If you have the chance to go to Shanghai for the Spring Festival in 2013, the following information may help you have a nice trip.
| Comedy Office Ghost (Season Ⅱ) Do you want to enjoy a happy and relaxing day? Just try Office Ghost (Season Ⅱ). It will really make you laugh! Date: Feb. 11, 2013 - Feb. 12, 2013 Place: Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre |
| 3D Movie This 3D movie will catch children’s eyes. A magic stone was used to help some villagers to solve all kinds of problems. However, a bad man stole the stone and started his terrible plan… Date: Feb. 11, 2013 - Feb. 15, 2013 Place: Little Friends Theatre |
| Piano Concert Lang Lang is going to give a wonderful concert in Shanghai. He will play a lot of world-famous pieces of music, including his new Dragon Songs. If you are lucky enough, you might have the chance to play with him on stage! Date: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 Place: Shanghai Oriental Art Centre |
| Shanghai Cross-talk One performer, one mouth and one hundred and twenty minutes! The famous cross-talk performer, Zhou Libo, will tell you some funny stories about Shanghai! Date: Feb. 11, 2013 Place: Majestic Theatre |
How long will the cross-talk last?
| A．For an hour. |
| B．For an hour and a half. |
| C．For two hours. |
| D．For three hours. |
If you want to watch a comedy, you should go to ______.
| A．Majestic Theatre |
| B．Little Friends Theatre |
| C．Shanghai Oriental Art Centre |
| D．Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre |
According to the information, if you go to Lang Lang’s concert, you might have the chanceto ______.
| A．get a CD of his music |
| B．perform together with Lang Lang |
| C．take photos with Lang Lang |
| D．get Lang Lang’s signature(签名) |
You can watch the 3D movie on ______ for the last time.
| A．Friday | B．Monday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
An 8.3﹣magnitude（里氏8.3级）earthquake can often cause fallen buildings and hundreds or even thousands of victims．But only 13 people were killed in the powerful earthquake in Chile on Sept 16，2015．That is the most surprising thing．
According to New York Times．Chile had spent quite a lot of money on the project of making its buildings stronger．Also，it had changed its tsunami（海啸）warning system．Both of these helped prevent a disaster in the country．
Besides，strict laws and rules have made people more ready for earthquakes．Schools have increasingly started doing drills（演练），all society is filled with creative ways to keep safe in earthquakes．
Chile，a South American country，is one of the places where earthquakes are most likely．Its 17 million people have been taught more than enough information about earthquake．The strongest earthquakes ever recorded happened in Chile：a 9.5﹣magnitude earthquake in 1960 that killed more than 5，000 people．And most recently，an 8.8﹣magnitude earthquake in central Chile in 2010 killed more than 500 people and destroyed 220，000 homes．
The 2010 earthquake was 5.6 times more powerful than the 2015 earthquake．And the 2010 earthquake hit in the middle of the night，while the 2015 earthquake happened during an evening when many people were outside for barbecues and other celebrations before the country's Independence Day on Sept 18．
The biggest problem in 2010 was human mistakes．The government failed to warn people to move off the coast after the earthquake hit near the southern city of Concepcion．
The government made no such mistakes this time giving tsunami warnings minutes after the earthquake hit．To reduce more risk in the earthquake，classes were canceled and factories closed across the country on Sept 17．
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词．
46．Where is Chile？ ．
47．What is the most surprising thing about the powerful earthquake in 2015？ ．
48．How many people died in the earthquake in 1960？ ．
49．What was the biggest problem during the 2010 earthquake in Chile？ ．
50．Why were classes canceled and factories closed on Sept 17，2015？ ．
The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person，I was studying in the third grade．I saw some disabled people before，but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through（经历）．
When a new student arrived in my third grade class，I thought it would just be a common student，but this student was different．His name was Derek and he had autism（孤独症）．He sometimes had random outbursts （随意的发作）during class and we would stand there，doing nothing because we didn't know why he was doing that．When he sat down at desk，we would try to get away from him．After class，we would play jokes on each other，imitating（模仿）Derek，and laughing about it．
Then one day，Derek's mom came to our class and talked with us．She told us that Derek wasn't just having random outbursts﹣he was trying to communicate．Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person's mouth with soft sweets．When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak，the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day．We all understood her meaning．
After this talk，no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him．We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends．Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us．My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson．
Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently．I always remember what I have learned in my third grade class and go up to him or her．
（1）What did the author think of the boy before the mother's talk？
A．Friendly
B．Humorous
C．Generous．
D．Strange
（2）Which order is right according to the passage？
①We got away from him．
②We got on well with Derek．
③Derek arrived in my class．
④Derek's mom talked to us．
A．③①②④
B．③①④②
C．①③②④
D．①④③②
（3）According to Derek's mother，Derek ．
A．was too shy to be with others
B．had problems in expressing himself
C．was good at communicating with others
D．didn't like the way others treated him．
（4）After Derek's mom's talk，we did the following EXCEPT that ．
A．we became friends
B．we played together
C．we played jokes on him
D．we communicated with him
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Living with an open mind．
B．Believing in yourself．
C．Behaving in different ways．
D．Making friends with the disabled．
Emojis（表情符号）
Have you found that more and more people are using emojis to communicate online？For example，"Happy Birthday" has become a cake with lit candles．And "I am happy" has become a smiling face．
Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan．According to a survey of a mobile technology company，6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day．Last year，20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US was the icon
．It became the most widely﹣used icon in 2015．
Emojis are now used as "a new form of expression"，and one which can cross language barriers（障碍）．"Emojis are popular among millennials，who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s，because they welcome new technology and new things and they think emojis are‘flexible（灵活的）and show meanings beautifully'"，president of Oxford Dictionaries told The Wall Street Joural．
Since millennials became the biggest part in the American workforce（劳动力），emojis have been more accepted in the workplace．For many people，the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream（主流）society．In the digital age，emojis are"how most people communicate and show their personality many times every day．"
But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing．Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said that the success of emojis is"a step back for humans"，hurting people's ability to use languages．
"There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures﹣the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level，"he said．
Do you feel
or 
about emojis？
36．What emojis is"happy Birthday"according to the passage？
37．Where ere emojis invented？
A．In Japan
B．In China
C．In the UK
D．In the US．
38．What does the underlined word "millennials" in the 3th paragraph mean in Chinese？
A．80后
B．00后
C．独生子女
D．千禧一代
39．Why are emojis popular among millennials？
A．Beacuse emojis limit what they say with pictures．
B．Beacuse they think emojis are a step back for humans．
C．Beacuse 6 billion emojis are used in text messages every day．
D．Beacuse young people are easily attracted by new technology and new things．
40．The writer makes us learn about the emojis in Paragraph 2 by ．
A．telling stories
B．explaining the world "emojis"
C．listing numbers
D．making comparisons（比较）
Interesting festivals in the world
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Throwing tomatoes﹣Spain（西班牙） Spain takes"tomatoes fights"to a whole new level．But the tomatoes are being thrown，not eaten．The fetival takes place during the last Wednesday in August．Trucks（卡车）carry tomatoes into the square．People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd． |
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Rolling cheese﹣England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May．It takes place on Cooper's Hill．A large wheel of cheese（奶酪）is rolled down Cooper's Hill．The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese．The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese． |
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Burning man﹣The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week，it is from the Monday before labor Day to Labor Day（which falls on the first Monday in September in America）．The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert．The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man． |
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Pouring water﹣Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand．Rather than a single day．Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th．Thai people run after each other．pouring water．Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land． |
（1）How many festivals are mentioned in the pasage？
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．Four
（2）Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May？
A．Spain．
B．England．
C．The United States．
D．Thailand．
（3）Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert？
A．Throwing tomatoes．
B．Rolling cheese．
C．Burning man．
D．Pouring water．
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The tomatoes are thrown into crowd to eat．
B．Not all the festivals above fall on the single day．
C．Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival．
D．Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists．
（5）The passage is most probably taken from ．
A．a tour guide
B．a science report
C．a story book
D．a fashion magazine．
"Jamila，I just found one dollar sitting on the coffee table，"said Mrs．Johnson．"Is that your money？"
Jamila looked up from the book she was reading．"Oops，it's mine．I emptied my jacket pockets before I left for basketball practice yesterday．I was running late，so I didn't have time to take it up to my room．"Jamila placed it quickly in the back of her book and went back to reading．
"Jamila，you just put that money into the back of your book．I'm quite sure that you're not going to be able to find it when you need it．"her mother said．"You see，some of your money is in the pencil case on your desk．Some is in the glove hanging behind the door．I think you might also have a few dollars in your bag．You are such a careless girl．"
"Mom．I'm too busy to take care of my money．"
Mrs．Johnson smiled，"It looks like it's time for you to get your own bank account （账户）．"
"My own bank account？Is it necessary？Kids know little about it．"Jamila replied．
The next day，Mrs．Johnson took Jamila to a bank and opened an account for her．The banking manger explained how the money in the account would increase．"The longer the money stays in the account，the more it will earn（获利），"he added．
Jamila was surprised to learn that she could earn money just by keeping her money in a bank account．"I wish I had done this a long time ago．"
53．Where did Mrs．Johnson find Jamila's one dollar？
54．Why was Jamila thought a careless girl？
55．Do you want to have your own bank account？Why or why not？ ．
