How has technology made your life easier? When you go to a shopping mall, you can enjoy free Wi-Fi there. (A)When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all of these things can be seen as the first building blocks of a smart city.
The idea of a smart city was first suggested by tech company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technology, such as 5G networks and the "internet of things", to improve urban planning, save money and resources (资源), and make our lives more convenient.
Cities like Boston, Amsterdam and Copenhagen are already using smart technology to improve public services. In the US cities of Boston and Baltimore, smart trash bins can sense (感知) how full they are and tell workers when (B)they need to be cleaned. In Amsterdam, traffic is monitored (监测) and adjusted according to real-time data gathered from sensors around the city. There are fewer traffic jams.
Smart cities will allow us to save resources. By using sensors and 5G networks to check the usage of water, gas and electricity, city managers can figure out how to use these resources more efficiently. For example, water and gas pipes (管道) could remind repair workers when there is a leak (泄漏). Air pollution could be more closely monitored, too.
(C)Of course, it will take time to build the smart cities of the future. But since we've already seen successful examples, it won't be long until more cities join in. Tech Republic estimates (估计) that by 2050, about 60 percent of people worldwide will live in smart cities.
1.把文中(A)处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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2.把文中(C)处划线句子翻译成汉语。
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3.写出(B)处划线单词指代的内容。
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4.写出智能城市所用的数字技术的目的。
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5.用句子或短语简要概况本文大意。
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The places authors live in often inspire their works. Shen Congwen, for example, is known for writing about his home–the western part of Hunan province. 1.. A five-episode (五集的) documentary called Day-to-day Literature (《文学的日常》) reveals (呈现) how Chinese authors were influenced by their surroundings (周遭环境) and daily lives. 2.. It features (包括) five authors, including Ma Yuan, an avant-garde (先锋派) author, and Ma Jiahui, who is from Hong Kong.
Ma Yuan is shown living like a hermit (隐士) in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. After learning that he had cancer in 2008, he moved there. Ma lives like the locals. He works on a farm, raises chickens and walks in the forest every day. 3.. He also learned about many historical legends and stories. In 2018, he published a book about his experience there.
Unlike Ma Yuan, Ma Jiahui enjoys the hustle and bustle (熙熙攘攘) of city life. Born in Wanchai, Hong Kong, Ma Jiahui takes viewers to several places he used to visit in his childhood, including a bookstore, pawnshop (当铺) and hotpot restaurant. 4.. While he reads parts of the novel that take place in these places, it's hard to know what's fiction and what's fact. 5.. "I live my life as a novel," he said.
A.Living like this showed him what local life was like
B.Mo Yan set many of his stories in Gaomi, Shandong, where he grew up
C.Perhaps the two are never separated (分开的) at all
D.It started to air on Youku on April 16
E.These places are all featured in his latest novel
Your third year of middle school was probably a difficult and busy time. You may have had trouble getting enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has be found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.
According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize(社交)with others. They are simply too tired to go out.
The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good night's sleep -as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too "close" to them, they pushed a button to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.
The results showed that the participants kept the person at a further distance if they hadn't gotten enough sleep. They might think the person intruded their personal space. But when the participants got a good night's sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.
According to a lead researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you look strange and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环).
So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, seeping well might help. "One night of good see makes you feel more outgoing and confident." Walker told the Daily Mail.
1.According to the passage, in the third year of your middle school, you may meet ____.
A.schoolwork problems B.sleeping problems
C.feeling problems D.eating problems
2.Why did he researches test 18 young people?
A.They wanted to know how they slept well.
B.They wanted to know how they closed to others.
C.They wanted to how much courage they had.
D.They wanted to know how sleeping influenced them.
3.What does the underlined word “intruded” mean in this passage?
A.丢弃 B.侵犯 C.远离 D.拥有
4.If you get less sleeping, _____________________ .
A.you are easy to get on well with others
B.you'll get much closer to other people
C.it causes you to sleep more the next time
D.you can't be a more social and popular person
5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Sleeping well. B.Socializing with other people.
C.A sleeping test. D.Being more outgoing and confident.
One year ago, I worked at a traditional Chinese medicine store. Business was not bad. Every day we mixed medicinal herbs (中药) for patients, so the store was always full of a strong herbal smell.
After I had worked there for a time, a boy of 13 or 14 started coming and sitting on the stairs outside the store for a while every day. It seemed strange to me.
"Do you like the herbal smell?" I asked him one day.
"I grew up with this kind of smell," he said. He told me that his mother took herbal medicine for years, so he could mix herbs for his mother when he was very young. He mixed the herbs with deep love, hoping his mother would get better as soon as possible.
"Is your mother well now?" I asked.
He shook his head. "My mother passed away three years ago." Looking up into the sky, he went on: "When I first passed by here and smelled the herbs, I thought of my mother. It is comforting to remember those days when she was alive. So I come here every day to sit for a moment. When I sit around this smell, I feel as if my mother is still alive and is waiting for her medicine in her room."
1.The boy came to the store every day because he _______.
A.liked the herbal smell B.missed his mother very much
C.wanted to work in the store D.wanted to make friends with the writer
2.The boy grew up with the smell of the herbs because _______.
A.he liked to play with herbs B.he studied at an herbal medicine store
C.his family had an herbal medicine store D.he often mixed herbs for his mother
3.The boy's mother passed away when he was _______ years old.
A.6 or 7 B.about 10 C.13 or 14 D.about 15
4.The store was always full of a strong smell of________.
A.flowers B.herbs C.fruit D.vegetables
5.A good title for the story might be _______.
A.A poor boy B.A medicine store C.Herbal smell D.Herbal love
Captain Good Fellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games and nice dances?
Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theatre at 10:00 on Saturday morning for free.
Films at the Museum Theatre
Two American films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be on at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Take me out to the ball game
It’s October, and Saturday night （7:00~ 9:00） is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold. Don’t forget to take sweaters and jackets with you.
Do you want to hear "The Zoo"
"The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert this Saturday night, at eight in Rose Hall, City College.
1.On Saturday morning, you can ________ according to the advertisement.
A.go to see a ball game B.watch American films
C.have an international picnic D.take children to play games for free
2.You can eat many different foods from all over the world if you go to _________.
A.the Museum Theatre B.Central Park C.the City Theatre D.Rose Hall
3.The Red Birds may be the name of ___________.
A.birds B.a story C.a team of a ball game D.a film
4."The Zoo" is ___________.
A.a music group from Australia B.a concert from America
C.going to give their last show D.going to teach people to sing
5.Which is impossible for Mr. Smith to do if he wants to have a nice Saturday?
A.Seeing a film and watching a ball game.
B.Watching a ball game and listening to a concert.
C.Seeing a film and taking children to play.
D.Having a picnic and listening to a concert.
If you open your fridge, you may see some leftovers (剩菜剩饭), and it's very likely you will throw them away in the end. If the _______ in a supermarket is not fresh anymore or is near the "sell-by" date (保质期), it goes into trash bins too. Every day, a large amount of food is wasted.
To cut down on food waste, France _______ a new law (法律). It forbids supermarkets to throw away or destroy unsold food. _______, they must donate it to charities. Food that isn't safe for humans to eat can be used as animal feed. If not, the supermarkets will _______ fines of up to 75,000 euros (around 542,200 yuan) or two years in prison (监狱). The law also encourages _______ programs for schools and businesses about food waste.
France is the first country to make a law that forbids wasting food, but it is _______ a worldwide problem. The good thing is that people around the world are trying different things to deal with the food waste problem. Galdakao, Spain, put a public fridge in the center of town. Anyone can drop off food or leftovers and anyone can come and take them. A supermarket in Canada, Loblaws, encourages people to buy "ugly food" by selling it at lower _______ so it won't end up being wasted.
In China, we have the "clear your plate" campaign (光盘行动). This means you should eat everything on your _______ or take away the leftovers.
"_______ much more than what people can eat in restaurants has been a way of maintaining (维护) face in China for a long time," said Liu Qinglong, a professor at Tsinghua University. "But I'm happy to see that our ________ towards wasting food is changing."
1.A.paint B.food C.cloth D.flower
2.A.rejected B.decided C.tried D.passed
3.A.Otherwise B.But C.Instead D.So
4.A.face B.accept C.prefer D.like
5.A.medical B.educational C.spiritual D.psychological
6.A.exactly B.possibly C.actually D.luckily
7.A.prices B.qualities C.interests D.places
8.A.desk B.plate C.fork D.table
9.A.Ordering B.Asking C.Buying D.Demanding
10.A.decision B.discussion C.suggestion D.attitude
