①The well-known “new great inventions” of modern China have made our lives more convenient.
②High-speed trains
China built its first high-speed railway line in 2008. Since then, the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30 percent every year. By 2016 more than 5 billion trips had been taken on the trains. By 2020 one-fifth of the country’s 150,000-km railway network will be used by the trains. This network will link more than 80 percent of major cities across China.
③Mobile payment
Mobile payment is turning China into a “cashless society”. Instead of paying by cash.(现金) customers now pay for their goods and some kinds of bills simpily by typing a short password（密码）into the Alipay or Wechat Pay app on their mobile phones.
④Shared bikes
China has surprised the world with how quickly shared bikes are widely used. Nowadays bike users can simply pick up or park the bike on the street through GPS and smart phone apps. China’s two leading bike sharing companies Mobike and Ofo have been opening their overseas markets in Singapore, the UK and the United States.
⑤Online shopping
With around 751 million Internet users, China has been the world’s largest and latest growing online shopping market. Because of lower costs and fewer licensing requirements, it's easier for sellers to open an online shop in China. In 2016 more than 20 million jobs of rural areas were given with over 8.1 million running their own online shops.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．The fast-developing technology. | B．Modern china. |
| C．China’s new great inventions. | D．Convenient daily lives in china. |
| A．can go shopping without mobile phones |
| B．needn’t take cash |
| C．don’t have to use a password |
| D．needn’t pay for the bills |
| A．By 2020 one-fifth of major cities across china will be linked by high-speed trains network. |
| B．Shared bikes can be picked up and parked in Mobike and Ofo. |
| C．Lower costs and fewer licensing requirements make online shopping develop so fast. |
| D．It’s convenient for you to pay by GPS and smart phone apps. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
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What kind of vehicle（交通工具）will you choose when traveling between provinces（省份）? Many may say trains. Now, the high -speed railways（高速铁路）have connected（连接）eastern（东部的）and western（西部的）China as well as（也）the south（南部）and the north（北部）.
A new high-speed railway opened on September 10, 2016. It connects（连接）Zhengzhou in Henan province to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province. With this railway, China's high-speed railways are over 20, 000km long. It is the world's longest and makes up 60percent（百分比）of the world's total high一speed railway lines.
However, China wasn't an early starter in the high-speed railways. Japan started half a century（世纪）ago, while Germany（德国）did 20years ago. China only began to build its high-speed railways 14years ago.
Behind the fast development（发展）of China's high-speed railways, there is the country's growing need for transportation（交通）.According to（根据）Xinhua, China's high-speed trains gave 961million（百万）trips to people last year.The number（数目, 数量）was three times as big as that in 2010.
"The high-speed railways are not only（不仅）the bridge to different places, but also（而且）connect people, information and goods（商品）.It greatly improves the economy（经济）in different areas, people's lives and tourism（旅游业）, ”said Huang Xin, an official（官员）from the China Railway Corp.
China’s building of high-speed railways is still going on. The National Development and Reform Commission said in July that China plans to have 38,000km of high－speed railways by 2025.
1. What makes the high-speed railway from Zhengzhou to Xuzhou special?| A．It was the first high-speed railway in China. |
| B．It connects eastern and western China as well as the south and the north. |
| C．It makes Chinas high-speed railways over 20, 000km long. |
| D．It makes up 50 percent of the world's total high speed railway lines. |
| A．China Germany Japan | B．Japan Germany China |
| C．China Japan Germany | D．Germany Japan China |
| A．About 320million | B．About 961million. |
| C．About 2883million. | D．About 290million. |
| A．China is a very poor country. |
| B．China should build more bridges. |
| C．The high-speed railways have improved peoples life a lot. |
| D．The high-speed railways in China are not long enough. |
| A．How to build high-speed railways |
| B．The different vehicles of our travelling |
| C．High-speed railways in different countries |
| D．The development（发展）of Chinas high-speed railways. |
【推荐2】Do you like making paper planes? If you like origami (折纸), we're sure you enjoy making paper planes, too. All it takes is some paper and a new simple supply. And paper planes can be fun to fly around the houses or outside the yard.
No one knows for sure when the first paper plane was created. Sometimes, historians give credit to Leonardo da Vinci. However, paper folding and kite making were both popular in Asia hundreds of years ago, so it's likely that the first paper plane may have been made long, long ago.
In some Asian countries, the art of folding paper is called origami. Some people call the art of making paper planes aerogami.
Since paper planes flow (流动) through the air, they can teach scientists and engineers a lot about basic concepts of flight, engineering and aerodynamics （空气动力学） In fact, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) （美国航天航空局） once sent a paper plane into space on a space shuttle!
If you are wondering how a paper plane would fly in outer space, you might be surprised by the answer. According to scientists, paper planes won't actually fly in outer space. Instead, paper planes would simply float in a straight line and could possibly float forever unless they hit another object!
The Wright brothers also used paper planes to test out their theories about flight before making their first flight. They built a wind tunnel and used paper planes to gain a better understanding of how their plane would operate in the wind.
So just how far can a paper plane fly? On February 28, 2012, former college quarterback Joe Ayoob set the world record for the longest paper plane flight. He threw a paper plane the entire length of a warehouse, setting the record at 226 feet, 10 inches. That broke the old record by 19 feet, 6 inches!
1. The author thinks making paper planes__________.
| A．is difficult activity for children | B．has its value to flight |
| C．shows that the Asians are clever | D．is one of the most important discoveries |
| A．To perform a special task. | B．To observe how it would fly. |
| C．To help astronauts. | D．To find some pleasure. |
| A．It would fly as we expect. | B．It would not move at all. |
| C．It would hit another object. | D．It would float in an unusual way. |
| A．Leonardo da Vinci created the first paper plane. |
| B．NASA once flew a paper plane in a space shuttle. |
| C．The Wright brothers used paper planes to test their flight theories. |
| D．Joe Ayoob set the world record for the longest paper plane flight at 19 feet, 6 inches. |
| A．The paper plane's influence on flight. |
| B．The history of making paper planes. |
| C．The invention of planes. |
| D．The art of making paper planes. |
【推荐3】Who is smarter? A human being or artificial intelligence （人工智能）?
The question was asked around the world when a computer program called AlphaGo beat the world top Go（围棋）player, South Korean Lee Se-del, 4—1. In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner because they didn’t think that AI was good enough to be better than the human mind. However, as a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Se-del was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses.
So, what comes next?
Some people have been thinking that artificial intelligence, or AI in short, will be a bad thing for humans. In an interview with the BBC in 2014, the UK scientist Stephen Hawking showed his opinion that development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human beings.
So, are we really about to live in the world controlled by AI or robots?
Not quite. After all, it’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday fields（领域）.
“We think that, for the human being, things like seeing and moving, are natural and common in our life.” Thomas Johnson, founder of Motion Figures, a company that is bringing AI to toys, told the newspaper. “But for a robot, to walk up and down just like human beings needs a great number of things to be done every second, and it’s really difficult to do. We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be like the human brain , even though the technology can be great.”
But, who believes much has to be done to improve AI?
John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to improve people’s life. “Our fate is in our own hands,” he wrote. “Since technology depends on the ideas of its creators, we can choose to use technology to improve the world.”
1. The match between AlphaGo and Lee Se-del is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to ________.| A．show how AI is usually tested |
| B．get the readers to think about AI |
| C．draw the readers’ attention to AlphaGo |
| D．tell the readers AI has been over the human brain |
| A．computers were not so smart as a human |
| B．computers had weaknesses and also got tired |
| C．AlphaGo had never beaten a human Go player |
| D．the Go game was too difficult for the computer program |
| A．Robots do better than humans in most fields. |
| B．We should use AI to help us finish difficult work. |
| C．Some easy things may be hard for robots to finish. |
| D．The development of robots could be harmful one day. |
| A．Our lives depend on technology. |
| B．We should do our own things by hand. |
| C．Our future is in the control of ourselves. |
| D．Technology will totally change our world. |
【推荐1】The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics closed on Feb. 22nd. Beijing normally doesn’t have much snow in winter, so artificial (人造的) snow is being used for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The quality of the snow draws praise from many athletes, and even officials.
Artificial snow has a better quality. Through the training period and first days of competitions, many athletes believe the artificial snow is outstanding. “This is the best man-made snow I’ve ever skied on,” American freestyle skier Ashley Caldwell said.
In order to have a perfect place for racing, man-made snow should be compact enough to support the athletes. Although sometimes mixed with natural snow, artificial snow has mostly been used in competitions in the past five to ten years. Snow-making machines were first used at 1980 Winter Olympics in the United States. At Sochi 2014 in Russia, 80% of the snow was artificial, and 90% of the snow was artificial at Pyeongchang 2018 in South Korea.
There are totally nine types of snow made by snow machines, with different water content (含量). The smaller type number is closer to powder (粉末状) snow. The larger number means the snow is wetter. Drier snow is used in the daytime, while No. 7 or No. 8 snow is used during the nighttime with over -20℃. Using which type of snow depends on the different need of each sport. “In most cases, No. 5 snow is used,” said Wei Qinghua, the manager of the Zhangjiakou Venue for Beijing 2022.
On November 7, during the preparation for the Games, Chongli District in Zhangjiakou saw its first snowfall this winter. But the 20-centimeter-thick snow was cleaned up, because it would be more dangerous to use natural snow and it falls off more easily and brings safety risks.
However, some people worry that using so much water for snow-making is harmful to the environment. In fact, the snow machines at Beijing 2022 have completely used renewable energy since the beginning of snow production.
“Water used for snow-making only comes from rainfall and surface runoff (地表径流), and it can be recycled,” Wei pointed out. “For water from melted snow, we have a reservoir (水库) and two lakes which can store it so that it can be used for agriculture, tourism and so on then.”
1. What is the meaning of the word “compact” in paragraph 3?| A．Clean. | B．Weak. | C．Strong. | D．Wet. |
| A．to stay clean | B．to keep safe | C．to save energy | D．to protect the ground |
| A．The water from melted snow can’t be reused. | B．It wastes so much water and electricity. |
| C．Snow-making machines use renewable energy. | D．It brings more snow and rain to the city. |
| A．athletes prefer natural snow to artificial snow |
| B．snow-making machines were first used in 1980 in Russia |
| C．No. 8 and No. 9 snow are too wet to be used during the day |
| D．it’s proved artificial snow uses much energy |
【推荐2】Big data is a lot of sets of information that are put together, so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information from many sources, such as information that comes from schools, social media sites, companies, and governments. One set of data can have people's names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer.
Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need extra help in class. The teacher can then give certain students more help or support so those students can succeed in school. Companies use big data, too. It helps them understand who buys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice cream.
Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby, so he or she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.
How can big data be used for good and bad things? It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people. Because people think a certain way, they build a model of those ideas. These ideas are then used to look at the data. Sometimes, these ideas are helpful for people or businesses. Other times, bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.
1. The underlined word "data" in the passage means "________" in Chinese.| A．结果 | B．数据 | C．报告 |
| A．help children in need |
| B．know when people will visit the hospital |
| C．understand when people will need ice cream |
| A．big data can be used for good reasons |
| B．we can use big data to prevent babies from getting sick |
| C．big data can be used for both good and bad reasons |
| A．humorous | B．cultural | C．scientific |
| A．what big data is and how it is used |
| B．how big data is controlled by governments and companies |
| C．where important data is collected and stored |
【推荐3】Kids who volunteer aren’t just helping their community. They might be helping themselves. That’s according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open. It found that volunteering through school or community groups is connected with better wellness among children and teens.
The study compared kids who took part in community service with those who didn’t. Kids who volunteered were 66% more likely to be considered “growing well” or doing well in general. And kids aged 12 and older who volunteered were 25% less likely to have worries than those who didn’t. The findings come from survey data (数据). Parents of some 50,000 kids in the United States aged 6 to 17 took the survey.
Studies like this have limitations (局限性). The data can’t prove cause and effect. So it’s not possible to say for sure that volunteering leads to better mental and physical health. It could be that people in good health are more likely to have the energy to volunteer. But the data comes at an important time. More than 40% of high school students reported experiencing feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2021.
So there’s a clear need for mental health resources (资源). Giving back to the community may be one such resource. And this study isn’t the only one to reach that result. Some research has also found connections between volunteering and well-being among adults. Serving the community seems to help people feel a sense of purpose. And it makes them feel connected to those around them. So give it a try, for your health.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. What is the purpose of writing the first paragraph?
| A．To give readers some advice. | B．To ask readers to volunteer in schools. |
| C．To show the writer’s problems. | D．To introduce the result of a new study. |
| A．By listing some numbers. | B．By telling some stories. |
| C．By giving some examples. | D．By raising some questions. |
| A．More than 100. | B．More than 200. |
| C．More than 300. | D．More than 400. |
| A．Volunteering is good to health for all ages. |
| B．Physical health has nothing to do with volunteering. |
| C．Students more easily experience feeling of hopeless. |
| D．Kids like to spend more time volunteering in their schools. |
| A．Technology. | B．Community. | C．History. | D．Culture. |
【推荐1】James lives in the mountains with his parents. There are not any schools near his house. He has to study in town from Monday to Friday. His father often takes him there in his jeep on Sunday afternoon and meets him on Friday afternoon.
The boy likes animals. He can see some near his house and school. But he never visits a zoo. Some of his classmates do and they often talk about the elephants, dolphins, lions, tigers and pandas. He just sees them on TV. So he can only listen to their talk.
It’s Friday today. His father will go to the city tomorrow. There’s a big zoo in the city. The boy asks his father to take him there. He agrees. James is so happy that he can’t sleep at night. He gets up early on Saturday morning and puts some food in his bag. Can you guess what he does that for?
1. The word “town” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.| A．首都 | B．省会 | C．山村 | D．城镇 |
| A．on weekends | B．at night | C．from Monday to Friday | D．from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon |
| A．he does not like to stay there | B．he works there |
| C．the school is far from his house | D．he is very free |
| A．he will stay at home | B．he will go to school |
| C．he can take his father’s Jeep again | D．he will visit the zoo |
| A．Some food. | B．Some vegetables. | C．Some water. | D．Some milk. |
| Dear Pauline, Can you help me? For the last few weeks, I have been in a bad mood. I wake up in the morning feeling terrible. I feel tired all day and I am often angry with my parents and friends. At first, all my friends tried to cheer me up and make me laugh, but now I think they are tired of my bad mood. Last week, I had a quarrel (争吵) with my best friend and we are not speaking to each other any more. I am trying to study for my exams, but I can’t concentrate (集 中精力) and I’m worried I’m going to fail. My parents keep asking me what is wrong and I don’t know what to say to them. Please help me. Worried of London |
| Dear Worried of London, The first thing you need to do is to talk to someone. Exams can be stressful and stress can influence your concentration and your mood. Talking to someone will help you to feel more relaxed and positive (积极的). Exercise and good diet can also help you lift your mood. You can go for a walk or a run or visit the gym (健身房). Make sure that you are eating food which will make you more energetic. Before you go to bed, spend time relaxing, listen to some music or read a good book. This will help you to sleep well and you will wake in the morning feeling more energetic and positive. Finally, speak to your friends. They are worried about you and want to help you. Perhaps you could plan to do something to celebrate after the exams. This will give you something positive to look forward to. Pauline |
1. Who does ―Worried of London at the end of the first letter refer to (指代)?
| A．The writer of the letter. | B．Someone who is worried about London. |
| C．The reader of the letter. | D．Pauline’s good friend. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．They are helpful and positive. |
| B．They are worried too and need to relax themselves. |
| C．They also hope to improve their mood and gym. |
| D．They could plan to do something special after the exam. |
【推荐1】As a student, I was most afraid to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the teacher asked a question, I always lowered my head because 1 was afraid that the teacher saw me.
One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a lesson. He wanted us to be active in class. So he asked us some questions, but no one answered. “Let me tell you a story first,” he said.
“When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me always took a cardboard folded （折叠的） in half, wrote their names in bold with the most eye-catching color; and then placed the cardboard on the seat. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listener’s name directly.”
I couldn’t understand that. My classmate told me the speakers were all top people, who meant chances. When your answer was to his surprise, it meant he might give you more chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.
After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find you itself. You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the card,
1. What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?| A．Read loudly. | B．Take notes carefully. |
| C．Be active. | D．Listen to him quietly. |
| A．They raised their hands. |
| B．They shook their hands. |
| C．They closed their eyes. |
| D．They lowered their heads, |
| A．引人注目的 | B．眼睛疼痛的 |
| C．目光呆滞的 | D．泪眼蒙眬的 |
| A．Doing as others do is necessary, |
| B．Answering questions bravely is easy. |
| C．Attracting others’ attention is interesting. |
| D．Showing yourself bravely can win chances. |
【推荐2】On July 20, 1969, the Apollo-11 landed on the moon and US astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on it. He made history in space. But the public knew little about him. This year, the new movie First Man gives us a new look at this hero. It shows how Armstrong and his NASA workmates risked their lives to do the great job.
Armstrong was a quiet man in real life. Viewers can see this in the movie as well. He was very good at his job as an engineer and pilot in his early years. In 1962, he became a NASA astronaut. The movie carefully describes the ups and downs of the Apollo 11 mission（任务）, such as public pressure due to the high cost of the mission. You can even see how they found a way to connect a lunar spacecraft with its mothership in space.
The movie also tells some unknown stories about Armstrong. His daughter Karen died at 2 from cancer. That was shortly after he became an astronaut. This made a big difference to him, although he tried to make himself look okay. Most of his closest friends didn’t even know about it. In spite of his sadness, Armstrong threw himself into his work. He moved his family to Houston where he joined NASA. If you want to know what the real Armstrong was like, this movie won’t let you down.
1. When did First Man came out?| A．In 1962. | B．On July 20, 1969. |
| C．In Armstrong’s early years | D．Nearly 50 years after the moon landing. |
a. Neil Armstrong’s daughter Karen died.
b. Neil Armstrong worded as an engineer.
c. Neil Armstrong moved his family to Houston.
d. Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
e. Neil Armstrong became a NASA astronaut.
| A．a-b-c-d-e | B．b-a-c-e-d | C．a-c-b-e-d | D．b-e-a-c-d |
| A．Although Armstrong was sad, he still worked hard. |
| B．Because Armstrong was sad, he stopped his job. |
| C．He lost his favorite job so he felt very sad. |
| D．He worked so hard that he could not be sad. |
| A．Silent in real life. | B．Very smart at work. | C．Very strong in mind. | D．Serious with others. |
| A．How the movie story in First Man came true at last. |
| B．The movie First Man gives us a new look at this hero. |
| C．When Armstrong became the first man. |
| D．How Armstrong and his NASA workmates did the great job. |
【推荐3】Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the foreign ministry and other departments arranged (安排) a flight to the UK on Thursday to bring back Chinese students in need. More Chinese students in the United Kingdom have returned to their country.
“After COVID-19 broke out in many places around the world, China cares deeply about Chinese students abroad, and has taken some ways to protect their safety and health,” Hua said.
The UK has more than 220,000 Chinese students at 154 universities. More than 15,000 Chinese teenagers are studying at more than 1,000 British private schools. It makes China the top source (来源) of overseas students in the UK, according to the Chinese Embassy in London.
1. How many Chinese students are there at 154 universities in the UK?| A．More than 15,000. | B．Less than 15,000. |
| C．Less than 220,000 | D．More than 220,000. |
| A．India | B．China | C．America | D．Japan |
| A．More Chinese students are studying in the UK. |
| B．More Chinese students in the UK have returned to their country. |
| C．More Chinese students like to stay in China. |
| D．More Chinese students in the US have returned to China. |
