There was a kingdom long， long ago． It was ruled by king who loved riddles． Once a year the king made a new riddle． He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle．
There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom． Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads． The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse． If the baker had a horse， he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone． "I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle， " the king said． Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses．" He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without crasing（清除） any part of it，" the king challenged．
People came from far and wide． They looked at the line and squinted at it． They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads．
"How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it？" the people in the crowd asked each other． Some of them tried． The dressmaker kicked dirt（泥土）over the line to hide it． The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear． None of these efforts worked， and the people went home disappointed． Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle．
A week passed， and nobody had any new ideas． Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour（面粉）．
"Your Majesty， "the baker said to the king，" I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it． "Then the baker opened his bag of flour． He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line． The line the baker made was longer than the king's line．
"Now， good king， "the baker smiled， "your line is shorter．"
The people were amazed． The king laughed and clapped his hands． "You have won the prize． I will give you a horse of your choice．"
The baker was excited． Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
（1）What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story？
A． He couldn't make fine breads．
B． He needed money to open more stores．
C． He didn't have enough flour to make more breads．
D． He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom．
（2）The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both ．
A． tried to erase the line
B． poured water over the line
C． kicked dirt over the line
D． put their noses to the ground
（3）The baker smiled because ．
A． he was glad to see he king
B． he wanted to make the king happy
C． he felt sure that he solved the riddle
D． he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
（4）This story shows that the king liked ．
A． to be rich
B． to train horses
C． to eat breads
D． to have fun
（5）Who tells this story？ D
A． The king．
B． The farmer and the dressmaker．
C． The baker．
D． Someone who is not a character in the story．
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．
Do you like to solve problems for children？Listed below are probably three of the best answers．
I want to stay a kid forever．I love my birthday，but I don't want to be older． ﹣﹣﹣﹣Haddie，Washington The great thing about growing up is that it doesn't happen all at once．Day after day，you'll have new experiences which can be scary，but it can also be fun． When we feel sad about growing up，try thinking of all the things you hope to happen when you're older．It's good to enjoy being a kid，but you should know that some adults say they still feel like kids! |
I like fantastic books，and I'm thinking of writing one．But I don't know how to begin．Please help! ﹣﹣﹣﹣Liam，Pennsylvania One idea is to list "top five" memories，such as your top five trips，funny things that happened at school and so on．Choose one of these for a story．Another idea is to imagine what book you'd like to write．As words pop into your mind，write them down．Then challenge yourself to write s story using all of those words．Good luck writing． |
Kids tease（嘲笑）me because I'm the slowest runner in my class．What can I do？ ﹣﹣﹣﹣Tiona，Oregon We're sorry to hear that．These kids may be looking for attention，and if you don't give it to them，they may stop． If that doesn't work，you could try replying with kindness．Sometimes kind words are the best answer to them．If the teasing continues，be sure to talk to someone who can help．If improving your running speed is something you'd like to work on，you could also ask your gym teacher for advice． |
（1）What's Haddie's problem according to the passage？
A．She can't begin a fantasy book．
B．She doesn't want to grow up．
C．She can't run fast in her class．
D．She is laughed at by many kids．
（2）Which of the following is True from the passage？
A．Most adults hope to stay kids forever．
B．The gym teacher can help Tiona run faster．
C．Kids who are teasing others want to get help．
D．There're five ideas to help write fantasy books．
（3）Which column（栏目） of a magazine is the passage probably from？
A．Cultural Thinking
B．Sports Club
C．Fantastic Discovery
D．Growing Pains．
Tuesday was like any other day for Morgan Bieley，15．It was the fourth period，and she was the first student to arrive in the gym for her P．E．class．（71） ．
"There was a sharp cracking noise and then a loud boom．After that，I didn't remember anything，"said Morgan．
The roof（屋顶） of the gym had fallen down under the heavy snow．Morgan couldn't get away．"I woke up and there was a big piece of wood on my leg．（72） ．I was starting to get cold．"
Luckily，help was nearby．A new program using "rescue（救援） robots" was tried for the first time．
"We were nervous about using the robot，"said Derric Sneed，the leader of the program．"But in the end the robot gave us exact information．（73） ．"
The robot was able to go into the gym and find Morgan's place．"Once we made sure where Morgan was and knew it was safe，our men went into rescue her，"says Sneed．"Her leg was broken and she was scared，but thankfully，she was alive．"
Doctors say that Morgan is doing well．（74） ．"I want to meet my hero after I get out of the hospital，"laughs Morgan．"That little robot saved my life!"
A．It went rather well B．I couldn't move C．She should be going home in three days D．Suddenly there was a loud noise． |
75．Who does Morgan think her hero is？（回答不多于3个单词）
Have you ever seen a car without a driver？It sounds crazy，but these computer﹣driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you．Companies like Google and Tesla have been designing and testing these cars，and the technology is there．
So how？The cars have sensors（感应器） all around which can find other cars and objects in the road．Road signs are read by cameras，and satellite navigation systems（卫星导航系统） are used so the car knows how to get where you want to go．All you have to do is type in the address! Finally，a central computer system takes in all the information that it receives from the sensors and cameras and works out when to speed up，stop and turn．
Sound like your idea of heaven（天堂）？Sitting back，looking out of the windows and even watching a film or reading a book while "driving" would be possible with this new technology．You wouldn't have to worry about remembering directions to where you're going．In addition，computers would also drive more safely than people﹣they would obey the rules and have quicker action times when in dangerous situations．
However，there are many drawbacks of driverless cars．Computers would have difficulties making ethical（道德的） decisions：if a child ran into the road，would the computer choose to hit the child or turn suddenly and potentially kill the car's passengers？Moreover，I personally find driving fun﹣I'd miss never driving a car myself．There would also be many other decisions to be made﹣should children，or drunk people，be allowed in a driverless car by themselves？Or would there need to be a person with a driving license in the car at all times？
I'm not certain．I'd want a driverless car﹣but it's only a matter of time before they'll become more affordable and popular on our roads．
42．When using a driverless car，you need only ．
A．read the road signs carefully
B．check the cameras
C．put the address into the computer
D．remember the directions
43．The third paragraph mainly tells us about the of driverless cars．
A．instructions
B．standards
C．advantages
D．tests
44．The underlined word "potentially" in Paragraph 4 means" "．
A．possibly
B．successfully
C．especially
D．naturally．
45．What's the writer's opinion about future driverless cars？
A．They'll cause more accidents．
B．They'll be less expensive．
C．They'll use less energy．
D．They'll run much faster．
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