3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

History books and museums may give you a glimpse into the past, but a new project will     1     (actual) allow you to smell history. A new project     2    (call) Odeurpoa will use artificial intelligence to recreate the smells,     3    were common in people’s daily in Europe between the 16th and early 20th centuries. The project     4    (start) in March 2021 and take three years to complete.     5     (expert) from various institutions across the UK and Europe have received a found of 2.8 million euros (欧元) from the     6     (Europe) Union Horizon program for the project. They’ll publish     7     online Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Smells, including the smell of tobaccos (烟草), smelling salts and herbs used to prevent of the disease. The first step of the project is to develop AI to screen and identify historical texts in seven languages of smells — not only straight-forward narratives (叙述),     8     also emotions and places related to     9    (they). The AI technique will also be     10    (adopt) to scan paintings for objects.

4 . To The Strand’s family and friends,

The Strand’s task has always been simple. It is to get good ________ in the hands of readers. For over 93 years, the   ________ my grandfather founded has become so much more than just a bookstore---The Strand has become a community center, welcoming all book ________ with open arm.

In order to ________ The Strand as a business, with no income and no clear idea as to when we can   ________ our door, we have had to temporarily fire(解雇) the most of our workers. Due to the rapid ________ of COVID-19, we make the ________ to close our doors a week before the government order, as we felt it was unsafe for our ________ and community.

This is the first time in our ________ that we have had to have a layoff (裁员). All of our workers have been ________ for the week and we are paying out any vacation. We are also working with our union and our providers to extend(延长) health insurance as long as possible. We know that it is our booksellers that make The Strand so ________, so our goal is to ________ this so we can rehire(重新雇佣) every employee as soon as possible.

We won’t ________ now. We have put forward a request to the Governor’s office in order to regain our ability to start online and phone orders as ________ as possible. We strongly believe that our books are a very important resource(资源) the world could ________ use right now.

1.

A．goods

B．articles

C．books

D．letters

2.

A．school

B．hospital

C．community

D．bookstore

3.

A．writers

B．lovers

C．sellers

D．posters

4.

A．keep

B．find

C．collect

D．change

5.

A．repack

B．repay

C．reopen

D．repair

6.

A．spread

B．loss

C．recovery

D．control

7.

A．decision

B．suggestion

C．belief

D．comment

8.

A．designers

B．workers

C．employers

D．managers

9.

A．question

B．service

C．history

D．reply

10.

A．served

B．greeted

C．charged

D．paid

11.

A．strange

B．comfortable

C．normal

D．popular

12.

A．get through

B．get back

C．play with

D．keep off

13.

A．show off

B．give up

C．pick out

D．come out

14.

A．much

B．soon

C．well

D．often

15.

A．finally

B．almost

C．really

D．never

5 . Today’s grandparents are joining grandchildren on social media, but the different generation’s online habits couldn’t be more different. The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site’s second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55-64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, “I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It’s a much better way to see what they’re doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. I think I’m lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.”

However, Sheila’s grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 are leaving the site—only 2.2 million users are under 17---but they’re not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, age 15, even sleeps with her phone. “It’s my alarm clock so I have to,” she says. “I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.”

Teenagers might have their parents to thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parents were the early adopters of the smartphone. Peter, 38 and father of two teenagers, reports that he used to be on his phone or laptop constantly. He says, “How could I tell my kids to get off their phones is I was always in front of a screen myself?” So, in the evenings and at weekends, he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can only make calls and send text messages. “I’m not completely separated from the world if emergent, but the important thing is that I’m setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.”

Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend (趋势) for a less digital life?

1. How does Sheila feel about social media?

A．Useful.

B．Disappointed.

C．Useless.

D．Addicted.

2. Why does Peter take his SIM card out of his smartphone?

A．To make calls to his boss.

B．To stop his work.

C．To set a good example to his kids.

D．To catch up with the new trend.

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

A．different

B．figured out

C．cut off

D．protected

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Children under 17 don’t use smartphone at all.

B．Chloe is one of the early adopters of the smartphone.

C．Today’s grandparents enjoy a life without social media.

D．People may enjoy a less digital life in the near future.

6 . Whether you have ten minutes or an hour to practice each day, you’ll find a wide variety of learning materials to help you make progress and improve your language skills. All the material on the LearnEnglish website is designed for self-study to support your learning.

Take our online level test: Start by taking our free English grammar and vocabulary test to help you find your level. All the material is labelled(标记) with the level, to make it easier to find material to suit your needs.

Explore our Skill Sections: In our Skills sections you can find self-study lessons to practice your listening, reading and reading and writing skills. There are different types of texts and audio(音频) recording, all with interactive exercises and worksheets that practice the skills you need. Choose your level and then choose a lesson!

Practice grammar: In this section you can improve your grammar with our clear and simple grammar lessons. The lessons start with an exercise to test your understanding, then an explanation to improve your grammar knowledge and finally another exercise to test your understanding again to see if you have improved. Choose your level and then choose a grammar point!

Read our Magazine sections: Are you looking for something quick to read? Our Magazine and Business magazine sections have short interesting articles for you to read about special days and business topics.

Challenge a friend or a colleague: If you want to play a quick online game and practice your English vocabulary at the same time, have a go at Wordshake. See how many points you can get in three minutes! You can challenge a colleague to play too and compare your points to see whose English vocabulary is improving the most.

1. If you want to find learning materials that suit you, you can start by________.

A．taking an online level test	B．finding self-study lessons
C．playing a quick online game	D．practicing your English grammar

2. If you want to learn about business topics, you can click________.

A．Explore our Skill Sections	B．Read our Magazine sections
C．Practice grammar	D．Challenge a friend or a colleague

3. What can we learn about Learning English？

A．Similar types of texts are provided for learners.

B．The grammar lessons are clear but complicated.

C．The Magazine sections provide long articles for learners.

D．A quick online vocabulary game is limited to three minutes.

4. Who is the text most probably written for?

A．Students.	B．Self-study learners.
C．Teachers.	D．Workers.

7 . China’s Chang’e 5 space craft, tasked with bringing lunar(月球的) rock samples to Earth, successfully landed on the Moon on December 1st, 2020. The 8,200kg spacecraft, set off from China’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on November 23,2020, entered the satellite’s orbit(轨道) on November 28th, 2020.

With 19 hours of landing, the probe(探测器) gathered about 2 kg of rocks and soil by digging almost 2 meters deep into the lunar surface using its robotic arm. The sample-filled jar was placed in the ascender vehicle (上升器), which left the Moon’s surface and entered the lunar orbit on December 3rd, 2020. Then, in a historic first, the ascender and Chang’s 5 orbiter(轨道器) spacecraft successfully came together on December 6, 2020 to complete the first-ever robotic rendezvous and docking(对接) in lunar orbit.

“In terms of the space tasks that humans have performed so far, only the Apollo program missions have complete the rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit. However, unscrewed rendezvous and cocking have never been done before,” Peng Jing, deputy chief designer of the Chang’e 5 probe from the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), told Chinese media ahead of the attempt.

With the rock samples safely transported to the return capsule(太空舱), the Chang’e 5 spacecraft will continue to circle the Moon for a few days before beginning its 112-hour journey back to Earth.

1. What is the task of Chang’e 5?

A．Bringing lunar rock samples to earth.	B．Entering the satellite’s orbit.
C．Docking in lunar orbit.	D．Circling the Moon for a few days.

2. When did Chang’e 5 land on the moon?

A．November 23rd, 2020.	B．November 28th, 2020.
C．December 1st, 2020.	D．December 6th, 2020.

3. What happened in December 3rd, 2020?

A．The ascender vehicle set off.	B．The ascender vehicle entered the lunar orbit.
C．The ascender vehicle circled the moon.	D．The ascender vehicle came back to the earth.

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Landing on the Moon on December 1st,2020.

B．Peng Jing, a Designer of Chang’e 5 Probe.

C．The First-ever Robotic Rendezvous and Docking.

D．Chang’e 5’s Returning to Earth with Moon Rocks.