Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.

    Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

    ●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

    ●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

    ●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?

    ●  Have I tried different ways of studying?

    If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

     You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.

（   ）11. What do kids often worry most about?

     　A. Their hobbies.                     B. Their homework.

     　C. Their marks at school.               D. A fight with their friends.

（   ）12. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

     　A. work hard                        B. talk to someone

     　C. get ready for class              D. write down your worries

（　　）13. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

     　A. Why are grades important?           B. What do grades mean to me?

     　C. How do I get ready for class?         D. Why not give up my studies?

（　　）14. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A. invite him or her to watch a game      B. put the blame on him or her

C. try to make new friends              D. leave him or her alone

（　　）15. What does the passage mainly tell us?

    　　 A. Who is often worried.               B. When people are worried.

     　　C. How to deal with worries.      D. What kinds of worries people have.

 

What do we do when we go camping? First, we think of a plan. We take food, clothes, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun. Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of air. This will keep some insects (虫子) away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing. In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.

1. Before going to camp we should first ___________.

A．think of a plan

B．take some food

C．take things to keep us warm

D．take something for cooking and eating

2. We go to camp __________.

A．by bus            B．by car            C．by bike           D．on foot

3. Campers can join in ________ activities.

A．one or two        B．only a few         C．many             D．two or three

4. In the evening we build a fire because ________.

A．it is cold at night                        B．it can keep us warm

C．it can keep the insects away               D．it is dark and quiet

5. The campers like to ____ at night.

A．hear music from the radio　               B．go to sleep early

C．have rain                              D．be busy

 

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters (主人) ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his    1 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to    2  my father around in the fields, too.

One day my father took off his coat. Put it on the ground   3  a big tree and said to Curly. “  4   my coat.”

Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to   5  dinner for the family.    6  he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog.  

Late in the evening I   7  my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket (口袋). Suddenly he remembered  8  he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was  9  sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it   10 .

1.                A．hand           B．back           C．foot D．leg

 

2.                A．follow          B．put            C．go   D．run

 

3.                A．for            B．under          C．to   D．from

 

4.                A．Look           B．Listen          C．Watch    D．Hear

 

5.                A．fix             B．discover        C．cook D．tell

 

6.                A．Because        B．So             C．Though   D．Or

 

7.                A．hoped         B．rode           C．missed   D．saw

 

8.                A．that           B．what           C．if    D．who

 

9.                A．always         B．often           C．still  D．usually

 

10.               A．away          B．in             C．down D．for

 

 

A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.

1.A. cooked      B. eaten        C. picked           D. used

2.A. speak       B. tell          C. talk              D. say

3.A. where       B. how         C. if               D. when

4.A. Excuse me   B. Don’t worry   C. Never mind       D. Hot dog

5.A. ever        B. yet           C. also             D. still

6.A. kind        B. hopeful       C. great            D. careful

7.A. person      B. dog          C. hand             D. action

8.A. catches      B. plays         C. throws           D. passes

9.A. funny       B. easy         C. exciting           D. good

10.A. lose        B. win           C. avoid            D. explain

 

In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.

Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating(挨打) and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider with four legs.

Until now, even the most advanced(先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged(毁坏). That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed.

To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors(发动机) and two sensors(传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment.

The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better artificial(假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.

“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”

1.Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?

A．They cannot repair themselves.

B．The computer has changed a lot.

C．They have no computers inside.

D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes

2.The new technology allows the robot to     .

A．do housework for humans

B．keep working after being damaged

C．remember a lot of information

D．tell people where it is

3.The underline word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to     .

A．sensors           B．robots            C．arms and legs      D．scientists

4.How do the sensors in the robot work?

A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken.

B．They can find out where the damage comes from.

C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition.

D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot.