There are purple clothes， purple handbags， purple bicycles， purple furniture， even purple computers! So purple is one of the most（1） colors today． But in the past， purple was a very expensive and unusual color． Let's take a look at the rich（2） of the color purple．
Some scientists believe that the first plants to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago（3） looked purple， not green． Plants today are green because（4） use green chlorophyll （叶绿素） to produce energy． （5） these early plants probably used something called retinal， which is a dark purple color．
During the time of the Roman Empire （37BC﹣476AD）， it was very（6） to make purple dye （染料）． The dye came from sea snails （海螺）．But 10，000 dead sea snails（7） you just one gram （克）of purple dye…as well as a very bad smell! This（8） purple dye was called Tyrian purple， and it was the preferred（9） of emperors．
In 16th﹣﹣century England， purple was（10） for the kings family members． Queen Elizabeth I's clothes were purple， but ordinary people were not allowed to（11） the color．
In 1856， William Perkin， an 18﹣year﹣old（12） student， noticed something strange while doing an experiment （实验）． The chemicals （化学药品） he used to clean his instruments（13） with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple color． This（14） led Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye． The dye was much（15） than sea﹣snail dye． Thanks to Perkin， now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes．
（1）A． peaceful |
B． popular |
C． exciting |
D． serious |
（2）A． history |
B． style |
C． research |
D． product |
（3）A． gradually |
B． especially |
C． exactly |
D． probably |
（4）A． others |
B． they |
C． we |
D． some |
（5）A． And |
B． So |
C． But |
D． Until |
（6）A． dangerous |
B． common |
C． difficult |
D． strange |
（7）A． got |
B． passed |
C． wasted |
D． cost |
（8）A． basic |
B． harmful |
C． special |
D． perfect |
（9）A． color |
B． smell |
C． plant |
D． animal |
（10）A． even |
B． never |
C． seldom |
D． only |
（11）A． wear |
B． sell |
C． change |
D． make |
（12）A． geography |
B． science |
C． art |
D． math |
（13）A． compared |
B． mixed |
C． collected |
D． kept |
（14）A． survey |
B． suggestion |
C． discovery |
D． exam |
（15）A． healthier |
B． thicker |
C． cheaper |
D． darker |
DIY Your Own Desserts
We offer different kinds of classed to you all． A very popular class we are offering these
10 days is the class named "DIY Your Own Desserts"．
Can you imagine how happy your beloved one will be happy when you give him/her your DIY desserts on the special days like birthday， Mother's Day and Father's Day？ Come to our class and make your own desserts． Give your beloved one some surprises!
The class runs daily and it is a completely hands﹣on personal cooking experience lasting up to 4 hours learning 3﹣4 recipes （食谱） each lesson． The teacher will first show how to cook different recipes in front of you． And then he will guide you on how to prepare and make the food．
At the end of the class you can either eat the meal prepared during the class or take it home with you． What's more， you'll be able to take home the copies of all the recipes．
Costs： ￥30 each lesson． You can start at any time．
Go to our website to get more information about the class．
You can either e﹣mail us or come to our office for attending it．
（1）You can join the class if you like to ．
| A． |
offer some recipes |
| B． |
teach how to cook |
| C． |
make desserts yourself |
| D． |
get some surprises |
（2）You will in the class．
| A． |
eat the meal with the teacher |
| B． |
celebrate the special days |
| C． |
learn 2﹣3 recipes each lessons |
| D． |
have a hands﹣on experience |
（3）You will pay for five lessons．
| A． |
￥30 |
| B． |
￥60 |
| C． |
￥120 |
| D． |
￥150 |
（4）How can you attend the class？
| A． |
Make a phone call to them． |
| B． |
Send them an e﹣mail． |
| C． |
Get information from parents． |
| D． |
Come to the class directly． |
Edward rose early on the New﹣year morning． He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family． Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet．
When he came back， his father gave him two bright， new silver dollars．
His face lighted up as he took them． He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore．
He left the house with a light heart， expecting to buy the books． As he ran down the street， he saw a poor family．
"I wish you a happy New Year．" said Edward， as he was happily passing on． The man shook his head．
"You are not from this country． " said Edward． The man again shook his head， for he could not understand or speak his language． But he pointed to his mouth， and to the children shaking with cold， as if （好像）to say， "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"
Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble． He took out his dollars， and gave one to the man ，and the other to his wife．
They were excited and said something in their language， which doubtless meant， "We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time．"
When Edward came home， his father asked what books he had bought． He hung his head a moment， but quickly looked up．
"I have bought no books，" said he， "I gave my money to some poor people， who seemed to be very hungry then．" He went on， "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．"
"My dear boy，" said his father， "here are some books for you， more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣Year gift．"
"I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family． It was nice for a little boy to do so． Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year．"
（1）Edward expected to with the money he got from his father．
| A． |
help the poor family |
| B． |
buy something to eat |
| C． |
buy some pretty books |
| D． |
learn another language |
（2）Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him？
| A． |
He couldn't understand the boy． |
| B． |
He wouldn't accept the money． |
| C． |
He didn't like the boy's language． |
| D． |
He was too cold to say anything． |
（3）How much did Edward give the poor family？
| A． |
One dollar． |
| B． |
Two dollars． |
| C． |
Three dollars． |
| D． |
Four dollars． |
（4）We know that Edward from the passage．
| A． |
got a prize for his kind heart |
| B． |
had to buy his books next year |
| C． |
bought the books at the bookstore |
| D． |
got more money from his father |
Dear sir，
I ordered a skirt from you last month， but there are some problems with it． First， the color is not as green as it is shown on your website．I understand that the picture does not always show the real color，but it should nor be that different． Second， I asked for Size M because it is the size I usually wear．But your Size M is so small that I have to give it to my younger sister．
I think you should be more serious about your business．
Truly，
Susan Rosen
Dear Ms．Rosen，
Thank you for telling us the problems with your order． We hope we can give you better service． We are sending you another skirt with this letter．It is Size L，and its green color is brighter than the one you had． We hope you like it．
Our office hours are 9：00 a．m．﹣5：00 p．m． Please call us if you have any more questions．
Yours truly，
Victor Smith
（1）Why did Susan Rosen write the letter？
| A． |
To say sorry to her sister． |
| B． |
To show the picture to Smith． |
| C． |
To tell her problem to a friend． |
| D． |
To talk about what she bought． |
（2）What did Victor Smith do for Susan Rosen？
| A． |
He helped her cancel the order． |
| B． |
He sent her a new skirt． |
| C． |
He asked her to visit the office． |
| D． |
He called her for another color． |
A：Hey，Bruce!You seem unhappy．（66）
B：Yes．I've just come back from the zoo．
A：Have you seen your favorite tigers？
B：Yes．（67）
A：Why not？
B：Because they had to stay in cages（笼子） and they were dirty．
A：（68） I think they should go back to forests or mountains．
B：Even worse，a few children threw something at them．
A：That's too bad．（69）
A：（70） Protecting them is protecting ourselves．
B：Of course．I also told them it was our duty to protect animals．
| A． |
I'm sorry to hear that． |
| B． |
Did you stop them？ |
| C． |
But they didn't look well． |
| D． |
When did you go to the zoo？ |
| E． |
Didn't you go to the zoo？ |
| F． |
How do you like tigers？ |
| G． |
You did quite right． |
The World Tourism Organization says that space will soon become a popular place to go on holiday﹣possibly by 2020．One Japanese company is planning a space holiday centre．It will look like a bicycle wheel and have a very modern hotel for 100 people and a park．It will travel round the Earth at a height of 300km．The company hopes the centre will be ready in 2017．The company manager says he thinks that flying to the centre will probably be quicker than flying from Hong Kong to Singapore．After they arrive at the centre，tourists can take trips to the moon or go for walks in space．What about the cost？Well，the company believes that people will be happy to pay about ＄100，000f or a trip．But they think that as more people want to go，the trip will become much cheaper．
An American company is also thinking of building a very modern hotel，called the Lunar Hotel，on the moon．Most of the hotel will be under the ground，so it won't become too hot ortoo cold．The rooms will look just like they do on Earth．The guests will eat normal food for lunch．The cooks will just push a button（按钮） to mix dried food with water to become a meal!There will be little or no dirt（尘土） and there won't be much water．So the hotel won't wash the towels and sheets（床单）﹣they will be thrown away．
61．The space holiday centre will look like a wheel．
| A． |
Bicycle |
| B． |
car |
| C． |
truck |
62．Tourists can after they reach the space holiday centre．
| A． |
buy cheaper things |
| B． |
visit the moon |
| C． |
travel under the ground |
63．There might not be any in the Lunar Hotel．
| A． |
Towels |
| B． |
Beds |
| C． |
washing machines |
64．Both of the Japanese and American companies will build a hotel that ．
| A． |
can hold 100 people |
| B． |
will have a park |
| C． |
will be very modern |
65．The best title for the passage is" "．
| A． |
Holidays in Space |
| B． |
Companies in Space |
| C． |
Life in Space． |
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