What is 5G？ It is the fifth generation of mobile network technology． In the past， 1G let us talk with each other． 2G let us send messages． 3G gave us the Internet． And 4G made all of these things faster． What's special about 5G？
5G + entertainment
5G networks are about 10 times faster than 4G． This means you can download a movie in seconds using 5G． Also， VR games will become more popular with 5G． 5G will make the VR games even more real．
5G + smart home
5G also makes the Internet of Things（物联网）possible．Smart home is part of it．For example，your bread maker could make breakfast by itself after your alarm rings． And if the air in your room is too dry， a smart sprinkler could water your plants by itself when you are not at home．
So you just need to buy a new mobile phone to use 5G． But a 5G phone costs about 8，000 yuan right now． It is said that about one year from now， the price could go down to around 2，000 yuan．
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cow， if， listen， that， grass， difficult， two， in， he， be |
During the Warring States Period， there was a musician called Gongming Yi， who played musical instrument﹣qixianqin very well．He loved it so much（1） he played it at home almost every day．A great number of people would like（2） to him， and admired him very much． They all said that the man was such a great musician． When they（3） free， they often went to Gongming Yi's house and listened to his music．
One day， Gongming Yi saw a（4） when he was having fun in the countryside．Suddenly，he had a strange idea． "Since everybody loves my music，why don't I play some music for this cow？" Then he moved his qixianqin（5） front of the cow． And he began to play it． He played the qixianqin very well and the music was beautiful， but the cow showed no reaction at all． It just kept eating（6） with its head down． He thought the music he played might be too（7） for the cow．So he tried to play some easy music． However， after playing for a long time， Gongming Yi was disappointed． He began to question his musical ability． He said to（8） ，"The cow didn't understand my music． "Then he shook his head and went away．
This is a funny story，but it is educational． We can learn（9） lessons from the story．First， don't say anything to the people who don't understand you at all． Second， （10） If you talk to a wrong listener， you are silly and wasting time．
Toby remembers
My name is Toby． I'm eighty﹣three years old this spring． My house is right in the middle of Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon， and I can watch the street market（1） my window． But I live very quietly now． I'm just a（n）（2） man， sitting in a chair．
I once knew the greatest man in England．For thirty years I was his friend． I worked with（3） in the theatre， through the good times and the bad times． He was a good friend to me． He was also the best playwright （剧作家）and poet that ever lived in England． William Shakespeare was his（4） ．
I saw all his plays in the theatre． People（5） them． They shouted， laughed and cried，ate oranges，and called for more． William Shakespeare could please all kinds of（6）_____ including Kings，Queens，Princes，great lords and ladies，poor people，the boys who held the horses…everyone．
He put me in a play once．Well，he used my name﹣Toby．Twelfth Night was the play．I remember，in the play，Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man，who liked drinking（7） and having a good time．Queen Elizabeth the First watched that（8） ﹣Twelfth Night，on the 6th of January，1601． She liked it， too．
William's dead now，of course． He's been dead for more than thirty years， and no one sees his plays now． The Puritans （清教徒）have（9） all the theaters． There's no singing，no dancing，no plays． It isn't like that in my young days． We had a good time in London， William and I…
I've no teeth now， and my hair has all fallen out，（10） I can still think﹣and remember． I remember when William and I were young， just boys really．
（1）A．from |
B．for |
C．of |
（2）A．young |
B．old |
C．strong |
（3）A．them |
B．her |
C．him |
（4）A．name |
B．book |
C．friend |
（5）A．hated |
B．loved |
C．minded |
（6）A．children |
B．adults |
C．people |
（7）A．too much |
B．too many |
C．much too |
（8）A．movie |
B．play |
C．concert |
（9）A．built |
B．opened |
C．closed |
（10）A．but |
B．so |
C．or |
For years， it has been said that newspapers are at death's door．Every year brings more news of closing．But why is the situation so terrible for newspapers？
Newspapers have a long history． The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s． Their most successful period is in the early 20th century．
With the appearance of radio and TV， however， newspaper circulation （发行量） began to fall．（3）By the mid﹣20th century，radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to depend on newspapers for news． That was especially true for breaking （突发的） news．
Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer （受损害）． After work， more and more people turned on TV instead of opening a newspaper． That was because TV could provide news happening a short time ago． It's true that newspapers couldn't compete with TV on speed， but they could provide in﹣depth （深入详尽的） reports that TV news could not．
But newspapers suffered another， heavier blow （打击） in the 1990s． With the appearance of the Internet， tons of information became free． Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet． There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription （订阅）．
So what does the future hold？ Will newspapers die？ Maybe not． Many newspapers are now making changes． Some are going digital （数字的）． Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to． After all， people still want the news． And many agree that newspapers are still an important source （来源） of in﹣depth news， analysis （分析） and opinions．
（4）If newspapers disappear completely．there will be nothing to take their place．
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）What made the newspaper circulation fall？
（2）Will newspapers disappear？ Why or why not？（选择一种情况作答）
B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
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C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题．
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Paul and Bill are from different colleges． Paul applies （申请） for an online school， while Bill attends classes at school． They each believe that their school system （制度） is better than the other．
Paul： Hey， Bill． Are you （1）f to see a movie tonight？
Bill： Sorry， no． I'll have a class and a lot of homework to do．
Paul： Oh， that's too bad． I'm so glad I take classes online． I can decide （2）w ， where and how to complete my lessons．
Bill： Sounds good， but I really enjoy going to class （3）b it's a great way to get to know other people． It also helps me learn how to work well with others． If I don't understand something，I'm always able to ask about it in person．
Paul： In online classes， I have to （4）t completely before asking questions． That teaches me how to solve problems on my own．
Bill： Do you ever （5）m technical （技术上的） problems in your online classes？ If you can't open a file （文件）， how can you continue your learning？
Paul： It's not a big problem． I can email the teacher or call up another student for help．
Bill： But that takes too much time． You may fall behind on your studies．
Paul： You may （6）a fall behind．What will happen if you get sick？ It isn't a （7）p roblem for online classes．
Bill： Yes， but my teacher and classmates can help me．
Paul： In an online class， I don't have to （8）w about missing classes for any reason． I can always review the previous （先前的） lessons online．
Bill： Don't you feel lonely sometimes？ I would feel lonely if I had to learn by myself．
Paul： I enjoy learning alone． Besides， an online class gives me more free time to take part in other activities．
Bill： I still prefer having classmates to discuss and share （9）i with． I believe that improves my learning all the time．
Paul： I'm pretty self﹣disciplined （自律的），and I work （10）b on my own than with others．
Bill： I guess everybody learns differently．
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