“Make-A-Wish” is one of the world’s most famous charities (慈善机构) . It makes wishes(愿望) come true for children who is badly ill. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick .He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers , made his wish come true .They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飞机) and made a real police uniform(制服) for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.
Let’s hope more wishes will come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best .Almost 25,000 volunteers(志愿者) help, work or give money. Will you be one of them? “Make-A-Wish”is a charity to help __________________.
| A．sick children | B．serious officers |
| C．famous actors(演员) | D．popular singers |
What did the two police officers do for Christopher?
| A．They give him a computer. |
| B．They give him a tour of the city. |
| C．They took him to a concert. |
| D．They took him to the hospital. |
Which kind of wishes does Christopher have?
| A．I wish to go | B．I wish to meet |
| C．I wish to be | D．I wish to have |
The purpose of the last paragraph is to ______.
| A．explain(解释) what ‘‘Make-A-Wish’’ is |
| B．encourage(鼓励) more people to join the charity |
| C．tell us how Christopher’s wish came true |
| D．introduce(介绍) different kinds of children’s wishes |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Sick children just wish to get well. |
| B．Christopher and Tommy are two officers. |
| C．A few people are working for “Make-A-Wish”. |
| D．“Make-A-Wish” has a history of over 30 years. |
There was a young painter who made a living by painting portraits （肖像） . One day, a rich man asked him to paint a portrait for him and promised to pay him 10,000 dollars.
After a week, the rich man came to take the painting, but he was not pleased with it. He told the young painter, "I will only pay 3,000 dollars for this painting".
The young painter was angry. He argued with the rich man, hoping the rich man would keep his word.
The rich man thought, "The man in the painting is me. If I don't buy this painting, no one else will buy it." So he said, "I will ask you one last time: will you sell it for 3,000 dollars?"
The young painter said firmly （坚定地） , "No. This is a shame for me! I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you. Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost for breaking your promise."
After that, the painter worked hard day and night. Finally, he became well-known in the art world.
The rich man forgot about the artist and what he had told him. But one day, some friends told him, "There is a painting selling for 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks exactly like you. It has a name of 'Thief （贼） ".
Then, the rich man remembered the artist. He quickly went to say sorry and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait. The young painter made the rich man lower his head in the end.
36 ． The rich man would only pay 3,000 dollars for the painting because ________.
| A． | he didn't have 10.000 dollars |
| B． | he wasn't very satisfied with it |
| C． | he thought others would buy it |
37 ． The painter became famous by________.
| A． | working hard |
B． | making friends |
C． | making a lot of money |
38 ． The underlined word "humiliated" means "________" in Chinese.
| A． | 欺骗 |
B． | 吓唬 |
C． | 羞辱 |
39 ． The man in the painting with the name "Thief" is ________.
| A． | the artist |
B． | the rich man |
C． | the rich man's friend |
40 ． What happened at the end of the story?
| A． | The rich man kept his promise. |
| B． | The rich man fought with the painter. |
| C． | The rich man was punished by the painter. |
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 |
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