Australia has an unusual kangaroo—although he is a pet, he lives like a man. He is dressed in clothes, likes watching TV and drinking, also eats bread, plays football and does some exercise.
His name is Bi Muer. Months ago, a 50-year-old woman, Julia Bradley adopted (收养) him. He now lives a happy life. Every morning, he can enjoy delicious bread and later watch TV with his "mom". In the afternoon, he can go to the garden and play football and in the evening, he can drink while watching TV.
In the beginning, Muer was only 20cm tall, but now, he can easily jump over a one-meter fence.The kangaroo likes______________.
A. watching TV and drinking B. seeing a movie C. playing basketballWho adopted the kangaroo?
A. Bi Muer. B. Julia Bradly. C. Bill Smith.What can the kangaroo do every morning?
A. Drink. B. Go to the garden.
C. Enjoy delicious bread and watch TV.How tall was the kangaroo in the beginning?
A. 10cm. B. 20cm. C. 30cm.The passage is mainly about .
A. An unusual kangaroo B. An Australia woman
C. A kangaroo' s hobbies
Nowadays more and more people like to travel，especially when vacations come．A great number of people rush out of their homes or companies to travelling spots．They either drive or take a bus，a train，a ship and so on．Some even ride bikes．
However，there is another way of travelling﹣ poorism．People have a tour in the poorest areas of the world．Some people may take one﹣day poorest tour，and some even pay to stay in very poor neighborhoods to experience the lowest living standards in the world．Poorism tours take place around the world，and not just in the third world countries．You can，for instance，tour New York neighborhoods in the Bronx，in the Bund of Shanghai．Such tours can take people into the heart of poor areas within large and in some rich cities．These tours may awaken people to pay more attention to long﹣standing poverty，or the effects of war．
Some suggest that tours in the poor areas can raise social care．And the money from the tour can be donated to help the people there．
49． like to travel when vacations come．
| A． |
Few people |
| B． |
Poor people |
| C． |
Lots of people |
| D． |
Rich people |
50．What's the meaning ofthe underlined word" poorism"in the second paragraph？
| A． |
贫困 |
| B． |
穷人 |
| C． |
穷游 |
| D． |
可怜的人 |
51．Some people have poorism tours ．
| A． |
to show how rich they are |
| B． |
to experience the poor life |
| C． |
to enjoy the beautiful scenes |
| D． |
to see poor people |
52．Poorism tours can make people ．
| A． |
care for the poverty more |
| B． |
know about the countryside |
| C． |
go to big cities |
| D． |
go into the heart of rich cities． |
An old man went to live with his son，his daughter﹣in﹣law，and a four﹣year﹣old grandson．The
old man's hands trembled，his eyesight was very poor，and he couldn't walk steadily（平稳地）．The
family ate together nightly at the dinner table．But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and
failing sight made eating rather difficult．Rice often dropped on the floor．
The son and the daughter﹣in﹣law became angry with the old man，so they put a small table in the corner．There，the grandfather ate alone，while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table．Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two，his food was served in a wooden bowl．
The four﹣year﹣old son watched it all in silence．One evening before supper，the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor．He asked the child sweetly，"What are you making？"The boy answered，"Oh，I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up．"The four﹣year﹣old son smiled and went back to work．The words struckthe parents so that they were in silence．Then tears started to stream down their cheeks（脍颊）．Though no word was spoken，both knew what must be done．That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table．
45．Why was the old man's food served in a wooden bowl？
| A． |
Because the wooden bowl was light enough |
| B． |
Because the old man had broken a few bowls |
| C． |
Because there was only a wooden bowl left |
| D． |
Because the son and the daughter﹣in﹣law became angry with the old man |
46．The word" struck"in Paragraph 3 refers to ．
| A． |
annoyed |
| B． |
worried |
| C． |
scared |
| D． |
shocked |
47．Why did the husband lead the old man back to the family table？
| A． |
Because he realized his mistakes |
| B． |
Because the old man didn't drop rice on the floor any more |
| C． |
Because the old man was served in a wooden bowl |
| D． |
Because a gentleman led him back to the family table |
48．What's the best title ofthe passage？
| A． |
An old man and his son |
| B． |
A couple and their son |
| C． |
A wooden bowl |
| D． |
A dinner table． |
Summer vacation is coming．Most of students want to have a good trip this summer．Here is
some information about trips for you
41．You should call if you want to take hot spring．
| A． |
4325116 |
| B． |
4258663 |
| C． |
4325611 |
| D． |
4325711 |
42．If you want to go to the Pine Sea，you can't enter ．
| A． |
at 10：00 am |
| B． |
at 6：00 pm |
| C． |
at 11：00 am |
| D． |
at 2：00 pm |
43．If a couple with a 5﹣year﹣old child go to the Big Valley，they need to pay for the trip．
| A． |
￥160.00 |
| B． |
￥280.00 |
| C． |
￥440.00 |
| D． |
￥320.00 |
44．You can go to for hiking．
| A． |
the Stone Sea |
| B． |
the Pine Sea |
| C． |
the Big Valley |
| D． |
the Grass ake． |
Tourism （旅游业） today is much more important than before． In the past， only people with lots of money could travel on holidays to other countries． More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world； that is to say， people now have more money for travel．Special plane fares （特价机票） for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive （吸引人） than ever before． One person doesn't travel for the same reason as another． But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own． They also like to meet new people and to taste new food．
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people's lives． People build new hotels and restaurants and train in the nativesas guides to show visitors around places of interest．There're new night clubs and other activities． International tourism is clearly a big business．
（1）More people travel today than in the past because ．
| A． |
people have nothing to do |
| B． |
people can make a lot of money in other counties |
| C． |
people now have more money for travel |
| D． |
there are English classes in many parts of the world |
（2）What makes travel more attractive than before？
| A． |
New hotels and restaurants have been built． |
| B． |
More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots． |
| C． |
Staying in the other countries is less expensive． |
| D． |
Travelling by air is much cheaper today． |
（3）What does the underlined word "natives" mean？
| A． |
当地人 |
| B． |
游客 |
| C． |
外地人 |
| D． |
陌生人 |
（4）Most people travel to many parts of the world． This is because ．
| A． |
they want to make a study of geography |
| B． |
they want to spend money |
| C． |
they want to see different countries， meet different people and have new food |
| D． |
they don't want to do anything else except that they visit friends |
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Introduction of Some Places of Interest |
| B． |
Tourism in the Past |
| C． |
How People Travel to Other Countries |
| D． |
The Change of Tourism |
Today， roller skating （滑旱冰） is easy and fun． But many years ago， it wasn't easy at all． Before 1750， people never tried skating on wheels．That changed because of a man named Hoseph Merlin．Merlin's work was making instruments． In his free time he liked to play the violin． Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams． People called him a dreamer．
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party． He was very pleased and a little excited． As the day of the party came near， Merlin began to think． He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party． Merlin had an idea． He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room．
Merlin tried different ways to make he roll． Finally， he decided to put two wheels under each shoe．These were the first roller skate shoes． Merlin was very proud of them．He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin． He was sure that everyone would be very surprised．
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room， playing his violin．Everyone was really surprised to see him． There was just one problem． Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating． He rolled on，playing the violin． Then， with all eyes on him， Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall． The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise． But nobody forgot Merlin's wonderful entrance after that．
（1）What's Merlin's job？
| A． |
Making instruments． |
| B． |
Playing the violin． |
| C． |
Roller skating． |
| D． |
Making roller skate shoes |
（2）People called Merlin a dreamer because ．
| A． |
he slept and dreamed a lot |
| B． |
he always made people's dreams come true |
| C． |
he invented the first roller skate shoes |
| D． |
he was full of many different ideas |
（3）Why did Merlin think of skating on wheels？
| A． |
Because he loved his work． |
| B． |
Because he wanted to make a wonderful entrance at a party． |
| C． |
Because he wanted to play the violin better． |
| D． |
Because there was a huge mirror． |
（4）What was Merlin's problem after he rolled into the room？
| A． |
He couldn't stop his roller﹣skating． |
| B． |
He couldn't attract a lot of attention． |
| C． |
Everyone was surprised at him． |
| D． |
He couldn't play the violin while rolling． |
（5）What does the passage talk about？
| A． |
How to use the roller skate shoes． |
| B． |
How people enjoyed themselves in the 18 thcentury． |
| C． |
How the roller skating was invented． |
| D． |
How people made instruments． |
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