In 2008, at the age of 8, Adam Claggett started collecting (收集) food for others in need. In that year, he collected 88 pounds of food from the neighborhood. Adam collected food every Easter and Thanksgiving. Since (自从) then, he has collected about 14,000 pounds of food and $5,300 for others.
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( )26. Mary Margaret started Kids Are Heroes to help .
A. animals B. plants C. people D. websites
( )27. Sydney Ford gave performances in her to raise money.
A. neighborhood B. summer camp C. kindergarten D. school
( )28. Sydney wants to be a / an one day.
A. artist B. teacher C. collector D. singer
( )29. Adam collected pounds of food all together (一共).
A. 88 B. 5,300 C. 14,000 D. 14,388
( )30. The underlined phrase “in need” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 在危险中的 B. 在穷困中的 C. 在破败中的 D. 在孤独中的
Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the team of scientists hopes the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.
The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There will be a detector (探测器) in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.
Unlike other robots, they don’t need to be opearted (操作) by people far away. The robots all have an eight-hour battery (电池). They can “swim” in the sea freely and send back information to peole on the beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.
There are five robot fish altogether (总共). Each costs (花费) about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering comany BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.
( ) 6. The robot fish will help people find out _______ in the water.
A. more fish B. some people C. some batteries D. the pollution
( ) 7. What will the robots do if they find the pollution in the water?
A. They will eat part of it. B. They will stop working.
C. They will tell people where it is D. They will take it out to the beach.
( ) 8. How long can a battery in their bodies work each time?
A. For five hours. B. For eight hours. C. For twelve hours. D. For one day.
( ) 9. The five robot fish cost about _______ dollars altogether.
A. 14,500 B. 29,000 C. 145,000 D. 1,450,000
( ) 10. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The robot fish can eat anything in the water.
B. The robot fish need to be opearted by people.
C. The robot fish are 1.5 meters long and they look like sharks.
D. The robot fish can go back to the beach when the batteries run down.
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C、配对阅读：根据五位同学的爱好，选择符合各自情况的最佳选项。
( ) 1. Tom thinks the moon and stars are beautiful and mysterious (神秘的). He wants to be an astronaut in the future.
( ) 2. Math is Bob’s favorite. His math teacher said he was more careful and quick than his classmates. He wants to work in banks.
( ) 3. Sandra likes science very much. And she always was top on science. She wants to make her own robot one day.
( ) 4. Bill likes talking to peole all over the world. He can communicate with anyone. He also likes traveling.
( ) 5. Mike likes playing computer games for fun. And he often buys clothes and food on the Internet. He can stay at home and play on the Internet for two months without going out.
四、短文填空。(阅读短文，在短线上填写适合的单词使得文章通顺，每空一词，每小题1.5分，共15分。
In one hundred years, our life will be different from what it is now. We’ll have 1. _ (机器人) in our homes. They can help us do 2. (每件事). They can cook for us. After we 3. (穿衣服) ourselves, they will bring us the breakfast. They will help us do 4. __ (家务活), such as washing clothes and sweeping the floor. They can also work in 5. _ (工厂). They can do 6. (使人不愉快的) and hard work for us.
The way students do homework will be different from now, too. They will do their homework on computers but not on 7. (纸). People will spend their vacations on the 8. (月球) and have a great time. They will 9. (飞) there by rocket. And they will be very excited. 10. (科学家) say these dreams will come true easily.
Do you know how the name “sandwich” came?
The (56) sandwich seemed to appear in 100 years B.C. (57) , its name was not “sandwich” then. It (58) its name in 1726. At that time, John Montague was the fourth earl (伯爵) of Sandwich. He loved playing cards. He spent days and nights (59) . And he kept asking for bread, cheese and (60) . Because he kept the cards in one hand, he (61) use the other one to eat. Later he got an idea. He put the cheese and meat between two (62) of bread. The other players saw his new kind of food and (63) asking about the same one, calling it “Sandwich’s”.
In 1827, sandwiches appeared (64) cookbooks. By 1900, they were (65) famous in the United States. And now it’s one of the most popular kinds of food in the world.
六、读写综合。(20分)
Thanksgiving in the United States
In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. There are many reasons for this special day. For some people, it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn. So it is always on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 500 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird.
Making a turkey dinner
Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.
First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.
Next, fill the turkey with this bread mix.
Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours.
When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.
Finally, cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
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