Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(缝纫) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.
| A．southeast | B．northwest | C．northeast | D．southwest |
“One of America’s best loved children’s books” refers to (指的是) the book____.
| A．Little Women | B．Flower Fables |
| C．An Old-Fashioned Girl | D．Eight Cousins |
The first paragraph tells us that the article is about ______.
| A．a famous children’s book | B．a famous writer |
| C．how a book came out | D．why a book is so loved |
Alcott wrote her first book in ______.
| A．1832 | B．1848 | C．1850 | D．1868 |
From the article, we can learn ______.
| A．Alcott was born into a rich family |
| B．Alcott had a happy childhood |
| C．Alcott didn’t live with her family |
| D．Alcott never married all her life |
Every year，in late March or early April，a boat race takes place on the Thames River，England．This boat race is an event between the two most famous and also the oldest universities in Britain﹣the Oxford（牛津大学）and the Cambridge（剑桥大学）．
The idea for the boat race between the universities came from two friends﹣Charles Merivale，a student at Cambridge，and his friend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford．They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities．On March 12，1829，Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford first．
When the first boat race took place in a small town by Thames，eight students from each university became the competitors．Crowds of twenty thousand traveled to watch．It was so exciting．And the Oxford was clear winners．Later on，not only did the students from the two universities take part，but also some social groups attended the event．By 1845，with the small town becoming too crowded，the boat race had moved six miles up to the village﹣Putney．From 1856 on，the race has been held every year except war years．This boat race is considered to be"the world's oldest sporting challenge"．
The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties．It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days．In the past，the Oxford was mostly the winners．But things have changed from 1993 on．The Cambridge has won more．
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56．The boat race takes place between the Oxford and the Cambridge．
57．On March 12，1829，Oxford sent a challenge to Cambridge first．
58．Eight students from each university became the competitors of the first boat race．
59．From 1856on，the boat race has been held every year with no stop．
60．It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the boat race． ．
For Schultz，a 77﹣year﹣old man，this is a chance of a lifetime．Schultz is part of a group of around 50 Germans who are on a bus journey along the ancient Silk Road．
Speaking of his journey，he says："I have been deeply interested in the Silk Road since I was a child，but now I finally have a chance to experience it．"
The two﹣month bus journey will take the group through Germany，Russia，and other 4 European countries．They will then enter China from the country's western part．It will be an unforgettable memory for them．
Nearly half of the 13，000﹣kilometer trip will be inside China．From Xinjiang in the west to Shanghai in the east，the German visitors will see more than 20 Chinese cities．"We have managed the trip of the Silk Road for around 10 years．An increasing number of people，not only from German﹣speaking countries，have been joining us，"says Liu Guoqiang from China Tours．
Almost 26 million foreigners traveled to China in 2015，and about 5 million of them were from Europe．Beijing，Xi'an，Shanghai and the Changjiang River are traditional Chinese travel destinationsfor European tourists．Speaking of where he wants to go，Schultz says，"Compared with modern cities，the culture in western China attracts（吸引）me more．
As Shi Xiang，head of the China Tours，says，"Being a new brand to attract foreign visitors，the Silk Road is good for people to know more about China，especially the northwestern part of the country．"
（China Daily）
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
51．How will the group of around 50 Germans have the tour？
| A． |
By car． |
| B． |
By train． |
| C． |
By bus． |
| D． |
By subway． |
52．Where will the German group enter China？
| A． |
From the western part of China． |
| B． |
From Beijing． |
| C． |
From the eastern part of China． |
| D． |
From Shanghai． |
53．According to Liu Guoqiang，how long has China Tours managed the trip？
| A． |
For 26 months． |
| B． |
For around 10 years． |
| C． |
For 2 months． |
| D． |
For about 20 years． |
54．What's the meaning of the word"destinations"in Part 5？
| A． |
标志 |
| B． |
道路 |
| C． |
品牌 |
| D． |
目的地 |
55．Which is the best title（题目）for this passage？
| A． |
Silk Road：A fashionable way to buy silk |
| B． |
Silk Road：An old brand to attract Chinese |
| C． |
Silk Road：A new way to learn about China |
| D． |
Silk Road：A better chance to see modern cities． |
Xiaofan，a smart boy from Shenzhen，used to have difficulty in getting up on time，and his alarm clock was of no use at all．It made him very upset．One day，he had a good idea．
Xiaofan went to a shop and bought a tape．Back home，he started to record what he wanted．After that，he took out a tool box and connected his tape player with the new tape to his alarm clock．A special alarm clock was born．At a certain time in the morning，the tape player would play soft music with a low and sweet voice of a young girl，"Wake up，please．"Five minutes later，the tape player would play again，and it might be loud music．At the same time，he could hear a recording of his parent，"Wake up at once，or you'll be late!"
Several days later，Xiaofan got used to the sound of the recordings．After the recordings，he was still sleepy，and even fall asleep again．That was terrible!So he went to the library and borrowed plenty of books home to deal with his problem of getting up late．
He made it!With the help of what he had learned from the books，he put a mechanical（机械的）arm at the end of the bed．Now if Xiaofan still doesn't get up at last，the arm in the bed will"beat"him，and even make him out of the bed．
The special bed with a mechanical arm helps Xiaofan a lot，but it is not sold in stores．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
46． used to be Xiaofan's problem in the morning．
| A． |
Playing soft music |
| B． |
Making a new bed |
| C． |
Falling asleep |
| D． |
Being difficult to get up on time |
47．Xiaofan bought in the shop．
| A． |
an alarm clock |
| B． |
a tape |
| C． |
a tool box |
| D． |
a tape player |
48．Xiaofan went to the library to ．
| A． |
return some books |
| B． |
write a book |
| C． |
borrow many books home |
| D． |
read plenty of books there |
49．Now if Xiaofan still doesn't get up at last， ．
| A． |
the alarm clock will ring again |
| B． |
the arm in the bed will"beat"him |
| C． |
he will hear a recording of his parent |
| D． |
the tape player will play a recording of a young girl |
50．From the passage，we can know that Xiaofan is ．
| A． |
creative |
| B． |
outgoing |
| C． |
lazy |
| D． |
careless． |
Are you afraid of going to the dentist（牙医）？ If so， you're not alone．
These fears could just be in our heads， however． According to a recent survey by Martin Tickle， a professor at Manchester University in the UK， the pain isn't felt most of the time in dental surgeries（牙科手术）． In fact． among the 451 interviewed patients，75% reported no pain at all during their visits， including situations when they had their teeth pulled out．
Could it be the sound of the drill（钻头）then？
"I found that the sound of drilling can evokedeep worry in dental patients． Actually they don't have any pain． " Hiroyuki Karibe， a scientist at Nippon Dental University in Tokyo， told the Guardian．
To find the reason why a drill might bring on a racing heart， Karibe divided the volunteers into low﹣fear and high﹣fear groups based on how much they feared a trip to the dentist． Volunteers were played the sound of a drill while their brain activities were watched by a machine．
What Karibe found in the low﹣fear group was increased activity in the areas of the brain relative to auditory processing（听觉处理）， which means， for these people， the sound of dental drills is no different from other sounds
In the high﹣fear group， however， the brain area that was activated（激活）was different． It was the area that carries out a number of duties， including learning， feelings and， most importantly， memory． This means that these volunteers not only heard the sound， but they remembered it﹣they made connections between the sound of a drill and the worry it produced in the past， causing their worry to return．
Understanding how brains reply to the sounds of dentists ' drills could help scientists find ways to make patients more relaxed， according to Karibe， because patients who worry about going to the dentist might keep putting off their visits． But the best way is to keep your teeth healthy．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）How does the writer explain that the pain isn't felt most of the time in dental surgeries？
| A． |
By showing facts with numbers． |
| B． |
By asking questions one by one． |
| C． |
By giving examples group by group． |
| D． |
By comparing results of patients． |
（2）According to the fourth paragraph， what does the word " evoke" mean in Chinese？
| A． |
减轻 |
| B． |
引起 |
| C． |
显示 |
| D． |
阻止 |
（3）How did the sound of drilling produce different results to the volunteers in the study？
| A． |
It produced some worry in the volunteers in the low﹣fear group |
| B． |
For the low﹣fear group， it activated the brain area dealing with learning， feelings and memory |
| C． |
For the high﹣fear group， it caused more activities in the brain area relative to auditory processing． |
| D． |
It made people in the high﹣fear group remember their past uncomfortable memories |
（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？
| A． |
How the study might be useful． |
| B． |
Some new ways to treat teeth |
| C． |
The proper way to treat dental patients． |
| D． |
The importance of keeping our teeth healthy． |
（5）What's the purpose of the passage？
| A． |
To show us different areas of fear in brains． |
| B． |
To introduce us a recent survey by a scientist． |
| C． |
To help us have less fear of a trip to the dentist． |
| D． |
To make it clear that the sound of drilling is not terrible． |
One day， a man saw an old lady sitting inside her car at the side of the road． Though it was dark， he could see she needed help． So he stopped his car and walked towards her． The old lady was worried， even though she noticed the smile on his face． Was he going to hurt her？ "I'll help you start your car， madam． By the way， my name is Bryan Anderson， " he said．
While Anderson was fitting a spare tired（备胎） to her car， the lady began to talk to him． She thanked him much for coming to help．
Anderson just smiled as he put his tools away． The lady asked how much she should pay him． He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back， the next time she saw someone who needed help， she could give them the help theyneeded． He waited until she started her car and drove off．
A few miles down the road， the lady saw a small restaurant． She went in and a waitress came over with a sweet smile． The old lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的）， but she never let the pains and aches change her smile when she served her．
The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred﹣dollar bill． The waitress quickly went to get change， but the old lady was gone when the waitress came back． The waitress wondered where the lady could be． Then she found there was a note on the napkin（餐巾）， "You don't need to give me anything back． Somebody once helped me out the way I'm helping you． If you really want to pay me back， here is what you do﹣do not let this chain（链子） of love end with you．"
Under the napkin were four more ＄100 bills．
（1）Why did Anderson tell his name to the old lady？
| A． |
Because he wanted to check if the lady knew him． |
| B． |
Because he hoped that may help relax the lady． |
| C． |
Because he thought he could be paid back one day． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to leave his name for doing good things． |
（2）What does the underlined word they refer to （指的是）？
| A． |
The old lady and Anderson． |
| B． |
The people who need help． |
| C． |
The old lady and the waitress． |
| D． |
The people who help others． |
（3）Which is the right order of the old lady's feelings？
①Thankful
②Happy
③Worried
④Helpless
⑤Willing and ready to help
| A． |
④③①⑤② |
| B． |
④①③②⑤ |
| C． |
③②①⑤④ |
| D． |
③①④⑤② |
（4）What can be inferred（推断） from the passage？
| A． |
The meal cost the old lady 400 dollars． |
| B． |
Anderson must be helped by someone before． |
| C． |
The old lady was able to fit a spare tire herself． |
| D． |
The waitress will probably help someone later． |
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
The Help of Strangers |
| B． |
The Power of Smile |
| C． |
The Chain of Love |
| D． |
The Bill of Kindness |