B
We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth. Everybody wants to live in a green city. A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live in. It can get its energy from something like solar and wind power. Also, it is connected by clean public transportation.
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The Hyperloop (超级高铁) The Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation. It works by having capsules (舱) with passengers in. The capsules run on the air. The Hyperloop plans to run from Los Angeles to San Francisco. With an average speed of 962 km per hour, it is only 35 minutes between the two cities. The solar panels (板) provide power to the Hyperloop. |
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Smart Wheel Smart Wheel is a bicycle wheel with a motor. This invention can easily fit onto almost any bike. And the motor allows bikes to travel up to 50km once. Smart Wheel is different from other electric bikes. It can be controlled through your smartphone’s Bluetooth. The smartphone can show your speed, distance and travel time. |
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Solar Sidewalk (太阳能步道) George Washington University made a special path in 2013. The path is about 9 square meters. It is covered with solar panels that can provide energy to power 450 LED lights. These lights can light the walkway after dark. The solar panel is also strong enough for people to walk on. |
61. A green city is ________.
A. clean and tidy B. full of plants
C. healthy and pleasant D. rich for energy
62. It is ________ from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
A. About 962 km. B. About 560 km.
C. About 700 km. D. About 450 km.
63. About Smart Wheel, which is Not right?
A. It can travel 50km once.
B. It can fit onto almost any bike.
C. It’s a motorbike with a bicycle wheel.
D. The smartphone’s Bluetooth can control it.
64. What can solar panels do?
A. They can run on the air. B. They can provide energy.
C. They can carry passengers. D. They can show your travel time.
65. What do you think of the public transportation?
A. Modern and clean. B. Green and dangerous.
C. Exciting and crazy. D. Expensive and impossible.
C
How can we improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They’ll say, “this is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.”
Certainly not! You don’t have to suffer too much. Your destiny depends on yourself, not on any other factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best. But in fact she hasn’t.
Remember that you get what you pay. You just don’t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don’t just regard it as a little failure, but use it as feedback (反馈). Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It’s not enough to think positively (积极地), you also have to act positively.
If someone’s life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don’t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.
66. The writer’s attitude towards destiny is that ________.
A. we can change it B. we can’t depend on ourselves
C. we must accept it D. we have to suffer it
67. According to the passage, what should you do if something goes wrong?
A. Regard it as a little failure. B. Get your hands off your phone.
C. Sit around and wait for luck. D. Do something to solve the problem.
68. The underlined word “turn out” in the passage means ________.
A. 翻转 B. 关闭
C. 变得 D. 清空
69. From the passage, we know ________.
A. we only need to hope for the best in our life.
B. we can get what we pay if we think positively.
C. the woman has tried her best to improve her life.
D. maybe our luck will change if we do something about the life
70. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Understand Yourself B. Improve Your Life
C. Believe in Yourself D. Accept Your Life
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41-45 DBDAA 46-50 ABCAB 51-55 CDBDA 56-60 BCDAD
61-65 CBCBA 66-70 ADCDB
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