Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let’s have a look. You may get a surprise. You will go to the kitchen when you are hungry. You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with (连接) the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine. After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don’t need to go out to work any more.
You will have a special information screen. You can get any information on the screen. When you receive a message from a friend in America, your information screen will be turned on automatically (自动地). Your friend’s face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.
1. What is the second paragraph about?| A．It’s about healthy food. |
| B．It’s about the kitchen robot. |
| C．It’s about a nice kitchen. |
| D．It’s about a robot which can do homework. |
| A．the kitchen robot |
| B．the food machine |
| C．the information screen |
| D．the computer |
| A．丢失 | B．复制 | C．接收 | D．保存 |
| A．on the wall | B．on the screen |
| C．on the Internet | D．on TV |
| A．Our life in the future |
| B．A food machine |
| C．A special information screen |
| D．A kitchen robot |
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【推荐1】Why do people smoke? One reason is that people become addicted (成瘾) to cigarettes. The addictive substance (物质) in cigarettes is nicotine (尼古丁). When people smoke, the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel comfortable. A smoker’s body gets used to the nicotine, and if he stops smoking, he feels nervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of the addiction (瘾) to nicotine, they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too difficult to do so.
Another reason is that people simply enjoy smoking. Having a cigarette for many people means taking a break. For some people smoking becomes part of certain social rituals (仪式), such as the cigarette after dinner. Many people enjoy smoking because it gives them something to do with their hands. Reaching for a cigarette, lighting it and flicking (弹掉) the ashes are special comfort in a situation where they feel nervous.
Many people also like the taste of tar (焦油) in cigarettes. However, it is the tar that causes cancer. When governments and health experts have tried to get people to give up smoking completely, cigarette manufacturers have tried to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in Western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they found it hard to stop smoking and wanted to reduce the danger to their health.
1. According to the passage, what gets people into the habit of smoking?| A．Cigarettes. | B．Nicotine. | C．Tar. | D．Blood. |
| A．They refer to “to stop smoking”. |
| B．They refer to “to make people feel comfortable”. |
| C．They refer to “to get used to the nicotine”. |
| D．They refer to “to become addicted to cigarettes”. |
| A．Because they taste better. |
| B．Because they are cheaper. |
| C．Because they are less harmful. |
| D．Because they’re easy to be made. |
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．Smokers continue smoking because it is very interesting. |
| B．Tar in cigarettes causes cancer. |
| C．In order to look cool, many people enjoy smoking. |
| D．Many people in Western countries welcome the cigarettes with more tar. |
【推荐2】“Welcome to our new ‘classroom’!” said Chen Dong, one of the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XIV mission.
They were giving a science class 400 kilometers above Earth on October 12. It was the third space class from the Tiangong Space Station, but the first one from the Wentian lab module (实验舱) since its launch in July. The former two classes were held in the Tianhe core module (核心舱).
What does the new “classroom” look like? Chen, together with Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, showed us around. “The beds in the Tianhe module are placed horizontally (横着), while our beds are kept upright,” said Liu. That means astronauts in the Wentian lab module need to sleep standing up! But as Liu explained, people don’t feel any difference because there’s no gravity (重力) in space. Astronauts can even sleep on the ceiling or upside down!
The astronauts also showed their “space farm”, where lettuce, wheat, thale cress (拟南芥) and rice are grown. “Take a picture!” “Send the picture!” Through a voice-controlled camera, Chen already sent a picture of the thale cress to scientists on Earth. Then he used scissors to cut a sample (样本). “I’ll put it into a fridge at-80℃and later give it lo scientists on Earth,” said Chen. Scientists will study how the environment of space affects the growth of plants.
“Can you see the water drops coming from the leaves? This is called ‘guttation’ (植物吐水现象).” said Liu, holding the well-grown rice. In space, the water drops are much bigger than those on Earth. So people can clearly see the guttation.
“We hope in the near future, we can harvest the food grown on our own,” said Chen. “Maybe one day, we can harvest food on the other planets like the moon or even Mars!”
1. How do astronauts in the Wentian module sleep?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．By growing the plants in space themselves. |
| B．By taking and collecting pictures themselves. |
| C．By studying the samples astronauts bring back. |
| D．By watching them through real-time (实时) video cameras. |
| A．A picture. | B．A pack of rice. | C．A piece of lettuce. | D．A piece of thale cress. |
| A．Farmers can get crops on the moon soon. |
| B．“Guttation” can be seen from leaves of rice. |
| C．Scientists will try to grow food on the moon or even Mars. |
| D．Lettuce, wheat, thale cress will be grown on other planets, too. |
Common Sydney octopuses are famous for their sad-looking white eyes. According to a new study, these animals do have a “bad-tempered（坏脾气的）” habit.
The study was led by the University of Sydney. The scientists filmed the wild octopuses in the sea of Australia. In the video, the animals used their eight arms to collect dirt（淤泥）. They then threw it around themselves and at each other through their tubes（管子）. The tube is next to each octopus’s head.
The octopuses can grow to be as long as 80 centimeters. In the study, they threw away the dirt up to several times their body length. They had to move their tubes to an unusual place to do the throwing. This showed they threw everything on purpose.
This is the first time this action has been seen in octopuses. The scientists filmed the animals for 24 hours. They counted 102 throws among 10 octopuses. Both males（雄性）and females behaved in this way. But the females did about 2/3 of the throws.
Peter is the leader of the study. He said it was hard to know the reason for this action. “It looks like these animals are fighting each other,” he said. “But they may just find their environment too crowded. Many of the throws may be about getting more personal space.”
1. Which one is the best picture here?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．It’s easy for the octopuses to do the throwing. |
| B．The octopuses throw the dirt up on purpose. |
| C．The octopuses do the throwing without their tubes. |
| D．The octopuses can grow up to 80 meters. |
| A．The octopuses only threw dirt at others. |
| B．Peter was sure about the reason for the throwing. |
| C．Male octopuses did about 68 throws in the 24 hours. |
| D．Peter is the study leader and also a scientist. |
| A．a travel diary | B．a news report |
| C．a science magazine | D．a book review |
【推荐1】The start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School. They became the world’s first kids to be taught by an electronic teacher. This electronic teacher is not a human-like robot walking around the classroom.Instead, he is a computer-created head that appears, when needed,on students computers or phone screens. His name is Bill.
Created by technology company Smart Machines, Bill is able to show human-like behavior. He is designed to teach a special program about environment-friendly power created by the sun and wind. This program, started in 2005, used to be taught by human teachers.
Just like human teachers, Bill is able to immediately reply to the students’ questions and opinions about the topic.Thanks to computer cameras, he is also able to see and react (作出反应) to students’ physical actions. For example,if a student smiles at Bill, he will smile back. This two-way exchange helps get the students’ attention. More importantly, it allows the program developers to improve Bill’s behavior and knowledge base when needed.
The program has been a great success,according to Smart Machines spokesman Robert Frost. Frost says, “What is interesting to me is the children’s reaction to Bill. He really gets their attention.” Frost thinks kids don’t find the experience of being taught by smart machines as strange as older people because they have grown in a time of computers and smart phones.
It is doubtful, however, that human educators will lose their jobs to Bill any time soon. For one, this talking head’s knowledge base is not large. More importantly, even the smartest computer programs can’t guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily. Bill’s future might be as a “personal tutor”, providing kids with one-on-one help for different subjects and topics.
1. What is Bill?| A．A human-like robot. | B．A kind of computer game. |
| C．A computer recording tool. | D．A computer-created talking head. |
| A．It lets them correct students’ mistakes. | B．It allows Bill to react more quickly. |
| C．It helps them know how to improve Bill. | D．It helps them study students’ body language. |
| A．kids | B．older people | C．smart machines | D．program developers |
| A．Attracting students’ attention. | B．Understanding body language. |
| C．Replying to students’ questions. | D．Dealing with unexpected situations. |
| A．To work as human classroom teachers. |
| B．To encourage students’ interest in computers. |
| C．To give students personal help with different subjects. |
| D．To watch over the behavior of the students in the classroom. |
【推荐2】Scientists at the University of Michigan have built a robot called MABEL. MABEL is able to run at a speed of 6.8 mph. This is a world record for a machine with two legs.
It took the scientists three years to get MABEL up and run to her top speed. There are still some problems. But she is thought of a huge step forward for robot-kind.
The makers of the robot say that science and technology can help people. Jonathan Hurst is a scientist from Oregon State University. He says scientists have done research into what MABEL can do in the future. They think that walking robots can help people who have something wrong with their legs walk again, or help people do things like a superman.
Professor Jessy Crizzle, from the University of Michigan, also says that how useful human-like robots can be. “If you would like to send robots to look for people when a house is on fire, they can go up and downstairs, step over the baby’s toys on the floor and go in places where people cannot go.”
1. MABEL is able to run at a speed of ________.| A．6.8 mph | B．78 mph |
| C．6.8 m/s | D．7.8 km/s |
| A．a researcher | B．MABEL |
| C．Jessy Grizzle | D．Jonathan Hurst |
| A．MABEL has got two legs. |
| B．The robots can only help people to walk. |
| C．Scientists have done research into what MABEL can do in the future. |
| D．There are still some problems with the robot. |
| A．save the people who are in water |
| B．help people who are like supermen |
| C．look for people when a house is on fire |
| D．help people who have something wrong with their hearts |
| A．My robots and me |
| B．Walking robots can walk |
| C．Walking robots |
| D．Scientists and robots |
【推荐3】The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has created the highest viewing rate in the history of the Winter Olympics. It utilized some of China’s newest achievements in science and technology. Here are some of the different technologies used in Beijing.
Venues（场馆）
The Games’ venues have undergone many innovations （创新）. One major one is the world’s first venue that shifted from a swimming center to a curling sheet （冰壶场）: the National Aquatics Center. Formerly known as “Water Cube”, as it hosted the swimming and diving competitions in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the center is now called the “Ice Cube”, set to host curling competitions. Following the Games, the venue will continue to be used for both winter and summer sports, switching between the two depending on the season. |
Robots
A series of different kinds of robots were deployed to help visitors and athletes. Some machines were also used to enforce social distancing requirements related to COVID-19. Robots were also transporting equipment, cleaning surfaces and preparing and carrying food to limit human-to-human contact. “Smart” waste containers were also used, as well as machines that could make and serve alcoholic drinks and coffee. |
Hydrogen-fueled vehicles （氢燃料汽车）
Zhangjiakou put into use 655 hydrogen-fueled vehicles for transportation and logistics （物流）support services during the games. A hydrogen-fueled vehicle can be refueled quickly, and realize a low temperature start of -30℃. Each vehicle travelling 10,000 km can reduce carbon dioxide emission by about 11. 8 tons. “First, our hydrogen vehicles are environmentally friendly and energy saving. Second, it’s safer. Third, it’s suitable for cold areas, ” said a bus driver in Zhangjiakou. |
Super High-Speed 4K Camera System
The super high-speed 4K camera system, or called “4K cheetah” developed by the China Media Group over the past five years, was used for broadcasting the speed skating events. During the speed skating competition, the speed of athletes can reach 15 to 18 meters per second, which is about 50 kilometres per hour, and some athletes can even reach 70 kilometres per hour, which requires a real-time synchronization（同步）of the speed of broadcast equipment. With this equipment, referees could identify all of athletes’ movements with their naked eyes. |
| A．developed | B．changed | C．destroyed | D．disappeared |
| A．Robots. | B．Venues. |
| C．Hydrogen-fueled vehicles. | D．4K Camera System. |
| A．All of the cleaning, serving and cooking were done by machines. |
| B．A hydrogen-fueled bus might stop working at a low temperature. |
| C．Referees could see the movements of the athletes through “4K cheetah”. |
| D．The “Ice Cube” will continue to be used for winter sports all the year round. |
| A．To tell us the importance of science and technology. |
| B．To show the world how advanced China has become. |
| C．To encourage students to volunteer in the next Olympic Games. |
| D．To introduce some technologies used at the 2022 Winter Olympics. |
【推荐1】Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.
“What will the world be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.
“I don't know, ” said Fred. “What do you think?”
“Well, no one knows. But it is interesting to guess, ” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will carry a pocket(袖珍) computer. The computer will give people the ways to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too. And we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we'll be able to see them at the same time. Machines will do most of the work, and people will have more holidays. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”
“I'm very happy to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I'll be able to live in the sea, ” said Fred. “Won't that be interesting? Just like a fish.”
判断正误，正确的选“A”,错误的选“B”
1. Tom didn’t think it was interesting to guess the world in the year 2050.
2. Tom thought the computer will help people solve(解决) all the problems .
3. Machines will do all the work in the year 2050.
4. Tom hoped to fly to the moon.
5. Fred didn’t think it will be interesting to live in the sea.
【推荐2】The development of artificial intelligence(AI，人工智能) is a hot topic these days. AI makes it possible for machines to learn from experience and perform human-like tasks. But what is the future of AI? Will it be a good thing? We asked students what they thought.
| I think AI will be more useful in our future lives. It’s now used in many fields like phones and medicine. No one really knows what will happen if machines become smarter than humans. However, I’m sure AI will help us solve problems. Tina |
| I am worried that people will create something that can be better than themselves. In the near future, AI will develop at a high speed. Humans may be replaced because AI robots will do lots of human jobs. Bill |
| I really think that AI will change the way we work, the way we live, and the way we think. Imagine if we could. put a CPU(中央处理器) into our brains! Soon we’ll be able to improve our math and memory. How exciting! Mary |
| Think of what’s happening right now. Some robots are used to kill animals under human orders. So I think AI will be very dangerous for humans. We need to be careful about what we ask machines to do. John |
| A．exciting | B．dangerous | C．helpful | D．surprising |
| A．Bill. | B．Mary. | C．Tina. | D．John. |
| A．A business magazine. | B．A travel guide. |
| C．A geography magazine. | D．A science magazine. |
【推荐3】We all know the strange feeling of watching the time change on a clock. You never see it change because the hands move so slowly. But of course, the time is changing all the time.
Human faces, like clock faces, are also changing. And like clocks, the changes take place too slowly to be noticed. Over many thousands of years, though, huge changes are possible. For example, the human brain tripled (三倍) in size and began to think more. Our faces became flatter (平坦的).
If our heads became larger in the past, how will things change in the future? Unlike the changes of a clock face, the changes in human faces are very difficult to predict (预测). One of the main reasons for this is the way in which we can now control parts of nature. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, all changes were natural, but now we can actively choose ways for our own evolution (进化).
Just a few hundred years ago, most humans were working in the fields, whereas nowadays more and more people receive education. These are just predictions, and no one can be sure how human beings will become in the future. But with such huge changes in our environment, it seems likely that we will look very different in the future.
1. The changes of human are hardly noticed because ________.| A．human faces never change | B．the human brain becomes bigger |
| C．the changes take place too slowly | D．we never think about the changes |
| A．human faces can’t be controlled by us |
| B．human faces used to be changed by nature |
| C．it is easy to predict the changes in human changes |
| D．human can’t change the size of the brain in the future |
| A．the predictions will surely be true | B．people in the past liked to be educated |
| C．future humans must have larger heads | D．humans will not look the same as today |
【推荐1】Who is your first deskmate (同桌)?
Jack: My first deskmate is Albert. He is an outgoing boy with black hair and brown eyes. He was shorter than me at that time. Our favorite subject is science. And we have the same dream—to be a scientist.
Mary: My first deskmate is a girl. Her name is Nastya. She is kind, beautiful and funny. She was born in a village in Russia. The name of it is Green Mountains. Next summer we will go to her village together. It will be a great journey for us.
Lily: Emma is my first deskmate. She is a very tall girl with long, straight, black hair and brown eyes. She is also my good friend because she is nice to me.
1. Where will Mary go next summer?| A．Her hometown. | B．Green Mountains. | C．Her mother school. | D．Nastya’s new home. |
| A．Because she is beautiful. | B．Because she is Lily’s first deskmate. |
| C．Because she is kind to Lily. | D．Because she is a girl with a big dream. |
| A．Jack likes science best. | B．Lily wants to be a scientist. |
| C．Albert is shorter than Jack now. | D．Mary and Emma have black hair. |
【推荐2】Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work（谁知盘中餐, 粒粒皆辛苦）. ” But sadly
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed（喂养）.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially（尤其地）in developing countries. Six million children die of（死于）hunger every year.
Chinese people are famous for being hospitable（好客的）and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, got fired（被解雇）because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized（批评）
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1.Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2.Don’t be too picky（挑剔的）about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1. According to News One Plus One Chinese people________.| A．save enough food to feed 200 million people for a year |
| B．throw away lots of food every year |
| C．get enough food to feed millions of people every year |
| D．have to feed 200 million hungry people every year |
| A．we have too much food to feed people in the world |
| B．there were 925 million people in developing countries |
| C．because of hunger six million children die every year |
| D．there are only a few people getting hungry every year |
| A．all Chinese people are generous |
| B．Chinese people always waste food |
| C．Li Hong got fired because she wasted food |
| D．everyone should get into the habit of saving food |
| A．When we order too much food in a restaurant, take the leftover food home. |
| B．Eat more food that doesn’t taste great |
| C．We should not buy vegetables or fruit. |
| D．We should keep an eye on the food we like. |
| A．Don’t waste food. |
| B．Many people die of hunger. |
| C．Don’t be picky about food. |
| D．Eat all the food you order. |
【推荐3】
Cooking is a very important life skill. Not all of us are talented cooks, but with the right training we can learn how to prepare healthy and tasty meals. That’s exactly what the Little Kitchen Academy is about—teaching young children to cook by themselves.
In a three-hour class, children learn real-life cooking skills and something about nutrition (营养学). “They’re learning to know where their food comes from, what their food can do for them and how to create healthier eating habits to last a lifetime,” said Brian Curin, CEO of the Little Kitchen Academy.
“When we look at childhood obesity (肥胖症), when we look at the unhealthy eating habits and their relationship with food, we realized this was something really necessary,” said Curin.
Health always matters, but another important purpose of the class is to show the kids they can be independent. “It’s probably the first time that they have done an activity without their parents’ help,” said Avery Fletcher, director of the Little Kitchen Academy. “And to really see them make their own choices, discover their interests, try something new and succeed is really encouraging.”
Right now there are classes only available for children from 3 to 18. There are plans to open the Little Kitchen Academy in even more locations.
1. What’s the purpose of The Little Kitchen Academy?| A．To train parents to cook for their children. | B．To teach young children to prepare meals. |
| C．To help children to discover their talents. | D．To ask children to lose much weight. |
①Where the food comes from. ②How the food influences them.
③How they can develop healthy eating habits. ④Why cooking skills are important.
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．The children’s life in the academy will be difficult. |
| B．It is helpful for children to learn about nutrition. |
| C．The children can learn to be more independent. |
| D．Some children are unhealthy because of their bad eating habits. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．By raising questions. | B．By giving advice. |
| C．By listing numbers. | D．By showing facts. |
