D

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 17 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the end of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. It was no use asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to save.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”

That was the beginning of James’ part-time job. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the different kinds of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was eager to have.

The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode proudly home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.

1.James in the passage was probably ________.

A．a cleaner          B．a worker          C．a student          D．a teacher

2.The only way for James to earn money was to ________.

A．find a part-time job                      B．borrow some from his parents

C．ask Mr. Clay for help                     D．study very hard

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．He mended books.                      B．He cleared out cupboards.

C．He washed dogs.                        D．He cleaned windows.

4.James valued his bicycle very much because ________.

A．it was very expensive                    B．it was bought with his own money

C．he was too poor to have one               D．his friends all had bicycles.

 

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
David Beckham was born on 2^nd May, 1975, in London. When he was a young boy, he played football whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends.  【小题1】  . This led to him going for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy at secondary school he played for not only his school but also his country team.
On 8^th July, 1991, he became a member of Manchester United.  【小题2】  . On 2^nd April, 1995, he played his first major football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both seasons, with David scoring many goals.
  【小题3】   . In the first game of the 1996/7 season, he scored an amazing goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, David sent the ball over the goalkeeper’s head and into the goal. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks.
David Beckham is a great player, but he is different from most other players  . He has a real love for football. 【小题4】  . He is always on the move with the ball or running to pick up a pass from another team member. He also has his feet on the ground and behaves in a very natural and relaxed way.

A. David Beckham is 180 cm tall and weighs 47kg B. He won a prize at the age of twelve C. When he is training, he never rests D. David Beckham became very famous overnight E. This means that he could practice football as much as he wanted to

仔细阅读短文，然后根据意思补全单词。

It was an amazing morning. I heard much __1_(嘈杂声)noise when I was sleeping. I thought someone was __2(叫醒)me up. I got up quickly and did some cleaning. The room was soon  3（清扫）up. Then I wanted to have breakfast. But I found a big mouse on the table. Oh, my god! It had_4 (吃完)up all the food on the table for breakfast. Next I came to the park and _5_ (注意) a little boy pick up a hat on the ground. I walked up to see __6_(谁的) it was. The boy looked up at me __7_(含着)tears (眼泪)in his eyes. He told me it was not a hat, but a cat—his favorite cat. He said, “I stayed up _8_(晚) last night to look after the cat but it is __9_（还）dying. So I am too sad!” I told the boy not to worry. I tried my best to __10_(使高兴)him up. I said, “God, god, please save the cat!” again and again. The cat ran away just when I wanted to say for the 4^th time. Wasn’t it amazing?

 

Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property(财产)。 Soon a new kind of protection will be used- robots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will patrol(巡逻) factories, warehoues(仓库)，and museums at night.
The mobile robots will move around slowly on wheels. They will be able to detect people through walls and pick up sounds, such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with lound sirens(警笛) to frighten thieves, or radios to signal police or guards.
To protect a building, a robot will have to move around without knocking into the walls. Information about the building will have to be stored in the robot’s small, built-in computer. A floor map could be programmed into the computer’s memory, for example.
A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able to climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It won’t be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be barred from the area it patrols.
One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or box has been moved and go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it won’t send an alam if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot will be hard to steal anyway. It will weigh about 200 pounds.
U.S companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper.
【小题1】Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots?

A．Because they are able to climb stairs.	B．Because they are able to send an alarm
C．Because they can open doors.	D．Because they can move around slowly on wheels

【小题2】 How will a robot get directions for moving around a building?

A．From a human guard .	B．From a built- in computer.
C．From another robot .	D．From radio signals.

【小题3】 What does the underlined word barred mean?

A．protected

B．allowed .

C．marked

D．prevented

【小题4】 According to the text, a mobile robot will NOT be able to ___________.

A．sense whether something has been moved.	B．sense a cat crossing the room.
C．move over rough ground .	D．detect people through walls.

【小题5】This text mainly describes how robots will ___________.

A．protect the museum	B．set off a siren .
C．judge the size of a person.	D．patrol buildings.

Reading B
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.
“You see, I took away all my things form school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. _____________.”
【小题1】When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark __________.

A．didn’t notice that	B．went away quickly
C．helped him pick up the things	D．carried all the things for him

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mark was a warm-hearted boy.

B．Bill was good at all of his subjects.

C．Bill and Mark were in the same school.

D．Bill loved video games, baseball and history.

【小题3】At Bill’s home, they didn’t _________.

A．drink some Coke	B．watch TV
C．have a pleasant talk	D．play video games

【小题4】Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he __________.

A．wanted to tell him his story	B．wanted to kill himself again
C．hoped to have lunch together	D．hoped to go on holiday together

【小题5】What would Bill probably say at last?

A．I should die.	B．You saved my life.
C．You did a good job.	D．You helped me a lot.