1、Happy Chinese“Happy Chinese” is a language learning lesson series launched by Chinese International Channel CCTV4 in order to promote Chinese language and culture. It has two sections. the first is “Daily Life Chinese” which focuses on family and school life and includes more than 110 free Chinese l
2、essons. The second section is “Tourist Life Chinese” mainly teaches practical travel Chinese. The series has a total of around 150 lessons and each lesson has both Chinese lines and English subtitles.Growing up with Chinese“Growing up with Chinese” is another Chinese learning lessons by CCTV4. This
3、series is entertaining and quite easy to follow. The lesson series has 100 lessons or so to teach most frequently used Chinese words to teens. All the lessons provide Chinese audio with English lines. The program features the famous hostess, an American TV host known to Chinese people as Ai Hua.Comm
4、unicate in Chinese“Communicate in Chinese” is a series of lessons which help you learn some useful sentences in real-life circumstances such as shopping, hair-cut and eating roast duck.The lessons will make your life in China become much easier. This series has 50 lessons in total and is hosted by M
5、ark Rowswell, who is a Canadian and speaks excellent Mandarin Chinese.1Which course offers the smallest number of online lessons?AChinese Pod. BHappy ChineseCGrowing up with Chinese. DCommunicate in Chinese.2What do Happy Chinese and Growing up with Chinese have in common?AThey are produced by CCTV4
6、. BThey are divided into two sections.CThey feature famous hosts or hostesses. DThey provide both Chinese and English lines.3What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo promote online courses. BTo show how to learn Chinese.CTo introduce online Chinese lessons. DTo stress the importance of Ch
7、inese.Body Language in the United StatesMost people shake hands and make eye contact when they meet people for the first time. Among very good friends, a woman may give another woman a little hug, and a man may kiss a woman quickly on the cheek. Males dont hug one another, which, however, is changin
8、g. Men usually shake hands with the right hand. Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or lightly hold the other persons arm. This shows greater warmth and friendship. Whats more, most people wave hello or good-bye. This is important to know because in many other countries, t
9、he same movements mean “no”.When people are waiting in a public place, such as the post office, they usually form lines. Some people get angry and complain if someone jumps ahead of other people. Moreover, many women like men to open doors for them. They also like men to give up their seats on publi
10、c transportation. However, some women do not like this type of behavior. They feel that men and women should be treated in the same way.In the United States, its important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations. If you dont make eye contact, people will probably think that you
11、are bored or not interested. If there is silence in these situations, people usually try to make conversation. People in the United States usually stand about one arms length away from each other while talking or standing together. This space is called “the comfort zone”.In the United States, mother
12、s sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger (食指) at them. People may show that they like children by patting them on the head.4It can be inferred from Paragraph I that in the United State _.Amales begin to hug each other now Ba man usually kisses a woman for greetin
13、gCpeople only use right hands to shake hands Dpeople wave good-bye as people in many other countries do5Some women dont like to be offered a seat by men because _.Athey think sitting is harmful for health Bthey prefer to stand rather than sitCthey like to be treated equally Dthey dont need mens favo
14、r6The third paragraph is mainly about _.Athe comfort zone Bimpolite body languageCbody language in public places Dbody language in business and social life7A mother sometimes shakes an index finger at her kids to show _.Alove Banger Cboredom Dsatisfaction We dont know how different our future will b
15、e in the future. We can only try to imagine it.At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet - even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On t
16、he other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are today, so we will feel a little lonely.Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much m
17、ore other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be us
18、ing solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isnt true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dan
19、gerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition.Although we cant predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our childrens future, we have expectations, hopes as wel
20、l as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.8Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?ABecause the number of people will become much smaller.BBecause people wont like making friends with each other.CBecaus
21、e there will be less face-to-face communicationDBecause people wont communicate with each other much often.9According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?AIt wont be difficult for people to travel to other planets.BThe way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today
22、.CThe relationship between people will be more important than today.DOur environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.10The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph probably means _.Adisappointed BsurprisedCcurious Doptimistic11What does the passage mainly talk about?
23、AWhat our life will be like in the year 2050.BHow people will communicate in the year 2050.CWhat high technology will appear in the year 2050.DHow people will travel and spend their holiday in the year 2050. A robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people wi
24、th dementia (痴呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes.The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors fixed in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents (居民) are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through
25、 rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks.“RAS combines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection (探测) technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, when the need for help is detected.” said
26、Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to include into their smart home environment. They recently published a study in the Journal Cognitive Systems Research that shows how RAS could make
27、life easier for older adults struggling to live independently.“While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising,” Minor said. “The next step in the research will be to test RAS performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea.”12How d
28、oes RAS serve elderly people?AThrough daily activities. BThrough objects.CThrough a mobile robot. DThrough sensors.13What can we know about RAS?AIt is the first robot used in daily life.BIts function remains to be tested.CIt can locate people and do any task.DIt can cook for owners on its own.14What
29、s Minors attitude toward the future of RAS?ADoubtful BNegative.COptimistic. DUncertain.15What can be a suitable title for the text?ARAS Could Make Home SmartBRAS Could Serve Elderly PeopleCElderly People Could Leave the Nursing HomeDOlder Adults have benefited from robots a lot二、七选五 In this fast-pac
30、ed life, its hard to find the time to cook. But cooking for other people can be fun and beneficial because it comes with some positive psychological benefits.16Performing an act for another human being, like cooking for them, is a form of selflessness. And it can make people feel happy and connected
31、 to others.Cooking is a form of nurturing (养育).When it comes to cooking, you are feeding someone, which is necessary for survival. Cooking for others is nurturing. 17.Cooking can create bonds.If youre cooking for someone, even if theyre not present during the act, it can absolutely bring a sense of closeness in that you re expressing your love and care for someone. 18. And cooking for others helps us bu
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