No．1 Hospital is in the middle of the town．All the doctors are busy   1   their work every day．A few days   2   a new   3   began to work in this hospital．She is very clever,  4   she never speaks．She can work all the day and never gets   5  , she is one metre tall and has a face   6   a TV screen．She is Dr．Robot．

Doctors often need to ask their   7   a lot of questions．  8   doctors can only spend a few minutes on a patient（病人）．But Dr．Robot can ask a patient   9   an hour if it's  10 ．

__11   the help of Dr．Robot, a human doctor can  12   a lot of useful information when he meets his patient．

How can Dr. Robot do it? A computer in it "tells" her   13   to do．Dr. Robot can do a lot of things people can do, though she can't completely（完全地）  14   the place of    15  doctors．

1．A．with                 B．a(chǎn)t                   C．on                  D．in

2．A．before               B．in                   C．a(chǎn)go                 D．a(chǎn)fter

3．A．dog                  B．doctor                C．student               D．patient

4．A．whether              B．if                   C．a(chǎn)nd                 D．but

5．A．tire                  B．tired                 C．tiring                D．is tired

6．A．in                   B．a(chǎn)t                   C．like                  D．for

7．A．patients              B．doctors              C．us                  D．them

8．A．Sad                 B．Happy                C．Easy                D．Busy

39．A．in                 B．for                  C．a(chǎn)t                   D．with

10．A．easy               B．difficult               C．necessary            D．important

11．A．For                B．At                   C．In                  D．With

12．A．have              B．has                 C．had                D．having

13．A．if                  B．how                 C．what                D．that

14．A．use                B．get                  C．bring                D．take

15．A．girl                B．human                C．a(chǎn)nimal               D．woman

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

1．If you want to be a tutor, you can call____________.

A．293-7742           B．555-3721            C．667-8973     D．556-3826

2．People who like dancing can come at____________.

A．7:45 p.m.           B．11:45 a.m.           C．12:15 p.m.    D．2:00 p.m.

3．Ms. Martin really needs a____________.

A．tutor                 B．musician         C．cleaner        D．dancer

4．Julia can ________________, she wants to be a band member.

A．dance                 B．speak English     C．play the violin  D．play the guitar

5．Who will the tutor help?

A．Mrs. Johansson                          B．Emily

C．Mrs. Johansson’s daughter          D．Mrs. Johansson’s son

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 預(yù)料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.

One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.

The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

1.                A．visiting         B．seeking         C．reaching  D．discovering

2.                A．imagine        B．know           C．feel  D．guess

3.                A．quickly         B．simply          C．correctly  D．neatly

4.                A．required        B．wished         C．left  D．expected

5.                A．funny          B．dull            C．famous   D．silly

6.                A．managing       B．trying          C．thinking  D．hoping

7.                A．used           B．ought          C．seemed  D．had

8.                A．making         B．finding         C．turning   D．letting

9.                A．gave           B．sat             C．woke D．got

10.               A．dream         B．lesson          C．research  D．exercise

11.               A．softly          B．loudly          C．slowly D．firmly

12.               A．everything      B．something      C．nothing   D．a(chǎn)nything

13.               A．eyes           B．feet           C．head D．body

14.               A．a(chǎn)ccept         B．remember      C．hear  D．receive

15.               A．count          B．say            C．a(chǎn)dd  D．speak

What will the future be like? What do you think of it? Here are some answers from some students.

Roy Burns: I think life in the future will be better.Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old.As for space travel, I would say, we will travel to Mars(火星) and some other stars in about fifty years.

Helen Lester: If we don’t take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with too much pollution.There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.

Kitty Smith: I agree with Helen Lester.Things will be worse.The weather in the future will be much hotter.Human beings will have to look for another planet to live on.

1.What are the students doing?

A．They are talking about space travel.

B．They are predicting the future.

C．They are talking about pollution..

D．They are predicting the weather in the future.

2.How many things does Roy Burns predict?

A．Two              B．Three            C．Five              D．Six

3. What does Helen Lester think life will be like in the future?

A．People will live much longer.

B．People will have to live on the moon.

C．Everybody will drive a green car.

D．There will be more buildings and fewer trees.

4.What does the underlined word “planet” mean in Chinese?

A．太空站           B．宇宙             C．星球             D．南極

5. Why does Kitty Smith think human beings will have to live on another planet?

A．The earth will be too crowded for human beings to live on.

B．There will be too much pollution everywhere.

C．There will be too many people.

D．The earth will be too hot to live on.

Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it ?? ? ?? patience（耐心）. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home ? ? ?? .

Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things ? ? ? you do is much easier. Or join someone ? ?? some activities.

Many people are shy when talking to new people. ??? ? ????? meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit? ?? ? ?? about the unknown. Most of fears（恐懼）about????? ? ????? new people come from doubts（懷疑）. We imagine other people are ? ? ?? us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept（接受）yourself ? ? you are, and try to put the other at ease（自由自在，自然）. You'll both feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident（自信）even if you don't feel that way when you ? ? a room full of strangers. Walk straight, look at other people directly and ? ? .

If you see someone you'd like to?? ? , say something. Don't wait for?? ? ??? person to start a talk.

Just meeting someone ?? ? ? does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual（相互的）likings and "give and take". It takes time to ? ? friendship.

1.A. costs?????? ????????????? B. needs??????? ????????????? C. spends ????????????? ????????????? D. wants

2.A. lonely???? ????????????? B. yourself?????? ????????????? C. alone??????? ????????????? D. with you

3.A. as??????? ????????????? B. that????????? ????????????? C. which?????? ????????????? D. what

4.A. with????? ????????????? B. in??????????? ????????????? C. on???????? ????????????? D. to

5.A. At all????? ????????????? B. For all??? ????????????? ????????????? C. In all????? ????????????? D. After all

6.A. unhappy??? ????????????? B. usual???????? ????????????? C. upset?????? ????????????? D. unlucky

7.A. meeting?? ????????????? B. talking??????? ????????????? C. visiting????? ????????????? D. speaking

8.A. talking???? ????????????? B. saying????? ????????????? C. judging????? ????????????? D. laughing

9.A. like????? ????????????? B. as????????? ????????????? C. what??????? ????????????? D. that

10.A. come????? B. go????????? ????????????? C. enter?????? ????????????? D. step to

11.A. laugh????? B. smile?????? ????????????? C. cry???????? ????????????? D. jump

12.A. speak to??? B. talk about???? ????????????? C. say to?????? ????????????? D. call? up

13.A. other????? ????????????? B. the other???? ????????????? C. another????? ????????????? D. others

14.A. old?????? ????????????? B. young???? ????????????? C. new??????? ????????????? D. little

15.A. develop??? B. start????????? ????????????? C. keep??????? ????????????? D. change