We can not live a modern life without traveling．The fastest way of traveling is by air．With a plane people can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago．
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through．Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars．They make even the longest journey（旅途） enjoyable．
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible．There are large luxury liners（客轮） or river boats．They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．
Many people like to travel by car．They can make their own timetable．They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish．They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel．That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business．According to（根据） the passage, the fastest way of traveling is ______________
| A．by car | B．by train | C．by plane | D．by sea |
People can make even the longest journey enjoyable if they take the _________
| A．train | B．plane | C．sea | D．bus |
______ is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．
| A．Traveling by bike． | B．Traveling by train． |
| C．Traveling by sea． | D．Traveling by car． |
If we travel by car, we can _________
| A．enjoy the longest journey |
| B．travel only fifty miles a day |
| C．make our own timetable |
| D．travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
When people travel on business, they usually take
| A．a boat or a train | B．a car or a boat |
| C．a plane or a car | D．a train or a plane |
The top-selling album (唱片), Songs of the Humpback Whale, was made public in 1970. This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales, and it helped save thousands of whales' lives.
The album might never have been made without a sound engineer named Frank Watlington. In the 1960s, Watlington was making underwater recordings when he noticed some strange, deep sounds. He realized they were coming from whales. Watlington played the recordings for a pair of scientists named Roger and Katy Payne. When they listened, they fell in love with these beautiful voices at once.
Katy Payne studied music as well as animals, and she was greatly surprised by how the whales communicated using sounds like an opera (歌剧) singer. She also noticed another interesting fact: the sounds had clear patterns. According to scientists, an animal sound with a repeating pattern is called a song. Some scientists even compared these singing animals to musicians.
The Paynes thought that other people should also hear the beauty of the whales' songs. So
Roger I made the recordings into an album. Al the time when the album came out, whales were often caught, killed and traded for money. Some kinds were even in danger of dying out. Most people had never thought that whales could communicate through songs. But after hearing the album, they began to think differently.
The album led people to take action to save whales. Musicians began using whale songs in their music, and whales were included in movies and television shows. In 1982, a ban to stop deep-sea whaling was made. Before it, in the 1950s and 1960s, more than fifty thousand whales per year were killed. After it, the number went down below two thousand.
It might seem impossible that just one album could help save the lives of so many whales. But this album told people secrets about whales that had long been hidden under the sea. It allowed whales to finally share their songs with the human world.
30. What is the purpose of the passage?
| A． |
To call on people to save whales. |
| B． |
To tell how a good album was made. |
| C． |
To show that whales are born singers. |
| D． |
To introduce an album and its stories. |
31. Who first found the special voices of the whales?
| A． |
A song recorder. |
| B． |
An opera singer. |
| C． |
A sound engineer. |
| D． |
An animal scientist. |
32. What fact about the whales surprised Katy Payne?
| A． |
They could talk with scientists. |
| B． |
They could sing like an opera singer. |
| C． |
They could repeat interesting sounds. |
| D． |
They could communicate through songs. |
33. Which is one of the values of the album?
| A． |
It successfully stopped deep-sea whaling. |
| B． |
It helped people understand whales better. |
| C． |
It made some music and movie stars popular, |
| D． |
It encouraged musicians to work with scientists. |
Amy walked toward Miss Brown's backyard, where she was planting roses. Last week, Amy and her parents just moved into the house next door,
The old woman looked up, "Why the long face, Amy?"
"There aren't any kids around to play with," said Amy. "I have nothing to do."
Miss Brown smiled, "You sound just like a girl who used to live here."
"Really? Who?"
"Her name is Rachel," said Miss Brown."Too bad you two young girls couldn't have lived here at the same time."
"What did Rachel do when she was bored?" asked Amy.
"She planted a flower garden," answered Miss Brown.
Amy looked at Miss Brown's roses. "Could I, too?"
Miss Brown handed Amy some tools and roses. "This will get you started."
"Thanks," said Amy.
Amy worked hard the whole afternoon in her garden. When she saw the lovely roses planted, she smiled. Still, it was too bad that Rachel wasn't there.
The next day, Amy watered her roses and walked to Miss Brown's backyard, where she sat reading. "What else did Rachel do?" asked Amy.
"She wrote poems in her flower garden," Miss Brown answered. "One of her poems even won a prize in a school competition."
Amy closed her eyes."How good it would feel, but I don't know how to write poems," she said. Miss Brown smiled, "The best way is to read poems first." She handed Amy her book. "Thanks," said Amy.
Amy lay on her stomach next to her roses and read. Then she started to write. That night she had a poem that might not be a prizewinner but sounded good enough. Still, it was too bad that Rachel wasn't there.
The third day, Amy watered her flowers, wrote a new poem, and then walked to Miss Brown again."What else did Rachel do?" asked Amy, "She played in the attic (阁楼). Come with me," Miss Brown invited. "Thanks!" said Amy.
"Make yourself at home," Miss Brown said and left Amy to search alone there. Then Amy found a trophy (奖杯) with these words --- First Prize in Poetry. Rachel Brown. 1937.
Slowly, a smile spread across her face. Amy ran back to Miss Brown, "I wonder if Rachel would like to write poems in my flower garden." Miss Brown smiled, "I think she would love to."
26. Why was Amy unhappy at first?
| A． |
She couldn't meet Rachel. |
| B． |
She didn't like the new house. |
| C． |
She didn't have any friends there. |
| D． |
She was left alone to Miss Brown. |
27. What did Miss Brown do to help Amy?
| A． |
She told Amy to stay alone. |
| B． |
She worked and read with Amy. |
| C． |
She showed Rachel's poems to Amy. |
| D． |
She suggested some activities to Amy. |
28. What did Amy find out about Rachel in the attic?
| A． |
Who she really is. |
B． |
Her secret hobby. |
| C． |
How old she is now. |
D． |
Her prizewinning poem. |
29. Which is the main lesson of the story?
| A． |
Having shared interests is important to a real friendship. |
| B． |
Working in the garden is the best way to fight loneliness. |
| C． |
Parents should think twice before moving to a new place. |
| D． |
It is difficult for children to make friends with grown-ups. |
How would you feel if you received a large amount of money all at once？
That's exactly what happened to Nkosikho Mbele，a worker at a gas station in South Africa.His sudden luck was brought about by an act of kindness he did for a young woman﹣Monet，a company manager.
One day.Monet stopped at the gas station to refuel（加油）.But when Nkosikho was about to serve her，she realized she didn't have any money or cards on her.She immediately tried to stop him.Knowing about her trouble，Nkosikho decided to pay her gas bill of about R100 （＄ 7）to make sure that she could travel across the highway with enough gas.
"Madam.I'll pay for you so that you won't run out of gas on the road.Whenever you are near here again，you can just give me back the money，" Nkosikho said.As for him，the R100 was almost all be made in a day.He had to support a big family.He needed the money very much.He wasn't even sure if Monet would come back to return his money，but he still volunteered to help her.
Several days later，Monet came back with his money and a box of chocolate.She was so thankful that she also posted their story on the Internet.Great changes took place.Nkosikho became famous in his town.Many people were moved by his act and offered to raise money for him.Nkosikho received around ＄ 24，000 as much as about his salary（薪水） of eight years.His boss also heard of his kind act and decided to give him a rise in salary.
"I feel like I'm dreaming.My life has been turned﹣upside down，" Nkosikho said thankfully.As normal people，we can bring a great change to life by doing a small good thing.
（1）Why did Monet try to stop Nkosikho refueling？
（2）What was Nkosikho's life like before he met Monet？
（3）What else did Monet do to show her thanks besides returning the money？
（4）List two changes in Nkosikho's life after his act of kindness.
（5）What can we learn from the story？
Go，commonly known in China as weiqi.is a board game for two players.To win，one player must use black or white playing pieces，named stones，to surround （包围） more areas.
The game was invented in China more than 2，500 years ago.It's one of the four Chinese traditional fine arts，along with playing guqin，writing and painting，so it owns a wide fan base in China.Now it is also popular in other parts of the world.
In Germany.the Berlin Go Association （协会） has worked together with the China Cultural Center to host The China Cup，which sees about 50 to 100 players each year.As the cooperation（合作） between China and Germany deepens，many Go training courses are offered.and sometimes professional players from China are invited to give talks to German Go lovers.
Andreas Urban，the chairman（主席） of Berlin Go Association，discovered a book on Go accidentally. "I tried to understand the rules，but I couldn't." said Urban.Schreiber，the vice chairman，was introduced to the game 16 years ago by a classmate. "The first time I played Go.I even couldn't understand the rules，" he said.But both of them found the game more and more interesting after practice. "I advise children to learn Go.They can learn that there is always someone stronger and it's OK to lose.They can also learn how to improve from their mistakes and say tomorrow will be better than today，" said Schreiber.
To the experienced players，Go can be very addictive（使人入迷的），as it is not just for fun，but also has a deeper cultural ground.When two players meet on the Go board，they follow the same rules，but may carry completely different methods.One of the best ways to improve is to play against someone who's stronger，as well as from different cultural backgrounds.This kind of cross﹣cultural communication helps the development of Go.
（1）What does Paragraph One mainly tell us？
| A． |
The basic rules of playing Go. |
| B． |
The materials from which Go is made. |
| C． |
The useful skills of playing Go. |
| D． |
The number of players a Go team has. |
（2）How often does Berlin host The China Cup？
| A． |
Once a year. |
| B． |
Twice a year. |
| C． |
Three times a year. |
| D． |
Four times a year. |
（3）Schreiber advises children to learn Go because .
| A． |
it's easy for children to play it well |
| B． |
few children can face failure bravely |
| C． |
children can learn a lot from playing it |
| D． |
it's the best way to win for their country |
（4）What similar experience did Schreiber and Urban have？
| A． |
They found it difficult to learn Go. |
| B． |
They learned Go by accident at first. |
| C． |
They learned Go from their classmates. |
| D． |
They didn't know Go rules well at first. |
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
Go is one of the four traditional fine arts in Germany. |
| B． |
Players can't carry the same method when playing Go. |
| C． |
Cross﹣cultural communication plays a part in Go development. |
| D． |
Playing with stronger players is the best way to improve yourself. |
Sophia is a most famous robot.She comes from Hanson Robotics，and David Hanson.head of Hanson Robotics，is her creator.He has been developing robots in the past 25 years.He believes realistic﹣looking robots will be able to connect with people and help industries such as healthcare and education.
Sophia has many abilities.She can copy human facial expressions，hold conversations and recognizepeople by their looks or voices.She can also speak，joke，sing and even make music.Now，the next step is to make her an artist.Hanson is so excited about this idea.He imagines Sophia as a creative artwork and she herself can create art as well.
In March，a digital （数字的） artwork Sophia created with an Italian artist，Andrea Bonaceto，was sold for ＄ 688.888.The digital work is titled "Sophia Instantiation".It's a 12﹣second video which shows Bonaceto's portrait （肖像） changing into Sophia's digital painting.Along with it is the physical artwork painted by Sophia.
The buyer，a digital artwork collector and artist，later sent Sophia a photo of his painted arm.The robot then added that photo to her knowledge and painted more on top of her artwork.Sophia described the work as the first digital artwork cooperated （合作） between an AI and an artwork collector.
Sophia's artwork is part of a growing trend（趋势）.More and more digital artworks are on sale now.For example，a digital artwork by an artist，Beeple，was sold for nearly ＄ 70 million，becoming the most expensive digital artwork ever sold.
（1）What do we know about Hanson？
| A． |
He is interested in painting. |
| B． |
He makes little money from Sophia. |
| C． |
He created the robot Sophia. |
| D． |
He spent 25 years developing Sophia. |
（2）What does the underlined word "recognize" in Paragraph Two mean？
| A． |
Punish. |
| B． |
Meet. |
| C． |
Comfort. |
| D． |
Know. |
（3）Why did Sophia think her artwork was cooperated between an AI and a collector？
| A． |
Because the collector taught her how to paint. |
| B． |
Because she copied the painting of the collector. |
| C． |
Because she added the collector's painting to hers. |
| D． |
Because all her works were collected by the collector. |
（4）What can we infer（推断） from the last paragraph？
| A． |
Sophia's artwork costs the most. |
| B． |
Beeple must be a very famous artist. |
| C． |
No one can afford digital artworks. |
| D． |
Digital artworks are all made by robots. |
（5）What can be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Sophia，a Robot Artist. |
| B． |
David Hanson.Creator of Sophia. |
| C． |
Digital Artworks，Popular Again. |
| D． |
Hanson Robotics，Sophia's Company. |