How can I become a better person? This question has been in my head for long. As students, we spend most of our time studying. I know learning at school, of course, makes us better persons, but I always dream of doing more.
Last year, I got to know a group of autistic(患自闭症的)children. We called them "the Snails(蜗牛)". It was hard to communicate with them at first, because they wouldn't like to. After a two-week training, I became more skilled. I got closer to them day by day. To my surprise, I found that every one of "the Snails" had his or her own talent. And their colorful pictures on the wall attracted my special attention, though it was difficult to tell what they were trying to express.
Moved by their pictures, I decided to hold a charity (慈善) sale. We walked on the busy street, selling their creative pictures. We sold 60 pictures that day. People thought their pictures were full of imagination.
Back to the question about how to become a better person, I think I am lucky enough to get my own answer.
1.Do "the Snails" have their own talents?
2.How many pictures did they sell that day?
3.What is the writer's answer to the question "how to become a better person"?
4.Do you think that selling pictures on the busy street is a very good way to help "the Snails"? Why or why not?
A: Good morning.1.
B: I’m looking for some books for my father. His birthday is coming.
A: Well. What is he interested in?
B: 2.He goes fishing every week.
A: It's a good hobby. Is he god at it?
B: No, not really. He often comes back without any fish.
A: I see. 3.
B: Let me have a look. Oh, it's for beginners.
A: Yes. It's very helpful. I'm sure your father will like it.
B: Hmm. . . Thanks. 4. How much is it?
A: 5.
B: Here you are.
A: Thank you.
A.What about this one?
B.Can you help me?
C.It's too expensive.
D.25 yuan.
E.What can I do for you?
F.I will take it.
G.He is interested in fishing.
Facial recognition technology(人脸识别技术）is widely used today. For example, police use it to search for bad guys. It's also used to unlock phones or doors.
Now, a similar technology, known as facial detection(探测), is entering a new field: the business of advertising(广告).
Such systems are going through tests in a small number of stores. One facial detection system can judge a person's "happiness" or "fear" level. That helps businesses see how people feel as they lo at products or advertisements in the store. Another system can detect whether someone is wearing eyeglasses. If so, stores can send advertisements for new glasses to him.
Facial detection technology is also placed inside some large advertising boards. Cameras in those boards can detect information like people's ages and five levels of feelings——from "very happy" to "very unhappy".
Supporters of the technology say it could improve buyers' experience by showing products they might like or by offering them products at lower prices.
Some are against the idea of using such systems. Pam Dixon, the head of a privacy(隐私)group, is one of them. She thinks ▲ . For example, a business could raise the price of a product according to a person's age and feelings.
However, one store testing the technology explained they wouldn't store people's information like names or ages. And the advertising board system maker said it didn't keep any personal information or record any videos.
1.Facial detection technology can tell people's _________, according to the passage.
A.weight B.feelings C.height D.jobs
2.Which of the following sentences can be put in the _________?
A.nobody likes to have their feelings collected
B.it is very important to protect people's privacy
C.the strange actions may cause something unfair
D.businesses may use them to have more customers
3.We can infer from the passage that facial detection technology _________.
A.can detect buyers' names and record them
B.is put inside some large advertising boards
C.may be used to sell cheaper goods in all stores
D.may need some time before being widely used
4.The best title of the passage may be"_________.
A.Facial Recognition Technology Entering a New Field
B.Facial Recognition Technology Looking for Bad Guys
C.Facial Detection Technology Going into Advertising Field
D.Facial Detection Technology Improving Buyers' Experience
In China, each year we produce about 150 million tons of city waste according to a report. Where does the waste go? People usually burn or bury(埋)it. On the other hand, we receive waste from some developed countries. We get useful materials from it. What about the useless part? Still burned or buried. But is it a proper way?
Waste pollutes the environment, harms people's health and causes animals to die. It also gets in the way of green and sustainable development. We can't make money at the cost of the environment. We should leave clean water and green mountains to our next generations(一代人).
China is getting really serious about waste now.
We are taking less waste from developed countries. From January 2018, China started to stop 24 kinds of waste coming into our country. And more laws and rules about dealing with waste have been made. Anyone who breaks the law will be punished.
China also tries to put waste into good use. One example is the waste electricity factories. They burn waste to make electricity in a green way. No harmful gases or water will get into the environment.
The Chinese government is encouraging people to do waste sorting(分类). Cities like Shanghai, Chongqing and Beijing have their own sorting systems. More will join them soon. As President Xi Jinping said during a visit to Shanghai, waste sorting is a new fashion(时尚). More and more people are forming the habit of separating their waste.
1.The writer starts the passage by _________.
A.telling stories B.comparing numbers
C.raising questions D.giving suggestions
2.The underlined word "sustainable" in Paragraph 2 means "________"in Chinese.
A.可享受的 B.可持续的 C.可借鉴的 D.可复活的
3.From the passage, we know that _________.
A.waste does harm only to the environment
B.those who break the law may not be punished
C.China stops getting waste from developed countries
D.waste sorting starts to become popular in China
4.The structure of the passage may be_________.
(①=Paragraph1 ②=Paragraph2 ③=Paragraph 3 ④=Paragraph4 ⑤=Paragraph 5
⑥=Paragraph 6)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Last year, I went to Italy as an exchange student. Before leaving, I asked my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the students there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice, for China is praised as "the Fan Kingdom". I couldn't agree more, because it is more than a tool for cooling. It's also an important part of Chinese culture.
I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛)fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans. They were also called" round silk fans". Fans of this kind were made of silk with paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. They were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I picked the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo and there were great paintings and calligraphy(书法)on them.
At the welcome party in Italy, my new teachers and classmates were all excited to get the wonderful fans. And they were even more excited after learning about the stories and culture behind them.
1.The writer went to Italy for _________last year.
A.learning B.traveling C.teaching D.shopping
2.The folding fans the writer bought were made in _________.
A.Dazu B.Rongchang C.Tongliang D.Wulong
3.According to the passage, the writer gave the fans like the one in Picture ________ to the girls.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.The writer wrote this passage in a ________tone(语气).
A.humorous B.surprising C.serious D.proud
Characters: a judge(法官) Mike(a painter) Peter(a cook）
Setting: a courtroom（法庭）
A judge is sitting behind a desk. Mike and Peter are standing in front of her.
Peter: Your honor. This man lives in a room above my restaurant. I heard him telling a friend that he was stealing from me.
Mike: Smells, your honor! I just take the smells of the food coming up from the restaurant.
Judge: (Looking at Mike)What do you do with the smells?
Mike: The smells help me imagine that I am eating a fine dinner.
Judge:(To Peter)And how much do you want for these smells, sir?
Peter: The 5 coins he always carries.
Mike: But my mother gave me the coins to save me when in need.
Judge: (To Mike) Drop the coins onto the table, one at a time. (Mike drops the coins.)Case dismissed（结案）.
Peter: What do you mean? I didn't get paid!
Judge: You want the SMELLS paid. Mike has now paid you in SOUNDS—the sounds of the coins
1.___________ lives in a room above the restaurant.
A.The judge B.Mike C.Peter D.No one
2.Peter wanted to get __________ from Mike.
A.the smells B.the food C.the sounds D.the coins
3.From the material, we can see that the judge is __________.
A.poor B.rich C.stupid D.wise
4.The material above is probably ____________.
A.a play B.a poem C.a notice D.a diary
