1 . Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let’s have a look. You may get a surprise. You will go to the kitchen when you are hungry. You will give orders to the kitchen robot. The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring it to you.
In the kitchen you will find a special food machine. The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected with (连接) the kitchen robot. The robot can get messages from the food machine. After having a meal, you can go to your home office. You will work at home and you don’t need to go out to work any more.
You will have a special information screen. You can get any information on the screen. When you receive a message from a friend in America, your information screen will be turned on automatically (自动地). Your friend’s face appears on the screen. Then you can talk to your friend easily.
1. What is the second paragraph about?| A．It’s about healthy food. |
| B．It’s about the kitchen robot. |
| C．It’s about a nice kitchen. |
| D．It’s about a robot which can do homework. |
| A．the kitchen robot |
| B．the food machine |
| C．the information screen |
| D．the computer |
| A．丢失 | B．复制 | C．接收 | D．保存 |
| A．on the wall | B．on the screen |
| C．on the Internet | D．on TV |
| A．Our life in the future |
| B．A food machine |
| C．A special information screen |
| D．A kitchen robot |
Messaging app WeChat is being used for an ever longer period of time and is growing into a lifestyle choice embedded into daily activities and communication，a new survey has found.
In 2016，one third of WeChat's 889 million monthly active users spend four hours or more per day on the app，twice that of a year ago，according to the survey showed by Penguin Intelligence，a research arm of Tencent Holdings.
The average（平均）daily time spent is also up a bit，now 66 minutes，more than Facebook's average 50 minutes recorded last year.
And it's becoming more popular than ever，spreading into new aspects of life from offline payments to receiving newsfeeds.
The survey has also found a large number of newly-added contacts（联系）of WeChat users are casual acquaintances（泛好友），especially in work-related communication. Such a developing situation is turning the app into a virtual workplace. Over 80%of users have handled office work on WeChat.
“The all-in-one super app is completely changing the way we live. When lining up for coffee，I can't see a single customer holding a wallet. __________，they hold mobile phones over a reader and coffee is theirs，”said Fred Wellington，an Australian auditor working in Shanghai.
1. 回答问题：How many WeChat's monthly active users spent four hours or more per day on the app in 2015？2. 将划线句子翻译成汉语。
3. 回答问题：Why is the app WeChat being turned into a virtual workplace？
4. 根据对文章的理解，在空白处填入一个合适的单词。
5. 请给文章拟一个恰当的标题。
3 . There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. “Face the music” is a good example. When someone says he has to “face the music”, it does not mean he is going to a concert. “Face the music” means accepting and dealing with the punishment of an action.
Americans often use the word “face” in this way. For example, “I can't face another night of camping! It's cold and rainy. ” or “In life, you must face your fears. ” “Face” used in this way is very common.
But now, let's go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I'm away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car. ” But you do not listen. You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!
When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”. The “music” here is the result of your actions. It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.
There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as “face the music”. To “take your medicine” means accepting the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it. ” He means you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!
1. 将划线短语 the punishment of an action 译为汉语。2. 列举两个表示承担自己不良行为所导致的结果的短语。
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3. 回答问题。What does“You made your bed. Now lie in it. ”mean?
4. 选出第四段中face the music中the music 指代的内容。
A. Lose the friendship.
B. Pay for repairs to the sports car.
C. Go to a concert.
D. Listen to the music.
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5. 找出最能表达文章主题的句子。
4 .
Do you have healthy habits? | |
| Yeah! I think my habits are very healthy. Every day I get up early and go to bed early .Every morning I eat breakfast and eat well. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. And every day I play soccer for two hours with my friends. |
| No, I don't. I get up late so I have no time to eat breakfast. For lunch, I usually eat lots of hamburgers. I know they are not good for me but I like them. I never play sports. In the evening, after I finish my homework, I usually play computer games. I go to bed late, at about eleven o'clock. |
| Yes. My habits are very good. I never eat unhealthy food. Ice-cream tastes good but I never eat it. It's unhealthy. Every day I get up at six o'clock and go to bed at eight thirty. I eat well and play sports every day. I run with my father for half an hour in the morning. So I'm very healthy. |
1. Mary with her friends________ every day.
| A．goes to school | B．does her homework | C．plays soccer | D．has lunch |
| A．Hamburgers. | B．Vegetables. | C．Chicken. | D．Fruit. |
| A．9:00 | B．10:00 | C．11:00 | D．12:00 |
| A．Because she doesn't like it. | B．Because it's not healthy. | C．Because it doesn't taste good. | D．Because her parents don't let her eat it. |
| A．mother | B．friend | C．brother | D．father |
The Spanish National Ballet will tour our country and their classical repertoires will be shown in Beijing.
Time：7：30p. m. ，May 20-21
Place：Chaoyang Theater，36 Dongsanhuan Beilu，Chaoyang District
Tel：6506-8116
Opera classic
A new production of Kunqu Opera（a traditional Chinese opera in East China's Jiangsu Province）is now on in Beijing.
Time：8：00 p. m. ，May 23
Place：Tianqiao Theater，30 Beiweilu，Xicheng District
Tel：8315-6339
Wonderful concert
Musicians of the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra（交响乐团）will hold a concert in Beijing. We can enjoy Mozart's Flute Concerto（协奏曲），Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and works by the Chinese composer（作曲家）Chen Qigang.
Time：7：30p. m. ，May 25
Place：Poly Theater，14 Dongzhimen Nandajie，Dongcheng District
Tel：6500-1188
1. If Chen Huan is free only on the evening of May 21，he can enjoy __________.
| A．opera classic | B．Spanish ballet |
| C．Haydn's Trumpet Concerto | D．Mozart's Flute Concerto |
| A．Tianqiao Theater | B．National Theater | C．Chaoyang Theater | D．Poly Theater |
| A．8315-8116 | B．6506-8116 | C．6500-1188 | D．8315-6339 |
| A．Shanghai | B．Tianjin | C．Beijing | D．Nanjing |
Computer companies keep competing to build smaller devices (装置).They are finding new ways to put data (数据) into less space on a memory chip (内存芯片).
______ have been made smaller to fit on to the desktop, smaller again to fit on our laps and again to fit into our shirt pockets (口袋）.
Now, Stuart S.P. Parkin, an IBM researcher, is looking into a new idea in an IBM lab. If it proves successful, electronic devices can hold 10 to 100 times the data in the same amount of space. That means the iPod that today can hold up to 200 hours of video can store every single TV program broadcast (播放) during a week on 120 channels. Parkin thinks he is close to a breakthrough. This can increase the amount of data stored on a chip.
At present the flash drives (闪存卡) business is growing quickly. They are used in digital cameras, cell phones and PCs. Flash drives with multiple (多个) memory chips store up to 64 gigabytes (十亿字节) of data. A single chip is expected to reach about 50 gigabytes in the next five years.
However, flash memory has a problem. Although it can read data quickly, it is very slow at storing it. That has led the industry on a hunt for new storage technologies.
Scientists say Parkin’s new computer memory, called “racetrack memory (赛道内存）”, could begin to replace flash memory in three to five years.
1. 补全句子。If
2. 回答问题。What does the improvement (改进) of the electronic devices mean?
3. 在原文横线上填上合适的词。
4. 总结文章的主旨大意。
5. 把划线句子翻译成汉语。
7 . When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it with the help of words. We can do it in many other ways. too. Sometimes we move our heads up and down when we want to say “yes”, and we shake our heads when we want to say “no”. Some people can’t hear or speak. They talk with the help of gestures (手势). People from other countries often have to do it if they don’t know your language.
Here is a story. An American was once having his holiday in Italy, but he could not speak Italian. One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the American opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. In this way he wanted to say “Bring me something to eat”. The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The American shook his head and the waiter understood that he didn’t want tea. So he took it away and brought him a glass of milk. The American shook his head again. He was very hungry now and looked sad. He was just going to leave the restaurant when another man came in. When this man saw the waiter, he put his hands on his stomach (胃). In a few minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat on the table in front of him.
1. Sometimes people move their heads _________ when they want to say “yes”.| A．right and left | B．fast and slow | C．hard and easy | D．up and down |
| A．no | B．yes | C．words | D．OK |
| A．write or read | B．say or sing | C．hear or speak | D．go or come |
| A．to drink a cup of tea | B．to go to bed |
| C．to have some food | D．to talk with the waiter |
| A．to drink | B．to write | C．to speak | D．to eat |
8 . Nowadays many new and useful inventions have come into use. If I were a scientist, I would have my own invention——a magic door, a door that can take me to every part of the world, just like Doraemon's magic door.
Since our life is getting busier and busier, my magic door is really needed. The population of the world is rising day by day，and the number of cars used is getting larger. Therefore，the traffic jam becomes a big problem to people in both poor and developed countries. Moreover，by using a large number of cars，people have to face another problem：the pollution of air. All those reasons lead to the need for such an invention as a magic door. It can take the place of the traditional ways of transportation.
Magic doors have many advantages. Firstly, you can go wherever you want in a minute. Just open the door and go through it，you can stand in another place. Two parts of the door are two parts of the world. Thus, magic doors can meet the need for discovering new places for people. Secondly，magic doors sometimes can even make people safe. Magic doors can be used in everyday life. If you dropped into a river accidentally, for example, people would go there immediately to help you get out of danger by using magic doors.
All in all, people can benefit（得益）a lot from magic doors. If magic doors were invented and came into use widely，not just imagination，there would be a big change in our life！
1. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。2. 写出文中It指代的内容：
3. 从短文中找出“People can use magic doors in everyday life. ”的同义句。
4. 根据短文内容填入所缺单词使意思完整，每空2个单词。
If you dropped into a river
5. 列举2条magic doors的好处。
6. 给短文拟一个标题：
9 . We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere？Today most stores，stations，restaurants and other places play music.① __________
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave（举止，行动）.They think that the sound of western classical（古典的）music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music，people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music，people spend less money. Without music，people spend even less.
Scientists also believe that loud，fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly.② __________
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active.③ It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.
The next time you hear music somewhere，be careful. It might influence the way you do things.
1. 选择最佳句子补全文章。其中有一项是多余的。①
A. Restaurants can make more money in this way.
B. Some old people don't like music.
C. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
2. 请根据短文内容，把相关的信息匹配。
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（1）classical music A. people spend less money in a restaurant
（2）loud，fast music B. people spend more money in a restaurant
（3）modern music C. people eat faster
3. 请将文中③处划线句子译成汉语。
4. 找出与People will spend much less if there is no music.意思相同或相近的句子。
5. 选择文章的最佳标题
A. Music in Restaurants B. Music and Behavior C. Types of Music
10 . In your daily life, you may buy lots of different things. Some, such as pencils, CDs or books, cost only a little money; but others cost a lot of money, bikes or fridges, for example. If you want to buy the right things for the right price, making a wise decision is very important. Making a good decision can help you save your money. So how can you make a good decision when you buy a product? ① ______
♦ Know why you are buying a product
Before buying a product, think about the following questions—how often and when you will use the product, what the main use of the product is and whether you need the product now or later.
♦ Research the product
If you have decided to buy it, you must want to buy the best one. So you need to find out the information below—what companies make the product, the different prices of the product, what others say about the product, where you can buy the product. In this way, you can choose to shop in stores, online or in factory outlets.
♦ Ask questions before you buy. For example, do I really need to buy batteries?
These steps will help you become a smart shopper. ② ______
Remember, knowing a lot makes you a wiser shopper!
阅读短文，完成下列任务。
1. 回答问题。
(1) How many steps should you take before you buy a product?
(2) Where can you buy the product according to the passage?
2. 从A、B、C中为①②选出两个适当的选项，并将其字母标号分别填在下面的横线上。
A. If you follow them, you will get the best deal.
B. Here are some steps you can take for wise shopping.
C. You can make a decision not to buy anything.
①
3. 请将划线部分的句子翻译成汉语：
4. The passage mainly tells us
