Friendship Day is a great day for celebrating friendship．It falls on the first Sunday of August every year．Celebrating the festival was firstly started by the US in 1935．But now thisdoesn't only happen in the US．People in other countries are interested in it，too．
The idea of spending the day with friends was spread all over the world．With more and more countries joining in the celebrations，Friendship Day soon became an international festival．
Between 1936 and 1997，Friendship Day didn't have a symbol （象征），like Santa Claus for Christmas．However，in 1997，the United Nations named Winnie the pooh as the word's Ambassador （大使） of Friendship．
The traditional celebrations include activities such as meeting with friends and exchanging （交换） cards，flowers and gifts．Some people may have parties with their friends．Some may have lunch or dinner together．Others may hang out or go to the movies with friends on this special day．These are popular among all age groups from teenagers to old people．
Although Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years，the basic idea behind the festival remains the same．People enjoy the moment they spend together and express love and care for their friends．
71．When is Friendship Day？
It is on every year．
72．What does"this"in the first paragraph refer to？
It refers to ．
73．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us？
It's mainly about to celebrate Friendship Day．
74．What's the basic idea behind the festival？
People enjoy the moment they spend together and for their friends．
75．What does the writer think of the festival？
The writer thinks it's ．
A computer program that could help catch and ever translates from aliens in outer space has been started by a British scientist．
If aliens are discovered one day， scientists fear their language may make it possible to understand them． But John Elliott of needs Metropolitan University in Britain has come up with a program that can figure out the structure（结构）of their language． He thinks that's the first step in understanding what they are saying．
Dr．Elliott's program would compare an alien language to a database（数据库）of 60 different languages in the world to look for a similar structure． He believes that even an alien language will have its own structure．Language has to be structure in a certain way， or it will be harder to use，he told New Scientist magazine．
Research had shown that it is possible to know if a signal（信号）carries a language rather than a picture or music． Dr．Elliott has gone a step further by finding a way to pick out what might be words and sentences． Because languages have different word orders， Dr．Elliott has set up a library of the sentence structures of 60 human languages．
If a message is received from outer space， it could be compared against this database． Scientist would then be able to see if it's similar to any human language， or a mix of the language．
However， Dr．Elliott also said that in order to translate what the aliens are actually saying， it may still be necessary to have a code book．
（1）Why did Dr．Elliott come up with the program？
| A． |
To learn more about outer space． |
| B． |
To develop a new language． |
| C． |
To help translate the messages for aliens． |
| D． |
To compare an alien language to human languages． |
（2）According to Dr．Elliott， what's the first step of understanding an alien language？
| A． |
Coming up with a program． |
| B． |
Knowing a structure． |
| C． |
Understanding aliens． |
| D． |
Discovering aliens． |
（3）What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us？
| A． |
Some necessary conditions for making the program work． |
| B． |
Dr．Elliott's findings about different kinds of languages． |
| C． |
Three important functions of the program． |
| D． |
The number of sentence structures of human languages． |
（4）How does the program work when it receives a message from aliens？
| A． |
Mix the message with 60 human languages． |
| B． |
Translate the message and send it to the database． |
| C． |
Pick out the sentence structure and translate it． |
| D． |
Compare the message to the database of 60 human languages． |
（5）What can we infer from the story？
| A． |
Not all languages have their own structure． |
| B． |
The structure of alien languages is similar to that of human languages． |
| C． |
To translate alien languages， there is much work to do． |
| D． |
Alien languages are signals carrying pictures and music． |
Have you ever seen rows of different cars parked on a big playground， with their boots（汽车后备箱） open？ The boots are packed with things like books， pictures， kid's toys． This is a car boot sale． It is popular in the UK．
If you have lots of things and have nowhere to put them， and don't want to throw them away， why not try a car boot sale？ Go to a car boot sale and you may be excited about what you find．
You can find almost anything at a car boot sale， from beds， tables to necklaces and ring…．
Most of the things are second﹣hand， so they are usually low﹣priced． I like to hunt for books． I was petty proud when I bought four books from the Harry Potter． Series and they cost me just over ¥2．
Here is a little tip that not everybody knows； When it's nearly the end of the sale（they usually finish in the early afternoon）， many sellers cut the prices because they want to throw away things． Quite often you'll find "all for 10p"， "Buy one and get one free" and "Take it away!"It's clear that they just want to throw those things away．
However， there may not be much good stuff（物品）left in the end﹣the things people really want are sole quickly． So， as they say， the early bird catches the worm!
（1）Why are most things at such a low price at a car boot sale？
| A． |
Because they are terrible． |
| B． |
Because they are useless． |
| C． |
Because they are small things． |
| D． |
Because they are second﹣hand． |
（2）Which of the following things you may NOT find at a car boot sale？
| A． |
Food and drinks |
| B． |
books and pictures |
| C． |
Beds and tables |
| D． |
Necklaces and rings |
（3）How did the writer feel when he got four books from the Harry Potter series？
| A． |
Terrible |
| B． |
Excited |
| C． |
Proud |
| D． |
Nervous |
（4）Many sellers usually cut the prices ．
| A． |
at the beginning of the sale |
| B． |
nearly at the end of the sale |
| C． |
in the early morning |
| D． |
when there is bad weather |
（5）What is the reading mainly about？
| A． |
A car boot sale in the U |
B． | |
| C． |
A car show in the U |
D． | |
| E． |
What a car boot sale． |
F． | |
| G． |
A good way to save money． |
H． |
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SKYINE HOTEL， NEW YORK PARK（Five stars） 790， 8 thAve， New York， 10018， the United States of America 800﹣874﹣8547 Our lowest price：￥285 |
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Hotel size This hotel has 861 rooms This hotel has over 21 floors Arriving/leaving Check﹣in time starts at 4 pm Check﹣out time is at noon Required at check﹣in Credit card deposit（行用卡押金） Government﹣issued ID card Minimum（最小的）check﹣in age is 20 |
Children Children（≤10 years old）stay free when taking the parent's room or the guardian's（监护人） room using existing bedding． Pets Pets are not allowed Internet Wi﹣Fi in public areas |
Valet（代客）parking Smoke﹣free hotel （no smoking） |
（1）The lowest price at the hotel is ．
| A． |
￥285 |
| B． |
￥790 |
| C． |
￥861 |
| D． |
￥874 |
（2）If you want to stay in the hotel， you must check in ．
| A． |
at 12：00 am |
| B． |
without pets |
| C． |
with cash |
| D． |
without cars |
（3）Which is TRUE according to the table？
| A． |
A 12﹣year﹣old boy can stay for free when taking the guardian's room． |
| B． |
If you are 21 years old， you are not allowed to check in． |
| C． |
If you stay in the hotel， you can use the Wi﹣Fi for free． |
| D． |
You need a government﹣issue ID card to check﹣in． |
（4）When we see the signal Smoke﹣free hotel？
| A． |
it means we can smoke freely in the hotel． |
| B． |
it means smoking isn't allowed here． |
| C． |
we should smoke in a special room． |
| D． |
it means smoking is harmful to our health． |
（5）Where might we find the table？
| A． |
In a story book． |
| B． |
In a fiction book． |
| C． |
In a travel guide book． |
| D． |
In a science magazine． |
It was a sunny Saturday in Oklahoma City． A proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two boys to visit a museum． He walked up to the penson at the ticket office and said， "How much is it to gei in？"
The person replied， "3.00 for you and 3.00 for any kid who is older than six． We will let them in free if they are six or younger ，How old are they？"
Bobby replied， "One is three and the other is seven， so I guess I owe （应给）you ＄6.00. "
The person at the ticket office said，"Hey，sir，did you just win the lottery(彩票) or something? You could have saved yourself ＄3.00． I wouldn't have known the difference．" Bobby replied．" Yes， that may be true， but the kids would have known the difference．"
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said， "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying．" In challenging times when ethics （伦理） are more important than ever before， make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with．
（1）Which place did the father with his children want to visit？
（2）What′s the price of a ticket？
（3）How old should a kid be if he or she can get in free？
（4）How much should the father pay in fact？
（5）What should we set for everyone around us？
A goup of working adults got together to visit their teacher． The teacher was glad to see them， and they talked about everything in their life． All of a sudden， conversations soon turned intocomplaints（抱怨） about stress in work and life．
The teacher just smiled and went to the kitchen to get different cups﹣﹣﹣some in plastic， somein glass， some plain （平庸） looking and some looked rather expensive． The teacher offered his students the cups to get drinks for themselves．
When all the students had a cup in hand with water， the teacher spoke． "If you noticed， allthe nice looking， expensive cups were taken up， leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．It is normal that you only want the best for yourselves， but that is the beginning of your problems and stress． What all of you wanted was water， not the cup， but we went for the better cups．"
Just like in life， if Life is Water， then the jobs， money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold Life， but the quality of Life doesn't change． If we only care about thecup， we won't have time to enjoy the water in it．
（1）How did the teacher feel when his students visited him？
| A． |
Angry |
| B． |
Bored |
| C． |
Happy |
| D． |
Stressed |
（2）Why did the teacher get different cups for the students？
| A． |
To get drinks for them． |
| B． |
To show off his cups． |
| C． |
To complain about life． |
| D． |
To teach them a lesson． |
（3）The students did not prefer to take up ．
| A． |
cheap cups |
| B． |
useful cups |
| C． |
expengsive cups |
| D． |
nice looking cups |
（4）According to the passage， the word"water"probbably means ．
| A． |
jobs |
| B． |
life |
| C． |
tools |
| D． |
money |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
We should have a good job． |
| B． |
We should make much more money． |
| C． |
We should care more about life itself． |
| D． |
We should drink much water in our life． |