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My grandma was getting older and she had a hard time walking． One day，a doctor advised her to try Tai Chi．

"Tai Chi？" asked my grandma． "Is that a kind of medicine？"

The doctor laughed and replied， " No， it isn't． Tai Chi is a kind of exercise． It is very slow and not difficult to learn． Most importantly， it's very good for your health． "

At first， my grandma didn't want to try it． She said， "I don't feel like exercising． " To help my grandma， our whole family decided to give it a try． We went with my grandma to a Tai Chi class．

Well， it seemed very easy． However， after I tried it， I found it was not easy at all． Even my elder brother Jimmy，the best football player in his school， fell a few times when he was trying to do the action． But my grandma fell in love with Tai Chi at once．

Guess what! Now she goes to the classes three times a week． Although she is almost eighty years old， she doesn't have difficulty walking anymore．

（1）Who advised the grandma to try Tai Chi？　　

A．	The writer．
B．	A doctor．
C．	The writer's parents．
D．	Jimmy．

（2）At first， what did the grandma think Tai Chi was？　　

A．	A kind of sport．
B．	A kind of food．
C．	A kind of medicine．
D．	A kind of drink．

（3）How often does the grandma go to Tai Chi classes？　　

A．	Once a month．
B．	Twice a week．
C．	Twice a month．
D．	Three times a week．

（4）Which of the following is TRUE？　　

A．	The writer is older than Jimmy．
B．	The grandma doesn't like Tai Chi．
C．	The writer found Tai Chi was very hard to learn．
D．	The grandma still has trouble walking now．

Once a policeman who was new at his job caught a thief（小偷）in a bank in Paris． On their way to the police station， they came to a bread shop． "We have no food， and we'll be hungry after a while，" the thief said，" Let me go into the shop and buy some bread． Wait here for me． '，

The policeman agreed． He waited and waited，but the thief didn't come out． So the policeman ran into the shop， but he found．that the thief ran away． The policeman was very angry and had to go back to the police station alone．

Luckily， the policeman caught the thief at the same place the next day． When they were walking down the same street and going by the same bread shop， the policeman said to the thief， " Last time， you ran away from the shop． This time， I'll go into the shop and buy some bread， and you wait for me here． "

（1）The policeman caught a thief 　　．

A．	in a bank
B．	in a bread shop
C．	in a restaurant
D．	in the police station

（2）The thief said that he wanted to buy 　　．

A．	some bread
B．	some cakes
C．	some water
D．	some fruit

（3）From this passage， we know the policeman was 　　．

A．	clever
B．	lazy
C．	kind
D．	stupid

How do you decide if someone is smart？One way is to find A the person's intelligence quotient（智商）, or IQ．

A 12﹣year﹣old girl recently took an IQ test．People found that her IQ is higher than Albert

Einstein's and Stephen Hawking's! Rajgauri Pawar，an Indian girl studying in England，scored 162 in the famous Mensa（门萨） IQ test，reported the Independent．Mensa，founded in England in 1946，is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world．To become a Mensa member，you must have an IQ that falls in the top 2 percent of the population that take the tests．Hawking got a score of 160．Although Einstein never took the test，①Hawking's，his，said，as，would，same，experts，score，the，be．

However，what does having a high IQ mean？Will those with a high IQ definitely become the next Einstein or Hawking？

Not necessarily．Most IQ tests，including the Mensa one，test one's ability in math，language

and memory．However，these tests don't test abilities B knowing how to make things work，according to Richard Nisbett，a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan，US．It doesn't test your creativity or curiosity，either．Also，a lot of things can affect one's IQ score，including poverty，nutrition（营养）， stress and how familiar you are with the tests．

Lisa Van Gemert，a Mensa expert，said that good habits，perseverance and a strong work ethic are just as important as intelligence．②" If you don't develop those other qualities ， you can waste a smart IQ，"she said．

（1）请分别在文中A、B两处的横线上填入适当的单词．

（A）　　；（B）　　

（2）请将文中①处后面斜体单词连成句子．

（3）请将文中②处划线句子翻译成汉语．

（4）请回答问题：What can also influence one's IQ score？

（5）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．（10词以内）

A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain．He wanted to ask for wisdom of life．

"Excuse me! （1）　　Is it the day we were born or the day we die？Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful？"the young man asked．

"None．The most important day in our lives is today．"the wise man replied calmly．

"Why？"the young man was very surprised．"（2）　　"

"No．Nothing has happened today．"

"So is it because of my visit？"

"Even if nobody visited me today，today is still very important，because today is the only

wealth we have．No matter how important yesterday is，it has gone by；（3）　　No matter how

ordinary and boring today is，it is in our hands．"

The young man still wanted to ask something，but the wise man stopped him and said，"When we are talking about the importance of today，we have wasted a lot of it．That is to say，part of'today'has passed．"

Having understood this，the young man nodded and then went down the mountain．

（4）　　Therefore，what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today!

A．Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today？

B．Actually today is the only wealth and chance we have．

C．No matter how wonderful tomorrow may be，it hasn't come．

D．Could you tell me what is the most important day in our lives？

The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation（合作） was held on May 14，2017 in Beijing．President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony．

Distinguished guests from over 100 countries attended this important forum on the Belt and Road Initiative．

Over 2，000 years ago，our ancestors opened the transcontinental（横贯大陆的） passage connecting Asia，Europe and Africa，known today as the Silk Road．They also created sea routes connecting the East with the West，namely，the maritime（海洋） Silk Road．These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations．

In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B．C．，Zhang Qian left Chang'an．He made a journey to the Western regions and opened an overland route connecting the East and the West．Centuries later，in the years of Tang，Song and Yuan Dynasties，such silk routes，both over land and at sea，great adventurers，including Du Huan of China，Marco Polo of Italy，left their footprints along these ancient routes．In the early 15th century，Zheng He，the famous Chinese navigator（航海家） in the Ming Dynasty，made seven voyages to the Western Seas，a great achievement which still is remembered today．Generation after generation，the silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation．

The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted（檀根） in the ancient Silk Road．It focuses on the

Asian，European and African continents，but is also open to all other countries．All countries，from

either Asia，Europe，Africa or the Americas，can be international cooperation partners of the Belt

and Road Initiative．

Today，China is trying to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road．The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes．" Peaches and plums do not speak ， but they are so attractive that a path is formed below the trees．"Four years on，over 100 countries and international organizations have supported and got involved in this initiative．We are sure the dream of the Belt and Road is coming true．

（1）According to this passage，can we infer which of the following is TRUE？　　

A．	The Belt and Road Initiative focuses on the Asian，European and American continents．
B．	Zhang Qian left Chang'an and created sea routes connecting the East with the West．
C．	The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum was held successfully in Beijing．
D．	Marco Polo of Italy left his footprints along these ancient routes in the Song Dynasty．

（2）Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage．

①These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations．

②The silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation．

③President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony．

④The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes．

⑤The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted in the ancient Silk Road．

A．	③②④①⑤
B．	②①④⑤③
C．	②③①④⑤
D．	③①②⑤④

（3）What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？　　

A．	使者相望于道，商旅不绝于途．
B．	桃李不言，下自成蹊．
C．	不积跬步，无以至千里．
D．	伟业非一日之功．

A．sisters	B．cousins
C．classmates	D．friends

A．Zhang Lin’s parents	B．Zhang Lin’s sisters
C．Zhang Lin’s friends	D．Zhang Lin’s brothers