Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.

    Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.

    When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.

    Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.

    Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.

1.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?

A. lots of lovely animals               B. lots of valuable plants

C. lots of famous paintings                 D. lots of interesting books

2. Where can you get the boat?

A. Near Buckingham Palace.              B. Near Big Ben.

C. Near Tower Bridge.                   D. Near King’s Street.

3. ______ is London’s oldest palace.

        A. The Tower of London                  B. The National Gallery

        C. Buckingham Palace                    D. The Houses of Parliament

4. ______ is the London Eye.

5.You will not go past ______ on your way back.

        A. the station  B. the square      C. the park        D. the church

Turn___________/left/ and you’ll see the post office.

Turn___________/left/ and you’ll see the post office.

A．letter             B．litter             C．lift               D．left

These days, many students like playing 3D games. Do you know what 3D games are like? In most 3D games, game players need to control (控制) a character. The character can be a robot or a soldier (士兵). Game players usually use the mouse to make the character move around in his own world. Game players can find things such as food and weapons (武器) to help them go on with the game. The character can go straight, sit down, turn left, turn right or pick up things in the game.

Some 3D games have many levels (等级). The character needs to finish different goals for each level. Game players can play against their computers, and sometimes they can play with other players online. It’s great fun to play 3D games. But playing 3D games for long is not good for our study.

1.In most 3D games, game players need to _________.

A．control a character  B．find a robot        C．act as a soldier      D．control the computer

2.How do game players make the character move around?

A．By using the keyboard                    B．By using the mouse

C．By telling the directions                   D．By moving the computer.

3.In the game, the character can _________.

A．go straight and sit down                   B．turn left and turn right

C．Pick up things                          D．A, B and C

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

A．Some 3D games have many levels.

B．The character needs to finish different goals for each level.

C．Game players can only play against their computers.

D．Game players can go online and play with other players together.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too   43  , difficult or boring for humans.

Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after   44  . For example, scientists are making a robot to help blind people. Now many of them have a dog to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One robot dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks” in front of its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. Meldog talks to its owner by   45 . The owner wears a special belt. This belt   46   instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.

In the United States, another   47   of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot   48   the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American   49  . They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave (刮脸) patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost   50   this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

1.A. interesting           B. strange       C. dangerous       D. safe

2.A. others                B. another       C. them            D. themselves

3.A. television          B. radio        C. loudspeaker       D. mobile telephone

4.A. posts                 B. writes        C. reads           D. sends

5.A. type                  B. size          C. set             D. double

6.A. guesses               B. thinks        C. hears           D. sees

7.A. cinema               B. hospitals     C. museum          D. theatre

8.A. until              B. before          C. because         D. whether