1 . There is good news for students of vocational (职业的) colleges in China: the government has announced plans to develop modern vocational education. Premier Li Kegiang said the government should speed up the development of modern vocational education to meet the need for skilled workers and technicians (技术人员) in the job market. High school graduates and workers with no special training are encouraged to study in higher vocational colleges. Li said that the number of the new students in higher vocational colleges in China should go up by 1 million this year. This is the first time the central government has a clear plan.
This comes after the news of the large shortfall (不足) in highly skilled technicians, although China has millions of technical workers. China is expected to face a shortfall of 3million skilled workers who can operate the newest machines by 2020. The shortfall will grow to 4.5 million by 2025. Also, vocational education is unsatisfactory (不令人满意的), although there are many vocational colleges in China. In some vocational colleges, the education methods and courses cannot meet the need of upgrading (升级), manufacturing (制造业). As can be seen from the job market, some companies still can't find highly skilled technicians even with high pay.
To deal with the problem. some vocational colleges have worked with companies to teach students. They have hired skilled technicians from companies as teachers. With the rising of the skilled workers' social position and pay, it is believed the vocational education system in China will start to play a bigger role in the development of China.
1. What's the main purpose of the development of modern vocational education in China?| A．To train more highly skilled technicians for the job markets |
| B．To help vocational college graduates get higher pay from their work. |
| C．To ask more people to live on themselves with technical skills. |
| D．To encourage more companies to upgrade manufacturing. |
| A．Higher vocational college teachers are not well paid and valued.. |
| B．There are only a small number of higher vocational colleges in China. |
| C．The education methods and courses in vocational colleges are unsatisfactory. |
| D．Some of the vocational college teachers are skilled technicians from companies. |
| A．hopeful | B．doubtful | C．unsatisfactory | D．worrying |
At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is Earth's lowest point on land. It is popular for its wonderful buoyancy(浮力). The high salt content-more than 34 percent - makes swimming more like floating.
Now the Dead Sea is actually dying. People are using water from the Jordan River, which takes water away from the Dead Sea. Since 1930, its surf area has reduced by almost 40 percent.
Venice, Italy
With waterways instead of streets. This "Floating City" has attracted visitors for centuries. But no visit to Venice is complete without a ride on one of its famous gondolas, human powered
water taxis. Water creates Venice. But water will also kill the city.
Built on soft earth, Venice has slowly been sinking (下沉) for centuries. Now, with rising sea levels caused by human activities, it's sinking faster. According to US-based magazine Architectural Digest, the city may disappear in the next 100 years. Better book your gondola soon!
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Covering more than 2,300 kilometers of Australia's northeast coast, Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef ecosystem, and an ideal place for scuba divers (水肺潜水者).Thousands of colorful coral (珊瑚) and fish make homes in the blue sea water. It's like a big underwater party!
Sadly, the party might be over soon. The reef is dying. Human activities are changing the weather. Warming ocean, water kills the coral, and this causes problems up the food chain. The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.
1. What can be the best title of the passage?| A．Disappearing Watery Wonders |
| B．Amazing Man-made Wonders on the Sea |
| C．Lost Watery Wonders on the Sea |
| D．Last Watery Wonders in the World |
| A．Water loss. | B．Sea pollution. |
| C．Warming seas. | D．Human activities. |
| A．The Dead Sea. | B．Venice. | C．Italy. | D．Great Barrier Reef. |
| Spaceship： Shenzhou V | Time：October 15th，2003 Main events： Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space．He went around the earth 14 times in his one﹣day flight．China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight． |
| Spaceship： ShenzhouⅥ | Time：October 12th，2005 Main events： Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space．On October I7th，the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth． |
| Spaceship： ShenzhouⅦ | Time：September 25th，2008 Main events： Chinese spacemen Zhai Zhigang，Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were sent up into space．Zhai Zhigang made our country's first spacewalk．This spacewalk took about 20 minutes． |
| Spaceship： Shenzhou X | Time：June 11th，2013 Main events： Chinese spacemen Nie Haisheng，Zhang Xiaoguang and the second female spacewoman Wang Yaping were sent up into space and connected with the space station Tiangong I．Wang Yaping gave a space lesson about microgravity（微重力）to all Chinese teenagers．This space lesson lasted about 50 minutes． |
1. Shenzhou V went around the earth in space 4 times in its one﹣day flight．
2. Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stayed in space for 14 days．
3. Liu Boming made our country's first spacewalk in 2008．
4. The space lesson about microgravity to all Chinese teenagers lasted about fifty minutes．
5. According to the article the Chinese spaceman traveling in space twice is Nie Haisheng．
4 . Sore necks are very common these days. How to avoid a sore neck? Here are the things you should know.
●Take precautions (预防措施 ) after an unusual activily. Many people report having a pain in their necks after doing something that they don’t often do, such as a new exercise or packing and moving.
lf you know you’ve done something that puts you a risk, massage(按摩)your neck , do it with different exercises and take a warm bath before bed.
●Make sure your workstation is correct. If you work long hours at a desk you may want to make sure that your work environment is set up to be the most relaxing. Make sure that your body is being treated right.
Keep your feet on the floor. This will often depend on how high your chair is, so adjust(调整) it in time to achieve good results.
●Change your posture often. Sitting in one position for long periods of time is nor healthy. Sit with your back straight for most of the rime. Take a 5-minute break if you can and walk around every hour.
●Exercise. Find something — swimming, running or climbing — that makes you excited and feel alive. Make it into a usual way. Your body will feel better and your mind will feel more relaxed.
1. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “it”refers to(指) .| A．the desk | B．the chair | C．your neck | D．yourbody |
| A．姿势 | B．方向 | C．方式 | D．状态 |
| A．Making your work environment be quiet |
| B．Sitting with back straight for a moment |
| C．Packing and moving for a long time |
| D．Exercising often like swimming or running |
| A．doing it with differeni exercises | B．massaging your neck |
| C．taking a warm bath before bed | D．looking at your phone for too long |
| A．how to do exercise well | B．exercising often is good for people |
| C．how to avoid a sore neck | D．being healthy is the most important |
5 . Do you know about WeChat, Sina weibo, Douyin and Kuaishou on social media(媒体)？ How do you behave when you use these apps? Here are four popular online personality types(网络人格)。
Geeks（极客）
Geeks are active social media users, but they find it much more difficult to deal with the life in the real world.Most of them are boys who like playing computer games and making music and videos. In fact, they should avoid spending too much time on the Internet.
Internet celebrities（网红）
They might become well-known for their singing or dancing. But many of them, especially teenagers share almost every side of their lives in order to own more fans. Being a teenager Internet celebrity can sometimes cause problems on the real world.
Lurkers(潜伏者)
Most teenagers fall into the third type----”lurkers”, or people who are neither too active nor visible(看得见的). They can’t express themselves well but at least they make sure to protect their personal information.
Victims(受害者)
Victim don’t have enough knowledge to keep themselves safe online. Their personal information can be made public and cause problems for them. To avoid being a victim, you should check your personal settings on social media. Don’t share your personal information.
The title: | |
Geeks | ★ The users are active on social media. ★ They feel difficult to ★ They’re interested in playing computer games and making music videos. |
| Internet celebrities | ★ They might be famous for ★ They like to share lives to have more fans. |
| Lurkers | ★ The people are neither too active nor visible. ★ They have difficulties in |
| Victims | ★Victims can’t ★They easily make their personal information public. |
Education
There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children, ranging（范围）from biology to computer science. With the help of AI, MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, allows students from around the world to take classes online. Though such tools have not become popular yet.
Heavy Industry
Robots have become common in many industries, and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans. Repetitive （重复的）jobs may lead to mistakes or accidents while robots can be very helpful to avoid them.
Toys and Games
Companies like Mattel have been creating Al-enabled toys for young people, even for kids aged three.
Those toys are able to understand conversations, give smart answers and learn quickly. AI has also been used in video games, for example video game bots（视频游戏机器人），which are designed(设计) to fight against you in the game.
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| AI Is of Great Use | |
| Education | Companies create robots MOOC allows students from around the world to take classes online. |
| Robots are often given jobs that are considered Robots can be very helpful to avoid mistakes or accidents. | |
| Toys and Games | Mattel has been creating Al-enabled toys for young people, even for Those toys are able to understand conversations, give smart answers and learn |
Are you bothered by such a problem that after a long travel, you stink (恶臭) when stepping off the plane? It must make you a bitembarrassed (尴尬的). If there is a machine which can give off some fragrance(香味) in the airport, you can use it to feel relaxed, becausethe fragrance can create some of the best memories we take homefrom our holiday'.
With this in mind, the UK's Heathrow Airport has set a "Scent Globe" to try, to cheer up departing(离开的) passengers with a squirt(喷射) of the good smells when they arrive. The Globe, located in the newly opened Terminal 2, offers smell representing five nations--Brazil, China, Japan, South Africa and Thailand,So what do these countries smell like?
South Africa's fragrance captures the adventure with some tribal (部落的) smell, wild grass and the scent of hyraceum(麝香).
Brazil has the scents of its rich rainforest plants with a cup of coffee, tobacco(烟草) and flowers.
Japan gives off a smell that makes people think of small coastal villages, because it mixes the scent of sea, shell and green tea.
China's has mystical (神秘) temple incense and little certain flower while Thailand's uses an mix of lemon grass and ginger(生姜) that make people want to have a big meal.
1. There are kinds of smell in the Globe.
| A．five | B．four | C．six | D．seven |
| A．It shows that British people welcome those who come from other countries. |
| B．The fragrance can cheer up the passengers who have taken a long journey. |
| C．It lets people think UK is good at the newest technology. |
| D．It makes the airport full of good smell. |
| A．Fragrance. | B．Incense. | C．Scent. | D．Mix. |
| A．Make you want to eat more. | B．Make you fall asleep. |
| C．Make you feel sad. | D．Make you feel excited. |
| A．Good smelling. | B．The special airport in UK. |
| C．Scent Globe. | D．Travelling problem. |
In early spring, the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable. Cold air, bringing rain or even snow, easily tears up(破坏) the warmth of the spring within a night(一夜之间).
However, with the coming of Guyu-the Grain(谷物) Rain, the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay. Falling usually on or around April 20 every year, Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms(节气). It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on.
Sow(播种) grains
This is an important period of the growth of grains. The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes, the weather will become warm enough for sowing. The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice, corn and beans.
Hope for safety and harvest
For those living near the sea, they will hold some ceremonies(仪式) on Guyu, hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season.
Watch the peony
It’s also a great time to see the peony(牡丹), which is known as “the Queen of All Flowers” in Chinese culture. As a result, watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many. The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history.
Pick tea leaves
Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves. People believe that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck. So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China.
1. When does Guyu usually come every year?
2. Why is Guyu an important time for sowing grains?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. List(列表) activities on Guyu according to the passage (at least two).
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
care, sun, for, how, happy, piece, because, they, well, never, if
Most people would stay away from bees while meeting them. However, if your goal(目标) is to grow a beautiful and productive(丰收的) garden, you will want to bring on bees.
How to attract(吸引) bees?
Plant! Plant! Plant! Plant not only vegetables but also colorful flowers. Bees are attracted by colors and purple, yellow, white and blue are
Another part of learning
Be sure to leave water around for them to drink. Once the bees are there and active, you will have a fruitful garden.
Are you a fan of the latest pop group? Do you like to listen to music? Did your mother ever sing a song to you as she tried to get you to sleep? You see, songs are just poems set to music. They have both the wonderful words of poetry and the sweet sound of music to go along with.
Writing poems is not really all that hard. Through writing poems, you learn how to use a language well. You have to use your imagination. You have to choose the best words to describe exactly what you feel or what you see. You might be trying to describe a beautiful sunset. You think that the words “melting in the distance” or “dropping quietly against the sea” would be a good way to describe it. You have to decide either the first phrase or the second phrase would be better. Would you like to write a poem? Go ahead. It's really not that difficult.
31题完成句子；32～33题简略回答问题；34题找出并写下第二段的主题句；35题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. We can learn
2. How do people think about writing poems or understanding poetry?
3. What do songs have besides the sweet sound of music to go along with?
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