There are(有) four people in the twins(双胞胎)’ family. They are the twins, their mother and their father. The twins’ names are Lucy and Lily. They are fourteen. They are in the same class in No. 3 Middle School and they are all good students.
Their father Mr. King is a teacher. He’ s thirty-nine. He teaches(教) English in a school near his home. Their mother Mrs.King is a doctor. She works in a hospital(医院). Now, they are all at home.They are happy.There are______________people in the twins’ family.
A、three B、four C、fiveMr King is a______________.
A、worker B、teacher C、doctorMrs King works_______________.
A、in a school
B、in a factory
C、in a hospitalHow old is Mrs. king？
A、Thirty.
B、Thirty-nine.
C、I don’ t know.The twins are in_______________ middle school.
A、No. 1 B、No. 2 C、No. 3
This year is the Year of the Cock．Just like other Chinese zodiacs（生肖） the cock means a lot．Do you want to know more about it？Read on．
☆Cock in Chinese culture
In ancient times，there were no clocks．The cock （old people it
was time to get up and start to work．So hard﹣working ancient
Chinese people were big fans of the cock．
Traditionally，people thought the cock was a bird that could avoid evil （邪恶的） things．The story says once cocks make their morning calls，all the evil things at night will leave．
The cock is popular with people for its courage．In ancient China，a lot of people liked to watch cockfighting （斗鸡） because the game was exciting．
The pronunciation of"cock"in Putonghua is the same as that of"chance"and"good luck'
☆What it means to be a cock
Those who are born in the Year of the Cock are said to be active．"They like to be the center of attention and always look beautiful"，the China Highlight website noted．
☆Big events in the Year of the Cock
On January 20，Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States．
☆In the first half of 2017，China launched （发射）its first cargo spacecraft （货运飞船）
Tianzhou﹣l，to dock （对接） with Tiangong﹣2．
☆On July 1，1997，Hong Kong returned to China.2017marks the 20th year of its return．
☆At the end of 2017，China will launch its fifth lunar probe （月球探测），Chang'e﹣5．
36．The cock could people in ancient times．
| A． |
wake up |
| B． |
lift up |
| C． |
fight with |
| D． |
talk with |
37．Chinese people like the cock for reasons
| A． |
two |
| B． |
three |
| C． |
four |
| D． |
five |
38．The people born in the Year of the Cock may be
| A． |
shy |
| B． |
quiet |
| C． |
brave |
| D． |
active |
39．One event in 2017is that
| A． |
Tiangong﹣2was launched |
| B． |
China will launch Chang e﹣5 |
| C． |
Hong Kong returned to China |
| D． |
Trump became the new president of the UK |
40．The best title of the passage may be
| A． |
The Culture of the Cock |
| B． |
Big Events in the Year of the Cock |
| C． |
Talk about Cocks in the Year of the Cock |
| D． |
Different Zodiacs，Different People． |
Mr．Robinson works at an office．Every day，he drives a long way to get to work．In order to avoid heavy traffic，he has to get up early and go to work without having breakfast．He bought some bottles of milk and put them in a big box in his office so that he can drink the milk whenever he gets hungry．
One day．after arriving at his office as usual，he wanted to have some milk．But he found that two bottles of milk were missing．He thought it someone who works in the same office must have taken the milk．So at noon，he said to all his colleagues．I wish the person who stole my milk would return it and say sorry to me in the afternoon．In fact，anyone who touched the box left his or her fingerprints on it．so I can find out who did this by checking the fingerprints：After saying this．he went out for lunch．
During lunch，he was thinking about what he should say to the person who would say sorry in the afternoon．But when he got back to the office，no one said anything to him．To his surprise，all his milk，even the box was missing．What a pity!Sometimes a little tolerance（宽容）can make our life easier．
31．Mr Robinson goes to work by ．
| A． |
car |
| B． |
bus |
| C． |
taxi |
| D． |
subway |
32．The underlined word"colleagues"means in Chinese．
| A． |
同事 |
| B． |
同学 |
| C． |
伙伴 |
| D． |
队友 |
33．After Mr．Robinson found the milk was missing，he ．
| A． |
called the police |
| B． |
checked the fingerprints |
| C． |
said something unfriendly |
| D． |
thought some more milk |
34．Mr．Robinson thought himself a（an） person．
| A． |
honest |
| B． |
clever |
| C． |
friendly |
| D． |
undemanding |
35．The result was for Mr．Robinson．
| A． |
humorous |
| B． |
interesting |
| C． |
enjoyable |
| D． |
unexpected． |
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic（大西洋）coast．He put up a notice to want a farmhand．A short man came to see the farmer．"Are you a good farmhand？"The farmer asked him． "Well，I can sleep when the wind blows．"Answered the little man． Although puzzled（迷惑）by this answer，the farmer agreed that he could work on the farm．The little man worked hard around the farm，busy from morning to evening，and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work．
Then one night the wind blew strongly from the sea．Jumping out of bed，the farmer rushed to the farmhand's sleeping room．He shook the little man and shouted，"Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down before they are blown away!"
The little man turned over in bed and said firmly（坚定地），"No sir．I told you，I can sleep when the wind blows．" The farmer got so mad that he wanted to kick the farmhand off at once．Instead，he hurried outside to prepare for the storm．To his surprise，he discovered that everything had been tied down．Nothing could be blown away． The farmer then understood what his farmhand meant，so he returned to his bed to also sleep when the wind blew．
When you've prepared everything well for yourself，you have nothing to fear．Can you sleep when the wind blows during your life？
76．Why did the short man come to see the farmer？
77．Was the farmer satisfied with the farmhand at first？
78．What was the farmhand doing when the wind blew one night？
79．Who tied everything down before the storm？
80．What can you learn from the farmhand？
If you live in Shanghai or Bejing，you may see some orange bicycles on streets these days．
These orange bikes are from a company called Mobike．You can order a bike through its app on your phone．When you find the bike，you just scan the QR code（扫二维码）so you can use it．You don't need to return the bike to a station，just park it somewhere．
China was known as"the kingdom of bicycles"around 30years ago． But lately more people choose to drive cars and catch the subway，fewer people choose to ride bicycles．Now，bike rental（租赁）services like Mobike are bringing biking back to people's lives． "In those days，I got the feeling that Chinese people were trying to be modern and push away the past．So they did not want to be linked with bicycles，"said Ines Brunn，a German woman who opened a bike store in Beijing．"But now I believe changes in people's tastes will shape new thinking on bikes．"
Now，online rental services make biking much more fashionable（时髦的），but it's still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities．Cars usually take up bicycle lanes（车道）．Bikers have to ride next to cars in car lanes， which can be very dangerous． This is why Beijing will build over 3，200km of new bike lanes．Drivers who park on bike lanes will be punished．Traffic signs will be put on roads to better protect bikers．
46．You can first when you find the bike that you have ordered．
| A． |
phone the company |
| B． |
ask the manager for it |
| C． |
use it right away |
| D． |
scan the QR code |
47．After you use the bike，you can
| A． |
park it somewhere |
| B． |
return it to a station |
| C． |
ride it home |
| D． |
send it to the company |
48．The underlined word "linked"means
| A． |
compared |
| B． |
connected |
| C． |
covered |
| D． |
filled |
49．Because of ，biking has become more fashionable now．
| A． |
the color of the bikes |
| B． |
the opening of bike stores |
| C． |
online rental services |
| D． |
changes in people's tastes |
50．The last paragraph（段落）of the passage tells us ．
| A． |
it's easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities |
| B． |
it's dangerous to park a car in car lanes |
| C． |
bikers will be punished on bike lanes |
| D． |
something will be done to protect bikers |
In the past time，many classmates often couldn't bring good box meal to school，so did my deskmate（同桌）．His meal was always the black fermented soybean（豆酱）while mine was often beef and chicken， quite different from his．Every time my deskmate would first pick up the hair from his box meal and eat his meal as if nothing had happened．This uncomfortable thing continued all long．
"His mother is so lousy（讨厌的）that even her hair drops in the meal．"My classmates talked about it secretly．I felt that was too dirty． So my impression（印象）on him began to decline（下降）greatly from then on． One day after school，he invited me to visit his home．Though I wanted to refuse him，I didn't do that because it was his first invitation since we were in the same class．
"Mom，I bring my friend home．"Hearing this，his aged mother opened the door and said，"My son's friend comes，let me have a look．" But his mother，who had just walked out of the door，was only touching the door with her hands．I saw that she was blind．I felt so sad without a word．
Although my deskmate's meal was as usual the fermented soybean， it was his blind mother who carefully prepared for him．It was not only a lunch，but also a mother's love，and even the hair mixed in the meal was the mother's love．
41．My deskmate would first pick up from his box meal before he ate it．
| A． |
beef |
| B． |
soybean |
| C． |
hair |
| D． |
chicken |
42．My impression on my deskmate began to decline because I thought ．
| A． |
his mother was lousy |
| B． |
he dropped something in his meal |
| C． |
his hair was too dirty |
| D． |
he talked about others secretly |
43．I didn't turn down my deskmate's invitation because ．
| A． |
we were in the same class |
| B． |
he invited me for the first time |
| C． |
his mother wanted to meet me |
| D． |
I wanted to have dinner with him |
44．In fact，my deskmate's mother couldn't anything．
| A． |
see |
| B． |
write |
| C． |
hear |
| D． |
say |
45． is the best title（标题）of the passage．
| A． |
The Lousy Desknate |
| B． |
The Aged Mother |
| C． |
The Dirty Mother |
| D． |
The Hair in the Mel |