“Who needs a shopping mall (购物中心)if you have Taobao?”says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.
Taobao,China’s largest online shopping site (网上购物网站),has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life.She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women shop on line than men.Clothing and home-use products(产品)are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion(十亿)yuan was spent on online shopping last year,80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure”in Chinese.People can find almost everything they need on Taobao,from clothes to books ,from candies to DVD players .
You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said, “”It’s very safe and convenient ( 便利的).Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them,the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”What are the most popular on line?
| A．Candles and DVD players |
| B．Clothes and books. |
| C．Clothing and home-use products. |
| D．Candies and clothes |
Taobao is ____________.
a shopping mall B. an online shopper
C. an online shopping site D. a shopping streetMost online shoppers are ________.
| A．young | B．old | C．babies | D．adults |
What does the underlined word “security” mean?
| A．质量 | B．安全 | C．信誉 | D．社会 |
Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?
| A．Wang Lin’s life. |
| B．Online shopping in China. |
| C．Shopping on line is not safe. |
| D．The security of shopping |
When did you last say"I love you"to your father？If you can't remember，then you can get the chance this Father's Day on June 18．
Generally compared to a mother's gentle love，a father represents （代表 ） qualities like independence（独立），confidence，courage and adventure．Also，a caring father can help their children get along with others，according to a study on Live Science．Fathers not only lead their children into their social circle but also teach them how to act and control their feelings．
For example，Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn't like to talk with others when he was a little kid．So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members．"Games like soccer and swimming seemed to be silly at that time but they improved my ability of leading and cooperating（合作），"Gates once said in an interview with US Fortune magazine．
US actor Will Smith learned important lessons from small things taught by his father．His father once planned to pull down a wall of their shop and rebuild it．But little Will thought it was impossible．After a year
and a half，they did it．"You don't try to build a wall．You are going to lay a brick（砖） every day．And soon you have a wall，"he said on TV show Charlie Rose （《查理．罗斯访谈录》）．
"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters，"British poet George Herbert （1593﹣1632）once said．Do you agree？
56．What chance can you get on the coming Father's Day？
| A． |
To express love to your father． |
| B． |
To remember your father's love． |
| C． |
To celebrate and relax yourself． |
57．Which of the following belongs to a father's qualities？
| A． |
Independence，confidence，courage and gentle love． |
| B． |
Confidence，courage，adventure and gentle love． |
| C． |
Independence，confidence，courage and adventure． |
58．What can we learn from Paragraph 4？
| A． |
Bill Gates changed much with the help of his father． |
| B． |
Bill Gates liked parties very much when he was young． |
| C． |
Soccer and swimming were popular a long time ago． |
59．How long did little Will and his father rebuild the wall of their shop？
| A． |
One year． |
| B． |
One and a half years． |
| C． |
Two years． |
60．What does the sentence"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters"mean？
| A． |
The growth of a child needs 100 schoolmasters． |
| B． |
One father is more important than 100 schoolmasters． |
| C． |
A father plays an important role in kids'growing． |
Traveling has always been a good way to relax．But this is not true for Xiao Lin （not her real name）．
In November，Xiao Lin took a trip to Lijiang，a tourist city in Yunnan province，and had dinner at a restaurant．She had a fight with a group of local people because they made a joke about her while she was eating．Later，they beat her heavily and her face was injured badly，reported CCTV．
This made the public very angry．In fact，she is not the first person to be injured at famous scenic spots （景区） in China．Last month，the National Toztrism Administration （国家旅游局）
gave serious warnings to three national SA scenic spots．It also asked them to change and improve in six months．
The three spots are the Old Town of Lijiang，Jingpo Lake in Mudanjiang，Heilongjiang，and Laohutan Ocean Park in Dalian，Liaoning．According to People's Daily，the three spots received the most complaints（投诉）from visitors during this Spring Festival．
"We're sorry for our bad work，"the Old Town of Lijiang government wrote on its Sina Weibo account．"We are open to tourists'suggestions，and will make things right．"
If the three spots don't correct themselves in six months，the National Tourism Administration will remove them from the 5﹣A scenic spot list，reported Guangming Daily．
"I'm glad to hear that the spots will improve themselves，"said a Sina Weibo user，who once went to Lijiang but had a bad experience there．"I hope they will change into better ones．"
51．What is the main idea of the second paragraph？
| A． |
Why a girl took a trip to Lijiang． |
| B． |
Traveling is not always relaxing． |
| C． |
A girl had a bad experience in Lijiang． |
52．How soon should the three scenic spots improve their services？
| A． |
In three months． |
| B． |
In six months． |
| C． |
In a year． |
53．Why were the three scenic spots given warnings？
| A． |
Because they got the most complaints from visitors． |
| B． |
Because they were the most visited spots in China． |
| C． |
Because a lot of people got injured in these three spots． |
54．What will happen if the three spots don't improve themselves？
| A． |
They will be closed forever． |
| B． |
The public will refuse to go there． |
| C． |
They will not be on the 5﹣A scenic spot list． |
55．Which is the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Tourist Spots Warned |
| B． |
Scenic Spots in Danger |
| C． |
Travellers Injured in Lijiang． |
Nicole is seven years old． Last week， her parents gave her a guitar． She practiced playing the guitar in her bedroom．
She played the guitar all the time because she liked playing the guitar very much． She played it day and night． Her parents told her not to play it any more． It was too noisy． She promised not to play it at night． In fact， she still played it all the time．
Her parents complained（抱怨）， her sister complained and the neighbors complained． "OK， OK!" Nicole said， "I will be a good girl． I will do it more quietly．" But this didn't help much． No one could work， no one could rest， and no one could sleep．
One day， Nicole came home and found her parents and her sisters were waiting for her． She saw a violin and a piano in the living room． Nicole was very surprised! "Wow!" she said， "What are these？" "Well，" her father answered， "we see that we can't beat you， so we decide to join you．"
（1）When did Nicole get her guitar？ （no more than 2words）
（2）Where did Nicole practise playing the guitar？ （no more than 8words）
（3）Why did Nicole practise playing the guitar all the time？ （no more than 8words）
（4）Did Nicole stop playing the guitar at night？ （no more than 3words）
（5）What did Nicole see in the living room？ （no more than 11words）
Scientists at the University of Michigan have built a robot called MABEL． MABEL is able to run at a speed of 6.8mph． This is a world record for a machine with two legs．
It took the researchers three years to get MABEL up and run to her top speed．There are still some problems， but she is thought of a huge step forward for robot﹣kind．
The makers of the robot say that science and technology can help people． Jonathan Hurst is a scientist from Oregon State University． He says scientists have done research into what MABEL can do in the future． They think that walking robots can help people who have something wrong with their legs walk again， or help people do things like a superman．
Professor Jessy Crizzle， from the University of Michigan， also points that how useful human﹣like robots can be．" If you would like to send robots to search for people when a house is on fire， they can go up and down stairs， step over the baby's toys on the floor and go in places where wheels and tracks can not go．"
（1）MABEL is able to ran at a speed of ．
A． 6.8mph
B． 78mph
C． 6.8m/s
D． 7.8km/s
（2）The underlined word "she" in Paragraph 2 refers to ．
A． a researcher
B． MABEL
C． Jessy Grizzle
D． Jonathan Hurst
（3）According to the passage， which of the following is WRONG？
A． MABEL has got two legs．
B． There are still some problems with the robot．
C． The robots can only help people who have something wrong with their legs．
D． Scientists have done research into what MABEL can do in the future．
（4）According to the passage， what things can the robots do to help people？
A． They can help people who have something wrong with their legs walk again．
B． They can search for people when a house is on fire．
C． They can save the people who are in water．
D． Both A and B．
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A． My robots and me．
B． Walking robots can walk．
C． Walking robots．
D． Scientists and robots．
Do you want to do something meaningful？ Then you can join us． We're a non﹣profit（非盈利的）organization and we're looking for volunteers who can work at weekends． Anyone， from 12﹣year﹣old children to people in their 50s， can be our volunteers．
You can help people in many ways． School need volunteers to help parents take care of children while they are working． Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor． Animal lovers can help take care of their dogs and cats without homes． There is something for everyone．
"As a volunteer， I don't want to get anything． Seeing the children's happy faces， I'm happy too．" said Wang Dawei， an old man of 56． "I often played computer games in my spare time before． Now I help older people learn how to use computers" said Lin Chong． another volunteer at the age of 17．
If anyone helps out a bit， we'll have a better world to live in． Are you interested？ Call us at 011﹣45678996or visit our website： www．activol．com．
（1）The volunteers need to work
A． at weekends．
B． on weekdays．
C． on holidays．
D． in the afternoon．
（2）Who can't be a volunteer？
A． An old man in his 80s．
B． An 18﹣year﹣old boy．
C． A woman in her 30s．
D． A 40﹣year﹣old man．
（3） are not mentioned in this passage．
A． Schools
B． Hospitals
C． Farmers
D． Animal lovers
（4）Lin Chong helps learn how to use computers．
A． animals
B． children
C． computers
D． older people
（5）The passage may be from ．
A． a newspaper
B． a dictionary
C． a story book
D． a novel