Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training.Then the next 55 kilometers, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing part of the competition will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday afternoon includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. In the afternoon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers’ Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 2004 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60/ 100/ 150 yuan
Time / Date: 4:30p.m., August 26 (Sat.)
Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give a special climbing show. What’s more, it’s all Free!
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time / Date: 9-12 a.m., August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang ZhenghuaThe main purpose of giving the above events is to give information about ______.
A. visiting teams
B. famous players
C. things to do for the weekendIf you take part in the bicycle competition, you will ride for _____ kilometers.
A. 35 B. 55 C. 75If you are in Beijing at 5:00 p.m. on August 26, which activity can you join in?
A. watching a football match
B. going bike riding
C. going hikingWhat is special about the rock climbing competition?
A. A team from Japan will give a climbing show.
B. You can’t watch it without paying.
C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part.If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, you will call ______.
A. 4675027 B. 5012372 C.7143177
The world's most popular musical，The Sound of Music is coming to China!
Presented by Lunchbox Theatrical Production，we are looking for talented young performers to play the roles of the von Trapp children．This is a fantastic chance to perform with musical theater professionals．
Since its first performance（演出） on Broadway 55years ago，The Sound of Music has been singing its way into everyone's hearts with some of the most popular songs ever performed on the musical theatre stage．
This June，after a tour around the world with stops including the UK，Canada，South Africa，Singapore，and New Zealand，this show will take to the stage in China．Don't miss it!
We are looking for young talented performers for the roles of：
•Friedrich （1.55m tall，unbroken voice，playing age 14）
•Louisa （1.5m tall，undeveloped body，playing age 13）
•Kurt （1.45m tall，unbroken voice，playing age 11）
•Brigitta （1.4m tall，playing age 9/10）
•Martha （1.35m tall，playing age 7）
•Gretl （up to 1.2m tall，playing age 6）
Interview Dates：16﹣18/04/2016
Application Deadline （申请截止日期）：13/04/2016
Interview Address：National Theatre of China
Rehearsals（排练）：5May until performances
Performances：15June﹣﹣20June 2016，National Center for the Performing Arts
50．What is the Lunchbox Theatrical Production is doing now？
A．selling some tickets
B．introducing a new film
C．looking for some young performers
D．talking about their feelings
51．Who can play the role of Martha？
A．Susan，1.5m tall，13years old
B．Elizabeth，1.45m tall，12years old
C．Linda，1.4m tall，10years old
D．Rachel，1.35m tall，7years old
52．What can we know about The Sound of Music from the passage？
A．It needs 7talented performers．
B．It will be showed in June，2016．
C．It has been successful for more than half a century．
D．It has been showed in six countries before coming to China．
Michael wanted to make some money to buy a new computer game，but he did not know how．So he went to ask his brother Greg for help．
"I think you could help to wash Mom's and Dad's cars，"Greg said，"Some of the neighbors could pay you to wash theirs，too．It's getting colder and no one wants to wash the cars themselves．"
Michael agreed，but he shivered（哆嗦）at the thought of washing cars and getting wet in cold weather．"Maybe this isn't a good idea．"
"Don't worry，"Greg said．"I have some golf（高尔夫）gloves（手套）．You can use them to wash cars．and I will even help you to wash the cars．""Thank you!"Michael said．
After spending the day washing cars，Michael got enough money and went to the store with Greg．He found the game he wanted quickly，but as he took it off the shelf he saw a golf video game next to it．He knew Greg loved golf and wouldn't play golf in winter，so he put his game back and decided to buy the golf video game．
"What are you doing？"Greg asked．"I thought this game would be more fun．"said Michael．"We can play it together．"
46．For what purpose did Michael want to make money？
A．To help support his family．
B．To buy a gift for his Mom．
C．To buy a new computer game．
D．To buy some golf gloves．
47．How could Michael make money in Greg's opinion？
A．By asking Mom for a little．
B．By washing cars for others．
C．By washing their father's car．
D．By designing a computer game．
48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Michael enjoyed playing with cold water．
B．Michael asked his brother to buy a golf video game．
C．Michael bought a golf video game for his brother and himself．
D．Michael had difficulty finding the computer game he wanted．
49．What's the passage mainly about？
A．Michael's childhood．
B．Michael and his neighbors．
C．How Michael made money
D．How Michael and Greg helped each other．
High school can be a terrible time if you get it all wrong．Find out how to survive （度过） high school with a few easy tips．
Be Yourself．High school is a fun time to make new friends，meet new people and socialize．Just be yourself．Don't give in to anyone's wants．
Keep Good Company．Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won't get influenced by anyone．You will find friends，but stay away from the ones who don't want to be your friends．
Be Optimistic （乐观的）．Always wear your smile．Treat others the way you want to be treated． Respect （尊敬） your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful．
When you believe in yourself，others believe in you．Talk and walk confidently．Confidence is something you grow with，and people respect you for that．
Love High School．Fall in love with it．Make the most out of it，and you will never get those moments back．Come up with wonderful ideas，top your class，make the best friends，go to parties，but just make as many memories as you can!
With these tips to survive high school，you will surely be proud of graduating （毕业） as an all﹣round adult．So when you throw those hats in the air，feel the freedom and remember every moment you spent in"High School"．
81．How many tips are mentioned in the passage？
82．What's the writer's advice on making friends？（no more than 2 pieces）
83．Fill in the blank with proper words．（no more than 3 words）
84．Put the underlined sentence into Chinese．
85．Give a proper title to the passage．
Do you use Facebook，MySpace or Twitter？If so，then you are part of a social network．Social networking sites allow us to see our social connections．
When you create a profile （a description of somebody that gives useful information） on a social networking site，you open up a number of possible social connections．You can look up old friends，make new friends，and share music，photos and videos with them．You can also join groups according to your interests or hobbies，favorite TV shows or music．
Setting up a social networking account （帐号） is simple．You just create and post a personal profile．For this you need a login name，password，and an e﹣mail account．Then you add some personal information such as name，age，sex，location，interests，etc．You can also add a photo of yourself．You can control who sees your profile．The next step is to look for new ones，and add them to your network．Then you can search your friends' connections for anyone else you'd like to add to your network．
Different social networking sites allow people to communicate in different ways．There are sites that allow you to enlarge your personal community such as Facebook．Then there are ones that include media （媒体） sharing，such as YouTube，where members upload and look at other people's pictures and videos．There are also ones that specialize in sharing music，such as Last FM，and finally，ones that allow bloggers to form online communities，such as Live Journal．
The latest trend （趋势） in social networking is to create your own independent social network．Companies do this to make their products sell well and people do it to create their own communities．
（1）What's the writer's purpose in writing Paragraph1？
A．To raise a question．
B．To lead in the topic．
C．To introduce some sites．
D．To advertise a social network．
（2）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2？
A．Make new friends．
B．Share videos with others．
C．Open a net shop．
D．Join groups you like．
（3）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？
A．It's easy to build a social networking account．
B．It's easy to search your friends' connections．
C．It's possible to add a photo of yourself．
D．It's simple to control a social network．
（4）Last FM is a networking site where ．
A．you can upload videos
B．bloggers can form online communities
C．you have the largest personal community
D．sharing music is specialized
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Social Networks
B．Personal Profiles
C．Networking Trends
D．Networking Accounts．
In 1959，when Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot．Her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told her it was a"fairy tale"．Jean was completely disappointed．As the years went by，Jean was beaten down by the discouragement．"Girls can't become airline pilots； never have，never will．You're crazy．"Finally Jean gave up．
In her senior year of high school，her English teacher was Mrs．Dorothy Slaton，a strict teacher with high standards．One day Mrs．Slaton asked this question，"What will you do in the future？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm （热情），and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away．
The next thing that Mrs．Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life．"I have a little secret for you．You do have unlimited （无限的） abilities and talents．When you leave school，if you don't go for your dream，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you try!"
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly．Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot．Mrs．Slaton slapped （敲） the desk top，"Then do it!"she said．
So Jean did．It didn't happen overnight．In her l0 years of hard work，even facing all kinds of difficulties，she never gave up her dream．
Eventually，Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain （机长） of the United Airline Company．
（1）Jean's third﹣grade teacher thought her dream to be ．
A．great
B．impossible
C．challenging
D．reasonable
（2）Mrs．Slaton may think that ．
A．Jean is not a nice girl
B．only some of her students have great abilities
C．a belief helps to realize one's dream
D．her students are good enough to enter the best schools
（3）According to the passage，we can infer that ．
A．Jean's dream was always in her deep heart
B．Jean didn't go for her dream
C．most people around Jean were for her dream
D．Jean achieved her dream overnight
（4）What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4mean？
A．excited
B．surprised
C．disappointed
D．relaxed
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Face Difficulties
B．Dream the Future
C．Voice Your Dream
D．Go for It．
