【推荐3】

Bi Sheng was born in the Song Dynasty. He lived in a small village which lies in Huanggang today. He invented the printing around 600 AD. He was the world’s first inventor of the printing. It was about 400 years earlier than the printing in Germany.

The printing is also called the movable type printing (活字印刷). But how did it work in the past?

First of all, the clay was made into movable types. Then words were engraved (雕刻) carefully onto the types. After that the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text. Next, the workers brushed ink (墨水) onto the movable types. Finally, the types could be used for printing. They could be used again and again for different books.

The movable type printing plays an important role in Chinese culture. With the help of it, Chinese culture spread around the world more quickly. At the same time, the movable type printing was widely used in the world at that time. As a result, more and more culture communication among countries took place.

The movable type printing, the compass, gunpowder (火药) and the paper-making are called “Four Great Inventions of Ancient China”. They make China own an important and even top position in the history of human civilization.

1. When was the printing invented?

A．Before the Song Dynasty.	B．Around 600 AD.
C．About 400 years ago.	D．About 600 years ago.

2. How many steps were there in the movable type printing according to Paragraph 3?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Four great inventions of ancient China.

B．How the movable type printing worked in the past.

C．The movable type printing and its importance for the culture communication.

D．How Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing.

【推荐1】The computers changed our lives in the 1980s. The Internet changed our lives in the 1990s. Now, it is the robots’ turn.

NSK, Japanese robotics company, is working hard on a robot guide dog. The robot makes good use of wheels on its four legs to roll around on the floor. It can also lift its legs to climb up and down stairs.

Blind people can give orders to the robot by pressing the handgrips (手柄). It can also tell its human owner what’s going on.

Such robots will probably never take the place of real dogs, but they have their own advantages. They can use GPS and street maps to lead their owners to the places they want to go.

Another example is a new cooking robot being used in a restaurant in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, and you only need to wait several minutes. The dishes are as tasty as those cooked by real cooks. The robots never get tired and are always careful enough to avoid mistakes.

There will be more and more robots like these in our everyday life in the future. It’s not a dream that every home will have a robot. Robots are not only able to help people do housework, they can also help doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.

Experts believe robots will be used everywhere. In the future, robots will become part of the family and provide service to people. We all look forward to the robot age.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. NSK, a company in China invented a robot guide dog.
2. The robot guide dog can’t lift its legs to climb up and down stairs.
3. The robot guide dog receives orders from blind people when they press the handgrips.
4. The cooking robot can cook a dish within several minutes.
5. Robots will enter our daily life, being part of our family and offering service to people.

【推荐2】Art, to many people, is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about AI creating its own art, such as paintings or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace (取代) artists. But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.

A piece of music created by AI has recently attracted attention. AI was used to turn a virus (病毒) into a piece of nearly two-hour long music. The project was led by a scientist and he tried a special note (音符) in each amino acid (氨基酸) of the virus. The AI then translated these notes into music.

Listeners found the project unbelievable. “It allows me to see the virus in a new way.” said one listener. This surprising marriage between science and art could not be achieved without AI. As a scientist wrote, “AI helps artists play around in creative ways, making things possible beyond what they have ever thought before.”

AI can also take care of repetitive tasks for artists. For example, in the comic and animation (动画) industries, artists don’t need to color in black-and-white line drawings over and over again because now AI tools can help with such work. It could give artists room to try more creative activities by cutting down the time it takes.

As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip, art of every kind has always been influenced by technology. AI can become a useful tool to bring changes to the art world if it’s welcomed but not feared.

1. What do people worry about according to Paragraph 1?

A．AI might become bad for humans.

B．AI might take the place of artists.

C．AI might make art too similar to each other.

D．AI might make art too expensive for most people.

2. Which art work created by AI is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Paintings.

B．Poems.

C．Music.

D．Videos.

3. What does the underlined word “marriage” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．结婚

B．改变

C．结合

D．创造

4. Which of the following is the right structure (结构) of this passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A big change to the world	B．A special note created by AI
C．A useful tool for the art world	D．A new piece of music by AI

【推荐1】Chopsticks play an important part in Chinese food culture. Chopsticks are called “Kuaizi” in Chinese and were called “Zhu” in ancient times. Chinese people have been using “Kuaizi” for more than 3,000 years.

It was written in Liji that chopsticks were used in the Shang Dynasty (王朝). It was said in one Chinese history book that Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, used ivory (象牙) chopsticks. Experts believe the history of wood or bamboo chopsticks can go back to about 1, 000 years earlier than ivory chopsticks. Gold and silver chopsticks became popular in the Tang Dynasty.

Chopsticks can be divided into different groups, such as wood, metal, bone, stone chopsticks. Bamboo and wood chopsticks are the most popular ones used in Chinese homes.

There are a few things to be careful about when using chopsticks. Chinese people usually don’t beat their bowls while eating, since the act used to be practised by beggars. Also don’t put chopsticks in a bowl because it is a custom only used in sacrifice (祭祀). If you are really interested in chopsticks, you may want to visit the Kuaizi Museum in Shanghai. The museum has collected over 1, 000 pairs of chopsticks. The oldest one is from the Tang Dynasty.

1. The correct order of chopsticks by the time they first appeared is “________”.

A．ivory chopsticks→bamboo chopsticks→gold chopsticks

B．bamboo chopsticks→ivory chopsticks→gold chopsticks

C．gold chopsticks→bamboo chopsticks→ivory chopsticks

D．gold chopsticks→ivory chopsticks→bamboo chopsticks

2. Which of the following is TRUE about chopsticks ________?

A．“Kuaizi” and “Zhu” are the same.

B．Chopsticks were called “Kuaizi” in ancient times.

C．All people used gold chopsticks in the Tang Dynasty.

D．Chinese people beat their bowls with chopsticks while eating.

3. The best title (标题) of the passage is “________”.

A．How to Use Chopsticks	B．Useful Chopsticks
C．Chinese Food Culture	D．History of Chopsticks

【推荐2】“How are you?” is a nice question. It is a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It is a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine.”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine.” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways saying “Hello.” or “Hi.”.

Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person might think “No, I disagree. I think you are wrong…” But it is not very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking to other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I have to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse “Someone is at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

1. When a person in America asks “How are you? ”, she or he wants to hear ________.

A．How are you?

B．Hello

C．I don’t know

D．Fine

2. When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say “________”.

A．You are wrong. I disagree.	B．I’m not sure.
C．I’m sure I disagree.	D．I don’t agree with you.

3. When a person says “I have to go now, someone is at the door.” The person may be ________

A．giving an excuse	B．hurting someone’s feelings
C．talking to a person at the door	D．going to another place

【推荐3】According to a new survey(调查), students’ safety（安全）is a very big problem. Do you know how to protect yourself? Here are some tips for you.

●If you are in a traffic accident:(交通事故)

If a car hits you, you should remember the car’s license plate and call the police. If a bike hits you, call your parents at once. Don’t let the rider go before your parents arrive.

●If it is raining hard:

You’d better find a place to avoid the rain. Don’t stay at high places and stay away from trees.

●If there is a fire:

Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.

● If someone is drowning(溺水):

If you can’t swim, don’t jump into the water to save him or her. You should ask for help loudly. It is a good idea to find a good swimmer.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡上。
1. How many situations(情况) are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. The underlined word “avoid” means              in Chinese.

A．躲避

B．冲刷

C．隐藏

D．淋湿

3. If you can’t swim, what should you do when you see someone drowning?

A．You should jump into the water at once.

B．You should get away quickly.

C．You should ask for help loudly.

D．You should try to be a good swimmer.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．If it is raining hard, you’d better stay at high places.

B．If it is raining hard, you’d better stay under the tree.

C．If there is a fire, you’d better wait in the house.

D．If there is a fire, you can’t take the lift.

5. What’s the passage about?

A．How to Get Help in Accidents

B．How to Stay Away From Rain

C．How to Be Safe in a Fire

D．How to Protect(保护) Yourself