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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her family have just ended their one-week trip in China. The whole world has paid attention to the two elegant and beautiful first ladies who have made a difference in the relationship(关系) between China and the U.S.A.
Mrs. Obama has visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, and the pandas. She has tasted Peking Duck and experienced some other Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that this trip to China can bring a real understanding of our eastern world to the first family of the United States.
Today, the number of exchange students between China and the U.S. has reached more than 4 million every year. There are more than 11,000 people traveling to and from each side of the Pacific（太平洋）. If the two countries can increase the exchange in travel, language, cuisine, and cultural understanding, this will help a lot in improving the understanding between the two countries.
Education was an important theme of Mrs. Obama’s visit, and it is crucial to the development of Sino-US relationship. China has an ancient tradition of placing a high value on education, and the first lady herself is an outstanding example of a person who changed her own destiny(命运) through education. She took education as the key theme of her speech at Peking University, encouraging students from the two countries to learn more about and get wider experience of each other.
The whole world has paid attention to the two wonderful ladies because ___________.
A. they are elegant and beautiful
B. they have made a difference in the relationship between China and the U.S.A.
C. they pay attention to education
D. they hope students can learn from each other
Mrs. Obama has visited the following places except___________.

A．Terracotta Warriors	B．the Forbidden City
C．the Great Wall	D．the Summer Palace

The underline word “Sino” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______
A. China B. Japan C. Canada D Australia
The theme of Mrs. Obama’s speech at Peking University is_________

A．understanding

B．education

C．Sino-US relationship

D．exchange students

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Have you ever looked at a cat’s face and wondered what it is thinking? Well, according to a new study, cats have many different facial expressions, which show how they are feeling.

The research was carried out by the scientists at the University of California, in the US. They visited a local cat café over several months to record videos of 53 cats, collecting 194 minutes of videos. They found that the cats have 276 different expressions. “Each expression was a mixture of lip different facial movements, which included licking（舔）their nose, opening their mouth, or widening the pupils of their eyes,” said the scientists. They also found cats use 26 of these facial movements in total, which can be mixed to express how they are feeling. Dogs use 27 facial movements and humans use a total of 44.

Out of the expressions they recorded, 45% were friendly and 37% were angry. “A friendly cat moves its ears and whiskers forward and closes its eyes. However, an angry cat often flattens its ears to its head, makes its pupils smaller and licks its lips,” said the team.

Although the researchers aren’t sure what the cats were trying to communicate with each other using their faces, they plan to study cats in other places to improve their understanding. They also hope that the research could help animal shelters（收容所）improve the way they look after the cats. Some pet owners even suggest the researchers develop an app for them to find out what their cats’ facial expressions really mean.

（1）Which of the following uses the most facial movements?

A．

. Humans.

B．

Dogs.

C．

Cats.

（2）Which picture shows a cat’s angry expression?

A．

B．

C．

（3）What might the scientists do next?

A．	Use an app to study cats’ expressions.
B．	Build an animal shelter to look after cats.
C．	Keep on studying to know more about cats.

（4）How does the writer develop the text?

A．	By giving numbers and choices.
B．	By showing examples and results.
C．	By presenting opinions and facts.

（5）What’s the writing purpose of the text?

A．	To call on people to love cats more.
B．	To introduce a new study about cats.
C．	To tell readers why the team did the research.

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Rather than using cash or a bank card, customers simply look at a screen which recognizes their face using the latest facial recognition software（软件）. This is connected to their bank account and payments are completed within seconds.

If you use flight alert, you’ll never miss out on the best flight deals ever again. Simply enter your email address and preferred holiday places and we will find out the best and cheapest flight deals online and email a list to you. You’ll be amazed at the prices on offer.

Are you a crazy shopper who wants to know if the shirt on sale looks good? Take a photo and send it to the app and receive reviews at once from thousands of other shoppers who are on hand to tell you whether or not it is right for you. The app also stores your photos and recommends more that you might also be interested in.

You may have already moved into the world of online shopping. You place an order online, and then the products are sent right to your door. But what about our beloved pets? This is a website that sells pet clothes. The clothes can be sent to your home. If you are not completely satisfied with the products, then simply post them back to us for free.

（1）Which of the following can best describe the latest payment in Passage a?

A．

Safe.

B．

Cheap.

C．

Fast.

（2）What can flight alert help people do?

A．	Save money for a trip.
B．	Arrive on time for a flight.
C．	Decide the best travelling place.

（3）What does the underlined word “it” in Passage c refer to?

A．

The shirt.

B．

The photo.

C．

The app.

（4）What can we learn about the website in Passage d?

A．	It offers offline orders for customers.
B．	It’s for pet owners to sell their pets’ clothes.
C．	It allows customers to return unwanted products.

（5）What can be the best title shared by the four passages?

A．

Cool apps, new styles

B．

Life made easy

C．

Click for a better world

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（1） A British scientist has discovered that, 200 to 300 million years ago, it rained non-stop for two million years on Earth.

（2） A fashion designer from Europe collects hair cuttings and changes them into material for clothes. The designer thinks this material helps reduce waste.

（3） Climate change is harming Earth greatly. People on a Pacific island have to leave their homes because the sea level is rising rapidly.

（4） Mexico City is facing serious drinking water problems. Many people are forced to buy expensive bottled water for drinking.

（5） The athletes’ village of Paris Olympics will have a special cooling system（系统）. It will save 40% of the electricity and natural gas.

A. I wonder who designed this raincoat. It really helps when it rains non-stop.

B. Unbelievable! In that period, there must have been water everywhere on Earth.

C. I am planning to fly to the city to have a taste of the famous street food.

D. It sounds scary, to be honest. I don’t think this kind of clothes will become fashionable.

E. How terrible it is for the people there! Perhaps the place will disappear under water one day.

F. Who is the smart inventor of this cooling system? He or she must be a cool scientist.

G. I hope I can do something for the people there so that they will have enough drinking water.

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People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ▲ It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.

The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn’t food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.

Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens.

The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier.

（1）Which of the following can be put in “________” in Paragraph 1?