A young man went to the local expert (专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist (珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade (玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.
| A．refused | B．liked |
| C．understood | D．held |
The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.
| A．brave | B．patient | C．clever | D．honest |
What may be the best title for this passage?
| A．An Experienced Gemologist | B．Experience, the Best Teacher |
| C．Experience of a Young Man | D．A Confident Teacher |
You can't look at sunflowers and feel sad．Their big bright faces almost seem to be smiling at you on a summer day as they slowly turn toward the sun．Not only do the flowers make people happy，they also provide food for bees，birds and squirrels and many other small animals that love to eat the seeds（种子）．
Sunflower seeds aren't only delicious to animals．People love them，too．You can find bags of them in the stores．They tell you what kind of seeds they are and how they should be planted．
There are hundreds of different kinds of sunflowers．The biggest ones are Mammoth Russians．They grow to over 10 feet tall and produce big round heads with bright yellow petals （花瓣）that are over a foot across．They grow on strong thick stems （茎）with big heart﹣shaped leaves．The ripe seed heads sometimes get so heavy that they hang down．Other kinds of sunflowers，called dwarf，produce small stems and smaller flowers in colors such as light yellow and deep bright orange or red．
Sunflower is also a place in America．People there love sunflowers so much，so they named their place "Sunflower"．There are sunflowers everywhere．
Sunflower
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Being important |
（56） providing food |
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delicious to （58） bags of them in the stores |
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Kinds |
Mammoth Russians |
grow to over 10 feet tall． produce big round heads |
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small stems smaller flowers |
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Place name |
a place in （60） |
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Zhuzhou→Beijing
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Train No |
Leave |
Arrive |
Travel time |
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Hard seat |
Hard sleeper |
Soft sleeper |
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K158 |
10：36 |
05：52 |
19hr 16min |
192 |
351 |
541 |
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G68 |
13：38 |
20：56 |
7hr 18min |
666 |
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G422 |
13：43 |
21：09 |
7hr 26min |
666 |
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T146 |
16：34 |
10：52 |
18hr 18min |
192 |
351 |
541 |
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K600 |
22：24 |
21：00 |
22hr 36min |
192 |
351 |
541 |
54．Which train needs the longest time？
A．K158
B．T146
C．K600
55．Which train leaves in the morning？
A．K158
B．G68
C．G422．
阅读下面的图表，做51﹣55小题．
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Time：19：00﹣22：00on July 4th． Place：Piano Square near the Xiangjiang River． Special guests：Richael Clayderman and Langlang． All the teachers and students in Grade Three are welcome to enjoy the wonderful night． Programmes：10 including Yesterday once more and Country road． Drinking water is free． Held by the Students' Union of Yandi School． |
51．The concert will last for hours．
A.2
B.3
C.4
52．Where will the concert be held？
A．On Piano Square
B．In Yandi School
C．In Xiangjiang School
53．Who holds the concert？
A．Richard
B．The teachers
C．The Students'Union．
In the future，we could all work and live in buildings with their own ecosystems（生态系统）．They are made to produce more energy than they use．
Toby is an engineer from Europe．He has now made wonderful models showing what this new building could look like．
He said he was suggested by a kind of tree to create the towers．The Hyperion，found in Northern California，is the tallest tree in the world，reaching 115m．The buildings will be 120m high and have 1000 homes，offices and working spaces，gyms，restaurants and swimming pools．
Because of the ecosystem，the buildings will also make fewer diseases．
The buildings will have city farms and small animal farms producing eggs and milk．"Farming can bring methane （甲烷）that produces energy，then the energy is supplied to homes，"said Toby．
Toby has had many excellent designs （设计）．At the end of last year，he also showed designs for eco﹣friendly（环保的） ocean buildings．
The eco﹣friendly buildings don't need coul or oil as they produce their own energy and heat．
46．What is the name of the tallest tree in the world？ ．
A．California
B．Toby
C．The Hyperion
47．How high will the buildings be？ ．
A.115m
B.120m
C.1000m
48．The energy of the homes in the buildings comes from ．
A．methane
B．coal
C．oil
49．Which of the following is NOT true？ ．
A．The engineer is from Asia
B．The buildings will also make fewer diseases．
C．The engineer has had many excellent designs．
50．The passage mainly talks about ．
A．ecosystems
B．eco﹣friendly buildings
C．eco﹣friendly ocean buildings．
Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability．As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper，it may help students increase their vocabulary（词汇量）as well as improve their reading skills．（66）他们可以从报纸上学到新的知识． But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper？Do students need to look over all the content（内容）of the newspaper？
The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language．Then turn to the front page and read the headlines（标题）to know what has happened．As the most important things are put on the front page，it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely．（67）There is no need to go through all the articles．
Secondly，read newspapers every day．Remember words through context（上下文），in which these words may appear repeatedly．（68）Once they appear several times，you will remember them easily．Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary．You can try to guess the meaning between sentences．（69）如果你的猜测错了，不要放弃．Keep reading，and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts．
Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable．（70）It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language．
66． They can learn new knowledge from newspapers
67． 没有必要浏览所有的文章
68． 一旦这些词出现多次，你就能轻而易举地记住它们了
69． If your guess is wrong，don't give up
70． 读英语报纸不仅能帮助我们了解时事，而且还能提高我们的语言水平 ．
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