HouseForSaleRedRoseGarden，Pudo-优题课

A city without cars would be very strange，right？But Venice is such a city．

Venice is in the northeast of Italy．It wasn't built on land，like Beijing or Shanghai，but on more than 110islands．Seawater is everywhere around the city．

Even so，travel isn't difficult．The waterways have always been the best way to get around．There are 117waterways and more than 400bridges that can guide you where you want to go．People in Venice move from place to place by boat．

Water makes the city special，but it is also a big problem．Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences．One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge，and there's nothing special．But when they come back to the bridge an hour later，it's underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes．

Once，people used too much underground water．This made the city get lower little by little．Now the city has gone down by 23centimeters．Another problem is the rising seawater．The temperature has risen over the years．This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean （北冰洋） melt（融化）．Every year，high waters hit the city in autumn and winter．When a lot of water comes，more than half of the city is underwater．

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower．The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project，which was planned to be build under the seawater to stop the rising water．Anyway，this project is helping solve the problem．

53．Which is the best way to travel in Venice？　　

A．The waterways．

B．Taxis and cars．

C.400bridges

D．Boats and rain shoes．

54．What doesn't cause Venice to get lower and lower？　　

A．The ice of the Arctic Ocean melt．

B．Seawater is everywhere around the city．

C．People used too much underground water

D．The temperature has become higher over the years．

55．What can we infer from the last passage？　　

A．Venice is sure to stop getting lower．

B．High waters won't hit Venice any more．

C．Scientists can solve the problems easily

D．Some possible ways help to solve the problem．

56．What's the best title of this passage？　　

A．The Places of Interest of Venice

B．The History of Venice．

C．The Specials and Problems of Venice

D．The MOST Project of Venice．

The world's most popular musical，The Sound of Music is coming to China!

Presented by Lunchbox Theatrical Production，we are looking for talented young performers to play the roles of the von Trapp children．This is a fantastic chance to perform with musical theater professionals．

Since its first performance（演出） on Broadway 55years ago，The Sound of Music has been singing its way into everyone's hearts with some of the most popular songs ever performed on the musical theatre stage．

This June，after a tour around the world with stops including the UK，Canada，South Africa，Singapore，and New Zealand，this show will take to the stage in China．Don't miss it!

We are looking for young talented performers for the roles of：

•Friedrich （1.55m tall，unbroken voice，playing age 14）

•Louisa （1.5m tall，undeveloped body，playing age 13）

•Kurt （1.45m tall，unbroken voice，playing age 11）

•Brigitta （1.4m tall，playing age 9/10）

•Martha （1.35m tall，playing age 7）

•Gretl （up to 1.2m tall，playing age 6）

Interview Dates：16﹣18/04/2016

Application Deadline （申请截止日期）：13/04/2016

Interview Address：National Theatre of China

Rehearsals（排练）：5May until performances

Performances：15June﹣﹣20June 2016，National Center for the Performing Arts

50．What is the Lunchbox Theatrical Production is doing now？　　

A．selling some tickets

B．introducing a new film

C．looking for some young performers

D．talking about their feelings

51．Who can play the role of Martha？　　

A．Susan，1.5m tall，13years old

B．Elizabeth，1.45m tall，12years old

C．Linda，1.4m tall，10years old

D．Rachel，1.35m tall，7years old

52．What can we know about The Sound of Music from the passage？　　

A．It needs 7talented performers．

B．It will be showed in June，2016．

C．It has been successful for more than half a century．

D．It has been showed in six countries before coming to China．

Michael wanted to make some money to buy a new computer game，but he did not know how．So he went to ask his brother Greg for help．

"I think you could help to wash Mom's and Dad's cars，"Greg said，"Some of the neighbors could pay you to wash theirs，too．It's getting colder and no one wants to wash the cars themselves．"

Michael agreed，but he shivered（哆嗦）at the thought of washing cars and getting wet in cold weather．"Maybe this isn't a good idea．"

"Don't worry，"Greg said．"I have some golf（高尔夫）gloves（手套）．You can use them to wash cars．and I will even help you to wash the cars．""Thank you!"Michael said．

After spending the day washing cars，Michael got enough money and went to the store with Greg．He found the game he wanted quickly，but as he took it off the shelf he saw a golf video game next to it．He knew Greg loved golf and wouldn't play golf in winter，so he put his game back and decided to buy the golf video game．

"What are you doing？"Greg asked．"I thought this game would be more fun．"said Michael．"We can play it together．"

46．For what purpose did Michael want to make money？　　

A．To help support his family．

B．To buy a gift for his Mom．

C．To buy a new computer game．

D．To buy some golf gloves．

47．How could Michael make money in Greg's opinion？　　

A．By asking Mom for a little．

B．By washing cars for others．

C．By washing their father's car．

D．By designing a computer game．

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

A．Michael enjoyed playing with cold water．

B．Michael asked his brother to buy a golf video game．

C．Michael bought a golf video game for his brother and himself．

D．Michael had difficulty finding the computer game he wanted．

49．What's the passage mainly about？　　

A．Michael's childhood．

B．Michael and his neighbors．

C．How Michael made money

D．How Michael and Greg helped each other．

High school can be a terrible time if you get it all wrong．Find out how to survive （度过） high school with a few easy tips．

Be Yourself．High school is a fun time to make new friends，meet new people and socialize．Just be yourself．Don't give in to anyone's wants．

Keep Good Company．Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won't get influenced by anyone．You will find friends，but stay away from the ones who don't want to be your friends．

Be Optimistic （乐观的）．Always wear your smile．Treat others the way you want to be treated． Respect （尊敬） your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful．

　　When you believe in yourself，others believe in you．Talk and walk confidently．Confidence is something you grow with，and people respect you for that．

Love High School．Fall in love with it．Make the most out of it，and you will never get those moments back．Come up with wonderful ideas，top your class，make the best friends，go to parties，but just make as many memories as you can!

With these tips to survive high school，you will surely be proud of graduating （毕业） as an all﹣round adult．So when you throw those hats in the air，feel the freedom and remember every moment you spent in"High School"．

81．How many tips are mentioned in the passage？

82．What's the writer's advice on making friends？（no more than 2 pieces）

83．Fill in the blank with proper words．（no more than 3 words）

84．Put the underlined sentence into Chinese．

85．Give a proper title to the passage．

Do you use Facebook，MySpace or Twitter？If so，then you are part of a social network．Social networking sites allow us to see our social connections．

When you create a profile （a description of somebody that gives useful information） on a social networking site，you open up a number of possible social connections．You can look up old friends，make new friends，and share music，photos and videos with them．You can also join groups according to your interests or hobbies，favorite TV shows or music．

Setting up a social networking account （帐号） is simple．You just create and post a personal profile．For this you need a login name，password，and an e﹣mail account．Then you add some personal information such as name，age，sex，location，interests，etc．You can also add a photo of yourself．You can control who sees your profile．The next step is to look for new ones，and add them to your network．Then you can search your friends' connections for anyone else you'd like to add to your network．

Different social networking sites allow people to communicate in different ways．There are sites that allow you to enlarge your personal community such as Facebook．Then there are ones that include media （媒体） sharing，such as YouTube，where members upload and look at other people's pictures and videos．There are also ones that specialize in sharing music，such as Last FM，and finally，ones that allow bloggers to form online communities，such as Live Journal．

The latest trend （趋势） in social networking is to create your own independent social network．Companies do this to make their products sell well and people do it to create their own communities．

（1）What's the writer's purpose in writing Paragraph1？　　

A．To raise a question．

B．To lead in the topic．

C．To introduce some sites．

D．To advertise a social network．

（2）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2？　　

A．Make new friends．

B．Share videos with others．

C．Open a net shop．

D．Join groups you like．

（3）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？　　

A．It's easy to build a social networking account．

B．It's easy to search your friends' connections．

C．It's possible to add a photo of yourself．

D．It's simple to control a social network．

（4）Last FM is a networking site where　　．

A．you can upload videos

B．bloggers can form online communities

C．you have the largest personal community

D．sharing music is specialized

（5）What's the best title of the passage？　　

A．Social Networks

B．Personal Profiles

C．Networking Trends

D．Networking Accounts．

A．509 sqm	B．428.8 sqm
C．312.9 sqm	D．741.7 sqm

A．Shanghai	B．Guangzhou
C．Beijing	D．Pudong

A．Sunday	B．Friday
C．Wednesday	D．Monday