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It was a cold winter when John walked out onto an icy lake,cut the hole in the ice,dropped in his fishing line with the worm(虫子）and began waiting for a fish to nibble(咬).

He was there for almost an hour and got nothing.At this time ,a young boy came ,sat by him and started to fish.One minutes later,a bass n ibbled and the boy pulled it in quickly . John couldn’t believe it and thought it was luck.The boy dropped in his line again and within about ten minutes,he pulled in another one.

This went on and on until finally John couldn’t take it any more.He went to the boy and said,“Son,I’ve been here for over an hour and didn’t get a thing.You have been here only half and hour and have caught six fish!How did you do it?”

“roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.”The boy replied.

“What was that?”John asked.

Again the boy replied,“roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.”

“Look,”said John,“I can’t understand a word.”

So the boy spit（吐）into his hand and said,“You have to keep the worms warm!”

41.John cut a hole in the ice to .

A.watch the fish

B.look for warms

C.swim in the lake

D.catch some fish

42.In Paragraph2,the underline words“ bass ”might look like the thing in Picture .

... .

A. B. C. D.

43.John couldn’t stand the boy .

A.sitting by him

B.getting more fish

C.talking to him

D.eating worms

44.The boy spent about minute(s)getting all the six fish.

A.1

B.10

C.30

D.60

45.The boy couldn’t speak clearly because he .

A.refused to tell the truth

B.had worms in his mouth

C.spoke a different language

D.was too cold to open his mouth

Culture shows are experiencing a come-back this year. The following three programs have become highly popular among viewers (观众) for their stress on the traditional Chinese culture and literature(文学).

Chinese Poetry Competition

This TV poetry competition show brought about a wide discussion by shaping the viewers’ opinions on classical Chinese poems. The competitors should not only memorize a

large number of poems, but also have a quick mind and a good usage of poems. Besides the

competitors’ fantastic performance, the show also introduced the poems to the viewers through pictures or music.

Readers

The weekly talk show, Readers, is directing the public attention to Chinese literature.

It invites people from all walks of life, such as writers, doctors or actors, to read aloud

excerpts(节选) from poems, letters or books they like or wrote. After reading, the guests also

share stories from their own life explaining why the excerpts touched their heart. Though the beautiful words, Readers brings the almost-lost habit of reading back into the public, allowing the public to

experience the beauty of language.

Letters Alive Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls. But Letters Alive is helping bring this old way back into the present. To date the program, with eleven

star performers reading letters written by historical people, has been widely watched online.

Mostly written towards the end of a writer’s life, these letters are shaping the viewers’

value on life and death.

46. To win the Chinese Poetry Competition , one must .

a. discuss it online

b. memorize poems

c. be a quick thinker

d. draw for the poems

A. a. b

B. c. d

C. b. c

D. a. c

47. The underlined expression “all walks of life” means people from different .

A. ages

B. jobs

C. countries

D. programs

48. The guests in Readers.

A. have lost the habit of reading

B. read to the public every month

C. can share their feelings after reading

D. have to read articles written by themselves

49. To date, Letters Alive invites to read the letters.

A. famous performers

B. smart viewers

C. well-known writers

D. program directors

50. These programs encourage people to

A. use phones more

B. follow favorite stars

C. give job advice

D. pick up reading

We didn’t always live on Mango Street. Before that we live on looms, and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler it was Paulina. The water pipes (水管) on Loomis broke. That’s why we moved to Mango Street.

It’s a small and brown house with a broken front door. There is no front yard. It looks smaller between the two buildings on either side. There are two stairs in our house, but they are ordinary hallway stairs, and the house has only one washroom. Everybody has to share a bedroom.

Once a classmate passed by and saw me playing out front.

“Where do you live?” She asked.

“There,” I said pointing up to the house.

“You live there?”

“You live there?” The way she said it made me feel nothing.

“There,” I nodded.

I knew then I have to have a house on a hill like the ones with gardens where Papa works. I used to go there. I don’t anymore. I’m tired of staring at them like the hungry.

One day I will on my own house. Not a flat. Not a daddy’s house. A house all my own. Only a house quiet as snow and clean as paper. People who lives on hills sleep so close to the stars that they forget those who live too much on the earth. But I won’t forget who I’m or where I came from. The passing homeless will ask, “Can I come in, lady?” I’ll offer them a room and ask them to stay, because I know how it is to be without a house. I’ll be happy to help them.

51. The writer’s family is now living on .

A. Loomis Street

B. Keeler Street

C. Paulina Street

D. Mango Street

52. The writer probably lives in the house of Picture

A. B. C. D.

53. The writer might feel with her classmate’s words.

A. upset

B. proud

C. satisfied

D. excited

54. From the underline sentence. We know that the writer feels hungry for

A. a nice friend

B. a good job

C. a dream house

D. a tasty meal

55. The writer believes that one day she will

A. take gardening classes

B. live with her parents

C. forget where she’s from

D. help the homeles

What has scales(鳞片) and curl into a ball? Pangolins!

Pangolins is a name coming from the Malaysian word “pengguling”, which means “rolling over”, as they are able to roll themselves up into a ball when facing danger. The scales, covering most their bodies, are quite protective. If other animal gets caught between the scales, it can get a serious cut.

Pangolins live mainly on ants and some other insects. With small heads and no tooth, pangolins have very long, strong and sticky(黏的) tongues that are perfect for getting ants in the deep holes. As they have poor eyesight, they look for ants with their sense pf smell. With strong legs, they are not only good at digging holes but also can run surprisingly fast and often rise on their back legs to smell the air.

Sleeping in the daytime and looking for food at night, pangolins are called the animals of night. Since they are very secretive, it is difficult for scientists to study them. Though little is known, pangolins are greatly killed for their meat and scales. Most Asian people believe the scales can have medical purposes. But according to recent research, the scales actually are no good medicine, as they are made from the same thing that also forms human hair and fingernails.

Almost killed to extinction(灭绝)，pangolins are now regarded as one of the most valuable animals that need protection. World Pangolin Day is marked on the third Saturday in February to call upon the public to protect them.

56.Pangolins get their name bacause they _____.

A. Have scales all over

B. can roll themselves up

C. come from Malaysia

D. Often get caught

57. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about _____.

A. Where pangolins live

B. what pangolins look like

C.how pangolins get food

D.how fast pangolins move

58.Pangolins are too ____ for scientists to study.

A.active

B.dangerous

C.secret

D.healthy

59.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 explains why pangolin’s scales ___.

A.taste delicious as food

B.look like human fingernails

C.protect themselves from danger

D.do no good to human health

60.According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. Pangolins are now in great danger.

B. Pangolins are dangerous to human.

C. Pangolins usually look for food during the day.

D. World Pangolin Day is on the third Friday in May.

Paul really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join in their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to take part in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he bad been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.

Cindy, who was standing near Paul when he mad the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was pleased that Paul thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.

At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Paul told her that he was going to buy a sleeping buy with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Paul's family was poor, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Paul the truth. Her close fiends would be angry with her.

What should she do now? She thought for a while, then a good idea came up with her. She didn't want to cheat Paul. She decided to give him a surprise to make him happy.

46. The invitation was from __________

A. Paul

B. Cindy

C. Cindy's teachers

D. Paul's classmates

47. The sentence "he drowned his feeling with food" in paragraph l means __________

A. Paul brought his food to his classmates

B. Paul ate a lot to make himself less lonely

C, Paul had a lot of food to put on his weight

D. Paul asked for a lot of food from his classmates

48, After receiving the invitation, Paul felt happy because_______ .

A. he knew it was a trick

B. he liked camping trip

C. it seemed that his classmates liked him

D. he had much pocket money

49. From the story, we know ____________.

A. everybody liked Paul in his class

B. Paul joined in many out-of-school activities

C. everybody would go camping except Paul

D. Paul was fat and his classmates often made fun of him

50. What surprise might Cindy give Paul at last?

A. She told Paul the troth.

B. She gave some money to Paul.

C. She bought a sleeping bag for Paul.

D. She decided to go on a camping trip with Paul and her classmates.

Nowadays there seem to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.

Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even

fairy tales for children. What's special about it is that you can use it to download book

recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources.

Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak,

understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app .

Word Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games , so if you have

problems remembering the new words when you learn English , use it !

World of Tanks Blitz(坦克世界),a free-to -play online game with over 40 million

downloads , bring quick-fire tank fights .“A lot of tanks ,a lot of people and a lot of fun. ” It

will be the best choice to kill your time.

51. Ctrip is a useful app for _______________ .

A. playing games

B. learning English

C.booking tickets

D. drawing pictures

52. You can NOT know about _________from Ximalaya Reading.

A. poems

B. novels

C. news

D. fairy tales

53. To remember words in a fun way , __________is a good choice .

A. Ctrip

B. Word Hero

C. Baby Bus

D. World of Tanks Blitz

54. World of Tanks Blitz has __________ downloads and it fits in people's free time.

A. more than 40 million

B. less than 1 million

C. more than 1 million

D. less than 40 million

55. According to the material above,__________ .

A. we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytime

B. we have to pay some money for World of Tanks Blitz

C. we can't use Ximalaya Reading to download book recording

D. Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw picture with the help of Baby Bus

E- mail is used for everything, and it makes life easier. But do you know

where e-mail came from? The man who invented it was Ray Tomlinson, a US

engineer. He died at the age of 74 on March 5, 2016.

Back in 1971, Tomlinson was working on something that could send

messages from one computer to another. Tomlinson tried to find a way to separate users' name from the names of their computers . He needed a kind of symbol, However, it couldn't be a popular one, and it couldn't be one that computers might know in a different context. It needed to be on keyboard at the same time.

"The ' @' sign made the most sense," he told Wired in 2012. "It said where the user was….at. " For example, by writing"Alex at 2lst Century Teens" you can send a message to somebody named Alex who works at 21st Century Teens. This was the early from of e-mail

The interesting thing is that Tomlinson didn't remember what the very first test message he sent was.

Tomlinson, the father of e-mail, changed the way the world communicates and more importantly saved the symbol "@ " .

Today, the "@ " symbol is finding new life outside of our inboxes ( 收件箱) . Most famously, social media like Weibo and Wechat use it at the beginning of user names. So even if we don't use e-mail some day, Tomlinson's contribution will certainly live on.

56. Tomlinson invented the e-mail in _________

A. 1971

B. 1974

C. 2012

D. 2016

57. Tomlinson chose the symbol "@ " because ___________ .

A. it was a popular symbol

B. he knew it could separate users' names

C. "@ " is the perfect symbol on the keyboard

D. it's on the keyboard and no one used it before

58. The "@ " sign tells us_________of the user.

A. the job

B. the place

C. the name

D. the number

59. According to the last three paragraphs, which statement is TRUE?

A. Tomlinson changed how we communicate.

B. The symbol "@ " now is only used outside of the inboxes.

C. Tomlinson 's contributions won't live on if we don't use e-mail

D. Tomlinson still remembered clearly what the first message he sent was.

60. What's the passage mainly about?

A. It's about how to send e-mails on the computer.

B. It’s about how Tomlinson invited the e-mail and the sign "@ " .

C. It's about Tomlinson's contribution to 21st Century Teens.

D. It's about why the sign "@ " is as important as Weibo and Wechat.

Everyone has his or her own personality (性格) ,But a new study says mast people's personalities can fit into four types, They are optimistic (乐观), trusting, pessimistic (悲观), and envious（好胜的）The study was done by a group of Spanish scientists. They divided 541 volunteers into pairs, and put them in different situations, according to Science Daily. They wanted to see how the volunteers dealt with the difficult situations, For example in one situation, two people could hunt deer together, but could daily hunt rabbits if they decided on hunt alone,

Scientists then used computers to Classify volunteers according to their behaviors. The result shows that 90 percent of the volunteers belong to the four types;

Among them, the envious is the most common (30%) .These people don't care if they succeed, as long as they are better than the other person. In the hunting game, they will choose to hunt rabbits. That way they can hunt by themselves and try to catch more rabbits than the other person.

The optimistic (20%) believe they and their partners will make the choices that are best for both of them. They will choose to hunt deer because that is the best for both hunters

The pessimistic (20%) don't think may choices are good enough. They usually choose the one that is least harmful. So they will go for rabbits because that way he or she is more likely to catch something.

And the trusting (20%) always work well with others, without worrying too much about whether they win or lose. So in the hunting game, they will choose to hunt deer without a second thought .

61. There we types most people's personalities can fit into.

A. four

B. three

C. two

D. one

62. The Spanish scientists did the study, to know ____________ .

A. how the volunteers could hunt deer

B. how file volunteers could hunt rabbit alone

C. how the volunteers could hunt deer and rabbits together

D. how the volunteers dealt with the difficult situations

63.The underlined word "classify " in Paragraph 3 means_________ .

A.总结

B.分类

C.改变

D.掌管

64. The result of the study shows that ______ is the most common,

A. the envious

B. the trusting

C. the optimistic

D. the pessimistic

65. If the volunteers are pessimistic, they will ______ in the hunting game.

A. hunt deer without a second thought

B. go for rabbits because it's an easier way to catch something

C. hunt deer because it's the best for both hunters

D. hunt rabbits by themselves and try to catch more

Many years ago, a young woman doctor named Jessie received a present－

“a parrot” at her birthday party. She was always busy in the hospital and spent

little time with the parrot. So over time the parrot developed a bad attitude(态

度).

It got to the point that every word out of the bird’s mouth was obnoxious.

Sometimes the parrot even shouted at Jessie. She tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else she could think of to “clean up” the bird’s attitude.

Finally, Jessie was angry and shouted at the parrot. The parrot shouted back. Jessie lost her temper and shook the parrot. The parrot became even more rude. Jessie threw the bird into the fridge angrily. For a few minutes the parrot kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total silence.

Fearing that she’d hurt the parrot, Jessie quickly opened the door to the fridge.

The parrot walked out onto Jessie’s arms and said “I believe I may have offended(冒犯) you with my rude language and actions. I am so sorry for what I said and did just now and I will do everything I can to correct my rude attitude.”

Jessie couldn’t believe the change in the bird’s attitude.

As she was about to ask the parrot what had made such a change in his attitude, the bird spoke-up, very softly, “May I ask what the turkey did?”

41. The parrot was given to Jessie as her ______.

A. gift

B. prize

C. food

D. patient

42. The underlined word “obnoxious” means ______ in English.

A. strange

B. impolite

C. boring

D. scary

43. Jessie tried to change the parrot’s attitude by ______.

A. saying polite words

B. cleaning up the room

C. playing rock music

D. shouting at the parrot

44. Jessie opened the door to the fridge quickly, because ______.

A. she was afraid of hurting the parrot.

B. she needed to get something in it.

C. she had something to talk with the parrot.

D. she wanted to say sorry to the parrot.

45. The parrot might be ______ when it saw the turkey in the fridge.

A. happy

B. frightened

C. angry

D. sleepy

Abbreviations(缩写) are now widely used in our daily lives. Here are some of them. Are you familiar with them?

R.S.V.P. stands for a French phrase, “répondez, s'il vous plaît,” which means “please reply.”If R.S.V.P. is written on an invitation, it means the invited guest must tell the host(主人) whether or not they plan to attend the party as soon as possible. Because the hosts who are planning a dinner party or a wedding need to know how many people to count on and how much food and drink to buy. More important, though, it is polite to reply someone who was nice enough to invite you, even if it is to say that you are sorry that you will not be able to attend.

B.Y.O.B. has been used first in the early 1970s to mean “bring your own bottle (of wine)”, although in

present-day it is just as likely to mean “bring your own booze” or “bring your own beer”. It was used by small restaurants that was not allowed to sell wine. But now B.Y.O.B. is often placed on an invitation to tell the guests that the host will not be providing wine and that guests are welcome to bring their own.

R.I.P stands for “rest in peace” in English, The phrase was not found before the 8th century. It became ubiquitous(普遍现象) on the tombs of Christians in the 18th century, Now, i t is always written on tombstones to express the wish of forever rest and peace to someone who has died.

P.K. means “Player Killing” originally. The word P.K. is now also used in China and Taiwan as a verb(动词). In fact, there may actually be no player killing. It is most used in 1v1 situations like 1v1 basketball, 1v1 chess, 1v1 footrace and so on. P.K. can also be used in situations where one team is against another in a 1 team vs 1 team competition like in the NBA, soccer, baseball and so on.

46. If you receive a party invitation with R.S.V.P., you ______.

A. have to go to the party

B. should reply as soon as possible

C. have to buy some food

D. should make plans for the party

47. If you receive a party invitation with B.Y.O.B., you won’t get any ______ from the hosts.

A. coffee

B. beer

C. juice

D. water

48. R.I.P. is used to someone who ______.

A. holds a party

B. likes drinking beer

C. has been dead

D. joins in a game

49. ______ will be used when there is a competition between two teams.

A. R.S.V.P.

B. B.Y.O.B.

C. R.I.P

D. P.K.

50. The writer wants to introduce some foreign ______to us by writing this passage.

A. cultures

B. histories

C. science

D. stories

The game of telephone is a classic ice breaker and party game. It’s easy to set up and a lot of fun to play. You and your friends will try to pick a word or phrase, “pass it on” by whispering(耳语) it to someone next to you, and have fun seeing how much it changed during the game. All you will need to play is a couple of friends, a word or phrase, and a whisper.

Get everyone in place.

Although the game of telephone is simple to play, you will need to arrange(安排) the players in a way that supports the game. Have everyone stand in either a line or a circle. Players should be spaced far enough apart that they won’t overhear the word when it isn’t their turn. Proper position is important when playing telephone.

Start the game.

Choose a person to start the game. Make the person think of a word or give a certain word to him or her. And he or she should whisper it to the person next to them. The pronunciation of the word should sound like many others’ as the idea is to see how much it changes by the game’s end. Once the word has been told to the next person, they will whisper it to the person next to them.

Continue whispering the word.

Players continue listening to the word and repeating what they think they heard to the person next to them. This is done until the last person in the line or circle is told the word. Every person should have heard the word or phrase by the end of the game.

See how much the word changed.

Once the last person hears the word or phrase, they will say what they think they heard out-loud. This is compared to the original word that the game started with. This is the moment when all the players get to learn just how much the word or phrase changed through their “telephone line”.

51. The writer wants to tell us how to ______ by writing this passage.

A. hold an interesting party

B. learn words and phrases

C. play a party game

D. how to make friends

52. Picture ______ is the right way of playing the game of telephone.

A. B. C. D.

53. The words in Group ______ may be heard in the game of telephone.

A. duck-dark-park-luck

B. except-expect-expert-express

C. good-well-better-best

D. luck-lucky-luckily-unluckily

54. When the ______ person hears the word or phrase, he or she should speak it out loudly.

A. first

B. second

C. middle

D. last

55. According to the passage, statement ______ is TRUE.

A. The people who are in this game should stand next to each other closely.

B. We need some friends, a word or phrase and a telephone to play the game.

C. When you pass the word to the person next to you, you should shout it aloud.

D. The game of telephone can be played both in birthday parties and New Year parties.

What are fossils?

Fossils are the remains of plants or animals. For such remains to be considered fossils, scientists have decided they have to be over 10,000 years old.The word fossil comes from

the Latin word “fossilis”, which means, “dig up”.Fossils can be divided into “body fossils” and “trace(痕迹) fossils”. Body fossils are the remains of a plant or animal’s body. Trace fossils are the remains of the activity of an animal, such as footprints, egg shells, and nests.

How are fossils formed?

Some animals were quickly covered after their death by sediment(沉淀物) like earth, mud or sand. Over time, the parts of the animals that didn’t rot (usually the harder parts like bones and teeth) were covered in the newly formed sediment. Then, a lot of chemical changes happened to the animals bodies. Water with minerals(矿物质) went into the bone and took the place of the chemicals in the bone with rock-like minerals. In the end we get a heavy, rock-like copy of the original object - a fossil. There weren’t any changes in size and shape when an object changed into a fossil, but the fossil of a bone doesn’t have any bone in it!It is chemically more like a rock! According to scientists, fossils have been found on every continent(大陆) on Earth.

56. Trace fossils can’t be formed from the ______ of some kind of animals.

A. footprints

B. nests

C. eggs

D. bodies

57. ______ brings the rock-like minerals into the bone.

A. Sunlight

B. Earth

C. Water

D. Air

58. According to the last paragraph, the fossil is as ______ as the original object.

A. heavy

B. big

C. old

D. clean

59. We can know that ______ from the passage.

A. scientists think that the fossils may have a history of 100 centuries.

B. people haven’t found any fossil on the continent of Africa.

C. we can find some real bones in the fossils of a bone.

D. there are many kinds of sediment in the fossils.

60. This passage most probably comes from ______.

A. an advertisement

B. a medical magazine

C. a science book

D. a notice

What would it be like to be over 100 meters in the air？Besides taking a plane，there is a more interesting and relaxing way to experience it：having a ride on a Ferris wheel （摩天轮）．

London Eye，England

With a height of about 135 meters，the London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe．Th ere are 32 cars （轿厢）and each can carry 25 people at most．On the ride，people can get a view of London Tower．Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．One turn takes 30 minutes．

High Roller US

It is the world’s tallest Ferris wheel．It is 168 meters tall．High Roller first opened in Las Vegas on March 31st，2014．A ride takes 30 minutes．You can also enjoy videos and music during the ride．

Tianjin Eye，China

Tianjin Eye is a 120﹣meter﹣tall Ferris wheel．It lies on a bridge over the Haihe River in Tianjin，China．It is t he only Ferris wheel in the world to stand on a bridge．The wheel has 48 cars．Each can take eight passengers．People can get good views of the city during the 30﹣minute trip．

Roue decision Paris France

Roue decision Paris looks like all other Ferris wheels．It is about 60 meters tall and has 42 cars．But people can move it．Because of this，the big wheel has been to many other places like Manchester in the UK and Bangkok in Thailand．

51．There are cars in London Eye．

A.25

B.30

C.32

D.135

52．The tallest Ferris wheel in the world is in．

A．Paris B．Tianjin C．Las Vegas D．London

53．High Roller is meters taller than Tianjin Eye．

A.33

B.48

C.60

D.108

54．is the only one to lie on a bridge．

A．London Eye B．High Roller C．Tianjin Eye D．Roue de Paris

55．Which of the following is TRUE？

A．Tianjin Eye can bring you musical enjoyment

B．Roue de Paris can be moved to many other places．

C．London Eye can carry 384 passengers at most on one turn．

D．Having a ride on the four Ferris wheels needs the same time．

.Once upon a time，a hippo （河马）lived in a river next to a big tree．

One day，a bird came and nested （筑巢）in the tree．The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy （羡慕）that he couldn’t think of anything else．Every day he would think why he wasn’t born to be a bird even though the bird told h im many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer．

Finally，the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river，climb the tree and start singing．However，when he tried to climb the tree，it was very clear that the hippo didn’t have wings，nor claws to climb with．

Realizing that he would never climb up the tree，he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the gr ound．Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree，and began singing．

Unfortunately，hippos can’t sing，either．All that came from his mouth were terrible noises，and when the other animals heard this，they all came around to make fun of the hippo．

He was so ashamed by this．He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over．He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again，and look after it until it completely recovered．（康复）．

56．The hippo envied the bird because．

A．he could fly high

B．he could build a nest

C．he could sing well

D．h e could live in the tree

57．After reading this passage，we know．

A．the writer is telling us a true story

B．the story happened on an autumn day

C．the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo

D．the hippo tried to do something against his nature．

58．The hippo in this story．

A．was happy all the time

B．did not respect his friends

C．liked to talk a lot but did nothing

D．corrected his mistake when he realized it

59．From the passage，we can infer（推断）that the hippo would after such an experience．A．be a good singer

B．be good at climbing trees

C．stop envying the bird

D．not make friends with oth er animals

60．The best title of this passage may be“”．

A．The hippo that wished to sing

B．The tree that was knocked over

C．The bird that wished to swim

D．The animals that were in high spirits．

In Britain．Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th，which is the following day after Christmas Day．However，strictly speaking．Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas．Like Christmas Day．Boxing Day sing a public holiday．This means it’s a non﹣working day in the whole of Britain．When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday，the following Monday is the public holiday．

The exact origin（起源）of the holiday is unclear．One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages，when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land，a Christmas Box was placed by a priest （神父）on each ship．Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box．It wassealed upand kept on board until the ship came home safely．Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a Mass of thanks for the success of the sailing．The priest wouldn’t open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas．

One more thought is about the“Alms Box”placed in every church on Christmas Day．Worshippers （做礼拜的人）put gifts for the poor into it．These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas，that is why that day became know as Boxing Day．

Today，many businesses，organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating（捐赠）their time，services and money to aid Food Banks，providing gifts for the poor，or helping families in need．Besides，spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now．

61．If Christmas Day is on a Saturday，Boxing Day will be celebrated on．

A．December 25th B．December 26th C．December 27th D．December 28th

62．Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to

A．save the poor

B．pay for the priest

C．discover new land

D．pray for sailing safely

63．What does the underlined phrase“sealed up“mean？

A．密封B．悬挂C．归还D．传递

64．The following activities can show the traditional spirit of Boxing Day EXCEPT．A．offering gifts to the poor B．supporting families in need

C．spending time with family D．giving money to aid Food Banks

65．The purpose of the passage is．

A．to praise the kindness of priests

B．to introduce the origins of Boxing Day

C．to call on people to help the poor

D．to compare Boxing Day with Christmas Day．

Pollution inside homes and other buildings kills more than 4 million people each year．Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood﹣powered of coal﹣powered stoves．

One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun．Crosby Menzies，a solar power expert in a South African company，described his latest solar cooker called

the“Sol.4”，”It is four square meters of mirrors，six to eight meters in length．It is quite a large cooler．”

The“Sol.4”works by reflecting （反射）light from the sun off large mirrors．The mirrors direct （把…对准）the light at a cooking pan．Then the light heats the pan with solar energy．Within two minutes，the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions．In just four minutes，water can be boiled．That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity．

The cooker is also much“friendlier”than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it．And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal．Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke．

At present，the cooker only works when the sun is shining．But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight．

Each cooker costs about $2000，which is a large amount of money for most Africans．To solve that problem，Crosby Menzies has crated a non﹣governmental organization called solar Cookers for Africa．It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment．

66．This passage is mainly about．

A．solar cookers

B．smoke pollution

C．solar power experts

D．breathing illnesses

67．The“Sol﹣4”is mainly used to．

A．shorten the time of cooking

B．reduce the cost of making cookers

C．raise money through donations to help African people

D．reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke．

68．The underlined word“individuals“most probably means“”

A．cookers B．mirrors C．people D．experts