| Dear Li Fei, How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and have decided to visit Shanghai for a second time. I have booked a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and has a good view of the famous Huangpu River. I will arrive on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some of the most famous places, such as Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao. Can you give me some suggestions for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you can make a tour plan for me. Please say hello to Lu Mei. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours, Sandy |
Who will visit Shanghai next week?
| A．Li Fei. | B．Lu Mei. |
| C．Sandy. | D．I don’t know. |
Where has the writer booked a room?
| A．On Nanjing Road. |
| B．In Yu Garden. |
| C．In the Peace Hotel. |
| D．On Huangpu River |
When will the writer look around Shanghai?
| A．On March 27. | B．On March 28. |
| C．On March 29. | D．On March 26 |
The most important purpose of writing this letter is to _________.
| A．ask for a tour plan |
| B．ask for a reply |
| C．say hello to Lu Mei |
| D．send wishes to Li Fei’s parents |
These days，more and more students in the UK are talking a"gap year"between their graduation from school and their university studies．This means they can take a year off to do something else，before they start their studies．
For most students，spending time in foreign countries is the favorite activity﹣﹣﹣and Australia is the favorite place to go．
Many parents，teachers and business people agree that travelling can teach important values．
"After a year of travelling，I left I'd grown up．I had learnt the importance of relationships with people，on all kinds of levels．"
There are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects﹣﹣﹣helping people in poorer countries，or even in your home country．Although you don't get paid for your work，this kind of work can teach important skills﹣﹣﹣decision making and finding answers to problems，for example﹣﹣﹣that will help many students in a job one day．
Finally，getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very useful．
If several university graduates are applying（申请）for the same job，gar year work experience allows you to say．"I've already had some experience of this kind of work．"And that can get your job．
61．More and more students in the UK are taking a"gap year" ．
| A． |
before they graduate from school |
| B． |
before they graduate from university |
| C． |
after they graduate from university |
| D． |
Before they go to university after graduating from school |
62． is their favorite activity for most students in the UK．
| A． |
Spending time in Australia |
| B． |
Spending time in the UK |
| C． |
Spending time with their teachers |
| D． |
Spending time with their parents |
63．What can't students get in gap year work in the writer's opinion？
| A． |
Values |
| B． |
Skills |
| C． |
Knowledge and experience |
| D． |
money |
64．Chances for the same job will be given to the students ．
| A． |
who study well in school |
| B． |
who have some experience in this kind of work |
| C． |
who don't apple for the job |
| D． |
who are rich enough |
65．The best title（题目）of the passage can be ．
| A． |
Work for the Poor |
| B． |
Take a Year off |
| C． |
Apply for a job |
| D． |
Travel． |
Global English Club
☆English training in four skills：listening，speaking，reading，and writing．
☆4﹣month（800yuan），6﹣month（1，400yuan）and one year（2，500yuan）courses．
☆Choice of morning or evening classes，3 hours per day，Mon．﹣Fri．
☆All native teachers from Canada and USA．
☆Tel：8872806 Add：306Xinhua Road
Body﹣building Club
☆All facilities（设备）supplied．
☆On the top floor or Sunny Hotel．
☆Every evening from 6：00to 9：00，Mon﹣Sun．
☆Drinks and fruits ready for you during breaks．
☆Tel：6353188
☆Add：369Dunhuang Road
Piano Club
☆One﹣to﹣One training on Sat．&Sun．From 2：00pm to 5：00pm（150yuan per hour）
☆Experienced teachers．
☆Pianos supplied（设备）for free．
☆Convenient transportations．
☆Tel：8756038
☆Add：808Park Road
（1）In English training class you will have teachers．
| A． |
Canadian |
| B． |
French |
| C． |
Chinese |
| D． |
Italian |
（2）If you want to improve your English，you will ．
| A． |
dial 6353188 |
| B． |
have classes either in the morning or in the evening |
| C． |
go to 808 Park Road |
| D． |
have classes both in the morning and in the evening |
（3）How much do you need to pay for one﹣to﹣one piano training every time？ ．
| A． |
300yuan |
| B． |
150yuan |
| C． |
450yuan |
| D． |
800yuan |
（4）If Jim is exercising in the Body﹣buliding Club，where can you find him？ ．
| A． |
808 Park Roal |
| B． |
on the highest floor of Sunny Hotel |
| C． |
696 Dunhuang Road |
| D． |
306 Xinhua Road |
（5）Which of the following is not true according to the advertisement above？ ．
| A． |
You have to pay 800 yuan for 4﹣month English training． |
| B． |
You have to pay more for using the piano supplied in the class． |
| C． |
It is very convenient to get to the Piano Club． |
| D． |
You can enjoy drinks and fruits after body﹣buliding exercises． |
Christmas Singing Competition 2016
Entry Form （参赛表）
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Singer's Age |
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| Competition Type |
Music |
Age |
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| Singing |
Bring your own CD，Prepare 2songs |
13﹣19year olds only |
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| Prizes |
Entry Date |
Fee |
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| 1 st，2 ndand 3 rd |
Before November 30，2016 |
None |
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Competition Rules
•Relatives of judges（评委）and organizers are not allowed to take part in the competition．
•All singers must be between 13and 19years of age
•Singers aged 17or younger need the permission of a parent to take part （See Parent Permission below）
•All singers must arrive at least 30minutes before the start of the competition．Late comers will not be allowed to take part．
Prizes：
•1 stPrize﹣﹩1000 （one prize only）
•2 ndPrize﹣﹩250 （3prizes）
•3 rdPrize﹣﹩100 （5prizes）
Winners will be decided according to the following：
| Voice Quality 50% |
Song Choice 15% |
Audience Response 25% |
Dancing Ability 10% |
| Christmas Singing Competition Head Organizer：William Daniels Tel：2343 43453 Email： w ﹣ daniels@gmail ． com Website：www．christmassing2016．com |
Date of Event：December 20，2016 Where：City Town Hall 191King Street Newtown Time：1：30p．m．to 8：30p．m． Tickets：15（adults）5（children under 17） |
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| Parent Permission （needed for singers aged 17or younger） Parent Name：________ Signature：________ Date signed：________ |
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41．How many people will be given prizes in total？
| A．Three |
B．Five |
C．Nine |
D．Ten |
42．Who can take part in the competition？
| A． |
A 20﹣year﹣old singer． |
| B． |
A 19﹣year﹣old daughter of a judge． |
| C． |
A 15﹣year﹣old friend of an organizer． |
| D． |
A 12﹣year﹣old friend of William Daniels． |
43．If one singer's parents want to watch the competition，how much will they pay？
| A． |
C． |
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3044．Which of the following is the most important for deciding the winners？
| A． |
Voice Quality |
| B． |
Song Choice． |
| C． |
Audience Response |
| D． |
Dancing Ability． |
45．If an 18﹣year﹣old singer wants to enter the competition，which parts of the form must be completed？
| A． |
Singer's Name． |
| B． |
Singer's Name and Singer's Age． |
| C． |
Singer's Name，Singer's Age and Date of Event． |
| D． |
Singer's Name，Singer's Age and Parent Permission． |
Getting electricity has always been a problem for the 173people living in Nuevo Saposoa，a small village in Peru，South America．However，things went from bad to worse in March 2015after heavy rains damaged the only power cables in the area．The villagers were forced to use oil lamps，which are not only expensive but also dangerous because of the harmful gases they produce．
Luckily，researchers at the University of Technology （UT） in Lima，Peru heard about their problem and found a wonderful solution．They made a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil，both of which can be easily found in the Amazonian rainforest where the village lies．The lamp takes energy from a plant growing in a wooden box and uses it to light up an LED light bulb．
While that may sound amazing and even impossible，the science behind the ides is quite simple．As plants create their food （using the sun's energy，water and chemicals from the soil），they also produce waste which they return to the soil．Tiny animals in the soil eat this waste and they produce electrons﹣the building blocks of electrical energy．The UT team put special sticks inside the soil to capture the energy and keep it in the lamp's batteries for later use．The researchers say a single charge can power a 50﹣watt Led light for two hours﹣enough time for local villagers to get their evening work done．
The university gave ten Plant Lamps to the villagers of Nuevo Saposoa in October 2015．So far，they have been a huge success!Elmer Ramirez，the UT professor who invented the lamp，believes the Plant Lamp could help improve the lives of many people，especially small rainforest communities，42% of whom have no electricity．
（1）What are the problems of oil lamps according to Paragraph 1？
| A． |
They are difficult to use and create pollution |
| B． |
They are expensive to buy and easily damaged |
| C． |
They are difficult to repair and produce little light |
| D． |
They are expensive to use and can be bad for health |
（2）The electricity made by the Plant Lamp comes from ．
| A． |
plant food |
| B． |
plant waste |
| C． |
the soil's heat |
| D． |
the sun's energy |
（3）What is true about the Plant Lamp？
| A． |
It can be made by local people |
| B． |
It is much easier to use than oil lamps |
| C． |
It can produce all the electricity the village need |
| D． |
The things it needs to make electricity are easy to find |
（4）The Plant Lamp's inventor believes it could be most helpful for ．
| A． |
rainforest communities |
| B． |
cars |
| C． |
poor people in cities |
| D． |
farmers |
（5）What is the purpose of the passage？
| A． |
To report on a new invention |
| B． |
To explain a new scientific theory |
| C． |
To describe how electricity is made |
| D． |
To discuss the problems of poor villages． |
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． |
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