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Recently, HUAWEI, one of China's best high-tech companies, has launched(发布) an app called StorySign, that will make it easier for deaf children to read stories.
Some AI skills from HUAWEI are used in the app. They help deaf children read by turning written text into sign language. A character called Star in the app makes it easier to use the app.
Users can also choose a book from the app's library that is then shown in sign language using cartoon characters. The first book on the StorySign platform(平台) is the popular children's book Spot the Dog.
The developers tried to make the app's main character Star popular with both boys and girls. Star also wears a hearing aid(助听器).
“We created StorySign to make it possible for families with deaf children to enjoy an exciting story time,” said Andrew Garrihy, Huawei's CMO for Western Europe. “We hope that by reminding people to understand deaf children better, they'll be encouraged to support one of the charity partners we are working with across Europe.”
There are about 32 million deaf children around the world. Many of them have trouble learning to read, this might because of no good way to turn written text into sign language. Now the app gives deaf children a great tool.
1.Who should the app StorySign be created for?
A.The children who can't see.
B.The children who can't talk.
C.The children who can't hear.
D.The children who can't walk.
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the app StorySign?
A.It's created by a foreign company.
B.It has lots of high technology in it.
C.The sign language in the app is shown by real people.
D.It can't be used without a hearing aid.
3.What does Star mainly help to do in the app?
A.Encourage deaf children to read stories.
B.Choose stories for deaf children.
C.Make friends with deaf children.
D.Help deaf children use the app more easily.
4.According to Andrew Garrihy, what can we know?
A.European countries have the most deaf children in the world.
B.Many people in Europe care for deaf children.
C.The app StorySign has got successful in Europe.
D.HUAWEI is helping deaf children by working with many charities.
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Deaf Children's Problem in Reading
B.Deaf Children Around the World
C.A Special App for Deaf Children
D.The Importance of Helping Deaf Children
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China's telecommunication giant（通讯巨头）Huawei has launched an App called Story Sign that will make it easier for deaf children and their parents to read bedtime stories.
The App uses image and optical（视觉的）character recognition（识别）to help deaf children to read by turning written text into a show of sign language. Users can also choose a book from the App's book library that is shown in sign language using active characters. The first book on the Story Sign platform is the popular children's book Spot the Dog. The developers aimed to make the App's main character Star interesting for both boys and girls.
“We created Story Sign to help make it possible for families with deaf children to enjoy a colorful story time,” said Andrew Garrihy, Huawei's CMO for Western Europe. “We hope that by making people realize the deaf literacy issues（识字问题）, people will be encouraged to give support to one of the fantastic charity partners whom we are working with.”
There are about 32 million deaf children around the world. Many struggle（挣扎）to learn to read, often because of a lack of resources that bridge the gap between sign language and written text. The App gives deaf children a tool that its creators hope will make it easier for them to read. The App can be downloaded from App stores in 10 different languages, including English, French, German and Italian.
1.With the help of Story Sign，deaf children can_____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A.The App is free for the first three months to use.
B.The App can turn the texts of the books into sign language.
C.The most popular book on the platform is Spot the Dog.
D.The blind people also can use the App to enjoy themselves.
3.Which of the following is the first book on the Story Sign platform?
A.Spot the Dog. B.Bookworm. C.At the park. D.Charlotte's Web.
4.The developers tried to make the main character _____________for all kids.
A.easy B.funny C.familiar D.difficult
5.Where does the text probably come from?
A.A history textbook. B.A health magazine.
C.A product advertisement. D.A news report.
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In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smartphones behind Korea’s Samsung. It had also become the world’s largest supplier（供应商）of 5G.
But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U.S. government ordered a ban（禁令）on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the U.S.government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei's business would be hurt.
“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.” Ren Zhengfei，Huawei’s founder and president said. “The ban from the U.S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.
In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, started Huawei with only £400 at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic（浪漫的）as you imagine.”
Facing the ban of the U.S.,Huawei is growing. Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far. Huawei has grown into the world's largest telecommunication equipment (电倍设备）supplier, selling in 170 countries. It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
1.Which company is the world’s largest supplier of 5G now, Huawei, Apple or Samsung?
2.Did Huawei face difficulties recently?
3.The U.S. government didn't plan to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, did it?
4.What is Ren Zhengfei?
5.How many countries has Huawei sold their telecommunication equipment to?
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Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨头） introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform（平台）.<font color="#005500"></font>
They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, math, history and geography.
Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction（连接）with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.
Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.
It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.
Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?
1.What can we find this kind of passage?
A. In a magazine. B. In a science book. C. In the newspaper. D. In a textbook.
2.According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?
A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.
B. Because they can store many subjects.
C. Because we don’t need to do homework.
D. Both A and B.
3.The underlined sentence “there’s a catch ”in the sixth paragraph means _________.
A. Every coin has two sides B. There is some good news
C. There is some bad news D. We have to catch it.
4.What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?
A. He completely agreed with it B. He thinks high school students like it.
C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesn’t tell us.
5.How will the writer continue this passage?
A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.
B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.
C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.
D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.
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阅读下面的材料，根据所给中文提示正确拼写单词，每空限填一词。
Apple has 1. (进入) the textbook market. The tech giant(科技巨头) introduced iBooks textbooks in early 2. （二月），2012.
iBooks textbooks are digital books in different 3. (科目), including science , maths, 4. (历史) and geography. The company offers a collection of textbooks to high school students. It offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests that 5. (它的) interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning(学习的新篇章)”.
It 6. （听起来）like good news for students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks 7. (装满) of textbooks. Every textbook you need can be 8. (储存) on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.
Of course there’s a hidden difficulty. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not 9. (便宜的). You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99(94.74 yuan) or 10. (更少).
Will apple revolutionize(变革) learning? Let’s wait and see.
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Big telecommunications companies such as Huawei, Samsung and Qualcomm have announced their latest fifth generation (5G) products. They have also announced that 5G technology would be widely used by 2020, causing some experts to say the “5G epoch” is coming. Yet, when reporting about 5G, many reporters only described it as a “much faster” technology than 4G. As a result, what people know about 5G is that they could “download a movie within one second”.
Actually, 5G technology has many more advantages than 4G besides the speed. It can be used for at least two purposes－for connecting everything and removing delays(消除网络延时).
Connecting everything is one of the strongest functions of 5G. It makes the Internet Things possible. Take driverless smart cars as an example. 5G technology can connect all parts of a transportation system including traffic lights, CCTV cameras and cars to build up perfect coordination(协调). In this way, these cars can avoid obstacles(障碍) and move on driving routes, which will help improve self-driving technology.
And removing delays might be useful especially in online games. Even long after 4G technology was introduced, players still worried about losing games because of low speed. This problem can be solved with 5G technology, because it will make sure of continuous high speed.
And for those people who think that 5G costs will be very high, they need not worry. Compared with 4G macro base station, a 5G macro base station can provide service to more users. Factories can produce more macro base stations to allow more people to use. The more users, the lower cost. Therefore, 5G technology won’t cost as much as they thought.
1.The underlined word “epoch” in Para 2 means ________.
A.技术 B.时代 C.设备 D.讯号
2.5G technology can help improve self-driving technology because ________.
A.it makes the self-driving car run much faster
B.it helps to connect the cars with the Internet
C.it helps the cars avoid obstacles and move on driving routes
D.it helps the cars control the traffic lights and CCTV cameras
3.Factories can produce more macro base stations so that ________.
A.people can pay less for 5G B.5G can be compared with 4G
C.the “5G epoch” can come sooner D.few people can enjoy the 5G technology
4.According to the passage, we can know that ________.
A.people know a lot about 5G
B.5G is much faster but more expensive than 4G
C.connecting everything is the strongest function of 5G
D.online game players can enjoy continuous high speed of 5G
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.The “5G Epoch” is coming. B.The latest 5G products have been invented.
C.5G technology costs less with higher speed. D.5G technology is more than about high speed.
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Last Friday, all three of China's telecommunications(电信运营商) operators announced plans to raise Internet speeds and lower costs for consumers. This came about a month after China’s premier(总理) Li Keqiang said the country needed to do more to provide better Internet services.
China has more Internet users than any other country , but nowadays, average(平均) Internet speeds in China
are only3.4 megabits per second(Mbps,兆位/秒). In the US,however, average Internet speeds can reach l1.1Mbps.
According to China's Ministry of Industry and Informahon Technology(工信部), by the end of this year, the average Intemet speed for users in major cities and towns wi1 be increased to 20 Mbps. Other area in cities wi11 be improved to 10 Mbps. Besides, more than13 million 4G base stations will be built. They wi11 a1low mobile Intemet users to enjoy improved experiences.
And faster speeds wi11 come with lower costs. Average costs for mobile phone Intemet and fixed Internet wi11 be lowered by at least 30 percent next year. China Telecom(中国电信), for example, now gets 3,000 yuan a year for its 100-Mbps Internet service. Last week, the company said it would lower the price by 30 percent or more.
1.What does the underlined word “consumers” in the passage probably mean in Chinese?
A.费用 B.用户 C.速度
2.What's the average Internet speed in China now?
A.3.4Mbps. B. 10Mbps. C. 11.1Mbps.
3.Premier Li Keqiang said China needed to .
A. do more to provide better Internet services
B.bui1d more bus stations in the countryside
C. cal1 on people to use better mobile phones
4. We can leam from the passage that .
A. China's telecommunications operators refuse to lower costs
B. Internet speeds in China are faster than in the US nowadays
C. China has the largest number of Internet users in the world
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. More Stations and Fewer Users
B Better Sevices and Higher Price
C. Faster Speeds and Lower Costs
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阅读下面的短文,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。
The third long March-5 rocket, China's largest carrier rocket was successfully launched (发射) from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province on Dec. 27, 2019. The rocket 1.(name) Long March-5 Y3. It left the ground from the launch center at 8:45 pm, carrying the Shijian-20 satellite, the 2.(heavy) and most modern communications satellite of China. About 2,220 seconds later, the satellite was sent into 3.(it) planned orbit(轨道) .
The Long March-5 rocket 4. (make) the first flight on Nov. 3, 2016 from Wenchang. However, the 5.(two) largest rocket, Long March-5 Y2, experienced a failure on July 2,2017. 6. (Compare) with Long March-5 Y2, the new rocket Long March-5 Y3 has shown more than 200 technological improvements.
Qu Yiguang, director of the Long March-5 Y3 research team, said, "Under great pressure, the research team has put all the efforts into the rocket over the past two years. We are very 7. (pride) that we can take part in the development of the Long March-5 rocket, which shows the highest level of China's rocket technology. "After over two years of 8. (silent) in Wenchang, the Chinese welcomed the return of the "king" with excitement.
Since the Long March-1 sent China's frist satellite into space 50 years ago, the Long March series rockets 9. (complete) 323 flights. Over the past years, China's rocket technology has been greatly improved. With the success of the Long March-5 Y3 rocket, China 10.(see) a busy year in space activities next year.
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An interesting film has gathered huge attention on China’s social media platforms, which is treated as “the best commercial video of 2019”. The 5-minute video is “Who is Peppa?” and it tells a touching story that highlights（突出）Chinese families.
In the beginning, a senior man named Li Yubao living in a mountainous rural village asked his grandson on the phone what gifts he wanted for the Spring Festival, but Li only heard the word “Peppa” because of the poor mobile signal. Therefore, the man went on an interesting journey to discover who Peppa is.
With the help of his neighbors, the senior got closer to the answer. So he managed to create a Peppa model using metals and his own imagination, which surprised his grandson greatly. The heartwarming model left the whole family in great surprise. At the end of the story, the man found out Peppa was a cartoon figure and enjoyed the film with the whole family during the holiday season.
Many people comments that the film had brought them to tears. As the Spring Festival is around the corner, the short video encourages people working outside to come back home and stay with family members to spend a happy and warm Spring Festival holiday. Though it is a short video, I have to say it really touches the bottom of my heart, as family bonds play an important role in Chinese people’s daily lives. With the Lunar New Year holidays near, there is special importance on getting together with all family members and being together with loved ones. After all, family bonds are the most meaningful thing in Chinese people’s hearts.
请根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
请将下列句子补充完整，使其句意连贯。
1.________ is regarded as the “best commercial video of 2019”.
2.The Lunar New Year holidays is coming, and people pay more attention to ________ with all family members and loved ones.
请根据短文内容回答问题。
3.Did Li Yubao hear what his grandson said clearly? Why?
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4.What’s the aim of this short video?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5.请将文中划线句子译成汉语。
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Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site(网上购物网站), has become an important part of Huang Xinhui’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A large number of Chinese Internet users like Huang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students and young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and household products(家用产品) are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 300 billion(十亿) yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security(安全) of online shopping, Huang Xinhui said, “ It’s very safe and convenient(便利的). If you don’t receive the products from the sellers or you are not satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
1.China’s largest online shopping site is Taobao.
2.Most online popular products are clothing and household ones.
3.300 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year through Taobao.
4.People can only find three kinds of things on Taobao.
5.If you are not satisfied with the products, you can return them.