Americans like to have different kinds of parties such as birthday parties，surprise parties，tea parties and house﹣warming parties．Pajama （睡衣） parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US．At a pajama party，a group of friends spend the night at a person's house．It is a great way for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time．
To hold a pajama party，the host will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies and playing board games and video games at home．He or she should also prepare some delicious sweets，fruits and fun food like pizza．Guests at a pajama party should bring their own pajamas，toothbrushes，pillows（枕头） and blankets （毯子）．
If a pajama party is mainly for fun，a prom is no doubt a very important thing in most American schools．A prom is a formal （正式 的） dance party that is held at a high school．The party is usually held near the end of the senior year，the last year of high school，so it is often called graduation （毕业）dance．Students should wear formal clothes at the prom．
52．How many kinds of parties are mentioned in the passage？
A．Seven
B．Five
C．Six
53．Where is a pajama party held？
A．At a person's house．
B．At a person's office
C．At a person's high school．
54．From the passage，we know that the underlined word "prom" means ．
A．开学典礼
B．毕业舞会
C．成人礼
55．What's the best title for the passage？
A．History in the US
B．Parties in the US
C．Sports in the US．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them．Many old computers are put away．Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish．
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers．Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品)．Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands．
In some countries, laws have been passed, too．Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products．And 70% of the computer waste must be recycled．The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost．That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级)．
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all．Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem．They collect and repair old computers．Some also teach others how to repair computers．These repaired computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) or people who need them．Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What do many people do with old computers?
| A．They repair them． |
| B．They sell them． |
| C．They send them to others． |
| D．They stop using them． |
How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？
| A．One． |
| B．Two． |
| C．Three． |
| D．Four． |
According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must _____．
| A．recycle most of their products |
| B．collect all their used products |
| C．repair and upgrade old computers |
| D．make more cheaper computers |
What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?
| A．Help the computer companies to collect them． |
| B．Repair and send them to those who need them． |
| C．Help people to learn to use them． |
| D．Turn rubbish into useful things． |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Repairing old computers． |
| B．Encouraging to make cheap computers． |
| C．Recycling old computers． |
| D．Helping those who need computers． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later．If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air．There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded．
The little cars of the future will cost less．Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour．The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way．Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油)．If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future．Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There is much pollution in the air today because _____．
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____．
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Big cars cost more． |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way． |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars． |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones． |
The streets will be less crowded because _____．
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____．
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time．
Park Life
Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so，why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go？To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a．m．next Saturday if you want to join in．
The Air You Breathe
A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees！It is a fact that trees slowly filter（过滤）a lot of pollutants from the air．So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p．m．next Sunday．
War on Graffiti（涂鸦）
Some people think graffiti is cool．Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible．And that is exactly what we are going to do．We are repainting the school walls from 1 p．m．on Saturday．You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes！
根据上面三个倡议的内容，选择正确答案。The main purpose of “Clean & Green Weekend” is to_________．
| A．make our city more beautiful |
| B．offer the chance to have fun |
| C．help students meet old friends |
| D．have a nice weekend |
The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet____．
| A．at 1 p．m．on Saturday |
| B．at 2 p．m．next Sunday |
| C．at 9 a．m．next Saturday |
| D．at 3 a．m．on Sunday |
If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to_________．
| A．draw pictures well |
| B．wear some old clothes |
| C．bring some tools with us |
| D．wear some new clothes |
According to the passage, we know_________．
| A．graffiti can make the buildings look cool |
| B．the person who collects rubbish can get a gift |
| C．we can plant trees to improve the environment |
| D．we can draw pictures on the wall |
We might read the above passage_________．
| A．in a fashion magazine |
| B．on a school notice board |
| C．in a newspaper advertisement |
| D．on a hospital notice board |
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。D
Some people think that singing can lift our spirits ( 情 绪 ), while some other people don’t think so．They don’t like singing and they think singing can never make them happy．I do think singing can make us feel good, and it can lift our spirits．Let me tell you more about that．
Some researchers (研究者) once did some surveys and proved it．The surveys show that singing can bring a lot of health benefits (益处)．If you sing with your friends, the effects may be even better．
John Lennon was once a teacher of Vocal Performance (声乐表演) at Emporia State University．He says, “Singing is an inborn (天生的) need．Babies sing to themselves and they seem so happy．Like babies, when we sing, we feel so good and singing makes us feel even better．I like singing and I am happy every day．”
Music is a part of human nature．And singing is a form of expression that can be understood by everyone．Some people say that music is like a kind of language．The language can show people’s opinions and attitudes(态度) to their life．Some songs can cheer people up when they are in trouble．Some songs can make people happy and excited．That’s why the TV show The Voice of China is so popular with people．According to some surveys, singing can bring __________．
| A．health benefits |
| B．health problems |
| C．happiness and success |
| D．some trouble |
The underlined word “expression” probably means “_________” in Chinese．
| A．运动 |
| B．表情 |
| C．表达 |
| D．放松 |
The TV show The Voice of China is popular because _________．
| A．all the singers are good at singing and dancing |
| B．songs make people happy and excited |
| C．all the singers look nice in cool clothes |
| D．songs are written by the singers themselves |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．All people think singing can lift our spirits． |
| B．Some people don’t like singing and don’t think music can make them happy． |
| C．If you sing in a group, there will be no benefits． |
| D．No babies ever sing to themselves． |
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
C
If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not．The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming．
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty(不确定) in such positive（积极的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing．But uncertainty is really another word for chance．
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do．She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there．She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students．Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school（研究院）．Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted．
She worried．All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses．She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out．After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest and used her consulting experience to get a great job．Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent．
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty．Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen．Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are．Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there．Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty．Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty．From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that_________．
| A．being out of work is a sad thing |
| B．uncertainty is what makes life interesting |
| C．life in a film is more exciting than real life |
| D．chance never appears when we need it |
What troubles Allison after graduation?
| A．She couldn’t find a well-paid job． |
| B．She had no money to start a business． |
| C．She was not sure what to do． |
| D．She didn’t score high enough for graduate school． |
How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?
| A．Uncertain． |
| B．Amazed． |
| C．Sorry． |
| D．Satisfied． |
What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
| A．How to deal with uncertainty． |
| B．What role uncertainty plays in life． |
| C．Why people fear uncertainty． |
| D．Whom to go to when facing uncertainty． |