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1、Billionsof dollarshave alreadyPassage 1been spent inplanninghow to set foot onpeople on Mars by 2027. The （好奇心） . “Why did their website says. Mars OneMars. So why do we want to go there so badlyDutch organization Mars One wants to put researchers say it is just the next step in human curiosity Colu

2、mbus travel west Why did Marco Polo head eastalso thinks Mars explorationwillimprove thedevelopment of recycling,solarenergy（ 太阳能 ）, food production and even medical technology.探测器 ） to theBillionaire businessman Elon Musk runs a company in the United States. Its name is Space X. Musk, who was born

3、in South Africa but is now a US-Canadian citizen, agrees that curiosity plays a part. But his main reason for going to Mars is the survival（ 生 存 ） of the human race. To survive,we must learn to live somewhere other than Earth.In 2011, along with Russia, China planned to send a probe（ planet.Another

4、probe will reach Mars by 2021.US space agency NASA is also excited to get to Mars. will find evidence（证据） of life, answering one of the biggest“Future explor ation mysteries of theuniverse（ 宇宙 ）: Does life exist beyond Earththe NASA website says. According toit, Mars and Earth have lots of things al

5、ike. Exploring Mars also helps us learn more about o ur own planet 's history and future.A. Japanese also hopes to do a project on Mars.B. Well, different organizations have different reasons.C. Its final goal is to help humans live on other planets.D. China has a long period dream of reaching M

6、ars one day.may be new species on Mars which can surprise us a lot.F. And NASA thinks it helps humans learn more about the universe.G. Because that adventure makes humans find new places to explore.Passage 2An international freight railway network （货运铁路网 ） is connecting China tocities across Europe.

7、 2,000 years ago, it took a year to get goods from China to Europe along the ancient silk road. But today, goods from China can reach London by rail in just 14 days. It takes less time than before.Yiwu is a city that is located in China's Zhejiang Province. In Yiwu, it oncetook two hours by the

8、road to send European goods to the nearest seaport（海港 ）.But today, a new freight rail link connects Yiwu to Europe along an ancient trade route.Yiwu rail way station is a big freight station now. It 's part of the multi - billion-US-dollar Belt and Road Initiative （ 倡 议 ）. It is set up in order

9、to develop the international trade.It spreads across 13,000 kilometers through France, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. Along the way, the train transfers （ 换 乘 ） three times because of different track gauges （ 轨距规） in China, Europe and Russia.With transfers only taking 1 minute per

10、container （ 集装箱 ）, the rail link cut Europe-China transportation time by half. Now foreign products are easier and cheaper to buy for Chinese.A. Silk Railroad is very important.B. It is called as the new“Silk RailroadC. It will take a long time to travel to Yiwu City.D. Then it took a two-month jour

11、ney across the oceans.E. It began to transport goods overland to Europe in 2014.F. And it only takes people three weeks to get goods from Europe.G. The Yiwu-Madrid railway is the longest rail link in the whole world.Passage 3In many big cities in the world, many people think the overuse of cars is o

12、neof the main causes of air pollution. Cars in the future must be environmentfriendly.Some experts think that today 's cars are in trouble because they use too much petrol（ 汽油 ）. The car of tomorrow will be made without air conditioning.The tomorrow 's car will be very small, so that only ta

13、kes up very little room.It needn 't have a pollution control system because it won't use petrol. Veryfew people will be killed inaccidents because the top speed will be very low.However, we are also warned not to ask for prettycolors because the cars willcome in grey only.They are sure that

14、people will be happier in the future. They think that allour problems will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the supercar（ 超级汽车 ）.5. The supercar will have four rooms, TVs, running water, heat, air conditioning and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips

15、comfortably. The supercar will notpollute the environment because they will run on water.A. What 's the problemB. What will cars be like in the futureC. Other car experts do not hold the same idea.D. I think the car on the future will be more useful.E. In fact, this car will be pushed by clean e

16、nergy.F. They say the car of the future will be much smaller.G. Tomorrow's cars will be smaller, faster, and more comfortable.Passage 4Smart wristband（ 智 能 手 环 ）, a new welcoming product, is changing our lifestyle. Having a smart electronics gadget （ 小 装 置 ） on your hand can really make huge dif

17、ferences. So from now on it will be a great fun to maintain your health in a more interesting way. And there are also many different brands to choose, such as Apple or Huawei.Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband.The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You are able to u

18、se it to answer the phone, but a traditional watch can never do that.seetheBesides, the smart wristband looks fascinating. 3. We oftenteenagers wearing wristbands.Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Somepeople play sports every day to keep healthy. 4. The wristban

19、d shows theresults every day and you 'll know whether you achieve your aim or not.However, some parents are still against using it. 5. They thinkteenagers are under the radiation（辐射 ） all the time.Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it's up to you.A. It 's so expensive that few peopl

20、e can buy it.B. First of all, it can tell the time like a normal watch.C. A wristband is helpful to know how far they have run.D. It 's very popular among teenagers because it's cool enough.E. More and more people choose a smart wristband in their lives.F. For them, wearing wristbands for a

21、long time may cause cancer.G. Now a British Intelligent Environment company has produced the software.Passage 5When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in Some of you might not be able to answer this question. 1. Not knowing how to dealwith waste is harder to save energy and prot

22、ect the environment.If you don 't deal with your garbage, it will go to a landfill（垃圾场 ） and beburied （ 埋） together.2. The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil andgroundwater. Other pieces of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.3. For example, S

23、hanghai announced in July that divide the garbageinto four groups:wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.4. “ They are things you don 't want but that pigs can eat,”Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be refused are recyclable waste.Harmful waste includes things li

24、ke medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs（ 荧光灯泡 ）. These things are not recyclable. 5. Other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangdong plan to use this way to deal with their garbage. Let's encourage each other to deal with our waste wellto protect the environment.A. They will go in the “

25、 dry waste ” bin.B. It 's our duty to protect the environment.C. “Wet” waste is also known as household waste.D. These landfills can take up large areas of ground.E. Studying how to stop throwing waste is a life skill.F. But it 's important to know how to deal with your waste.G. Many cities

26、in China have already taken action in recent years.Passage 6Baobabs （ 猴面包树） are a symbol of Africa, and they are sometimes called “the tree of life” . 1. Nine of the thirteen oldest trees, aged between1,000 and 2,500 years,died in the early part of this century. Researchers saythere have never been

27、so many old trees dying in such a short time.2. But they do not think baobabs across the continent of Africa aredying out. Baobabs will probably stop growing in some areas, and start growing in other areas.Baobabs are often found in areas where elephants, rhinoceros（犀牛 ） and otherwildlife live. 3. B

28、aobabs take in lots of water during the rainy season and store（储存 ） it intheir trunks and branches. 4. Elephants can get water to drink from thetrees.Baobabs are also important to people. They use the baobab fruit to make drinksand mix with milk to create a kind of yogurt. 5. It 's like a kind o

29、fmedicine, and people can get energy from it. The leaves of the tree are used for making soup and it has some medical purposes.A. However, some baobabs are dying.B. But baobabs become dangerous to people.C. And eating baobab fruit makes people strong.D. Researchers do not know for sure why the trees

30、 died.E. Large trees can store as much as 140,000 liters of water.F. Baobabs can provide rich food for people all over the world.G. Elephants help the trees spread when they eat the baobab fruit.Passage 7The word “cosplay ” is made up of “costume” and “play ”. 1. People wear costumes to dress up as

31、their favorite character and express their love for fictitious （虚构的） characters.The word “cosplay “ came from Japan in 1984 at a science fiction conference,which began withthe first World Science Fiction Conference in New York City in 1939. 2.The ideaslowlycaught on with customers. Thanks to the ris

32、ing number of cosplayers since the 1990s, a popular culturehas come out in Japan and some other Asian, evenWestern countries. And now thousands of costume players crowd into Comic Market every year.3. But with the development of the Chinese animation industry, an increasing number of cosplayers star

33、ted dressing up as characters from Chinese cartoons and comic books.Many cosplays are being organized in many countries, making this kind of culture popularamong some youths. 4. As they grow older, they will give up the practice.5. And it is highly in flue need by ACG（电玩游戏）products. Chi na' s AC

34、G industry is likelyto see higher growth in 2019, and Chinese animations willhave greater influence on overseas markets.A. Most of them are very young.B. So “cosplay ” means costume play.C. The cosplay culture is in fact a kind of performing arts.D. Many cosplayers are adults who are about thirty ye

35、ars old.E. Cosplay is a traditional culture which can date back to 200 years.F. At the very beginning, many students dressed up as foreign characters.G. In 1978, the manager of Comic Market first used the phrase“costume playPassage 8A new way of exercise, called plogging（跑步捡垃圾） , is becoming popular

36、around the world.1.Actually, picking up the rubbish in the forest or parks can also makeyou fit.The plogging movement（ 活 动 ） was started by Erik Ahlstrom in 2016 in Sweden. After moving to Stockholm from a small ski-community in northern Sweden, he foundthere was litter here and there whileridinghis

37、 bike to work every day. He wasshocked that the same rubbish could rema in onAnd he felt good in his heart tothe road for several weeks without anyone pick ing it up. 2.clea n up eve n a small place.Picking up rubbish became a habit, then a part of his exercise, as hein troduced the activity tohis p

38、art ners. 3. Si nee the n, the moveme nt has grow n systematically（ 有 组织地） around the world, thanks to the social media.Many people, like Emily Wright, had plogged for a long time. She picked up cigarette ends, plastic bottles and so on though some of them were smelly and eve n made her sick. Ploggi

39、 ng was n'talways pleasant. 4. She thought it was worth doing that and even it' s terriblefor a pers on not to take resp on sibility（责任） for it.5.And it also calls on every one to do someth ing for the en vir onmentin our daily life.We d better do that from now on.A. So he started pick ing i

40、t up.B. The plogg ing moveme nt is good to the old.C. I n a word, this activity is good to our health.D. But what scared her more was to leave rubbish there.E. It requires people to pick up the rubbish while running.F. Young people are not supposed to throw rubbish everywhere.G. By 2016, other peopl

41、e were joining in it, and plogging became official thing in Sweden.Passage 9Many people are not exactly sure about what machine learning is. 1. Smart products have already come into our life in the following fields.On your phone. It 's common to use the phone to carry out a search, call your fri

42、ends and shop online. 2. For example, in Hangzhou, readers can borrowlibrary books through WeChat. It's as simple as shopping online: choose, pay andwait for the books.In your shopping basket. 3. For example, a clothes store may remindyou to buy a dress online, and Amazon recommends（推荐 ） some bo

43、oks that you maylike.In your email. Machine learning can also be used to distinguish（区分 ）different objects.4. In this way, it can help you save some time to do other things andbring great convenience to you.In hospitals. Doctors are just starting to make a better examination by using machine learnin

44、g, for example, finding cancer and eye disease.What mentioned above is just some parts of our life. 5. Our life is closely connected to it, which makes our life much easier than before.A. Machine learning is everywhere.B. Everyone often studies on the machine.C. But it has been a part of people'

45、s daily life.D. It 's good to search f or the information on the ipad.E. It ' s common for you to find shopping suggestions online.F. This makes it useful to choose the emails you want to read.G. Those all depend on technology supported by machine learning.Passage 10When I was a little child

46、, my parents took me to Germany. 1. When Icame back, I could speak German fluently.athanDuring a holiday, I stayed at home with nothing to do. My father broughtGerman book. “ Why don't you translate it into Chinese It will be better playing computer games all day,” said my father. 2. I promised

47、to do 4,000 words each day. But soon I found it was hard to keepthe promise. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in thebook. 3. And I don 't want to con tinue it.thanI counted the words again and again. I felt as if two people were fighting in my mind. One said, “Don'

48、t give up! Keep working hard ,and you will do well! But then the other one said, “ 4. It will be more interestingtranslating. ”I stood up and would turn off the computer. But then I remembered what my parents had told me,“ Whatever you do, don 't stop half way. ” 5. A. I just wanted to give up.B

49、. I agreed to do it happily.C. I had lived there for nine years.D. I just didn 't ag ree with my father.E. Go and play computer games at once.F. I decided to play computer games again.G. So I sat down quietly and went on with it.Passage 11When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class lik

50、ed to point out my shortcomings （缺点 ）. She said I was very thin. 1. I talked too much. Iwas too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. 2. Then he asked,“Arethose things true or not Jane, haven't you ever thought about what you'rereally like ”

51、 he added, “Well, you have got that girl's opinion. Make a list ofeverything she said and mark the points that are true.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the thingswere true. Some of them were that I couldn 't change, like being very thin, but others were th

52、at I wanted to change. 3. I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said,“ Now you know better aboutyourself. But you have to learn to listen sincerely （真诚 地 ） ,not just close your ears and feel hurt. 4. Don 't shut your ears. Listening to the truthand doing what you know are the right things to

53、do. ”Daddy's advice has made a great difference in my life. 5. A. I wasn 't good at math.B. He likes playing tennis.C. He listened to me quietly.D. She told me she was always right.E. I ' ve never had a better piece of advice.F. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.G. You s

54、hould be happy with the words someone said about you is true.Passage 12As parents, it 's our j ob to protect and take good care of our children, especially in times of meeting difficulties. What would you do if someone else'schild was in trouble 1. A couple from Boca Raton, Florida, found ou

55、t that over 70 children were displaced （被迫离开家园） during Hurricane Irma and had nowhere to go. Even if they were not their own children, they were there to help.During Hurricane Irma, over 70 kids were left homeless. They were hungry. 3. They lived in the gym for a week. They hadn't showered for a

56、week. Even someone were already sick. Marc and his wife, Jennifer, generously （ 慷 慨 地 ） opened their home to the kids. More food and milk were needed. 4. More andmore people cared about these kids. They tried their best to think about the kids and made sure they were all happy and having fun.“5. Eve

57、n though they are there with those kids, they 're afraidtoo, ” Jennifer said.“ So to have these kids feel welcomed and comfortable, as amom it just makes you feel like you're doing something good.A. Also, they were tired.B. These children were lovely.C. No one knew where they came from.D. Th

58、ey lost their parents, so they're afraid.E. Let 's take a look at how the couple did it.F. So they knew they had to do something for them.G. The couple asked their friends and the government for help.Passage 13Kagiso Legobe met a 12-year-old disabled boy on the road. 1. The poor boy cannot walk freely due to his disability. He needs a wheelchairto get around. He lived with his aunt's famil y. They could not afford to buy