【题目】Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.

The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our lifeconvenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from.

In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect(探测〉water waste and leakage(泄漏)and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.

Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App(应用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special

1According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.

B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.

C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.

D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.

2The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to _____.

A. useful B. normal C. suitable D. easy

3Compared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in .

A. cleaning water B. supplying water

C. saving water D. producing water

4The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects(方面)EXCEPT _____.

A. business B. health care

C. traffic controlling D. public transportation

5What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.

B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.

C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.

D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.

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In early spring, the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable. Cold air, bringing rain or even snow, easily tears up(破坏) the warmth of the spring within a night(一夜之间).

However, with the coming of Guyu-the Grain(谷物) Rain, the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay. Falling usually on or around April 20 every year, Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms(节气). It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on.

Sow(播种) grains

This is an important period of the growth of grains. The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes, the weather will become warm enough for sowing. The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice, corn and beans.

Hope for safety and harvest

For those living near the sea, they will hold some ceremonies(仪式) on Guyu, hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season.

Watch the peony

It’s also a great time to see the peony(牡丹), which is known as “the Queen of All Flowers” in Chinese culture. As a result, watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many. The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history.

Pick tea leaves

Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves. People believe that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck. So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China.

1When does Guyu usually come every year?

_________________________

2Why is Guyu an important time for sowing grains?

_________________________

3Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

_________________________

4List(列表) activities on Guyu according to the passage (at least two).

_________________________

5Give a proper title to the passage.

_________________________

【题目】Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world.I am sure you will be interested in them.

The Pyramids

of Egypt

There are about eighty pyramids known today.The most well-known was for Pharaoh(法老) Khufu.It is known as the “Great Pyramid”.It's also the largest one.Workers used about 2.3 million blocks of stones to build it.用了20年的时间才建成。

The Hanging Gardens

of Babylon

The garden sat on a hill.It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物).Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns(支柱).There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers.Although there are many different ideas about the garden,we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!

The Lighthouse

of Alexandria

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago.It was in Egypt,too.It__was__one__of__the__ancient__wonders__of__the__world,about 135 metres high.It was once the highest building in the world.Although it doesn't exist now,many people come to see its relics(遗址) every year.

1The passage has talked about ________ wonders of the world.

A. one B. two

C. three D. four

2“ ________” has the same meaning as Sentence

A. A.We built it for twenty years.

B. It spent twelve years building it.

C. It took twenty years to build it.

D. Workers took twelve years to build it.

3________ raised high up many parts of the garden.

A. Big green trees

B. Lovely flowers

C. Stones

D. Large columns

4The Chinese meaning of Sentence B is “ ________”.

A. 它是世界奇迹之一

B. 它是世界古代奇观之一

C. 它是世界古代奇观

D. 它是世界自然奇观之一

5Which is NOT true?

A. The Great Pyramid was built with many stones.

B. Scientists can prove that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has ever existed.

C. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt.

D. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 metres high.

【题目】

Liu Jinyin, a young farmer in a rural area of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, has attracted nearly 100,000 followers by broadcasting (网络直播) his daily life in the village. Within six months, Liu made 80,000 yuan. Some of his followers said his broadcasts reminded them of their childhood memories.

The rise of live streaming (直播的兴起) has given ordinary people chances to receive more attention and make the ways they can make money.

However, vulgar (粗俗的) content and lack of originality have long been criticized (批评) by society. The broadcasts of Liu stand out because of their different content — clean content that is close to real life, such as feeding pigs, transplanting rice seedlings (插秧), and catching fish.

Liu’s videos also open a window for the people living in cities or towns to know more about village life. Liu does not ask for any gifts from his viewers. Instead, he lets the broadcasts serve as a platform (平台) for people to exchange ideas and make friends.

Liu’s parents have found it hard to accept his money earning plan and criticized their son.

Honestly speaking, broadcasting one’s daily life is not a proper (合适的) job. But according to Karl Marx, when we choose a career, we should guide our choice of the career from the happiness of human beings and our own perfection.

Starting from the countryside, Liu mixes his personal development with the building of a new socialist (社会主义) countryside. His career of broadcasting the daily life in the village is a career that is worth exploring.

1Which of the following is NOT true about Liu’s broadcasts?

A. People who live in the city can learn daily life in the village from the broadcasts.

B. People can exchange ideas with one another from the broadcasts.

C. People can make friends with each other from the broadcasts.

D. Liu uses his broadcasts to ask for presents from his viewers.

2What’s Liu’s parents’ opinion on their son’s broadcasts?

A. It’s not easy for them to accept Liu’s broadcasts.

B. They accept Liu’s broadcasts although they don't like them.

C. They are happy with Liu’s broadcasts.

D. They advised their son to find a job in the city to make a living.

3All the following things are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT __________.

A. the amount of money Liu’s earned from his broadcasts

B. the number of people on Liu’s broadcasts

C. the disadvantages of Liu’s broadcasts

D. the reason why Liu’s broadcasts were watched by people

4What’s the writer’s opinion on Liu’s career?

A. He is against it.

B. He supports it.

C. He doesn’t care about it.

D. He isn’t interested in it.

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