1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What analogy does the speaker use to describe the upgrade from previous networks to 5G?

A．Bicycle to Car

B．Rocket to Jet

C．Horsedrawn carriage to Bicycle

2. According to the speaker, what can you do without any delays using 5G?

A．Download your favorite games

B．Stream videos

C．Both A and B

3. In the speech, 5G is compared to which of the following?

A．A superhero

B．A magician

C．A time traveler

4. How does the speaker describe the speed of 5G?

A．Rapid like lightning

B．Slow and steady

C．Unpredictable

5. According to the speech, what is the primary benefit of 5G for users?

A．Reduced battery consumption

B．Faster and smoother online experiences

C．Enhanced device security

2 . The Olympics are always a thrilling event, with comeback stories, impressive performances and more. Here is a look at the records broken at Beijing Winter Olympics:

Nathan Chen

Four years after a disappointing showing in PyeongChang, United States figure skater Nathan Chen set a new record during the men’s short program at Beijing Winter Olympics. His 113.97 marks were over two points higher than the personal-best score he set during the figure skating team event.

Nils van der Poel

Sweden’s Nils van der Poel was already the record holder for the men’s 10,000m speed skating, but showed that he can beat even his own record. He finished with a time of 12 minutes and 30.74 seconds, shattering his own previous record of 12:32.95 set in February 2021.

Johan Clarey

France’s Johan Clarey took home the silver medal in the men’s downhill alpine(高山) skiing, and at 41 years and 30 days old, he is the oldest Olympic medalist in alpine skiing. “When you are a medalist, whether you are 20 or 41, it doesn’t matter; it’s just an Olympic medal and this is the best feeling. The record of the oldest is not that I don’t care, but is not the most important point,” Clarey told Eurosport after the race on 7 February 2022.

Ireen Wüst

Qualifying for one Olympics is a big feat, but Speedskater Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands has won an individual gold medal at five different Olympics, the first athlete in history to do so. The 35-year-old attended her first Olympics in 2006. Since then, she has 12 medals, six being gold.

1. At Beijing Winter Olympics, who broke the record he/she had set ?

A．Ireen Wüst.

B．Nathan Chen.

C．Johan Clarey.

D．Nils van der Poel.

2. What do we know about Johan Clarey at Beijing Winter Olympics?

A．He didn’t win a medal.

B．He doesn’t care the record of the oldest.

C．He is the oldest alpine skier to medal at Beijing Winter Olympics.

D．He was the quickest in the men’s downhill alpine skiing.

3. What do the four athletes have in common?

A．They all participated in many Olympics.

B．They all set a new record at Beijing Winter Olympics.

C．They all won gold medal at Beijing Winter Olympics.

D．They all competed in multiple events at Beijing Winter Olympics.

3 . SPACE JAM

For kids inspired by India’s moon landing, here are four destinations where families can explore the stars, space and beyond.

Kennedy Space Center, Florida (USA)

The NASA-operated Kennedy Space Center is a must for aspiring astronauts and space lovers. It’s organised into chronologically grouped attractions and tours based around mission launches from the US Space Program. Hands-on experiences range from live presentations delivered by astronauts to the new Astronaut Training Experience Center. It is also the closest place from which the public can view rocket lift-offs at Cape Canaveral.

Jodrell Bank, Cheshire (UK)

This world-leading science research institute is centred around the Grade I-listed Lovell Telescope. Its 35-acre grounds include lots of interactive fun and educational exhibits across several indoor spaces, plus guided pathways to wander and outdoor facilities such as a pair of ‘whispering dishes’ for kids to call between. There’s also a programme of family friendly events, including the annual Bluedot Festival, which brings together live music and science workshops each July.

Pic du Midi, French Pyrenees (France)

There are few observatories in the world where you can eat a delicious dinner, spend the night stargazing before retiring to a comfortable cabin, then get up to watch the sun rise above the clouds. Getting to Pic du Midi is an adventure in its own right, involving a ride on two cable-cars up to 2,877m. Once there, guided astronomy sessions help kids discover Saturn and its rings, clusters of stars in deep space and solar flares on the sun’s surface via some of the world’s most powerful telescopes.

Mount Teide, Tenerife (Spain)

It’s home to the largest solar observatory in the world, which sits at an altitude of 2,390m on Spain’s highest mountain, the Teide volcano. Ride the cable-car up for a scientist-led tour, which includes the chance to observe the sun through portable solar telescopes. The special family visits include a fascinating science workshop exploring how observatory astrophysicists carry out their research.

1. Where can visitors watch rocket launches?

A．Kennedy Space Center.	B．Jodrell Bank.
C．Pic du Midi.	D．Mount Teide.

2. In Jodrell Bank, visitors can do the followings except        .

A．Enjoying live music.	B．Exploring educational displays.
C．Wandering on guide-free pathways.	D．Calling between via a designed device.

3. What do Pic du Midi and Mount Teide both offer?

A．A comfortable cabin.	B．A workshop of science.
C．Places for eating food.	D．Guidance to observe the sun.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For many years, people have been worried that one day, robots could take their jobs. Now, it    1     (seem) that it may start happening.

ChatGPT is     2     AI chatbot, which is the fastest-growing app based on a    3     (power) language processing model. It had 100 million active users just two months after     4     (it) start. Experts started to worry that the latest chatbots could harm the careers (事业) of anyone who works with information, does research or writes reports. Chatbots are very creative, and can do things that we thought only humans could do. So an increasing number    5     users see this as a business chance. They will start using a chatbot as a staff member that may    6     (compare) to a newly employed graduate in terms of its ability to think. Chatbots work very fast, without     7     (request) a break or pay, and for business people, that’s     8     (extreme) important. Some UK law companies have already realized it     9     started using chatbots to write legal (法律的) letters or provide ideas for legal matters.

However, one of the biggest     10     (problem) with ChatGPT is that it doesn’t know the actual truth about the world — it simply learns information from various resources (资源) but cannot decide on its own what is true or false.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Qian Xuesen is a great scientist, a man of distinction. He     1     (bear) in Hangzhou, was admitted to the aeronautics department of the MIT in 1934. After graduating with his PhD, he was employed as     2     assistant researcher at Caltech. Qian’s missile designs laid the foundation for the successful building of missiles in the US in the 1940s and 1950s,     3     (make) him a world-renowned rocketeer.

When he learnt of the     4     (thrill) news of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Qian resolutely gave up his privileged conditions in the US and decided to return to his longed-for homeland to contribute as much as he could     5     his own nation.

Upon returning to China, Qian Xuesen was actively involved in research work. Under his     6     (participate) and guidance, China successfully launched its first rocket in 1960,     7     in 1964, it was a great success to run the flight test of China’s first self-designed medium-range rocket. In 1965, Qian’s proposal     8     (develop) an artificial satellite was included in the country’s key projects, after     9     the first artificial satellite was finally launched into space in 1970.

In 1999, Qian Xuesen     10     (award) the “Two Bombs and One Satellite” Meritorious Medal by the government of PRC, and was hailed as the “Father of China’s Missiles” for his significant contributions to China’s space industry.

6 . There is a day in the life with AI, who follows your move: the way you travel, the food you eat, how you spend your money, the news you read and your social interactions...

7a.m   You wake up and glance at your iPhone, which unlocks itself using facial recognition

Apple’s Face ID changes your face to a set of numbers that act as your own unique identifier. This biometric portrait is not set in stone-it uses AI to track changes in your appearance, updating its model if you grow a beard, change your makeup style or get older and it also detects whether your eyes are open and your attention is directed at your phone.

8:30a.m   You drive to work in your electric car

Cars such as the Tesla can do most of the ordinary aspects of driving. The vehicle’s AI system collects data from eight cameras, identifies obstacles, lanes, intersections and traffic lights and decides what action to take, whether moving skillfully into an awkward parking spot or overtaking a slow lorry. But self-driving cars know only how to deal with situations they have seen before and an ongoing challenge is how to equip them for rare and unexpected events.

4:30p.m   Your phone rings with a message from your Amazon Ring doorbell-a package has been delivered to your doorstep

Last year, about one in five households in the UK reported having an AI-based home security system. Amazon Ring uses a motion-activated camera, heat sensor and radar and uses computer vision software to make users different when a person, or a package, is outside their property. Humans have a heavy heat signature and with the radar, the object moving in 3D spaces can be detected.

9:30p.m   You scroll (滚动) through a newspaper article that contains a special ad

As you read news articles, scroll through social media, make Google searches and buy things online, you leave a trail of clues about who you are, what you might want to spend your money on-that is incredibly valuable for digital advertisers. AI sift (筛) this data for insights into your age, gender, lifestyle, income and your hobbies. This allows companies such as Google to serve up specific, targeted adverts that pop up as you scroll through a news article.

1. Which of the following is the disadvantage of electric cars?

A．Tendency to cut in.	B．Speeding on the lane.
C．Uncontrolled parking areas.	D．Lack of information about emergencies.

2. What can we learn about AI from the text?

A．Apple’s Face ID may change your facial features.

B．Self-driving vehicles can replace human drivers.

C．About 20% of English homes adopt Amazon Ring.

D．AI can work out your personal online preference.

3. What information does the text convey?

A．We will live a better life with AI.	B．AI enters many aspects of our life.
C．The smartphone is a necessity for us.	D．Personal information is no longer secure.

7 . Four Women Who Made Scientific History

Katherine Johnson (1918-2020)

Katherine Johnson was a black mathematician and one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist. As a mathematician, she calculated (计算) and analyzed the flight paths of NASA spacecraft. She is best known for making the calculations that allowed the first Americans to enter Earth’s orbit and set foot on the moon. The 2016 movie Hidden Figures records Johnson’s life and work at NASA.

Sally Ride (1951-2012)

Sally Ride was important in creating career and educational opportunities for women and girls in science and mathematics. As an astronaut, she became the first American woman in space in 1983. On NASA’s second and third Space Shuttle missions, her job was to work the robotic arm, which she used to put satellites into space. After she stopped working for NASA, she founded NASA’s EarthKAM project, which provided students the opportunity to take pictures of the Earth and then study them. In 2003, she was added to the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)

Ada Lovelace is regarded as the world’s first computer programmer. She helped develop the idea for a computing machine, and invented an algorithm (算法) for a computer. To honor her contributions, the U.S. Department of Defense named a new computer language “Ada” in the 1980s.

Mae Jemison (1956- )

Mae Jemison is a doctor, engineer, and former NASA astronaut. In 1992, she became the first Black woman to travel into space. Jemison excels in many scientific fields, has authored several books, and even appeared on an episode (一集) of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She was included in the National Women’s Hall of Fame the International Space Hall of Fame. Currently, she leads the 100 Year Starship project through the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This project is devoted to ensuring that human travel to another star is possible in the next 100 years.

1. What did Katherine Johnson and Sally Ride have in common?

A．They both did teaching jobs.	B．They both traveled to space.
C．They both worked for NASA.	D．They both spoke up for women’s rights.

2. Whose name was used to name a computer language?

A．Katherine Johnson’s.	B．Sally Ride’s.
C．Ada Lovelace’s.	D．Mae Jemison’s.

3. What is Mae Jemison doing at present?

A．Writing a book.	B．Leading a project.
C．Starring in a TV series.	D．Working as an astronaut.

8 . What Is Space Camp?

Space camp is a camp for kids (10-14) on Earth. It is a camp to get young people excited about space, science and maths. For a week, build and launch a model rocket and eat space food. They also get to meet an astronaut (宇航员). Not only that, they get to train like an astronaut, too. The campers find out how an astronaut’s spacesuit (航天服) and helmet (头盔) stop the astronaut from getting too hot or too cold in space.

Training for Moon Walking

There is an unusual chair at space camp — the gravity chair. It hangs from springs (弹簧). The chair helps the campers to feel what it is like to walk on the moon. The gravity on the moon is six times weaker than the gravity on Earth. When the campers are in the gravity chair, they find it hard to walk. There are three different ways they can move in it. They can bunny hop (兔子), or do a slow walk.

A Day in Space and Rocket Centre

One of the most exciting activities of space camp is visiting the space and rocket centre. The space and rocket centre has more than 1,500 things for campers to look at, such as small moon rock and the Saturn V rocket. A week at space camp is the best way to experience space life without even leaving the Earth!

1. How long can kids stay in this camp?

A．3 weeks.

B．6 months.

C．7 days.

D．150 hours.

2. Who may take part in this space camp?

A．Tom, aged 9, likes model rockets.

B．Amy, aged 11, is interested in space.

C．Susan, aged 13, enjoys delicious food.

D．Henry, aged 15, wants to fly a space plane.

3. What does “it” refer to (指的是) in paragraph 2?

A．The training.

B．The space camp.

C．The gravity chair.

D．The moon walking.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Kids will wear spacesuits and helmets.	B．Kids may find it easy to walk in space.
C．Kids are able to buy small moon rocks.	D．Kids can walk fast in the gravity chair.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A Trip to the Moon	B．A Trip to Space Camp
C．A Day in Space Camp	D．A Lesson in Space Camp

9 . Good News for Space Lovers

Do you dream of exploring space someday? You can now begin locally—just buy a ticket to the newly opened Shanghai Astronomy Museum. As the largest of its kind in the world, the museum makes a new space to lead visitors on a true-to-life tour around the universe. That sounds cool, doesn’t it?

Four Ordinary People Flew into Space

A group of four ordinary people (普通人) flew into space in the first space mission (任务) with no professional astronauts. The four remained in space, circling the Earth for three days. Though this was the first “all amateur (业余者)” flight, it’s clear that the members had a lot of knowledge and experience which was helpful. They had also had a quick astronaut training course.

Plane travel used to be very expensive, but now many people may afford it. It opens up space for ordinary tourists.

Robot Wolves Scare Away Bears

A town in Japan is using robot wolves to keep bears away. The robots, known as “Monster Wolves”, look like real wolves, only scarier. They’re meant to scare away unwanted wild animals. Since the town began using the robot wolves, there have been no bears.

1. What can you do in the Shanghai Astronomy Museum?

A．Have a dream of exploring space.

B．Experience a true-to-life space trip.

C．Learn to be an astronaut.

2. It took the four ordinary people          to remain in space and circle the Earth.

A．2 days

B．3 days

C．4 days

3. What do the people in a town of Japan use robot wolves for?

A．To keep the bears away.

B．To make people scared.

C．To keep real wolves away.

4. From the introduction of the second picture we learn that          .

A．they had a lot of experience	B．many people can afford space travel
C．they had no quick astronaut training courses.

5. All the news above has something to do with           .

A．space

B．nature

C．technology

10 . China has named the nation’s first Mars rover (火星车) Zhu Rong. For all of us, Zhu Rong is a well-suited name.

In an ancient Chinese story, Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal. H rode on two dragons.

When he had a big fight with Gong Gong, the god of water, Zhu Rong won. But after the fight, the human world came into complete darkness. Then he brought fire from heaven to the world.

“Zhu Rong is regarded as the earliest god of fire in traditional Chinese culture,” a space official said. “The first Mars rover was named Zhu Rong. The name symbolizes light and hope for space exploration in our country, and means to guide humans to continue exploration.”

After leaving the earth last summer, Zhu Rong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May. In recent years, our country has sent up the world’s first quantum satellite (量子卫星), and Chang’e-4 has made a soft landing on the moon. We have made great progress in space technology and will soon start building our own space station.

1. What Zhu Rong brought from heaven to the world was ________.

A．fire

B．wars

C．water

D．animals

2. For China’s space exploration, the name Zhu Rong symbolizes ________.

A．a big fight

B．complete darkness

C．light and hope

D．Chinese culture

3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “________”.

A．the earth

B．Mars

C．the moon

D．the sun

4. According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

A．Zhu Rong is a bad person in an ancient Chinese story

B．China has made great progress in space technology

C．the writer is proud of China’s space technology

D．the official doesn’t like the name Zhu Rong