Do you dream of being Iron Man? Do you watch him in some famous films? Just put on a new kind of clothes and you will become very strong like him!
In fact, scientists developed the new clothes for people to wear in real life. They are called exoskeletons. People can wear them on different parts of their bodies. They will help people a lot.
How can exoskeletons help? First, they can help people carry most heavy things. Second, they will help the disabled people stand up and walk. And then, they will be warm when people are cold, and cool when people are hot. If someone gets lost, they can help too! Scientist Glenda says the exoskeletons will help him or her find a way and get out fast. It’s also a very important advantage.
“The cost of a full-body exoskeletons is about $45,000” says Accenture’s Mr Spragg. But the price will come down. Maybe people won’t spend lots of money on them in the future. “I think people can buy them in every shop.” one Scientist -California’s Suit X says.
▲ How do people clean the clothes at home? How do people take care of the clothes? What’s the final price of the clothes? Will there be any other problems? It may take scientists a long time to find them out.
1. According to the first paragraph, the writer wants to tell us ________.| A．a strong Iron Man | B．a new kind of clothes |
| C．an interesting dream | D．a famous film |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．People can be actors by wearing exoskeletons. |
| B．People can carry all heavy things with exoskeletons. |
| C．People can find a way out fast with exoskeletons. |
| D．People can spend little money buying exoskeletons. |
| A．people still need to work on the new clothes |
| B．people learn more about advantages of the new clothes |
| C．people can’t have the clothes because of its price |
| D．people can’t wear the new clothes for long time |
| A．story book | B．guide book | C．geography book | D．science newspaper |
2 . On a clear night, you can look in the sky and see the moon and stars. You might even see the blinking light of a working satellite as it flies past, on its way around the earth. And, even though you can’t see it, you are also looking at the largest junkyard in the solar system.
Higher than the highest clouds but much closer than the moon, the junkyard stretches from the earth’s surface to 20,000 miles overhead. There are tens of millions of pieces of trash there. Some of the pieces are rocks and dust from passing comets, but most of them are manmade, from large satellites and rockets that fell apart after they stopped working. Together, all the space junk would weigh about 11 million pounds on Earth, or more than 3,000 cars. In the last 50 years, human beings have sent thousands of artificial satellites into space. When a satellite stops working, it usually falls back towards the earth and burns up in the atmosphere. Satellites are at high altitudes, however, fragments remain in earth’s orbit.
________ Nobu Okada, Chief Executive of Astroscale, a company working on ways to clean up space junk says hitting “even a small piece… has enough power to blow up other satellites.” To keep track of the junk, the scientists have to know two things: where the junk is now, and where it is going to be in the future. What can be done about the problem of space junk? The large pieces of junk can’t be brought back to earth because the technology is too expensive. If countries work together to control the amount of trash we send into space, we can keep the problem under control. In the future, perhaps we can even clean up the mess.
1. According to the passage, the junkyard ________.| A．is higher than the highest clouds but much closer than the earth |
| B．stretches from the earth’s surface to two thousand miles in space |
| C．is hard to burn up because of the expensive technology |
| D．has a large number of pieces of trash from comets, satellites and rockets |
| A．How is the junkyard in the solar system overhead. |
| B．What causes so much trash in the junkyard. |
| C．how many satellites human beings have sent into space. |
| D．How satellites fall back to the earth and burn up. |
| A．The junkyard is a serious problem for the future of space flight. |
| B．It is not easy to clean up the junkyard in the solar system. |
| C．The amount of trash is still under control for the scientists. |
| D．Scientists are developing the ways to bring the trash to the earth. |
| A．To tell us where and how large the junkyard is in the solar system. |
| B．To tell us how satellites and rockets stop working and cause the trash in space. |
| C．To tell us the problem of the junk in space and the importance of controlling it． |
| D．To tell the scientists have known the ways to control the amount of the trash. |
These days, anyone who use WeChat or QQ also uses memes. Memes, or biaoqingbao in pinyin, have become an important part of online chatting among Chinese. Here are some ideas about memes from middle schools’ students.
 | Hi, my name is Zhuo Yueqian. I like memes of cartoon characters and animals. They are often used to show our different moods such as happiness and sadness. At the same time, using funny memes can make our friends closer. I also find that sometimes memes can better comfort a sad person than words. |
 | Hello, I’m Wang Jiaming. It’s good to use memes, but we should be careful when using memes to communicate with the elderly as they may not understand them. Besides, if we depend on memes too much, it will weaken our ability to use language in the future. |
 | I’m Lin Xinrong. Using memes can stop people from feeling worried, as some memes are quite interesting. We may feel happy and comfortable. However, if we are talking about something formal and important, it may be impolite to use memes. |
| A．hobbies | B．feelings | C．health | D．sports |
| A．a doctor in a hospital | B．a grandmother at home |
| C．a student in a middle school | D．a manager of a company |
| A．life | B．hero | C．movie | D．news |
4 . Most English people have a first name a middle name and a last name.
Parents choose the first and middle names for their children. The last name is the family name. English people get their family names in these ways.
Some family names are from the places of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England, people’s family names may be Wood, Lake, and River, because they live near these places.
Some family names are from their jobs. If he is an actor, his family name may be Actor.
Some family names are about people’s characteristics. Family names like Short, Long, and Little are about the build. And names like Black, Brown, and Yellow are about the color of skin.
Also, many people get their family names from their fathers’ first names. If you hear the name Benson, he may be the son of Ben.
1. How do English people get their first and middle names?| A．From the jobs that they do. | B．From the places of their homes. |
| C．Their parents choose for them. | D．From their builds and the color of skin. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．He may be a cook. | B．He may be the son of John. |
| C．He lives near Benson. | D．He may be short and little. |
| A．Jobs. | B．Characteristics. | C．Places of homes. | D．Family names. |
5 . Kung Fu Panda Po, cute Minions, Harry Potter, Megatron... Want to have fun with all of them? Now you get the chance to do so —and much more—by visiting the Universal Beijing Resort (UBR). It is in Beijing.
Here, Magatron and Minions are the most popular with visitors. Magatron looks like a big robot, with a height of more than two meters. It likes talking a lot with people and it allows visitors to take photos with it. Minions is a cute little guy with a yellow body. It has big eyes with a pair of glasses. Though it has few hair, it is really smart.
In the Hollywood Zone, movie lovers will not only enjoy some famous Hollywood films, but also learn a lot about film making experience at the film studio. In the area of Future Water World, some amazing water shows put visitors inside the world of water. Besides those magic places, the place is also a foodie heaven with 80 restaurants serving all kinds of food from different movies.
▲ For example, the Kung Fu Panda Area of Awesomeness, is the first “area” with such a theme* in the world. The area has small bridges and flowing water and special pavilions built in the Chinese style*. People can see lanterns everywhere inside. More interestingly, visitors can eat plenty of Chinese food in restaurants. Most restaurants look like traditional Chinese buildings.
Building such a fantastic park wasn’t easy. But Chinese wisdom and power helped push it forward.
1. What does Minions look like?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．enjoy the fantastic water shows | B．try kinds of food from different movies |
| C．learn something about making a film | D．watch famous films about Chinese history |
| A．The Chinese food there is quite delicious. |
| B．It takes a lot of hard work to build the place. |
| C．Universal Beijing Resort is a great place to visit. |
| D．Visitors can find things with Chinese styles in UBR. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
At the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, inside a metal drawer are fossils that are nearly 100 million years old. Inside a rock is an ancient leaf. It’s easy to recognize it is ginkgo which hasn’t changed much in many millions of years.
Ginkgo leaves are special for another reason. Their fossils often contain actual plant material and not just a leaf’s shape. So they may help scientists understand ancient climate systems and as a result the possible future of our warming planet.
Of special interest to scientists are something called “hothouse” periods when carbon levels and temperatures were much higher than they are today. One such hothouse time took place about 100 million years ago. Learning more about ancient hothouse climates can give scientists valuable information to test models that predict future climates. It’s a pity that there is little climate information about the distant past at present.
The AP explains that on a leaf’s underside are very small holes. They are designed to take in carbon dioxide and respire water. This lets the plant turn sunlight into energy. When there is a lot of carbon in the air, the plant needs fewer holes to take in the carbon it needs. When carbon levels drop, the leaf produces more holes.
Now scientists want to know what pores in the fossilized ginkgo leaves can tell them about the atmosphere 100 million years ago. So they are running an experiment in a forest in the state of Maryland, near Washington, D.C. They are growing ginkgo trees in a way that lets them experience natural weather—rain, sunlight, and the changing of seasons. But the team has the ability to change levels of carbon dioxide in the air. Some trees are growing at current carbon dioxide levels. Others are growing at much higher levels—about the same as levels in the distant past, and maybe similar to levels that will be seen in the future.If there are similarities between leaves in the experimental forest and the fossil leaves, the researchers will have a general guide to the ancient atmosphere.
1. Scientists show great interest in Hothouse periods because_______.| A．the first ginkgoes live in hothouse periods |
| B．the climate was much hotter than it is today |
| C．they can help scientists predict future climates |
| D．they want to study further about the climate now |
| A．bigger | B．fewer | C．more | D．smaller |
| A．By leaving them live in hotter natural weather. |
| B．By lowering levels of carbon dioxide in the air. |
| C．By increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the air. |
| D．By getting their leaves look like the fossil leaves. |
| A．Ginkgo Leaves Tell the Ancient Climates |
| B．Scientists Manage to Predict Future Climates |
| C．Scientists Grow Ginkgo Trees in a New Way |
| D．Ginkgo Trees Help Improve the Environment |
Barbie, a good-looking blonde doll, is loved by many people around the world. It is officially thought that Barbie doll was born in America. Only a few people in the world know her true story.
Barbie’s real name is Lili. It was firstly created by the cartoonist Beuthin in a small town of Germany in 1952. Three years later, Lili, the doll went to market and became a success. Unlike any other doll of her time, she was not a baby, but a modern young woman with a good shape.
In 1956, a woman called Ruth Handler went to Switzerland for a holiday with her family. Her daughter pointed at the doll — Lili in a shop window. Ruth immediately fell in love with it. She had never seen a doll that was a fully grown woman. And at once she saw that it might be a great chance for her husband’s toy company.
Once Ruth went back to the USA, she started to work on her new doll. She thought Lili was fine for adults, but a little sexy for kids. So she asked the designer Jack Ryan to________ it. By 1959 the doll had been perfected. Designed to be played with, Barbie had movable arms and legs. And she could turn her head as well. She also had many kinds of beautiful clothes that could be bought to dress her up. What’s more, Ruth gives the doll a new name Barbie after her daughter, Barbara.
In March of the same year, the new doll first appeared at a toy exhibition in New York. Over 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during her first year. And since then, Barbie has been more and more popular around the world.
1. Barbie doll was created firstly in ______.| A．Germany | B．Switzerland | C．America | D．England |
| A．was more beautiful than | B．looked different from |
| C．was more expensive than | D．looked quite similar to |
| A．buy | B．sell | C．repair | D．improve |
| A．make more people know Barbie dolls | B．introduce the history of Barbie Dolls |
| C．encourage people to buy Barbie Dolls | D．introduce the functions of Barbie Dolls |
8 . Coffee and tea are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However, people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very different uses.
Coffee started just over 1,000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel active. Most people do not drink coffee to relax.Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the working day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people in coffee shops drink coffee while working on their computers.
People in China started to drink tea over 4000 years ago.Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health,using it to help with stress or losing weight*. However most people in tea-drinking countries think tea is more than a healthy drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is part of the culture. In Turkey, tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone’s home or a company, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers.
Which is more common in your country, coffee or tea? Which do you like to drink more?
1. The underlined phrase “get going” in Paragraph 2 means _______.| A．get thinner | B．keep working | C．say goodbye | D．have a break |
| A．tea is quite good for people’s health |
| B．people often drink tea at home and in offices |
| C．drinking tea plays an important part in the culture |
| D．tea is more common than coffee in many countries |
| A．Coffee came much earlier than tea. |
| B．People usually love tea as much as coffee. |
| C．People in Turkey always drink tea to say sorry. |
| D．Something in coffee beans make people less tired. |
| A．The History of Tea and Coffee | B．The Price of Tea and Coffee |
| C．The Smell of Tea and Coffee | D．The Use of Tea and Coffee |
9 . It’s believed that people have the best memory in their twenties. However, this isn’t completely true. Scientists from MIT in the US found that many people were best at doing different things at different ages. People aged 10 to 90 years old took part in different memory tests.
1. At _______ people reach the peak of understanding people’s feelings.
| A．22 | B．32 | C．43 | D．48 |
| A．people aged over 30 are good at dealing with details |
| B．people can do best in basic math when they are 50 years old |
| C．the scientists found people aged about 20 had the best memory |
| D．the scientists invited people of all ages to join in the memory test |
| A．A storybook. | B．A math book. | C．A science website. | D．A sports newspaper. |
10 . Have you ever seen drones in the sky? What can they be used for? Can they only be used for taking fantastic photos? Can a small group of drones make the safety and reliability of railways and, at the same time, help railway companies save billions of euros each year? That is the very likely future of applying today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to make sure that the millions of kilometers of rail tracks and infrastructure worldwide are safe for trains all through the day.
Drones are already being used to inspect power lines. They could do exactly the same thing to inspect railway lines and other important aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points. The more regularly they can be inspected, the more railway safety, reliability and on-time performance will be improved. Costs would be cut and operations would be more efficient across the board.
That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway workers’ safety. It is calculated that European railways alone spend around 20 billion euros a year on maintenance for sending maintenance workers, often at night, to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. That can be dangerous work that could be avoided with the help of drones.
By using the latest technologies, drones could also start providing higher-value services for railways, exploring faults in the rail or switches, before they can cause any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones for rail don’t need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new idea: the rail drones of the future. They will be moving on the track ahead of the train, and programmed to let trains run automatically. Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With their ability to see ahead, they could find any problem, so that fast-moving trains would be able to react in time.
1. The writer introduced the first paragraph by ________.| A．asking questions | B．listing numbers | C．comparing facts | D．telling a story |
| A．it’s safer to use drones |
| B．it’s cheaper to use drones |
| C．drones car do operations |
| D．drones can inspect power lines |
| A．workers safety |
| B．rail infrastructure |
| C．buying drones |
| D．inspection and repair |
| A．To help make more money. |
| B．To let trains run faster. |
| C．To make trains run by themselves. |
| D．To provide early warnings. |
