Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the light off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(远程遥控系统)---allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meeting, and receive education, healthcare and around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener," said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
1.According to the text, living in a “smart” city________.
A.is not a green way B.will be far from you
C.will soon become true D.is completely impossible
2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.A city of the future. B.A meeting in Songdo.
C.A plan to build a house. D.A report on public health.
3.Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to_________.
A.drive people out of cities B.control the world's population
C.develop his own company D.solve the cities' coming problems
There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a drum. The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, because she did not have enough money to buy a drum.
On the way home, she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with. Later that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman crying. The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn't have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave her his piece of wood. The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made.
Then, further down the road, the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food for her hungry child. The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot. The boy walked on.
Before long, he saw a husband and wife arguing. He asked them why they were arguing. They said, “We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in.” The boy gave his pot to them, and they gave the boy a new coat.
Next, the boy saw a man who had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed(抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken this money, and his shirt. The boy gave the man his new coat. The man was so happy that he gave the boy his horse.
Finally, on his way home, the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding. There were musicians, the bridegroom(新郎)，and his family. Everyone looked sad. The bridegroom's father said, “We are waiting for a horse. If it doesn't come soon, we will be late for the wedding.” The boy gave them his new horse. The group asked the boy what they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.
1.The old woman was crying because___________.
A.she couldn't find her daughter B.she had no money to buy food
C.she had no wood to make a fire D.she couldn't find her way back
2.Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy?
A.Because the pot was useless. B.Because the boy helped her.
C.Because the pot made her child cry. D.Because she didn't like it.
3.How many times did the boy give a hand to other people?
A.Three times. B.Four times. C.Five times. D.Six times.
4.We know that the boy_______ from the story.
A.got a drum for his kind heart B.helped the bridegroom get a new coat
C.got a piece of bread from his mother D.got some money from the robber
Tree Climbing Course The students in the USA started to take tree climbing courses in the 1980s. Now over 1,000 school offer tree climbing courses to students in the USA. Xiamen University was the first school in China to teach students to climb trees in 2012. Suzhou No.1 Junior High School also offers a tree climbing course to students. |
Swimming Course Starting from 2017 the new students in Tsinghua University need to take a swimming test at the beginning of their university life. All primary and middle schools in Hainan will offer swimming courses in 2019. This year the government is busy building swimming pools for schools ----at least one for each town, hoping that every student will be able to swim before they leave school from 2020 on. |
1.All primary and middle schools in Hainan will start swimming courses in_______.
A.2017 B.2018 C.2019 D.2020
2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.China started tree climbing courses earlier than the USA.
B.Hainan will build at least one swimming pool for each town.
C.Students in Suzhou need to take a swimming test.
D.Tsinghua University started the tree climbing course first in China.
3.The passage is mainly about___________.
A.climbing trees B.building swimming pools
C.setting up new courses D.taking a swimming test
“Today I will give you a special test,” said the English teacher with a smile on his face.
All the students sat up straight and waited for the test to begin. The teacher began to give the test papers to all the students._______ he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
The students were very_____________ to see that there was not a question but a black dot(圆点) in the centre of the paper. The teacher noticed the students' surprise and said, “I want you to_____________about what you see there.”
At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students' answer sheets(答题纸) and read the answers._________of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, “Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, _________no one wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened___________, because they were afraid to fail in the exam.
Then the teacher said, “Don't worry about your marks for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the centre of the paper _____________problems in our daily life.”
Our life is a___________given to us by God, with love and care. However, we just pay attention to the problems like illnesses and poverty(贫穷)，and never see that these problems are very_____________compared to everything else we have in our life.
So we should try to take our eyes off our problems and____________each moment life gives us.
1.A.After B.Before C.Until D.While
2.A.happy B.surprised C.excited D.sad
3.A.talk B.write C.hear D.learn
4.A.All B.None C.Some D.Many
5.A.or B.although C.if D.but
6.A.silently B.angrily C.happily D.quickly
7.A.helps B.finds C.represents D.solves
8.A.problem B.gift C.moment D.door
9.A.serious B.big C.small D.important
10.A.refuse B.stop C.waste D.enjoy
—Excuse me, I wonder ______.
—Yes, it’s near the bookstore.
A.where we will go for the holiday
B.if there is a lost and found office
C.when she will give me a call
D.how we can go to Hong Kong
Thousands of books______ to the village school. How heart-warming it was!
A.are sent B.were sent C.send D.sent
