In 2017， when the high speed train，Fuxing， left Beijing for shanghai at a speed of 350 km/h， it amazed the world． It is China's newest high﹣speed train and also the fastest train in the world．
There were 2,959 high﹣speed trains running across China by 2016． They make up 60 percent of the world's total high﹣ speed trains． Chinese companies have also built more than 10 high﹣speed railways in Europe， Southeast Asia and South America． And the high speed trains has become a new name card for China．
Besides the high﹣speed trains， many other innovations（创新）have also changed people's lives in China．
For example， though bike sharing is not new itself ， China has made it much more convenient and popular． When the Chinese bike sharing companies reached Singapore and Britain months ago， users there excited and couldn't wait to post photos of themselves riding the bikes on social media（媒体）．
Cashless payment has become a lifestyle choice in China． It is common that people in China go shopping with no cash（现金）in pockets． Many people just pay with their bile phones by scanning a quick respond code（QR， 二维码）from the seller． Even a person selling vegetables has a QR code．
Many foreigners have experienced lives without carrying any cash in China． They say they can't do it when they are back home in Europe．
China is now in a great time． It has made great achievements in innovation They are true pictures of national strength． It seems that China is really leading in some ways． And Chinese people have every reason to believe in an even brighter future．
（1）How many examples are mentioned to show China's achievement in innovation according to the passage？
A． One
B． Two
C． Three
D． Four
（2）The underlined word "it" means ．
A． living in China
B． buying things without carrying any cash
C． having QR codes
D． making enough money by working hard
（3）The best title for the passage might be ．
A． China loads in innovation
B． Science develops very quickly
C． China faces many chances
D． Science catches the world's attention
Once a king got two nice falcons（猎鹰） from his son． He had never seen such beautiful falcons
before． He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly．
After several months， the king came to see how the training was going on． He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky， while the other one was staying on the branch（树枝） of a tree quietly without moving．
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make it fly． But none of them succeeded． One day， while the king was taking a walk in the forest， an idea came to his mind． He decided to find someone who knew the natural environment well to solve the problem． Then he sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once．
The next morning， the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely． "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king． "How could you make it happen？"
The farmer replied， "It's very easy． I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested．" It is always the same to humans． We all have "two flying wings in our hearts as well， but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we feel safe and comfortable． We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks．
（1）Where did the king get the falcons？
（2）Why did the king ask the farmer to train the falcon？
（3）What did the farmer do to make the falcon fly？
（4）What do you think of the farmer？
（5）To reach high， can we stay where we feel safe and comfortable？
Nowadays， phone calls and messages help us communicate with others more often． It means that we seldom write letters now． But a TV show． Letters alive， is bringing back this old habit．
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses but there are no funny jokes or different competitions． Instead， only one person walks up to a microphone and reads a letter． The letters were written by people from different times in history． For example， in one episode（集）， they read a letter written by the famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941． The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future．
"Every letter opens another world for us， " said Guan Zhangwen， the director of the TV show． "It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers"． Since its first episode on December 5， 2016， Letters Alive has been widely praised． Many audiences（观众）say that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows．
Besides Letters Alive， some other cultural TV shows have also attracted（吸引）Chinese audiences． They include the Chinese Poetry Conference， a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers， a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote． It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest．
（1）Letters Alive， a TV show， invites famous people to ．
A． read and share letters
B． tell audiences jokes
C． enter different competitions
（2）How many TV shows are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two
B． Three
C． Four
（3）Chinese audiences the TV shows mentioned in the passage．
A． highly praise
B． don't mind
C． show no interest in
（4）This article is probably taken from the section of in a newspaper．
A． Sports News
B． Culture and Entertainment
C． Education and Science
（5）According to the passage， which of the following is RIGHT？
A． Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences．
B． Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles．
C． We can experience the real lives and feeling of the writers by reading letters．
You have been working hard to learn English． Do you know foreigners are trying to learn Chinese？ According to a survey， one in four American young men would like to learn it． There will be over 150，000，000 people learning Chinese around the world in the early 2019．
"Because of China's fast development， Chinese has become more useful． More and more people begin to learn it． "said Scott McGinnis， a Washington language expert．
For example， in 2010， only 30 schools in America had Chinese lessons． This year， more than 300 schools there have Chinese lessons during school days． Last year， China gave 3，000 textbooks to a school in America because they had done a good job．
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular， it is one of the most difficult languages to learn． Usually， an English speaker takes about 1， 320 hours to become good at Chinese． He needs only 480 hours for French， Spanish or Italian．
（1）According to the passage， more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese ．
A． because they have more free time
B． because Chinese is easy to learn
C． because China is fast developing
（2） schools in America give students Chinese lessons， in 2018．
A． Over three thousand
B． About three hundred
C． Only thirty
（3）The students at the schools in America take Chinese lessons ．
A． on school days
B． after school
C． at weekends
（4）Last year， China gave 3，000 textbooks to a school in America because ．
A． they wanted to build a library
B． they had done a good job
C． they had given Chinese students many English books
（5）From the passage we know that ．
A． English speakers like to learn French， Spanish and Italian more than Chinese
B． Chinese is more difficult to learn than French， Spanish and Italian
C． Chinese is easier to learn than French， Spanish and Italian
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Indoor Water Park |
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Opening time |
◆9： 00 a．m．﹣﹣6：00 p．m． from Monday to Friday ◆8： 00 a．m．﹣ 10： 00 p．m． from Saturday to Sunday |
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Ticket price |
◆Adults： 150 yuan/person： 130 yuan/member ◆Children： above 1.2 meters， 75 yuan/person； 60 yuan/member under 1.2 meters． free |
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Should not take |
food， pets， knives， rings |
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Things to remember |
◆Children under 1． 4 meters and old people above 60 should stay with other adults ◆You should follow the rules in the water park． ◆If you have some health problems and aren't suitable for water activities， you'd better not come in |
（1）How long is the water park open on Tuesday？
A． For seven hours
B． For eight hours
C． For nine hours
（2）An adult member and a child member（above 1.2 meters）should pay for the tickets．
A． 190 yuan
B． 205 yuan
C． 225 yuan
（3）What can visitors probably take to the Indoor Water Park？
A． Rings
B． Food
C． Mobile phones
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A school in Hunan has changed its playground into a garden full of fruit and vegetables， so that its students can grow and eat their own food． So far the fruit and vegetables have been used in school meals． |
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A great coin collection is going on show in Guangzhou in July， 2018． The exhibition has more than 1，000 kinds of coins． It is said to have taken 10 years to collect． It will have a world tour in March， 2019． |
（1）The playground in a school in Hunan has been changed into ．
A． a new school
B． a flower garden
C． a fruit and vegetable garden
（2）A coin collection exhibition will be ．
A． in July， 2018
B． in March． 2019
C． in July． 2028
