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Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft, which has been transporting all astronauts to and from the International Space Station（ISS）since 2011, typically carries a crew of three. However, the MS-14 capsule launched（发射）from a Russian spaceport in southern Kazakhstan on August 22, 2019, had just one passenger—a human-like robot named Skybot F-850.
The robot is the latest version of Russia’s FEDOR robots, which were initially designed to help with search and rescue efforts. Skybot is good at many human skills, including driving a car, having short conversations, and even telling jokes. But since it lacks some special sills, the spacecraft to the ISS was piloted from the ground by scientists from Russia’s space Agency. Roscosmos.
The six-foot-tall, 350-pound robot had another important task while on board. Without risking the lives of human astronauts, it helped Roscosmos researchers test the safety and flight experience of the new Soyuz-2.1, a carrier rocket, which carried the spacecraft into orbit. The feedback（反馈）will be important in determining if the rocket is safe to transport future human crews to space.
Though the launch into orbit went smoothly, Skybot’s arrival at the ISS was delayed by three days, from August 24 to August 27. The delay didn’t seem to bother the robot, which announced its arrival, “Sorry about the delay. Met with traffic. Ready to work now.”
Skybot’s two-week task is largely a test to measure its ability to work effectively in microgravity, and includes simple tasks like using tools. If all goes well, Russia hopes to send more advanced versions of the FEDOR robots to help astronauts with special tasks.
Earlier this year, the US space agency launched two little robots called Astrobees to help astronauts with daily chores, like finding lost pieces of equipment. Meanwhile, the European Space Agency’s social AI-powered CIMON spent a year assisting astronauts, before returning to Earth on August 27, 2019.
1.What is Skybot F-850 unable to do？
A.Drive a vehicle like humans. B.Conduct short conversations.
C.Say something funny to people. D.Pilot the spacecraft to the ISS.
2.How long did it take Skybot F-850 to fly to the ISS？
A.Two days. B.Three days.
C.Five days. D.Fourteen days.
3.We infer from the text that Skybot .
A.is bound to take the place of human crews
B.isn’t the first robot to help at the space station
C.worked with two other robots to assist astronauts
D.was launched to measure its security and flexibility
4.Where is the text most likely from？
A.A science experiment. B.A news report.
C.A technology guidebook. D.A research paper.
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Since the end of its own space shuttle program in 2011, the US has used Russian Soyuz spacecraft every time it wants to transport humans to and from space. While NASA is busy working on its own solution, the agency has increasingly turned to US private companies, such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to meet its off-planet transportation needs. Although SpaceX has successfully flown cargo (货物)flights for NASA since 2012 via the reusable Dragon spacecraft, the company has yet to launch humans in its so-called Crew Dragon capsule. Originally scheduled to launch in 2017, the program has seen multiple delays. After all, it is rocket science and the path has not been easy.
But 2019 seemed different. NASA’s pre-purchased Soyuz flights had run out by the end of 2019, and SpaceX, along with Boeing, had scheduled all its final tests to achieve certification in time to pick up where Soyuz left off. On March 2, the Crew Dragon capsule was launched on a run without crew toward the International Space Station (ISS). The flight, known as Demo-1, went successfully.
The next major milestone scheduled was the in-flight abort test (飞行中止测试)，another dry mission meant to test the reliability of the abort system that would save the crew in case of any accident during launch. The plan was to use the same capsule from the Demo-1 flight. But SpaceX never got the chance.
In April 2019, the company ran what was supposed to be a routine test, firing certain rockets with the capsule anchored firmly to the ground. Some 100 milliseconds before the engines fired, a leak of oxidizer caused an explosion that completely destroyed the capsule.
SpaceX spent the rest of spring and early summer figuring out what had gone wrong and pushing preparations for a replacement capsule. While the problem is now solved and the Crew Dragon spacecraft for Demo-2 has arrived at the launch site, NASA and SpaceX haven’t set an exact date for the first test flight with astronauts to the ISS.
1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A.US tends to continue reliance on Russian Soyuz spacecrafts.
B.SpaceX can cover all NASA’s off-planet transportation needs.
C.NASA has not ceased developing its space travel technology.
D.Russia and SpaceX are competing for US space transportation.
2.The underlined word “dry” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A.without crew B.without cargo C.without a capsule. D.without fuels
3.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.A Ray of Hope for Space Exploration
B.The Rough Road to Launching A Dragon
C.Opportunities for Elon Musk’s SpaceX
D.Doubts about Off-planet Transportation
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China’s domestically ( 国内 ) developed Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been widely used in many public sectors and business fields at home and abroad.
Beidou has been used in dozens of business and public sector fields ( 公共部门领域 ) in China, including transportation, electric power transmission, fisheries, mining and agriculture.
Tens of millions of Beidou-based terminal （终端） devices have been sold and are in use. By the end of 2019, more than 100 million Beidou-based navigation chips, modules and other products had been sold. The system had by then been fixed in nearly 6.6 million taxis, buses and trucks around China as well as more than 70,000 fishing ships across the country. Beidou-enabled functions are also used in at least 50,000 agricultural machines and have improved their operational efficiency. More than 70 percent of mobile phones registered in China are capable of utilizing Beidou signals. In the public security field, more than 400,000 portable terminals used by the police across the country have Beidou-enabled positioning functions. Beidou has also played important roles in security work for high-level events.
Globally, by the end of 2019, Chinese products based on Beidou had been sold to more than 120 foreign countries and regions, playing a helpful role in a number of public sector fields. For instance, Beidou has helped Russia improve its electric grid inspections ( 电网检测 ), made operations more convenient for unmanned aircraft users in Cambodia, and promoted management efficiency of many warehouses in Thailand and construction work in Kuwait.
1.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “utilizing” in Paragraph 2?
A.transforming B.using C.passing D.strengthening
2.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Beidou System’s navigation is accessible.
B.Beidou System’s positioning services vary in quality.
C.Beidou System’s applications spread around the globe.
D.Beidou System’s operational efficiency improves rapidly.
3.In which section of a newspaper may this passage appear?
A.Technology B.Education C.Travel D.Society
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The science of computer,____ rapid progress has been made, is the most important of all.
A．to which
B．from which
C．in which
D．of which
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Because of my poor memory, all ____ you told me has been forgotten.
A．that
B．which
C．what
D．as
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请阅读下面短文及饼状图,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Buses used to be one of the main vehicles for Chinese people. Recently，due to the increasing number of private cars, the traffic problems in cities become more serious. In order to encourage the public to take buses instead of private cars, many cities manage to improve their buses' quality of service.
The facilities of buses have been upgraded，and the speed increased significantly. However, more and more people cycle to work to keep fit, and some people choose to walk to places nearby, such as going to the supermarket to do some shopping.
Nowadays, with the development of the economy and the improvement of living standard， an increasing number of Chinese, including many peasants and migrant workers can go by air. Besides, a considerable number of cities in China have begun to build subways, which has the advantage of safety, speed and comfort and can reduce air pollution.
All in all, it is easier for people to go out due to the development of transportation. People can choose different means of transportation to go out, People more concentrate on protecting the environment. Making friends with nature will come true in the future.
[写作内容]
1.用约30个词概括图表所传递的主要信息;2.结合短文,阐述人们交通出行方式的变化的原因;3.以自身实践为例,建议人们如何选择合理的出行方式。
[写作要求]1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;3.不必写标题。
[评分标准]内容完整，语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。
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SHANGHAI: The Transportation Information System for 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been completed and put into trial operation, officials said yesterday．
The system which consists of three sub-systems will provide seven options to receive transportation information, including websites, transportation guides, radio and TV broadcasting, hotlines, message signs, mobile phone and enquiry machines, to satisfy tourists’ requirements for transport information in the Expo garden and around the city at all time．
Option 1: Official site for Expo traffic information
Inspired by Aichi Expo and the Beijing Olympic Games, the Shanghai event will also launch its official website of traffic information, www．jtcx．sh．cn．Mobile phone users can log on to www．jtcx．sh．cn/m．The website delivers daily traffic information as well as travel guide around Expo garden, and advocate using public transport during the event．
Option 2: Expo Transportation guide
Two portable travel guides were produced for the convenience of tourists in the Yangtze River Delta．
One mainly targets visitors from the 19 prefecture-level cities of the Yangtze River Delta．The map introduces information of intercity coach lines, car parks, subway transfers．It will be distributed free at highway tolls and is also available for download on the website．
The other one focuses on visitors in Shanghai．The map will detail the various entries leading to the Expo site, as well as bus stops and subway stations around the city．The introduction of over 90 bus lines connecting the Expo garden to the rest of the city will also be listed．The map will be available at hotels, railway stations, airports and residential areas．
Option 3: Radio and television broadcasts
Visitors can also get updated traffic information at home or on their mobile devices as the Shanghai Traffic information center will broadcast live traffic condition via radio and TV during the event, so that travelers can adjust their travel plan accordingly．
Option 4: Expo transport hotline
If radio and television broadcasts can not meet your needs of traffic information, organizers in Shanghai have also set up a special hotline for Expo traffic enquiries．There will be two hotline numbers 962010 and 12319 at your service twenty-four hours．
Option 5: Variable message signs
For drivers the variable message signs will become the first choice to access to traffic information．During the Expo, the signs will play an important role in helping drivers to receive traffic flow, speed, models and other information, as well as traffic incidents and road closure information, so as to avoid congestion．
Option 6: Mobile phone browsers and taxi terminals
Visitors can obtain real-time traffic conditions via mobile phone browsers．Traffic information will also be provided to car mounted terminals on the 4,000 Expo taxis, which will enable drivers to have timely access to real-time status on roads．
Option 7: Touch screen enquiry machine
As for visitors who stay at hotels who are unfamiliar with the place, the tourism bureau have set up in more than four hundred 3-star hotels the Tourist Information enquiry machine．Visitors can check at terminal routes to Expo garden from the hotels．
1．Which of the following is the best title of the passage above?
A．Seven ways to get Expo transportation info
B．Information on the move
C．Transportation on the way
D．Shanghai and Expo
2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Visitors can get the map of Shanghai Expo Transportation free of charge．
B．Visitors have access to the hotline of Expo traffic enquires only at night．
C．Traffic drivers will be well informed of the traffic conditions on the road．
D．Not all the 3-star hotels are equipped with the screen enquiry machines．
3．The underlined word “congestion” probably means ____．
A．squeeze B．jam C．noise D．mess
4．During the Shanghai Expo, tourists can know the traffic information in the following way EXCEPT ____．
A．TV B．Radio C．Internet D．Magazine
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SHANGHAI: The Transportation Information System for 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been completed and put into trial operation, officials said yesterday.
The system which consists of three sub-systems will provide seven options to receive transportation information, including websites, transportation guides, radio and TV broadcasting, hotlines, message signs, mobile phone and enquiry machines, to satisfy tourists’ requirements for transport information in the Expo garden and around the city at all time.
Option 1: Official site for Expo traffic information
Inspired by Aichi Expo and the Beijing Olympic Games, the Shanghai event will also launch its official website of traffic information, www.jtcx.sh.cn. Mobile phone users can log on to www.jtcx.sh.cn/m. The website delivers daily traffic information as well as travel guide around Expo garden, and advocate using public transport during the event.
Option 2: Expo Transportation guide
Two portable travel guides were produced for the convenience of tourists in the Yangtze River Delta.
One mainly targets visitors from the 19 prefecture-level cities of the Yangtze River Delta. The map introduces information of intercity coach lines, car parks, subway transfers. It will be distributed free at highway tolls and is also available for download on the website.
The other one focuses on visitors in Shanghai. The map will detail the various entries leading to the Expo site, as well as bus stops and subway stations around the city. The introduction of over 90 bus lines connecting the Expo garden to the rest of the city will also be listed. The map will be available at hotels, railway stations, airports and residential areas.
Option 3: Radio and television broadcasts
Visitors can also get updated traffic information at home or on their mobile devices as the Shanghai Traffic information center will broadcast live traffic condition via radio and TV during the event, so that travelers can adjust their travel plan accordingly.
Option 4: Expo transport hotline
If radio and television broadcasts can not meet your needs of traffic information, organizers in Shanghai have also set up a special hotline for Expo traffic enquiries. There will be two hotline numbers 962010 and 12319 at your service twenty-four hours.
Option 5: Variable message signs
For drivers the variable message signs will become the first choice to access to traffic information. During the Expo, the signs will play an important role in helping drivers to receive traffic flow, speed, models and other information, as well as traffic incidents and road closure information, so as to avoid congestion.
Option 6: Mobile phone browsers and taxi terminals
Visitors can obtain real-time traffic conditions via mobile phone browsers. Traffic information will also be provided to car mounted terminals on the 4,000 Expo taxis, which will enable drivers to have timely access to real-time status on roads.
Option 7: Touch screen enquiry machine
As for visitors who stay at hotels who are unfamiliar with the place, the tourism bureau have set up in more than four hundred 3-star hotels the Tourist Information enquiry machine. Visitors can check at terminal routes to Expo garden from the hotels.
1.Which of the following is the best title of the passage above?
A. Seven ways to get Expo transportation info B. Information on the move
C. Transportation on the way D. Shanghai and Expo
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Visitors can get the map of Shanghai Expo Transportation free of charge.
B. Visitors have access to the hotline of Expo traffic enquires only at night.
C. Traffic drivers will be well informed of the traffic conditions on the road.
D. Not all the 3-star hotels are equipped with the screen enquiry machines.
3.The underlined word “congestion” probably means ____.
A. squeeze B. jam C. noise D. mess
4.During the Shanghai Expo, tourists can know the traffic information in the following way EXCEPT ____.
A. TV B. Radio C. Internet D. Magazine
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Nowadays more and more people regard traveling as part of their life, and Chinese transport has been strengthened for the holiday travel ____.
A．agent B．diploma C．dilemma D．boom
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China launched the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft 1. Monday morning of October 17 to transport two astronauts to the Tiangong II space laboratory. The spacecraft 2. (send) skyward at 7:30 am atop (在…顶上) a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, 3. (carry) two male astronauts – Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong. After the launch, the spacecraft will travel two days before docking(对接) with the Tiangong II, 4. was lifted from the Jiuquan center in mid-September. Then the astronauts will enter the space lab and stay there for 30 days, and it will be the longest space stay by Chinese astronauts.
The main 5. (task) of the Shenzhou XI mission are to test docking technologies for the country's 6. (plan) space station, to verify the life-support capability of the spacecraft-space lab combination as well as conduct 7. (science) research.
China is 8. third country in the world that has 9. (depend) fulfilled manned spaceflight following the former Soviet Union and the United States. Its space program aims 10. (place) a permanent manned space station into service around 2022.
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