One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet
and a sign that read，“I am blind．Please help me．”
A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to
see that the man only had a few coins in his hat．He put a few of his own coins in the hat．
Without asking for permission(允许)，took the sign，turned it around and wrote a new message．
Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left．
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins．The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign．He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it．
The publicist said，“I just wrote the message a little differently．”He smiled and went on his way．
The new sign read，“Spring has come，but I can’t see anything．”What’s the blind man’s name?
| A．Tom | B．John |
| C．Tony | D．Sorry, I don’t know |
Who wrote a new message?
| A．The blind man | B．The teacher |
| C．The publicist | D．The farmer． |
How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
| A．By his sign | B．By his footsteps |
| C．By his voice | D．By his coins． |
When did the story happen?
| A．In spring | B．In summer | C．In autumn | D．In winter． |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful． |
| B．We can get more money by changing a sign． |
| C．The blind man is not clever，so he has little money． |
| D．The power of language is great． |
Most animals on land are known to us，but many living things underwater are not．Now let's get to know some of them．
Sea cucumber
Sea cucumbers are strange animals living at the bottom of the sea．They wear brown or pale green coats with many sticks up．When summer comes，they stay deep to sleep because they are afraid of heat．And when it is autumn，they move to shallow （浅的） water and get their food．
Pike
The pike is a kind of freshwater fish．They are good swimmers and like swimming near boats，waiting to be fed．They have sharp teeth to catch fishes．When they are young，they live in groups．However，when they grow up，they prefer to live alone．
Cuttlefish
A cuttlefish can swim quite fast，so it is also called rocket（火箭） fish．It has eight arms and two feelers on its head，just around its mouth．It ejects ink （喷墨） when it is in danger．Its meat is delicious，and it is often the first choice for many people．
Octopus
An octopus has long arms，with which to catch food and protect itself．When it is sleeping，one or two of its arms are still on duty，keeping moving．Once it feels something dangerous，it can wake up at once to take action．
49．Sea cucumbers stay deep to sleep in summer because they ．
| A． |
are afraid of high temperature |
| B． |
want to get strong and fat |
| C． |
are afraid of their enemy |
| D． |
want to live alone |
50．According to the passage， likes to swim near boats．
| A． |
the sea cucumber |
| B． |
the pike |
| C． |
the cuttlefish |
| D． |
the octopus |
51．What happens if a cuttlefish meets its enemy？
| A． |
It rushes at the enemy at once． |
| B． |
It cuts off one of its arms． |
| C． |
It bites with its sharp teeth． |
| D． |
It ejects ink to the enemy． |
52．The of an octopus can help protect it when in danger．
| A． |
color |
| B． |
arms |
| C． |
sound |
| D． |
smells． |
Li Chunlin，a farmer，used to live in a poor village in the north of Shaanxi．In the 1980s，he went to Shenzhen to make a living with his wife．
Years later，they became rich and returned to their hometown．To their surprise，the land around the village was covered with sand．That made them feel sad．After thinking carefully，Li and his wife made up their minds to fight against the sands．
They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village．However，only a few survived（存活），because the trees were not regularly watered．But how to get water was a big problem．They dug a well（井） but it became dry soon．Then they asked a drilling team to dig a deep well．Clear water appeared，but their money was used up．They couldn't afford to buy young trees．They went to several banks for help but got nothing．Finally they turned to a friend who was also from the village．The friend had a big business．Learning what they were doing，their friend was moved and decided to do something for their village too．So he offered the money they needed．
With the money，they bought trees and had them planted．They looked after the trees as if they were their own children．After some time，green leaves came out．When the villagers saw the changes，some started to join Li and his wife in the fight．Then more joined．Years went by．And now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees．
46．When Li and his wife returned from Shenzhen，they were sad because ．
| A． |
the land around the village was covered with sand． |
| B． |
they didn't have enough money to buy trees． |
| C． |
their village was not as beautiful as Shenzhen． |
| D． |
they didn't have enough water to drink． |
47．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Li and his wife dug a well with enough water themselves． |
| B． |
Li and his wife got much money from the bank． |
| C． |
The villagers didn't join Li and his wife in the fight． |
| D． |
Their friend gave Li and his wife some money to buy trees． |
48．This passage is mainly about how Li and his wife ．
| A． |
tried different ways to find water |
| B． |
made money in Shenzhen． |
| C． |
fought against the sands． |
| D． |
bought and planted trees． |
There are twenty seven bridges over the River Thames．And the Tower Bridge is the first bridge you have to pass if you go to London from the sea．It is close to the Tower of London，from which it got its name．It is a symbol （象征） of London．
The Tower Bridge was set up over the River Thames in London in 1894and is one of the finest and most famous bridges in the world．It is the only bridge over the Thames that can be raised and opened in the middle．The middle part can be raised to let the huge ships pass．It used to be raised about 50times a day，but now it is raised only 4to 5times a week．If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two arms open high in the air，you will never forget it．
The Tower Bridge stands just on the south side of the Tower of London．People often think they are of the same age．But in fact，the Tower of London was built a thousand years ago，while the Tower Bridge only has a history of over one hundred years．
The Tower Bridge was first painted chocolate brown．Then in 1977，it was painted red，white and blue．Its picture also appeared in the opening of the 2012Summer Olympic Games held in London．So come to visit the famous bridge．You are sure to have a wonderful experience．
41．The color of the Tower Bridge hasn't changed for more than a hundred years．
42．In 1894，the Tower Bridge was built in London．
43．The Tower of London has a much longer history than the Tower Bridge．
44．The Tower Bridge is now raised less often than in the past．
45．This passage means to introduce the Tower of London． ．
According to new research，recently，some terrible events that teachers were abused（辱骂） on some websites by students happened in the UK．It had a bad influence on schools and the society．The British Teaching Union did a survey of 7，500teachers．We can get some information from the following data（数据） and know how the teachers who were abused dealt with the problem．
You know teachers are often destroyed by the terrible abuse．Some have lost their confidence to teach and have left school．The survey showed many of the bad comments related to teachers' looks，abilities and behaviors．We've got another data from it．It SHOWS the bad comments were made by not only students but their parents．Please look at the following chart．
It is clear that we should take some methods to protect teachers from the abuse．We think that the way to solve the problem is the better understanding among teachers，students and parents．Besides good communication，respecting（尊敬） each other is very important．If so，they can get on well with each other．
66．What result did these terrible events lead to according to the passage？
67．From Chart One，how did 50% of the teachers deal with the abuse？
68．What percent of the bad comments were made by parents in total？
69．What is the way to solve the abuse problem according to the passage？
70．After reading the passage，what do you think of this kind of social phenomenon（现象）？ ．
Recently，a very simple question became widely spread online：what China should be proud of？（61）
Lanlan，whose real name is Negar Kordi，is from Canada．She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University．Now she has 120，000fans on the Internet and the number is still growing．
Lanlan loves China and Chinese．（62） And that's why she is so well received among Chinese net friends．The following is china in her eyes．
"It is the easiest country in which to find a job．If you are not too lazy，it is really very simple to find a job in China．I believe there're more job chances here than in any other country in the wold．"
"（63） About 400million Chinese are studying English．If they can speak good English in the future，China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non﹣English speaking country．"
"The speed of Chinese trains is fast．From Ningbo to Beijing，the train runs 1，365kilometers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 595yuan．"
"Its public security is great．（64） I have travelled in many countries，and I think China really is very safe．"
"There are much more things China should be proud of．Many Chinese people often criticize（批评）China．At first，I believed that they didn't like china or that they loved western countries．But later，I realized that they just set a very high standard for China．（65） China must be much better than other countries．"
A．The foreign language level is surprising．
B．This country of 1.4billion people makes me feel safe．
C．A foreign girl living in china gave a very touching answer．
D．They believe that it's not enough to be number one in the world．
E．She believes china will be the strongest country in the world in future．