Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had increased two million jobs.’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half–truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
| A．buy lottery tickets if possible |
| B．make use of half–truths |
| C．be careful about what they are told |
| D．not trust the Yucky Company |
How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Using half truths is against the law. |
| B．Technically, half truths are in fact lies. |
| C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache. |
| D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term. |
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
| A．He’s really a big loser! |
| B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well. |
| C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths. |
| D．It’s against the law to make false statements. |
Arguments （争吵） between teenagers and parents can be a problem and should be taken seriously.
•A few examples of the arguments
| Parent: Mike is always making trouble in school. You'd better keep away from him. Ben: You don't know him as well as I do stop trying to tell me who I can make friends with. |
| Parent: Don't spend so much time playing computer games. You should do something meaningful. Grace: I've already finished my homework. I just want to relax. |
| Parent: You got an F in your physics exam again. I'm disappointed （失望） with you. Jack: I did study hard. but it's just too difficult for me. |
•Some results of a survey
About 18% of the kids talk to their parents when they have problems.
Over 50% of the kids think their parents don't understand them.
Almost 50% of the parents talk to their children only about school.
•Some suggestions from experts
Communicate with your kids in a friendly way.
Encourage kids to share their feelings with you.
Take part in different activities together with kids.
31 ． Ben's parent isn't happy with Ben being friends with________.
| A． | Mike |
B． | Grace |
C． | Jack |
32 ． Grace's mother thinks playing computer games is ________.
| A． | interesting |
B． | relaxing |
C． | meaningless |
33 ． Jack didn't do well in physics because________.
| A． | he often plays with Mike |
| B． | he thinks it's too hard for him |
| C． | he plays computer games too much |
34 ． From the survey of the passage, we can know that ________.
| A． | none of the kids think their parents understand them |
| B． | most parents talk to their children only about school |
| C． | a few kids talk to their parents when they have problems |
35 ． The suggestions are for ________.
| A． | parents |
B． | teachers |
C． | students |
D
Chinese companies lead in global 5G patent applications with Huawei taking the crown, according to a report by IPlytics, an authorized patent data company. Three companies from China were included in the top 10 list of 5G Standards-Essential Patents (SEPs) family owners, Huawei ranked first. ZTE Corp and China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) grabbed fifth and ninth places.
Chinese companies topped the list with most 5G SEPs applications in communication systems by the end of April 2019, accounting for 34 percent of the world's total. Chinese tech giant Huawei has taken a leading role by owning 15 percent of SEPs, according to the report "Who Is Leading the 5G Patent Race?"
SG SEPs are patents that any company will have to use when carrying out 5G and no one can avoid them.
Different from 3G and 4G technologies, 5G technology will influence various industries and encourage the appearance of many new products, services and industries.
The automotive sector will most likely be one of the first industries to depend on 5G, which will connect vehicles to other vehicles, roadsides, traffic lights buildings and the Internet according to the report.
"It is 5G that is going to be a huge jump forward for communication systems because only with 5G's higher bandwidth can a number of applications be more advanced and used by most consumers," said Nicole Peng, senior director of the market research company Canalys.
As 5G technology has combined various industries and technologies, the number of 5G SEPs rose to more than 60,000 globally by the end of April 2019, the report said.
1 ． Which one was NOT on the top 10 list of 5G SEPs?
| A． | Canalys. |
B． | Huawei. |
C． | ZTE Corp. |
D． | CATT. |
2 ． What is the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
| A． | No companies can avoid SG SEPs. |
B． | IPlyties is an important data company. |
| C． | Chinese companies lead the 5G patent race. |
D． | China owned 34% of the world's SG SEPs applications. |
3 ． What does Nicole Peng think of 5G?
| A． | Various industries will be helpful for 5G a lot. |
| B． | Many applications will make 5G more advanced. |
| C． | 5G will be used by many most advanced consumers. |
D ． 5G will make great progress in communication systems.
4 ． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． | 5G will be first used by the industry of the automotive sector. |
B． | |
| C． | Various industries and farming will be mostly influenced by 5 |
D． | |
| E． | 5G will encourage many new products, services, and industries to appear. |
F． | |
D ． More than 6,000 SG SEPs had been used by the end of April 2019.
C
December 27, 2019 was an exciting day for Chinese people. China's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Long March 5, was successfully launched in Hainan on that day.
The 57-meter-tall rocket is the tallest and strongest rocket in China. Since the Long March 5 is much bigger than others in the Long March rockets, it has been nicknamed "Chubby 5", according to China Daily.
The rocket is able to carry things weighing up to 25,000 kilograms-the weight of 16 midsize cars, China Daily noted. This payload is about 2.5 times greater than any other Chinese rocket. The Long March 5 is the third most powerful rocket in the world. Our Chinese scientists are really proud of it.
During the December launch, the Long March 5 successfully sent the Shijian 20th satellite, China's largest and heaviest home-made satellite, into space. In addition to sending the satellite into space, the launch also tested several projects that were used to improve the rocket's basic skills. It also tested the key project that will be used to take the Change 5 probe to the moon, according to the China National Space Center.
In the future, the Long March 5 will be used for China's fifth lunar expedition, as well as to place parts of China's space-station into space. "In 2021, we will use the Long March 5 to launch the Change's 5 probe to the moon and also send a special probe to Mars," said Wang Xiaojun, the project manager of the Long March 5.
1 ． What do we know about the Long March 5?
| A． | It was launched at the start of 2019. |
B． | It was launched in Xichang. |
| C． | It is the tallest rocket in the world. |
D． | It is the biggest Long March rocket. |
2 ． What is the payload of the Long March 5?
| A． | It's more than 2,500 kilograms. |
B． | It's three times greater than others'. |
| C． | It's up to 25,000 kilograms. |
D． | It's the weight of 16 midsize buses. |
3 ． Scientists used the Long March 5 launch to ________.
| A． | improve the satellite's basic skills |
B． | have China's fifth lunar expedition |
| C． | send a special probe to the moon |
D． | send China's heaviest home-made satellite into space |
4 ． What is the last paragraph mainly about?
| A． | How China's space-station will be built. |
| B． | When the Long March 5 will be send to the Mars. |
| C． | What the Long March 5 will be used for in the future. |
| D． | Why the scientists will send the Long March 5 to the moon . |
B
Two years ago, Chai graduated from Tianjin College of University of Science and Technology. He took over his parents' 20,000 square meter plot of land and set up a business: growing Chinese chives.
But instead of growing Chinese chives in the traditional way, Chai plants them in garden pots and sells them directly to customers through an online store. Now his family makes 10 million yuan a year.
Running a business is a dream for many young graduates. Chai is one of those young graduates who have found great career opportunities in rural areas. They make good use of their agricultural knowledge and new skills, and get support form the government.
When Chai came up with the idea of growing Chinese chives, he was not sure about running his own business. But Youth Business China, a non-profit( 非盈利的 ) program supported by the government which helps encourage youth entrepreneurship ( 创业精神 ), gave Chai courage and confidence. The program offers 30,000 to 50,000 yuan in start-up funding to young people who have great ideas. It also assigns( 分配 ) each of them a tutor who provides guidance on spending the money and running the company.
"My relatives and friends regard farming as a bad job. But being a farmer is just my job," said Chai. So far, his products have been shipped to places as far as Dubai on the Arabian Gulf. Chai is confident that he can make a greater success of this job in the future.
1 ． Which statement is NOT wrong?
| A． | Chai Huilong plants Chinese chives in a traditional way instead of in garden pots. |
| B． | Chai Huilong decided to run his own business at the very beginning. |
| C． | His products are very popular all over the world except Dubai. |
| D． | Chai started his company with the support form the government. |
2 ． According to the passage, which one is the right order for Chai Huilong?
a. Chai Huilong became a Chinese chive farmer.
b. Chai thought of an idea for growing Chinese chives.
c. Chai sold Chinese chives online and made much money.
d. Chai found great career opportunities in rural areas.
| A． | bdca |
B． | dbac |
C． | dbca |
D． | bdac |
3 ． Which proverb of the following shows the purpose of the passage?
| A． | Every trade has its own master. |
B． | Great hopes make great man. |
| C． | Actions speak louder than words. |
D． | While there is life, there is hope. |
4 ． Where can we probably read this passage?
| A． | In a newspaper |
B． | In a fashion magazine |
| C． | In a novel |
D． | In an agricultural book |
A
| Countries |
Rubbish Sorting( 分类 ) |
| China |
Some people might find it hard to tell which piece of rubbish goes in which bin. A mini app( 应用软件 ) in Alipay( 支付宝 ) can help. Type in the name of the rubbish and the app will give you an answer right away. |
| The US |
A company's robot knows the rubbish smartly and quickly. It can sort food boxes and drink bottles by scanning their logos( 图标 ). The robot can sort 60 different kinds of rubbish per minute. |
| Canada |
A company uses computer technology to sort rubbish on a moving belt( 皮带 ). The more sorting it does, the better it will perform, as it learns from its work. |
| Japan |
Rubbish sorting has been practiced for many years and Japanese people have a good habit of rubbish sorting. Japanese people consider it a shame when they make wrong sorting. |
1. In which column( 专栏 ) of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?
| A． | Sports Report |
B． | Movie Review |
C． | Around the World |
D． | Advertisement |
2 ． What can help people to sort rubbish properly in China?
| A． | An app. |
B． | A robot. |
C． | Computer technology. |
D． | Good habit. |
3 ． In which country do people have a good habit about rubbish sorting?
| A． | China |
B． | America |
C． | Canada |
D． | Japan |
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