Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a____history. A Greek scientist made the first robot. You may____robots in some movies. The robots in the movies are usually stronger, faster and____than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They can do lots of dangerous, difficult or____jobs. Some people can’t look____themselves and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use a guide dog to help themselves move. But now scientists are____a robot to help them.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital, a robot____meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses (迷失)its____because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system(系统)____the future, robots will even work in space. But robots will____take the place of(代替)people but only work for people. They can, however, help us in a lot of different ways.

1.A.unpleasant B.long C.strange D.interesting

2.A.look B.look at C.see D.know

3.A.clever B.cleverer C.cleverest D.the cleverest

4.A.interesting B.interested C.boring D.bored

5.A.about B.at C.for D.after

6.A.taking B.using C.making D.predicting

7.A.flies B.cooks C.makes D.takes

8.A.way B.road C.street D.meal

9.A.For B.Of C.With D.In

10.A.ever B.never C.still D.yet

Every country has its own way of cooking. American people have their way of cooking, don't they?

Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that American people don't like cooking, you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but they also think cooking is interesting. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home cooked meals are the best.

Americans have their own way of cooking. For example, baking is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens. American cooks pay attention to(注意) the balance of food. In planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and often some sweet food. They also like to make the meal look beautiful. There are many kinds of food of different colors, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.

1.Most Americans

A. don't like cooking B. cook food in the morning

C. eat fast food D. like having a picnic

2.Most Americans

A. don't eat fast food for their breakfast or lunch

B. have fast food for their breakfast or lunch

C. like to eat fast food for supper

D. don't have breakfast or lunch

3. is the most popular way of cooking in the USA.

A. Baking B. Cutting C. Frying D. Boiling

4.How does an American cook balance different kinds of food?

A. He cooks a lot of meat.

B. He cooks meat, vegetables, bread and sweet food for a big meal.

C. He makes the food delicious.

D. He cooks a lot of vegetable.

5.Which is right according to the passage?

A. The meal looks beautiful because the food is in different colors.

B. American people do not like to cook food at home.

C. American parents do not like to teach their children to cook.

D. Most people in the United States don't like fast food at all.

The best known vegetable in the world is the potato. It grows in many places and does not need rich soil like many other crops. But until four hundred years ago the potato was not known to the Europeans. But today it’s one of the main foods in Europe. About half of the world’s potatoes are grown in Europe.

In France the potato was not grown for a long time. Here is a story about Louis. In 1778 he saw some potato flowers for the first time. He liked them so much that he picked one and put it in his buttonhole. He was interested in the flowers not the potatoes themselves.

根据短文内容判断对错。（T/F）

1.The best known vegetable in the world is the tomato.

2.The potatoes are grown only in the rich soil.

3.Louis was the first man to eat the potato.

4.Today potato is one of the main foods in Europe.

5.Louis liked the potato flowers better than the potatoes.

There ________ some interesting news in yesterday’s newspaper．

A.is

B.was

C.are

D.were

Sorry, Mr. Wu. I _______ my homework yesterday.

A.forget doing B.forget to do C.forgot doing D.forgot to do

Last night his sister ________ lots of homework to do.

A.has B.had C.have D.is having

I can see two ________ and three ________ in the picture.

A.cows；sheeps B.cows；sheep C.cow；sheep D.cow；sheeps

Many ________ come to _________ the Great Wall every year.

A.visits; visit B.visitors; visits

C.visitors; visit D.visits; visits

The girl was ________ scared that she cried.

A.very B.too C.so D.much

We don’t know ________ next.

A.how to do B.what to do C.what to do it D.where to do