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Nancy, William, Mike 和Emily想要在圣诞节到来之际得到一份礼物。请你仔细阅读他们各自的需要，以及下列关于礼物或活动的描述，为他们做出一个合理的选择。
Nancy likes hiking. Now she is studying in Beijing and she wants to have a special gift like hiking in the summer vacation.
William likes listening to music, but his MP3 is not big enough to hold all his favourite music. He wants to buy a new and small one.
Mike is in Beijing now. He loves horse riding and wants to have a chance to learn more in a good club during this summer vacation.
Emily finds it difficult to sleep because his house is near the road and she often wakes up because of the car sounds. She wishes to get something to cut the noise down when she sleeps.
你在假期来临之际想得到什么呢？请你在下面横线上填上你想得到的礼物和原因。
For the coming Christmas, I want to have a/an _________because__________________.
We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays．There are different customs for each festival．
Tan Xiaodong，15，Hong Kong，China
"It'll soon be the Chinese New Year．Before it，we'll clean the house and decorate （装饰） it for good luck．Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets．We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center．I love this festival．"
Wendy，16，Sydney，Australia
"Australia Day is on 26th January and it's an important holiday here．We always have a Monday off，so we celebrate for three days．My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over．Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there are lots of music and dancing．What fun!"
Amy，14，New York，the US
"The first Thanksgiving was celebrated hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help．It's still a very important day for family members to be together．This year we're going to visit my grandparents and we'll eat a delicious meal of turkey．Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday in November every year．"
根据材料内容选择一个最佳答案．
51．How many festivals are mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Five． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Two． |
52．During the Chinese New Year，tourists can according to the passage．
| A． |
see lion and dragon dances |
| B． |
go to beach parties |
| C． |
eat turkey |
| D． |
do a lot of shopping |
53．On Australia Day，Wendy and her parents often ．
| A． |
go to a swimming pool |
| B． |
have a party at school |
| C． |
clean the house and dance |
| D． |
have a picnic in the countryside |
54．What do you think a"turkey"is in this passage？
| A． |
A festival． |
| B． |
A kind of drink． |
| C． |
A kind of food． |
| D． |
A country． |
55．From the passage，we can learn that ．
| A． |
Amy is from Sydney，Australia |
| B． |
Many people go out for a picnic with friends before the Chinese New Year |
| C． |
Thanksgiving Day is on 26 thJanuary in USA |
| D． |
Different festivals have different customs． |
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根据以上内容，选择一个最佳答案．
46．If you want to drink coffee，you can go to ．
| A． |
Opus Coffee and Home Inn |
| B． |
Grand Buy Clothes Store and Home Inn |
| C． |
Opus Coffee and History Museum |
| D． |
Opus Coffee and Grand Buy Clothes Store |
47．If you want to buy some new clothes，you can go to ．
| A． |
218 East Huangshi Road |
| B． |
635 Grand Road |
| C． |
69 Hong Kong Road |
| D． |
520 Beijing Road |
48．How long can you sit in Opus Coffee on Friday？
| A． |
9 hours |
| B． |
4.5 hours |
| C． |
6 hours |
| D． |
8.5 hours |
49．On Sunday morning，the coffee shop in Home Inn doesn't open until ．
| A． |
8：00 a．m． |
| B． |
7：30 a．m． |
| C． |
9：30 a．m． |
| D． |
6：30 a．m． |
50．If you want to get some information about History Museum，you can call ．
| A． |
887-6111 |
| B． |
8779-6960 |
| C． |
8338-6223 |
| D． |
887-6111． |
Have you seen the cartoon of two penguins（企鹅） on the internet？ They sit on either side of a small boat． They are friends， but each does something selfish（自私的） which causes their friend "ship" to sink． （61） ． It shows how much people value friendship and sometimes worry they may lose their friends． （62） E A friend is someone to talk about your deepest feelings． And with a friend you will never be alone．
（63） The key to keeping your friend "ship" from sinking comes down to three simple tings： sharing， curing and communicating． Good friends like to share everything with each other． They share their snacks， they share their knowledge about school work， sometimes they even share their clothes! （64） ．They do whatever they can to make their friends happy． But the most important part of friendship is communicating．
（65） ． It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in different school or live far away． Without communication it is sure to send your friend "ship" to sink into the sea．
| A． |
And good friendship also care each other． |
| B． |
The cartoon has become very popular． |
| C． |
Keeping friendship isn't always easy． |
| D． |
Communicating means talking to your friends and being honest with them． |
| E． |
A friend is dome someone you can share your happy and sad moments with． |
We can't remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table． This happens a lot， especially when we eat out． Once a dish comes， instead of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal， to see whether we get "liked" or not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a result， it showed that the more photos they took， ． So， why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
Besides the scientific result， there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals． After posting the photos onto the Internet， one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times． "Does everyone like my photos？ I hope a lot of people like them!" It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time， even when you are with real people．
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not taking photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you． Trust me， it will be a wonderful time．
56． From the passage， what happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays？
| A． |
People talk about their Weibo or WeChat． |
| B． |
People learn from each other how to cook dishes． |
| C． |
People like taking photos with friends or families． |
| D． |
People take photos of food and post them before eating． |
57． In Paragraph 3， which of the following can be put in the ？
| A． |
the less cheerful they became |
| B． |
the less delicious the food seemed to them |
| C． |
the more interested they were in the food |
| D． |
the more "liked" they got on Weibo or Wechat |
58． What does the fourth paragraph talk about？
| A． |
The reasons for checking your mobiles． |
| B． |
The ways of posting the photos onto the Internet． |
| C． |
The tips （提示） of making others like your photos on the Weibo． |
| D． |
Some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals． |
59． Which of the following is the writer's opinion？
| A． |
We take out our mobiles and click when a dish comes． |
| B． |
We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal． |
| C． |
Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． |
| D． |
We should take photos anywhere． |
60． What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
Take photos of food in order to have a wonderful life． |
| B． |
Take photos of delicious food and share them with others． |
| C． |
Don't have dinner with our family and friends at home． |
| D． |
Share the life with people around us instead of taking photos of food． |
A man had a little dog， and he liked it a lot． He would pat （拍） its head， put it on his knee and talk to it． Then he would give it some food from his own plate．
A donkey looked in through the window and saw the man and the dog．
"Why doesn't he choose me as his pet？" said the donkey． "It is not fair． I work hard， but the dog only shakes its tail， barks and jumps onto the master's knee． It is not fair．"
Then the donkey said to himself， "If I do what the dog does， the master may choose me as his pet．" So the donkey ran into the room． He brayed （嘶叫） at the top of his voice． He shook his tail so hard that he knocked over a jar on the table． Then he tried to jump onto the master's knee．The master thought the donkey was maniacal ， and he shouted， "Help! Help! " Some men came running in with sticks in their hands and they beat the donkey until he ran out of the house．
"I only did what the dog did，" said the donkey， "and yet they still regard the dog as their pet and they beat me with sticks． It is not fair． "
51． Why did the donkey do what the dog did？ He wanted
| A． |
his master to choose him as a pet． |
| B． |
his master to give him food． |
| C． |
to make his master angry． |
| D． |
to turn into a dog． |
52． What does the underlined word "maniacal" in Paragraph 6mean in Chinese？
| A． |
高兴的． |
| B． |
疯狂的． |
| C． |
放松的． |
| D． |
疲倦的． |
53． What did the master do when the donkey tried to jump onto his knee？
| A． |
He took the donkey on his knee． |
| B． |
He patted the donkey's head． |
| C． |
He ran into the room． |
| D． |
He called for help． |
54． What do you think of the donkey from the passage？
| A． |
Brave． |
| B． |
Clever． |
| C． |
Lazy． |
| D． |
Foolish． |
55． What does the passage want to tell us？
| A． |
Everyone has his value． |
| B． |
People treat animals differently． |
| C． |
Dogs are cleverer than donkeys． |
| D． |
Everyone can change if they try hard． |