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Railroad timetable |
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| JANUARY-DECEMBER |
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| Trains from Washington to New York |
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| Train number X500(D) X501(R,D) X502(D,W) X503(D) X504 X505(D) |
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| Washington 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:30 |
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| BWI Airport 8:55 9:25 10:00 10:25 10:55 --:-- - |
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| Baltimore 9:10 9:40 10:20 10:40 11: 10 12: 10 |
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| Philadelphia 10:10 10:40 11:20 11:40 12:20 13: 10 |
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| Princeton Junction * 11:00 11:30 12: 10 12:30 13: 10 14:00 |
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| Metropark * 11: 10 --:-- - 12:20 12:40 13:20 14: 10 |
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| Neward lnt'1 Airport --:-- - 11:50 12:30 13:05 13:45 14:25 |
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| New York 11:40 12:10 12:50 13:25 14:05 14:45 |
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| R: Reservations (预订) required D: Dining car W: Weekdays only |
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| For information about tickets and prices, please call (801) 555-1000 or visit our website at www. amrai12000. com. |
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Important notice; please note that Princeton Junction and Metropark are closed on Sunday. January 30 due to work on the line. There will be a special bus service between these stations. Call  (801) 555-2345 for more information about buses. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
When does the train X504 leave Washington?
| A．9:00. | B．9="30." | C．10:00. | D．10=30. |
If you have to get to New York before 12="00," you'd better take______.
| A．X500 | B．X501 | C．X502 | D．X503 |
Which of the following trains does not stop at BWI Airport?
| A．X502. | B．X503. | C．X504. | D．X505. |
If you want to go on weekends, you can NOT choose ______.
| A．X501 | B．X502 | C．X503 | D．X504 |
Which of the following is true according to the timetable?
| A．You can have meals on most of the trains. |
| B．Most of the trains do not stop at Neward Int'l Airport. |
C．You can't buy a ticket at the stations without reservation. |
| D．Nobody can get from Princeton Junction to Metropark on January 30. |
It's said that there is a kind of bird born without feet． They fly for their whole life and try to sing the most beautiful songs． They can only land once﹣the time when they die．
Liu Yanzhi is just like the bird．
When Liu Yanzhi was a baby，she had an accident and lost the ability to walk．Every time she saw other children play happily outside，Liu Yanzhi really wanted to join them．But she knew she was different．That made her upset．
Once，Liu Yanzhi went out onto the street in her wheelchair．Some people saw her and began to shout，"Look! That disabled girl wore make﹣up（化妆品）!""Yes， how strange!"
"Why can't a disabled girl wear make﹣up？ Every flower has the right to show its beauty!" Liu decided to cheer up and have a wonderful life．
In 2009， Liu got a job in a local beauty shop． She was paid a little but learned a lot．
In 2012， Liu opened a beauty shop but failed．Her mother begged（乞求）her to give up，but she kept on．She traveled around to learn at different training meetings…
After a few years' hard work，Liu succeeded． She thought she could do more．In 2017，to help other disabled people，Liu started the Taihe Sunshine Disabled Association．Now，the 31﹣year﹣old woman owns a factory that produces make﹣up products of her own brand（品牌）．
（1）Did Liu Yanzhi have an accident when she was a baby？
（2）When did Liu Yanzhi start the Taihe Sunshine Disabled Association？
（3）Why does the writer think Liu Yanzhi is just like the kind of bird？
（4）Imagine there is a job for you．You can only get a little pay but learn a lot． Will you accept it like Liu Yanzhi？ Why or why not？
"Humans can develop certain abilities we aren't born with by practicing animals' movements，" the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past ﹣ and still do today．
Chinese Five﹣Animal Exercises， also known as Wuqinxi， are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals：monkeys，deer（鹿），birds，bears and tigers．They were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history， Hua Tuo， more than 1，800 years ago．
The Five﹣Animal Exercises are well﹣designed to help blood circulation（循环），and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health．
"The bear movements are good for the stomach．The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back．The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist（腰）．The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart．"said Hua Yi，the 59th inheritor（继承人）of Wuqinxi．
For those new learners，the first few exercises might not go well．You may find it hard to focus（集中注意力）．Wear comfortable clothes，keep peaceful in your mind，try to move slowly…Little by little，you'll feel more and more harmoniouswith nature．You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer，walking in the forest freely．
These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn．You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind．Because it's fun to practice and good for health，Five﹣ Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years，not only in China，but also in many other places of the world．
（1）People practice Five﹣Animal Exercises in order to ．
| A． |
fight against enemies |
| B． |
protect wild animals |
| C． |
improve the health |
| D． |
play as a group game |
（2）If your grandfather has a pain in the back， may help him a lot．
| A． |
the bear movements |
| B． |
the monkey movements |
| C． |
the bird movements |
| D． |
the tiger movements |
（3）The underlined word "harmonious" in Paragraph 5 probably means ．
| A． |
兴奋的 |
| B． |
和谐的 |
| C． |
敬畏的 |
| D． |
肤浅的 |
（4）The structure of the passage may be ．
（①＝Paragraph 1 ②＝Paragraph 2 ③＝ Paragraph 3 ④＝Paragraph 4 ⑤＝Paragraph 5 ⑥＝ Paragraph 6）
When Goldie Nejat began developing robots in 2005， she spent much of her time knocking on doors to let people know how her robots worked but few showed interest．"But now，it's different，"says Nejat，"People calling from around the world ask when my robots are going to be ready．"
Nejat's robots are designed to fill an increasing need： care﹣giving for the old． The population of the people over age 80 will be 426 million in 2050， three times larger than that now．
Such robots could be especially useful for patients with Alzheimer's disease（老年痴呆症）．They can help with everyday activities from preparing food to reminding（提醒）the patients of taking their medicine．They can also play games with patients to keep them active．
Some have worried that care﹣giving robots might reduce（ 减少）human interaction（ 互动）and cause more humans to lose their jobs．"But the aim is to support human care， not to take the place of it，" says Brian Scassellati． He has tested robots with different patients， and found that daily interaction with robots can help children with autism spectrum disorder（ 自闭症障碍） improve social skills．
As a field grows， scientists aim to understand human﹣robot relationships better．Do robots offer advantages because they don't have feelings and don't give opinions？ Will patients lose interest？
"One thing is clear，" Scassellati says，"Robots can provide care for the customers and the need for that will increase in the future．"
（1）Nejat's robots are designed to ．
| A． |
work in the factory |
| B． |
make phone calls |
| C． |
take care of the old |
| D． |
knock on doors |
（2）The writer starts the passage by ．
| A． |
telling two stories |
| B． |
comparing two facts |
| C． |
raising a question |
| D． |
giving an example |
（3）The main idea of Paragraph 3 is ．
| A． |
what the robots can do |
| B． |
what serious problems the robots cause |
| C． |
what the old people can do |
| D． |
what the old people think of the robots |
（4）According to Scasellati， we can infer that Nejal's robots ．
| A． |
will have fellings soon |
| B． |
can take the place of humans |
| C． |
should be produced more |
| D． |
won't give their own opinions |
People say laughter is the best medicine， but sometimes too much of a good thing may not be so good． What happened to me last night made me deeply understand the meaning of that．
Last night I was alone at home． When I was watching a funny movie， I suddenly started laughing and couldn't stop myself．
At first， I was feeling good．
But after about 5 minutes， I came to know I wasn't going to stop at all， I began to feel a little worried．
Time for bed． But I couldn't sleep because I kept laughing．So I got up and started doing some housework． I cleaned my apartment， laughing hard．I washed all the dishes left over from dinner，still laughing crazily． I tried to hold my cat in my arms， but it ran away from me in fear． I spent the rest of the night in front of my computer， of course， still laughing．
When time finally came to get ready for work， I realized that I simply couldn't go to the office like that． I decided to call my boss for leave， but laughing was the only thing I could do on the phone．
After listening to my"lovely" laughter for a few minutes， my boss couldn't help shouting angrily，"Are you mad？ You're fired（解雇）!"
Suddenly I woke up． Thank God! I just had a dream．
（1）What happened last night made the writer ．
| A． |
understand something |
| B． |
forget his pain |
| C． |
keep doing housework |
| D． |
get a good job |
（2）When the writer was watching a movie， he suddenly started ．
| A． |
crying |
| B． |
coughing |
| C． |
jumping |
| D． |
laughing |
（3）The cat ran away because ．
| A． |
it was going to sleep |
| B． |
it was afraid of the writer |
| C． |
it wanted to have dinner |
| D． |
it saw a mouse running |
（4）How did the writer's feelings change in the story？
| A． |
relaxed﹣angry﹣ good |
| B． |
good﹣ excited﹣worried |
| C． |
good﹣ worried﹣relaxed |
| D． |
worried﹣good﹣angry |
Jiqing Street in Wuhan is a good place to try local food and experience the everyday life of local people．Since Wuhan was unlocked on April 8， there have been many people lining up at snack shops there．
In the evening， hundreds of street﹣ side stalls（摊位）come out on the street and provide popular snacks and local food at low prices． Travelers can enjoy hot dry noodles，tasty chicken soup and Chinese dumplings…Don't miss Jiujiu duck necks．Chi Li，a popular writer，tells a love story of a beautiful lady who sells duck necks in this street in her novel Life Show． Thousands of people come to search for the scenes（场景） in the novel．
Local people like to order several best﹣known dishes and some bottles of beer and spend their evening time with friends there．For travelers，another exciting thing is the folk music performed by folk musicians at your table．You can enjoy delicious food when listening to music．
With the street becoming busy， the city began to breathe again．
（1）Jiqing Street is a good place to ．
| A． |
study English |
| B． |
try local food |
| C． |
tell love stories |
| D． |
go skating |
（2）According to the passage， Chi Li mentions in her novel Life Show．
| A． |
Chinese dumplings |
| B． |
hot dry noodles |
| C． |
chicken soup |
| D． |
duck necks |
（3）How do you understand the underlined part "the city began to breathe again" in the last paragraph？
| A． |
The air becomes fresh again． |
| B． |
The water gets clearer． |
| C． |
The city becomes lively again． |
| D． |
The food gets nicer． |
（4）The material is probably from ．
| A． |
a travel website |
| B． |
a history book |
| C． |
a science magazine |
| D． |
a dictionary |
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