Why Live Near the River？
Imagine pioneers traveling west in the 1800s． In those days， it was hard to find running water and shops where to buy things． As time went by， most pioneers had to make their homes near a river so that they could get water easily．
How did rivers help people live in the past？
Back in the pioneer days， people grew their own food，caught their own fish，and collected their own water．（1） People also used rivers as roads，traveling on boats．Traders shipped goods （货物）to people from other areas．
（2）
When building many factories right next to rivers for the water's power to make machines work， some people choose to live near a river for working． They use the river to ship large goods， and some of them work at these factories where power factories provide electricity to homes and businesses． （3）
Who wouldn't want to live near a river？
Some people are nervous about living near rivers because rivers can cause floods （洪水）． Every once in a while， floodwaters rise higher than a house， ruining （泡坏） many things in the house．（4） Such waste causes water to smell bad and pollutes the crops （庄稼） we eat． Water and crops in polluted areas can make people very sick．
How do people decide where to live？
（5） Rivers can provide jobs and fun activities in a beautiful place． However， those living by rivers should be willing to accept possible problems as well．
A． Why do people live near rivers now？ B． Why did people want to live near a river？ C． Some factories put their waste into rivers． D． Staying close to a river was easy to get water for living． E． Some factories stop waste water from running into rivers． F． People who carry goods onto ships live near the river， too． G． People should think over the possible risks before deciding where to live． |
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． |
On Saturday morning，every boy in town was happy，except Tom Sawyer．Tom's aunt said he had to paint the fence（围栏）．It was thirty yards long and three yards high!When he was working，some boys came along and made fun of him．
Ben was the first one who came happily with an apple in his hand．
"I'm going swimming，"said Ben．"Do you want to come？Oh，you have to work，don't you？"
Tom got a little angry，but soon he had a wonderful idea．
"Work？"he said．"I don't think this is work．It's fun．Does a boy get a chance like this every day？"
Ben thought about this．He was watching Tom's every move and was getting more and more interested．
After a while，he said，"Tom，will you let me do some painting？"
"No way．You see，Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly．I'm the only one that can do it right．"
"Oh，please，Tom，"begged（恳求） Ben．"I'll be really careful．Let me try!I'll give you my
apple in return．"
"Well，all right，Ben，"said Tom．"But you must be careful．"
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart．He started to eat Ben's apple．
All day，boys passed by and wanted to paint．When Ben got tired，Billy began to paint．He gave Tom his favorite kite．Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles（玻璃球），and so on．
That afternoon，Tom got many toys，and the fence got three coats of paint．Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!
56．At first，Tom Sawyer was unhappy because ．
| A． |
he had no time to play |
| B． |
he had no apples to eat |
| C． |
he had no friends to talk with |
57．When Tom Sawyer was working，Ben came along to ．
| A． |
give him a hand |
| B． |
ask him to swim |
| C． |
make fun of him |
58．The underlined phrase"in return"means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
归还 |
| B． |
返回 |
| C． |
回报 |
59．Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Tom thought painting the fence was very fun． |
| B． |
Tom got many toys and a large cake in the end． |
| C． |
Tom was the only boy who could work carefully． |
60．From the passage，we know Tom Sawyer was very ．
| A． |
polite |
| B． |
clever |
| C． |
brave． |
Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking．A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5，000 steps a day．The results of the study are from QQ users．About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favorite exercise； over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes．
Fast walking and running are easy，cost little and work well，so they are popular．And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms（健身房）．It's best to walk fast for at least 10minutes at one time and walk up to 6，000 steps every day．
The study also shows that people in Guiyang，Guizhou love sports most．On average（平均），everyone there walks 5，941 steps every day．It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to（更愿意） do sports．
51．Many people in China walk more than steps a day．
| A． |
6，000 |
| B． |
5，941 |
| C． |
5，000 |
52．Over 23% of the Chinese people choose as their favorite exercise．
53．Many people prefer to do exercise ．
| A． |
at home |
| B． |
in nature |
| C． |
in the gym |
54．The writer probably agrees that ．
| A． |
people live in big cities are more willing to do sports |
| B． |
fast walking is not difficult，costs little and works well |
| C． |
it's bad for people to walk fast for more than 10minutes at one time |
55．We can read this passage in the column（栏目） of a newspaper．
| A． |
Mum's Kitchen |
| B． |
Music Today |
| C． |
Health & Sports． |
Why are dogs our best friends．Maybe because they can understand our words much better than we thought，according to a study in Hungary．It found that dogs understand not only what we say，but also how we say it．
"The results were very exciting and very surprising．"Said the researcher Attila Andies，from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest．
For the study，the researchers first trained 13 dogs for months．The dogs had to sit quietly inside machine，so that the researchers could check their activity．
Then the researcher put headphones on dogs and played people's voice to them．There were four different voice．Some were positive words，such as"well down"，or neutral（不带感情色彩的） words like"however"．The words were also in different tones（音调）．Some were positive and some were neutral．
Brain scans（扫描）showed that the dogs could recognize（辨认）words．as well as the tone of words，much like people do．The positive words with a positive tone brought the stronger activity in their brain's reward centers（反应中枢）．
"It shows that for dogs，a nice phrase can word very well as a prize，but it words best if both words and tones match．"Said Andies．
They also found that dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain and tones with the right．Human brains work in the same way．
It gave us a new understanding of language，said Andies．That is，not only do humans understand the meaning in words，other species（物种） do too．
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36．What was found according to the study in Hungary？
| A． |
Dogs can't understand people words． |
| B． |
Dogs can only understand what we say． |
| C． |
Dogs can understand what we thought better than our words． |
| D． |
Dogs understand not only what we say，but also how we say it． |
37．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the study？
| A． |
Researchers played with the dogs． |
| B． |
Researchers made dogs sit inside machine． |
| C． |
Researchers scanned the dogs'brain． |
| D． |
Researchers played people's voice to the dogs． |
38．Dogs think as a best prize．
| A． |
neutral words with a neutral tone． |
| B． |
neutral words with a positive tone． |
| C． |
positive words with neutral tone |
| D． |
positive words with positive tone |
39．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Human brains don't work in the same way as dogs do． |
| B． |
Dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain． |
| C． |
The researchers trained dogs for years to check their brain activity． |
| D． |
Researcher Attila Andies was disappointed at the result of the study． |
40．What is the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
Dogs are as clever as humans． |
| B． |
Dogs are good at learning human's language． |
| C． |
Dogs can understand the meaning in words． |
| D． |
Dogs can do what human do． |
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