Have you learned something about robots? There are all kinds of robots. They are in different shapes. They can do lots of work.

    Robot teachers， who are working in elementary schools now， have been very popular with pupils during a project in some South Korean school， a government report said on Thursday.

    The elementary school children get on well with the robot teachers. They like the robotic teachers more than the ordinary ones because they never get angry and always kind to the students. The Ministry of Knowledge said.

    English teaching robots were sent to three provincial schools for eight weeks starting in late December. There they teach students as teachers. More and more students like studying and the other robot teachers were also sent out. They can teach math， science and art.

    The researchers found that the English-teaching robots helped raise interest in the language and helped the students feel more confident.

    “Tele-presence” robots are controlled by an English and are equipped with a microphone and video camera. Many people think we can use these robot teachers in the village far away from the cities so that the children in these areas can also get better education.

    The government has expressed great interest in robots to give rural school children more learning chances. I think in the future we can see more and more robot teachers working with the students. But I think the robot teachers can't replace the real teachers. What's your opinion?

    It took 13 years of international effort to map the human biological blueprint of all the genes (基因) that make us different people. The first rough draft (草图) made in 2000. The last of our 23 chromosomes (染色体) was clearly described in 2006. Ever since then, the age of personal genetic testing has been upon us. Since that time, a growing number of private companies have come on the market mostly through the Internet, offering to scan your personal DNA and compare it to some disease markets of the blueprint, called DTC genetic tests.

    But over the last five years the medical world has been discussing excitedly about whether these DTC tests are helpful or harmful, scientifically believable or completely useless. One of the usual criticisms (批评) is that the science is so new that no one really knows yet how to explain the information.

    "At present they largely remain in the period of research studies," notes Dr. Greg Ferro, special advisor to the director of genomic medicine at the US National Human Genome Research Institute. Ferro says there are two reasons." The first is that when they offer a test, are they really checking what they should check? And then the next is that even if it is believable, does what the test is checking really mean anything to your health?"

    Other worries include the privacy of the results and how your personal genetic information might be used by insurance (保险) companies to refuse your insurance or your boss to dismiss you. Or you could learn information with a huge social or personal impact (冲击), such as finding out that genetically you cannot possibly be the father of your child. It can also give you risks that may break your life, such as whether you are at high risk of cancer, Parkinson or other terrible diseases.

    Criticisms over the tests are such that some countries, such as Germany, have banned them. In 2011, some scientists advised the US government that most tests should be done under the guidance of medical professionals (专家). The UK government also expressed its worries about DTC genetic tests and in August 2010 made a set of rules to guide the development of genetic tests.

    In 2011, three medical researchers published a review article in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, saying that such tests offered more risks than benefits. The most important reason is that the tests might create worries or unreal results or drive unnecessary medical treatments. They also noted some of the genetic information the tests are based on at present is far from being perfect.

1. 要点:1)你喜欢的运动是什么?2)你是如何学会这项运动的?3)这项运动带给你的收获是什么?

2. 要求:1)中心突出, 语义连贯, 层次清晰, 书写规范;2)词数80左右;3)文中不要出现所在学校的校名和师生姓名。

Do you like to make new friends at school? Making friends is an important skill for us to learn. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

To teach kids friend- making skills, people in Australia started a project called URStrong. It gives kids classes on friendships to help them make friends. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Here are some ways of making a new friend from the friendship classes.

Introduce yourself first. Look the person in the eye, smile and say," Hi! My name is ... What's your name?" After he or she answers, say something like," It's really nice to meet you." It is really as simple as that! {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you get them wrong, they will feel sad!

Ask questions. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But remember, you have to be a good listener before you can ask good questions.

Don't be shy. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Then your new friends can get to know you! Soon enough, you will be the best of friends!

Enjoy something together. Try to find an activity you both like and ask the other person to play with you.

Mike is an English boy. He wants to have a Chinese friend. He has healthy eating habits. He likes fruit and vegetables. He often has vegetables for breakfast and fruit salad for dinner. He likes sports too. He often plays football with his classmates after school. 

Mike's school is not big but beautiful and modern. There is a library in it. Students can read many kinds of books including(包括)e⁃books. Next to the library is a lovely garden. You can see many plants and flowers there. 

A store is next to his home. It sells clothes at very good prices. Today，Mike wants to buy a new jacket. He goes to the clothes store with his mother. The jackets are $30 each. Mike likes yellow best，so he takes a yellow one. 

Do you like him？Do you want to be his friend？You can email him at mike6156@126.com. 

There is a big zoo in my town. I often go there with my parents on the weekend. It's about thirteen kilometres from my home to1 zoo. And it usually takes my father about twenty minutes2 there. To get there earlier, I always eat very quickly. Then we leave home 3 8∶30. I like pandas so much. First, there are pandas only in China, 4 it's difficult to see them in other countries. Second, they are one of China's symbols(代表) . 5 friendly they are！But now there're not so many pandas, so we must save6 . 

Now, my parents and I7 the panda Yinke in the zoo. He is 8 . He eats lots of bamboo. He's really smart. He 9 and climbs trees. I want to give him some food to eat. But there are many10 in the zoo. I must follow them.