2018-2019学年宁夏银川一中高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

2018-2019学年宁夏银川一中高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

银川一中2018/2019学年度(上)高二期末考试 英 语 试 卷 ‎ 命题人：李丽霞、任俊玲 ‎（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时, 将答案答在答题卡上, 在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 答题前, 考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上, 认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号, 并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。‎ ‎2. 选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂,如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写, 字体工整、笔迹清楚。‎ ‎3. 请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效。‎ ‎4. 保持卡面清洁, 不折叠, 不破损。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分20分)‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节 ‎ (共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分)‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 例：How much is the shirt ?‎ ‎ A.＄19.15. B.＄9.18 C.＄9.15 ‎ 答案是C.‎ ‎1．What does the man mean?‎ A．He doesn't like Chinese. B．He missed the class. C．He should have driven.‎ ‎2．What's the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A．Driver and passenger. B．Boss and secretary. C．Husband and wife.‎ ‎3．Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A．In the man's house. B．In the woman's office. C．In the hospital.‎ ‎4．How much is the change?‎ A.£3. B．£5. C．£7.‎ ‎5．What is the woman probably doing?‎ A．Giving advice. B．Repeating instructions. C．Asking for permission.‎ 第二节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6．What happened to Jack two days ago?‎ A．He fell ill suddenly. B．He lost half of his novels. C．He got lost near the library.‎ ‎7．What will Jack do today?‎ A．Go to hospital. B．Read the novel. C．Join the discussion.‎ 请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8．What is the man going to do?‎ A．Have a business trip. B．Book his boss a hotel. C．Prepare for a meeting.‎ ‎9．Who will send the document?‎ A．Karl B．Cathy. C．Carol.‎ 请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10．What is the woman's new hobby?‎ A．Going traveling. B．Collecting coins. C．Collecting stamps.‎ ‎11．How does the man feel about the woman's hobby?‎ A．It's popular. B．It costs a lot. C．It benefits her greatly.‎ ‎12．What may make the woman especially feel pleased?‎ A．Knowing about other countries.‎ B．Meeting many new friends.‎ C． Discussing with other collectors.‎ 请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13．What is the man's son probably?‎ A．A college teacher. B．A hotel manager. C．A private driver.‎ ‎14．Which month is it now?‎ A．July. B．August. C.．September.‎ ‎15．When will the man's shuttle leave from the airport?‎ A．At 11:30 am. B．At 12:00 pm. C．At 12:30 pm.‎ ‎16．What does the woman check at last?‎ A．The man's address. B．The man's name. C．The man's flight number.‎ 请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17．What should the listeners do by nine?‎ A．Finish their first lesson. ‎ B．Gather in the playground. ‎ C．Welcome the visiting team.‎ ‎18．What was the score of last year' s match?‎ A．3:2. B．4:2.. C．4:3.‎ ‎19．How is the weather usually at this time of year?‎ A．Sunny. B．Cloudy. C．Windy.‎ ‎20．What will the visiting team do after the match?‎ A．Display local Brazilian culture.‎ B．Exchange gifts with their competitors.‎ C．Learn about traditional Chinese art.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。‎ A My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.‎ Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles （肌肉）shaking my set.‎ When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me £62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.‎ 21. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set? ‎ A. He got an older model than he had expected. ‎ B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken ‎ C. He could have bought it at a lower price ‎ D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.‎ ‎22. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1 ? ‎ A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels ‎ C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies ‎23. How did the author finally get his TV set working again? ‎ A. By shaking and hitting it. B. By turning it on and off. ‎ C. By switching channels. D. By having it repaired.‎ ‎24. How does the author sound when telling the story? ‎ A．Curious. B. Anxious. ‎ C. Cautious. D. Humorous.‎ B ‎ Choose Your One-Day Tours !‎ Tour A--Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge—£37 until 26 March and £39 thereafter. ‎ Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years. ‎ Tour B--Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s—£32 until 12 March and £36 thereafter.. ‎ Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires（尖顶）” from St Mary’s Church Tower. ‎ Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder. ‎ Tour C--Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace—£34 until 11 March and £37 thereafter. ‎ Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of his history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost! ‎ Tour D--Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—£33 until 18 March and £37 thereafter. ‎ Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.‎ 25. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city? ‎ A. Tour A. B. Tour B. C. Tour C. D. Tour D.‎ ‎26. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March? ‎ A．Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B．Oxford & Stratford ‎ C．Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge ‎27. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction? ‎ A．It used to be the home of royal families B．It used to be a well-known maze. ‎ C．It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castle C On 7, August, 2015, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got to eat a special treat. No, it wasn’t a cookie or cake. It was red lettuce they had grown themselves in space. ‎ ‎“It was one small bite for man, one giant leap for NASAVEGGIE,” astronaut Scott Kelly wrote on Twitter. (Kelly based his tweet on the words astronaut Neil Armstrong famously used in 1969, after becoming the first person to ever walk on the moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” he said at the time.) ‎ ‎“NASAVEGGIE” refers to the ISS’s Veggie plant-growth system. It uses special red, blue, and green LED lights to grow plants. The system is a big step toward NASA’s goal of developing a way to grow food in space during future long space missions deep into the solar system. ‎ Kelly and fellow NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren prepared the red romaine lettuce like many people do on Earth. They cleaned it, and then mixed it with olive oil and vinegar. Then they gobbled up the leafy red greens. “That’s awesome!” Lindgren said after taking a bite. ‎ It was the first taste of fresh food the astronauts had had in a long time, since there is no refrigeration on the ISS. They ate half the lettuce. The rest was packaged and frozen so that it could be returned to Earth for testing. ‎ Lindgren and Kelly are the only two NASA astronauts currently on the space station. The other crew members are Russian astronauts Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Komienko, and Lleg Kononenko, and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui. ‎ Kelly and Kornienko have been on the ISS since March. They plan to spend 342 days in space, in part to help determine the effects of long-term space travel on astronauts’ bodies. They traveled to the ISS with Padalka, who will return to Earth in September. ‎ Kelly and Komiendo’s job—which will be one of the longest-ever stay in space by astronauts—will help pave the way for future long-term space tasks. NASA plans to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars by the 2030s.‎ 28. Why is growing food in space very important? ‎ A. It is a symbol of scientific development. ‎ B. It will help solve the hunger problem ‎ C. Astronauts can get enough nutritious food. ‎ D. People plan to go into the deep space.‎ ‎29. What Kelly said in Para. 2 suggests that _____. ‎ A. it is a great success to grow fresh food in space ‎ B. he respected Neil Armstrong very much ‎ C. mankind makes great progress in exploring space ‎ D. humans should speed up to land on Mars ‎30. Who will remain in the ISS until March, 2016? ‎ A. Padalka and Kononenko. B. Yui and Lindgren. ‎ C. Kelly and Kormienko. D. Kelly and Lindgren. ‎ ‎31. What is the main idea of the passage? ‎ A. Astronauts grow their favorite food in space. ‎ B. Astronauts get more fresh food from space. ‎ C. Astronauts plant vegetables for a journey to Mars. ‎ D. Astronauts eat fresh food grown on the ISS.‎ D It is reported that a record-breaking high-speed rail will connect Inner Mongolia in the north to Hainan in the south. According to the Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission, the proposed line will operate at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour(217mph). ‎ Beginning in Inner Mongolia’s Baotou city and running through southern Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong, its final stop would be in Haikou city on Hainan Island, China’s southernmost province. ‎ Though the exact length of the proposed route has not been released, it will likely become the world’s longest high-speed rail line as the journey by road between Baotou and Haikou is approximately 3,000 kilometers(1,864 miles) long. Currently, the world’s longest high-speed rail line is almost 2,300 kilometers long (1,429 miles), running from Beijing to Guangzhou. ‎ The proposed rail is part of China’s aim to create another “Silk Road of the 21st Century” and improve the country’s transportation network while driving land development and urbanization（城市化） in some provincial areas. ‎ Many of the provinces through which the high-speed trains will travel are near major bodies of water, such as the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi province, the Yangtzi River in Hubei and the South China Sea, where the line would end. It will also take passengers to popular tourist attractions including Zhangjiajie, Xi’an, Guilin and minority areas in western Hunan and Hubei. ‎ ‎“The country is now shifting its focus and investing in the western regions and economically underdeveloped areas, making up for China’s long debt to these areas,” Tan yuzhi, professor of the School of Economics and Management at Hubei University for Nationalities, told local media. “ The project will significantly narrow regional disparities(差异) and solve minority issues.” ‎ However, Deng Hongbing, director of China University of Geosciences’ Center for Regional Economic and Investment Center, said that if the north-to-south railway is to go ahead, there needs to be a sound ecological program in place to ensure the protection of these underdeveloped and ecologically sensitive areas.‎ 32. What is the passage mainly talking about? ‎ A．China has decided to invest in the western areas. ‎ B．Another high-speed train line is being planned. ‎ C. The train will speed up to 350 kilometers per hour. ‎ D. China has produced the best high-speed train line. ‎ ‎33. How many provinces will the proposed line cross? ‎ A. 9. B. 8. C. 7. D. 6.‎ ‎34. Once the high-speed rain line is built, _____. ‎ A．It will be the most convenient high-speed rail line in China ‎ B．It will benefit the underdeveloped areas a lot in the west ‎ C．It will transport goods faster from north to south ‎ D. It will do good to the environment alongside the line ‎35. What is Tan Yuzhi’s attitude towards the proposed project? ‎ A. Ironical B. Doubtful C. Puzzled D. Supportive 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分)‎ 根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Sometimes, when considering our own beliefs, we can find it challenging to accept other ways of life and rituals. However, close-mindedness and prejudice（偏见） are not the way to go, especially when there is so much we can learn about other cultures. Learning to accept and respect other cultures is an important step that opens your mind to the world around you and everyone’s unique differences.‎ Develop an open mind. Open the doors of your mind to accept what other people believe in. try not to stereotype or brush things off when you haven’t actually taken a closer look yet. 36._____ ‎ Take a look at history. The way some civilizations developed can be fascinating!37._____ When you start studying, you’ll understand how things moved together to form the world we live in today. It’s a great piece of knowledge to have, so don’t rob yourself of it! There are plenty of books and sites available to fuel your curiosity. Appreciate the way different people fought for what they believed in, even if those beliefs differ from yours. ‎ ‎38._____.Sample some Italian or try your hand at cooking curry. Enjoy different foods and the different way meals are prepared. Don’t limit yourself, try everything and smile.‎ Talk to people.39._____It will help you understand that though they may believe and practice different things. That doesn’t make them strange or backward. Developing friendships with those from other cultures can be a really great experience. ‎ Watching movies from different countries, like Bollywood movies or those on ancient ‎ happenings can be eye opening and help you appreciate different societies. If you’re into fashion, try sampling different culture’s dress and styles 40._____ If you’re having issues with racism and discrimination, try talking to someone to understand why you feel this way. ‎ A．Try some new cooking.‎ B．Try doing something magical.‎ C．Try studying about ancient times.‎ D．Learn as much foreign culture as possible.‎ E．Talk with people from different cultures.‎ F．Try to get away from the personal opinions.‎ G．There are lots of magazines available on different fashions.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分55）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分, 满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on 2 Dec. 2015 that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, plan to donate 99% of their Facebook shares to charity. The money, about £45 billion, will go to causes such as41._____disease, improving education, and helping local communities. According to Zuckerberg, the money is 42._____on “advancing human possible ability and improving equality” ‎ Their 43._____came in the form of an 44._____letter to their newborn daughter, Max. “Your mother and I don’t yet have the words to describe the 45._____you give us for the future,” the letter started. “Like all parents, we want you to grow up in a world that is 46._____than ours today.” ‎ Not 47._____, the social media CEO believes that technology will play a big role in 48._____a better future. “Many of the 49._____opportunities for your generation will come from giving everyone access to the Internet. Can we 50._____the world so you have access to every idea, person, and opportunity?” ‎ The couple also sees technology as the 51._____to improving education and curing diseases. “You’ll have technology that understands how you learn best and 52._____you need to focus,” they said. “As technology 53._____, we have a real shot at preventing, curing, or managing most of the rest of the 54._____in the next 100 years.” ‎ In order to put their plan into action, the couple is 55._____a new organization which will use money to 56._____its goals to help make life better for other people. ‎ Zuckerberg and Chan ended their 57._____with a message to their daughter and kids around the world. “We love you and feel a great 58._____to leave the world a better place 59._____you and all children,” the letter concluded. “We can’t 60._____to see what you bring to this world.”‎ ‎41．A. spreading B. having C. fighting D. catching ‎ ‎42．A. based B. saved C. called D. focused ‎43．A. story B. plan C. document D. paper ‎ ‎44．A. open B. official C. entire D. important ‎45．A. reward B. hope C. power D. burden ‎46．A. safer B. richer C. better D. harder ‎ ‎47．A. seriously B. sincerely C. exactly D. surprisingly ‎48．A. creating B. considering C. facing D. seeing ‎ ‎49．A. rarest B. greatest C. smallest D. nicest ‎ ‎50．A. travel B. control C. connect D. make ‎ ‎51．A. measure B. tool C. way D. path ‎52．A. how B. where C. why D. when ‎ ‎53．A. survives B. develops C. explodes D. responds ‎54．A. concerns B. pains C. diseases D. threats ‎ ‎55．A. persuading B. devoting C. affecting D. forming ‎56．A. achieve B. set C. get D. record ‎57．A. speech B. letter C. notice D. message ‎ ‎58．A. pressure B. regret C. responsibility D. pity ‎ ‎59．A. in B. at C. with D. for ‎ ‎60．A. pretend B. afford C. hesitate D. wait 第Ⅱ卷 第二节：阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 Our grandparents seem to have magical powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar  61  they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.‎ What's the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms (节气),   62  was added on Nov. 30 ,2016 to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (非物质文化遗产) by the United Nations.  It is a knowledge system and social practice  63 (form) through people's observations of the sun's annual movement and its influence on the climate.‎ The 24 Solar Terms 64  (come) into being during the Qin and Han  65 (dynasty).‎ At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were 66 ‎ ‎(extreme) important for them. But, of course, they had no satellite, Internet or weather broadcast 67  (help) them.   68  these difficulties, they managed to work out 24 Solar Terms by studying the sun's movement and also  69   (pay) attention to other natural ‎ changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.‎ It is honoured as China's  70  (five) great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-‎ based modern farming.‎ 第三节：词汇拼写（共8小题；每小题0.5分, 满分4分）‎ 根据句意，首字母及汉语提示词, 在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式, 每空只写一词。‎ ‎71．The soldiers marched along, _______  (摆动) their arms. ‎ ‎72．Stop looking for the perfect job; it’s just a f________.‎ ‎73．We r________ his idea for a music club, and decided to have an art club instead.‎ ‎74．The student a________ the difficult task in less than ten minutes, which surprised us all.‎ ‎75．The policy was unpopular and caused lots of ________ (矛盾) within the party.‎ ‎76．You’ll need some cash in local c________ but you can also use your credit card.‎ ‎77．The President says he is ________ (乐观的) that an agreement can be worked out soon.‎ ‎78．We’ll see how this schedule works, then we’ll make a few necessary ________ (调整).‎ 第四节：词组填空(共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分)‎ 根据句意，用方框中词组的正确形式填空并写在答题卡指定区域的横线上。(每个短语限用一次)。‎ ‎ sweep up on special occasion make room for make one’s way to ‎ ‎ make sense lose sight of back on one’s feet take up ‎ ‎79．We had to move the furniture to ________________ the piano.‎ ‎80．She doesn’t talk much, but what she says _____________.‎ ‎81．I have a suit but I only wear it ________________.‎ ‎82．I ________________ him but could still hear his footsteps.‎ ‎83．Jane was ________________ the bits of paper and broken glass when I left.‎ ‎84．John had studied French for a year before he _____ Spanish. 第四部分 写作 (共两节,满分35)‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)‎ 下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多着（从第11处起）不计分。 ‎ When I was a very young children, my father created a regular practice I remember well years late. Every time he arrived home at end of the day, we’d greet her at the door. He would ask who we was and pretend not to knowing us, Then he and my mother would have had a drink while she prepared dinner and they would talk about his day and hers. While they chat, my father would lift my sister and me up to sit in the top of the fridge. It was both excited and frightening to be up there！‎ My sister and I thought he was so cool for putting us there.‎ 笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 随着经济的飞速发展，到了2050年，照顾老年人成了一个突出的社会问题，科学家们发明了一种家用机器人。请以“The Robot in the future”为题写一篇短文。内容要点：‎ ‎1.做饭 ‎2.陪伴 ‎3.应对紧急状况 注意：‎ ‎1．词数为100词左右；‎ ‎2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ 参考词汇：突出的prominent ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________‎ 高二期末英语试卷参考答案 听力 ‎1-5BCCBA 6-10 ABACB 11-15 ACABB 16-20CBAAC 阅读理解 ‎21-24 CADD 25-27 BDA 28-31 DAC D 32-35 BCBD 七选五 ‎36-40 FCAEG 完形填空 ‎41-45 CDBAB 46-50 CDABC 51-55 DBBCD 56-60 ABCDD 语法填空 ‎ 61and 62which 63 formed 64 came 65 dynasties ‎ ‎66extremely 67 to help 68 Despite 69 paying 70 fifth 单词拼写 ‎ 71 swinging 72 fantasy 73 rejected 74 accomplished ‎ ‎75 conflicts 76 currency 77 optimistic 78 adjustments 短语填空 ‎79. make room for 80. makes sense 81 . on special occasions ‎ ‎ 82.lost sight of    83. sweeping up       84. took up   ‎ 短文改错 1. children改为child 2. late改为later 3. at 后加the 4. ‎ her改为him 5. was 改为were  6.knowing 改为know 7. had删had 8. chat 改为chatted   9. in 改为on ‎ 10. excited 改为 exciting ‎ 书面表达 The robot in the future With the rapid development of economy , people have to face various pressures.They don’t have enough time to attend to the old in their family, which has become a prominent problem.‎ To solve the problem, scientists have invented the household robot, which is designed to take care of the old. It can cook meals at a fixed time that can be adjusted according to individual needs. It can also accompany the old in having a chat ,playing chess and doing exercise. Moreover, it can deal with emergencies. For example, if an old man falls ill suddenly , the robot will call for help immediately.‎ Such is the robot in the future ‎ ‎                      ‎