One windy day in June， Fourth Class took the train to Chinatown． We had begun to learn Putonghua and our teacher said this excursionwould let us practice our language skills and learn more about Chinese culture．
We entered Chinatown through the arched （拱形的） entrance gate with red painted wooden pillars （柱子）． Big stone lions sat on each side． Then I noticed that the street signs were written in both Chinese and English． I photographed the sign for Hay Street．
The next place we visited was the Chinese Garden of Friendship which was very peaceful． There were waterfalls， hidden stone paths and a beautiful teahouse． We had a wonderful time there．
At last it was time for our Chinese lunch． We entered a big restaurant that had red lanterns hanging from the roof and red dragons on the walls． The waiters greeted us in Putonghua and we answered them in Putonghua． We were shown how to use chopsticks and how to choose from the menus with Chinese writing．
At 2：30 we left Chinatown．We were all very tired．On the train，our teacher told us her experience in China．She was just back from seeing the Great Wall of China．It's like a long dragon winding its way．We were told it is the longest wall in the world． As we were listening， one student， who I couldn't name， fell asleep on the train and snored loudly． His face turned red when he woke up!
In the past， I often told my Chinese classmates how to speak English． Now there are more people than ever who are studying Chinese． I can understand why﹣ it's a fascinating language，and there are always new words to be discovered! I cannot forget our excursion to Chinatown．Tom Green， Fourth Class
（1）The underlined word "excursion" in Paragraph 1 means ．
| A． |
train |
| B． |
trip |
| C． |
place |
| D． |
day |
（2）What was the first thing connected with Chinese culture that the students saw in Chinatown？
| A． |
The beautiful teahouse． |
| B． |
Chopsticks used in the restaurant． |
| C． |
The street signs written in both Chinese and English． |
| D． |
The arched entrance gate with stone lions on each side． |
（3）The color red is mentioned four times in the text． Which example is different from the others？
| A． |
The red painted pillars of the entrance gate． |
| B． |
The red dragons in the restaurant． |
| C． |
The red lanterns in the restaurant． |
| D． |
The student's red face． |
（4）What is the main purpose of this text？
| A． |
To describe Chinese culture． |
| B． |
To describe Tom's favorite Chinese meals． |
| C． |
To retell what happened on Tom's trip to Chinatown． |
| D． |
To give information about Chinese eating customs． |
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning for each paragrahp．
56．For most people，the word"fashion"means"clothes"．People may ask the question，"What clothes are in fashion？"And they use the adjective（形容词）"fashionable"in the same way，"She is in a fashionable blouse．"
57．But of course there are fashions in many things，not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays，in restaurants，in films and in books．Also，there are fashions in school subjects，jobs…and in languages．
58．Fashions change as time goes．If you look at pictures of people or things from the past，you will see that fashions have always changed．An English house in the 1750s is different from one in the 1650s．
59．Today fashions change very quickly．Some of these are natural．We hear about things more quickly．Newspapers，radios，telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours．
60．New fashions mean people seek（追求）new things，so you will spend some money on new things in fashion．
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A．Fashions are different in different times． B．The meaning of new fashions． C．The meaning of fashions for most people． |
D．Seeking fashions is a kind of waste． E．Different fashions in different fields． F．The changing speed of fashions． |
Have you seen advertisements about hair care products？The models（模特） have shining hair like jewels（宝石）．But now making hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products，because hair can be made into real jewels．Believe it or not，a company called LifeGem in the US makes it possible．
The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making them into diamonds（钻石）．Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven's hair to show their latest technology．The work will take about 7months．In the end，Beethoven's long hair will become three shining diamonds．
Since the great musician died in 1827，you may wonder where they got Beethoven's hair．A man called John Reznikoff gave the hair to the company．He holds the Guinness World Record for the latest and most valuable collection of celebrity（名人） hair．His collection also includes hair of Napoleon，Albert Einstein，Abraham Lincoln and John F．Kennedy．In total，the collection is worth over five million dollars．
Though it sounds unbelievable，diamonds made with hair are for the families to remember the dead．
Answer the questions according to the passage．
76．What does the company of LifeGem do？
77．How did the company get Beethoven's hair？
78．John Reznikoff doesn't collect Albert Einstein's hair，does he？
79．How long will the work take？
80．What are the diamonds made with hair for？
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Once upon a time，there was a millionaire who loved money more than the other things in the world．He didn't know exactly how much he had，so he took on a little girl to count all his money for him．
It took the little girl six days to count all the money．When she told the millionaire that he had forty﹣two million dollars，he was wild with joy and asked，"How much money do you want？"He thought she was only a child and he could give her less money．
The girl said，"Well，I worked for six days，so I think you should pay me for six days．Give me two pennies for the first day．Each day after that，just give me the amount you give me the day before，multiplied（乘） by itself．"
The millionaire thought that in this way he would only have to give her a few dollars．What a foolish girl!
On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies，and on the second day，two pennies times two pennies，or four pennies．
Each day after that，he gave her the number of pennies he had given her the day before，multiplied by itself．And by the sixth day the foolish millionaire had to give the clever girl all his money．
Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．
Long long ago，a millionaire loved money than anything （71） in the world．One day he took on a girl to count his money．The girl spent six days in （72） his money．The millionaire asked the girl how much money he should （73） for what she did．The girl answered he should give her the amount he gave her the day before，multiplied by itself．
The millionaire（74） with the girl．He thought the girl was a （75） ．In fact，the girl was so clever．The millionaire had to give the clever girl all his money．
Choose the best choice from A，B or C according to what you read．
66．The charts above are about ．
| A． |
traffic accidents |
| B． |
safety |
| C． |
health |
67．Which is not the factor from drivers？
| A． |
Drunk driving |
| B． |
Speeding |
| C． |
Road environment |
68．How many factors cause traffic accidents？
| A． |
7 |
| B． |
4 |
| C． |
3 |
69．What does the word"vehicle"mean in Chinese？
| A． |
安全带 |
| B． |
机动车辆 |
| C． |
行人 |
70．From the charts we know that ．
| A． |
road environment is the main factor of traffic accidents |
| B． |
tired driving is the most factor from drivers |
| C． |
a quarter of the drivers don't use seat belts． |
Have you ever seen a horse with toes？Millions of years ago，horses had many toes．They had four toes on each front foot．They had three toes on each back foot．The horses were no bigger than the cats．These small horses lived in the forest．The toes helped the horses run on the soft，wet ground．
At first，it was very hot in the forest．But the weather changed．It became very cold．Many trees could not live in cold weather．The trees died and fell．Open fields took the place of forests．The sun made the ground dry and hard．
Horses began to change，too．They began to get bigger．This took a long time．On the dry，hard land，horses needed only their middle toes for running．Their middle toes became hard．After a long time，horses had only one hard toe on each foot．Now we call this hard toe a hoof（蹄子）．
Judge the following sentences true （T） or false （F） according to the passage．
61．A horse had fourteen toes in total millions of years ago．
62．At first the weather in the forest was very hot．
63．The horses were much bigger than the cats millions of years ago．
64．On the dry，hard land，horses needed only their middle toes for running．
65．Horses didn't have any changes over the years at all． ．