A new smart city will soon be built in the middle of the Arizona Desert, thanks to Bill Gates’ Smart City Project.
What is a smart city?
A smart city is a city area and people there can use the latest technology to collect information and manage resources. People live a quality life. The environment there is clean and sustainable (可持续的).
Gates bought 25,000 acres (英亩) of land near Phoenix two years ago. He planned to build a smart city with the latest technology, high-speed Internet, and large data centers. The city is named Belmont. It will become one of Arizona’s largest cities.
About 3,800 acres will be used for office and business space. About 470 acres will be used for public schools. Around 80,000 flats will be built.
The project says that about 182,000 people will live in Belmont in the future.
The project also introduces how cities of the future are run, so it is great.
Most people think it is the hardest project. Also, at present no one knows when it will begin, or how much they will spend. Gates hasn’t revealed (透露) any detail yet. But he has already spent more than $ 80 million on the project.
根据上面短文内容填空。
1.Bill Gates had a plan to build a new smart city ________ the Arizona Desert, and he ____25,000 acres of land near Phoenix two years ago.
2.A smart city can provide the latest technology for people to ________ and manage resources and should have a clean and sustainable ________.
3.The city Belmont will be built into a smart city ________ the latest technology and high-speed Internet. The city will _______ large data centers.
4.________ the project, Belmont will have a ________ of about 182,000 in the future.
5.The project is considered to be the most ________, and now nobody knows ________ will be spent on it.
A young lady was driving a family car home with her father when they were caught in a heavy storm. The young lady was a little afraid and asked her father. "What should I do, stop or keep driving? "
Her father said, "Keep driving. "
After driving a few kilometers, the storm was becoming heavier and heavier. The young lady noticed that some cars and big transport trucks were pulling over（靠边停）to the side of the road. The young lady asked her father again if they should stop. But her father said nothing. So, she had to keep on driving.
Ten minutes later, the storm started to become small and she could see a little more clearly. After a couple of kilometers, she drove out of the storm. Moreover. the sun came out and the road ahead was dry.
Her father told her to stop and get out of the car.
"But why now, Father? " she asked in surprise.
Her father said, "When you get out, you can look back at all the people in cars and big trucks that gave up and they are still in the storm. Now, your storm is over because you didn't give up.
Don't give up, even if the stronger do. If you keep going, soon your "personal storms" will be over. The sun will shine on you again and the road ahead will be dry and clear.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）
1.Who did the young lady drive home with?
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2.Where did some cars and big transport trucks pull over?
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3.What did her father say when the daughter wanted to stop the car again?
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4.Did the young lady drive out of the storm at last?
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5.What can you learn from the passage?
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根据所给中文意思,用英文完成下列各句
1.机会就在面前,但值得冒此风险吗?
The chance is right in front of us, but______________________________?
2.我想知道男孩是否在学习语言方面比女孩更费劲。
I wonder if a boy _______________________________than a girl.
3.借助于现代医学技术,越来越多的病人得以治愈。
_______________________________________, more and more patients have been cured.
4.这份工作要求我们注意每一处微小的细节
This job ___________________________________________detail.
5.我同意你父母的观点,作为学生,你再怎么努力也不为过。
I ______________________that as a student, you _______________________________.
Could you live without a TV for one year? What would you do with all that spare time? Philippa Carling wanted to see if it was possible and persuaded（说服）her family to give theirs up for one whole year.
"I live with my husband and our two children," explains Philippa, "and I realized just how much time we spent sitting in front of the TV. The children turned it on first thing in the morning and again when they got back from school. My husband and I were no better. We'd spend the evening together talking about very little but what programme was on at that time. Then the family decided, after lots of arguments (争论), that we would try to do without a for one year. We nag on the Internet and everyone was allowed to watch some of the recorded programmes-if they had a good reason for doing so." And so, on 24th July last year, the Carling family sold their TV.
Eleven months have now gone by and Philippa believes the experiment (实验) has own a great success. As she explains, "We were all surprised at how easy it was. The immediate result was we all started to read a lot more, including the children. We spend time together after dinner playing board games around the table and the children finish their homework a lot quicker than before. We talk about what will happen when the year comes to an end and the children have always said they want the TV back. But they've also agreed that life has been good without it."
So will the TV return when the year comes to an end next month? "We're not sure," says Philippa. "We might decide to buy a new one or we might not. The important thing is we've all learnt that life can carry on without one. It can even be fun!"
1.What is the writer trying to do in this text?
A.To warn parents about the dangers of TV
B.To argue that TV programmes are boring.
C.To explain how a family lived without a TV
D.To persuade readers to give up their TVs for a year.
2.What do we learn about Philippa's family?
A.Their TV was on all day long.
B.They all agreed to try the experiment.
C.She and her husband didn't watch much TV.
D.They argued about which programmes to watch.
3.The family used the Internet _________________________________.
A.to watch recorded TV programmes
B.to find good reasons for not having a TV
C.to find out-which programmes they were missing
D.to chat with others who were doing the same experiment
4.What does Philippa say about the experiment?
A.The children's school work has improved a lot.
B.She was surprised at how much free time they had.
C.The children now read more than her and her husband.
D.It wasn't as difficult to live without TV as she had thought.
5.What might Philippa say about TV?
A.Life doesn't come to an end without a TV
B.Children find it too hard to live without TV
C.It's best to watch TV when you have spare time.
D.Parents should stop. children watching TV in the morning.
Three kinds of bears live in the United States. They are the black bear, the brown bear, and the polar bear.
Black Bears
Black bears are the most common of the three. They live in forests in many different parts of the country. Even though they are known as black bears, they are not always black. Sometimes they are brown or tan, and a few are even white. Black bears are usually about five or six feet long, and they are the smallest of the three kinds of bears.
Brown Bears
Brown bears are found in a few western states and in Alaska. They live in forests as well as in open areas called the tundra. Brown bears are usually light or dark brown and can grow to be very large. In fact, some are eight feet long!
Polar Bears
Polar bears can be found in Alaska, which is in a cold area near the North Pole called the Arctic, where there are no trees. Polar bears are white, and they are the largest of the three kinds of bears. They are a little longer and usually heavier than the brown bear.
Other Interesting Things
Bears eat different things. Black and brown bears eat fish and other kinds of meat, roots, and berries Polar bears eat fish other meat seaweed, and grass. All three types of bears eat as much food as they can find just before winter, Then during the cold months they sleep in caves or hollowed—out trees called “dens”, which keep them warm. Winter is when the female bears have their babies. All three types of bears have between one and four cubs. The cubs are born while the mother bear sleeps!
All people are afraid of bears. However, bears are actually shy. Most bears try to stay away from people, but still, bears can be dangerous at times.
1.How many kinds of bears are mentioned in this passage?
A.one B.two C.three D.four
2.The writer wrote this article mainly to________.
A.tell people not to feed bears B.Describe three kinds of bears
C.Show how dangerous bears are D.Explain why bears sleep all winter
3.Polar bears live________.
A.near the North Pole B.near large forests
C.in many parts of the country D.in a few western states
4.Why do bears eat as much as they can before winter?
A.They are only hungry just before winter. B.They sleep all winter and need energy.
C.They are too shy to come out during winter. D.They cannot find anything to eat in winter
5.Which sentence from the article is an opinion?
A.Bears eat different things.
B.All people are afraid of bears.
C.Three kinds of bears live in the United States.
D.Brown bears are found in a few western states and in Alaska.
Sore necks are very common these days. How to avoid a sore neck? Here are the things you should know.
●Take precautions (预防措施 ) after an unusual activily. Many people report having a pain in their necks after doing something that they don’t often do, such as a new exercise or packing and moving.
lf you know you’ve done something that puts you a risk, massage(按摩)your neck , do it with different exercises and take a warm bath before bed.
●Make sure your workstation is correct. If you work long hours at a desk you may want to make sure that your work environment is set up to be the most relaxing. Make sure that your body is being treated right.
Keep your feet on the floor. This will often depend on how high your chair is, so adjust(调整) it in time to achieve good results.
●Change your posture often. Sitting in one position for long periods of time is nor healthy. Sit with your back straight for most of the rime. Take a 5-minute break if you can and walk around every hour.
●Exercise. Find something — swimming, running or climbing — that makes you excited and feel alive. Make it into a usual way. Your body will feel better and your mind will feel more relaxed.
1.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “it”refers to(指) .
A.the desk B.the chair C.your neck D.yourbody
2.The underlined word “posture” in Paragraph 6 probably means “ ” in Chinese.
A.姿势 B.方向 C.方式 D.状态
3. can avoid a sore back according to the passage.
A.Making your work environment be quiet
B.Sitting with back straight for a moment
C.Packing and moving for a long time
D.Exercising often like swimming or running
4.After doing something unusual, you may do the following things except .
A.doing it with differeni exercises B.massaging your neck
C.taking a warm bath before bed D.looking at your phone for too long
5.This passlage mainly tells us .
A.how to do exercise well B.exercising often is good for people
C.how to avoid a sore neck D.being healthy is the most important
