【推荐1】In movies, you might see cars that can drive by themselves, you tell them where you want to go, and they take you there as fast as possible. With 5G, cars like this may soon come into our real life because 5G can connect many different smart devices (智能装置) to one network (网络) .

Finland’s “robot buses” are a good example. Telecom company Nokia builds 5G transmitters (信号发射器) along a 1-kilometer road. These transmitters are able to control the buses, making them driverless, according to Raconteur Media.

There are also 5G roads. These roads will have many 5G transmitters. They can give you smart services, such as telling you where the nearest oil station is. People can also use them to control traffic on the roads. “People will use a road network in real time, controlling traffic light, traffic numbers through computer programs,” said a scientist.

In south Korea, a subway station builds a smart system. This system has a 3D map, sensors (传感器) and an advanced (先进的) camera system that make the station more useful and safer, according to Arirang News.

And of course, there are driverless cars. These cars can send signals (信号) to each other. They also “talk” to traffic lights and road sensors. 5G will let these car drive more safely because they can communicate with each other, as well as with traffic lights and road sensors.

1. Finland’s “robot buses” ________.

A．need several good drivers	B．need to use 5G transmitters
C．can drive faster than other buses	D．can take Nokia workers anywhere

2. What does the underlined word “them” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．5G roads.	B．Traffic lights.
C．Smart services.	D．5G transmitters.

3. What can 5G roads do?

A．They can control traffic more easily.

B．They can tell drivers how to drive safely.

C．They can help drivers drive more slowly.

D．They let drivers know the new traffic rules.

4. What do we know from the passage?

A．Cars will be driverless without 5G.	B．5G can make cars talk like people.
C．5G will make driverless cars safer.	D．Cars and buses will depend on 5G.

5. Which is the right structure (结构) of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

In our daily life, robots are often found to do work that is too dangerous, boring, difficult or dirty. And we often see kids play with toy robots.

But what exactly is a robot? There are some important characteristics that a robot must have.     1     They will also help you to decide what you will need to build into a machine before it can be considered as a robot. A robot has these important characteristics.

Sensing

    2     Give your robot sensors (传感器): light sensors (eyes), touch sensors (hands), chemical sensors (nose), hearing sensors (ears) and taste sensors (tongue).

Movement

A robot needs to be able to move around its environment. It can move on wheels, walk on legs or be driven by small engines (发动机).     3    

Energy

A robot needs to be able to power itself.     4     The way your robot gets its energy will depend on what your robot needs to do.

Intelligence

    5     A programmer is the person who gives the robot its “smarts”. The robot will have to have a certain way to receive the program so that it knows what it is to do.

A．First of all, your robot would have to be able to sense the environment around it.

B．An intelligent robot knows what to do by itself.

C．These characteristics might help you to decide what is and what is not a robot.

D．Some robots might power themselves with sunlight, electricity or batteries.

E．Different robots can do different jobs according to their characteristics.

F．A robot can move either the whole body or just parts of it.

G．A robot needs some kind of “smarts”.

【推荐3】Yesterday, I read a report on fruit-picking robots. As I heard about the pricey robotic arms of these machines, I was filled with something like sadness. Our children and grandchildren, I’m afraid, will not be able to understand how our food is grown. Nor will they be able to experience the fun of fruit-picking.

I once spent a few weeks on a farm in New Zealand. There, I met about 50 apple-pickers from Vanuatu. At night, we listened to pop music and washed our clothes as they told me about their experiences of picking pineapples and peaches. Life on the farm was hard. The rooms were small and dark. There was nothing in them but a kettle(水壶) and a shower. However, the trip left me with many fond memories.

When my son was little, I used to cycle him half an hour out of town to a farm every few weeks. There, we could pick strawberries. He loved it. He was excited about the smell of the plants, the feel of the soil and the art of guessing which piece of fruit had the potential to be the most delicious. And he saw where our fruit came from. I wanted him to understand the effort and energy during the process of producing food.

Doorstep deliveries and washed and sliced(切好的) salad vegetables have already started to destroy our understanding of how our food is grown and what it looks like. Robotic fruit-pickers, I fear, will be just another step in this direction. I’m afraid that we are making the whole act of eating a hands-off experience. Where is, then, the fun of it?

1. What is the report in Paragraph 1 about?

A．Robots used to pick fruit.	B．The fun of growing food.
C．The cost of making robots.	D．Children working on a farm.

2. How did the writer feel about the trip in New Zealand?

A．Terrible.

B．Unforgettable.

C．Regretful.

D．Disappointed.

3. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Cutting fruit.	B．Smelling the soil.
C．Cycling in the town.	D．Picking strawberries.

4. What is the structure of the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．

【推荐1】The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water which is not drinkable. Man can only drink and use the other 3%—fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. But we cannot even use all of that. However, our need for water is becoming larger almost day by day. We should take steps to deal with this problem now and in this way we can avoid a serious worldwide water shortage later on.

We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewage system. From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground places.

But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we have to do, to make use of sea water in the world, is to remove the salt. If we take these steps we’ll be in no danger of drying up.

1. About ________ of the Earth’s water is fresh.

A．70%

B．30%

C．3%

D．1%

2. The world is thirsty for water because ________.

A．man hasn’t got enough food to eat

B．we haven’t got enough fresh water

C．only 70% of the Earth’s surface is water

D．more water is sent into a sewage system

3. The underlined word “valuable” means “________”.

A．much and salty	B．dear and useful
C．cheap and useful	D．much and helpful

4. What should we do if we want to have enough fresh water?
a. Make full use of the sea water.
b. Carry salt water into lakes or rivers.
c. Try to save the fresh water as much as possible.
d. Do our best to use the water again.
e. Drink and use all the water on the Earth’s surface.

A．c and e	B．a and d
C．a, c and d	D．b, d and e

5. The best but the most difficult way to solve the water problem of the world is to ________.

A．remove the salt from the sea water

B．make the water in the cities clean

C．take water from underground

D．make the need for water smaller

6. The best title of this passage is ________.

A．The World is Not Only Hungry But Also Thirsty

B．We Should Make Steps To Deal With The Water Problem

C．The World’s Water Problem

D．The Fresh Water Is Still Enough

【推荐2】Different countries have different customs. When you are in different countries, you should follow their customs.

▲In China, it’s impolite to talk when eating dinner. And you’re not supposed to start eating first if there are older people at the table.

▲Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip (付小费) . It is usual to tip waiters, taxi drivers and porters who help carry your bags. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount (数量).

▲In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9:00 p.m.

▲In Saudi Arabia (沙特阿拉伯), men kiss one another on the cheek (脸颊) . Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite of you to do the same.

▲In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket as soon as you get it. The person expects you to read it.

1. How many countries are mentioned in this passage?

A．Five.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

2. What does the underlined word “porters” mean in Chinese?

A．搬运工

B．水电工

C．建筑工

3. If you travel to the US, and you spend $200 on a taxi ride and $320 on a meal, you are supposed to tip ________ in total.

A．$520.

B．$78.

C．$156.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You are expected to kiss your host on the cheek in Japan.

B．Generally, restaurants don’t offer dinner after 9:00 p.m. in Spain.

C．It’s impolite to eat first if there are older people at the table in China.

5. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Where to travel

B．How to greet others

C．Customs in different countries

【推荐3】①Everything has a name. All people (人), places and things have names. Li Lei is the name of a student from Chongqing, China. China is the name of a country. Chongqing is the name of a city. Tomato and carrot are names of vegetables. Apple and banana are names of fruit.

②When we meet a new comer, we ask, “What’s your name?” Names are different (不同的) in different places. In Li Lei’s class, he must know all the names of the students from different countries. This is not easy because the names are very different.

③People in the UK have a first name, a middle name and a last name. In a family, the mother, the father and the children have the same last name. And the last name is the family name. Do you know how they get their family names?

④Some family names come from the places of their homes. Some come from a job (工作). And many people get their family names from their fathers’ family names. You may know Jackson is the son of Jack from his name.

⑤Sometimes one can get a nickname for fun, too. A nickname is not his or her real name. Pele (贝利) is a nickname of the great football player Edson Arantes do Nascimento. But everyone likes to call him Pele.

1. It is difficult for Li Lei to know all the names in his class because ________.

A．the names are long	B．the names are different
C．some people have three names	D．some people have the same names

2. From the boy’s name Johnson, we can guess he is John’s ________.

A．father

B．daughter

C．son

D．mother

3. Pele is the football player’s ________.

A．first name

B．last name

C．middle name

D．nickname

4. The structure（结构）of this passage may be________.
（①=Para. 1②=Para. 2③=Para. 3④=Para. 4⑤=Para. 5）

A．①;②;③④;⑤

B．①②③;④;⑤

C．①;②;③;④⑤

D．①②;③;④⑤