What is your zodiac（生肖） animal? According to the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, 12 animals mark 12 different years. It is the basis of the Chinese zodiac. Nowadays, Chinese zodiac animals have worldwide fame and are increasingly popular among western people.
The zodiac is an important part of Chinese culture. People believe that the characteristics of a zodiac animal influence the personality of every person born in that year. For example, people born in the Year of the Tiger are considered powerful and brave.
Zodiac animals also have some social functions. When people think it is not proper to ask: “How old are you”, they may change their question to “What is your zodiac animal?” With this question, you can figure out roughly which year someone was born and the person’s age.
Zodiac animals are not special to China. Many countries share a similar zodiac culture with China. For example, in the Japanese Zodiac, a wild boar（野猪）takes the place of a pig and the Vietnamese（越南的）zodiac has a cat instead of a rabbit.
But have you ever wondered how these 12 animals were chosen to represent each year? According to legend, the Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝）invited all the animals to join him for Chinese New Year. Only 12 animals went to see him. As a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The ox would have been the first to arrive, but the rat sat on his back and jumped off just before they arrived to come in first place.The characteristics of a zodiac animal may influence the _____ of every person born in that year.
| A．appearance | B．personality |
| C．hobby | D．education |
“What is your zodiac animal?” is a question used to find out a person’s______.
| A．age | B．name |
| C．job | D．weight |
In the Japanese zodiac, we don’t see the zodiac animal：_______
| A．wild boar | B．rabbit |
| C．dragon | D．pig |
According to the last paragraph, we know that ____ was the first animal to arrive.
| A．ox | B．Rat |
| C．pig | D．Cat |
It was a sunny summer day and I walked back home after school． When I stood in front of the door， I was shocked to find that the key had disappeared from my pocket． It was a disaster for me， because I only had one key and my parents were gone for several days．
I walked around the community， hoping to find the lost key． But I couldn't find it． I called my mum and she told me to go to my aunt's home． My aunt lives in another building of our community． I was sad， but I had no choice． The next morning， when I was going to school， I saw something shining on the window of the security hut （保安亭）． It was my key． "Unbelievable!" I was quite surprised as I held the key in my hands．
"Is that yours， kid？" the old guard asked．
"Yeah． I lost it yesterday． Who sent this？" I replied． The old man said， "I don't know， someone picked it up last night．"
To pick up a key from the ground and take it to the security hut is not something special， but it meant so much to me． I cannot express my thanks to the person who found my key． But I can pass on his or her kindness by following his or her steps to help others．
61． How many keys did the writer have？
62． Were the writer's parents at home or away from home？
63． Whom did the writer stay with for the night？
64． Did the old guard know who picked up the key？
65． What lesson does the passage give us？
On Dec． 28， a small satellite （卫星） was launched （发射） into space from Taiyuan， Shanxi． It was big news for students at Beijing Bayi School． After all， they designed the satellite．
With the help of space scientists， more than 30students built this satellite （12cm long， 11cm wide and 27cm tall）． This is the first satellite designed and built by middle school students in China．
This August， the school worked with the China Center for Aerospace Science and Technology Ingternational Communications （CCASTIC 中国航天科技国际交流中心） and started the satellite program． It allowed space experts to teach students about basic knowledge of satellites．
After several months of hard work， students designed their own satellite． Their main achievement was the design of the satellite's functions （功能） in space． "We worked together and came up with more than 10ideas． But after tests and experiments， we settled on four，" Zhu Xun， 16， told Beijing Evening News．
Indeed， they have to consider the weight of the satellite． The satellite will stay in space more than 180days． Its functions include taking pictures of Earth， radio communication and sending information to Earth． The students hope that the satellite can take photos of smog， typhoons （台风） and another weather conditions．
The students were divided into five groups． The group members worked closely to make satellite models． "Every time we think the satellite we are designing will fly into space， we are so excited and try to do experiments，" said Shen Shulang， 17． They also visited the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other organizations to get inspiration （灵感）．
51． designed the small satellite．
A． Students from Beijing Bayi School
B． Some space scientists
C． Some space experts
52． The satellite can NOT ．
A． take pictures of EarthB． send information
C． predict the weather
53． The underlined words "settled on" means in Chinese．
A． 计算
B． 确定
C． 总计
54． helped the students build the small satellite．
A． The school B． Space scientists C． CCASTIC
55． What's the main idea of this passage？
A． The first student﹣designed satellite was launched into space．
B． Space experts taught the students about the basic knowledge of satellites．
C． Students visited some science organizations to get inspiration．
The sun is always shining．But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time．When the sun is shining on one side of the earth，it is night on the other side．At night，you can see the stars．The stars are in the sky all day．But the light from the sun is so bright that you can't see them．When night comes，there is no light，and the stars are bright enough to see．The stars look very small．But some of them are even bigger than the sun．They look small because they are so far away from you．Big things look much smaller when they are far away．The sun is closer to the earth than other stars，so it looks bigger．
（1）Can the sun shine on only one side or two sides of the earth at one time？
（2）Are the stars in the sky all day？
（3）When are the stars bright enough to see？
（4）How do big things look when they are far away？
（5）Why does the sun look bigger than other stars？ ．
Do you like traveling？Here is some advice．
●Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys．
●Traveling on trains or buses can be boring，so take a good book to read．
●If you are going somewhere sunny，remember to wear sunblocks（防晒霜）and sunglasses．
●Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments．
●Be careful with your things whenever you go to busy places，like a train station．There are often thieves there．
●Most countries have lower prices for students，so if you have one，take your student card with you and save money．
●If you travel abroad，remember to take your passport，Whatever you do，don't lose it!
（1）If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer，you should take with you．
A．some fruit and drinks
B．warm clothes and sports shoes
C．sunglasses and sunblocks
（2）According to the passage， is a good way to keep away from boredom（单调）．
A．reading a good book
B．taking a camera
C．listening to music
（3）You must always because there are often thieves at some busy places．
A．put your things down
B．look after your things well
C．take few things with you
（4）If a student shows to the shop assistant，he can buy some presents at lower prices while traveling．
A．his things
B．his passport
C．his student card
（5）The underlined word"capture"in this passage means ．
A．感受
B．拍摄
C．控制．
Last Saturday afternoon，my friend Mr．Li took his two little boys to play tennis．He walked up to the young man at the ticket office and asked，"How much is it to get in？"
The young man answered，"3 yuan for you and 3 yuan for any kid who is older than six．We let them in free if they are six or younger．How old are they？"
Mr．Li said，"Li Ming is six and Li Hua is seven，so I think I should pay 6 yuan．"
The man at the ticket office said，"Hey，you are too honest．You can save yourself three yuan if you tell me that the older one is six．I don't know the difference．"Mr．Li said，"Yes，that may be true，but the kids know the difference．"
When ethics（道德规范）are more important than ever before，make sure you set a good example（榜样）for everyone you work and live with．
（1）What did Mr．Li and his sons want to do？
A．To play tennis．
B．To do some shopping．
C．To go fishing．
（2）much should they pay？
A．6 yuan．
B．9 yuan．
C．12 yuan．
（3）Who do the words"the older one"in paragraph 4 refer to（指的是）？
A．Mr．Li．
B．Li Ming．
C．Li Hua．
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
A．Mr．Li wanted to save three yuan．
B．We should set a good example for our children．
C．The man at the ticket office wanted Mr．Li to pay 9 yuan．
（5）What's the best title（标题） of this passage？
A．Playing Tennis Is Interesting
B．A Father and His Two Sons
C．What You Are Is as Important as What You Do．