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． |
More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil(巴西). They have lived in the rainforest for about 10, 000 years and they use more than 2, 000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and more than 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made over a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new illnesses came to the forest with the strange people.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us—forest people, and all the Earth,” he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Brazil, people were cutting down the forest of local people to sell the wood. Local people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades(障碍) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama (巴拿马), local people also saved their forest. They made a rainforest park which tourists must spend money visiting.
The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _______of that in 1900.
| A．half | B．one-third |
| C．two-fifths | D．one-fifth |
The people who _______have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
| A．made the roads and the airports |
| B．use plants for food and medicine |
| C．pick fruits and kill animals to eat |
| D．have lived there for about ten thousand years |
Those people built roads and airports probably in order to_______.
| A．carry the gold to other places |
| B．make people there live a better life |
| C．attract more tourists to the rainforests |
| D．stop the new illnesses from spreading |
In Panama, visitors have to_______ before they enter a forest park of local people.
| A．plant trees |
| B．pay for the gold |
| C．pay for the tickets |
| D．make blockades across the roads |
From the article, we learn that _______.
| A．to humans, gold is more important than trees |
| B．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals |
| C．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees |
| D．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home |
Dear One Family Members,
First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救济) work!
Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.
Please read the Q&A in the following:
Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?
A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get
all the news from there.
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A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for
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idonation@one-foundation.com. We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.
Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may
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Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation
May 9, 2013 ______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage.
| A．Some questions | B．Few questions |
| C．All the questions | D．No questions |
You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______.
| A．Tencent Weibo |
| B．Sina Weibo |
| C．the website of Red Cross |
| D．the website of One Foundation |
How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?
| A．Because there aren’t enough receipts. |
| B．Because there are a large number of donations. |
| C．Because the people in the foundation are not experienced. |
| D．Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad. |
| B．No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention. |
| C．One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an. |
| D．One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated. |
Today we can use the Internet for many things: shopping, business, writing letters, talking to people, getting information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we call it e-talk.
People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters， acronyms(首字母缩略词). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some are as follows:
BRB (be right back), BTW (by the way), LOL (laughing out loud), IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations include info (information), pic (picture), puter (computer), sec (second), etc.
We usually don't see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw "feelings", such as:
:-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised)
These days, many public discussions have picture feelings, for example:
(happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)
There are even whole new words, like "newbies"(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "burning" the person.
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.Why do people type acronyms?
| A．To type them quickly. | B．To make jokes. |
| C．To make newbies puzzled. | D．To show their feelings. |
What does the sentence “BTW, my puter is not working well. :-( ”mean?
| A．The person is angry at somebody. |
| B．The person has to go away from their computer. |
| C．The person is happy about getting a new computer. |
| D．The person is sad because his computer is having problems. |
If someone is angry, what may he type?
A. LOL B. BRB. C. 
D.
E-talk will probably____________.
| A．stay the same |
| B．keep changing |
| C．be used by people on the telephone |
| D．be easy for newbies to understand |
The best title for this passage is________.
| A．E-talk | B．Picture Feelings |
| C．How to Use Abbreviations | D．The Changing Internet |
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The purpose (目的) of this advertisement is to .
| A．invite more people to join the trip |
| B．describe how beautiful Taiwan is |
| C．ask people not to trouble them on Sunday |
| D．tell people about some interesting places in Taiwan |
If you go on a trip to Taiwan on September 5th, you will probably be back on .
| A．September 7th | B．September 8th |
| C．September 10th | D．September 11th |
You are going to visit main places if you take the trip.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
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| A．Sun and Moon Lake | B．Ali Mountain |
| C．Peng Lake | D．Gao Xiong |
If you want to take the trip to Taiwan, you can book it by phone at .
| A．4:00 pm on Sunday | B．7:00 am on Monday |
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阅读并回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to share things withothers. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted.
The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plantHe thought and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one couldsee it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.
"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted it near the road, strangerswould have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have comeat night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children wouldhave taken the fruit,"
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not onlyhave got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."Was Smith happy about the gift? ______________________________
When did he plant the apple tree? ______________________________
Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end? ______________________________
Why did the apple tree soon die? ______________________________
What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house? ____________