There is a large photo exhibition held in Cultural Centre. Many people come to see the photos although they are taken by an unknown woman teacher called Anastasia.

Anastasia is not a photographer. Many people want to know why she has taken so many photos. That is because of her daughter.

Anastasia's daughter is called Alice. When Alice came to the world, Anastasia took the first photo of her. In order to remember the day that they spend together, she takes photos of Alice. She also writes the date and main ideas on each photo.

Anastasia has kept on taking photos of her daughter and enjoyed the process（過程）. When Alice was 18 years old, Anastasia had taken 6570 photos of her daughter. The photo exhibition shows all the photos. The workers in the Cultural Centre said these photos were so touching. Everyone who has seen them is deeply moved by her the spirit of perseverance, because she has kept doing it and never stops. Over 200 reporters from the city came to see the great mother and the photos. And this made a new photo record in the city. “How can you keep on taking photos for 18 years without a stop?” a reporter asked “It may be the love which is out of mother’s nature,” answered Anastasia.

1.Anastasia is a ________.

A. reporter B. photographer C. worker D. teacher

2.How often does Anastasia take photos of Alice?

A. Every day. B. Every week. C. Every month. D. Every year.

3.The underlined word “perseverance” means ________in Chinese.

A. 母愛 B. 堅持 C. 樂觀 D. 積極

4.What did Anastasia do in the photo exhibition?

A. She took some photos. B. She bought more than 7000 photos.

C. She sold her photos. D. She showed lots of photos of her daughter.

Usually, when you want to get a portrait (肖像) sketched of yourself, you need to sit still in front of a painter for hours. But at the ongoing China high-tech Fair, the time is reduced to Just five minutes, since the sketch is done by a robot.

At the booth of Shenzhen Academy of Robotics, you can find a long line of fair goers. men and women, young and old, waiting for the robot to draw their portrait. The robot with a moustache, wearing a beret and glasses, is called Sai Dai-Chien, which literally means "better than Chang Dai-Chien,” who was a Chinese splash-ink painting master of the 20th century.

The robot is connected through Wifi to a mobile application that has different command to control the robot such as“ Take Photo”, “ Lower Head＂, “ Turn Right or Left＂and “Draw”.

All visitors need to stand in front of the robot. The cameras in the eyes of the robot take a snapshot, then the “painter’s” human assistant will tap “Draw” on an iPad and a sketch will be finished within five minutes by the robot.

Although it is not perfect because the robot could only capture a rough facial outline, really make people feel excited. Robots can do part of human jobs in painting.

1.What is the name of the robot?

A. Painter. B. Robot Painter. C. Sai Dai-Chien. D. Chang Dai-Chien.

2.Which of the following action can’t the robot do?

A. take Photo. B. Lower Head. C. Turn Right or Left. D. Smile at visitors.

3.How can the robot get the picture of the visitor?

A. By moustache. B. By his glasses

C. By the camera in his eyes. D. By the camera in his beret

4.What does the writer think of this invention?

A. Helpful. B. Satisfying. C. Exciting. D. Educational.

There was once a in whose name was Dionysius in ancient Greek. A man named Damocles admired his life, So the king invited Damocles to the palace to be in his place for one day.

All the servants treated him as their master. He sat down at a table, and there were costly wines rich foods and beautiful flowers, and delightful music. He rested himself among soft cushions, and felt that he was the happiest man across the world.

Then he chanced to raise his eyes toward the ceiling（天花板）. There was a sharp sword（劍）and it may fall at any time. The smile faded from Damocles, His face became pale. He wanted to be out of the palace.

“What is the matter?” said the king.

“That sword! That sword” cried Damocles. He was so frightened that he could hardly move.

“Yes,” said king. “I know there is a sword which may fall at any moment. But why should that trouble you? I have a sword over my head all the time. I may lose my life every moment.”

“Let me go,” said Damocles. “I was mistaken, and the rich and powerful are not so happy as they seem. Let me go back to my old home.” And so long as he lived, he never again wanted to be rich, or to change places, even for a moment.

1.The underlined word “fade” means_________.

A. 出現(xiàn) B. 綻放 C. 消失 D. 涌現(xiàn)

2.Damocles cried because ____________.

A. the king invited him to the palace B. there were many rich foods and costly wines

C. he was treated as the master D. he saw a sword over his head

3.Which is the correct order for the story?

① Damocles was very happy to see many foods and wines.

②the king invited Damocles to the palace.

③Damocles sat in the sofa and enjoyed the life

④Damocles saw the sword and wanted to leave the palace.

A. ①②③④ B. ②①③④ C. ②①④③ D. ③④②①

4.The purpose of the king's invitation is _________.

A. to let Damocles enjoy the life as the king.

B. to show his richness to Damocles.

C. to help Damocles realize his dream.

D. to let Damocles know the two sides of one thing

Sudoku puzzles are popular among teenagers and even grow-ups. Many people may ask why these teenagers are so interested in these puzzles. When you begin to play the games, you may find it is really interesting because of the logic（邏輯）in the games.

Sudoku is a Japanese number puzzle based on logic rather than math.Sudoku became popular in early 2005 in the form of books. But now you can find Sudoku App, board games and electronic versions online. You can even find the game in some newspapers.

To solve the puzzle, a single number (from 1 to 9) must be entered in each blank box so that each number used only once in each smaller square and only once in each row and column in the larger square.

How long does a player need to work out the puzzle? Usually, it depends on the speed and the capability (能力) of the player. If you are a beginner, it will take you quite a longer time but you are an experienced Sudoku player you can be faster.

Sudoku puzzles can exercise your brain better. Scientists say solving them depends on neural pathways（神經(jīng)通路）that even the most powerful computers can’t copy. That is why Sudoku Puzzles can make people cleverer. Many people become addicted to it because it can give the player a great sense of achievement.

1.Sudoku puzzles are based on _______rather than math.

A. numbers B. logic C. speed D. capability

2.People can find Sudoku puzzles in the following ways except _________.

A. in boxes B. in app store C. in newspapers. D. on the Internet

3.Why do scientists say loving Sudoku puzzles can make people more clever?

A. Because it is a math puzzle.

B. Because the player need to use his capability.

C. Because the player must play very fast.

D. Because solving these Sudoku puzzles depends on neural pathways.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. You only need to use math skills to play Sudoku.

B. Japanese people began to play Sudoku in early 2005, but it wasn’t popular.

C. The more you play Sudoku, the faster you can be.

D. Playing Sudoku can make people cleverer, so lots of people are addicted to it.

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Robots seem very new to some people. But in fact they have1.long history. The first robot was made by a Greek2.(invent). You may often see robots in lots of movies. The robots in the movies are stronger, faster and3.(intelligent) than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used 4.(do) many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. Some people can’t look after themselves and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see. They use dogs to help themselves move around. These dogs are called guide dogs. 5.(science)are making robots to help them. They6. (confident) believe that robot dogs will take the place of these guide dogs one day.

Robots are also used in7.(America) hospitals. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from kitchen8. the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way9.it has a map of the hospital in its computer system.

In the future, robots will work in space. Robots will never take the place of humans, though they can help10.(we) in a lot of different ways.

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Our school is really interesting and attractive. Welcome to our school!____________________________

--- Do you know __________ girl with long hair?

--- Yes, I do. She is Linda. She is from __________ Asian country.

A. a, the B. the, a C. a, an D. the, an

--- Whose are these fun things, do you know?

--- Yes, I do. The magazine is __________ and the CD also belongs to __________.

A. me, me B. his, his C. hers, her D. their, them

--- According to the law, we don’t allow __________ after drinking.

--- Sorry, I won’t do it again.

A. driving B. to drive C. to be driven D. drive

--- Our environment is getting worse and worse.

--- We should __________ people __________ too many trees.

A. keep; cutting B. prevent; cutting C. stop; to cut D. be kept; cutting