四、短文填空
Hello, I'm Tom. I come from Cuba (古巴), but recently I moved to China. I started 1. new school life here. It was a big change for me because there're many differences 2. the school life in China and that in Cuba.
My school in China starts at 8 a.m. and 3. (finish) at 4:50 p.m. The new school is much 4. (good) than my old school in Cuba. It is 5. (big) and the most beautiful school I visited. I thought that I might be lost in the first week. Luckily, my new classmate Zhang Bin offered 6. (show) me around the school.
In China, we don't have so much homework to do every day. If I listen to the teachers 7. (careful), I can finish my homework quickly. To keep healthy, our school provides us 8. sports facilities (设施) to exercise, so we can spend our free time running or 9. (play) ping-pong, basketball. It's also fun to watch 10. (movie) with my classmates at weekends.
Time flies so quickly and I have been in the new school for two months. I get many students' help. I start enjoying my school life here.

五、阅读理解
"Turn left! Turn right!" In the information technology (IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling (控制) a robot to move around.
"This is part of our artificial intelligence (AI) courses," said the 10th grader from Beijing 101 Middle School. The school provides AI classes for both junior and senior high school students. Apart from (除了……之外) compulsory (必修的) courses that teach basic knowledge (知识), there are also optional (选修的) courses if students want to learn more.
"This term in our compulsory class, we have learned coding (编程) through a programming language called Python," said Zhang. Using Python to code is a basic skill in the field of AI. In recent years, Python has been tested in high school exams in places like Beijing and Jiangsu.
In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend (趋势) in many places, with Zhejiang Province being an example. In 2020, Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high. The city of Wenzhou is planning to build 1 000 AI experimental (实验的) schools by 2025.
"With the development of technology, our textbooks have been changing all the time," said Shang Yin, an IT teacher from Beijing 101 Middle School. "From typing (打字) to using Word and Excel, and then today's coding and AI, the courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students important skills." In the future, there will be more jobs where AI knowledge is needed. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like DeepSeek and the internet of things. AI education will become more and more important, Shang added.
() 1. How did the writer start the passage?
A. By introducing a student.
B. By telling a story.
C. By describing (描述) a scene.
D. By telling the truth.
() 2. What do we know about the AI class at Beijing 101 Middle School?
A. It is an optional course.
B. It only teaches basic knowledge.
C. It teaches students to code with Python.
D. It is too difficult for students.
() 3. Why is AI education becoming more important according to the passage?
A. Because AI is included in all high school exams.
B. Because understanding AI is becoming an important skill.
C. Because AI is going to take over school education.
D. Because AI makes it hard for students to find jobs.