1 . If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It's nothing personal. Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and
philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺陷)of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
1. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to______________.| A．provide some key facts about Confucius |
| B．attract the readers' interest in the subject |
| C．show great respect for the ancient thinker |
| D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations |
| A．have a great interest in studying Chinese |
| B．take an active part in Chinese competitions |
| C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams |
| D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese |
| A．Forgotten Wisdom in America |
| B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language |
| C．Chinese Culture for Westerners |
| D．Old Thinker with a Big Future |
| A．a personal biography | B．a history paper |
| C．a cultural newspaper | D．a philosophy textbook |
2 . Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
Open Table app
Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations (预定), which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
Max McCalman's Cheese &Wine Pairing app
Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman's Cheese & Wine Pairing app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman's Cheese&. Wine Pairing app is free.
Happy Cow app
Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The Happy Cow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
Local Eats app
Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The Local Eats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.
Where Chefs Eat app
“Where Chefs Eat” is a 975 page book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $ 15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3, 000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
1. What do the first two apps have in common?| A．They are both free of charge. | B．Discounts are provided on both. |
| C．Best wines can be reserved on both. | D．They tell you where to find the best restaurant. |
| A．People who love drinking wine. | B．People who don't t eat meat or animal products. |
| C．People who enjoy meat very much. | D．People who often eat in restaurant. |
| A．On a tourism guide. | B．In a students' textbook. |
| C．In a cellphone application introduction. | D．On a scientific discovery TV program. |
3 . China Science Daily announced Thursday that it has used software to automatically generate news stories about the latest discoveries from the world’s leading science journals. The robot science reporter, called “Xiaoke”, was co-created by the newspaper and researchers from Peking University in about half a year.
It is the latest case of Chinese news organizations using computer technology to create content. According to its inventors, Xiaoke has generated over 200 stories based on the English abstract of papers published in journals such as Science, Nature, Cell and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Before publication, the automatically generated articles will go through a review process. A group of scientists and the newspaper’s editors will check the content or give supplementary (补充的) information.
Zhang Mingwei, head of the program and vice editor-in-chief of the newspaper, said inventors would make Xiaoke a “cross-linguistic (跨语言的) academic secretary” to help Chinese scientists overcome language barriers and have easy and quick access to the latest scientific advances in English-language publication. Lead researcher Wan Xiaojun, of Peking University in charge of the system’s design and technology, stressed that the content generation tool could do far more than translation. According to Wan, Xiaoke is good at selecting complex words and sentences, which can help turn articles full of confusing technical terms into easy and readable news reports.
The readers of the robot reporter is not limited to professionals but also includes the general public. Science reporting is important in spreading information about discoveries and in popularizing knowledge to people.
1. What can we learn about “Xiaoke”?| A．It is a professional translator. |
| B．It has the most advanced AI. |
| C．It can make up fiction stories. |
| D．It generates science news reports. |
| A．Upgrade the artificial intelligence. |
| B．Select complex words and sentences. |
| C．Check the content and add information. |
| D．Help it get the latest scientific advances. |
| A．Science. |
| B．Education. |
| C．Entertainment. |
| D．Health. |
| A．The robot writer of science news. |
| B．The readers of the science reports. |
| C．The editor-in-chief of the newspaper. |
| D．The latest case of news organizations. |
4 . I have well travelled in Spain and visited a good number of Spanish cities. However, no city will ever quite match Cadiz, where I spent six months studying as a student.
Before that, I knew very little about Cadiz but I decided to take a risk and explore it. Well, the risk certainly paid off.
Cadiz, Europe’s oldest city, hangs off Spain’s southern coast on a peninsula (半岛), surrounded almost entirely by water. As you leave the shady streets of the historical old city and explore more of it, you are met with vast areas of the blue Atlantic Ocean and white sandy beaches, which in my opinion are some of the best in Spain!
One of the great things about Cadiz is the wonderful, rich culture of food and drink. There are little tapas (小吃) bars lining every street and most will serve tapas for around 1.50~2 euros, meaning you can try a whole variety of Andalusian dishes.
Cadiz has also come to be known as “The Singing City”. It comes from the annual carnival (狂欢节), one of the biggest in Europe. A very large number of people go to Cadiz to see it. During those ten days, Cadiz’s narrow streets are filed with the sound of singing as musical groups fight for a place in the contest, which takes place on the last Saturday of carnival. The songs perfectly show the sense of humor of the Gaditanos, who, besides being so warm and welcoming, are said to have the best sense of humor in Spain!
That is my experience of Cadiz: a wonderful, typically Andalusian city which is often overlooked but well worth a visit. I can currently living in Huelva, just a short drive from Cadiz, so please pay attention to my next sharing!
1. What dose the word “that” underlined in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Studying in Cadiz. | B．Competing in a match. |
| C．Teaching a student. | D．Becoming an explorer. |
| A．The unknown origin and long history of Cadiz. | B．The beautiful life of people living to Cadiz. |
| C．The geographic position and scenery of Cadiz. | D．The author’s complex attitude towards Cadiz. |
| A．A number of local people enjoy humorous songs. |
| B．Singing is everywhere during a big annual carnival. |
| C．Many grand carnivals attract well-known singers. |
| D．A lot of singing competitions take place each year. |
| A．A post on the Internet. | B．A geography textbook. |
| C．A travel brochure. | D．A biography. |
5 . Facts about novel corona virus: Prevention and control
l Keep distance with people when talking
The novel corona virus can be transmitted via droplets and fly 1 to 2 meters in the air before falling to the ground. Droplets can be transmitted far longer when sneezing and coughing than speaking, so apart from keeping 1 to 2 meters of distance, also remember to wear a mask when you are close to someone else.
l Washing hands can reduce risk of getting infected
Please wash your hands promptly and properly after touching elevator buttons or using cash. Do not touch your nose or mouth or rub your eyes before washing your hands. Do not use smart phones while eating.
l Receiving delivered packages at home not dangerous
Though the virus might be attached to the packaging of delivered items, the possibility of transmission through express delivery is extremely low. Before going out to take your delivery, remember to wear a mask. After removing the packaging, please wash your hands.
l Sun exposure cannot kill the virus
The temperature of sun light cannot reach 56℃, and the ultraviolet rays in sunlight cannot reach the intensity of ultraviolet lamps, so the virus can’t be killed by the sunlight. If you want to go out to get some sun, please wear a mask and take other protective measures.
l Taking a hot bath or using air conditioning cannot kill the virus
Although the virus is vulnerable to heat. It can only be inactivated after exposure to a 56°C temperature for over 30 minutes.
l Woolen fabric doesn’t retain virus longer
It is believed that the virus prefers smooth, non-porous surfaces and stays on woolen fabrics for a shorter time. At home or before going out, it is not necessary to consider which kind of material has less chance to absorb the virus—choosing comfortable clothes is enough.
After returning home, please wash your hands, sterilize the clothes and dry the clothes.
1. What are you suggested to do when taking delivered packages?| A．Wear a mask. |
| B．Take a hot bath. |
| C．Open packages. |
| D．Dry the clothes. |
| A．the virus is vulnerable to heat |
| B．the virus can be transmitted via droplets |
| C．the virus prefers smooth, non-porous surfaces |
| D． the virus cannot be killed by the ultraviolet rays |
| A．a textbook |
| B．an advertisement |
| C．a travel brochure |
| D．a science magazine |
6 . If there was such things as perfect food，eggs would be one of them．They're readily available，easy to cook，affordable and packed with protein．
But for decades，eating eggs has also been controversial due to their high cholesterol（胆固醇）content．One egg contains around 185 milligrams of cholesterol，which is more than half of the 300mg daily amount of cholesterol that the US dietary guidelines recommended until recently．
Researchers haven't definitively linked consumption of cholesterol to an increased risk of cardiovascular（心血管的）disease．As a result，US dietary guidelines no longer have a cholesterol restriction；nor does the UK．Instead，emphasis is placed on limiting how much fat we consume，which can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease．
Research published earlier this year，though，challenged the common opinion that eggs have no harm to our health．Researchers looked at data from 30，000 adults followed for an average of 17 years and found that each additional half an egg per day was significantly linked to a higher risk of heart disease and death．
Despite the study being one of the largest of its kind to address this specific relationship between eggs and heart disease，it was observational，giving no indication of cause and effect．
While researchers are a long way from understanding why eggs affect us differently，the vast majority of recent research suggests they pose no risk to our health，and are much more likely to provide health benefits．
Even so，having eggs for breakfast every day probably isn't the healthiest option，either—at least as it's recommended that we have a varied diet…rather than put all our eggs in one basket．
1. Which section on a newspaper could you probably find this article？| A．Society |
| B．Health |
| C．Travel |
| D．Fashion |
| A．Because they are readily available． |
| B．Because they are easy to cook． |
| C．Because they are affordable and packed with protein． |
| D．Because they contain much cholesterol． |
| A．Cholesterol has strong link to the increased risk of disease． |
| B．The UK dietary guidelines no longer have a cholesterol restriction． |
| C．Having two eggs per day would lead to health problems． |
| D．Eggs is not harmful to our health． |
| A．Having eggs everyday for breakfast． |
| B．Recommending our friends to have at least one egg per day． |
| C．Balancing our diet with different kinds of food． |
| D．Putting all eggs in one basket when your buy them． |
7 . Join us for the opening of the schools of the future exhibition — event
The year is 2035. A group of schoolchildren heads over to a garden for lunch and, after the break, teachers send lessons into headsets (头戴式耳机) worn by students. The wearable tech is able to read body signals to make sure the child is concentrating (全神贯注) and can differentiate the lessons according to how their young charge is getting along. It can also send a full progress assessment (评估) to the teacher.
This is one picture of the future of school life, but how likely is it? Over the past five months, the Guardian Teacher Network has been exploring how schools might develop over the next twenty years and beyond. Our journalists have explored a series of topics from whether computers could replace teachers and how some libraries are breaking with tradition, to the rise of outdoor learning and the forest school revolution. One area that provides much food for thought is the future of school dinners. Journalist Matthew Jenkin has looked back at Jamie Oliver’s campaign against Turkey Twizzlers, deciding that the next hot topics include mealtimes and foods.
We’re now bringing these ideas to life in an exciting exhibition, supported by Zurich Municipal, held at our offices in London. It is free to attend. We’ll be hearing from Liz Sproat, the head of education for Google across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
We’d love for you to join us for a spot of future drinks and food.
Date: Sunday 17 June 2018
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: The Guardian, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU
Cost: Free
Speakers: Charles Leadbeater, author and education advisor
Margaret Cox OBE, professor of information technology in education, King’s College London
Tom Sherrington, headteacher, Highbury Grove School
Liz Sproat, head of education, EMEA, Google
1. What does the first paragraph describe?| A．An exhibition program. | B．A picture on the school wall. |
| C．A possible future scene at school. | D．A newly invented high-tech headset. |
| A．It is being held by King’s College London | B．It centres on the future of school life. |
| C．It will be on show worldwide. | D．It is hosted by Liz Sproat. |
| A．A travel guide. | B．An announcement. | C．A school year plan. | D．An educational report. |
8 . Whether you want to enjoy your favorite tunes like ever before, or to watch holiday films, there are tons of great deals. Below you’ll find a headphone that suits you, hand-picked by the Gear reviews team.
Son WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones for $278 ($72off)
Amazon, Best Buy
With fantastic sound, more than 30 hours of battery life, and extreme noise-canceling, the WH-1000XM3 are our favorite wireless headphones.
Apple AirPods Pro for $235 ( $15 off)
Amazon
These are Apple's newest AirPods, and we really like them. The discount isn't the greatest, but it's probably the best deal you'll find on AirPods Pro this holiday season, since they’re brand new.
Four-Driver Earbuds for 146 ($7 off)
Amazon
Most headphones have a single driver that makes all the sound, but these have four, which helps them balance frequencies more steadily, creating a wider soundstage, and providing clearer separation between guitars, keyboards and vocals(歌唱部分).
Beats Studio 3 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones for $200 ( $150 off)
Best Buy( $200), Amazon($250), Walmart($280)
They're a little fancy, but if you are after some well-made, stylish, and functional headphones, the Beats Studio 3 is a good option. But with a $200 deal at Best Buy, and fairly steep discounts at Amazon and Walmart, they're actually a pretty good value this weekend. Just don’t expect the same noise-canceling quality you'll find on the Sony WH-1000XM3 above.
Note: We will update this post through the weekend with new deals. If an item is no longer at its deal price or sold out, we cross it out. Besides, when you buy something using the links in our stories, we may earn a small commission (回扣). Here is how it works.
1. What's the original price of Apple AirPods Pro?| A．$ 205 | B．$ 220 | C．$ 235 | D．$ 250 |
| A．It is the cheapest of the four headphones. |
| B．Walmart doesn't discount the headphones. |
| C．It is no match to Sony WH-1000XM3 in noise canceling. |
| D．It is the most recommended by the Gear reviews team this week. |
| A．A website | B．A magazine | C．A guidebook | D．A newspaper. |
9 . For some of us who long to travel, it can be difficult to find someone to journey with. Friends and family members are tied down in jobs, struggling to save money, and don't always want to go to the same places. The solution, of course, is to go it alone.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne is a hot-spot travel destination, which has beautiful beaches as well as busy and lively city life. Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel, and because of that, many solo (单独) travelers go there. Melbourne is incredibly easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!
Thailand
Thailand is great for solo travelers-perhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mentality, which promotes equality among the sexes. Thailand is known for its friendly hospitality, and as a travel hot-spot, there are plenty of chances to meet other like-minded travelers. Overall known for being very cheap, especially in the north, it's a good choice if you want to get away on a budget.
Bhutan
Bhutan is one of the most cultural countries in the world. It is also home to the world's highest unclimbed peak，Gangkhar Puensum. The mountain is sacred（神圣的）and entry is only possible on a pre-booked tour，where you are accompanied around by your own personal guide. Plastic bags have been banned in Bhutan since 1999 and in 2004, it became the first country in the world to outlaw tobacco.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a great place if you're looking for adventure, with surfing, volcanoes and other recreational activities. You'll never get a chance to feel lonely because there's an abundance of exciting adventures to experience! Costa Rica has never seen political unrest, class struggles or revolutions commonly associated with other Latin American Countries. What's more, it doesn't have or need an army because it's such a peaceful country.
1. Which place is suitable for travelers short of money?| A．Melbourne, Australia. | B．Thailand. |
| C．Bhutan . | D．Costa Rica. |
| A．You can climb the mountain without booking ahead. |
| B．You can prepare some plastic bags for your rubbish. |
| C．You can experience the rich culture there. |
| D．Smoking is allowed at the foot of the mountain. |
| A．A historical document. | B．A science magazine. |
| C．A travel guide. | D．A book review. |
10 . From cheap family rooms to child discounts and personalised kids menus, London's best family hotels have many ways to make it a memorable stay. Browse (浏览) our favourite budget hotels for families in London at hotels.london.com and get ready for your family stay.
Luna&Simone Hotel
Ideally situated a short stroll from Victoria coach, it offers a welcoming bed and breakfast accommodation with a child-friendly focus. This charming family-run hotel offers affordable family rooms just minutes away from Buckingham Palace, St James's Park and the musicals at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Nightly rate: £136. 50 per room
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7834 5897
Travelodge London Docklands
It has everything you need for a good night's sleep, offering great value rooms close to the river Thames, with fast rail connections to the city centre. To accommodate families, there are family rooms, which come equipped with a sofa bed and can sleep up to two adults and two children under 16.
Nightly rate: £29.00 per room
Telephone: 0871 9846192
Generator Hostel London
Generator is part of Europe's fastest growing hostel brand and offers stylish accommodation. The single, twin and family rooms as well as larger dorms (female-only) cater to a range of travellers. A late checkout at 5 p. m. is possible at weekends, so you can make the best of your time in London.
Nightly rate: £33 per room
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7388 7666
Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum
Book a family-friendly room and enjoy a cheap but comfortable stay in one of London's most fascinating areas, within walking distance of Harrods, the Natural History Museum and the Royal Albert Hall. Children under 18 stay free in a family room, and under-12s also eat for free from a healthy and affordable kids menu.
Nightly rate: £119.00 per room
Telephone: 0870 4009100
1. Which number had you better call if your family visit Buckingham Palace?| A．+44 (0)20 7834 5897. | B．0871 9846192. |
| C．+44 (0)20 7388 7666. | D．0870 4009100. |
| A．The cheap family rooms. | B．The easy access to the city centre. |
| C．The late checkout at weekends. | D．The safety measures for female visitors. |
| A．A hotel poster. | B．A travel website. |
| C．A travel journal. | D．A science magazine. |
