For those who make journeys across the world,...

For those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages. Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet plane fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.

Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say, for the conquest （征服） of time and distance. Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured （忍受）. The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing. On board a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane. The soft lighting, in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know, and the hours progress slowly.

Then there is the time spent being “processed” at a modern airport. People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passenger move again to another waiting area. Journeys by rail and sea take longer, yes, but the hours devoted to being “processed” at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent. No wonder, then, that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.

Man, however, is now a world traveler and can not turn his back on the airplane. The working lives of too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. speed controls people’s lives；time saved, in work or play, is the important thing—or so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master.

1.What does the writer try to express in Paragraph1?　

A. Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages.

B. The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short.

C. The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams.

D. Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place.

2.How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph2?　

A. By giving instructions.

B. By analyzing cause and effect.

C. By following the order of time.

D. By giving examples.

3.According to Paragraph3, passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because______.

A. they pay less for the tickets　　　　　

B. they feel safer during the travel.

C. they can enjoy higher speed of travel　　　

D. they don’t have to waste time being “processed”

4.What does the last sentence of the passage mean?　

A. They could enjoy free and relaxing travel. 　　

B. They needed the clock to tell the time.

C. They preferred traveling on horseback. 　

D. They could travel with their master.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?　

A. Air travel benefits people and industries.

B. Train Travel has some advantages over air travel.

C. Great changes have taken place in modern travel.

D. The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost.

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Life really should be one long journey of joy for children who are born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet.

But experts on psychological research now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste. If suicide (自杀)statistics are a sign of happiness, then the rich are a miserable lot. Figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves.

Dr. Robert Coles, an internationally famous doctor, is the word's top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-received book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,” says the 53-year-old doctor, “such as better health, education and future work expectation. But most important is the quality of family-life. Money can't buy love.”

It can buy a lot of other things, though, and that's where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Their parents' over favoring can make them spoiled. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which often makes them feel restless.

“But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,” adds Mr. Coles, “and they are more self-confident.”

Today's rich parents perhaps have realized that their riches can be more of a burden than a favor to their children. So they do their best to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.

1.What does the underlined word “silver spoons” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Long journeys　　 B. Tiny feet

C. Great wealth　　 D. Kitchen tools

2.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 1?

A. Life is one long journey of joy for rich children

B. Many rich people often suffer from unhappiness

C. Poor people never feel miserable in life

D. Rich people are happier than poor people

3.What is the book The Privileged Ones most probably about?

A. How money affects the wealthy people

B. How rich people deal with their money

C. Why the rich should help the poor

D. What are the advantages to being rich

4.According to Dr. Robert Coles, what is the most important to guarantee a happy life?

A. Good health　　 B. Good education

C. Good jobs　　 D. Good family-life

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My Journey to Lhasa

At the age of fifty-five, Alexandra David-Neel walked for four months across the high mountains of the Himalayas 1. little food or money. She 2. (willing) suffered the tough travel 3. (condition) to reach her goal and finally, in 1924, became the first European woman ever to enter Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Lhasa is very difficult to get to, and some people call it “The Roof of The World”. “My Journey to Lhasa” is the true account of David-Neel’s extraordinary journey, 4. is even more remarkable because at that time, foreigners, especially foreign women 5. (forbid) to enter Lhasa. To hide 6. (she), she wore the clothes of a beggar. Her book is a good 7. (introduce) to Tibet. Readers will love her descriptions of the people she met along the way. David-Neel was 8. (fluency) in Tibetan dialects and knew the culture there, so it was easy for her to get to know the people.

“My Journey to Lhasa” 9. (give) a real feeling for Tibet and the people there. It is a great book if you want to visit Tibet, or if you just like a good story. This book, first 10. (publish) in 1927, is well worth reading.

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In this world, there is always love for____ who love the world.

A. ones    B. the one    C. these    D. those

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Those who are concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easy—for now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for the greatest time. At least that appears to be the case at Japan’s Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff are being replaced by humans.

The first location of the unique hotel opened in July 2015 was at Nagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park. The hotel’s owner, Hideo Sawada, promised the hotel to be managed primarily by robots. Guests were greeted and checked-in by a dinosaur robot, while a cute android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided information about attractions. Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the world’s first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness World Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.

But as the years have passed, the hotel’s main draw is becoming less novel and more unsatisfactory. Also as the robots are “aging”, they are costing more to repair. Among the 283 androids being replaced are the chain’s two dinosaur receptionists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests’ passports, forcing human employees to step in each time. Also out are the cute Churi robots, which annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations. For example, one guest told The Wall Street Journal that Churi mistook his snoring for a command and kept asking him to repeat his request all night.

Sawada told The Wall Street Journal, “When you actually use robots you realize there are places where they aren’t needed—or just annoy people.” While Sawada may be cutting back on his use of androids, the recently-opened Smart LYZ Hotel and the Fly Zoo Hotel in China, are run entirely by robots, with not a human in sight. Whether the employees have more competence than those “hired” by the Henn-na Hotel chain remains to be seen.

1.What makes Japan’s Henn-na Hotel unique?

A.Its robot employees. B.Its advanced equipment.

C.Its convenient location. D.Its successful management.

2.What is the author’s purpose with the example in paragraph 3?

A.To entertain readers. B.To prove Churi’s drawback.

C.To introduce Churi’s functions. D.To persuade people not to book the hotel.

3.What does the owner of Japan’s Henn-na Hotel think of his robot staff now?

A.Attractive. B.Costly.

C.Pioneering. D.Disappointing.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Robots Are Taking Over the World.

B.The Boom of Robots-staffed Hotel.

C.Robot Staff Are Fired For No Competence.

D.The First Robots-staffed Hotel Won Guinness World Record.

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The problem of the present world is that those who are imaginative have little experience_________those who are experienced have weak imagination.

A．unless                    B．although        C．because              D．while

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The world makes _____ for the man who knows where he is going.

A. method　　　　 B. approach

C. way　　　　　　 D. means

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The holidays are simply the best time of the year._______, for those of us who use a wheelchair, there are some unique_______to be overcome when celebrating with family and friends.

When I was 13, I_______my neck in a car accident. Paralyzed（瘫痪）from the chest down, the_______weeks and months that followed were an unbelievable whirlwind（忙乱）of activity. Just days before the_______,the biggest challenge in my life was making sure to turn my homework in_______.

But in just an instant it all_______. My family and 1 were forced to_______surgical options, where to go for_______， and how to pay for everything. All the while, I was________as my world turned upside down. The________physical recovery center was several states away, so when holidays rolled around, taking a trip home to celebrate was near the________of our list. What I would come to learn is that a celebration with family was________what I needed.

My family surprised me with a________that Christmas. I couldn’t travel________, so everyone came to me and turned the small apartment in a________city into a warm home. They brought more food than anyone could hope to eat and plenty of________. More________, for the first time, I felt________again. All of a sudden I was sitting at the same kids’ table and laughing with my cousins like________had happened.

1.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Still

2.A.fear B.shyness C.differences D.challenges

3.A.turned B.broke C.rubbed D.protected

4.A.previous B.casual C.immediate D.vacant

5.A.accident B.operation C.holiday D.examination

6.A.on earth B.on purpose C.on time D.on demand

7.A.improved B.changed C.mattered D.helped

8.A.make preparations for B.make commitments to C.make contributions to　　　　　　　　　 D.make decisions on

9.A.recovery B.occupation C.reflection D.exercise

10.A.relaxing B.appealing C.struggling D.hesitating

11.A.chosen B.finished C.abandoned D.known

12.A.top B.bottom C.back D.edge

13.A.hardly B.impossibly C.repeatedly D.exactly

14.A.prize B.victory C.party D.conclusion

15.A.abroad B.home C.alone D.outdoors

16.A.familiar B.native C.foreign D.strange

17.A.decorations B.fruits C.medicine D.homework

18.A.hopefully B.importantly C.successfully D.differently

19.A.smart B.ambitious C.normal D.healthy

20.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing

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Cyberspace,data superhighway,multimedia,for those who have seen the future,and the linking of computers,televisions and telephones will change our lives for ever.Yet for all the talks of a forthcoming technological utopia,little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor.As for all the new high technology,the West concerns itself with the “how”,while the question of “for whom” is put aside once again.

Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communication revolution has affected the world economy.Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries,and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade and exchange, interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods.The electronic economy made by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets — with a destructive impact on the have-nots.

For them the result is unstable. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As “futures” are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.

So what are the options of regaining control？One alternative for developing countries is to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries’ economies.

Communication technology is generally exported from the US, Europe or Japan；the patents, skills and ability remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, therefore imported products and services must be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.

1. From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of________.

A．the rich countries                      B．scientific development

C．the local elites                        D．the world economy

2.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．international trade should be expanded

B．the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration

C．the exports of the poor countries should be increased

D．communication technology in developing countries should be modernized

3.Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?

A．Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.

B．Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.

C．Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.

D．Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.

4.The development of modern communication technology in developing countries may________.

A．hinder their industrial production

B．cause them to lose control of their trade

C．force them to reduce their share of exports

D．cost them their economic independence

5.The author’s attitude towards the communication revolution is________.

A．positive                              B．critical

C．indifferent　                          D．tolerant

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Cyberspace,data superhighway,multimedia,for those who have seen the future,and the linking of computers,televisions and telephones will change our lives for ever.Yet for all the talks of a forthcoming technological utopia,little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor.As for all the new high technology,the West concerns itself with the “how”,while the question of “for whom” is put aside once again.

Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communication revolution has affected the world economy.Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries,and transnational corporations take full advantage of it.Terms of trade and exchange,interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods.The electronic economy made by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets — with a destructive impact on the have­nots.

For them the result is unstable.Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine.As “futures” are traded on computer screens,developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.

So what are the options of regaining control？One alternative for developing countries is to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications.Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries’ economies.

Communication technology is generally exported from the US,Europe or Japan；the patents,skills and ability remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries.It is also expensive,therefore imported products and services must be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.

1. From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of________.

A．the rich countries                                         B．scientific development

C．the local elites                                                 D．the world economy

2．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．international trade should be expanded

B．the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration

C．the exports of the poor countries should be increased

D．communication technology in developing countries should be modernized

3．Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries?

A．Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.

B．Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.

C．Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.

D．Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.

4．The development of modern communication technology in developing countries may________.

A．hinder their industrial production

B．cause them to lose control of their trade

C．force them to reduce their share of exports

D．cost them their economic independence

5．The author’s attitude towards the communication revolution is________.

A．positive                                                              B．critical

C．indifferent                                                       D．tolerant

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