do you live?”?

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said. “I want to 18 you.”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”?

“Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the 19 , because I was trying to make up my mind to 20 myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.”?

1. A. health　　　　 B. exercise　 C. sport　　　　　 D. training

2. A. seeing　　　　 B. looking at C. hearing　　　　 D. touching

3. A. followed　　　 B. led　　 C. walked　　　　 D. headed

4. A. know　　　　 B. feel　　　　 C. smell　　　　　 D. climb

5. A. need　　　　 B. danger　　　 C. dark　　　　　 D. difficulty

6. A. waited　　　　 B. rested　　　 C. stopped　　　　 D. walked

7. A. see　　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. meet　　　　　 D. hear

8. A. noise 　　　　B. water　　　 C. boat　　　　　 D. train

9. A. lost　　　　　 B. all right　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. alone

10. A. boat　　　　 B. plane　　　　 C. bridge　　　　 D. highway

11. A. size　　　　 B. length　　　　 C. position　　　 D. name

12. A. far　　　　 B. near　　　　 C. away　　　　　 D. back

13. A. touch　　　 B. voice　　　　 C. sound　　　　 D. noise

14. A. lost　　　　 B. destroyed　　 C. removed　　 D. planted

15. A. lucky　　　 B. kind　　　　 C. good　　　　　 D. foolish

16. A. how　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. why　　　 D. which

17. A. tell　　　　 B. direct　　　　 C. help　　　　 D. lead

18. A help　　　　 B. know　　　　 C. thank　　　　 D. meet

19. A. worry　　　 B. sorry　　　　　 C. hurry　　　 D. dark

20. A. put　　 　　B. throw　　　　 C. jump　　　　 D. take

 

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for  1 , and found her way by  2  things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way.

  One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she  3  . When she reached that place that evening, she did not  4  the trees with her stick, so she was in  5  .

  She  6  for a while and listened, but did not  7  any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard  8  beneath her. “Am I  9 ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a  10 , and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact  11 . How am I going to get  12  to my house from here?”

  All at once she heard a man's friendly  13  near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been  14  today, and if I hadn't been 15  enough to meet you, I don't know  16  I'd have done. Can you please  17  me to get home?”

 “Certainly,” the man answered. “Where do you live?”

  Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said. “I want to  18  you.”

  Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

 “Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the  19 , because I was trying to make up my mind to  20  myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.”

1. A. health         B. exercise   C. sport           D. training

2. A. seeing         B. looking at  C. hearing         D. touching

3. A. followed       B. led     C. walked         D. headed

4. A. know          B. feel         C. smell           D. climb

5. A. need          B. danger       C. dark            D. difficulty

6. A. waited         B. rested       C. stopped          D. walked

7. A. see           B. find         C. meet           D. hear

8. A. noise          B. water       C. boat            D. train

9. A. lost           B. all right      C. wrong           D. alone

10. A. boat         B. plane         C. bridge          D. highway

11. A. size         B. length         C. position       D. name

12. A. far          B. near          C. away           D. back

13. A. touch        B. voice         C. sound          D. noise

14. A. lost          B. destroyed     C. removed     D. planted

15. A. lucky        B. kind          C. good           D. foolish

16. A. how         B. what          C. why        D. which

17. A. tell          B. direct         C. help          D. lead

18. A help         B. know          C. thank          D. meet

19. A. worry       B. sorry           C. hurry        D. dark

20. A. put         B. throw          C. jump          D. take