Nowadays, more and more service robots have become a part of people’s daily life. According to a recent report, the average annual (年均的) growth of the Chinese robotics industry (机器人行业) over the past five years has reached 22 percent.
Many Chinese companies have made robotic dogs. For example, one company in Hangzhou made a robotic dog and it could carry 3 kilograms of things and it could serve as a running partner for its owner. In 2021, a company also made a robot that was able to “see” and “sense” its environment with face and body recognition (识别) technology. The robot could follow its owner and avoid obstacles (障碍) automatically (自动地).
Robots are now helping people in many ways. They are widely used in houses, acting as people’s personal helpers, such as robot cleaners and cooking robots.
In education, robots are used as great teachers and coaches. Recently, a board game robot was used in Guangzhou. Besides teaching students to play Chinese chess, it could also tell the culture and rules of the game.
Robots are also used in elderly (年长的) care. Some products that could improve old people’s self-care have already been in use on the market.
Now, service robots are made to offer more convenient and intelligent services. Our life will be different with the help of these robots in the future. Do you think so?
1. What percent has the average annual growth of the Chinese robotics industry reached over the past five years?2. Is there a robot that can “see” and “sense” its environment?
3. According to Paragraph 3, what can robots do in houses as people’s personal helpers?
4. In which ways can robots be used according to the passage?
5. What do you think of service robots?
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【推荐1】Science is everywhere in our life. Look at the things around us. You can find that it makes our life easy.
With science, we have a good life in our house. We can cook breakfast, lunch and dinner with the help of the oven (烤箱); we can watch TV and listen to the tape player to have fun; we can have lessons on the computer. Do you want to call your grandparents? You have the mobile phone! In stores, there are a lot of things for us to take home-the apples are big; this model plane is fun; that jacket is cool…
What about taking a trip? Sounds great. And it’s easy. We have planes, trains, buses, cars and bikes.
You see, science is everywhere, so we should learn science well. Then we can use it to make our life better and better.
1题完成句子；2-3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. We can find that
2. How can we have fun?
3. Why is a trip easy now?
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【推荐2】The Power(力量) of the Wind
Light winds help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer. Strong winds take away people’s lives. Winds can be friendly or dangerous. They can also work for us.
Wind power is not new. 5000 years ago, the Chinese first used windmills (风车). In 700 A.D. , the Syrians and Persians used them too. In the 17th century (世纪) , the people of the Netherlands built windmills to get seawater. Now we can use the wind to make electricity (电).
In many countries, wind turbines (风力发电机) are easy to see. A group of turbines is called a wind farm. Most wind farms are in fields, and some are on the top of mountains.
Wind energy (能源) has several advantages(优点). One advantage is that there will always be wind. Wind power is also clean. It doesn’t make air pollution (污染). Farmers like wind power because electric companies(公司) pay them to use their land.
Wind power also has some disadvantages. One is that turbines are expensive, although the cost has gone down these years. A second disadvantage is that it can make noise pollution.
Today, wind power is growing fast. A lot of countries get their energy from wind. Denmark(丹麦) gets 20% of its energy from wind. China is going to get 26% of its energy from wind in 2030. Maybe one day, all countries will use this safe, clean energy to make electricity.
1. What can we use wind to do now?2. Where are wind farms?
3. Is wind energy bad for the air?
4. Why do farmers like wind power?
5. What do people think of wind power?
【推荐3】Blind people used to get around with the help of a walking stick.They tap it along the ground as they move. At the same time, dogs are trained to help them, too. These guide dogs lead blind people through busy areas. When blind people are in a new place, they can ask others for directions. Then they pass on the information to the guide dogs by using the right orders.
Now GPS a useful technology, can also help blind people when they are in a new place. GPS stands for Global Positioning System （全球定位系统） . It can tell a blind person exactly where he or she is. It uses satellites （卫星） in space to work.
Blind people who use GPS carry around a tiny receiver. The tiny receiver works like a talking map! First, the receiver gets signals （信号） from satellite in space. Then, a computer guides the user with voice orders. Finally, the user listens for exact directions.
GPS also lets people know what is around them. It tells the name of the street that is coming up. It may even tell the user about a park or a store nearby. Blind GPS users have a better idea about their neighborhood. They feel better about traveling alone. They feel good about getting to new places.
Some scientists noted that GPS still has room for improvement. For example, GPS will call the police as soon as possible when the blind have an emergency （紧急情况） in the future. We all hope that blind people will live like healthy people with the help of GPS.
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1. Blind people can pass on information to guide dogs by
2. When the blind are in a new place, GPS can tell them exactly
3. How does a computer guide the GPS user？
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【推荐1】Can you imagine an AI chatbot (聊天机器人) competing with you in an examination? Do you think you could get higher scores than it? A new AI chatbot called ChatGPT recently got a passing grade in a law school exam. Sounds crazy? The use of ChatGPT has raised heated discussions in the education world. Please check out the discussion in the story.
Type in “A cat wants to go to space’’ and ask ChatGPT to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of Max, who went his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.
Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the Internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions.
Compared with Siri or other chatbots, ChatGPT uses a much bigger database (数据库) for training. It also learns things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will make it right. The knowledge level of ChatGPT is similar to a college student. That’s why it surprised the world.
But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives wrong information. These are things that need to be dealt with.
根据上面短文的内容，回答问题。（每题答案不超过六个单词）
1. What is this new AI chatbot called?
2. Where has the use of ChatGPT raised heated discussions?
3. How many users has ChatGPT won since it came out in November 2022?
4. Does Siri use a much bigger database for training?
5. What will you do if ChatGPT provides a wrong answer to your question?
(A) It is everyone’s duty (任务，职责) to help animals to stop extinction (灭绝). As a student, there are so many things you can do yourself too! Please look at the following suggestions to help the endangered animals.
Send a letter to your local environment protecting center and show how you feel about the quick extinction of animals. Use the facts to write what you have found. Give some advice to the officers who make strong rules to save animals.
Draw pictures and make a poster (海报). Put this poster somewhere at school or where people will usually see it. Add some texts in the sign to make it clear why you care about the loss (丧失) of animals. (B) It may encourage (鼓励) people to do something to protect the animals.
Avoid buying things that come from endangered species (物种). When you travel, be careful about what you buy. You shouldn’t buy things made from endangered animals or endangered tree species from forests that the animals live in.
Watch your diet. Before eating meals, you should see if you will break a food chain (食物链). If you see somebody doing something bad for the food chain, please stop him at once.
1. Who makes rules to save endangered animals?2. Why should we watch our diet?
3. Translate the underlined sentence (A) into Chinese.
4. Translate the underlined sentence (B) into Chinese.
5. Give the best title for the passage.
【推荐3】[1] Peking Opera has a history of more than 200 years. It was listed as a form of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2010.
[2] Peking Opera mixes different art forms, including singing, dancing, acrobatics (杂技) and martial arts (武术). All these art forms are put into one performance. Facial painting (脸谱) is one of the most important signs of Peking Opera.
[3] Peking Opera is a kind of ancient Chinese art. But few of today’s young people know much (4)① it. Famous Peking Opera artist Wang Peiyu, 40 years old, wants more young people to fall in love with the art.
[4] Wang hosts (主持) a weekly talk show called The Wang Peiyu Peking Opera Show. It started to show on iQiyi on March 27.
[5] On the show, Wang explains Peking Opera through different subjects, such as how to prepare for a show, or something interesting about the art. She explains how to put on clothing and make up. Artists often spend much money (4)②________ their clothing. (5)It’s said that a set of clothing worn by Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang once cost about 70,000 silver dollars. This would be 3.5 million yuan in today’s money.
[6] To make everything easy to understand, she uses simple language. She tries to use modern slang (现代俚语), such as “freestyle” and zihei,or zichao.
[7] Wang’s show has become popular. “It gives a simple starting point for all of us, (4)③________ you know Peking Opera or not.” a fan wrote after watching the show.
1. When was Peking Opera listed as a form of intangible cultural heritage? (No more than 2words)2. What’s one of the most important signs of Peking Opera? (No more than 2 words)
3. How often does Wang Peiyu host her talk show? (No more than 3 words)
4. Fill in each blank with one proper word.
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese.
6. Do you like Peking Opera? Do you know why Wang Peiyu uses simple language in her talk show?
