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Every morning， millions of people in China do Tai﹣chi． It is popular with women and men． Tai﹣chi is a good kind of exercise for old people． It is good for the body and for the mind． It is healthy and relaxing． Tai﹣chi is from China． It is hundreds of years old． Tai﹣chi is a "soft" martial art（武术）．That means it is slow and calm．

There are also "hard" martial arts． Shaolin Kung﹣fu， for example， which has a history of over 1，500years， is a "hard" martial art． It is fast and dangerous． You have to be very fit and strong to do "hard" martial arts．

In Beijing， Master Li Yu is teaching Shaolin Kung﹣fu to thirty young students， three of whom come from abroad． "Shaolin Kung﹣fu is difficult，" said Li Yu． "You must practise every move many times．"

Sports like football and basketball are also popular in China． But martial arts like Tai﹣chi and Kung﹣fu are part of Chinese culture and history．

（1）How many types of martial arts does this passage tell us？　　

A． Only one．

B． Two．

C． Three．

D． Four．

（2）What is Master Li Yu teaching？　　

A． Tai﹣chi．

B． Shaolin Kung﹣fu．

C． Football．

D． Basketball．

（3）Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． It is easy to learn Shaolin Kung﹣fu．

B． Men like Tai﹣chi better than women do．

C． Tai﹣chi has a shorter history than Shaolin Kung﹣fu．

D． People must be very healthy and strong to do Tai﹣chi．

My father was German， but he Worked in England． He married my mother， who was English． Her family name was Robinson， so when I was born in 1632， in England， they called me Robinson， after her．

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school． He wanted me to get a good job， and live a quiet， pleasant life． But I wanted adventure and an exciting life．

"I want to be a sailor and go to sea"， I told my mother and father． They were very unhappy about this．

"Please don't go． "my father said， "You won't be happy you know． Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life． "and because I love him， and he was unhappy， I tried to forget about the sea．

But I couldn't forget， and about a year later， I saw a friend in town． His father had a Ship and my friend said to me，" we are sailing to London tomorrow． Why don't you come with us？"

On September 1st， 1651， I went to Hull and the next day we sailed for London．

But， a few days later， there was a strong wind． The sea was rough and dangerous， and the ship went up and down up and down． I was very ill， and was very afraid．

"Oh， I don't want to die!" I cried，" I want to live! If I live， I will go home and never go to sea again!"

The next day the wind stopped， and the sea was quiet and beautiful again．

"Well， Robinson，" my friend laughed，" How do you feel now？ The wind wasn't too bad．"

"What!" I cried． "It was a terrible storm．"

"Oh， that wasn't a storm， "my friend answered， "just a little wind． Forget it， come and have a drink．"

After a few drinks with my friend， I felt better． I forgot about the danger， and decided not to go home． I didn't want my friend and family to laugh at me!

I stayed in London for some time， but I still， wanted to go to the sea． So， when the captain（船长）of a ship ask me to go with him to Guinea in Africa， I agreed， And so I went to the sea for the second time．

It was a good ship， and everything went well at first， but I was very ill again． Then when we were near the Canary Islands， a Turkish pirate（海盗）ship came after us． They were famous thieves of the sea at that time． There was a long， hard fight， but when it finished， we and the ship were prisoners． The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco． They wanted to sell us as slaves（奴隶）in the market． But in the end， the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself， and took me home with him． This was a sudden and terrible change in my life． This Turkish captain was now my master．

（1）Why did Robinson forget about the sea at the beginning？　　

A． Because he had no money to own a ship．

B． Because he hasted to live a dangerous life．

C． Because he wanted to make his parents happy．

D． Because he looked forward to getting a good job．

（2）Which is the right time order of what happened in the story？　　

a． One of Robinson's friends invited him to sail to London．

b． The Turkish captain took Robinson home．

c． A captain asked Robinson to go with him to Guinea．

d． Robinson drank with his friend．

e． A long and hard fight happened．

A． a﹣d﹣c﹣e﹣b

B． d﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣b

C． a﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣d

D． d﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣e

（3）What did Robinson think of his sea journey？　　

A． Everything was fine

B． The sea was quiet all the time

C． The wind was weak

D． Sea life was dangerous at times

（4）Who took Robinson to Sallee in Morocco？　　

A． the Turkish Captain

B． his friend

C． the captain of a ship

D． his father

（5）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？　　

A． Robinson wanted to serve the Turkish captain．

B． Robinson lived happily with the Turkish captain．

C． Robinson became a slave to the Turkish captain．

D． Robinson made friends with the Turkish captain．

Where can you learn about the cultural relies（文物）of our country？ You may visit museums or read books， but now a CCTV show may give you a more fun way to learn about them．

The show is called National Treasure， it has 10 episodes （集）． It shows 27 treasures from 9 museums across China． In order to make ancient culture relics come alive， the show uses different ways to explain the story ， history and culture behind them．

Although it's a show about old relics， it looks modern and technical（技术的）．An IMAX﹣sized LED sired screen on the stage shows the treasures in detail．

The treasures are presented（呈现） by national treasure keepers（守护者）， both famous people and common people． Instead of just telling the stories and history behind the treasures， the show invites famous actors to be national treasures keepers． And they act out， this stories on the stage． The actors even use the funny words to make their performances interesting and alive． For example， on the show， actor Wang Kai played Emperor Qianlong． TV viewers loved his performances．

While telling the stories behind the treasures， National treasure keepers also tell their own stories． For example， an old man named Qiu Qingnian is good at making natural paints for repairing ancient paintings． For many years， he has been looking for mines（矿） deep inside mountains． On the TV program， he shows TV viewers how to make natural paints．

The show has become widely popular with its interesting plots（情节）， good performances and funny words． It has promoted （推广）ancient cultural relics and has encouraged more people to visit museums．

（1）The show National Treasure was produced to　　．

A．look for national treasure keepers

B． make ancient cultural relics come alive

C．show the modern technology

D． invite some famous actors to act out

（2）From the passage， we can learn something about the show National Treasure Except　　．

A． actors good performances

B． the stories with interesting plots

C． Qiu Qingnian's memes

D． the history and culture behind

（3）What column（专栏）in a magazine might the passage come from？　　

A． Health

B． History and culture

C． Sports

D． Science and technology

（4）The writer's main purpose of writing the passage is　　．

A． to tell us what national treasure keepers do

B． to explain why National Treasure is popular

C． to teach us the ways of making natural paints

D． to introduce the TV show National Treasure

In 2017， when the high speed train，Fuxing， left Beijing for shanghai at a speed of 350 km/h， it amazed the world． It is China's newest high﹣speed train and also the fastest train in the world．

There were 2,959 high﹣speed trains running across China by 2016． They make up 60 percent of the world's total high﹣ speed trains． Chinese companies have also built more than 10 high﹣speed railways in Europe， Southeast Asia and South America． And the high speed trains has become a new name card for China．

Besides the high﹣speed trains， many other innovations（创新）have also changed people's lives in China．

For example， though bike sharing is not new itself ， China has made it much more convenient and popular． When the Chinese bike sharing companies reached Singapore and Britain months ago， users there excited and couldn't wait to post photos of themselves riding the bikes on social media（媒体）．

Cashless payment has become a lifestyle choice in China． It is common that people in China go shopping with no cash（现金）in pockets． Many people just pay with their bile phones by scanning a quick respond code（QR，二维码）from the seller． Even a person selling vegetables has a QR code．

Many foreigners have experienced lives without carrying any cash in China． They say they can't do it when they are back home in Europe．

China is now in a great time． It has made great achievements in innovation They are true pictures of national strength． It seems that China is really leading in some ways． And Chinese people have every reason to believe in an even brighter future．

（1）How many examples are mentioned to show China's achievement in innovation according to the passage？　　

A． One

B． Two

C． Three

D． Four

（2）The underlined word "it" means　　．

A． living in China

B． buying things without carrying any cash

C． having QR codes

D． making enough money by working hard

（3）The best title for the passage might be　　．

A． China loads in innovation

B． Science develops very quickly

C． China faces many chances

D． Science catches the world's attention

When you travel in England ， you can't miss the visit to Windsor Castle， the family home to British kings and queens for over 1,000 year．

Opening Times at Windsor Castle：

The castle opening hours

◆1 Mar 2018﹣31 Oct 2018（Monday﹣Sunday 09:30﹣17:15）

◆1 Nov 2018﹣28 Feb 2019（Monday﹣Sunday 09:45﹣16:15）

Prices

Adult ticket：￡21.20

Family ticket（2 adults & 3 children between 5 and 17 years old ）：￡54.70

Senior/ College student ticket：￡19.30

Under 17 years old /Disabled ticket：￡12.30

Castle Closing Dates：

The castle will be closed on the following dates：

◆ 17 & l8 Jun 20l8

◆ 12 Oct 2018

Top tips：

◆ Buy your ticket on the Internet before you arrive to save some time．

◆ If you want to see the Changing of the Guard ceremony， get to the Castle grounds at 11： 00． During the summer it happens every day， if the weather is good．

（1）When does the castle close on October 1， 2018？　　

A．A：09:30

B．A：17:15

C．A：09:45

D．A：16:15

（2）They should pay at least　　if Mr. and Mrs. Green bring their three children（all between 5 and 17 years old）to visit the castle．

A．￡79.30

B．￡67

C．￡57.40

D．￡54.70

（3）The Changing of the Guard Ceremony might not take place in summer if　　．

A． the weather is bad

B． the castle is being repaired

C． there are no visitors

D． the queen doesn't live there

A．at seven in the morning	B．at seven in the evening
C．at ten in the morning	D．at ten at night