A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”What did the man do for the test?
| A．He sent e-mails. | B．He did the cleaning. |
| C．He sold computers. | D．He filled in forms. |
The man didn’t get the job because he ________.
| A．disliked such a job |
| B．didn’t pass the test |
| C．didn’t have an e-mail |
| D．knew nothing about computers |
The man ________ after he left Microsoft.
| A．went to look for another job |
| B．asked for food from door to door |
| C．thought of an idea to make monkey |
| D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
| A．Because he had many friends to help him. |
| B．Because he was smart and worked very hard. |
| C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. |
| D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. |
What does the story want to tell us?
| A．Computers are very important in our daily life. |
| B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10. |
| C．The HR manager didn’t find the man’s ability. |
| D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. |
2017 is the Year of the Rooster（公鸡）according to Chinese Zodiac （十二生肖）．The Year of the Rooter starts form Jan.28.2017．（Chinese New Year） and lasts to Feb.15.2018．
Rooster is the tenth in the 12﹣year cycle（循环）of Chinese Zodiac．The Years of the Rooster include 1921，1933，1945，1957，1969，1981，1993，2005，2017，2029…
Zhu Hui was born in the Year of the Rooster．His lucky numbers are 5，7 and 8．His lucky colors are good，brown and yellow…
56．These are Zhu Hui's lucky things except ．
| A． |
lucky colors |
| B． |
lucky numbers |
| C． |
lucky days |
| D． |
lucky flowers． |
57．Wearing clothes may bring bad luck to him．
| A． |
gold |
| B． |
brown |
| C． |
yellow |
| D． |
red |
58．His lucky direction is ．
| A． |
east |
| B． |
south |
| C． |
west |
| D． |
north |
59．Which of the following is his unlucky number？
| A． |
78． |
| B． |
58 |
| C． |
57 |
| D． |
39 |
60．If a person was born in 1992，he is a according to Chinese Zodiac．
| A． |
Monkey |
| B． |
Rooster |
| C． |
Dog |
| D． |
Pig． |
Smart phones and e﹣book have become more popular in recent years．Some people worry that paper books will be gone．But recent surveys have shown that traditional books are still popular among readers．
Research has found that in the UK，sales of e﹣books are falling while sales of paper books are rising．More surprisingly，it's young people who are buying paper books．Another survey of university students from the United States，Japan and Germany also showed that 92 percent of them preferred paper books．
So what is behind the paper book comeback（回归）？
The most popular reason given was．"I like to hold the product．"It's true that paper books bring a very different reading experience．Some students said that they like the smell of paper books．Other students believed that they get a sense of achievement when they finish reading a paper book．Besides，they enjoy seeing it on the bookshelf．
Paper books can also be very personal objects to lovers of reading．Many people like to sign their names on the books．
Research has also shown that readers remember more information from paper books than e﹣books．It seems that paper books still have an attraction（吸引力）．So why not pick up a book and start reading？
51.92 percent of university students from the UK preferred paper books．
52．It's true that e﹣books bring a very different reading experience．
53．Finishing reading a paper book brings some students a sense of achievement．
54．Readers remember less information from paper books than e﹣books．
55．According to the passage，paper books are still popular among readers． ．
In the 19th century，trains were the best way to travel long distances（距离） over land．Trains were fast and convenient．In the 20th century，airplanes replaced trains for long﹣distance travel．Today，however，high﹣speed trains are attracting（吸引）passengers again．
France has a train called the TGV．TGV is"Train a Grande Vitesse"in French，which means"high﹣speed train"．A TGV train operates at speedup to 300km/h．The passengers can travel from Paris to Marseilles in only four hours．
The first country to have a high﹣speed train is Japan．The Bullet train offers a fast，smooth ride between Tokyo and other major cities in Japan．This train operates at speed up to 210km/h and can travel between Tokyo and Osaka in just three hours．
China has the worlds longest high﹣speed rail network with over 19，369.8km of track（轨道） in service from December 2014．China's high﹣speed rail system also includes the world's longest line，the 2.298km Beijing﹣Guangzhou high﹣speed railway．China's high﹣speed trains are marked with"CRH"（China's railway high﹣speed）．They are also called Hexie Hao．The fastest trainsets，CRH380BL，reached the highest test speed of 487.3km/h．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
56．What does the underlined phrase" at speed"in the second paragraph mean．
| A． |
fast |
| B． |
late |
| C． |
slowly |
| D． |
deeply |
57．The first country to have a high﹣speed train is ．
| A． |
China |
| B． |
Japan |
| C． |
France |
| D． |
America |
58．which is the world's longest high﹣speed railway line？
| A． |
The line from Beijing to Shanghai． |
| B． |
The line from Paris to Marseilles． |
| C． |
The line from Beijing to Guangzhou． |
| D． |
The line from Tokyo to Osaka． |
59．The highest test speed of GRH380BL was ．
| A． |
210km/h |
| B． |
over double the speed of the Japanese Bullet train． |
| C． |
300km/h |
| D． |
more than double the speed of the French TOV train． |
60．What's the main idea of this passage？
| A． |
The development of the French TGV train． |
| B． |
The history of the Japanese Bullet train． |
| C． |
The tests of the Chinese CRH380BL trainsets． |
| D． |
The introduction of high﹣speed trains． |
A 12﹣year﹣old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains．However，he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival（生存，幸存）skills．
One day in October 2016，Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains，South Africa．At first，everything went well．But at about one o'clock in the afternoon，he lost his way and couldn't find any other people．He got scared at first，but then he tried to calm down．He knew what to do in such a situation．"I should follow the river，follow the light，follow the sun and finally there will be buildings，roads and people and I could call home，"he told himself．
Tim kept walking．Suddenly he heard some sounds and ran towards them．But to his surprise，he saw some baboons（狒狒）．Unluckily，one baboon scratched （抓伤）his arm．He found some water to wash the blood off the scratches and continued to walk．Tim just wore a pair of swimming minks （游泳裤），so he felt very cold．He tried to keep warm by covering his body with leaves．About 22 hours later，he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom．
After he came back，his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark．The little boy said if he did that，he would see her again．Nothing could beat his love for his mom!
根据短文内#，选择最佳答案．
（1）Where did Tim get lost？
| A． |
In a zoo． |
| B． |
In the swimming pool． |
| C． |
In a building．． |
| D． |
In the mountains． |
（2）How long was Tim lost？
| A． |
About 22 hours， |
| B． |
B，About 22 days． |
| C． |
About 12 hours． |
| D． |
About 12 days． |
（3）When he found he was lost，Tim felt scared at first and then ．
| A． |
he cried over and over again |
| B． |
he shouted for help |
| C． |
he stayed and waited． |
| D． |
he tried to clam down |
（4）What did Tim do first when he heard some sounds？
| A． |
He saw some baboons． |
| B． |
He scratched a baboon． |
| C． |
He ran towards the sounds． |
| D． |
He washed the blood off． |
（5）Which is NOT the reason for Tim's survival？
| A． |
He met a farmer． |
| B． |
He was too scared to carry on walking． |
| C． |
The love for his mom encouraged him |
| D． |
His abilities to solve problems helped him． |
Are you still doing the"V"for victory sign？It's out The latest popular hand gesture（手势） is putting both your hands together to make a heart shape．It is called a "hand heart "．
Many young pop stars in the USA do this in their photos．"The hand heart，gesture means something between"I love you"and'thank you'said Taylor Swift，the country singer．"You can send a sweet and simple message without saving a Swift often does it at her concerts．And
some people think she makes this gesture popular．
Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the "hand heart "and put the photos online．They did it to help out three children，whose parents died from a car accident．
In some Asian countries，the"hand hear"is popular too．but in a different way．People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms．It means"I love you"．
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）．
46．It's out to do the"V"for victory sign．
47．The"hand heart"gesture means"I don't love you"．
48．No one can express one's love without saying a word．
49．In this passage，some superstars did the "hand heart"to help out three children．
50．"Hand heart"is popular not only in the USA but also in some Asian countries．