Watching movies is fun． Here is some information about four great movies in 2020．
Names of the movies |
Actors / Actresses |
Directors |
More information about the movies |
Leap
|
Gong Li，Wu Gang |
Chen Kexin（China） |
In this film， it tells the Chinese Women's Volleyball Teams' exciting stories and shows great team spirit to us． |
Mulan
|
Liu Yifei，Gong Li |
Nick Caro（New Zealand） |
The real﹣life version（真人版）of Mulan is based on Hua Mulan in Chinese history． She goes to a war instead of her father and has become a well﹣known heroine． |
Artemis Fowl
|
Fredia Shaw，Josh Gad |
Kenneth Branagh （England） |
The hero， Artemis Fowl， is a 12﹣year﹣old clever boy and criminal leader who fights against fairies（精灵） while searching for his father． The film is more suitable for children． |
News of the world
|
Tom Harks，Neil Sandilands |
Paul Greengrass （ England） |
Tom Harks played the role of storyteller in the 19 century US，sending the news from one small town to another．Tom is also required to bring a 10﹣year﹣old girl back to her parents． |
（1）The director of the film Leap comes from ．
A． US
B． China
C． England
D． New Zealand
（2）How many films does Gong Li take part in？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（3）Which is more suitable for children among the four films？
A． Leap．
B． Mulan．
C． Artemis Fowl．
D． News of the World．
（4）Who played the role of storyteller in the 19th century US？
A． Josh Gad．
B． Tom Harks．
C． Fredia Shaw．
D． Neil Sandilands．
（5）According to the information about the movies， we can learn that ．
A． Tom Harks is good at making up news
B． Mulan is a girl who goes to a war with his father
C． The film Leap shows us how to work together
D． Artemis Fowl is a clever boy of 10 and fights for his father
Joe was an old man．The 75﹣year﹣old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family．Joe had four grandchildren，and they visited him during their holidays．
During one vacation，Joe was preparing his home for the kids：cleaning and buying their favorite foods．After he finished working，he realized he lost his favorite watch．The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born．Joe loved the watch very much，especially after his wife's death．He was very upset about losing it．
Once his grandchildren came，they promised him they would find the watch．
One granddaughter asked："Grandpa，do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing？"
"I guess when I was cleaning the barn（谷仓）！"Joe replied．
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe，but they could not find it．The kids were now also sad，but they tried to comfort（安慰） their grandfather．
One grandson went back to the barn to search again．Joe asked why he was going there a second time．But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent．
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather．He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe．
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it．The little boy replied："I sat there without making a noise，and the barn was so silent．After a few minutes，I heard the‘tick，tick' sound and found the watch．"
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy．
49．From Paragraph 2，we learn that Joe ．
A．knew his grandchildren very well
B．liked doing housework very much
C．got tired of his grandchildren's visits
D．looked forward to his grandchildren's visits
50．Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost？
A．Because it was very expensive．
B．Because it was full of memories with his wife．
C．Because it was a gift from his first child．
D．Because it had been with him since he was born．
51．How did one of the grandchildren find the watch？
A．He cleaned the barn carefully again．
B．He searched the barn carefully for two hours．
C．He made no noise and followed the ticking sound．
D．He asked other children for help．
52．What does the story mainly tell us？
A．Helping those in need can make you feel good．
B．We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others．
C．Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end．
D．Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice．
Who is smarter，human being or artificial intelligence（AI，人工智能）？The question swept the world a few months ago．In March 2016，AlphaGo，an AI program developed by Google，had the Go（围棋） match with Lee Sedol，a South Korean Go player．He is the world top player of this old Chinese game．
In October 2015，AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional（职业的） human Go player．And this time，it beat Lee Sedol 4﹣1．
In fact，before the match，most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner，because they didn't think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind．However，the result was disappointing．As a machine，AlphaGo would never get tired，while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses．
AlphaGo's wins over a human champion（冠军） show that computers can do more difficult tasks．Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything．But scientists say that is not the case．Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game．Thomas Johnson，a scientist of AI said，"It's not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts．What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation．"We believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world．
45．The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to ．
A．get the reader to think about AI
B．draw the reader's attention to AlphaGo
C．show how AI is usually tested
D．tell the reader AI has over the human brain
46．What was the result of the match？
A．Google program beat AlphaGo．
B．Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4﹣1．
C．Lee Sedol was beaten．
D．Neither side won the match．
47．﹣Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner？
﹣Because ．
A．computers had weaknesses and also got tired
B．AlphaGo only beat a human Go player once
C．the Go game was invented by Chinese people
D．computers were not so smart as a human
48．What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with？
A．AI does better than humans in every situation．
B．It's hard for AI to beat the human at everything．
C．The development of AI could be harmful one day．
D．AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions．
How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home？The animal uses its nose．Right away it smells its new places．Then it makes wider and wider circles，smelling all the time．Before long it can find its way home very well，even in the dark．It simply follows something it knows well．
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before．Take the case of Smoky，a small white cat．Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear．One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey．They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee．When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home，Smoky jumped out of the car．Then he found his way back to the old house．There he wandered around outside for many days．Finally he disappeared．
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee．A man opened the door．"Is that you，Smoky？"he said in surprise．At first he couldn't believe it．Then he saw the red hair around its right ear．It was Smoky!
41．What is the first thing a pet does in a new place？
A．It travels a long way．
B．It smells the new place．
C．It finds its way in the dark
D．It follows something it knows．
42．Put these events in the right order that they happened．
①Smoky got to Tennessee．
②Smoky jumped out of the car．
③Smoky went to his old house．
A．③①②B．①③②
C．②③①D．③②①
43．What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage？
A．游荡 B．思考
C．搜寻 D．围绕
44．What is the best title of the passage？
A．A Kind Owner
B．A Humorours Cat
C．A Surprising Journey
D．An Excellent Memory．
Everyone has two personalities（性格）﹣the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．You don't show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control yourself，but when you are asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you．In a normal night，of course，you often change your sleeping positions．The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep．
If you go to sleep on your back，you are a very open person．You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas．You don't like to make people unhappy，so you never express your real feelings．You are quite shy and you aren't very confident．
If you sleep on your stomach，you are a person who likes to keep secrets．You worry a lot and you are always easily becoming sad．You never want to change your ideas，but you are satisfied with your life the way it is．You usually live for today not for tomorrow．
If you sleep on curled up，you are probably a very nervous person．You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt，so you are very defensive（防御性的）．You are shy and you don't usually like meeting people．You like to be on your own．
If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well﹣balanced personality．You know your strengths and weaknesses．You're usually careful．You have a confident personality．You sometimes feel worried，but you don't often get unhappy．You always say what you think，even if it makes people angry．
67．When can we know a person's personality through the sleeping position？
A．At night
B．During the daytime
C．During the deep sleep
D．At the beginning of sleep
68．If Tom is shy and likes to stay alone，he probably goes to sleep ．
A．on curled up
B．on his stomach
C．on his side
D．on his back
69．Which statement is right according to the passage？
A．In a normal night，people often sleep in one position．
B．If you don't have confidence in yourself，you may sleep on your side．
C．Changing positons can cause sleeping problems．
D．Sleeping positons can show people's secret personalities．
70．Where do you think the passage is from？
A．A story book．
B．A science magazine．
C．An amusement magazine
D．A guide book．
Look around when you're on a subway．What's the most popular time﹣killing activity？In China，many people play on their cell phones．But in other countries，many people enjoy reading．Chinese people read an average（平均）of 4.5 books during 2015，according to a recent survey．While a US citizen reads 21 a year and a Japanese reads 17，according to UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）．
Reading books builds a bridge between our life and the unknown world．In many foreign countries，people read at any time．Even backpackers enjoy reading books when they're on a break at the beach，or relaxing from a hike．
In most US middle schools，teachers give students a reading list every few weeks．Most books are easy reads like youth novels．Some schools then hold competitions by asking students details（细节）of a book．
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books．
In order to encourage people to read more，China's planning to foster（鼓励）the habit of reading in its law．Although this has both good and bad sides，it can be seen as a way to develop one's reading habits．What can we do to foster good reading habits？
•Read in short periods．Ten minutes on the way to and from school，10 minutes waiting for friends，15 minutes before going to sleep．That totals 45 minutes per day，about five hours per week．
•Make your own reading list．Your list can be the best﹣selling books on famous websites like The New York Times or Dangdang．com，or books your teacher recommends（推荐）．
•Talk about your reading with your family or friends．
63．How many books do Americans read a year？
A.4.5
B.17
C.21
D.10
64．How do some schools in the US have competitions？
A．By reading more books
B．By telling details of a book
C．By telling exciting stories
D．By reading long time
65．In which country are people developing reading habits by making laws？
A．China
B．The US
C．UNESCO
D．Japan
66．Which of the following is NOT right？
A．Reading can open your eyes to know about the unknown world．
B．You can enjoy reading at any time．
C．You don't have to read books that your teachers recommend．
D．You're supposed to read in short periods．
