For many years，scientist have known that laughing is good for the of our minds and bodies．Now we are learning that it's not just laughter．Having fun and playing are also good for us!Reserchers have found that play is good for people of all ages．Play actually leads to the growth of more nerver connection in the brain and gives us more brain power．
Play is necessary during childhood．As children play，they learn how to make friendship and relate to others．They develop their imaginations and become more creative．Kids carry these qualities with them as they grow older．
Amy Whitcomb teaches maths at a school in San Francisco．For several years，she has used gamespot to teach maths．In one class，students play a game with small bags of candy to figure out how many pieces in the bags are red．When they get the correct answer，they can eat the candy!Amy says，"If it's not fun，they're not going to want to be there．They're not going to want to learn．
The spirit of play continues through the teenage years into adulthood．The famous company Google，for example，keeps a lot of toys and games at different place in their best ideas when they are just"playing around"and let their imaginations go wild．
So next time you have to solve a difficult maths problem or can't think of a topic for an artice，take a short play break．Do a little dance，or play a quick game．Then come back to it．Maybe you'll be surprised at what your brain can do．
38．The example of the company Google is given to show that ．
A．play is also fit adults
B．everyone there works hard
C．they have a lot of toys and games
D．it is very famous in the world
39．The underlined expression"figure out"in Paragraphy 3 probably means ．
A．look after
B．solve the problem of
C．draw a picture of
C．play a joke on
40．According to the passage，you need to play if you
A．want to make friendship with others
B．have to do some homework
C．fail to think of a topic for an article
D．find a job in a big company
41．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？
A．A maths lesson
B．How children grow
C．The power of play
D．Work hard，play hard．
When Sunday is over，the boring office may be the last place you think of，but the Apple Park in Cupertino，California may give you a different feeling．
Apple Park is like a huge landed UFO，which covers an area of 708,000 square metres．The round four﹣storey main building has hundreds of rooms．It covers an area of up to 260,000 square
metres．The outer walls are made up of huge pieces of glass．Many of them can be opened like the windows in your home，and the whole building can "breathe" like a human being．With this special ventilated*system，it only needs to use air conditioners for three months of the year．There are 75,000 square metres of solar arrays on the roofs of the building．They provide electricity for the whole Park．The Apple Park building is a bright，comfortable and convenient place for all the 12,000
Apple people to work inside．
Apple Park is not only a fantastic working place，There is a huge dining hall for all the﹣Apple people to have meals together at once．There is a four﹣storey cafe，a sports center and a 1,000 seat theatre to offer relaxing services．There are 2,000 bicycle parking spaces，so people can ride their bikes to work．The company also provides l，000 bikes for Apple people to get around all over Apple Park．In the middle of the round building is a huge park．Over 9,000 trees including many fruit trees are planted to make it a mini forest．It's an ideal place to make Apple people feel better and more energetic．
Apple Park is a gift for all the Apple people．
（1）The main building of Apple Park is ．
A. 12,000 square metres
B. 75,000 square metres
C. 260,000 square metres
D. 708,000 square metres
（2）Apple Park gets electricity from its ．
A．outer walls
B．solar arrays
C．rooms
D．trees
（3）Why does Apple Park offer many services？
A．To keep Apple people busy．
B．To invite tourists to have fun there．
C．To make itself a better gift to Apple people．
D．To build itself a better place to enjoy nature．
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
A．There are over 9，000 fruit tree in the Park．
B．Apple people can do exercise in Apple Park．
C．Apple Park can "breathe" for three months of the year．
D．The outer walls of the main building are made of wood．
For centuries，people around the world have invented many sports．It's no surprise that more and more unusual sports have appeared．
Human Towers
Every two years，there is a strange but fun competition﹣Human Towers in Spain．The first prize goes to the highest tower．In 2015，a group of players from China and Spain set a world record：a nine﹣person﹣high human tower．In this exciting event，any visitor can hold out his arms with the local people and cheer together．
Cheese Rolling Championships
Cheese Rolling Championships take place in May every year in Britain．It is a traditional sport with the strongest smell in the world．Hundreds of people watch it on Coopers Hill．In the game，a cheese wheel of 3.5kg runs quickly down the hill．All the players run after it，trying to catch it without falling．However，most fail and get pains all over．
Outhouse Racing
Outhouse Racing has its own World Championship．It is on October 1st and 2nd in Virginia，America．Every team tries to push or pull their homemade outhouse along the street to be the first．You can see all kinds of unusual outhouses in the street．Each must have four sides，a toilet seat and toilet paper．
（1）According to the passage，the sport with the strongest smell takes place in
A．China
B．Spain
C．Britain
D．America
（2）Every outhouse in the racing must have ．
A．cheese
B．a prize
C．a surprise
D．a toilet seat
（3）John is good at climbing，but he can't run fast．He will take part in ．
A．Human Towers
B．Outhouse Racing
C．Racing World Championship
D．Cheese Rolling Championships．
The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles"．These are the necessary tasks bottle，the voluntary（自愿的） tasks bottle and the happiness bottle．
Every day，we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things，like making money，doing housework，buying food and paying bills．We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks．These are things that we do for others，but we may not enjoy them．This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities，cooking family meals，and doing laundry．Those bottles are very important．If we don't fill them each day，our family won't run properly．
However，we often forget to fill the third bottle﹣﹣﹣﹣the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy．Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day？Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks，time flies by，and before we know it，it is time for bed．We all have days like that．
This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle．I fill mine by going to the dancing class．And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter．This week，I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood．We show our musical talent and practice music for charity．It was a time of fun，friendship and music﹣making．At the end of the evening，my happiness bottle was filled to top．
Will your activities bring joy to your life？Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time？Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles．At the end of the day，hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled．
42．Which activity belongs to a necessary task according to the passage？
A．Going to work though it is raining heavily．
B．Buying a birthday gift for your good friend．
C．Having a yard sale to raise money for sick kids．
D．Sending your son to a piano lesson Sunday．
43．What does the underlined word "it" mean in the third paragraph？
A．We require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle．
B．Necessary and voluntary tasks are less important．
C．All the three bottles are filled to top at the end of the day．
D．We need time to do something to make ourselves happy．
44．How did the writer fill the happiness "bottle" this week？
A．By cooking meals for family．
B．By going to the dance class．
C．By practicing music for charity．
D．By listening to some nice music．
45．Which of the following is the best for " " in the last paragraph？
A．Make sure to fill all the three bottles．
B．So consider how your time will be spent．
C．People will have more happy activities．
D．It's not enough to fill the happiness bottle．
Here are three toys on the 2016 US hot toy list．
Why？it has something to do with the quality of the toys．Companies are not allowed to lie．But they can try to make you believe that you want something．Keeping your eyes open for these marketing tricks（策略）．
Showing Famous Faces
Why is Simone Bile's picture on your breakfast box？Why does Taylor Swift drink Diet Coke？They may love those products．But they're also paid by those companies．Companies invite stars，and even cartoon characters to stand up for the products．
Forcing FOMO
FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out．If you think you won't be able to get a product because it's selling quickly，you're more likely to rush to buy it．That's why you see "limited edition（限量版）" products．Apple，for example，uses this rule when it gives out limited numbers of new photos to create shopping excitement．
Creating Collections
Think Shopkins．The company creates groups of products，like ice cream balls and teacups．Then it tries to advise you to buy them all to complete your collection．Many products have found success this way．Then they ended up in a box in your house．Ask yourself：Do I want this because I like it？Or am I just trying to collect more than my friends？
Playing Mind Games
Marketers want you to think that buying their product will change you in some way．They want you to thing "buying this brand（品牌） is going to make you cool，happy，or popular，"says Professor Ahern．Marketers try to control your view of the brand by using a story，imagery，music，or people．Then，whenever you're about to buy something，they hope that image will pop into your mind，making you choose their product over anther．
So now you know．This Black Friday，be sure to shop smart．
38．How many brands are mentioned in the passage？
A．Three．
B．Four．
C．Five．
D．Six．
39．What does the underlined sentence "Then they ended up in a box in your house．" mean？
A．Then the products were found no use to you．
B．Then something was wrong with the products．
C．Then the products were found necessary to buy．
D．Then people were proud of getting the products．
40．The passage is probably a ．
A．business story
B．marketing report
C．scientific research
D．product introduction
41．the best title for the passage may be ．
A．Top Three Toys
B．Hot Companies
C．Shopping Smarter
D．Creating Excitement．
At just 17 years old，Pakistan's Malala is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize．
Malala came to international attention when she spoke up for the rights of all children to have an education．Malala's father was a teacher who ran a school．For her early life，her family lived in the school so she was used to sitting in the classrooms before her school age．Now，she can speak three languages and loves learning．
She grew up in Pakistan．The living conditions in her area were very poor and unsafe．Many people were hurt and many schools were closed．Especially girls were not allowed to go to school．
Reporters from Britain told the world what was happening with the help of Malala．In 2009，12﹣years﹣old Malala wrote 35diaries on the Internet．She wrote about the difficulties of her life，and about her strong hope for education．Soon after that，Malala's family was chosen to be in a TV program to show ordinary children's education because both father and daughter spoke good English，and they cared about children getting an education．
From then on，a few people hated her and hurt her．Though terribly wounded，Malala became a courageous fighter for the education rights of millions of girls worldwide．"I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was hurt，I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up，"she said．
She has now written a book about her life called I am Malala．The book shows that one person's voice has the power to inspire change in the world．In her speech，she spoke warmly about her aims for education and peace．One sentences she said one day became famous：One child，one teacher，one pen and one book can greatly change the world．
34．Many people around the world began to know Malala because ．
A．she could speak three languages in all
B．her father ran a school for the young
C．she fought for all children's education
D．she got an education when she was young
35．It can be inferred that Malala is girl from Paragraph Five．
A．brave
B．lively
C．clever
D．careful
36．The underlined word "inspire" in the last paragraph might mean " "．
A．describe
B．compare
C．celebrate
D．encourage
37．The purpose of this passage is mainly to ．
A．introduce people's living conditions in Pakistan
B．suggest more news reporters pay attention to the girl Malala
C．let people realize the importance of all children's education
D．tell more people to give opinions on kid's education in Pakistan．
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