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?

A．A cook.

B．A robot

C．A cleaner

D．A computer

【小题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

【小题3】What time did Robbie lay the table?

【小题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.

Do you know that it is your own immune system working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system and the virus is strong enough too, you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms( 症状) ?
Vitamin C won't stop a cold
It is claimed that Vitamin C helps by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only slightly reduces the rime of symptoms.
Staying indoors won't protect you
One of the most likely sources of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 47% of desktops, 46% of computer mice and 45% of telephones had cold viruses on them.
Wrapping up warm won't protect you
Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to another. And the distinct peak in colds(感冒高峰) is in September and early January, which is likely due to the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter vacation.
Old granny's chicken soup is right
Granny's chicken soup is an old cure for colds since a long time ago. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold. Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones.
【小题1】 It is ______ that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold.

A．the virus itself	B．Vitamin C
C．the terrible cold symptom	D．your own immune system

【小题2】 "Staying indoors won't protect you" tells us that ______ indoors.

A．there are many desks	B．there are many telephones
C．there are many cold viruses	D．there are many computer mice

【小题3】The distinct peak in colds is in September and early January. That's because______.

A．it's in autumn and winter

B．the weather is cool, wet and cold

C．students return to schools and colleges

D．viruses can jump from one person to another more easily

【小题4】Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones. The underlined word "efficient" means _____ in Chinese.
A. 有效的     B. 美味的     c. 值钱的     D. 方便的

完形填空（15分）

Today, I want  1 you how to make chicken and potato soup. It is very  2 . Now, please follow me.

First, make sure you get these ingredients: three  3 , one onion, two  4 of chicken soup, three cups of  5 , two cups of milk, one teaspoon of relish and some  6 .

Instructions: First,  7 up the potatoes and the onion. Then pour the water  8 a pot(锅) and boil them for about fifteen minutes  9 the potatoes are soft(软的). Next, put the chicken soup, salt and relish in a  10 , and mix  11 all up. Pour the mixture into the pot.  12 , put in the milk and oil.

Now it’s  13 to enjoy the delicious soup. It  14 be the most delicious soup if you cook it like this.

It is really a good idea to make the delicious soup for  15 parents on weekends. They will be moved(感动) by what you do.

1.A、tell               B、to tell            C、telling

2.A、awful             B、easy                 C、difficult

3.A、apples            B、pears              C、potatoes

4.A、teaspoons         B、teaspoon             C、potatoes

5.A、water              B、juice               C、tea

6.A、salts             B、salt                C、sugars

7.A、mix                 B、cut                C、put

8.A、to                  B、for                 C、into

9.A、because            B、before             C、until

10.A、blender          B、bowl               C、sandwich

11.A、it                 B、they                 C、its

12.A、Finally            B、End                C、Look

13.A、time             B、result             C、problem

14.A、must              B、can’t            C、need

15.A、her             B、his                C、your

 

Do you know that it is your own immune system working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system and the virus is strong enough too, you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms( 症状) ?

Vitamin C won't stop a cold

It is claimed that Vitamin C helps by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only slightly reduces the rime of symptoms.

Staying indoors won't protect you

One of the most likely sources of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 47% of desktops, 46% of computer mice and 45% of telephones had cold viruses on them.

Wrapping up warm won't protect you

Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to another. And the distinct peak in colds(感冒高峰) is in September and early January, which is likely due to the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter vacation.

Old granny's chicken soup is right

Granny's chicken soup is an old cure for colds since a long time ago. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold. Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones.

1. It is ______ that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold.

A. the virus itself                    B. Vitamin C

C. the terrible cold symptom            D. your own immune system

2. "Staying indoors won't protect you" tells us that ______ indoors.

A. there are many desks                 B. there are many telephones

C. there are many cold viruses          D. there are many computer mice

3.The distinct peak in colds is in September and early January. That's because______.

A. it's in autumn and winter               

B. the weather is cool, wet and cold

C. students return to schools and colleges 

D. viruses can jump from one person to another more easily

4.Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones. The underlined word "efficient" means _____ in Chinese.

A. 有效的     B. 美味的     c. 值钱的     D. 方便的

 

Do you know that it is your own immune system working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system and the virus is strong enough too, you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms( 症状) ?
Vitamin C won't stop a cold
It is claimed that Vitamin C helps by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only slightly reduces the rime of symptoms.
Staying indoors won't protect you
One of the most likely sources of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 47% of desktops, 46% of computer mice and 45% of telephones had cold viruses on them.
Wrapping up warm won't protect you
Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to another. And the distinct peak in colds(感冒高峰) is in September and early January, which is likely due to the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter vacation.
Old granny's chicken soup is right
Granny's chicken soup is an old cure for colds since a long time ago. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold. Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones.
【小题1】 It is ______ that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold.

A．the virus itself	B．Vitamin C
C．the terrible cold symptom	D．your own immune system

【小题2】 "Staying indoors won't protect you" tells us that ______ indoors.

A．there are many desks	B．there are many telephones
C．there are many cold viruses	D．there are many computer mice

【小题3】The distinct peak in colds is in September and early January. That's because______.

A．it's in autumn and winter

B．the weather is cool, wet and cold

C．students return to schools and colleges

D．viruses can jump from one person to another more easily

【小题4】Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones. The underlined word "efficient" means _____ in Chinese.
A. 有效的     B. 美味的     c. 值钱的     D. 方便的