The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films .  In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people .
　　In real life , robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.
　　Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide(向导) dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dog.
　　One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt(带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
　　In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “make a cup of coffee”.
　　Robot are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patient’s rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
　　Though robots can help people in many ways, they will never take the place of humans.
41. From the passage ,  we know robots cannot be_______ .
   A. dangerous animals    B. factory workers    C. guide dogs    D. hospital helpers

42. A robot guide dog_______ .

   A. goes in front of blind people                B. walks side by side with blind people

   C. has a map in its head                      D. helps patients with their meals

43. The underlined word “disabled” means______ .

   A. 不能的               B. 有害的           C. 失灵的        D. 残疾的

44. Some disabled people need robots’ help to _______ .

   A. take care of themselves                     B. talk to other people

   C. become scientists                          D. do dangerous jobs

45. In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that_______ .

   A. robots are stronger and cleverer than humans .

   B. disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots .

   C. robots will take the place of humans some day in the future .

   D. robots can help humans in many different ways .

 

　 No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but the number may be over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.

　　In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile (可动的) , hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.

　　Disablement can take many forms and happen at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people’s attitude(态度) towards them.

　　Disabled people face many physical barriers(障碍). Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine what would you do if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. What would you do if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice(偏见)can be even harder to break down and ignorance (无知) represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully understand what the disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person(个人) and their ability, not their disability, which counts.

54. The first paragraph points out that ___________.

　 A. it is possible to get an exact number of the world’s disabled people

　 B. there are many disabled people in the world

　 C. the number of disabled people in India is the greatest

　 D. India has not much more disabled people than Canada

55. The key word in Paragraph 4 is ___________.

　 A. barriers 　　　　　 B. disabled　　　　　　　　　 C. disability 　　　　　　　　 D. prejudice

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

A. There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK.

B. The whole society should pay more attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people.

C. Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.

D. There is still prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance.

57. It can be concluded from the passage that ___________.

　 A. we should try our best to prevent disablement

　 B. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled

　 C. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled

　 D. both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down

Jerry Green went to spend a year at the South Pole Station (南极站)as the only doctor in 1998 when she 47. While working at the station that March. she discovered that there was a hard lump (肿块) in her stomach. She knew it was cancer, but she wasn't able to go to a doctor for help. She couldn't leave the station for the next seven until the snow thawed. Dr. Green didn't wait for the death. But decided to fight against the cancer. She tried to about the lump to a hospital in the United States. The doctors said it was cancer. Without the proper wouldn't live for long. Soon a USA airplane came to provide her with some help. She started her own treatments(治疗)after getting instructions from American doctors. She finally spent the long winter there before she returned home that October .Since then, she had become a incubus in support of cancer charities. She also wrote a best-selling book called Ice Bound.
　　 Sadly, Dr. Green's cancer finally returned. She died on June 23.2009.
【小题1】Jerry Green discovered that she bad a bard lump in her stomach in       .

A．March.1998

B．May. 1998

C．June.2009

D．July,2009

【小题2】What does the underlined word" thawed "mean in Chinese?

A．形成

B．堆积

C．融化

D．覆盖

【小题3】When did she start her own treatments?

A．After searching the Internet.

B．After getting instructions from American doctors.

C．After hearing from her paw law

D．After becoming a member in support of cancer charities.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Dr. Green decided to give up the treatments.

B．She sent the information about the lump to a hospital in the United Stales.

C．She wrote a book called Ice Bound.

D．Dr Green died of cancer.

【小题5】What does the writer feel about Dr. Green's death?

A．exciting

B．Happy.

C．Sad

D．Pleased

Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".
Now read the following envelope, please.
【小题1】"We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____.
A. the date　　　　　　B. the letter　　　　 C. the passage
【小题2】To what country will the letter be sent?
A. P.R. China　　　　　B. China　　　　　 C. The United States
【小题3】Who writes this letter?
A. Miss Susan Brown　　B. Zhang  Hua　　　C. You
【小题4】From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should
put down our address _____.
A. at the end of the letter on the right
B. at the end of the letter on the left
C. at the top of the letter on the left
【小题5】How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?
A. John Smith　　　 B. Mr. John　　 　C. Dear Mr. Smith