Dear Maria ,
How are you ? I’m in Beijing , China now . The food here is different and I don’t like it . But I like the people here .
Young people in Beijing like to see movies on weekends . But old people like to see Beijing Opera . There is no Beijing Opera in America . It’ s like a story song . I like it very much .
I have a DVD player in my room . I often watch comedies . They are my favorites . There are many stores in Beijing and I can buy my favorite DVDs . I also like to watch Chinese action movies . There are lots of Chinese actors in the movies . Jackie Chan is a great one . I think he is funny and really good at Chinese kung fu . I like his movies very much .
Yours ,
Sally
根据短文内容判断正误。 （正确的写T， 错误的写F）Sally is from America and she’s in Beijing now .
Sally likes Beijing food .
Old people in Beijing like Beijing Opera .
Sally’s favorite movie is action movies .
Sally thinks Jackie Chan is a great actor .
I have read plenty of articles about self﹣improvement these past few months， and most of them tell you that you need to wake up and keep positive（积极的）． When you wake up， you need to think that something great is going to happen today， and that you are going to have a great day． This kind of positive attitude（态度） is supposed to change your whole day．
So this morning I woke up and decided to give it a whirl． The sun was shining brightly through my bedroom window， and it immediately gave me this warm feeling inside． I thought to myself， "Today is going to be a great day． One of the best days ever!" I got out of bed， took my morning shower and began to get dressed． I put on a pair of dress pants I have not warned in a while， followed by my dress shirt and that is when it began． I reached into my left pocket and pulled out what felt like some paper．
You know that feeling of finding a 20 bill in your pants and it feels like free money？Because you forgot all about it and thought you never did？
I pulled out a 100 bill and a 50 bill in the same pocket．It seemed like the best thing that had happened to me these days．Yes，150 starts off my day! I'm sure if someone could have seen the smile on my face， they would have understood， I shouted in joy， with my poor dog looking at me like I was crazy!
Start your morning off thinking you are going to have the best day ever and you just might! I really want to know what will happen next．
（1） made the writer think in a positive way．
A． A person he knew
B． A message he received
C． The articles he read
D． The pants he wore
（2）The meaning of the underlined phrase "give it a whirl" is probably similar to " "．
A．get dressed
B．have a try
C．read books
D．make money
（3）The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 4 refers to ．
A． finding money in the pocket
B． receiving help from others
C． getting up early in the morning
D． enjoying the morning sunshine
（4）What does the passage mainly tell us ？
A． It is important to be honest．
B． Confidence leads us to success．
C． Sharing with others brings us happiness．
D． A positive attitude may bring a good result．
（1）Which of the following jobs is wanted in the poster?
A．A model．
B．A waiter．
C．A support worker．
D． A market worker．
（2）The Wowee Magazine wants writers who should ．
A．be over 16 years old
B．be skilled and active
C．keep the salon clean and tidy
D．have the ability to care for others
（3）According to the passage， the workers in will work 40 hours a week．
A．Wowee Magazine
B．Golden Care
C．Top Model Company
D． Cut Above Salon
In our culture， the ability to make one's own decisions is important． John F． Kennedy's quote（引语）"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought．" shows an unpleasant truth．
Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others， and we often accept this information without spending much time thinking it over for ourselves．
In today's world， we are being presented with information， ideas and beliefs， but many of them are against each other． Psychology（心理学）tells us that if we hear an idea enough times， or if it comes from someone we respect（尊敬）， we will probably believe that idea． In these cases， we base our opinions on the opinions of others． If each of us does not think about this information for ourselves and come to our own conclusions ， we will become nothing more than parrots（鹦鹉） quoting the opinions of others．
Examples of spreading fake news without thought can be seen on the Internet． Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story without thinking about the facts． All it takes is one quick click（点击）of the "share" button， and the story travels on its way to influence even more unthinking readers． This can cause serious problems．
If we just stop for a moment to think about what we read and hear， and form our own opinions， we will be more thoughtful， more independent， and more creative people， but few take that time． Yet we need not lose heart over this bad habit． In fact， simply becoming aware （意识到） of it is the first step towards correcting it． Once we become aware that we tend（趋向）to hold opinions and beliefs without thinking them through， we can change that pattern of behavior． Hopefully， we can learn to experience and enjoy the "discomfort of thought" and form our own opinions．
（1）What's the purpose of this passage？
A． To describe how Internet news spreads．
B． To explain why people don't have their own opinions．
C． To tell people that they should have their own thoughts．
D． To warn people not to believe other people's ideas．
（2）The underlined word "fake" in Paragraph 4 probably means ．
A． untrue
B． unhappy
C． unfair
D． unusual
（3）How can we have our own opinions according to the passage？
A． By spreading the information we receive．
B． By learning more about psychology．
C． By quoting others' opinions like parrots．
D． By thinking about what we read and hear．
（4）We can probably find this passage in a book about ．
A． history
B． education
C． sports
D． languages
Artificial intelligence （AI） （人工智能）is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn． It is also a field of study that tries to make computers "smart"． John McCarthy， a scientist， came up with the name "artificial intelligence" in 1955． Many things such as learning and problem solving can be done by computers， though not in the same way as we do．
An unusual goal of AI research is to create computer programs that can learn， solve problems， and think logically（逻辑地）． At present we use the term AI for successfully understanding human speech， recognizing（识别）human faces， operating self﹣driving cars and competing in some game systems like Chess and AlphaGo（阿尔法狗）． Some people also consider AI a danger to humans if it develops too quickly． Professor Stephen Hawking （霍金）， a well﹣known British scientist， was not for this kind of technology．
Math is the basic language of AI． If we raise the standard in the learning of math， our students will be more likely to become successful AI designers in the future． We not only want bright students， but also need to attract average students and give them the math skills which are needed to change them into AI designers． Besides， a good knowledge of computer science is also necessary for AI designing．
Scientists hope to create creative and emotional AI which can possibly understand human feelings or create art． Many ways and tools have been tried to discover this fascinating field．
（1）From Paragraph 1， we know that ．
A． all problems can be solved by AI
B． machines with AI can think and learn
C． AI has been around for only 60 years
D． AI works in the same way as humans
（2）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to（指的是） ．
A． Chess
B． AlphaGo
C． the danger
D． AI
（3）According to the writer and the following school report， which student will most probably become a successful AI designer？
School Report
Subject Name |
Math（100） |
Art（100） |
Computer（100） |
Mike |
60 |
95 |
95 |
Peter |
95 |
65 |
90 |
Amy |
65 |
90 |
95 |
Cathy |
95 |
95 |
60 |
A． Mike．
B． Peter．
C． Amy．
D． Cathy．
（4）Paragraph 4 mainly tells us the scientists' about AI．
A． wishes
B． worries
C． feelings
D． discoveries
I graduated from college recently and moved to Washington by myself． While I was in college， it was really easy to meet new people． But "out in the real world"， I was finding it really hard． I live in a big city， and it seems like everyone around me is busy or already has all the friends they want． I was feeling so discouraged（沮丧的）and I didn't know what to do， so I called my sister for some advice．
My sister is five years older than I am， so she's been through all this already． She's been helping me with my problems all my life． When I explained my problem， she understood completely． She said， "Why don't you try meeting people online？"
"Online？ Are you kidding？" I asked． "A friend of mine chatted with a guy online， and when she finally met him face to face， he was nothing like what he said．"
My sister laughed． "You don't have to look for dates online，" she said． "But you can find other people like you﹣people who have just moved to town and want to make some new friends． When I first moved to New York after college， I found a book club and a football team online． I met a lot of people that way．"
"But you don't even like football!" I said．
"I know，" she replied． "But that didn't matter． I still had a lot of fun． You played volleyball in college． Why don't you look for a volleyball team to join？ Or an art class？"
"Yeah! I saw a website about volunteering the other day．" I said． "I could volunteer for an organization here in Washington． I bet I could meet a lot of really nice people that way．"
"Good idea!" my sister answered excitedly． "Hey， you might even meet the perfect guy．"
"OK， now you're starting to sound like Mom，" I said． "Thanks a lot for the advice． I'm going online right now． I'll let you know what happens． Will you be home tonight？"
"No， but I'll be here all day tomorrow， so give me a call，" my sister replied． "Good luck!"
（1）What was the writer's problem？
A． She was cheated by her friend online．
B． She was refused by a volleyball team．
C． She couldn't meet people in her new city．
D． She felt discouraged in her college．
（2）The writer's sister ．
A． lives in the same city as the writer
B． doesn't have any advice for the writer
C． had the same problem when she finished college
D． She didn't go to college， but understands the writer's problem
（3）The writer is probably going to ．
A． become a member of a football team
B． look for dates online
C． join a book club like her sister did
D． volunteer for an organization
（4）What's the best title for this passage？
A． Looking for Fun Online
B． Volunteering in a New City
C． Chatting with Friends Online
D． Making Friends in a New City
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