【正文】 sh（垃圾） and why saving the pla can be down and dirty fun! Cost: Free with Museum admission. Reservations are not required. 21. To attend Super Kids Breakfast, two members should pay __________. A. $ 15 B. $ 20 C. $ 30 D. $ 40 22. Through Super Kids Earth Day Evening, kids can __________. A. roll eggs with spoons B. create a colored drawing C. enjoy a delicious breakfast D. learn about food production 23. Which event is a tradition of the White House? A. Egg Roll. B. Create A Card. C. Super Kids Breakfast. D. Super Kids Earth Day Evening. B Two soldiers, hungry and exhausted, came upon a small village. They went from door to door, begging for food. However, the villages, suffering poor harvests and many years of war, gave them none. Then the first soldier had an idea. He took three round stones and washed them. There was a large iron pot in the village square. He filled the pot with water and built a fire beneath the pot. The villagers first looked out of their windows and them poured out into the square, wondering what was going on. The first soldier announced that he was going to make stone soup to feed them all. He carefully placed the stones into the pot. The water boiled all afternoon as the soldiers told tales of the lands they had traveled. Finally the first soldier announced that it was time to taste the soup. He took a sip（一小口） and said, “It’s a good soup. But it needs something. Here, you taste this and tell me what it needs.” The soldier looked at the nearest villager who quickly tasted the soup and said,” I think it needs an onion.” “An onion!” said the soldier. “Anyone knows you can’t make soup without an onion.” One of the children, who knew where an onion was hidden, went and got it. Another hour went by and the soldier tasted the soup again. “What does it need?” he asked a nearby villager, who tasted the soup. The villager replied, “It needs a cabbage.” Soon a villager approached hesitantly（遲疑地） , holding a cabbage he’d retrieved, of course, from its hiding place. Another hour and another tasting... Gradually, salt, carrots, mushrooms, potatoes and beef found their way into the pot. When the villagers enjoyed the delicious soup together, they realized that only by sharing can they make a feast（盛宴） . 24. Seeing the soldiers making a fire beneath the pot, the villagers felt __________. A. angry B. excited C. nervous D. curious 25. What was the turning point of the story? A. Two soldiers came to the village. B. One soldier offered to make stone soup. C. The villagers gathered in the village square. D. The villagers gave the soldiers nothing to eat. 26. The underlined word “retrieved” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by __________. A. brought back B. given back C. borrowed D. lent 27. What’s the message conveyed in the story? A. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. B. The disadvantaged need love and care. C. Great things may be done by mass effort. D. Patience is important in solving problems. C Some of the world’s first robotic police officers will reportedly hit the streets of Dubai next month. Brigadier Abdullah, director of the Future Shaping Centre of Dubai Police, made the announcement during a police meeting held in the city. By 2030, Dubai officials hope that up to 25 percent of their police force will be artificially intelligent（人工智能） . Now the police station has Lambhini, Ferrari and Bentley patrol cars parked in its garage. The officer droids（機器人） , which still lack an official name, are the first of their kind in the United Arab Emirates（阿聯(lián)酉） . They were made public a few years ago, but now they’re ready for duty. The droids will not only wear pleasant and nonthreatening facial expressions, but also exercise some mechanical（機械的） manners as well. They can greet people in Arabic and English, shake hands, salute（向 ……敬禮） fellow officers, and will even scan faces from a distance of 60 feet. Touch screens are built in their bodies ,and can be used by citizens to report crimes, request help, or pay traffic tickets. Microphones in the robot’s chests send records directly to Dubai police call centers. The droids also have scanner with a 30foot range to monitor the surroundings. If some people want to spoil（破壞） them, droids will give a warning and strike back. A game of tiptheofficerdroid isn’t likely. Bad guys, be warned. Al Razouqi, the General Director of Dubai39。s Smart Services Police Force program, told Gulf News that officer droids are just one part of a hightech plan to make Dubai one of the safest cities in the world. “By 2030, we will have the first smart p