In a faraway place in the mountain s of Yunnan, China, a new kind of village is appearing—a smart village. Imagine living where every home can go online through fast 4G and 5G networks, not just cables (电缆). This is not a story; it is really happening now.
Yunnan is known for its beautiful natural environment. In the past, a few homes often shared one internet connection. But things have changed thanks to hard work by people at China Telecom. Now every household can go online. This is part of a bigger plan to use technology to modernize farming and improve rural (农村的) life.
In these smart villages, farmers have some cool little tools to help them. For example, cows can eat a special capsule (胶囊). This capsule collects information about the cow’s health and sends it to a computer. This allows farmers to know exactly what cows need to stay healthy and produce good milk and meat.
But it’s not just about animals. In places like Dali and Lijiang, technology also watches crops like rice and mangoes. Cameras and sensors (传感器) can tell farmers the weather, soil conditions, and even if insects are harming crops right away. This means farmers can better take care of plants to ensure we have delicious, healthy food.
These villages also use technology for safety, better tourism management, and community services. Over 11, 000 village platforms have been built so far, making the dream of a modern, connected countryside come true.
1. Yunnan’s smart villages didn’t have an internet connection before 5G networks.2. Every household can go online in smart villages thanks to China Telecom’s efforts.
3. A special capsule is used by farmers to check crops’ health in smart villages.
4. Both cow health and crop conditions are watched using technology.
5. This article is likely from a technology magazine.
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The government will put a tax (税) of 3% on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra (额外的) three yuan is tax.
Beijing was the first city to carry out the policy. Online games have to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers (获得能量), and then selling them.
Experts said that online trade grow fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year in China.
However, the government’s new move has become a hot topic (话题) among Internet users around the country. In a survey by sina.com more than 70% of about 3,000 surveyed were against it. They said that the tax is too much.
But supporters (支持者) said the government’s better management (管理) of the Internet would help it become healthier. They believe the new move would help stop online identity theft (账号偷窃).
1. We can learn from the story that QQ coins are ________.
| A．a kind of game software | B．a special Web money |
| C．some fancy clothes | D．some online pets |
| A．3% | B．10% | C．11% | D．15% |
| A．Shenyang. | B．Shanghai. | C．Guangzhou. | D．Beijing. |
| A．online games don’t have to pay the tax |
| B．many people think the tax is too much |
| C．all the people support (支持) this policy |
| D．the new move will cause online identity theft |
| A．stop online shopping | B．stop online trade |
| C．stop online identity theft | D．stop online spending money |
【推荐2】Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone somewhere in the world without a stamp on it? Using a computer you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much slower than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds.
E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It’s twenty-four-hour service that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to get e-mail. It does not matter if your friends are in beds when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a movie at the movie theater when they send e-mail back.
1. We can use a __ _ to send e-mail.| A．robot | B．video | C．computer | D．letter |
| A．faster than | B．as fast as | C．much slower than | D．not so fast as |
| A．minutes | B．seconds | C．seven days | D．hours |
| A．in the daytime | B．at night | C．on weekends | D．of the day or night |
| A．You can’t | B．You must | C．You can | D．You shouldn’t |
People think that smartphones and laptops are evidence of progress. A certain number of online searching, for example, can be good for your brain, and there are apps that can develop your brain. Yet tech improvements also come with some unexpected results.
Studies have shown that blue-enriched light from electronic things like smartphones can disturb (干扰) the body’s internal clock and makes it impossible for you to stick to a proper sleep timetable. Losing sleep has bad influence on your brain, such as bad moods and problems with memory.
Technology makes it much easier to get absent-minded, for example, you step away from an important project to check your smartphone. Teens are more absent-minded than ever. A recent survey of 2,400 teachers found that most educators feel students are more absent-minded than old generations (一代). Some 64 percent agreed with the idea that today’s digital technologies do more to draw away students’ attention than to help them with study.
And technology makes people much more forgetful than they used to be. In fact, the new generation are more likely to forget what day it is or where they put their keys than people over the age of 55, according to a Trending Machine survey. Jo Patricia, a doctor, said technology was to blame. “This is a population that has grown up using technology, often suffering from sleeplessness, which results in high levels of forgetfulness,” she said.
People who depend on GPS to get around have less activity in the hippocampus (海马体), an area of the brain in both memory and direction. A study from the University of London even found that taxi drivers had a more developed hippocampus than non-taxi drivers — because they are so used to using spatial (空间的) memory, rather than depending on GPS.
Now that you’re probably afraid of the influence of technology, let us remind you that you do have the power to prevent it. Just log off every once in a while!
1. How does digital technology influence students according to teachers?| A．It troubles the new generation. | B．It makes students more forgetful. |
| C．It takes the students’ attention away. | D．It fails to help students with their lessons. |
| A．They mainly depend on GPS. | B．They do more physical exercise. |
| C．They use spatial memory more. | D．They have a better sense of balance. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Inactive. | C．Confident. | D．Curious. |
| A．Surveys carried out in school. | B．Apps used to develop memory. |
| C．Progress made in electronic products. | D．Harmful influence brought by digital technology. |
A. It has millions of books including(包括) poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales(童话) for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recordings(录音) that can be listened to. B. It catches the main idea of each book you have downloaded so that you can save time by finishing reading a book within 5 minutes. C. It is a good friend for children under 3 years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. D. It may help you learn more English words while you are playing games. So if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, just use it! E. It is a fantastic English learning app with word exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of a certain level can you go on to learn words of a higher level. F. It can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time. G. The app, a free-to-play online game with over 40 million downloads, brings quick-fire tank(坦克) fights. A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun. It will be the best choice to kill your time. |
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.
Sensing
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).
Energy
A robot needs to be able to power itself.
Intelligence
| 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】Tencent Uses New Technology on Child Gamers
Tencent, a Chinese company, is using a special way to stop children from playing its online video games late at night. That is facial recognition. “Children, put your phones away and go to sleep,” Tencent said. The new technology, Midnight Patrol, came out in 2021.
Spending too much time playing computer games is bad for young people’s health. In fact, in 2019, China started to stop people under 18 from playing online games between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. It also limited how much time young people can spend playing games.
People must use their real names to play online games. But some kids often find ways to get around such rules — like using their parents’ phones or names.
Tencent uses this new technology to stop this from happening. They ask users to pass a facial recognition test if they want to go on playing after 10 p.m. If the user can’t pass the test, Tencent will turn off the game.
Now, the technology is being used on 60 percent of Tencent’s online games. And Tencent will introduce it to more games in the future.
1. According to this passage, when are the students under 18 allowed to play online video games?| A．6 a.m. | B．10 a.m. | C．7:30 a.m. | D．10:30 p.m. |
| A．Using real names. | B．Checking the ages. |
| C．Time limit settings. | D．Facial recognition tests. |
| A．The new technology, Midnight Patrol, came out in 2021. |
| B．If the user can’t pass the test, they won’t be able to play games after 10 p.m. |
| C．Actions to stop kids from playing online games late at night didn’t start until 2021. |
| D．The facial recognition technology hasn’t been used on about 40 percent of Tencent’s games. |
【推荐1】 Sometimes, you just can't help it. Maybe you're watching a sad movie, or thinking about the friend who moved away. Why do people cry? What are tears? Scientists are working hard to find the answers to these questions.
Ad Vingerhoets is a professor of psychology（心理学） at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He is one of the few scientists in the world who have studied crying. According to Vingerhoets, there are three types of tears. Basal tears are the first type. They act as a protective object between the eye and the rest of the world. Next are reflex tears. They wash your eyes clean when something gets in them. Finally. there are emotional tears. “These are connected with our feelinngs,” explains Vingerhoets. “Especially when we feel helpless.”
Scientists believe that crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other. “Humans are very complex（复杂的）social creatures. ” says Lauren Bylsma, a professor from the USA. “It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others.” She says another reason we cry is that humans have the longest developmental period of almost any animal. It takes a long time for humans to grow up.”
Vingerhoets ______. “I think that the reason why humans cry has something to do with our childhood.” he says. “That's the time when we are still dependent on adults for love and protection and care. Tears were a safer way to be noticed by others. In this case, it is better to use a silent signal to ask for help,” he says.
Vingerhoets and Bylsma do lots of studies to better understand why humans cry. According to Bylsma, there is still much more to discover. “It's surprising,” she says, “how much we still don't know.”
1. What kind of tears will run down your face when something gets into your eyes?| A．Basal tears. | B．Reflex tears. |
| C．Joyful tears. | D．Emotional tears. |
| A．agrees. | B．cheers. | C．repeats. | D．succeeds. |
| A．It's easy to understand why humans cry. |
| B．Basal tears are a type of protective object. |
| C．Emotional tears are better than reflex tears. |
| D．The reason why humans cry has nothing to do with childhood. |
| A．In a novel. | B．In a sports newspaper. |
| C．In a science magazine. | D．From a piece of business information. |
【推荐2】On May 23, Shenzhen introduced new rules in order to prevent the “Chinese style of crossing the road”. “Chinese people cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as they are part of a group of people,” said a post on Sina Weibo.
A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Many people say that they jaywalk (乱穿马路) because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research (研究) group at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings for three years. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore (忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.
However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that people jaywalk mainly because they ignore rules. “I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” someone wrote on his Weibo.
Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum can be three months in prison（监狱）. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.
But calling on people to obey rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should understand the importance of obeying the traffic rules.
1. The phrase “the team” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
| A．a CCTV news program |
| B．a research group at Tongji University |
| C．a post on Sina Weibo |
| D．a daily newspaper |
| A．About five minutes. |
| B．Less than one minute. |
| C．Less than one and a half minutes. |
| D．More than ten minutes. |
| A．Because people don’t pay much attention to rules. |
| B．Because there are too many people on the road. |
| C．Because the red light lasts too long. |
| D．Because people have less patience. |
| A．punish the jaywalkers |
| B．reduce the time of red lights |
| C．ignore the traffic rules |
| D．call on people to obey the traffic rules |
【推荐3】What will travel be like in 2070? Maybe travel will become smarter and easier by that time. Here are some amazing predictions about traveling that might happen in 2070.
You will use “heart be at passport” at the airport. And passport checks will not be used anymore. Because everyone’s heartbeat is different and it can tell you who you are and where you will go. Also, it provides more personal information.
3D print technology will develop surprisingly fast. It can print almost everything like clothes and food. Therefore, when you get to the hotel, suitcase will not be needed any more.
The trip will become interesting and colorful. Many kinds of services will be provided during the trip. If you want to see what happened in the Ming Dynasty or the first Olympic Games, you can just wear a special headset or glasses.
1. According to the passage, travel will be ________ in 2070.| A．smarter and easier |
| B．more expensive |
| C．more difficult |
| D．much cheaper |
| A．heartbeat passport |
| B．personal information |
| C．personal body shape |
| D．3 D print technology |
| A．help us to check passports |
| B．provide many kinds of movies |
| C．print almost everything like clothes and food |
| D．take us to see the first Olympic Games |
| A．Heartbeat Passport |
| B．A Future dream |
| C．3D Print Technology |
| D．Travel in 2070 |
| The Survey of Activity in Hongxing School | |||
| Activity | Every day | Once or twice a week | Three or four times a week |
| Exercise | 20% | 10% | 70% |
| Do homework | 90% | 2% | 8% |
| Watch TV | 80% | 0% | 20% |
| Use the Internet | 10% | 50% | 40% |
| A．Many | B．More | C．No | D．Some |
| A．10% | B．20% | C．70% | D．80% |
| A．exercise | B．do their homework |
| C．watch TV | D．use the Internet |
| A．2% | B．8% | C．10% | D．90% |
| A．Some students never do their homework. |
| B．All the students exercise in Hongxing School. |
| C．10% of the students surf the Internet every day. |
| D．80% of the students watch TV every day. |
| Dear Sam， Thank you for your email． I’m visiting（参观）Beijing with my mother and my sister Kate now．My father John and my brother David don’t come with us．They are in New York．My father is a doctor at a hospital and he doesn’t have time．My brother is a middle school student and he has to study his lessons．There are many people in China．They are very nice and l speak Chinese with them．I like the food in China，too．Dumplings（饺子）are my favorite food．I like noodles and pork，too．I also take many photos．Do you want to have a look？ Henry |
1. Who is in China now?
| A．Sam | B．David | C．Henry | D．John |
| A．He hasn’t got any time． | B．He doesn’t like China． |
| C．He has to study his lessons． | D．He can’t speak Chinese． |
| A．Take photos． | B．Eat dumplings． | C．Speak Chinese． | D．Have a party． |
| A．One | B．Two． | C．Three． | D．Four． |
| A．Kate has got two brothers． | B．John works at a school． |
| C．Henry can’t speak Chinese． | D．Sam is Henry’s brother． |
【推荐3】At the age of 14, the Hong Kong-born Emma Yang has already created her own mobile app for Alzheimer’s（老年痴呆）patients, which has impressed the likes of Bill Gates. Yang named it Timeless. The AI technology has been used to help Alzheimer’s patients know the people in photos and remember who they are.
The inspiration（灵感）to develop an app that would help Alzheimer’s patients connect with their loved ones came to Yang at the age of 12, when her grandmother suffered from the illness. Then, she decided to try her best to create the app.
“ I wanted to create something to help people like my grandmother stay connected with their family, ”Yang said. “ I started learning coding（编码）when I was around 6, and later began developing games and websites, ” Yang said. Yang’s father, who works in the technology industry, was the one who introduced her to computers and Scratch, a programming program aimed at kids.
Still, Yang’s life as a young software developer has not been without difficulties. Many businessmen have not taken her work seriously. Unstopped by such problems, Yang started an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign（众筹）in March last year to support her Timeless app project.
“ I think perseverance（坚持不懈）is really important, ” Yang said. “ Never let anyone tell you that you shouldn’t be in the field that you want to be in the most. ”
She encouraged other young people to believe in themselves, because the teenagers of today will be tomorrow’s leaders.
1. How many years did Emma Yang spend creating the app?| A．1. | B．2. | C．5. | D．10. |
| A．Her mother. | B．Her grandmother. |
| C．Her father. | D．Her grandfather. |
| A．She is friendly. | B．She is careless. |
| C．She is patient. | D．She is hard-working. |
| A．Bill Gates likes the Timeless because Emma Yang is his friend. |
| B．Alzheimer’s patients forget everything except their own birthday. |
| C．Emma Yang’s life as a young software developer has not been easy. |
| D．Her father offered $ 10, 000 to support the app. |
| A．Emma Yang created the app with the help of Bill Gates. |
| B．The AI technology has been the biggest problem for Emma. |
| C．Emma Yang encouraged all Chinese students to learn coding. |
| D．It is important for teenagers to believe in themselves and try to realize their dreams. |
