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Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases
Bicyclinghelpstocontrolyourweight
A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatinayear.
Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood.
Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbetter,morerelaxedandself-confident.
【小题1】Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery.
A.popular
B.surprising
C.exciting
D.expensive
【小题2】WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.
B.Bicyclingisenjoyableexerciseforpeople.
C.Ridingabikepollutesyourneighborhood.
D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.
【小题3】Thepassagemainlytalksabout.
A.thebenefitofcycling
B.thedifferentkindsofbicycle
C.bicyclingishealthierthandriving
D.thedisadvantagesofridingabicycle
2.Now,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.
SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny(保姆).MosteveningsDanielwouldn'
tgethomeuntileightornineo'
clock,andnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings
Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.
Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales,Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhere,saysDaniel,“andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It'
stakensomegettingusedto,butit'
sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyincarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit'
smadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenarealothappier.”
Liz,however,isnotquitesure.“Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I'
mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI'
mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,though,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall。
”
【小题1】Theunderlinedword“downshifting”inthefirstparagraphmeans.
A.repairingyourcarbyyourself
B.spendingmoneycarefully
C.movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlife
D.livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek
【小题2】WhenDanielwasareporter,he.
A.livedincentralLondon
B.dislikedhisjob
C.missedhischildren
D.waswellpaid
【小题3】DanielandLizbothagreethatthemovetothefarm
A.waseasytoorganize
B.hasimprovedfamilylife
C.wasextremelyexpensive
D.havebeenatotalsuccess
3.We’veheardofrobotsandAI(ArtificialIntelligence)takinghumanjobs,butIbetmayors(市长)don’treallythinktheirjobscanbethreatenedanytimesoon.Theywerewrong,andtheAIrunningforthemayorofaTokyodistrictwasclearproofofthat.
AIcan’tlegallyrunforhigh-rankingpublicmanagementpositionsyet,butonemayoralcandidatefromTamaCity,Tokyo,intendedtomaximizetheuseofartificialintelligenceinrunningcityaffairs.Hewasrunninghiscampaign(竞选运动)as“AIMayor”.Basically,hewassuggestingreplacinghumanpublicofficialswithAIandhavingthemcollectcitydataandcreatefairandbalancedpoliciesthatwillbenefiteveryone.
“Forthefirsttimeintheworld,AIwillruninanelection,”humancandidateMichihitoMatsudaannouncedonTwitter.“ArtificialIntelligencewillchangeTomaCity.WiththebirthofanAIMayor,wewillconductbalancedpolitics.”
TheAIMayorwascampaigningverymuchlikeitshumancompetitors.PosterswereshownalloverTamaCityandcampaigntruckswereblaringout(大声鸣响)promisesofanAIutopia(乌托邦)andaskingforsupport.
SomepeoplecalledMichihitoMatsuda’scampaignastunt(噱头),asahumanwouldstillbetheonelegallyincharge.However,otherssaidthattheywereexcitedaboutthefutureofAIrunningthingsinthebackground,addingthatithadtobeabetterchoice.
【小题1】What’stheadvantageoftheAImayoraccordingtoMichihitoMatsuda?
A.MaximizingtheuseofAI.
B.Replacinghumanofficials.
C.Creatingbalancedpolicies.
D.Bringinghimbeneficialeffects.
【小题2】HowwillAIrunforthemayor?
A.Itwillabolishmanyoldpolicies.
B.ItwillaskforsupportontheInternet.
C.Itwillmakepublicspeeches,dressedlikeahuman.
D.Itwillcompetesimilarlytohumancompetitors.
【小题3】What’sthecitizens’attitudetowardMichihitoMatsuda’scampaign?
A.TheybelieveAIwillwin.
B.Allconsiderittobetricky.
C.Itissupposedtobeafailuredefinitely.
D.Somethinkit’sworthyofexpectation.
【小题4】Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AIRunsfortheMayor.
B.TheAdvantagesofAI.
C.AIReplacesHumaninManagement.
D.ThePatternsofAIManagement.
二、七选五
(★)4.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatisyourfavoritecolor?
Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?
【小题1】.Doyouprefergraysandblues?
Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobepessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.【小题2】.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.
【小题3】.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;
andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.【小题4】.AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides(自杀)thananyotherbridgeinthearea—untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply.Perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.
【小题5】.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.
A.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.
B.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavoritecolorasgrowup—wearebornwithourpreference.
C.Theroomsarepaintedindifferentcolorsasyoulike.
D.Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.
E.Lightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.
F.Lifeislikeapictureorapoem,fullofdifferentcolors.
G.Colorsdoinfluenceourmoods—thereisnodoubtaboutit
三、完形填空
5.Whenmostofusgetatextmessageonourcellphonefromanunknownperson,weusuallysay"sorry,________number!
"andmoveon.ButwhenDennisWilliams__________atextthatclearlywasn’tintendedforhim,hedidsomething__________.
OnMarch19,Dennisgotagrouptext__________himthatacouplehedidn’tknowwereatthehospital,waitingforthe__________ofababy.
"Congratulations!
ButIthinksomeonewasmistaken,"Dennis__________.Thebabywasbornandupdatetextswere__________quicklyfromtheoverjoyedgrandmother,Teresa.Inher__________,shedidn’tseemtorealizethatshewas__________thebaby’sphotoswithacompletestranger."Well,Idon’t__________youallbutIwillgettheretotakepictureswiththebaby,"repliedDennisbeforeaskingwhichroomthenew__________werein.
Muchtothefamily’ssurprise,Dennisstucktohis__________!
Heturnedupatthehospital__________giftsforthenewmotherLindseyandherbabyboy.Lindsey’shusbandwastotally__________bytheunexpectedvisit."Idon’tthinkwewouldhaverandomlyinvitedhimoverbutwe__________itandthegifts."
Teresa__________aphotoofthechancemeetingonasocialnetworkingwebsite__________bythetouchingwords:
"Whata__________thisyoungmanwastoourfamily!
Hewasso__________andkindtodothis."Theposthassincegainedthe__________ofsocialmediausersallovertheworld,receivingmorethan184,000sharesand61,500likesinjustthreedays.
【小题1】
A.unlucky
B.secret
C.new
D.wrong
【小题2】
A.received
B.