It's no secret that most busy American mothers use the TV set   [21]   （介詞）a live-in babysitter. In some families the TV holds a child's attention for half   [22]   （冠詞）hour or two while mom works on dinner; in others it is the child's constant daytime companion. Is there any harm in this?

　　Debate on the question is very hot, and periodically research is published   [23]   （show）that TV reduces attention space, makes children upset or causes them to be violent. In today's cartoon David Horsey makes   [24]   of （短語動詞）the show-off of "children's TV". It is said  [25]   （從屬連詞） the special programing supposedly uses entertainment to help youngsters to learn to read and take their  [26]   （數(shù)詞） steps in the big, diverse world outside their family. But what do children really get from this programming?

　　Horsey's suspicion is   [27]   （從屬連詞）children's programming chiefly turns kids into TV addicts(上了癮的人), not into readers or happy mixers. The kids, still at their early age, are attracted by the figures on the screen. "Can you say TV?" The  [28]   （soon） the kid learns the word, the more effectively he can remind his mother to turn on the TV.

　　A child hooked on TV tends  [29]   （構(gòu)成非謂語動詞） fix his eyes on commercial advertisement, and there are plenty of those targeting children of all ages. Thus, at the very least, mom tries to search for a certain way to make the kids quiet and peaceful , hence changing a child    [30]   （介詞） an American shopper all day long. Spending too much time on the tube will have an ill effect on the kids.

A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long way to where God lived ,so he packed his suitcase          （1）（介詞）some bread and six bottles of root beer and he started his       （2）（名詞）.

    When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man who was sitting in the park just   （3）（stare）at some pigeons . The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase . He was about to drink his root beer       （4）（引導(dǎo)詞）he noticed that the old man looked       （5）（形容詞）, so he offered him a loaf of bread.

    The old man gratefully accepted it and smiled at him .His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer .Again, the old man smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling ,but they never said a word.

    As it grew dark ,the boy realized how tired he was and got up to leave ,but before he had gone more than a few steps ,he       （6）（短語動詞）, ran back to the old man, and gave him     （7）（冠詞）hug . The old man gave him his biggest smile ever.

    When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later ,his mother        （8）（surprise）by the look of joy on his face .She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? God’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

    The old man went home also with a look of peace on his face .His son asked , “Dad , what did you do today that made you so happy? He replied, “I ate a piece of bread in the park with God” However ,before his son responded , he added, “He is very young I never expected that.”（9）（改成一個句子）

    Too often we underestimate（低估）the power of a touch ,a smile or a kind word ,all of them have the potential to turn a life around（10）（改正錯誤）

PITTSBURGH – For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.

The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots， he hopes will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.

Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends, a Northboro, Mass.-based company that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows. He said there are other snake-like robots being developed, mainly at universities, but didn’t know of one that could climb pipes.

The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick(操縱桿). They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors, or servos, commonly used by hobbyists in model airplanes.

Built from lightweight materials, the robots are about the size of a human arm or smaller.They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators, Choset added.

Sam Stover, a search term manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently available, such as cameras attached to extendable roles.

“It just allows us to do something we’ve ot been able to do before,”Stover said, “We needed them yesterday.”

He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers, but that they can only be used effectively when workers have access to damaged building.

Stover, among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath (后果) of Hurricane Katrina, said snake robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.

Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years, depending on funding.

1.Which institution is responsible for the development of Choset’s robots?

A. Robotics Trends.        　　　　B. Pittsburgh City Council.

C. Carnegie Mellon University.      D. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2.Choset believes that his invention ______.

A. can be attached to an electronic arm

B. can be used by hobbyists in model airplanes

C. can find victims more quickly than a sniffer dog

D. can sense its way no better than its operators

3.By saying “We needed them yesterday” (paragraph 7), Stover means that snake-like robots _____.

A. could help handle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

B. would have been put to use in past rescue work

C. helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterday

D. were in greater need yesterday than today

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Snake-like robots used in industries.

B. Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues.

C. The development of snake-like robots.

D. The working principles of snake-like robots.

 — Is Mr Smith rich?

— Yes, very rich. When he worked in ________town, he earned a lot. Now he has a big farm in ________ country.

A. at; the　　　　 B. /; /　　　　　　      C. /; the　　　　 D. the; /

 In time of serious accidents，______ we know some basic things about first aid, we can save lives.

　　A. whether          B. until　　        C. if               D. unless