Smart Cities around the World
Breathe freely with smart maps!
Use smart apps, live relaxing lives! In New York,
Green life in passive housing! In Berlin, passive housing (被动式住宅) is a popular way to help save energy. A passive house usually has thick walls and windows. Also,
In Hangzhou, people can live a smart life with a smart phone, no need for cash or a wallet. For example, they can take the subway simply by scanning a QR code. They can also use smartphones to pay the bills when in hospital. |
Smart cities use technology to make things better for people and improve the lives of people. Now let’s explore some smart cities around the world and learn about their slogans.B. kids will also hear the sound of a tiger
C. the biggest windows usually face south
D. they can find out the way with the cleanest air
E. the government makes its data open to all local people
5. 请根据文本内容，为杭州设计一条宣传标语。(不超过10个词)
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| OPINION | A.I. |
In each Opinion section of the The New York Times for Kids: China, we visit a different Chinese school and invite kids to express their opinions on a certain topic(话题). In March, we went to Shenzhen Bay School to record students’ opinions on how humans and A.I.(人工智能) get along.       | |
1. What’s the topic of the Opinion section in March?
2. According to Andy, what can humans do better than A. I.?
3. Why does Eileen want to predict earthquakes?
4. From Eva’s opinion, what ability does A.I. have?
5. In your opinion, what else could A.I. possibly do for us?
Ever feel like no one really understands you? Well “ Pepper” could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions, Pepper can react to people when it is near them－making jokes, dancing and even singing in Japanese.
The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It is four-feet tall with a tablet computer set to its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to curious people in Tokyo stores on Friday by Softbank, a Japanese robotics company.
Pepper can examine facial expressions(面部表情), human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie who can do housework on the cartoon. Pepper is used at the home or the store, where we provide fun and entertainment.
Pepper gets power from love inside a family. Not only is he making jokes, making them laugh, it can also help people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed, encourage them or make them laugh.
Pepper goes on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are at Softbank stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say before selling Peppers, they want the robots to store more knowledge, to do better in getting along with human.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题(每题不超过8个单词)
1. What kind of robot is Pepper?
2. Where was Pepper shown on Friday?
3. What can Rosie probably do at home?
4. How can Pepper help humans in a natural accident?
5. When can people buy a Pepper?
“It’s time to wake up, Emily,” my mom sings from the kitchen. I pretended to open my eyes. Why didn’t the alarm on my cellphone ring?
Soon, I realized it was April 8, the day for my program : “A day without technology.”I didn’t realize what I had gotten myself into until I was driving to school in my car. No radio blasting my favorite songs. I had to sing to myself.
As soon as I got to school, I went to the library to print out my English project from my flash drive. “Uh-oh,” I thought. “This isn’t expected.” Finally,I had to spend nearly an hour writing the report again.
The school day went on and I finally got used to the rules. This wasn’t so hard! I could do this every day.
I drove home in silence again, and my mind eventually went into after-school mode (模式),depending on what I would eat for supper and who would be voted off (被淘汰出局)American Idol later that night. The last thing I knew, I was chat with friends on Facebook, check email and watch a video on YouTube, all at the same time!
My mom walked in and her jaw dropped.
“What happened to no homework?” she asked me. I froze for the second time that day and ordered myself to go back to reality. I had failed.
This experiment, which many teenagers would never have the courage to try, was actually convenient to me.Even though my attempt(尝试) at going about my day without these luxuries (奢侈品) was a failure, I realized that if I really tried,I would be completely successful without my addiction to technology.
These devices suddenly make my life easier, and I’m sure I wouldn’t practice getting rid of them altogether, but I do believe the lives of today’s teenagers would be dramatically different without our tech dependence.
1. Who woke Emily up on April 8,the cellphone or her mother?2. What program did Emily take part in on that day?
3. Why did Emily have to write her report again in the school?
4. What did Emily usually do in the evening besides doing her homework? (List two of them)
5. Emily failed to spend her day without technology,didn’t she?
6. Do you want to have a one-day experience without technology?Why or why not?
【推荐1】Harbin in Heilongjiang Province lies along the waters of the Songhua River. It is an international city with a thousand years of history and culture, a cultural center in East Asia. It is also a magical city with dreams in ice and snow. There are all kinds of ice and snow sports here. Having hosted (举办) the 3rd Asian Winter Games in 1996, the 24th Winter World University Games in 2009, Harbin becomes more and more popular all over the world. As we all know, the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 will still take place in Harbin. For every one in Harbin, it is not just a competition, but a celebration of winter sports. Besides, to welcome the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, we made two mascots (吉祥物) with the name of Siberian tigers “Binbin” and “Nini”. The word “bin” is part of the name of the city, Harbin, and “ni” shares the Chinese word “you”. The two names express the meaning of the words: “A warm welcome to all visitors.”
Our journey begins here. We can see the development and the beauty of Harbin. With open hearts, the warm-hearted people of Harbin expect you can come, whatever happens. We offer a stage to people who have great dreams.
任务1：阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词。1. With open hearts, the warm-hearted people of Harbin expect you can come, whatever happens.
With open hearts, the warm-hearted people of Harbin expect you can come,
任务2：根据短文内容回答问题。
2. Where is Harbin a cultural center?
3. What do the two names “Binbin” and “Nini” express?
4. How many winter games did Harbin hold before now according to the passage?
After two hours’ flight, the plane landed to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. I expected to have an unforgettable trip in this city. And I made it.
I found the city to be like a cake with different tastes—not only in terms of its food, but also its people.
The taste of Chongqing is hot and spicy（辛辣的）. Chongqing hot pot is very famous. It’s the spiciest food I’ve ever had. Especially, I like the dish which made dry chili pepper together with fresh vegetables.
The taste of Chongqing is also sweet. One of the local foods is called mahua. It has many varieties I’ve never tasted.
You are what you eat. People in Chongqing are friendly. If you get lost and ask anyone on the street, he or she will help you. Everyone is smiling. Their smiles are so sweet that it makes you want to smile at others too. All in all, Chongqing is an amazing city.
1. Is the hot pot the spiciest food the author has ever had?2. How did the author go to Chongqing?
3. What kinds of tastes does Chongqing have?
4. Did the author have an unforgettable trip in Chongqing? Why or why not?
Imagine having everything you need—hospitals, stores, parks—just a few kilometers from home. This is the idea about the 15-minute city. Here, people can get all the services they need within 15minutes from home. This city model is being developed in cities around the world, from Paris to Moscow. It could make people get on better with each other.
Richard is a strong supporter (支持者) of the 15-minute city. In his opinion, it was necessary to fight against pollution problems. In a 15-minute city, car travel is not the best choice. People should build more foot roads and bike roads.
Clare plans to develop 15-minute areas through France. That means the number of parking space will be reduced (减少) to 60,000 by 2024 and more bike roads will be created.
Peter is the planner of the city Moscow. He is developing 15-minute areas: “Having stores close to homes makes people be able to live a better life.” Peter says.
Bill is also an important person behind the 15-minute city plan. He wants to make these places inclusive (包容的). As an area becomes more convenient (便利的), housing costs may increase. Bill advises to create more kinds of houses in order that people of different groups can live there.
1. What is a 15-minute city like?2. 请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
3. What’s the best way to travel in the new kind of city?
4. Why does Bill advise to create more kinds of houses?
5. Do you think what advantages the 15-minute city has? (写出两条)
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As is known to all, exercise is good for your health. However, you need to do it in a scientific way. Otherwise, you can not only achieve the bad effect but also may hurt yourself. The following can help you exercise well.
Warm up. It is important to warm up before you exercise. You need to stretch your legs, arms, back and neck before you do any difficult activities like running.
Find good places to exercise. You do not need to spend a lot of money exercising. You can run or play sports in a park or in your school gym. You don’t need to buy exercise equipment for your home. Just get your body moving!
Don’t work too hard. Choose a sport that you are interested in and then your exercise will be fun instead of work. Also, you only need to exercise a few times each week. If you exercise for 30 minutes each time, you will stay healthy.
Drink enough water. It is important to drink water when you exercise. Your body needs the water for energy and for keeping cool.
Be careful! If you hurt yourself while you are exercising, rest until you feel better. Exercising when you are hurt is bad for your health.
How to exercise well. | |
| The problem | You need to exercise in a |
| The ways of exercising well | Warm up: stretch your body before any Find good places to exercise: You do not need to spend You can run or play sports in a park or in your school gym Don’t work too hard: exercise for spending Drink enough water: drink water during your exercise Be careful: If you hurt yourself while you are exercising, rest until you |
【推荐2】Keep Calm and Carry On
Stuart Manley and his wife, Mary, run a second-hand bookshop called Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland. In2000, they bought a box of old books. When Stuart got them back to the shop, he discovered a poster at the bottom of the box. The poster read "Keep Calm and Carry On". Neither Stuart nor Mary knew anything about the history of the poster, but they liked it so much that they decided to hang the poster in their bookshop.
At the start of World War Ⅱ, the British government designed three posters and the Keep Calm poster was one of them. Two of the three posters were released (展示) in public in order to encourage the British people. Although nearly 2.5 million copies of the Keep Calm poster had been printed, the British government decided not to release them. In 1940, most of the copies were recycled into other paper products. Only a few were left.
The poster started its second life when Manley's poster began attracting the attention of customers in his shop. He printed copies of the poster to sell. Soon other companies began to sell products with the slogan (标语). It appeared on everything from mugs to shopping bags.
The reasons for the popularity of this rediscovered poster aren't hard to understand. Shortly after the poster made its appearance in 2000, a worldwide economic (经济的) downturn began. People were in need of something to raise their spirits. The saying "Keep Calm and Carry On" seems to be the perfect slogan to bring courage and hope to people. Besides the encouraging message, the simple design of the poster helped lead to its popularity.
Today the now-famous wartime slogan has been rewritten in many fun ways. Some people have created phrases like "Keep Calm and Dance On", "Keep Calm and Call Mom" or "Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake". The slogan has become part of popular culture. The explanations of the slogan are often lighthearted, but it is important to remember its purpose when it was first designed.
1. Where did Stuart discover the poster?2. Did Stuart know anything about the history of the poster when it was discovered?
3. When was the poster first designed?
4. Why did the poster become popular?
5. Please rewrite the Keep Calm slogan to encourage your classmates before an important exam.
To encourage more reading among people, Shanghai has been building many community libraries since 2017. It brings reading to the communities （A）________ takes books closer to where people live and work.
Community libraries are clean and quiet. You can get free drinking water here all day long. （B）There is soft music, too. Community libraries make life here more interesting. More importantly, there are experienced teachers. （C）他们教孩子如何去阅读. Workers and some volunteers take good care of children after school. Community activities, （D） such as book parties and different lectures（ 讲座）, have introduced more people to the wonderful experience of libraries.
Xu Yanjing, 35, often goes to the library on Gonghe Street, Nanxiang Town.“I live in a nearby town and discovered this library by chance（偶然） in 2019 when I （E） toured around Nanxiang. I really enjoy reading there. I especially love the weekend lectures （F）________ traditional Chinese culture and I often bring my family along with me to have a cup of tea, ” she said.
These community libraries are places for people to read, learn and relax freely. Many people like them very much and they say that the community libraries have become their home away from home.
1. 在文中（A）和（F）画线处分别填入适当单词2. 将文中画线部分（B）改写为 You can
3. 将文中画线部分（C）译成英语
4. 写出文中画线部分（D）和（E）的同义或近义词
5. 在文中找出用来描述社区图书馆的两个形容词
