1.Four Interesting Science Museums Polytechnic Museum,Russia For many guests of the capital,some of the most vivid childhood memories are associated with this museum.A variety of technical fields are presented in 65 halls-Mining,Space.Energy,and Transportation,etc.And the exposition(博覽會)is the only museum project in Russia about the history of the bike.The interactive division "Technoplay" is open,where you not only can but also need touch most of the exhibits with your hands.In addition to self-experimentation,for personal requests the museum's experts will show many entertaining experiments. Eureka,England The Eureka educational center is a huge complex where modern science and technology are becoming clear,even to kids.The main exhibition is devoted to the human body,the laws of physics and natural things.Visitors can obtain energy or create paper with their own hands.On the area of the Eureka educational park there is a botanical garden and a collection of minerals from the rock types of Finland is presented there. Deutsches Museum,Germany In this museum you can see more than 100 thousand different items from windmills(風(fēng)車)to medical equipment.All aspects of industrial production appear before the eyes.Several museum rooms are arranged especially for children-there are exhibits that entertain kids starting from three. NEMO,the Netherlands The largest Dutch research centre stands ready to share its secrets with everyone.This immersion in the world of science and technology will not be dull.All significant information is presented in the form of exciting games.All exhibits are interactive:visitors are allowed to touch,pull and press on anything.The museum is for children from 6 to 16,as well as for their parents-it will be interesting to all.
(1)What can visitors do at Polytechnic Museum?
A.Learn how the bike developed. B.Touch all of the exhibits. C.Watch entertaining movies. D.Show entertaining experiments. (2)Where should visitors go if they are interested in plants?
A.Polytechnic Museum. B.Eureka. C.Deutsches Museum. D.NEMO. (3)What makes NEMO unique?
A.It is specially designed for children. B.It is the largest museum in the world. C.It shows information of exhibits in games. D.Some exhibits can be touched or pressed.
2.Fu Cong,a Chinese-born pianist,died on Monday at a hospital in London,where he had lived for many years. A lover of classical music from a young age,Mr.Fu began taking piano lessons when he was 7.He made his first stage appearance in 1952.The concert caught the attention of officials in Beijing,who selected him to compete and tour in Eastern Europe.Mr.Fu soon moved to Poland,where he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory (音樂學(xué)校) on a scholarship.To prepare for the fifth Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1955,he practiced so hard that he hurt his fingers and was nearly cut from the first round of the competition. Mr.Fu was one of the first Chinese pianists to achieve global fame when he took third place in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955.He also won a special prize for his performance of Chopin's mazurkas.Almost overnight,he became a national hero.To China,Mr.Fu's recognition in a well-known international competition was evidence that the country could stand on its own artistically in the West.Chinese reporters came to interview Mr.Fu,while many others went to his father,F(xiàn)u Lei,for advice on child-raising. In 1981,a volume of letters written by his father,was published in China.Full of advice,encouragement,life teachings and strict paternal love,the book Fu Lei's Family Letters became a best-seller in China.Besides influencing a generation of Chinese,Mr.Fu's words resonated(引起共鳴)long after his death with the person for whom they were intended. "My father had a saying that 'First you must be a person,then an artist,and then a musician,and only then can you be a pianist,'" Mr.Fu Cong once recalled in an interview. "Even now,I believe in this order-that it should be this way and that I am this way."
(1)What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Fu Cong's achievements in music. B.Fu Cong's stage performances. C.Fu Cong's experiences of learning music. D.Fu Cong's efforts for competitions. (2)Why does Fu Cong's global recognition mean a lot to China?
A.It earns Chinese arts a place in the West. B.It promotes the spread of Chinese culture. C.It proves Chinese people's love for music. D.It enables Chinese art education to be recognized. (3)What does the underlined word "they" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Fu Lei's Family Letters. B.Young people of China. C.Fu Cong and his family. D.Readers of Fu Lei's Family Letters. (4)Which of the following agrees with Fu Lei's ideas in the last paragraph?
A.It's easy to be an artist. B.It requires various qualities to be a pianist. C.Everyone should develop an interest in art. D.Talent is of greatest importance for a pianist.
3.The dangers of sitting all day are obvious.Researchers have shown that remaining sitting for extended periods of time (like at your 9-to-5 desk job) can do harm to your health.While exercise is a big part of reducing the harmful effects of sitting,it was unclear how many gym periods were needed to help—until now. A new study,published in The Lancet,shows the ideal formula for reducing the negative effects of a sedentary(久坐的) job.Instead of a fixed number of hours spent exercising,the ratio(比率) depends on how much you sit:People who work a typical eight-hour day should spend at least one hour each day moving.If you sit six hours a day,you should spend half an hour exercising.The research also indicates that the exercise doesn't have to be all once—or rigorous(嚴格的).It can be spread throughout the day and be as simple as walking. The team behind the study analysed data from a pool of a million adults over the age of 45 in Western Europe,the United States,and Australia.Using previous data,the researchers examined data from 16 published studies and used it to determine how much exercise is required to compensate for sitting.Their recommended daily exercise goal is higher than previous advice but not necessarily less achievable,given it can be completed throughout the day. Fitting in an hour of exercise a day sounds especially discouraging if you have a desk job,but there are plenty of workouts you can complete before and after work.Even if it means taking a 10-minute walk during lunch,your body will thank you in the long run.
(1)The underlined phrase "compensate for" can be best replaced by "
". A.make up for B.break away from C.give up D.take the place of (2)According to the new study,what is the good news for the people working long hours at desk?
A.Workouts may reduce the harm of sitting for long. B.The harm of sitting for long has been proved. C.They don't have to exercise as long as suggested previously. D.The time spent on exercise is flexible. (3)What can be inferred from the passage?
A.The best form of workouts is walking. B.The longer you exercise,the better. C.The new exercise goal is practical though higher. D.A desk job makes it impossible to exercise regularly. (4)The second paragraph is developed mainly
. A.by example B.by process C.by comparison D.by contrast
4.Walmart will soon use 360 robot cleaners across a few hundred of its stores.Using maps input by human employees,the AI-powered cleaners will travel in the store with no difficulty,sweeping the floor-just as human employees used to do. Perhaps the most striking thing about these robot workers is how not-striking they are.Sci-fi movies suggest a future full of human-like robots who appear with their horrible qualities.Now the future is coming into view.jye.ai it looks like a giant lie.It's easy to imagine walking past an Auto-C on a shopping trip without even noticing its presence. AI has already started to become a part of our everyday life.In New Jersey this week,dozens of workers were hospitalized after a robot at an Amazon fulfillment centre accidentally broke a can and enveloped workers in an eye-and-lung-damaging gas.Days earlier in California,an auto-piloted Tesla drove a drunk,sleeping driver down a highway,which no doubt did some potential risk to the other drivers on the road.Highway patrol officers figured out on the spot how to stop the Al car. Of course,industrial accidents and drunk drivers existed as well before AI.Tools with the power to release the burden of physical labor-horses,steam machines,self-driving cars--also come with the power to injure people.And the presence of Al-powered machines that just steps away from us is,for now.jye.ai a rare thing for most people. But the nature of robots' coming into our daily life will make it harder to recognize-or object to-the bigger changes they bring later.Walmart insists that the robot cleaners give employees more time for customer service and other tasks.Critics point out that they could just as easily become an excuse to reduce staff and wages.
(1)What is the difference between sci-fi movies and the reality?
A.Now the human-like robots are hard to recognize. B.Now people don't go to see the sci-fi movies. C.Now the human-like robots can tell lies. D.Now it is easy to ignore the robots. (2)Why were some workers in hospital in New Jersey?
A.Because they damaged the robot first. B.Because the robot caused an accident on purpose. C.Because the robot made a mistake by chance. D.Because the robot driving them on the highway had an accident. (3)What is the attitude of the author to AI?
A.Supportive B.Objective. C.Doubtful. D.Indifferent. (4)What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Artificial intelligence is bringing great effects to our daily life. B.Walmart will soon use 360 robot cleaners across its stores. C.We should say no to artificial intelligence. D.Artificial intelligence is dangerous to our life.
5.At many Thanksgiving dinners,everyone around the table shares something they are thankful for.As we know,most can do this easily.(1)
Be positive.No matter what happens,it's best to remember the good things.Find the bright side in bad situations,and push back against negative opinions.Also,do your best not to compare yourself to others.But when you're around others,give expression to what you like about them.(2)
Accept the negjye.aiive.At the same time,we can't pay no attention to bad things that have happened.We should learn from mistakes.(3)
Before we know it,we're thankful for negative things,too.Our mistakes can also make us humble(謙遜的),which is not all bad.Humble people have better relationship and see life's blessing much more clearly! Acts of kindness.Thankful people know that it's much better to give than to receive.When you're thankful,you feel it's your duty to show love to others.Some people volunteer to help people in need.(4)
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By spending time with others,you show them how much they mean to you.But being thankful is also better realized by spending time alone.When you're alone,you can think about the best parts of your day.You can list them out and think them over.You can find your way to make thanksgiving a part of your life.How wonderful it is!Just enjoy it every day!
A Use of time. B It makes us become strong. C Helping others will cost you lots of time. D Studies show that volunteers might feel happier and healthier. E It's more important to know how to be thankful to people all the time. F By keeping good in mind,you'll give thanks for it even more than before. G So you have the stories to get your family talking at the Thanksgiving table.
7.China's first Mars exploration mission (任務(wù)) has been named Tianwen-1,announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday,China's Space Day. The name comes from the poem Tianwen,(1)
(write) by Qu Yuan,meaning Questions to Heaven.In Tianwen,Qu Yuan raised a series of questions involving natural phenomena,myths and the real world,(2)
showed his doubts about some (3)
(tradition) concepts and the spirit of seeking the truth.CNSA said, "all of China's planetary exploration missions in the future (4)
(name) the Tianwen series,representing the Chinese nation's perseverance in exploring nature and the universe." China plans to launch the Mars probe in 2020, (5)
(aim) to complete orbiting,landing and roving (巡視,漫游) in one mission. Since 2016,China has set April 24 (6)
the country's Space Day (7)
(mark) the launch of its first satellite into space on April 24,1970.The various activities on Space Day have become (8)
window for the Chinese public and the world to get a(9)
(good) understanding of China's aerospace progress. Zhang Kejian,head of CNSA,said that over the past 50 years,Chinese space engineers and scientists have overcome various difficulties and achieved aerospace development through self-reliance and independent innovation(創(chuàng)新).He said CNSA is willing to work together with the international community to make new and greater (10)
(contribute) to exploring the mysteries of the universe.