【推荐1】Governments and business worldwide are creating smartphone apps to help track the spread of COVID-19.

Tracking the spread of a disease is an important step in __________ its outbreak. By tracking down people who have been in contact __________ COVID-19 patients, health experts can warn them, and keep COVID-19 from spreading __________. This is called “contacttracing”.

__________ governments remove COVID-19 lockdown limits, they’ll need to be able to quickly find and contain (控制) new outbreaks. Contact tracing will be a(n) __________ part of the process.

But because COVID-19 spreads so __________ to so many people, it’s almost impossible to trace all contacts with phone calls. That’s __________ many people hope that digital contact tracing with smartphones will help.

Most contact tracing apps collect __________ about where people have gone and the people they’ve had contact with. The apps can notify (通知) __________ when one of their recent contacts has been found to have COVID-19. Some systems also notify governments or health care workers.

Now many apps have been __________ around the world. But some people worry the apps are being made too quickly and may not protect people’s private information.

1.

A．stopping

B．keeping

C．studying

D．using

2.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．at

3.

A．nearer

B．further

C．higher

D．slower

4.

A．As

B．Though

C．So

D．But

5.

A．expensive

B．friendly

C．cheap

D．important

6.

A．quickly

B．clearly

C．politely

D．softly

7.

A．where

B．why

C．which

D．how

8.

A．story

B．advice

C．information

D．answer

9.

A．patients

B．doctors

C．families

D．users

10.

A．developed

B．found

C．bought

D．borrowed

【推荐2】Bicycles are one of the most important ways of transportation in the world. Nowadays, ________ are very popular around the world. In some countries, people use bicycles ________ work. Some people even ride their bicycles for exercise. Bicycle riding helps people keep ________. It’s also good for the environment ________ bicycles do not cause pollution. But do you know who ________ the first bicycle? Some people think it was Leonardo da Vinci. But ________ he only drew some pictures for bicycles. ________ he was the first to have the idea of the bicycle.

In 1771, a French man made the ________ bicycle. The handles (把手) and the seat of the bicycle looked ________ a horse. It was very difficult to move. In 1817, a man from Germany ________ the first bicycle. The seat was more comfortable. The wheels (轮子) could change directions. They could turn left or right a little more ________. It took only one hour to ride in the forest instead ________ three hours on foot. But these bicycles still had no brakes (刹车), and people often ________.

It ________ another 45 years for the bicycle to get popular. Over 200 years later, bicycle riding is ________ popular than before. In fact, there are more cars than bicycles in the world today. However, cars can’t take the place of bicycles because bicycles are friendlier to the environment.

1.

A．it

B．they

C．we

D．you

2.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．for

3.

A．safe

B．shy

C．fit

D．silent

4.

A．when

B．because

C．if

D．though

5.

A．made

B．found

C．bought

D．rode

6.

A．at last

B．at least

C．in fact

D．as usual

7.

A．As

B．So

C．If

D．Or

8.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

9.

A．for

B．after

C．at

D．like

10.

A．created

B．improved

C．bought

D．sold

11.

A．cheaply

B．quickly

C．hard

D．easily

12.

A．of

B．on

C．to

D．with

13.

A．fell down

B．cheered up

C．woke up

D．slowed down

14.

A．spent

B．took

C．cost

D．paid

15.

A．even

B．more

C．less

D．much

【推荐3】完形填空,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项
The 50-year-old farmer (农民), Wu Yulu is quite different from the others at his village. He is the ____ of 38 handmade robots. He has been ____ to show his robots at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo.
Born in a ____ family, he did not have the opportunity to go to school. But even as a child, he knew he wanted to make machines. “I think ____ machines is a talent I was born with,” he said.
In 1987, he finally finished his ____ robot that could walk like a man. He named it “Wu No. 1.”
____, his experiments (实验) have not been without danger. One of his fingers was injured in 1989. And in 1999, his house was ____ by fire.
In 2003, Wu and his robots were invited to perform in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and in 2009, his robots were on ____along with the Chinese Shenzhou spaceships.
Wu’s latest dream is to invent robots ____ can help people in daily life. He will invent robots to help the disabled or look ____ children.1.

A．farmer

B．coach

C．inventor

D．discoverer

2.

A．refused

B．invited

C．collected

D．developed

3.

A．poor

B．rich

C．small

D．warm

4.

A．selling

B．repairing

C．cleaning

D．making

5.

A．first

B．second

C．best

D．worst

6.

A．However

B．Until

C．Instead

D．So

7.

A．cut

B．built

C．destroyed

D．made

8.

A．sale

B．display

C．time

D．vacation

9.

A．what

B．when

C．where

D．that

10.

A．up

B．for

C．after

D．into

【推荐1】“I’m Sunny. I have a robot friend. Its _____ is Robbi. It is made of metal. It can move on wheels and it lives on electricity (电). ”

“Come on, Robbi! Fetch (取) _____ some milk.”

“OK, Sunny, I _____,” says Robbi. It goes into the kitchen and comes back with a glass of milk.

“Do you _____ anything else?”

“Yes, some biscuits, please.”

Then Robbi goes back to the _____ and brings me some biscuits. I can also ask it to do other things. I know it won’t be _____. It is helpful and it can do all the _____ at home. It cleans the floor, washes the clothes and does other things.

Robbi can also sing songs. But it can only sing _____ songs. My mom says there’re a number of songs in its _____.

Every weekend, all my good friends come to my ______. We gather around it and talk to it. Robbi brings us a lot of fun. We all love it very much.

1.

A．family

B．name

C．address

D．number

2.

A．you

B．it

C．him

D．me

3.

A．did

B．have

C．will

D．am

4.

A．want

B．drink

C．buy

D．eat

5.

A．shop

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．living room

6.

A．happy

B．funny

C．angry

D．sorry

7.

A．housework

B．homework

C．meals

D．school things

8.

A．different

B．new

C．old

D．the same

9.

A．body

B．memory

C．brain

D．head

10.

A．school

B．family

C．home

D．room

【推荐2】Lin Chaodai is a 52-year-old top cook at a five-star restaurant. He had never thought about that he could take robots as his students. Last year, Lin and 10 other cooks were invited to ________ a menu and teach the robot students to cook.

“A good and traditional taste of ________   depends on perfect cooking standards,” said Lin.

_______ before engineers began their tests, they recorded the recipes(食谱) and other important information on the computers.

Customers ________ make their orders through a touch screen inside the restaurant. Then the system chooses the food before sending ________ to 32 robots to cook. After the dishes are completed, the machines then ________ themselves, using less water.

“The cooking time of a dish is between three and five minutes, ” said Yan Weixin, the inventor of robots.

Restaurants with robots are popular in China as the development of food market ________ the industry to go digitally(数字化) . “Robotic kitchens can ________ improve the cooking speed and cut the cost, ”said Qiu Mi, manager of one restaurant.

“The robotic kitchens can bring a great   ________ in the dining business in China. ”said Lin. “The kitchens can also keep the ________ taste of food. ” he added. That shows his confidence in the cooking skills of robot cooks.

1.

A．work

B．study

C．offer

D．cause

2.

A．dishes

B．lists

C．lessons

D．classes

3.

A．Unless

B．If

C．So

D．When

4.

A．must

B．shouldn’t

C．can

D．can’t

5.

A．them

B．it

C．her

D．him

6.

A．turn

B．give

C．clean

D．take

7.

A．introduces

B．pushes

C．stops

D．holds

8.

A．wisely

B．quietly

C．greatly

D．differently

9.

A．change

B．idea

C．question

D．surprise

10.

A．traditional

B．important

C．lucky

D．hopeful