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Wechat is popular among us，but if someone deletes you or blocks（屏蔽）you on it，does it mean you've made him or her angry？
It depends．
Maybe you have just left messages too often without much valuable information．For example，the questions are those like "how are u？""what are u doing？""do u love me？？"too often．You know，people may feel bored after answering such kinds of questions time after time．
Another possible reason may be that you've sent something unpleasant to your friend or in your friend circle．I just blocked one of my middle school classmates yesterday because she was trying to sell fake goods in the friend circle，and I hate it quite much．
Some people delete the one's name from friends' list because they no longer want to see it （maybe ex﹣boyfriend or ex﹣girlfriend）and they don't want the one to see their "Moments"（动态） on WeChat （maybe they publish very private pictures or life or thoughts they don't want to share with him or her．）
So why you are blocked may depend on his or her mood or preference （喜好），and the reasons a person gets blocked are various from person to person．So I suggest you to write an email or make a phone call to that person if he or she really means a lot to you to see why he or she is dissatisfied with you，and to find out how you can make up for the case．
（1）From paragraph 3，we can know if you are blocked that is because ．
A．you are asking too many boring questions
B．your friend is angry
C．your friend doesn't like answering questions
D．your friend has no time to reply
（2）The underlined word "flake" in the passage probably means ．
A．令人喜爱的
B．真实的
C．完美的
D．假冒的
（3）In paragraph 5，the underlined word "it" refers to ．
A．the goods
B．the name
C．the private life
D．the friend circle
（4） causes of being deleted or blocked are mentioned in the passage．
A．4
B．2
C．3
D．5
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Friend Circle
B．Why Are You Blocked？
C．A Popular Way of Communication
D．How to Make Your Friend Satisfied．
A
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Autumn de Forest is an American painter．She was born on December 27，2001．Her father is a musician and he plays the drums very well．Her mother was an actress and model． Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five，and she is really good at it．She has become one of Park West Gallery's top﹣selling artists．With her work being sold for as much as ＄ 25，000，Autumn was even called "an artistic talent" and a "child prodigy" in a special program produced by The Discovery Channel．Now you can see her in many TV shows．Autumn also loves helping others．She often teaches children to paint in her fee time．Autumn doesn't go to school and she studies at home．She works very hard because she wants to to go to Yale University． |
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A 17﹣year﹣old girl，with her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works，won first prize in the Chinese Poetry Conference（中国诗词大会）． Wu Yishu，a high school student in Shanghai，beat the other competitors in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference． "I get feelings from ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me，I pay little attention to the competition result，but I love poetry，"Wu said． In the final of the competition，all the competitors were asked to recite poem by looking at sand paintings and recite as many poems as they could think of about the Chinese character jiu．Wu did quite well． |
51．Autumn de Forest is especially good at ．
A．selling
B．teaching
C．acting
D．painting
52．How long has Autumn de Forest painted？
A．About 5 years
B．About 16 years．
C．About 11 years．
D．About 17 years．
53．What is Wu Yishu？
A．A painter．
B．A student．
C．An actress
D．A model．
54．Why could Wu Yishu win the competition？
A．Because she paid little attention to the result．
B．Because she recited the most poems．
C．Because she looked at sand pictures carefully．
D．Because of her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works．
55．Which of the following is NOT TRUE？
A．Wu Yishu doesn't care much about her competition result．
B．Autumn de Forest never goes to school but studies at home．
C．Autumn de Forest is the same age as Wu Yishu
D．Wu Yishu did very well in the final of the competition．
One of my best friends went abroad to enjoy her holidays，so the job of looking after her dog Missy has been given to me．A few months ago，Missy came to my friend's house．She looked terrible．She has been abused for a long time．
When we first visited my friend and Missy，my friend had to gently pull her over on a lead （牵绳） to get her to come to us．She wanted to come but afraid to do so﹣﹣﹣the poor，beautiful thing．Clearly Missy came to the right home．My friend has given birth to a baby of his own and shows the love of a mother．This is just what Missy needs．Thanks to the love of my friend，she has changed into a new dog step by step．Sadly，she is still afraid of strange humans．I hate to imagine what the dog must have gone through．
Now，Missy trusts me completely，so I can touch her berry（肚皮）．While standing，she will jump up so gently to be closer to me，putting her paws（爪子）on my legs as she looks at me with those beautiful eyes．
Missy is really brave．She has the courage to try again，to open her hearts，and to know that not everyone is the same kind of people as before．Keep it in mind that tomorrow is another day．
（1）The underlined word "abused" in the first paragraph means ．
A．保护
B．喂养
C．虐待
D．挨饿
（2）The writer felt when she first saw Missy．
A．proud and relaxed
B．sorry and caring
C．afraid and angry
D．sad and disappointed
（3）The writer thought it was good for Missy to stay with her friend ．
A．because her friend could offer the love of a mother to Missy
B．because her friend had more free time to take care of Missy
C．because her friend stayed long at home and felt quite lonely
D．because her friend helped Missy to accept different people
（4）The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．the writer has learned the skills to communicate with Missy
B．the writer has made Missy understand and follow her orders
C．the writer has succeeded in winning the trust of Missy
D．the writer has come to realize that Missy is a beautiful dog
（5）According to the passage，what is the writer's suggestion？
A．No future in the past
B．Every dog has its day．
C．All efforts will pay off．
D．Never too late to mend．
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（1）Who can NOT go to the horse race？
A．A single person．
B．A couple．
C．Children．
D．The sweet heart．
（2）People can see the photo show at ．
A．Grandview Mall
B．City Art Museum
C．Racetrack
D．Country Club
（3）What can you do if you only have time between 5 p．m．and 6 p．m on Saturday？
A．Go shopping．
B．Go to see the photo show．
C．Go to the dance with your sweet heart．
D．Go to watch the horse race．
（4）How much will Mr．and Mrs．Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party？
A.15 dollars．
B.25 dollars．
C.20%﹣40% off．
D．For free．
（5）Where can you see the above advertisements？
A．In a book．
B．In a magazine．
C．In a newspaper．
D．On TV．
Once Louis the Twelfth，the King of France，happened to walk into the kitchen of his palace．There he found a small boy busy at work and singing happily．
The boy had bright eyes，and a happy，sunny face，and his looks and manners pleased the king．With a smile Louis asked him his name．He replied that his name was Simon．In answer to further questions，the king learnt that the boy was an orphan； both his father and mother were dead．
"Are you content（满足的）to do this kind of work？"the king asked，pointing at the bowls which the boy was washing．"Are you willing to spend your time in the kitchen when so many of the others work upstairs？"
"Why not？"answered the boy，with a twinkle in his eye．"I am doing as well as the best of them．The king himself can do no better．"
"Indeed!" said the king，no little surprised at the boy's words．"How do you know that？"
"Well，sir，the king lives，and so do I．I am content with my life．Can the king say that he is content with his life？"
Louis walked away，his mind full of strange，sad thoughts．No one knew better than he did that kings seldom feel content．
The next day，much to Simon's surprise，he was called before the king．He was still more surprised when he found that his visitor of the day before was Louis himself．The king talked with him about many things，and found him to be a very quick and clever boy．
After that Simon was made to serve the king directly．Step by step，he rose from one important task to another，until he became one of the best soldiers of that time．He is known in history as General La Roche，and considered as one of the greatest men of France．
If Simon had not，early in life，learnt to be content with his life，he might never have been given those chances．The king did not want people who were always unhappy because they did not have as good a place as some others．You cannot too soon learn that only those who are content are happy．
42．What did Simon do before he met the king？
A．He sang in the king's palace．
B．He served in the king's army．
C．He worked in the king's kitchen．
D．He guarded the king's palace．
43．Simon was made to serve the king directly because he ．
A．knew what the king thought
B．was content with his life
C．did as well as the best of others
D．had bright eyes，and a happy，sunny face
44．Which of the following is the correct order about Simon？
①He served the king directly．
②He found the visitor was the king．
③He became one of the best soldiers．
④He had a chat with a visitor in the kitchen．
⑤He is a well﹣known man in French history．
A．①②⑤③④
B．④②⑤①③
C．③④②①⑤
D．④②①③⑤
45．We can learn from the story that ．
A．being content makes us happy
B．working hard can lead to success
C．it's important to be kind to others
D．children are always more honest．
Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word "ball"．You could have a "ball" which means you would have a good time．You could toss a "ball" which means you throw an object．You could be on the "ball" which means you know what is happening．You could go to a "ball" which means a dance．
______Take the word "can"．You "can" ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a "can" of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the "can﹣can "which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get "canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about "fly"？You can "fly" an airplane or you can hit a "fly" that is on your food in your house．Or，you can "fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the "fly" of a zipper is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a "fly" go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what "fly" means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
38．If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will ．
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
39．According to the passage，the word" "has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
40．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
41．The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
Luca Gramberini has been scuba diving（戴水肺潜水） since he was a kid．His family owns a scuba company．For the past three summers，Luca has added gardening to his underwater activities．He helps run Nemo's Garden，a project to grow plants in the sea．
From May through September，Luca and other divers are working on Nemo's Garden in the Mediterranean Sea，150 feet from the coast of Noli，Italy．Five large balloon﹣like objects，called biospheres（生物圈），hold plants such as beans and strawberries．The biospheres are filled with air and placed 20 feet below the surface．"My father came up with the idea because he loves gardening very much，"Luca said．
According to Luca，the sea is a good place to grow plants because underwater temperatures remain stable，changing little from day to night．The biospheres act like greenhouses．Inside the air﹣filled biospheres，fresh water keeps evaporating（蒸发），providing the plants with a good environment to grow in．"We have already seen the plants grow faster and better，"Luca says．"And there are fewer storms that can knock down the biospheres during the summer．"
Luca hopes Nemo's Garden will provide a new way of growing crops．"There is not enough land on the Earth，"he says．"And in many developing countries，bad conditions make it difficult for crops to grow．"
Though the project has just started，Nemo's Garden has achieved success and is moving to different areas．"We're going to try growing other plants．"Luca says．"We hope to set up biospheres around the world．There are many possibilities．"
34．Nemo's Garden is a project to ．
A．do scuba diving in the sea
B．stop storms in the sea
C．make fresh water from the sea
D．grow plants under the water
35．The underlined word "stable" in paragraph 3 means in Chinese．
A．平衡的
B．正常的
C．稳定的
D．合适的
36．The passage is probably taken from the part of a newspaper．
A．travel
B．science
C．health
D．sports
37．The best title for this passage is ．
A．Gardens in the sea
B．Projects for summer activities
C．Plants in greenhouses
D．Conditions for crop growing．
Leon was a postman．Every day Leon would wake up and feed his 37 cats．Leon didn't really want 37 cats，but one by one they had appeared on his doorstep，and Leon had taken them in．
Every day，after feeding the cats，Leon would collect the letters from the red postboxes in the village and take it home．"If only I had 37 helpers instead of 37cats，my job would be so much easier，"Leon thought．Just then，the cats started meowing for their dinner．That gave Leon an idea．That night，Leon worked late making 37cat﹣sized postal backpacks．Then，he went around to each postbox，putting up signs that read：Postbox closed!Please use the postal cat service．
The next day，Leon put a backpack on each cat and dropped off the cats around the village．Leon knew that the cats would be happy walking around all day．He also knew that they would always come home for dinner．Leon spent the day relaxing，waiting for his helpers to return．Leon was right．The cats did return，but they did not bring home many letters．Some got the letters wet．Some bit off the corners of the letters．Some even lost their backpacks．""Cats are just too unreliable（不可靠的），"Leon thought．
Just then，a strange sound came from the outside of Leon's door．A dirty dog was waiting to be invited inside．That gave Leon an idea．
（1）In Paragraph 2，Leon that night．
A．made postal backpacks
B．put up a sign on each cat
C．had dinner with the cats
D．collected letters in the village
（2）According to the last paragraph，we can infer（推断） that Leon would ．
A．let the dog take a shower
B．invite the dog to dinner
C．make the dog work for him
D．walk the dog around the village
（3）From the passage we know Leon was ．
A．honest
B．brave
C．strict
D．funny．
Harmful microbes like bacteris，viruses and other germs are pathogens．They may enter your bodies and make you ill．The immune system is the body's defence system that protects you from illness and disease caused by the pathogens．
The immune system is made up of non﹣specialized defences such as skin，tears and the acidic juice produced by the stomach，keeping you from the pathogens．It also has some highly specializde defences，which are different kinds of immune cells，grouped into phagocytes and lymphocytes．Phagocytes are a type of white blood cell．They are swimming around in your blood stream，always on the lookout for antigens﹣the pathogens that have entered your bodies．Whenever they see one，ther will eat it．However，some antigens are hard to find and kill．Then lymphocytes，which are also white blood cells and the main types are B cells，T helper cells and T killer cells，Will be the killers of the sncaky antigens．
B cells，T helper and T killer cells work together to find and kill these antigens．B cells produce substances，called antibodies，which stick to the antigen．When that happens，it will tell the T helper cells to come over and either：1．help the B cells kill the antigen，or 2．call the phagocytes or T killer cells to move in for the kill．Once a B cell or a T cell attacks an antigen，they create cells to"remember"it．Those"memory cells"hang out in your blood if they see the same antigen again，they quickly recognize，it so your immune system can act faster at killing it．
The immune system is more powerful than you probably imagine．Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania recently took immune cells from three patients with leukemia，then genetically cheanged them into "serial Keller" cells to attack cancer cells．The study was small but the results were groundbraking．The modified immune cells increascd at least 1，000 times in the body and killed all the cancer cells．Therefore，more "memory cells" were created．
The immune system can be developed．Eating lean protein food （beef，beans ）and food rich in vitamins A，C，and E（sweet potatoes，carrots ），taking a 30﹣minute walk every day and reducing your stress levels，etc．will help you achieve it．
37．What can the immune system do？
A．Keep you from antibodies．
B．Protect you against antigens．
C．Make your bodies werk and sick．
D．Help microbes enter your bodies
38．How are the sneaky antigens found and killed？
A．Phagocytes，B，T helper and T killer cells work together
B．Skin，tears，acidic juice and immune cells work together
C．B cells create "memory cells" to swim around in the blood
D．B cells produce antibodies to tell T helper and T killer cells
39．What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to？
A．The immune system can be made more powerful
B．Less antigens can be killed by the immune system
C．White blood cells act less quickly in the immune system
D．The immune system can be changed into the "serial killer"
40．This article is mainly about ．
A．the types of white blood cells
B．a research report about human healeh
C．the cause of illness and discase
D．an introduction to the immune system．
One evening as I was leaving the store，I noticed a man with a very old sleeping bag going through the garbage can nearby．He pulled out fast food trash bags and inspected all that was in the thrown away bags，but he never stopped anyone to beg for money or anything eles as they entered or left my store．After he went through the entire trash can，he carefully cleaned up the area and wrapped up the food he found in the dirty hamburger wrapper．My heart literally hurt for him．
I decided to help him．I got out of my car and asked him if I could buy him something to eat．He thanked and，followed me to the fast food place around the block．I bought him the biggest meal they had on the menu．He didn't ask for anything and the only request was a big glass of hot sweet tea to go with his meal．When I brought him the food，he was so thankful．He told me how much he appreciated the meal．
I wanted to give him some money．He shook his head．I asked him if I could buy a few meals and put it on a gift card for him．He agreed．
As I handed him the gife card，he broke down crying．He told me that he prayed for me today．I wasn't sure what he meant （I was guessing he was praying for me for what I did for him ）so I thanked him．
"NO，I prayed that God would send someone to buy me a hot meal today …and be sent you!" Tears traced down his checks．
I didn't know what to say …I always pray over my food，but I've never prayed for a meal．I've never doubted that I wouldn't be able to eat …Tears began to fill my eyes．Oh my …how blessed am I…Maybe God used me to answer this man's prayer．
Everybody has a story though I didn't know his，but I had done what God wanted me to．God put him in my path …I knew he did．I took him to my office．
33．The man that writer saw outside his store was possibly a
A．beggar
B．homeless man
C．street cleaner
D．hamburger lover
34．Why did the man brerk down crying when he got the gift card？
A．He had finally talked to God．
B．He could have a new sleeping bag
C．He finally got what be needed．
D．He wanted to have some hot meals
35．According to the passage，what kind of person was the man？
A．A polite，careful person with few words．
B．A lonely，serious person with a trash bag
C．A nice，lonely person with a sleeping bug
D．A friendly，careful person with little money
36．What did the writer most probably do in his office？
A．He gave the man some money
B．He gave the man another big hot meal
C．He asked the man to pray for him
D．He invited the man to work in his store．
The film Alice Through the Looking Glass is on．Millions of people go to cinemas to see it．The little girl Alice，with long hair of gold，is alive in people's mind again after the film Alice in Wonderland was shown in 2010．
These two popular films were adapted from the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking﹣Glass Both of them were written by Lewis Carroll，a famous English writer，who himself was as interesting as his books．
Lewis Carroll was a math teacher and talented writer．In 1856，he met Henry Liddell and his three lovely daughters．His friendship with the family became an impotrant part of his life over the following years．He liked the girls very much，especially the youngest one，Alice Liddell．He often told stories to make them happy．One day he took the girls to a boat trip．To make the time more enjoyable，he began a story about the adventure of a little girl named Alice in Wonderland．Many other strarge characters such as the Mouse，the March Hare，the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts were brought to this wonderful world too．
Alice Liddell loved the story and she begged Carroll to write it down for her．After Carroll finished the manuscript of the sotry Alice's Adventures in Wonderland，he gave it to the girl as a Christmas present．When the book was published shod"in 1865．it was an immediate success，and soon was famous around the world．
29．The films Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass were from
A．Henry Liddell's adventure
B．Lewis Carroll's life stories
C．three girls'trip experience
D．two novels by Lewis Carroll
30．Lewis Carroll was three lovely daughters' ．
A．friend
B．teacher
C．relative
D．coach
31．Lewis Carroll wrote down the story he told on the boat trip bccause ．
A．he thought it was a very interesting story
B．he could improve the story and publish it
C．Alice enjoyed the story and asked him to do so
D．Alice thought others also wanted to read the story．
32．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A．Carroll finished the book and gave it to the three girls
B．The two novels became famous after the films were shown
C．Carroll created Alice and many strange characters in his stories
D．The friendship between Carroll and the Liddells lasted until 1856．
Wikipedia is an online free encyclopedia．There are more than 38 million articles about society，history，culture，music，science，technology，geography and so on．On this website，people can find articles about almost everything in the world．Wikipedia has also developed 292 language versions for people to read in their own languages．
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started this encyclopedia project on 9th March，2000．It was called Nupedia at first．and all the articles were written and checked by experts．Wales thought that the websitc should be a place where its users could not only find information but also share what they knew．So they tried to use a wiki systen（wiki is a Hawaiian word"wee kee wee kee"which firstly meant"quick"）．On 10th January，2001，they began a new project to improve Nupedia．On 15th January.2001，the new online encyclopedia named Wikipedia was set up．Wikipedia achieved a great success．
According to the Alexa Traffic Rank report on 22nd May，2016，Wikipedia is the seventh most popular website in the world．Every single user helps to make this popular free encyclopedia．
26．Wikipedia is ．
A．a book
B．a library
C．a report
D．a website
27．Wikipedia was set up on ．
A.9th March，2000
B.10th January，2001
C.15th January，2001
D.22nd May，2016
28．What can pepole use Wikipedia to do？
A．To read novels．
B．To search for information
C．To listen to music．
C．To read Alexa Traffic Rank．
What is the difference between a fear （害怕）and a phobia？You might have a fear of dogs if you have ever been bitten by one．However，if you avoid walking down streets where you think there might be a dog，you may have a phobia，which is a strong unnatural fear．If the fear has started to change a person's life，he or she probably has a phobia．Different surveys say that between 10and 80percent of us have at least one phobia．
You can probably guess what some of the most"popular"phobias are．Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it．Fear of heights is also very common．For example，Spider﹣Man actor Tobey Maquire can't stand high places．However，Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of．Rupert Grint，who plays in the Harry Potter movies，is in fear of spiders．"In one scene of the movie，we come into the large spider's hole，and there we meet a spider that is the size of an elephant and really scary because he has these hairs．I'm really scared of spiders．"he said．
．For example，cats are very cute for most of us，but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the Great and Napolean Bonaparte．Actor Nicole Kidman says，"I'm not scared of snakes or spiders，but I'm scared of butterflies．Sometimes when I came home from school，the biggest butterfly you had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate．I would climb over the fence，move slowly to the side of the house，or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate．"Clowns （小丑）are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp，whose childhood memory of the"painted faces and fake smiles"still makes him scared．Some other weird （怪诞的）phobias，including chewing gum，old doors or windows and footsteps，also fear some famous persons，such as Orah Winfred，Billy Boband Sigmund Fred．
42．Rupert Grint who acted in Harry Potter is scared of ．
A．dogs
B．snakes
C．spiders
D．butterflies
43．Which of the following behaviors can be a phobia for these persons？
A．Cathy dislikes keeping a pet cat at home．
B．Victor can not sleep well before the exams．
C．Linda feels very tired climbing the mountains．
D．Doris shouts crazily whenever hearing footsteps at night．
44．Which of the following is the best for" "in Paragraph 3？
A．Some people have phobias that are more unusual
B．No research has been reported what causes the phobias
C．Doctors say that most phobias can be treated successfully
D．Common things are much easier to cause phobias
45．We can infer （推断）from the passage that ．
A．people are born with phobias
B．phobias are common in our daily life
C．famous people are easier to get phobias
D．phobias do not influence people's life at all．
Laurence Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City，Utah，on November 11，1951．It was clear from an early age that he was not like other children．A medical scan （扫描）showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way．As a result，Laurence developed an amazing memory．He started to read when he was two．He used to read books and put them back on the shelf upside down to show that he had finished them．He remembered everything he had read．
He memorized quite a lot of information on subjects such as history，geography，sports，music and literature．He also had an unbelievable ability with numbers and dates．
To read more quickly，he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye．By reading the two pages at the same time，it took him less than an hour to read a whole book．By the age of 30，he had memorized around 12，000books．
However，he did not develop so well in other areas．He could not walk until he was four，and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes．His social skills were poor，and he was extremely sensitive （敏感的） about meeting new people．In 1984，Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow．Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek's experiences．The result was Rain Man，a movie that won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988．This changed Peek's life．He got used to being the center of attention．He became more self﹣confident （自信的）．He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness （意识） of his condition．Sadly，Peek died of a heart attack in 2009．
38．The writer tells us Peek was a man with in the first three paragraphs．
A．a weak ability
B．an amazing memory
C．a great dream
D．a common brain
39．The underlined word"This"in Paragraph 4refers to" "．
A．he couldn't walk until four
B．he met the famous movie writer
C．his social skills were poor
D．Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture
40．It can be learnt from the passage that ．
A．Both halves of Peek's brain were not connected at all
B．Peek was weak in remembering numbers and dates
C．Peek could read books in an unusual way
D．Peek never felt comfortable with his fame
41．The best title of this passage is most probably ．
A．The real"Rain Man"
B．A special experience
C．Ways of becoming famous
D．An unbelievable movie actor．
For over 100years，it is convenient for people to go from one place to another by taxi．But sometimes there are no taxis coming to the place you are waiting．However，this has become a thing of the past since Uber app appears．
What is Uber
Uber is an American company that provides a taxi service through an app on the smart phone．It was set up in March，2009and has grown quickly．An app，in fact，is a computer program working on smart phones，computers and other communication devices （设备）．By using your smart phone，you can easily and quickly order a taxi that takes you to the place you want to go．
Uber app makes you feel good
The nicest thing about Uber app is that you can see where your taxi is or how long it will take to reach you on your smart phone screen．And you can also find the telephone number of the driver in Uber app，so you can call or send messages to the driver when you are waiting．
Uber taxis are always available
Uber is always there 24hours a day，365days a year．If you want to go somewhere，you can easily open Ubcr app at home or anywhere in the open air，then it connects you to the nearest driver．
Usually it takes only between 5and 15minutes to get a Uber taxi by using Uber app．
The advantages of Uber
Uber is popular because it is simple and very user﹣friendly．You have nothing to do with a taxi company．If you are not pleased with the ride and the driver，you can give the driver a low score through Ubcr app，so Uber taxi drivers usually serve well．Generally speaking，Uber is simple，time﹣saving，and above all very easy．
The cost of a Uber taxi
At Uber，the payment is easy through your bank card．How much you need to pay depends on the country and the city that you are in．It is sure that Uber taxis are much cheaper than the taxis you used to take．
34．Uber app is ．
A．a computer program
B．a name of a taxi driver
C．an American company
D．a kind of smart phone
35．After ordering a Uber taxi，you ．
A．should talk about the pay with the driver first
B．must call the driver to know where he （she） is
C．can almost know when the taxi reaches you
D．should tell the driver your telephone number
36．According to the passage，it is true that Uber taxis ．
A．have a history as long as 10years
B．can be ordered any time you need
C．have nothing to do with Uber company
D．are more expensive than the taxis we used to take
37．The passage mainly tells us that ．
A．smart phones bring people a lot of fun
B．Uber taxis make people's life more exciting
C．Uber app is much more user﹣friendly than other apps
D．Uber app makes people's life more convenient．
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