What will the school in the future look like? It is not clear, but most people agree that the future school will go electronic(电子的).
Computers will become very important. Each student will have a computer. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. Students will find information on the Internet. A computer will be students’ library, schoolbag and connection(连接) to the outside world. There will be robot teachers. They will check homework on computers and communicate(交流) with students’ parents through e-mails.
School buses will be like spaceships. Games will be digital(数字的). A special computer will teach P. E. classes. The uniform will be very casual(随意的). There will be nurses in every school to look after sick students. There will be strict robots to make students work. The work may be hard or easy, but students will have to do it. Students’ work will be done on computers. School food will be very healthy and delicious.
1. The robot teacher will communicate with students’ parents through __________ in the future.| A．telephones | B．letters | C．robots | D．e-mails |
| A．Games. | B．Uniforms. | C．Classrooms. | D．School buses. |
| A．there will be robot teachers | B．students won’t have P. E. classes |
| C．there won’t be any hospitals in the future | D．students will have lots of easy work in school |
| A．The Future Books | B．The School in the Future |
| C．No Homework in the Future | D．Children Won’t Go to School in the Future |
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【推荐1】Discover the high-speed automobiles on tracks (轨道), the fastest forms of public transport (交通) in the world.
| Shanghai Maglev (磁悬浮列车) Shanghai (China) Having been put into use since 2004, this train transports passengers to and from Pudong International Airport every 15 to 20 minutes. |
| Shinkansen H5&E5 Tohoku to Hokkaido (Japan) Japan’s super-fast trains are some of the most regular (有规律). The bullet (子弹头) trains, speedier types of the country’s first high-speed system, were first put into use in 1964, and they still go between Japan’s cities in record time nowadays. |
| Italo and Frecciarissa Milan to Florence/Rome (Italy) If the impressive top speed isn’t enough, this train is built using almost entirely renewable energy. Journeys from Milan to either Florence or Rome are finished in less than three hours. |
| Jingzhang Intercity Beijing and Zhangjiakou (China) China can be proud of having the world’s fastest driverless train, with one of the top speeds among trains around the world. This train was built to improve transport as China hosted the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. |
| A．in 2004 | B．in 1980 | C．in 1964 | D．in 2022 |
| A．to and from Pudong International Airport |
| B．from Tohoku to Hokkaido |
| C．from Milan to either Florence or Rome |
| D．from Beijing to Zhangjiakou |
| A．the super-fast maglev |
| B．the regular bullet train |
| C．the shuttle with renewable units |
| D．the fastest driverless train |
【推荐2】Imagine you are running to catch a train, only to find that you forgot your ID card! There is no way you can get on board without it. Don’t worry.
On March 11, at a two sessions news conference (两会记者招待会), Premier Li Keqiang said that the government would introduce a digital version (版本) of the national ID cards this year.
In fact, China’s Ministry of Public Security started a pilot trial (初步试验) of digital IDs in 2018. It allowed people in cities including Quzhou, Hangzhou and Fuzhou to apply for digital national IDs on Alipay, reported China National Radio.
It could be used to open bank accounts, check into hotels and buy high-speed railway tickets, among other things.
| A．One aim is to better meet the basic needs of more than 100 million people. |
| B．This problem can be solved by digital (数字的) IDs. |
| C．A lot of people have the problem of losing ID cards. |
| D．These people have to go to school or work at different places other than their homes. |
| E．In the near future, people will just need a digital ID on their smartphone. |
| F．The digital ID can make people’s lives more convenient in many ways. |
【推荐3】We all need cash(现金)in order to live our lives. However, something called digital currency is slowly taking the place of cash. A currency is kind of money. Usually, we use currency when we talk about a country’s money. If something is digital, it only exists(存在)on a computer. So “digital currency” means money that only exists on computers.
Lots of people have digital currency accounts(账户). They use a credit card(信用卡)to change their real money into digital money, and then the money goes into the digital currency account. A lot of people wonder, “Why in the world should I change my real money into digital currency? ”This is a fair question, but there’s a good answer. If you want to buy something online, then you usually have to use digital currency. For example, if you’re in China and you want to buy something in Canada, then you’ll have to pay with the digital currency.
Many people still don’t believe in digital currency. Some people think that if they can’t hold their money in their hand, then it doesn’t seem real. These people don’t feel comfortable when they see numbers on a computer screen. The computer tells them that their money is safe but these people don’t really feel safe. Another problem is security (安全)There are hackers all over the world. A hacker is a person who steals(盗取)computer information. If a hacker gets the password of your digital currency account, he or she can steal your money.
You have to decide whether or not you believe in this new invention (发明)Just remember one thing:If you want to buy something online, then you probably won’t have a choice. You’ll have to use digital currency.
1. What does “digital currency” in Para. 1 mean in Chinese?| A．电子货币 | B．信用货币 | C．外国货币 | D．网络货币 |
| A．You probably cannot shop online without digital currency. |
| B．Digital currency has taken the place of cash in China. |
| C．You cannot buy anything in Canada without digital currency. |
| D．People can use both real money and digital currency to shop online. |
| A．Digital currency is not safe enough. |
| B．Many people still don’t trust digital currency. |
| C．Some people can’t hold their money in their hand. |
| D．Some people don’t feel comfortable with numbers. |
| A．Digital currency has taken the place of the cash in China. |
| B．Digital currency will be the real money in the future. |
| C．Most people like using cash than digital currency. |
| D．Digital currency can be used for buying foreign goods online. |
| A．Two kinds of money | B．The end of real money |
| C．Currency around the world | D．Money that you can’t touch |
【推荐1】Both of my parents are teachers. Like them, I want to be a teacher, too. My best memories (记忆) are of my mother teaching in my primary school.
I was in Grade Four then. My mother was my English teacher. She always made our lessons so interesting. We played, sang along as she played on the piano and read stories. I believe it was then I wanted to be a teacher just like her.
If I become a teacher, I will make my students laugh and sing, like my mother did. I will try my best to help children who don’t have enough money to go to school. In China, everyone should have a chance to get education, no matter (无论) they are rich or poor. I will make friends with children. Children are so lovely. Being their teacher helps me to remember that life does not have to be serious all the time.
To me, being a teacher is the best job I can have. I cannot think of another job that would keep me young at heart.
1. The writer wants to be a ________when he grows up.| A．scientist | B．driver | C．teacher |
| A．serious | B．interesting | C．easy |
| A．enough food to eat | B．money to go to school | C．parents to look after them |
| A．困难 | B．勇气 | C．机会 |
| A．My dream job | B．My great mother | C．How to be a teacher |
【推荐2】Opening the time capsule (胶囊)
Schools often ask children to write their plans for the future so they can place the letters inside a capsule along with other things of importance. In 10 or 20 years the capsule will be opened to see how the plans went. Read the plans of a few students.
| When I finish school, I will be an astronaut! I will fly to the moon and see all the stars. I will be researching new planets and places where people have never been before! Maybe I will even discover a new planet and name it! —Alex |
| I want to help people just like my Dad. He is a doctor and he is always working and doing good things for people he has never met. He can be making dinner at home and then, in an moment, he has to leave. “I will be back before you know it”, he always says. He is a great man and I will be just like him when I grow up. —Misaki |
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| I have always loved cars and car racing. One day, I will be the best driver in the world. I will be travelling my whole life to compete in all the biggest races on the earth. I will need to practice hard to be a professional (职业选手) car racing driver, but it will all be worth it in the end when I am the best in the game. Every time I step onto the track (赛道), the fans will be cheering and shouting my name. —Walt |
| I don’t care about school, college or university. As soon as I can, I will be leaving this place to follow my dreams of playing music. I already know how to play the guitar and piano, but I will spend all my time learning seven different instruments instead of worrying about silly things like math! If I practise hard enough, I’ll be playing for whichever band I choose. —Laura |
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| A．Letters of future plans. | B．Things with high prices. |
| C．Records of inventions. | D．Books for future students. |
| A．Alex. | B．Misaki. | C．Walt. | D．Laura. |
| A．Having a dream. | B．Playing music. | C．Leading a band. | D．Learning math. |
【推荐3】What will our life in the future be like? Different people have different ideas.
Danny: Children will not use pencils or books in the future. Each student will have a laptop at school. Just go online and you will find everything you are interested in. There will not be too much homework after school. Students are going to have more time to do some exercise.
Peter: Too many traffic jams now make people angry and tired. Some people will take a bike to work in the future. It can also be good for the environment（环境）. Others will take a plane to go to work or go to school.
Jenny: People will work only four hours a day. In the future, robots are going to help people do the dangerous jobs. People will have a lot of time to relax. I will enjoy that.
Lisa: People will wear thin（薄的）clothes in the future, because the weather gets warmer year by year. And using air conditioners（空调）is bad for the environment. I am worried about it.
1. The underlined word “laptop” in Paragraph 2 means ________ in Chinese.| A．笔记本电脑 | B．制服 | C．著作 | D．公寓 |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．It’ll be cooler. | B．It’ll be warmer. | C．It’ll be hotter. | D．It’ll be colder. |
| A．The Clothes in the Future | B．The Jobs in the Future |
| C．The Weather in the Future | D．The Life in the Future |
【推荐1】Are you troubled by housework, such as cleaning tables or tidying your room? A new robot is here to help! Recently, the robot Mobile Aloha made by scientists at Stanford University in the US became popular online.
In the videos posted, we can see the robot preparing dishes on its own, from cutting vegetables to cracking (打破) eggs. It’s also good at watering plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and washing clothes. It even knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting it into a pillowcase (枕套).
Sounds good? Well, another video posted by researchers may disappoint some people. Mobile Aloha isn’t good at doing housework on its own. Instead, it learns from human actions before doing each kind of housework. When the situation changes, it can’t work well without a human ”teaching” it. So it may break dishes, bump into (撞上) things and even burn a pot.
The robot can successfully move chairs 80 percent of the time, said the team after they did more research on it. For cooking dishes, it’s only 40 percent. In short, it’s far from perfect.
In fact, AI robots are good at tasks such as math and playing chess, but they face challenges when it comes to simpler actions like cleaning. And it’s the same for Mobile Aloha. For example, if its body doesn’t move correctly—even just with a small deviation, its arm may move too far to pick up a glass.
“Robots are not ready to take over the world,” the team posted on the Internet.
1. The robot Mobile Aloha will most probably be used ________.| A．at school | B．at home | C．on the farm | D．in the factory |
| A．knows how to pet cats |
| B．knows how to play chess |
| C．learns to prepare dishes on its own |
| D．learns from human actions before doing each kind of housework |
| A．water plants | B．cut vegetables | C．move chairs | D．cook dishes |
| A．偏差 | B．举动 | C．影响 | D．疏忽 |
| A．AI Robots Do Well in Math | B．A New Robot Was Invented |
| C．Robots May Not Be So Helpful | D．The Robot Mobile Aloha Is Perfect |
【推荐2】Some Advice (建议) on Travel
☆Forget fashion! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys.☆Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
☆If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
☆If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block (防晒霜) and sunglasses.
☆Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
☆Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
☆Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
☆Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
☆Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.
☆If you travel abroad (国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
1. If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take _____________ with you.
| A．warm clothes and sports shoes | B．sunglasses and sun-block |
| C．fashionable clothes and a big bag | D．some fruit and drinks |
| A．taking a camera | B．reading a good book |
| C．listening to music | D．sleeping for some time |
| A．put your things away | B．look after your things well |
| C．give your things away | D．get your things ready |
| A．拍摄 | B．感受 | C．夺得 | D．控制 |
Have you ever seen giant pandas? The cute animals are a Chinese national treasure. They can also be Chinese ambassadors(大使) to other countries.
In the United States, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC, has been home to giant pandas for 50 years! On March 16,2022, celebrations began for the big anniversary(周年纪念日).
The zoo’s first pandas were Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing. In 1972, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai gave them to the US people as gifts. Over the past 50 years, eight pandas have lived at the zoo.
The zoo workers try their best to take care of the giant pandas. As for food, the zoo grows bamboo. It also cuts bamboo from 20 places across Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. Sometimes, it even gets donations of bamboo from the public. Giant pandas also receive apples, sweet potatoes, biscuits and honey water. Sweet potatoes ere a favorite. On special days, like birthdays, the pandas have a huge cake! There are also fun activities and toys for the pandas to play with. These help the pandas stay active and smart.
The pandas bring joy to millions of US people each year. People can see them at the zoo or watch their lives online. In 1999, the National Zoo started the Giant Panda Cam program. About 40 cameras are watching them at any given time. The program has been seen more than 100 million times, according to the zoo’s website.
1. Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing arrived at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in ________.| A．1970 | B．1972 | C．1999 | D．2020 |
| A．奖励 | B．分配 | C．邀请 | D．捐赠 |
| A．To show that the pandas are popular in the US. |
| B．To show that the pandas eat well in the US. |
| C．To show that the pandas are very active in the US. |
| D．To show that the pandas are well cared for in the US. |
