Tourist：Excuse me!（42）
Betty：Certainly．Go along the street and turn left at the second crossing．The square is on your right．Tourist：（43）
Betty：It's about fifteen minutes on foot．
Tourist：Oh，can I take a bus？
Betty：Yes．（44）
Tourist：But where is the bus station，please？
Betty：（45） Look!Here comes the bus．
Tourist：（46） Bye!
Betty：You're welcome．Have a nice day!
A．Thanks a lot． B．How can I get there？ C．How far is it from here？． D．You can take the No.16Bus． E．Sorry，I'm new here． F．It's just on the other side of the street． G．Can you tell me the way to Xinghai Square？ |
These days so many things are going digital（数字化），and books are too．People can buy e﹣books or cheap books online．This means that some bookstores have a hard time staying open． （38）
Bookstore sales in the US went 2.5percent from 2014to 2015．They have found success by trying new things，such as holding events，adding a coffee shop and food and creating a fun experience for book lovers．
"That's what small bookstores have to offer，"Nicole Sullivan，owner of Denver's BookBar，said．"a more personalized（个性化的）experience and a sense of community．"（39） The Shakespeare and
Company Bookstore in New York is adding the Espresso Book Machine，which can print any book you want in five minutes at the store．This special machine is great for people looking for books which are hard to find．
And sometimes，if you can't beat them，it's okay to join them．（40）
Second Story Books in Washington DC is one of them．It sells books on Amazon and makes more money．
While bookstores still face difficulties，it seems there are ways for them to succeed．（41） You are sure to enjoy a really special experience．
| A．And these good ideas work． B．Many have already closed down． C．So why not pay a visit to a bookstore next time？ D．This isn't a new problem，but things are finally turning around E．Many bookstores also sell books online． F．Also bookstores are trying to bring in new shoppers in cool ways． |
At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there．I never studied，but always got perfect scores．I was also a prodigyin in music according to myself．I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school．I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade，everyone would be surprised by me．
But actually，they weren't．
When I arrived at my new class，I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do．However，there was always someone else who could do them better．My grades began to suffer．More talented（有天资的）gifts often sang solo（独唱）．I believed I wasn't smart．I believed I wasn't talented．I believed I was a failure．
Over the next two years，I had to work very hard．Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort．Grades were still very low but improving little by little．I worked really hard．However，I was never the best at everything．
I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything．I was too hard on myself．In fact，when I did badly in a test，my classmates never laughed at me．
No one is perfect．There will probably always be someone better than me at something．Anyway，there are about seven billion people in this world．I will never be the number once at everything，and that's really okay．
33．What does"a prodigy"probably mean in English？
| A． |
A smart kid． |
| B． |
A crazy fan． |
| C． |
A common child |
| D． |
A lazy girl |
34．When the writer was at new class．
| A． |
she lost her interest in music |
| B． |
she had difficulty in learning |
| C． |
she surprised everyone in solo |
| D． |
she got separated from friends |
35．What happened to the writer during the next two years？
| A． |
She won many prizes without any effort． |
| B． |
She found the best way to become perfect． |
| C． |
She gave up trying because of the low scores． |
| D． |
She failed to be perfect though she worked hard． |
36．What has the writer realized recently？
| A． |
There is no success without effort． |
| B． |
Being talented is the key to success． |
| C． |
Don't expect too much of yourself． |
| D． |
It's not necessary to care about the result． |
37．Which would be the best title for this passage？
| A． |
When I wasn't perfect |
| B． |
My past life as a young girl |
| C． |
Hard work doesn't work |
| D． |
What to do when you're not perfect． |
Last December，students at Duluth Edison Carter school in the US took part in a food drive（募捐）．They were on their way to collect food and other things for their local food bank．
Since lots of people in the world are still suffering from hunger，food banks are set up to help them．They collect and store food and give it to people who cannot afford to buy it．There are thousands of food banks in the world．Some people donate（捐赠）food or money to them，and some work as volunteer in the banks．The students from Duluth Edison Charter School had their own task﹣﹣﹣they had collect what poor people needed for their holiday．
Each grade received different requests（需求）from the food bank．Some needed to collect potatoes and vegetables from the farm．Some went to bakeries（面包房）to ask for cakes．And for seventh grader Isabelle Sydow，she had to make gift boxes with her teammates．In her own words，the reason for donating is simple．"Not everybody has everything they need，and we think it will be nice to give everybody what they need for the holiday，"said Sydow．
Students collected a total of 1，409items for the food bank and donated ＄262．"Thanks for your help，"said Eric，the leader of the local food bank．"The poor people will have a nice Christmas just like everybody else．"
29．Food banks are set up to ．
| A． |
help hungry people |
| B． |
share healthy food |
| C． |
educate school children |
| D． |
protect the environment |
30．What was the students' task？
| A． |
To visit the poor during the holiday． |
| B． |
To work as volunteer in the food bank． |
| C． |
To find out different requests of the poor． |
| D． |
To collect what the poor needed for the poor． |
31．Sydow and her teammates were asked to ．
| A． |
ask for cakes |
| B． |
raise some money |
| C． |
make gift boxes |
| D． |
collect vegetables |
32．What can we learn from the last paragraph？
| A． |
Christmas is the best time to share． |
| B． |
Students helped a lot in the food drive． |
| C． |
The poor people got everything they needed． |
| D． |
The local food bank completed the task wonderfully． |
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I especially like the fact that I have easy access（进入） to the Internet．And it's great that I have Google Maps on my phone，so that when I get lost I can just look up where I am find my way back．But I don't really ant to say﹣﹣﹣I depend too much on the phone．That's the worst part． |
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I love the fact that my mobile phone has the Internet．That's the best thing about having the Internet everywhere．The worst thing is that people can reach you，especially by calling you．Just send me an email．That would be great． |
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I have a very old phone，so I can't really do much with it．however，it's also kind of nice because it makes me be more of a face to face person，instead of always being on my phone．So that's good． I have one of the simplest mobile phones，which I actually really like because I'm not really tempted（受诱惑的） to be on it all the time．So compared with texting people，talking with people around gives me more pleasure |
25．What does Laura do when she gets lost？
| A． |
She calls for a taxi at once． |
| B． |
She uses Google Maps on the phone． |
| C． |
She asks the police for help． |
| D． |
She makes a phone call to her family． |
26．For Tal，it would be great to ．
| A． |
have a private world |
| B． |
Keep in touch with friends |
| C． |
receive emails in time |
| D． |
use the Internet everywhere |
27．Both Ashlcigh and Mary prefer to ．
| A． |
turn off their phones sometimes |
| B． |
talk with people face to face |
| C． |
stay on their phones all the time |
| D． |
change their phones for better ones |
28．The four people are mainly talking about ．
| A． |
why they need their mobile phones |
| B． |
whether to say goodbye to mobile phones |
| C． |
how to surf the Internet on their mobile phones |
| D． |
what they like and dislike about their mobile phones． |
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