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2022-2023热点时事话题阅读练习66专题(高考模拟+名校真题)专题43 饮食习俗Passage 1（2019·全国·高考真题）Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s “me” time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half(53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half(46 percent) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction(交流). “I reflect on how my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “It’s a chance for self-reflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.”That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesn’t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.1．What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?A．Food variety.B．Eating habits.C．Table manners.D．Restaurant service.2．Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch?A．To meet with her coworkers.B．To catch up with her work.C．To have some time on her own.D．To collect data for her report.3．What do we know about Mazoleny?A．He makes videos for the bar.B．He’s fond of the food at the bar.C．He interviews customers at the bar.D．He’s familiar with the barkeeper.4．What is the text mainly about?A．The trend of having meals alone.B．The importance of self-reflection.C．The stress from working overtime.D．The advantage of wireless technology.Passage 2（2022·湖南·模拟预测）If you follow luxury resorts (度假地) or travel influencers on Instagram, odds are good that you’ve seen at least one “floating breakfast”.In case you’re not familiar with them, here’s what to know: they’re your typical hotel room service breakfast-think toast, fruit, coffee and the like — served in a pool instead of in bed. Usually, they’re placed on large plates or colorful baskets, then accessorized (配饰) with bright tropical flowers to make them even more photogenic.These breakfasts are particularly popular in Asia and the Pacific, especially at warm-weather private flat resorts in places like Thailand, Fiji and the Maldives.Nearly everyone agrees that the trend began in Bali, although no specific resort seems to get the credit for coming up with the idea first.While these breakfasts have become more common on resort menus over the last five years, the coronavirus pandemic has made them more popular than ever as hotel guests are avoiding buffets and public dining rooms.“Across the course of the past year, in-suite dining has become extremely popular, especially for those seeking comfort in the safety and their room,” Jann Hess, general manager at Amanjiwo in Bali. “The floating breakfast is a popular choice.”After all, the floating breakfast needs a pool to float in — and a private pool is a muchbetter choice than a shared pool where a splashing (飞溅的) kid might make the whole thing topple over.Though the gorgeous colors and dramatic plating of floating breakfasts make them perfect for social media, asking people to stand in the pool before they’ve fully woken up or had caffeine seems like a potential recipe for disaster.James Booth, a Sydney-based reporter, tells that, for him, the special meal worked better in concept. Though Booth had pre-scheduled a specific time for the breakfast to arrive, he ended up oversleeping about 20 minutes, meaning he’d missed the optimal window for consuming it.5．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?A．What “floating breakfast” is like.B．Why “floating breakfast” is popular. C．What you should know in luxury resorts.D．How we can enjoy “floating breakfast”. 6．Why does the coronavirus pandemic make “floating breakfast” more popular?A．It provides a more healthy diet.B．People avoid meeting in groups.C．It saves a lot of money to eat out.D．People wants to try the new trend. 7．What does the underlined word “optimal” in the last paragraph mean?A．Small.B．Broad.C．Open.D．Most ideal. 8．What is a suitable title for the text?A．How floating breakfast develops B．Two sides of floating breakfast C．Floating breakfast, a popular trend D．Reasons why floating breakfast comes upPassage 3（2021·福建厦门·三模）When you think of Chinese food in the U.S., fried rice, or General Tso’s chicken may first come to mind. But a new museum exhibition in New York City is trying to expand visitors’ palates (味蕾). It features stories of famous cooks like Martin Yan and home cooks whose food represents18 different regional cooking styles of China.“I think it’s unfair to just classify Chinese cooking as one,” says Kian Lam Kho, a co- curator (策展人) of “Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America” at the Museum of Chinese in America.“Even with the same dish or same cuisine, every family has a different variation." That’s why the curators say if you want to taste the full range of Chinese cuisine in the U.S, you’ll need to go beyond restaurants and into homekitchens, which can play a central role in many immigrants’ lives.“The kitchen itself is kind of a comfort when you come to a new country. That’s the one place where you set up as your home base, and you cook things that you remember from your past,” explains co-curator Audra Ang.One of the home cooks showcased in the exhibition is Ni Biying, 80, of Manhattan. She worked as a live-in babysitter for years before she could finally afford to rent a home with her own kitchen. These days, you can usually find her moving around her one-bedroom apartment as a sweet smell of vinegar and rice wine floats from her stove. For Ni, a small dinner for friends and family means preparing almost a dozen different dishes. She learned some of her techniques from her father, who made most of her family’ s meals when she was a child.“I still make the beef with stir-fried celery my father used to cook," she says. And it’s the kind of comfort food that defines Chinese food for Ni.9．What is the new museum exhibition mainly about?A．Stories of Chinese food and cooks.B．Exploration of famous restaurants. C．History of Chinese immigration.D．Cuisine of different countries. 10．Why does the kitchen play a key role in many immigrants’ lives?A．It provides a wealthy life.B．It helps them to accept new cultures. C．It brings a sense of belonging.D．It enables them to forget the past. 11．What can we learn about Ni Biying from paragraph 4?A．She worked in a Chinese restaurant.B．She made most meals as a child. C．She learned cooking from her father.D．She lives with a big family. 12．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Chinese Restaurant Tells Immigrant TalesB．Home Cooking Brings More to the TableC．Immigrants Seek their Fortune in the U.S.D．Cuisine Gains New VariationsPassage 4（2021·江苏连云港·二模）A short cooking video posted by a netizen on Tiktok has recently become a popular hit on the site. Bearing the tag “Chinese food”, the video not only showed off the chief’s superb skills in making Chinese dishes, but it also got netizens abroad wanting to get a taste of China’s unique food culture.Although the video was nothing master-level, just a rather standard homemade friedpotato dish, it received more than 200,000 likes after only three days of posting. In addition to praising the chef, commenters wondered why such a simple Chinese dish could look like a fancy cuisine that had been made through tons of effort. “Even the most basic Chinese dish needs to have three elements: color, smell and taste. For example, color not only requires a chef to have sharp eyes, but also valuable experience,” said Wang, an experienced Chinese chef in Guangzhou.Chinese cooking is not the only type of content covered by the tag. Other popular videos under the tag include “odd food” challenges, traditional Chinese dishes and Chinese snack tasting, the latter of which has become particularly popular among young omnivore vloggers (video bloggers)living in a world of continually expanding cultural globalization.“I have been a fan of Chinese food ever since my Chinese friend cooked me di san xian at university. I was surprised by the dish’s taste and its look, which was very different from my home food, but felt it was very familiar to me because I noticed we share similar cooking skills,” said Bianca, an Italian Asian food fan.“I started my channel by recording my roommate tasting my cooking. These videos got likes and comments gradually. Seeing some people commenting in German or English and saying ‘I want to try it’, I felt these videos can narrow the gap between the two cultures,” said Mr. Bear, a vlogger on Bilibili who promotes Chinese cooking.13．What does the underlined word “omnivore” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．People eating meat.B．People eating vegetables.C．People eating diverse food.D．People eating Chinese food.14．What does Bianca think of Chinese food?A．Common and dear.B．Special and familiar.C．Weird and delicious.D．Similar and disconnected.15．What does Mr. Bear mean in the last paragraph?A．The majority of his fans tasted the food he cooked.B．His roommate encouraged him to cook Chinese food.C．He is an expert determined to become a Chinese chef.D．His videos make a difference to cultural communication.16．What can we learn from the passage?A．Chinese culture has aroused people’s interest overseas.B．The video is more master-level than a standard homemade.C．Basic Chinese dish has three elements: color, smell and taste.D．Chinese cooking has become popular among young vloggers.Passage 5（2021·山东青岛·一模）For many Chinese consumers, a satisfying breakfast is one that includes either hot porridge or steamed buns. Cold sandwiches, which are usually popular with Westerners, are probably one of the last options on their minds. But that is not to say that consumers, especially those in an international city like Shanghai, would avoid everything considered Western for breakfast. For instance, coffee, which has steadily grown in popularity in the country, is one drink that many cannot do without today.To satisfy this growing demand for breakfast sets that combine elements from the East and the West, food companies have been rolling out a host of new offerings to attract the customer. One example is Shanghai Qiao Coffee, which was launched by local time-honored food company Qiaojiashan at the end of 2019. Apart from its traditional dim sum, the store also sells various types of coffee.According to Shen Yan, deputy manager of Shanghai Qiaojiashan Food Development Cold, the most popular breakfast set at the moment is the steamed vegetable bun paired with black coffee. “The calories that one gets from a meal featuring Chinese dim sum and coffee are less than those of a Western breakfast. Since a steamed bun has nearly 200 calories and a cup of black coffee barely has any calories, this combination can be considered healthy and delicious," said Shen.Even the smaller shoppers in the food scene are jumping on the East-West breakfast trend. Western food establishments, too, have been rolling out Chinese breakfast options. "Consumers and even cultural heritage will also benefit from the increased competition. If not for the current trend which has revived interest in certain traditional dim sum, these foods could soon be lost to history," Shen said.17．What can we leant about breakfast in Shanghai in paragraph!?A．People prefer porridge and steamed buns.B．Cold sandwiches are a popular choice. C．People avoid western food for breakfast.D．Coffee is a must for many people.18．Why does the set of the steamed vegetable bun with black coffee sell well? A．Because it's newly launched.B．Because it contains more vegetables. C．Because it's traditional.D．Because it's tasty and healthy. 19．What can we learn from Shen's words in the last paragraph?A．The competition for breakfast sets is of no benefit to consumers.B．Only big companies have the ability to seize the market share.C．Western food companies don't care about East-West breakfast.D．Some traditional foods might disappear without the combination trend.20．What docs the author intend to tell us?A．Chinese consumers show more interest in western food.B．Western breakfast is warmly welcomed by Shanghai people.C．The Chinese-Western breakfast set is becoming a hit in Shanghai.D．Shanghai Qiao Coffee has won great success for its breakfast sets.Passage 6（2021·江苏·盐城中学二模）I told my husband the topic of this essay and asked him, “As a British person, why do the British like tea?”His answer was, “Tea fixes everything."For the British, tea is a substitute for emotions. The money that an American would dedicate to counseling or therapy to deal with childhood trauma (创伤），the British instead spend on tea bags, tea pots, tea cups and tea towels.Tea is the only outlet that the British have for strong emotion, outside of football teams and alcohol. If your co-workers annoy you, you can't very well get drunk to cope with it, so tea is the substitute. The ceremony of boiling water and adding sugar and milk in a specific order based on religiously-held personal preferences is calming and allows the type of repetitive action that comforts the British mind and helps them to suppress their feelings. Calmly sipping a cup of hot tea is a proper therapeutic and British way of dealing with emotion. If someone starts to get angry at you or if they express sadness or another emotion that is uncomfortable to deal with, rather than talking about it, a British person will put the kettle on. It is a convenient way of changing the subject to one that all British people can agree on: tea.I am married to a British man, and we have never had an argument that didn't end in him offering to make a cup of tea. I've never entered a British house without receiving an offer of tea. Tea is social bonding. If you reject tea, you are rejecting Britain. For the British, the ideaof not wanting tea is nearly incomprehensible. For the British, if you don't want tea, you don't want life. They really believe that tea fixes everything.21．What will he do if a British man gets angry?A．He will drown his anger in tea.B．He will keep his anger in mind.C．He will go to the pub for a drink.D．He will express his anger directly.22．Why does the British like tea so much?A．They like the taste of it.B．It's a way of killing time.C．It helps them to calm down.D．The tea boiling ceremony is a pleasure.23．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．Tea helps the British to socialize.B．Tea costs the British too much time.C．You can reject the offered tea in Britain.D．The author never argued with her husband.24．What's the main purpose of the author?A．Her family life in Britain.B．Why the British like tea.C．How the British drink tea.D．Her husband's love for tea.Passage 7（2021·湖北·湘潭县一中模拟预测）We love food and drink. We love to celebrate the good stuff and criticize the bad. This is our take on the top three food cultures and destinations. It’s time to find out once and for all, which cuisine is king as you plan where you’ll travel next:No. 3 FranceYou can spend an entire two-week vacation exploring combinations of wines and cheeses around the country.YumEscargot — credit the French for turning garden-dwelling pests into a delicacy.Massive respect for making them taste amazing too.Baguette — the first and last thing that you’ll want to eat in France. The first bite is superb; the last will be full of longing.DumbFoie gras — it tastes like 10,000 ducks roasted in butter then reduced to a velvet pudding.No. 2 ChinaThe people who greet each other with “Have you eaten yet?” are arguably the most food-obsessed in the world. The Chinese almost cook and sell anything, and they also make it taste great.YumSweet and sour pork — a guilty pleasure that has taken on different forms.Dim sum — a grand tradition from Hong Kong to New York. The best to start a day as breakfast.DumbShark’s fin soup — calling for Chinese restaurants to ban the dish has been a goal of green campaigners in recent years.No. 1 ItalyItalian food has enslaved taste-buds around the globe for centuries, with its tomato sauces, and those clever things they do with wheat flour and desserts .YumPizza —simple yet satisfying dish. Staple diet of bachelors and college students. Coffee — cappuccino is for breakfast? Forget it. We want it all day and all night.DumbBuffalo mozzarella — those balls of water buffalo milk. The flavor’s so subtle you have to imagine it.25．Which food would you not try as an environmentalist?A．Shark’s fin soup B．Foie grasC．Sweet and sour pork D．Escargot26．Which will be the best choice for hungry students in Italy?A．Pizza B．Coffee C．Buffalo mozzarella D．Desserts 27．Which will be the best breakfast?A．Cappuccino B．Baguette C．Cheese D．Dim sum Passage 8（2020·青海海东·一模）A new study suggests drinking coffee as soon as someone wakes up from a poor night's sleep greatly affects metabolism (新陈代谢) and blood sugar control.In the study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, UK researchers let 29 healthy men and women take part in three different overnight experiments. In the first two scenes, participants were given a sugary drink upon waking-first from a normal night's sleep, and then again after a poor night's sleep during which they were woken up for five minutes every hour. In the third, their sleep was similarly disrupted, but they were given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.Blood samples from participants were taken following the sugary drink, which mirrored the calories of a typical breakfast, in each experiment. Results showed that one night of disrupted sleep did not worsen the participants' blood sugar responses at breakfast when compared to a normal night of sleep. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast in-creased the blood sugar response by around 50 percent.By drinking such kind of drink after breakfast, UK researchers found that our bodies' ability to break down our food healthily is completely improved. Examining the effects of bro-ken sleep and. morning coffee across a range of different metabolic markers, scientists at the University of Bath found that, while one night of poor sleep had a limited effect on metabolism, drinking coffee before breakfast could have a negative effect on blood sugar control.“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee—the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee is. This study is important and has far-reaching health influences, and it indeed moves some coffee drinkers' heartstrings. As up to now we have had limited knowledge about what this is doing to our bodies, in particular for our metabolic and blood sugar control, so we have a long way to go.” said Professor James Betts, co-director of the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism at the University of Bath.28．How did UK researchers get the result of the experiment?A．By assumption.B．By making comparisons.C．By questionnaire.D．By consulting journals.29．What can we learn from the experiment?A．One night of poor sleep surely affects blood sugar.B．Drinking coffee after breakfast does harm to health.C．Having strong drinks has a good effect on metabolism.D．Drinking coffee at different time has different effects on health. 30．What does James Betts think of the study?A．It makes no sense.B．It is limited and blind. C．It remains to be continued.D．It is particular and explicit. 31．What can be the best title for the text?A．How. Much Coffee to Drink MattersB．Does Coffee Really Wake Up an Appetite?C．Drinking Coffee before Breakfast Harms MetabolismD．How Does Drinking Black Coffee Affect People's Sleep?参考答案：1．B2．C3．D4．A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。

新闻传播学专业词汇英汉对照(之一【新闻学】)II. 报纸版面各部分名称1.报耳（ear）2.报头（flag/masterhead/nameplate）3.标题（headline）4.版口（head margin）5.当日新闻提要（index）6.插图（cut）7.图片说明（cutline）8.标题之一行（deck）9.署名（by-line）10.新闻导言（lead）11.引题（kicker）12.头版（frontpage）III 报纸常见栏目名称一、常见新闻栏目1.City / Local / City Edition/ City Page/ Region 城市2.National/ Around The Nation/ Domestic/ Home News 国内新闻3.International / Global 国际新闻4.Brief / In Brief / Briefing / Bulletin 摘要5.Recap 简明新闻6.Pony Report 每日新闻摘要7.Newsline 新闻经纬8.Events And Trends 事件/ 动向9.Exclusive 独家报道10.Expose 新闻曝光11.Issue In The News/ Focus/ Hot News 新闻热点12.Update / Latest News 最新报道13.Feature / News Features / General Features 特写（可囊括除新闻以外的一切报道）mentary / Editorial / Opinion / Column / Letters To The Editors 评论15.Advertisement: Display Advertising / Classified Advertising--- (Jobs/Auto/RealEstate/ For Sale/ Help Wanted) 广告二、常见其他栏目名称1.agony column 答读者问专栏2.anecdote 趣闻轶事3.candid camera 抓拍镜头4.caricature漫画、讽刺画5.cartoon漫画6.chitchat column 闲话栏ic strip 连环漫画8.continued story 连载故事9.correspondence column 读者来信10.critique 评论11.crossword 猜字游戏/纵横填字字谜12.digest 文摘13.document 文件摘14.editor’s note 编者按15.essay杂文、随笔、小品文16.going out guide 旅游指南17.gossip 社会新闻18.how-to-stories 常识指导19.interview 访谈录20.leader社论21.light literature 通俗文学22.mini-torial 短评23.note 随笔24.notice 启事25.obit 讣告26.pegging 新闻背景27.personal / personal column 私人广告/ 人事要闻28.profile 人物专访29.readers’ forum 读者论坛30.review 评论31.round-up综合报道/综述32.running story/ serials 连载故事33.shirttail 社论栏/ 附注34.side story / sidebar / sidelight 花絮新闻/趣闻35.situations vacant / situations wanted 招聘广告36.sponsored section特约专版37.squib小品文/随笔38.strip cartoon / strip 连环漫画/连环画39.Supplement 增刊40.Think piece 时事短评41.Titbit 花絮42.Travelogue/ travels游记43.What’s on 影视指南44.Wise saying 至理名言IV. 常见报纸类型1.daily 日报2.morning edition 晨报3.evening edition 晚报4.quality paper 高级报纸5.popular paper 大众报纸6.evening paper 晚报ernment organ 官报8.part organ 党报9.trade paper 商界报纸10.Chinese paper 中文报纸11.English newspaper 英文报纸12.vernacular paper 本国文报纸13.political news 政治报纸14.Newspaper Week 新闻周刊V. 各类记者名称accredited journalist n. 特派记者publisher 发行人proprieter 社长bureau chief, copy chief 总编辑editor-in-chief 总主笔editor 编辑, 主笔newsman, newspaperman, journalist 新闻记者cub reporter 初任记者reporter 采访记者war correspondent, campaign badge 随军记者columnist 专栏记者star reporter 一流通讯员correspondent 通讯员special correspondent 特派员contributor 投稿家VI 其他bulldog edition 晨版article 记事banner headline 头号大标题big news 头条新闻hot news 最新新闻feature 特写,花絮criticism 评论editorial 社论review, comment 时评book review 书评topicality 时事问题city news 社会新闻general news column 一般消息栏public notice 公告calssified ad 分类广告flash-news 大新闻extra 号外the sports page 运动栏literary criticism 文艺评论Sunday features 周日特刊newsbeat 记者采访地区news blackout 新闻管制press ban 禁止刊行yellow sheet 低俗新闻tabloid 图片版新闻"Braille" edition 点字版newspaper office 报社news source 新闻来源informed sources 消息来源attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源newspaper campaign 新闻战free-lancer writer 自由招待会press box 记者席news conference,press conference 记者招待会International Press Association 国际新闻协会distribution 发行circulation 发行份数newsstand, kiosk 报摊newspaper agency 报纸代售处newsboy 报童subscription (rate) 报费newsprint 新闻用纸Fleet Street 舰队街advance n．预发消息；预写消息affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻assignment n．采写任务back alley news n. 小道消息backgrounding n．新闻背景Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。

备战2022年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练热点50 大熊猫保护的最新进展一、阅读理解1Da Mao and Er Shun are two giant pandas that have made the Calgary Zoo in Canada their home since 2018. They were expected to live there until 2023. However, they will head back to China earlier than expected.The zoo announced the news on May 12, saying the decision was made due to COVID-19 travel restrictions （限制）. The restrictions have made it more challenging for the zoo to get bamboo for the pandas to eat, Global News reported.According to the zoo, 99 percent of a giant panda’s diet is made up of fresh bamboo. Each adult giant panda eats around 40 kg of bamboo a day.“We believe the best and safest place for Er Shun and Da Mao to be during these challenging times is where bamboo is easy to get,” said Dr Clement.1. The news about two giant pandas back to China was reported by ________.A. Global NewsB. Calgary ZooC. TeensD. creative papers2. From the reading we know that Calgary Zoo ________.A. promised to keep Da Mao and Er Shun until 2023B. is not always the suitable place for the two giant pandasC. has been in danger since the outbreak startedD. doesn’t allow any tourists to visit3. It is clear that ________.A. fresh bamboo makes up more than 95% diet of a giant pandaB. a panda eats 40 kg of bamboo each dayC. there will be more giant pandas back to ChinaD. only if pandas are sent back to China can they survive during the pandemic4. Da Mao and Er Shun will head back to China mainly because of ________.A. moneyB. safetyC. COVID-19D. challenge5. In which section can we read the news?A. TEENS.B. CULTURE.C. INTERNATIONAL.D. HISTORY.【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C【解析】文章介绍了加拿大卡尔加里动物园的两只大熊猫大毛和二顺，它们预计将在那里生活到2023年。

备战2022年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练热点52 乌镇与世界互联网大会一、阅读理解1AI parkHome to the annual World Internet Conference (WIC), Wuzhen, a water town in East China’s Zhejiang Province, has always been associated (联系) with technology.Wuzhen’s People’s Park was built in th e 1950s. But this traditional park is now a center with the latest technologies. Powered by technologies including 5G, AI and AR, 23 interactive displays (交互式显示器) have been set up in the park.An AI assistant is placed at the park’s entrance. From weather forecast to the price of meat and vegetables, it provides daily-life information for the local people.Square dancing is popular in China. A big screen has been put up in the park’s square, and dancers can learn routines from the screen or use it as a music player. Using the AR mode, dancers can see themselves through the high-resolution (高分辨率的) camera, making the screen a “mirror”.The garbage cans (垃圾桶) here are smart, too. The garbage can opens by itself when it senses something moving near. It then sorts the garbage and tells you which category (种类) it falls in.The virtual (虚拟的) zoo in the park is the children’s favorite. By scanning (扫描) the area using the park’s app, visitors can check our virtual animals by AR cameras.The park is not just a bunch of technologies put together for no reason. All the services were designed (设计) according to people’s actual needs, which showed us what “technology +” could be like in the future.1. Wuzhen’s People’s Park was built ________ century.A. in the 18thB. in the 19thC. in the 20thD. in the 21th2. An AI assistant at the park’s entrance can provide ________.A. a music playerB. an AR cameraC. meat and vegetablesD. daily-life information3. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the function (功能) of the garbage can?A. It sorts the garbage moving near.B. It tells which category it falls in.C. It scans the area using the park’s app.D. It opens by itself when it senses something moving near.4. The children’s favorite place in the park is ________.A. the virtual zooB. the park’s squareC. the park’s entranceD. the garage can5. Which one is NOT TRUE about the facts of the AI park?A. You can find 23 interactive displays in the park.B. The visitors can see the real animals in the park.C. Dancers can see themselves through the high-resolution camera.D. All the services were designed according to people’s actual needs.2We use the Internet a lot every day. We learn English through online lessons. We watch online videos. We talk to friends through WeChat. But that is not all.In the future, we are going to connect everything around us to the Internet, not only computers and smartphones. We might connect the refrigerator, the car, the house and even whole cities to the Internet. It is a big idea called the "Internet of Things"(IoT) or the "Internet of Everything".How do we connect things to the Internet? We do it by putting built-in sensors (内置传感器), chips and software(软件) into them.In the world of IoT, we can "talk" to our car and house through the Internet. The car and house can also ''talk" to each other. It makes our life easier and helps us save money, time and energy.IoT was a hot topic at the Second World Internet Conference. It took place in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, earlier last month. Experts said that in recent years, 30 to 50 billion things would connect to IoT.Your house knows when you are at home and when you are not. So in the summer, it makes rooms cooler when you are home. And after you leave, it stops cooling down the rooms.Water and gas pipes (天然气管道) can tell your town when there is a leak.Your refrigerator can "remember" things, such as what you put in and pull out of it. So it can send you e-mails with dinner ideas. Or it will shop online for you when things run out.You drive your car home. The car tells your house that you live five kilometers away. So the house turns on the lights and warms up.You may fall asleep on the sofa while watching TV. Don't worry, your smartwatch can feel this. It will turn off your TV and lights for you.6. We can ________ through WeChat according to the passage.A. learn mathB. talk to friendsC. drive the car homeD. make rooms cooler7. "IoT" means "________" in this passage.A. I often TalkB. Internet of TalkingC. Internet of ThingsD. Information of Tea8. Where did the Second World Internet Conference take place?A. In Wuzhen, ZhejiangB. In Wuxi, JiangshuC. In ShanghaiD. In Shenzhen, Guandong9. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. In the future, we can only connect computers and smartphones to the Internet.B. We connect things to the Internet by putting gas pipes into them.C. The Second World Internet Conference took place in 2016.D. The world of IoT makes our life easier.10. Which of the following can be the title for this article?A. The development of computer.B. Internet of everything.C. The future of human beings.D. The tight between humans and computer.3Build a smart futureThe Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The world’s leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference, which was held in Wuzhen.The development of artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic at the conference (会议). If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarkets, just a tablet (平板电脑) on a desk that says “ please smile”. If you smile, it gives you a special discount off your foods. The bigger you smile, the more discounts for your goods. Payment is done stigmatically through your Alipay account. When you first enter the s upermarket, the supermarket’s AI recognizes your face and your account.There is also AI that can read lips. Sougou brought its lip-reading system to the conference. It recognizes your mouth’s movements and turns them into voice or text massagers. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminalsuspects (犯罪嫌疑人) by lip－reading recordings from video camera.Another type of AI focus on understanding human emotions. Microsoft chatboxXiaoIce can not only provide useful information but also chat with people like a real friend. XiaoIce has Wehat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes. she keeps improving herself by talking with users.These technologies are being put into wilder use. We may see a smarter world and better life in the near future.11. What did the leading technology companies do at the World Internet Conference?A. They discussed how to use AI in the supermarket.B. They discussed how to put the now technology into use.C. They discussed how to use AI to catch criminal suspects.D. They discussed how to build smarter online communities.12. What do es “real lips” (in the fourth paragraph) mean?A. It means to read silently, with moving the lips only.B. It means to notice what is on the lips of the speakers.C. It means to watch the movement of the lips and translate it into written words.D. It means to watch the movement of lips and decide what the speaker says.13. From this passage, we can know that ________.A. these technologies are being used widelyB. these technologies are still being testedC. these technologies are not developed yetD. these technologies are not helpful at all4“Internet of Things” (IoT) was a hot topic at the Second World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang.Experts said at the conference that in five years, there could be 30 to 50 billion IoT devices (设备) connected to and shaping our lives. Look at the chart below. What will things be like in five years? Let’s take a look!14. The number of connected devices the number of World population is equal to the number of connected devices per person.A. plusB. minusC. multiplied byD. divided by15. devices have been connected to the IoT by the year of 2020.A. 500 millionB. 12.5 billionC. 25 billionD. 50 billion16. From the chart, we can learn that .A. fewer and fewer people are using connected devicesB. more and more people are using connected devicesC. the number of connected devices was fewer in 2015 than in 2010D. it is increasing of population that leads to increasing of connected devices5While many of his classmates are trying to write articles for their exams, Jin Minzhe, a 15-year-old boy from Suzhou, has already written a whole book called Ji Chi Ji Hong He Shan Yi. It is set during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-581). A young man from a wealthy family fights for his homeland.“I love history. In Grade Seven, I travelled to Wuzhen, where Xiao Tong from the Liang Dynasty once lived, and then I decided to write a book about him.” Jin said.In a video interview, Jin looks a bit shy. But when it comes to writing, he becomes someone bold. “I wrote around the clock as my ideas kept coming. After about 20 days, I finished more than 300 pages,” Jin said.Jin’s writing skills might come from his love of reading. In primary school, he read four books every week. In middl e school, he still reads three to four books a month. Family support is important to Jin as well. “My father loves history, so we often talk about our reading experiences and our different ideas,” Jin said. “My mother always takes me to bookstores. She als o took good care of me when I wrote the book.”Jin said literature (文学) gives him a sense of calm and freedom. “I’ll keep reading and writing.” he said.17. What did Jin do when he was in Grade Seven?A. He wrote a famous book.B. He made a video interview.C. He travelled to Wuzhen.D. He read four books every week.18. What does the underlined word “bold” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. 慷慨的B. 大胆的C. 迟钝的D. 坚强的19. Who always takes Jin to bookstores?A. Xiao Tong.B. His father.C. His classmate.D. His mother.20. What can we learn about Jin from the text?A. His book is about a young man fighting for his homeland.B. He often talked about his different ideas in history classes.C. He used to share reading experiences with his classmates.D. He couldn’t get suppo rt from his family at the beginning.6How does a ninja（忍者）practice his skills every day? How sad can someone be at a funeral（葬礼）? What if Cupid’ s love arrow（箭）hits the wrong person?Just free your imagination and you’ll still be surprised after you watch Wang Zi’s mime（默剧）performance.Wang, 31, is a professional mime from Beijing. He has been practicing the art for nine years and was named the best performer at the Wuzhen Theater Festival in 2017. He performs through body language instead of words.According to Wang, miming sometimes can be very exaggerated（夸张的）that it looks like a cartoon, which is something the audience rarely （很少的）sees in normal performances. “Miming is a very free form of art for both the performers and the audience, ” he added,“ Whatever language you speak, you can understand it. It’s all about imagination and that’s the biggest attraction of miming.”Mimes still have to have good acting skills, of course. “Everyone knows how to speak, but it requires years of training to make your body expressive,” Wang explained. To improve his performances, he has borrowed skills from other art forms like voice stunts（口技）and the audience interaction seen in clowning（扮小丑）.Nine years ago, when Wang graduated from the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy, he became interested in miming but couldn’t find a teacher to learn from. He explored on his own and later founded the Nadading Troupe（拿大顶剧社）,which is said to be Beijing’s only mime troupe.Although miming is still not a big thing in Chin a, it’s a “direct art”. “Once you watch it, you can feel it, ” Wang said.21. When did Wang Zi start to learn miming?A. In 2017.B. At the age of 9.C. After graduating from collegeD. After winning an award in wuzhen.22. The word it means ________ in Paragraph 4?A. mimeB. languageC. imaginationD. attraction23. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. What miming means to Wang.B. What matters most when miming.C. Why Wang is interested in miming.D. How Wang practices miming offstage.24. According to Wang, what is needed to understand miming?A. Language.B. Knowledge.C. Imagination.D. Body language.25. What might Wang agree with?A. It takes more than just acting skills to mime.B. Miming tells a story the same way cartoons do.C. Miming is easier to perform than other kinds of art.D. Miming will become a popular art form in the future.二、完型填空Do you like shopping on the Internet? I like to buy books online. Usually, the price isn’t very 26 . You don’t have to pay a lot. When I want to know som ething about a book, I write an e-mail to the online shop for 27 . I am shy. It is difficult for me to talk to the shopkeepers in real shops.Sometimes online shops have pictures of the book. They can show you some pages of the book, too. I think this is very 28 . I don’t like to read books in shops because the shopkeepers may come and talk to me. I don’t know 29 to say to them.I can shop at midnight 30 I want to. Real shops close at nine o’clock in the evening. Some people may worry that the postman may lose or damage（损坏）the things they 31 from online shops, but I don’t worry about that. I think it is hard to damage a book and most of the postmen are very careful.Some people say that shopping in real shops is good because you can go with your friends and 32 many different things. They call this window shopping. I don’t have any friends and I don’t like to talk too much—it makes me 33 .I am 34 my grandmother how to shop online. She cannot walk very far so it will make shopping easy for her if she shops online. My brother 35 wants to learn how to do it. He is very busy most of the time.When he has a little free time, he can shop online.26. A. expensive B. good C. high D. much27. A. a model B. a picture C. a question D. an answer28. A. careful B. helpful C. colour D. beautiful29. A. what B. how C. where D. why30. A. before B. until C. if D. when31. A. have B. borrow C. buy D. sell32. A. look after B. look like C. look for D. look at33. A. tired B. sad C. happy D. smart34. A. asking B. studying C. teaching D. giving35. A. again B. also C. too D. never三、阅读回答问题阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。