An atlas is a book of maps. Atlases are made with different kinds of information about different parts and areas of a country or the world. They are prepared for desk use or travel use.

Desk atlases are made for different groups of people with different needs. For example, students may use desk atlases to help learn geography, and other people may use desk atlases to study a place. A popular type of the latest atlas shows the recent fact of the world. New atlases are often carefully produced to help people learn about the changes, such as the name changes, boundary(邊界) changes and other important new information. A desk atlas can also have some different maps of the same place. For example, an atlas may include maps showing population and important products of a place.

Travel atlases usually show the information about both natural and man-made features(特點). So it is not surprising to find universities, airports, forests, rivers, roads as well as cities, towns and villages in them. A travel atlas is often the first thing people need when they want to start a trip in a strange place. It often has a map of a whole country, and a map with more special information of each important place in the country. Take the atlas of the United States as an example, it often has a map of the whole country and then a map of each of the fifty states.

A travel atlas may also point out the beautiful natural places. In the US, the atlas may include national parks such as the Yellow Stone Park and some others to show the beauty of nature and interesting places to tourists.

1.An atlas is       according to the passage.

A. a guide book    B. a history book

C. a collection of pictures   D. a collection of maps

2.How many kinds of atlases are mentioned in the passage?

A. One           B. Two            C. Three            D. Many

3.From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because         .

A. they can’t see the old ones clearly    B. they like to buy different ones

C. something has changed             D. something is missing

4.According to the passage, people can find the information about       in a travel atlas of Shanxi.

A. the population of Shanxi          B. the local products of Shanxi

C. the Yellow Stone National Park     D. Xi’an Jiaotong University

按要求完成句子。（共7小題，每小題2分，共14分）
1. My sister is very kind. she likes to take care of others.（合并句子）
It is  _________ _________my sister_________take care of others .
2. Learning English well is important for us . （改為同義句）
It is ________ __________ _________ _________ __________ English well.
3. Mr Wang divided us into 4 groups. （改被動語句）
We  ________ ________ into 4 groups _________ Mr Wang
4.The girl was too tired to walk any further.(改為同義句)
The girl was ______ tired_______ she can’t walk any further.
5.The charity walk held every month.(對劃線部分提問)
________ _______ is the charity walk held?
6.He is imaginative enough __________________(提出，想出) new ideas.
7.You are strange because you hate _________________(像別人那樣)

Meeting the English Family

　　Rosa and her classmates were in a street in West London. The sky was dark. This was Rosa's big day, her first day in England.

　　Rosa got out of a taxi. The driver carried a very heavy bag for her. They walked through the rain to the front door of a big Victorian house.

　　A small girl opened the door. She was four years old. Her brother stood behind her. He was only two years old. One minute later, a young woman came to the door.

　　“Welcome to Wembley!” she said and she offered Rosa her hand.  “These are my two children, Elisabeth and Isaac” “Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Frost! said Rosa with a strong Spanish accent.

　　The two children ran back into the living room.

　　“Don't worry about them! They're a little shy. And please call me Diana! Now let me show you your room and then we can have a nice cup of tea. Or would you like some coffee?”

　　“I'd like to try a cup of English tea, made in England.”

　　“This is your bedroom. There's a nice view (視野) of the football stadium (露天體育場) and here's a little desk where you can study. The bathroom and toilet are just opposite your door. Now I'll go and put the kettle on.”

　　“Excuse me. What's a kettle?”

　　“In England, we use a kettle to make hot water, we can then put the hot water in a teapot or use it to make coffee.”

　　Rosa was happy with her new home, but she was a little puzzled (困惑的). Perhaps her mother Maruja was right. The British were not normal people. They did not kiss when they met and they lived in large Victorian palaces. Their favourite drink was tea and they used strange metal kettles to make the water hot. What was she going to say to Elisabeth and Isaac? How could she make friends with two shy English children? Perhaps the answer was in the big, black psychology (心理學) book.

(1) It was Rosa' s big day. She and her classmates were in

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(2) Rosa's hostess (女主人) was called

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(3) What could Rosa see through the window when she was in her bedroom?

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(4) In this passage the underlined (下劃線的) word “it” means

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(5) After reading the passage, we know that

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A. Rosa had some trouble in getting on well with the hostess

B. the two children didn't like Rosa

C. Mr. Frost offered Rosa much help

D. Rosa was happy with the new family, but she couldn't understand some of their customs(習俗)

Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact(接觸) with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?

     It’s all about personal peace, which means not only an imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水) makes you feel angry.

     Whether people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire(渴望) to have space to themselves. In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.

     Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.

     Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.

     Preference(偏好) for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的) cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.

1.The writer mainly _________ in this article.

A. tells us how to achieve personal space

B. explains why people need personal space

C. introduces some knowledge about personal space

D. argues for the importance of keeping personal space

2.Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage?

A. A person who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume.

B. A person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time.

C. A person who hears strange noises when reading at home.

D. A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him.

3.What can we know from the survey by TripAdvisor?

A. People need a smaller personal space in recent times than before.

B. People have a strong desire for personal space in recent times.

C. There are not enough seats on the plane to meet people’s needs.

D. Food service is better provided than seats on the plane.

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

A. The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses.

B. If you hold newspapers on the bus, your personal space won’t be violated.

C. People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space.

D. Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space.

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