Brother’s song of life
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom’s tummy（肚子）.
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit（ICU, 重症监护室）. Karen was so sad. She decided to plan for her funeral（葬礼）. Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Eventually, Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This may be the last time he sees her alive.
Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a three-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.”
Immediately the baby girl seemed to respond（回应）. Her pulse rate（脉搏率）began to calm down. “Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath became smooth.
After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle（奇迹）.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
| A．Michael didn’t want to accept his new sister. |
| B．Karen helped Michael prepare for the change. |
| C．Michael likes his little sister from the beginning. |
| D．Karen wished that the baby had been a girl. |
What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
| A．She was not very well, but not very serious. |
| B．A doctor came to see her in her house. |
| C．She was very thin and couldn’t speak. |
| D．She was in great danger. |
Which is true according to the passage?
| A．Michael doesn’t love his young sister because she will share his mother’s love. |
| B．The doctor told the parents that the baby could be better soon. |
| C．Seeing the young sister in danger, Michael didn’t care and still sang happily. |
| D．The great power of love brought the girl back to life. |
Why did Karen decided to take Michael to see his new-born sister?
| A．Because Michael may never have chance to see his younger sister alive. |
| B．The doctor asked her to let him in. |
| C．Because Michael was also seriously ill. |
| D．Because Karen knew Michael would save his younger sister by his singing. |
John would like to have a vacation in Chengdu，so he is looking for some information online．
The following information is what he reads：
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Hotel |
Departure （出发）Date |
Price |
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5days： 2nights in Wenxin Hotel and 2nights in Minshan Hotel： |
Wenxin Hotel： Tea and Chinese restaurants， Swimming pool |
Minshan Hotel： Restaurants Coffee club |
June 20， 2017 |
RMB 980 |
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July 13， 2017 |
RMB 1068 |
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August 25， 2017 |
RMB 1688 |
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Book online： www． Chengdu Journey． com． cn． QQ： 989899978 Call Mr． Wang at 028﹣68527108 |
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Business Hours： Weekdays：24hours； Weekends： 8：30a． m．一6：00p． M． |
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（1） John can drink coffee at ．
| A． |
Minshan Hotel |
B． |
Wenxin Hotel |
C． |
Dunhuang Hotel |
（2） From the information，which hotel can John swim in？
| A． |
Wenxin Hotel |
B． |
Tibet Hotel |
C． |
Minshan Hotel |
（3） John cannot book a ticket by telephone at ．
| A． |
8：00a． m．， Monday |
B． | |
| C． |
9：00p． |
D． |
， Thursday |
| E． |
7：00p． |
F． |
， Sunday |
（4） John can book the tickets in ways．
| A． |
one |
| B． |
three |
| C． |
two |
（5） According to the information， which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
John is spending his vacation in Tibet． |
| B． |
John can stay in Chengdu for four nights in Minshan Hotel． |
| C． |
John can save much more money if he chooses vacation in June than that in August． |
Do you like chicken soup？ Do you know how to make delicious chicken soup？ Let me tell you! Chicken soup is a kind of traditional Chinese food． It is very delicious and it's good for our health． And I think it's easy to cook it． If you follow my steps， you can enjoy the delicious chicken soup． First， you need a saucepan（炖锅）． Clean the saucepan and pour eight big bowls of water into the saucepan． Heat it as you do other things for cooking． You will need some chicken， carrots， salt and pepper． Cut up the chicken and carrots． When the water boils， put the chicken into the saucepan． Wait for 20minutes and add the carrots． Simmerfor one hour， and then add salt and pepper． Finally， pour out chicken soup into bowls． Don't eat at once． Because it's too hot! You can enjoy it five minutes later．
（1）How many bowls of water do you need to make chicken soup according to the material？
| A． |
Eight big bowls of water． |
| B． |
Eighty big bowls of water． |
| C． |
Eighteen big bowls of water． |
（2） Do you need a saucepan when you make chicken soup？
| A． |
Yes， we do． |
| B． |
No， we don't． |
| C． |
I don't know． |
（3）The underlined word "Simmer" here means in Chinese．
| A． |
煨炖 |
| B． |
清蒸 |
| C． |
烧烤 |
（4） How long does it take to cook chicken soup according to the passage？
| A． |
60minutes． |
| B． |
More than 60minutes． |
| C． |
Less than 60minutes． |
（5） We can find this material ．
| A． |
on a menu |
| B． |
in a news magazine |
| C． |
in a food magazine |
Many years ago， there was a rich businessman． He had twenty servants． One day he wanted to make a trip to another town． He also wanted to take things to sell． He decided to take ten servants with him． They carried the things to sell and food to eat． The businessman was very kind． He said to one of his servants，" You are the smallest， the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants． You can't carry a heavy bag． You may choose the lightest bag to carry．"
The servant thanked his master． He picked out the biggest bag． This was bread for them to eat on the journey．"You are foolish，"said the businessman．"That is the biggest and heaviest bag．" But the servant lifted up the bag happily and the journey began． They walked for four hours， then they stopped for a rest． They all ate some of the bread． Then there was less bread for the servant to carry． The servant's bag grew smaller and lighter every day． At the end of the journey， the smallest servant had nothing to carry． Do you think the smallest servant is clever or foolish？
（1）The businessman had servants．
| A． |
one |
| B． |
twenty |
| C． |
ten |
（2） The businessman decided to take the servants with him to ．
| A． |
carry the things to sell |
| B． |
carry the food to eat |
| C． |
both A and B |
（3） The businessman let the smallest servant ．
| A． |
carry the lightest bag |
| B． |
not carry the bag |
| C． |
carry the heaviest bag |
（4） When they had a rest on the journey， they all ．
| A． |
drank some water |
| B． |
ate some bread |
| C． |
ate some meat |
（5） From the passage the smallest servant is very ．
| A． |
kind |
| B． |
foolish |
| C． |
clever |
When Abraham LincoIn was just a boy，he had to help his father to manage their farm．
（66） Abraham wanted to go to school，but there was no school there．（67）_____ Mrs．Lincoln loved the boy very much．She tried her best to make Abraham happy．（68） It was a long way，so it took her a long time to get there．She bought something there and went back．It was dark in the evening when she got home．
The next morning Mrs．Lincoln said to Abraham，"（69） "She put some food on the table，and then brought out a present．A book!Abraham cried．It was an old book，but he liked it．（70） ______He looked up at Mrs．Lincoln and said，"Thank you，Mom．"
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A．He was sad most of the time． B．It was hard work and there wasn't anything interesting for him． C．Today is your birthday，so we're going to have a party． D．One morning she got up early and went to the town． E．A smile came on his face． |
On May 23，Shenzhen introduced tough new rules in order to discourage the"Chinese style of crossing the road"．Chinese people"cross roads without thinking about traffic lights，so long as they are part of a crowd"，said a post on Sina Weibo．A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour，more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang，Hebei．
Many people say that they jaywalk（乱穿马路） became the red light lasts too long，Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University．The team did research on people's waiting times at different road crossings for three years．They found that Chinese people would wait for 70to 90 seconds before they lost their patience．"people are likely to ignore（忽视） the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear．"said Ni Ying，a member of the research team．
However，a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that people jaywalk mainly became they disregard（忽视） rules．"I always obey traffic rules．Time is important but safety should come first，"someone wrote on his Weibo．Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers．In Singapore，the maximum can be three months in prison．Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions，too．For example，the first three months in jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang．But calling on people to respect rules is more important．To completely solve the problem，everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules．
61．Which of the following is the"Chinese style of crossing in the road"？
| A． |
To wait for the traffic light to turn green |
| B． |
To cross a road carefully |
| C． |
To cross roads without looking at traffic lights |
62．What does the phrase"The team"in paragraph 2 refer to？
| A． |
A CCTV news program |
| B． |
Aresearch group at Tongji University |
| C． |
A post on Sina Weibo |
63．How long will Chinese people wait for to cross the road before they lose patience？
| A． |
Lets than one minute |
| B． |
About five minutes |
| C． |
Less than one and a half minutes |
64．Why do you people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo？
| A． |
Because people don't pay much attention to rules |
| B． |
Because the red light lasts too long |
| C． |
Because there are too many people on the road |
65．What does the writer advise us to solve the program of jaywalking？
| A． |
Punish the jaywalkers |
| B． |
Disregard the traffic rules |
| C． |
Call on people to obey the traffic rules． |