| A. This electric product can make you cool during the hot days. It can help you change the temperature and control the humidity (湿度) of your room. B. You can do many things with this product, such as sending e-mails, playing games, getting online and so on. You can also listen to music with it when you want to relax. C. This electric product is useful to all of us. People often have one at home. It is often put up on the wall. If you want to know the time, just take a look at it. D. This can help you wash your dirty clothes and dry them. What you need to do is to turn it on and later hang the clothes on the line. With this electric product, life will be a lot easier for you. E. Each family needs this product. You can use it to store meat, vegetables, fruit, drinks and medicine. It can keep them cool and fresh, so that they will not go bad easily on hot days. F. It is a very useful product which tells you the time. It can wake you up with a piece of music any time you want, but you have to set the time first. G. When you wash your hair, you need this product. It can make your wet hair dry in a minute. It can also be used for drying your wet clothes or some other wet things. |
Looking for a sport that tests both your brains and your brawn (强壮的肌肉)? Look no further than chess boxing, which is exactly what its name sounds like. Players have to overcome at least one of two obstacles (障碍): they must win at a game of chess or win the boxing match. To win at chess, they must do one of two things: achieve a checkmate or cause the other player to run out of time when making his or her chess moves. To win at boxing, a player must knock out the other player or get a technical knockout.
Does this sound both crazy and exciting? It is. Chess boxing is all about being able to take punches while still keeping one’s wits. The matches start out with a round of chess, which lasts a total of four minutes. The opponents play speed chess, which is a style in which the players only get a set amount of time to make their moves. In chess boxing, the players get a total of 12 minutes each to make all of their chess moves. If they use up their time, they lose the chess boxing match.
After the first round of chess, the boxers get in the ring from a round of boxing which lasts three minutes. Assuming (如果) there is no knockout blow, at the end of the round the two contenders (竞争者) sit down and continue their game of chess. There are a total of six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing, so the back and forth between the mental and physical aspects of the game make it one of the more interesting game and sport combinations.
1. How long does each chess round last?| A．Three minutes. | B．Four minutes. | C．Six minutes. | D．Twelve minutes. |
| A．Chess boxing requires both thinking and fighting. |
| B．Each chess boxer gets twelve minutes total for making chess moves. |
| C．There can be up to five rounds of boxing in a chess boxing match. |
| D．There are five rounds of chess in a chess boxing match. |
| A．A match can be won without any boxing taking place. |
| B．The chess part is much more important than the boxing part. |
| C．Good chess player are unlikely to be good boxer. |
| D．The fighting in chess boxing is less violent than standard boxing. |
3 . We think of hospitals as being peaceful and safe places. But in the past few years, doctors and nurses in Chinese public hospitals have been aimed by violent (暴力的) attacks. A study that came out in 2018 showed that one in four doctors in China has suffered from physical violence, with some even losing their lives.
To prevent such things from happening, the government worked out a draft (草案) law and put it up for review on Oct 22nd. It says that the safety of medical staff is protected by law and that no one is allowed to hurt medical workers, the Beijing News reported.
In most cases, the attackers were relatives of patients who were not satisfied with their treatment. Most people have high expectations for their doctors. But of course, not every illness can be cured, China Youth Daily noted.
A general lack (缺少) of trust in doctors has also made things worse. Giving doctors cash bribes (现金贿赂) for good treatment has long been an unwritten rule. Some people believe that they may have received useless treatment because they didn’t bribe their doctors. In some cases, their anger in this situation turns into violence.
Another problem is a lack of doctors. Doctors in large public hospitals are often stretched thin (不堪重负的), seeing as many as 60 or more patients in just half a day. It’s difficult for them to provide enough care for each patient.
Hospitals are trying to find ways to solve these problems. For example, many hospitals have set up offices to hear and deal with patients’ complaints, Xinhua reported.
Above all we hope when some unexpected things happen, patients should ask the experts or the special organizations for advice instead of turning to violence.
1. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ______.| A．The draft law. | B．The review. | C．The government. | D．Beijing News. |
| A．to encourage patients to bribe doctors before the operation |
| B．to prevent people going to hospital because of violent attacks |
| C．to advise people to act wisely instead of turning to violence |
| D．to describe the problems that doctors in China are suffering from |
| A．In some ways, doctors and nurses can be protected in the future. |
| B．Most people must learn basic medical knowledge for their own safety. |
| C．Stricter rules will be made to prevent doctors from receiving bribes. |
| D．More offices in hospitals will be set up to deal with patients’ complaints. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4 . Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend’s house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult to fall asleep.
Why does it happen?
A new study shows one reason is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about possible dangers. It prevented us from getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment.
For the study, 35 young volunteers were told to sleep in a lab for several days as researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity reduced as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the volunteers got better and better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain influence our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. So, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive (敏感的) to anything strange around.
“At some level, the brain is continuing to work ,even though you don’t realize it,” US professor Jerome Siege told Smithsonian Magazine. “If something unusual happens, you can be alert (警惕的).”
More surprisingly, this is like the way some animals sleep. Whales, dolphins, and many birds can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake, with one eye staying open.
The researchers think that it is the result of evolution (进化) and works to protect us in possibly dangerous environments.
If you have ever had first night effects, researchers advise you to bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
Topic | First night effect |
| People’s possible experience | Many people have difficulty getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment. |
| The findings of the study | First night effect forces us to stay As days go by, people’s sleep experience |
| The explanations to the findings | On the first night in a new environment, people’s right brain is between them. Our brains continue to work without being realized at night so that we can be sensitive to anything unusual. Some other animals sleep in the similar way, which is thought to be |
| Bring your own pillow or sleep in a similar room that looks like yours. |
5 . Artificial intelligence (人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies.
AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition (识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals (罪犯). Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride-hailing (网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.
AI is also used in self-driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers-by to let them cross the street, but self-driving cars don’t have this ability. Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can show what self-driving cars will do. For example, if a driverless car is yielding (让路), it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.
Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.
AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.
1. According to the passage, facial recognition is used for ________.| A．driving cars | B．making people smile |
| C．calling the police | D．checking people’s information |
| A．减少 | B．鉴定 | C．消灭 | D．帮助 |
| A．waving to them | B．speaking to them | C．nodding at them | D．flashing lights |
| A．Service Robots at school. | B．Robots as ride-hailing drivers. |
| C．Facial recognition for payment. | D．Light signals for self-driving cars. |
| A．People use AI in many different ways. |
| B．AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs. |
| C．Self-driving cars will be able to talk like humans. |
| D．A criminal was caught for inventing facial recognition. |
6 . Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system (系统) got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community (社区), you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities (机会) to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images (图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom (智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
1. The right order of the following statements is ________.①The public library system in America developed fast.
②The first lending library was founded.
③Libraries provide information and chances to ask for jobs online.
④Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs.
| A．②①③④ | B．②③④① | C．③④①② | D．①②③④ |
| A．libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education |
| B．public libraries in the US should never close the doors |
| C．the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin |
| D．libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom |
| A．To build more libraries. |
| B．To add reading into playtime. |
| C．To provide the libraries with free Internet. |
| D．To look for creative programs to bring people into the libraries. |
| A．the libraries in the world | B．libraries and opportunities |
| C．libraries teach kids to read and learn | D．the development of the American libraries |
7 . There are many ways you can save money at the supermarket. Here are some of the best:
Make a list and follow it.
The list is about your needs: the notebooks you’re out of and the food you need for daily meals. When you buy the things that are not on the list, you are wasting your money.
Compare the prices.
The biggest package isn’t always the cheapest. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy in bulk (大量、整批). So it’s useful for you to compare the prices.
Ditch the basket or cart (购物车).
If you’re going to the supermarket just to pick up milk and bread, don’t use a basket. Baskets let people to buy more. Only use a basket or a shopping cart if it’s really necessary.
Make one large trip instead of several small ones.
Each time you enter the supermarket, you get another chance to spend. By reducing the times of your trips, you’re saving both time and money.
Shop when you are full.
If you go to the supermarket for milk on a Sunday morning without eating breakfast, you are likely to come home with bread, sandwiches and orange juice.
1. How many ways are mentioned to save money at the supermarket ?| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．丢弃，不使用 | B．出售 | C．使用 | D．冲洗 |
| A．hungry | B．full | C．excited | D．sad |
| A．You should make a list before going to the supermarket. |
| B．The biggest package is always the cheapest in the supermarket. |
| C．Reducing your shopping times can help you save both time and money. |
| D．Only use a basket or a shopping cart if it’s really necessary. |
| A．Make a list before you shop. | B．Compare the prices when you are shopping. |
| C．Shopping tips about saving money at the supermarket. | D．Shop when you are full. |
8 . Stanford is a world famous university on the west coast of the U.S.. It was built by Stanford and his wife in memory of their only son who died of a strange disease.
Tourists are often surprised at the beauty of Stanford. Among the green trees, buildings with yellow walls and red tops make up a beautiful picture. Many tourists wonder why yellow and red were chosen. That’s because they were the favorites of Mrs. Stanford.
The Big Church is the most important building in Stanford. It stands at the centre. It was built by Mrs. Stanford to remember her husband who devoted(贡献) himself to the university. There, students and teachers can communicate with God and hold great activities, such as concerts and celebrations.
The tallest building in Stanford is Hoover Tower, which is the land mark of the university. A man named Hoover had done a lot for the university. The things he once used can be seen on the first floor. On the top of the tower, tourists can have a good look at the whole campus (校园).
As one of the world top universities, Stanford has many subjects that stand among the top ones in the world. And computer science has been the first for many years. If you want to study computer in a university abroad, maybe it is your best choice.
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9 . Eat more healthily. Exercise twice a week. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions （决心）every year, but most of us fail, dying out after only a few days or, at most, weeks. Even the most successful among us has difficulty achieving （达到） it when it comes to personal change. President Barack Obama struggles to get out of his cigarette habit.
Professionals who help people make changes in their lives suggest the change is decided by one’s mind. Beginning with small goals or steps usually leads to a better result later, they say. But they notice that the experience is different for everyone.
“People are more likely to make positive （积极的）changes in their lives not only when their friends do, but when their friends of friends do, and when their friends of friends of friends do,” said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology （医学社会学）at Harvard University. “People are better able to make changes in their lives-lose weight, give up smoking, become happy- when they do this with a large number of other people, and so using your social network ties can be helpful to your own efforts.”
Johnny Augustin understands that well. His resolution for 2008 was to reduce 30 pounds from his 237-pound frame. But the change didn’t come easily. He said, “I’m a huge procrastinator, I kept putting it off until tomorrow. I didn’t get to do it until the summer.” However, Augustin was encouraged when he saw his older brother working out. Today, Augustin weighs 190 pounds.
“Of course, change can happen only if people don’t set their goals too high or try to deal with too many changes at a time; one of the biggest mistakes we make is setting unrealistic （不现实的） goals, ” said Dalia Lilera, a psychologist at Lesley University, “You can’t achieve in a few weeks what you haven’t achieved in a few years, ”said Lilera.
1. From the first paragraph we can infer that ________.| A．change for a person is difficult | B．famous people have great resolutions |
| C．most people don’t want to change themselves | D．nobody can change himself |
| A．friendship plays an important role in our daily lives |
| B．people are better able to make changes when they make changes with others |
| C．friends can easily change our minds about something |
| D．friends’ support plays a bigger role in one’s success than one’s mind |
| A．decide to make a change | B．are careless and lazy as a habit. |
| C．put off work especially because of laziness | D．don’t want to do something great |
| A．people should understand their goals well |
| B．people should try their best to change themselves |
| C．people should have confidence and positive habits |
| D．people should start with setting small goals to meet |
| A．the reason why losing weight is so hard | B．the effect of the positive change |
| C．the attitudes （态度）towards change in life | D．the ways of making a change |
10 . TV was one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century. Nowadays, nearly every household has at least one TV set.
Television came into being(出现)based on the inventions and discoveries of many scientists. On April 7, 1927, the first public television programme was broadcast in the USA. The signals(信号) were received on a very small screen. It was only about the size of a business card. The pictures were reddish(微红色的) and not clear.
In the 1930s, bigger screens appeared with black-and-white pictures. However, a snowy picture was the best many TV viewers(观众) could hope for. Often, they could only get one station, and only when the weather conditions were good.
When World War Ⅱ(1939—1945) began, the development of TV stopped. There were a very small number of TV sets in the hands of the public. By 1945, there were fewer than 7,000 working TV sets in the USA. A TV set cost about half the price of a car at that time.
The time after World War Ⅱ is considered one of the golden periods of television. Families saved money during the war years, and wanted to buy a lot of things after the war. TV sets were soon put onto the ‘must-have’ list. 1950—1959 was an exciting period for television. Colour television and remote controls came out during this time. By 1955, the cost of TV sets came down a lot. Instead of being equal to half the price of a car, they were now just equal to the cost of a new set of tyres(轮胎). This marked the beginning of the booming age of TV.
1. Which is NOT true about the first public television programme?| A．It was broadcast in the UK. | B．It was broadcast in 1927. |
| C．The pictures were not clear. | D．It was shown on a small screen. |
| A．soon | B．slow | C．busy | D．fast |
| A．The birth of television. | B．The development of television. |
| C．How to invent television. | D．The price of television. |
