1、Unit12 Reading & Writing.阅读理解AEarthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing.Their designers say with these robots，rescuers will be able to save lives during an earthquake.This robot looking like a helicopter，is called the detectorbot.Its about 4 meters long，and it took about
2、 4 years to develop the model.Its main functions (作用) are to collect information from the air，and send goods of up to 30 kilos to people trapped by an earthquake.This robot has a high definition 360 degree panoramic (全景的) camera.It can work day and night and will also be able to send the latest pict
3、ures from the quake area.Dr.Qi Juntong，Chinese Academy of Science，said，“The most important feature of this robot is that it doesnt need a distant control.We just set the destination (目的地) information on it，and then it takes off，and lands by itself.It flies as high as 3，000 meters，and as fast as 100
4、kilometers per hour.”This robot has a different function it can change as the environment changes.Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go.As well as a detector (探测器) that finds victims and detects poisonous gas，a camera is placed in the 40centi
5、meterlong robot，which can work in the dark.Another use for the rescuers is the supply part，with its 10meterlong pipe.People who are trapped in the ruins，will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.Experts have said that the robots will enter production，and serve as part of the national
6、 earthquake rescue team as soon as next year.1According to the passage，this robot Ais carried by the helicopterBweighs about 30 kilosCis a machine with a length of 10 metersDhasnt been put into production so far2The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 6 refers to Aa camera Ba robotCa rescuer Da det
7、ector3Which of the following is TRUE of the robot?AIt is designed to prevent the earthquake.BIt is unable to send goods.CIt can take and send pictures even in the dark.DIt can be used to take in poisonous gas.4The text is mainly about Awhat the robot looks likeBan introduction to the robotChow the r
8、obot is madeDinformation about earthquakesBAn Atlanta mother is making her kids work hard for their money.Instead of giving them an allowance，Shaketha Marion McGregor is giving them actual job titles and duties.Her innovative idea that she posted on Facebook has been shared over 114，000 times.In a s
9、elfie，the mother of three showed that she was now “hiring” for three positions：laundry supervisor，lead housekeeper and kitchen manager for her company called “This Mom Means Business”The photo also showed that she would be holding interviews for these jobs.The applicants？Her three kids Jahkeem，13，Ta
10、keia，10，and Serinity，6.McGregor said the interviews went smoothly.To her surprise，the youngest was the most professional.“Jahkeem almost laughed the entire time，which caused me to laugh a lot，too.It was tons of fun.His only questions were，How much do I get paid？How often do I get paid？And do I have
11、to pay tax？”The kids are handling the responsibilities of their new job duties pretty well so far，though it has only been about a week.McGregor says theyre anxiously awaiting their first paycheck.The mother said she came up with the idea after she had to replace a lot of items she lost during a trag
12、edy.“We lost a lot of things last year in a house fire and Ive been really working hard to recover the things that we need，” McGregor said.“And my kids continued to ask for things that they want so I figured it would be best to have them earn it.”5Why does the Atlanta mother conduct interviews?ATo h
13、ire some people for her company.BTo reduce her own pressure from work.CTo let her kids earn money through labor.DTo help her kids know how to save money.6What do we know from the photo mentioned in Paragraph 2?AThe positions that may be applied for.BThe way the kids do their duties.CHow the kids get
14、 along with each other.DHow the kids compete for the jobs.7Who performed best in the interview according to the passage?ATakeia. BJahkeem.CSerinity. DShaketha.8What happened to the family?AThe father died in a tragedy.BThey suffered a fire.CThey have moved to a new city.DThe family is very poor.读后续写
15、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语进行续写，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Mike was an 11yearold boy.He was the only son to his parents.His father was a carpenter and his mother was a housewife.Although they werent rich，they led a happy life.Mikes school was located a mile away from his home.Mikes birthday was coming in a week.He reques
16、ted his father to buy him a bicycle so that he could go to school by bicycle.His father also promised to buy him a bicycle so that he neednt walk to school anymore.Mike felt so happy.The birthday boy woke up happily with his parents wishing him with all smiles.He was glad and expected that his fathe
17、r would gift him a bicycle.His father gave him a nicelywrapped gift.Mike opened it and saw a set of books.Although he was a little unhappy as he did not receive a bicycle，he thanked his father.Mikes father was depressed as he did not have enough money to buy Mike a bicycle.He promised to his son tha
18、t he would buy him a bicycle soon.After a week，when Mike was walking on his way to his home back from school，he saw a boy riding a bicycle.Mike felt that the bicycle was too small for the big boy.Suddenly，the boy crashed into a post around the corner and skidded (滑行) in the street.Mike rushed to him
19、 and recognized that the boy was his schoolmate，Sam.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Sam was injured badly and there was no one nearby to help him except Mike. Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the timely help. 课外拓展【导读】织工马南主要描述了一个名叫塞拉斯马南的纺织工一生的坎坷经历的故事。阅读下面有关新年舞会的节选，对比中外文化中庆祝新年方式的异同。Silas Marner (excerp
20、t)The New Years Eve DanceOn December 31st it was snowing and very cold.All day there were ladies and gentlemen arriving at the Red House.Godfrey Cass was waiting at the door for the only guest he cared about，Nancy Lammeter.Finally she arrived，sitting behind her father on his horse，looking more beaut
21、iful than ever.Her lovely face blushed as she saw Godfrey come forward to lift her down from the horse.“Why is he waiting for me？” she thought.“I thought I made it clear to him that Ill never marry him.People say he leads a bad life，and I cant marry a man like that.”But the Squire appeared just then
22、，to welcome his guests，and in the excitement nobody noticed Nancys pink face as Godfreys strong arms lifted her down.She hurried into the house with the other ladies to change her clothes.The house was full of servants running here and there.Mrs.Kimble，who always helped the Squire arrange these part
23、ies，was giving orders in a loud voice.Cooks were preparing food in the kitchens，and there was already a wonderful smell of baking in the air.Upstairs，the ladies were excitedly putting on their best dresses，while talking to each other all the time.Nancy met her aunt，Mrs.Osgood，who introduced her to s
24、ome visitors of hers.The Misses Gunn were two young ladies who were not beautiful，but dressed very fashionably.Just then Nancys older sister Priscilla arrived.She was a large，cheerful girl，with a round face and a nose pink with cold.As they were changing their clothes，Priscilla said to Mrs.Osgood，“L
25、ook at our dresses，aunt! Of course Nancy looks beautiful in hers，but this colour makes me look yellow! Nancy says we must wear the same dresses，because were sisters，although Im five years older! Im ugly，I know I am.But I dont mind！” she turned to Mrs.Osgoods two visitors.“In my opinion the pretty gi
26、rls are usefulIm sure you agreeto catch the men.I dont think men are worth worrying about.Any woman with a good father and a good home had better stay single.Thats what Im going to do，anyway.We ugly girls dont need husbands！”Mrs.Osgood stood up and said quickly，“My visitors and I should go downstair
27、s now.Priscilla and Nancy，well see you later.” And the three ladies hurried out. “Oh really，Priscilla！” cried Nancy，when they were alone.“You never think before you speak! Im sure the Misses Gunn thought you were very impolite! You almost told them they were ugly！”“Did I？” asked Priscilla in surpris
28、e.“Well，thats the way I am.I always tell the truth.But Im the ugly onejust look at me！”“Priscilla，you know I asked you to choose the dresses，” replied Nancy worriedly.“I dont mind what colour I wear.”“You look lovely in this colour，dear child! You know you always have whatever you want in the end，al
29、though you never give orders or shout about it.Im looking forward to seeing you married.Itll be fun watching you make your husband do exactly what you want.”“Dont say that，” answered Nancy，blushing.“You know Im never going to get married.”Priscilla laughed.“Im the one wholl stay single.And if you do
30、nt like Godfrey Cass，well，there are plenty of other young men.Come，lets go downstairs now.”Although Priscilla was right in saying she was not goodlooking，she was very popular among her neighbours because she was so cheerful and sensible.And Nancy was not only considered to be the most beautiful girl
31、 in and around Raveloe，but also one of the most intelligent.Seats at the diningtable had been kept for the Lammeter sisters.Priscilla was taken to sit between her father and the Squire.Nancy felt herself blushing again as Godfrey Cass came to lead her to a seat between himself and the vicar，Mr.Crack
32、.She knew that if she married Godfrey，she would one day be the most important woman in Raveloe，the Squires wife.But she repeated firmly to herself that she could not marry a man of bad character.As she sat down，the vicar，who was always polite to ladies，said with a smile，“Ah，Miss Nancy，youre looking
33、lovely this evening.Isnt she，Godfrey？”Godfrey made no reply，and avoided looking at Nancy.There was too much he wanted to say to her.But the Squire，who always enjoyed his parties and was feeling extremely cheerful，was rather impatient with his son.He thought he had better speak，if Godfrey was too shy
34、 to do it himself.“Thats right，” the Squire said loudly.“When I look at Miss Nancy here，I think shes more beautiful than any girl Ive ever seen.”While they were eating and drinking，people around the table were listening with interest to the Squires words.“Perhaps Godfrey will marry Nancy after all！”
35、 the vicars wife whispered to Mrs.Osgood.Mr.Lammeters back was very straight as he looked across the table at his daughter.He was a serious，careful gentleman，who considered the Lammeters a better family than the Casses.He had already decided that Godfrey must change his way of life before Nancy coul
36、d possibly marry him.Just then Dr.Kimble called across the table，“Miss Nancy，will you save a dance for me？”“Come，come，Kimble，” said the Squire，“let the young ones enjoy themselves.My son Godfrey will be angry if you take Miss Nancy away.I expect hes asked her for the first dance already.Havent you，G
37、odfrey？”Godfrey was feeling very uncomfortable by now.Turning to Nancy，he said as lightly as possible，“I havent asked her yet，but I hope shell agree，if nobodys asked her.”“No，I havent accepted anyone else，” replied Nancy quietly with a blush.“So will you please have the first dance with me？” asked G
38、odfrey，beginning to feel better.She had not refused him!“I will，” answered Nancy coldly.She was still sure she would not marry him，but she wanted to remain polite.“Ah well，youre a lucky man，Godfrey，” said Dr.Kimble with a laugh.“I think I can hear the music starting now！”The guests got up from the t
39、able in pairs and small groups，to move into the large hall，where the dancing was about to start.The small village band was already playing，as the Squire led the vicars wife to the end of the hall to start the dance.They were followed by Godfrey and Nancy，and the other ladies and gentlemen.As the dan
40、ce went on，Godfrey felt happier and happier.Holding Nancy in his arms，he forgot all his problems.Suddenly the Squires heavy foot stood on part of Nancys dress，and some of the material was pulled away at the waist.Nancy asked Godfrey to take her to a quieter place，where she could repair the damage.He
41、 took her to a small room near the hall，hoping they would have a few private moments together.But Nancy sat down on the chair furthest away from him，and said coldly，“Thank you，sir.You neednt stay.Im very sorry about taking you away from the dance.”“Its not very kind of you，” said Godfrey，moving clos
42、e to her，“to be sorry youve danced with me.”“I didnt mean that.” replied Nancy，blushing prettily.“Gentlemen have so many things to enjoy.Im sure one dance cant matter very much.”Unit3 Reading & Writing.阅读理解A1-4DACBB5-8CACB.读后续写【参考范文】Sam was injured badly and there was no one nearby to help him excep
43、t Mike.Mike helped him stand up，examined his body and picked up his bicycle.Sams left leg and hands were severely injured.Mike asked Sam to sit in a corner and then he took the bicycle to get help.Ten minutes later，an ambulance came and took Sam to hospital.Mike rushed to Sams home and told his pare
44、nts about the accident.Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the timely help.Mike told Sams parents that the bicycle was too small for Sam to ride and that was why he was injured.Sam and Mike became close friends soon.Mike visited Sam every day in hospital until he left hospital.Sam got a new bicycle
45、 and he came to know that Mike didnt have his own bicycle.He gave his old bicycle to Mike and with Mikes parents permission，Mike accepted the gift from Sam.课外拓展织工马南(节选)新年舞会虽然12月31日的天气很冷，而且下着雪，可一整天都有人从四面八方到红屋来。戈弗雷凯斯在门口等待着他唯一关心的客人南茜拉默特。终于她来了，坐在马背上，在她爸爸背后，比平时更美丽动人。当戈弗雷过来扶她下马的时候，南茜漂亮的脸一下子红了。“他等我干什么？”她想，
46、“我想我已经清楚地告诉过他我不会嫁给他。人们说他生活糜烂，我可不会嫁给这样的人。”这时乡绅出来迎接他的客人，人们都很高兴，也就没人注意到戈弗雷用强壮的手臂扶她下来时她的红脸。南茜和其他女子一块儿跑进屋里去换衣服。屋里佣人们在跑这儿跑那儿地服务，金布尔太太在大声下达着命令，她经常帮乡绅安排这些聚会。厨子们在厨房忙着准备饭菜，空气里飘着烤面包的香味。楼上，女士们一边不停地聊天一边换上最漂亮的衣服。南茜遇到了姨妈奥斯古德太太，姨妈把自己的客人介绍给她，其中有两位年轻女士，甘氏姐妹，她们不太漂亮但穿得很时髦。这时南茜的姐姐普丽西拉来了，她是个快活的圆脸大个子女孩，鼻子冻得红红的。换衣服时，普丽西拉对奥
47、斯古德太太说：“看我们的衣服，姨妈，南茜穿起来当然漂亮，可我穿起来太老了！南茜说我们是姐妹，要穿一样的衣服，尽管我比她大5岁！我知道我丑，可是我不在乎。”她又转向姨妈的两个朋友，“我想你们也同意女孩子漂亮就容易抓住男人的心，我可不在乎男人。有个好爸爸、好家庭的女人最好单身。我就打算这样。我们丑姑娘不需要丈夫。”奥斯古德太太赶紧站起来说：“我们要下楼了。普丽西拉，南茜，过会儿见。”三个女人急匆匆出去了。“真是的，普丽西拉！”只剩她们姐妹俩时南茜生气地说，“你从来不在讲话前先想想！我敢肯定甘氏姐妹认为你很无礼！你差不多是在告诉她们是丑姑娘！”“是吗？”普丽西拉很惊讶，“嗨，我这人就这样，我总是讲实话。可是看看我，我也丑呀！”“普丽西拉，你知道我是让你来挑的衣服，”南茜为难地说，“我不在乎穿什么颜色。”“傻孩子，你穿这种颜色好看！虽然你从不会大嚷大叫或者发号施令，可你最后总能得到你想要的。我盼着看到你结婚，
