At the age of 16, Einstein always played with a group of crazy kids. Because he was so busy playing, he didn’t study enough and failed his final exam.
One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing tool and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said seriously, “Einstein, you’re so crazy about playing that you failed your exam. I’m worried about your future.”
“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don’t they still get to go fishing?”
“My boy, you can’t think like that,” his dad said. “There is a story that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now.”
“There were two cats playing on the top of a house. One cat was careless and fell down the chimney(烟囱) while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot(烟灰) on his face, while the other cat’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just walked down the street happily.”
“Einstein, no one can be your ‘mirror’. You have to think for yourself. If you follow others, you will never learn.”
Hearing this, Einstein laid down his fishing tool and returned to his room. He studied hard and didn’t follow others from then on. This allowed him to be successful.
So, what kind of people do you usually hang out with? Do they study a lot or do they just want to play all the time? Don’t blindly follow others.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.Who did Einstein always play with when he was 16?
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2.Why did Einstein’s father worry about Einstein’s future?
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3.Where did one of the cats clean its face?
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4.How did Einstein become successful?
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5.What does the passage want to tell us?
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Do you get lots of reading tasks as part of your homework? You might wish that you could read faster. 1. But experts have dismissed(驳回）this announcement.
"Speed reading is not actually possible," said Elisabeth Schotter, a scientist at the University of South Florida, US. Schotter pointed out that people who say that they can teach others how to speed read are usually doing it to make money by selling courses and books.
In fact, speed reading has been advertised (做广告）since 1959, when US educator Evelyn Wood introduced a speed reading program. Several US presidents have event asked their staff to take speed reading courses, 2.
Schotter explained that reading is a complicated(复杂的）process. It includes four stages: seeing a word, searching its meaning from your memory, connecting it with other words in the same sentence, and then moving on to the next word. 3. It can't be sped up. Some people who are able to speed read are simply skimming(略读）4. Skimmers can find out the main idea of a passage. But they will not be able to recall all of the information.
5. Research suggests that you should try to improve your vocabulary and simply read more. Then you can improve your reading speed.
阅读文章并根据上下文用下面适当选项补全短文。
A.This process uses many parts of the-brain at one time.
B.Skimming needs to read a passage quickly and only look for certain words or sentences.
C.There are some people who announce that, you can learn to read at super-high speeds.
D.So is there a way to become a faster reader?
E.However, the staff found that there is no real science behind speed reading.
Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered（递送）to your home-this is how many people eat in China these days. According to the latest report, 421 million Chinese people use online food delivery services. That's about half of the total number of internet users in China.
Which group of people is ordering food online the most? It's mainly young people. Meituan, a food delivery service, showed that 86.3 percent of the service's users are between 20 and 34 years old. These people, who live in small families, are driving the development of the food delivery industry. Small families depend greatly on food delivery services.
Chinese families have changed in size over the past years. In 2002, only 7.7 percent of them were single-person families. But this number increased to 15.6 percent in 2017. The two-person families rose from 18.4% in 2002 to 27.2% in 2017. For small families, cooking needs more time and materials, so ordering food online has become more popular.
The food delivery services have become much faster than before at present. According to Meituan's report, the time it takes to make a food delivery dropped from 38 minutes in 2016 to 29 minutes in 2019. Many delivery platforms(平台）are also offering more services, delivering products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and flowers. More and more customers are interested in the improvement of China's food delivery services. As its services continue to improve, it's possible that the food delivery industry will keep growing.
根据短文内容，判断正（T)、误（F)
1.There are about 850 million internet users in China now.
2.The people from small families are driving the development of the food delivery industry.
3.The number of big families has increased over the past years in China.
4.Now it takes us more time than before to get our food from the online delivery services.
5.The writer thinks that the food delivery industry will probably keep growing.
What would you give up to protect the environment? Many people have given up animal products of all kinds. They are practicing a lifestyle called veganism（纯素主义）. Some people choose to become vegan(素食主义者）because they are upset about the way humans treat animals.
For many people, veganism simply means eating no meat, cheese or eggs. But the idea of saving animals also appears in the fashion and manufacturing industries (制造业）.
For example, leather（皮革）is used in many products, such as shoes and clothes. Every year more than a billion animals, listing from horses to snakes, are killed so that we can use their skin to make leather products. Now, many brands are looking for other ways to make their products.
The sports brand Puma, for example, has made shoes out of pineapple(菠萝）leaves. Tesla, the American car-maker, is reported to have stopped using leather to make its seats.
Veganism is growing in popularity. In 2017, the BBC said it was the fastest-growing lifestyle movement in the United Kingdom. At the same time, some news reported that a quarter of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 are vegans. No wonder the map7ine named 2019 "the year of the vegan".
So, if you're interested in protecting animals and saving the environment, you might want to give veganism a try. But somebody asks: "Is veganism healthy?" Some people worry that eating no treat at all is not good for our health. It's your personal choice to be a vegan or tot. Just make sure to keep healthy as well.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.How do many people protect the environment according to the passage?
A.They save more water. B.They plant lots of trees.
C.They give up animal products. D.They pick up litter everywhere.
2.Why do some people choose to become vegan?
A.Because they are afraid of leather.
B.Because they don't like eating meat.
C.Because they love animals more than anything else.
D.Because they don't like the way people treat animals.
3.What do many brands do to save the animals?
A.They recycle some old products.
B.They cut down the4 number of their products.
C.They collect some dead animals to make products.
D.They look for other materials to make their products.
4.Which was the fastest-growing lifestyle movement in the UK?
A.Keeping pets. B.Veganism. C.Amusement. D.Eating no food.
5.Which is the best title of this passage?
A.Making sure to keep healthy. B.Let's help wild animals.
C.Many now choose to be vegan. D.Don't make leather products.
Seventy years ago, China was a poor country. But seventy years later, the country has made progress in many areas. It has become a rising power in the world. Now we'll take a look at some of China's biggest changes.
| AI（人工智能） China is paying great attention to the development of AI. According to the research, China's main advantage lies in intelligent robots. And the main problem for AI development in China is not short of money but short of technology and talent. China plans to become a worldwide AI innovation（创新）center by 2030. |
| People-to-people exchanges Today, Chinese people are having mote exchanges with people around the world. With the support of the government, many Chinese are going abroad to study and do research. China has also so up $36 Confucius Institutes（孔子学院）in more than 150 countries. Millions of students are learning Chinese language and culture there. |
| Olympic dreams Many Chinese players have surprised the world, including Yao Ming and Liu Xiang. The country hay field more sports activities. The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and the coming Winter Olympics are parts of the great achievements. From February 4th to 20th, in 2022, China will host the Beijing Winter Olympics. |
| High-speed rail China has built the world's largest high-speed rail network (网）, which is still spreading. Last year, ductwork reached 29, 000 kilometers. The trains have carried millions of travelers and have greatly reduced travel time around the country. For example, high-speed rail has reduced the travel time from Beijing to Shanghai from 10 hours to five hours. China is also sharing this technology with many other countries. |
根据图表中的信息，选择最佳答案。
1.What is China like at present?
A.It is rich and tiny. B.It is a "sleeping dragon".
C.It is developing rapidly. D.It is powerful in all areas.
2.What is the main problem for AI development in China now?
A.Being short of money and technology. B.Being short of technology and talent.
C.Being short of talent and creative ideas. D.Being short of creative ideas and money.
3.What can students learn in Confucius Institutes?
A.Chinese culture and language. B.Chinese painting and cooking.
C.Chinese medicine and culture. D.Chinese cooking and language.
4.How long will the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics last?
A.For 15 days. B.For 16 days. C.For 17 days. D.For 18 days.
5.What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in this passage?
A.耗尽 B.删除 C.消耗 D.减少
Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life _______ her is meaningless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing _______. His family try to encourage him to do new things and enjoy life, but they're not_______.
Henry's neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to _______ closer to the fence(篱笆）next to her house.
"Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is, falling apart. You are a _______ man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.
Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs _______ right now. He thinks the old lady is being kind of impolite. But she is too old to fix the fence _______, so he agrees.
Henry works on the fence for days. Lift brings hire orange juice _______ he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry _______ for the first time in months.
"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it ________ me?" Lisa says to him. Henry cannot believe she needs more help. Doesn't she know stow sad he is? But ________ he respects (尊敬) her, he agrees. He works bard painting the fence in the hot ________, but Lisa's orange juice and encouragement are helpful. As their neighbours ________ by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job be has done. Henry feels very happy.
Henry no longer feels that ________ is meaningless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn't being impolite. She knows that staying ________ can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.
1.A.with B.without C.about D.from
2.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
3.A.awful B.successful C.careful D.thankful
4.A.leave B.begin C.return D.come
5.A.strong B.strange C.weak D.lucky
6.A.sleep B.money C.help D.advice
7.A.itself B.himself C.herself D.myself
8.A.while B.since C.whether D.though
9.A.plays B.walks C.eats D.smiles
10.A.around B.for C.across D.from
11.A.because B.unless C.until D.if
12.A.room B.shop C.moon D.sun
13.A.guess B.show C.pass D.swim
14.A.drama B.life C.regret D.spirit
15.A.tidy B.lazy C.comfortable D.busy
