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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

Records and achievements	contents
Guinness World Records	1．the world's most（71）　　 dictionary 2．the best﹣selling and（72）　　 Up dated book
Achievements	1．The Xinhua Dictionary has been a（73）　　 tool for Chinese people．
	2．The Xinhua Dictionary not only contains the culture of a great ernents（74）　　the language of billions of people．
	3．It will（75）　　foreigners to learn the Chinese language and culture．

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．

Nick and his friends were talking about things that can bring them luck．"I have a lucky red pen，"said Andy．"I have a lucky coin，"said Peter．"Every time I take a test，I carry my lucky coin．"Nick thought for a moment，and said，"My blue socks．""Blue socks？"the boys were surprised and asked together．Nick said that every time he wore his blue socks to school before a test，he got a good mark．

The next day Nick had a Chinese test．He was sad because he couldn't find his blue socks．"Mom!"shouted Nick．"Where are my blue socks？I have a Chinese test today，and I need to wear them．"

"Don't be silly，"Nick's mom said．"They need to be washed．""When I wear them，I get a good grade．"Nick said．

"Did you prepare for your test？"asked Mom．

"Yes．"

"Then don't worry about it．Just do your best．"Mom encouraged．

A few days later，Nick's teacher told him that he got 95in his test．Nick was so excited that he couldn't wait to tell Mom he did well in his test．Mom said，"It wasn't the blue socks that made you success．In fact，it was made by yourself．"

71．Who could get luck from a red pen？（根据短文内容回答问题）　　

72．Why was Nick sad the next day？（根据短文内容回答问题）　　

73．Was Nick's good mark made by the blue socks or by himself？

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74．从文中找出与下面句子中画线部分意思最接近的短语．

Nick was so excited that he couldn't wait to tell Mom he 　

75．In this passage，the underlined word"it"refers to 　　．