Bicycles in China
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.Where can you see bicycles in China?
| A．In the big city. | B．In the town. | C．In the country. | D．Almost everywhere. |
“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.
| A．China has a large number of bicycles | B．China makes bicycles |
| C．bicycles are a kingdom | D．only China has bicycles |
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?
| A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars. | B．Bicycles are easy to park. |
| C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars. | D．Bicycles are safer than cars. |
What problems can bicycles bring?
| A．Bicycles are more and more expensive. |
| B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars. |
| C．There are no places for so many bicycles. |
| D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. |
What does the last sentence mean?
| A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles. |
| B．It’s too far to ride bicycles. |
| C．Bicycles are safe enough. |
| D．We still need to do much to solve the problem. |
I remember…
Mary Chan asked her grandfather what he could remember about his secondary school． This is part of what he told her…
I'll never forget Mr. Tan．We called him Tiger Tan．He was our math teacher when I was in Sec 1．He was a wiry（筋骨强壮的），muscular man and he was very strict．I never saw him smile while I was at school．
Mr. Tan was an excellent math teacher． He explained everything slowly and clearly on the blackboard．When he looked at the class， you had to be looking at his hawk﹣like eyes．He stared at us like a tiger facing a group of rabbits． If you weren't looking directly at him， he summoned（命令）you to the front of the class． Then he took "Joey" from his cupboard． "Joey" was a length of garden hose about half a metre long． After few painful wallops（猛）from "Joey" you paid attention all the time!
Sometimes Mr. Tan felt that the class was getting sleepy． Then he suddenly said， "Outside everybody! Round the school! RUN!" He stood at the door of the classroom， waiting for us to return． He had a slipper（拖鞋）and hit the last one or two pupils． I was usually the first back．
We were all scared of Tiger Tan． We didn't like him but we respected（敬重）him． He was a good teacher and was always fair．
We had a very different math teacher in Sec 3． He was Mr. Hu． He was cheerful and friendly．When he entered the room， somebody would ask him how a camera worked． Then he spent the rest of the lesson explaining how something worked． He drew diagrams on the board and sometimes one of us asked another question to keep him talking． Most of the class sat and day﹣dreamed about food or sport． We weren't really interested in cameras． We just wanted to avoid doing any work．
We liked Mr. Hu but we didn't respect him． We knew that we didn't learn much in his lessons．
（1）In Mr. Tan's class， ．
A． his students had to pay attention all the time
B． he drew diagrams and explained everything fast
C． he taught his students how to run around the school
（2）The underlined word " Joey" probably refers to ．
A． a boy who wasn't' looking directly at Mr. Tan
B． something Mr. Tan used to punish his students
C． a rabbit that was facing a tiger
（3）Mr. Tan asked his students to run outside to make them ．
A． strong and healthy
B． refilled with energy
C． scared of him
（4）In Mr. Hu's class， his students asked him about cameras because ．
A． they wanted to avoid doing any work
B． they were really interested in cameras
C． Mr. Hu was good at explaining how cameras worked
（5）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A． The grandfather was often hit by Mr. Tan with a slipper．
B． Mr. Hu always explained everything slowly and clearly．
C． The grandfather didn't' learn much in Mr. Hu's class．
Lively music， singing and the sound of beating drums fill the room．As an orchestra（管弦乐队） plays performers dressed in colorful costumes move across the stage（舞台）． Welcome to Chinese opera．
Chinese opera is an important（元素）of Chinese culture． Most operas are based on stories from long ago． The amazing stage performances are often set against grand backgrounds． Beautiful paintings hand movements and martial arts（武术）help tell these famous stories．
There are more than 300 forms of Chinese opera， including Beijing Opera， Yue Opera， Yu Opera， Ge Zai Xi and many other forms． of all of them， Beijing Opera is the most famous． Beijing Opera combines（合并）singing， dancing and acrobatics． Instruments such as drums， bells and cymbals accompany（伴奏）the performances．
Facial design
Traditionally， performers used masks（面具） for their facial design． Today， however， performers use makeup， They paint colorful designs on their faces． These colors and designs help to create each character． For example， a brave character has a red face， while a black face means bold． A yellow and white face represents （代表） someone who is dishonest．
Costumes
Costumes give clues（线索）to the performers' characters and roles．Audiences（观众）that are familiar with opera will get to know a story by the masks and costumes． Costumes usually have many designs and colors． The same costume can be used in different shows， however， it will represent a different character．
Promoting the arts
Many colleges and schools in China desire（渴望）to keep the art of Chinese opera alive． They provide an education system for talented students． Applicants（应试者）must pass a written test，an audition（试镜）and an interview and only the most promising students are accepted to study at these colleges and schools． Once accepted into the program， students begin a seven﹣to﹣twelve﹣year journey through the school． After graduation， many go on to work as professional actors on stage or in the movies．
（1）Of all forms of Chinese opera， which is the most famous？
A．Beijing Opera
B． Ge Zai Xi
C． Yu Opera
（2）The character with a yellow and white face is ．
A． brave
B． dishonest
C． bold
（3）What does the word promising mean in the passage？
A．诚信的
B．热情的
C．有前途的
（4）Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． Anyone who likes Chinese opera can be accepted into the program．
B． If a person knows opera well， masks and costumes will help know the story．
C． Once in the program， you have to study for 7 to 12 years at school．
（5）What is the passage mainly talking about？
A． Chinese culture
B． Beijing Opera
C． Costumes and facial design
[1] It's Friday evening．My daughters sighed（叹息） when I gently took the iPads away from their laps．One by one， our screens we returned off．We lit the candles and sat down to have a big meal．
[2] We call it our "Technology Shabbat"（科技安息日） which lasts from sunset（日落）on Friday to sunset on Saturday．Now most friends know they will not be able to contact（联系） us by using computers or mobile phones for 24 hours．
[3] I first understood the importance of "Technology Shabbat" in 2008， when my father had got brain cancer．Some day he would have only one good hour， and the only thing I wanted to do was to be with him．When I looked ①______my father， I turned off my mobile phone．
[4] Soon after that，my husband and I decided to turn off all the electronic things for one full day every week．
[5] During our "Technology Shabbat"，times lows down．Our Saturday snow feel like mini﹣vacations．We drive cars or ride bikes．We work in the garden， play board games and cook meals with our kids．I feel like a better mother， wife and person．
[6] Keeping a balance（平衡） between the good and the ②______of technology is important for my family．The technology helps us share knowledge and funny ideas all over the world．But the technology also takes something away from us．When we ③_____up late at night linking（连接） from website to website or sending messages， we click（点击） again and again until we have been overloaded（超负荷的）．
[7] Now we're rushing into the time full of high technology．（5）We should pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go offline．
[8] I will always remember the most important thing in my family：Technology Shabbat．
（1）When is "Technology Shabbat" in the writer's family？（No more than 10 words）
（2）What did the writer and her husband decide to do after her father got cancer？（No more than 18 words）
（3）What's the good of technology according to the passage？（No more than 15 words）
（4）Fill in each blank with one proper word．
①
②
③
（5）Translate the underlined sentence in the seventh paragraph into Chinese．
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（6）Do you like the idea of "Technology Shabbat"？Why or why not ？（No more than 25 words）
In recent years， a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages，（1） They have been learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture．Anna is one of them．Before she translated JinYong's novel Legends of the Condor Heroes（《射雕英雄传》），the writer was little known to English readers．（2）
But Anna managed to do it．Impressed（使……印象深刻）by the book's themes（主题） of good against evil，loyalty（忠诚）and love，as well as Chinese philsophy（哲学） ，Anna hoped to bring it to new readers．After five years of work， the translated book was published in 2018．（3） Many people think Anna did a good job．
Anna studied at the University of Oxford．（4） After the trip she became interested in China and began to learn Chinese．She calls herself "a clumsy（笨拙的） student， just like Guo Jing from Legends of the Condor Heroes， but one of loyal heart"．
（5） Last year， he translated the animated movie Ne Zha．He said．"I see China's stronger cultural influences．And we have a growing number of students majoring in Chinese．More Chinese stories will appear in front of new audiences．"
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A．Like Anna， another translator David also learned Chinese in college． B．She took a trip to China at the age of 21． C．Many of the translators are young people． D．One reason for this was that his works were too hard to translate． E．It was reprinted（再版） seven times within several months in the UK． |
To many people，art is a human expression of creativity．But in recent years，you may have read news about artificial intelligence（AI） creating its own art，such as painting or writing poems．Some people worry that AI might someday replace（替代） artists．
But this worry seems to be unnecessary，at least for now．Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool． Instead of replacing artists，AI is bringing artists more possibilities．
A piece of music created by Al recently attracted attention．AI was used to create the music based on the protein（蛋白质） structure of COVID﹣19．The music lasted nearly two hours．The project was led by Markus Buehler， an American musician and MIT professor（教授） of engineering．He assigned（指定） a unique note（独特的音符） to each amino acid（氨基酸）in the protein．The AI then translated these notes into music．
Listeners found the project "mind﹣blowing"．"It allows me to see the virus in a new way，"said one listener．This surprising combination（结合） between science and art could not be achived without AI．As The Verge wrote，"AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways，creating things beyond（超过）what they have ever thought was possible before．"
Apart from creating imaginative works，AI can also take care of repetitive（重复乏味的）tasks for artists．For example，in the comic and cartoon industries，there are now AI tools that can automatically（自动）color in back﹣and﹣white line drawings．Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup，it can give artists room to experiment（实验），by cutting down the time it takes to color each picture．
As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip，"Art of every kind has always been influenced by technological developments．"AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it's welecomed and not unfairly feared．
（1）According to the passage， AI can't now．
A．write poems
B．paint
C．replace artists
D．create music
（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs？
A．AI created a piece of music about COVID﹣19．
B．Many of AI's art creations are beyond artists' imagination．
C．Science and art can be combined with the help of AI．
D．Markus Buehler was not a professor of engineering，but a musician．
（3）The underlined phrase "Apart from" in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by" "．
A．Besides
B．Instead of
C．Because of
D．According to
（4）What's the main idea of the passage？
A．Technological developments have greatly influenced people's daily life．
B．AI has been widely used in science research．
C．AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool
D．AI's creativity has caused more and more worries．
