Eight hundred years ago，a man in southern Turkey invented an amazing clock.It was more than 7 meters high.At is base（基座）was a life﹣size model elephant.Every half hour，something amazing happened.The whole clock came alive Model birds，dragons，and people started to move.
The clock's inventor was an engineer named al﹣Jazari He lived in Turkey.Al﹣Jazari was probably one of the greatest engineers in history.Some historians call him "the father of modern﹣day engineering. "
We know about al﹣Jazari mostly from a book that he wrote._________They include clocks and hand﹣washing machines.The book also has drawings that show how each machine works.
Many everyday things today﹣from toys to car engines（发动机）--still use al﹣Jazari's ideas.Without his machines with moving parts，we might no have modern﹣day robots.
Today，it is still possible to see what al﹣Jazari's elephant cock looked like.A full﹣size working mode is in Dubai's Ibn Battuta Mal.There，every half hour，al﹣Jazari's most amazing invention comes to life once again.
How Does the Elephant Clock Work？
A bowl with a small hole floats（浮）in a water tank（水箱）inside the elephant's body.As the bowl slowly sinks（下沉），it pulls a rope that moves a human figure.His moving pen shows the number of minutes past he hour.
Every half hour，the water bowl becomes full and sinks completely. Thiscauses a ball to fall from the top of the clock.The movement of the ball causes a phoenix to move and make a sound.
The ball then drops out of a falcon's mouth into the mouth of a Chinese dragon.The weight of the ball causes the dragon's head to move down and the dragon's tail pulls the water bowl back up.
Finally，the ball drops out of the dragon's mouth and into a vase.As the ball lands in the vase，the elephant driver moves and makes a sound.The cycle begins again until there are no more ball in the top of the clock.
（1）Why is al﹣Jazari called "the father of modern﹣day engineering"？
| A． |
His ideas are still widely used in machines. |
| B． |
The elephant clock is an amazing invention. |
| C． |
His inventions include some parts of modern robots. |
| D． |
His book about machines is still popular with readers. |
（2）Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank " "in Paragraph 3.
| A． |
He became famous when he was a young man. |
| B． |
He invented a lot of everyday machines in history. |
| C． |
It describes a number of machines fall shapes and sizes. |
| D． |
People in Turkey enjoy reading his books in their free time. |
（3）What does the underlined word "This" in Paragraph7 refer to？
| A． |
The pen moves. |
| B． |
The all drops. |
| C． |
The bowl sinks completely. |
| D． |
The bow pulls the rope. |
（4）How does the elephant clock work？Put the steps in the correct order.
a.The ball drops into the vase.
b.The ball drops into the dragon's mouth.
c．The elephant driver moves and makes a sound.
d.After 30 minutes，a ball starts to fall from the top.
e.The bowl moves down in the water and pulls on ropes.
| A． |
b﹣d﹣a﹣c﹣e |
| B． |
e﹣d﹣b﹣a﹣c |
| C． |
a﹣e﹣b﹣d﹣c |
| D． |
c﹣a﹣d﹣e﹣b |
South of Florida ，there are a lot of islands in the ocean． One of them is Hispaniola． Two countries share this island， Haiti makes up the western third．The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two﹣thirds．
The Dominican Republic has an area of about 1，8000square miles and a population of about 8million． Most of these people live close to the island's coast． Most of the cities are there and so is the best farmland． Sugar sticks have been the island's most important crop for hundreds of years． Cattle（牛）are kept in the mountainous area．
Like many other tropical（热带的）islands， tourism is a very important industry for the Dominican Republic． The coastal cities depend on tourists to fill their hotels and restaurants． The natural beauty of the beaches and forests attract（吸引）tourists from home and abroad．
In the cities and towns there are many artists and craftspeople selling their works． If you like parades and costumes， go in February for Carnival（狂欢节）You will see people dancing and wearing colourful masks（面具）whether you want to join the crowds or get away from them， there is a place for you in the Dominican Republic．
58． Where is the Dominican Republic？
| A． |
To the south of Hispaniola |
| B． |
To the north of Florida |
| C． |
In the west of Hispaniola |
| D． |
On the east of Haiti |
59． What are mainly produced near the coastal area？
| A． |
Sugar sticks |
| B． |
Cattle |
| C． |
Paintings |
| D． |
Masks |
60． People travel to the Dominican Republic mainly to enjoy the beauty of the ．
| A． |
farmlands |
| B． |
beaches |
| C． |
ocean |
| D． |
mountains |
61．What do Dominicans do on Carnival according to the passage？
| A． |
Sing songs |
| B． |
Sell drawings |
| C． |
Dance in masks |
| D． |
Put on short plays |
I'll be perfectly honest： I'm not a fan of The Teen Cops． To me， it's very much like watching a silly comedy show on television． But， let me first say that not everything in the movie is bad．
The main characters are funny and lovable． Linda is cute， Sam is funny and Mr． Timmy， the dog， is a perfect partner to the two teenage crime fighters． The producers have also come up with exciting new music．
While the characters in the movie are fine， the plotis too simple． "They look for the bad guys， they find the bad guys， and then they catch the bad guys．" Boring! No difference from so many television programmes that we have seen before．
Here's another reason why I don't like the plot． Two teenagers and a little dog act like they are smarter than experienced policemen and criminals． This may be a comedy， but it isn't funny．
It seems that Director James Ma has made this comedy for people of all ages to enjoy． But， in my opinion， he has failed and it is not worth seeing．
53．What you have read is a ．
| A． |
review |
| B． |
report |
| C． |
guide |
| D． |
notice |
54． What kind of movie is The Teen Cops？
| A． |
Cartoon． |
| B． |
Documentary． |
| C． |
Action movie． |
| D． |
Comedy． |
55．How many main characters are there in the movie？
| A． |
3． |
| B． |
4． |
| C． |
5． |
| D． |
6． |
56．The underlined word "plot" in the third paragraph has the closest meaning with ．
| A． |
story |
| B． |
programme |
| C． |
music |
| D． |
dressing |
57．Generally， what does the writer think of the movie？
| A． |
Moving． |
| B． |
Exciting． |
| C． |
Boring． |
| D． |
Encouraging． |
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| C． |
III． |
| D． |
IV． |
51．If you want to find a job as a teacher， you should call ．
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| B． |
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| C． |
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| D． |
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Mom is a great cook． She started cooking when she was three years old! I know that sounds silly， but she would help her mother cook． And， now I'm helping my mom cook． I like to make chicken the best． Baked（烤肉）chicken is my most favorite thing to make． It is also my favorite food to eat． One day， when mom was sick， I tried to make the chicken all by myself． I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven to bake． When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done， I opened the oven door． Guess what？ The chicken was not cooked! I started to laugh． I laughed and laughed! Did you know what I did？ I forgot to turn on the oven! The oven! Did you know what I did next？ I called on the telephone for pizza to come to our house． Mom was happy that I "cooked" by myself． She was happy that we could eat the pizza together． Guess what？ We will have chicken some other night．
46．What can we learn about the writer's mom？
| A． |
She is silly． |
| B． |
She is in bad health． |
| C． |
She is good at cooking． |
| D． |
She likes baked chicken best． |
47． Why did the writer deciding to cook by himself （herself）？
| A． |
He / She loves cooking． |
| B． |
His / Her mother was ill． |
| C． |
His / Her mother was not at home． |
| D． |
He / She wanted to eat baked chicken． |
48．What did the writer forget to do？
| A． |
To ring the bell． |
| B． |
To wash the chicken． |
| C． |
To turn on the oven． |
| D． |
To show the oven door． |
49．Which is true about the pizza？
| A． |
It was bought from a shop． |
| B． |
It was cooked by the writer． |
| C． |
It was left for some other night． |
| D． |
It was borrowed from a neighbor． |
Many people thought a computer wasn't supposed to be able to beat a top master at the ancient Chinese game，Weiqi，for at least another 10 years．But AlphaGo，an artificially intelligent system（人工智能系统） designed by Google，made it．It easily beat Lee Sedol last year，one of the best players in the world．It challenged the world's top players to show how much progress it had made over the past few years．
In the late of May，2017，AlphaGo appeared in China and played against 19﹣year﹣old Ke Jie in Wuzhen，China．He is No.1 player now in the world．However，the result wasn't out of people's expectation．He lost the matches．Though Ke Jie tried his best and he once saw the victory just a step away，he lost his best chance when he became excited．
At the press conference（新闻发布会） after the match，Ke Jie was interviewed by the reporters．He said he had realized how powerful AlphaGo was，and it was getting perfect．When a Chinese reporter asked him in English，the reporter spoke so fast that the interpreter（口译员 ） couldn't catch him．Ke Jie got kind of angry and told him that it was unnecessary for two Chinese to speak English．The reporter apologized to him and offered to ask him for a coffee．
The cat and mouse game is over，but the challenge between man and robots will still go on．
53．Which was the most probable date when Ke Jie played against AlphaGo？
| A． |
May 5． |
| B． |
May 23． |
| C． |
May 18． |
| D． |
May Day |
54．Why did Ke Jie get angry at the press conference？
| A． |
Because he lost the game． |
| B． |
Because the reporter couldn't catch the interpreter． |
| C． |
Because the reporter asked him in English． |
| D． |
Because the reporter wasn't able to speak Chinese well． |
55．According to the passage，which of the following statements is True？
| A． |
People thought a computer could beat humans many years ago． |
| B． |
Ke Jie was expected to lose the matches． |
| C． |
Ke Jie asked the reporter for a coffee． |
D．AlphaGo had great trouble winning the game last year．
56．AlphaGo is ．
| A． |
Ke Jie |
| B． |
Lee Sedol |
| C． |
a Weiqimatch |
| D． |
an artificially intelligent system． |