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On Sunday 23 April，more than 30，000 people joined in the 2017 London Marathon，running 26.2 miles around the city center．

The London Marathon has taken place every year since 1981．At the first one，just 6，225 people completed the course，and since then it has grown into one of the most important sporting events in the world．Each winner receives ＄500，000 in prize money．

However，most marathon runners are not professional（专业的）．They run to raise money for charities or just as a personal experience．Many people do fun things to make themselves stand out，like wear silly

clothes or do things instead of just running．

For example，Tom Harrison took three days just to reach the halfway point，as he was crawling on his hands and knees dressed as a gorilla（猩猩），trying to raise money and attention for‘The Gorilla Organization’

One exciting part from this year's race was the story of Jackie and her husband，who got married on the morning of the marathon．Then they both ran the race，with Jackie doing it in her wedding dress!They were

running to raise money for cancer charities，as Jackie was diagnosed（诊断）with cancer three years ago．

Matthew Rees was another runner to inspire（激励）people，as he stopped just before the finish line to help another runner run the last 200m．They did not know each other before，but Matthew saw that David was too tired to finish the race and wanted to help him finish．

Every year there are lots of inspiring stories like this from the London Marathon，and it is a huge achievement even to run the 26.2 miles!

34．The 2017 London Marathon is the　　race．

A．33rd

B．35th

C．37th

D．39th

35．The meaning of the underlined word"crawling"is probably similar to　　

A．drawing

B．walking

C．singing

D．swimming

36．Jackie and her husband took part in the race to　　．

A．raise money for cancer charities

B．celebrate their wedding

C．help another runner finish the race

D．catch others'attention

37．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？　　

A．The Most Important Sport

B．Funny Parts in Marathon

C．More Than Running a Race

D．A Personal Experience．

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Goreme is a beautiful town in Turkey．It is best﹣known for its strange rock shapes and hot air balloon trips during sunrise（日出）．Here are some of the cool things visitors can do in Goreme．

Stay in a cave（山洞）hotel

Staying in a cave hotel is a special experience in Goreme．It makes you learn how people lived in stone caves hundreds of years ago in this area．

Taking a hot air balloon trip

Over 20 years ago，people in Goreme began to fly the first hot air balloon in the sky of this little town．Now， there are over one hundred balloons flying every day early in the morning as the sun rises．It is the best way to enjoy the amazing beauty of Goreme．

Visit the open﹣air museum

The open﹣air museum is about 15 minutes' walk away from the center of Goreme．This place is the first stop on anyone's journey to Goreme．It is made up of 7 churches（教堂）which were dug out of rocks．Among them， the Dark Church is the best protected．Recent studies show that all these churches were built between the 10th and 12th centuries．

See the magical rock shapes

These unusual rock shapes are the most beautiful part in Goreme．They are made by the strong winds and heavy rains．Their shapes look like different kinds of animals．Every year，tourists around the world come to see the amazing art made by nature．

If you want to have a cool journey to Turkey，the magical Goreme can be a better choice．

（1）Goreme is most famous for 　　．

A．	the cave hotels
B．	the open﹣air museum
C．	the Dark Church
D．	the strange rock shapes

（2）The best way to enjoy the beauty of Goreme is 　　．

A．	flying on a hot air balloon
B．	staying in a cave hotel
C．	standing before the rock shapes
D．	visiting the open﹣air museum

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	The cave hotel is made up of 7 churches and several caves．
B．	This open﹣air museum is the first stop to visit Goreme．
C．	People began to fly the first hot air balloon 2 years ago．
D．	The magical rock shapes are made by human beings．

（4）Where do you think this passage may come from？　　

A．	A travel guide．
B．	A sports report．
C．	A story book．
D．	A history magazine．

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Dreams are like stars．You may never catch them，but if you follow them，they will lead you to success．Yan Ning is such a dream follower．

Yan is a rising star in the science world．When Yan Ning was only a little girl，she dreamed of being a great scientist．After years of hard work，in 1996，she went to Tsinghua University to study biology．After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000，she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007．Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab．At the age of 30，she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua．

Now．Yan，42，has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton．On April 30，she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science（国家科学院）

However，it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements．She said that in order to realize her dream，she experienced a lot of failures and pains．But she never gave up her dream．Instead，she followed her dream and fought for it．

She usually works at least I4 hours a day．Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night．She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her．

In a TV interview，Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams．"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them．"

（1）Yan went to Tsinghua to study 　　in 1996．

A．	chemistry
B．	physics
C．	medicine
D．	biology

（2）We can learn from the passage that 　　．

A．	Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research．
B．	Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job．
C．	Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it．
D．	Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help．

（3）What is the best title（标题）for this passage？　　

A．	A Difficult Research．
B．	A Dream Follower．
C．	A Smooth Road．
D．	A Famous University

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Cycads（苏铁）grow in warm places．They are tall and green all year round．Their leaves grow on the top and flowers seldom come out．Some have bright orange fruits．They usually need hundreds of years to grow into adult plants．

Cycads are facing problems now．In South Africa，the situation of cycads is getting terrible，but this has drawn little attention from the public．"In fact，there are 38 kinds of cycads in South Africa．Among them，2 kinds have disappeared since 2003 and 25 kinds are in great danger，"said a gardener．"Do you know what the loneliest plant is in the world？It is Wood's Cycad．Someone found it in a forest in 1895．It is the only one of its kind．"

So what causes cycads to be in danger？Surprisingly，the danger is from the people who love them most． These slow﹣growing adult cycads even sell for tens of thousands of dollars each．As time goes by，they have become a symbol（象征）of wealth and position（地位）in society．This makes cycad lovers want to own more． Cycad lovers buy and plant them in their private gardens．As a result，nearly all these cycads die because the living conditions have changed．

Recently，South African government has taken some actions to protect cycads from being stolen traded．At the same time，people around the world should also work together to protect the plants．

（1）The flowers of Cycads come out once a year．　　

（2）The cycad lovers cause cycads to be in danger．　　

（3）The Wood's Cycad found in 1895 is the only one of its kind．　　

（4）Cycads have become a symbol of luck and health．　　

（5）The writer expects people to join together to save the plants．　　

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I'm writing this article in China， far away from my home in the United States． You might wonder what I do to remember my mom on Mother's Day． Well， l certainly call her to say "Happy Mother's Day" and promise that I will visit home soon．

I still remember the first time I forget Mother's Day． When I finally figured it out， I asked， "Why does mom get a special holiday？ Why isn't there a Children's Day for us？"

My mom explained， in that way that only moms seem to be able to explain， "Because every day is Children's Day !"

I knew that I had messed up． I thought about all the time love my mom had given me． I thought about the food she had made， the toys she had bought and the long hours she had spent with me． There might not be a perfect mom， but there is mom's love， which can fix anything． After that day，for 364 days，I was looking forward to the next Mother's Day．

That was the first year l forgot Mother's Day． It was also the last year I forgot．

Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother's Day？

Common things are to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you， send her a card or buy her a gift． But the most important thing is 一DON'T FORGET!

（1）How does the writer celebrate Mother's Day this year？　　

A．	He calls his mom．
B．	He send his mom a card．
C．	He visits home to see his mom．

（2）What might the underlined phrase " figure out" means？　　

A．	弄清楚
B．	预料到
C．	归纳出

（3）Why did the writer begin to expect Mother's Day？　　

A．	Because he missed his mom far in the United States．
B．	Because he wanted to spend more time with his mom．
C．	Because he realized he had got much care from his mom．

（4）What is the purpose of the passage？　　

A．	To explain why there isn't a Children's Day
B．	To advise us not to forget o keep our own promises．
C．	To remind us to remember the love mom has given us．

（5）Which is the best title for the passage？　　

A．	An Interesting Talk
B．	An Important Day
C．	An Expensive Gift

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House fires often happened． So it appears necessary to learn something useful to protect family from them． The following poster in the neighbourhood will tell you how to do it．

Fire Safety

Put a smoke alarm in your house and test it every month． Half of all house fire deaths happen between 11 pm and 7 am． The risk of dying in a house fire is cut in half with working smoke alarms．

Make sure your hearing aid， wheelchair or eyeglasses are next to your bed． Fire can spread throuh a house soon． You may have as little as two minutes to escape（逃离） safely． Be ready to act at once．

Create a fire escape plan． 77% of families don't have a house fire escape plan to follow． That's one of the reasons why at least one child dies and 293 children are injured in a house fire every day．

Don't call 119 until you are safely outside． During a fire， the first thing to do is to get out of house as fast as you can．

（1）　　makes the risk of dying in a house fire smaller．

A．	A smoke alarm
B．	A pair of eyeglasses
C．	A wheelchair

（2）We may have only 　　to escape from a house firm safely．

A．	half an hour
B．	2 minutes
C．	293 seconds

（3）According to the poster，　　can help save you from a house fire．

A．	stopping the fire from spreading
B．	making and following a plan to escape
C．	keeping awake between 11 pm． and 7 am．

（4）Call 119 for help 　　．

A．	after you reach safely
B．	as soon as you are ready to escape
C．	when you find out what causes the house fire

（5）The poster is put up in the neighborhood to help people learn to 　　．

A．	plan their live as they wish
B．	save time as much as possible
C．	protect themselves in a right way

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