Technology is changing almost every industry, especially fashion. Imagine wearing a computer in the form of clothing, like a jacket. Now it is possible.
The clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. worked with technology company Google to create what is being called a smart jacket. The word "small" is often used to describe actions controlled by a computer. What makes this jacket "smart" is washable(耐洗的)technology added to the cuff(袖口).
Ivan Poupyrev heads the smart clothing project for Google.
"When somebody calls you, your jacket shakes and gives you lights and you know somebody is calling you."
A touch on the cuff can provide directions for helping you get to where you need to go. The jacket also can play music when connected with a mobile phone or headphones.
"You get the most important features of the phone without taking your eyes off the road." said Paul Dillinger of Levi Strauss & Co.
The Levi's smart jacket can be bought on the Internet for $350.
It is just one step to smarter clothing.
Poupyrev explained that Google plans to use the technology for any kind of clothing. He added that the company is working with other partners in the fashion industry to help to make their products connected.
From how clothes are used to how they are made, computing power is changing the fashion industry. With the help of new technologies, designers can create designs that people have never seen before.
Technology is also changing popular fashion. The rise of social media(社交媒体) means it is not just designers who decide the latest looks in fashion. Artificial intelligence (人工智能)can now collect information from social media and the Internet to help designers understand what the public likes.
1. According to the passage, ________makes the jacket "smart".| A．the designer | B．the Internet | C．the technology | D．the mobile phone |
| A．in the clothing company | B．in a fashion shop |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
| A．The smart jacket can play music when you touch the cuff. |
| B．Technology can help designers know what the public likes. |
| C．Levi Strauss & Co. plans to use the technology for any kind of clothing. |
| D．Only designers can change the fashion industry. |
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【推荐1】At 0:23 on October 16, 2021, China launched the manned spaceship Shenzhou ⅩⅢ, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong space station. About 6.5 hours after the launch, the spaceship successfully docked (对接) with the Tianhe core module of the station.
The three-person team is the second crew (工作组) to have entered Tiangong. The team is led by China’s first space walker Zhai Zhigang. The other two astronauts are Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu. They lived and worked together at the station for six months. This has been China’s longest-ever manned mission so far.
During their six-month stay, the crew carried out a number of tasks. For example, they did two to three spacewalks to fix equipment in preparation for future construction work. Wang Yaping, the first Chinese woman to perform spacewalk, said, “Apart from the tasks, we also hope to do more space science education. This will bring space closer to the general public. As a result, they will learn more about the astronauts’ life in space.”
Shenzhou ⅩⅢ was China’s last major space mission in 2021. Another six missions are planned for this year to finish the construction of the space station. Once it’s completed, Tiangong will be about one-fifth the size of the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS will reach the end of its life in 2024. Tiangong is likely to be the only operational near-Earth orbit (轨道) space station by then. China looks forward to hosting astronauts from other countries.
Denis Simon, at Duke Law in the US, told Xinhua that China’s success in space continues to be astonishing. “It is now well on its way to be a leader in space exploration,” he said.
1. Shenzhou ⅩⅢ returned to the earth in ________.| A．October, 2021 | B．December, 2021 | C．April, 2022 | D．April, 2024 |
| A．experience | B．habits | C．education | D．tasks |
| A．The crew has entered Tiangong twice. |
| B．The size of Tiangong will be 25% of ISS in 2022. |
| C．The construction of Tiangong will be finished in 6 months. |
| D．Tiangong will welcome foreign astronauts in the future. |
| A．easy | B．amazing | C．difficult | D．exciting |
| A．To show China’s achievements in the space field. |
| B．To introduce the missions of Tiangong space station. |
| C．To explain the success of launching Shenzhou ⅩⅢ. |
| D．To describe the importance of Tiangong space station. |
【推荐2】China’s rapid development of high-speed railways has lifted the country to a leading place in the world since six years ago. By the end of 2016, the high-speed railway mileage（英里里程）in China had reached about 22,000 kilometers.
In September 2017, China began the world’s fastest train service with its new high-speed trains called Fuxing, which have top speed of 350 kilometers an hour, between Beijing and Shanghai. The speed is higher than Japan’s 300 kilometers an hour and France’s 320 kilometers an hour. During the same period, China’s total railway mileage also grew to the world’s second longest, after the USA. The new high-speed trains carried 460,000 passengers on the Beijing-Shanghai line in their first full month. Fuxing trains are also used on Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway and Beijing-Tianjin railway, but they are allowed to run at 300 kilometers an hour.
China has the world’s longest high-speed rail network. About one-third of the country’s high-speed trains are designed to run at a speed of 350 kilometers an hour.
1. When did China lead the world in high-speed railway mileage?| A．In 2007. | B．In 2012. | C．In 2016. | D．In 2017. |
| A．Japan. | B．France. | C．China. | D．The USA. |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．The history of China’s railways. |
| B．The rapid development of China’s high-speed railways. |
| C．The Beijing-Shanghai new high-speed trains. |
| D．The number of high-speed trains in China. |
【推荐3】Dogs might have the latest tools in the fight against cancer—their noses! Researchers at California’s Pine Street Foundation（PSF）say they have trained five dogs to smell cancer. This could be exciting news.
A dog’s sense of smell may be 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than ours. But can dogs really smell illness? PSF researcher Michael McCulloch says yes. “We were very surprised by how exact they were, he said.” They were telling who had cancer, and they were also saying who didn’t.”
McCulloch and his team asked four healthy people and one with cancer to blow into plastic tubes （管）, where the things of each breath were kept. The tubes were then placed one yard apart. Finally the dogs were allowed to smell the tubes. Each dog had been trained for three weeks to sit when it smelled cancer. 99% of the time, the dog sat next to the tubes blown into by patients with lung cancer. The dogs were right 88% of the time about breast cancer.
No lab test for cancer has given more correct results than this one. The results are so amazing that many experts question the dogs’ smelling power. They wonder if there were other reasons why the dogs did so well. However, most experts agree that this study is important. The information could help scientists create a simple breath test for cancer in the future. Once again humans may be getting a helping nose—from their best animal friends.
1. Five dogs have been trained to ________.| A．smell who has a cancer | B．smell which cancer a person has |
| C．smell what is in plastic tubes | D．smell where the patient is |
| A．The dogs smelled the tubes. | B．The tubes were placed one yard apart. |
| C．The dogs were trained. | D．The dog blew into a plastic tube. |
| A．test | B．information | C．ability | D．speed |
| A．Dogs’ sense of smell is better than humans’. |
| B．Dogs have helped to create a simple breath test. |
| C．McCulloch and his team asked 5 persons to join in the test. |
| D．McCulloch’s test for cancer has given the most correct results. |
| A．The Dogs’ Strong Noses | B．A Simple Breath Test |
| C．Experts Train Dogs | D．Dogs Could Smell Cancer |
【推荐1】Whether from news reports or social media（媒体）articles, you may know that 5G has come. 5G is the 5th generation（第五代）network. It is a new network after 1G,2G,3G and 4G. It can connect everyone and everything together. 5G networks have covered many cities in China. 5G means super-last data（数据）speed. One can download a two-hour movie for less than 10 seconds, and it is making our lives more and more convenient.
5G will make self-driving cars possible. For safety, self-driving cars need super-fast data transmission（传输）to communicate with their nearby environment.5G is just what makes self-driving cars achieve this. Airplanes will become “smart” in the near future. Passengers will be able to use 5G networks in the air to connect to the Internet or place orders for food and drinks.
5G will be a big help for students who take online classes. Many people live in poor areas in the world where there are no schools. But with 5G, this will change. Students all over the world will be able to see places like the Great Wall without leaving their rooms.
It will be also easier for doctors to treat patients remotely by 5G. It means caring for patients from far away The facts listed above are only a part of what 5G will make possible and popular. Just as in the early days of the Internet in the 1990s, few could see how it could change our life and the world. The same will surely be true of 5G. With 5G, many things do not seem like dreams anymore. Now let's get ready to say goodbye to 4G and welcome the coming of 5G.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “remotely” in the passage means ________ in Chinese.
| A．高效地 | B．快速地 | C．远程地 |
| A．15 seconds | B．8 seconds | C．10 seconds |
| A．to be used freely |
| B．to connect everyone and everything together |
| C．to make life more convenient than 4G |
| A．We don't use 4G now in our daily life. |
| B．The writer is worried about the coming of 5G. |
| C．With 5G, some of our dreams will come true one day. |
| A．self-driving cars | B．online classes | C．hospitals without doctors |
【推荐2】The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.
The United Kingdom
Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.
The United States
The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.
Australia
The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Lite Bourke Street in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks (烟花), lion dances and dragon boat races. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.
Singapore
The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy the dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. When did celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK start?
| A．In 1890. | B．In 1980. | C．In 2000. |
| A．know more about Americans | B．share different cultures and values |
| C．say hello to the traditional New Year | |
| A．fireworks and Beijing Opera | B．lion dances and Beijing Opera |
| C．lion dances and dragon boat races | |
| A．Because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. |
| B．Because the food in restaurants is expensive. |
| C．Because the food in restaurants is not delicious. |
| A．All parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival. |
| B．The Spring Festival is important to Chinese both at home and abroad. |
| C．Celebrations for the Spring Festival last a few days in foreign countries. |
【推荐3】The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. They have changed our lives a lot, from the ways we work to the ways we play.
Here are some other examples of modern technology that is changing our ideas and lives greatly.
Global Positioning System（GPS）
It’s a system（系统）that shows exact information with the help of satellites（卫星）. It tells where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipment（设备）on land and receivers.
Space Technology
Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station（ISS）for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a longlasting lab. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipment. It is used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.
The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. However, we should try our best to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives, or we will fall behind the times.
1. ________ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.| A．Underwater Robot | B．International Space Station |
| C．Global Positioning System | D．Russian and American scientists |
| A．save lives in the sea | B．take pictures in the sea |
| C．repair the broken ships | D．look for the ancient ships in the sea |
| A．the Internet is only changing our ways of working |
| B．it’s not easy for users to catch up with all the new inventions |
| C．whether GPS can be used or not depends on the weather conditions |
| D．Space technology has already helped take lots of humans to their new houses in space |
| A．to help us study some new technology |
| B．to tell us technology is changing the world |
| C．to help solve the problems that new technology causes |
| D．to remind us the Internet, mobile phones and iPads are important in our daily lives |
【推荐1】Tom is a student in a middle school.He is busy studying.But in his free time，he often does some activities.Here is his timetable：
| Week | Time | Activities | Place |
| Monday | 2：30 p．m.～3：30 p．m. | play tennis | Sports Hall |
| Tuesday | 3：40 p．m.～4：40 p．m. | play basketball | school playground |
| Wednesday | 3：40 p．m.～4：40 p．m. | read | school library |
| Thursday | 4：30 p．m.～5：30 p．m. | go skateboarding | Sports Hall |
| Friday | 3：40 p．m.～ 4：40 p．m. | play basketball | school playground |
| Saturday | 9：00 a．m.～11：00 a．m. | surf the net and play some egames | net bar |
| Sunday | 9：30 a．m.～ 10：30 a．m. | watch TV | home |
| A．at Sports Hall | B．on the school playground |
| C．at home | D．at the school library |
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
| A．Maybe Tom likes sports very much. | B．Tom goes to school library once a week. |
| C．Tom spends most of his free time on reading. | D．Tom watches TV once a week. |
Sunshine Middle School is a beautiful and modern school. Behind the school gate, you can see a big playground. Students have different sports here.
Our classrooms are clean and bright. There are 20 classrooms in the classroom building and my classroom is on the ground floor. Beside the classroom building is the library. We often go there in the afternoon. The art and music building is behind the library. We have four art rooms on the ground floor and four music rooms on the first floor. You can draw pictures and play music there. We also have a school hall. It is big and we have meetings there every week.
My school is very nice. We all like it. （选自《课课练》七年级上册）
1. There is behind the school gate.
| A．a hall | B．a tall building |
| C．a playground | D．a garden |
| A．clean and bright | B．big and clean |
| C．small but clean | D．small but bright |
| A．behind | B．beside |
| C．on the left of | D．in front of |
| A．have lessons | B．have meetings |
| C．draw pictures | D．play music |
| A．A Nice Library. | B．A Nice Building. |
| C．A Nice Hall. | D．A Nice School. |
| Country Life Market Our fruit and vegetables come in fresh every morning. Special prices for the first month Opening hours: 7: 00 a.m.10: 00 p.m. Address: No 8 Guangming Street Telephone: 010-62617788 |
| Looking for a roommate I'm Alice. I have a house with 2 bedrooms. There are many things in it, like a TV, a washing machine and a fridge. You only need to pay US $200 for one-bedroom each month. And it includes the cost of the Internet, so you can bring your computer. There are two rules for you to follow: You mustn't make lots of noise in the house and you can't keep a pet. Telephone: 239-5478603 E-mail: room.tor.ent@tom.com |
1. If you live with Alice, what are the things you can't do?
| A．watching the TV provided | B．using the WiFi | C．using Alice's computer |
| A．The price for the first month in Country Life Market is low. |
| B．Here are two ways to contact Alice if you want to share the apartment with her. |
| C．You are allowed to keep a pet to be Alice's roommate. |
| A．In a local newspaper | B．In a novel. | C．In a science magazine. |
