Imagine taking a flying taxi to the airport, or jumping over crowded city streets at rush hours, getting where you want to go far faster than you could in a car. Believe it or not, you might be able to do these things in an air taxi sooner than you think.
An air taxi is something like a helicopter (直升飞机) that can carry people from place to place. Air taxis don’t need a long runway (跑道) like planes do. They can go straight up and down.
In June, the government of America agreed to allow a company called Joby Aviation to start testing their new air taxi. This is the first time they’ve tested a taxi that has been built in a factory. Before that, all their taxis were made by hand.
By 2025, Joby hopes to start carrying passengers for money. They’ve worked together with Delta Air Lines to create a program to fly people from their homes to the airport. Joby’s air taxis will be flown by a pilot, and can carry four other passengers. They can go around 100 miles before the electric batteries need to be recharged (充电).
Compared with helicopters, Joby says their air taxis are both quieter and cheaper. The company expects to charge (要价) about $3 a mile at first. But over time, they hope to bring the price down to less than $1 a mile.
And as exciting as the idea of flying taxis is, some people have been anxious about them. The air taxis may be quieter than helicopters, but they’ll still be adding noise and traffic to our skies. Some people worry that only rich people will be able to afford to use them.
It seems likely that air taxis will be part of the future of travel. But there’s still a lot to do before air taxis become common.
1. What’s an air taxi?2. What did the government allow a company to do?
3. What does Joby wish to do by 2025?
4. How are air taxis different from helicopters? And how do some people think of them?
5. What still needs to be done before air taxis become common?
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2 . 从生物的解构、科幻小说的涌现、太极奥秘的探索、“嫦娥四号与玉兔”的中国式太空浪漫再到智能家居的日益普及。从古至今，人类对科学的追求从未止步。科学的不断发展给你的生活带来了怎样的影响？请以“Science Shapes Our Life”为题写一篇英语文章。内容应包括：
1.你对该问题的理解；
2.你的一次亲身经历；
3.你对未来科学的畅想。
注意：
1.词数100；
2.内容涵盖要点，
3.文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。
Science Shapes Our Life
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . 深圳作为创新之城，提出要大力促进人工智能与教育教学深度融合。你们学校计划于明年为每班引入一台机器人服务于教育教学，请你就机器人进入课堂这一项目，结合实际，展开想象，阐述你的观点。
要点：1.学校计划引入机器人进课堂的原因：……
2.机器人进课堂的作用：①收集学习数据并反馈给教师；②……③……
3.机器人进课堂可能出现的问题：①导致学生注意力不集中②……
参考词： data 数据；introduce 引入；send feedback 反馈
With the development of science and technology, robots are becoming a part of our daily life. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Will robots be a helper to us? I think what really matters is how we use them.
4 . 假如你是李华，为了提高学生对科学的兴趣，你校上周五在学校体育馆举行了校园科学节活动。你的英国笔友Tom 得知后，发邮件向你咨询科学节相关情况。请你根据邮件内容给他回复 一封邮件，并谈谈你的感受!
注意：(1)文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；
(2)需包含邮件中划线的所有要点提示；
(3)词数80左右，邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
(4)参考词汇： attend a science lecture、make science works、give a science speech
| To : LiHua@mail. com Subject: Science Festival Dear Li Hua. How is it going? You know I am quite interested in science and I think it is important for the development of a country. Yesterday, I was told that there was a fantastic science festival in your school. Could you please tell me something about it? When and where was the festival held? Why did your school hold the festival? What activities did you take part in? Which one was the most interesting to you? And how do you like the festival? Looking forward to your reply.Yours, Tom |
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Yours,
Li Hua
Imagine this: you and your friend are on a video call. He or she picks up a book and you feel like you are holding the book as well. You can shake hands or give your friend a high five, even though you are in different places.
A pair of special gloves might make this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have made gloves that can recreate the sense of touch. They call this haptic device (触觉装置) a “soft skin stretch device” (SSD).
The SSD works like this: One user’s gloves create 3D force signals when they touch something. The signals are sent to the other user’s gloves, which vibrate (震动) to create the same force that the first user is experiencing. This allows the second user to experience the same sense of touch.
The SSD allows you to feel force, vibration and movement. “It is like wearing a second skin.” said Thanh Nho Do, one of the researchers who created the gloves.
Haptic technology is already being widely used. For example. the trackpads (触控板) in notebook computers use vibration to make it feel like you are clicking a real mouse. However, it is difficult to recreate the sense of touch in virtual (虚拟的) environments or remotely, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead researcher of the SSD project. The SSD is special because it has a high level of sensitivity (灵敏度) even when it is used continuously. This makes it feel more realistic.
The SSD could be used in medical practice. Two doctors in separate places could work together during an operation—one touches the patient with the SSD while the other doctor feels the same sensation and completes the real operation.
1. What does “SSD” refer to (涉及)?2. How does “SSD” work?
3. What is widely used in computer?
4. Why does the SSD feel more realistic?
5. What could the SSD be used to do?
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6 . 你是李华，你在澳大利亚的笔友Brown看到了《深圳文旅》公众号上发布的宣传视频，对深圳非常感兴趣，希望你能给他推荐来深旅游的攻略。请写一封回信，介绍深圳的特点并邀请他到深圳旅行，包含以下要点内容：
| 自然景观 | ①登山 ②观海 |
| 人文景观 | ①古镇 ②…… |
| 特色美食 | ①海鲜 ②…… |
| 科技体验 | 高科技企业展览馆 |
| 个人感受 | …… |
1.词数80左右 (开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数)；
2.要点齐全，可适当发挥；
3.文章不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；
4.条理清楚，语句通顺，意义连贯，书写规范。
参考词汇：Maluan Mountain (马峦山)； Gankeng Ancient Town (甘坑古镇)； Splendid China FolkVillage (锦绣中华) ； high-tech enterprise (高科技企业)
Dear Brown,
It’s great to know that you are interested in travelling in Shenzhen. I’m writing to tell you something about Shenzhen. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I truly hope my letter will help you know more about Shenzhen and welcome to Shenzhen.
Yours,
Li Hua
7 . 中国人一直为古代的四大发明感到骄傲。如今，新的四大发明——高铁、电子支付、共享单车、网上购物再次影响着人们的生活，请你写一篇英语短文，向外国友人介绍其中一项你认为最重要的新四大发明并说明理由，帮助外国友人更好地了解中国。
注意：(1)文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等；(2)词数：80—100（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Now China has once again shown its ability to change the world with its “four great new inventions”.
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8 . 随着科技的发展，机器人已经走进我们的日常生活，给我们的生活带来了便利。请根据提示，以“Robots in our lives”为题，写一篇英语短文，向学校网站投稿介绍目前机器人在日常生活中的使用情况，并谈谈你的想法。
要求：
1. 语言流畅，书写整洁；
2. 词数80—100。
Questions:
1. What are the advantages of having a robot?
2. What are the disadvantages of having a robot?
3. What’s your opinion?
Robots in our lives
With the development of modern science and technology, robots have entered our daily lives, which brings great help to us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9 . 随着现代科技日新月异的发展，现如今网络成为了我们学习知识、交流思想、休闲娱乐的重要平台。在日常生活中，你都通过网络做些什么事情呢？你的收获是什么？
提示词语：education, achieve, culture, knowledgeable, successful
提示问题：
●What do you often do on the Internet?
●What have you learnt from doing so?
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10 . 杭州亚运会开幕式上出现的数字火炬手让我们见识了科技的力量。在我们的日常生活中，科技也无时无刻不在改变着我们的生活。请你结合下面的图示信息，以“Science and technology change our life”为题，根据写作要求，用英语写一篇短文，向学校校刊的英语专栏投稿。
写作要求：1）文中须包含上图提示的所有信息，可适当发挥；
2）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称：
3）词数100左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Science and technology change our life
With the development of science and technology, our life has changed a lot. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
