A man sat at an underground station in Washington， D． C． and stared to play the violin． It was a cold day in January．He played（巴赫） pieces about 45 minutes． Thousands of people went through the station in a hurry， most of them on her way to work．
Three minutes went by and the first person． a middle﹣aged man， noticed there was a musician Playing．He slowed down and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to go to work．
After a minute， received his first dollar，a young woman threw the money in the Box．and continued to walk． Then another few minutes went by and someone stood against the wall to listen to him， but he young man looked at his watch and shared to walk again．Clearly he was late for work．
During the musician's performance， only a few people gave response（反应） to him： six people stopped and stayed for a while， twenty gave him money but continued to walk．When he finished playing， no one applauded （鼓掌）： No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell，one of the best musicians in the world．
This is a real story． Joshua Bell playing in the underground station was organized by The Washington Post（ 《华盛顿邮报》）as part of a social experiment （实验）． What we learn from this experiment could be： If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music， how many other nice things are we missing？
（1）When did the story take place？
| A． |
On a cold morning． |
| B． |
On a warm afternoon． |
| C． |
On a rainy evening． |
| D． |
On a windy weekend． |
（2）Who was the first person to notice the musician playing？
| A． |
A young woman． |
| B． |
A small girl． |
| C． |
A young man． |
| D． |
A middle﹣aged man． |
（3）How many people gave response to the musician's performance？
| A． |
6． |
| B． |
20． |
| C． |
26． |
| D． |
45． |
（4）Who was Joshua Bell？
| A． |
A well﹣known reporter． |
| B． |
A poor artist． |
| C． |
An excellent violinist． |
| D． |
A famous pianist． |
（5）What was the writer's purpose of writing this passage？
| A． |
To let us know the importance of saving time． |
| B． |
To make us pay more attention to nice things around． |
| C． |
To find out what people usually did in the underground． |
| D． |
To do a survey on how many people were interested in music． |
Being trapped in an elevator（电梯） can be one of the worst experiences of one's life． Some people who have such experiences may be afraid to use an elevator again． In fact， there are some useful tips to follow when people are in trouble with the elevator．
First， take deep breaths and keep calm． Too much fear will add to your panic（恐慌） and make you too nervous to think clearly． Tell yourself to be patient and believe that nothing is impossible．
Secondly， use the emergency（急救） call inside the elevator or your mobile phone to let people outside know you are stuck in the elevator． There is an emergency call on the wall of each elevator． You may use your mobile phone to give light and find it． The phone number can be found around it．
Thirdly， putting up messages on Wechat（微信） is also a good idea to allow more people to find you are in need of help． If help hasn't come， knock the door to get attention from other people in the building．
Fourthly， move less and try to relax． Even if the workers have known your situation， it may take them a long time to repair the elevator and bring you back to safety． Instead of keeping moving all the time， you are advised to keep still and relax yourself as much as possible， or you will make yourself tired out． Make sure that you are fine when the door is open．
（1）According to the passage， when in trouble with an elevator， you should first．
A． shout out for help
B． do nothing but wait
C． keep calm and think clearly
D． try to break the door open
（2）The underlined word "stuck" in the passage means " "．
A． tired
B． kept
C． trapped
D． troubled
（3）People are advised to send messages on Wechat when trapped in an elevator so that
A． their situations can be known by more people
B． they can spend their time easily
C． they can become less nervous
D． they can make more friends
（4）If you are trapped in an elevator， you must move less， or
A． you may fall asleep
B． you may become very tired
C． you may feel bored
D． you may feel lonely
（5）What's the purpose of the article？
A． To introduce how to use an elevator．
B． To tell us an elevator often goes wrong．
C． To warn us not to take an elevator．
D． To teach us how to save ourselves when trapped in an elevator．
Do you want to have a nice trip in your spare time？ May Yunnan is a good choice for you． There you can enjoy different places of interest．
Time |
Activities |
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Day1 |
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Activities Arrive in Shangri﹣la． You will meet your local guide at the airport or the bus station and he or she will take you to the hotel． Visit Napa Lake in your free time in the afternoon． |
Day2 |
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Drive to Lijiang for 2hours and visit Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way． After you reach Lijiang， you can visit Black Dragon Pond and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain． You can take the cable car（缆车） to Baisha village in Lijiang． |
Day3 |
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Take a bus to Dali（about 3.5hours）． You can go boating on Erhai Lake． Visit Bai village， Xizhou and Zhoucheng． Do some shopping in the old Dali town． |
Day4 |
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Fly to Kunming in the morning， which is the capital of Yunnan． Then take a tour to the Stone Forest． In the afternoon， end your trip and leave Kunming by air． |
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（1）The information above may be from
A． a story
B． a news report
C． a play
D． an advertisement
（2）Who will take you to the hotel when you arrive in Shangri﹣la？
A． Your local guide．
B． Your driver．
C． Your parents．
D． Your friends．
（3）You can't visit in Lijiang on the second day．
A． Black Dragon Pond
B． Tiger Leaping Gorge
C． Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
D． Baisha village
（4）When can you visit the old Dali town？
A． On the first day．
B． On the second day．
C． On the third day．
D． On the fourth day．
（5）How can you go to Kunming on the fourth day？
A． By bus．
B． By plane．
C． By train．
D． By car．
Once there was a famine （饥荒） in the town． A rich and kind baker （ 面包师 ） sent some bread to twenty of the poorest children． He said to them， "In this basket， there is some bread for you． Each of you can have one loaf（一条面包） every day until the hard days end．"
The impatient children couldn't wait to gather around the basket． They shouted and fought for the bread because each wished to have the largest loaf． At last they went away without even thanking the good gentleman． But Shirley， a poorly﹣dressed little girl， did not join them．
Instead， she remained standing modestly in the distance． When the other children left， she took the smallest loaf left in the basket， kissed the gentleman's hand and went home．
The next day the children were as rude as before． Poor shy Shirley still took the smallest loaf． When she got home， her mother cut the bread open． Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it． Her mother was very surprised and said， "Take the money back to the good gentleman at once， for it must have got into the loaf by accident． Be quick， Shirley! Be quick!"
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message， he said， "No， no， my child． It was no mistake． I put silver into the smallest loaf to reward you because you are a kind and honest girl． Go home， and the money is yours now．"
（1）From the story， we know the twenty children lived a life．
A． happy
B． poor
C． rich
D． comfortable
（2）The rich baker gave to the children．
A． some bananas
B． some books
C． some clothes
D． some bread
（3）When the other children shouted and fought for the bread， Shirley ．
A． stood modestly in the distance
B． shouted at them
C． joined them
D． laughed at them
（4）Shirley's mother let her when she saw the money．
A． buy some food
B． hide it quickly
C． give it back to the rich man
D． tell her father the news
（5）The story tells us that ．
A． it's not important to say thanks to others
B． fighting with others can help us get more
C． Shirley's mother didn't like her
D． a kind and honest person will be rewarded
Hiram Fong grew up in Honolulu，Hawaii．（43）He began Picking beans when he was only four years old to help support his family．Fong also sold newspapers，shined shoes，and worked as a golf caddy when he was a boy．A golf caddy is a person who carries a player's golf clubs．
Fong began working in Hawaii's government in 1938．At that time，Hawaii belonged to the United States，but not a state．Fong believed that Hawaiians should be able to take part in making laws for the United States government，just as other Americans could．Fong said Hawaii should be a state of the United States．In 1959，Hawaii bccame the fiftieth state，and Fong was chosen as one of Hawaii's first two senators （参议员）．He became the first Asian﹣American in the United States Senate．
As a senator，Hiram Fong supported equal （平等的）rights．For example，he wanted the laws about immigrants （移民）to be fairer．He wanted to improve conditions for workers in factories and businesses．（44）He also believed that women and men should be paid the same for doing the same job．In a lifetime of hard work．Fong found more than personal success．His work helped millions of people．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
41．What is a golf caddy？
42．When did Hawaii become the fiftieth state of the United States？
（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
43．
44．
（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
45． Hiram Fong ．
Death Valley is a huge place．It is more than 225kilometers across the southern part of the state of California，and across the border （边界）with the state of Nevada．
（1） It can be dangerously cold during the winter months．The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃．The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past．It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate．Death Valley does not forgive （原谅）those who are not careful．
Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849．（2） Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining （开采）areas in California．They were in a hurry to get there before other people did．
Many people were not careful．They made bad choices or wrong decisions．One group of people had reached Death Valley by December．They avoided the terrible heat of summer，but there was not enough water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley．（3） They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley．
As they left，one woman looked back and said．"Good﹣bye，death valley．"（4）
A．Slowly，they ran out of food．
B．Death Valley has a long history．
C．The name has never been changed．
D．Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place．
E．That was the year after gold was discovered in California．
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