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What does taking the train mean to you? Perhaps it’s just a way of getting to your destination(目的地). In fact, the train itself can be part of the fun.

On March 28th, China’s first panda-themed tourist train left Chengdu in Sichuan for Zunyi in Guizhou. It soon became the talk of China with its special design and comfortable service.

It’s inside and outside are decorated with giant panda pictures. Attendants(乘务员) carry panda toys and passengers can try panda-shaped food and Sichuan snacks. Some people call it a mobile star hotel because it has a bar, karaoke room, dance hall, and mahjong(麻将) room.

This luxury(高档的) service is one aspect that has attracted travelers. But train travel interests people for other reasons.

In the fast-paced times we live in, train travel is a good way to slow down. It gives you time and space to read, sleep, chat with friends, or simply do nothing but watch the changing scenery outside.

One surprising thing is that you might meet new people. Sheng Yawei, 26, once took the longest railway in the world—the Trans-Siberian Railway in the world. Sheng met a Russian student and they became friends. “I also met a cute boy who gave me melon seeds(瓜子). Though we didn’t understand each other’s language, it made me feel nice.”

1. When did China’s first panda-themed tourist train leave Chengdu for Zunyi?
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2. Why did the panda-themed tourist train become the talk of China?
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3. What food does this train provide for passengers?
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4. What is a surprising thing about the train travel?
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5. Do you want to take the panda-themed tourist train? Why or why not?
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【推荐2】根据所给材料，提取信息，完成思维导图。

Shanghai, China’s largest modern city, lies in the middle of China’s east coastal line. It has an area of 6, 340 square kilometers. There are about 25, 000, 000 people in Shanghai. It is a very modern city and there’s very convenient public transportation. We can travel around by bus, subway, light rail and so on. Besides, there are two big international airports.

It is an open city along the coast, as well as a famous historical and cultural city. Shanghai’s history and culture attract tourists home and abroad, being regarded as “Paris of China”. There are also many places of interest in Shanghai, such as the Disneyland, the Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao Building, the Science and Technology Museum and Yu Garden.

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【推荐3】How do students in other countries go to school?
In China, some students usually go to school by bike, some by bus and some on foot. How do students in other countries usually go to school? John lives in New York. His home is near the school. He often goes to school by scooter(单脚滑行车). He always             goes to school on time.
Susan is a middle school in Tokyo. The school is far from her home. Every day she has to go to school by subway. It takes her about half an hour. She often gets up very early because she doesn’t want to be late for school. She is a good student.
Sally’s home is in London. It is far from her school. She usually goes to school by bus. This kind of bus has 2 floors(两层).It takes her an hour every day. She must get up very early every morning. She often gets there early.
Tom is a student of a middle school in Iceland(冰岛). There is snow all year round. So he usually goes to school by sledge(雪橇). Sometimes he can’t get to school on time.
1. Where does Susan live?
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2. Who goes to school by scooter?
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3. Why is Tom sometimes late for school?
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4. How does Sally go to school?|
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5. How long does it take Sally to go to school every day?
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【推荐1】There are many inventions that have caused great changes in the world. Here is a short introduction of the maglev train(磁悬浮). The history of the maglev train started in the beginning or the 1900s. The American Robert Goddard and the French Emic Bachelet came up with the idea of frictionless(无摩擦的) trains. But scientist didn’t succeed in making it at that time.

About 60 years later, the Japanese started their research on maglev transportation. After many years of experiments, the Japanese began to build their first test line. 7 km in 1975, and finished it in 1977. Many test runs started in July, 1977 with a speed of 517 km/h. In 1990, Japan built the Yamanashi Maglev test line. This test line was 42. 8 km long and the first running test was held in 1997.

Germans also started research on the maglev train in the early 1970s. It took them ten years to make the first track(轨道) model. In 1993, the longest nonstop test running was 1,674 km. That same year the speed reached 450 km/h.

China finished a 30-km-long maglev train line in Shanghai in 2003. This is the first commercial(商业的) maglev train line in the world. Although this project cost over 1 billion dollars, we should feel proud of it.

1. Robert Goddard and Emile Bachelet ________________ the idea of frictionless trains.
2. In 1975, the Japanese began to build ________________ maglev trains.
3. The Germans spent ________________ in making the first track model.
4. The maglev train line in Shanghai is ________________ long.
5. ________________ made the first commercial maglev train line.

【推荐2】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。

If wearing Google Glass—a pair of smart glasses—on your face isn’t cool enough, you might want to take a look at Nokia’s new skirt. It’s made of 80 mobile phones! It’s believed to be the world’s first smart skirt and has been shown at London Fashion Week. The smart skirt was created by the mobile phone company, Nokia. It’s not easy to make a smart skirt. It took three months to complete it. The biggest challenge in making the skirt was getting all of the mobile phones on the skirt, and allowing all the mobile phones to work together.

The screens are all connected to a computer. As the skirt moves, the screens change color and the skirt looks like silk. That’s not the only trick. The mobile phones are also connected to a hidden camera in the wearer’s hat. The screens can show what the wearer is seeing.

Unsurprisingly, the skirt won’t be making its way to shops. Instead, it’s more of an art piece. Nokia said they wanted to find a way to connect the smart technology and fashion together. “We used drawings, 3D printing, and programming languages to ‘build’ the skirt,” explained Nokia.

Nokia created a smart skirt which is made of 80 mobile phones. It was shown at London Fashion Week as the world’s first     1     skirt. It’s     2     to make the smart skirt, and it took them three months to complete it. The skirt looks like     3     and it can change color when it moves. They     4     the mobile phones to a hidden camera in the wearer’s hat, so the screens can show what the wearer is seeing. Nokia doesn’t want to sell the smart skirt.     5    , the skirt is more of an art piece and a combination (结合) of both the smart technology and fashion.

【推荐3】阅读短文，根据其内容完成文后的句子。

Have you ever taken a flight from Beijing Daxing International Airport（BDIA）? After opening on Sept.25, 2019, BDIA drew attention not just for its design, but also for its many high-tech facilities（设计）and services.

The new airport, in the southern most part of Beijing, is made up of a main terminal（航站楼）, a supporting service building and a parking lot, they cover an area of about 1.4 million square metres, which is equal to 63 Tian’an men Squares.

The new airport is expected to carry 45 million passengers trips a year by 2022 and 72 million by 2025, China Daily reported. With more runways planned, the new airport will finally carry more than 100 million passengers each year. That’s around the total population of the UK and Canada.

The airport has many new technologies that make it smarter and more efficient. It is the world’s first airport with a double-deck departure and arrival（双进双出）design for its terminal building. “It’s more efficient for passengers than any other large airport terminal of the same size in the world,” Guo Yanchi, the chief engineer in charge of construction said.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, 86 percent of check-ins can be done through self-service check-in kiosks（值机一体机）and 76 percent of luggage can be checked quickly with the help of self-service bag-drop machines. Other technologies, such as a facial recognition（人脸识别）system, allow passengers to have a quicker check-in and boarding process.

The airport will also use a robot-operated parking system. Drivers just need to park their cars in given areas. Robots will then carry them to an empty space. When collecting their cars, drivers simply need to scan a parking ticket to find out where to collect their cars.

1. Beijing Daxing International Airport ________ in the southern part of Beijing.
2. BDIA is expected to hold ________ passengers by 2025.
3. There are many new technologies which make BDIA become a ________ airport.
4. Self-service bag-drop machines and ________ help passengers to have a quicker check-in and boarding process.
5. Drivers can find out where to collect their cars by ________ in BDIA.

【推荐1】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Chopsticks originated from (起源于) China. Though simple and little, they are a great invention in the history of humans. There are many legends (传说) about chopsticks, Da Yu and chopsticks is one of them.

It is said that during Yao and Shun times, Shun ordered Yu to control the flood. One day, Yu took a boat to an island, and he was so hungry that he used an earth pot to cook meat. After the meat was well-done in boiled water, he didn’t want to waste time to wait for it to cool, so he took two branches (树枝) to pick up the meat from the soup. After, to save time, he always took small branches to take out food from the hot pot. For a long time, he was skilled at picking up food with small sticks. In this way, the first types of chopsticks were born.

Some people think that the famous scholar Confucius (孔子) living from about 551 BC to 479 BC pushed the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed that using chopsticks instead of knives would remind people to stay away from killing and violence (暴力) at table. We enjoy our delicious food with our family members or friends while feeling the peaceful and people-loving world by using chopsticks at table anytime.

The chopsticks are made of different kinds of materials including bamboo, wood, animal bone, beautiful stone, and some other materials. There are more than 200 types of chopsticks now, among them, the bamboo chopsticks are most widely used.

“A chopstick can be broken easily; ten pairs of chopsticks hold each other tightly.” The song is popular with many people, and it always encourages people to work together.

1. When were the first types of chopsticks born?
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2. How did Yu pick up the meat from the soup?
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3. Why did Confucius encourage people to use chopsticks instead of knives?
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4. What is the most common material of chopsticks?
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5. What’s the passage mainly about?
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【推荐2】阅读下列短文, 根据短文中的信息完成文后的表格。（每空一词）

Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although Pm a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned.

Keep your speech simple. Your audience(听众) can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.

Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(关键的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.

Keep your speech not long. The standard(标准的) length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应), the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.

Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.

How to make a     1     speech
Technique	Reasons	Requirements
Keep it simple	You should think about your idea well enough.	2     one or two of your main ideas well.
	If you have a     3     idea of what you want to say, your audience will have, too.
4     it well.	You should get your speech well organized.	Know very well about the beginning, main points and     5     of the speech.
	Your audience will     6     remember the most important thing you say.
Keep it     7	Your speech should be short enough to catch your audience’s     8    .	Make your speech as short as     9    .
	If you don’t, the audience will feel     10    .