1 . Smartphones have become necessary tools in people’s lives. We carry them everywhere, take them to bed and to the bathroom. And for many people, after waking up in the morning, what they see first is their smartphones.
Most worries about phones usually lie in the danger which is caused by using them while driving, or the bad influence they bring to us, such as making us depend on them too much but hardly care about people around us.
However, have you ever thought about your smartphone may be a factory full of microbes (细菌) and viruses (病毒). A survey made in 2019 found that most people (57 percent) in the UK use their phones on the toilet. Another study found three in four Americans (74.5 percent) use their phones on the toilet. We also eat while using our phones and usually put them down on all kinds of dirty surfaces. All of them can transfer microbes onto our phones. And some of the viruses, like the common cold virus, can live on the phone surfaces for almost a week.
Researchers have shown that people touch their phone hundreds, if not thousands, of times a day. And although many of us often wash our hands after going to the bathroom, cooking, cleaning or gardening, it is almost impossible for us to consider washing our hands after touching our phones.
As a result, it’s not surprising that studies have found our mobile phones are dirtier than toilet seats. Maybe it’s time to think more about keeping mobile phones clean.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。1. After waking up in the morning, many people see their smartphones first.
2. Using smartphones while driving is one of the dangers that worry people.
3. A study found three in four people in the UK use their phones on the toilet.
4. The common cold virus can live on the phone surfaces for at least a week.
5. The writer wants to remind us to realize how dirty our mobile phones are.
How do you decide where to go on holiday? Is it the local places of interest? Or do you choose your next holiday just for delicious food?
“Food tourism” is that people travel to new places to try the local food. It is now becoming popular among visitors. There are many forms of food tourism, such as trying street food, visiting food markets, or eating at local restaurants.
A recent survey found that about 75% of Americans have traveled for food in the last five years. They said the top four countries they would visit for their food are Italy, France, Spain and Japan.
Food is an important part of holidays for British people, too. A survey team asked 2,000 British people about their main reason for a holiday. 61% of them said “the food”. And 41% said they would travel hundreds of kilometers to find the perfect meal. The top three European countries they would choose to visit for food are Italy, Spain and France.
The survey also found that British people like to try new and different foods most when they are traveling, and nearly half of people believe that they are more adventurous (胆大的) with what they eat when they are away from home.
1. Food tourism is about traveling to local places of interest.2. 75% of Americans have traveled for food in the last five years.
3. British people do not care about food on holidays.
4. British people eat more adventurous food away from home.
5. The article is mainly about the popularity of food in travel decisions.
Imagine you’re at the supermarket. You pay for some food, then throw one third of it into the trash. This may sound crazy, but millions of us are doing this around the world, although not in such a direct way.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 30 percent of food produced worldwide goes to waste. Most of it is thrown away by shops that are unable to sell it or by people who buy too much food.
Do we have to do so? Creative minds say no. When we have extra (额外的) money, we save it in a bank. So how about setting up “banks” for food that we can’t eat? Many countries, including China, are trying this out.
Some people in Shanghai recently set up a fridge in their community, filling it with cake and canned (罐装的) food from nearby markets and restaurants. It’s free for anyone to enjoy.
The Real Junk Food Project is a company in the UK. It reminds people that food past its sell-by date (保质期) is still okay to eat. The company collects leftover food from supermarkets and puts it on shelves in cafes (小餐馆).
The food in the cafes has no price label (标签). You can offer as much money as you want, or give back your time as payment. There are now 125 Real Junk Food cafes worldwide.
Does the food that you have bought, but can’t eat, have to become junk? You decide.
1. Every year, about one-third of food produced around the world goes to waste.2. The same banks that save your money can help you save food.
3. In the Shanghai community, people can get free food from a fridge.
4. Food that is past its sell-by date can’t be eaten, according to the Real Junk Food Project.
5. The passage mainly talks about some creative ways to save food.
Hangzhou, together with five other cities in Zhejiang, hosted the 19th Asian Games from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. The Games was very “smart” with the use of many exciting technologies. Let’s have a look!
What if there was an accident during the game and the players needed first aid? Drones (无人机) could be used to send things over. Using a drone saves about 60 percent of the time. Medicine, blood and other things needed for first aid can be sent to people quickly.
Every dish at the Asian Games should be safe and healthy. In the kitchen of the athletes’ village in Hangzhou, there was a special system (系统) that could tell people’s faces. If a “stranger” went into the kitchen, an alarm would go off to let people know. The managers of the kitchen would also get messages on their phones. There is also a system to keep an eye on the temperature of the fridge.
Say that you were in Hangzhou and would watch one of the games. It would be sad if you couldn’t find your way. AR (增强现实技术) was here to help you. There is a mini program called the Hangzhou Asian Games AR service. You could turn on your phone’s camera and it would see where you were and then showed you the way.
1. The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou lasted for seven days.2. The “Drones” could be used to send people quickly in this passage.
3. The alarm in the kitchen can receive food messages from athletes.
4. The AR service can help out people who are lost to find their ways.
5. The passage is mainly about how technology works in 19th Asian Games Hangzhou.
5 . “Do you want to grow your own vegetables?” Mom asked. “Yes!” My eyes got wide. Mom smiled at my excitement. She gave me a book on gardening, and I carefully planted some seeds (种子) in the back yard.
After supper, I rushed to see how much they might grow. Nothing! My mouth dropped. “Someone stole my seeds!” Mom laughed from ear to ear. She said, “Johnny, go and check the book.” I hung my head down. I read the book and I knew something needed to be done.
Early the next morning, I ran to the back yard. Everything looked the same but I wasn’t that disappointed. As the book said, I lightly watered my seeds and stuck my finger in the soil to make sure it wasn’t too dry. That evening, I couldn’t help going to check my garden again. No sign of anything green. Just dirt.
The next morning I raced to the garden again. No changes. “Why is it taking so long for the seeds to grow?” I asked. “Grow up!” I shouted. “Please, just grow!” I almost cried. Mom was too busy with housework to help. “Read the book, and wait patiently.” So I read again. I removed the grass from the soil and watered the seeds.
Then one morning, I walked out to my garden. I wasn’t expecting to see anything yet. To my surprise, a little bit of green came into my eyes. I got down on my knees for a closer look. “They grew!” I shouted. I could see little green leaves growing everywhere! I was so excited! “They finally grew! The book is right. It took several days for the seeds to be in the soil before popping up.”
正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。1. Johnny checked the seeds slowly after he finished eating dinner.
2. Johnny’s mother must have a lot of experience with gardening.
3. The underlined phrase “popping up” means the seeds are growing and coming out of the ground.
4. Johnny has learned that he needs to be patient and wait for the seeds to grow.
5. The story is about Johnny’s first time growing plants and what he learns along the way.
Nowadays Chinese online literature becomes popular around the world. The market value of Chinese online literature reached 40.43 billion yuan in 2023, compared with 38.89 billion yuan in 2022.
There were about 400,000 online literature writers abroad by October 2023. The largest group of the writers, 56%, are 22 and under, while the next largest group, 25%, are 22—27 year olds.
1. The market value of Chinese online literature in 2023 was 1.54 billion yuan more than that in 2022.2. 81% of the online literature writers abroad are under 22 years old.
3. Of the top 3 countries, Indonesia has the fewest online literature writers according to the passage.
4. The novel preferences of the female and male online literature writers abroad are the same.
5. This is a survey about the movie markets in different countries.
Does it really matter if we know how old animals are? To many scientists, it does.
When studying animal populations, it is very important for scientists to know how many animals there are and how old they are. This information can help scientists learn which animals are thriving (兴旺) and which ones need more care and help. Scientists usually use the following ways to tell animals’ age.
For many animals, their teeth can help scientists know their age. In some animals, some teeth don’t come in until a certain age. Take cows for example. Like humans, cows have two sets of teeth, milk teeth and permanent teeth (恒牙). They normally get their first pair of permanent teeth when they’re two years old. Then they have the next pair at age three, the third pair at age four...
Hair and skin (皮肤) can also provide information about age. Some animals will possibly get bad skin and gray hair as they get older. If you have an older dog, you may have noticed that its nose and mouth get grayer as it gets older.
Scientists are continuing to discover new and more ways of telling the age of animals. Recently, scientists learned that they could tell the age of humpback whales (座头鲸) by examining their DNA. That’s really good news!
1. Scientists study the populations of animals to know which animals can live the longest.2. Cows normally get their first pair of permanent teeth when they’re three years old.
3. As dogs get older, they might get grayer noses and mouths but their skin remains the same.
4. Scientists made a new achievement in telling the age of animals by examining their DNA.
5. The passage mainly introduces some scientific ways to tell animals’ age.
If you’re a fan of ships, don’t miss China’s first home-grown large cruise ship (邮轮) — “Adora Magic City”. The ship is 323.6 meters long, with 135,500 GT tons. It has the beauty of both traditional Chinese art and the Western style.
It can carry up to 5,246 passengers and provides them with rich and colorful activities. It has 16 floors and a total of 40,000 square meters of public living and relaxing space. People can shop at a large duty-free (免税) store on the cruise ship. It’s around 2,000 square meters in size. People on the ship will also enjoy movies and special food. There is even a kids’ playground with some water-play things and a big area for children to enjoy the sunshine.
The Adora Magic City began its first trip on January 1, 2024 and the trip lasted for seven days and six nights. The ship traveled 1,119 nautical miles, carrying more than 3,000 passengers. Longer lines will be planned in the future. “We expect the ship to become ‘a floating (漂浮的) name card at sea’,” said a Chinese government officer.
1. Both traditional Chinese art and the Western style can be seen on the Adora Magic City.2. The large duty-free store on the ship is around 40,000 square meters.
3. People can’t see a movie on the Adora Magic City.
4. The first trip of Adora Magic City is less than 8 days.
5. The text introduces some facts of Adora Magic City.
A survey in China We-have-about-85 million disabled people around the country. | |
·Now over 50% of the disabled students can enter normal schools. | Disabled-friendly environment by the end of 2021: ·81.05% of the entrances and exits (出入口) of public places ·56.58% of the service desks ·38.66% of the toilets.
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1. This survey shows that China has done a lot to help the disabled.
2. The number of disabled students in normal schools increased by about 250,000 from 2013 to 2020.
3. Over 42.5 million disabled students in China can study in normal schools.
4. Over half of the service desks in China offer a friendly environment to the disabled.
5. This survey is carried out mainly from the points of natural environment and education.
We know, the time of 5G is coming. There’s a lot of information about 5G. But what is it and what might it bring to our lives?
5G means the fifth generation (代) mobile networks (网络), a better technology than 4G. And 5G makes the networks run faster than 4G.
In the USA, some cities will first use 5G. It will take a few more years or even longer to reach every place. In China, some cities are using 5G now. And more and more cities will join this group. Next year, 5G will be used all over China, even in the countryside.
5G will help to build future “smart cities” with the help of the networks. Such networks will be able to help the police with the traffic. They can also help us know what’s happening in our homes when we are at work. They can even help to make it possible for doctors to have an operation (手术) in the future.
Do you look forward to this smart lifestyle?
1. According to the passage, we know 5G is a kind of network.2. In America, almost all cities are using 5G now.
3. With the help of 5G, “smart cities” will be built in the future.
4. 5G might help doctors to have an operation in the future.
5. This passage mainly tells us the advantages and disadvantages about 5G.
