A large part of China experienced larger amounts of smog ( 雾霾 ) than usual this January and the air was badly polluted. The distance ( 距离 ) one could see was shorter than 1,000 meters in Beijing, Tianjin, and the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Anhui. In some areas, it was down to 200 meters.

People usually set off firecrackers ( 爆竹 ) to celebrate Spring Festival. But because of the smog, this year seemed very quiet. It was really different. A man called Zhang Wei said that his friends and he hadn’t set off a single firecracker.

“ We all suffered ( 遭受 ) from last month’s smog. If we don’t call an end to the firecrackers, the environment will get worse and worse during the holiday. ” said Zhang Wei. He called on more people to set off fewer firecrackers during this year’s Spring Festival by putting up a notice in his neighborhood.

More Chinese looked forward to celebrating ( 庆祝 ) the holiday in a greener way . They decided not to set off firecrackers. They also decided not to waste food . They said the new celebrations sounded fashionable.

To clean the sky ,more than ten provinces including Guangdong, Zhejiang  and Jiangsu have started to use national 4 standard ( 标准 ), which is expected to reduce ( 减少 ) vehicle emission ( 车辆排放 ) by 30% to 50%. Beijing even has started to use the stricter national standard.

We still have a lot to do to improve the air quality. For example, using public transportation as much as possible is not a hard thing for us to do, but it matters a lot .

1. What happened in a large part of China this January?

A. It experienced larger amounts of smog.

B. People set off lots of firecrackers.

C. There was a heavy rain.

D. Many car accidents happened

2.How do people usually celebrate Spring Festival in China ？

A. By putting up a notice     B. By setting off firecrackers

C. By not wasting food      D. By using public transportation

3.How many provinces have started to use national 4 standard?

A. Three  B. Six   C. Eight   D. More than ten

4. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A. Zhang Wei didn’t set off a single firecracker this Spring Festival

B. We should use more public transportation to help reduce the air pollution.

C. Zhejiang has started to use national 4 standard to reduce vehicle emission.

D. More Chinese think the celebration of setting off firecrackers is fashionable.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How to reduce the vehicle emission

B. How to improve the air quality

C. What do Chinese do in Spring Festival

D. Using public transportation

After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.

This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.

This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.

1.The underlined word “greets” means “??????? ” in Chinese.

A.讨厌?????? B. 击败?????? C. 迎接??????? D. 仰慕

2.The robot tells you to ??????? to your cousin.

A. say happy birthday? B. dance??? C. send a birthday gift??? D. write

3.What does NAO look like?

A. He has a large body with a large head.????

B. He has big eyes and a large head.

C. He has small eyes and a small head.?

D. He has a small body with a small head.

4.When might people have robots like NAO in their homes?

A. In 2020.??? B. In about 15 years.? C. In 2030.?? D. In about 30 years.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. NAO isn’t a self-guided robot.???

B. NAO can’t help kids with their homework.

C. NAO is more than fifteen thousand dollars.

D. NAO can move and sense, but he can’t think.

补全对话 （有一项是多余的）

Daming="D;" Tony=T

D: How long have you studied Chinese?

T:1.        

D: Really? Your Chinese is pretty good!

T: But, I don’t think Chinese is easy to learn.2.          

D: In 2000. It has been 6 years.

T:3.           

D: Well, my grammar and vocabulary are good.4.           

T: You should often listen to English music and see English films.

D:5.          

T: Sure, they do!

A．Do you find it difficult to learn English?

B．By the way, when did you start to learn English?

C．For more than two years

D．But my listening is not very good.

E. Do they work? F. Thanks a lot.

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1.If you like to eat beef and enjoy light music, you can go to __

A．78F of the Jin Mao Tower                 B．Cloud 9 on the 87F of Jin Mao Tower

C．the highest bar in the world               D．The Grand Hyatt Hotel on Nanjing Road

2.If you want to have a meal in Cloud 9, you must __

A．call 021 -50461334                      B．drink more than two bottles of beer

C．spend more than 88 yuan                 D．go there before 8 o'clock in the morning

3.You can also__ while you are drinking in Bar Rouge.

A．watch TV                              B．have a dancing party

C．listen to the light music                   D．overlook the Huangpu River and skyscrapers

4.Tom wants to have his birthday party in Bar Rouge on Tuesday, he should go there__

A．after 6 pm                             B．between 5 pm--3 am

C．before 6 am                           D．between 11:30 am--2 am

5.According to the passages, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Both of the bars have cocktails.

B．Cloud 9 is much higher than Bar Rouge.

C．Both of the barswill rest on Sundays.

D．You have to buy door tickets if you go to either of the bars.

选择下列各句，填入短文中的空白处，使短文意思完整。

Every year there are about 95 million more people on the earth. (66) ___and parts of South and  west Asia that can hardly afford more people. However, population increases have slowed or even stopped in Europe, North America and Japan.

By 1960, about 70 percent of the world's people lived in developing countries. Today it is 80 percent, and 95 percent of the world's population growth is taking place in these countries.(67)____, as have Latin America and the Caribbean area. North America's population has grown by a half, while Europe's has risen by only 20 percent and is now stable. (68) ______-- not because of birth, but of the coming of people from the rest of the world.

 In 8,000 BC, only 5 million people were alive. (69)_____.To meet those needs humans are using lots of things on the earth in a wrong way -- for example, cutting down too many trees and catching too many fish. These wrong doings are dangerous for human life and health around the world.

At the beginning of the 21st century, nearly 60 percent of 4.8 billion people in developing countries have no basic sanitation. Almost a third don't have enough clean water. A quarter don't have enough housing. (70)_______.