AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better． Let's see the amazing AI．
Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on． Wait， where is the driver？ Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong． It can seat 14 people and doesn't need a driver． The bus follows traffic rules． It stops every time it sees a stop light． |
Your close friend Hi， everyone． I'm Xiaoice， a chatbot（聊天机器人）． I speak like a 17﹣year﹣old girl． If you feel lonely， you can talk with me． I'm good at singing， writing poems and telling stories． I want to be your friend! |
World's first AI anchor Hey， look! The famous Chinese anchor（ 主播） Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us． But， is "he" really Qiu Hao？ The answer is "no"． This is the world's first AI anchor． It looks and speaks just like a real person．It speaks both Chinese and English． It can work 24 hours without any mistakes． The AI anchor joins Xinhua's reporting team． You might see it on TV soon． |
Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction（拍卖） in 2018． It sold for about 3，000，000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter， such as Vincent van Gogh． It was painted by an AI artist． Three Frenchmen created the AI． The AI artist studied over 15，000 paintings． In this way， it learned to paint． Now it is among the most popular artists in the world． |
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（1）The fact about Apolong is that ．
| A． |
There is a driver in it |
| B． |
the door is opened by the passenger |
| C． |
there are 24 seats in it |
| D． |
it stops every time it sees a stop light |
（2）Xiaoice CAN'T ．
| A． |
go out to play with you |
| B． |
talk with you if you feel lonely |
| C． |
be your friend |
| D． |
sing， write poems or tell stories |
（3）The painting is ．
| A． |
a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh |
| B． |
worth about 3，000，000 yuan at an auction |
| C． |
studied by three French artists over 15，000 times |
| D． |
among the most beautiful paintings in the world |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Xianice is a 17﹣year﹣old girl． |
| B． |
The AI anchor can only speak English． |
| C． |
The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes． |
| D． |
The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China． |
（5）We can probably see the passage in ．
| A． |
a guidebook |
| B． |
a notice |
| C． |
a novel |
| D． |
a newspaper |
Mary is from Canada. She teaches English in China now. She knows a little Chinese. She isn’t free from Monday to Friday. So she often goes shopping on Saturday (星期六).
Today is Saturday. Mary goes to the shop. She comes out of her car and goes into the shop. “What can I do for you?”the girl in the shop asks her in Chinese. Mary thinks she can tell the boy what she wants in Chinese. So she says in Chinese, “A quilt (被子), please.”Then the girl goes to the back of the shop. “My Chinese is not bad. The girl understands (理解) me.” She thinks.
Mary is happy. Soon (不久) the girl comes back. She shows Mary a cup (杯子). What’s Mary?
A. a student B. a doctor C. a teacher What does Mary often do on Saturday?
A. do some washing B. go shopping C. go to school How does Mary go to the shop?
A. by bus B. by train C. by car What does Mary think of her Chinese?
A. very good B. very bad C. very poor What does the girl think Mary need?
A. a cup B. a quilt C. books
Ⅰ栏是5个人的不同情况，Ⅱ栏中是7种不同的建议，请将它们配对。其中有两项是多余的。
| ( ) 1. It takes me much time to remember the new words，but I nearly forget all of them after a few days. ( ) 2. I’m bad at reading English articles，because there are too many new words in them. ( )3. I can’t write down the words when I am listening，although I can hear every word clearly. ( )4. I’m good at English, but I’m afraid to speak English with others. ( )5. I can understand my English teacher in class, but I always find that it is hard for me to finish the exercises by myself. |
A. Try to review (复习) the things that you learn in a day. Ask your teachers or your classmates more about your questions. B. Don’t stop to think when you hear the new words. You don’t need to know every word in the articles. C. You don’t need to know each word when you are reading. Sometimes you can guess the meeting of the mew words, and then you can get the main (主要的) ideas. D. you should do more exercises and try to write down all the words you hear. I think you will make progress (取得进步). E. Review the words again and again until you remember them. F. Don’t spend all your time on study. Try to relax yourself. G. Don’t worry. Try to speak English more with your good friends first. When you can do it well, speak to others. |
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life. Being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. If someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away from home, as many matches are played then.
In can also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then staying on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or the other students will travel with the team to support their own side.
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school. It means the whole school feels proud, not only the players. It also means a school becomes famous for being good at certain sports and students from that school may end up playing for national and international teams, so that the school has some really famous names. Many matches are played on _________.
| A．Saturday | B．Sunday | C．Saturday and Sunday | D．weekdays |
Some parents, friends or other students________ when the school team plays against other school team.
| A．will play with them | B．will go with the team and support them |
| C．will train with them | D．will have a meal or a drink with them |
If the school team win the match _________.
| A．their parents will be famous | B．the players will be happy |
| C．the teachers of the school will be happy | D．everyone of the school will feel proud |
If a certain school team wins the champion of several matches_________.
| A．the players of the school team will be famous | B．the school will be famous |
| C．their parents will be famous | D．their teachers will be well-known |
The story mainly tells us ___________.
| A．something about school | B．something about a school team |
| C．something about sports | D．the relationship of sports and school |
If you look at the word Christmas, you can see the word Christ in it. On Christmas, people celebrate (庆祝) the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Of course (当然) not everyone in America thinks Christ a great man, but Christmas is a holiday for all the people. It’s on December 25. Shops and schools are not open. Almost (几乎) every family has a Christmas tree in the house. People make their Christmas trees very beautiful. They put many colored bulbs on the trees. The bulbs make the trees more beautiful at night. They also put some dolls, balls and small animals on the trees. On Christmas day almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others.The word Christmas comes from .
| A．the name of a holiday | B．the name of a tree |
| C．the man of a man | D．the name of some presents |
In America people celebrate Christmas because .
| A．it is a holiday | B．Jesus Christ died |
| C．shops and schools are not open | D．they can get gifts |
People have Christmas trees in their houses .
| A．to put some small things on them | B．to make their houses beautiful |
| C．because they like trees | D．because shops will not open |
The word “bulb”means something that _________.
| A．can give us light | B．children can play with |
| C．people can eat | D．can make people sleep well at night |
On Christmas, __________.
| A．parents give gifts to children |
| B．boys give gifts to girls or boys |
| C．students give gifts to their teachers |
| D．almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others |
The Blacks are American tourists. They visit in Beijing now. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs. Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students.
They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.The Blacks are from .
| A．China | B．England | C．Canada | D．the USA |
The Blacks are staying in now.
| A．England | B．Beijing | C．Shanghai | D．New York |
Mr. Black is .
| A．a teacher | B．a doctor | C．a taxi driver | D．a worker |
There arepeople in Mr. Black’s family.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Why are they going to show the pictures to their friends when they go back to America?
| A．Because the pictures are very beautiful. |
| B．Because they like China. |
| C．Because they want the American people to know more about China. |
| D．Because they want the American people to come to China. |