【題目】

Most of us spend all day at school or work. After a long and busy day, all we want to do is to return to a comfortable home. Smart technology can turn any home into a nicer place to live in.

Smart homes have been around for some time. Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a type of technology called X10 in 1975. It allows household devices（設備）, such as lights and alarms, to communicate with each other by using radio waves, according to AVSytemsMag, a specialized magazine in the audiovisual and automation（視聽及自動化）industry.

Of course, 5G network connectivity has made smart homes more convenient. Perhaps the most widespread smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant（語音激活助手）Google Home and Amazon's Alexa allow users to control nearly any device in their home simply by speaking a few words. This is especially convenient for people with physical disabilities, as they can finish tasks that would normally be too difficult, according to How-To Geek.

Common household appliances（家用電器）can become "smart" as well. For example, a smart trash bin can memorize all the things you've thrown away and offer you a shopping list online, while a smart fridge can create dinner recipes（菜譜）based on the vegetables that are being kept inside, according to HowStuffWorks.

But it's not just about convenience. Smart homes are also good for the environment. By regularly checking your energy use and automatically turning off lights and other devices that you're not using, smart homes can lower how much electricity you use overall. Using less energy means that we make less pollution, which is good for the environment.

Not everyone is excited about smart home. In fact, …

【1】X10 allows household devices to communicate by _________.

A.using radio wavesB.speaking a few words

C.connecting 5G networkD.inventing lights and alarms

【2】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A.Household devices designed for the disabled.

B.All types of smart household appliances.

C.Further development of smart home technology.

D.Difference between X10 and 5G network

【3】How does smart home technology influence our life?

A.Smart trash bins help us find cheap but nice things online.

B.Smart fridges can create proper recipes and cook tasty food.

C.Smart homes will help us save energy and reduce pollution.

D.Smart homes make us stay at home instead of working out

【4】The author may introduce the ________ of smart homes in the last paragraph.

A.useB.spreadC.futureD.disadvantages

I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so ______ among the tall kids on the playground. The school was ______ the street from my home and I would often watch the kids as they played during a break. She would ______ dribbling(控球) and shooting over and over again.

One afternoon I asked her ______ she always kept playing. She smiled, I want to go to University of California and the only way for me is to get a scholarship. I like basketball a lot. I believed that if I were ______enough to play college basketball, I would get a scholarship. My dad told me if the dream is big enough, the ______don't count. "

Well, she appeared to be very confident. I ______ her from junior into high school.

One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass ______. I walked to her and asked what was the matter. "Nothing," replied the girl in a ______ voice, "Many people told me that I was too short to play for a top team, ______I should stop dreaming about university."

I asked if she had told her father about it. She said that her father thought they were ______. They just didn't understand the great ______ of a dream. If she truly wanted a scholarship, then nothing could ______ her except one thing—her own attitude(態(tài)度).

The next year, because of her perfect ______ in the California Championship game, she was chosen by a college recruiter(招生人員). She was going to receive the college education that she had ______and worked toward for all those years.

It's true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.

【1】A.rudeB.uglyC.lazyD.small

【2】A.alongB.acrossC.aboveD.behind

【3】A.avoidB.enjoyC.practiceD.suggest

【4】A.whyB.howC.whenD.where

【5】A.modestB.curiousC.confidentD.excellent

【6】A.factsB.wishesC.choicesD.mistakes

【7】A.helpedB.praisedC.watchedD.protected

【8】A.carefullyB.quietlyC.proudlyD.excitedly

【9】A.softB.loudC.strongD.sweet

【10】A.asB.soC.orD.but

【11】A.rightB.carefulC.wrongD.careless

【12】A.ideaB.balanceC.powerD.chance

【13】A.preventB.prepareC.promiseD.protect

【14】A.characterB.performanceC.interviewD.knowledge

【15】A.paid forB.given upC.found outD.dreamt of

A. any other boy B. any boys

C. any boy D. other boy

A. heavy B. hardly C. heavily D. strongly

A. what you say B. what do you say

C. what you said D. what did you say

Organizing your household garbage

Dear foreign friends, glad to meet you here. Today I'd like to introduce new garbage sorting rules to you. In Shanghai, we are supposed to 【1】 the garbage into four groups, namely recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste. Paper, plastic, glass, and fabrics is 【2】 waste while food leftovers, plants, expired food is wet waste. Batteries, light tubes and 【3】 should be considered to be harmful waste. All other non-recyclable solid waste is called dry waste. We all believe that garbage sorting is 【4】 for the protection of the environment. Right? If people fail to sort their garbage, they will be fined up to 200 yuan. If all of us take pains to sort garbage, we'll lead a better life. So, let’s start right now.

Give the foreign students a piece of advice about garbage sorting.

【5】

【題目】

While traveling to big cities in the world, you will see statues（雕像）of 【1】 (thousand) of characters standing in the streets. Do you believe that they are actually real people working 【2】 street artists? They often cover themselves 【3】 (complete) with paint. They have to stand still and keep eyes open for several 【4】 (hour). Street artists need to be strong-minded and patient. It is not 【5】 easy job, but there's plenty of fun for them.

Yorge is one of 【6】 (famous) street artists in Brazil. He stands out thanks to his partner, a cute dog named Jaspe. 【7】 Yorge goes to work, Jaspe rests on his arm and keeps still as long as she can. Most people are surprised by 【8】 (they) perfect work together. However, the pair once got into trouble. Some animal lovers thought that Yorge forced his dog 【9】 (give) a performance in the street. In fact, Yorge never trained Jaspe at all.

The performance of living statues 【10】 (become) a street art. Now it is really popular in many large cities around the world.

【題目】

Who is Li Zigi? For some YouTube and Weibo users, it is easy to answer. 【1】（最近）Li and her videos about country life has been well-known in the world.

Li is a master of many kinds of 【2】（技能）, such as cooking, painting, designing and farming. In the videos, she 【3】（穿著）hanfu that is made by herself. She grows, 【4】（水稻），vegetables and other plants. She is often seen 【5】（準備）meals with vegetables picked from her backyard.

Li was 【6】（出生）in a small village in Sichuan Province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work. However, she returned home in 2012 to look after her 【7】（有病的）grandmother.

To make a living, Li started an online store and used her videos to sell her 【8】（產品）But the simple pleasure that she 【9】 (呈現) quickly won her many fans.

For her audience, what is more interesting is Li’s deep knowledge of food, nature and Chinese 【10】（傳統的）culture. “How good Chinese people are at cooking!” one of Li’s foreign fans wrote on YouTube.

A. turn on B. turn up

C. turn down D. turn off

【題目】

It's common to play video games as a way to reduce stress. We play games for fun, relaxation and even to kill time. However, one student has found a much more creative way to use video games.

Wu Hele, 17, a Senior 3 student from Jinling High School, Nanjing, has been preparing a gift for his high school - a recreation(重建) of his own school in the game Minecraft《我的世界》.

It is a game that allows players to design landscapes and buildings in all different types of locations with different materials.

For Wu, recreating the school was not just a sudden idea. During Wu's first time visiting the school, he found that it was perfect for rebuilding. "The landscape of the school is regular, and buildings all had a symmetrical, aesthetic feeling, which is suitable for rebuilding with Minecraft," he told Modern Express《現代快報》.

After his first visit to the school, Wu decided to rebuild it. However, this was not an action that could be done in a day. During his three years in high school, Wu has effectively organized his time. After finishing his homework or exercises, he always walked around the school with a notebook. "I measured all the corners by eyeballing(目測) or counting footsteps. I also drew sketches(草圖). When I played the game, I would build the school based on my sketches," he told the Bejing Evening News《北京晚報》.

Wu experienced several challenges as he recreated every detail of the school. One of the most difficult challenges was building the gym. At first, he didn't know how to rebuild the shape. Then, Wu learned the conic curve formula(圓錐曲線公式), which was used for the building.

His hard work has paid off. Almost all of the scenes of Jinling High School have been rebuilt in the game. The gate, the teaching buildings, the unique corridor with the wisteria(紫藤長廊)- every tree and flower has been exactly rebuilt. The player can visit the classrooms, gyms and office buildings and view the detailed decorations inside. In addition, their school's pet cat can be seen running downstairs in the teaching building just like in real life.

"I'm the first one who rebuilt our school in this way. I've cherished(珍惜) the three years I've spent here, and I have learned a lot during the whole process," Wu told Nanjing Daily《南京日報》.

回答下面5個問題,每題答案不超過7個詞。

【1】Which grade is Wu Hele in? ______________________________________

【2】Where did Wu rebuild his school? ______________________________________

【3】How did he measure all the corners in his school? __________________________________

【4】When did Wu decide to rebuild his school? ______________________________________

【5】What do you think of Wu’s recreation of Jinling High School? _________________________