If you want to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by train， it will take about 16 hours． But starting this month， the new Xi'an﹣Chengdu high﹣speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours．
The 643﹣kilometer line is China's first high﹣speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains， which form a natural boundary（分界线） between China's north and south． With a speed of 250 km per hour， it's also the first mountain﹣heavy train line to provide a 4G network．
Along the way， the train passes through two areas for rare（稀有） wild animals﹣one for pandas and the other for crested ibises（朱鹮）．
To reduce the railway's influence on the animals， workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly， China Daily reported．
In September， there were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains． China now has 1，864 wild pandas in total， according to the Xinhua News Agency．
To avoid disturbing the pandas， the railway was designed to run through tunnels（隧道）within the area． Protective shields（防护屏） are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in．
To avoid hurting the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway， protective nets have been set up along the tracks to make sure the birds will not fly into a train．
The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high． Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice． （A report in December， 2017）
（1）From this month， it will take to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by the high﹣speed train．
A． 16 hours
B． 13 hours
C． 6 hour
D． 3 hours
（2）Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xi'an﹣Chengdu railway？
A． It is China's first high﹣speed railway．
B． It runs through the Qinling Mountains．
C． It is the first mountain﹣heavy train line．
D． It is the first train line with a 4G network．
（3）Why was the railway designed and built to be environmentally friendly？
A． To save money and energy．
B． To avoid harming wild animals．
C． To avoid damaging the mountains．
D． To help the train run through tunnels quietly．
（4）What are experts using to stop animals from going into the tunnels？
A． Entrances．
B． Tracks．
C． Protective shields．
D． Protective nets．
（5）This news about the new railway is reported by ．
A． China Daily
B． the Xinhua News Agency
C． the 4G network
D． CCTV
阅读理解
A
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★Students between 13 and 18 are welcome to the English Summer Camp． 
★It's a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English．
★Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays．
★There are also weekend visits to London Eye，the Big Ben and London Bridge．
★It begins on August 9th and ends on August 26th，with the fees：￥23，000．
★If you are interested，please come to the Children's Palace to register(登记报名)．You can also register by calling Jane Parks at 555-2782．
★Please register before August 3rd．
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阅读理解
B
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy．He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in 2014 instead of 2016．
On October 22，Beijing Municipal Commission of Education announced that，from 2016，the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100．Of the 100 points，the listening scores will increase to 50．Meanwhile，the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150．
“The change won’t affect me．I feel so lucky becauseEnglish is my strongest subject，”said Wang．Why such a change?“It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’pressure，”said Li Yi，a spokesman of the commission．
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English，”said Li．“Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones．”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change．But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams．
For example，Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao．But，“being tested for less points doesn t mean the subject can be taken lightly，”Bai Ping wrote in China Daily．
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language．Wang Jiaming said he understood the change．
“Chinese，not English，is our mother tongue，”he said．“but still，I think English is both interesting and useful．”In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016，the English scores will be cut down to________．
| A．50 |
| B．100 |
| C．120 |
| D．150 |
Wang Jiaming feels lucky because________．
| A．the exam change from 2016 doesn’t affect him |
| B．he doesn’t need to take the important exam |
| C．Chinese is his strongest subject |
| D．he is not good at chemistry |
The sentence“being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly”in the passage means________．
| A．the students can spend less time on English |
| B．it’s harder for the students to get a high score |
| C．English is not as important and useful as before |
| D．studying English is still important for the students |
What is the main purpose of the change?
| A．To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English． |
| B．To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones． |
| C．To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam． |
| D．To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese． |
阅读理解
A
The high school years are a key period．The things we learn during this time really shape our lives．Liu Changming，principal of Beijing No.4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school．Here are ten of them．
1)Read 50 books．But choose them from ten different fields．
2)Help a person．Look for a classmate，an elderly person，in fact anyone who could benefit(获益)from your help．You’ll find you benefit too!
3)Research．Research a particular area，such as science，history or art．
4)Make a foreign friend．Try to befriend someone from a foreign country．It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country．
5)Publish(出版)an article．Whether it appears in a newspaper，your school magazine or in your own blog，an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years．
6)Take up a new sport．Choose one you’ve never played before．If you find you like it．you’ll have a hobby for life．
7)Join a club．Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside your studies．
8)Find a part-time job．Try and do the job for at least a month．
9)Find a person to learn from．Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent．Try to learn all you can from him or her．
10)Learn to cook four Chinese dishes．Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people．According to the passage，by making a foreign friend you can________．
| A．learn about another culture |
| B．practice spoken English |
| C．discuss the international situation |
| D．share your happiness and sadness |
Beside learning a practical skill，another purpose of learning to cook is________．
| A．to help your parents with housework |
| B．to kill time |
| C．to have communication with others |
| D．to make friends |
Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
| A．You should read fifty books of the same field． |
| B．Do a part-time job for less than a month． |
| C．Try to publish an article to make you famous． |
| D．You can benefit a lot by helping others． |
The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to________．
| A．make contributions to society |
| B．achieve greet progress in high school |
| C．love high school life |
| D．finish high school |
We people have homes．Animals have homes，too．
Some animals live under the ground．The woodchuck（土拨鼠）lives in the holes（洞穴）under the ground．His home has two doors．If someone comes in through one door，he will go out through the other door．Some birds live in the holes in the trees．They come out for food during the day and go back to sleep at night．But most birds live iust in the trees．It’s very interesting that turtles（海龟）usually carry their homes on their backs．Bees always work hard to make their homes．Cats，dogs and some other pets live in people’s homes．And we can see many kinds of animals in the zoo，so the zoo is also a big home for animals．The woodchucks live________under the ground．
| A．in the sand |
| B．in the holes |
| C．in the wood（木头） |
| D．in the grass |
The woodchuck’s home usually has________door（s） under the ground．
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．four |
According to the passage，most birds________．
| A．live in the holes in the trees |
| B．come out for food during the day and at night |
| C．live just in the trees |
| D．live under the ground |
The turtles’homes are________．
| A．under the sand |
| B．in the sea |
| C．in the grass |
| D．on their backs |
According to the passage，which is WRONG？
| A．Most animals have their own homes． |
| B．The woodchuck’s home often has two doors． |
| C．Bees usually live in the trees． |
| D．Cats，dogs and other pet animals live in people’s homes． |
阅读理解
B
Junior school students in Harbin，Heilongjiang，had a“long weekend”．They had four days off from Oct．19 to Oct．22．It was not for any festival，but was caused by serious smog．
The smog was caused by high levels of PM 2.5 in the air．
PM 2.5 is small particles(微粒)of pollution in the air with a diameter(直径)of 2.5 micrometers or less．Waste gas from cars and factories is the biggest cause of PM 2.5 pollution．On Oct．17，the World Health Organization named air pollution a cause of cancer．
To better protect children，cities are taking action．
On Oct．21，Harbin Education Bureau decided to close primary and junior high schools for two days．
Beijing started a program on Oct．22 which has a warning system with four levels．The red warning is the highest warning level．It means that the next three days will see serious pollution．
When a red warning is issued(发布)，schools will be closed for a few days．
If there’s pollution that’s not so serious，the Beijing Commission of Education will not ask schools to stop PE classes and outdoor activities．
How will students be informed?
“First，the Commission of Education will inform schools online，”Ye Yan，head of Beijing Shijingshanqu Experimental Primary School．told Beijing Times．“Then teachers will text students’parents．”
Will the days off affect the study plan?
“Missing school days will be made up during the summer or winter vacations，”said Wang Hao，a physical education teacher in Beijing Chaoyang District．
For students in Harbin who had the long weekend，they would go to school on the next two Saturdays．Why did students in Harbin have a long weekend?
| A．Because the weather was extremely cold． |
| B．Because a special festival came． |
| C．Because the winter vacation began． |
| D．Because there happened serious smog． |
Which of the following is TRUE about PM 2.5?
| A．It makes water polluted． |
| B．People can see it with eyes． |
| C．It only comes from factories． |
| D．It can cause serious diseases． |
When a red warning is issued in Beijing，what will happen?
| A．All of the work will be stopped． |
| B．People aren’t allowed to go outside． |
| C．Schools will be closed for a few days． |
| D．Air pollution will be seen in a few weeks． |
What does the underlined word“text”mean in Chinese?
| A．写信 |
| B．发信息 |
| C．写文章 |
| D．发邮件 |
What is the reading mainly about?
| A．What PM 2.5 is made up of． |
| B．How people right against air pollution． |
| C．What influence the smog brings to schools． |
| D．How schools deal with the missing school days． |