My holiday is coming． Yesterday I asked my friends about the best way to travel in the USA． They said the best way was to go by bus and told me the reasons．
To fly， of course， is the fastest way， but you can't see anything during your stay in the air but the blue sky and white clouds． So it's not very interesting to you． And the cost is very high．
To travel by train is relaxing， because you can walk and buy food and drinks on it． You can also see cities and the countryside through the windows． But sometimes it's crowded on the train． And it's hard to buy train tickets during holidays．
To travel by bus is easy， cheap and convenient， though not so fast as travelling by plane or so comfortable as by train． You can find buses almost in every city， big or small． That makes travel easy．
I took their advice． So I decided to take a bus to the south coast for an interesting trip．
（1）How many ways to travel are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
D． Five．
（2）To travel by train is relaxing because ．
A． you can buy food and drinks on it
B． you can walk everywhere on it
C． You can buy tickets easily
D． you can talk loudly on it
（3）At last the writer decided to travel to the USA for the interesting trip．
A． by air
B． by train
C． by bus
D． by ship
（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A． You can't see anything during your stay in the air．
B． The fastest way to travel is by plane．
C． You can enjoy beautiful sights（风景）through the windows by train．
D． Travelling by bus is not so comfortable as by train．
How often do you help others？Here is a story of Luke Cameron．He's an American．He was born in 1988．He had a good friend called Jack，it was unlucky that Jack died from cancer（癌症）one year ago．After that Luke began to do at least a good time for people every day．
He helped old men cross the streets，bought gifts for some kids on their birthdays and gave out the food to the poor people．He also bought meals for several people at McDonald's，and even paid for a stranger's petrol（汽油）．He said he spent about﹩4，700dollars on good things last year．"In these days，we usually think about ourselves and forget to think about others，in fact，we are too selfish．We should help others and it can make our world much more beautiful and warmer．Nothing is better for me than to help others．"Luck said to the reporters happily．
Luke starts a website called The Good Deed Diary．com，he writes down every good thing he does on the website．Luck now has over 12，000 followers on his Facebook page．They all want to help others like Luke．
51．When did Luck start doing a good thing for people every day？
A．Before Jack died．
B．After Jack died．
C．Before he knew Jack．
D．When he knew Jack．
52．How much did he spend on good things last year？
A．﹩1988
B．﹩4700
C．﹩12000
D．﹩4500
53．What does the underlined word "selfish" means？
A．Think more about others．
B．Think less about oneself．
C．Think more about oneself．
D．Care more about others．
54．Which of the following is NOT true？
A．Some children often receive Luke's gifts on their birthdays．
B．Luke is a warm﹣hearted man who does lots of good things．
C．There are so many followers on Luke's Facebook page．
D．Luke has helped people a lot because he wants to learn from Jack．
The early 1500s were an exciting time of exploration （探险）and discovery．During this time，a young nobleman named Ferdinand Magellan became excited over the idea of exploring new lands．Magellan told King Charles Ⅰ of Spain his plan to look for the Spice Islands （51） ．
On September 21，1519，Magellan and 240 men sailed（航行）from Spain in five ships：Concepcion，San Antonio，Santiago，Trinidad，and Victoria （52） ．He sailed along the coast of South America looking for a place to sail through to the other side of the land．He found a passage（通道）near the tip of South America．This passage led from the Atlantic Ocean（大西洋）to another ocean．Today this passage is called the Strait of Magellan．Magellan named this other ocean the Pacific Ocean，because the waters were so calm．
（53） ，he had only three ships left．The San Antonio has recently sailed back to Spain．The Santiago had been wrecked in a storm．
Magellan expected to find the Spice Islands soon after entering the Pacific Ocean．But the three ships sailed west day after day．Many sailors died of hunger or disease．Finally，they reached the Philippine Islands．（54） ．
（55） ，he is known as the first person to sail around the world．It was his voyage that first proved （证明） that the Earth is round．
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A．It was here that Magellan was killed in 1521 B．By the time Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean C．The king agreed to give Magellan ships and supplies D．Although Magellan did not live to complete the voyage E．Magellan sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America |
It was a beautiful Saturday morning，a perfect morning for playing or swimming．However，Tom had to finish the work．Aunt Polly gave him．As Tom started to paint Aunt Polly's very long fence，along came Ben Rogers with a juicy apple in his hand．
Tom was silent．He focused on his painting like an artist．
"Looks like a lot of work，Tom．"
Tom turned suddenly．"Oh，it's you，Ben! I didn't notice．"
"I'm going swimming．Don't you wish you could come instead of doing work？"
"What do you call work？"asked Tom．
"Isn't that work？"
Tom kept painting and answered carelessly，"Well，maybe it is，and may be it isn't．All I know is it isn't work for me．"
"Oh come on．You can't mean you like it？"
Tom continued painting．"Like it？Well，I don't see why not．Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence every day？"
That put the thing in a new light．Ben stopped eating his apple．Tom swept his brush carefully back and forth，added a touch of paint here and there，and stopped to take a look at it all．Ben watched every move and became more and more interested until he finally said，"Tom，why don't you let me paint a little？"
Tom considered Ben's offer．"Well，no，I can't let you，Ben．You see，Aunt Polly's very proud of this fence．I think there isn't one boy in a thousand，maybe two thousand，that can do it the way it's got to be done．"
"Oh come on．Let me try．I'd let you，if I were painting，Tom．"
"Ben，I'd like to，honestly，but Aunt Polly，well…"
"I'll be careful．Just let me try．I'll give you some of my apple．"
"Well，no，Ben．I'm afraid…"
"I'll give you all of it!"
Tom slowly gave Ben the paintbrush．Ben took the brush eagerly and started to paint．On his face was a look of regret but in his heart，he was satisfied．
47．Why did Tom focus on his painting like an artist？
A．He was strict in his work
B．He enjoyed the work very much
C．He had to finish the work by himself
D．He tried to make the work quite interesting
48．What did Tom's words mean in the underlined part？
A．Tom didn't want Ben to do the work
B．Nobody but Tom could do the work well
C．Any boy would be very proud to do the work
D．Aunt Polly didn't want her fence to be painted badly
49．Which of the following is True？
A．Ben was Tom's best friend
B．Tom felt sorry for fooling Ben
C．Aunt Polly regarded Tom as her own son
D．Ben thought Tom was doing hard work at first
50．What do you think of Tom？
A．Smart B．Lazy C．Honest D．Hard﹣working．
UNICEF is the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund．
It raises money and helps millions of young people around the world．
There are four main UNICEF projects at the moment：
Under Fives．Every year，ten million young children die．We can stop this．We can give children a better start in life﹣healthy food，a good home and a good school．
Child Workers．Many children do not go to school﹣they work in factories．They often work twelve or fourteen hours a day．And about 300，000children in the world are soldiers（士兵）﹣﹣﹣some are only eight years old! This is wrong and we want to stop it．
Girls' Education．More boys than girls in the world go to school．Some girls do not learn to read or write and later in life they don't get good jobs．Education is good for both boys and girls．We want more girls in schools
Medicine．Every year more than two million children die diseases because they do not have enough medicine．Medicine is not expensive．We give medicine to 40% of the world's children，mainly in Africa and Asia．
Buy UNICEF products﹣cards，T﹣shirts，teddy bears．Is there a UNICEF group in your area？Join
your local group! Raise some money with your friend and give it to UNICEF.17projectsachildfromchildren'sdiseases.40buys clothes for ten.150buyscleanwaterfor250people.500brings vitamins for 16，000children．
44．Which project is mainly for young children？
A．Medicine B．Under Fives
C．Child Workers D．Girls' Education
45．If you want to buy clean water for 500people，how much will you pay？
A.300B.500 C.2，000D.8，500
46．Which of the following is True？
A．UNICEF is an American toy company
B．About 300，000children under 8are soldiers
C．More girls than boys go to school in the world．
D.40% of the world's children get medicine from UNICEF．
A
Kitty and Daniel want all their classmates to go for a day out with Betty before she goes back to the USA．They are planning their trip now．Take a look at their plan．
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Time Place Activity 7：30a．m．Sunshine Underground Station Meet everyone by underground 8：30a．m﹣9：00a．m．Tian'anmen Square See the biggest city square on foot in the world． 9：30a．m．﹣﹣﹣12：30p．m．The Palace Museum visit the museum on foot 1：30p．m．﹣4：30p．m．Beihai Park Visit the garden and row by bus boats 4：45p．m﹣﹣﹣6：30p．m．Wangfujing Street Go shopping by underground Sunshine Town |
41．When are Kitty and her classmates going to visit Tian'anmen Square？
A．At 7：30a．m．B．At 8：30a．m．
C．At 1：30p．m．D．At 4：45p．m．
42．How long will they stay in Beihai Park？
A．Half an hour．B．One hour．
C．Two and a half hours．D．Three hours．
43．How are they going to Sunshine Town？
A．By bus B．On foot
C．By car D．By underground．