In recent years, food has apparently become a new hot spot for Chinese cities to attract tourists. Following Zibo and Harbin, Tianshui,
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2 . Tea is currently the world’s most popular drink, only after water. However, there was a time when tea was known only to the Chinese. So, how did tea originate in China? And how did it get to conquer the world to the extent that people often describe something they really like as their “cup of tea”?
While we know that tea drink started in China, its true origin remains something unknown. Legend has it that about 5, 000 years ago, Shennong came across tea when dried leaves blew into a pot of boiling water. Following his discovery, tea was used as medicine, included in meals and later offered as a refreshing drink to officials and noblemen. Eventually, it became a common drink enjoyed by all Chinese people.
The love of tea inspired many people to write about it. Over the years, tea drinking became an important part of China’s rich culture. The great poet Du Fu described his tea-drinking experience in poetic language. Lu Yu, a tea master, wrote The Classic of Tea, which remains the earliest and most famous detailed study on tea in the world.
It is then not surprising that the beauty of tea was eventually spread to a wider world. Tang and Song Dynasties needed strong Tibetan horses, so the Tea Horse Road was born. Porters (脚夫) carrying back-breaking loads of tea bricks made their way through dangerous snow-covered mountain passes, to trade Sichuan and Yunnan tea for horses. Over time, the gift of tea was further delivered to Western Asia and Easten Africa. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Saicho, a Japanese monk came to study in China and took tea seeds and tea-making customs to Japan. Around the 1600s, tea was shipped to Europe from China by Portuguese and Dutch sea traders.
1. What was tea first used as in China?| A．Medicine. | B．Drink. | C．Food. | D．Goods. |
| A．Shennong. | B．Saicho. | C．Du Fu. | D．Lu Yu. |
| A．Taken by monks. | B．Carried by porters. |
| C．Shipped by traders. | D．Delivered by horses. |
| A．To study the customs of tea. | B．To introduce the history of tea. |
| C．To show the importance of tea. | D．To describe different uses of tea. |
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Ladies and gentlemen!
It's my honor to talk about Our Earth, Our Home.
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4 . Julian is a 26-year-old grassroots artist. With a bold and humorous style, his creations have earned more than 6 million
However, Julian’s
Some media called Julian as “the Grassroots Picasso”, but he modestly rejected the
Julian hopes to engage in more exciting adventures, including organizing exhibitions at home and abroad to encourage more young people to
| A．fans | B．friends | C．teachers | D．authors |
| A．addiction | B．response | C．introduction | D．path |
| A．knock | B．draw | C．write | D．build |
| A．difficulty | B．poorness | C．danger | D．failure |
| A．Similar to | B．According to | C．Thanks to | D．Close to |
| A．check | B．practice | C．collect | D．share |
| A．harder | B．weaker | C．bigger | D．farther |
| A．interview | B．inspire | C．invite | D．involve |
| A．overcoming | B．decreasing | C．preventing | D．building |
| A．timeless | B．helpless | C．endless | D．useless |
| A．topic | B．favor | C．title | D．faith |
| A．reflect | B．obtain | C．change | D．pursue |
| A．urgent | B．essential | C．serious | D．smart |
| A．wisdom | B．emotion | C．knowledge | D．effort |
| A．laying | B．preparing | C．serving | D．creating |
5 . Thanks to researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University, robot guide dogs that use an artificial intelligence language model may soon be accessible to 17 million people with visual problems in China. The AI guide dog, developed by the university, can assist with tasks like crossing streets, using elevators, and navigating (导航) indoor spaces without being connected to the Internet.
Robot guide dog is an intelligent machine with a physical form. It can interact with the environment in real-time using sensors to execute instructions or make decisions. “Though in recent years there have been some electronic navigation aids, such as electronic navigation helmets, and electronic guide dogs, they cannot engage in conversations with people or fully understand human instructions,” said Sun Zhe, an associate professor at the university.
“They can only carry out tasks according to pre-set programs. They are just cold machines. That’s not enough. The research makes it possible to provide better guidance services for people with visual problems, especially for emotional companionship, ” Sun said.
“People with visual problems face numerous challenges in daily life, including navigation difficulties and safety threats,” Sun said. “Smart guide dogs using the language model can offer them more convenient and safe navigation, effectively improving their quality of life.”
Training a traditional guide dog can cost as much as 200,000 yuan ($ 28,000), and there are fewer than 200 guide dogs in China. Therefore, the research team began developing the smart guide dog based on the AI model, which is much more affordable for people with visual problems. Its findings have been published in the Communications of the Chinese Computer Society.
“The current results prove the possibility of this approach, but there is still some wayto go before it can be put into practical application,” Sun said. “We will put more effort into it and make it available for those in need as soon as possible.”
1. What can the AI guide dog do?| A．Send out all instructions. | B．Navigate without Internet. |
| C．Improve the AI technology. | D．Imitate human conversations. |
| A．Change. | B．Guide. | C．Conduct. | D．Explain. |
| A．To analyze AI guide dogs. | B．To use sensors to carry out tasks. |
| C．To compare different AI guide dogs. | D．To offer better guidance for those in need. |
| A．AI Guide Dogs May Offer Visual Aid | B．AI Guide Dogs Will Reduce the Cost |
| C．AI Guide Dogs May Navigate Indoor Spaces | D．AI Guide Dogs Will Replace Traditional Dogs |
When I was young, a car accident left a scar (伤疤) on my face. I was used to people staring at it. I never understood why people judged others by their physical appearance.
Years later, I went to a new school. On the first day, our teacher introduced me to the whole class. “Please welcome the new student Rina. Let's be friendly and help her fit into our school.”
Our teacher then started the lesson, which was about first aid. She asked if anyone knew anything about it. Silence filled the classroom. As a daughter of two doctors, I had leaned CPR (心肺复苏) before. I slowly stood up and started sharing what I could remember. Before I could finish, a girl started saying to herself “What a way to show off! Scar face! ” The teacher heard it and shouted, “Respect! Ruby. ” Ruby stopped, looking at me like I was her enemy.
Ruby and her friends made trouble for me at every chance they got. One day, when I was walking home from school, someone tripped (绊倒) me from behind and I fell. That gave me a bleeding nose. When I got up, I found Ruby laughing wildly with two of her friends. The anger in me was fighting to get out but some how I got it contained, which made Ruby laugh even louder. All of a sudden, the laughing stopped. I saw her standing there breathing painfully.
“Help! Help…” her friends shouted, “She is having an heart attack!”
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I stood there with mixed feelings.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________When Ruby came back from the hospital, she came to me after school.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . In December 1992, I was a happy husband and father of two young children. A month later,
I took up running as a way to exercise my body. After six months my
On October 27, 1996, along with many other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never
I saw my wife Palty at the six mile
That thought alone pulled me forward. 3 hours and 41 minutes after I started, I
My cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength, maybe even my
| A．besides | B．however | C．therefore | D．though |
| A．experience | B．hardship | C．treatment | D．disease |
| A．energetic | B．healthy | C．normal | D．weak |
| A．strength | B．patience | C．anxiety | D．worry |
| A．failed | B．decided | C．refused | D．stopped |
| A．doubts | B．questions | C．interests | D．funds |
| A．remember | B．know | C．forget | D．join |
| A．mark | B．journey | C．drive | D．walk |
| A．upset | B．natural | C．excited | D．good |
| A．bring down | B．take up | C．look after | D．deal with |
| A．excitement | B．confusion | C．concern | D．satisfaction |
| A．before | B．behind | C．beside | D．beyond |
| A．drew | B．climbed | C．crossed | D．missed |
| A．gradually | B．simply | C．originally | D．finally |
| A．life | B．medal | C．family | D．race |
8 . Have you ever been hungry and sleepy and wished you could solve both problems at once? If you were a reindeer (驯鹿) , it would be easy. According to a new research, these talented deer can have a snooze while they eat their food.
Reindeer live in the Arctic and other northern regions where the winters are extremely dark and cold. Food can be rare in winter, so during the warmer months the deer must eat as much as they possibly can.
Like cows, reindeer use a process called rumination (反刍) to break down the tough plant they eat. This process involves passing the food back and forth between their mouth and the four “stomachs”, chewing it repeatedly until all the nutrients (营养) have been absorbed. In summer, all that chewing seems to leave very little time for sleep.
To find out their secret to getting enough rest, scientists fitted four reindeer with devices that monitored their brain waves. While the reindeer were ruminating, their brain waves were similar to the patterns shown during sleep. The animals sat or stood quietly with their eyes closed, and they were less likely than usual to react to. the movements of a neighbouring deer. “They were in a very relaxed state, ” researcher Melanie Furrer said.
The chewing movement made it hard for the researchers to tell whether, the animals’ brain waves were truly in sleep mode. But when they tested the deer again after rumination, the animals' brain activity showed that they felt rested.
If reindeer are kept awake for too long, they need extra “recovery sleep” to catch up. After ruminating, however, the deer did not need as much recovery sleep. Study co-author Gabriela Wagner said that ruminating serves two different purposes at the same time —eating and sleeping.
1. What does the underlined word “snooze” most probably mean?| A．Quick drink. | B．Short walk. | C．Light sleep. | D．Bad dream. |
| A．To keep awake. | B．To practice chewing. |
| C．To taste better plants. | D．To prepare for winter. |
| A．They sleep when drinking. | B．They sleep when ruminating. |
| C．They sleep when not moving. | D．They sleep when not thinking. |
| A．A health magazine. | B．A book review. |
| C．A science report. | D．A research plan. |
9 . In the calm and traditional world of classical music, composer Tan Dun is something of a rock star. Born in 1957 in a village near Changsha, Tan Dun worked as a rice planter in his early years. While music was strongly discouraged within the rice-planting communities, Tan learnt to play traditional Chinese stringed instruments with his friends and eventually joined a local band.
But the transition from hobby to career came about through a tragic (不幸的) tum of events. After several members of a Peking Opera troupe (剧团) drowned in a boat accident, Tan was hired to work as an arranger and violinist. The time at the troupe proved successful and Tan got the attention of Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) where he was accepted as a student in 1977. Years later, he further studied at New York’s Columbia University.
Under the teaching of famous composers around the word, Tan launched his international career through a series of modern operas. With the knowledge of eastern and western classical music, he composed Marco Polo, an abstract retelling of the 13th-century Venetian explorer’s life through eastern and western instruments.
Tan has composed symphonies and operas that have been performed in some of the world’s most famous theaters. He has also contributed the scores (配乐) to six films, including 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as several experimental multimedia projects. Such achievements have brought him great rewards, including Oscar, Grammy and Bafta awards, as well as the honor of Composer of Year, presented by classical music magazine Musical America.
1. What was Tan Dun’s job in his early years?| A．Farmer. | B．Arranger. | C．Violinist. | D．Composer. |
| A．His study in New York. | B．His success in the troupe. |
| C．His achievement in scores. | D．His experience in Changsha. |
| A．By making comparison. | B．By making classification. |
| C．By following the order of space. | D．By following the order of time. |
| A．He contributed scores to four films. |
| B．He directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. |
| C．He combined Eastern and Western musical styles. |
| D．He launched his international career through symphonies. |
10 . Known for its beautiful natural environment, Guizhou contains a total of four World Heritage Sites, which is more than any other province in China.
The Fanjing Mountain, known as the “City of the Sky”, is famous for its Buddhist culture and the complex of temples. Compared with the world’s other mountains in the same latitude (纬度) zone, the Fanjing Mountain features the best-preserved animals and plants. It was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018.
Libo Karst, listed in the UNESCO World Heritage in 2007, is located in the southern borderland of Guizhou. Walking into Libo is a feast for the eyes. You would be amazed by one breathtaking sight after another, such as the Wolong Pond and the Laya Waterfall.
The Yuntai Mountain stands out like a piece of green agate (玛瑙) in its latitude zone. It is the oldest and best-preserved dolomite (白云石) karst landform in the world, which is extremely rare and highly valuable for scientific research. In 2014, the Yuntai Mountain was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its “uniqueness and typicality”.
Chishui Danxia is home to the largest Danxia landform area. The highlight of the tourist area, named Foguang Rock, is regarded as the greatest example of a Danxia landform in the world. When the afternoon sunlight hits it, it seems to glow like fire. There is a waterfall that is 42 meters wide and 269 meters high, which looks like a graceful white dragon. It was added to the UNESCO Wodd Heritage List in 2010.
1. What makes the Fanjing Mountain special in the same latitude?| A．Its high value for scientific research. | B．Its being called the “City of the Sky”. |
| C．Its rich Buddhist culture and temples. | D．Its best-preserved animals and plants. |
| A．Dolomite karst. | B．Danxia landform. |
| C．Laya Waterfall. | D．Foguang Rock. |
| A．The Fanjing Mountain. | B．Libo Karst. |
| C．The Yuntai Mountain. | D．Chishui Danxia |
