1 . Consumer Electronic Trade Show is a chance for technology companies from all over the world to show their new products and inventions. Usually there’s one type of thing that becomes the star on the trade show. And in 2018, it is robots.

The Electronic Glove Worn on the hand, this glove can bring some hand functions (功能) back. It helps people who have difficulty doing daily activities such as catching and picking up things, opening doors and turning on taps.	The Robot Suitcase If you are afraid to forget something at the airport, you will love the idea behind this robot suitcase. The suitcase can follow its owner. It can also stay away from other things on its way. It can even call the police when someone is trying to take it away.
The Robomart The Robomart is hoping to make shopping easier for people. This Robomart can be controlled by an app. You can watch it roll up and then take the fruit and vegetables inside.	The Somnox The Somnox is a sleep robot that mimics (模仿) somebody lying next to you in bed by “breathing”. It’s a comfort robot held by the sleeper, It can be controlled to make different breathing movements. This helps to change a user’s own breathing and helps him fall asleep more naturally.

1. What are the star inventions about in the trade show in 2018?

A．Robots.

B．Companies.

C．Computers.

D．Apps.

2. Which invention do the disabled (残疾的) people need most?

A．The Electronic Glove.	B．The Robot Suitcase.
C．The Robomart.	D．The Somnox.

3. How many uses of the Robot Suitcase are mentioned?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

4. Which is TRUE about the Somnox?

A．It can make the owner less nervous.

B．It can make different breathing movements itself.

C．It can help people become stronger.

D．It can help people have a better sleep.

5. What is the above information mainly about?

A．How to invent robots.

B．It is about four inventions making our life easier.

C．Consumer Electronic Trade Show is great.

D．Robots will be our close friends in the future.

2 . Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device (装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user's position (位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.

GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.

There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates (计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.

Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate (精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

1. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people ________.

A．can't be lost in a new city

B．can't find their way in different countries

C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D．can spend the least time getting to another place

2. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．there are three parts to the GPS	B．a GPS can't be put into a watch
C．a GPS can help you start your car	D．the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

3. The underlined word "They" in paragraph 3 means "________".

A．Receivers

B．GPS devices

C．Satellites

D．Ground stations

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．the history of the GPS	B．the introduction of the GPS
C．the shape of the GPS	D．the three parts of the GPS

5. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B．People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C．The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.

D．The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

3 . The Chang’e-3, named after a Chinese goddess, is China’s first spacecraft(航天器) to make a soft landing on the moon. It includes a lander and a moon rover(月球车) called Yutu. The Chang’e-3 spacecraft is the second phase(阶段) China’s lunar programme, which includes orbiting, landing and returning to Earth. It follows the success of the Chang’e-1 and Chang’e-2 spacecraft in 2007 and 2010. The launch of Chang’e-3 was successful.

The Chang’e-3 is one of the most difficult tasks in China’s space programme, the news says. The news adds that exploring the universe(宇宙) and seeking peaceful use of space are dreams of Chinese for thousands of years.

With a lander and the moon rover Yutu, Chang’e-3 soft-landed(软着陆) on the moon at 9:11 p.m. Saturday. Yutu later separated(分离) from the lander and ran to the moon surface earlier Sunday.

China has chosen the name Yutu for its first moon rover, after a worldwide online vote(投票) attracted people to come up with names.

In Chinese folk tale, Yutu is the white pet rabbit of Chang’e, the moon goddess. Chang’e took her pet and flew towards the moon. She became a goddess and has lived there with the white animal ever since.

1. Which is the first spacecraft landed softly on the moon in China?

A．Chang’e-1	B．Chang’e-2
C．Chang’e-3	D．Yutu

2. From this passage, how many spacecraft have flown to the moon successfully?

A．Three

B．Two

C．One

D．None

3. Who did the moon rover name after?

A．a Chinese goddess

B．Chang’e

C．Yutu of Chang’e

D．a white pet rabbit

4. Which of the following is Not true?

A．Chang’e-2 was set up in 2010.

B．Yutu isn’t the first rover of China.

C．Many people voted for Yutu online.

D．Yutu separated after Chang’e-3 landed on the moon.

5. The article may be found in __________.

A．a history book	B．a fashion magazine
C．a geography book	D．a newspaper

4 . Wearing a white blouse, Ai-Da studies her subject and begins to draw. She looks like any artist at work. However, the "beep ... beep ... beep" noise from her arm gives her away. Ai-Da is, in fact, a robot.

Ai-Da has been described as the world's "first AI (人工智能) robot artist". She takes her name from Ada Lovelace, the world's first female computer programmer. Scientists at Oxford University developed AI systems (系统) for Ai-Da. The robot has cameras in her eyeballs. After she has studied a subject, she will use her left arm to draw. Now, Ai-Da can only use a pencil for sketches (素描). The plan is for her to paint.

Ai-Da is not the first AI system to produce artworks. Since 2006, scientists have been developing software (软件) to turn photos into drawings. Last year, an artwork created using AI was sold in New York for $132,500. However, Ai-Da's human-like appearance brings something new to the field.

In June, Ai-Da opened her first exhibition at Oxford. There were about 30 drawings by the robot. Ai-Da, standing next to her artworks, attracted (吸引) many visitors.

Ai-Da's inventor, Aidan Meller, talked about the importance of the robot. "Ai-Da brings a new voice to the art world," she said. "AI is going to be the big thing of the 2020s. That influences us greatly." Meller hopes the exhibition was just the start and that more will follow to show how AI is influencing human life.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. Ai-Da is a real artist who helps scientists at Oxford University develop AI systems.
2. Last year, scientists began to develop software to turn photos into drawings.
3. In June, Ai-Da opened her first exhibition at Oxford successfully.
4. Aidan Meller thinks AI is going to influence human life more and more greatly.

5 . In some science fiction movies，the robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most _______ jobs.

Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. _______ , they agree it may _______ hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots _______ people and do the same things as us.

But robot scientist James White _______ . He thinks that it will be _______ for a robot to do the same things as a person. _______ , it's easy for a child to wake up and know where they are. Mr White thinks that robots won't be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people _______ 25 to 50 years.

Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots _______ in factories. They do simple jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will ________ get bored.

In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have ________ work to do. New robots will have many different ________ . Some will look like humans, and ________ might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes ________ impossible a hundred years ago. We never know ________ will happen in the future!

1.

A．interesting

B．unpleasant

C．pleasant

D．popular

2.

A．But

B．So

C．However

D．While

3.

A．use

B．spend

C．pay

D．take

4.

A．look like

B．look at

C．look for

D．look up

5.

A．agrees

B．disagrees

C．likes

D．dislikes

6.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．important

D．possible

7.

A．For example

B．Instead

C．Such as

D．Besides

8.

A．after

B．for

C．over

D．in

9.

A．worked

B．work

C．working

D．to work

10.

A．always

B．easily

C．never

D．often

11.

A．more

B．less

C．fewer

D．little

12.

A．shapes

B．colours

C．sizes

D．actions

13.

A．the other

B．other

C．the others

D．others

14.

A．seem

B．seemed

C．got

D．look

15.

A．that

B．how

C．what

D．when

6 . The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are _______ of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all_______ of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives _________ Here are some examples of modern technology that will_______ our ideas and affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System(GPS)(全球定位系统)
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to_______ exact(精确的) information. It tells you _______ the user is on the Earth in all weather conditions. It's_______ of three parts: satellites, control equipment(设备) on land and receivers.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of _______ robot with some high technology equipment. It will _______to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during________ journeys long ago.
The world is changing ________ quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions ________ they seem to come out every month. It's important________ us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives.________   we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will_____　the times.1.

A．methods

B．parts

C．ways

D．effect

2.

A．matters

B．problems

C．ways

D．facts

3.

A．a lot

B．lots of

C．little of

D．a little

4.

A．improve

B．change

C．buy

D．use

5.

A．help

B．show

C．understand

D．achieve

6.

A．that

B．why

C．which

D．where

7.

A．looked up

B．made up

C．set up

D．got up

8.

A．water

B．underground

C．underwater

D．ground

9.

A．using

B．be used

C．to use

D．use

10.

A．their

B．its

C．her

D．his

11.

A．too

B．very

C．so

D．much

12.

A．so

B．and

C．because

D．why

13.

A．of

B．for

C．to

D．with

14.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

15.

A．keep up

B．fall behind

C．stay away

D．hide from

7 . When she was 16, Joanne Loewenstern learned that her parents weren’t her birth parents. She was also told that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian Feinsilver and she had died days after giving birth to her in New York. Feeling sad and doubtful, Joanne spent nights crying, wondering what her birth mother had been like. And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still alive. The doubts troubled Joanne for years.

Shelley, Joanne’s daughter-in-law, suggested taking DNA test to find her birth family. That was in 2017, and Joanne was 79 years old. Joanne took the test, and about a year later Shelley received a message from a man named Sam Ciminien, whose genetic report had matched him with Joanne.

Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking whether he knew a Lillian Feinsilver. “Yes,” Sam said, “that’s my mother’s name.” Almost unbelievably, she was alive, at age 100- Joanne had been right all along.

But there were more shocks to come. Sam said that Lillian lived in an assisted-living facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Joanne lived in Boca Raton, more than 80 miles away.

The families quickly planned a reunion at the facility. A month later, Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother she had searched for her whole life. Lillian, who has dementia, was silent in a wheelchair.

“I don’t know if she recognizes me,” Joanne said.

Joanne said to Lillian that she’d been told her birth mother had passed away. No expressions on Lillian’s face, Joanne started to cry. At that point Lillian’s eyes brightened. Joanne excitedly began telling Lillian all about her family. Lillian smiled. Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear: “This is my daughter.”

Joanne learned that over the years, Lillian had repeatedly told her family that she “lost her daughter”. Everyone, including Lillian, believed that the baby had died.

The two women spent that first afternoon together joyfully. “I’m proud,” Joanne said. “This is something wanted to do all my life.”

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. How many characters are mentioned in the text?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. Which sentences did Joanne say?
①“I’m proud.” ②“This is my daughter.”
③“That’s my mother’s name. ”④“I don’t know if she recognizes me.”

A．①③

B．①④

C．②③

D．②④

3. What can we know from the text?

A．Joanne met Lillian at the age of 79.

B．Joanne’s’ DNA test result connected Lillian directly.

C．Lillian lived 80 miles away from Joanne before the reunion.

D．Lillian didn’t recognize Joanne at the beginning of the reunion.

4. Which of following is right for the blank in the timeline?

A．Joanne didn’t believe her birth mother was dead.

B．Joanne got to know that her birth mother was alive.

C．Joanne spent the first afternoon with her birth mother.

D．Joanne told her birth mother all about her family excitedly.

5. What’s the best title for this text?

A．It’s nice to think back.	B．Life is like a journey.
C．Mother’s love is the greatest.	D．Technology helps them reunite.

8 .

Antarctica (南极洲) is the coldest, driest and windiest place on our planet. What would it be like to live and work there? On Oct. 15th, 2019, 50 Chinese scientists set sail from Shenzhen, heading for Antarctica. This was our country's 36th Antarctic expedition. The ship, Xuelong 2, is the first icebreaker made in China. Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers.

It can sail to any place around the world in one trip without refueling (加燃料). It can work in temperatures as low as -30%℃. It is the first in the world to use two-way ice-breaking technology, which means that it can break the ice while moving forward or backward.

Because of Antarctica's special environment, scientists from around the world have been there to do studies for many years. The study of Antarctica's geology (地质) is also important. Rock in Antarctica can tell scientists what the weather was like a long time ago. And they can help scientists understand how the earth has changed over time. There are also many wild animals, such as penguins and seals. Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them.

As we all know, life in Antarctica is not easy－it's cold and sometimes dangerous. But scientists say it's still quite fun. For example, some scientists study how penguins walk, what they eat and why they move from one place to another. They are excited to see the cute animals playing around. They hope their studies can help protect them.

Xuelong 2 finished its tasks and returned to Shanghai on April 22, 2020.

1. How many Chinese scientists headed for Antarctica on Oct 15th, 2019?

A．Fifteen.

B．Nineteen.

C．Fifty.

D．Two hundred.

2. Xuelong 2 is ________.

A．the first icebreaker made in the world	B．the first in the world to use two-way ice-breaking technology
C．one of the best research icebreakers in China	D．the second icebreaker made in China

3. According to Paragraph 3, scientists study________ in Antarctica.

A．how the weather has changed	B．the geology and wild animals
C．the original plants	D．how the rock disappeared

4. Which of the following best describes scientists’ life in Antarctica?

A．Not easy but still quite fun.	B．Dangerous and boring.
C．Hard and dangerous.	D．Safe but quite tiring.

5. When did Xuelong 2 return to Shanghai from Antarctica?

A．In mid-March 2020.	B．In late March 2020.
C．In mid-April 2020.	D．In late April 2020.

9 . Print a mobile phone at home. Download a film in just one second. Amazing things like these might become reality in 2019 as new technology enters our lives. Check out a few examples here.

Iron Man Suit

Have you ever imagined what fun it would be to fly to school? This Iron Man-style suit from a British company could make your dreams come true. The suit allows users to fly just like Iron Man. It can reach a top speed of 80 km per hour. There is a long way to go before this technology is available to everyone, as the suit is still quite expensive — one model is sold for $440, 000 (about 3 million yuan). It is also very noisy.

3D-printed houses

There are 1.2 billion people in the world who don't have a proper house to live in. The 3D-printed houses made by ICON in Texas may help to solve this problem. The company can print a single-storey house of 60m² in just 12 to 24 hours. The walls of the house are made of a special cement (水泥) that looks like cream. The 3D-printed houses use less cement than normal houses. 100 homes will be built for people in the Republic of Panama this year. Each house costs only $10,000.

Huawei Mate X

Is it possible to fold your phone screen? Huawei's newest phone, the Mate X, is foldable. You can fold it in half as if you are closing a book. The Mate X is very thin, working as both a phone and a tablet (平板电脑). When folded, it works as a phone. When unfolded, it is a tablet. The other highlight of Mate X is that it supports 5G which means users can download a whole movie in just a second. But users can take selfies only when the phone is folded, because the phone doesn't have a front camera.

1. Why is the Iron Man suit not available to everyone now?

A．Because of its flying speed.	B．Because of its flying distance.
C．Because of its price and noise.	D．Because of its fashionable design.

2. What is the advantage of a 3D-printed house?

A．The 3D-printed walls are made of special cream.

B．The new technology is green but quite expensive.

C．The new technology will make the poor people rich.

D．A 60m2-3D-printed house can be built within one day.

3. What is the most amazing development about Huawei Mate X?

A．The phone is very thin and easy to carry around.

B．There is a front camera and a back one on the Mate X.

C．You can fold the Mate X which supports 5G network.

D．It's possible for you to take photos when you turn it off.

4. Which of the following can be the best title?

A．Our Lives in 2019.	B．New Amazing Mobile Phones.
C．The Importance of New Inventions.	D．New Technologies Entering Our Lives.

10 . The third long March-5 rocket, China’s largest carrier rocket was     1    (success) launched(发射) from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province on Dec. 27, 2019. The rocket     2    (name) Long March-5 Y3. It left the ground from the launch center at 8:45 p.m., carrying the Shijian-20 satellite, the     3    (heavy) and most modern communications satellite of China. About 2,220 seconds later, the satellite was sent into its     4    (plan) orbit(轨道).

The Long March-5 rocket made its first flight on Nov. 3, 2016 from Wenchang. However, the     5    (two) largest rocket, Long March-5 Y2, experienced a failure on July 2, 2017.     6    (compare) with Long March-5 Y2, the new rocket Long March-5 Y3 has shown more than 200 technological improvements.

Qu Yiguang, director of the Long March-5 Y3 research team, said, “Under great pressure, the research team has put all the efforts into the rocket over the past two years. We are very     7    (pride) that we can take part in the development of the Long March-5 rocket, which shows the highest level of China’s rocket technology.” After over two years of     8    (silent) in Wenchang, the Chinese welcomed the return of the “king” with excitement.

Since the Long March-1 sent China’s first satellite into space 50 years ago, the Long March series rockets     9    (complete) 323 flights. Over the past years, China’s rocket technology has been greatly improved. With the success of the Long March-5 Y3 rocket, China     10    (see) a busy year in space activities next year.