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Once there was a relative who offered a man．and his three sons two baskets of peaches （桃子）． One basket of peaches were just ripe （成熟） while the other were already overripe and would go bad at once．

The father asked， "Which way of eating can avoid wasting a peach？"

The eldest son said， "Of course，we should eat those overripe， for they can't be kept for three days．"

"But after you eat up those， the peaches in the other basket will go bad!" Certainly， the father was not satisfied with the eldest son's advice．

The second son thought for a while and said，"We should eat the peaches just ripe． Choose the good ones!"

"If so， won't the overripe peaches be wasted？Don't you think it pity？"

The father turned to the youngest son，"What good idea do you have？"

"I feel，"thinking for a while， the youngest son said， "we'd better mix them together， give

some of them the neighbors， and let them help us eat， so that we won't waste a peach at all．"

Hearing this，the father nodded and said with a smile，"OK． It is really a good way． Then

let's do it by your way． "

31． Who offered them two baskets of peaches？　　

A．	A boss．
B．	A friend．
C．	A relative
D．	a neighbor．

32． The father asked his sons a question about how to 　　

A．	avoid wasting a peach
B．	sell the peaches
C．	eat the overripe peaches
D．	send the ripe peaches

33．Which was the eldest son's idea？　　

A．	Eating them up．
B．	Eating those ripe peaches first
C．	Giving some to the neighbors．
D．	Eating those overripe peaches first．

34．Why did the father nod and smile at last？　　

A．	He felt sad．
B．	He felt worried．
C．	He was satisfied．
D．	He was disappointed．

35．what really does the father want to tell his sons？　　

A．	Sharing things with others．
B．	Avoiding wasting the peaches．
C．	Getting on well with brothers．
D．	Getting on well with neighbors．

Are you heavy or thin？Are you tall or short？No matter what you look like now，your body is special﹣you are the only one in the world!．Accept and appreciate your body．Your body parts do different job that keep you alive．

What is inside your head？

Your head houses the most valuable part of your body﹣your brain．As you are reading，your eyes send pictures to your brain．Your brain helps you to remember and think，and make sure your body is doing what it should．

What is your skin for？

Your skin covers your body．In most parts of your body，the skin is just as thick as half a centimeter．If you have your skin cut，it will have a quick cure and stop viruses from getting into your body．Your skin also helps you feel the heat and coldness of the environment around you．Hair grows from inside the skin．When you feel hot，extra heat comes out through your skin．As a result，your body temperature drops．

How do you move？

Muscles are found in most parts of your body．They work with your bones to help you move 一 whenever you cry or smile，eat or speak，walk or dance，etc．

Why do you breathe？

Your body needs to take in oxygen from the air and give out the unwanted carbon dioxide in the body．When you breathe，air comes through your nose and mouth into your lungs where oxygen flows

to different parts of your body．

What makes you sneeze？

When dust or a strong smell gets into your nose，your lungs push out the air and try to clean your nose．

What does your heart do？

Your heart is a very special muscle．It is slightly bigger than your fist and grows bigger as you do．If you place your hand on your heart，you will feel your heart beating which forces blood to move

around your body．

Your body is just like a good friend 一 it can do a lot for you．Treat your body well．

73．In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage？　　

A．	Culture．
B．	Food．
C．	Travel．
D．	Health．

74．Where is the most valuable part of your body？　　

A．	In your hand．
B．	In your head．
C．	In your eyes．
D．	In your heart．

75．What helps you move when you cry or smile？　　

A．	Your mouth and nose．
B．	Your mouth and lungs．
C．	Your muscles and bones．
D．	Your muscles and heart．

76．Which of the following is NOT true about your body according to the passage？　　

A．	If you cut your skin，it will cure quickly．
B．	Your eyes send pictures to your brain while you are reading．
C．	Your body needs to give out oxygen from the air and take in the unwanted carbon dioxide．
D．	Sneezing is the way to help your body clean up the dust in your nose．

77．The best title for the passage is 　　．

A．	When Your Body Moves
B．	Why Your Body Grows
C．	What Your Body Needs
D．	How Your Body Works．

Dale is a clerk of a bookstore．Here is the note from his boss，John．Dale has to decide what books to order according to the following note and the descriptions of the books．

Hi Dale，

You must hand in the order list of books to me by the first working day of every month．The rules for choosing books are：

For textbooks：

●August is coming．We must choose all textbooks，without thinking of other rules．

For books which are not textbooks：

●If more than five copies of books were sold last month，we choose them．But if there are five copies or more in stock，we do not make an order．

●If the wholesale prices of the books are higher than＄75，we do not choose them．And we do not order anything whose retail price is higher than＄100．

John

The descriptions of the books

Title：Homeland English

Publisher：Homeland Ltd

Wholesale price：＄110

Retail price：＄130

Textbook：Yes

Copies sold last month：3

Copies in stock：2

Title：How to Become Successful

Publisher：Founders Company Ltd

Wholesale price：＄30

Retail price：45

Textbook：No

Copies sold last month：2

Copies in stock：3

Title：Biology at a Glance

Publisher：New Times Publishing Ltd

Wholesale price：＄65

Retail price：＄90

Textbook：No

Copies sold last month：17

Copies in stock：2

Title：Good Health in 20 Days

Publisher：Oscar World Ltd

Wholesale price：＄76

Retail price：＄85

Textbook：No

Copies sold last month：3

Copies in stock：2

68．What must Dale hand in to his boss the first working day of each month？　　

A．	The description of the books．
B．	Some copies of books．
C．	The rules for choosing books．
D．	The order list of books．

69．Which book must be chosen without thinking of other rules？　　

A．	Homeland English．
B．	How to Become Successful．
C．	Biology at a Glance．
D．	Good Health in 20 Days．

70．If Dale wants to order the books about biology，he should order them from 　　

A．	Homeland Ltd
B．	Founders Company Ltd
C．	New Times Publishing Ltd
D．	Oscar World Ltd

71．____ kinds of books'wholesale prices are lower than 75 dollars and____kinds of books'retail prices are lower than 100 dollars．　　

A．	Three；two
B．	Two；three
C．	Three； three
D．	Two；two

72．Why can't Dale order How to Become Successful？　　

A．	Because its retail price too high．
B．	Because its wholesale price is too low．
C．	Because the copies in stock are fewer than 5．
D．	Because the copies sold last month are not over 5．

"Happy Birthday"has become a cake with lit candles． And"I'm happy"has become a smiling face ．Have you ever used emojis？The answer will probably"Yes"． Nowadays more and more people use emojis to communicate online．

Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan．According to a survey of a mobile technology company，6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day，It is reported that the icon was used often，20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US．It became the most widely﹣used icon in 2015．

Emojis are now used as a now expression without language barriers，people can understand each other more easily even though they use different languages．Emojis are popular all over the world，especially among the young people，who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s，because they welcome new technology and new things．And they think emojis are convenient and show meanings beautifully．

Since the young people became the biggest part in the American workforce，emojis have been more accepted in the workplace．For many people，the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream society．In the digital age，most people communicate and show their personally with emojis many times every day．

But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing．Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said That the success of emoji is"a step back for human"，hurting people's ability to use languages，"There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures 一 the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level he said．

Do you feel or about emojis？

63．If you receive a dream present，what emoji will you use according lo the passage？　　

64．When were emojis invented？　　

A．	In 1990s．
B．	In 2015．
C．	In 1980s．
D．	In 2000s．

65．The underlined word"emojis"is probably 　　

A．	a survey
B．	a new expression
C．	the written word
D．	the workplace

66．Some people don't think the use of emojis is a good thing because 　　

A．	emojis can express your ideas and feelings completely
B．	emojis are easy to be used and show meanings beautifully
C．	six billion emojis are used in text messages every day
D．	D，the success of emojis hurts peopled ability to use languages

67．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	Emojis are used to communicate online by more and more people，especially the young．
B．	The young people aren't attracted by new technology or new things easily．
C．	Most people communicate and show their personally without emojis in the digital age．
D．	Everyone thinks the use of emojis is good．

Mr．Brown is a science teacher．One day he wanted to show something important to his students．

The teacher took a large﹣mouth bottle． ①He asked the class，"Is the bottle full now？"They all replied"Yes!"

The teacher then took some small rocks and put them into the bottle． ②The small rocks went into the spaces between the big rocks．He then asked．"Is it full？"This time some students didn't give an answer，but most replied，"Yes!"

The teacher then started to drop some sand into the bottle．The sand filled up the spaces between the small rocks． ③For the third time，the teacher asked，"Is it full？"Now most students were doubting，but still some replied，"Yes!"

Then the teacher brought out a cup of water into the bottle． ④

"What's the point of this show？"asked the teacher．One bright student answered，"No matter how busy you are，you can always find time to do some more things．

"No，"said the teacher．"The point is that if you don't place the big rocks into the bottle first，you'll never get them in．The big rocks are the important things in your life．If you fill your life with small things﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣as shown by the small rocks，the sand and the water﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣you'll never have the time for the important things"

58．The right place of the sentence"He then placed several large stones in it．"is 　　

A．	①
B．	②
C．	③
D．	④

59．The things except 　　were put into the bottle at last．

A．	rocks
B．	sand
C．	salt
D．	water

60．Why did Mr．Brown put these things into the bottle in this way？　　

A．	Because he wanted to tell a story for his students
B．	Because his wanted him to do like this．
C．	Because he wanted to show some ideas to his students．
D．	Because his students were interested in science．

61．What do you think of Mr．Brown from the passage？　　

A．	He is lucky．
B．	He is caring．
C．	He is intelligent．
D．	He is awful．

62．Prom the passage．we learn that 　　

A．	you should do small things first in your life
B．	you should do important things and small things at the same time
C．	you can always find time to do some more things unless you want to do them
D．	you'll never have time for something important if your life is filled with small things．

A．The living room.	B．The kitchen.
C．The bedroom.	D．The bathroom.