1、任务型阅读(二)人物介绍+5G时代A2019葫芦岛Lu Xun was an excellent writer and thinker of modern China. He took part in the May Fourth New Culture Movement of 1919. He could be said to have laid the foundation(基础) of modern literature(文学) in China. You couldnt believe that he almost became a doctor! So how did Lu Xun
2、give up the study of medicine and take up writing?When he was young, his father fell badly ill, and little Lu Xun bought medicine for him. But the medicine bought from a quack doctor(庸医) did his father no good at all, and his father died. With a deep sadness and great anger, Lu Xun promised to study
3、 the most advanced medical skills and help people through medicine. He studied hard, and was accepted to study in Sendai Medical College in Japan.However, one event changed Lu Xuns life. One day, the teacher played a film of news in class. In the film, Japanese soldiers were preparing to kill a Chin
4、ese while some Chinese were watching it with great interest, as if it had nothing to do with them. After that, Lu Xun thought he should treat the numb(麻木的) spirits of Chinese.For this reason, he gave up the study of medicine and moved to Tokyo. He produced a magazine with some friends there. As a wr
5、iter, Lu Xun hoped that he could save Chinese people with his pen. Many of his works were translated into the leading languages, including English, Russian, German, French and Japanese.1.In 1919, what movement did Lu Xun take part in? 2.How did Lu Xun feel after his fathers death? 3.Where did Lu Xun
6、 study medicine? 4.Did Lu Xun produce the magazine by himself? 5.How many leading languages were Lu Xuns works translated into? B2019自贡改编 If you look at the top of your phone, youll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The “G” stands for the “generation”(代) of your mobile network. But the
7、 symbols will become things of the past after 5G networks fully arrive.On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X Smartphone. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will l
8、et people download and upload data(数据) faster than ever before. But 5G wont just bring faster mobile Internet. People can use it for many other things as well.For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Todays self-driving test cars have one problemlag (延迟). When the car “sees” an obs
9、tacle(障碍物), it sends this information to a data center and receives instructions. However, it will be some time before it sends and receives this information. With this kind of lag, the cars might crash because they dont receive instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making
10、 the cars safer.5G could also be used to power the Internet of things (IOT), that is, a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast Internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology. The IOT could be used in a lot of ways. For example, with IOT, your refrigerator could
11、 automatically(自动地) place an order online for eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left inside.1.What does the “G” in “5G” stand for? 2.Which city was 5G tested for the first time? 3.What can 5G help self-driving cars do? 4.What is IOT according to the passage? 5.What can the refrigerator do fo
12、r us with the help of IOT? 【参考答案】A1.The May Fourth New Culture Movement.2.He felt very sad and angry.3.In Sendai Medical College in Japan.4.No, he didnt.5.5/Five.B1.Generation of your mobile network.2.Shanghai.3.Make self-driving cars safer.4.A large online network that connects all things and people.5.The refrigerator can order eggs online for us. 3