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Passage1
BillionsofdollarshavealreadybeenspentinplanninghowtosetfootonMars.Sowhydowewanttogotheresobadly
DutchorganizationMarsOnewantstoputpeopleonMarsby2027.Theresearcherssayitisjustthenextstepinhumancuriosity(好奇心).“WhydidColumbustravelwestWhydidMarcoPoloheadeast”theirwebsitesays.MarsOnealsothinksMarsexplorationwillimprovethedevelopmentofrecycling,solarenergy(太阳能),foodproductionandevenmedicaltechnology.
BillionairebusinessmanElonMuskrunsacompanyintheUnitedStates.ItsnameisSpaceX.Musk,whowasborninSouthAfricabutisnowaUS-Canadiancitizen,agreesthatcuriosityplaysapart.ButhismainreasonforgoingtoMarsisthesurvival(生存)ofthehumanrace.Tosurvive,wemustlearntolivesomewhereotherthanEarth.
In2011,alongwithRussia,Chinaplannedtosendaprobe(探测器)totheplanet.
AnotherprobewillreachMarsby2021.
USspaceagencyNASAisalsoexcitedtogettoMars.“Futureexplorationwillfindevidence(证据)oflife,answeringoneofthebiggestmysteriesoftheuniverse(宇宙):
DoeslifeexistbeyondEarth”theNASAwebsitesays.Accordingtoit,MarsandEarthhavelotsofthingsalike.ExploringMarsalsohelpsuslearnmoreaboutourownplanet’shistoryandfuture.
A.JapanesealsohopestodoaprojectonMars.
B.Well,differentorganizationshavedifferentreasons.
C.Itsfinalgoalistohelphumansliveonotherplanets.
D.ChinahasalongperioddreamofreachingMarsoneday.
maybenewspeciesonMarswhichcansurpriseusalot.
F.AndNASAthinksithelpshumanslearnmoreabouttheuniverse.
G.Becausethatadventuremakeshumansfindnewplacestoexplore.
Passage2
Aninternationalfreightrailwaynetwork(货运铁路网)isconnectingChinatocitiesacrossEurope.2,000yearsago,ittookayeartogetgoodsfromChinatoEuropealongtheancientsilkroad.Buttoday,goodsfromChinacanreachLondonbyrailinjust14days.Ittakeslesstimethanbefore.
YiwuisacitythatislocatedinChina’sZhejiangProvince.InYiwu,itoncetooktwohoursbytheroadtosendEuropeangoodstothenearestseaport(海港).Buttoday,anewfreightraillinkconnectsYiwutoEuropealonganancienttraderoute.
Yiwurailwaystationisabigfreightstationnow.It’spartofthemulti-billion-US-dollarBeltandRoadInitiative(倡议).Itissetupinordertodeveloptheinternationaltrade.
Itspreadsacross13,000kilometersthroughFrance,Germany,Poland,Belarus,RussiaandKazakhstan.Alongtheway,thetraintransfers(换乘)threetimesbecauseofdifferenttrackgauges(轨距规)inChina,EuropeandRussia.
Withtransfersonlytaking1minutepercontainer(集装箱),theraillinkcutEurope-Chinatransportationtimebyhalf.NowforeignproductsareeasierandcheapertobuyforChinese.
A.SilkRailroadisveryimportant.
B.Itiscalledasthenew“SilkRailroad”.
C.ItwilltakealongtimetotraveltoYiwuCity.
D.Thenittookatwo-monthjourneyacrosstheoceans.
E.ItbegantotransportgoodsoverlandtoEuropein2014.
F.AnditonlytakespeoplethreeweekstogetgoodsfromEurope.
G.TheYiwu-Madridrailwayisthelongestraillinkinthewholeworld.
Passage3
Inmanybigcitiesintheworld,manypeoplethinktheoveruseofcarsisoneofthemaincausesofairpollution.Carsinthefuturemustbeenvironment-friendly.
Someexpertsthinkthattoday’scarsareintroublebecausetheyusetoomuchpetrol(汽油).Thecaroftomorrowwillbemadewithoutairconditioning.Thetomorrow’scarwillbeverysmall,sothatonlytakesupverylittleroom.Itneedn’thaveapollutioncontrolsystembecauseitwon’tusepetrol.Veryfewpeoplewillbekilledinaccidentsbecausethetopspeedwillbeverylow.However,wearealsowarnednottoaskforprettycolorsbecausethecarswillcomeingreyonly.
Theyaresurethatpeoplewillbehappierinthefuture.Theythinkthatallourproblemswillsoonbesolvedbycarcompanieswiththeproductionofthesupercar(超级汽车).
5.Thesupercarwillhavefourrooms,TVs,runningwater,heat,airconditioningandmaybeaswimmingpool.Largefamilieswilltravelonlongtripscomfortably.Thesupercarwillnot
pollutetheenvironmentbecausetheywillrunonwater.
A.What’stheproblem
B.Whatwillcarsbelikeinthefuture
C.Othercarexpertsdonotholdthesameidea.
D.Ithinkthecaronthefuturewillbemoreuseful.
E.Infact,thiscarwillbepushedbycleanenergy.
F.Theysaythecarofthefuturewillbemuchsmaller.
G.Tomorrow’scarswillbesmaller,faster,andmorecomfortable.
Passage4
Smartwristband(智能手环),anewwelcomingproduct,ischangingourlifestyle.Havingasmartelectronicsgadget(小装置)onyourhandcanreallymakehugedifferences.Sofromnowonitwillbeagreatfuntomaintainyourhealthinamoreinterestingway.Andtherearealsomanydifferentbrandstochoose,suchasAppleorHuawei.
Herearethereasonswhypeoplechooseawristband.
Thewristbandcanalsobeconnectedtothemobilephone.Youareabletouseittoanswerthephone,butatraditionalwatchcanneverdothat.
Besides,thesmartwristbandlooksfascinating.3.______Weoftenseeteenagerswearingwristbands.
Thirdly,atpresentmanypeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofhealth.Somepeopleplaysportseverydaytokeephealthy.4.______Thewristbandshowstheresultseverydayandyou’llknowwhetheryouachieveyouraimornot.
However,someparentsarestillagainstusingit.5.______Theythinktheteenagersareundertheradiation(辐射)allthetime.
Eachcoinhastwosides.Useitornot,it’suptoyou.
A.It’ssoexpensivethatfewpeoplecanbuyit.
B.Firstofall,itcantellthetimelikeanormalwatch.
C.Awristbandishelpfultoknowhowfartheyhaverun.
D.It’sverypopularamongteenagersbecauseit’scoolenough.
E.Moreandmorepeoplechooseasmartwristbandintheirlives.
F.Forthem,wearingwristbandsforalongtimemaycausecancer.
G.NowaBritishIntelligentEnvironmentcompanyhasproducedthesoftware.
Passage5
Whenthrowingawaytrash,doyouknowwhichbinitshouldgoinSomeofyoumightnotbeabletoanswerthisquestion.1._______Notknowinghowtodealwithwasteishardertosaveenergyandprotecttheenvironment.
Ifyoudon’tdealwithyourgarbage,itwillgotoalandfill(垃圾场)andbeburied(埋)together.
2._______Theelectronicwasteyouthrowawaycanpollutethesoilandgroundwater.Otherpiecesofgarbagecanbeusedtomakeotherthingsiftheyareproperlyrecycled.
3._______Forexample,ShanghaiannouncedinJulythatdividethegarbageintofourgroups:
wet,recyclable,harmfulanddry.
4._______“Theyarethingsyoudon’twantbutthatpigscaneat,”GuangzhouDailyexplained.Paper,metal,glassandotherthingsthatcanberefusedarerecyclablewaste.
Harmfulwasteincludesthingslikemedicine,batteriesandfluorescentbulbs(荧光灯泡).Thesethingsarenotrecyclable.5._______
OtherChinesecities,includingShenzhen,Guangdongplantousethiswaytodealwiththeirgarbage.Let’sencourageeachothertodealwithourwastewelltoprotecttheenvironment.
A.Theywillgointhe“drywaste”bin.
B.It’sourdutytoprotecttheenvironment.
C.“Wet”wasteisalsoknownashouseholdwaste.
D.Theselandfillscantakeuplargeareasofground.
E.Studyinghowtostopthrowingwasteisalifeskill.
F.Butit’simportanttoknowhowtodealwithyourwaste.
G.ManycitiesinChinahavealreadytakenactioninrecentyears.
Passage6
Baobabs(猴面包树)areasymbolofAfrica,andtheyaresometimescalled“thetreeoflife”.1._______Nineofthethirteenoldesttrees,agedbetween1,000and2,500years,diedintheearlypartofthiscentury.Researcherssaytherehaveneverbeensomanyoldtreesdyinginsuchashorttime.
2._______ButtheydonotthinkbaobabsacrossthecontinentofAfricaaredyingout.Baobabswillprobablystopgrowinginsomeareas,andstartgrowinginotherareas.
Baobabsareoftenfoundinareaswhereelephants,rhinoceros(犀牛)andotherwildlifelive.3._______
Baobabstakeinlotsofwaterduringtherainyseasonandstore(储存)itintheirtrunksandbranches.4._______Elephantscangetwatertodrinkfromthetrees.
Baobabsarealsoimportanttopeople.Theyusethebaobabfruittomakedrinksandmixwithmilktocreateakindofyogurt.5._______It’slikeakindofmedicine,andpeoplecangetenergyfromit.Theleavesofthetreeareusedformakingsoupandithassomemedicalpurposes.
A.However,somebaobabsaredying.
B.Butbaobabsbecomedangeroustopeople.
C.Andeatingbaobabfruitmakespeoplestrong.
D.Researchersdonotknowforsurewhythetreesdied.
E.Largetreescanstoreasmuchas140,000litersofwater.
F.Baobabscanproviderichfoodforpeopleallovertheworld.
G.Elephantshelpthetreesspreadwhentheyeatthebaobabfruit.
Passage7
Theword“cosplay”ismadeupof“costume”and“play”.1.Peoplewearcostumestodressupastheirfavoritecharacterandexpresstheirloveforfictitious(虚构的)characters.
Theword“cosplay“camefromJapanin1984atasciencefictionconference,whichbeganwith
thefirstWorldScienceFictionConferenceinNewYorkCityin1939.2.Theideaslowly
caughtonwithcustomers.Thankstotherisingnumberofcosplayerssincethe1990s,apopularculturehascomeoutinJapanandsomeotherAsian,evenWesterncountries.AndnowthousandsofcostumeplayerscrowdintoComicMarketeveryyear.
3.ButwiththedevelopmentoftheChineseanimationindustry,anincreasingnumberofcosplayersstarteddressingupascharactersfromChinesecartoonsandcomicbooks.
Manycosplaysarebeingorganizedinmanycou