SDR-4X is a new robot. It acts like a human being. It talks，sings，dances and it costs 1 a car.
In Tokyo，a human-shaped robot will go on sale 2 this year from Sony Corp. It remembers people’s faces，dances disco steps and 3 sings. But it’s an expensive toy. It will cost as much as a luxury car.
Sony 4 to say more about its sales plans for the silver round-eyed SDR-4X to reporters last week. “This robot was designed to live with people in 5 ，”said Sony only.
“The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its 6 so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows 7 get back on its feet when it falls，”Sony said.
The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two 8 ，allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can 9 the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which 10 for 180 000 yen（US $1 400）in Japan and US $1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple 11 （It knows about 60 000 words.），and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces， 12 and names.
Entertainment robots have grown into a fad，and toy makers are coming out with 13 imitations. Mitsubishi company 14 two entertainment robots to a museum. They can talk with children，play simple games and draw pictures. Yashawa Electric Corp has developed a 13.8 15 yen（US $105 000）bed-shaped robot that can help patients who need to strengthen their legs.
1.A.as many as B.as much as C.so many as D.so much as
2.A.before B.later C.ago D.after
3.A.ever B.every C.even D.never
4.A.continued B.used C.forgot D.refused
5.A.families B.houses C.homes D.offices
6.A.hands &nbs p; B.feet C.arms D.legs
7.A.when to B.how to C.what to D.why to
8.A.umbrellas B.bands C.telephones D.cameras
9.A.talk B.speak C.say D.tell
10.A.sales B.sells C.buys D.borrows
11.A.diaries B.conversations C.competitions D.dialogues
12. A. noises B.bodies C.voices D.entrances
13.A.cheap B.cheaper C.dear D.more expensive
14.A.sold B.have sold C.has sold D.will sell
15.A.hundred B.thousand C.million D.billion
科目：初中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
| A． Franklin started the first subscription library |
| B． in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
| C． Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
| D． Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
| A．read and write with no help from another person |
| B．use for a short time and then return |
| C．like very much |
| D．lend |
| A．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
| B．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
| C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
| D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
| A．in 1731 | B．in 1730 | C．in 1833 | D．in 1638 |
| A．children could use books for no money at all |
| B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
| C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
| D．both A and B |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2010年台湾省第一次国民中学学生基本学力测试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
As prices and building costs keep rising, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势） in the US continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Kose, “and we didn’t have enough money to buy it.” So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home when the cost of living is very high. The Koses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car myself. ”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how to do things yourself.
【小题1】We know from the passage that many people ________ .
| A．seldom go to a department store to buy things |
| B．take DIY courses run by the government |
| C．like to learn to make their own furniture |
| D．find it hard to pay for what they need |
| A．improve the quality of life |
| B．save time and money |
| C．make or repair things |
| D．run a DIY shop |
| A．keeps house and looks after his children |
| B．does his own car and home repairs |
| C．does extra work at night |
| D．make shoes in his home |
| A．he had to raise the children all by himself |
| B．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| C．the car repair class was not helpful |
| D．his car repairs cost too much |
| A．Go to classes. |
| B．Read books. |
| C．Go to classes and read books. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2011年江苏省南通市港闸区七年级上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
John is six years old. He can read and write well. But he can’t tell the time. His mother, Mrs Brown teaches him many times, but he still can’t tell. He would say “breakfast time”, “lunchtime” and “teatime” instead of (代替) saying eight o’clock, twelve o’clock and four o’clock in the afternoon. His mother doesn’t know how to help him.
One day, John’s aunt, Mary comes to see his mother. His mother tells her about that. His aunt says. “Let me help you. I think I can help him.”
When John comes home after school, Mary begins to teach him.
“Can you count （数数）,John?” she asks him.
“Yes. One, two, three, four…” John says.
“That’s fine. Now I put the long hand （钟表的长指针）on twelve and the short hand on one.” That’s one o’clock. If I put the short hand on two, what is the time?”
“Two o’clock.”
“Good. And on three?”
“Three o’clock.”
Then it is four o’clock in the afternoon, and John’s aunt asks him, “What time is it now, John?”
“Teatime, Aunt, and I am very hungry (饥饿).” John looks at the clock and answers.
( )1. John’s mother teaches him to ________________.
A. read B. write C. tell the time D. help her
( )2. The long hand is on twelve, and the short hand is on five. What’s the time?
A. Twelve B. Five C. Lunchtime D. One o’clock
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科目：初中英语 来源：2013年初中毕业升学考试（安徽卷）英语（解析版） 题型：完型填空
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.
"There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.
Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you 60 so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."
1.A. because B. when C. though D. before
2.A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
3.A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked
4.A. never B. often C. usually D. always
5.A. back B. hair C. face D. mind
6.A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet
7.A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
8.A. good B. right C. single D. new
9.A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books
10.A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited
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科目：初中英语 来源：2011-2012学年重庆万州岩口复兴学校初三下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may be doing to your health?
More and more children are becoming overweight（超重）and near-sighted ___41_ they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative（有创造性的）because watching TV doesn’t __42__ any active thought.
Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth TV-Turnoff __43__ in the USA. The Organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends __44___ watching TV.
American school children __45__, on average(平均), 1000 hours a year watching TV--more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, said the doctors __46__organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.
Doctors said that the __47_ children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight __48_ more serious.
To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and __49_ the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be __50__ for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?
1.A. because B. until C. whether D. though
2.A. find B. need C. lose D. know
3.A. Day B. Week C. Month D. Year
4.A. together with B. because of C. lots of D. instead of
5.A. cost B. spend C. use D. do
6.A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
7.A. later B. fewer C. longer D. less
8.A. problem B. question C. thing D. lesson
9.A. explore B. invent C. find D. make
10.A. easy B. happy C. dangerous D.difficult
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