初中英语填空题

Cindy and Anna were best friends． Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not （1）　　 on what to do．

    One day they decided to play in the garden near their school． "Come on， let's play chess，"Anna said．

    "I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．

    "We always do what you want to do， Cindy． It's my turn to make a（2）　　，" Anna said． She was getting a little unhappy and （3）　　， leaving Cindy alone．

    Cindy was very angry． （4）　　 she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag． "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today． I'm too mad at her， " Cindy thought．

    The next day at school， their teacher Mrs． Stone （5）　　 their notebooks． But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked （6）　　． Cindy knew she should tell Mrs． Stone that she had the notebook， but she was （7）　　 mad at Anna．

    When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs． Stone the （8）　　． "Thank you for being （9）　　， Cindy． I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，" said Mrs． Stone．

    Later， Mrs． Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them． Mrs． Stone helped them（10）　　 that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．

（1）A． agree	B． live	C． depend	D． try
（2）A． promise	B． project	C． decision	D． dialogue
（3）A． went over	B． went on	C． went by	D． went away
（4）A． Because	B． After	C． Unless	D． If
（5）A． gave away	B． asked for	C． handed in	D． paid for
（6）A． worried	B． normal	C． proud	D． relaxed
（7）A． still	B． never	C． usually	D． almost
（8）A． chance	B． method	C． truth	D． rule
（9）A． patient	B． honest	C． active	D． quiet
（10）A． describe	B． explain	C． guess	D． realize

Nowadays， lots of foreigners are learning Chinese． Like many of them， I

（1）　　 knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing， China in 2009． As you can guess， my life was（2）　　       for a while after I arrived． Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful．

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese， so I（3）　　       a Chinese class． My teacher   was（4）　　   ， although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation． Later I   studied on my own as well， but my progress was still slow． And I decided to （5）　　．

    Around this time， I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing． He taught me a lot of（6）　　    about music， such as "melody"． He learned a lot of English from me in return， so it was a good way to（7）　　 language and culture．

I have learned enough Chinese to （8）　　     many problems like booking train tickets． These days， there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese． I can（9）　　why it's an amazing language． Finally， I found that the best way to learn a

（10）　　 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them．

（1）A． usually	B． only	C． hardly
（2）A． easy	B． interesting	C． difficult
（3）A． missed	B． attended	C． taught
（4）A． helpful	B． cheerful	C． thankful
（5）A． make up	B． put up	C． give up
（6）A． words	B． names	C． jokes
（7）A． change	B． imagine	C． exchange
（8）A． deal with	B． look for	C． think of
（9）A． hope	B． realize	C． doubt
（10）A． language	B． subject	C． task

While the start of a new school year is always exciting， this year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School． They became the world's first kids to be taught by an electronic teacher． This electronic teacher is not a human﹣like robot walking around the classroom Instead， he is a computer﹣created head that appears， when needed， on students computer or phone screens． His name is Bill．

    Created by technology company Smart Machines， Bill is able to show human﹣like behavior． He is designed to teach a special program about environmental﹣friendly power created by the sun and wind． This program， started in 2005， used to be taught by human teachers．

    Just like human teachers， Bill is able to immediately respond to the students' questions and opinions about the topic． Thanks to computer cameras， he is also able to see and react to students physical actions． For example， if a student smiles at Bill， he responds by smiling back． This two﹣way exchange helps get the students' attention． More importantly， it allows the program developers to improve Bills behavior and knowledge base when needed．

    The program has been a great success， according to Smart Machines spokesman Robert Frost Frost says， "What is interesting to me is the children's reaction to Bill． He really captures their attention． "Frost thinks kids don't find the experience of being taught by smart machines as strange as older people because they have grown up in a time of computers and smart phones．

    It is doubtful， however， that human educators will lose their jobs to Bill any time soon． For one，his talking head's knowledge base is not large． More importantly， even the smartest computer programs can't guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily． Bills future might be as a"personal tutor"， providing kids with one﹣on﹣one help for different subjects and topics．

（1）What is Bill？　　

A． A human﹣like robot

B． A kind of computer game

C． A computer recording tool

D， A computer﹣created talking head

（2）How does the two﹣way exchange help the program developers？　　

A． It lets them correct students'mistakes

B． It allows Bill to respond more quickly

C． It helps them know how to improve Bill

D． It helps them study students' body language

（3）The underlined word "they"in Paragraph 4 refers to　　．

A． kids

B． older people

C． smart machines

D． program developers

（4）What is Bill NOT good at doing？　　

A． Attracting students' attention

B．Understanding body language

C． Responding to students' questions

D． Dealing with unexpected situations

（5）How might Bill be used in the future according to the last paragraph？　　

A． To work as human classroom teachers

B． To encourage students' interest in computers

C． To give students personal help with different subjects

D．To watch over the behavior of the students in the classroom

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Should Museum Entry Be Free With International Museum Day coming up， today we are asking readers： Should museums be free or should people have to pay for a ticket？ Let us know your view． Comments Museums are not only there for enjoyment； they are education． This is why they must be free． While museums need a huge amount of money to operate， let the wealthy pay for it． The idea of a person or child interested in art not being able to view it because of cost is wrong Krista Chen（US）﹣Age 15 Free entry does not attract people or encourage them to appreciate art． Generally people respect things that are difficult or costly to get Museums should require regular visitors to pay a fee， but provide free tickets as prizes for high﹣achieving students who can appreciate them more Fred Smith（New Zealand）﹣Age 14 Museums teach people about their past． This is part of our shared culture that should be available to everyone， rich or poor People should never be asked to pay an entrance fee． Rob Sanchez （Australia）﹣Age 17 There are no simple answers． Low ticket prices could help museums stay open．But companies and businessmen should also provide museums with more money and other support． They have a social responsibility too． Amber White （UK）﹣Age 16 I think museums and art galleries should all be free to the public． I do， however，think twice a year the museums should organize money﹣raising events to help pay for the cost of staying open． Li Mishao（China）﹣Age 15

（1）How many readers support the idea of free museums？　　

A．2

B． 3

C．4

D．5

（2）Who suggests museums should regularly hold special events to collect money？　　

A． Krista Chen．

B． Fred Smith

C． Rob Sanchez

D． Li Mishao

（3）Why does Fred Smith believe that free tickets should be given to high﹣achieving students？　　

A． Students will then study harder．

B． Museums will attract more visitors

C． Museums can make themselves more famous

D． These students can better appreciate museums

（4）Which of the following does Amber White agree with？　　

A． Businesses should offer museums more help

B． People should only pay what they can afford

C．Free entry doesn't encourage visitors to museums

D． Everybody should have a chance to visit museums

（5）What can we know about the website？　　

A． It's quite a new website

B． It was started in Australia

C． It's generally for young readers

D． It mainly discusses scientific topics

They say that"travel is the best teacher"and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake （1587﹣1641）． His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake， not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography．

    Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family， Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel． When he was 18， however， Xu's father died and so， it seemed， did his travelling dreams． He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60﹣year﹣old mother as tradition required．

    But his mother had different ideas． Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences， this modern﹣thinking woman refused to keep her son at home． She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year， when there was less farm work．

    So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support， Xu set off for the first time， leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well． He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years． During this time， he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom， carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary This diary， which once had over 500，000 words， would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake．

    Although rich， Xu avoided comfortable travel， preferring to go almost everywhere on foot． This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world． Many of his trips were to hard﹣to﹣reach mountain areas， and through wild forests where few people lived． His willingness to face hardships came at a cost however． Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick， robbed and beaten during his journeys．

    Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey， a 4﹣year trip through the Southwest of China． He died in 1641， soon after returning to his hometown for the last time． When his diary was finally printed years after his death， much of it had been destroyed or lost． Although incomplete， it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world．

（1）What is the passage mainly about ？　　

A． The general details of Xu Xiake's life story

B． The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels

C．The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake

D． The influence of Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake

（2）Which of the following best describes Xu's mother ？　　

A． Strict but interesting

B． Kind but uneducated

C．Helpful and hardworking

D． Supportive and open﹣minded

（3）Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels？　　

A． It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people

B． It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time

C． It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail

D． It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in

（4）What is true about Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu xiake ？　　

A． It was only made public after Xu died

B． It made Xu very famous during his lifetime

C． It was the first travel book ever written in China

D． It was mainly about the different people of China

（5）What is the correct order for the following events from Xu's lite ？　　

a． He went on his first journey．

b． His book was finally printed

c． He returned to his hometown for the last time

d． He developed an interest in books about other places

e． He started managing the family farm after his father died

A． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b

B． d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b

C． d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c

D． e﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣c

An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river． They were disputing which was the better animal．

    "Look at my strength， "said the elephant． "I can pull up a tree， roots and all， with my trunk．"

    "Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine， "replied the crocodile． "No knife or tooth can cut through it．"

    Just as they were coming to blows， a lion happened to pass．

    "My dear friends !" said the King of all animals， going up to them． "Let me know the cause of your disagreement．"

    "Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal？ "cried both at once．

    "Certainly， "said the lion， pointing across the river． "Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall？"

    "Yes! "replied the beasts．

    "Well， then， "continued the lion， " go and get it， and bring it to me， and I shall be able then to decide between you．"

    Upon hearing this， off they started．The crocodile， being used to the water， reached the opposite side of the river first， and was soon standing beside the wall．

    Here he waited till the elephant came up． The elephant， seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal， raised his long trunk， and took down the hat quite easily．

    They then made their way together back again across the river． The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast﹣moving crocodile in the water and became careless． When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch， the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom． The crocodile noticed the accident， so down he dived， and brought it up in his huge mouth． They then returned， and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet． The King took it up， and turning to the elephant， said："You， because of your size and trunk， were able to reach the hat on the wall but， having lost it，you were unable to get it back． And you， said the lion to the crocodile， "although unable to reach the hat， were able to dive for it and save it． You are both wise and able in your own ways． One is no better than the other．"

（1）The underlined word"disputing"in Paragraph 1 means　　．

A． playing

B． quarrelling

C． complaining

D． deciding

（2）What did the crocodile think was best about himself？　　

A． His big mouth

B． His strong skin

C． His swimming skill

D． His dangerous teeth

（3）How did the lion deal with the animals disagreement？　　

A． He ordered them to fight．

B． He made a quick decision．

C． He suggested a competition

D． He asked them to describe themselves

（4）What caused the elephant to drop the hat？　　

A． The hat got wet in the river．

B． He hit a floating tree．

C． He was trying to swim too fast

D． He wanted to fight the crocodile

（5）How were the elephant and the crocodile able to complete their task？　　

A． By working together

B． planning carefully

C． By sharing their ideas

D． By listening to the lion

John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down． He called out nervously，"Mom， where's Charlie？ "He had just （1）　　 he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour．

    John looked around the garden， behind the bushes， and under the picnic table． No dog! His mother heard （2）　　 in his voice as he called her a second time． " Mom， I can't find Charlie!"

    She came outside （3）　　． "Let's look around the garden first． Don't worry． I'm sure he's close by．

    Both son and mother were （4）　　 now， but still no Charlie． Their calls were not completely wasted， though． Joe， the next﹣door neighbor， and his two daughters Tania and Julie， immediately agreed to help them （5）　　 the lost dog．

    But even with five people now searching the town's streets， they had no luck． Charlie was still （6）　　．

    Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's （7）　　．She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier， she told John， and the cat was found the next day．

    John agreed． When they got home， he made a poster with a photo of Charlie， Then John heard a （8）　　 and opened his bedroom door． It was Charlie． John was greeted with a big wet kiss．Charlie had been （9）　　 in the bedroom this whole time， sleeping． John had never been so （10）　　 in his life!

（1）A．decided	B．forgotten	C．understood	D． realized
（2）A． anger	B．hope	C． fear	D． warning
（3）A． actively	B．quickly	C．carelessly	D． annoyingly
（4）A． shouting	B． talking	C．fighting	D． thinking
（5）A． give up	B． look for	C． run after	D． take care of
（6）A． missing	B． asleep	C． take	D． quiet
（7）A． address	B． character	C． name	D． picture
（8）A． mess	B． noise	C． voice	D．song
（9）A． shut	B． woke	C． tied	D．saved
（10）A． afraid	B． silly	C．happy	D． proud

请阅读一张"共享小图"（一种新型社区图书馆）的海报，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡．

It's a Mailbox…It's a Bird House…

No． Wait． It's a Library!

Sunshine Park Has A Little Free Library!

    Bryan Lim is excited to be the director of the Little Free Library for our neighbors in Sunshine Park Community!

    The way it works is simple：

◆ We bring to the library a number of good books that we hope will interest our neighbors．

◆ You stop by and take whatever catches your eyes．

◆ You return and bring other books for the library whenever you can．

◆ Books are always a gift． Never for sale!

    Join us for our small opening at 9 am on March 25th， 2018．

    Call 9051 660l or email bryan@beautiful﹣gathering．com for more information!

    Take a book! Leave a book!

More about Little Free Library：                                      ﹣

    The idea was started in 2009 in Hudson， Wisconsin， when Todd Bol placed a homemade wooden box in his front yard． The box looked like a one﹣room schoolhouse． Inside were a dozen or more books free for the taking． It was put there in memory of Todd's mother， a teacher who loved reading． She had died several years earlier．

    His neighbors and friends loved it， so he built several more and gave them away． Later， more people joined Todd in starting the project called Little Free Library．

    In 2017， the were more than sixty thousand Little Free Libraries in over eighty countries around the world．

Information Card

（1）The name of the community this Little Free Library serves．　　

（2）The opening date of this Little Free Library．　　

（3）The place where Todd Bol's placed his first wooden box．　　

（4）The job of Todd Bol's mother．　 　

（5）The number of the countries which had Little Free Libraries in 2017．　　

Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country． In fact， it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life． Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him（1）　　his later life． One of them was from his father（2）　　was strict with him and his brother．

    Once， Will and his brother Harry （3）　　given a job to rebuild a broken brick（砖） wall in the yard． The wall was fifty feet（4）　　and around sixteen feet high． The boys had to mix concrete（水泥） and place only one brick at a time． They didn't know why their father gave them（5）　　a huge job． （6）　　，with the attitude（态度） of "one brick more"， both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in（7）　　period of six months． Each time they were about to give up， their father （8）　　them up patiently． Both brothers were so sad about the job at（9）　　， but after completing the task， they felt a sense of pride， and so did their father． Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something， he will look back to this experience and keep telling（10）　 ，"one brick at a time"．

（1）Lisa becomes interested in traditional Chinese painting and she wants to learn how to paint bamboo in ink．　　 （2）Alan is from India． He is studying Chinese history． He has learned a lot about the four great inventions of ancient China．　　 （3）Sam is an Australian boy living in Beijing． He takes great interest in traditional Chinese opera（a musical play）． He hopes to take a class of the local opera．　　 （4）Mary likes classic（经典的） Chinese works． She has read the one about Monkey King since she came to China．　F　 （5）Susan loves Chinese paper cutting． She wants to make a Chinese"Fu" to put up on her window this Spring Festival．　C

A． In this weekend's story﹣telling time， you'll hear plenty of stories about Chinese traditions， for example， why people put up the Chinese "Fu" upside down on the door or window． B． Beijing Opera is a form of traditional art in China． Our club is set up for fans and welcomes you to join us． We have invited some famous local actors to give acting classes． C． Paper cutting sounds simple but is difficult to do． Bring red paper and learn the making of paper cutting． You can take home the paper cutting you make in class． D． We will hold a competition on the four great inventions of ancient China next month． The first round will be a written test． The next round will be a short speech in Chinese． E． A show of traditional Chinese ink paintings will be held in the Art Museum this weekend． Many works of animals by famous artists will be on show． F． A discussion will be held in our reading club this weekend． The topic is about Journey to the West， one of the four great classic Chinese works． G． Traditional Chinese painting is a form of fine arts in Chinese culture． In our training class， Mr． Sun will teach you how to paint bamboo with brushes and ink step by step．

There's much to see under the sea， but you need to remember that light behaves differently in water than in air． The objects appear closer to you than they exactly are． You might find yourself reaching out to touch something and completely missing it．

    Objects under water will appear larger than they would on the surface， too． Be careful not to tell any stories about the big fish that got away． That fish might not be so big after all! It's just because sometimes things can seem to be as much as about 33 percent bigger in water!

    What's more， in deeper water， colors just don't seem as bright． In fact， it looks as if some colors are missing． Remember the color of an object results from the wavelengths（波长） of light that are reflected（反射） from its surface． And light is taken in as it moves down through the water．

    Swimmers wear wet suits to keep warm underwater． Let's take a bright red， yellow， and blue wet suit as an example． These colors are hard to miss on the surface of water． Watch carefully the changes in color as you descend in the water． The red part now looks almost black because the red light wavelengths， the longest among these three colors， are missing． As you go down deeper， the same thing will happen to the yellow part and in the end to the blue part． Even at a place of about 6 to 9 meters underwater， you will look terrible， like a ghost（鬼怪）! And you have to wait for your return to the surface to enjoy the bright colors again!

（1）You miss the object underwater when you want to touch it because　　．

A． your eyesight is quite poor

B． you are not quick enough

C． it is not as close as it seems

D． it disappears very quickly

（2）The example of the wet suit is used to explain the change of　　 of an object underwater．

A． the size

B． the color

C． the position

D． the weight

（3）The underlined word"descend" probably means　　 in Chinese in this passage．

A．上升

B．漂浮

C．屏息

D．下潜

（4）Which of the fo1lowing is true？　　

A． A four﹣meter﹣long fish looks three meters long underwater．

B． The wavelengths of red light are longer than those of blue light．

C． Much water will be taken in by the swimmer deep in the water．

D． You will see a ghost if you go as deep as 6 to 9 meters into the sea．

（5）The best title of this passage is　　．

A． The Standard of Color Underwater

B． The Direction of Light Underwater

C． The Brightness of Color Underwater

D． The Behavior of Light Underwater

BIPC would like to invite beekeepers to the

World Bee Day Activities

9：00 am﹣ 4：00 pm， Sunday， May 20th 2018

Landhill Hall， Cornwall

    Bees are now in danger and its number is going down every year largely because of human activity， while a third of the world's food production depends on this yellow and black insect（昆虫） and other pollinators（传授花粉者）．

    May 20th this year is the first World Bee Day． It was created last year by the UN， after Slovenia put forward the idea， to draw people's attention to the important role of bees and other pollinators in keeping the planet healthy．

    A day for all those who are interested in learning to improve the quality（质量） of their bees! A day also for those who want to know more about bee keeping!

    Bring your family with you and have fun! Let's celebrate everything connected with bees and the coming of spring!

Activities for the whole family：

talks on bees/bee products for sale/wax（蜡） & candle﹣making lessons

Bee Communication：

Dr Gavin Ramsay will explain the dances of bees， telling you about what smart behaviors bees have．

Cleaning beeswax & candle﹣making： Classes will be given by Kate Black．

Cafe： Lunch and tea/coffee/cakes are available at the cafe．

    These activities are held by BIPC， the Bee Improvement Program for Cornwall．

    Tickets are 8 for members of BIPC and 10 for non﹣members． Half price for a child．

    All the money will go to the City Bee Protection Project．

    Book your place by emailing [e-mail]

（1）The danger that bees are facing is caused by　　．

A． beekeepers

B． food production

C． human activity

D． other pollinators

（2）The World Bee Day was created　　．

A． to advise people to keep healthy

B． to help beekeepers sell more bee products

C． to celebrate the coming of spring

D． to make people know the importance of bees

（3）During the activities， you can learn all the following EXCEPT　　．

A． to make a candle

B． to improve the quality of bees

C． to make tea and coffee

D． to understand the dances of bees

（4）Bill， a member of BIPC， and his 5﹣year﹣old son will pay　　for tickets to the activities．

A． 10 dollars

B． 12 dollars

C． l6 dollars

D． l8 dollars

（5）The money from the sales of tickets　　．

A． will be used to protect bees

B． will make BIPC very rich

C． will be given to beekeepers

D． will be spent on the celebrations

A wealthy man loved his son very much． As he wanted his son to lead a happy life， he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．

    When the old man learnt about his（1）　　， he handed the boy an empty bowl and said． "Go to the river miles away and（2）　　    it with water． I will tell you about it（3）　　no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this， he had no choice but to（4）　　this task．

The boy（5）　　on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his

（6）　　attention to the bowl in his hands．

    The old man smiled and said， "Bring me（7）　　bowl of water， but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"

    When he returned， the boy was able to（8）　　everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked down at his bowl， he found（9）　　that most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．

    "Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget the water in your bowl． This is the（10）　　of happiness．"

（1）A．research	B．promise	C．purpose	D．experience
（2）A．wash	B．fill	C．compare	D．connect
（3）A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．while
（4）A．put out	B．pick out	C．point out	D．carry out
（5）A．set off	B．paid off	C．got off	D．kept off
（6）A．public	B．weak	C．quick	D．full
（7）A．any	B．every	C．another	D．the other
（8）A．change	B．imagine	C．examine	D．describe
（9）A． lazily	B．sadly	C．luckily	D．excitedly
（10）A．result	B．cause	C．secret	D．decision

Recently， a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question： What should China be proud of？ It was（1）　　（wide） spread online．

    Emma is from Canada． She came to China four years ago． Now she is （2）　　University student in Ningbo． The following is China in her eyes．

    "（3）　　（find） a job in China can be really simple． There are more job （4）　　（chance） here than any other country in the world．"

     "Its public security is great． I（5）　　（travel） many countries so far， and I think China is really safe．"

     "About 400million Chinese are studying English． China has become the country （6）　　．has the greatest number of English speakers in non﹣ English speaking countries．"

     "The speed of Chinese trains is high． On my （7）　　（three） visit to my friend in Beijing． I took a train there． From Ningbo（8）　　Beijing． The train runs 1，365kilometers for only seven hours．"

     "I think there （9）　　（be） many more things China should be proud of． I believe China must be much （10）　　（good） than other countries．"

Artificial intelligence（人工智能），or AI in short， is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans． AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies．

     AI is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces． As a result， facial recognition （识别）is used a lot in the world． Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals（罪犯）． Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert． It also checks the ID of ride﹣hailing（网约车）drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile．

     AI is also used in self﹣driving cars， which are believed to be the future of driving． Most drivers may wave or nod at passers﹣by to let them cross the street， but self﹣driving cars dont have this ability． Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them"speak"to humans． The system can show what self﹣driving cars will do． For example， if a driverless car is yielding（让路）， it will lash two white lights side to side． A rapidly flashing light tells passers﹣by that the car is about to speed up

     Service Robots also show you how powerful Al is． Imagine this﹣you come back home from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door． After dinner he teaches you to play the piano，just like a real music teacher． Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world． In the future． more and more service robots will become good home helpers

     AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs

（1）What does the underlined word identify mean in the passage？　　

      A． To let somebody know his mistakes．

      B． To come to realize and tell who is who．

      C． To take somebody to the police station．

      D． To inform somebody of something important．

   （2）According to the passage， what is facial recognition used for？　　

      A． Driving cars．

      B． Making people smile．

      C． Calling the police．

      D． Checking people's information．

（3）Which technology has been used in rea1 life according to the passage？　　

      A． Service Robots at school．

      B． Robots as ride﹣hailing drivers．

      C． Facia1 recognition for payment．

      D． Light signals for self﹣driving cars．

（4）What can we learn from the passage？　　

      A． People use AI in many different ways．

      B． AI will take the place of human beings in all jobs．

      C． Self﹣driving cars will be able to talk like humans．

      D． A criminal was caught for inventing facia1 recognition．