You are too late. The film for half an hour.

A.ends B.ended C.has ended D.has been over

—As a teenager's parent, sometimes I wonder ________.

一 Love and understanding, I think.

A.what does my child need most B.why does my child often get stressed

C.what my child needs most D.why my child often gets stressed

—Kitty, how about going to the cinema together at one o'clock this afternoon?

—________. Will three o'clock be OK?

A.Certainly, no problem B.Sorry, I can't make it

C.Sure, that's not the point D.Sorry, I’m not free today

A Tomato Fairy

A few years ago, I was working a part-time summer job at a local _______ shop. While handing a hot fudge sundae to an old woman at the drive-thru window, I noticed that she had a box of purple _______.

As I handed her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look so special! What kind are they?"

She grinned（露齒而笑）and replied, “Here, have some!”, Within _______, I had a handful of purple tomatoes.

“Oh, no, you don’t need to give me any!" I said. "They're purple! They must be very _______.

“Here, have more," she _______ and now I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ever seen. I weakly tried to _______, "Really you didn't have to give me any but thank you a lot."

The woman smiled again and said, "I hope you enjoy_______. And to answer your question, it’s very 'expensive' because it’s an heirloom（祖?zhèn)鳎﹖ype that my mom used to _______.

I said thank you again, and she sped off. She was like a tooth fairy: I _______ her ice cream and she gave me tomatoes.

About two weeks later, my boss at the ice cream store sent me a text ________. "I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of vegetables for you.” Baffled （困惑不解）,I replied, “ ________?”

That night, my boss showed me the ________. It was full of carrots, beans, potatoes and tomatoes — purple tomatoes. ________ was back!

I never saw her again, but to this day her ________ inspires（激勵(lì)）me to share what I have with anyone who’ll have it.

All I ask is an ice cream cone ________. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else's secret gardener.

1.A.vegetable B.fruit C.ice cream D.hamburger

2.A.tomatoes B.carrots C.beans D.potatoes

3.A.years B.hours C.minutes D.seconds

4.A.expensive B.cheap C.sweet D.tasty

5.A.reminded B.ordered C.cried D.insisted

6.A.thank B.accept C.refuse D.explain

7.A.it B.them C.yourself D.myself

8.A.buy B.plant C.pick D.sell

9.A.lent B.bought C.made D.gave

10.A.message B.description C.introduction D.instruction

11.A.Who B.When C.Where D.Why

12.A.shop B.message C.box D.garden

13.A.My boss B.My mom C.My gardener D.My tomato fairy

14.A.happiness B.kindness C.selfness D.business

15.A.in trouble B.in need C.in return D.in use

There is so much we can say about what to see and do in Bruges. You can truly spend some time just wandering the city and soaking it all in. For a great itinerary (行程), you can follow the tourist information below we list!

1.How much should three adults with three children (at 5 to 15) pay to visit the castle at least?

A.?17 B.?20 C.?27 D.? 30

2.Which is TRUE about the museum?

A.Summer is a good time to visit the museum. B.People can buy the tickets on the Internet.

C.The disabled aren't allowed to visit the museum. D.Students can only visit the museum on Tuesdays.

3.According to the tourist information, we know that ________.

A.the castle never closes all year round B.the museum isn't open on Christmas

C.people need to reserve to visit the castle D.group service only includes birthday celebrations

E.

I was beginning to grow handsome. My coat was bright and black, I had one white foot and a pretty white star on my forehead. When I was four, Squire Gordon decided to buy me. Then Farmer Grey began to break me in.

Like all horses that have grown up, I had to wear gears (用具). The first is a bit and bridle. I hated wearing a bit in my mouth. It was horrible, like a metal finger between my teeth. The saddle was not so bad. One morning, my master rode me round the meadow. I was proud to carry him, and I soon got used to it. But I didn’t like the iron shoes. They were very stiff and heavy on my feet. But in time I got used to that too.

My mother told me, “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too. I hope you have good masters. But remember; always do your best.”

Early in May, a man came to take me away to Squire Gordon's house, in the village of Birtwick. My new stable (馬廄) was large and comfortable. There was a little fat grey pony next to me. His name was Merrylegs. And I also found a tall chestnut horse at the corner of the stable, quiet.

“That's Ginger," Merrylegs told me. "She bites. One day she bit James, the groom (馬夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John, our grooms, are very good to us, and Squire Gordon doesn't whip (鞭打) his horses, so I think she's going to like it here."

The next morning John took me for a ride. On the way back, we met Squire Gordon and Mrs. Gordon.

"Well, John, how does he go?” the Squire asked.

“Excellent, sir." John answered.

Mrs. Gordon said, "He's a beauty. Let's call him Black Beauty."

（取材于揚(yáng)州市“五個(gè)百工程”指定書目《黑駿馬》）

1.The underlined phrase "break in" in Paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

A.出售 B.獎(jiǎng)勵(lì) C.騎 D.馴服

2.To grow up, Black Beauty had to wear ________ gears.

A.two B.three C.four D.five

3.What's the aim of mother's words in Paragraph 3?

A.To warn Black Beauty to follow his masters. B.To encourage Black Beauty to keep hope.

C.To ask Black Beauty to fight against others. D.To remind Black Beauty to find freedom.

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

A.Black Beauty is named after his mother. B.Merrylegs doesn't like his grooms.

C.Ginger is new in the village of Birtwick. D.Squire Gordon often whips his horses.

The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. There were terrible deserts and high mountains on the way. It was a very dangerous trip.

For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making this wonderful cloth called silk. The Romans first discovered pieces of silk in the goods they took from some of dead people they had conquered （征服）. But those people did not know where the silk was made. They only traded for the silk.

The Romans tried to find more traders as they came into villages to trade silk for other goods. But the traders did not know who made the silk either. In fact, the trading along the Silk Road was a relay （接力）system. One trader would travel for a while, stop and trade, and return home. The next trader would continue, stop and trade, and return home. And so it went. No trader made the whole trip because the trip was too dangerous.

As silk was becoming more and more popular, the demand for it in ancient Rome had grown. Ancient Rome had treasure. They hoped to find “The Silk People” to trade for more silk. But most never returned because they could not make it through the desert. They had to turn around and come back.

This went on for a very long time.

As the years went by along the Silk Road, temples appeared. There were even cities built on the oases （綠洲）. It was never easy to travel by land from ancient China to ancient Rome. But it was worth it. Ancient Rome traded treasure for ancient China’s silk and spices. In fact, more things travelled along the Silk Road than traders and goods. Ideas travelled along the Silk Road as well. The ideas changed the world.

1.Why was it difficult for the ancient Romans to know the silk maker?

A.Because the silk makers didn’t want to be conquered.

B.Because the silk makers wanted to make more money.

C.Because the traders never saw the silk makers.

D.Because the method of making silk was a secret.

2.Which of the words has the similar meaning to “demand” in paragraph 4?

A.Interest B.Price C.Need D.Value

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.The discovery of ancient Rome. B.The importance of the Silk Road.

C.The history and value of the Silk Road. D.The international trade in ancient times.

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The Silk Road made a great difference to the world.

B.The ancient Romans wanted to conquer the traders.

C.Silk was the only thing that people traded along the Silk Road.

D.After building the temples, the travel was much easier than before.

Programming Pain

Robots are useful and taking place of humans in some areas because they never get tired and can't feel pain. However, some researchers believe it's a good idea to program robots to feel pain.

Researchers from Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany are working to develop an artificial（人造的）robot nervous system to teach robots how to feel pain. "Pain is a system that protects us," said Johannes Kuehn, one of the researchers. "When we try to avoid the pain, it helps us not get hurt.”

Think about how many injuries you would receive if you couldn't feel pain. Even though pain hurts, it helps us avoid danger and treat our wounds. The same will be true for robots. As a great number of people work closely with robots, the robots must behave in a safer manner. Kuehn believes that by protecting robots from damage（傷害），they'll be protecting people as well. Damage,to robots if left unseen could lead to workplace accidents.

Rather than feel pain, some robots are designed to show pain or see it in others. Asada, an engineer at Osaka University in Japan, and his workmates have made sensors （傳感器）that pick up many types of touch signals（信號(hào)）.These touch and pain signals can turn into emotions and expressions on a robot’s face. Asada believes that these systems could finally lead to robots seeing the pain on human faces, an important skill for robots designed to care for elderly people, for example.

Antonio Damasio, a professor at the University of Southern California, argues that programming robots with a sense of pain may cause an artificial sense of feeling to develop. But he says that this communication is not the same thing as a robot truly feeling and expressing emotions or pain. If one day, robots could actually feel as humans do, Damasio has a suggestion for the number one rule for robots: Feel good.

1.What does the word in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The feeling of pain. B.The injury we receive.

C.An artificial system. D.A new kind of robot.

2.Which is the right process to show and see the pain?

① Turn signals into expressions.

② Notice pain on human faces.

③ Make some sensors.

④ Pick up touch signals.

A.③④①② B.③①②④ C.②③①④ D.②④①③

3.What can express Antonio Damasio's attitude（態(tài)度）about the program?

A.Hopeless B.Opposite C.Expected D.Worried

4.The aim of programming robots to feel pain is ________

A.to take place of humans B.to avoid human accidents

C.to control robots completely D.to serve humans better

We have a PE lesson on ________ afternoon.（星期三）

My parents often buy me something nice, but nothing for ________.（他們）