These days，more and more young people wish to be more beautiful，So they turn to plastic surgery(整形手术)for help．They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix(修整)their nose，to change their eyelids(眼皮)or to take off weight from their stomachs．
In fact，most people are not pleased with the way they look．Even the most beautiful actresses
often wish they could change something about their looks．Should we live our whole lives believing we are ugly? Why can’t we raise our head high and believe that we are as beautiful as others? A smile is beautiful on any face，whether fat，oily or hairy．And a kind heart is much more beautiful than a pretty look．
So，let’s feel grateful(感激的)that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today，I call on you to make an easy change：hold your head high! smile and be kind to others．If you do these，you will be full of confidence(自信)，beauty, and warmth everywhere you go．How can we feel great about ourselves according to the writer?
| A．Hold your head up. | B．Smile. |
| C．Be kind. | D．A, B and C |
The writer suggests we should believe we are as as others
| A．confident | B．good | C．beautiful | D．clever |
Which is Not true according to the passage?
| A．Actresses never worry about their looks. |
| B．It costs a lot of money to have plastic surgeries. |
| C．We only need to make a small change to feel beautiful enough. |
| D．A good look is less important than a kind heart. |
It may be hard to believe，but the American Revolution（革命）﹣the war that freed the American states from British control﹣began over a cup of tea．Tea was not the only thing that caused the war，of course，but it played a very big part．
The British people's love of tea is well﹣known．When the British won control over mush of North America in the early 1700s，they brought their tea﹣drinking habits with them．Tea quickly became the continents most popular drink．As tea could not be grown locally，just as in Britain，it was shipped into the country﹣mostly from India．
In the early 1700s，the Britain government made a special deal with the East India Company，as an English trading company．They agreed that no other company was allowed to bring tea to Britain or any country controlled by Britain，including America．It was a great deal for the East India Company，since it meant that the company could decide whatever price it wanted for its products．And it always decided on a high price!
In North America，the local people did not like having to pay such high prices．Instead of overpaying for tea from the British，they turned to Dutch traders，who secretly brought tea to the country that was just as good﹣and much less expensive．Although this broke the law，the American people didn't care．They got the same cup of tea at a much lower price．
The East India Company，however，didn't like this at all．By the 1760s，they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders﹣a huge amount of money in a time when￡60a year was considered a good income．Instead of reducing their prices to compete with the Dutch，the company asked the British government for help and the government agreed．
In 1767，the British introduced new law that increased the prices of all goods which were brought into America．These laws helped make the East India Company even richer and forced local people to pay much more for everything．The American leaders asked the British government not to do so，but the British refused to listen．These unfair laws increased Americans'anger about British rule and the rest，as they say，is history．
31．In the early 1700s where did most tea drunk in America come from？
| A． |
China |
| B． |
India |
| C． |
America |
| D． |
Britain |
32．The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3refers to ．
| A． |
the tea maker |
| B． |
the American government |
| C． |
the British government |
| D． |
the East India Company |
33．Why did may Americans begin to buy tea from the Dutch traderfs？
| A． |
The tea was much cheaper． |
| B． |
The tea was a lot healthier． |
| C． |
They could buy it more easily． |
| D． |
They didn't want to support the British． |
34．What did the East India Company do to stop losing money？
| A． |
It reduced the price of its tea． |
| B． |
It improved the taste of its tea． |
| C． |
It introduced a new kind of tea． |
| D． |
It asked the British government for help． |
35．What is the passage mainly about？
| A． |
Tea trade in eighteenth﹣century America． |
| B． |
The relationship between America and Britain． |
| C． |
A reason for the start of the American Revolutionary War． |
| D． |
The introduction of British tea﹣drinking habits into America． |
"Save the whales!"That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said．Jake liked having a picture that said something important：that showed he cared．He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale，one right in his own neighbourhood．
It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales'coming．A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown．All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them．They were expecting a beautiful show，better than a movie，but nothing they'd have to do anything about．
Then one whale swam in the direction，directly towards land．It came in with the waves，and when the waves receded．Its huge body rested on the sand．Suddenly，Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers．They had to become rescuers．A few people ran towards the animal．They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water，but it was no use．
An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery，to help move the animal．Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach，so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers．At least，Jake thought，they could help in some way．
Back at the beach，they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed．It was getting dark．Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand．The rescuers would not give up．After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water．Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea．It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea．Then，in what looked like a jump of joy，it rose high above the water﹣a thank﹣you to those who had worked so hard to save his life．
26．What does the picture on Jake's wall tell us about him？
| A． |
He lived near the ocean． |
| B． |
He cared about the environment． |
| C． |
He worked as an animal rescuer． |
| D． |
He thought whales were the most beautiful animals． |
27．Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning？
| A． |
To swim with the whales |
| B． |
To help rescue the whales． |
| C． |
To see the whales swimming． |
| D． |
To watch a movie about whales． |
28．The underlined word"receded"in Paragraph 3means ．
| A． |
didn't move |
| B． |
went back out |
| C． |
washed over |
| D． |
got up |
29．How did Jake and his family help save the whale？
| A． |
By calling the rescue service． |
| B． |
By asking their neighbours for help． |
| C． |
By giving the rescuers food and drink． |
| D． |
By controlling the people on the beach． |
30．In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place？
a．The whale disappeared under the sea．
b．People turned on the lights of their cars．
c．Rescuers lifted the whale into the water．
d．People pushed the whale towards the sea．
| A． |
e﹣d﹣b﹣c﹣a |
| B． |
e﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣a |
| C． |
d﹣b﹣e﹣a﹣c |
| D． |
a﹣e﹣b﹣d﹣c． |
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When you think about best﹣selling books，you will come up with the Secret Garden or Hary Potter series．But Guinness（ 吉尼斯） World XINHCSZDIA
Records announced on April 12，2016that the Xinhua dictionary published in China was the world's most popular dictionary and the best selling book that was regularly updated（修订）．
The Xinhua Dictionary had sold 567million copies all over the world up to July 28，20 15，Guinness World Records announced London．The dictionary was first published in 1953．
"Our teams have completed a lot of data survey，collection and examination for these the records，and we are pleased to say that the Xinhua Dictionary is the most popular dictionary and the best selling regularly updated book，"said the vice﹣president for records at Guinness．
We call it the"National Dictionary"．T he Xinhua Dictionary has been useful tool for Chinese people，containing 包含） the culture of a great country and having an influence on the language of billions of people，It is also a good tool foreigners when they are learning the Chinese language and culture Why does Xinhua dictionary the best﹣selling book
| Records and achievements |
contents |
| Guinness World Records |
1．the world's most（71） dictionary 2．the best﹣selling and（72） Up dated book |
| Achievements |
1．The Xinhua Dictionary has been a（73） tool for Chinese people． |
| 2．The Xinhua Dictionary not only contains the culture of a great ernents（74） the language of billions of people． |
|
| 3．It will（75） foreigners to learn the Chinese language and culture． |
Wuzhen in Zhejiang is a peaceful water town．Its old houses have made it a place of interest．But last December，more than
2000 special guests，including state leaders，government officials and Internet businessmen，got together there．They were not there for trip．Wuzhen was chosen as the home of the World Internet Conference （WIC）and the second yearly WIC was held there from Dec.16 to 18，2015．
"Because it is beautiful，"explained the BBC．"It shows one of the event's big ideas：the Internet is a thing of beauty that should be shared by all human．And Wuzhen is held together
by rivers and crossed by many stone bridges．These make it similar to the Internet，too．
The key reason is the place's great use of the Internet﹣Wuzhen shows the world what a Chinese smart town looks like．A smart town uses modern technology to make all its services
better．
Wuzhen had 2 700 Wi﹣Fi signal spots then，covering almost every corner of the town．Leaving home without a wallet is just fine because online payment is encouraged in most shops．
Wuzhen also built 26 free bike rental（租赁）spots．A bike in Wuzhen can be rented simply with a smart phone．Wuzhen's public services aren't the only developing things．People's lives in Wuzhen also become smart．An online home﹣care system was put in nearly 2 000 older people's homes．Nurses will come to them right now with the help of the smart system．
61．What did 2 000 special guests arrive in Wuzhen for？
| A． |
Traveling． |
| B． |
The peaceful water town． |
| C． |
Business． |
| D． |
The World Interne't Conference． |
62．What does the BBC think of the Internet in the passage？
| A． |
Something like rivers． |
| B． |
Some thing beautiful． |
| C． |
Something like stone bridges． |
| D． |
Some place s for traveling． |
63．According to the passage we can infer （推断）that in Wuzhen
| A． |
olde T people can be taken good care of |
| B． |
people must go shopping with their wallets |
| C． |
it is impossible for them to use the smart phone |
| D． |
people can own the free bike with their smart phone |
64．Why did they choose Wuzhen to hold the second yearly WIC？
| A． |
Stone bridges． |
| B． |
Wi﹣Fi signal spots． |
| C． |
Smart town services． |
| D． |
Online home﹣care system． |
65．Which is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Wuzhen Gets Smart |
| B． |
A Smart City |
| C． |
The Most Modern Town． |
| D． |
A Place of Interest． |
We all enjoy the delicious dish like potatoes with beef or potato chips．You can find the potatoes in a lot of popular food．
Potatoes are going to become China's fourth staple（ 主食）food after rice，wheat and corn．China is the world's largest producer of potatoes．But only some of them are eaten every year，far below the numbers of the United States and European countries．China is planning to have 100million mu to grow potatoes by 2020，according to the speech of the Ministry of Agriculture on Feb.23，2016．
In the future，Chinese people will be able to eat bread，noodles
and other foods that are made of potatoes．
A Beijing Nevus article pointed out that potatoes could not only make grain supply safer．but also harm the environment less．Potatoes need less water to grow．They can grow well in
dry weather and even grow on poor land．Also，potato flour can be stored for over 15years．but one year for rice and three years for wheat．
Potatoes are called"the second bread"．They have most of the vitamins（ 维生素）people need．"Potatoes are low in fat and calories（卡路里），but they have good protein．These satisfy
the people in a healthy diet，"a food expert said．
Potatoes have long been a staple food in western countries．One delicious potato dish in Ireland is boxy pancake．People in the UK like jacket potatoes．In the United States，French fries are often found in American fast food shops．
56．What is going to become China's fourth staple food？
| A． |
Rice． |
| B． |
Wheat． |
| C． |
Po ta toes． |
| D． |
Corn． |
57．From the passage we know people in the Us eat more potatoes than those in
| A． |
Japan |
| B． |
China |
| C． |
Canada |
| D． |
European countries |
58．Why are potatoes chosen to become the staple food？
| A． |
They need much water to grow． |
| B． |
They won't be able to grow on poor land． |
| C． |
They are rich in most of the vitamins people need． |
| D． |
The potato flour can't be stored more than 15years． |
59．What does the underlined word"protein"mean？
| A． |
脂肪 |
| B． |
热量 |
| C． |
蛋白质 |
| D． |
钙质 |
60．One delicious potato dish in the UK is
| A． |
jacket potatoes |
| B． |
French fries |
| C． |
boxy pancake |
| D． |
potatoes with beef． |
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