2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点101 数字化改革的重要作用(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点101数字化改革的重要作用

一、阅读理解

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China'sgovernmentdecidedtoestablishtheXionganNewAreainHebeiyearsago.Itwouldbebuiltintoa

smartcityinChina.Whatwillhiebelikeinasmartcity?

Doyoudreamofthelifelikethis?Whenyouwakeupinthemorningandsay“Openthewindow”toa

computer,itwillopenthewindow.Thenyoufinishbreakfastandsitinfrontofyourdeskathomeandbeginto

haveclassesthroughtheInternet.Withthehelpofbuildingasmartcity,yourdreammaycometrueoneday.

Asmartcityusesdigitaltechnologies,suchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,saveresourcesandmake

ourliveseasier.Theycandomanythingsathomesuchasbookingtrainticketsandpayingwaterbills.Whata

beautifullifeitis!

Today,Chinaismakingsomecitiessmarter.Forexample,GuiyangbuiltGeeWi-Fiinthewholecity.Tianjin

startedasinartcityprogramme(ohelpsolvetrafficproblems.InKaramay,everybusstationisequippedwithan

electronicscreendisplayinginformationaboutthearrivalofthenextbus.Infact,smartcitiesaremorecommonin

foreigncountries.WehopemoresmartcitiesinChinawillbebuiltinthefuture!

1.Youcanstayathometohaveclasseswiththehelpofasmartcity.

A.bywatchingTVB.bysmartphone

C.byteachingyourselfD.throughtheInternet

2.Asmartcitycanmakeourlives.

A.moreboringB.morehardC.moreconvenientD.moredifficult

3.Ifyougoto,youcanusefreeWi-Fiinthewholecity.

A.XionganB.TianjinC.KaramayD.Guiyang

4.WhafstheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fYee”？

A.自由的B.空闲的C.免税的D.免费的

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Asmartcitycanusedigitaltechnologiestoimprovecityplanning,saveresourcesandmakeourliveseasier.

B.Youcanbooktrainticketsonlineathome.

C.Tianjinstartedasmartcityprogrammetohelpsolvetrafficproblems.

D.Smartcitiesarelesscommoninforeigncountries.

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Shanghaiishometoapopulationofnearly25million,47,500tallbuildingsandmorethan6million

vehicles.IfavisitortotheNanjingBuildingindowntownShanghaiopensawindowandreachesouttotakea

photoofthearea,safetyworkerFanTianyuwillreceiveanimmediatealarmonasmartbracelet.Hethenwillrush

toliesceneot(heincidentintheseven-storeystructure,banwilltellthevisitortosloptakingphotosandclosethe

window.

At(hestartof(hisyear,ShanghaibecamethefirstcityinChinatosignadocumentcoveringthedevelopment

ofitsdigitaltransformation.Thebraceletispanofasmartsystembeingusedinthebuildingtosensesafetyrisks

thatcouldfalloncrowdsofpassers-bybelow.Forexample,whentheflowofpassers-byonNanjingRoadreaches

arisklevel,thedistricturbanoperat:onmanagementcenterletsoutaTargepassengerflowwarning“toshops.And

thebuilding'ssmartsystemsendsanoticetothesafetymanager.

Thesystemusesarangeofadvancedtechnologies,includingbigdata,artificialinlelligence,5G.andinternet

ofthingssensingabilities.Itjudgesthebuildingforvisitorflow,fireprevention,noiselevels,anduseofelevator.

Thesystemproducesreportsthatarelikehealthcheckupsforthebuilding24hours.

XuHuili,directorofthecentersaid,“Thecity,whichisawincowfortheworldtoseeChina,isapioneerin

bringingforwardtheurbandigitaltransformationofthecity.Itisalsotryingtousedigitalurbanmanagement,

whichhelpsimprovegovernancecapabilityinbigcitiesandfinallybenefitslocalpeople.M

TheShanghaigovernmenthasannouncedtheuseofsmartsystemswillhelpurbanmanagementinoffice

buildings,largesupermarketsandsoon.Thesmartsystem,alongwithtechnologicalsupportfromHuawei,now

playsabigroleinsuchwork.

6.IfatouristopensawindowtotakeaphotooftheNanjingRoadfromoneofthehighbuildings,.

A.heorshewillbehonoredB.heorshewillgetabeautifulview

C.heorshewillbepraisedD.heorshewillbewarnednottodoso

7.Whatisasmartbracelet?

A.Itisanappwhichmakesyoulookbeautiful.

B.Itisametalringthatyouweararoundthearm.

C.Itispartofasmartsystemusedinurbanmanagement.

D.Itisawatchwhichcouldrecordtheamountofexercise.

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthesmartsystem?

A.Itisusedforcontrollingtrafficflow.

B.Itisimpossibletogetareal-timedatawiththesmartsystem.

C.Itcoversvariousadvancedtechnologieswithseveraladvantages.

D.Itishelpful（otheurbanmanagementorschoolbuildings.

9.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardstheuseofthesmartsystem?

A.Confident.B.Sorry.C.Worried.D.Surprised.

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IthasbeennearlytwomonthssincethefirstcaseofnovelcoronaviruswasfoundinWuhan.Asmostpeople

staya（homeandmanyindustriesdelay（延迟）theirwork,somepeopleworrythatthismightaffectChina's

economy.

AsChinaDailyreported,theepidemichasdirectlybannedsomeofChina'smainindustries.Forexample,the

tourismindustryhasbeenaffected,assonicforeigncountrieshave>ctrestrictions（限制）topeopletravelingfrom

ChinaandmanyairlineshavecanceledflightstoandfromChina.Also,sincemanyChinesefactories,suchasthose

thatmakecarparts,havedelayedtheirwork,companiesthatrelyon（heirproductshavebeenaffectedaswell.

“Despitethetemporary（临时的）influenceontheChineseeconomy,theoutbreakwon'taffecttheeconomy's

mid-tolong-termfundamentals（基石i）,“saidTangJianwei,chiefresearcherattheFinancialResearchCenterofthe

BankofCommunications.

Chinaismakingeffortstostepupproductionandresume（恢复）work.AsofFeb10,94.6percentof

food-producingandprocessing（力口工）companiesinChinahadresumedwork,accordingtoCongLiang,

secretary-generaloftheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission.

Moreover,thedigital（数字的）economyisbecomingmoreactive.Aspeoplearcunabletogooutdoors,they

areturningtodigitalentertainmentbywatchingfilmsandTVshowsonline.Someofficeworkersareworkingat

homebyusingteleconferencingsoftware（电话会议软ft）.PlatformslikeTencentandAliHealthareproviding

onlinemedicalconsultationservicestoallowpeopletogetmedicalhelpwithoutleavinghome.Thesetechnologies

archelpingpeoplegoonwiththeirdailylivesandkeepthemsafe.Theyarcalsoliftingthedigitaleconomytoa

newhigh,ChinaDailyreported.

“WeareconfidentthatChina'seconomyremainsresilienl（适应力强的）,“IMFManagingDirectorKristalina

Georgievasaidinanonlinepost.

10.What'sthemainideaofparagraph2?

A.ThegovernmentistryingtocontroltheoutbreakofNCR

B.Thedigitaleconomyisdevelopingfasterandfaster.

C.NCPhashadabadinfluenceonChineseeconomy.

D.ManyforeignleadersareconfidentaboutChina.

11.Whatarethebenefits（好处）ofthedigitaltechnology?

®keepingpeoplesafe

©helpingwithdailylives

③savinglotsofmoney

©developingtheeconomy

A.①②@B.①®③C.②③④D.①③④

12.Whatcanweinferfrom（hepassage?

A.Chineseeconomyisdestroyedby（heepidemic.

B.TouristsfromChinacan'ttraveltosomeforeigncountriestemporarily.

C.Tencentallowspeopletogetmedicalhelpandconsultationinhospital.

D.IMFwilldonate100billiondollarstoChinatofightagainstNCP.

13.What,sthebesttitleofthearticle?

A.HowtodevelopeconomyB.WhyshouldChinadevelopeconomy

C.WhatcaneconomybringsusD.Economynotindanger

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Everyday,mostofusarecreatingourownportraitofwhoweareonline.Wedownloadmusic,filmsand

e-books.WepostandrepostonSinaWeiboandWeChat.Wewritereviewsandcommentsonreviewwebsiteslike

DoubanandZhihu.

Thethingswedoandsayonlinemakeupourdigitallegacy（数字遗产）.Justlikelettersandphotoalbums.

theygiveourlovedonessomethingtorememberusbyafterwepassaway.Andtheycanevensaysomethingabout

ourpersonality.TheInternet,especiallysocialmedia（媒体），recordsourlikesanddislikes,ourfacesandvoices,

andeventhewaywethinkandact.

Howmightsomuchpersonalinformationbeputtouseoneday?TheUKTVseriesBlackMirroroffersone

possibility.

Inoneepisode（集）oftheshow,amannamedAshiskilledinacaraccident.HisgirlfriendMarthaleams

aboutaproductthatcouldbringhim“backtolife^^—arobotthatlooksandtalksjustlikehim.Therobot's

“personality“isbasedontherealAsh'sdigitallegacy.Soon,Marthafindsthatshecanhardlytellthedifterence

betweentherealAshandtherobotone.

Thisideamightseemabitscarytosomepeople.Butyoumightagreethatthiskindofproductcouldbe

possibleinthefuture.Noonewantstoletgooftheirlovedonesafterdeath.

However,manyofusarcnotpreparedforthis.Accordingtoa2016surveybytheDigitalLegacyAssociation,

89.92percentofpeoplesurveyedaroundtheworldhaven'tmadeanyplansforwhatshouldbedonewiththeir

socialmediaaccounts（账号）aftertheirdeath.

Afterreadingthis,youmightwanttothinkaboutit.Howshouldwcmanageourdigitallegacy?Itispossible

thatoursocialmediapasswordsmaybeincludedinourwillsoneday.

14.WhichbehaviourleavesNOdigitallegacybehind?

A.Todownloadmusicandfilm.B.TopostpicturesonWeChat.

C.Towritecommentsonwebsites.D.ToseetheUKTVseriesBlackMirror.

15.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Whattheshowisabout.B.Howweseetheshow.

C.Whatwecandoonline.D.Whattherobotcando.

16.WhydidtheDigitalLegacyAssociationdothesurvey?

A.Becausetheywonderhowmanypeoplesawtheshow.

B.Becausetheywonderhowmanypeoplesurf（heInternet.

C.Because（heywonderwhatpeopledoonlineeveryday.

D.Becausetheywonderhowmanypeoplemanagetheirsocialmediaaccounts.

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheInternetrecordseverythingofwhowcarconline.

B.TheUKTVseriesBlackMirrorhasofferedusasolutiontousedigitallegacy.

C.MostpeoplesurveyedinUKhaven'tmadeplansabouttheirsocialmediaaccounts.

D.Peoplecanuselettersandphotoalbumstoremembertheirlovedonesaftertheirdeath.

18.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Wcmustacceptthemediaaccounts.

B.Wcshouldmakeplansforourmediaaccounts.

C.Weneedtopayattentiontomediaaccounts.

D.Wecantellthedifferencebetweentherealpersonand(herobot.

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Recently,anunmannedretailshop(无人超市)namedTaocafewasopenedonJuly8th,2O17inHangzhou,If

youwanttoshopinit,youshouldknowsomestepsabouthowtobuyandpayforthegoods.

Firstly,customersneedtoopentheirTaobaoapponmobilephones,andthenscantheQR(二维码)codeto

entertheshop.Afterthat,theydon'tneedtousethephoneswhileshopping.Then,afterorderingproducts,

cusiomersneedtowalkthroughapaymentdoorandtheycanfinishpayingforgoodsinafewseconds.Asthey

leavetheshop,anin-storccameracheckswhethertheyarconlytakingoutthegoodstheypaidoff.

ManypeopleregardedthatTaocafewillbeopenedallovertheworldoneday,buttheAlibabaCEOZhang

Yongdeniedit.Hesaidtheinitialpurposeofopeningthisunmannedretailshopistoserve(hosehopingtoruna

cafebyhelping(hembuildasmartcafemoreeasily,ratherthanAlibabarunningsuchshopsitself.Besides,Alibaba

willofferdifferentkindsofservicestotheshops,suchasdigitalandtechnologicalplatforms,accounts,facial

recognition,etc

Actually,Taocafeisnotthefirstunmannedretailshop.In2016,Amazon'sfirstunmannedstorewasopenedin

Seattle.ButitisonlyaprivatestoreforpeopleworkingforAmazononly.In2017,aChinesecompanyhadalready

openedseveralunmannedconveniencestores.ThisisthefirstBingboxstorewithoutstaffsinitinShanghai.In

addition,acompanynamedWheelshasalsodesignedamodelself-drivingsupermarketthatleadstodifferent

placesthroughoutthedaytohelpcustomers.

Theseunmannedretailshopsallhavetheirspecialadvantages,whichprovesthataneweconomyageis

coming.However,somepeopleworrythatmanypeoplewilllose(heirjobsiftheretailshopsdonotneedstaffsany

more

19.CustomersneedtoopentheirTaobaoappbeforeenteringTaocafebecause.

A.CustomerswanttoshoponTaobaoB.Taobaoisanappforpaying

C.TaobaoappisatoolforpeopletoentertheshopD.Taocafeisanappforshopping

20.Unmannedretailshopsarementionedinthispassage.

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

21.Theunderlinedword“initial“inParagraph3means""inChinese.

A.最初的B.害怕的C.警惕的D.关心的

22.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anunmannedretailshopisashopwherenoonebuysthings.

B.IttakespeoplemuchtimetopayforproductsaftershoppinginTaocafe.

C.ThefirstunmannedshopofAmazonwasopenedinSeattle

D.TheCEOofAlibabaplanstobuildmoreunmannedshopsinthefuture.

23.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AnintroductionaboutTaocafeB.UnmannedretailshopsinChina

C.AneweconomyageD.Howtoshopinanunmannedretailshop

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Whatwilltheschoolinthefuturelooklike?Itisnotclear,butmostpeopleagreethatthefutureschoolwillgo

electronic（电子的）.

Computerswillbecomeveryimportant.Eachstudentwillhaveacomputer.Everythingwillbein（hecomputer

andstudentswillnotneedtobringhookstoschool.Studentswillfindinformationontheinternet.Acomputerwill

bestudents'librarj;schoolbagandconnection（连接）totheoutsideworld.Therewillberobotteachers.Theywill

checkhomeworkoncomputersandcommunicale（交流）withstudents'parentsthroughe-mails.

Schoolbuseswillbelikespaceships.Gameswillbedigilal（数字的）.AspecialcomputerwillteachP.E.

classes.Theuniformwillbeverycasual（随意的）.Therewillbenursesineveryschooltolookaftersickstudents.

Therewillbestrictrobotstomakestudentswork.Theworkmaybehardoreasy,butstudentswillhavetodoit.

Students'workwillbedoneoncomputers.Schoolfoodwillbeveryhealthyanddelicious.

24.Therobotteacherwillcommunicatewithstudents'parentsthroughinthefuture.

A.telephonesB.lettersC.robotsD.e-mails

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned（提到）inthepassage?

A.Games.B.Uniforms.C.Classrooms.D.Schoolbuses.

26.Fromthepassage,wecanlearntliat.

A.therewillberobotteachersB.studentswon'thaveP.E.classes

C.tlierewon'tbeanyhospitalsinthefutureD.studentswillhavelotsofeasyworkinschool

27.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheFutureBooks

B.TheSchoolintheFuture

C.NoHomeworkintheFuture

D.ChildrenWon'tGotoSchoolintheFuture

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AnelderlymanusedhisseniorcardtoentertheparkinBeijinglastmonth.

Thecitygovernmenthasaddedahealthcode（健康万马）intothecard,whichtheelderlyareskilledinusing,so

thatthosewithoutsmartphonesarcabletoentertheparkconveniently.

Beijingwilltakemoreeffortstobridgethedigitalgap（数字鸿沟）facedbyseniorsandprovidethemwith

convenientandsmartlifeservices,thecity'sgovernmentworkersaid.

Howtosolvethedifficultieselderlypeoplehaveinhealthcareservicesanddailylifethroughsmartdevices

（设备）wasahottopicamonglawmakersandpoliticalofficersattheirmeetingsthisyear.

Oneofthe31projectsinBeijingwillhelpseniorsusesmartdeviceswhileremainingtraditionalservice

channelsinusealpublicplaceslikehospitals,parks,supermarkets,trainstations,banksandhotels.

Attheendoflastyear,acoupleofprojectswerelaunchedinthecitytomakeseniors'travelpossibleby

addingmoreinformationtotheirseniorcards.

“Whentheyoungbenefitedfromrapiddevelopment,wcshouldalsoprovideservicesfbrseniorswhofindit

difficulttousetheInternetandsmartdevices,“saidLiLi,apoliticaladviser.Lisuggestedkeepingtraditional

senicefortheelderlyororganizinghelperstoteachthemhowtousesmartdevices.Becausetheelderlyfaced

difficultiesinusingthesmartphoneswhenenteringpublicplaces,shesaidenablingthemtousetheseniorcards

wasagoodtryacrossthecity.

28.Whatare（heelderlyskilledinusing?

A.Ahealthcode.B.Aseniorcard.C.Smartphones.D.Smartdevices.

29.WherecantheseniorsinBeijinggowithoutsmartphones?

A.Tohospitalsandparks.B.Totrainstationsandsupermarkets.

C.Tobanksandhotels.D.Alltheabove.

30.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Beijingwillhelpseniorsusesmartdevices.

B.Seniorswithoutsmartphonescanentertheparks.

C.Thedigitalgapfacedbyseniors.

D.Usingtheseniorcardswasagoodtry.

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Keepingtraditionalservicefortheelderly.

B.Organizinghelperstoteachthemhowtousesmartdevices.

C.Theseniorscouldtravelbytheirseniorcardsthreeyearsago.

D.Theseniorcardhasahealthcode.

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ThePalaceMuseumalsoknownastheForbiddenCity,isshapinganewimageforitself.Withtechnology,it

brings600yearsofhistoiyandcultureclosertovisitors.

ThemuseumopenedwebsitesinChineseandEnglish.Visitorscouldcheckthelatestinformationandbook

ticketsonthembeforetheirtrip.Interestingly,toattractmoreyoungvisitors,thereisalsoawebsiteforchildren.It

showsinformationandnoticesinshortsentenceswithcolorfulcartoons.

Technologyismakingthevisitingexperienceimpressive（令人印象深亥||的）.ThePalaceMuseumopeneda

digitalgallery（数字馆）atDuanmenGate.WithVR,visitorsmaywalkdirectlyintotheemperor'slivingroomand

bedroom,makefoodthatemperorshad,weartheirclothesandseetheircollections.VisitorscaneventalktoanAI

seniorminister（大臣）！Althoughbuildingsareofthesamestyleinthisbigmuseum,visitorswon'tgetlost.Areal

timemapwithaudioguide（语音导览器）onWeChatleadsvisitorstoallthehallstheyplantovisit.Ittellsthe

buildings,storiesalongtheway.

Visitorscanenjoythemuseumhomebyvisitingitsonlineshops.Thingslikewatches,books,paintingsand

scarvesarequitepopularamongyoungpeople.Anotherwaytoenjoythemuseumbackhomeisfollowingiton

Webo,Sixmillionfanstherehaveseenwonderfuldistantviewsofthemuseum.Don'tmissthem!

32.HowmanyyearsofhistoryandculturedoesthePalaceMuseumbringtovisitors?

A.500.B.600.C.700.D.80（）.

33.Wherecouldvisitorscheckthelatestinformationandbookticketsbeforetheirtrip?

A.Onthewebsites.B.Inamagazine.C.Bytelephone.D.Byc-mail.

34.WithVR,visitorsmaynot.

A.walkdirectlyintotheemperor'slivingroomandbedroom

B.makefoodthatemperorshad

C.wearemperors'clothesandseetheircollections

D.seearealtimemapwithaudioguide

35.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.visitorscanevendesignanAIseniorministerbythemselves

B.visitorswon'tgetlostbecauseofarealtimemapwithaudioguideonWeChat

C.thingslikewatches,books,paintingsandscarvesarequitepopularamongoldpeople

D.sixthousandfanstherehaveseenwonderfuldistantviewsofthemuseum

36.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ASuccessfulTechnologyB.withthehelpofTechnology

C.ANewImageofthePalaceMuseumD.HistoryandTraditionalculture

二、完形填空

Haveyounoticedyourlifeisbecomingalittledifferent?Now,whenyougoto37certainshopping

mall,youcanenjoyitsfreeWi-Fithere.38youwanttolakeataxi,youcanbookonewithyourphone.In

fact,allthesecan39asthebasicpartsofasmartcity.

TheideaofasmartcitywasbroughtupbyUScompanyIBMin2010.Generally,asmartcityisacity

40usesdigitaltechnologiessuchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,savemoneyandresources,and

makeourlife41thanbefore.Howsmartcanacitybe?Herearcgreatexamplesthatwe42

learnfrom.

In2009,DubuquebecamethefirstsmartcityintheUS.Thecityusedsmartwatermeters43the

placeoftraditionalwatermeters.Theycansearchwaterwasteandleakage(泄漏)andsenddatatoletthehouse

owner44.Thesamesystemisusedfor45cityresourceslikeelectricityandnaturalgas.

46(hisway,peopleknow47(heyuse(heirresourcesandaregladtohelpreducewaste.

SantanderinSpainalsogivesusalookatthefuture.Ifpeoplepointaphonetowardsanearbybusstop,(hephone

48showsallbuslinesthatservethestopaswellas49arrivaltimes.Thegovernment

organizedaresearchteamandprovidedanAppthatcollectsdataonalmost50:light,temperature,and

themovementsofcarsandpeople.OpeningtheAppnearsomesupermarkets5]immediate

informationonspecialoffers.

37.A.aB.anC.theD./

38.A.WhereB.WhenC.WhatD.How

39.A.secB.seesC.toseeD.beseen

40.A.whoB.whenC.whatD.that

41.A.convenientB.moreconvenientC.muchconvenientD.convenience

42.A.needB.canC.shouldD.must

43.A.takeB.lookC.takingD.tolake

44.A.knowB.knewC.knowingD.toknow

45.A.otherB.theothersC.othersD.another

46.A.OnB.ByC.InD.For

47.A.whyB.whenC.whatD.how

48.A.quickB.quickerC.quicklyD.morequickly

49.A.theyB.themC.themselvesD.their

50.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

51.A.provideB.providesC.providedD.willprovide

三、短文首字母填空

OnceamainstopontheancientSilkRoad,DunhuanghaswonderfulBuddhist（佛教的）artdatingbackover

1,650years.Itish52tomorethan2,000coloredsculpturesand45,000squaremetersofmuEs（壁画）.The

sculpturesandp53inMogaoGrottoesshowtheculturesofancientChina,CentralAsiaandIndia.

Thestyleandthecontentofthemuralschangedallthetimethroughoutthec54Inadditiontotheir

artisticvalues,theDunhuangmuralsaretodayw55consideredasatreasurehousewithvakiabieinformation

aboutreligions,cultureandsociallifeinancientChina.Theculturale56betweenChinaandtheWest

broughtprogressandalsohelpedDunhuangcultureprosper（繁荣）.

H57foralongtime,（heMogaoGrottoeswereindanger.In1944.iheDunhuangAcademywassetup.

Itp58andstudiesthegrottoesandtheirculture.

Haveyoueverexperienced“DigitalDunhuang^^?PeoplecanseeclearphotosoftheMogaoGrottoesonline.

Videos,cartoons,andgamescanalsohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutthegrottoes.Lastyear,YunyouDunhuang,a

WcChatminiprogram,had12millionvisitswithintwomonthsafteritc59out.

DunhuangMuseumopenedi60ownonlinestoreinMay2020,attracting50,000customersinthe

followingthreemonths.Ithasusedelements（元素）ofDunhuangculture（osellthings161stationery（文

具）andmakeup.TolettheworldlearnmoreaboutDunhuang,anationallabwillbesetuptoresearchandprotect

thegrottoes.AvirtualrealitytoursystemwillgoonlinearoundJune.

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点101数字化改革的重要作用

一、阅读理解

1

China'sgovernmentdecidedtoestablishtheXionganNewAreainHebeiyearsago.Itwouldbebuiltintoa

smartcityinChina.Whatwilllilebelikeinasmartcity?

Doyoudreamofthelifelikethis?Whenyouwakeupinthemorningandsay“Openthewindow”toa

computer,itwillopenthewindow.Thenyoufinishbreakfastandsitinfrontofyourdeskathomeandbeginto

haveclassesthroughtheInternet.Withthehelpofbuildingasmartcity,yourdreammayconictrueoneday.

Asmartcityusesdigitaltechnologies,suchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,saveresourcesandmake

ourliveseasier.Theycandomanythingsathomesuchasbookingtrainticketsandpayingwaterbills.Whata

beautifullifeitis!

Today,Chinaismakingsomecitiessmarter.Forexample,GuiyangbuiltGeeWi-Fiinthewholecity.Tianjin

startedasmartcityprogrammetohelpsolvetrafficproblems.InKaramay,everybusstationisequippedwithan

electronicscreendisplayinginformationaboutthearrivalofthenextbus.Infact,smartcitiesaremorecominonin

foreigncountries.WehopemoresmartcitiesinChinawillbebuiltinthefuture!

1.Youcanstayathometohaveclasseswiththehelpofasmartcity.

A.bywatchingTVB.bysmartphone

C.byteachingyourselfD.throughtheInternet

2.Asmartcitycanmakeourlives,

A.moreboringB.morehardC.moreconvenientD.moredifficult

3.Ifyougoto,youcanusefreeWi-Fiinthewholecity.

A.XionganB.TianjinC.KaramayD.Guiyang

4.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“fYee”？

A.自由的B.空闲的C.免税的