Sophie Chen is a 14﹣year﹣old girl from Taiwan． When she was 6years old， she did something amazing．
She finished a 2，100﹣kilometer bike journey from Xi'an， the capital city of Shanxi， to Turpan， a city in Xinjiang， with her parents． It took them two and a half months． Sophie became the youngest child in the world to have biked along the Silk Road． Chinese novel Journey to the West inspired her to do so．
That is not all． Sophie wrote a book about the long journey with her father Jack Chen， a professional outdoor explorer． On April 26， the book's English version （版本） Biking the Silk Road： 6﹣year﹣old Sophie's Fantasy Tour came out in Beijing．
Now Sophie studies at Ta Hwa High School． She sees the journey as a special experience in her life． She became more hardworking and learned history and geography better because of it．
On the way， she met many friendly local people and saw amazing things． She even picked grapes! "The grapes in Xinjiang were so big and sweet． I have never seen grapes like them in Taiwan，" she said．
Still， it was not easy． "The biggest challenge was the bad weather and road conditions，" she said． She wrote in the book， "It was terribly hot in the Gobi Desert． I almost got sunstroke and could never have enough to drink．"
Sophie has biked in other countries， such as the United States and Turkey． This summer holiday， she plans to ride a bike from Greece to Portugal in Europe．
81． How long is Sophie's bike journey？
82． What was the biggest challenge on Sophie's journey？
83． The underlined word "sunstroke" probably means " " in Chinese．
84． Try to put the underlined sentence into Chinese．
85． Give a proper title to the passage．
Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life． Then what will the world be like in the future？
3﹣D food will be both delicious and nutritious（有营养的）． We can use 3﹣D printers to print some basic materials． ① And we can go further． Scientists belive that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and then we can enjoy our favourite food whenever we like．
② 5G network will allow many more people to get information． Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G． It is said that promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G． For example， we can download a film within just 1 second． But with a 4G network， it takes a few minutes． There will be much bandwidth （带宽） and we can get unlimited （无限的） information．
Underwater cities will provide more space． The earth is becoming more and more crowded． We may turn to underwater homes， which will be built as low as 15 of the sea can be used to provide power for the homes．
③ For us common people on the earth， the dream of travelling around space will come true． In the coming years， spacecraft will be as popular as buses， trains and planes． We can leave our home and enter space to take an adventure （冒险）． And even we will get used to living there．
A robot will be a part of life． Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do like driving cars． But they will be used in other areas as well． They will be able to think． They can tell the difference between right and wrong． They can feel ④ In a word， just as Jules Verne said， "Anything one man can imagine， other men can make real．"
（1）According to the passage， which of the following statements about the future world is TRUE？
A． 3﹣D food will be easy to make but won't taste good．
B． With 5G， users will get only a little information．
C． Underwater cities will provide more living space．
D． A robot will do everything for us as human beings．
（2）Where can the sentence "Space tour will be a piece of cake．" Be put？
A． ①
B． ②
C． ③
D． ④
（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？
A． people will live a hard life in the future．
B． Technology will make our future better．
C． People will have no real friend in the future．
D． Technology will make no difference to our future．
（4）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A storybook．
B． A film poster．
C． A travel guide．
D． A science magazine．
Sun bears（马来熊）are the smallest of the world's eight bears species（物种）． They have a black coat and a white or golden colour on their bodies． Their homes are in the tropical（热带雨林）of Southeast Asia． They live in trees and eat both plants and animals． They can grow to be 1.4 metres in height and 65 kilograms in weight． They usually live alone and are happy to spend most of their time by themselves．
Scientists studied sun bears in the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center． They found that although sun bears live alone， they have developed a surprising social skill． They can copy （模仿） other sun bear's facial expression （面部表情） as a form of communication． They can even copy exact muscular （肌肉的） movements that other sun bears make﹣ such as making a face．
The ability to copy facial expressions is found in humans， gorilla's （大猩猩）， some monkeys and some other animals． But until now， only humans and gorillas have the ability to exactly copy facial expressions． However， scientists found that sun bears can copy facial expression as well as humans and gorillas． This surprised them because sun bears are alone and they have no close relationship with human beings．
Although they live alone in the wild， the sun bears in the study often played gently with each other． Sometimes they played with faster actions as hitting and biting． Scientists are still not sure what messages the sun bears were sending to one another．
（1）According to the passage， where do sun bears usually live？
A． In caves．
B． In trees．
C． By the river．
D． On the ice．
（2）From the passage， we can learn something about sun bears EXCEPT that ．
A． they like to live alone in the wild and only eat animals
B． they can copy other sun bears' facial expressions for communications
C． they can copy exact muscular movements of other sun bears
D． they have no close relationship with human beings
（3）Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？
A． A warm home on the earth
B． A brave animal in the forest
C． A new friend of human beings
D． A surprising skill of sun bears
Tony is a student aged 15． He and his parents are going to travel around Beijing this summer． Below is some information that the have got．
The Palace Museum
Opening hours： Tuesday﹣Sunday 8：30 ﹣17：00 （Monday Closed） Admission： adult： ￥60 student ： ￥20 child （under 6）： free |
The Summer Palace
Opening hours： Monday﹣Sunday 6：30 ﹣18：00 Admission： adult： ￥30 student ： ￥15 child （under 6）： free |
The Badaling Great Wall
Opening hours： Monday﹣Sunday 6：00 ﹣19：30 Admission： adult： ￥40 student ： ￥20 child （under 6）： free |
Beijing Zoo
Opening hours： Monday﹣Sunday 7：30 ﹣18：00 Admission： adult： ￥15 student ： ￥7.5 child （under 6）： free |
（1）Tony is interested in animals， so he can go to for fun．
A． The Palace Museum
B． Beijing Zoo
C． the Summer Palace
D． the Badling Great Wall
（2）Tony and his parents can't go to visit the Palace Museum on ．
A． Monday
B． Tuesday
C． Saturday
D． Sunday
（3）How much will Tony and his parents pay if they visit the Summer Palace and the Badaling Great Wall？
A． ￥105
B． ￥140
C． ￥175
D． ￥210
In 1845， a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland， killing all the Lumper potato plants． In another place or time， the death of single crop species （物种） might not have been so important． But in Ireland， in 1845， people depended almost solely on the potato for food． The death of one species caused a terrible famine（饥荒）． Now， some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again， but on a much wider scale．
Over the centuries， farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops． Each species has special qualities． Some can be grown in very hot or cold climates． Others are not affected by certain diseases． However， you won't find many of these species in your local supermarket． To feed the seven billion people on Earth， most farmers today are growing only species of plants and farming only species of animals that are easy to produce in large numbers．
For example， in the Philippines， there were once thousands of varieties of rice： now fewer than 100 are grown there． In China， 90 percent of the wheat varieties grown just a century ago have disappeared． Scientists believe that over the past century， we have allowed more than half of the world's food varieties to disappear．
One solution to this problem is to collect and store the seeds （种子） as many different plant varieties as we can before they disappear． The idea was first suggested by Russian scientist Nikolay Vavilov． In the 1920s and 1930s， he collected around 400，000 seeds from five continents． More recently， others are continuing the work he began．
In the U．S． state of Iowa， Diane Ott Whealy wanted to protect historic plant varieties， like the seeds her great ﹣grandfather brought to the U．S． from Germany more than a hundred years ago． She and her husband started a place called Heritage Farm， where people can store and trade seeds．
More importantly， the people at Heritage Farm don't just store the seeds； they plant them． By doing this， they are reintroducing foods into the marketplace that haven't been grown for years． These food species are not just special in terms of appearance or taste． They also offer farmers food solutions for the future， from the past．
（1）What is this passage mainly about？
A． The need to protect different food species．
B． How to increase the number of food species．
C． The fact that many food species are dying out．
D． How to prevent food species from disappearing．
（2）Why are some scientists worried that such a famine could happen again？
A． Because people depend on certain species of food crops．
B． Because the same deadly disease may attack crops again．
C． Because the world's population is larger than that in 1845．
D． Because farmers grow the same potatoes as those in the past．
（3）The following sentence would best be placed at the end of ．Meanwhile， thousands of other species are dying out．
A． Paragraph 1
B． Paragraph 2
C． Paragraph 3
D． Paragraph 4
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The disease spread very quickly and killed thousands of people in Ireland．
B． Around 80 percent of the rice varieties in the Philippines have disappeared．
C． People have been storing seeds to save plane varieties for less than 100 years．
D． Heritage Farm is the first place in the U．S． for people to store and trade seeds．
Garrison had been treasuring his last piece． All he had left now was a sheet of the beautiful brown paper Pa had brought back from his last sailing trip．
"You've been quiet， " Pa said， "Could I see your picture？ "
Garrison handed over his sketch． Pa studied it， then looked at his son． "You're ten now， eh？ " Garrison nodded， hoping Pa wouldn't say that he was too old to be fooling around with pencils and paper．
"When I was ten， I wanted to work on my father's ship， " Pa said， "When Thomas was ten， he asked me to let him plant the corn． "
Garrison's throat （嗓子） tightened． "I know I'm not like either of you． " Pa looked at the drawing again．
"No， you are like both of us． You work hard， like Thomas． And you're like me， too． I have wandering feet， but you have a wandering mind． We need to see things differently．
Garrison frowned． "I'd rather love the land， like Thomas， or the sea…"
Pa patted his hand． "Thomas cares about our family very much﹣that's why he's worked so hard to bring us food． And my love for the sea makes good money． But there's more in life than food and money． There's happiness， for one． Does it make you happy to draw？ "
Garrison nodded．
"And it makes me happy to look at your drawings． Not many folks can catch happiness on a piece of paper． Some might say drawing's a waste of time， but they don't understand how things are． Why， asking you to stop drawing like asking Thomas to stop farming， or me to stop going to sea． It would be like asking us to stop breathing， wouldn't it？ "
Garrison considered this， then replied， "No， sir． Not quite like breathing． If I couldn't draw any more， it would be…like someone took away my voice． " He hung his head． In his mind he could hear Thomas laughing， "It's not like you ever speak up， anyway． "
But Pa patted his shoulder and said， "That would be a pure shame． Your voice is important， Garrison， whether it's out loud or on paper． And speaking of paper…" Pa smiled． "Take a look in my bag． "
Garrison reached into the bag and found a sketchbook． For a moment he was speechless happiness seemed to fill his body and stick in his throat． Then he managed to find his voice． "Oh， Pa﹣thank you． "
（1）Why did Garrison's throat tighten？
A． Because he felt thirsty．
B． Because he felt very scared．
C． Because he knew he was not like Pa or Thomas．
D． Because he thought Pa would stop him drawing．
（2）When Garrison frowned， he most probably felt ．
A． unhappy
B． worried
C． afraid
D． ashamed
（3）What can we infer from the passage about Garrison？
A． He lived in a big wealthy family．
B． He was his father's favourite son．
C． He would go on with his drawing．
D． He would learn to work on the farm．
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