1 . Have you ever heard of the satellite(卫星) called the Early Bird, which was built by a group of scientists from 14 countries? Up till now dozens of satellites have been put into _________and they help people in many ways.

You can speak to people on the other side of the world over the telephone with the help of a satellite. They can help to take the photos of the earth and other _________. Some pictures taken by the satellites show us the right places where different metals can be _________. They can also tell the difference between healthy plants and poor ones. This is a great _________to the scientists who work in the forests and in agriculture(农业).

Satellites are quite useful in our daily life. For example, satellites for _________ are used to send radio and TV programs from one part of the world to another. It is the satellites that make our world seem _________.

A number of research stations have been set up to study the outer space. In the past, it was difficult for the scientists to get a _________picture of space because of the dusty air, _________ satellites make it easier. They are being used more and more to _________ information about space just like _________between space and men.

1.

A．room

B．earth

C．space

D．air

2.

A．moon

B．stars

C．sun

D．sky

3.

A．found

B．made

C．lost

D．put

4.

A．discovery

B．wonder

C．interest

D．help

5.

A．weather

B．communication

C．computer

D．traveling

6.

A．bigger

B．longer

C．smaller

D．shorter

7.

A．clean

B．clear

C．complete

D．fresh

8.

A．but

B．when

C．and

D．so

9.

A．collect

B．make

C．hide

D．know

10.

A．lines

B．traffic

C．holes

D．bridges

2 . I'm not a fast reader and I don't read as much as many other people, but reading is something I enjoy. It opens new worlds to me.

Recently I found Kobo, an online book store that allows me to buy e-books and read them on a device(设备) of my choice. I'm a girl living in Indonesia, where e-books are not available and I had to buy physical books (有形图书) from Amazon in the past. There are two problems with it:

Shipping cost. Since I live far away from the United States, it costs a lot to Ship a book.

Shipping costs almost as much as the book itself.

Shipping time. It takes about three weeks for the books to arrive through postal mail.

Now with Kobo, I can eliminate those two problems. Not only does it cost less time and money to get the books, but also I prefer to read e-books this way than reading physical books. Here are three reasons why:

●I can easily bring the books everywhere. Since all the books are in my iPod touch, I can simply put the device into my pocket and bring it everywhere I go.

●The size is smaller. The size of the iPod Touch is smaller than a physical book. This makes reading more convenient(方便) for me,

●I can read in any position I want. The iPod has a light source, so I can read when I am in darkness. This means that I can read in practically any position and condition.

One more advantage I haven't mentioned is space. Physical books take space, but e-books don't.

1. According to the article, Amazon is                .

A．the name of a physical book	B．an online book store for physical books
C．the name of an e-book	D．an online book store in Indonesia

2. The word "eliminate" most probably means "               ".

A．cause

B．notice

C．meet

D．solve

3. What are the problems with buying books from Amazon?

A．The books are very heavy.	B．The writer has to go there by ship.
C．It costs more money and time.	D．The books are very expensive.

4. Which of the following is one of the reasons why the writer likes e-books?

A．E-books can be read almost anywhere.	B．E-books are very fashionable.
C．E-books open new worlds to her.	D．E-books help her read faster.

3 . When you carry your heavy schoolbag on the way to school or home, do you know the fact that the heavy schoolbag influences your interest in learning knowledge? Don't worry. You may be able to say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag in the near future.

Instead of burying(埋葬) your face in an ocean of textbooks, newspapers, magazines and novels, you will soon find that an E-book reader can take the place of them all.

An E-book reader is a new kind of mini machine designed to hold thousands of text files and display them on the screen as real text printed(印刷) on a paper page.

In t he same way in which the iPod(a kind of MP3) has changed the way people enjoy music, E-book readers could change the way that books are read. Some scientists have predicted that E-books will be used widely in our daily life, especially in schools.

The size of an E-book reader is the same as that of real books. Its screen is different from that of a computer. It is as thin as a piece of paper. The words on an E-book reader's screen look exactly the same as those on real pages. However, you can do more with an E-book reader than you can with a real book. The reader can change the size of the words and connect to the Internet to download new books.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about an E-book reader?

A．It makes us lose interest in learning knowledge

B．An E-book reader can display text files as clearly as real text printed on a paper page

C．An E-book reader is not large enough to hold thousands of text files

D．An E-book reader is as large as a computer

2. What are the differences between an E-book and a real book?

A．An E-book is much   thicker than a real book

B．The real book can change the size of the words, but the E-book reader can not

C．The E-book reader can not download new books from the Internet, but the real book can

D．A real book is not so useful as an E-book reader

3. The screen of an E-book reader looks like                .

A．an MP3 player

B．a blackboard

C．a piece of paper

D．a tape

4. We can infer(推断) from the passage that                .

A．the heavy schoolbag is bad for students' health

B．the size of an E-book reader is the same as the iPod

C．the screen of an E-book reader is as thin as a piece of paper

D．E-books will take the place of textbooks, not newspapers, magazines or novels

4 .

Dear Rita，        How are you？ Last time you asked me about the greatest invention in my eyes．I have also discussed it with my best friends， Anna， Sue and Kris． We have different ideas． Anna thinks it is the high﹣speed railway；Sue，the shared bike；Kris，the online shopping； and I prefer the Internet．        The Internet is just like a net，and it connects us with the world． In the past，it was nearly impossible for people to communicate immediately with people in other countries．They had to spend a long time to reach their destinations （目的地）， and not everyone could do that． But the Internet has made the impossible possible．Now we can communicate with foreigners online．        The Internet also helps us know what is happening around the world，and has made our life and work easier．In recent years， shopping online is very popular．We can just stay at home and buy what we need online．We can also do online office work and distance education．Besides，we can watch movies，listen to music and even play games to relax ourselves on the Internet．        So，I think that the Internet is one of the greatest inventions．It has changed our world! Although there are still many problems with the Internet，they will be solved in the near future．As a student we should make good use of the Internet! Yours， Martin

1. The letter was written by 　 　．

A．Rita

B．Sue

C．Anna

D．Martin

2. Anna thought that　 　was the greatest invention．

A．the high﹣speed railway

B．the shared bike

C．the Internet

D．the online shopping

3. "The Internet has made the impossible possible" means　 　．

A．People spent a long time to reach their places	B．Many things can be done now because of the Internet
C．People could hardly talk with foreigners	D．The Internet is just like a net

4. The article doesn't mention that people can use the Internet to　 　．

A．know the world news

B．do online shopping

C．watch movies

D．learn how to drive

5. For what purpose does the writer write the letter？　 　

A．To warn others how to make use of the Internet．

B．To tell people the communication ways in the past．

C．To talk about his opinions about the greatest invention．

D．To make people know about the problems of the Internet．

5 . AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong.    It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light.	Your close friend    Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机 器人). I speak like a 17-year-old-girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World’s first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor( 主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Inhuman reporting team. You might see it on TV soon.	Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.

1. The fact about Apolong is that _____.

A．There is a driver in it	B．the door is opened by the passenger
C．there are 24 seats in it	D．it stops every time it sees a stop light

2. Xiaoice CAN’T _____.

A．go out to play with you	B．talk with you if you feel lonely
C．be your friend	D．sing, write poems or tell stories

3. The painting is ______.

A．a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh

B．worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction

C．studied by three French artists over 15,000 times

D．among the most beautiful paintings in the world

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Xianice is a 17-year-old girl.

B．The AI anchor can only speak English.

C．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.

D．The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China.

5. We can probably see the passage in _____.

A．a guidebook

B．a notice

C．a novel

D．a newspaper

6 . Earlier this year, China achieved a new milestone（里程碑） in space exploration. On Jan 3, Chang'e 4 became the first space probe（探测器） in history to successfully land on the far side (dark side) of the moon. After a 26-day journey, it touched softly down on a crater. The whole process of landing lasted 12 minutes, which opened a new page in history of mankind's space exploration.

The far side of the moon is the side that we can not see. We don't know much about it. This landing is of great importance. The far side of the moon is an ideal   (理想的   )   place for scientific research.It may have unique minerals   (矿物质   )   and other resources. Scientists can make clearer observations of deep space from there.

Chang'e 4 has sent back photos of the far side of the moon. It is also being used to carry out experiments. The data (数据 ) collected from these experiments could be used to help us build a base on the moon in the future. The success of the Chang'e 4 mission (任务 )   is a major achievement for China's space program.

China launched its lunar (月球的 ) exploration program in 2004, naming it Chang'e. Chinese scientists set three goals—“orbiting (环绕运行 )   , landing and sample (样本 ) returning”. Chang'e 4 has realized the second goal. The third will be achieved during the Chang'e 5 mission, which is set to take place before the end of this year.

Following the success of the Chang'e missions, Chinese scientists are looking even farther into our solar system   (太阳系 )   . China's first Mars mission is expected to be carried out by 2020.

1. Chang'e 4 is the first space probe in the world to land       ．

A．in deep space	B．on the moon
C．on the near side of the moon	D．on the far side of the moon

2. What's the most important about the landing place?

A．It's far from the earth.	B．It has many resources.
C．It's ideal for scientific research.	D．It's dark and unknown.

3. The underirned word “observations” in paragraph 2 means________.

A．学习

B．观察

C．描述

D．庆祝

4. Which of the following is the second goal of China’s lunar exploration grogram?

A．Landing on the moon.	B．Bring some samples back to the earth.
C．Building a base on the moon.	D．Travelling around the moon.

5. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Space Probe.	B．Exploring the Moon.
C．The Three Goals.	D．Exploring the Mars.

7 . Ⅶ.短文填空

Robots were invented to service human beings. They do some dull and d    1     work instead of humans. Because robots will never get b    2     and they are not afraid of danger. For example，a few years later，robots will go to a war，no m    3     human. It can even be designed as an advanced（先进的）killing weapon. A    4     there are a great part of the work will be replaced by a robot，what a robot does is only running its master's p    5     .

Robots are s    6     with human beings，but just in appearance. They may have similar s    7     ，but they are quite different in nature. Because robots can not t    8     and they have no emotion（情感）.Think about you are a doctor，you can think how to cure，use which kind of m    9     .What a robot does is just some rigid tips，So they will never take the place of human d    10     .

8 . What's going to happen in the future

What's going to happen in the future？Here are some things that scientists say is most likely to happen 10to 30 years from now.

1 Digital money

We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. In fact，we are already using one type of digital money，when we swipe（刷卡）our bus pass or use a credit card to shop online.

You have to admit that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash on your person. People in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year and the US might be next.

2 Bionic（仿生的）eye

People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back-by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light，but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data into the brain.

Although the bionic eye that's out now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes，a high resolution（分辨率）version could be just a few years away.

3 Self-driving car

Unlike a human driver，a self-driving car won't be distracted（分神）by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to keep strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040，driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.

根据短文内容完成表格（每格限填一词）。

Thirty years in the     1
Digital money	Advantages	Using cards is much easier and     2     than using cash.
	The future	Sweden stopped taking cash last year and America may follow its     3     .
Bionic eye	4	A bionic eye can use a camera to "see" the environment and send data directly to the brain so the     5     may have a chance to get their sight back.
	The future	Although now blind people wearing a bionic eye can only see lights and unclear shapes, there could be     6       ones in just a few years.
Self-driving car	How it     7	Sensors and cameras make it possible to keep a safe distance from other cars.
	Advantages	A self-driving car will strictly keep to the     8     rules and the number of road accidents will be greatly           9     .
	The future	Many vehicle companies are planning self-driving cars. Driverless     10     will no longer be science fiction in 30 years.

9 . Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone?
If yes, you’re not alone. These days, many people are facing the stress in the use of mobile phones. They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning, and keep checking their social media apps to get the latest updates (更新).
A report from Google shows that 70 percent of people don’t want to spend much time on their phones. This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new Android operating system(安卓操作系统). This new app includes functions (功能) that help users manage the time. For example, users can see how many times they’ve unlocked their phone, how many times they’ve checked their social media apps, and how much time they spend on each app every day.
Once the users see this information, they’ll be able to make some changes. With the App Timer (计时) function, users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day. After they’ve hit the limit, they won’t be able to use the app until the next day. And with another function, the app gets incoming calls silent when the user puts the phone face down.
If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours on their phones, these new functions are just one way of doing that.
After all, who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps? The easiest answer would be just to use your willpower.
1. Where does the users’ stress come from?

A．Too many updates of the apps.	B．Too many functions of the apps.
C．Too much information they receive.	D．Too much time they spend on the phone.

2. Which of the followings is NOT included in Dashboard’s functions?

A．It stops the users from using willpower.

B．It checks how much time the users spend on apps.

C．It lists how many times the users have unlocked the phone.

D．It shows how many times the users have checked social media apps.

3. What does the underlined word “limit” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．目的

B．标准

C．许可

D．限制

4. Which picture shows the phone gets incoming calls silent?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What does the writer think of Dashboard?

A．Its design is perfect.	B．It may be helpful to some people.
C．It needs more functions.	D．It has too many functions.

10 . We’ve come a long way from blackboards and chalk. Modern technology (技术) has provided us with lots of ways we can make learning more interesting.   Perhaps most importantly of all, it’s also more interactive (互动).
Some kinds of tools (工具) have been developed. They make the 21st century learning experience much more interactive and interesting. Attracting the attention of students is always difficult, but these tools have made a big difference in how pupils learn.
For example, an interactive whiteboard is different from a traditional chalkboard. It allows the teachers to show images and provide sound as well.   If you imagine a large computer screen with colorful images and sound added in, you can see why so many pupils are drawn in by what they see and hear in a modern classroom.
Various audio (声音的) tools also help to make sure that everyone can hear what the teacher has to say. In the past, if a teacher said something that a child missed, perhaps the child was too timid (胆小的) or nervous to ask them to repeat it. Now they are less likely to miss out simply because they’re sitting too far away from the teacher to hear them.
The 21st century classroom is able to teach pupils more than one thing. For example, imagine a history lesson is given in a modern classroom. How is it different from a classroom setting in the past? The answer is simple. The students will not only learn about history itself, they will also learn how to use the modern equipment (设备) that helps the teacher get their message across.
Modern technology can make teaching and learning easier. Student response (应答) system makes everyone able to express their opinions or answers without having to speak up. Since everyone can do it, the teacher can see who needs more help in other ways.
It’s clear that this kind of classroom technology is making a great difference in modern classrooms.

Topic	Modern technology helps us make teaching and learning more interesting and interactive.
1     of using modern technology in the classroom	1. Make it much easier to attract pupils’     2     by using different tools. ●Whiteboards allow teachers to show colorful images and provide sound. ●Audio tools make students hear the teacher’s     3     even if they sit too far away from the teacher. 2. Make students learn more than one thing. ●Help students learn the knowledge of a       4     and the use of modern equipment as well. 3. Make teaching and learning easier. ●Student response system makes students give their opinions or answers without     5     up and allows teachers to help students when necessary.
Conclusion	Modern classroom technology makes a great difference to teaching and learning.