2 . 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.

2. According to paragraph 3, what can WeChat users do?

A．Book village hotels.

B．Study Chinese history.

C．Talk with travel guides.

D．Develop VR technology.

3. Why are the local farmers happy about the programme?

A．They can grow more fruits.

B．Their product sales have increased.

C．They can offer online activities.

D．Their product quality has improved.

4. What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph?

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.

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．WeChat Introduces the Beauty of Jiangsu

B．VR Technology Makes Traveling Faster

C．Online Competitions Help Villages Sell

D．Programme Helps Countryside Tourism

3 .

a In the next three years, China plans to build 30 airports and 3000 km of railways. Traveling will be more convenient. And more efforts will be made to improve roads in rural areas to make it easier for farm products to reach cities and industrial products to hit rural markets. China is also actively developing high-speed maglev（磁悬浮）trains. Many new technologies will be used in future projects.

b What’s the fun of being an architect (建筑师)? For French architects Lacaton and Vassal, it’s about rebuilding! The couple won the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is regarded as the Nobel Prize for architects.                                                   The couple always try to make an old building a more enjoyable place to live or work in. Their work is friendly to both people and the environment.

C China’s “Sky Eye” is open to the world since March 31. It can “see” objects about 13.7 billion light years away. China is giving 10% of its observation (观察) time around 450 hours a year, to scientists from other countries.

1. In which part of a newspaper can we find the three passages above?

A．Future Life.

B．News Around the World.

C．New Discoveries.

2. Which of the following can we infer（推断）from the passages?

A．In the next three years, we’ll be able to travel on high-speed maglev trains.

B．The observation time of “Sky Eye” is around 450 hours in total every year.

C．The French couple won Pritzker Architecture Prize for their rebuilding work.

3. Which of the blanks can be filled with the underlined word “rural” in Passage a?

A．My grandma is used to the quiet and peaceful ______ life.

B．Margret wishes to enjoy the ______ life in the center of London again!

C．In ______ areas, we always see many tall buildings and busy streets.

4. Which of the following statements are opinions?

① China plans to build 30 airports in the next three years.

② The two French architects are creative.

③ Sharing “Sky Eye” shows China’s opening to the world.

A．①③

B．②③

C．①②

5. Which of the following can be the common theme of the three passages?

A．Change for a better world.

B．The beautiful world.

C．Science and technology light up the future.

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, people _________________ information.
2. 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 . 任务型阅读理解

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?
___________________________________________________________________

6 . 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.

2. What problems may people meet if the flying cars become popular according to Paragraph 2?________

A．More air pollution.

B．Harder traffic control.

C．More traffic lights.

D．Busier roads.

3. What can a robot suit help people do? ________
①Produce electricity.
②Lift heavy things.
③Walk a long way.
④Walk again after an illness.

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②④

4. What is the structure (结构) of the text? P:paragraph. ________

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What does the writer think of new technology? ________

A．He doubts it.

B．He doesn’t mind it.

C．He can’t stand it.

D．He looks forward to it.

8 . Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)

A

A. operations          B. worry about        C. especially          D. at least          E. troubles

About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost 1 out of 3 people in the United States. This means they eat less of certain food,     1     fat and sugar. Other people exercise, take medicines, or even have     2    .

Losing weight is not easy, and it can cost a lot of money. But why do so many people in the United States want to lose weight? Many people want to look young. Others     3     their health.

Doctors say being overweight is not healthy. Almost 30 million Americans’ weight is     4     20% more than their ideal weight. In fact, the United States is the most overweight country in the world.

B

A. disappearing          B. rising          C. completely          D. produce          E. screens

Nowadays, more and more people are getting glued to the     5     of their mobiles and laptops. Not only youth but the older generation is also getting addicted to the Internet.

Traditions connect people. It’s up to us to what degree we want to save our traditions. For example, human labor has been replaced in factories or industries to     6     traditional clothes. It’s just that with advancement in technology, the production has become easier.

Yes, many traditional skills and many traditions are     7    . But technology and traditions can go hand in hand. Technology has surely erased many traditions but it is impossible to     8     make tradition die out.

9 . Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)。

On Dec 9, three Chinese astronauts who are working aboard the Tiangong Space Station, gave a lecture above Earth and showed millions of students their life there. They also did some fun s    1     experiments. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Use it or lose it

The human body grows with the pull of Earth’s gravity (重力). But in space, our bones and muscles don’t need to s    2     our body’s weight. This will cause bone and muscle loss. It is said that astronauts can lose up to 20 percent of their muscles after just a couple of weeks. That is dangerous for astronauts because they will be too w    3     to work.

Astronauts have different ways to prevent this. During the lecture, Zhai introduced a special uniform Ye was wearing. It’s called a “penguin suit”. It can keep their muscles strong.

Wang also showed students how she walked on a treadmill (跑步机) and rode a bicycle. Astronauts usually e    4     with these tools every day to keep their body strong.

Space water is different

During another experiment, Wang made a water film (膜). Then she added more water drops onto the film to make it a water ball. But this can n    5     happen on Earth. Why?

We need to first u    6     the surface tension (表面张力) of water. Surface tension is like a “skin” of water. The “skin” is there because water molecules (分子) are drawn to each other. One example on the Earth is that some bugs (昆虫) can “walk on water”. Most of the time, gravity is too strong and it breaks the “skin”. But with zero gravity in space, the “skin” stays much stronger and the water ball will not b    7    .

Space water is different in many other ways from that on Earth. For example, water will not flow downward if you try to pour it into a cup. If astronauts cry, the tears will not fall down. They have to wipe them away!