Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures． Here are some words about （1） that are used differently in western cultures and Chinese culture．
Most phrases in（2） about the dog， such as "a homeless dog"， "a running dog" and "a dog catching a mouse"， have negative meanings． But in western countries， dog are considered honest and good friends of （3） （人类）． The word， "dog"， has positive meanings． For example， "you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky （4） /'pɜːs（ə）n/． And "every dog has its day" means everyone has good luck at times．
As we know， dragons are very important in Chinese culture． In ancient times， dragons were regarded as strong and magical creatures． They （5） /brɔ：t/ hope and good luck． The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragons． Nowadays， many p（6）___ want their children to become "dragons"． But in western cultures， dragons were d（7） __ animals． Heroes killed them to protect people．
Some things have （8） （相似的）meanings in Chinese culture and western culturea． The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in b（9） China and some western countries． People in China and the West think the rose also （10） for peace， courage and friendship． When we pay attention to the cultural meanings of words， we will understand them better．
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． |
We spent holidays with our uncle．He loved to go on walks to collect stones．One day，he bought us backpacks（背包） and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones．
The whole day we walked around．Every now and then he put stones in our bags．To our surprise，he also took some stones out from our bags．But we thought he had just found better stones．
When we returned to the house，we were very tired．The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relaxed when we put them down．But uncle's backpack was half empty．
"Why did you put so many stones into our backpacks？"we asked．
"I didn't．You did．"He said．"You didn't know it，but I gave you a test today．I listened to every word you said．Whenever you were complaining（抱怨），I added a stone to your bags．Whenever you talked about something with positive（积极的） thinking，I took out a stone．And now look at your backpacks．"Our backpacks were full of stones．
Your negative（消极的） thoughts are like stones．You carry themin your mind just like those stones in a backpack．The more negative thoughts，the heavier your mind．
With great love，our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life．
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31．How did they feel when their uncle took some stones out from their bags？
A．Relaxed
B．Surprise
C．Sad
D．Tired
32．What did they find when they returned to the house？
A．Their uncle's bag was half empty．
B．There was nothing in their uncle's bag．
C．Their uncle's bag was full of stones．
D．There were few stones in their uncle's bag．
33．When would their uncle add a stone to their bags？
A．When their uncle had interesting thoughts．
B．When their uncle found a better stone．
C．When they complained about something．
D．When they talked about something amazing．
34．According to the passage，when does the underlined word"them"refer to（指的是）？
A． The bags
B．The stones．
C．Positive
D．Negative thoughts
35．What can we learn from the story？
A．Everyone must accept others'advice．
B．We should be positive about life．
C．Never think about unimportant things．
D．It's necessary to make a plan before doing things．
Many of you may want to study abroad after high school．But at the same time，more and more international students from other countries are coming to study in China．397，635 international students came to China in 2015．According to a report from the Student．com website（网站）．China is now the third most popular country for international students，being the United States and the United Kingdom．
Last summer，55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp，they got close to traditional Chinese culture．They visited several schools in Hefei，Anhui．At No.32 middle schools in Hefei．They tried to make dumplings，play TaiJi，do paper cuts and learn calligraphy．To help them know more about China．Chinese students paired withthem and as partners，they led these foreign guests to place of interest．
In recent years，there are more cultural exchanges（交换） between Germany and China．Almost 400 German schools have Chinese classes．Over 8000 students study in China．
The summer of international students in China has doubled since 2005．It has been growing by ten percent each year．If the growth go on，China will replace the UK for second place in 2020．
依据短文内容，选择最佳选项．
（1）It's reported that is the second most popular country for international students．
| A． |
China |
| B． |
Germany |
| C． |
the United Kingdom |
| D． |
the United States |
（2）The Germany guests tries to do the following things at school EXCEPT ．
| A． |
making dumplings |
| B． |
doing paper﹣cuts |
| C． |
learning calligraphy |
| D． |
playing pang﹣pong |
（3）What does the underlined phrase"paired with"mean in Chinese．
| A． |
与…相同 |
| B． |
与…结对 |
| C． |
与…比较 |
| D． |
与…竞争 |
（4）How many German schools have Chinese classes in recent years？
| A． |
32 |
| B． |
55 |
| C． |
About 400 |
| D． |
More than 8，000 |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
More and more foreign students come to study in China now． |
| B． |
The German students and teachers came to China to get close to nature． |
| C． |
The number of international students in China has doubled since2015． |
| D． |
Recently there are fewer cultural exchanges between China and Germany． |
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