BIPC would like to invite beekeepers to the
World Bee Day Activities
9：00 am﹣ 4：00 pm， Sunday， May 20th 2018
Landhill Hall， Cornwall
Bees are now in danger and its number is going down every year largely because of human activity， while a third of the world's food production depends on this yellow and black insect（昆虫） and other pollinators（传授花粉者）．
May 20th this year is the first World Bee Day． It was created last year by the UN， after Slovenia put forward the idea， to draw people's attention to the important role of bees and other pollinators in keeping the planet healthy．
A day for all those who are interested in learning to improve the quality（质量） of their bees! A day also for those who want to know more about bee keeping!
Bring your family with you and have fun! Let's celebrate everything connected with bees and the coming of spring!
Activities for the whole family：
talks on bees/bee products for sale/wax（蜡） & candle﹣making lessons
Bee Communication：
Dr Gavin Ramsay will explain the dances of bees， telling you about what smart behaviors bees have．
Cleaning beeswax & candle﹣making： Classes will be given by Kate Black．
Cafe： Lunch and tea/coffee/cakes are available at the cafe．
These activities are held by BIPC， the Bee Improvement Program for Cornwall．
Tickets are 8 for members of BIPC and 10 for non﹣members． Half price for a child．
All the money will go to the City Bee Protection Project．
Book your place by emailing bengreen@hotmail．com
（1）The danger that bees are facing is caused by ．
A． beekeepers
B． food production
C． human activity
D． other pollinators
（2）The World Bee Day was created ．
A． to advise people to keep healthy
B． to help beekeepers sell more bee products
C． to celebrate the coming of spring
D． to make people know the importance of bees
（3）During the activities， you can learn all the following EXCEPT ．
A． to make a candle
B． to improve the quality of bees
C． to make tea and coffee
D． to understand the dances of bees
（4）Bill， a member of BIPC， and his 5﹣year﹣old son will pay for tickets to the activities．
A． 10 dollars
B． 12 dollars
C． l6 dollars
D． l8 dollars
（5）The money from the sales of tickets ．
A． will be used to protect bees
B． will make BIPC very rich
C． will be given to beekeepers
D． will be spent on the celebrations
A wealthy man loved his son very much． As he wanted his son to lead a happy life， he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．
When the old man learnt about his（1） ， he handed the boy an empty bowl and said． "Go to the river miles away and（2） it with water． I will tell you about it（3） no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this， he had no choice but to（4） this task．
The boy（5） on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his
（6） attention to the bowl in his hands．
The old man smiled and said， "Bring me（7） bowl of water， but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"
When he returned， the boy was able to（8） everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked down at his bowl， he found（9） that most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．
"Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget the water in your bowl． This is the（10） of happiness．"
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（1）A．research |
B．promise |
C．purpose |
D．experience |
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（2）A．wash |
B．fill |
C．compare |
D．connect |
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（3）A．if |
B．until |
C．unless |
D．while |
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（4）A．put out |
B．pick out |
C．point out |
D．carry out |
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（5）A．set off |
B．paid off |
C．got off |
D．kept off |
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（6）A．public |
B．weak |
C．quick |
D．full |
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（7）A．any |
B．every |
C．another |
D．the other |
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（8）A．change |
B．imagine |
C．examine |
D．describe |
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（9）A． lazily |
B．sadly |
C．luckily |
D．excitedly |
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（10）A．result |
B．cause |
C．secret |
D．decision |
Recently， a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question： What should China be proud of？ It was（1） （wide） spread online．
Emma is from Canada． She came to China four years ago． Now she is （2） University student in Ningbo． The following is China in her eyes．
"（3） （find） a job in China can be really simple． There are more job （4） （chance） here than any other country in the world．"
"Its public security is great． I（5） （travel） many countries so far， and I think China is really safe．"
"About 400million Chinese are studying English． China has become the country （6） ．has the greatest number of English speakers in non﹣ English speaking countries．"
"The speed of Chinese trains is high． On my （7） （three） visit to my friend in Beijing． I took a train there． From Ningbo（8） Beijing． The train runs 1，365kilometers for only seven hours．"
"I think there （9） （be） many more things China should be proud of． I believe China must be much （10） （good） than other countries．"
Artificial intelligence（人工智能），or AI in 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 identify criminals（罪犯）． Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert． It also checks the ID of ride﹣hailing（网约车）drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile．
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 dont have this ability． Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them"speak"to humans． The system can show what self﹣driving cars will do． For example， if a driverless car is yielding（让路）， it will lash two white lights side to side． A rapidly flashing light tells passers﹣by that the car is about to speed up
Service Robots also show you how powerful Al 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 world． 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）What does the underlined word identify mean in the passage？
A． To let somebody know his mistakes．
B． To come to realize and tell who is who．
C． To take somebody to the police station．
D． To inform somebody of something important．
（2）According to the passage， what is facial recognition used for？
A． Driving cars．
B． Making people smile．
C． Calling the police．
D． Checking people's information．
（3）Which technology has been used in rea1 life according to the passage？
A． Service Robots at school．
B． Robots as ride﹣hailing drivers．
C． Facia1 recognition for payment．
D． Light signals for self﹣driving cars．
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． People use AI in many different ways．
B． AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs．
C． Self﹣driving cars will be able to talk like humans．
D． A criminal was caught for inventing facia1 recognition．
Shenzhen， Jan 1.2018 ﹣ Shenzhen has become the world's first city to make all its public buses， about 16，359， run on electricity． A total of 12， 518 taxis， or 62.5 percent of all the taxis in the city are electric ones． We will replace （替换）the rest of the taxis with electric ones by 2020．" said Mr． Chen from the government．
"I have been a driver for twenty years．" said Mr． Zhang，a driver who started to drivee﹣buses a month ago． We had several rounds of training and passed strict exams before we were allowed to drive the e﹣buses ．"
The city has buit 8，000 charging poles （充电柱） and 501 bus charging stations． "A bus can be fully charged within two hours and the charging poles can serve 300 buses a day at our station． Since the replacement， the bus terminal has become quiet， even as thee﹣buses are entering and exiting the station．" said Mr． Guan， the manager of Qinghu BusStation．
The use of e﹣buses and e﹣taxis plays an important role in improving air quality． In a year，' the e﹣buses use 72.9 percent less energy than the traditional ones． The e﹣taxis will save the energy of 119， 000 tons of standard coal．
Shenzhen was one of the first 13 cities to take part in the National New﹣energy Vehicle Program （NNVP）． In 2017． the city spent 33 billion yuan on e﹣buses and the charging equipment． The city also encourages people to buy new﹣energy cars or e﹣cars by reducing their payment．
（1）How many e﹣taxis were there in Shenzhen in January， 2018？
A．8，000
B．12，518
C．16，359
D．11，900
（2）What is the influence of the replacement according to Mr． Guan？
A． It saves 72.9 percent energy．
B． It helps to improve air quality．
C． The bus station has become quiet．
D． People will pay more if they buy e﹣cars．
（3）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A． It is not easy to be an e﹣driver．
B． Shenzhen is the first to use e﹣taxi．
C． Thirteen cities are in the national new﹣energy vehicle program besides Shenzhen．
D． There are 300 charging poles at each bus station．
（4）What is the main idea of the passage？
A． E﹣buses and e﹣taxis can save more energy in Shenzhen．
B． Shenzhen took part in the national new energy vehicle program．
C． It is fast and convenient for the e﹣buses to be changed in Shenzhen．
D． Shenzhen is replacing its public buses and taxis with electric ones．