1 . City: Hangzhou
Launched: 2008
Size: 2,965 stations/ 69,750 bikes
Price: $28.59 deposit(押金) + time charge
While taking a look at this city, you may see the best bike sharing in the world. As the second on the planet by size, the Hangzhou Public Bicycle System is one of the most common and useful shares, largely because it’s combined with public transportation: a single card can be used in subway, bus, taxi and bike sharing. Residents and tourists can put down a deposit of 200 Chinese Yuan (about $29) and ride for an hour for free in this scenic city. Each additional hour costs only $0.15. It was also the first new-generation bike-sharing system in China.
City: Barcelona
Launched: 2007
Size: 420 stations/6,000 bikes
Price: $61.93 per year
Barcelona’s Bicycling Program developed Spain’s bike-sharing business in a big way. This program took off like wildfire on wheels, and because four times bigger in one year. It inspired different copycat programs all over the country. Today, Spain has 132 bike-sharing systems. The program is one of the world’s most respected and popular shares. But it is only open to residents and tourists are not allowed to use them.
City: Paris
Launched: 2007
Size: l,751 stations/23,900 bikes
Price: $38. 52 per year/ $2.26 per day
Bike sharing in Paris is the star of the world. Launched in 2007, it is the world’s largest outside of China. Cheap by American standards, you can ride around Paris on a $1.7 day pass—the first half hour of each trip is free. Because this system covers the city with an average of 50 stations per square mile, it’s a favourite with both locals and tourists.
1. What do we know about Barcelona’s Bicycling Program?| A．It has driven the development of Spain’s bike sharing. |
| B．It has once been ruined by fire accidents. |
| C．It is popular among travellers. |
| D．It consists of 175,000 bikes. |
| A．Nothing for an hour. | B．$61.93 per year. | C．$2.26 per day. | D．$1.7 per day. |
| A．They are open to both locals and tourists. | B．They have the same amount of stations. |
| C．They were founded in the same year. | D．They require a deposit of over $30. |
2 . Stores play music to change the way customers feel. Clothing stores for teenagers play popular music. It is exciting and makes the customers feel happy, but music does more than that. It can change the way a person shops.
According to studies, the volume (音量) of music changes how people shop. Customers shop quickly when store music is very loud. They hurry through the store, but they buy just as much. When music is quiet, customers shop slowly. Customers take time to look at the products and talk with the salespeople. Quiet music is good for products that take time and information to buy.
Slow music makes people slow down. In restaurants with slow music, customers spend more time eating. Slow music also slows down customers in supermarkets. Customers notice more products as they walk through the store. With slow music in supermarkets, sales go up by 38 percent.
Familiar music gives shoppers a good idea of time. People know the beginning, middle, and end of a familiar song. When customers hear music that is not familiar, they don’t notice the time. When they don’t notice the time, they spend more time shopping and buy more. People remember past experiences and feelings when they hear familiar music. Many stores play old, happy music so customers feel good. When customers hear new music, they forget about the world outside of the store. Some stores use new music so their customers relax while they shop.
Stores choose music that fits their products. A bookstore plays classical music and jazz. It gives the store a serious and intelligent feeling.
1. What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Customers’ Music |
| B．Store Music |
| C．Customers and Music Owners |
| D．Music and Shopping |
| A．Quiet music is good for products. |
| B．People shop slowly when they hear quiet music. |
| C．People shop quickly when they hear loud music. |
| D．The degrees of loudness of music influence the way of shopping. |
| A．It changes the way people shop. |
| B．It changes the way people feel. |
| C．It changes the way people use the products. |
| D．It changes the way people think about the products. |
| A．Classical music. | B．Rock music. | C．Country music. | D．Jazz music. |
3 . You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people of your age could live to 150, so, at 40, you aren’t old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging (抗衰老) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age.
You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles (粒子) much smaller than the cells (细胞) in your body. They can be programmed to change your clothes’ color or pattern.
You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk from the fridge, but a voice says, “You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge has read the smart chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk, and it knows the milk is old. In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.
It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeves. Such “smart technology” is all around you.
So will all these things come true? “For new technology to come early,” says scientist Andrew Zolli, “much has to be done so that new things will replace what we have today. “The Internet is an example-what will be the next?
1. What is the theme of the text?| A．The Internet. | B．The future life. |
| C．The anti-aging technology. | D．The ways of transportation. |
| A．Clothes. | B．Cells. | C．Colors. | D．Particles. |
| A．It can change its color. | B．It can tell you where to go. |
| C．You can just tell it where to go. | D．You can call your friend to drive it for you. |
| A．Nothing is impossible. |
| B．Every coin has two sides. |
| C．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| D．Never count the chicken before they are hatched (孵化). |
4 . Leonardo da Vinci and Nature
In the modern world, art and science are two very separate activities, but in Leonardo’s time they were closely connected. Science meant mathematics and medical studies.
Mathematics was also connected to music because musical sounds have a fixed relationship with each other that can be described in numbers.
“Nature has kindly given us things everywhere to copy,” wrote Leonardo. In all his activities, Leonardo was trying to discover the rules that control nature. In his search for those rules, he looked very carefully at a lot of examples and details. Actual experience was more important to him than the opinion, and he worked from facts to ideas.
| A．Mathematicians and doctors worked to discover the unknown. |
| B．Leonardo’s ideas were vastly ahead of his time. |
| C．How could these be connected with art? |
| D．Leonardo was always drawing. |
| E．Above all, Leonardo wanted to understand how and why things worked. |
| F．Leonardo himself was a very good musician and liked to play an instrument and sing. |
| G．You will see a good example of such positioning in the painting of The Last Supper. |
One day, my brother and I were in our apartment. My parents had both gone for a party and had left me in charge of everything. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. Dingdong! Dingdong! My younger brother had rushed to the door before I decided to answer the door. We both thought that our parents had come home. As a result, he unlocked the door and opened it.
Outside of the house stood a man who wore a black raincoat and black rubber boots. He looked no different from other people and said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home so he could talk with them.
Without thinking, my brother said，“No.” He asked if we would like to buy some comic books (漫画书), which he was selling. I quickly explained to him that we were not supposed to buy anything without our parents’ permission. However, it seemed that he was not willing to follow my advice and he had an intention to enter our house.
Then, I realized something terrible would happen. As I was about to close the door, he forced his way into our house. He forced me to tie up my brother’s hands with the rope which he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but tied it in a special way so my brother could untie (解开) it himself as we often did. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.
Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroom for something valuable. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied it for me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead.
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3. 参考词汇：forget to do sth. lock window manage to do sth. (设法做某事) go out of (出去) police station (警察局) as soon as possible (尽快地) be caught (被抓) robber (盗贼) tell pretend to do sth (假装做某事) praise (赞扬) bravery (勇敢) back home (回家) thankful (感恩) get hurt (受伤) learn a lesson (吸取教训) safety and responsibility
The doors were all locked from the outside and what’s more, I did not have the keys.
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Just at the same time our parents come back home.
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6 . School Activities for Kids and Teens
July is a month of fun－filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.
| Secret_of_the_Dragon Time: Monday, July 1, 2020, 10: 30 a. m. Cost: Adult: $7.40 Children(under 15): half Bookings: Phone the booking office at 3403 2578. Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taken on a dragon. | The_Search_for_Life:_Are_We_Alone? Time: Thursday, July 4, 2020, 2: 00 p. m. Cost: Adult: $14.50 Children: $8.70 Bookings: Phone the booking office at 3403 7689. Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show. |
| Magic_Class Time: Friday, J uly 12,2020,10: 00 a. m. Cost: Free Booking: Please phone 34038470. Address: Centenary Community hub,171 Dandenong Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. | Science_With_Me:_Making_Your_Own_Guitar! Time: Saturday, July 20,2020, 3：00 p. m. Cost: Free Booking: Please phone 3403 1226. Address: 10, Egginton Close Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you. |
| A．7.40 | B．11.10 | C．14.80 | D．23.20 |
| A．Magic Class | B．Science with Me | C．The Search for Life | D．Secret of the Dragon |
| A．They can all be booked by phone. | B．They happen in the same place. |
| C．They are all weekend activities. | D．They are all free. |
7 . As she pulled herself over the summit of El Capitan, Emily Harrington knew she had made history. The 34-year-old completed the
However, an attempt last year ended in disaster after Harrington hit her head on a rock, and suffered concussion (脑震荡).
“We should be less afraid to be afraid. It’s a very valid emotion we shouldn’t
| A．easy | B．huge | C．rigid | D．urgent |
| A．climb | B．visit | C．walk | D．measure |
| A．accustomed | B．addicted | C．attached | D．devoted |
| A．chain | B．rope | C．companion | D．doctor |
| A．randomly | B．wholly | C．potentially | D．absolutely |
| A．Unfortunately | B．Unexpectedly | C．Consequently | D．Luckily |
| A．campaign | B．task | C．struggle | D．request |
| A．holding | B．slipping | C．stretching | D．rubbing |
| A．elegant | B．sudden | C．safe | D．risky |
| A．thickness | B．freshness | C．coldness | D．wetness |
| A．again | B．hard | C．straight | D．opposite |
| A．continued | B．abandoned | C．experimented | D．undertaken |
| A．follow | B．realize | C．change | D．steal |
| A．shy away | B．build up | C．turn off | D．take down |
| A．down | B．on | C．forward | D．back |
8 . According to a new study by Tampere University in Finland, making eye contact with a robot may have the same effect on people as eye contact with another person. The result predicts that interaction between humans and humanoid robots will be surprisingly smooth.
With the rapid progress in robotics, it is expected that people will increasingly interact with so-called social robots in the future. Despite the artificiality of robots, people seem to react to them socially. For instance, people may sense different qualities, such as knowledge ability, sociability and likability in robots based on how they look or behave.
Previous surveys have been able to throw light on people’s sensory ability of social robots and their characteristics, but the very central question has remained unanswered. Does interacting with a robot cause similar reactions to people as interacting with another human?
Researchers at Tampere University investigated the matter by studying the physiological (生理的) reactions that eye contact with a social robot produces. In the new study, the research participants sat face to face with another person or a humanoid robot. The person and the robot looked either directly at the participants and made eye contact or avoided their gaze. At the same time, the participants’ skin conductance (电导率), which reflected the activity of the autonomous nervous systems, the electrical activity of the cheek muscle reflecting positive affective reactions, and the heart rate reduction were measured.
The result showed that all the above-mentioned physiological reactions were stronger in the case of eye contact when compared to averted gaze (转移目光). This result is shared with both another person and a humanoid. Eye contact with the robot and another human focused the participants’ attention and brought about a positive emotional response.
“Our result shows that the non-linguistic (非语言的), interaction-regulating signals of social robots can affect humans in the same way as similar signals presented by other people. Such evidence allows us to assume that as robot technology develops, there may be no barrier to interaction between social robots and humans,” says doctoral researcher Helena.
1. What does the new study focus on?| A．When robots can respond like humans. |
| B．How humans make eye contact socially. |
| C．The reasons for humans having qualities of social robots. |
| D．Humans’ response when interacting with robots and humans. |
| A．Averted gaze makes no difference to robots. |
| B．Social robots can’t affect humans’ response. |
| C．Robots feel stronger than humans when interacting. |
| D．Eye contact with robots contributes to a positive response. |
| A．They can interact with humans smoothly. |
| B．They will have a side effect on interaction. |
| C．They can have regulating interaction as humans. |
| D．They will send out accurate human linguistic signals. |
| A．By assuming relative effects. | B．By presenting past discoveries. |
| C．By referring to a questionnaire survey. | D．By indicating the result of research. |
When Chase Hansen was only 4 years old, he encountered (邂逅) some homeless people while shopping with his dad and he wanted to help them. After a conversation between the father and son about homelessness, they decided to do something for the homeless.
They convinced a local Jamba Juice store to donate more than 100 smoothies (沙冰) and the pair gave them out to homeless people in a park.
After that, they came up with an even better idea. “I wanted a way to get to know people better. So, my dad and I decided to start taking some of the homeless people we’d met out for a meal,” said Chase.
Now, six years later, the pair still spend their weekends taking homeless people out for a meal and they start conversations with their new acquaintances during the meal.
“I would ask them where they were from, what their hobbies were,” said Chase. “And sometimes they’d share their stories of how they became homeless.”
“A lot of people walk right past homeless people and don’t see the person,” said Chase. “Now I know they’re people just like us. They need care from others so that they won’t feel so lonely in the world.”
Thousands of lunches later, they run a self-funded charity called Project Empathy (同情) to help inspire others to meet and create relationships with the homeless people in their neighborhoods.
“I just want more people to know that they can do this in their own town,” said Chase. “When you have a meal with a homeless person or just sit and talk to them, it helps to lift their life.”
Hansen said that this way of spending quality time with his son has changed both of them. “Chase and I realized that the country needed an army of people to practice empathy. By doing something as simple as taking a homeless person for a meal, we could maybe inspire others to do the game,” said Hansen.
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The father and son clearly know they couldn’t change the social-economic situations.
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10 . Twenty-five years ago, most young Britons wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or, if they were creative enough, to take up singing. But today, things stand differently.
According to a survey by Tesco Mobile, a UK company, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger (写博客的人), or “vlogger (视频博主)”．The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that as many as 40 percent of them put vloggers as their number one choice on a list of ideal careers.
This change is undoubtedly as a result of the Internet and social media.They have made it so much easier to reach the audience of the world, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.
In the past, the biggest stars were trained by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera can become a star. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people interacting (交流) with their fans about everyday life.
However, what people see is only the bright side of being a vlogger and they fail to notice the fact that only those who are successful earn fame (名声) and fortune. For every success there are hundreds of others who never get off the starting line. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that remain dreams forever.
Although being vloggers is popular, some young people choose to follow careers that don’t necessarily earn them fame, but allow them to make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies.Young Israeli David Leshaw, for example, runs a business called the Finishers Club.It’s an online platform for runners to keep a record of their races.His job allows him to express his enthusiasm, and is always a learning experience.And that’s enough for him．
1. Why do more and more young Britons choose to be vloggers?| A．Vloggers can earn little fame and money on the Internet. |
| B．There is too much competition in the traditional show business. |
| C．The Internet makes it convenient to become vloggers. |
| D．Anyone with a computer will surely become a star. |
| A．Only a few vloggers can be successful. | B．A vlogger can not earn fame or fortune. |
| C．Being a vlogger is not a good career. | D．Dreams will come true one day. |
| A．Learn from others. | B．Become an online hit. |
| C．Hold running races. | D．Mix jobs with hobbies. |
| A．Most young Britons choose to be vloggers as their jobs. |
| B．The Internet is influencing young Britons’ career choice. |
| C．The Internet is taking the place of traditional studios. |
| D．Young Britons can not find jobs without the Internet. |
