Before my trip to the mountains, I used to be a homebody. I felt completely ________ spending weeks or even months—in my hometown or sometimes even on my block—without going anywhere. I could be quite satisfied by watching the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.

The situation ________ when one day David, my best friend, rushed into my room and talked me into joining him on his journey to the Rocky Mountains. We set off five days later.

This was my first time in the mountains. ________, the weather was foggy most of the time, and the higher we got into the mountains, the less clearly we could see. On the first day, we were making our way along the foothills; but the next day, we started to climb on one of the peaks (山顶). ________ it was not that straight and high, I was still excited. I regularly speeded up, and because of that I ran out of________ long before we got to the top.

When we finally got there, nothing had really changed. The same fog was nearly covering everything. I felt so disappointed, because I had, during the whole course of climbing, ________ to see the view from above and perhaps to be able to take some photos. We spent a couple of hours on the top, and decided to turn back, when the wind suddenly ________ the clouds, and the place we were standing on was brightened with the sun. I saw a fantastic panorama (全景图) in front of me, and for some moments I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was so amazing that I realized I couldn’t help looking forward to the next trip to the mountains.

The next day we returned—my _________ started to hurt so badly that I could hardly walk. But every time I felt an ache, I remembered the feeling of being high above, with my head touching the skies and the clouds swimming below.

1.A.stressed B.comfortable C.bored D.strange

2.A.changed B.remained C.worsened D.repeated

3.A.Undoubtedly B.Immediately C.Unfortunately D.Unnaturally

4.A.When B.Because C.Since D.Though

5.A.money B.patience C.energy D.time

6.A.expected B.managed C.offered D.learned

7.A.shaped B.joined C.cleared D.thickened

8.A.arms B.legs C.hands D.eyes

In 2017, when the high speed train. Furing, left Beijing for shanghai at a speed of 350 km/h, it amazed the world. It is China's newest high-speed train and also the fastest train in the world.

Therewere2, 959 high-speed trains running across China by 2016. They make up60 percent of

the worlds total high- speed trains. Chinese companies have also built more than 10 high-speed

railways in Europe, Southeast Asia and South America. And the high speed trains has become anew name card for China.

Besides the high-speed trains, many other innovations(创新)have also changed people's lives in China.

For example, though bike sharing is not new itself China has made it much more convenient.

And popular. When the Chinese bike sharing companies reached Singapore and Britain months ago, users there excited and couldn’t wait to post photos of themselves riding the bikes on social media(媒体).

Cashless payment has become a lifestyle choice in China it is common that people in China go shopping with no cash(现金)in pockets. Many people just pay with their bile phones by scanning a quick respond code(QR, 二维码)from the seller. Even a person selling vegetables has a QR code.

Many foreigners have experienced lives without carrying any cash in China. They say they can't do it when they are back home in Europe.

China is now in a great time. It has made great achievements in innovation They are true pictures of national strength. It seems that China is really leading in some ways. And Chinese people have every reason to believe in an even brighter future.

1.How many examples are mentioned to show China’s achievement in innovation according to the passage?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

2.The underlined word “it” means ____.

A. living in China B. buying things without carrying any cash

C. having QR codes D. making enough money by working hard

3.The best title for the passage might be _____.

A. China leads in innovation B. Science develops very quickly

C. China faces many chances D. Science catches the world’s attention

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