If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities. What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?
| A．Something for cutting apples. |
| B．A person who likes to please others. |
| C．A person who is dealing with fruits. |
| D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly. |
Which of the following is TRUE with apples?
| A．Apples are medicine. |
| B．Apples are the most important food. |
| C．New York is famous for its big apples. |
| D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple. |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．stories about the apple |
| B．apples in American culture |
| C．some famous sayings of the apple |
| D．big cities that is famous for apples |
Summer vacation is coming．Do you want to enjoy some films？Here are four great ones to be on show．
New Times Movie Theatre
32.10﹣year﹣old Tom should pay if he watches Where are we going，Dad？
A．¥15
B．¥20
C．¥30
D．¥35
33．If you love a super hero，you can watch ．
A．Where are we going，Dad？
B．Ant﹣Man
C．Finding Dory
D．The Martian
34．Mike should get to the theatre before to enjoy a cartoon film．
A.9：00a．m．Saturday
B.2：00p．m．Saturday
C.9：00a．m．Sunday
D.3：00p．m．Sunday
35．From The Martian we know that ．
A．there are many challenges in a forest trip
B．Lang can protect the magic suit
C．Dory experiences a lot under the sea
D．the astronaut can live on the Mar．
A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amusement．Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical（古典的）art form and its history should be paid attention to．
A professor in music and music education at the University of NSW．Robert Walker，argues that all students should study the works of Western chassical composers such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky．
Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage（遗传）because they fail to study classical music，as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop．The lack（缺乏）of music teaching is serious，especially in government schools where there are not enough specialist（专业的）music teachers．
A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions，but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools．
"I'm not against pop music，but it's very simple，and not difficult either to play or to sing．"Professor Walker says．"But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias's culture heritage，most children learn it only through Hollywood films．"
"At least children ought to know what's happening in Western culture．It's part of culture heritage，"he says．"Asian students know more about Western classical music than most children in the West．"
Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain，Canada and Australia and is a former chief（首席的）examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International Society for Music Education．Professor Walker says no school curriculum（课程）in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study，such as the Mendelssohn's．
"This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music，others on Elvis Presley，or on any music the teacher wants to teach．The situation should be changed as soon as possible，"he says．
81．What's the problem in music education in Professor Walker's opinion？
A．Children know nothing about their culture heritage．
B．Classical music education isn't valued in schools．
C．Pop music is simple and not difficult to play and sing．
D．Australia schools need more specialist music teachers．
82．According to the passage，students should study classical music because it is ．
A．part of culture heritage
B．good for their growing up
C．difficult to play and sing
D．popular only in Asia
83．According to the passage，which one is different from the other three？ ．
A．Haydn．
B．Tchaikovsky．
C．Mendelssohn．
D．Elvis Presley．
84．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker？
A．He worries about the music education in schools．
B．He thinks pop music teaching shouldn't be allowed．
C．He is well known in Western classical music teaching．
D．He has worked in Britain，Canada and Australia．
85．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．
A．Music teachers should teach anything that they like．
B．Most Children today are brought up by their music teachers．
C．Music teachers shouldn't teach the music of Elvis Presley at all．
D．Children's music education today depends on their teacher's taste．
There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will make one a better person．
I remember when I was traveling that I began to know the world better．The world is not just about me，my small town and home．Although you will meet different people from all over the world，you will realize that people are similar in their dreams，hopes and feelings．Enjoy exploring the different cultures，and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live．Once you understand their ways，it need not be strange or scary．Often we read stories about other cultures in books．Only when we visit their areas，do we find that those stories are sometimes wrong．
One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world．We cannot just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out．The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems．People everywhere should be given a chance．It is so easy to ignore（忽视）this if one does not travel and explore．One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours．One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big agter all．
On your journey you will meet lots of new friends．Talking to strangers and finding about their lives is a great way to spend your time．You will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way．
When you travel，you have to be on your own in some situations．You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that．All your special experiences could make an interesting book to read．It would be filled with all your adventures and special memories．
Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience．If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences，we would all be better people and the world would be a better place．
76．From Paragrahp 2，we can learn that ．
A．people around the world are the same in their hopes．
B．books always tell us wrong stories about cultures．
C．traveling can help us better understand the world．
D．people in different places have strange living habits
77．According to Paragraph 3，we can help the areas in need by ．
A．sending them money
B．offering them chances
C．looking around
D．giving them challenges
78．The expression"cope with"in Paragrahp 4 most probably means" "．
A．solve
B．avoid
C．meet
D．cover．
79．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？
A．People in the World Are Family．
B．Traveling Helps One Make More Friends．
C．People in the World Share One Dream．
D．Traveling Makes One a Better Person．
80．What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？ ．
A．To share his travel experiences with other people．
B．To encourage more people to travel around．
C．To show how traveling can change the world．
D．To tell people how to travel around the world．
Mr．Robert had a son named Ben，a three﹣year﹣old boy．The little boy had been asking for a pet dog for two months，but his father kept saying．"Impossible．A dog will kill our rabbits．No way．"Ben was disappointed．
One evening，When Mrs．Robert was cooking potatoes in the kitchen，Ben cried，"Dad always says no．I'll never have a dog in a million years．"She looked at his face．How could she let him down again？An idea came to her to change her husband's mind．"Dear，I know a way to get you a dog．"she said．She handed Ben a potato and told him to keep the potato until it turned into a little dog．How cool Been though it was!
The next morning．Mr．Robert looked out of the window．Guess what？He saw Ben taking a potato for a walk．
"That's crazy，"Mr．Robert said to his wife．
"You're right．Your boy can't get a dog．He finally has a potato as a pet．He sleeps with it，talks with it and even showers with it，"she said．"Even cooking potatoes makes him cry．"
Mr．Robert felt worried a lot and made a decision．He brought back a cute little dog that night．Everyone was happy．Mr．Robert thought he saved his son．Ben was sure that his mother had magic．
Everything seemed perfect until one evening Ben asked，"Mom，can I have a pet horse？"She looked at him and said，"Well，first you have to take a watermelon…"
71．Ben kept asking for for two months．
A．a pet rabbit
B．a pet chicken
C．a pet dog
D．a pet horse．
72．Ben's father said"Impossible"because a dog would ．
A．run around
B．hurt Ben
C．be noisy
D．kill their rabbits
73．Mrs．Robert told Ben to keep because it would turn into a dog．
A．a potato
B．a tomato
C．a watermelon
D．a banana
74．Mr．Robert brought back a little dog because ．
A．his friend gave it to him
B．he was worried
C．his wife bought the dog
D．he liked the dog
75．What did Ben think of his mother？
A．She was lazy．
B．She didn't love him．
C．She had magic．
D．She was very strict．
William Lindesay，a British traveler and writer，has been exploring the Great Wall﹣one of the human's most wonderful building projects．Not even a Chinese knows the Great Wall of China as well as he does．
When，as a schoolboy．Lindesay announced his plan to explore the Great Wall，nobody took him seriously．But Lindesay achieved his goal，by spending 25 years on the Great Wall and has become one of the world's most famous experts on its rich history．Lindesay now lives and works in Beijing．This year his new book has come out．The Great Wall Explained，with a lot of photographs and articles．
Running on the Great Wall was a brave trip and Lindesay had already run 3，000 kilometers along it!During those years，he got to many villages along the way．He was often helped by friendly villagers，although they didn't quite understand why the Englishman would have such interest in the Great Wall．
56．Who is William Lindesay？
57．How long did Lindesay spend on the Great Wall？
58．What's the name of his new book about the Great Wall？
59．给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题．
60．把短文第三自然段中划线的句子译成汉语． ．
