Can you imagine walking in， sitting next to a stranger and asking for the latest news or putting a recent novel down next to someone's coffee and asking for their opinion before giving yours？
But more than 300 years ago， this kind of behaviour was encouraged in thousands of coffeehouses all over London． In 1712， the Starbucks site（位置） today was occupied（占据） by Button's coffeehouse Inside， poets， writers and members of the public gathered around long wooden tables drinking， thinking， writing and discussing literature into the night． On the wall， near where the Starbucks community notice board now stands， was the white marble（大理石） head of a lion with wide﹣open mouth． The public was invited to feed it with letters and stories． The best of the lion's digest（文摘） were published in a weekly edition of Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper， named "the roaring of the lion"．
Today， few people know Button's． It's just one of London's forgotten coffeehouses．
London's first coffeehouse was opened by a Greek named Pasque Rosee in 1652． While a servant for a British merchant in Turkey， Rosee developed a taste for the exotic（异国情调的） Turkish drink and decided to import（进口） it to London． People from all walks of life came to his business to meet， greet， drink， think， write， and joke．
（1）Where was the white marble lion head？
A． In the backyard of the Starbucks．
B． On the Button's long wooden tables．
C． In Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper．
D． On the wall of Button's coffeehouse．
（2）How often was "the roaring of the lion" published？
A． Every day
B． Every week．
C． Every month
D． Every year）
（3）What kind of coffee did Pasque Rosee import to London？
A． Turkish coffee．
B． Black coffee．
C． White coffee
D． Sweet coffee．
（4）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A． People could hardly found a coffeehouse in 1712 in London．
B． Starbucks， Button's and Rosee's were famous coffeehouses of London in 1700s．
C． Button's was usually noisy and crowded at night 300 hundred years ago．
D． Only businessmen enjoyed the exotic coffee at Pasque Rosee's．
Mr．Brown is a science teacher．One day he wanted to show something important to his students．
The teacher took a large﹣mouth bottle． ①He asked the class，"Is the bottle full now？"They all replied"Yes!"
The teacher then took some small rocks and put them into the bottle． ②The small rocks went into the spaces between the big rocks．He then asked．"Is it full？"This time some students didn't give an answer，but most replied，"Yes!"
The teacher then started to drop some sand into the bottle．The sand filled up the spaces between the small rocks． ③For the third time，the teacher asked，"Is it full？"Now most students were doubting，but still some replied，"Yes!"
Then the teacher brought out a cup of water into the bottle． ④
"What's the point of this show？"asked the teacher．One bright student answered，"No matter how busy you are，you can always find time to do some more things．
"No，"said the teacher．"The point is that if you don't place the big rocks into the bottle first，you'll never get them in．The big rocks are the important things in your life．If you fill your life with small things﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣as shown by the small rocks，the sand and the water﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣you'll never have the time for the important things"
58．The right place of the sentence"He then placed several large stones in it．"is
| A． |
① |
| B． |
② |
| C． |
③ |
| D． |
④ |
59．The things except were put into the bottle at last．
| A． |
rocks |
| B． |
sand |
| C． |
salt |
| D． |
water |
60．Why did Mr．Brown put these things into the bottle in this way？
| A． |
Because he wanted to tell a story for his students |
| B． |
Because his wanted him to do like this． |
| C． |
Because he wanted to show some ideas to his students． |
| D． |
Because his students were interested in science． |
61．What do you think of Mr．Brown from the passage？
| A． |
He is lucky． |
| B． |
He is caring． |
| C． |
He is intelligent． |
| D． |
He is awful． |
62．Prom the passage．we learn that
| A． |
you should do small things first in your life |
| B． |
you should do important things and small things at the same time |
| C． |
you can always find time to do some more things unless you want to do them |
| D． |
you'll never have time for something important if your life is filled with small things． |
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A．Some are as large as a school bus． B．It can take you into a wonderful undersea world． C．Besides the cold and darkness，deep﹣sea animals face a third danger﹣other animals． D．However，you can't dive too deep． E．The deeper it is，the less sunlight there is． |
The undersea world is very beautiful．Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secret there．Scuba diving（水肺潜水） is a new sport today．（66）
You will find many strange animals in the sea．（67） Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth．
During the day，there is enough light．Here，under the sea，everything is blue and green．When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands．When you have bottles of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time．（68） And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water．
The deep sea is not an easy place to live in．It's cold，and it's dark，too．（69） About 3，000 feet，there is no light at all．It is very dark in the sea．Many fishes have no eyes．Some have big eyes．A few have eyes on one side．
（70） Animals eat!They must find food to eat．Many animals eat plants．However，some animals eat meat．This means these sea animals have two big jobs．
They need to find animals as food，and they have to try not to become other animals'meal．
Have you ever got your lunch，but not known where to sit？You don't want to sit alone．But you are not sure who would be friendly and let you sit with them．
To solve the problem，Natalie Hampton，16，made an app called Sit Wzih Us．It makes finding friends in the school canteen（食堂） very easy．Natalie is from Sherman Oaks，California，US．
The free app went online on Sep.9．Students can sign up as"ambassadors"（大使） for a club．
Then they can post"open lunch"events to invite others to join in．
Natalie got the idea to create the app after she ate alone her whole seventh grade year．The experience made her feel sad and she was even bullied （欺负）．She changed schools because of that．
People may want to know why you don't just ask to sit down．Natalie said the app stops kids from being rejected in front of others．"This way it's very private．It's through the phone．No one else has to know．And you know that you're not going to be rejected once you get to the table，" she told NPR．
So far，the app works well．"I had my first club meeting，and everyone was very excited．
People are already posting open lunches at my school．So I'm very excited，"Natalie told NPR．
（1）Natalie Hampton made an app to solve the problem of ．
| A． |
having no idea when to have lunch |
| B． |
having no friends to go out with |
| C． |
feeling lonely without friends at school |
| D． |
having no friends to have lunch with |
（2）Natalie Hampton once changed her school because ．
| A． |
she ate her lunch alone for a year and was bullied |
| B． |
she didn't like the food in the school canteen |
| C． |
she was not welcomed in her class |
| D． |
she has more friends in the new school |
（3）What does the underlined word"rejected"in Paragraph 5mean in Chinese？
| A． |
嘲笑 |
| B． |
惩罚 |
| C． |
拒绝 |
| D． |
戏弄 |
（4）According to the passage，we can learn that ．
| A． |
we can get free lunch at school with the app |
| B． |
we can share the lunch pictures on the app |
| C． |
we need to pay some money to use the app |
| D． |
we can easily find someone to sit with during lunch time |
（5）Which word can be used to describe Natalie Hampton most？
| A． |
Brave． |
| B． |
Creative． |
| C． |
Kind． |
| D． |
Polite． |
When did you last say"I love you"to your father？If you can't remember，then you can get the chance this Father's Day on June 18．
Generally compared to a mother's gentle love，a father represents （代表 ） qualities like independence（独立），confidence，courage and adventure．Also，a caring father can help their children get along with others，according to a study on Live Science．Fathers not only lead their children into their social circle but also teach them how to act and control their feelings．
For example，Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn't like to talk with others when he was a little kid．So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members．"Games like soccer and swimming seemed to be silly at that time but they improved my ability of leading and cooperating（合作），"Gates once said in an interview with US Fortune magazine．
US actor Will Smith learned important lessons from small things taught by his father．His father once planned to pull down a wall of their shop and rebuild it．But little Will thought it was impossible．After a year
and a half，they did it．"You don't try to build a wall．You are going to lay a brick（砖） every day．And soon you have a wall，"he said on TV show Charlie Rose （《查理．罗斯访谈录》）．
"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters，"British poet George Herbert （1593﹣1632）once said．Do you agree？
56．What chance can you get on the coming Father's Day？
| A． |
To express love to your father． |
| B． |
To remember your father's love． |
| C． |
To celebrate and relax yourself． |
57．Which of the following belongs to a father's qualities？
| A． |
Independence，confidence，courage and gentle love． |
| B． |
Confidence，courage，adventure and gentle love． |
| C． |
Independence，confidence，courage and adventure． |
58．What can we learn from Paragraph 4？
| A． |
Bill Gates changed much with the help of his father． |
| B． |
Bill Gates liked parties very much when he was young． |
| C． |
Soccer and swimming were popular a long time ago． |
59．How long did little Will and his father rebuild the wall of their shop？
| A． |
One year． |
| B． |
One and a half years． |
| C． |
Two years． |
60．What does the sentence"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters"mean？
| A． |
The growth of a child needs 100 schoolmasters． |
| B． |
One father is more important than 100 schoolmasters． |
| C． |
A father plays an important role in kids'growing． |
Traveling has always been a good way to relax．But this is not true for Xiao Lin （not her real name）．
In November，Xiao Lin took a trip to Lijiang，a tourist city in Yunnan province，and had dinner at a restaurant．She had a fight with a group of local people because they made a joke about her while she was eating．Later，they beat her heavily and her face was injured badly，reported CCTV．
This made the public very angry．In fact，she is not the first person to be injured at famous scenic spots （景区） in China．Last month，the National Toztrism Administration （国家旅游局）
gave serious warnings to three national SA scenic spots．It also asked them to change and improve in six months．
The three spots are the Old Town of Lijiang，Jingpo Lake in Mudanjiang，Heilongjiang，and Laohutan Ocean Park in Dalian，Liaoning．According to People's Daily，the three spots received the most complaints（投诉）from visitors during this Spring Festival．
"We're sorry for our bad work，"the Old Town of Lijiang government wrote on its Sina Weibo account．"We are open to tourists'suggestions，and will make things right．"
If the three spots don't correct themselves in six months，the National Tourism Administration will remove them from the 5﹣A scenic spot list，reported Guangming Daily．
"I'm glad to hear that the spots will improve themselves，"said a Sina Weibo user，who once went to Lijiang but had a bad experience there．"I hope they will change into better ones．"
51．What is the main idea of the second paragraph？
| A． |
Why a girl took a trip to Lijiang． |
| B． |
Traveling is not always relaxing． |
| C． |
A girl had a bad experience in Lijiang． |
52．How soon should the three scenic spots improve their services？
| A． |
In three months． |
| B． |
In six months． |
| C． |
In a year． |
53．Why were the three scenic spots given warnings？
| A． |
Because they got the most complaints from visitors． |
| B． |
Because they were the most visited spots in China． |
| C． |
Because a lot of people got injured in these three spots． |
54．What will happen if the three spots don't improve themselves？
| A． |
They will be closed forever． |
| B． |
The public will refuse to go there． |
| C． |
They will not be on the 5﹣A scenic spot list． |
55．Which is the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Tourist Spots Warned |
| B． |
Scenic Spots in Danger |
| C． |
Travellers Injured in Lijiang． |