beep …beep … There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.

Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. It was another cold day. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. And he did it.

Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen. He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy.

For now, he had to cook supper for the family.

The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot(锅) in the kitchen. Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.

At ten past eight he laid the table. Then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! The moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home.

“The soup smells great, Victor,” said Helen. “You really know how to tell Robbie what to do.”

Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.

1.What is Robbie?

A. A cook.       B. A robot        C. A cleaner       D. A computer

2.What do the underlined words “did it” in the second paragraph mean?

A. Looked out             B. got home   

C. turned the heat on        D. did some cleaning

3.What time did Robbie lay the table?

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The story happened on a rainy day.

B. Robbie didn’t have to be told what to do.

C. Helen found it easy to do cleaning work at home.

D. Victor and Helen felt comfortable when they got home.

下面是Mary的笔友Amanda写给她的信，信中Amanda介绍了烤肉串的制作方法。仔细阅读短文，完成信息采集表格。答案写在答题卷对应题号位置上。

Dear Mary,

??? How’s it going? Things are fine here. I am very happy every day. Last week on the “Good Cook” on CCTV-2, I learn to make the kebabs(烤肉串). And I want to tell you how to do it.

??? Before starting to cook, we should have some meat, vegetables and some sauce. Of course, we need tools(工具), too, like skewers(烤肉签)， the barbecue(烤肉架) and the charcoal(木炭).

??? Now you can start! First, cut up some meat and vegetables and put them in a bowl with your favorite sauce. Mix them up. 20 minutes later, put the meat and vegetables on the skewers. Then put charcoal in the barbecue and light it. After that, put the kebabs on the barbecue and cook for 10 minutes to 15 minutes, turning them over from time to time. Finally, take the kebabs off the barbecue and enjoy them!

??? I tried this recipe. It is really great! I hope you can try it later.

??? Best wishes!

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yours’

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? Amanda

beep …beep … There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.
Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. It was another cold day. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. And he did it.
Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen. He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy.
For now, he had to cook supper for the family.
The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot(锅) in the kitchen. Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.
At ten past eight he laid the table. Then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! The moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home.
“The soup smells great, Victor,” said Helen. “You really know how to tell Robbie what to do.”
Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.
【小题1】What is Robbie?