It's not easy to be an astronaut's son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special-like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole school. "I hope we have a winner right here in my class."
When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, :I wouldn't start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm...
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged(拥抱 ) me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me, he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩 ).
The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, "My father's son". When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears (眼泪 ) were running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son, this is the proudest moment of my life."
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father's son.
| A．to become an astronaut's son |
| B．to have a class monitor |
| C．to meet the captain of the football team |
| D．to do something special |
| A．save the child from a burning building |
| B．buy his father a gift for Father's Day |
| C．have the competition winner in his class |
| D．take part in the speech competition |
| A．It was very interesting to be an astronaut's son. |
| B．His father was special and could do everything well. |
| C．His father's experiences as a very famous astronaut. |
| D．The unforgettable time he spent with his father. |
| A．Because the result of the competition would be announced. |
| B．Because they were asked to give a speech to the students. |
| C．Because there was an important football match at school. |
| D．Because the writer did something wrong at school. |
| A．The writer was very disappointed at the result. |
| B．The writer's achievement made his father feel proud. |
| C．The writer's mother cried because he didn't win first prize. |
| D．The writer's father had a sore throat because he talked too much. |
On April 2nd，2016，an east China highway pile﹣up has killed three people and injured 31 others．That day was the first day of a three﹣day national holiday marking the Tomb﹣Sweeping Day（清明节）．
Two people died in a local hospital where nine others are being treated．Another person died after treatment failed in a larger hospital in Wuxi where 22 remain hospitallized，Changzhou traffic police updated on its official microblog account at Weibo．com．
The accident happened at the Changzhou section of the highway linking Shanghai and Nanjing．It drew public attention as people began posting photos and videos on Chinese social media WeChat and Weibo．Images showed dozens of trucks，buses and cars crashed into each other．People were standing on the top of the vehicles（运载工具）．
Local police told Xinhua Press that at least two trucks，three buses and 20 cars were involved．Rainy and foggy weather caused poor visibility and slippery mads．
What's more，it was difficult for ambulances（救护车）to get to the scene of the accident because the life emergency lane（生命通道）was filled with vehicles so that the doctors couldn't get there to save the injured．
The Ministry（部长）of Public Security told traffic departments nationwide to keep a look out for vehicles using the emergency lane occupancy．
All highways in China leave the right lane as the emergency lane．Some drivers，however，pay no attention to this rule．Therefore，the police call on drivers to follow the rule strictly and offer the injured more hope of being saved．
The ministry also asked the police to watch the traffic more carefully so as to quickly discover the potential（潜在的）danger．The police have decided to add electronic monitoring instruments to catch the violations and heavily finedrivers for it．
55．Which of the following might be the cause of the traffic accident？
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People were standing on the top of the vehicles． |
| B． |
It was rainy and foggy that day． |
| C． |
The life emergency lane was filled with vehicles． |
| D． |
Drivers don't know about the life emergency lane． |
56．What does the underlined word" fine"mean in Chinese？
| A． |
罚款 |
| B． |
优秀 |
| C． |
靠边 |
| D． |
责备 |
57．In this passage the writer tries to tell us that ．
| A． |
people shouldn't travel during the holidays． |
| B． |
people mustn't stand on the top the vehicles． |
| C． |
the drivers must follow the traffic rules strictly |
| D． |
the drivers pay no attention to the electronic monitoring instruments． |
58．According to the passage，why do the police ask drivers to be off the emergency lane？
| A． |
They want to get a chance to fine drivers heavily． |
| B． |
They want to catch as many violations as possible． |
| C． |
They have received orders from Chinese social media WeChat and Weibo． |
| D． |
They want to offer the injured more hope of being saved． |
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Do you use WeChat payment or Alipay to buy things？Now，you have one more choice﹣Apple Pay．Apple Pay came to China on Feb 18，making China the fifth country to have this service．Apple products，like the iPhone 6 and certain iPads and Apple Watches，support this service． The customers of 19 Chinese banks will be able to link their bank cards to Apole Pay．When they buy things，they just need to place their iPhone in front fo the POS machine and put their fingers on the iPhone． Some users like Apple Pay，saying it's faster than WeChat Payment and Alipay．But others don't like it，because not all Apple products and not many stores support the service． |
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Last year，did you find that you kept using words like memeda（a phrase to show cuteness and love）and xiaoxiaonrou（meaning"young and pretty men"）？If yes，you are not alone．The two words were so pupular that they were included in 2015's "most pupular cyber words and phrases"lists in China． Most of the words and phrases seem funny and playful，but they also show lifestyles changes．The term duoshoudang（meaning"shopping addicts（成瘾者）"）is a good example．Meanwhile，xiaosibaobaole（meaning"you scared the pants off me"）is also used for fun． |
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The opening of Shanghai's new Disneyland Park has been highly expected since construction began in April 2008．Shanghai Disneyland is the sixth Disneyland Park in the world，and the first one on the Chinese mainland（大陆）．It will be finished in June.2016．When it opens，the park will have the biggest castle（城堡）of any Disneyland and one of the largest lakes，too．There are also new special attractions，especially for Chinese visitors．One fo these will be the zodiac（黄道十二宫图）character garden．A Disney character will represent each of the zodiac characters． |
（1）How many countries can use Apple Pay to buy things now？
| A． |
4 |
| B． |
5 |
| C． |
6 |
| D． |
7 |
（2）Which phrase shows the change of lifestyle？
| A． |
Xiasibaobaole |
| B． |
Memeda |
| C． |
Xiaoxiaonrou |
| D． |
Duoshoudang |
（3）Where might you see the passage above？
| A． |
A newspaper |
| B． |
A play |
| C． |
A novel |
| D． |
A travel guide |
（4）According to the passage，which of the following in FALSE？
| A． |
Shanghai Disneyland is the sixth Disneyland Park in the world． |
| B． |
We can use WeChat Payment，Alipay and Apple Pay to buy things now． |
| C． |
It will take ten years to finish Shanghai's new Disneyland Park． |
| D． |
The term xiaoxianrou means"young and pretty men"． |
Humans have five senses：sight，hearing，smell，taste and touch．They collect information for the brain．For example，the eyes collect information on pictures and the ears collect information on sounds．
Sometimes a person loses a sense．Their other senses become better．For example，a blind person has much better senses of hearing and touch．
Sight
The eyes can only see with light．Light carries the picture of something into the eyes so humans can see it．But do you know that the picture is upside down？The brain has to turn the picture the right way up again．
Hearing
Sounds travel through the air like waves （波）．Human ears are like cups．They catch sound waves for the brain and the brain translates them as different sounds．
Smell
Humans smell with their noses．Most people can recognize about 10，000 kinds of smell．This is amazing!Humans each have five million receptor cells （感受细胞）in their noses．Noses are not only for smelling．They also clean and warm the ail that people breathe in．How does the nose prevent the dirty air from getting into the body？Well，it sneezes（打喷嚏）！
Touch
There are receptor cells for the sense of touch all over the body．This is different from the other senses．Touch receptor cells are in the lowest part of the skin．They help the body to have all kinds of feelings like pain，cold and heat．Some parts of the body （like the finger） are more sensitive（敏感的）than other parts of the body （like the back） because they have more touch receptor cells．
Taste
People can taste food because they have about 10，000 taste buds（味蕾）on their tongues．Old taste buds die and new ones come out every two weeks．But when people get older，this happens less often．That's why old people often complain their food is tasteless．Scientists also find that smokers have fewer taste buds．Do you want food to taste good？Well，don't smoke!
For hundreds of years，people knew the basic tastes were sour，sweet，salty and bitter（苦）．In 2002，a fifth taste，umami（delicious taste） joined the list．Now，a study from Purdue University in the US found that fat could actually be the sixth basic taste．
To be considered a basic one，a taste needs to beable to active certain receptor cells in the mouths．A study has shown that humans have fat receptors in the mouths．Not long after that，a scientist made a study to test a second question：can people taste the difference between fat and other tastes？
Richard Mattes gave the testers six different kinds of things．Each kind had a taste：sweet，salty，sour，bitter，umami or the newcomer﹣fat．Mattes asked the people to pick out tastes by their differences．This was to test whether or not fat would be picked out from the group．Most of tlie testers could clearly find out the different taste of fat．
Then how does fat taste？"It's terrible．"Mattes said．"However，the taste can be pleasant in a small amount，just as we enjoy the bitterness of chocolate．"
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senses |
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facts about the senses |
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sight |
eyes |
Pictures of real things are completely different in（112） from those carried by light into the eyes． |
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hearing |
ears |
Sound waves caught by ears must go through a process like（113） so that we can hear different sounds． |
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smell |
nose |
The fhnctions of nose are smelling，cleaning and warming the air people breathe in．Sneezing is the way to（114） the dirty air we breathe in． |
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touch |
（115） skin |
People feel pain，cold and heat（116） the fnction of the receptors．So the more touch receptors we have，the more sensitive we are． |
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taste |
tongue |
Old taste buds die and new ones come out every 2 weeks． Losing a certain amount of taste buds（117） that the old and the smokers have a bad sense of taste．They can't enjoy tasty food like others． |
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sour sweet salty bitter umami |
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one newly found taste |
A scientific study has proved people have fat receptors in the mouth．One（119）
study shows：people can clearly（120） the taste of fat from other tastes． |
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Smashed cucumber （拍黄瓜）salad is one of the most popular cold dishes in China．You can find the green dish anywhere from restaurants to homes．（1）
According to The New York Times，smashed cucumber salad is"everywhere"in New York．Some restaurants have even added the dish to their menus．（2） But American cooks are trying yogurt，honey，lemon and other common western ingredients．
Why is this dish becoming so popular？（3） Smashed cucumbers can hold onto tastes more than cucumbers which are cut into fixed shape and size．"Just changing the way you break down an ingredient…changes the way it feels and tastes．It's cool．"said Danny Bowien，a cook at a New York restaurant．
（4） The cook smashes fresh cucumbers with the flat side of a knife．（5） Then other ingredients can be added．Also，it takes only five minutes to make the salad．Cook Julia Goldberg said it's really"satisfying"．
The success of smashed cucumber salad abroad shows that we should try to fit into local conditions when spreading Chinese culture across the world，said The Beijing News．
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A．This smmner，even Americans are trying it． B．Most people like the special taste it produces． C．The way the dish is prepared also draws people's attention． D．The strong smash makes the cucumbers different shapes and sizes． E．Americans have expressed their opinions on the taste of this salad． F．In China，people use garlic（蒜），vinegar（醋）and oil to make the cucumber tastier． |
Dear Merry，
Recently，I have trouble with my study．
In school I can't listen to teachers carefully because I always feel tired and sleepy．I don't spend time with friends after class either because I think it's a waste of time．I even miss writing some answers in the test．
At home，I can't get my homework done every night．My parents don't let me stay up．So
I have to get up early the next morning to finish it．Lately，I even get a bad headache．
How can I solve these problems？
Yours，
LiuYa
Dear Liu Ya，
When you have trouble listening to teachers carefully in class， you can ask your teachers or deskmate to remind you often．Then spending time talking about many different things with friends can make you happy．It's not a waste of time．As for homework，when it's hard to get finished，one thing you can try is setting goals for yourself．Ask your parents to help you．You must take a break，especially if you don't feel well．You might be surprised but a short break can help you get more done!Lastly，if you don't worry and have enough sleep，your headache will leave you．
Yours，
Merry
81．Liu Ya wrote the letter to Merry in order to ．
| A． |
ask for help |
| B． |
express worries |
| C． |
share her experience |
82．Liu Ya doesn't want to stay with friends after class because ．
| A． |
she needs to sleep |
| B． |
she thinks it's a waste of time |
| C． |
she has trouble with her classmates |
83．Merry thinks ．
| A． |
taking a break is necessary |
| B． |
being with parents is helpful |
| C． |
setting goals by parents is important |
84．According to the underlined part，what might Liu Ya's teacher say？
| A． |
Sleep for a minute． |
| B． |
Listen carefully． |
| C． |
Stop talking． |
85．From Liu Ya's letter，we can find that she is too ．
| A． |
passive |
| B． |
proud |
| C． |
stressed． |
