China's highly﹣respected translator and writer YangJiang passed away on May 25 in Beijing， aged 105．
Yang graduated from Dong wu University in Suzhou， Jiangsu， in 1932．She went to the UK and France to study in 1935 and returned to China in 1938．
Yang wrote lots of works and most of them are still popular now．
What's more， Yang finished a translation of Don Quixote， This made her the first Chinese to translate a whole book from Spanish．Her translation has been given as national gifts to visiting leaders of other countries．
In 2001， Yang gave away royalties（版税） from books written by her husband QianZhong shu and herself worth 10 million yuan， to set up a scholarship fund（奖学金） to help poor students．
Bill Gates is the former chairman of Microsoft Corporation， a worldwide leader in software and Internet technologies， With his friend Paul Allen， he founded Microsoft in the 1970s．With the development of Microsoft．he becomes one of the richest men in the world．
In 1999 Gates wrote a book named Business@theSpeedofThought．The book shows how computer can solve business problems in new ways．The book was published in 25 languages and is welcome in more than 60 countries．
Bill Gates has made great contributions to education and health all over the word．He has given away about 21 billion dollars for education and health．When China was struck by COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎）．he also offered millions of dollars．
（1）Where did YangJiang pass away？
A．In Shanghai．
B．In Jiangsu．
C．In Beijing．
D．German．
（2）In which language is Don Quixote written？
A．English．
B．Spanish．
C．French．
D．In Zhejiang．
（3）When was Microsoft Corporation set up？
A．In1969．
B．In1965．
C．In1985．
D．In1975．
（4）What was the book Business@the Speed of Thought about？
A．Howto solve business problems with computers differently．
B． How to earn money．
C．How to increase the speed of thought．
D．Howto be a successful person．
（5）What do Yang and Gates have in common（共同点） ？
A．They are both successful in business．
B．They both care about education．
C．They are both very rich in the world．
D．They both have translated lots of books．
When you think of the Arctic （北极）， you imagine an icy land of pure white snow． Others imagine it as the last really clean place left on earth． We have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish． "And now"， CNN says， "It's the Arctic's turn．"
German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow． Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters． Sadly， the scientists found 1800 pieces of microplastics per liter of （每升） snow．
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic？ According to scientists， "It's clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air．" They fall off the plastic objects and are moved by the wind， just like dust． They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow． Finding these plastics in Arctic snow means that we may breathe them in．
Are they bad for us？ Scientists cannot answer this question for now， according to the WHO． We do know that our bodies cannot take in "large" pieces of microplastics． However， if the plastics are small enough， they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time， which can be bad for our health． What's more， earlier studies have shown that microplastics may contribute to lung cancer risk．
Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world． Earlier research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans， hurting ecosystems along the way． They start in our wastewater， then flow into rivers and out to the sea， where they are eaten by sea animals． If people then eat these animals， it means that we're eating the plastic as well．
（1）We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ．
A． the Arctic is the last really clean place left on earth
B． the Arctic is an icy land of pure white snow
C． the Arctic is a beautiful icy land with clean air
D． the Arctic has been polluted by plastic rubbish
（2）The underlined word "contribute" means " " in Chinese．
A． 增加
B． 捐献
C． 造成
D． 是……原因之一
（3）Where do most of the microplastics in the snow come from？
A． From water．
B． From air．
C． From wind．
D． From food．
（4）Which of the following isn't true？
A． We may breathe microplastics in Arctic．
B． Microplastics may cause lung cancer．
C． We don't have to mind microplastics right now．
D． Microplastics have hurt ecosystems．
（5）How does the writer end this passage？
A． By advising us to drink clean water．
B． By asking people not to eat sea animals．
C． By telling the seriousness of plastic pollution．
D． By showing the beauty of Arctic．
Tu Youyou， pharmacologist， born in December 1930 Tu， winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin， a kind of medicine used to fight against malaria （疟疾） has solved the problem of fighting against malaria and done a lot for scientific and technological inventions in traditional Chinese medicine and human health． |
Zhang Fuqing，war hero， born in December 1924 Zhang served as a People's Liberation （解放） Army soldier in the Liberation War and was twice given the name of War Hero． He volunteered in 1955 to work in Laifeng County， Hubei Province's remotest county，so he could give his life to the poor in the mountainous region． |
Wang Youde，desert fighter， born in September 1953 Wang led his partners to build over 600，000 mu of sand﹣fixation （固定） forest and managed to control nearly 1 million mu of quicksand， helpfully preventing the development of the Maowusu Desert． His work offered valuable experience to sand prevention and control in China． |
Yuan Longping， agriculturalist， born in September 1930 Yuan， the Father of Hybrid Rice， was the first person in the world to develop a hybrid rice strain， and his research on higher rice yields （产量） helped provide a solution to worldwide hunger and starvation． |
（1）Which of the following is Tu Youyou's great achievement？
A． Discovering artemisinin．
B． Serving the people in the poor region．
C． Preventing and controlling sand．
D． Developing a hybrid rice strain．
（2）Who used to be a soldier and then worked in the poor region？
A． Tu Youyou．
B． Zhang Fuqing．
C． Wang Youde．
D． Yuan Longping．
（3）What is Wang Youde doing for our country？
A． He is doing a research on higher rice yields．
B． He is protecting the environment．
C． He is working on the inventions in human health．
D． He is trying to help poor people to be rich．
（4）Which is the right statement？
A． Zhang Fuqing is a desert fighter．
B． Tu Youyou is a war hero．
C． Wang Youde is the winner of the Nobel Prize．
D． Yuan Longping is the Father of Hybrid Rice．
（5）The passage may come from ．
A． A storybook．
B． A novel．
C． A newspaper．
D． Science fiction．
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Mark Zuckerberg， who starts the social network Facebook， often wears jeans and a T﹣shirt to work， including to important business meetings． Not everyone agrees with him． Some people say he doesn't look serious this way．
Harvard Business School researcher， Franccsca Gino， has a different idea． While most people seem to think that dressing differently from those around you generally has a bad influence， shebelieves it can actually have a positive（积极的） effect． And she's done experiments to support her idea． When her researchers， wearing sportswear， visited the expensive shops an Italy， they were usually viewed as wealthier and more important people than those who were well﹣dressed in designer clothes．
Do people always view less formal（正式的） clothing more positively？ Researchers in France took their research out into the street， to the general public． The video they made shows an actor dressed in a well﹣cut suit and shiny shoes． While walking along the road， he begins to cough badly， stops to catch his breath and falls down． Before he even calls for help， people rush to help him． In another video， the actor appears at the same crowded place and repeats the actions in exactly the same way． But this time， no one comes to help． What's the difference？ He's wearing untidy clothes and looks like a homeless person． In a situation like this， the clothes you're wearing could mean the difference between life and death．
It seems that our clothing doesn't only change the way others view us， but also the way we see ourselves． In an experiment testing students' ability to pay attention to details（细节）， the group wearing white lab coats did the best．Why？ Researchers told them that they were wearing the doctors coats． The experiment didn't show whether such influences would last long． More experiments are needed in the future before we decide to make the doctors' coats a must of fashion．
（1）Mark Zuckerberg is not considered serious by some people because ．
A． he does not listen to others' advice
B． he sets up a network of video games
C． he wears jeans and a T﹣shirt to work
D． he often plays jokes at business meetings
（2）Which of the following is Gino's opinion according to Paragraph 2？
A． It is necessary to buy expensive clothes．
B． Wearing less formal clothes is in fact good．
C． It is bad to dress differently from people around you．
D． Wearing sports clothes makes you look less important．
（3）In Paragraph 3， the writer proves（证明） his （ her ） opinion mainly ．
A． by giving reasons
B． by using pictures
C． by comparing facts
D． by listing numbers
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． What we wear makes a difference．
B． Formal clothing makes a wise man．
C． Our value depends on what we wear．
D． Our clothing influences our characters．
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Fresh green grass． Hundreds of colorful wild flowers． Water running into little pools． Birds making their homes in boxes． The 9， 500﹣square﹣metre Augustenborg Botanical Garden may look just like any other well﹣organized park but there's a difference． It lies on the roofs（屋顶） of industria land office buildings in the city of Malmo in Sweden．
Green roofs are not a new invention． And now they are getting popular again． The common roofs of a modern city have endless black surfaces with no life or water． Perhaps that's why a garden on a roof becomes such a perfect choice for more and more people．
Green roofs are not just pretty． They also help to moderate the city temperature． The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot． What is more， they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them， causing the "urban heat﹣island effect"． On a green roof， however， with its plants and water， temperatures change only a little， as they do in a park． This can greatly cut the costs of heating and cooling in the building below．
Also， a green roof takes in rain water， and protects the city drainage（排水） system．_____ And small animals and birds can make their homes on it． Thanks to this， the city may become part of nature， rather than something completely separate from it．
While the cost of building such a roof can still be higher， it can be cheaper in the long term as a result of energy savings． And wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to walk out into a garden high above the city's noise and traffic， whether you're at school or in an office or just at home in a ten﹣floor block．
（1）With the example of Augustenborg Botanical Garden， the writer wants to explain ．
A． how wildlife is protected
B． what a green roof is like
C． how to organize a good park
D． what to do with a spare roof
（2）The underlined word " moderate" in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to " "．
A． raise
B． check
C． record
D． control
（3）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4？
A． A green roof is alive．
B． A green roof stops pollution．
C． A common roof is noisy．
D． A common roof increases the cost．
（4）The purpose of the passage is to ．
A． discover the problems with green roofs
B． introduce the change of green roofs
C． show the amazing beauty of green roofs
D． describe the advantages of green roofs
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Everyone faces difficulties in their life． Daniel Kish was born with a special eye illness and lost his eyesight before he was only 14 months old．
Soon after， however， he started to do an amazing thing． He learned to make clicks（咔哒声） with his tongue to help him move around． Kish now moves about using sonar（声呐）． He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle by himself on public roads． And he started the organization World Access for the Blind（WAFTB） in 2000， teaching others how to use sonar． In the interview with National Geographic， he explains how the sonar works．
"When I make a click sound， it produces sound waves． These waves reflect（反射） off surfaces all around and return to my ears． My brain then deals with the sound and turns it into pictures in my mind． Each click is like a camera flash， which helps me make a 3﹣D picture of my surroundings for hundreds of feet． It's like having a conversation with the environment．"
Kish feels it is exciting to ride a bike using a sonar， although he needs to click twice a second， much more than he usually does． "It may sound a bit dangerous to move around the world in this way，" he says． "But most people in the world live in fear of things that they imagine． I love hiking and mountain﹣biking． I go almost everywhere． And I've never had an accident and hurt myself．"
He is happy to be able to help more blind children to improve their life．"We've served over 10， 000 students in nearly 40 countries，" he tells the reporter．"Many students are surprised how quickly results come． Seeing isn't in the eyes． It's in the mind．"
（1）Kish moves around using sonar because ．
A． he is good at making clicks
B． it make him "see" the world
C． he has a great interest in science
D． it is important for him to keep healthy
（2）Which of the following is the right order shoeing the sonar works？
①The sound waves reflect off surfaces．
②The person makes a clicking sound．
③The brain turns the sound into pictures．
④The sound waves reach the person's ears．
A．①④③②
B．②①④③
C．①④②③
D．②③①④
（3）What can we learn about World Access for the Blind（ WAFTB ） from the passage？
A． It offers the blind free bicycles．
B． It sells sonar products to the blind．
C． It teaches the blind to use sonar．
D． It helps the blind find more friends．
（4）The best title for the passage might be ．
A． Living without fear
B． Travelling with the blind
C．Hoping for the future
D． Looking around the world
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Every year，more than 26，000 children arrive in Britain．We ask some new arrivals what they like best about their new lives and what's different from home．
Jarek，Poland I don't know anybody from Poland here， but I'm lucky because the English boy next door is very friendly and kind． We are in the same class!I like teachers here． At home， the teachers seem a bit strict and serious． There are a lot of rules， too． Here， teachers are patient and don't give much homework． We students go out of school and buy pizza or burgers at lunchtime． We can't do that in Poland． |
Daisy & Luck，the USA My sister and I like living here．It's cool！My sister loves the British accent（口音）．Everybody here is very polite．But we don't understand all your strange words﹣we say yard "not" garden" and "apartment" not flat" The food is better here．There's Chinese，Indian and Thai．At home we eat too much fast food． |
It's too cold here!I hate doing sports， especially outside in winter． The teacher here is very serious about sports．I prefer science and maths．I love the maths class because the teacher is really funny， just like my maths teacher in India． The school is so big and some students seem unfriendly． They from a small village school．I think it's hard to communicate with them． |
（1）Among the above four children， probably likes the new school life best．
A． Luck
B．Zinah
C． Jarek
D． Daisy
（2）In Zinah's eyes， her maths teacher in India might be ．
A． cold
B． strict
C． patient
D． humorous
（3）The passage is probably taken from ．
A． a travel magazine
B． an education website
C． a geography textbook
D． a business newspaper
I live in Mentone，a quiet，simple，restful place，where the rich never come．I met Theophile Magnan，a retired，rich，old man from Lyons yesterday，in the Hotel des Anglais，Theophile looked sad and dreamy，and didn't talk with anybody else，which brought me back to the past．
A long time ago，Francois Millet，Claude，Carl and I were young artists﹣ very young artists﹣in fact．
Yes， Francois Millet，the great French artist，was my friend．
Millet wasn't any greater than we were at that time．He didn't have any fame，even in his own village．
We were all poor though we had stacks and stacks of as good pictures as anybody in Europe painted．Once a person ever offered four francs *for Millet's "Angelus"，which he intended to sell for eight．
It was a fact in human history that a great artist would never be acknowledged *until after he was starved and dead．His pictures climbed to high prices after his death．
Then we made a decision that one of us must die，to save the others and himself．
Millet was elected *﹣ elected to die．
During the next three months Millet painted with all his might，enlarged his stock all he could，not pictures，no! sketches， studies，parts of studies，fragments of studies，of course，with his cipher *on them．They were the things to be sold．
Carl went to Paris to start the work of building up Millet's name．Claude and I went to sell Millet's small pictures and to build up his name as well．
We made Millet a master．I always said to my customer，"I am a fool to sell a picture of Francois Millet's at all，for he is not going to live three months，and when he dies his pictures can't be had for love or money．"Claude and I took care to spread that little fact as far as we could．
Carl made friends with the correspondents，and got Millet's condition reported to England and all over the continent，and America，and everywhere．
The sad end came at last，Millet died， not really．He became Theophile Magnan．
The pictures went up．There's a man in Paris today who owns seventy Millet pictures．He paid us two million francs for them．Do you still remember the "Angelus"？ Carl sold it for twenty﹣ two hundred francs．And as for the bushels of sketches and studies which Millet produced in the last six weeks，well，it would astonish you to know the figure we sell them at nowadays．
We are no longer artists and Millet dead．
（1）Why did the four friends decide to elect one of them to die？
A．They wanted to be rich．
B．They wanted to be famous．
C．They wanted to save money．
D．They wanted to be respected．
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage？
A．The writer lives a busy life in Mentone．
B．Millet was finally made a famous artist．
C．Millet painted best among the four friends．
D．The story was written in memory of Millet．
（3）What made the four friends' plan succeed？
A．That they didn't want to be artists any longer．
B．That Millet's pictures were sold at very high prices．
C．People's attitude towards the artists who were starving．
D．People's desire to own precious art works at low prices．
（4）Is Millet living or dead？Why？（请用约40词回答）
Many objects in the universe are invisible ，but they send radio waves．The radio telescope *thus appeared，and it is considered one of the greatest inventions in the twentieth century．Reber built the world's first radio telescope in 1937．Ryle and Hewish developed radio telescope systems for the location of weak radio sources，and they shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974．
A radio telescope is usually made up of：
•One or more antennas to collect the radio waves．Most antennas are made in the shape of a dish to collect and reflect *the radio waves to the sub﹣reflector，in the same way as a curved mirror focuses visible light to one point．
•A receiver and amplifier to receive the radio waves from the sub﹣reflector，and make these weak radio waves strong enough to be recorded and turned into electronic signals *．To make an amplifier sensitive enough，it is usually cooled to very low temperatures（e．g．as low as ﹣270℃）．
•A recorder to keep a record of the electronic signals．Most radio telescopes today keep the signals to the computer's memory disk for astronomers to analyze later．
Radio wavelengths are much longer than those of visible light．and the radio waves from deep space are always weak．To catch these waves，radio telescopes usually have huge antennas．The sizes of most antennas in use today are around 50 to 300 metres in diameter． The antenna of FAST in Guizhou，China，the latest and largest radio telescope in the world，is 500 metres in diameter，as large as the size of 30 football fields．
To avoid interferences， and keep the telescopes sensitive，radio telescopes are built in places where there are no human radio waves or electronic signals．For example，FAST is 5 kilometres away from the closest village and 25 kilometres away from the nearest town．
Radio telescopes create pictures of the sky，not in visible light， but in radio waves．This is extremely useful，because there are objects that can't be seen，objects that we wouldn't even know were there without radio telescopes．
（1）Radio telescopes help collect from the universe．
A．light
B．objects
C．radio waves
D．visible signals
（2）Most antennas of radio telescopes are made in the shape of a dish to ．
A．make the antennas strong enough
B．increase the number of radio waves
C．turn radio waves into electronic signals
D．focus radio waves on the sub﹣reflector
（3）The underlined word "interferences" in the passage refers to ．
A．the noises made by villagers and animals
B．the sounds from the radios and televisions
C．the people who go to Guizhou to watch FAST work
D．the radio waves and electronic signals from humans
（4）What have we done with the help of radio telescopes？
A．We have received pictures of deep space．
B．We have discovered unknown lives in the universe．
C．We have found some unknown objects in the universe．
D．We have turned the radio waves from space into light．
Have you ever jumped on a trampoline？ Today many people use it for exercise．
Back in the 1980s，researchers found that jumping on a trampoline was a good way to help astronauts regain their strength．Actually，trampolining has many advantages．It helps bones*and muscles*grow and improves your balance by stimulating *the inner ear．It is especially useful for increasing flow of the lymphatic system，which helps your body get rid of harmful toxins．Trampolining has benefits similar to those of running，but without too much stress on knees and ankles．
If you would like to start trampolining，you may first need to ask a doctor to make sure it's a safe activity for you．It's easy to find an inexpensive trampoline， but it should be well﹣made and strong enough to support your weight．To avoid accidents，some trampolines have a safety net around them．Remember： whenever you are on a trampoline，be careful not to jump near the edge of it．
Here are a few exercises for beginners；
•High Knee Lift．Raise one knee at a time．Lift your knee higher than you usually do when you are running．
•Star Jump．Jump into the air and spread your arms and legs into a star shape．As you gain more confidence，practice more difficult levels：
•Tuck Jump．At the top of your jump， bring the knees to the chest*，with the arms holding the legs．
•Pike Jump．Jump high，bring the legs up，and point the toes *forward．Touch your toes with hands．
There are many more exercises you can try．Happy trampolining!
（1）According to the passage，what benefit can we get from trampolining？
A．It helps with bone growth．
B．It cures illnesses in our knees．
C．It helps reduce stress on muscles．
D．It prevents ears from being hurt．
（2）How can we do trampolining safely？
A．Buy an expensive trampoline．
B．Jump in the center of a trampoline．
C．Choose a trampoline without a net．
D．Lose weight before starting trampolining．
（3）Which picture shows Tuck Jump？
（4）This passage introduces ．
A．an exercise to improve our fitness
B．an exercise to gain self﹣confidence
C．a way to keep balance when we jump
D．a way to avoid accidents when exercising
Hot Dog is popular． It's not a dog， but a cooked sausage in a long piece of bread． Here are some stories and facts about it from English websites．
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The 1600s A German called Johann Georghehner created the"dachshund"sausage．"Dachshund"is a German small long thin dog． The 1860s The very first hot dog ﹣the"dachshund"sausage in a roll﹣was sold by Germans in New York．It became popular in the US later． 1871 Charles Feltman，a German，started the first Coney Island hot dog stand．It made hot dogs known to more people． 1893 Chris Von Der Ahe started the American tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks，making hot dogs more popular． 1901 A New York cartoonist，Tad Dorgan，saw the red hot "dachshund" sausages sold on streets．He wanted draw picture of it，but he wasn't sure how to spell "dachshund"， so he simply wrote" Hot Dog"． It is widely believed how Hot Dog had its name． 1949 The first vegetarian hot dogs came out． |
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（1）Americans started the tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks in ．
A．1871
B．1893
C．1901
D．1949
（2）It's believed that the name"Hot Dog "was created by ．
A．Tad Dorgan
B．Charles Feltman
C．Chris Von Der Ahe
D． Johann Georghehner
（3）What can we know about hot dogs from the passage？
A．New Yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the world．
B．Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4th．
C．A world record says someone ate 73 hot dogs in 10 minutes．
D．About 21 million hot dogs were sold in America in the 1860s．
Tourism （旅游业）is one of the world's largest industries． Many countries depend heavily on tourism as an important part of their economy（经济）， while other countries﹣such as some of the smaller Caribbean island nations﹣are almost completely dependent on tourism．
Despite its economic advantages，tourism has disadvantages， too． While countries spend millions attracting tourists， they are also under the pressure that tourism brings．
One of the biggest problems is environmental． The building of roads and hotels can quickly destroy those very beautiful places． Development on wetlands，for example， influences wildlife； forests disappear as they are cleared to make way for buildings and to provide fuel （燃料）． In addition， the tourist industry also puts a huge pressure on water people need． In dry Mediterranean areas， tourists use almost twice as much water as local people when swimming in the pool．
Tourism is also responsible for producing plenty of waste． Cruise ships in the Caribbean produce a lot of rubbish﹣more than 70，000 tons each year． It even has an influence on places far away like the Himalays，the word's highest mountain， which has more than 100 tons of rubbish sitting on it．
In spite of those problems， tourism can be good for communities and the environment． The park﹣entrance fees（费用）are paid for the protection of places of interest or the animals． What's more， tourism brings people closer to nature， and can give them a better understanding of the environment and the result of destroying it．This leads to pressure on local governments to protect these beautiful areas，and can result in the protection of endangered plants and animals． Also， it can provide people with more opportunities to find jobs in the tourist industry．
Although tourism has many advantages， it clearly has a bad influence as well． The challenge for local and national governments is to manage tourism so that communities can benefit economically， and yet at the same time， make sure that the tourist areas are kept for all to enjoy．
（1）Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 mainly talk about the of tourism．
A．disadvantages
B．development
C．importance
D．survey
（2）The writer shows the waste problem is serious by ．
A．telling stories
B．listing facts
C．asking questions
D．making comparisons
（3）According to Paragraph 5，which of the following are the advantages of tourism？
①The money from tourism is used to protect the environment．
②Tourism can help people better understand the local culture．
③People can get more chances to find jobs related to tourism．
④Humans and nature are becoming closer with the help of tourism．
A．①②③
B．①②④
C．①③④
D．②③④
（4）The writer advises the government to at the end of the passage．
A．attract more tourists
B．care about the economy
C．develop the tourist industry
D．manage tourism well
Brooke wanted a dollhouse and some sugar cookies． So the 6﹣year﹣old asked Alexa to get them． Alexa wasn't her mom or babysitter． It was a voice﹣activated home assistant powered by AI（人工智能）．And it made Brooke's wishes come true． A few days later， much to her parents' surprise， a﹩170 dollhouse and four pounds of cookies showed up． They ate the cookies and gave away the dollhouse to a local hospital．And that's not the end of the story． When a news reporter told the story of what happened on TV， Alexa devices（设备）in many listeners' homes woke up and tried to order dollhouses!
Alexa isn't the only AI willing to serve you． Apple HomePod has Siri， Google Home has its Assistant， and the upcoming Galaxy Home device will have Bixby． People who
have these devices use them mainly for listening to music， checking the weather， and setting timers． According to a report from The Information， nowadays voice shopping is rare． But many scientists predict
a boom（增长）in voice shopping in the near future． Is that a good thing？
▲． You can shout out an order as soon as you think of it， even if you are cooking，cleaning， or driving． In addition， people with disabilities who are unable to use a keyboard or mouse can shop without any help．
But voice shopping has its disadvantages． Unwanted dollhouses aren't the biggest problem． It's usually very easy to cancel an order or return products． The thing that worries some people is that these assistants are always listening． They have to be able to respond when you want them． So they listen for "Alexa" or "OK Google" or another order． When they hear it， they start recording the conversation． Some have worried about what happens shopping habits？ And what if someone hacks（入侵） the device？ The CIA found a way to hack smart TVs to turn them into spies that listen all the time． Others could do the same with any smart device．
What do you think？ Are you ready to start voice shopping？
（1）From the passage， we know that Alexa ．
A．can look after the baby
B．can cook delicious food
C．is a toy doll sold online
D．is one kind of AI device
（2）The underlined word "rare" in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A．unusual
B．expensive
C．harmful
D．impossible
（3）Which of the following is the best to fill in the "▲" in Paragraph 3？
A．Convenience is the main advantage of voice shopping
B．The cost of voice shopping is lower than other ways
C．The popularity of voice shopping is increasing
D．The technology of voice shopping needs improving
（4）Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that B when people try voice shopping．
A．AI sometimes forgets people's orders
B．personal information might be hacked
C．It's difficult to cancel or return products
D．the needs for products can't be satisfied
"I am going to the store，Uncle Moti，" Mina said． "Do you want to come along？ You have not seen much of the neighborhood yet．"
Uncle shook his head． "No，thank you，" he said． "It is just too loud and crowded for me． Everyone is always on the go， while I am used to the peace and quiet of our village． I feel afraid out there，like a frightened（害怕的）child． " Mina sat on the sofa next to her uncle． "Tell me about the village，Uncle Moti，" she said． "Would I like it there？"
Uncle laughed． "Without a doubt， you would find it dull at first﹣the loudest sound is usually birdsong． The people I meet on the street are all people I know， and we stop and talk or go to the tea shop and have tea． There are not many shops， but the shopkeepers know all their customers． Everyone is friendly and has a smile for everyone else．"
"Sounds really nice，" Mina said． "But I think maybe it is not different in every way． I really wish you
would come with me， and I could show you why I say that．" Uncle sighed and got up， saying， "All right，Mina，I will go．"
Out on the street， cars zoomed by， some of them honking． Uncle looked very nervous at all the noise and activities，and Mina took his hand．
"Look，" she said，"there is my friend Nate， and coming down the street is my teacher， Ms． Sanchez．" Mina waved to Nate， who waved back， and called hello to her teacher． Then she led her uncle down the street to the store， where she greeted the shopkeeper． "Hi， Ms． Franklin， this is my uncle Moti，who has come here to live．"
"Over here，" Mina took her uncle's arm and led him across the street． A sign over a door read "Navid's Tea Shop．" Uncle smiled． They went in and sat at a table． They ordered tea， and Uncle sighed happily．
"Well，I see what you were trying to show me，" he said． "This neighborhood is your village． Now it will be mine too． It has friends， kind shopkeepers， birds， and even a tea shop…．"
（1）At first， Uncle Moti didn't want to go out with Mina because ．
A．he missed his family in the village
B．he fell very tired after a long journey
C．he didn't get used to the life in Mina's neighborhood
D．people in Mina's neighborhood were unfriendly to him
（2）From the underlined sentences in the passage，we can infer（推断）that Mina is a girl．
A．brave
B．caring
C．creative
D．humorous
（3）The sentence " " in the passage shows that Mina's neighborhood and Uncle's village are similar．
A．I feel afraid out there， like a frightened child．
B．You would find it dull at first﹣the loudest sound is usually birdsong．
C．Out on the street，cars zoomed by，some of them honking．
D．It has friends， kind shopkeepers， birds， and even a tea shop．
（4）The story suggests that Uncle Moti will probably later on．
A．still feel frightened as before
B．start to look for a job in a tea shop
C．be willing to go out in Mina's neighborhood
D．tell people why he came to Mina's neighborhood
STUDY HELP
For many tests and exams， you are tested on your abilities to communicate successfully． In order to speak English fluently， you need to think in English． If you don't， your speech will be slow and it won't sound natural． Here are some things you can do to practice thinking in English．
•Look at objects around your home and school， and think of what they are called in English． Try to make a direct connection between the object and the English word．
•When you are out in a public place， practice describing the things and people you see in your mind． For example， think，"There is a man walking down the street． He's wearing a suit．I think he is going to work．" Try to think in English first， not in your first language．
•When you have to say something in English， think first and ask yourself，" What words and phrases do I know in English that I can use in this situation？" Try not to think in your first language and translate your ideas into English． If you do， you will get frustrated very quickly．
Try these tips and you'll soon find that you are thinking in English．
（1）The passage is most probably written to ．
A．students
B．teachers
C．parents
D．reporters
（2）The writer gives some advice on how to ．
A．greet people in English
B．practice thinking in English
C．write an article in English
D．improve English listening skills
（3）The passage above might be from the column（栏目）in a magazine．
A．News Corner
B．Story Garden
C．Language World
D．Technology Square
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