Joe was an old man．The 75﹣year﹣old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family．Joe had four grandchildren，and they visited him during their holidays．
During one vacation，Joe was preparing his home for the kids：cleaning and buying their favorite foods．After he finished working，he realized he lost his favorite watch．The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born．Joe loved the watch very much，especially after his wife's death．He was very upset about losing it．
Once his grandchildren came，they promised him they would find the watch．
One granddaughter asked："Grandpa，do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing？"
"I guess when I was cleaning the barn（谷仓）！"Joe replied．
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe，but they could not find it．The kids were now also sad，but they tried to comfort（安慰） their grandfather．
One grandson went back to the barn to search again．Joe asked why he was going there a second time．But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent．
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather．He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe．
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it．The little boy replied："I sat there without making a noise，and the barn was so silent．After a few minutes，I heard the‘tick，tick' sound and found the watch．"
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy．
49．From Paragraph 2，we learn that Joe ．
A．knew his grandchildren very well
B．liked doing housework very much
C．got tired of his grandchildren's visits
D．looked forward to his grandchildren's visits
50．Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost？
A．Because it was very expensive．
B．Because it was full of memories with his wife．
C．Because it was a gift from his first child．
D．Because it had been with him since he was born．
51．How did one of the grandchildren find the watch？
A．He cleaned the barn carefully again．
B．He searched the barn carefully for two hours．
C．He made no noise and followed the ticking sound．
D．He asked other children for help．
52．What does the story mainly tell us？
A．Helping those in need can make you feel good．
B．We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others．
C．Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end．
D．Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice．
Below is how four students answered their teacher's question in class．
Annie： I like shopping and talking to People． I think I can learn how to do business． Maybe selling clothes is a good business for me．
Jerry： My hobbies are playing computer games and making friends online， We often share our funny stories by e﹣mail． I guess I will learn more about computers and make super﹣smart computer programs．
Tim： My parents have kept lots of pets since I was little． We have experienced many things together， good and bad， happy and sad． These stories have always stayed in my mind． One day， I will share them with people by drawing and writing books．
Emily： Though my mom and two sisters are all doctors， I'm sure I will stay as far away from a hospital as I can． I hate being sick， and I'm afraid of seeing sick people looking weak and sad． I'll keep strong by playing my favorite sport， tennis， everyday． One day I'll join the national team and be another Li Na．
36． What does the underlined word them refer to（指代）？
A． Parent
B． Pets
C． Stories
D． Books
37． What do we know from the reading
A． Annie is good at making clothes．
B． Jerry enjoys meeting people on the Internet
C． One of Tim's parents is an animal doctor
D． Emily was once very weak and now she is strong．
38． What question did the teacher most probably ask in class？
A．" What do you want to do in the future？"
B． " what's your plan for the coming vacation？"
C． "What do you like to talk about with your friends？"
D． "what's your favorite thing to do with your family？
A few years ago， my husband and I were on an island for a long week with our two little daughters． As we talked about what to do next， our daughters jumped in and told us exactly what hey wanted to do． We agreed．
As soon as we walked into the main area of the butterfly museum， we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies． They all flew with their colorful wings， y girls were jumping up and down and I knew we had made the right decision to the museum． They were having so much fun．
I turned to our guide and asked curiously （好奇地），" How long do butterflies live？"
She said， "about ten days．"
"What can butterflies do in ten days？"
The guide stopped， looked at me， and said， " They make the world a more beautiful place"．
After we said goodbye， I couldn't stop thinking bout what the guide had said． She was right． We all have something to offer the world with the time we have． If we spend the time doing what we can for others． we all can make the world a better place．
32． What did the girls want to do？
A． Go to visit an island．
B． Make the world beautiful．
C． Listen to the tour guide．
D． Visit the butterfly museum．
33． What made the writer think they had made the right decision？
A． She knew how long butterflies live
B． They were welcomed in the museum，
C． Their daughters were having a good time．
D． She saw thousands of beautiful butterflies．
34． What does the writer mainly tell us in the last paragraph？
A． When they said goodbye to the guide．
B． Why they went to the butterfly museum．
C． What she learned from the guide's words
D． How she would make her home a better place．
35． Which is the proper time order of what happened？
A． The family were staying on an island．
b． The family went to the butter fly museum．
c． The writer kept thinking about the guide's words．
d． The girls enjoyed themselves in the butterfly museum．
A． A﹣b﹣c﹣b﹣d
B． a﹣b﹣d﹣c
C． A﹣d﹣b﹣c
D． b﹣a﹣c﹣d
Shi Peng won the top prize in a college，students'start﹣up（创业） competition for setting upa website to help children find playmates（玩伴）．
Shi was brought up by his grandparents in avillage in Hubei Province．（106） Later，the 22﹣year﹣old student at a university in Wuhan decided to setup a special
website for children．He hoped that his website could help children meet new friends of the same age and feel less lonely．
（107） According to his research one about 6，000children in citieslike Guangzhou，Wuhan and Stizhou，most of them don't havebrothers orsisters and they are in need of playmates．"From my own experience，I think it's a great idea to have such a website on which children can findplaymates，"Shi said．
The website is set up mainly for pre﹣school children in kindergarten（幼儿园） and their parents．All the users of the website must use theirreal names．（108） Through the website，parents who are busy duringthe day can get in touch with other parents who are free and willing tofind some playmates for their children．
As it gets more and more popular among children and parents，the
website now holds many colorful offline activities．（109） The websitealso provides parents with valuable chances to communicate with eachother．
Ni Wufan is one of the professors in Shi's university．He said，"（110） He also agrees that our society needs more creative ideas likeShi's to deal with children's problems．
A．This is to make sure that the children are safe． B．I have some different opinions about Shi's website． C．The website is a great example of start﹣up projects． D．He hardly had any playmates growing up as a child． E．There're many interesting online games for children to play． F．Shi Peng did some research before he set up the website． G．They include scientific tests and group games for children． |
For years，psychologists（心理学家） have been against giving children prizes or money for their performance in school．"Outwards"prizes，they say，can undermine the joy of learning for its own good and can even lead to cheating．
But many economists（经济学家） and business people disagree，and their opinions often become popular in the educational market place．Prize programs that pay students are underway in many cities．In some places，students can bring home hundreds of dollars for，say，taking an Advanced Placement course and having high grades in the exams．
"Whether such efforts work continues to be a debate（争议），"said Barbara Marian，an assistant professor of education at Pennsylvania State．She is against using prizes as encouragement．Among parents，it often leads to very hot discussion．And in public education，a new focus on school reform（改革） pushes researchers on both sides of the debate to make more efforts to get data（数据） that may provide information on when and whether prizes work．
"We have to get beyond our biases（偏见），"said Roland Fryer，aneconomist at Harvard University who is planning and testing several prizeprograms．"Luckily，the scientific method allows us to examine most ofthose biases and let the data do the talking．"In the cash programs being studied，Roland Fryer and other economists compare the schoolperformance of groups of students who are paid and students who arenot．In the study，they find that the students who are prized get highergrades on the SAT and go to better colleges than those who are not．
However，many psychologists believe that early data can be one﹣sided．Research suggests that prizes may work in the short term but havebad influences in the long term．
"Are they highly interested in what they are doing？Or does it feel like hard work？The same prize program might have different influences ondifferent kinds of students，"said Kirabo Jackson，a famous psychologist at Cornell University．"The higher the prize is，the more harmful the result might be．"
81．The underlined word"undermine"in Paragraph l most probably means" "．
A．understand
B．examine
C．kill
D．protect
82．From Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3，we can learn that ．
A．the students'parents welcome prize programs
B．prize programs are getting popular in many cities
C．Thegovernment provides money for prize programs
D．all theeducation researchers support prize programs
83．According to Roland Fryer and other economists'study，students who are paid ．
A．have more scientific methods
B．like to discuss with other students
C．always cheat in examinations
D．have better performance at school
84．The passage mainly tells us ．
A．how to use prizes to encourage the students
B．different opinions on giving students prizes
C．how to make students study hard in schools
D．bad results caused by some prize programs
85．What does the writer think of prize programs？
A．He doesn't mention it．
B．He thinks they are harmful．
C．He thinks they are great．
D．He doesn't care about them．
Nowadays，we are having a much busier life，and we are using our eyes more than ever before．So we often have tired eyes after a day's work or study．Here are some good methods of protecting eyes against tiredness to keep them healthy．
POSTURE （坐姿）
Get into the habit of paying attention to the way you sit．Try to stick to the proper posture that doctors suggest．
HELPFUL PICTURES
There are some special pictures online that can help relax your eyes．You may download such pictures to your computer or smartphone．When there is nothing far away you can look at to relax your eyes，you can use one of these pictures．A picture with something like a tunnel（隧道）in it is quite popular．Try to look as far into the tunnel as you can for 30seconds（秒）．Do you feel better？
BREAKS
The 20﹣20﹣20rule：take a break from the screen every 20minutes for 20seconds and look at something 20feet （about 6meters） away．
EYE EXERCISES
Step 1．Sitting comfortably，imagine there is a clock in front of you and turn your eyes up to 12o'clock．Pause（停顿）for a second，and then lower your eyes to 6o'clock．Pause again，and then repeat this step 10times．Complete the exercise by cupping your hands over your eyes for a few seconds，letting them rest in the darkness．
Step 2．Look at something on the right，Keep your eyes on it and slowly turn your head to the lest as far as possible．Then do the same thing on the left．Repeat the exercise a couple of times．
Step 3．Hold your finger in front of your nose and keep looking at it．Slowly move the finger towards yourself as close as you can without losingfocus（焦点）．Then look outside the window as far as possible．Repeat this several times．
SPORTS
Table tennis is about a small ball traveling at high speed﹣the best sport to train your eyes and relax the muscles（肌肉） in and around the eyes．Other sports like like tennis，badminton and kiteflying are also great for relaxing tired eyes．
76．Which of the following methods of protecting eyes is NOT mentioned in the passage？ ．
A．Having the proper posture．
B．Looking at something green．
C．Following the 20﹣20﹣20rule．
D．Playing some kinds of sports．
77．According to the passage，which of the following pictures can help relax your eyes？ ．
78．What does the underlined word'them"refer to（指代）？ ．
A．Your eyes．
B．Your hands．．
C．The doctors．
D．The exercises．
79．As for eye exercises，which of the following is TRUE？ ．
A．In Step l，you must have a large clock in front of you．
B．In Step 2，you should turn left when you look to the right．
C．In Step3，you should move you finger as far as you can．
D．After finishing each step，you should repeat it a few times．
80．Which of the following is the best title of the passage？ ．
A．We must take a break every 20minutes．
B．How to do eye exercises properly．
C．Ways to protect eyes against tiredness．
D．People have tired eyes very easily．
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