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Gold Water Park We are open in spring and summer Come and Have Fun Swimming Pool It is now open in Amazing Park! Have fun in the park． Water Slides Long Ruler Slide in Wonderland Tall Giraffe Slide in Amazing Park Giant Elephant Slide in Children's World Wave Pools Three small pools for children under 12years old Two big pools for families |
51．Gold Water Park opens in ．
A．summer and autumn
B．spring and summer
C．autumn and winter
D．spring and autumn
52．How many slides are there in Gold Water Park？
A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．
53．The small pools are made for ．
A．children under 12
B．children above 12
C．primary school students
D．middle school students．
Cindy and Anna were best friends． Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not （1） on what to do．
One day they decided to play in the garden near their school． "Come on， let's play chess，"Anna said．
"I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．
"We always do what you want to do， Cindy． It's my turn to make a（2） ，" Anna said． She was getting a little unhappy and （3） ， leaving Cindy alone．
Cindy was very angry． （4） she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag． "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today． I'm too mad at her， " Cindy thought．
The next day at school， their teacher Mrs． Stone （5） their notebooks． But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked （6） ． Cindy knew she should tell Mrs． Stone that she had the notebook， but she was （7） mad at Anna．
When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs． Stone the （8） ． "Thank you for being （9） ， Cindy． I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，" said Mrs． Stone．
Later， Mrs． Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them． Mrs． Stone helped them（10） that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．
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（1）A． agree |
B． live |
C． depend |
D． try |
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（2）A． promise |
B． project |
C． decision |
D． dialogue |
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（3）A． went over |
B． went on |
C． went by |
D． went away |
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（4）A． Because |
B． After |
C． Unless |
D． If |
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（5）A． gave away |
B． asked for |
C． handed in |
D． paid for |
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（6）A． worried |
B． normal |
C． proud |
D． relaxed |
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（7）A． still |
B． never |
C． usually |
D． almost |
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（8）A． chance |
B． method |
C． truth |
D． rule |
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（9）A． patient |
B． honest |
C． active |
D． quiet |
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（10）A． describe |
B． explain |
C． guess |
D． realize |
Nowadays， lots of foreigners are learning Chinese． Like many of them， I
（1） knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing， China in 2009． As you can guess， my life was（2） for a while after I arrived． Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful．
I knew I had to learn more Chinese， so I（3） a Chinese class． My teacher was（4） ， although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation． Later I studied on my own as well， but my progress was still slow． And I decided to （5） ．
Around this time， I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing． He taught me a lot of（6） about music， such as "melody"． He learned a lot of English from me in return， so it was a good way to（7） language and culture．
I have learned enough Chinese to （8） many problems like booking train tickets． These days， there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese． I can（9） why it's an amazing language． Finally， I found that the best way to learn a
（10） is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them．
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（1）A． usually |
B． only |
C． hardly |
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（2）A． easy |
B． interesting |
C． difficult |
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（3）A． missed |
B． attended |
C． taught |
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（4）A． helpful |
B． cheerful |
C． thankful |
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（5）A． make up |
B． put up |
C． give up |
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（6）A． words |
B． names |
C． jokes |
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（7）A． change |
B． imagine |
C． exchange |
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（8）A． deal with |
B． look for |
C． think of |
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（9）A． hope |
B． realize |
C． doubt |
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（10）A． language |
B． subject |
C． task |
While the start of a new school year is always exciting， this year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School． They became the world's first kids to be taught by an electronic teacher． This electronic teacher is not a human﹣like robot walking around the classroom Instead， he is a computer﹣created head that appears， when needed， on students computer or phone screens． His name is Bill．
Created by technology company Smart Machines， Bill is able to show human﹣like behavior． He is designed to teach a special program about environmental﹣friendly power created by the sun and wind． This program， started in 2005， used to be taught by human teachers．
Just like human teachers， Bill is able to immediately respond to the students' questions and opinions about the topic． Thanks to computer cameras， he is also able to see and react to students physical actions． For example， if a student smiles at Bill， he responds by smiling back． This two﹣way exchange helps get the students' attention． More importantly， it allows the program developers to improve Bills behavior and knowledge base when needed．
The program has been a great success， according to Smart Machines spokesman Robert Frost Frost says， "What is interesting to me is the children's reaction to Bill． He really captures their attention． "Frost thinks kids don't find the experience of being taught by smart machines as strange as older people because they have grown up in a time of computers and smart phones．
It is doubtful， however， that human educators will lose their jobs to Bill any time soon． For one，his talking head's knowledge base is not large． More importantly， even the smartest computer programs can't guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily． Bills future might be as a"personal tutor"， providing kids with one﹣on﹣one help for different subjects and topics．
（1）What is Bill？
A． A human﹣like robot
B． A kind of computer game
C． A computer recording tool
D， A computer﹣created talking head
（2）How does the two﹣way exchange help the program developers？
A． It lets them correct students'mistakes
B． It allows Bill to respond more quickly
C． It helps them know how to improve Bill
D． It helps them study students' body language
（3）The underlined word "they"in Paragraph 4 refers to ．
A． kids
B． older people
C． smart machines
D． program developers
（4）What is Bill NOT good at doing？
A． Attracting students' attention
B．Understanding body language
C． Responding to students' questions
D． Dealing with unexpected situations
（5）How might Bill be used in the future according to the last paragraph？
A． To work as human classroom teachers
B． To encourage students' interest in computers
C． To give students personal help with different subjects
D．To watch over the behavior of the students in the classroom
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Should Museum Entry Be Free With International Museum Day coming up， today we are asking readers： Should museums be free or should people have to pay for a ticket？ Let us know your view． Comments Museums are not only there for enjoyment； they are education． This is why they must be free． While museums need a huge amount of money to operate， let the wealthy pay for it． The idea of a person or child interested in art not being able to view it because of cost is wrong Krista Chen（US）﹣Age 15 Free entry does not attract people or encourage them to appreciate art． Generally people respect things that are difficult or costly to get Museums should require regular visitors to pay a fee， but provide free tickets as prizes for high﹣achieving students who can appreciate them more Fred Smith（New Zealand）﹣Age 14 Museums teach people about their past． This is part of our shared culture that should be available to everyone， rich or poor People should never be asked to pay an entrance fee． Rob Sanchez （Australia）﹣Age 17 There are no simple answers． Low ticket prices could help museums stay open．But companies and businessmen should also provide museums with more money and other support． They have a social responsibility too． Amber White （UK）﹣Age 16 I think museums and art galleries should all be free to the public． I do， however，think twice a year the museums should organize money﹣raising events to help pay for the cost of staying open． Li Mishao（China）﹣Age 15 |
（1）How many readers support the idea of free museums？
A．2
B． 3
C．4
D．5
（2）Who suggests museums should regularly hold special events to collect money？
A． Krista Chen．
B． Fred Smith
C． Rob Sanchez
D． Li Mishao
（3）Why does Fred Smith believe that free tickets should be given to high﹣achieving students？
A． Students will then study harder．
B． Museums will attract more visitors
C． Museums can make themselves more famous
D． These students can better appreciate museums
（4）Which of the following does Amber White agree with？
A． Businesses should offer museums more help
B． People should only pay what they can afford
C．Free entry doesn't encourage visitors to museums
D． Everybody should have a chance to visit museums
（5）What can we know about the website？
A． It's quite a new website
B． It was started in Australia
C． It's generally for young readers
D． It mainly discusses scientific topics