The balalaika， also called "Russian guitar"，is a traditional Russian musical instrument．It has a long neck，a wooden triangle shaped body and strings．It is usually used to play Russian music by plucking the strings with fingers or a pick．
Russians like the balalaika．The music played with it can be cheerful，as if the farmers were dancing happily to celebrate their harvest． It can also be energetic，as if the workers were working hard to make their country richer and stronger．If a Russian moves to live or work abroad， he will probably take a balalaika with him． When he feels lonely and sad， he will play it to cheer himself up．
The balalaika was originally played by the poor in Russia． At that time， balalaikas were made by the players themselves． They were rough， simple and cheap with different numbers of strings， from two to even six．Later a Russian musician Vasily Vasil'yevich Andreev（1861 ﹣ 1918）improved the balalaika． He created a whole family of balalaikas of different sizes，all with three strings．The smallest balalaika is called Prima．It is 60﹣70cm long． The biggest， Contrabass， is almost 2 metres high with a leg to sit on the floor． Andreev founded the first balalaika orchestra" in the world， mainly using balalaikas to perform． He gave concerts at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1889， which was a great success．
Today，there are balalaika groups performing around the world．More and more people get to know the balalaika and are attracted by its Russian style music．
（1）The balalaika is a musical instrument ．
A． without strings
B． with a long neck
C． of a round shape
D． with a metal body
（2）The music played with a balalaika is usually ．
A． slow and sad
B． strong and serious
C．soft and modern
D． cheerful and energetic
（3）Andreev is mentioned in Paragraph Three to introduce ．
A． the success of balalaika concerts
B． the history of balalaika orchestras
C． his． talent for playing the balalaika
D． his contributions to the balalaika
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？
A． Balalaika： The "Russian Guitar" for the Poor
B．Russia： The Home of Famous Balalaika Musicians
C．Balalaika： A Traditional Russian Musical Instrument
D． Russia： The International Hand﹣ made Balalaika Factory
It was dark outside the car window that it was hard to see anything．
"Can I have a carrot，Mum？"Riley asked．
"I don't have any carrots，"her mum said．"If I eat one now，it might help me see in the dark．"
Would eating a carrot really help Riley？What is special about carrots？A clueto what makes a carrot special is its color．Carrots are orange because they store beta﹣carotene（β胡萝素）．Beta﹣carotene is a way to talk about vitamin A （维生素A）．Your eyes need vitamin A．It helps them work．
When light hits your eyes，very small parts inside turn the light into messages．The messages go to your brain（脑），and then you know what you're looking at．Your eyes can only turn light into messages when it has a special chemical（化学物质），that's where vitamin A comes in．Your eyes use vitamin A to make the special chemical．Every time your eyes change light into messages，a little bit of the chemical is used up．By the end of the day，you're looked at hundreds of things．That uses up a lot of the chemical．Your eyes need to make more．
What should you eat if you don't like carrots？Don't worry．Other fruits and vegetables have vitamin A，too．The secret is in their color．Most orange or red fruits store some beta﹣carotene，or vitamin A．Sweet potatoes，red peppers，mangoes（芒果） are a few that have the same orange secret．Can you think of any more？
61．Riley wanted a carrot because she thought ．
| A． |
A she liked it |
| B． |
she was thirsty |
| C． |
it could help her see in the dark |
| D． |
it was sweet and delicious |
62．The underlined word"clue"here in Chinese means" "．
| A． |
告知 |
| B． |
线路 |
| C． |
方法 |
| D． |
线索 |
63．How can Vitamin A help your eyes work？
| A． |
A The special chemical can stop your eyes from using up Vitamin A |
| B． |
Vitamin A can stop your eyes from using up the special chemical． |
| C． |
The special chemical is used to make Vitamin A the light is turned into messages with． |
| D． |
Vitamin A is used to make the special chemical the light is urned into messages with． |
64．Which one is NOT true according to the passage？
| A． |
Carrots are orange because they store beta﹣carotene or vitamin A． |
| B． |
Any food which is orange or red must have some Vitamin A． |
| C． |
Most fruits that are orange or red store some beta﹣carotene or Vitamin A． |
| D． |
Sweet potatoes，red peppers，and mangoes have the same orange secret． |
65．The passage mainly tell us that ．
| A． |
we can't see clearly in the dark unless we eat any carrots every ay |
| B． |
we can't see clearly unless we eat any orange or red food everyday |
| C． |
we should eat some food with Vitamin A so that we can see clearly |
| D． |
we should eat some fruit with beta﹣carotene so that we can see in the dark． |
Tu Youyou，an 84﹣year﹣old female（女性）scientist，became the firsr Chinese to win a Nobel Preze in science on Oct 5．Before that，she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artenisnin（Qinghaosu），which saved millons of lives．She was grateful（感激的）for the Lasker prize，but said，"It is just a scientist'duty．I will go on fighting for the health of all humans．"
Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s．In that age，Malaria（疟疾）could took away people's health．Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240000 times t but failed．Tu Youyou，a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Beijing，began to study Chinese herbs．
Before 2011，people didn't know Tu very much．Many friends played jokes with her"the Professor of Three None's"：no degree（学位），no study experience abroad，not a member of any Chinese national colleges．But she is hard﹣working．She read a lot of traditiongal Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease．
In February，2012，Tu was named National Outstanding Females（One of the Ten）Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers．
56．Artemisinin is used to ．
| A． |
make medicine |
| B． |
make food |
| C． |
get award |
| D． |
do the experiment |
57．In the 1960s and 1970s could find ways to stop the Malaria．
| A． |
Scientists in China |
| B． |
only Tu Youyou |
| C． |
Scientists all over the world |
| D． |
no scientist |
58．Tu Youyou became very famous ．
| A． |
in the 1960s |
| B． |
in 1970 |
| C． |
before 2011 |
| D． |
after 2012 |
59．From Tu Youyou's story，we know that she is a woman．
| A． |
friendly |
| B． |
kind |
| C． |
clever |
| D． |
hard﹣working |
60．What can we not learn from the passage？
| A． |
Tu Youyou was the winner of 2011 Lasker Award |
| B． |
Tu Youyou was a professor of much experience abroad |
| C． |
Tu Youyou is the finder of artemisinin |
| D． |
Tu Youyou was one of the ten National Outstanding Females． |
While Mr Wan，his wife and their little daughter were in Europe，they decided to drive three days to Germany．His little daughter had never traveled at night before．She was scared the first night in the car，with the deep darkness outside．
"Where are we going，Daddy？""To your uncle's house in Germany．"
"Have you been to his house before？""No．"
"Do you know the way？"" Kind of，we will read the map．"
"Do you know how to read the map？""Yes，we will get there safely．"
"Where are we going to eat if we get hungry before arriving？""We can stop at a restaurant if we get very hungry．"
"Do you know if there are restaurants on the way？""Yes，there are．"
"Do you know where？""No，but we will be able to find some．"
The same dialogue repeated a few times during the first night and second night．But on the third night，the daughter was quiet．He couldn't help wondering why she was not asking the questions anymore．
"Dear，do you know where we are going？""Germany，to Uncle's house．"
"Do you know how we are getting there？""No．"
"Then why aren't you asking me anymore？""Because Daddy is driving．"
Because Daddy is driving．That answer from his little girl gave Mr．Wan strength（力量） for many years after，whenever he had questions and fears（恐惧） about his life journey．
51．From the passage，we know that the family is now．
| A． |
traveling in Europe |
| B． |
driving in Germany |
| C． |
goinig to Germany |
| D． |
having a nice holiday |
52．The little girl asked so many questions during the first night because ．
| A． |
she was afraid of the deep darkness． |
| B． |
she didn't want to go to Germany． |
| C． |
she didn't believe in his parents． |
| D． |
she was very hungry on road． |
53．What does the underlined phrase"kind of"suggest？
| A． |
Mr．Wan didn't know the way at all． |
| B． |
Mr．Wan could read the map very well． |
| C． |
Mr．Wan was not quite sure about the way． |
| D． |
Mr．Wan was familiar with the way． |
54．Why didn't the girl ask questions on the third night？
| A． |
Because Daddy helps the girl with her problem |
| B． |
Because the girl chooses to believe in her father． |
| C． |
Because the girl knows all of the answers． |
| D． |
Because Daddy answers all of the girl's questions． |
55．What gave Mr．Wan more strength after this trip？
| A． |
His daughter's questions． |
| B． |
His daughter's trust． |
| C． |
His good driving skill． |
| D． |
His strong will about life． |
Every year on my birthday，from the time I was 12，a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．I made calls to the flower﹣shop，but the owner didn't know who the sender was，either．After a while I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful white flower，in soft pink paper．
I never stopped imagining who the giver might be，though．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd asked me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates．Perhaps it was the old man．He lived across the street．I'd sent his mail during the winter．As a girl，though，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．
One month before my high school graduation，my father died．I was so sad that I became competely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，however，would not let me miss any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect，with perhaps a bit of mystery．
I got married at the age of 22．My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．
46．Which is NOT right according to the first paragraph？
| A． |
I received a white gardenia on my 12th birthday． |
| B． |
I never stopped trying to find out the sender's name |
| C． |
I didn't know who sent the gardenia to me |
| D． |
I was happy to receive the beautiful flower． |
47．According to the third paragraph，I was sad because ．
| A． |
my father died before my high school graduation |
| B． |
I wasn't interested in my graduation dance |
| C． |
I didn't have a new dress for my graduation dance |
| D． |
my mother was very sad |
48．My mother wanted her children to be ．
①lovely ②beautiful ③strong ④a little mysterious ⑤perfect
| A． |
①②③④ |
| B． |
①②④⑤ |
| C． |
①③④⑤ |
| D． |
②③④⑤ |
49．I no longer received a white gardenia at the age of ．
| A． |
10 |
| B． |
12 |
| C． |
22 |
| D． |
32 |
50．It was who sent me a gardenia every year on my birthday．
| A． |
my father |
| B． |
my mother |
| C． |
a boy that I had met |
| D． |
the old man who lived across the street． |
Do you know World Book Day？It falls on April 23every year．It was set up by the UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）in 1995to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to show respect for great authors（作家）．
Many countries celebrate World Book Day in the world．On that day，millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrate in China．Li Keqiang，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He often talks about reading．He called on（号召）all the Chinese people do more reading just before World Book Day in 2015and wrote it in the government work report．He said no matterhow busy you are，you should read more，"Books can not change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，"he said．
Reading helps us have more knowledge and become smarter．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreigh language like English．We all know that learning everything in the classroom is difficult．For example，the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading．
Books，magazines，newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world．Therefore，it is necessary for us to read more books every day．
41．World Book Day is ．
| A． |
on April 23every year |
| B． |
on March 12every year |
| C． |
celebrated just in China |
| D． |
a festival for young people |
42．In England，the books in bookstore are usual on World Book Day．
| A． |
more expensive than |
| B． |
cheaper than |
| C． |
as expensive as |
| D． |
as cheap as |
43．The underlined phrase"no matter"means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
没事情 |
| B． |
不麻烦 |
| C． |
无论 |
| D． |
即使 |
44．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways except ．
| A． |
learning English better |
| B． |
knowing more about cultures |
| C． |
improving your health |
| D． |
knowing more about the ourside world |
45．What's the best title for the article？
| A． |
World Book Day in England |
| B． |
Suggestions on Reading |
| C． |
World Book Day in China |
| D． |
World Book Day and the Advantage of Reading． |