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Sophie Chen is a 14﹣year﹣old girl from Taiwan． When she was 6years old， she did something amazing．

She finished a 2，100﹣kilometer bike journey from Xi'an， the capital city of Shanxi， to Turpan， a city in Xinjiang， with her parents． It took them two and a half months． Sophie became the youngest child in the world to have biked along the Silk Road． Chinese novel Journey to the West inspired her to do so．

That is not all． Sophie wrote a book about the long journey with her father Jack Chen， a professional outdoor explorer． On April 26， the book's English version （版本） Biking the Silk Road： 6﹣year﹣old Sophie's Fantasy Tour came out in Beijing．

Now Sophie studies at Ta Hwa High School． She sees the journey as a special experience in her life． She became more hardworking and learned history and geography better because of it．

On the way， she met many friendly local people and saw amazing things． She even picked grapes! "The grapes in Xinjiang were so big and sweet． I have never seen grapes like them in Taiwan，" she said．

Still， it was not easy． "The biggest challenge was the bad weather and road conditions，" she said． She wrote in the book， "It was terribly hot in the Gobi Desert． I almost got sunstroke and could never have enough to drink．"

Sophie has biked in other countries， such as the United States and Turkey． This summer holiday， she plans to ride a bike from Greece to Portugal in Europe．

81． How long is Sophie's bike journey？　　

82． What was the biggest challenge on Sophie's journey？　　

83． The underlined word "sunstroke" probably means "　　" in Chinese．

84． Try to put the underlined sentence into Chinese．　　

85． Give a proper title to the passage．　　

Thinking is something you choose to do， just as a fish choose to live in water． To be human is to be always thinking． But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it． Thinking about thinking is the key to critical thinking． When you think critically， you take control of your own ideas， or you might be controlled by others' ideas． Indeed， critical thinking is at the heart of education．

The word "critical" here has a special meaning． It doesn't mean taking one opinion against another， as when someone criticizes （批评） another person for doing something wrong． The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond （超出） what you easily see ﹣ beyond the pictures on TV or reports in newspapers．

What are critical thinkers like？ If you want to know about life and hope to dig deeper into it， you are a critical thinker． If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas， characters， and facts， you are a critical thinker．

Critical thinking is a deep and careful thinking． It takes time， and doesn't go with the fast speed in today's world． If you are among people who believe speed is a measure of intelligence （智力测量）， you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein． The first time Hoffman， a well﹣known scientist， talked with Einstein about his work， he was too nervous to speak． But Einstein got him relaxed right away by saying， "Please go slowly． I don't understand things quickly．"

56． According to the passage， if we don't think critically，　　．

A． it will be hard for us to think fast

B． we will make mistakes easily

C． we might be fooled by other people

D． we might be controlled by others' ideas

57． What's the main idea of Paragraph 2？　　

A． Don't believe in others．

B． Criticizing others is wrong．

C． What the word "critical" means．

D． The word "critical" is quite special．

58． If you are a critical thinker， you will　　．

A． think deeply about different ideas

B． believe the reports in newspapers

C． take one opinion against another

D． criticize other people for their mistakes

59． The story of Einstein mentioned in the passage shows　　．

A． Einstein thinks quickly

B． Hoffman thinks slowly

C． speed can improve intelligence

D． intelligence is not decided by speed

60． What can be the best title of the passage？　　

A． Critical Thinkers

B． Critical Thinking

C． Thinking Naturally

D． Thinking Fast

Many kids help parents to do chores in the house． They may take out the trash， walk the dog or sweep the floor． In return， some kids get money or other rewards from their parents， such as 20minutes to play computer games．

But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores． One of them is Jane Smith， a parenting educator and family coach． She believes if kids get rewards， they may think that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return． For example， kids won't sweep the floor if they see it is dirty． But they will do it if their parents reward them for it．

"Every house is a team effort，" Jane said． "A home is a living space for everyone in the family． It's important for kids to see that we all have a responsibility to keep our home clean．"

Other people hold different opinions． They believe that money or other rewards encourage kids to do more chores． It also teaches them real world lessons． They can learn about how we need to work to make money．

Now， there are also apps that encourage kids to do chores． The apps give kids points and digital （电子的） gifts that can be used either online or in life． With the app ChoreMonster， kids earn digital points after doing chores． Kids can exchange their points for real rewards， such as time to play video games or a trip to the mall． "Our goal is to encourage kids so they can earn rewards，" says Joe Black， founder of ChoreMonster． "Kids need positive （积极的） power to make them do chores．"

51． Jane Smith thinks that　　．

A． housework isn't worth doing

B． kids are not willing to do chores

C． kids should get something in return

D． kids shouldn't get rewards for doing chores

52． ChoreMonster is a（n）　　．

A． educator

B． coach

C． app

D． app founder

53． If rewarded for doing chores， kids can learn to　　．

A． take responsibilities

B． use apps well

C． make money through work

D． understand team effort

54． What's the purpose of the apps mentioned in the passage？　　

A． To give kids points and gifts．

B． To encourage kids to do chores．

C． To exchange points for real rewards．

D． To give kids advice on doing chores．

55． The passage mainly talks about　　．

A． how to encourage kids to do chores

B． what kind of chores kids should do

C． if kids should do chores at home

D． whether kids should be rewarded for doing chores

The World's Worst Traffic If we travel in big cities， it's very likely that we will come across traffic jams， which often make us complain （抱怨）． But people in Bangkok， Thailand， have more to complain about． This is because Bangkok has the worst evening rush hour traffic in the world， according to a GPS company in Europe． Each year， the company will work out a list of the world's most congested （拥堵的） cities． The results are based on statistics （数据） of 390cities across the world． This year， Chinese cities Chongqing and Zhuhai are also on the list． The list aims to help drivers and cities understand the traffic trends （趋势） and take actions to improve the bad traffic．

Teens Artist Tries to Solve the Smog Problem

Beijing is a city often covered with smog． Many people are looking for ways to solve it． A Dutch artist has made a tower that takes in smog and gives off clean air． This tower is 7meters tall and is the biggest air cleaner in the world， according to Chinanew．com． It can clean the air in an area the size of a soccer field in 36hours． Beijing has been testing the tower since January． But some experts don't think this tower can truly work． It's more of an art piece to raise people's awareness （意识） of air protection， they said． People will know if the tower works when the results come out．Teens

46． Who comes up with the idea of building the tower？　　

A． An artist．

B． A scientist．

C． An expert．

D． Chinanew．com．

47． Some experts think the tower　　．

A． really works well

B． needs more tests

C． is like a soccer field

D． is more of an art piece

48． According to Passage 2，　　is the city with the worst traffic this year．

A． Bangkok

B． Chongqing

C． Zhuhai

D． Beijing

49． The list in Passage 2mainly aims to　　．

A． offer statistics

B． describe the traffic in Thailand

C． help cities better their traffic

D． call on people to ride bikes

50． The passages above are　　．

A． posters

B． ads

C． news

D． notices

A survey of young people around the world looked at their ideas of today's teenagers．It shows how different they are to those of their parents and grandparents．The survey wanted to try and understand the next generation （一代人） of adults better and these are some of the results．They show that there are many more （A） similarities between young people around the world than differences．

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Gap years （间隔年） between school and university are becoming more and more common．Today's teenagers want to travel to different countries and experience different cultures．They regard this as an important part of their character development．

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For most teenagers，family and friends are the most important side of life．According to the survey，60 percent of British young people said their relationship with their family was of the highest importance to

（B）them．

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75 percent of teenagers in Western Europe expect to have enough money to live when they are adults．They are a happy generation．Eight out of ten believe they will have a good profession with a job they enjoy．They also expect that they will be happy and healthy．

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Young people now are hungry for all kinds of information on mass media.57 percent of teenagers in the UK read at least one magazine every week，which is one of the highest totals in the world．

任务一根据文章内容，把相关的信息匹配．将答案的字母代号填入对应的横线上．

A．Hope in the future B．Crazy for information

C．Discovering the world D．Family and friends

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任务二根据上下文，猜测文中（A）处划线单词 similarities 的中文意思．　　

任务三找出（B）处划线单词 them 所指代的内容．　　

任务四请从文中找出与They have strong interest in learning about all kinds of information from radio，television，Internet and so on．意思相近的句子．　　．