1 . If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down，you may see some “moving stars”. But they are not really stars. They are man-made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes during the time.
The scientists want to live on the ISS. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive program. Billions of dollars are spent on it every year.
Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping-stone for future exploration. “The ISS will be more useful some day. The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better.” said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.
Sixteen countries are part of the space program: the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil, and 11 European countries. China isn’t an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
1. From the first paragraph, we can learn _________.| A．we can’t see the ISS with our eyes |
| B．March is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth |
| C．all the moving stars are really stars |
| D．the biggest man-made satellite is the ISS |
| A．To live on the earth. |
| B．To watch the ISS flying over the earth. |
| C．To live on the ISS. |
| D．To make life on the earth better. |
| A．use it as astronauts’ food |
| B．sell it to aliens |
| C．do some science experiments |
| D．make it grow better in space |
| A．16 countries are members of the space program |
| B．people can see the Space Station with their eyes whenever they want |
| C．building the ISS is only for scientists to live there |
| D．scientists can do anything they like on the ISS now |
2 . E-schoolbags
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious
Some people say
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3 . THREE CENTURIES OF HOAXES!
A THINKING MACHINE
In 1769, long before computers were invented, a man from Hungary (匈牙利) built a wonderful machine that could play chess very well. It pleased people all over Europe and beat nearly everyone who played chess with it. For decades, many people believed that it was truly a thinking machine. About 85 years later, the secret was finally revealed. There was a man hiding inside the machine all the time, who was obviously very good at playing chess!
ZOO ESCAPE (逃脱)
On November 9, 1874, a New York newspaper ran a shocking story on its front page. It said that all the animals in the Central Park Zoo had escaped and were running around the city. It said the police were working to save people, but 27 people had already been killed, and 200 people were hurt. Many people in New York were terrified. But it was all just a hoax. The story was made up by Thomas Connery, an editor at The Herald, who wanted to draw attention to the poor condition of cages in the zoo.
ROSIE THE RUNNER
The first woman to cross the finish line of the 1980 Boston Marathon (马拉松) was 23-year-old Rosie Ruiz. However, as she received her prize, people started to doubt that. She didn’t seem to be tired at all. What’s more, none of the other runners remembered seeing her in the race. Later, it turned out that she had run only half a mile (about 805 meters) and taken the train for the rest of the race! Her prize was taken away, of course.
1. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?| A．The thinking machine used a computer to win games. | B．200 people were killed by zoo animals in 1874. |
| C．Rosie Ruiz didn’t seem to be tired at the finish line. | D．Rosie Ruiz didn’t appear in TV broadcasts of the race. |
| A．made people scared | B．fooled a lot of people |
| C．made people suspicious | D．delighted people |
| A．The hoax | B．The news | C．The thinking machine | D．The computer |
| A．She was very tired after the marathon. | B．She was the winner in the 1980 Boston Marathon. |
| C．She ran only half a mile in the race. | D．She took the bus for the rest of the race. |
| A．are not new | B．are easily avoided | C．are always cruel | D．are usually unbelievable |
You may hear adults—especially your parents—ask you to spend less time in front of screens. But at a camp called iD Tech, computers are a necessary tool (工具) for learning about
Logan Doyle, 12, spent last week at this camp
In the room, boys were playing a 3-D racing video game. When they were done, they talked about
Their teacher, Will Whitney, said the kids were learning problem-solving. “Kids meet a problem and think of different ways to solve it,” said Whitney. Like a lot of the teachers at the camp, Whitney attended iD Tech camp while growing up. As a kid, he loved video games. He loved the camp so much that he had
Like English and math, it is important to understand
Maybe the right kind of
5 . The Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The world’s leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities.
The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarket, just a tablet on a desk that says “please smile”.
There is also AI that can read lips.
These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future.
| A．She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes. |
| B．They discussed this at the World Internet Conference. |
| C．Sougou brought its lip-reading system to the conference. |
| D．Another type of AI focuses on understanding human emotions. |
| E．If you smile, it will give you a special discount for your goods. |
When you think of robots, you might think of something to finish boring tasks,
Howie Choset at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is a roboticist, a person
After he started working at Carnegie Mellon, Choset and his colleagues there began developing
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7 . Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn off the lights for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
The towns that we have lived in for centuries have changed a lot, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. In every home there will be a “telepresence” system（远程遥控系统）—allowing users to control the heating（暖气）and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators（自动扶梯）will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to solve the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener.” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?| A．Living in a “smart” city will be far from you. |
| B．People live in a “smart” city. |
| C．Buildings turn off the lights for you. |
| D．Self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves. |
| A．A future city. | B．A meeting in Songdo. |
| C．A plan to build a city. | D．A report on public health. |
| A．Microsoft. | B．IBM. | C．Siemens. | D．Cisco. |
| A．drive people out of cities | B．control the world’s population |
| C．solve the cities’ coming problems | D．develop his own company |
| A．Future Education | B．Government Services |
| C．Famous Companies | D．Smart Cities |
Technology has done our world wonders: from development in medicine to our daily lives. It has undoubtedly changed the way our society works, and how we communicate with one another and ourselves. However, by welcoming technology as part of life, are we losing our ability to create?
Technology provides a new chance for creativity to exist(存在). Through technology, ideas can be set free and come to life. We have the necessary tools for greater possibilities and new solutions. For example, businesses now have the chance to improve themselves more creatively through websites, film advertisements, social media or radio.
However, when we look more closely, it’s easy to notice some disadvantages. For example, many of us depend so much on automated calculations(计算器) rather than taking the time to work it out for ourselves. Another situation is that a lot of people are spending too much time on screens. As a result, they are reducing the chances to come up with their own creations.
Is there a way to find a balance between technology and human creativity? I think so. It is simply a matter of making sure that creativity is not deterred by technology. The first way is to reduce our use of electronic products by setting limits on when, where, and how long we use them, turning off the notice on your phone. Once you become used to these, you will feel surprised how little you think about your phone.
Another wonderful way is to take daily walks in nature. It can help you refresh and keep going. In the long run, a daily walk can not only influence our creativity and imagination but further our physical and mental health. We can also develop our creativity by doing yoga, keeping a diary, or reading.
The actions you choose to take will help change the relationship between creativity and technology for the better. With the right balance, technology can be a good method of improving creativity.
1. Why does the writer ask the underlined question in the beginning?| A．To draw the reader’s attention to the topic. | B．To show the writer likes technology. |
| C．To tell the reader the importance of technology. | D．To prove creativity is more important. |
| A．The importance of creativity. |
| B．Good ways to develop technology. |
| C．The relationship between business and creativity. |
| D．The good influence that technology has on creativity. |
| A．protected | B．controlled | C．attacked | D．prevented |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．limiting the use of our phones can help us develop creativity |
| B．turning off the notice on the phone will make people worried |
| C．spending time on screens is the easiest way to keep people happy |
| D．a daily walk does more good to physical health than to mental health |
9 . Humans’ Greatest Achievements
The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, but the humans have lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.
What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics?
Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements.
What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”.
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| A．Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives. |
| B．They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel. |
| C．Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology. |
| D．And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space? |
| E．We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting. |
10 . Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft（载人航天飞船）went to space（太空）successfully on October 16, 2021. Three Chinese astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, Ye Guangfu were taken to space. They will stay in space for six months. It is the eighth time for Chinese to visit space after Yang Liwei went as the first Chinese 19 years ago. These special “visitors” can take fantastic photos in space, just like taking trips there. Can common people go to visit space like them? The answer is “yes”.
On September 15, Space X sent four common people into space. The four spent three days in space. Just two months ago, in July, 70-year-old British billionaire（亿万富翁）Richard Branson, and 57-year-old American billionaire Jeff Bezos, both flew into space. But some think these trips are for the super rich. With the sky-high prices, most common people should give up their space dreams. However, US flight engineer Bobak Ferdowsi believes the price will come down. “Maybe in 10 to 15 years, it’s a decision between ‘do I buy a new car, or do I go to space?’ ”
Anyway, even we can’t have a space trip now, we’ll be able to have a science class from space. The woman astronaut Wang Yaping will be the space teacher to give us such a lesson just as she did nine years ago. That will be great fun. We will also be able to enjoy a space movie. A Russian film team stayed on the International Space Station from Oct 5 to 16 to film the movie Challenge. It’s the first time a movie was filmed in space.
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1. The first Chinese go to space in manned spacecraft in 2003.
2. Richard Branson went to space as common visitors.
3. Most common people can’t have the space trip because it’s too dangerous.
4. Wang Yaping will give her first science lesson from space.
5. China made the first movie in space.
