Dear Bill，
Long time no see! I just came back to Taiwan from Europe. 20 hours on the plane really made me tired.
I knew about Typhoon（台风） Melissa from the TV news．On TV，I saw many houses in Kaohsiung were damaged（损毁）．Are you OK there？
The weather in the mountains of Europe was very different from that in Taiwan．It was just early October，but it started to snow in mountains of Europe．
Still，my trip to Europe was great fun．Before I went there，I was worried about the language．I can't speak German or French．But I was surprised to find that English was still useful there! I talked to people without any problems，and I even made some new friends on the train!
I'm going to going lo Europe again next summer．Do you want to join me？
Your friend，
Alex
62．Alex felt when he came back lo Taiwan from Europe．
| A． |
surprised |
| B． |
tired |
| C． |
sad |
| D． |
boring |
63．Where does Bill live？
| A． |
In Hong Kong． |
| B． |
In Kaohsiung． |
| C． |
In Germany． |
| D． |
In France |
64．What was the weather like in the mountains of Europe when it was early October in Taiwan？
| A． |
It was snowy． |
| B． |
It was very hot there． |
| C． |
It rained a lot． |
| D． |
There was a terrible typhoon． |
65．What is TRUE about Alex's experience in Europe？
| A． |
He was worried about the weather． |
| B． |
He learned English from a language school there． |
| C． |
He enjoyed it and would like to go there again |
| D． |
He was invited to the homes of his foreign friends． |
What would it be like to be over 100 meters in the air？Besides taking a plane，there is a more interesting and relaxing way to experience it：having a ride on a Ferris wheel （摩天轮）．
London Eye，England
With a height of about 135 meters，the London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe．There are 32 cars（轿厢） and each can carry 25 people at most．On the ride，people can get a view of London Tower．Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．One turn takes 30 minutes．
High Roller US
It is the world's tallest Ferris wheel．It is 168 meters tall．High Roller first opened in Las Vegas on March 31 st，2014．A ride takes 30 minutes．You can also enjoy videos and music during the ride．
Tianjin Eye，China
Tianjin Eye is a 120﹣meter﹣tall Ferris wheel．It lies on a bridge over the Haihe River in Tianjin，China．It is the only Ferris wheel in the world to stand on a bridge．The wheel has 48 cars．Each can take eight passengers．People can get good views of the city during the 30﹣minute trip．
Roue decision Paris France
Roue decision Paris looks like all other Ferris wheels．It is about 60 meters tall and has 42 cars．But people can move it．Because of this，the big wheel has been to many other places like Manchester in the UK and Bangkok in Thailand．
51．There are cars in London Eye．
| A． |
25 |
| B． |
30 |
| C． |
32 |
| D． |
135 |
52．The tallest Ferris wheel in the world is in ．
| A． |
Paris |
| B． |
Tianjin |
| C． |
Las Vegas |
| D． |
London |
53．High Roller is meters taller than Tianjin Eye．
| A． |
33 |
| B． |
48 |
| C． |
60 |
| D． |
108 |
54． is the only one to lie on a bridge．
| A． |
London Eye |
| B． |
High Roller |
| C． |
Tianjin Eye |
| D． |
Roue de Paris |
55．Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Tianjin Eye can bring you musical enjoyment |
| B． |
Roue de Paris can be moved to many other places． |
| C． |
London Eye can carry 384 passengers at most on one turn． |
| D． |
Having a ride on the four Ferris wheels needs the same time． |
A 108﹣year﹣old Message in a Bottle
On November 30，1906，George Bidder dropped a bottle from a boat into the North Sea．The weighted glass bottle sank almost to the sea floor，and then it move slowly for 108years and 138days．
Its journey ended when Marianne Winkler found the bottle in 2015．Winkler was then on vacation on Amrum Island．She picked up the bottle when it was washed up onto the beach．She saw a piece of paper inside，but didn't break it open．She could tell that the bottle was old．So she didn't want to damage it．
Finally she got the piece of paper out of the bottle．She found that the paper was actually a postcard．On the back of the card there was this message：The Marine Biological Association（海洋生物学协会） would pay a shilling（先令） for the bottle．A shilling was a unit of money that was used in Great Britain before the early 1970s．
Winkler filled out the card and posted it．The association was surprised to get a postcard addressed to George Bidder，the president of the association from 1939to 1945．The workers of the association searched on the Internet to find a shilling．They found one and sent it to Winkler as a reward．
The message in the bottle was the oldest ever re﹣discovered．For this reason Marianne Winkler got a place in"Guinness World Records"（吉尼斯世界纪录）．She broke the record for the oldest message in a bottle．
Winkler's bottle was not the only one Bidder sent to sea．Between 1904and 1906，he spent away more than one thousand bottles．He placed postcards inside them．The bottles were part of a research project to map currents（洋流） in the North Sea．This was the best method at that time．But whether the association could get the bottles back depended on the people who found them．The association reported that about 55percent of the bottles were returned．They added that the experiment was a success as it showed the east﹣to﹣west flow of the North Sea's currents．
61．How long did the weighted glass bottle move in the sea？
62．Did Marianne Winkler find the bottle in 2015？
63．What was in the bottle？
64．Who was George Bidder？
65．Why did Bidder drop bottles into the sea？ ．
Should Children Be Allowed to Get Bored？
Children need time to stand and stare．They should be allowed to get bored so that they can develop their ability to be creative．
Children are expected by their parents to be reading a textbook all the time．However，research shows that it may hamperthe development of their imagination，while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity．
Boredom is often linked with loneliness，but a writer named Meera Syal said boredom had helped here in developing her mind．She told researchers about her childhood．Having few things to do，Syal often talked with her neighbors．She also tried to do things like learning to bake cakes．"But importantly，I thought and wrote a lot，because I was bored，"Syal said．She kept a diary，filling here time with short stories and poems she made up．
Grayson Perry，an artist，grew up in a family with little money．He enjoyed himself by making up stories，drawing pictures for his stories and reading many books in the library．Bored but free，he spent hours looking out of the window，watching the changing clouds and seasons．Perry filled up his free time with what he liked．He became creative，because he could think freely．
Dr．Belton is an expert on the effects of emotions on learning．"Boredom could be an uncomfortable feeling，"she said．"But some young people cannot deal with that boredom creatively．So sometimes they may break a classroom window，or drive a car out for a mad race．"
Usually，when children have nothing to do，they would turn on the TV，the computer，or the phone．Their time on these things has increased，yet they need to have time to think about their experiences through play or just watching the world around them．
It is this kind of thinking that can inspire the imagination．On the other hand，the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process．That can be harmful to the development of creativity．"For developing the ability to be creative，"Dr．Belton advised，"perhaps we need to stand and stare，and stay off﹣line from time to time．"
53．What does the word"hamper"in Paragraph 2probably mean？
| A． |
Slow down． |
| B． |
Keep up with． |
| C． |
Go beyond． |
| D． |
Give rise to． |
54．The writer talks about Syal and Perry to ．
| A． |
stress the great differences between them |
| B． |
introduce a popular writer and a famous artist |
| C． |
suggest good ways of going through boredom |
| D． |
show effects of boredom on developing creativity |
55．What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
Boredom provides children with space to think freely． |
| B． |
It's much better for children to be busy than be bored． |
| C． |
Boredom helps children deal with difficulties properly． |
| D． |
It's boring for children to think about their experiences． |
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）．
Rock climbing is a popular hobby that many people enjoy doing．You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains．There are many advantages of rock climbing﹣it is fun and it also helps people forget worries．
The most important equipment（设备）to have is good shoes．They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size．The next thing you need is a harness（保护带）．This allows you to move freely，but will hold you up if you fall．It's important to know how to use your equipment．If you are a beginner，it's best to have lessons．A climber with experience can help you a lot in the beginning．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages．Climbers，however，must be careful not to pollute the environment．Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb．They should take it with them and throw it away．This will allow future climbers to enjoy a clean environment．
88．What advantages does rock climbing have？（不超过10个词）
89．What equipment does a climber need？（不超过10个词）
90．How can climbers help protect the environment while climbing？（不超过15个词） ．
While many young people were enjoying the summer vacation，Zach Bonner was working his hardest．Zach started walking from Valrico，Florida，his hometown，on Christmas，2009．He reached Los Angeles nine months later in September，2010．He covered a total of 2，478 miles and raised 120，000dollars for kids in need．Along the way，Zach attended school online．His mother，brother and sister took turns to walk or drive together with him．
Although he is very young，Zach has a long history of helping others．When a terrible storm hit down in 2004，Zach，when six，pulled a wagon（小推车）through his community and collected food for people in need．
He has raised 400，000 for his Little Red Wagon Foundation since then．It gives money to projects which help homeless children．In 2007，Zach began walking to support a children's charity（慈善组织）in Tampa，Florida．He finished his journey 23 days later，280 miles away in Tallahassee．Then in the summer of 2009，he trekkedabout 670 miles from Atlants to Washington，D．C．，in just two months．
"As long as there are homeless kids，I will never stop walking for them．"Zach says．
（1）What did Zach do during the summer vacation in 2010？
| A． |
He stayed at home to look after his family． |
| B． |
He travelled to his hometown with his family． |
| C． |
He joined in a schoool． |
| D． |
He walked to collect money for kids in need． |
（2）We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Zach ．
| A． |
began to help people at a very early age |
| B． |
made money to pay for his education |
| C． |
enjoyed playing around in his community |
| D． |
worked very hard for his family |
（3）At what age did Zach start walking to support a Tampa children's charity？
| A． |
At six． |
| B． |
At nine． |
| C． |
At eleven． |
| D． |
At twelve |
（4）The underlined word"trekked"in Paragraph 3 probably means" "．
| A． |
延伸 |
| B． |
挖掘 |
| C． |
跋涉 |
| D． |
飞行 |
（5）Which of the following best describes Zach？
| A． |
Friendly and shy |
| B． |
Silly but lovely |
| C． |
Kind and helpful |
| D． |
Clever but lazy． |
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