We all enjoy the delicious dish like potatoes with beef or potato chips．You can find the potatoes in a lot of popular food．
Potatoes are going to become China's fourth staple（ 主食）food after rice，wheat and corn．China is the world's largest producer of potatoes．But only some of them are eaten every year，far below the numbers of the United States and European countries．China is planning to have 100million mu to grow potatoes by 2020，according to the speech of the Ministry of Agriculture on Feb.23，2016．
In the future，Chinese people will be able to eat bread，noodles
and other foods that are made of potatoes．
A Beijing Nevus article pointed out that potatoes could not only make grain supply safer．but also harm the environment less．Potatoes need less water to grow．They can grow well in
dry weather and even grow on poor land．Also，potato flour can be stored for over 15years．but one year for rice and three years for wheat．
Potatoes are called"the second bread"．They have most of the vitamins（ 维生素）people need．"Potatoes are low in fat and calories（卡路里），but they have good protein．These satisfy
the people in a healthy diet，"a food expert said．
Potatoes have long been a staple food in western countries．One delicious potato dish in Ireland is boxy pancake．People in the UK like jacket potatoes．In the United States，French fries are often found in American fast food shops．
56．What is going to become China's fourth staple food？
| A． |
Rice． |
| B． |
Wheat． |
| C． |
Po ta toes． |
| D． |
Corn． |
57．From the passage we know people in the Us eat more potatoes than those in
| A． |
Japan |
| B． |
China |
| C． |
Canada |
| D． |
European countries |
58．Why are potatoes chosen to become the staple food？
| A． |
They need much water to grow． |
| B． |
They won't be able to grow on poor land． |
| C． |
They are rich in most of the vitamins people need． |
| D． |
The potato flour can't be stored more than 15years． |
59．What does the underlined word"protein"mean？
| A． |
脂肪 |
| B． |
热量 |
| C． |
蛋白质 |
| D． |
钙质 |
60．One delicious potato dish in the UK is
| A． |
jacket potatoes |
| B． |
French fries |
| C． |
boxy pancake |
| D． |
potatoes with beef． |
Beauty sleep is a real thing， researches have shown that people who have enough sleep look more attractive （有魅力的） to others．
A few bad nights is enough to make a person look "especially" more ugly， their sleep experiments show．
The researchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleep experiment． They were asked to get a good night's sleep for two nights．
A week later， they were asked to sleep for only four hours every night for two nights in a row．
The researchers took make﹣up free （素颜） photos of the volunteers after both the good and the bad sleep．
Next， they asked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge （评价） them on attractiveness， health， and sleepiness， as well as asking them： "How much would you like to make friends with this person in the picture？"
The strangers were good at judging if the person they were looking at was tired， and， if they were sleepy， their attractiveness score was low．
The strangers also said they wouldn't want to socialize with the tired students． The researchers say this is natural for people． An unhealthy﹣looking face makes people run away． In other words， people don't want to hang around with people who might be ill．
Dr. Brewer， an expert at the University of Liverpool said "Judgement of attractiveness is often unconscious （无意识的）， but we all do it， and we are able to judge on even something small like whether someone looks tired or unhealthy． This study is a good reminder of how important sleep is to us．"
（1）When did the researchers lake make﹣up free photos？
A． After two nights good sleep．
B． After two nights bad sleep．
C． Before the experiment．
D． After both two nights' good sleep and two nights' bad sleep．
（2）The researchers asked the strangers to do the following except ．
A． telling who looked healthier
B． telling who didn't have many friends
C． telling who missed a lot of sleep
D． telling who was attractive
（3）What kind of friends did the strangers like to make？
A． The people who were tired．
B． The people who were sleepy．
C． The people who were unhealthy．
D． The people who were attractive and energetic．
（4）What does the underlined word "socialize "mean in Chinese？
A．合伙
B．玩耍
C．交往
D．共事
（5）According to the passage， which of the following is the best title？
A． Beauty sleep， More attractive
B． More sleep， More Friends
C． Less sleep， Fewer friends
D． No attractiveness， No friends
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew．
One day， his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it． The farmer was pleased with the gift， but when he got home， he did not know where to plant it．
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the fruit． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the fruit．
Finally he planted the tree in his woods （树林） where no one could see it． But without sunlight and good soil， the tree soon died．
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place． "What's the difference？" the farmer said angrily．"If I had planted the tree near the road， strangers would have stolen the fruit． If I had planted the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples． If I had planted it near my house， my own children would have taken the fruit．"
"Yes，" said the friend， "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit． Now you not only have robbed （抢夺） everyone of the fruit， but also you have destroyed （摧毁） a good apple tree!"
（1）What did the farmer's friend give him one day？
A． An apple．
B． Some apples．
C． A young tree．
D． Some young trees．
（2）Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field？
A． He thought strangers would steal the fruit．
B． He thought the tree would die．
C． He thought his children would take the fruit．
D． He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit．
（3）Where did the farmer plant the young tree？
A． Near the road．
B． In his field．
C． In his woods．
D． Near the house．
（4）Why did the young tree die in the end？
A． Strangers pulled out the tree．
B． His neighbors cut down the tree．
C． His children broke the tree．
D． There was less sunlight and poor soil．
（5）What does the story tell us？
A． We should care about others' feelings．
B． We should learn to share beautiful things．
C． The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up．
D． The young tree can grow up one day．
Chinese has been added to the graduation exam list by Sophie Scholl， an Italian high school and 29 students will take the test this year． This high school is mainly about language in northeastern Italy． It has become the first school in the country to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject． The Chinese course has been taught at this Italian school for 5 years， and 145 of its 910 students have chosen to study Chinese． Maria， director of the school， said Chinese will become a global （全球的） language in the future and they set up the course because many students had asked for it． "There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then， but now， Chinese courses have become an important part of our teaching plan，" she said．
Robert is a student in this school． He is going to take the Chinese test this year． He said that Speaking Chinese is not so difficult， it was difficult for them to understand the same word in different sentences and read Chinese poets， but writing Chinese characters （汉字） is the most difficult part of learning the language． "Although learning Chinese is difficult for Italian students， when considering looking for better jobs abroad， China must be my top choice，" he said．
（1）How many students will take the Chinese test this year according to the text？
A． 5．
B． 29．
C．145．
D．910．
（2）Why have many Italian students chosen to study Chinese？
A． They think Chinese will become a global language in the future．
B． Learning Chinese is easy for Italian．
C． They want to travel to China．
D． Think they can find good jobs only in China．
（3）What is the most difficult thing for Italian students to study Chinese？
A． Speaking Chinese．
B． Reading Chinese poets．
C． Understanding the same word in different sentences．
D． Writing Chinese characters．
（4）Which of the following is not true according to the text？
A． Sophie Scholl is a high school mainly about Chinese．
B． Sophie Scholl has become Italy's first school to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject．
C． Chinese courses have become an important part of their teaching plan．
D． There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then．
Liao Yifeng， a police officer， working in a small village in Wuhan， is a "father" to thirty nine "left﹣behind" children， whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spent time with them．
Wang Tianle， an eight﹣year﹣old boy， was the first to call Liao "Dad"． Wang's parents divorced when he was only six months old． He never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt． When Liao learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees， ① ， bring 100 yuan．
During last year's Mid﹣Autumn Festival， Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home． After dinner， the boy put his arm around Liao's neck and asked sweetly， "Uncle Liao， can I call you daddy？" Liao was deeply moved， ② ．
With a two﹣year﹣old son of his own， Liao said he knew how important a father's love was to a child．
In Wang Tianle's school， there are 407 left﹣behind children． With the help of teachers， Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest．
Liao has built a special room named "family love room" in the police station， where Liao helped these left﹣behind children with their homework and taught them about safety in his spare time．
Moreover， a computer in the "family love room" play an indispensable role because it offers a precious opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far way to chat with them online．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A． and he made up his min to be a good "father"
B． he felt upset and began going to his home every month
C． but he didn't know what to do
① ②
（2）Where can we find the article like this？ ．
A． In a guidebook．
B． In science magazines．
C． In an instruction book．
D． In newspapers．
（3）请将文中划线部分"Liao has built a special room named ‘family love room' in the police station．"译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（true） or F（false） according to the passage．
Thanks Liao's help， parents can communicate with their children．
（5）请用至少两个英文形容词来评价 "Liao Yifeng"．
In the 1950s， a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself． She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired． If she could make it， she would be the first person in the world who did it．
On that day， she jumped into the sea without any hesitation and swam towards the opposite bank．
In the journey， she faced heavy fog， heavy rain， and heavy waves．Though she was very tired， she carried on swimming．
But in the end， she gave up． And what she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only one mile away．
Later people asked her about the reason， and she said， "the reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination which I was so close to．"
Too many success stories have been lecturing us about courage and persistence（坚持）． But they never told us where to find courage and persistence．
You can have courage only when you know where your goal is． You can manage to persist only when you know where your goal is， and prepare yourself well mentally（心理上）．
Courage and persistence never fall from the sky． They come from weighing between input and output．
A life without goals is like a ship without a compass． It goes nowhere． There is no courage or persistence in a life without goal．
（1）In paragraph 1， the underlined word "it" refers to ．
A． being retired
B． swimming across the English Channel
C． swimming towards the bank
D． setting a goal
（2） is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Fog
B． Waves
C． Rain
D． Wind
（3）The underlined word "weighing" in paragraph 8 probably means ．
A． 权衡
B． 有……重
C． 称重量
D． 有分量
（4）Why did the athlete give up？ Because ．
A． the bank was only one mile away
B． she was too tired
C． she didn't have courage at first
D． she thought her destination was far away
（5）What can be inferred（推论） from the last sentence of the passage？
A． If you have courage and persistence， you have goals．
B． Even if you have no goals， you have courage to persist．
C． There is no courage of persistence unless you know your goals．
D． Between input and output， you must find courage and persistence．