AI is getting close to the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition (面部识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to find criminals. They even caught six criminals on a famous singer’s concerts in six different cities. 【2】

AI is also used in self-driving cars. Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can tell passers-by (行人) that the car is about to speed up. It seemed that it can soon take the place of a real person. 【3】

【4】 Service Robots can show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back from school and your robot house keeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.

AI is so powerful that it can help people and even replace us in many fields. 【5】

A. Do we still need to learn how to drive?

B. In a way it is helpful for the police to get bad guys.

C. Do you know what Artificial Intelligence is?

D. AI age is coming, are you ready for it?

E. Have you ever wished to have a robot?

【1】Who lost a white cat?

A.Sam.B.David.C.Mary.D.Dave.

【2】You need to pay ________ if you buy the book Little Women now.

A.$59.60B.$20C.$40D.$29.60

【3】When can we see the movie Red Sea Action?

A.Only on Saturday.B.Only on Sunday.

C.On weekends.D.On weekdays

【4】If you want to rent an old car, you have to pay ________ a month.

A.$60B.$120C.$30D.$20

【5】Those ads above are most probably from a ________.

A.mapB.dictionaryC.newspaperD.book

Liu Cixin is the most popular science-fiction writer in China. He received the prize in 2015 for his novel the Three Body Problem (三体). Many people admired him for this novel, including Obama. His rich imaginations can be seen in the movie the Wandering Earth (流浪地球). This movie was filmed on his novel with the same name. This tale is about the Sun is going to crash into the Mercury (水星) and this will cause the Earth catching on fire and killing all life on the planet. In order to survive, people put together about 10,000 big engines on Earth to push the Sun so that people can run away to another planet. Yet, as Earth gets close to Jupiter (木星), the huge force will break the Earth into pieces. Who will save the Earth?

Thanks to Liu’s fame, as well as the great efforts of the movie team, the Wandering Earth made 670 million yuan on the first day. More importantly, the Wandering Earth is the first “made in China” science-fiction movie on the big screen. And the director, Guo Fan, is also Chinese. Some people predict that 2019 marks the starting year of popularity for Chinese science-fiction movies.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）

【1】The movie the Wandering Earth is made on Liu’s novel the Wandering Earth.

【2】When the Sun gets close to Jupiter, the huge force will break the Earth into pieces.

【3】The movie made 670 million yuan in total.

【4】Guo Fan is the most famous science-fiction writer in China.

【5】The Wandering Earth shows that Chinese have ability to make good science-fiction movies.

“You don’t know the secret of selling papers.” Another newsboy Jim told Jason and taught him to shout loudly, “Hot news! More exciting news is on!”

“But it’s not in the paper at all.” replied Jason.

“Right, then just run away quickly before they have time to see.” Jim said.

It was really a new idea to Jason. He thought of the cake for his mother, but at last decided not to tell a lie. Though he was poor, he was taught to be honest by his mother.

The next afternoon, Jason went to the office for his papers again. With a proud smile, Jim announced that he sold sixty the day before. He added that Jason lost the chance of getting more money because he was too foolish.

“You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and said. “You are just the boy I am looking for.” A week later, Jason started his new job. He lost the sale of twenty papers, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

【1】Why did Jason keep running in the street?

A.To buy a cake.B.To sell newspapers

C.To go home.D.To find a job

【2】How did Jason feel on the way back on the first day?

A.He felt sad.B.He felt excited.

C.He felt relaxed.D.He felt foolish.

【3】How did Jim sell more newspapers?

A.By telling the secret.B.By making up untrue news.

C.By running quickly.D.By telling the truth.

【4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Jason sold twenty newspapers on the first day.

B.Jason was too foolish to make more money.

C.Jason learned something good from his mother.

D.Jason listened to Jim and made more money that day.

【5】What does the story mainly tell us?

A.Honesty is the best policy.

B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C.Practice makes perfect.

D.Don’t put all eggs in one basket.

The festival began during the Warring States (战国时期) with a ________ of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is the date ________ Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright (正直的) man, and was loved by people. He wanted the emperor of Chu ________ against the State of Qin but was refused and sent to somewhere far away from his homeland. During his stay in other states, he wrote ________ poems to express his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan jumped into Miluo River for his mother land by killing himself.

After the ________ of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to cry over the great ________ they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish ________ keep them away from Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a ________ festival for the Chinese people.

【1】A.atB.onC.inD.by

【2】A.eatingB.to eatC.ateD.was eating

【3】A.vacationB.historyC.dateD.day

【4】A.whenB.whereC.whyD.what

【5】A.fighterB.fightingC.fightD.to fight

【6】A.muchB.a lotC.manyD.lots

【7】A.dieB.dyingC.deadD.death

【8】A.emperorB.doctorC.poetD.teacher

【9】A.in order toB.so thatC.in order thatD.as a result

【10】A.modernB.traditionalC.internationalD.new

A.What do you think of the book?

B.He works at a movie theater.

C.I like clothes that look different.

D.Is that a new book over there?

E.Do you think your brother could get the same poster for me, too?

A: Wow, Ali, you really have lots of cool things.What a great jacket!

B: Yeah, it's new.I really like it.【1】

A: Me too.【2】

B: Yes, it is It's a book about volleyball.

A:【3】

B: It's great.It tells about how to be a good player.

A: Look at the movie poster! Where did you get it?

B: Oh, my brother got it for me.【4】

A: You are so lucky.It's a great poster!

A:Yes.It is.

B:【5】

B: Probably I'll ask him.

A: Great! Thanks!

While serving customers at the Dairy Queen recently, Joey saw that an old man waiting in line dropped a twenty—dollar bill (钞票).However, the old man did not notice the bill fall to the ground.Then a young woman saw this and quickly picked up the bill, but instead of returning it to the old man, she put it into her own pocket!

When Joey saw this, he asked the young woman to return the bill to the old man.The young woman refused.So Joey asked the young woman to leave his store at once.Then, Joey took out his own $20 and gave it to the old man.Joey made about $10 an hour, so his kindness cost him about 2 hours of work.

Although he did not ask for any recognition(赞扬), words about his good act spread and made him famous.Many people visited the store to meet Joey and praised him for helping the old man. As J.C.Watts said, "A good people is doing the right thing when nobody's looking, Joey Prusak is a person with a good character, and he is a great example to all.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。

【1】Both Joey and the old man noticed the bill fall to the ground.

【2】Joey asked the young woman to leave the store because she refused to return the bill.

【3】Joey gave the old man $30.which cost him about 2 hours of work.

【4】Many people visited Joey's store to praise him for helping the old man.

【5】The writer encourages readers to learn from Joey by writing the passage.

Finally, Judy gave it a try.She is a thin, quiet, dark—haired girl who always wears big white sweaters.Judy _________her arms over her chest(胸膛),her eyes, fell backward, and did not stop.She looked like one of the TV ads (广告)where the model jumps_________the pool.For a moment.I was sure she was going to fall onto the_________.At the last moment, her partner caught her head and shoulders and pulled her_________immediately.

“Wow!”several students yelled.Some clapped their hands.Our teacher finally smiled. “You see,” he said." You closed your eyes.That was the _________Sometimes you cannot believe what you see.You have to believe what you_________.And if you are ever going to have__________trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too —even when you're in the dark.Even when you're falling.”

【1】A.fellB.connectedC.droveD.laid

【2】A.believableB.comfortableC.embarrassedD.painful

【3】A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.for

【4】A.openedB.dividedC.liftedD.crossed

【5】A.ontoB.intoC.fromD.out

【6】A.poolB.waterC.publicD.floor

【7】A.awayB.backC.upD.down

【8】A.differenceB.businessC.victoryD.secret

【9】A.seeB.feelC.hearD.smell

【10】A.otherB.the otherC.anotherD.others

—Good idea.

A.WhatB.What aC.HowD.How a

—Let me__________in the dictionary.

A.run after itB.run it afterC.look up itD.look it up