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    In some science fiction movies，people in the future have their own robots. They help with the housework and do the1.m      unpleasant jobs.

  Some scientists believe that there will be such robots，and they think that robots will be2.a   to talk to people in the future. But James White thinks it will be3.d     for a robot to do so. However，they agree it may4.t______ hundreds of years. They are now trying to make robots look like people，and do the same things5.a___us. There are already robots6.w______in factories. They do simple jobs over and over again. They will never get bored.

   In the future，there will be more robots everywhere，and humans will have7.l______ work to do. New robots will have many different8.s____. Some will look like humans and9.o______ might look like snakes. They could help look for people under buildings10.a______ an earthquake. That may not seem possible now，but we  never know what will happen in the future!

 

Paris—French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would clear over 300 Roma camps in France. He will send more than 700 Roma back to their native countries, including Romania (羅馬尼亞) and Bulgaria (保加利亞) in the next three months.
Many French people disagree with Sarkozy’s move. Some European countries don’t agree with the move, either. They say it goes against human rights. However, Sarkozy has made up his mind. Police have been clearing Roma camps.
Roma are also called gypsies (吉普賽人). They came from India. They left their homeland sometime during the 11th century and entered Europe in the 14th century. Today there are 2-5 million gypsies. Most of them live in Eastern Europe.
They traveled everywhere and made a living as actors, actresses, workers, and by selling goods from faraway lands. Most gypsies are very poor and their children don’t go to school. Some gypsies can’t find work so they make a living begging (乞討) or stealing. The French government thinks gypsies bring a lot of social problems. That’s why Sarkozy wants them out of France.
Sarkozy’s move, however, won’t solve the gypsy problems in France for the long term. According to EU (歐盟) laws, the gypsies of EU member countries are free to go to another EU member country, like France. They can stay there for up to three months. Many of the gypsies will probably come back to France in the future.
【小題1】How many Roma will be sent from France to their native countries in the next three months?

A．Over 300

B．Over 700

C．2 million

D．5 million

【小題2】According to the news, most of the Roma live in _________.

A．France

B．India

C．America

D．Eastern Europe

【小題3】Why does Sarkozy want to send the Roma out of France?

A．They traveled everywhere around Europe and India.

B．The gypsies are free to go to another EU member country.

C．Most gypsies are very poor and their children don’t go to school.

D．The French government thinks gypsies bring a lot of social problems.

【小題4】How long can the gypsies of EU member countries stay in another EU member country?

A．They can stay there all life long.

B．They can stay for up to three months.

C．They stayed from 11th century to 14th century.

D．They can travel to the country and stay for a few days.

【小題5】Which is Not True according to the text?

A．Police have been clearing Roma camps.

B．All the French people agree with Sarkozy’s move.

C．Some European countries say the move goes against human rights.

D．Sarkozy’s move won’t solve the gypsy problems in France for the long term.

Ben

When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me．Now I can enjoy myself in the evening．” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future．” What does he mean? I simply don’t know．Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes．I’m quite an expert(專家) on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying．

Eve

I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy watching TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs(時事)．In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school．

Ted

I’m a very different sort of person－I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．

Joan

I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest “craze（狂熱）”－if you can call it that －is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!

1.According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Ben was pleased to leave school．

B．Eve does not spend much time in reading．

C．Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV．

D．Joan is learning languages in the evening school．

2.Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying．

A．Ben and Eve                                                      B．Eve and Ted

C．Ted and Joan                                                     D．Ben and Joan

3.In the future, we can infer(推斷) that ________．

A．Joan may speak one of foreign languages well．

B．Eve will study computers

C．Ben is interested in current affairs．

D．Joan prefers going to the city libraries．

4.The sentence “That’s that!” means ________．

A．Ben thinks he never need to learn

B．Ben wants to learn that

C．Ben would like to go on studying

D．Ben will learn from others

 

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    In some science fiction movies，people in the future have their own robots. They help with the housework and do the1.m      unpleasant jobs.

  Some scientists believe that there will be such robots，and they think that robots will be2.a   to talk to people in the future. But James White thinks it will be3.d     for a robot to do so. However，they agree it may4.t______ hundreds of years. They are now trying to make robots look like people，and do the same things5.a___us. There are already robots6.w______in factories. They do simple jobs over and over again. They will never get bored.

   In the future，there will be more robots everywhere，and humans will have7.l______ work to do. New robots will have many different8.s____. Some will look like humans and9.o______ might look like snakes. They could help look for people under buildings10.a______ an earthquake. That may not seem possible now，but we  never know what will happen in the future!

 

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too       , difficult or boring for humans.

Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after       . For example, scientists are making a robot to help        people. Now many of them have a dog to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.

One robot dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks”        its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. Meldog talks to its owner by       . The owner wears a special belt. This belt         instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.

In the United States, another        of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot         the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American       . They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave (刮臉) patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost        this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

1.A. interesting B. strange C. dangerous     D. safe

2.A. others        B. another         C. them     D. themselves

3.A. deaf   B. blind     C. old         D. sick

4.A. in front of  B. behind  C. under   D. above

5.A. television   B. radio     C. loudspeaker D. mobile telephone

6.A. posts B. writes   C. reads    D. sends

7.A. type   B. size        C. set         D. double

8.A. guesses      B. thinks    C. hears    D. sees

9.A. cinema       B. hospitals        C. museum        D. theatre

10.A. until          B. before  C. because         D. whether