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A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Its function varies widely 1. (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place 2. people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It 3. (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure lives.
Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea stands in the Western Jin Dynasty, 4. (take) shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed 5. (gradual) in the Song, Yuan,Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times.
In the Song Dynasty, teahouse existed all over cities and villages, 6.a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorated their teahouses with paitings of celebrities and rare and precious plants 7. (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more 8. (popular) and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation of Western culture forces traditional Chinese teahouses to take on 9. new look. After reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and 10. (evidence) improvement of people’s living standards, teahouses flowered in China.
Until a few years ago, I had what most people would call a good life. I had a _____job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was close to, and I had a place to live and money in the bank for trips and ________, and there was nothing much wrong in my life.________, I was bored.
I wanted ________. I wanted to live brightly and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the ________ ones of everyday life. But I was ________. I’ve never had any ________ in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of ________, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never reakky _________ that childhood shyness.
And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really ________.
So I ________ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship（实习期）teaching English in Vietnam, an ________ huge step, one that ________ me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved one. I was alone in a country where the food was ________ and the streets were dirty. I had no idea whether I would be able to ________ everything this very strange environment would ________ at me.
I spent five months in Vietnam, teaching and exploring and laughing. I’d learned to ________ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. I returned home ________, even to myself, let alone to others. The ________ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt completely________.
That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.
1.A. stable B. temporary C. contemporary D. demanding
2.A. sacrifices B. rewards C. treats D. fines
3.A. Thus B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However
4.A. little B. more C. few D. less
5.A. bitter B. miserable C. gray D. entertaining
6.A. addictive B. innocent C. outgoing D. afraid
7.A. pride B. confidence C. enthusiasm D. shame
8.A. stress B. excitement C. comfort D. distraction
9.A. added to B. talked about C. got over D. suffered from
10.A. continued B. survived C. failed D. helped
11.A. decided B. promised C. predicted D. suspected
12.A. equally B. incrediblely C. unnecessarily D. occasionally
13.A. ignored B. impressed C. annoyed D. terrified
14.A. optional B. accessible C. strange D. adequate
15.A. adopt B. handle C. abandon D. obtain
16.A. point B. throw C. shout D. aim
17.A. trust B. accept C. excuse D. forgive
18.A. unconcerned B. unregulated C. unchangeable D. unrecognizable
19.A. fear B. respect C. courage D. exhaustion
20.A. put away B. turned away C. faded away D. broke away
The running of the bulls is a nine-day traditional Spanish festival in honor of Saint Fermin in Pamplona.Every year,at midday on July 6th ,the Mayor of Pamplona shoots a rocket. 1.. The participants are usually dressed in white and wear red neckchiefs and belts. They open champagne mostly used for sprinkling（撒）other people.
2.. It starts every day at eight in the morning and the runners run, sometimes wildly, sometimes less. As a sign that the run has begun they shoot the first rocket. Then they shoot the second one when the bulls are out in the streets. Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street to the bullring(斗牛场) with a lot of spectators. 3.. All of the six bulls are going to be killed at the bullfight in the stadium.
The bullfight in the stadium begins at half past six in the afternoon. First, there comes the first bull. There is also a person called “picador”. 4.. That makes the bull very wild and it starts to run all over the stadium. Later when the bull is tired, there comes another person----a “matador” who kills it with an arrow. 5.. At the end of the celebration, another rocket is shot as a sign that the bullfight is finished.
A. It makes the bull very nervous.
B. It is one of the greatest events in the city.
C. This is a sign that the celebration has started.
D. The same thing happens with the other five bulls.
E. The main event is the running of the bulls.
F. The participants can get hurt or even killed.
G. He waves a red cloth in front of the bull.
If you’re a fan of smart technology, you may have had some sleepless nights lately.
That’s because Alexa, the artificial intelligence (AI) behind US company Amazon’s Echo smart speakers, has been “letting out an automatic, creepy (令人毛骨悚然的) cackle,” for no apparent reason, according to BBC News.
Many social media users shared their stories of Alexa scaring them with the seemingly unprompted laugh.
“Every time Alexa laughs, an angel dies,” Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk joked on social media.
On March 7, Amazon released an update that fixed the problem, saying that the laugh was triggered (引发) by Echo devices mistakenly thinking that users had said the command “Alexa, laugh”.
However, what should have been a funny story raised the ongoing topic of man versus machine.
With the rise of artificial and robotic technology, “Digital machines have started to demonstrate (展示) broad abilities in pattern recognition, complex communication, and other fields that used to only belong to human,” wrote Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee in their book The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. They believe that AI will “do more and more, and our lives will get better”.
However, ever since the earliest days of AI, there have been concerns that some day, software will take over the world, leaving the fate of humans unknown.
“With artificial intelligence we are summoning (召唤) the demon ,” Musk told students during a meeting at MIT in 2014. “If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that. So we need to be very careful.”
Many scientists have shared the same concern. The late British physicist Stephen Hawking said at a technology conference in Portugal in November that “computers can, in theory, imitate human intelligence, and exceed it… AI could be the worst event in the history of our civilization.”
If creators are to safely control AI, however, Hawking suggested that they “employ best practice and effective management”.
“I am an optimist and I believe that we can create AI for the good of the world,” he said at the conference. “We simply need to be aware of the dangers, identify them, employ the best possible practice and management, and prepare for its consequences well in advance.”
1.The story of Alexa is intended to _______.
A. lead into the discussion about humans and AI
B. prove artificial intelligence has its weaknesses
C. inform readers of the development of AI
D. show how Alexa’s problem was fixed
2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 9 probably mean?
A. scream B. laughter
C. devil D. soldier
3.What message do Brynjolfsson and McAfee probably deliver in their book?
A. The development of AI could threaten our survival one day.
B. There is no need to worry about the rise of AI.
C. Robots will never match humans in complex communication.
D. Humans’ lives will be greatly improved with the help of robots.
4.What can we infer from Stephen Hawking’s words?
A. AI is not as intelligent and efficient as expected.
B. Careful management is the key to controlling AI.
C. AI is the greatest invention in the history of our civilization.
D. AI will be employed in all aspects of our lives in the future.
Walk down any British shopping street and you will find shops with strange names. Why is the opticians (眼镜店) called “Eyediology”? And who decided to name the butchers (肉铺) “Meat you there” ? What’s going on?
Puns are jokes based on words that sound the same. You’ve probably noticed that many words in English which are spelt in different ways and have different meanings are pronounced in the same way. Think about the name of the restaurant: “plaice” is a kind of fish so our restaurant is “the place” to eat fish. Butchers sell meat – so we’ll “meet you there” – and opticians look after our eyes in a scientific way – so eyed – iology (ideology) is a name that fits. Hairdressers shear (cut) your locks (hair) and comb it – say the three words together quickly and you have the name of a famous detective. In shop titles and adverts, puns are used to get our attention.
Puns are very old. The ancient Egyptians and Romans liked to pun. Shakespeare uses many puns in his plays – King Richard the Third (the son of York) brings “glorious summer” – just think about a word that has the same sound as son.
Many people enjoy a good pun (pun / fun for all the family!) – others hate them. Puns aren’t really designed to make you laugh. Here are some puns that might leave you asking for no more puns please. Have you heard about the bears who voted in the North Poll? Or the cheetah (印度豹) who couldn’t be trusted at cards? Or how about the clever little Australian animal that had lots of koalaifications or the camel (骆驼) with no humps (驼峰) that was called Humphrey (and so was free of humps...)
Puns can be funny but they sometimes make important points. Here’s a fashion tip: “skinny genes make skinny jeans”: so don’t worry if your jeans don’t fit . Look at your parents!
1.Where can you probably enjoy fish and chips, judging from the name?
A. Shearlock Combs.
B. Eyediology.
C. The Plaice to Come.
D. Meat you there.
2.Why King Richard the Third used “glorious summer” to describe himself?
A. Because he thought he is as hot as summer.
B. Because he thought he is the greastest son of the King York.
C. Because it sounds like the word “son”.
D. Because he was born in summer.
3.How does the author make his point in the article?
A. By giving examples.
B. By making comparisons.
C. By following the order of time.
D. By describing causes and effects.
4.In the last paragraph, the fashion tip want express that ______.
A. Buy a tight-fitting jeans can help you stay in shape.
B. Your genes decide what jeans you like
C. It’s your family’s fault to be too fat to put the jeans on.
D. Jeans consist of your different genes.
Messages in honor of Stan Lee are pouring in on social media and other online sites.
Lee is the creator of famous comic book characters, including Spider-Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and others. He died in Los Angeles, California, Monday. He was 95 years old.
Marvel Entertainment and its parent company, Walt Disney, posted a video about the late writer, editor and publisher on their websites.
Disney chairman and chief Bob Iger said Lee is "a super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world." He compared Lee to his comic book characters with "the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect."
Lee was born Stanley Martin Leiber in New York City. He began writing for comic books at 19. He wrote under the name Stan Lee. He explained that he used a false name because he wanted to write a serious and great piece of literature someday. He did not want his link with comic books to be known when that happened. But it never did happen. As the pride in his work grew, he decided to legally change his name to Stan Lee.
Lee’s comic book heroes stand apart from its competitor DC, the company that produced the seemingly perfect heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman. Lee’s character often had super power,but they also had weaknesses and moral failings.In a piece for Marvel in 1969, Lee discussed the importance of creating these balanced characters. Nobody is all good, or all bad, he wrote, like Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man. He is a deeply gifted inventor with serious mental health issues; or, Peter Parker, a sensitive, brainy high-school student who has no idea how to deal with the frightening abilities he gets from the bite of a radioactive spider. Even Steve Rogers, whose Captain America was the most Superman-like of the Marvel group, had problems. Rejected as a candidate for the armed forces, he volunteers to take a "supersoldier" substance to make him a super-fighting machine.
Actor Chris Evans has played that character in several Hollywood films. He posted a tribute to Captain America’s creator on Twitter Monday. “There will never be another Stan Lee,” he wrote. Actor, writer and funny man Seth Rogen never played one of Lee’s characters but he remembered him with thanks in a tweet. “Thank you Stan Lee for making people who feel different realize they are special,” he wrote.
1.Stan Lee creat many famous comic character,except ________
A. Iron Man B. Superman
C. Captain America D. Spider Man
2.Why Lee used the false name when he begin to writing comic book?
A. In honor of the city where he was born.
B. The name was a writer who he admired.
C. He was proud of the name.
D. He didn’t want to be known as a comic book writer.
3.What makes Lee’s character different from others?
A. They often had super power.
B. They were balance in diet.
C. They always saved the world.
D. They looked like a real man, not god.
4.The author wrote this text to ________
A. introduce the characters of Lee’s famous comic book.
B. in memory of Stan Lee.
C. share the readers the achievements of Stan Lee.
D. be as a biography of Stan Lee.
