中考英语复习-七年级短文阅读1.docx

中考英语复习-七年级短文阅读1APopular BookDillon Helbig, a second-grader, lives in Boise, Idaho, USA. He loves reading, drawing, and writing. Last December, he finished his first book. Now, everyone in his town wants to read it.Dillon wrote the book in his notebook. The book is about a small boy. The boy goes back in time to 1621 and joins the first Thanksgiving. Dillon wanted people to read it. So, he made a plan and waited for just the right moment. One day, he visited a local library with his grandmother. Dillon put the book on a shelf. Nobody saw him do it.When Dillon go thome, he told his mother what he had done. His mother called the library to see if they had noticed Dillons book. To her surprise, the library staff had found it. They loved it and saved it. Alex Hartman is in charge of the library. He asked Dillons mother if they could add Dillons book to the library. She said yes. Now, about 150 people are waiting to check the book out.Dillon said he has another book on the way. It is about a strange closet at school. “Everytime I open it, my jacket is gone,” said Dillon. “It eats jackets forbreakfast, lunch, and dinner.”His second book sounds fun too, doesnt it?A Voice Actor“Hello,everyone! I am Li Baike. I come from Australia.” Last year, on a show, Li won many peoples hearts with her beautiful voice and excellent Chinese.Li is a voice actor. She became famous after she dubbed many Chinese TV series, like Nirvana in Fire and I Will Find You a Better Home. Besides TV shows, Li also dubbed Honor of Kings, one of the most popular mobile games in China.Li has a talent for dubbing. She can speak both in a high voice and a low one. Once she dubbed all the characters in one show, including girls, boys, and a teacher. Li now has many fans in Africa. They say they have fallen in love with her voice and the Chinese TV series after watching those shows. “I enjoy my job and I can also learn about traditional Chinese culture during dubbing. Its quite interesting!” said Li.Lis talent doesnt stop there. She is also a good singer. She is the singer of a band and she has performed in many shows.Li has lived in China for about twenty years. She said she used to be a girlwithout an aim. After she came to China and became a voice actor, she found the meaning of life. Now she hopes to let more people in other countries know about China and Chinese culture through her voice.A Model for Childrens ClothesNai Jarar is a six-year-old Palestinian girl. With long blonde hair and green eyes, the little girl is never afraid of the cameras. She is a fashion model.Two years ago, Nai started wearing childrens clothes from her aunts new clothing shop. Her aunt took photos of her as a model and shared them online. People fell in love with this lovely girl, and soon she got many fans.After that, many clothing shops asked her to work as a part-time model. She got $50 every time.When it comes to taking photos, Nai chooses the colors of the clothes herself. “I love to do it, and I want to be a fashion designer someday,” says Nai.As for Nais future, her mother Mai says that she supports Nais dream to be a fashion designer, but she also believes that education is the most importantthing for Nai. Nai shares the same opinion as her mother. “I enjoy school just as much as I enjoy clothes and fashion,” says Nai.Its always a good idea to study hard and enjoy the world at the same time.Should Robots Look Like Us?What do you think robots should look like? Do you think its good to make them like us? Lets take a look at some robots in the world and what experts say.Sophia is one of the worlds most famous robots. It looks just like a human. Dr Ben Goertzel helped build Sophia. He thinks robots need to look like humans. “It is because people enjoy talking to human-like robots,” he says. “When you look at Sophia, you will feel like youre looking at a friend. Its different from looking at a machine.” It makes it easier for us to get close to a robot if it looks like us.Some experts disagree with Goertzel. Masahiro Mori says that the more robots look like humans, the more we will find them creepy.Dor Skuler supports Moris idea. He helped make ElliQ, a small home robot for old people. It can talk and answer questions, but it doesnt look like a human. ElliQ is cute, and it is a friend. A machine-like robot can still make people happy.Robots may have different looks. We must remember that we build them to serve humans needs.