The world is not only hungry, it will also be thirsty for water. About 97% of water on the earth is sea water, or salty water. Man（人类） can only drink or use the other 3% of the fresh water which comes from rivers, lakes and underground.
The sea is very big. Look at the map of the world, there is more sea than land. It covers about three quarters of the earth, it looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be terrible when there is a strong wind.
The sea water is salty. There is one “sea” called the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is not a sea. It’s a big lake in the Jordan Valley. It’s the saltiest lake in the world. It’s near the city of Jericho. It’s about 80 kilometers long, between 4.8 and 17.7 kilometers wide. The river Jordan runs into the Dead Sea. Fish can’t live in the Dead Sea and plants can’t grow near it. People can’t swim well in the Dead Sea, but they can float （漂浮） on the water. The water is very blue and the air is clean. In winter, people come to the Dead Sea to enjoy the sunshine. 
根据上述信息完成下面各个选项。Does the fresh water come from rivers, lakes and underground?
| A． Yes, it does. | B． No, it doesn’t. |
| C． Yes, it is. | D． No, it can’t. |
The Dead Sea is ．
| A． a small sea | B． a big sea |
| C． a big lake | D． a small lake |
The passage tells us the sea covers about of the earth．
| A． 3% | B． 25% |
| C． 75% | D． 97% |
The Dead Sea is about ．
| A． 2 kilometers wide | B． 80 kilometers long |
| C． 11 kilometers deep | D． 17.7 kilometers high |
Why can’t fish live in the Dead Sea?
| A． Because there is no water in the Dead Sea. |
| B． Because the water in the Dead Sea is dirty. |
| C． Because the water in the Dead Sea is salty. |
| D． Because the water in the Dead Sea is very cold. |
For over 100years，it is convenient for people to go from one place to another by taxi．But sometimes there are no taxis coming to the place you are waiting．However，this has become a thing of the past since Uber app appears．
What is Uber
Uber is an American company that provides a taxi service through an app on the smart phone．It was set up in March，2009and has grown quickly．An app，in fact，is a computer program working on smart phones，computers and other communication devices （设备）．By using your smart phone，you can easily and quickly order a taxi that takes you to the place you want to go．
Uber app makes you feel good
The nicest thing about Uber app is that you can see where your taxi is or how long it will take to reach you on your smart phone screen．And you can also find the telephone number of the driver in Uber app，so you can call or send messages to the driver when you are waiting．
Uber taxis are always available
Uber is always there 24hours a day，365days a year．If you want to go somewhere，you can easily open Ubcr app at home or anywhere in the open air，then it connects you to the nearest driver．
Usually it takes only between 5and 15minutes to get a Uber taxi by using Uber app．
The advantages of Uber
Uber is popular because it is simple and very user﹣friendly．You have nothing to do with a taxi company．If you are not pleased with the ride and the driver，you can give the driver a low score through Ubcr app，so Uber taxi drivers usually serve well．Generally speaking，Uber is simple，time﹣saving，and above all very easy．
The cost of a Uber taxi
At Uber，the payment is easy through your bank card．How much you need to pay depends on the country and the city that you are in．It is sure that Uber taxis are much cheaper than the taxis you used to take．
34．Uber app is ．
A．a computer program
B．a name of a taxi driver
C．an American company
D．a kind of smart phone
35．After ordering a Uber taxi，you ．
A．should talk about the pay with the driver first
B．must call the driver to know where he （she） is
C．can almost know when the taxi reaches you
D．should tell the driver your telephone number
36．According to the passage，it is true that Uber taxis ．
A．have a history as long as 10years
B．can be ordered any time you need
C．have nothing to do with Uber company
D．are more expensive than the taxis we used to take
37．The passage mainly tells us that ．
A．smart phones bring people a lot of fun
B．Uber taxis make people's life more exciting
C．Uber app is much more user﹣friendly than other apps
D．Uber app makes people's life more convenient．
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Boston is a famous and important city in the northeast of the U．S．The city is near the ocean and it is pretty beautiful．There are a lot of things to see and do．Try these． There's a subway system in Boston．It's called the T．You can get to many places in Boston using the T．There're five lines﹣red，green，orange，blue and silver．The Green T line is over 109years old． You can visit many interesting museums in Boston，such as the Museum of Science，which was built in the year of 1830． |
Walk the Freedom Trail in the city center．There are 16famous places of interest．See Paul Revere's House or the Bunker Hill Monument．Paul Revere's House is over 330years old．It's the oldest house in Boston． Do you want to buy clothes or other things？There's a great market called Faneuil Hall Marketplace．It's been in Boston for over 250years．There are more than 100places to shop．There's food，too.17restaurants and 40food shops sell food． |
31．Before taking the subway in Boston，you need to choose the right of the T first．
A．color
B．number
C．time
D．order
32． has the longest history in Boston according to the writing．
A．The Green T line
B．The Museum of Science
C．Paul Revere's House
D．Faneuil Hall Marketplace
33．The writing is probably taken from the part of the webpage （网页）．
A．news
B．weather
C．sports
D．travel．
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A group of Canadian kids are spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax，Nova Scotia，by covering warm clothes around light poles （灯杆） for the city's homeless people to pick up and use．It was such an unusual sight that locals stopped to take pictures to share on social media （媒体）．
Every year，Tara Atkins﹣Smith collects warm clothes from her community in order to help the less lucky．This year，since the family was traveling to Halifax with their daughter Jayda and seven of her friends to celebrate her 8th birthday Tara thought it was the perfect time to teach the chidren a valuable life lesson．
The kids spent time handing out coats to the homeless and tied the rest around light poles for others to pick up．Each of the clothes had a tag that read，"I am not lost．If you are caught in the cold，please take me to keep warm．"According to Tara，the experience helped the children better understand the difficult situation of homeless people，who have to brave the cold winter on the streets．"When we got back in the car after an hour on the street，they were all freezing cold and crying for the heater （火炉） to be on because they were cold，"she said．
By next morning，all the jackets，gloves，and scarves on the poles were gone．Photos of the inspriring project have been shared about 8，000times on Facebook，and have got over10，000likes．Tara，who did something similar in Toronto in December last year，says she's already planning next year's coat drive．She hopes that the meaningful thing can spread around the world，and she also wants to add 5 fast food gift card so that the homeless people can also enjoy a hot meal．
"We've got help from others when we were in need，and we knew how great it made us feel，"said Zackary Atkins，Tara's husband．
42．The underlined word"it" in Paragraph I refers to （指）" "．
A．children were dressing light poles in warm clothes
B．Jayda's friends were picking up clothes and using them
C．local people were sharing the photos on social media
D．homeless people were getting food and warm clothes
43．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？___
A．Tara celebrated her daughter's 8th birthday at home．
B．The children felt too cold to hand out clothes．
C．No one took away the clothes on the light polcs．
D．Tara is planning to do more to help homeless people．
44．It can be inferred from the passage that Tara is a（n） woman．
A．brave
B．polite
C．kind
D．honest
45．The purpose of this passage is mainly to ．
A．teach us to be thankful to people around
B．encourage us to spread love and warmth
C．tell us to give children valuable life lessons
D．advise us to show opinions on Facebook．
A new camera made by a company named Netatmo has facial recognition software （识别系统） that can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school，or that a package has been taken to their home．It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home．
Janina Mattausch is a product marketing manager for Netatmo．
"The common security （安全） cameras at present are not that smart．So，they can tell you if something is moving but they don't necessarily know if it's a human being or，ah，if it's your kids﹣﹣they don't know the difference，so they will warn you all the time．"
When family members enter a home，the new camera"recognizes"（识别 ） them and sends information to the owner's smartphone．The owner can choose to see the video then or later．But if an unknown person enters a home，the camera will send the owner a warning that will cause an alarm to sound on the owner's smartphone．
That is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Darrmen．He lives in Paris．
"On a Friday I was at work，atending a big monthly meeting when my phone warned．At first I told myself'Oh，it must be a mistake，maybe I have to set the system again．'﹣but the notice on my phone was telling me that there was a movement in my flat and also a face that the software did not recognize．"
He watched the video and was very surprised by what he saw．
"I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on．I was watching it live on video．So I felt totaly unbelievable，frozen．I asked a workmate to take me back home as fast as possible and I called the police on the way．"
With the help of the video，the police found the intruder （闯入者） later that day．
38．The new camera made by Netatmo can ．
A．warn the strangers
B．recognize the comers
C．stop the visitors
D．welcome the children
39．The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．where the new camera is placed
B．what the new camera looks like
C．when the new camera is used
D．how the new camera works
40．We can learn from the passage that Damien ．
A．found the warning was a mistake
B．was too busy to notice the warning
C．felt shocked to see a stranger in his flat
D．caught the intruder by himself that day
41．The writer proves（证明） the new camera works well by ．
A．giving an example
B．making a survey
C．doing an experiment
D．having a speech．
According to a recent study，there are about 70，000 blind children in Indonesia．Among them，60 percent were not born blind．Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them，who lost his eyesight by accident at age six．He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special SchooL Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves．"By learning English，they can be an English teacher，a translator，and a tour guide．"Students read using Braille （盲文）．To write，they use special tools，too．
Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams．In 2008，he got a chance to study at the University of Texas．Two years later，he got a master's degree in course development there．
"In the US，if I go to the university to study，everything is available﹣like e﹣books，Braille books．Here in Indonesia，you know，it's difficult to find a reference book in e﹣book or in Braille．We have to make it ourselves．In the US，I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness．"
Eha Lestari，one of his star students，says learning English has changed her life．She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia﹣U．S．program．"I study English because I love English very much．I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world．"
Like her classmates，Eha loves to sing．Here，music is part of daily life．Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs，such as Stand By Me，"Stand by me．Please stand，stand by me．Stand by me…"
Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students．"In our life，we need other persons．You have to stand by me．Without you standing by me，I'm meaningless．"
（1）According to what Iyehezkiel says，learning English can help blind students to ．
A．have more chances to get jobs
B．visit English﹣speaking countries
C．get a master's degree easily
D．read Braille books quickly
（2）The underlined word"accessible"in the third paragraph might mean ．
A．fun to use
B．easy to reach
C．hard to break
D．safe to choose
（3）From the last two paragraphs，we can infer （推断） that the students ．
A．sang songs side by side
B．achieved their dreams
C．had a meaningless life
D．needed help from others
（4）The best title for the passage may be ．
A．A Blind Girl Learning English
B．Blind Children Singing Songs
C．A Blind Man Teaching English
D．Blind Teachers Living by Me．
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