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Tibet is among the most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travelers to Tibet has grown by 10% every year for a few years. Since July 1,2006, when the first train ran 1956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa, more and more people have been going to Tibet.
The train stops at several famous places along the way, such as Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, and the Potala Palace. Passengers can also enjoy many activities during the journey, like Tibetan dancing and Karaoke.
On the train, passengers can have tea, eggs and noodles for breakfast, and fried chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most Chinese trains which have open – hole toilets, this one has special toilets which can collect the waste. There is also a special rubbish system (系统) in the train that keeps the environment clean. All the windows on the train can protect people from the bright sunlight. TV and electrical sockets (插座) for computers and mobile phones can be found on the train.
Because there isn’t much oxygen there, trains will have oxygen masks (氧气罩) for those who need them. It makes passengers feel more comfortable when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There are also doctors on the train to make sure that all of the travelers are safe.
Which of the following is NOT among the places of interest?

A．Qinghai Lake	B．Karaoke.
C．Kunlun Mountain.	D．The Potala Palace.

The train is unlike most Chinese trains except its .

A．windows

B．toilets

C．sockets

D．rubbish

The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to .

A．oxygen masks

B．doctors

C．oxygen

D．passengers

We can learn from the passage that .

A．flying to Tibet is impossible

B．train to Lhasa is too clean to take

C．train trip to Tibet is popular with travelers

D．taking train to Lhasa causes a lot of trouble

What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Tibet – Roof of the World	B．Magic Train to Magic Tibet
C．Beautiful Views in Tibet	D．A Comfortable Trip to Tibet

Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet’s（兽医诊所）. There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped（香肠形）body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.
She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though.“No one should judge her by her looks,”I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local paper.“Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family.”
When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked（舔）his face. Her tail wagged（摇摆）around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.
“She’s perfect!”the old man said happily.
I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.
Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white colour—he was blind.
The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us .

A．how funny Minnie looked	B．how well Minnie behaved
C．Minnie was a beautiful dog	D．Minnie was dying

Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A．Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B．Because he didn’t want her any more, either.

C．Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D．Because he wanted to have another dog.

Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A．Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.

B．Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.

C．Because his grandfather’s dog was too old.

D．Because his grandfather’s dog had just died.

The underlined word“stroke”may mean .

A．抚摸

B．拔

C．剪

D．揪

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Minnie wasn’t the type of dog the old man loved.

B．The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.

C．Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.

D．Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died

注：courtesy礼貌，audience观众
How many days will the show be on?

A．For 10 days

B．For 12 days

C．For 15 days

D．For 18 days

How long does each show last?
A. Half an hourB. One hourC. One hour and a half D Two hours
If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening，they have to pay at least __________dollars for the tickets.

A．85

B．100

C．120

D．140

______________ are not allowed to enter the theatre

A．Latecomers	B．Adults without children
C．School students	D．Kids below three years old

What information CANNOT be found in the advertisement?

A．The name of the show．	B．The name of the director．
C．The telephone number	D． The name of the theatre

My Favorite Sweater
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I loved that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn（纱线）, a special blue.
The color of bluebells（风铃草）.wet with dew(雾).
When I was three I was very small,
But now I’m five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that’s green,
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had babies out in the shed（棚）.
My favorite sweater is now in their bed.
What is the most likely reason that the writer likes the sweater?

A．The girl’s grandma made it.

B．The girl got it at the age of three.

C．The yarn is the color of bluebells.

D．The mother cat uses it for the babies now.

What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．The girl liked small sweaters.

B．The girl became too big for the sweater.

C．The girl’s grandma made a small sweater.

D．The girl’s sweater became smaller than before.

We can read the passage in a book about ______.

A．animals

B．history

C．time

D．poetry

Welcome to your favorite show－"Music Land" ! This month we are going to have some special shows on Bach, the Father of Music.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany(德国)in 1685. During his life, Bach wrote a lot of music for the church (教堂) and for his students, but he himself did not keep his own works(作品) carefully. Luckily, his second wife(妻子)saved them for him, so today we can still remember Bach through his music.
Bach married twice in his life and had 20 children. He loved his family very much. He wrote music for one of his daughters to tell her that too much coffee was bad for her health. I am now going to play a song for you from this interesting Coffee Cantata. And we will hear more about Bach after this song.
Why is Bach’s second wife important to his music?

A．She helped Bach keep his works.

B．Many of Bach’s works were for her.

C．She gave Bach a lot of good ideas about music.

D．Her money helped Bach write music.

Why did Bach write the Coffee Cantata?

A．To celebrate his birthday.

B．To show people his love of coffee.

C．To tell his child not to drink so much coffee.

D．To make a new kind of music for the church.

What is this passage mainly(主要地)about?

A．Ways to learn Bach’s music.

B．The Bach family’s history.

C．Bach’s great church music.

D．Stories about Bach and his music.

This passage may be a ______.

A．fashion show	B．radio show
C．TV play	D．talk show

A．women should not swim	B．children should not swim
C．nobody should swim	D．anybody can swim