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 |
"Save the whales!"That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said．Jake liked having a picture that said something important：that showed he cared．He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale，one right in his own neighbourhood．
It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales'coming．A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown．All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them．They were expecting a beautiful show，better than a movie，but nothing they'd have to do anything about．
Then one whale swam in the direction，directly towards land．It came in with the waves，and when the waves receded．Its huge body rested on the sand．Suddenly，Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers．They had to become rescuers．A few people ran towards the animal．They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water，but it was no use．
An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery，to help move the animal．Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach，so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers．At least，Jake thought，they could help in some way．
Back at the beach，they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed．It was getting dark．Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand．The rescuers would not give up．After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water．Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea．It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea．Then，in what looked like a jump of joy，it rose high above the water﹣a thank﹣you to those who had worked so hard to save his life．
26．What does the picture on Jake's wall tell us about him？
| A． |
He lived near the ocean． |
| B． |
He cared about the environment． |
| C． |
He worked as an animal rescuer． |
| D． |
He thought whales were the most beautiful animals． |
27．Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning？
| A． |
To swim with the whales |
| B． |
To help rescue the whales． |
| C． |
To see the whales swimming． |
| D． |
To watch a movie about whales． |
28．The underlined word"receded"in Paragraph 3means ．
| A． |
didn't move |
| B． |
went back out |
| C． |
washed over |
| D． |
got up |
29．How did Jake and his family help save the whale？
| A． |
By calling the rescue service． |
| B． |
By asking their neighbours for help． |
| C． |
By giving the rescuers food and drink． |
| D． |
By controlling the people on the beach． |
30．In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place？
a．The whale disappeared under the sea．
b．People turned on the lights of their cars．
c．Rescuers lifted the whale into the water．
d．People pushed the whale towards the sea．
| A． |
e﹣d﹣b﹣c﹣a |
| B． |
e﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣a |
| C． |
d﹣b﹣e﹣a﹣c |
| D． |
a﹣e﹣b﹣d﹣c． |
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When you think about best﹣selling books，you will come up with the Secret Garden or Hary Potter series．But Guinness（ 吉尼斯） World XINHCSZDIA
Records announced on April 12，2016that the Xinhua dictionary published in China was the world's most popular dictionary and the best selling book that was regularly updated（修订）．
The Xinhua Dictionary had sold 567million copies all over the world up to July 28，20 15，Guinness World Records announced London．The dictionary was first published in 1953．
"Our teams have completed a lot of data survey，collection and examination for these the records，and we are pleased to say that the Xinhua Dictionary is the most popular dictionary and the best selling regularly updated book，"said the vice﹣president for records at Guinness．
We call it the"National Dictionary"．T he Xinhua Dictionary has been useful tool for Chinese people，containing 包含） the culture of a great country and having an influence on the language of billions of people，It is also a good tool foreigners when they are learning the Chinese language and culture Why does Xinhua dictionary the best﹣selling book
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Wuzhen in Zhejiang is a peaceful water town．Its old houses have made it a place of interest．But last December，more than
2000 special guests，including state leaders，government officials and Internet businessmen，got together there．They were not there for trip．Wuzhen was chosen as the home of the World Internet Conference （WIC）and the second yearly WIC was held there from Dec.16 to 18，2015．
"Because it is beautiful，"explained the BBC．"It shows one of the event's big ideas：the Internet is a thing of beauty that should be shared by all human．And Wuzhen is held together
by rivers and crossed by many stone bridges．These make it similar to the Internet，too．
The key reason is the place's great use of the Internet﹣Wuzhen shows the world what a Chinese smart town looks like．A smart town uses modern technology to make all its services
better．
Wuzhen had 2 700 Wi﹣Fi signal spots then，covering almost every corner of the town．Leaving home without a wallet is just fine because online payment is encouraged in most shops．
Wuzhen also built 26 free bike rental（租赁）spots．A bike in Wuzhen can be rented simply with a smart phone．Wuzhen's public services aren't the only developing things．People's lives in Wuzhen also become smart．An online home﹣care system was put in nearly 2 000 older people's homes．Nurses will come to them right now with the help of the smart system．
61．What did 2 000 special guests arrive in Wuzhen for？
| A． |
Traveling． |
| B． |
The peaceful water town． |
| C． |
Business． |
| D． |
The World Interne't Conference． |
62．What does the BBC think of the Internet in the passage？
| A． |
Something like rivers． |
| B． |
Some thing beautiful． |
| C． |
Something like stone bridges． |
| D． |
Some place s for traveling． |
63．According to the passage we can infer （推断）that in Wuzhen
| A． |
olde T people can be taken good care of |
| B． |
people must go shopping with their wallets |
| C． |
it is impossible for them to use the smart phone |
| D． |
people can own the free bike with their smart phone |
64．Why did they choose Wuzhen to hold the second yearly WIC？
| A． |
Stone bridges． |
| B． |
Wi﹣Fi signal spots． |
| C． |
Smart town services． |
| D． |
Online home﹣care system． |
65．Which is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Wuzhen Gets Smart |
| B． |
A Smart City |
| C． |
The Most Modern Town． |
| D． |
A Place of Interest． |
We all enjoy the delicious dish like potatoes with beef or potato chips．You can find the potatoes in a lot of popular food．
Potatoes are going to become China's fourth staple（ 主食）food after rice，wheat and corn．China is the world's largest producer of potatoes．But only some of them are eaten every year，far below the numbers of the United States and European countries．China is planning to have 100million mu to grow potatoes by 2020，according to the speech of the Ministry of Agriculture on Feb.23，2016．
In the future，Chinese people will be able to eat bread，noodles
and other foods that are made of potatoes．
A Beijing Nevus article pointed out that potatoes could not only make grain supply safer．but also harm the environment less．Potatoes need less water to grow．They can grow well in
dry weather and even grow on poor land．Also，potato flour can be stored for over 15years．but one year for rice and three years for wheat．
Potatoes are called"the second bread"．They have most of the vitamins（ 维生素）people need．"Potatoes are low in fat and calories（卡路里），but they have good protein．These satisfy
the people in a healthy diet，"a food expert said．
Potatoes have long been a staple food in western countries．One delicious potato dish in Ireland is boxy pancake．People in the UK like jacket potatoes．In the United States，French fries are often found in American fast food shops．
56．What is going to become China's fourth staple food？
| A． |
Rice． |
| B． |
Wheat． |
| C． |
Po ta toes． |
| D． |
Corn． |
57．From the passage we know people in the Us eat more potatoes than those in
| A． |
Japan |
| B． |
China |
| C． |
Canada |
| D． |
European countries |
58．Why are potatoes chosen to become the staple food？
| A． |
They need much water to grow． |
| B． |
They won't be able to grow on poor land． |
| C． |
They are rich in most of the vitamins people need． |
| D． |
The potato flour can't be stored more than 15years． |
59．What does the underlined word"protein"mean？
| A． |
脂肪 |
| B． |
热量 |
| C． |
蛋白质 |
| D． |
钙质 |
60．One delicious potato dish in the UK is
| A． |
jacket potatoes |
| B． |
French fries |
| C． |
boxy pancake |
| D． |
potatoes with beef． |
Tea house is one of Lao She's most famous plays．He wrote it in 1957．The play has three acts．It shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the 19th century to the middle of
the 20th century．It tells us the story of Wang Li fa and customers of his tea house in Beijing．It describes the changes in Chinese society more than fifty years．
Last Sunday Miss Li，our teacher，took us to visit Lao She．
Tea house in Beijing．When we entered the house，we not only learn the story about Lao She，but also drank tea and ate delicious Beijing food at the tea house．
Then all of us went to the People Theater to see the play，Tea house．The actors and actresses'clothes and Tea house scenes were right for the first half of the twentieth century．The actors and actresses all did a very good job．It was easy for everyone to understand the story and see the changes in Chinese society．We learn a lot about Chinese lives one hundred years ago．
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899．After finishing school in 1918，he became a head teacher of a primary school．In 1924，Lao She taught Chinese at a college in London and returned to China five years later．He wrote many plays，novels and short stories about people's lives，and was named"the people's artist"．Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the
twentieth century．
51．What characters did Lao She write in his works？
| A． |
Common people． |
| B． |
Soldiers． |
| C． |
Policemen． |
| D． |
Students． |
52．How many years of changes does Tea house describe in Chinese society？
| A． |
About 5years． |
| B． |
Over 50years． |
| C． |
Nearly 50years． |
| D． |
Above 100years． |
53．What did they do when they entered the Lao She Tea house？
| A． |
Saw the play Tea house． |
| B． |
Learn Chinese lives one hundred years ago． |
| C． |
Drank coffee and ate food． |
| D． |
Learn the story about Lao She． |
5．Why did they enjoy the play Tea house？
| A． |
They knew a lot about the Tea house． |
| B． |
The actors and actresses'clothes were fashionable． |
| C． |
The play scene was right for the late twentieth century． |
| D． |
The actors and actresses all did well in their performance． |
55．When did Lao She return to China from London？
| A． |
In 1918． |
| B． |
In 1924． |
| C． |
In 1929． |
| D． |
In 1957． |
