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Imagine a world where air pollution is no longer a problem. Clean air is all around us. People don’t have to worry about polluting the air every time they take the bus.
A city in California has got some new buses. They cost $490,000 each. The new buses are different from the old ones. These new buses are better for the environment. They are called hybrid buses. They run on diesel (柴油的) and electric power. This will help keep the air cleaner.
The man drove the new bus on Wednesday and noticed a difference right away. “I get to have clean air for a change”, said driver Melvin Day. “I’m smelling diesel all day long when I drive the old ones.”
The company that builds the buses had many good things to say about them. For example, they said they use a lot less fuel (燃料). They also said that they are 90% cleaner for the environment. The buses are very quiet, too.
The buses have a diesel engine in the back and batteries (电池) on top. When the engine starts up, it is powered by electricity. Then the diesel power takes over.
Over time the city would like to use the new hybrid buses instead of all 50 of their buses. They hope to do this over the next three years. The city will give money to help buy the new kind of buses.
One other bit of good news: the price of the bus ticket will not rise because of the new buses.
Why are the new buses better for the environment?

A．Because they’re cheaper than the old ones.

B．Because they’re very quiet.

C．Because they run on diesel and electric power.

D．Because they are new.

The underlined word “hybrid” in Paragraph 2 means ______ in Chinese.

A．混合动力的

B．前卫的

C．新颖的

D．节约的

Which one is NOT true about the new buses?

A．The buses are very quiet.

B．They use a lot less fuel.

C．They will keep the air cleaner.

D．They can drive faster than the old ones.

How many buses does the city have now?

A．50

B．90

C．45

D．490

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Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes!The program works because everyone's eyes are different．So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank．You'll just have to look a the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．

The eye﹣recognition（眼睛识别）program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA．Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．Eye﹣recognition is a course of recognizing iris（虹膜），which includes the following steps．First，a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one's iris from his eyes and store them．Second，when this person goes to the bank to take out money，this machine will have iris feature extraction （采集）．Then，this machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction．Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same，this person will be identified，and he will take out the money from the bank successfully．

However，scientists are also working on other systems．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell!We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．Eye﹣recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older，and don't get dirty like hands or fingers，and even twins have different eyes．So the eye﹣recognition program can be up to 94% correct，depending on how good the technology is．However，some other programs may only be 51% correct now．In Britain，it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye﹣recognition．

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye，So smile!

46．How does the eye﹣recognition program work？

A．	You type in your number．
B．	You say your name．
C．	You look at the machine．
D．	You show your ID card．

47．Which recognition program has been already in use according to the passage？

A．	Remembering smells．
B．	Remembering fingerprints．
C．	Remembering the shape of faces
D．	Remembering eyes．

48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．	The eye﹣recognition program can be up to 51% correct．
B．	In Britain，91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye﹣recognition．
C．	Everyone's eyes arc different，and even twins have different eyes．
D．	The eye﹣recognition program is widely used now．

49．What's the passage mainly about？

A．	You won't have to remember a number when you take money out of a bank．
B．	We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice．
C．	Tell people how the eye﹣recognition program works and what advantnges it has．
D．	The eye﹣recognition program has already been tested in shops and banks．

50．Of the following things．which one is right according to the passage？

A．	You needn't remember a number when you take money out of a bank．
B．	Machines know you from your smell．
C．	Computers can tell who you are by looking at your eyes．
D．	Machines can tell who you are from your voice．

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Nowadays more and more children seem to get lost in a"sea of digital （数字）technology"．As they use digital technology too much，they are losing their ability to do simple things．They can't make toys themselves with hands or help Mum cook dinner．And worst of all，they seem to be losing interest in communicating with others．

"I have talked with a number of teachers．They care about the increasing numbers of young pupils who can play with computers or smart phones，but have few or no skills to play with making things，"daid a teacher，Colin Kinney．Many pupils can't communicate with other pupils but their parents talk proudly of their ability to use a computer or a smart phone．

Instead of playing with other children，more and more children are choosing to stay indoors and quietly play on a tablet （平板电脑）on weekends and after school．How can a child grow up to be a very good artist if he doesn't learn how to use a paintbrush and develop his painting skill？How can a child learn to make friends as he gets older if he doesn't learn to communicate with others at a young age？

Digital technology can be used for good or bad．We can use a stone to either break a window or build a house．We shouldn't blamethe children．We should help them make right choices．It is certainly necessary for children to know how to use digital technology in today's world，but what is more important，we should encourage them to develop social abilities，which will do them good when they grow up．

41．What's the worst problem that is mentioned in the first paragraph？　　

A．	Children can't make things themselves．
B．	Children make too many friends on line，
C．	Children don't want to communicate with others．
D．	Children don't like helping Mum cook meals at home．

42．According to Colin Kinney，which of the following is TRUE？　　

A．	Teacbers don't notice that young pupils have few skills to make things．
B．	Many parents are very happy that their kids can use digital technology．
C．	Many teachers don't care if young pupils can play computers or tablets．
D．	Some Parents are worried that their kids use digital technology too much．

43．What do many young children choose to do on weekends and after school？　　

A．	To play on a tablet indoors．
B．	B，To paint with their paintbrushes．
C．	To play with other children．
D．	To make friends with other children．

44．What does the underlined word"blame"mean in Chinese？　　

A．	表扬
B．	原谅
C．	评价
D．	责怪

45．What does the writer mainly want to tell us？　　

A．	It's very important for children to have social skills．
B．	It's very helpful for children to do some housework．
C．	It's necessary for parents to learn to use digital technology．
D．	It's difficult for teachers to make right choices for their pupils．

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I hired a man to help me repair an old farmhouse．His first day on the job made him mad﹣﹣a flat tire （轮胎） made him lose an hour of work，he cut his finger with a knife and his old truck refused to start．While Idrove him home，he sat in silence．

On arriving，he invited me to meet his family．As we walked towards the front door，he stopped at a small tree and touched the tips of the branches with both hands．When opening the door，his face was full of smiles and he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss．

Afterwards，he walked with me to the car．We passed the tree．I was so curious that Iasked him about what I had seen carlier．"Oh，that's my trouble tree，"he replied．"I know I can't help having troubles on the job，but one thing is for sure．Those troubles don't belong to my children and wife．So I hang themin the tree every night and ask God to take care of them．Then in the morning，I pick them up again．"

"The funny thing is，"he smiles，"when I come out to pick them up in themorning，there aren't as many as those hung up the night before．"

36．What didn't happen on the man's first day of repairing the old farmhouse？　　

A．	One of his tires had no air．
B．	His finger was cut by a knife．
C．	He couldn't start his old truck．
D．	He arrived an hour earlier．

37．Seeing the man touch the tree．what did the author feel？　　

A．	Sorry．
B．	Curious．
C．	Worried．
D．	Bored．

38．What does the underlined word"them"refer to？　　

A．	The man's children and wife．
B．	The man's children．
C．	The troubles on his job．
D．	The trees．

39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	The man invited the author to meet his family．
B．	Seeing his children and wife．the man was very sad．
C．	Once the man met troubles on his job．he hung them in the tree and never took them again．
D．	What the man did was very funny．

40．What do you think of the man？　　

A．	He liked planting trees，
B．	He was always late for work．
C．	He always worried about his job．
D．	He loved his family very much and never brought troubles to them．

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One pleasant New Year morning，Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry．He wanted to be the first to wish a happy New Year．

He looked in every room，and shouted "Happy New Year" to every one of his family．Then he ran into the street to repeat it to those he met．When he came back，his father gave him two new dollars．His face lighted up as he took them．He had wished for a long time to buy some nice books．

As he ran down the street with a light heart to the bookshop，he saw a poor German family﹣the father，mother and three children walking in the cold wind．

"I wish you a happy New Year，"said Edward，as he was happily passing on．The man shook his head．"You do not belong to this country？"asked Edward．The man shook his head again，because he could not understand or speak English．But he pointed to his mouth，and to the children，he seemed to say，"These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"

Edward quickly understood that these people were poor and in trouble．He took out his dollars and gave one to the man，and the other to his wife．They said something in their language，which meant，"Thank you very much，and we will remember you forever．"

76．When did the story happen？

77．What did Edward wish to buy？

78．Who did he see on the way to the bookshop？

79．Why did the man shake his head again？

80．Did Edward give the man one dollar or two dollars？

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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809．His mother died when he was ten years old．Later，his family moved to Illinois and his father remarried．The family was poor，so they had to struggle just to live．In Illinois，there were neither teachers nor schools，but Lincoln's stepmother encouraged him to study．He learned to read and write while working on the farm．

At twenty﹣one，Lincoln left home．He soon received a law license and became a lawyer．People trusted him and began to call him "Honest Abe"．

During the following years，he took a more active part in polities．Soon he was not only a highly respected lawyer but also a well﹣known politician．He was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in 1860，and in the next year the Civil War broke out．

The Civil War was between the southern states that wanted to leave the Union and form their own country，and northern states that wanted to keep all the states as one country．The southern states wanted to keep the laws that allowed them to own slaves．Both the northern states and President Lincoln wanted to get rid of those laws．On April 9，1865，the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free．

Less than a week later，on April 14，1865，Abraham Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theater in Washington D．C．He died the next day from his wounds．

Abraham Lincoln
Birth	★He was born in 1809．
His family	★His mother died when he was（71）　　． ★His stepmother was （72）　　to him and encouraged him to study．
Unusual Experience	★A farmer，a lawyer，a politician and the sixteenth （73）　　of the United States．
Achievement	★The Civil War broke out between the southern states and the（74）　　states． ★All slaves were set free when the Civil War （75）　　． ★"Keeping all the states as one country" came true．

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