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The 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday. It was placed on waters in the International Garden Expo Park, where the Yongding River passes through.
The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 26 to October 3 in 2013.
The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot, where it was on display until October 26.
The duck is made of over 200 pieces of rubber. It was guarded not only by staff, but also by 10 volunteers wearing yellow T-shirts and hats with a rubber duck logo.
Sun Yidong, a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck, said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park.
“Seeing the giant Rubber Duck makes me feel like I’m a kid again.” Sun said.
Because of the rain on Friday, there were not too many people coming to see it. The Expo workers said they expected more people to come and visit the duck on weekends.
Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007, when the duck began its journey.
“I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. It’s great that the duck is in Beijing,” Zhao said.
Before arriving in Beijing, the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. “The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again,” said Zeng Hui, a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. “It can be a toy for adults.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置。
The Rubber Duck went to _______ after it left the International Garden Expo Park.

A．the Olympic Park	B．the Summer Palace
C．Beihai Park	D．Zhong Shan Park

The Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on _______.

A．Thursday

B．Friday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

Why weren’t there too many people going to see the Rubber Duck on Friday?

A．They were not interested in it.

B．They didn’t have enough time to go there.

C．The weather was not good.

D．The tickets were expensive.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Rubber Duck started its journey in 2007.

B．Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck was shown in 13 cities.

C．The Rubber Duck is made of more than 200 pieces of rubber.

D．A German artist designed The Rubber Duck.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．The Rubber Duck can remind people of their childhood.

B．Beijing Design Week finished on October 2.

C．Sun Yidong was a visitor.

D．Volunteers wore white T-shirts.

One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view (观察) of the art works.
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted non-stop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk. I admired the husband’s patience for putting up with her continuous talk. Distracted by their noise, I moved on.
I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant burst of words, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man.” The clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置。
The young couple were at an art museum _______.

A．to show their love	B．to appreciate art
C．to discuss paintings	D．to describe paintings

“…I moved away quickly.” in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer _______.

A．was in the hope of visiting more rooms

B．was in a hurry to buy some gifts

C．was tired of the non-stop talking

D．was not interested in the art show

We can infer (推断) from the passage that the husband _______.

A．was not born blind

B．couldn’t stand his wife

C．knew nothing about art

D．completely depended on his wife

After hearing what the clerk had said about the couple, the writer was _______.

A．encouraged

B．excited

C．touched

D．annoyed

The passage is mainly about _______.

A．the importance of art	B．good manners in public
C．patience of a husband	D．love between a couple

Now more and more people in the world are getting fatter. This troubles them a lot. （1）Experts(专家) say that it has a lot to do with our eating habits.
Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream better than vegetables and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. （2）If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲).
It’s important for us to eat our meal in the same period each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges(法官) often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow(吞) the bread, it meant that he wasn’t telling the truth. Because when a man is worried about something, he will have trouble in swallowing anything dry, because he loses his appetite.
Are more and more people getting fatter in the world?___________________________
Do most people like eating sweets or rice?_______________________________
What may happen to people when they feel worried or excited?______________
将短文中画线句子（1）处翻译成汉语。
将短文中画线句子（2）处翻译成汉语。

It’s possible to do many simple tricks with numbers. Here is one trick, if you follow the instructions, you will find it’s really interesting.
First, write down your house number. For example, if your address is 73 Jin Shang Road, you would write down 73. After you write down your house address number, you double it. Then add 5 to this doubled number. For example, if your address is 73 and you double it, you will get 146. Then you add 5, you will get 151.
And then, multiply this number by 50. In our example here, you’ll get 7550. The next step is to add your age to this total. For example, if you’re 16 years old, you should add 16 to this total. In our example here, the result will be 7566.
After that, you have to add the number of days in a year, which is 365. In our example here, 365 added to 7566 is 7931.
The final step is this: Subtract 615 from the number that you have. Take away 615 from the total. In our example, 7931 minus 615 is 7316.
The result here—7316—is the trick. The first part of the number is the address and the last part of the number is the age of the person. That is, 73 is the address that we started with, and 16 is the age that we used.
Isn’t it interesting? Do you want to have a try now?
How many steps are there in the trick?
A. Four B. Seven C. Nine
The third step is ______.
A. ＋5 B. ×50 C.－615
Tom is 38, he lives in 89 Jin Shang Road. If he plays this trick, he will get______ in the end.
A. 3889 B. 9150 C. 8938
When you play this trick, ______ is Not the number you have to use every time.
A. 50 B.73 C. 365
The best title of this passage is “______”.
A. A trick with numbers B. An interesting problem C. How to work out a trick

It is very important for us students to learn to use dictionaries. Try to find the answers to the questions in this dictionary extract（摘要）.

We can find these explainations（解释）in _________ dictionary.
A. an English-English B. a Chinese-English C. an English-Chinese
If you try to find a word similar to “proud”, you can look up the word “______”.
A. pleasure B. pride C.person
If you have a bad cold, you will ______ according to the extract.
A. feel proud of yourself B. lose your voice C.encourage your parents
The word “encourage” is a (an)______.
A. adjective B. noun C. verb
In the sentence “Your parents may △ you from smoking”, △ stands for _____ according to the extract.
A. proud B. voice C. discourage

CITY	Today	Tomorrow	Saturday	Sunday
Glasgrow	21℃cloudy	20℃rainy	18℃cloudy	25℃fine
Newcastle	21℃fine	21℃cloudy	20℃cloudy	22℃cloudy
Liverpool	20℃cloudy	22℃cloudy	20℃ cloudy	24℃rainy
London	26℃ cloudy	25℃fine	26℃fine	27℃sunny
Birmingham	25℃fine	23℃cloudy	21℃cloudy	24℃fine

A．North East England	B．Northern Ireland
C．West Scotland	D．North East Scotland