Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, anywhere in the worried without putting a stamp on it? With e-mail you can just do that. Using a computer you can send e-mail 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 and in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It is twenty-four hours’ service and you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to receive e-mail .It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send e-mail back.
1. With e-mail you can send a letter without putting _________on it.| A．a stamp | B．a message | C．a word | D．an address |
| A．a call | B．a letter | C．e-mail | D．computers |
| A．some words | B．pictures |
| C．sounds | D．A, B and C |
| A．E-mail is not easy to use. | B．E-mail saves time and money. |
| C．E-mail comes only at night. | D．E-mail is slower than the post. |
| A．at any time or any place | B．with pictures and sounds |
| C．only in the daytime | D．both A and B |
| A．In old times, a letter must be sent with a stamp on it. |
| B．E-mails are quick and easy. |
| C．You can send a letter by post at any time. |
| D．People don’t have to wait there for an e-mail. |
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AI is getting close to the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition (面部识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to find criminals. They even caught six criminals on a famous singer’s concerts in six different cities.
AI is also used in self-driving cars. Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can tell passers-by (行人) that the car is about to speed up. It seemed that it can soon take the place of a real person.
AI is so powerful that it can help people and even replace us in many fields.
| A．Do we still need to learn how to drive? |
| B．In a way it is helpful for the police to get bad guys. |
| C．Do you know what Artificial Intelligence is? |
| D．AI age is coming, are you ready for it? |
| E．Have you ever wished to have a robot? |
【推荐2】The invention of the camera goes far into the past. In the 1500s, men were experimenting with cameras that made images. But it was not until the early 1800s that man found a way to make the pictures permanent. Even then, photography was a new field. Most families had their pictures taken by a photographer. People did not own cameras because taking pictures and developing the film were too difficult.
In 1884, George Eastman changed photography by inventing a kind of film that fit into a small camera. Because the new film was easy to use, many people began to buy cameras. When they had used up their film, people returned their cameras to the factory. There, the film was developed, and pictures were printed. Then more film was put into the cameras, which was sent back to the owners, along with their pictures.
Eastman’s camera made it easy to take pictures. Today’s cameras are even easier to use, and people can put in their own film. Photography has become a growing hobby.
There are also many new jobs in the field of photography. One of the most important kinds of work is in news reporting. Newspapers, magazines, and television all need pictures to tell their stories. Photographers aid scientists by taking pictures through microscopes and telescopes. Deep-sea divers take pictures of ocean plants and animals, while astronauts take cameras into space. Man finds new uses for the cameras every day.
1. In 1884, George Eastman changed photography by inventing a new kind of ________.| A．image | B．factory | C．film | D．camera |
| A．they wanted to have the cameras cleaned. |
| B．they wanted their film developed. |
| C．they broke their cameras when taking pictures. |
| D．they wanted to have their pictures taken by a photographer. |
| A．the field of photography | B．the life of George Eastman |
| C．how photographers aid scientists | D．George Eastman invented the first camera |
| A．Taking and developing pictures became easier. |
| B．They did not like to go to photographers. |
| C．They wanted to see what a camera looked like. |
| D．They wanted to find a way to make their pictures permanent. |
| A．Deep-sea divers do not use cameras. |
| B．Photographers cannot find jobs today. |
| C．There are different kinds of cameras. |
| D．Early man found a way to make photographers aid scientists. |
Do you know what a MOOC is? MOOC is short for Massive Open Online Course. Thousands of people can take a MOOC at the same time. You can be anywhere in the world to take it. All you need is a computer and the Internet. MOOCs became very popular in the autumn of 2011, when professor Sebastian Thrun from Stanford University opened his course up to any student anywhere and 160,000 students in more than 190 countries signed up. This new kind of online classes is shaking up the higher education world.
For years, many colleges have offered classes online. MOOCs are always used in subjects like computer science or engineering. However, can MOOCs be used in other subjects like arts or philosophy(哲学)?
Scott Anderson teaches philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He sees both good and bad sides of MOOCs. Scott says, " When students take some lessons, they needn't bepresentto hear and get them. "He says more and more students in MOOCs can mean less communication between them and teachers. He also gives two ways to solve this problem—more teachers and more online discussion groups.
Lisa Jadwin teaches English and American literature and writing at St John Fisher College in New York. She says online education has some weakness for her subjects. Lisa says, “What's lost in online education is face-to-face communication. But the teaching of literature needs that.” She says some students can learn very well from talks, blogs, and discussion groups. But she believes that mixed courses work best.
Although MOOCs are becoming more and more popular in the world, the traditional teaching ways are not going to be removed very quickly by the Internet instruction.
1. If you want to take a MOOC, you should________.| A．do well in your English stud | B．go to the classroom in college |
| C．have a computer and use the Internet | D．be a student of computer science or engineering |
| A．MOOCs shouldn't be used in philosophy | B．mixed courses are not available |
| C．MOOCs have some weakness | D．there's no need to take MOOCs |
| A．在场的 | B．挑剔的 | C．听话的 | D．移动的 |
| A．why more and more teachers like MOOCs | B．how MOOC develops and some opinions on MOOC |
| C．which college has MOOC | D．how students take MOOCs |
| A．The number of students to take a MOOC is limited(有限的) |
| B．Students in different countries can take MOOCs. |
| C．MOOCs can't be used in arts or philosophy. |
| D．The traditional courses will be removed very quickly. |
【推荐1】Walk or drive to work? Which way is lower in carbon? To be friendly to the environment, you may choose to walk. Have you ever tried to live a low-carbon life through your diet?
A new study from the University of Oxford has looked into the health and environmental influences of 15 foods common in western diets. Among these, plant-based foods included fruits, vegetables, nuts and potatoes. It also studied animal-based foods, including red meat, chicken, milk products, eggs and fish.
According to the study’s lead researcher, Michael Clark, “Choosing better and greener diets is one of the main ways people can improve their health and protect the environment.” That is to say, plant-based diets are much healthier for us and kinder to the environment.
To get this result, researchers compared the influence of eating another portion (一份) of each food with the increased risk of a few illnesses. They also find out the environmental harm for each animal-based food and each plant-based food.
By using this method, the study found that red meats were the most unfriendly foods to the environment. Keeping farm animals produces a large number of methane (甲烷) that keeps 30 times more heat than CO2. As well as making the earth warmer, eating too much red meat is known to increase the risk of a few illnesses, such as heart trouble.
Plant-based diets can give us the same health benefits (好处) in a much greener way. According to the study, without eating or using meat and milk products, global farmland use could be cut down by more than 75% and still feed the world.
Speaking to the Guardian, Tim Benton of Chatham House said, “If we can give peopled reasonable official advice of what a healthy and green diet is, the world and its people would be in a much better place.”
1. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?| A．To give an example. | B．To introduce the topic. |
| C．To make a comparison. | D．To summarize the main idea. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Many people choose to walk to work. |
| B．Plant-based diets are healthier and greener. |
| C．The more we eat, the better the environment is. |
| D．15 foods common in western diets are not healthy. |
| A．The harm of CO2. | B．The risk of heart trouble. |
| C．A reason for keeping animals. | D．Two disadvantages of red meats. |
| A．Teaching farmers to plant vegetables correctly. |
| B．Offering doctors new methods to treat patients. |
| C．Guiding people to lose weight by doing exercise. |
| D．Giving official advice on health and environment. |
【推荐2】Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space. What is life really like in space? And what do astronauts do there?
Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene needs as people do on Earth. When they wake up, they wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well. However, because of micro-gravity (微重力), astronauts take care of themselves in different ways. For example, they use a kind of special matter to wash their hair and leg restraints (固定装置) to position themselves when they use the toilet.
Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some food can be eaten in the natural form such as fruit. Other foods require adding water such as noodles. There are no fridges in space, so space food must be stored and prepared properly to avoid going bad.
Besides morning routine and eating in space, astronauts perform many tasks including checking the machines, updating computer equipment(设备), etc. At the same time, the control center on Earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or emails with new instructions to assist them in their daily routines.
What’s more, living in space is not just all work and no play. A popular way of relaxation is looking out of the window. And they can also enjoy themselves by watching movies, reading books, playing cards and talking to their families during their free time.
1. The underlined word "hygiene" in this passage probably means “________” in Chinese.| A．卫生 | B．饮食 | C．心理 | D．娱乐 |
| A．Astronauts eat three meals a day as people do on Earth. |
| B．Fruit can be eaten in the natural form. |
| C．Noodles can be eaten in space. |
| D．Food can be kept fresh in fridges. |
| A．Eating in space. | B．Working in space. |
| C．Relaxing in space. | D．Living in space. |
| A．communicate with friends on Earth |
| B．write e-mail letters to people on Earth |
| C．control the people at the control center on Earth |
| D．receive the messages and follow the instructions from the control center on Earth |
| A．life in space is exactly the same as life on Earth |
| B．astronauts have little free time in space |
| C．living in space is different but interesting |
| D．there is no fun living in space |
【推荐3】Taiwan island, the biggest island of China, is between the South and East China Seas. Almost two-thirds of the island is covered by mountains.
Traveling in Taiwan, you can do lots of things. In Taipei, you can taste all kinds of delicious food from the mainland, as well as some local delicacies（美味佳肴）. Standing at the top of Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building until now, you can get a view of the whole city. In Taipei, the oldest city on the island, you can visit different temples. Known as the “City of 100 Temples”, the city in fact has 220 temples in it.
Taiwan has nice natural landscape（景观）as well. Sun and Moon Lake is a beautiful lake. On one side of the island it looks like the sun, on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call the lake the Sun and Moon Lake. Ali Mountain is the nearest mountain around Sun and Moon Lake. You can enjoy a nice experience with Gaoshan people. It’s a wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise. If you enjoy swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish, Peng Lake must be a good place to visit. The East Rift Valley（太鲁阁峡谷）is where the world’s largest continental plate（大陆板块）and largest oceanic plate（大洋板块）meet. In this area you can see mountains, valleys（峡谷）, and hot springs（温泉）, together with fields of rice, oranges and tea.
1. What is “Taipei 101” in the passage?| A．A large lake. | B．A big city. | C．A high mountain. | D．A tall building. |
| A．100. | B．220. | C．200. | D．300. |
| A．In Taipei. | B．In Peng Lake. | C．On Ali Mountain. | D．In the East Rift Valley. |
| A．Lakes, valleys and hot springs. | B．Mountains, valleys and plates. |
| C．Mountains, lakes and hot springs. | D．Mountains, valleys and hot springs. |
| A．Taiwan has much nice human and natural landscape |
| B．Taiwan has many big cities and tall buildings |
| C．Taiwan has many beautiful valleys and lakes |
| D．Taiwan has many high mountains and different temples |
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【推荐2】Once upon a time, a wealthy villager hid a huge piece of gold in a nearby rice field to protect it from thieves.
Many years later, the wealthy man died and no one else knew about the gold. One day, a poor farmer began to plough (犁) the field. After ploughing for some time, his plough struck the long forgotten treasure.
At first, he thought it must be a very hard tree root. However, when he went closer to look, he saw that it was a large piece of beautiful shining gold.
Waiting until midnight, the farmer started to take the gold home. He tried to lift the gold but it was too heavy. He tried to pull it out with ropes, but it was so huge that he could hardly move it. He became frustrated and thought how lucky he was to have found treasure, but unlucky too, as he could not move it. He even tried kicking the gold but it would not budge!
He sat down and began to use his head. He decided to break the gold into smaller pieces. This would enable him to carry the gold easily.
He thought to himself, “I will use one part for my daily needs and I will save the second part for a rainy day. I will invest the third part in my farming business. I will use the fourth part to help the poor and needy.”
Follow this, he calmly divided the huge piece of gold into smaller pieces. Finally, he took all the gold home easily and lived happily ever after.
1. The wealthy villager hid the gold in the rice field to _______.| A．plough the field | B．keep it safe |
| C．donate it to the farmer | D．leave it to his children |
| A．lifted | B．pulled | C．divided | D．kicked |
| A．the treasure | B．the rice field |
| C．the plough | D．the tree root |
| A．use the gold to keep the rain out |
| B．use the gold when it rains |
| C．use the money to pray for rain |
| D．use the gold when money is in great need. |
【推荐3】“But what if I break my arm again?” my 5-year-old daughter asked. I knew how much she wanted to learn to ride. Yet ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm, she’d been afraid.
“Oh honey,” I said, “I don’t think you’ll break another arm.”
“But I could, couldn’t I?”
“Yes,” I admitted, and found myself struggling for the right thing to say. “I don’t think I want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.
We walked away and sat down beside a tree.
“Don’t you want to ride with your friends?” I asked. “And I thought you were hoping to start riding your bike to school next year,” I added.
“I was,” she said in a low voice.
“You know, honey,” I said. “Most everything you do comes with dangers. You could break your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to stop going to the gym?” “No, of course not!” she replied. And with a determined spirit, she stood up and agreed to try again. I held on to the back of her bike until she found the courage to say, “Let’s go!”
I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very brave little girl overcome a fear, and congratulating myself for being an independent single parent.
As we walked home, pushing the bike as we made our way along the sidewalk, she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my mother the night before.
“Why were you and Grandma arguing last night?”
“It’s nothing.” I told her.
She shrugged（耸肩）. “Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to love.”
“What Grandma wants is for some guy to break my heart again,” I snapped.
“But Mom…”
“You’re too young to understand.” I told her.
She was quiet for the next few minutes. Then she looked up and in a small voice said, “So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm.”
Unable to answer, we walked the rest of the way in silence. When I got home, I let go and agreed to meet a man called Steve.
Steve was the man for me. We married less than a year later. It turned out my mother and my daughter were right.
1. What happened to the author’s daughter according to the beginning of the passage?| A．She fell down beside a tree. | B．She broke her arm at gymnastics. |
| C．She fell off her bike and broke her arm. | D．She broke her leg while leaning to ride. |
| A．The author was once deeply hurt by her first husband. |
| B．The author’s daughter preferred to go to the gym with her. |
| C．The author’s daughter is a brave girl who likes to meet challenges. |
| D．The author was angry for her daughter’s hearing her conversation by chance. |
| A．The author didn’t get along well with her mother. |
| B．The authors daughter believed love isn’t like a broken arm. |
| C．The author’s daughter tried to stop her mom from going to meet Steve. |
| D．The author came to understand her own fear with the help of her daughter. |
| A．Mother is the best teacher to the children. |
| B．Life is full of adventures as well as choices. |
| C．Parents’ divorces are harmful to young children. |
| D．Don’t be upset about the past unpleasant experiences. |
【推荐1】Yesterday, my 15-year-old brother Tommy had a fight with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t t notice.
Later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying in his room. I knocked on the door and asked, “Kevin, do you want to talk?"
No one answered I tried again. Still nothing happened.
So, I took some cards and wrote, "If you don't, we can write notes."
An hour later I was still sitting in the floor outside his door with two pads of paper in my hands. One pad new and the other was from Kevin. As I read one of Kevin's notes, tears （眼泪）came to eyes. It says, "Nobody in this family cares about me. Tommy thought I was too weak and Dad told me he wished he had another Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. You are never around to even notice me."
He was right about my part. I wrote back, “Kevin, I do love you and you know that. I’m here for you and you are loved in this family.”
He didn’t reply for a while, but then I heard him crying a little bit. Kevin ran out of rooms and wrote “Thanks” on a paper cup. I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I have tried my best to pay more attention to my family members. Kevin and I have a closer relationship（关系）now and when one of us notices that the other is unhappy, we’ll smile and say, “Write it on a paper cup.”
1. Who had a fight yesterday in this family?| A．The writer and Tommy. | B．The writer and Kevin. |
| C．Tommy and their dad. | D．Tommy and Kevin. |
| A．By talking to him. | B．By writing to him. |
| C．By listening to hint. | D．By playing with him. |
| A．Tommy thought he was too weak. |
| B．Dad wanted another Kevin as his son. |
| C．The writer never noticed him. |
| D．Mum always forgot to bring him food. . |
| A．His tears. | B．His rooms. |
| C．His family members | D．His basketball. |
| A．Showing people that your care means a lot to them. |
| B．Family members shouldn't hurt each other's feelings. |
| C．Don't bother people when they want to be alone. |
| D．Love people the way that you think is right |
You drive down the highway with your family or friends in the car, objects for camping andspare clothes packed in the back. Your windows are down and the wind is hitting you in the face. These are the makings of a classic US road trip.
Road trips are quite common in the country, especially during the Thanksgiving holiday, which is the busiest travel time of the year in the country for families and friends who want to get together.And for students, going on a road trip is traditional after graduating from high school or collegewith their schoolmates. It usually includes traveling for long across the US and camping outwhenever possible. Destinations （⽬的地） are different depending on where someone is, but they all show the same kind of adventure. Disney World and Yellowstone National Park are in a dead hit for the most visited road trip destination.
However, the most famous of all road trip journeys is traveling across the US on Route 66.
Route 66 begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles. The route goes past many of the lesser﹣known states. However, these are not the main places people visit. Instead, it's the strange and wonderful small attractions （景点） that draw many road trippers to them. The attractions one sees on these trips are quite unusual and very difficult to explain to a non﹣American. They are filled with gas stations that look like those in the 1950s and small restaurants where you can eat a cheeseburger with a delicious milkshake.
Deep down, US road trips show the spirit of freedom and openness. The idea is that if you have a car, you have freedom to leave, to discover, to find yourself, to lose yourself. It's apowerful call,one that is part of the US' culture. It is a must﹣do for anyone who plans to spendtime in the US to see the country and all of its wonders. An old saying ﹣ "It's not the destination, it's the journey" ﹣best explains that the experience of a road trip truly offers.
1. The main idea of Paragraph 1is .| A．what people pack for a road trip | B．whom people go with for a road trip |
| C．what a classic US road trip is like | D．when people usually take a road trip |
| A．Map | B．road | C．guide | D．train |
| A．how free and open they can feel | B．they only need to care about themselves |
| C．they can learn about US culture | D．what they experience during the journey |
| A．US road trips. | B．The busiest travel time in US. |
| C．US country spirit. | D．The travel culture in US. |
| A．After graduation, students take a road trip with their teachers. |
| B．Some attractions are hard to learn about for foreigners. |
| C．People always take road trips during Thanksgiving holiday. |
| D．The states along Route 66are the main visited places. |
【推荐3】Have you ever heard the phrase “you never get a second chance to make a first impression(印象)”. It may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but it is true—the first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will probably influence how that person treats you or reacts to you in the future.
What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the information to create that first impression in about three seconds. When you meet someone for the first time, by the time you have told your name or shaken hands, the other person has already formed an opinion about the kind of person you are.
So how do you make a good first impression? All things grown-ups tell you—such as being polite, and being well-dressed—are very important. However, the most important tool for making a good first impression is your face. Smiling being responsive, and looking like you are happy will almost always leave a positive (积极的) impression on people, especially those who do not know you. Most people, generally speaking, are ready to smile back when they are smiled at.
Furthermore, smiling and being in a positive mood helps you to know and get a better understanding of new things. This means that you can possibly be friendlier to people you do not know and be more creative and able to solve problems more quickly. So if you ever need a reason to be happy, think about the wonderful people you might meet—and impress—with a cheerful smile.
1. The underlined word “reacts” in Paragraph 1 probably means in Chinese.| A．回应 | B．道歉 | C．报告 | D．建议 |
| A．3 minutes | B．3 seconds | C．3 hours | D．3 quarters |
| A．Shaking hands | B．Telling your name | C．Dressing nice | D．Wearing a smile |
| A．friendliness helps solve problems | B．being positive helps you find a way out |
| C．there are many reasons to be happy | D．thinking of great people cheers you up |
| A．The First Impression Does Count | B．Smiling Makes the First Impression |
| C．Manners Leave Deep Impressions | D．Impressions Decide Who You Are |
