When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.When did the story probably happen?
| A．On Christmas Day. | B．Before Christmas Day. |
| C．On New Year’s Day. | D．After New Year’s Day. |
When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.
| A．by himself | B．with the writer |
| C．with the woman | D．with his friends |
In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?
| A．His gifts were stolen | B．His basket was broken. |
| C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?
| A．Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people. | B．Helping others. |
| C．Enjoying gifts | D．Saying thank you. |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．A broken pocket | B．A kind woman |
| C．A happy family | D．A wonderful gift |
Want to say"hello"from Disneyland？Send a postcard!Want to say"hello"from abroad？Send a postcard!
Beautiful scenes，wild animals，excellent buildings，silty pictures，wonderful handwriting 一 you can find them all in one place．Where？On a postcard!
Have people always sent postcards？No．Before postcards，people like to send letters in envelopes．
The idea for the first decorated postcard was first patented （取得专利） in 1861．Sending a simple postcard with decorations would be a great way to send a note．Then in the early days，postcards with pictures appeared．By law，people had to write their note on the front﹣on the picture!The back was only for the address．Several years later，England allowed a divided﹣back postcard．Then people could write their note on the back left side and put the address on the right．During the early 1900s，the golden age of postcards，picture postcards became a craze a craze of the world．In 1908'Americans alone mailed over 677million postcards．Today，postcards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins．
46．What do people like to send before postcards？
A．pictures．
B．letters．
C．notes
47．When was the idea for the first decorated postcard first patented？
A．In 1861
B．In 1908．
C．During the early 1900s
48．Where did people have to write their note by law tn the early days？
A．under the picture．
B．beside the picture．
C．on the picture．
49．What arc the first two most popular collections in the world？
A．Stamps and coins．
B．Postcards and coins．
C．Stamps and postcards．
50．The passage mainly talks about
A．letters
B．postcards
C．collections．
Culture Visiting Plan（Dana）
|
Dat |
Day |
Place |
Event |
|
11th |
Tuesday |
London |
walk along the Thames |
|
12th |
Wednesday |
London High School |
talk with the students watch a soccer match |
|
13th |
Thursday |
Cambridge |
visit the university |
|
14th |
Friday |
The University of Bath |
enjoy a concert |
|
15th |
Sunday |
London |
visit Buckingham Palace |
43．When will they watch a soccer match？
A．On Wednesday．
B．On Thursday．
C．On Friday．
44．Where will they enjoy a concert？
A．In Cambridge University．
B．In the University of Bath．
C．In London High School．
45．How long is the culture visiting？
A．For five days．
B．For a week．
C．For a month．
"May we all be blessed with longevity．Though miles apart，we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together（但愿人长久，千里共婵娟）．"wrote Su Shi，a poet during the Song Dynasty，in his well﹣known poem to his younger brothers Su Zhe．
The moon is at its brightest on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar（阴历）．On this day，people celebrate Mid﹣Autumn Festival．It has been enjoying great popularity all over the country．
In ancient China，that day was a harvest（收获）festival because crops（庄稼）were harvested during that period．It was a time for relaxation and celebration．
Just like Thanksgiving in Western countries，families also try to get together for the Mid﹣Autumn Festival in China．Usually，no matter how far away or how busy they are，people will try to return home for the celebration．
The Mid﹣Autumn has its own special food just as other traditional Chinese holidays．People eat moon cakes with fillings such as sugar and eggs．The round shape of the cake makes it look like the full moon．The full moon and moon cakes stand for family reunion（团聚）．
With the beautiful moon up in the sky，people sit together，enjoy the full moon，eat moon cakes and fruit，share the stories，and express the best wishes for the family members and friends who live afar．
（1）Who did Su Shi write the poem for in Paragraph One？
（2）Why was the Mid﹣Autumn Festival a harvest festival in ancient China？
（3）Do Thanksgiving and the Mid﹣Autumn Festival have anything in common？
（4）What do the full moon and moon cakes stand for？
（5）How do people spend the night of the Mid﹣Autumn Festival？（List at least three activities）
With time，everything changes．So do magazine covers．The following are three of the most popular magazines in the U．S．Let's take a look at how their covers have changed over the past centuries．
•Time
Time is best known for its red border（镶边）．The cover photos and designs are almost the same for ages﹣﹣a photo of a famous person with bold（粗体）text to draw your attention．The cover continues to feature（以…为特色）America's icons year after year﹣﹣from presidents to pop stars．
•National Geographic
Being around for more than a century，the design of National Geographic，especially of the cover，has gone through many changes．The magazine is perhaps best known for its amazing photography﹣﹣yet it wasn't shaped until 1960s．It has also done a great job designing is famous yellow border．
•Seventeen．
The seventeen logo（标识）has stayed the same，but almost everything else about the design has changed．There was a time when the cover was simple．And then things just got more and more cluttered（杂乱）．The magazine cover's job is to sell the magazine﹣﹣it has to stand out from the others．So the design starts to get louder and louder．But honestly，you might get a bit of a headache when you look at the seventeenth covers for too long．
56．What does the online world"icons"in this passage mean in Chinese？
A．轶事
B．时政
C．偶像
57．Which of the following is NOT true about National Geographic？
A．It has a history of more than a hundred years．
B．It had amazing photography in the 1950s．
C．It is famous for its yellow border．
58．According to the last paragraph， may make a magazine sell well．
A．special covers
B．good writers
C．fantastic ads
59．The writer thinks the covers of Seventeen became ．
A．comfortable
B．pleasant
C．cluttered
60．What could be the best title for this passage？
A．The changes of magazine colors．
B．The change of magazine covers．
C．The change of magazine logos．
A college graduate（毕业生）from Shanxi named Wu Jun created a 9﹣page"WeChat guide"．With drawings and simple words，the step﹣by﹣step guide explains how to send messages，take pictures and make video calls．Wu made the guide for her parents．"My parents are getting old．They need an easy way to learn how to use technology，she said．
Wu's experiences is common nowadays．Worldwide，40 percent of parents learn about new technologies，including computers，mobile Internet，and social media（媒体），from their children，according to a study．
Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything．Now for the first time，the teachers become the students，while the students turn into the teachers．
The change of the roles comes from the rapid development of society tea and technology，says Zhou Xiaohong，a professor（教授）from Nanjing University．Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations（辈）．As a result，in the age of information，it's possible that children know more than their parents do．
It's reported that 56.7 percent of Internet user and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30．The young generation usually acts as a link（桥梁）between their families and the new environment．When they teach their parents new technologies，parents can connect to the new world by themselves．
In Wu's eyes，teaching her parents about WeChat bring her closer to her parents．"People can communicate more by using new technology．Why should we keep our parents out？"said Wu．
51．Wu's 9﹣page"WeChat guide"made it for her parents to learn the new technology．
A．harder
B．simple
C．slower
52．What has caused the change of the roles about teaching in the family？
A．The rapid development of society and technology．
B．The growing numbers of old people．
C．The unscientific design（设计）of new technology．
53．Why is it possible that children know more than their parents do？
A．Because children have better memories．
B．Because children have more ways to get information．
C．Because their parents refuse to accept new things．
54．What does Wu think of the phenomenon（现象）that kid's teach parents？
A．There is no need for parents to learn new technology．
B．Parents are supposed to learn new technology by themselves．
C．Children should teach their parents new technology to make communication convenient．
55．We can infer（推断）from the passage that ．
A．it's never too old to learn
B．all's well that ends well
C．a good beginning is half done．