Robots in class

    Over 600,000 children in the United States spend their long time in hospital each year．Many of them say that they have difficult in returning to school after hospital stays．Thanks to technology，kids who are sick in the hospital no longer have to miss time in the classroom．

    A program called PEBBLES makes it possible for kids in hospital to take part in classroom discussions by using robot．PEBBLES(Providing Education by Bringing Environments to Students)supplies robots to help kids who are staying in hospital keep up with their classmates．

    For Achim Nurse，a 13-yers-old patient at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla，New York，PEBBLES helped him so much．When he first learned about the program，he wasn’t so sure it would work．    

   “When I first saw it，it looked difficult，”said Achim．

    However，after 30 minutes of working with the robot，Achim discovered that he had gotten good at operating it．

    The robots work in pairs—一one in the hospital with the student，the other in the classroom．

    The robot in the classroom gives the student in the hospital a feel of“tele-presence．”A live picture of the students is shown on a video screen in the classroom．Meanwhile，in the hospital room，the student knows clear about what is going on in the classroom．

    The robot at the school has four wheels．so it can move around from class to class．Its“face” is an auto-focus(可以自动调焦的)camera．By using a control box，the student call turn the robot’s head，raise its hand，and adjust the volume(音量)．It is even equipped with a scanner(扫描器)and printer，so if the teacher want to have an exercise or testing class，the student can participate from the hospital．

   “The robot is greeted by students in the classroom．It is also greeted by the sick student。”said Andrew Summa，national director of the robot project．

根据短文内容完成下面各题。

1．Try to use the phrase underlined in the first paragraph to make a sentence．

2．Guess the Chinese meaning of“keep up with”．

3．The robot is greeted by students in the classroom．It is also greeted by the student in the hospital．(改写为同义句)

4．According to the passage，we can know that____

  A．We can operate this kind of robot easily．   

  B．the student in hospital cannot adjust the volume by using control box．

  C．The teacher wants to have a test in the class now. Although the student in the hospital has this kind of robot，he also cannot participate it．

5．What do you think of the robot project in the United States? Do you think it can help sick students? What do you think are its limitations?

    Our  1    is very beautiful．Look，there are two green doors and four green windows in our classroom．We a11 like    2    ．There is a big blackboard and some pictures on the white wall．There are some new desks and chairs in the room．There are eight    3    ，too．

    There are twenty  4    and twenty-four boys m our  5  ．All of us are 6  ．We are all friends．We have five teachers．    7  of them are women．They are English and physics teachers．All the    8    are very good．We 1ike them very much．Every Monday afternoon, we have a class meeting. We are very happy at the meetings because we can  9    and tell stories．It’s very interesting.

    This is  10   ．We all like it．

1．A．classroom    B．house    C．farm  

;  D．shop  

2．A．white　　  B．black   C．green   D．blue 

3．A．bells　　    B．books    C．1ights    D．rooms 

4． A．girls 　　　　B．boys　　  C．students    D．women

5． A．school　　  B．class    C．grade    D．classroom

6． A．students    B．Young Pioneers   C．sisters  D．teachers

7．A．One    B．Two    C．Three　　 D．Four  

8．  A．teachers    B．Young Pioneers    C．workers    D．students   

9．A．ride a bike　　    B．play football   

C．throw a frisbee　　 D．sing songs　　

10．A．our class　　    B．their class   

C．my．school    D．your school  　　

Here are some American classroom customs:

     If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.

     There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent (缺席), you should ear your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment(作业). It is your responsibility (责任) to find out what assignments you have missed. It is not the teacher's responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.

      You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher, know you will not he there for the test. If your teacher allows make - up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.

      Be on time! It is considered(认为) rude to be late. Also, it disturbs other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and papers out of your bag before you come into the room. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the U. S. it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. If you must leave during class, do so quietly. There is no need to ask the teacher's per-mission. Entering a teacher's office or any office with a closed door without knocking fast is not accept-able. Knock first, then wait to he invited in.

      Wearing a hat in class is considered impolite by many teachers. Some teachers may ignore it, but you should ask permission first.

1. What should a student do if he or she doesn't understand the teacher' s question?

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2. If a student misses a class, how can he or she find out the assignment?

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3. What is the only reason for missing a test?

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4. Is it necessary for a student to knock before he or she enters the classroom ?

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5. What about wearing a hat in class?

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This is a photo      a classroom. It’s a big room. In the photo, you can see a table, some     . You can see a teacher and two students（学生）,      .

   Three     are on the table. A pencil case is on the desk. Two pens and two rulers are in        pencil case. A schoolbag     behind a chair.

   The lady(女士) is the Chinese teacher. Her name is      . One student is Jack. He is 12. The other student is Mike.     is 11. They are in Class 8. They’re good      .        math(数学) teacher is Mr. Brown. He is not here.

1.A. to                    B. of                     C. for                              D. in

2.A. desk and chair   B. desks and chair     C. desk and chairs       D. desks and chairs

3.A. too                  B. please                 C. yes             D. OK

4.A. book           B. books                 C. pen             D. photo

5.A.  /                   B. an                     C. the             D. my the

6.A. am                   B. are                            C. is              D. does

7.A. Wangying  B. Wang ying    C. wang ying        D. Wang Ying         

8.A. He                        B. His                            C. He’s                 D. Him

9.A.girls                  B. friends                C. sisters                    D. teachers

10.A. His                      B. Her                          C. Their                    D. They