The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation（合作） was held on May 14，2017 in Beijing．President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony．
Distinguished guests from over 100 countries attended this important forum on the Belt and Road Initiative．
Over 2，000 years ago，our ancestors opened the transcontinental（横贯大陆的） passage connecting Asia，Europe and Africa，known today as the Silk Road．They also created sea routes connecting the East with the West，namely，the maritime（海洋） Silk Road．These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations．
In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B．C．，Zhang Qian left Chang'an．He made a journey to the Western regions and opened an overland route connecting the East and the West．Centuries later，in the years of Tang，Song and Yuan Dynasties，such silk routes，both over land and at sea，great adventurers，including Du Huan of China，Marco Polo of Italy，left their footprints along these ancient routes．In the early 15th century，Zheng He，the famous Chinese navigator（航海家） in the Ming Dynasty，made seven voyages to the Western Seas，a great achievement which still is remembered today．Generation after generation，the silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation．
The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted（檀根） in the ancient Silk Road．It focuses on the
Asian，European and African continents，but is also open to all other countries．All countries，from
either Asia，Europe，Africa or the Americas，can be international cooperation partners of the Belt
and Road Initiative．
Today，China is trying to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road．The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes．" Peaches and plums do not speak ， but they are so attractive that a path is formed below the trees．"Four years on，over 100 countries and international organizations have supported and got involved in this initiative．We are sure the dream of the Belt and Road is coming true．
（1）According to this passage，can we infer which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
The Belt and Road Initiative focuses on the Asian，European and American continents． |
| B． |
Zhang Qian left Chang'an and created sea routes connecting the East with the West． |
| C． |
The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum was held successfully in Beijing． |
| D． |
Marco Polo of Italy left his footprints along these ancient routes in the Song Dynasty． |
（2）Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage．
①These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations．
②The silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation．
③President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony．
④The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes．
⑤The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted in the ancient Silk Road．
| A． |
③②④①⑤ |
| B． |
②①④⑤③ |
| C． |
②③①④⑤ |
| D． |
③①②⑤④ |
（3）What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？
| A． |
使者相望于道，商旅不绝于途． |
| B． |
桃李不言，下自成蹊． |
| C． |
不积跬步，无以至千里． |
| D． |
伟业非一日之功． |
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!” “What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered. “Mum, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.The girl walked back because _______.
| A．the bathroom was too far away. |
| B．her mother wouldn’t go with her |
| C．she was too afraid of the dark |
| D．the bedroom door was locked |
We learn from the reading that _______.
| A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself |
| B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing |
| C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath |
| D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself |
To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl ________.
| A．held out her little hands |
| B．clenched her fists |
| C．talk to her mother |
| D．held her own breath |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
| A．adults are always brave enough |
| B．children learn to be brave quickly |
| C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem |
| D．the mother can deal with anything with breath |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Fearless Mother |
| B．One Lonely Girl |
| C．One midnight |
| D．The Breath of Courage |
A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill (账单)for over £450 after sending 3 ，500 text messages in just one month.
Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away.
He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one，“ explained Lionel. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy (疯狂的)about sending text messages. They do it all the time. They even text each other from different sides of the school playground.
Tony said, "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning. I've been going to bed at 2 ： 00 most nights. Sometimes my hand hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't stop！"
His father said,"! have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour. " He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays. He has found a job in a shoe shop. "I think it will take me about a year to clear this debt(债务)，"he said.
A Xiangtan teenager has received a phone bill for over 350 yuan after sending 3,500 text messages in just one month.
Tan Wei has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father has taken itaway
He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Tan Wei's father. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy about sending text messages They do it all the time. "
Tan Wei said, "I thoughttexting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning, Sometimes my Angers hurt because I pressed the buttons(按键)so much, but I was having such good fun that l couldn’t I stop！”
His father said, “I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour.' He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tan Wei has been working on Saturdays He has found a pan-time job in a shoe shop 'I think it will take me about half a year to clear this debt(债务)he said.Tan Wei got the mobile phone because_____
A he's been asking for it for years
B. all his friends have got one
C he's been doing well at schoolThe underlined word "texting" probably means_____
A. 读课文 B. 短信 C. 发邮件When he sent text messages, Tan Wei_______ .
A, made friends at school
B. got himself injured
C .felt quite happyHow much money does Tan Wei get for his job every month?
A. About 40 yuan B. About 60 yuan C. About 80 yuan
Millvina Dean, Titanic’s last Survivor(幸存者), died on May 31，2009 at a nursing home(疗养院) in Southampton.. She was 97 and had been in poor health for several weeks.
Ms Dean was the youngest among the ship’s 705 survivors. She was only 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank on the night of April 14, 1912. She survived with her mother and her 2-year-old brother. Her father, Bertram Dean, died in the sinking．
Millvina Dean never married. For many years after the sinking，she never spoke of it to people around her. But that changed after September 1, 1985 when the wreck(残骸)of the Titanic was discovered. That set off a wave of interest in the ship, especially after the movie Titanic.“They found the wreck and after that, they found me,” she said.
In the last 20 years of her life, she went to the US, Canada and Europe to take part in events related to the sinking. She said all that she knew of what happened during the sinking was learned from her mother.
She moved to the nursing home because of her falling health. In order to pay the living costs there，she began to sell her Titanic souvenirs(纪念品).
Ms Dean had never seen the movie Titanic. She explains the movie would make her think of what had happened to her father, so she didn’t want to see it.Millvina Dean was _______ when the Titanic sank．
| A．nine weeks old |
| B．twelve weeks old |
| C．two years old |
| D．twenty years old |
Why did the Deans take the Titanic ?
| A．They were going on a holiday |
| B．They were going to a party in the US |
| C．We can’t find out the reason from this passage. |
| D．They were going to visit their grandparents in |
The underlined words “set off” mean ______ in the passage．
A. leave B. startC. improve D recordMillvina Dean didn’t say anything about the Titanic until _______.
| A．she was ill. |
| B．she was dying |
| C．the wreck of the Titanic was discovered |
| D．20 years later |
From the passage above, we can’t infer (猜测) that _________.
| A．seven hundred and five people survived in the Titanic sinking |
| B．Millvina Dean’s father died in the sinking |
| C．The wreck of the Titanic was found in 1985 |
| D．Ms Dean wanted to see the film Titanic very much |
Snooker(台球)is a big sport in China．It is said that there are 300 million snooker players in China, so it's not surprised that some of the world's best players come from China．Ding Junhui is one of them．
When Ding Junhui was eight years old, there were not many snooker clubs．His father often played with his friends on a table in the street，and one day Ding Junhui played with one of his father friends and beat him．His father，a shoe salesman，discovered that his son was talented at snooker．He then took Ding Junhui to China's nation snooker training center in Dongguan，Guangdong Province．There．they lived in a room of five square meters．When they ran out of money．Ding's father phoned his wife and told her to sell their house．
After years of hard training，Ding turned professional in 2003 and became China's No．1．In 2005．more than 100 million people watched Ding Junhui win the 2005 World Snooker China Open．Since then, snooker has become more and more popular in China．
“When I was a small boy, snooker was not in the top 10 favorite sports in China，”Ding says．“Table tennis was top, followed by soccer, basketball and badminton．Now，basketball is top，but snooker is surely in the top five．”Ding Junhui’s father usually played snooker ---When Ding Junhui was young．
| A．in a club | B．in the street | C．at home | D．in a training center |
Ding Junhui became the best snooker player in China ．
| A．in 2003 | B．in 2005 | C．when he was 6 | D．when he was 8 |
Ding Junhui and his father lived a_____ life when he was training in Dongguan．
| A．rich | B．colorful | C．hard | D．modern |
According to Ding Junhui’s words，_________ is the top sport in China now．
| A．ping-pong | B．soccer | C．snooker | D．basketball |
The passage mainly tells us ____．
| A．how to be a top player in snooker |
| B．what is the most popular sport in China |
| C．snooker player Ding Junhui's story |
| D．the history of snooker in China |
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The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.How many meanings does the word “day” have?
___________________________________________________________________At the equator(赤道)，are day and night sometimes the same length?
___________________________________________________________________By what of the earth is a place moved from day into night and from night into day over and over？
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