In March 2014, Australia opened junior high education to Chinese students, allowing them to study in Australian schools from the seventh grade.
“When more Chinese students are going to study abroad at a younger age, the opening of Australian junior high schools offers Chinese students and their parents one more good choice,” Tian Litie, director of the Australian Department of Chivast Education International, said at the China International Education Exhibition Tour over the weekend.
Australia will see a rise in the number of Chinese junior and senior high school students studying in the country. Tian showed the reasons for it: lower admission (入学许可) requirements and low-cost education because of a favorable exchange rate (费率). According to Tian, in public schools in Australia a student should pay A$13,000 to A$15,000 ($10,000 to $12,000) a year.
“Now the exchange rate of the Australian dollar to renminbi is below five, which means the cost is lower than that of Chinese students studying at junior and senior high schools in many other hot places, such as Britain and the US,” said Tian.
Lin Lina from Beijing plans to send her daughter to a senior high school in Australia, was among them.
“My daughter is good at English and would like to study abroad early,” said Lin, whose daughter is now a ninth-grader in Beijing. “We came for more information after we learned that the environment and education in Australia are good.”
Eliza Chui, education officer for North Asia at the Australian Consulate-General in Shanghai, said that Australia is attractive not only because it provides an environment for learning English, but also because students are trained to have critical (批判性的) thinking and be independent.According to Tian Litie, we know that ______.
| A．more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age |
| B．more and more Australian universities are open to Chinese students |
| C．Chinese students are only allowed to study in Australia from senior high school |
| D．a student should pay A$10,000 to A$12,000 a year in public schools in Australia |
What does the word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．Australia allows Chinese students to study in its schools. |
| B．More and more Chinese students go abroad at a younger age. |
| C．More Chinese junior and senior high school students will study in Australia. |
| D．Australian schools offer Chinese students and their parents one more good choice. |
According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The cost of studying in American schools is lower than in Australia. |
| B．The exchange rateof the Australian dollar is of advantage to Chinese students. |
| C．It’s more difficult for Chinese students to enter Australian junior high schools. |
| D．Few students choose to study in Britain or the US because of too much money. |
Thousands of years ago，in the south of ancient China，there lived Shengnong，a man who had an ox（牛） head and human body．Seeing that local people were suffering from disease，he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants．To remember him，people named the place Shengnongjia．
The legend （传说） makes Shengnongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourist．Traveling there is a unique experience，as you can sceneries of the four seasons from different altitudes．"When the bottom of the mountain is summer，the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn，the top is covered with ice，"local people say of the special climate of Shengnongjia．
Shengnongjia is also home to 5，000species of animals and plants．Many animals in danger live there，such as the golden monkey，the clouded leopard and the Asian black bear．
One interesting and mysterious thing about Shengnongjia is its legend of wild men．Some people one claimed that they saw big prints or big﹣foot creatures．Yet so far，scientists haven't proved it is true and some say they are just bears．
The beautiful place has recently received a new title．On July 17，2016，Shengnongjia Foresty District was added to United Nations World Heritage list as a natural site．China now has 50world heritage sites （遗址）．Second only to Italy in the world．
56．Which of the following is right about Shengnong？
A．Shengnong had an ox body．
B．Shengnong grew medical plants for people．
C．Shengnong helped the local people．
D．Shengnong named the place Shengnongjia．
57．In Shengnongjia，
A．there are many medical stores along the way
B．people can experience four seasons up the mountain
C．there 500species of animals and plants
D．scientists have proved there are wild men there
58．What does the underlined word"title"mean in paragraph 5？
A．标题
B．景点
C．称号
D．职务
59．Which of the following countries has the most world heritage sites？
A．Italy．
B．The USA．
C．China．
D．Canada．
60．What's the main idea of the passage？
A．The legend of Shengnong
B．Animals living in Shengnongjia
C．The amazing Shengnongjia
D．World heritage sites．
A young man entered the last interview of a company．The director found the young man's academic grade were very good．
"Did you get any scholarships（奖学金） in school？"The director asked．"None．"The young man answered．
"Was it your father who paid for your school fees （学费）？"the director asked．"My father passed away when I was one year old，so it was my mother who paid for my school fees．"the young man answered．
"Where did your mother work？"the director asked．"My mother cleaned clothes．"the young man said．The director looked the young man's hands．He had a pair of smooth and perfect hands．
"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before？"the director asked．"Never，"the young man answered．"I have a request，"the director said．"When you go back home today，go and clean your mother's hands，and then see me tomorrow morning．"
The young man felt that his chance of getting the job was high．When he went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands．His mother felt strange； happy but with mixed feelings．She showed her hands to the kid．The young man cleaned his mother's hands slowly．His tears fell as he did that．It was the first time he had noticed his mother's hands were so wrinkled．He realized it was this pair of hands that helped him pay the fees．
The next morning，the young man went to the director's office．"I cleaned my mother's hands，and I know that without my mother，I would not be the person I am today．"he said．
"This is what I am looking for in my manager．"the director said．"I want a person who can appreciate （感激）"the help of others to get things done．You get the job!"
51．What did the director ask the young man to do that night？
A．to help his mother wash the clothes
B．To wash his mother's hands
C．To chat with his mother
D．To hug his mother
52．The underlined word "wrinkled" in paragraph 6probably means ．
A．soft
B．rough
C．dirty
D．smooth
53．What can we learn from the passage about the young man？
A．The young man had good academic grades and got scholarships．
B．His parents worked hard to pay the fees．
C．The young man had a pair of hands that looked just like his mother's．
D．The young man finally got the job as a manager．
54．Which of the following is wrong about the young man's mother？
A．Her son never helped her with her work before the interview．
B．Life was difficult but she managed to support her son．
C．She couldn't help crying when her son washed her hands that night．
D．Her son learned a lot from what she had done for him．
55．What did the director value most from the young man？
A．Working ability．
B．Academic grades．
C．Communication skills．
D．Appreciation．
Soap is widely used in our lives around the world．Once soap was a dangerous﹣to﹣make hair p（76） But it is something that it would be difficult to live without today．
Soap is everywhere．We use it every day and c（77） it as something important in our lives．
It also has an amazing h（78） ，in Babylon around 2800 B．C．，the e（79） known soap was made and used．Ancient Egyptians also made soap．At one time，soap﹣making was not s（80）
That's because lye（碱液）b（81） chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process．Other dangerous materials were also m（82） with animal fats and oils．Later．soap became
a（83） in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes．
Originally （最初），soap was not mainly used for c（84） ．Instead，it was used as gel（凝胶）for making hair stay in place or smell good．The Arabs first made the soap that we know today．
They created colored，liquid，and hard soaps．They even had soaps which were used for shaving（刮胡子）．
Soap became people's f（85） in the late 1900s．Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health．Now．Soap is something we wouldn't want to live without．
The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe，Africa and Asia．People reached these different places along these roads．Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago．By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world．The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers．It went from Rome to China，which is from the West to the Far East．
Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk，of course．They also carried and traded other things like spices （香料），cloth，jewels and gold．
Along and around these ancient path（小路），have come many fascinating and mysterious stories．
It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia．They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages．Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond﹣haired，blue﹣eyed tribes of China was started．
Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel．They were prisoners （俘虏） of war almost 2800 years ago．People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road．They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time．
During its busiest period，the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix．The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas．It included people and trading goods from different areas．All these peoples travelled the Silk Road．And they shared goods，stories，languages，and cultures．
In modern times，the old Silk Road routes（路线） are still used，but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses．There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China．It has over 35，000 objects from all along the Silk Road．In this way，China protects the history of many countries and peoples．
66．It is clear that ．
A．the Silk Road was divided into Europe，Africa and Asia
B．Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk Road
C．people could travel to different countries along the Silk Road
D．people shared only silk on the Silk Road
67．The underlined word "Merchants" in the passage probably means ．
A．foreigners
B．businessmen
C．soldiers
D．prisoners
68．According to the passage， ．
A．the Silk Road began with the wars
B．the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers in China
C．people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago
D．people from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road
69．The old Silk Road routes are still used because ．
A．there are many old stories about them
B．the historians and scientists think highly of them
C．China will make good use of the Silk Road again
D．people can keep on traveling and trading along them
70．The best title for the passage can be ．
A．Stories along the Silk Road
B．Silk Route Museum
C．Trade for Silk
D．The West and the Far East．
One morning while Officer Vogel was on his coffee break in a restaurant，a man ran in a yelled．"Officer! A little kid is driving a car down the street!"
He ran out at once and saw a car going slowly﹣﹣about 25 miles an hour﹣﹣but it wasn't going very straight．
He jumped into his police car and followed it．When the car was stopped，Officer Vogel looked inside．The driver was a little boy．His name was Rocco Morabiro and was 5．In the back seat was his two﹣year﹣old sister．Both children wen crying．
"I want my mummy!" the boy cried．"But she can't get here．I have the car．"Then he had an idea．"Just a minute．"He told Officer Vogel．"I can drive．I'll go to get her．"
"No!" Officer Vogel said．"You stay with me!" Then he drove them to the police station and he called their mother．They had many questions for Rocco．The first question was："Where did you get the car keys？"
Rocco said．"From the top of the refrigerator．"At seven that morning Rocoo's father was work and his mother was sleeping，Rocco saw the keys on top of the refrigerator．He climbed on a chair，and took the keys．
Rocco got into the car and started the engine （引擎）．When Rocco's sister heard the engine she ran to the car and cried．She wanted to go with him．
It was 7 a．m．﹣﹣﹣rush hour﹣﹣﹣so there was much traffic．Rocco drove one mile in heavy traffic．Then Officer Vogel stopped him．
Newspapers and TV stations heard about Rocco，and a lot of reporters went to his house．A reporter asked Rocco，"What do you want to be when you grow up？"
"A truck driver，"he said，smiling．
（1）Rocco's car was not going straight because of ．
A．the heavy traffic
B．his little sister
C．his driving skills
D．officer Vogel
（2）The little sister's going with Rocco showed that ．
A．she was afraid she would have no one to play with
B．she didn't want to wake her mother up
C．she wanted to look for her father
D．she wanted to drive the car too
（3）The officer asked Rocco to stay with him in order that ．
A．other cars would go much faster
B．he would drive them home
C．Rocco would not cause any accident
D．Rocco's sister would not feel alone
（4）Rocco and his sister were taken to the police station to ．
A．have a good breakfast
B．learn some traffic rules
C．answer the policeman's questions
D．wail for their mother and deal with the matter
（5）According to the reporters．Rocco's driving was ．
A．unbelievable
B．disappointing
C．reasonable
D．dangerous．