In ancient times， there was a king who loved flowers， His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids（兰花） and other flowers． As the king grew older， he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne（王位）．So he had to find someone to rule the country．
The other day， the king had an idea． He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every citizen a single orchid seed（种子）．He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne．
Everyone in the country then got their own seed． One young man named David was especially excited about the news， because he had experience in growing flowers himself．
David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight． He watched it carefully every day． But as hard as he tried， his flower simply would not grow．
Finally， it was time for everyone to give their flowers to the king． David took his empty pot to the palace． "Your Majesty（尊敬的陛下），I am sorry to say that I could not grow an orchid， but I hope you can see that I tried my best，" he said．
The king was moved by David's honesty． Although he did not choose David as the new king，he gave David a job as a royal court judge（法官）．He believed that David's honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice（公正） in the country．
（1）According to the king's order， who could be the next king？
A． The man who was the smartest．
B． The man who was the most honest．
C． The man who could plant the best seed．
D． The man who could grow the most beautiful orchid．
（2）What do we know about David？
A． He told a joke to the king．
B． He failed to grow the king's orchid．
C． He was good at growing orchids．
D．He was chosen to be the next king．
（3）What does the underlined word"it" refers to in Paragraph 4？
A． The pot．
B．His flower．
C．The seed．
D．The sunlight．
（4）What can we learn from the story？
A． David was the only winner in the end．
B． It is stupid of the king to choose David as a judge．
C． It is impolite of David to give an empty pot to the palace．
D． The king believed honesty was very important for a judge．
（5）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？
A． Honesty is the Best Policy
B．How to Grow Orchids
C． Flowers are the Best Gifts
D．It's Very Easy to Grow Orchids
A little boy went into a shop，reached for box and pulled it over to the telephone．He climbed onto the box so that he could get the phone．The shop﹣owner watched and listened to the call．
Boy：Lady，can you give me the job of cutting your lawn（草坪）？
Woman：I already have someone to cut my lawn．
Boy：Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now．
Woman：I'm very satisfied with the person who is now cutting my lawn．
Boy：Lady，I'll even sweep your sidewalk，so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in the town．
Woman：No，thank you．
With a smile on his face，the little boy put down the phone．The shop﹣owner，who was listening to all this，walked over to the boy，"Son，I like your attitude（态度） and would like to offer you a job．"
"No，thanks，sir．I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"
46．What kind of job was the boy trying to get on the phone？
| A． |
Cutting the lawn． |
| B． |
Selling telephones． |
| C． |
Looking after the shop． |
| D． |
Sweeping the sidewalk． |
47．Why did the shop﹣owner offer the boy a job？
| A． |
He felt pity on him． |
| B． |
He was moved by his attitude． |
| C． |
The boy only asked for half price． |
| D． |
The boy was good at cutting lawns． |
48．Who was the lady the boy called？
| A． |
The boy's boss． |
| B． |
The boy's teacher． |
| C． |
A shop﹣owner． |
| D． |
A lawn cutter． |
49．Why did the boy smile when he put down the phone？
| A． |
He got better pay． |
| B． |
He found a new job． |
| C． |
He was praised for his work． |
| D． |
He was satisfied with his work． |
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The Boy and the Drum
There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．（62） ．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．
On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．（63） ．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．
Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．（64） ．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．
Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．
Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．（65） ．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．
Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．
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A．The boy hadn't at last gotten the drum he had wanted B．The boy gave the man his new coat C．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child． D．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood E．The boy said he wanted a drum |
Peter was a carpenter（木匠）of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening，Peter was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．
My wife said to me，quietly："That's his ninth cup of tea today．"But she said loudly："It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it？"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill．"I said．
Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：
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BILL One dining table June 10，2016 Cost of wood 27.00 Paint （油漆） 5.50 Work，8 hours（2 an hour） 16.00 Total （总计） 58.50 |
When I was looking at the bill，Peter said："It's been a fine day，hasn't it？Quite sunny．"
"Yes，"I said．"I'm glad it is only the 10th of June．"
"Me too．"said Peter，"You wait﹣it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．"
"Yes．Hotter﹣and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Peter？"
Peter looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I gave his bill back to him．
"If it isn't too much trouble，Peter，"I said，"Please add it up again．You can forget the date．"
I paid him 48.50 and he was happy to get it．
58．Why did Peter talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill？
| A． |
Because it was a fine day indeed． |
| B． |
Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully． |
| C． |
Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like． |
59．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June？ _____
| A． |
Because paint would be more expensive． |
| B． |
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive． |
| C． |
Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather． |
| D． |
Because he thought Peter would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table． |
60．The writer thought Peter would ask for if he made a dining table on June 30th．
| A． |
48.50 |
| B． |
78.50 |
| C． |
68.50 |
| D． |
20.00 |
61．Form the story we know that ．
| A． |
Peter tried to get more money for his work |
| B． |
Peter still wanted to get 58.50 for his work in the end |
| C． |
Peter made a mistake in the bill |
| D． |
Peter had written out the bill before the writer got home． |
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it．Mother sat writing letters．Standing by her chair，looking at the ink bottle，pens，and white paper，I decided that the action of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world．
Years later，during her final illness．Mother kept different things for my sister and brother．"But the desk，"she said again，"is for Elizabeth．"
I never saw her angry，and never saw her cry．I knew she loved me； she just did it．But as a young girl，I wanted to have heart﹣to﹣heart talks between mother and daughter．They never happened．And a gulfopened between us．I was"too emotional（易感动的）"．But she lived"on the surface （表面）"．
As years passed，I had my own family．I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive（原谅） me．
My hope turned to disappointment，then little interest and，finally，peace﹣it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it，and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．
But the present of her desk told me，as she'd never been able to，that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work．I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside﹣a photo of my father and a one﹣page letter，folded and refolded many times．It was my letter．
"In any way you chose，Mother，you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．"
54．The writer began to love her mother's desk ．
| A． |
after her mother died |
| B． |
before she became a writer |
| C． |
when she was a child |
| D． |
when her mother gave it to her |
55．The word "gulf"in Paragraph 3 means ．
| A． |
deep understanding between the old and the young |
| B． |
different ideas between mother and daughter |
| C． |
free talks between mother and daughter |
| D． |
part of the sea going far in land |
56．What did the mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness？
| A． |
She had never received the letter． |
| B． |
For years，she often talked about the letter． |
| C． |
She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life． |
| D． |
She read the letter again and again till she died． |
57．What's the best title of the passage？
| A． |
My Mother's Desk |
| B． |
Mother and Children |
| C． |
My letter to Mother |
| D． |
Talks between Mother and Me． |
What will our life be like in 2040？
Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror．Your face is young﹣looking．In 2040，medical science is better than ever．Many people your age could live to be 150，so at 40，you're not old at all．And your parents just had an anti﹣aging nanotechnology（纳米技术）treatment．Now，all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt："Turn red．"It changes from blue to red．In 2040，"smart clothes contain particles（分子）much smaller than the cells（细胞）in your body．The particles can be programmed to change your clothes' color or shape．
You walk into the kitchen．You grab the milk，but a voice says，"You shouldn't drink that!"Your fridge has read the small computer chip（芯片）on the milk's label（商标），and it knows the milk is old．In 2040，every food item in the grocery store has a small chip．
It's time to go to work．In 2040，cars drive themselves．Just tell your"smart car"where to go．On the way，you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve（袖子）．Nano﹣sized"smart technology"is all around you．"Your whole body and surroundings will become part of the same network，"says scientist Ampy Buchholz．
So will all these predictions come true？For new technology to succeed，says futurist Andrew Zolli，"it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already．"The Internet is one example﹣what will be the next？
50．The article is mainly about ．
| A． |
what people will eat and wear in the future |
| B． |
how future technology could affect（影响）everyday life |
| C． |
why medical treatment of the future will improve our lives |
| D． |
which kinds of technology people in the future will enjoy most |
51．The word thatin Paragraph 4 refers to ．
| A． |
the kitchen |
| B． |
the fridge |
| C． |
the milk |
| D． |
the label |
52．Which statement would Ampy Buchholz probably agree with？
| A． |
Nanotechnology will became very common in the future． |
| B． |
Nano﹣sized particles may be dangerous to people's health． |
| C． |
Life will be less interesting because everybody will look the same． |
| D． |
People's bodies may become less strong because of nanotechnology． |
53．Which prediction is NOT mentioned in the article？
| A． |
You'll be able to use your clothes to call a friend． |
| B． |
Clothes will be able to change their shapes． |
| C． |
Cars will be able to drive by themselves． |
| D． |
You'll be able to use your clothes to watch a video． |