Winners Club
Winners Club is a bank account (账户) specially for teenagers. It has been sep up to help you better manage your money. The club is a bank account where you receive a key-card, so you can enjoy dealing with your money 24/7 — that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Here are the features (特点) of the club.
? No account keeping fees (费用)!
You’re not a rich man, so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, it’s free for all the service!
? Excellent interest rates (利率)!
You want your money to grow, right? If you put money into the club without taking it out for a year, the club will give you a good rate of interest.
? Convenient (方便)！
Teenagers are busy — we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
? A free magazine included！
Besides your account report, you will receive a free magazine full of good ideas about making more money. There are also other fantastic offers only for the club members.
? Easy to be a member！
It is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form (申请表). By the way, one of your parents must agree on it. Then you can become a member of the club.
Now you see the club is a great choice for teenagers. We can’t wait to have you as a Winners Club member. Is Winners Club specially for teenagers?
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What does the writer mainly tell teenagers?
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe． It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music． In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna．
In the Strauss family， there were two composers called Johann Strauss： the father and the son． The father， Johann Strauss the elder， wrote and played music for traditional dances， called the waltz． His dance music made him famous all over Europe． The son， Johann Strauss the younger， was also very successful and popular． He wrote over 150 waltzes． In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz．
Mozart was another very important composer． He was born in Austria in 1756． Before he was six， he played not only the piano but also the violin． His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities． He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music． But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35． Like Johann Strauss， father and son， he was a great European musician， and many people still think his music is perfect．
（1）From Paragraph 1（第1段） we know that Vienna is ．
A． a beautiful new city
B． on the River Danube
C． in the center of Austria
D． the center of European pop music
（2）How many important composers are mentioned in the passage？
A． One
B． Two
C． Three
D． Four
（3）Johann Strauss the elder was famous for ．
A． the dance music
B． his son
C． The Blue Danube
D． the concerts
（4）It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that Mozart was ．
A． stupid and lazy
B． clever but lazy
C． stupid but hard﹣ working
D． clever and hard﹣ working
（5）This passage can be found most probably in the part of in a newspaper．
A． News
B． Recreation（娱乐）
C． Ad（广告）
D． Sport
I love to go biking! Two years ago I bought an exercise bike（健身脚踏车）． But soon I got bored with being at home， so I bought a used bike and started going for short rides． Now I plan day trips in my neighborhood （街区）． When you drive a car， you miss many things． It's surprising how much more you can see when you're biking．
﹣﹣﹣﹣Sam
My favourite thing to do at weekends is to go to the beach． The beach is beautiful all through the year． I usually drive there． If the weather is cold， I wear some warm clothes and go for long walks on the beach． When the weather is hot． I enjoy swimming or just lying in the sun．
﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣Barbara
At weekends I like to read books． If the weather is nice， I'll take a good book to the park and stay there reading for hours． I think there's nothing as delightful as reading a good book．
﹣﹣﹣﹣Bill
Weekends are for going hiking（徒步旅行） with my parents． We live near some beautiful mountains． Sometimes we camp out at night． We really enjoy cooking dinner over a campfire and spending a night under the stars!
﹣﹣﹣﹣Grace
（1）Now Sam plans to ．
A． drive a car
B． go for short rides
C． ride his exercise bike
D． go biking in his neighborhood
（2）Barbara if the weather is cold．
A． drives on the beach
B． walks on the beach
C． swims in the sea
D． lies in the sun
（3）The underlined（划线的）word "delightful" in what Bill says probably means in Chinese．
A．有光线的
B．轻如羽毛的
C．令人愉快的
D．浅色调的
（4）Which of the following is True about Grace？
A． She goes hiking alone at weekends．
B． She doesn't like cooking over a campfire．
C． She and her parents sometimes camp out．
D． She and her parents live in the mountains．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． Favourites
B． Suggestion
C． Shopping
D． Nature
第一节阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错．
Most people agree that trees look nice， but not everyone knows that trees can also help cities save money． A few years ago， the US Forest Service studied trees in Chicago． They found that just one tree can save a city hundreds of dollars over its lifetime．
Trees can save money by helping people save energy（能源）． Trees stop the sun shining on buildings． They also block（挡住） the winter wind． That helps people use less energy to make their homes or offices warm or cool． Saving energy is saving money．
Trees have another way to help a city save money． When it rains， there will be a lot of water in a city's sewers （下水道）． Cities need lots of money to clean that water． But before the rainwater gets to the dirty sewers， trees can take some into themselves． With the help of trees， there is less water to clean．
（1）Everyone knows that trees can help cities save money．
A． Right
B． Wrong
（2）One tree can save a city hundreds of dollars in one day．
A． Right
B． Wrong
（3）Trees can help people save energy．
A． Right
B． Wrong
（4）Trees can take all the rainwater into themselves．
A． Right
B． Wrong
（5）With the help of trees， cities need less money to clean the rainwater．
A． Right
B． Wrong
Stress is a feeling you can have both in your mind and in your body．（3）It can make you want to eat less，not talk to your friends and family．
A little stress in life is normal． But controlling stress is important because if you feel stressed for too long， it can seriously affect your body．Older people who have stress for a long time can develop heart disease ，high blood pressure and other serious health problems．
The good news is that it can be very easy to control stress． Here are three tips：
Tip 1： Try to eat right． Some people who feel stressed try to feel much better by eating chocolates， ice cream and other sweets． A little sugar isn't bad for you but don't stop eating fruit and vegetables．
Tip 2： Exercise regularly． （4）People who are very busy with jobs or family life can feel tired a lot． Getting regular exercise can give you more energy and help you think about the things in your life that give you stress．
Tip 3： Most importantly， watch out for each other． Stress can make you feel alone． It's important to watch for stress in people that are close to you： Friends look out for friends， and teachers look out for students．
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）Why is controlling stress important？
（2）What health problems can develop if older people have stress for a long time？
B．将短文中画线的句子译成汉语
（3）
（4）
C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题
（5）
Artificial intelligence （AI， 人工智能） can help us make phone calls． It can guide us to where we want to go． It can play games． And now， AI can do even more things．
Researchers from Microsoft have created the first machine translation system that can translate news articles from Chinese to English， Business Standard reported．
According to Microsoft's official website， researchers tested the system by asking it to translate hundreds of sentences taken from news stories． Then， language experts compared the results to two translations that were done by humans． The experts said that the system's translations were as good as the human translations．
Machine translation is always challenging． This is partly because different words can be used to express the same meaning． It can be hard to say which word is more "correct"．
Experts used several methods to improve the system's translation abilities． "Much of our research is really learned from by how we humans do things，" lead researcher Liu Tieyan said．
One method is called dual learning （对偶学习）．In this method，the system translates every sentence from Chinese to English，as well as translates the sentences back from English into Chinese．This way，the system can improve itself and learn from its own mistakes． This is similar to what humans do to make sure their translations are exact．
Another method makes use of deliberation networks （推敲网络）．The researchers taught the system to repeat the process of translating the same sentence over and over．Gradually， the system can improve the quality of its translations． This is similar to how people correct their own writing by going through it again and again．
（1）Microsoft created a system that can ．
A． make phone calls
B． give people directions
C． play games with people
D． translate news articles
（2）What did the experts say about the system's translations？
A． They were not accurate．
B． They were as good as human translations．
C． They were better than human translations．
D． It's hard to tell whether the translations were correct．
（3）Dual learning trains the system to translate ．
A． more quickly
B． different sentences
C． more accurately
D． the same sentence repeatedly
（4）The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to ．
A．dual leaning
B．The process
C．The system
D．People's own writing
（5）What is the main idea of the story？
A． What artificial intelligence can do for us．
B． How sentences are translated from Chinese to English．
C． How the machine translation system was developed．
D． Why Microsoft created a machine translation system．