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2 . 根据所给提示写一篇关于钱学森的短文，需包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯。词数80左右，第5要点用1—2句话作适当发挥。
内容要点：
1. 钱学森，世界著名科学家，被认为是中国太空技术项目的先驱；
2. 1934年毕业于交通大学（Jiaotong University），1935年到美国深造；
3. 1955年从美国回到祖国，对中国航天事业的发展做出了巨大贡献；
4. 他是我们所有中国人的骄傲，我们都很钦佩他；
5. 你的感想……
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3 . By using the “Culture and Tourism e-Village”, programme, which can be found on WeChat, visitors now can enjoy the sightseeing of 1,594 villages and 877 towns in East China’s Jiangsu Province on their phones.
The programme, developed by the Jiangsu Cultural Center, is made up of several parts, countryside tourism, e-business of cultural tourism and voluntary service.
For visitors, it gives introductions, pictures and travel guidance of many villages. It allows visitors to check villages by using VR (虚拟现实) technology, learn about local histories and attractions there, and book homestay hotels. For example, Qingdun Village of Hai’an City has used VR technology to present the whole village on the programme. Travelers who are interested in Qingdun can learn about it by simply clicking on the screen.
For farmers, it allows them to advertise their hometown, attend online training and take part in more cultural and tourism activities.
“I sell more grapes and strawberries by using the programme, ” said Zhang Feng, a villager from Baitu Town, Zhenjiang City. “I have faith (信心) in the quality (质量) of my products, but I had trouble selling them. Our town has been known to more people since it appeared on the programme and our products have drawn more attention. Many villagers have enjoyed a better life with Baitu Town becoming famous,” he said happily.
To attract more users, the programme also holds different kinds of online activities, including short video competitions, cultural products designs and photography competitions. According to the Jiangsu Cultural Center, the programme will cooperate (合作) with more key tourism villages in Jiangsu to develop the province’s countryside tourism.
1. What is the “Culture and Tourism e-Village” programme for?| A．Self learning. | B．Voluntary service. |
| C．Online teaching. | D．Online sightseeing. |
| A．Book village hotels. |
| B．Study Chinese history. |
| C．Talk with travel guides. |
| D．Develop VR technology. |
| A．They can grow more fruits. |
| B．Their product sales have increased. |
| C．They can offer online activities. |
| D．Their product quality has improved. |
| A．More and more provinces will join in the programme. |
| B．The programme will hold different kinds of online activities. |
| C．The countryside tourism of Jiangsu Province will become better. |
| D．People in Jiangsu Province are losing interest in the programme. |
| A．WeChat Introduces the Beauty of Jiangsu |
| B．VR Technology Makes Traveling Faster |
| C．Online Competitions Help Villages Sell |
| D．Programme Helps Countryside Tourism |
4 . Remember books? With pages. In the old days before computers, to get information, people read books and newspapers. Students spent hours and hours in the library, looking for information in the old books for homework. Now students can find anything on the Internet in seconds. The library was a place where everyone was quiet. Sing along to music? Never! Watch a movie on phone while they are reading? Impossible! But now students can watch videos about their research topic as they write a paper.
Before computers, articles were handwritten. If a student made a mistake, he or she would throw the paper away and start writing all over again. Now? If a student makes a mistake, he or she can just remove or cut it. Students type on their computers and edit (编辑) freely. But they should save (保存) their writing in time on the computer because it may stop working suddenly. Who wants to lose his or her hard work forever?
Communication online is easy and fun. While students are writing, they can discuss with friends in another window. Did you think they were chatting (聊天) with someone in the real same room? No! They’re chatting with everyone in their own room.
Technology helps us get important information in no time. In areas where bad weather is a problem, we can get warnings from our phones. Our local radio or TV station can give information about where to get help or what to do to keep our family and home safe. Technology is our friend!
1. In the old days before computers, people2. How can a student correct his or her mistake while writing on the computer?
3. Why should students save their writing in time on the computer?
4. 找出并写下第四段的主题句。
5. 将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
5 . MAGIC WORLD
How has technology changed the way we watch TV?
Watching TV shows has become the most popular activity. A survey points out that people have many ways to watch shows besides cable TV. They include smart phones, computers, and tablets. Technology has not only changed where but also how we watch TV. Streaming(流媒体) networks have helped viewers watch their favorite shows when it’s most convenient for them.
Binge-watching(刷剧) has become a new trend. Without having to wait for next week’s episode(集), viewers can watch the whole season in a day, or at whatever pace(速度) they choose. In the US, content(内容) providers also release a choose-your-own-adventure movie, where your choices can affect(影响) how the story ends, an idea not possible before with traditional TV.
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1. The news was reported in ________.| A．TV Daily | B．China Daily | C．Teens | D．Youth Daily |
| A．Cable TV | B．Smart phones | C．Tablets | D．Technology |
a. watch programs anywhere and anytime
b. change any content
c. enjoy a whole season at once
d. choose how the story ends
| A．abc | B．acd | C．abd | D．bed |
| A．MAGIC WORLD | B．SOCIETY | C．CULTURE | D．SPORTS |
| A．The competition between TVs—and other devices. |
| B．New kinds of TV shows. |
| C．How technology changes the way people entertain themselves. |
| D．How people change their lives through entertainment. |
Many space-lovers dream of traveling into space, but it costs too much to make that dream come true. Luckily, here is a chance for people who love exploring space. An unusual new reality TV show called Space Hero is in the works.
Space Hero must be popular and attractive because it will be the world’s first reality show in space. It will send a lucky winner to the International Space Station ISS who can stay there for ten days. According to the show creators (创建者), a seat for the winner has already been booked with the NASA on spaceship.
How will the show work? The plan of the show is to first pick a group of space-lovers from around the world. The show is open to anyone who is older than 18. “We’re opening space to everyone, not only to astronauts and rich people”, one of the creators said. Twelve men and twelve women will be picked. And then the contestants (参赛者)will be taken to a “Space Village” to take part in hard space training for the final trip.
In the end, the people who watch the show can choose their favorite person to be sent to space. When the winner has been picked, the show will follow that lucky person’s journey and film during the whole time. The creators of Space Hero hope the show will encourage(鼓励)interest in space travel.
1. What is the world’s first reality show in space?2. How long can the lucky winner stay in ISS?
3. Is everyone open to the reality show?
4. Who will decide on the winner of the show finally?
5. Why do the creators of Space Hero make the reality show?
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8 . What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on the earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones.___________ Each has advantages and disadvantages, as these three examples.
When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the skies in our own personal flying car. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, there will be problems with traffic control.
3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life—size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move into the future, 3D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.
Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit. This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy things and walk a long way. It might help people walk again after an illness or an accident. However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost.
Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We’ll be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people’s lives easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.
1. Which might be the missing sentence in Paragraph 1? ________
| A．No technology is perfect. |
| B．Technology causes lots of problems. |
| C．We can’t live well without technology. |
| D．New problems will be solved by technology. |
| A．More air pollution. | B．Harder traffic control. | C．More traffic lights. | D．Busier roads. |
①Produce electricity.
②Lift heavy things.
③Walk a long way.
④Walk again after an illness.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．He doubts it. |
| B．He doesn’t mind it. |
| C．He can’t stand it. |
| D．He looks forward to it. |
9 . Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don’t need to carry any money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small credit card. We will use it instead of money to buy all the things.
Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. For example, we lose money from time to time. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the cards. Someone may even make a card that looks like our cards. Since we can’t buy anything without our cards, the credit cards may be no better than money.
Is there something easier to use than credit cards? Each of us has a thumbprint(拇指指纹). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people’s thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something, you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store will posses one. Everyone’s thumbprints will be in the computer. It will be difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.
1. The writer probably agrees that credit cards are _________ to carry than money.| A．easier | B．difficult | C．heavier | D．more difficult |
| A．明信片 | B．学生证 | C．手机卡 | D．信用卡 |
| A．We may not know where to use it. |
| B．We may not know how to use the cards. |
| C．We may lose the cards from time to time. |
| D．We won’t be able to make enough cards. |
| A．With a note. | B．With a sign. | C．With a number. | D．With a computer. |
| A．With money. | B．With thumbprints. | C．With ID card | D．With credit cards |
On Nov.16, seven astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) woke up to an alarm (警报). A Russian missile (导弹) test had just bombed a satellite into more than 1,500 pieces of space debris (残骸). Some got very close to the ISS.
NASA says space debris like this can travel at more than 28,000 km/h. That’s much faster than a bullet (子弹) (about 3,500 km/h). Even a pea-sized piece of debris could “wipe out” a space station or kill an astronaut if he or she is doing a spacewalk, says Live Science.
Since the 1950s, humans have sent thousands of rockets and satellites into space. Many are still there, and we now face an ever-increasing problem of space rubbish. In 2006, for example, National Geographic reported that a tiny piece of space rubbish hit the ISS, taking a small piece of glass out of a window. In June of this year, a piece of debris ran into one of the station’s robotic arms, which are just like the arms of a robot, and left a hole.
Scientists are trying different ways to deal with the problem. One way is to use a huge net. In 2018, the UK’s Survey Space Center caught some space rubbish with a net in an experiment. It first found the debris, and then collected it with a net and a harpoon (鱼叉).
Another way is to use robotic arms. Clear Space 1, the European Space Agency’s task to clean space rubbish, is going to be sent into space in 2025. It will use robotic arms to catch debris. This plans to throw the debris into Earth’s atmosphere (大气层), where it will burn up as it falls because of strong friction (摩擦).
1. The bomb of the Russian missile mainly causes ________ according to the article.| A．plants | B．soil | C．food | D．space debris |
| A．eight times | B．nine times | C．seven times | D．six times |
| A．It gets cleaned. | B．It gets rebuilt. | C．It gets broken. | D．It gets old. |
a. throwing it away into the planet
b. throwing it into the sun to burn up
c. collecting it with nets and harpoons
d. throwing it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up
| A．ad | B．cd | C．ab | D．bd |
| A．There is nothing we can do to deal with space debris. |
| B．The astronauts are quite safe in space even there is space debris. |
| C．More and more tasks are failing because we don’t want to cause space rubbish. |
| D．Thousands of old rockets and satellites are turning into space rubbish for years. |
