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四川省绵阳市示范初中2018届九年级下学期英语第一次质量调研试题
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books in class and start lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by putting ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread(传播) quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.
But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP4 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don't think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!
My family | Mother looks through at home in the evening. |
There are posters of sports players on my bedroom wall. | |
2,000 years ago | Paper was made from silk, cotton and bamboo. |
Books were expensive and rare because they were made by | |
19th century | People made paper from . |
Printing | Printing was China's great . |
11th century | Printing was developed greatly. |
Today | We receive information . |
We keep information on MP4 players. | |
In the future | Books may (not) be replaced by computers. |
To: | liming123@sina.com | From: | ronnie@hotmail.com |
Subject: | Tips for a trip to San Francisco | ||
Hi, Li Ming, I'm glad that you are coming to San Francisco next month. But I think there is still something I should let you and your friends know before you leave. First, bring a warm jacket and sweater so that you're prepared for changes in the temperature. Even in the summer months of July and August, it gets cold. Second, many of the phone boxes at San Francisco airport and in the center of the city only accept prepaid(预先付款的) calling cards. So a prepaid phone card is needed. I suggest you buy one at the airport. Third, it's not easy to find a hotel room when you arrive. Hotels fill up quickly in San Francisco all year, especially in summer. You'd better book your room before you come. One more thing. San Francisco is a great walking city—but there are hills! Bring a comfortable pair of walking shoes if you're planning to go around on foot. Lastly, there are many wonderful cultural activities in San Francisco year round. Use the Internet to get the latest information about the activities all the time of your visit. Wish you a pleasant trip. | |||
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| A. Don't bring any food or drink into the room. B. You must put back the books at right places after reading. C. You can't talk to drivers when the bus is moving. D. You have to clean the classroom every day. |
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Back in the twentieth century, robots seemed to have a big future, at least in the movies. Like the robots servants in the Star War movies. It looked as if one day robots would do all the boring or dangerous jobs while the humans sat around doing something more interesting. But people were also frightened that robots might become the bosses, not the servants.
Has it happened? You're still unlikely to see a robot walking around your town but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Robots are used in car making, and in areas which are dangerous for humans, in bomb producing and deep-sea discovering, for example. We employ robots instead of doing the job ourselves. According to the report, there are 750,000 working robots in the world today.
These working robots definitely look like machines but many scientists are now trying to make robots look more similar to humans. So what will robots be able to do by the year 2030? There are already plans to use robots in hospitals and old people's homes. Robot nurses will remind patients to take their medicine or tell a doctor if the patient needs attention. But many people are worried about the idea of robots looking after the old, the sick and the very young, separating them from important human contact. It may also create unemployment. It is really possible that robots will be used for many jobs in areas.
But can we be sure that the next generation robots will always follow human orders? Or even destroy them? Or will we be able to create robots with emotions? Only the future will tell.
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The imagination of robots in the past | The images of robots appeared in movies. Robots were thought to work for people. People have a{#blank#}2{#/blank#} that robots would become bosses. |
The use of robots at present | Robots don't take over the world. They {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people in some dangerous areas, from car making to deep-sea discovering. |
People's plans and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} about robots for the future | Robots will be more like humans. They will be used in more areas, like in the hospital. It may cause problems, like the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of humans from each other and the unemployment. |
Do you have any difficulties while studying? In fact, to learn with success is not a very difficult task if you follow some basic rules. I hope they will help you study successfully.
All problems can be solved by working hard. It makes the fool wise, the poor rich, the weak strong. It makes a wonderful difference. In learning, a hard—working fool gets more than a lazy wise.
To set our heart on one thing at a time and give up all other thoughts is also a good way. Those who often change their subjects will never succeed. For this reason, while you are learning one subject, don't consider learning another one in order to be successful.
Constancy (持之以恒) makes a certain (必然). On the other hand, inconstancy often results failure(失败).If we study day after day, than is nothing that can not be achieved. We should remember a worthy saying "'Constant dropping of water wears away a nonce"
Besides, to be on time is another rule. It helps to achieve your dream. The habit of keeping certain hours is of very importance to successful learning. Work while you wok; play while you play. Every man will certainly become strong and wise as long as we does so.
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{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Sally often takes a banana to school for lunch. She often puts a banana in her bag in the morning, and when she opens the bag at noon, the banana looks as if someone drove a car over it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Rose wants to know whether her breath smells nice or not? But it's difficult to know, because it's very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}John used to have a watch that can tell him the time and temperature during the day. However, it doesn't work these days and he wants to buy something that can be worn more easily. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}It is reported that many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood-powered or coal-powered stoves. Anna wants to buy a cooker to avoid this problem. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Bruce often reads the news about food safety from newspaper, magazines or TV. It has great influences on people's health. He wants to find something that can help him check whether the food is safe or not. |
A. Apple Watch It can not only tell you the right time and the temperature. It also has a set of technology that can collect a lot of health data. It can record your every movement and even tell you whether you sleep well or not. B. Alarm Fork Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green light is on, it's OK to take a bite of food. The fork "knows" when you take a bite, and soon the red light goes on. Wait for the green light before you take another bite. C. Smell This Smell This is useful for you to make sure your breath smell nice or not. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth, so it is easy to smell the air that comes out of your mouth. D. Banana Suitcase Are you worrying about the banana in your bag? If you put your banana in the Banana Suitcase, it can keep a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a banana! E. "Sol-4" Cooker The cooker is also much "friendlier" than other cookers because it produces less smoke and the user would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke. F. Time Temp Glasses These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature above your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a watch, and you never have to guess the temperature. G. Kuaisou The new chopsticks, called Kuaisou, are able to pick up a variety of readings on food freshness, acidity(酸碱度) and nutrients (营养). They allow people to take food safety into their own hands through an app on smart phones. |
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