My family had a great summer in France． We have seen so many new things and met so many wonderful people． The French are very friendly． They have helped us get used to living here and have made us feel welcome． There are so many things to share with all of you．
The best parts of the summer was getting to see the Tour de France． It is the most famous bicycle race in the world． It's held every July． The riders travel more than two thousand miles over about a month！We got a quick look at the riders as they passed by! After the race，our family rented bikes，and we rode along part of the route that the riders used．
A few of you asked whether the French really eat snails（蜗牛）． The answer is yes． We went out to dinner a few weeks ago，and our parents ordered them． We each tried one and it didn't taste too bad． The snails are served with lots of melted butter． They feel a little rubbery when you eat them，but they don't actually have much taste． My favorite food here is the French pastries（酥饼）． My sister loves the fresh bread from the bakery down the street．
We went to visit the Eiffel Tower a few weeks ago． We went all the way to the top． It was a sunny day，so we could see for miles and miles into the distance． Dad doesn't like heights，so he stayed at the bottom of the tower and took pictures from the ground．
Those are our favorite highlights of our time in France so far．
（1）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？
A． Seeing the Tour de France．
B． Try snails．
C． Making French pastries．
D． Visiting the Eiffel Tower．
（2）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The writer took part in a bicycle race．
B． All the family got to the top of the Eiffel Tower．
C． Tour de France is held in June in France every year．
D． The writer didn't think that the snails tasted too bad．
（3）What's the best title of the passage？
A． Friendly Frenchmen
B． A Wonderful Experience
C． Delicious French Food
D． A Famous Bicycle Race
On a snowy day， Xia Qihang fell down on his way home． He fell so hard that his trousers broke． However， when he arrived home， his parents only complained （抱怨 ） that he wasn't being careful and said nothing to comfort （安慰） him．
This 15﹣year﹣old boy from Zhuhe Junior High School， Heilongjiang， is not the only one． Over half of boy middle school students hope to get more support from their parents， according to the latest survey by the National Institute of Education Sciences． It says that only 2out of every 10parents give boys enough support．
The survey also shows that boys like to deal with problems in their own ways instead of asking for help from parents． Most students agree with this． Luo Te， 12， at Shenzhen Xinan Middle School， Guangdong， prefers to talk to his friends or listen to music． "I'm afraid that my parents won't understand me，" he said．
Actually， there still seems to be a gap （代沟 ） between parents and boys． When they communicate with each other， they talk mostly about school， according to the survey． Teng Jiajun， 15， at the Sports School of Beijing， No． 80High School， is a typical example． He tried to share his interest in pop group TFBoys， but his parents didn't understand． "We live in two worlds，" he said．
But some boys don't agree with the results at all． They get along very well with their parents． Zheng Quanhang， 15， Xia's classmate， talks about everything with his parents， anything from travel to future plans． When he gets into trouble， he tells his parents honestly． ＜cWe are like good friends． They don't encourage me every day． But a simple word makes me happy． For me， that's
enough，" he said．
56． The purpose of paragraph one is to ．
| A． |
tell us a sad story about a poor boy |
| B． |
introduce the topic of the passage |
| C． |
show the writer's pity to the boy |
| D． |
encourage parents to care about boys more |
57． When Luo Te meets problems， he will ．
| A． |
ask for help from his parents |
| B． |
ask for help from his teachers |
| C． |
ask for help from his classmates |
| D． |
ask for help from his friends |
58． Why does Teng Jiajun say "We live in two worlds． " ？
| A． |
His parents live far away from him． |
| B． |
His parents are too busy to stay withhim． |
| C． |
His parents may not understand him． |
| D． |
His parents don't care about his school． |
59．Zheng Quanhang is an example who ．
| A． |
has a good relationship with his parents |
| B． |
seldom talks about his study with his parents |
| C． |
will never meet difficulties in his life |
| D． |
can get encouragement from his parents every day |
60．According to the survey， which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？
| A． |
Most of boy middle school students are thirsty for more support from their parents． |
| B． |
Over half of boys can get along with their parents very well． |
| C． |
Most boys like to deal with problems in their own ways． |
| D． |
When boys communicate with their parents， they mainly talk about study． |
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One day Fred's aunt sent him a new spade （铲子），a tool for digging in the ground， and a small box of seeds （种子）．As soon as he got them， he went out to his own bit of ground at the back of the house to plant the seeds．
His sister Jane went with him． As he dug， she stood near him and talked to him． She held the box of the seeds in her hand． As Jane spoke， she let the box of seeds fall on the ground． The lid （ 盖子） of the box came off and all the seeds fell out．
Poor Jane was a good， kind girl． She was upset about what she had done and told Fred that she was very sorry． But Fred would not speak to her．
"O Fred!" she said， "Why don't you speak to me？" Fred replied， "I wanted to wait till I could count to ten．"
"Count to ten!" said Jane， "What do you mean？ Why did you want to count to ten？"
"Oh，" said Fred， "Aunt once told me to count to ten before I spoke， if ever I felt angry． I know that I am often angry with you， and I want to do the right thing this time．"
"O Fred， how good you are! It was very careless of me to let the box of seeds fall but I have picked them all up again． Here they are．"
The seeds were put into the ground， and day by day， Fred and Jane came to watch them grow． At last， a lot of small green leaves appeared above the ground． They soon grew larger and had pretty flowers， making the children very happy．
Before you speak too fast and in anger， count to ten， and if you are still angry， count again．
51．Fred decided to plant the seeds at the front of the house．
52．Jane let the box of seeds fall on the ground by accident．
53．Jane was sorry for her mistake but refused to pick all the seeds up．
54．Fred used to be angry with Jane easily．
55．In the writer's opinion， counting to ten can help us avoid getting angry easily．
（61） Friends are important in our life，because no one wants to be lonely．However，some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely．（62） According to a new study from Chicago University，the reason is that this kind of people have brains（脑）different from common people．And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers．
Does that mean they have no way to become happy again？（63） Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness．They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness．
（64） "It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online．That's because most people don't show their true selves there，"said Dr． Cacioppo．one of this study's scientists．Another step is to get an action plan．As"actions speak louder than words"，people need to be active to communicate with others．They also need to meet people with the same interests．Also，they should try to expect the best from each activity．（65） Who knows what good things are waiting for us？
根据短文内容．从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．
A．People who feel lonely
B．The first step is to accept social invitations if you don't want to go．
C．After all，"tomorrow is another day"．
D．What's the reason behind that？
E．Why don't we like them？
F．New ways to deal with loneliness
G No．don't worry．
Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history．Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort （城堡）Delaware Museum in New York．"This year．I spun wool （纺毛线） on a spinning wheel．Last year，I was a candle maker．My first year，I cared for the garden and looked after the animals．All the jobs I've had at the fort have been really fun．"
Fort Delaware is a living﹣history museum that shows how life was in frontier （边远地区） America in the mid﹣1700s．"Reading about history can't compare to experiencing it for yourself"，says Alice．
The experience begins as soon as visitors enter the fort．The smell of wood smoke fills the air．Women in petticoats （long skirts） and men in knee breeches （knee﹣length shorts） are busy with their chores．The guides show visitors how the settlers （移民） would have carried out everyday work．"Kids are surprised when I tell them that one of their jobs would have been to make candles，says another guide，16﹣year﹣old Jane．"They don't realize the kids back then had to work hard．"She also shows visitors how to play with toys and games．
They are playing historical parts，so the guides can't wear shorts or T﹣shirts when the weather is hot．But the clothes of the past can easily change modern kids into people from the 18th century，"The clothes felt strange at first，but it does make it easier to get into characters．"says Jane．
Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more．Alice agrees，"The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day．We are so lucky with everything we have now．Life wasn't always this easy．"
根据短文内容选择最佳答案．
56．Fort Delaware in New York is a museum．
| A． |
living﹣history |
| B． |
toy |
| C． |
candle |
| D． |
clothing |
57．Alice has been to the Fort Delaware Museum at least •
| A． |
once |
| B． |
twice |
| C． |
three times |
| D． |
four times |
58．Which of the following is TURE about the life in frontier America in the mid﹣1700s？
| A． |
People couldn't make fire． |
| B． |
Kids played with toys and games all day long； |
| C． |
People could use a spinning wheel． |
| D． |
Kids didn't feed the animals． |
59．Why do modern kids have to wear the strange clothing while playing historical parts？
| A． |
Because wearing the strange clothing makes kids fun． |
| B． |
Because it is easier for kids to get into characters |
| C． |
Because kids like wearing the strange clothing． |
| D． |
Because the weather is hot． |
60．The main idea of this passage is that ．
| A． |
all the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun． |
| B． |
how hard life was and how much work there was in the past． |
| C． |
reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself |
| D． |
we are so lucky with everything we have now，and then we must appreciate them． |
Thang﹣ga（唐卡） is a special kind of painting，It was found only in Tibet．China It started from the dynasty （唐朝）．Thang﹣ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives．In recent years，Thang﹣ga paintings have caught the public's attention．At the same time，the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art．
The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings look wonderful and special Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists，the paints （颜料）used in Thang﹣ga paintings are different from other paints．They were made from minerals like gold and silver，as well as some plants．The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last （持续）for hundreds of years
However，with the development of technology，people now use cheaper and easily﹣made chemicals to make Thang﹣ga paints．The traditional paints used in Thang﹣ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways．Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them．So the skills needed to make them were almost lost．The traditional Thang﹣ga paintings are difficult to find now．
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）
（1）Thang﹣ga is a special and unusual kind of art．
（2）Thang﹣ga was found only in Tibet in the Tang dynasty．
（3）The special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists make Thang﹣ga paints different from other paints．
（4）The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings can last for hundreds of years with modern technology．
（5）The skills of artists have been already lost，so it is difficult to find the traditional Thang﹣ga paintings． ．