New changes have taken place in Paris in recent years. Paris used to be among Europe’s busiest cities. Traffic jams could be seen all the time. But now there is a new 2.5 kilometre-long car-free area inside the city. The Louvre(卢浮宫) attracts world tourists. People visit there not just for the art works, but also enjoy the roof of the building which is like a flying carpet. The world’s most beautiful city is now even more beautiful.
Lijiang River National Park, China.
Lijiang River is in Guilin. It is well-known for its clear water, limestone(石灰岩洞) and green hills. The hills have beautiful names depending on different shapes, such as “Elephant Trunk”. These attract many Chinese poets and artists. The best way to enjoy Lijing River is to take an 83 km boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo in summer.
Zurich, Switzerland
What do you think Zurich is famous for Great banks Yes. People can find many Swiss banks and foreign banks here. But the city is of great interest to many people for another reason. Zurich hosts Europe’s largest street party each year. Its Street Parade has overtaken London’s Notting Hill Carival. What’s hot in the city in 2014 In August, Zurich will host the European Athletic Championships. This gives tourists a chance to see the world’s top athletes making new records.
Adelaide, Australia
Many people may know Sydney or Melbourne. They are big cities in Australia. But Adelaide wins people’s hearts with great festivals and tasty food. Adelaide Fringe Festival is the largest art festival in Australia. Every February and March, people celebrate with outdoor art works, dance performances and live music. Adelaide has many kinds of foreign foods. British fish and chips, Italian pizza and German pork can be found in most restaurants.Tourists enjoy the art works as well as _______of the Louvre.
| A．the busy street | B．the shape of its roof |
| C．the car-free area | D．the flying carpet |
Many Chinese poets and artists are attracted by________ in Guilin.
| A．elephant trunks |
| B．warm weather |
| C．the highway to Yangshuo |
| D．the green hills and limestone caves |
Compared with London’s Notting Hill Varnival, the Street Parade in Zurich is _______.
| A．even worse | B．exactly the same |
| C．much better | D．less popular |
When and where will the 2014 European Athletics Championships be held?
| A．In August, Paris | B．In February, Europe |
| C．In March, Adelaide | D．In August, Zurich |
Betty is studying art at college. She’s travelling to some place to enjoy art work and taste foreign foods. She could go to_____
| A．Adelaide | B．Lijiang River National Park |
| C．Zurich and Paris | D．the Louvre |
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Messaging app WeChat is being used for an ever longer period of time and is growing into a lifestyle choice embedded into daily activities and communication， a new survey has found．
In 2016， one﹣third of WeChat's 889million monthly active users spent four hours or more per day on the app， twice that of a year ago， according to the survey showed by Penguin Intelligence， a research arm of Tencent Holdings．
The average（平均）daily time spent is also up a bit，now at 66 minutes，surpassing that of Facebook's average 50 minutes recorded last year．
And it's becoming more popular than ever， spreading into new aspects of life from offline payments to receiving newsfeeds．
The survey also found a larger number of newly﹣added connects（联系） of WeChat users are casual acquaintances（泛好友）， especially in work﹣related communication． Such a developing situation is turning the app into a virtual（虚拟的） workplace． Over 80% of users have handled（接触过） office work on WeChat， from transferring documents and coordinating（协调） tasks to taking video calls and doing business．
"The all﹣in﹣one super app is completely changing the way we live． When lining up for coffee， I can't see a single customer holding a wallet， ， they hold mobile phones over a reader and coffee are theirs，" said Fred Wellington， an Australian auditor working in Shanghai．
1）How many WeChat's monthly active users spent four hours or more per day on the app in 2015？（根据短文内容回答问题）
2）Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese． （请把第3段中划线句子译成汉语）
3）Why is the app WeChat being turned into a virtual workplace？ Give two examples． （根据短文内容回答问题，并从文中举出两个例子）
4）Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with one word． （根据对文章的理解，在空白处填入一个恰当的词）
5）Please give a suitable title for the passage． （请给文章拟一个标题）
The Last Leaf is a short story written by US author O． Henry． One of the most famous short story writers in history． His stories are known for their surprising endings， now called "O． Henry endings"．
In the story of The Last Leaf， Sue and Joanna are two artists living in New York City． Unfortunately， Joanna is ill and will probably die． In the hospital， something touching and unexpected happens． Let's find out more in the following excerpt（节选）．
Sue looked out of the window． All she saw was an old yellow and green ivy（常青藤） plant． The half﹣dead plant had few leaves on it because of the autumn winds．
"There are only five， now，" said Joanna．
"Five what， dear？ What are you counting？"
"The ivy leaves，" replied Joanna． "When the last one goes， I'll die． I've known that for two days． Didn't the doctor tell you about it？"
"Joanna， don't say that． Now， eat some soup and I'll finish my picture．"
"I don't want any soup，" said Joanna， looking out of the window． "Now there are only four．"
"Joanna dear， try to sleep． I must ask Mr． Berman to come up． I want to draw a picture of him as a poor old farmer．"
Mr． Berman， who was over 60years old， lived downstairs． He was a painter， too， but he never sold anything， and he drank a lot． Sue told him all about what Joanna was saying．
"She can't really think that this will happen! The poor woman!" he said．
…
Finally there was only one last leaf on the ivy plant． After a few windy days， the leaf was still there．
"Susie，" said Joanna， "I've been a bad girl． That last leaf is telling me that it was very wrong of me to want to die． Bring me some soup， dear．"
The next day， the doctor said： "She's out of danger． But poor Mr． Berman downstairs is dying． There's no hope for him， I'm afraid．"
That afternoon Sue went into Joanna's bedroom．
"Joanna dear， Mr． Berman died today． And do you know why？ One terrible， cold wet night he took a ladder and some green and yellow paint and he climbed up， and ﹣ oh， look at the last ivy leaf on the wall! Why didn't it ever move in the wind？ Can't you see？ It was Mr． Berman's last great picture． He painted it there the night that the last leaf fell．"
48． In this sentence "She can't really think that this will happen!"， "this" refers to ．
A： Joanna didn't eat any soup
B： The doctor said she would die
C： Joanna counted the leaves of the ivy plant
D： Joanna thought when the last ivy leaf went， she would die
49． Why didn't the last ivy leaf fall after a few windy days？
A： Because it was painted on the wall．
B： Because the leaf was green．
C： Because the wind wasn't strong．
D： Because it was tied to the tree．
50． Why did Mr． Berman paint an ivy leaf on that wall on a terrible， cold wet night？ __
A： Because Susie asked him to do so．
B： Because he drank a lot and nobody could stop him．
C： Because he liked the ivy plant and wanted to paint it before he died．
D： Because that night the last ivy leaf fell， he didn't want Joanna to lose hope．
51． From the passage we know that ．
A： Joanna was a bad girl without hope in her life
B： Mr． Berman was a very kind， great artist
C： Susie never let Mr． Berman know what Joanna said．
D： Mr． Berman's pictures were so terrible that he couldn't sell them out．
One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprising test． He gave the test papers to all the students and said： "Begin"． The students were confused to see that there was not a question but just a black dot（点） in the center of the page． The professor noticed the students' face expression and told them， "I want you to write about what you see there．"
The students were still confused but got started with the test． At the end of the class， the professor took all the answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of the students． All of them described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc.. After the professor finished reading， the whole class was silent．
Professor began to explain， "Don't worry． I am not going to give you grades for this but I just want you to think about something． Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper． The same is with our life． The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life． "
"Our lives are a gift to us by God， with love and care， and we always have reasons to celebrate ﹣ our friends around us， the job that provides us our livelihood， the miracles we see every day．"
"Still we just focused on day to day problems like health issues， lack of money， problems in relationships ect．， but we never see that these problems are very small compared with everything we have in our life．"
44． What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "confused" in the first paragraph？ _
A． 迷惑的
B． 兴奋的
C． 绝望的
D． 惊讶的
45． Why were the students confused when they saw the test papers？
A． Because it was a surprising test．
B． Because the test papers were blank（空白的）．
C． Because there was not a question but just a black dot in the papers．
D． Because the questions were too difficult for them．
46． How many students wrote about the white paper？
A． None of them．
B． Some of them．
C． All of them．
D． Only one．
47． What did the professor want to tell us？
A． Be sure to answer the question from two sides．
B． The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life．
C． We should just focus on day to day problems like health issues， lack of money， problems in relationships etc．．
D． Take the eyes from the problems and cherish each moment that life gives us． Be happy and live a positive life．
Winter vacation is going by so fast． Soon it will be time to go back to the classroom． An American website asked their users how they plan to do their back﹣to school shopping． Here's what they said!
41． Most users do back﹣to﹣school shopping ．
A． the week before school
B． after school has started
C． soon after winter vacation stars
D． the day before school
42． Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage？
A． 35% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping online．
B． 30% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping in stores．
C． 70% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping online．
D． 70% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping in stores．
43． What can be inferred （推断） from the passage？
A． Online shopping is not so popular in modern society．
B． American students must buy school uniforms．
C． Most people will do back﹣to﹣school shopping before school starts．
D． Parents always choose expensive back﹣to﹣school supplies for their kids．
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Dear Kids Advice Magazine
June 10，2017
Hi，my name is Evan and being the eldest child in the family surely has its disadvantages．First of all，I have to share all my toys and games with my younger Siblings，William and Julia．Of course，they don't need to return the favour because I'm totally uninterested in their things．Besides that，Julia and William are always hanging around me．It's especially annoying when I have a friend over．We look for a secluded place in the house where they can't disturb （打扰） us，but within minutes，they've found us and are asking to join in．I just can't seem to get a moment's peace．At meal times，I have to eat whatever is on my plate regardless of the portion size or taste．William and Julia only need to try one bite when it's not their favorite food．Not only this，but I'm expected to be cooperative （合作的，配台的） at all times because I'm the oldest and need to be a role model for them．
It doesn't seem fair either that I have more chores to do around the house than Julia and William put together．Plus，when it comes to practising our musical instruments，I have to practise more than double the time．Oh，and the worst part of it all is the huge quantities of homework I get compared to them．
I'm feeling rather annoyed with my sibling situation．Can you please write back with some advice？
Yours truly
Evan Smith
21．How many children are there in Evan's family？
22．What does the underlined phrase "a secluded place" mean in Chinese？
23．Why is Evan expected to be cooperative at all times？
24．How did Evan feel when he wrote this letter？
25．Evan thinks many things unfair，but in fact some of them are not his brother and sister's fault．List 2 of the unfair things．
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