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Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male (男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female(女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.
Beijing Opera’s singing is from _________.

A．Anhui and Hubei	B．Beijing and Anhui
C．the history book	D．the literature and novels

The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.

A．stories

B．roles

C．gestures

D．paintings

From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.

A．honest

B．funny

C．dull

D．serious

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures.

B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.

C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.

D．The people in the story usually are in agreement.

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France has a train called the TGV．TGV is"Train a Grande Vitesse"in French，which means"high﹣speed train"．A TGV train operates at speedup to 300km/h．The passengers can travel from Paris to Marseilles in only four hours．

The first country to have a high﹣speed train is Japan．The Bullet train offers a fast，smooth ride between Tokyo and other major cities in Japan．This train operates at speed up to 210km/h and can travel between Tokyo and Osaka in just three hours．

China has the worlds longest high﹣speed rail network with over 19，369.8km of track（轨道） in service from December 2014．China's high﹣speed rail system also includes the world's longest line，the 2.298km Beijing﹣Guangzhou high﹣speed railway．China's high﹣speed trains are marked with"CRH"（China's railway high﹣speed）．They are also called Hexie Hao．The fastest trainsets，CRH380BL，reached the highest test speed of 487.3km/h．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

56．What does the underlined phrase" at speed"in the second paragraph mean．　　

A．	fast
B．	late
C．	slowly
D．	deeply

57．The first country to have a high﹣speed train is 　　．

A．	China
B．	Japan
C．	France
D．	America

58．which is the world's longest high﹣speed railway line？　　

A．	The line from Beijing to Shanghai．
B．	The line from Paris to Marseilles．
C．	The line from Beijing to Guangzhou．
D．	The line from Tokyo to Osaka．

59．The highest test speed of GRH380BL was 　　．

A．	210km/h
B．	over double the speed of the Japanese Bullet train．
C．	300km/h
D．	more than double the speed of the French TOV train．

60．What's the main idea of this passage？　　

A．	The development of the French TGV train．
B．	The history of the Japanese Bullet train．
C．	The tests of the Chinese CRH380BL trainsets．
D．	The introduction of high﹣speed trains．

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A 12﹣year﹣old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains．However，he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival（生存，幸存）skills．

One day in October 2016，Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains，South Africa．At first，everything went well．But at about one o'clock in the afternoon，he lost his way and couldn't find any other people．He got scared at first，but then he tried to calm down．He knew what to do in such a situation．"I should follow the river，follow the light，follow the sun and finally there will be buildings，roads and people and I could call home，"he told himself．

Tim kept walking．Suddenly he heard some sounds and ran towards them．But to his surprise，he saw some baboons（狒狒）．Unluckily，one baboon scratched （抓伤）his arm．He found some water to wash the blood off the scratches and continued to walk．Tim just wore a pair of swimming minks （游泳裤），so he felt very cold．He tried to keep warm by covering his body with leaves．About 22 hours later，he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom．

After he came back，his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark．The little boy said if he did that，he would see her again．Nothing could beat his love for his mom!

根据短文内#，选择最佳答案．

（1）Where did Tim get lost？　　

A．	In a zoo．
B．	In the swimming pool．
C．	In a building．．
D．	In the mountains．

（2）How long was Tim lost？　　

A．	About 22 hours，
B．	B，About 22 days．
C．	About 12 hours．
D．	About 12 days．

（3）When he found he was lost，Tim felt scared at first and then 　　．

A．	he cried over and over again
B．	he shouted for help
C．	he stayed and waited．
D．	he tried to clam down

（4）What did Tim do first when he heard some sounds？　　

A．	He saw some baboons．
B．	He scratched a baboon．
C．	He ran towards the sounds．
D．	He washed the blood off．

（5）Which is NOT the reason for Tim's survival？　　

A．	He met a farmer．
B．	He was too scared to carry on walking．
C．	The love for his mom encouraged him
D．	His abilities to solve problems helped him．

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Are you still doing the"V"for victory sign？It's out The latest popular hand gesture（手势） is putting both your hands together to make a heart shape．It is called a ^"hand heart ^"．

Many young pop stars in the USA do this in their photos．"The hand heart，gesture means something between"I love you"and'thank you'said Taylor Swift，the country singer．"You can send a sweet and simple message without saving a Swift often does it at her concerts．And

some people think she makes this gesture popular．

Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the ^"hand heart ^"and put the photos online．They did it to help out three children，whose parents died from a car accident．

In some Asian countries，the"hand hear"is popular too．but in a different way．People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms．It means"I love you"．

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）．

46．It's out to do the"V"for victory sign．　　

47．The"hand heart"gesture means"I don't love you"．　　

48．No one can express one's love without saying a word．　　

49．In this passage，some superstars did the ^"hand heart"to help out three children．　　

50．"Hand heart"is popular not only in the USA but also in some Asian countries．　　

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Recently，Chongqing Three Gorges University has held an activity named"Cell Phone Ninja"（手机忍者）．They would like their students not to use cell phones for 21 days．It is really a challenge（挑战） for most students．

The activity started on April 12．Each student who volunteered to take part in this activity got a bracelet（手环）．If the students did not use their cell phones，there would be a photo on the screen of the bracelet to show that．If they used their cell phones，a different photo would appear on the screen of the bracelet．After the last class of each day，the students sent the photos to the school's public WeChat．

More than 800 students wished to take part in this test，and 400 were chosen．After seven days，only 103students remained．The test was set for 21 days because some scientists believe that 21 days is long enough to help form（形成） a habit．

According to the teachers in the university，the activity was not a competition．It depended on students themselves to make the decision．The teachers hoped their students could form．better study habits through activities like this one．

51．When did the activity"Cell Phone Ninja"start？

52．Were 400students chosen to take part in this test？

53．Why was the test set for 21 days？

54．What was the bracelet used for in this test？

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Many of you have heard a Cinderella（灰姑娘） story，but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story．When writers tell the same story in a different way，it is called their"version"of the story．The story of Cinderella has many different versions．Let's read two of them and find out how they are different．

The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France．This is the version where the birds help make Cinderella's dress and the mice turn into carriage men（马车夫） and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin（南瓜） carriage．In this version，many of the animals are Cinderella's friends．They help her meet the Prince．Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after．

In another version of this story written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany，the birds help Cinderella in the whole story．Cinderella's father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party．She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree．

The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold．Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince．Later，he finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother（继母）．Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after．

Now you can understand what the word"version"means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way．T hat is why there are many versions of the same story．

42．In the story written in 1697，　　helped make Cinderella's dress．

A．	her father
B．	her stepmother
C．	the birds
D．	the mice

43．In Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's story，Cinderella's father 　　．

A．	gives her some birds
B．	gives her a little tree
C．	makes a gold dress for her
D．	makes gold shoes for her

44．The Chinese meaning of the word"version"in this passage is probably " 　　"．

A．	人物
B．	语气
C．	方法
D．	版本

45．If we put the passage into three parts，which of the following is the best？　　

（①＝Para．（自然段） 1 ②＝Para.2 ③＝Para.3 ④＝Para.4 ⑤＝Para.5）

A．	①； ②③④； ⑤
B．	①②； ③； ④⑤
C．	①②； ③④； ⑤
D．	①； ②； ③④⑤

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