It seems that food deliverymen（送货员） are always in a hurry． They wear blue， red or yellow helmets and many of them don't follow traffic rules． （1） They use mobile phones while driving．
These rude behaviors have caught the public's attention． In the first half of 2017， food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai， according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau． That means every two and a half days， a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road．
（2） The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the anxious customers may be the answer． Many companies will fine（罚款） a deliveryman up to 2，000 yuan， if he fails to deliver an order on time， reported China Daily． （3）
To solve the problem， food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive systems， noted CRI Online． （4） Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety． Now in Shenzhen， if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice， then he will be banned（禁止） from driving food service delivery vehicles for a whole year．
A． Some cities are also taking action．
B． What are the strict rules used for？
C． What makes deliverymen take such risks？
D． Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers．
E． They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights．
Many years ago，a French naturalist，Comte de Buffon，wrote some books about natural history．The books were a great success even though some critics（批评家）did not like them．
Thomas Jefferson did not like what Comte de Buffon had said about the natural wonders（奇观）of the New World．It seemed to Jefferson that Comte de Buffon had spoken of natural wonders in America as if（好像）they were unimportant．
This troubled Thomas Jefferson．He was also a naturalist，as well as a farmer，an inventor，a historian，a writer and a politician（政治家）．He had seen the natural wonders of Europe．To him，they were no more important than those of the New World．
In 1788，Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state，Virginia．While writing，he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Comte de Buffon．At that moment，Jefferson created a new word﹣belittle．He said，"Comte de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic（大西洋）．"
Noah Webster，the American word expert，liked this word．He put it in the English language dictionary in 1806，"Belittle﹣to make small，unimportant．"
Americans had already accepted Jefferson's word and started to use it．In 1797，the Independent Chronicle（独立纪事报）used the word to describe a politician the paper supported．"It is an honorable man，"the paper wrote，"so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please．"
In 1872，a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word．He said，"Belittle shouldn't become English．And more critical writers of America，like those of Britain，feel no need of it．"
This expert failed to kill the word．Today，belittle is used where the English language is spoken．
53．Thomas Jefferson was NOT a ．
A．naturalist B．historian C．politician D．musician
54．We can infer（推断）that Jefferson created the word"belittle"out of his ．
A．anger B．excitement C．kindness D．responsibility
55．What can we know about the word"belittle"from the passage？
A．It has already disappeared from the English language．
B．It had been used before it was put in the English language dictionary．
C．It is used to describe natural wonders now．
D．An American politician decided to kill this word in 1872．
56．What's the passage mainly about？
A．How the word"belittle"came into being．
B．The argument about natural wonders．
C．Every word has a long history behind．
D．Noah Webster supported Jefferson's idea．
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B．The new magazine for teenagers is on sale every week．
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Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings by famous artists like Picasso，Van Gogh and Monet．
Later，the son left to join the army．After a few weeks，the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital．The old man became very lonely and sad．
One day，a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting﹣it was a portrait（肖像）of his son．The painting of his son became the old man's most valuable item．He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received．The following spring，the old man died．
All of the old man's paintings would be sold at an auction（拍卖会）．The auction began with the painting of the old man's son．
"Who will open the price at ＄100？"the auctioneer asked．Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands．Someone said，"Who cares about that painting？Let's get on to the good ones．"More voices followed in agreement．"No，we must sell this one first，"replied the auctioneer．"Now，who will take the portrait of the son？"
Finally，a good friend of the old man spoke，"Ten dollars!""Will anyone go higher？"called the auctioneer．After more silence he said："Going once…going twice…Sold!"The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over．"According to the father's will，whoever takes the son's portrait gets the whole collection．"The auctioneer said．
Because of the father's love，whoever took the son got it all．
46．How did the old man's son die？
A．He died of a serious heart disease．
B．He died while taking another soldier to a hospital．
C．A car hit him when he went home．
D．He was killed by a doctor．
47．What was the first painting to be sold at the auction？
A．The paintings by famous artists．
B．The gift given by the old man's neighbors．
C．The portrait of the old man's son．
D．The most expensive collection of the old man．
48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．At the beginning of the auction，everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son．
B．The painting of the old man's son was as popular as the other paintings．
C．The old man's will was to give away the whole collection to charity．
D．The old man's good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars．
49．What's the best title of the passage？
A．Love is Sharing． B．An Expensive Painting
C．A Hot Auction D．Caring About the Person You Love．
Sophie Chen is a 14﹣year﹣old girl from Taiwan． When she was 6years old， she did something amazing．
She finished a 2，100﹣kilometer bike journey from Xi'an， the capital city of Shanxi， to Turpan， a city in Xinjiang， with her parents． It took them two and a half months． Sophie became the youngest child in the world to have biked along the Silk Road． Chinese novel Journey to the West inspired her to do so．
That is not all． Sophie wrote a book about the long journey with her father Jack Chen， a professional outdoor explorer． On April 26， the book's English version （版本） Biking the Silk Road： 6﹣year﹣old Sophie's Fantasy Tour came out in Beijing．
Now Sophie studies at Ta Hwa High School． She sees the journey as a special experience in her life． She became more hardworking and learned history and geography better because of it．
On the way， she met many friendly local people and saw amazing things． She even picked grapes! "The grapes in Xinjiang were so big and sweet． I have never seen grapes like them in Taiwan，" she said．
Still， it was not easy． "The biggest challenge was the bad weather and road conditions，" she said． She wrote in the book， "It was terribly hot in the Gobi Desert． I almost got sunstroke and could never have enough to drink．"
Sophie has biked in other countries， such as the United States and Turkey． This summer holiday， she plans to ride a bike from Greece to Portugal in Europe．
81． How long is Sophie's bike journey？
82． What was the biggest challenge on Sophie's journey？
83． The underlined word "sunstroke" probably means " " in Chinese．
84． Try to put the underlined sentence into Chinese．
85． Give a proper title to the passage．
Thinking is something you choose to do， just as a fish choose to live in water． To be human is to be always thinking． But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it． Thinking about thinking is the key to critical thinking． When you think critically， you take control of your own ideas， or you might be controlled by others' ideas． Indeed， critical thinking is at the heart of education．
The word "critical" here has a special meaning． It doesn't mean taking one opinion against another， as when someone criticizes （批评） another person for doing something wrong． The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond （超出） what you easily see ﹣ beyond the pictures on TV or reports in newspapers．
What are critical thinkers like？ If you want to know about life and hope to dig deeper into it， you are a critical thinker． If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas， characters， and facts， you are a critical thinker．
Critical thinking is a deep and careful thinking． It takes time， and doesn't go with the fast speed in today's world． If you are among people who believe speed is a measure of intelligence （智力测量）， you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein． The first time Hoffman， a well﹣known scientist， talked with Einstein about his work， he was too nervous to speak． But Einstein got him relaxed right away by saying， "Please go slowly． I don't understand things quickly．"
56． According to the passage， if we don't think critically， ．
A． it will be hard for us to think fast
B． we will make mistakes easily
C． we might be fooled by other people
D． we might be controlled by others' ideas
57． What's the main idea of Paragraph 2？
A． Don't believe in others．
B． Criticizing others is wrong．
C． What the word "critical" means．
D． The word "critical" is quite special．
58． If you are a critical thinker， you will ．
A． think deeply about different ideas
B． believe the reports in newspapers
C． take one opinion against another
D． criticize other people for their mistakes
59． The story of Einstein mentioned in the passage shows ．
A． Einstein thinks quickly
B． Hoffman thinks slowly
C． speed can improve intelligence
D． intelligence is not decided by speed
60． What can be the best title of the passage？
A． Critical Thinkers
B． Critical Thinking
C． Thinking Naturally
D． Thinking Fast