1 . High-speed trains, Alipay ( 支付宝), shared bikes and online payment are seen as the new Four Great Achievements of China by young foreigners, according to a video survey by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University. In the video, young people from 20 countries along Belt and Road Routes were asked to name great inventions that had influenced their lives in China. The following is what they said from 4 young people of them.
“I’m Yala. I'm Nepal. I always go out by bike. Bicycle-sharing system allows people to borrow a bike from point “A” and return it at point “B”. It’s not only cheap but also a low-carbon and healthy way of life. I like it very much.”
“I’m Justin. I’m from Romania. China is really a great country and it’s high-speed railways are very fast, convenient and tidy. It takes me only about 6 hours from Beijing to Shanghai by train. It serves a lot of time and it’s cheaper than airplane. I wish we would have high-speed railways in our country someday.”
“I’m Archana. My life in Beijing is quite different from that in India. Here in China, I seldom take money with me when I go out. I can pay for almost everything by Zhi Fu Bao. Oh, it's amazing. However, in India, if you don't take a wallet with you, you'll be in a tough spot. ”
“I am Bond. You can find many wonderful things that we don’t have in Thailand. We don’t have Alipay or other online payment Apps with which I can go shopping without stepping out of the doors. If only I could bring them back to my country.”
1. What does Yala think of the bicycle-sharing system in China according to his words?| A．Convenient and relaxing. | B．Healthy and amazing |
| C．Fast and tidy. | D．Cheap and low-carbon |
| A．迷路 | B．陷入困境 | C．保持沉默 | D．付账单 |
| A．Bicycle- sharing system provides bikes for free. |
| B．Zhi Fu Bao is the only way of paying for things. |
| C．There is no Alipay in Thailand now. |
| D．There are high-speed railways in Romania. |
| A．They are the signs that China is improving rapidly. |
| B．They were created by young foreign people. |
| C．They were brought to the countries along Belt and Road Routes. |
| D．They are great inventions outside China. |
| A．introduce some wonderful things in China |
| B．teach us how to use the new great inventions |
| C．tell us the differences among the new Four Great Achievements |
| D．show the new Four Great Achievements that influence people’s lives |
2 . Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest experts in anything. They continue to lean and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What is a lifelong learner like? Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).
● They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they’re interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities (机会) to improve their knowledge or skills.
● They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in. ________ They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.
● They are critical (批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize (合成) information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.
● They are problem solvers. They will meet different problems while learning. However, they usually regard problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them.
1. What does the underlined “knowledge seekers” mean?| A．Persons who are testing knowledge. | B．Persons who are teaching knowledge. |
| C．Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge. | D．Persons who are looking for knowledge. |
| A．They invite each other to parties. | B．They learn both from and with others. |
| C．They learn from plants and animals. | D．They don’t like learning on society. |
| A．You ask others for help when you can’t correct your own mistakes. |
| B．You believe in the information you get and use it in your study. |
| C．You correct mistakes someone makes as soon as you find them. |
| D．You always use a lot of ways to analyze and synthesize information. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have. |
| B．To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners. |
| C．To suggest lifelong learners become experts. |
| D．To describe the height, clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner. |
Denmark is neither the richest nor the biggest country. So, what makes its 5.7 million people so happy?
The country is famous for its welfare system（福利体系）, that includes health care and education. But besides that, the main reason Danish people are so happy is because of their lifestyle.
Have you heard of the word “hygge”?In English, it can be translated into comfort. But hygge is more than that-having a tasty meal with family, talking with friends under the sunshine on weekends, enjoying music, or having a movie night. All these things can be called hygge, which is Danish people’s everyday life.
Danish people also have a healthy habit-riding bikes. In Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, bikes are used about 50 percent of the time on the way to school or work. Biking is not only helpful to protect the environment. It is also good for people’s health. Just 30 minutes of biking every day adds about one to two years to person’s lifetime.
Trust is also important for Danish people. They trust others and people they don’t even know. In Aarhus, the second biggest city of Denmark, you can see people buy flowers even when the owner isn’t there. People just put money in the empty flowerpot. Trust helps make people happy.
“The Danish have no great expectations about what they will do or what will happen to them,” Kaire Christensen, a university teacher said, “They are happy with what they have.”
1. What does the underlined word“that”Paragraph 3 refer to?
| A．Good education. | B．Health care. | C．Welfare system. | D．Small population. |
| A．Working hard at weekends. |
| B．Enjoying music with friends. |
| C．Staying up late studying at night. |
| D．Spending a lot of time on business meals. |
| A．They have high expectations about the future. |
| B．There is a nice environment without pollution. |
| C．People trust each other, including the strangers. |
| D．It is a must to ride bikes to work or school every day. |
| A．The welfare system in Denmark | B．The happy lifestyle in Denmark. |
| C．The happiest place in Denmark | D．The expectations in Denmark. |
