Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
1. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe .
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2. Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost?
A. Because it was very expensive.
B. Because it was full of memories with his wife.
C. Because it was a gift from his first child.
D. Because it had been with him since he was born.
3. How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He cleaned the barn carefully again.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.What does the story mainly tell us ?
A. Helping those in need can make you feel good.
B. We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others.
C. Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
Who is smarter, human being or artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能)？The question swept the world a few months ago. In March 2016, AlphaGo, an AI program developed by Google, had the Go(围棋) match with Lee Sedol, a South Korean Go player. He is the world top player of this old Chinese game.
In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional(职业的) human Go player. And this time, it beat Lee Sedol 4-1.
In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner, because they didn’t think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind. However, the result was disappointing. As a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses.
AlphaGo’s wins over a human champion(冠军) show that computers can do more difficult tasks. Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But scientists say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. Thomas Johnson, a scientist of AI said, “It’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation. ” We believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world.
1.The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to_____________.
A. get the reader to think about AI
B. draw the reader’s attention to AlphaGo
C. show how AI is usually tested
D. tell the reader AI has over the human brain
2. What was the result of the match?
A. Google program beat AlphaGo.
B. Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4-1.
C．Lee Sedol was beaten.
D．Neither side won the match.
3.—Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner?
—Because .
A. computers had weaknesses and also got tired
B. AlphaGo only beat a human Go player once
C. the Go game was invented by Chinese people
D. computers were not so smart as a human
4.What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with？
A. AI does better than humans in every situation.
B. It’s hard for AI to beat the human at everything.
C. The development of AI could be harmful one day.
D. AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions.
How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well.
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat. Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared.
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldn’t believe it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky!
1.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?
A. It travels a long way.
B. It smells the new place.
C. It finds its way in the dark
D. It follows something it knows.
2.Put these events in the right order that they happened.
①Smoky got to Tennessee.
②Smoky jumped out of the car.
③Smoky went to his old house.
A.③①② B.①③② C.②③① D.③②①
3.What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage?
A. 游荡 B.思考 C. 搜寻 D. 围绕
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Kind Owner B. A Humorours Cat
C. A Surprising Journey D. An Excellent Memory
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mr. Hamel now picked up a French grammar book and started to teach. It all seemed so during that last lesson. I understood all the participles（分词）which Mr. Hamel explained.
“ didn’t French seem so interesting before?” I asked myself.
But I knew the answer. It was my last French lesson, and I regretted not studying hard before. I to listen very carefully. Mr. Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew. He had never taught a lesson so well before.
The grammar lesson finished, and then we started . I had never seen so many hardworking students before. Everyone had their down, and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard.
Students were usually distracted(分心) by even the smallest thing. However, when some beetles（甲壳虫）flew into the classroom, not one student looked at them today. It was very .
I looked at Mr. Hamel. He was sitting still in his chair. The only things he were his eyes. He looked carefully at one thing in the classroom for a while looking at the next thing. For forty years, the only classroom was like his , and now it was being taken from him.
Mr. Hamel looked at all of the walls, windows, desks, and chairs we were working hard. I was sure he wanted to remember everything like it was now.
1.A. difficult B. easy C. common D. great
2.A. Why B. Who C. Where D. When
3.A. went B. began C. expected D. Continued
4.A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
5.A. heads B. hands C. pens D. books
6.A. impossible B. excellent C. unusual D. valuable
7.A. moved B. closed C. opened D. noticed
8.A. without B. before C. about D. after
9.A. courage B. dream C. home D. country
10.A. because B. unless C. whatever D. while
—Bill, can I get you anything to drink?
—Thanks.
A. You are welcome. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. No problem. D. I wouldn’t mind a coffee.
—Do you know this afternoon?
—I’m not sure, but I’ll tell you as soon as she comes.
A. how will Betty arrive B. what time Betty will arrive
C. where Betty will arrive D. whether will Betty arrive
