1 . One day, our teacher said that he had an exercise for us to try. We were to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, depending on another student to catch us. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We couldn't fall back for more than a few inches before stopping ourselves. Finally, Judy gave it a try. She is a thin, quiet dark-haired girl who always wears big white sweaters. Judy crossed her arms over her chest, closed her eyes, leaned back, and did not stop. She looked like one of the TV ads where the model jumps into the pool.
For a moment, I was sure she was going to fall onto the floor. At the last moment, her partner grabbed(抓住) her head and shoulders and pulled her up immediately.
"Whoa!" several students yelled. Some clapped their hands. Our teacher finally smiled. "You see," he said to the girl. "You closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see. You have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other person trust(信任)you, you must feel that you can trust them too-even you're in the dark. Even when you're falling."
1. How did the students feel when they were told about the exercise?| A．Excited | B．Disappointed(失望的) | C．Happy | D．Uncomfortable |
a. She leaned back.
b. She closed her eyes.
c. She crossed her arms over her chest
d. She didn't stop.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．b-c-d-a | C．c-b-a-d | D．a-c-d-b |
| A．we should try our best to help people who are in trouble |
| B．we shouldn't be afraid to fall down |
| C．no one can be trusted in the world |
| D．if you want someone to trust you, you must trust them first |
2 . Could the students from less developed areas in central and western China get the same educational chances as those in big cities in the east? Could the children in poor rural（农村）areas develop as well as those in rich cities? Maybe the answers were “No” in the past. But now, China is trying to change the situation.
In order to help rural students grow taller and stronger, China’s Nutrition（营养）Improvement Program started in 2011. According to the program, a lot more money was spent improving students’ meals. More than 36 million students from
It is true that there were differences between less developed areas and developed areas in education before. Recently, The Guideline for Popularizing High School Education（2017—2020）has come out. According to the guideline, above 90% students from all over the country will go to high schools by 2020. What’s more, the schools in central and western areas will get more support to improve their education.
Students from rural and poor areas also get more chances to receive higher education. A special college program makes it possible for more students from those areas to go to key（重点）colleges and universities. The number was increased by 10% in 2017.
With the guideline and the programs, we can expect a fairer and more balanced（均衡的）education in the future.
1. The number 134, 000 in Paragraph 2 is the number of __________ in poor rural areas.| A．the key high schools | B．the poor students |
| C．the key colleges and universities | D．the primary and junior high schools |
①=Para.（自然段） ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para. 5
| A．①②; ③④; ⑤ | B．①; ②③; ④⑤ |
| C．①; ②③④; ⑤ | D．①②; ③; ④⑤ |
| A．Liu Xi, a student from Chongqing, can go to any high school if she wants to |
| B．Li Mei, a student from a western rural school, can get a bag of milk every day |
| C．Hu Jia, a 12-year-old rural student, will more easily receive high school education |
| D．Han Lei, a student from Beijing, will have few chances to go to key universities |
| A．story book | B．fact finding report | C．TV show | D．scientific paper |
3 . The world is filled with movies about technology, but none of them could have been created without AI (Artificial Intelligence人工智能). It seems AI is everywhere and makes our life more interesting.
Chongqing is quickly becoming a leader in Artificial Intelligence. People can spend several days experiencing the latest and greatest AI toys at the Smart China Expo(智博会) . Chongqing people are most proud of the Smart China Expo in Chongqing in 2018. For example Lijia wisdom garden in Chongqing is a place where people can deeply experience artificial intelligence. There are driverless cars for adults, robot dogs to entertain children, and music robots that sing songs with teenagers. In 2019, Chongqing Gaoxin District has started building the city's largest three-dimensional( 立体的) parking building. Everyone can park their car there very quickly.
Artificial intelligence is the new rising sun in Chongqing.
Why do I say so? First, many people come to Chongqing because of the Smart China Expo. When Chongqing has more tourists, people here can make more money. Second, AI makes people in life and work get simple and convenient experience, from carrying large bags to holding your cell phone calmly, from always doing housework at home to now waiting for the floor-sweeping robot to serve you. Everything is so fantastic.
Artificial intelligence is double-edged- sword(双刃剑). Some people always worry that it will become the boss of humans, and we may lose everything in the end. But I always have a positive mind that when humans use high technology to make a new thing, we must be smarter than it.
1. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word positive in paragraph 5?| A．积极的 | B．全面的 | C．聪明的 | D．简单的 |
| A．Driverless cars for adults. |
| B．robot dogs to entertain children. |
| C．Music robots that sing songs with teenagers. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．AI can do everything for people. |
| B．AI will take human's place one day. |
| C．AI has changed people's life a lot. |
| D．AI is widely used in movies. |
| A．①②/③④/⑤ | B．①/②③④/⑤ | C．①/②③/④⑤ | D．①②/③④⑤ |
4 . A couple often went shopping together. They both liked teacups. One day they saw a beautiful teacup in a store. As they picked it up, it suddenly spoke.
"I haven't always been a teacup. Once I was red clay. My master rolled(揉、搓) me over and over and I shouted, but he only smiled."
"Then I was placed on a rolling wheel and suddenly I went around and around. 'Stop!' I cried, but the master only nodded."
"Then he put me in the oven. I had never felt so hot. I could see him through the opening and I could read his words, 'Not yet.' "
"Finally the door opened, and he took me out and put me on a shelf. Then he brushed me and put me back into the oven. This time it was twice as hot. I begged. I cried. I could see him through the opening nodding his head, saying, 'Not yet.' "
"Then I knew there wasn't any hope. I was ready to give up, but the door opened and I was taken out and placed on a shelf. Later he handed me a mirror and said, 'Look at yourself.' I said, 'That can't be me. It's becautiful!' "
" 'I want you to remember,' he said, 'if I had just left you without rolling, you'd have dried up. If I had stopped rolling you around on the wheel, you would have been out of shape. If I hadn't put you in the oven, you would have broken. If I hadn't brushed you all over, you would not have any color in your life. If I hadn't put you back in that oven for the second time, you wouldn't be kept for very long because the hardness would not have held. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first started with you."
1. On the rolling wheel, when the red clay asked him to stop, the master ________.| A．stopped rolling it at once | B．only smiled |
| C．shouted at it angrily | D．only nodded |
a. It was put into the oven for the first time.
b. It was put on a rolling wheel and went around.
c. The master took it out and brushed it all over.
d. It was put back into the oven again.
e. The master rolled the red clay over and over.
| A．e, c, a, b, d | B．e, b, c, a, d | C．e, b, a, c, d | D．e, c, b, a, d |
| A．hot | B．hard | C．colorful | D．soft |
| A．the master knew how to make the teacup | B．the master disliked the teacup |
| C．the teacup will dry up if it is rolled | D．the teacup will be on sale |
| A．Beautiful look won't be refused by people. |
| B．Don't give up any chance in front of you. |
| C．Caring about others makes the world wonderful. |
| D．Going through hard time can make you better. |
