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The number of buses，taxis and other transportations on Kenya's roads is growing every day．

Now，the country's first electric﹣powered motorbike is being made．The motorbike is designed（设计）to cut down on pollution． It's much cheaper so that most of people can afford it．

Most motorbikes used in Kenya depend on gas as fuel（燃料）， but not this new motorbike． Its energy comes from sunlight．

Three university students developed the new motorbike． It receives the sun's energy，stores it in batteries （蓄电池） and uses it to charge （充电） the electric motorbike．

Robert Achoge is one of the student inventors．"Our hope is that by the fifth year，we will be able to cover the whole Kenya with the electric motorbike in order to improve the environment and provide affordable transport． "

The students have set up a fueling station for the motorbikes in Nairobi． Riders can charge the motorbikes in the station． The small battery can run for 70 kilometers when they're fully charged． Once the power is used up， the motorbike has to return to the fueling station while another charged battery is connected to the motorbike． The US African Development Foundation is providing some money for two solar﹣powered charging stations in the Kenyan port of Kisumu．

Each motorbike costs about ﹩700． One motorbike rider says the new motorbike costs less to ride than motorbikes running on traditional fuel．" When talking about buying fuel， there is no need． It's basically good for everyone． Even though you won't carry quite a heavy load，you can go with it anywhere．"

A Nairobi dealership is selling the motorbikes． Businessman Kennedy Kusimba hopes they will become popular． "We also know they are more reliable， compared to the gas﹣powered motorbikes． They are more useful and they will last longer．"

（1）Why is the first electric﹣powered motorbike designed？　　

A． To cut down on pollution．

B． To provide more ways of transport．

C． To make most people richer．

D． To show the hard work of some students．

（2）What can we know about the new motorbike？　　

A． It depends on gas as fuel．

B． It can only be used when it is sunny．

C． It's developed from the traditional bike．

D． It makes use of sunlight and turns it into electricity．

（3）What does the underlined word mean in the passage？　　

A．消耗

B．储存

C．燃烧

D．节省

（4）What can riders do at a fueling station？　　

A． Return the batteries to the station．

B． Have their motorbikes fully charged．

C． Get some money from the US．

D． Make their motorbikes run at a high speed．

（5）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？　　

A． The Bright Future of the New Motorbikes．

B． The Greatest Change on Transport in Kenya．

C． Student﹣Developed Motorbikes Put into Use in Kenya．

D． The Different Views on the New Motorbikes．

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（1）Which one is suitable for your friend working as a gardener？　　

A． Deer Soft Toy．

B． Kis animal hat ﹣ Sheep．

C． The metal robin．

D． Glass Big Ben Decoration．

（2）How much will you pay for a hat for kids ？　　

A． £10.00．

B． £12.00．

C． £15.00．

D． £16.00．

（3）According to the passage ，what can we know about Deer Soft Toy？　　

A． It is made of wool

B． It is handmade by Paul

C． It is about 13 cm long

D． It is produced for kids aged above 3

（4）All the plant pictures in the Curtis calendar come from　　．

A． Kew's library

B． educational books

C． famous magazines

D． Kew Gardens

（5）The passage is most likely a part of　　．

A． a short﹣story book

B． a personal diary

C． a popular science magazine

D． a shopping website

What does it take to graduate from university？Some papers or high scores in exams？Well，these are not enough if you are a student at Tsinghua University．

According to a new rule of the university，students must prove（证明）themselves in the swimming pool．They need to pass a swimming test of at least 50 meters，and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course throughout their school years．By the time they graduate，they will have known how to swim；otherwise they can't graduate with their bachelor's degrees（学士学位）．

The news made waves in Chinese social media（媒体）．Some people praised the university for requiring a necessary skill that can save lives，and they also believed that the rule would help improve students' health．However，others questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities（内陆城市）to be able to swim．

In fact，this is not a new rule．Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming．

Anyway，it is still good news that Chinese students' health has become more and more valued．Why not just take this chance to learn one more life﹣saving ability？

（1）According to the passage，what does it take for a student to graduate from Tsinghua university？　　

A．Some papers．

B．High scores in exams．

C．Passing a swimming test．

D．All of the above．

（2）The underlined phrase "made waves" in Paragraph 3 most probably means　　．

A．caused a heated discussion

B．spread widely

C．made a requirement

D．proved the rule

（3）Why did Tsinghua University once give up the rule？　　

①Because many students failed the swimming test．

②Because some people disagreed with the rule．

③Because there were too many students．

④Because there were not enough swimming pools．

A．①②

B．②③

C．③④

D．①④

（4）What is the passage mainly about？　　

A．Different people hold different opinions about a new rule．

B．Tsinghua University has made a new rule of graduation．

C．Chinese students' health should be more and more valued．

D．There is a new chance to learn another life﹣saving ability．

In the eyes of many foreigners，Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world．And western hosts sometimes look rude（粗鲁的）in the eyes of Chinese guests．It is because the guest﹣host relationship in China is quite different from that in some western countries．

In China，guests are almost like gods．Whenever I enter a Chinese friend's home，there is always fruit on the table for me，and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water．In the west，generally the guest is not a god．Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest．

My wife's mother，a very kind Chinese lady，doesn't smoke．When I see some of her guests smoking in her house，as a non﹣smoker，I feel unhappy．Usually，I want to stop them directly，but I must realize that in China，to be a good host，she must not do that．

In most North American homes，if you are a guest，and the hosts are not smokers，you should not smoke in their house．At the very least，you should ask，"Is it OK if I smoke？"But don't be surprised if they say，"No，you can't smoke．"In my culture，if you smoke in their house，you are a bad guest，but if they don't allow you to smoke in their house，they are not rude hosts．

In a word，no matter where you are，the best way to be a good guest is to adapt to（适应）the habits of your hosts．

（1）When a western guest visits a Chinese family，he often　　．

A．buys some fruit

B．brings a cup of tea

C． smokes

D． feels like a god

（2）What will the writer probably say if a guest wants to smoke in his house？　　

A． Let's smoke together．

B． Sorry， you can't smoke here．

C． Smoking is a bad habit．

D． It's OK if you smoke here．

（3）What can be learned from the passage？　　

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．

B．Where there is a will，there is a way．

C．When in Rome，do as the Romans do．

D．Actions speak louder than words．

（4）What is the best title of the passage？　　

A．The Best Hosts

B．The Best Guests

C．Different Cultures in Different Countries

D．Different Guest﹣host Relationships in Different Cultures

Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got a cancer（癌症）．He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches above the knee．

But to everyone's surprise，Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long﹣distance runner and do something about the cancer．What a dream！

Although it seemed impossible，Terry decided to run across the whole country．He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research．Few believed he would make it．Anyway，on April 12，1980，Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope．For the first days of his marathon，Terry Fox was alone．He started running at 4：30 am．Day by day，people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road．As people saw Terry，they stopped and donated（捐赠）money for cancer research．

However，his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later．He had to give up his marathon on September 1，1980．Terry died three months later，at the age of 22．In his short life，he raised ﹩24 million for cancer research﹣one dollar for each person in his motherland．

Since his death，the yearly Terry Fox Run，first held in 1981，has grown to be the world's largest one﹣day fundraiser（筹资活动）for cancer research．

（1）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean？　　

A．The dream was very strange．

B．It was such a silly dream．

C．The dream was easy to achieve．

D．It was almost an impossible dream．

（2）Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because　　．

A．he found it too tiring

B．nobody supported him

C．he was too sick to continue

D．he raised enough money

（3）When did Terry Fox get a cancer？　　

A． In 1975．

B． In 1980．

C． In 1981．

D． In 1958．

（4）What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage？　　

A． To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held．

B． To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties．

C． To advise us to donate money for cancer research．

D． To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope．