Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.
People going there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a special environment for friends or parties.
Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from everywhere around Beijing. About 10 per cent of them are foreigners.
The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can make them see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything else.
Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Everyone who guesses it correctly can win a prize. “It is not easy,” said the manager, “because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can get the answer.”Whale Inside is a place where people can __________.
| A．eat special dark food | B．choose any food they like |
| C．have meals in darkness | D．eat inside a whale |
About ____ foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.
| A．50 | B．10 | C．5 | D．500 |
The right order of the following statements is _______.
a. Waiters lead the customers to the dark dining area
b. Customers go to the light to see the menu.
c. Customers hand in their mobile phones, watches, etc.
d. Customers have to eat in the darkness
| A．b-c-a-d | B．c-b-a-d |
| C．b-a-d-c | D．c-d-b-a |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish. |
| B．Every guest there will get a secret dish. |
| C．It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it. |
| D．The manager said only 30 guests received the prize. |
The passage mainly tells us that _____________.
| A．eating in the darkness is very popular today |
| B．it’s strange to eat in the darkness |
| C．many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside |
| D．the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China and also in Asia |
Artificial intelligence（人工智能） or AI for short， is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans． AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies．
AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces．As a result， facial recognition（ 识别） is used a lot in the world． Chinese police use this technology to check people' s information．
AI is also used in self﹣driving cars， which are believed to be the future of driving．
Most drivers may wave or nod at passers﹣by to let them cross the street， but self﹣driving cars don't have this ability． Car makers are testing a light signal system to help them "speak" to humans． The system can show what self﹣driving cars will do．
Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is． Imagine this ﹣ you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper 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 word． In the future， more and more service robots will become good home helpers．
AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs．
（1）AI is the science of giving computers and machines ability to like humans．
| A． |
think and work |
| B． |
run and do |
| C． |
make and decide |
| D． |
play and drive |
（2）According to the passage， facial recognition is used for
| A． |
driving cars |
| B． |
making people smile |
| C． |
calling the police |
| D． |
checking people 's information |
（3）In the future， a self﹣driving car may communicate with humans by ．
| A． |
waving to them |
| B． |
speaking to them |
| C． |
nodding at them |
| D． |
a light signal system |
（4）Which is the following is mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
A robot housekeeper is waiting for you in the door． |
| B． |
The robot will do your housework for you． |
| C． |
The robot is going to teach you how to play games． |
| D． |
The robot is ready to wash clothes for you． |
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
People use AI in many different ways． |
| B． |
AI will take the place of human beings in many jobs． |
| C． |
Self﹣driving cars will be able to talk like humans． |
| D． |
Service robots will become good home helpers． |
It was a fine day． People at the railway station were waiting for the train to arrive． The train was coming in． Everyone waited there to get into the train． A group of young man made loud noise to welcome the train． The empty seats were nicely filled and the train was ready to move． Just then， an old man with a little boy of 10 years old came running to catch the train．As soon as they caught the train，the train started to move． They had their seats just next to the young group．
The little boy was so surprised to see everything． "Dad， the train is moving and things are moving backwards out of the window!" he shouted at his father． A fruit seller went past selling apples． His father bought him some apples． "Oh， the apple looks much sweeter than it tastes" the little boy said．"Is your son having any problems？ Why is he so different？" one of the young men asked． Another yound man made fun of him， "His son is mad， I think!" He shouted，""My son was born blind． Only a few days ago， he had an operation． This is the first time for him to see things in his life．" The father of the little boy replied with patience． The young group became very quiet and said sorry to the father and the son．
（1）What were the group of young men doing as the train was coming in？
| A． |
They were waiting quietly for the rain． |
| B． |
The were running into the train． |
| C． |
They were making loud noise． |
| D． |
They were watching something outside． |
（2）Who came running to catch the train when it was ready to move？
| A． |
An old man． |
| B． |
The people． |
| C． |
A young boy． |
| D． |
An old man and his son． |
（3）Why did the boy say， "The apple looks much sweeter that it tastes"？
| A． |
The boy had some problems in his mind． |
| B． |
The boy saw an apple for the first time． |
| C． |
The boy was quite different． |
| D． |
The boy was a little mad． |
（4）The meaning of "with patience" in the second paragraph is ．
| A． |
严肃的 |
| B． |
认真的 |
| C． |
耐心的 |
| D． |
生气的 |
（5）What can we learn from the story？
| A． |
Think before you speak． |
| B． |
Don't be proud of yourself． |
| C． |
Don't make fun of others． |
| D． |
Be quiet in public places． |
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New Century English Training Center Courses： Developing listening & speaking skills Time： Evening classes on weekdays Price： three months and a half （900 yuan） Place： 10﹣minute walk from the school Tel： 88993123 |
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（1）How far is it from Happy English Center to the school？
| A． |
8﹣minute walk． |
| B． |
10﹣minute walk． |
| C． |
l2﹣minute walk． |
| D． |
15﹣minute walk． |
（2）Susan wants to have listening on weekdays， She can call for further information；
| A． |
88992023 |
| B． |
88993123 |
| C． |
88992126 |
| D． |
88993231 |
（3）Mike wants to develop his reading skills on weekends， he should choose ．
| A． |
Happy English Center |
| B． |
International House of English |
| C． |
Modern Language School |
| D． |
New Century English Training Center |
（4）If you want to develop writing sills on weekdays， you will pay ．
| A． |
700 yuan |
| B． |
900 yuan |
| C． |
1050 yuan |
| D． |
600 yuan |
（5）Which will be the best title for the four ads？
| A． |
The importance of leaning English |
| B． |
How to improve listening skills |
| C． |
Information about English Training |
| D． |
How to improve reading skills |
How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends？ What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered（递送）？ This was how things worked not very long ago． Thanks to advances in technology， how we make friends and communicate with them has changed greatly．
Nowadays， we can move around the world and still stay in touch with our friends．Social media tools （社交媒体工具） let us see what our friends are busy with and maintain friendships．
The digital（数字）age also enables us to find people who share our interests．Whatever our hobbies are，the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them， even if they live on the other side of the world．
But when you"friend" people online， does this mean that they really are your friends？ It depends．
If people always exchange true personal information online， then yes， these friendships can be real and meaningful． But we need to remember that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person． Sometimes smiling photos can hide real problems．On the Internet，nobody knows you're a dog． A young person could be old； a woman could be a man； we could even be sharing our information with criminals．
But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater． Although technology has changed the way we acquire （获得） friends， the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same． As Aristotle said， no one would choose to live without friends，even if he had all other goods．
（1）Ways of making friends and communicating with them have changed greatly because of ．
（2）To stay in touch with our faraway friends， we can ．
（3）Online friendships can be real and meaningful if people with each other．
（4）The phrase "throw the baby out with the bathwater" means" " in Chinese．
（5）This passage mainly talks about of making friends online．
Nirmal Purja has set several world records after climbing the world's 14 highest mountains in less than seven months．
（1） Though he was born 1，600 meters above sea level，he didn't climb any serious mountains until he was 29．
But Mr． Purja， now 36， was trained to be strong． He used to be a soldier in the British army， where he had special training for fighting in very cold weather．（2）
There are only 14 mountains in the world that are higher than 8，000 meters． Mr．Purja had already climbed several of them．（3） The old record for climbing the 14 mountains was seven years，ten months and six days． It was set by South Korean climber Kim Chang﹣ho in 2013．
Mr．Purja named his challenge"Project Possible"．（4） On October 29，just a little more than six months after he started， Nirmal Purja had finished climbing the 14th mountain．
Though Mr． Purja completed his challenge unbelievably quickly，it wasn't easy．For example，during one day of climbing Shishapangma， Mr． Purja and his team climbed for 15 hours nonstop．
（5） Mr．Purja believes his strong physical condition and his training as a soldier helped him．He hopes his efforts will inspire others．"People are only limited（限制） by their imagination，" he says．"If you don't dream， then you won't do it"
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A． Mr． Purja was born in Nepal， in the Himalayas． B． He had completed five more climb in Pakistan． C． He began on April 23， by climbing Annapurna in Nepal． D． His goal was to climb all of them in less than seven months． E． They had to deal with winds as fast as 75 kilometers per hour． F． In 2018， he left there to follow his dream of mountain climbing． |
