Balzac （巴尔扎克）was a great French writer．He was famous for Father Goriot．But he was poor before he became famous．He lived in a dirty and wet room and was often worried about food．All of his friends were very poor and they couldn't help him．
On a winter night，it was very cold．The wind blew and it was snowing heavily．Balzac went to bed early but couldn't fall asleep．He didn't eat any food before he went to bed．He was really hungry．He thought and thought，but he couldn't come up with a good idea．At that time，he saw a man climbing into his room through the broken window．The man began to steal something on the bookshelf．Balzac got up quietly and said，"Don't waste time，my friend，I could not find any money in the daytime，how can you find any in the dark？"
56．What did Balzac do？
57．Why did Balzac live in a dirty and wet room？
58．When did the story happen？
59．How did the thief come into Balzac's house？
60．Could the thief find any money in Balzac's room at last？
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Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others．
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor．He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning．Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job．"It's hard work，"he says，"but I want to learn more about how to care for animals．I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners'faces．"
Mary is a book lover．She could read by herself at the age of four．Last year，she decided to try out for a volunteer after﹣school reading program．She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read．"The kids are sitting in the library，but you can see in their eyes that they are going on a different journey with each new book．Volunteering here is a dream come true for me．I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time．"
46．Why do Mario and Mary give up several hours each week？
A．Because they want to take a trip．
B．Because they tired．
C．Because they want to help other people．
47．What does Mario want to be？
A．An animal doctor．
B．An artist．
C．An engineer．
48．Mary could read by herself when she was ．
A．three years old．
B．four years old．．
C．fourteen years old．
49．Mary volunteers to help kids learn to ．
A．dance
B．write
C．read
50．Which of the following can be the best title（题目） for the passage？
A．Students Who Volunteer
B．Students Who Love Animals
C．Students Who love Books．
A little girl lived in a small and poor house on a hill．As she grew up，she often played in the small garden．She was finally able to see a wonderful house over the garden fence．The house was high on the other side of the hill．It had golden windows．It was so beautiful that the little girl dreamed of living there．
When she was old enough to go outside the garden fence，she asked her mother if she could visit her dream house by herself．Her mother agreed．The day was beautiful．The little girl rode her bike and started．At last，she got to the gate of the house with golden windows．
As she got off her bike，she found that all the windows were a little old and dirty．She was very disappointed，and so she turned back．As she looked up，she saw a sight（景象） that amazed her．On the other side of the hill was a small house．Its windows glistened（闪耀） golden as the sun shone on it．She suddenly realized that she had been living in her own golden house．
Sometimes the things you have dreamed of are right in front of you!
61． Where did the girl live？
62． Did the girl's mother visit the house with her？
63． What did the girl find after she got off her bike？
64． How did the girl feel after she saw the house？
65． What can we learn from the story？
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Yao Ming，Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian…these are the great Chinese basketball players who have played in the NBA，but there are not very many others．Well now，one young Chinese man is knocking on the door of the world's most popular basketball league（联赛）．His name is Zhou Qi．
Zhou，20，entered the NBA draft （选秀）in April，2016．Every year，the 30 NBA teams pick skilled young players from around the world during the draft．So if Zhou is lucky，he could play in the NBA soon．
Zhou has long arms and quick feet．He is good at making long﹣range shots （远射）．Although he is young，he is calm on the court （球场）．
But his problem is he's too thin．Zhou is 2.18meters tall，but he only weighs 95kg．He doesn't seem strong enough to play against those big NBA players．
But who knows？Zhou is still young and has a lot of room to improve．The bigger stage （舞台） of the NBA is waiting for him，and his future is bright．
56．Where does Zhou come from？
57．When did Zhou enter the NBA draft？
58．What's the problem of Zhou？
59．Does Zhou do well in making long﹣range shots？
60．What do you think of Zhou's future？
Tu Youyou，William Campbell and Satoshi Omura are three scientists from different countries．They have won the 2015Nobel Prize in medicine．
On December 30.1930．Tu Youyou was bom in Ningbo，Zhejiang，China．From 1951to 1955，she studied in Peking University Medical School．Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in traditional Chinese medicine．
Sweet wormwood （青蒿） is a common plant in China．But it has the power to cure the deadly disease called malaria （疟疾）．Tu started her malaria research in China in the 1960s、and 1970s．She discovered"Qing﹣hao﹣su"in 1971．It is a great health improvement（改进）for people in developing countries in south Asia，Africa，and South America．
Tu got several medicine awards（奖项）in the past．On October 5，2015，she was awarded the 2015Nobel Prize in Physiology（生理学）or Medicine．She is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize．
52．Who won the 2015Nobel Prize in medicine？
A．Tu Youyou．
B．William Campbell and Satoshi Omura．
C．Both A and B．
53．Where was Tu Youyou born？
A．Ningbo．
B．Hangzhou．
C．Shaoxing．
54．The underline word"cure"in the passage means．
A．治疗
B．治理
C．诊断
55．Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Tu Youyou is 81years old．
B．"Qing﹣hao﹣su"is useful in people's health．
C．Tu studied in Peking University for two and a half years．
In 1959，When Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked the class to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．
Jean's father was a crop duster（农作物喷粉作业）pilot on a farm，so Jean was very interested in planes and flying．She wrote about her dream to become an airline pilot．
Her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told her this was a"fairy tale（童话 ）．"and it wasn't a job for a woman．
Jean experienced years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement（气馁）until she met her English teacher Mrs．Dorothy Slaton in senior high school．
Mrs．Slaton said to Jean's class．"You have the abilities and talents．If you don't go after（追求） your dreams after you leave school，no one will do it for you．"
Jean felt a rush of her old enthusiasm （热情），and with excitement，she told Mrs．Slaton all about her old dreams．The teacher said．"Then do it!"
So Jean did．It took her 10years of hard work．But in 1978，she became one of the first three women pilot trainers ever accepted by United Airlines（航空公司）and one of only 50women airline pilot in the country at the time．Some years later，Jean Harper became a Boeing 737captain （机长）for United Airline．
48．When Jean was young，her dream was ．
A．to be a crop duster pilot
B．to fix planes
C．to be an airline pilot
49．Jean spent years in becoming an airline pilot．
A．fifteen
B．thirteen
C．ten
50．What did Mrs．Slaton mean when she talked to the class？
A．Everyone should go after his or her dream．
B．Everyone should have a dream after they leave school．
C．Everyone should do good things to help people's dreams．
51．What can we learn from this story？
A．A woman can not be a pilot．
B．If you have a dream，work hard for it．
C．Jean's dream didn't come true at last．
翻译
Every week，Julia would go to visit her grandparents．（66）The grandfather would give each child a few coins and tell them to buy something they like． They would buy toys and candy．After they grew a little bit older，their parents thought that it was time for them to learn how to manage（管理）money．So the parents asked the children to think of ways to manage money．
Ruben is the cleverest boy．He decided to earn money by buying and selling things．（67）他得到了来自全家的支持．But Nico，the smallest child，still spent the money as usual．Ruben thought （68）it was unfair and he stopped saving his money，too．
For little Julia，she had a wonderful，secret plan．But （69）她的父母对她感到非常失望．They thought Julia wasn't doing anything．
One day，Julia came with a violin and played it for the family．Everyone was surprised．They knew that Julia liked the violin．（70）but her family was too poor to afford the violin classes for her． So，Julia found a street violinist and asked his to teach her．In return，she gave his all her money．The violinist was deeply moved by Julia．He taught her for months and rent a violin to her．Then，Julia gave performances with the violinist in the street．By doing this，she earned enough money to pay for the violin．
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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断文后句子的正（T）误（F）．
It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation．And it was my first day at my new school．I was walking alone slowly and worrying about lots of things．It was early and there weren't many people on the road．Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike on ice fell down．She was trying hard to get up but fell again．Without thinking，I went over and helped her．She said"thank you"with a smile and then rode away．Her words warmed me a lot．
Finally，I got to school．The teacher led me to the classroom and introduced me to the class．Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl．I felt so nervous that I didn't dare to look at her．Soon the first class，English，started．Their textbook was different from those in my old school．As I was wondering what to do，an English book appeared in front of me．"Let's share，"the girl beside me said．"Hi，I'm Carrie．"I looked up．It was the girl I helped that morning．Later on，we became good friends．
From that I learned：to help others is actually to help ourselves!
41．It was early and there were many people on the road． （判断对错）
42．After getting up，the girl rode away without saying a word． （判断对错）
43．The writer felt very excited when the teacher asked the writer to sit down beside a girl． （判断对错）
44．The girl asked the writer to share the English textbook with her． （判断对错）
45．From the story，we learned that helping others is actually helping ourselves． ．（判断对错）
Let's clean up the ocean together．
We all know it's important to have dreams．However，to make the dream come true is not an easy thing．A young Dutch man named Boyan enjoys working hard to make his dreams come true．
When Boyan was 16，he went diving（潜水）in Greece．He was shocked to see more plastic bags than fish in the sea．The boy made up his mind to clean up the ocean．However，everyone told him that there was nothing he could do once plastic bags went into the ocean．The teenager didn't give up．He spent several months studying plastic pollution．Finally，he came up with a science project using floating barriers（漂浮的栅栏）to collect the waste．That is to say，instead of using nets and ships to collect the plastic bags，the barriers can make the plastic bags come together with the help of natural ocean currents（洋流） and winds．What's more，the collected plastic bags can be recycled and made into products or oil．
Boyan won prizes for the project，but that was not enough for him：he wanted to make it a reality（实现）．In 2013，he set up The Ocean Cleanup．Together with scientists，engineers and volunteers，the young man is working hard to clean up the ocean to make our world a better place．
Would you like to join them？
37．Where did Boyan decide to clean up the ocean？
A In Holland．
B．In Greece．
C．In England．
38．What does"the waste"mean in the third paragraph？
A．The nets．
B．The barriers．
C．The plastic bags．
39．What may be The Ocean Cleanup？
A A group．
B．A club
C．A company．
40．The author writes the passage to tell us ．
A．to clean up the ocean
B．not to pollute the ocean
C．to protect our environment．
While I was waiting for my wife outside her office building，I saw a beggar coming to me．
"I hope he won't ask me for my money，"I thought．
He didn't．He came and sat in front of the bus stop，but it seemed that he didn't have enough money to take the bus．"That's a pretty car，"he said after a few minutes，pointing to my car．I gave him a smile and went on cleaning my car．He sat there quietly as I worked．"Do you need my help？"I asked．
"Don't we all？"he said．The three simple words surprised me and I should never forget．I was feeling successful and important，above a beggar in the street，until those three words hit me like a gun．
Don't we all？
I needed help，maybe not for money or a place to sleep，but I needed help．I gave him some money not only enough for a bus fare，but enough to get a warm meal and a place to sleep．Those three little words are true．No matter how much you have，you need help．No matter how little you have，no matter how many problems you have，even without money or a place to sleep，you can give help．
26．Where was the writer while he saw a beggar coming to him？
A．At a bus stop．
B．Outside a building．
C．In a taxi．
27．How did the writer get his wife off work？
A．By bus．
B．By car．
C．By subway．
28．What simple words surprised the writer？
A．Don't we all？
B．Do you need any help？
C．That's a pretty car．
29．What can we learn from the passage？
A．No one needs money．
B．Beggars need no money．
C．Even beggars can offer help．
I arrived at my mother's home for our Saturday family dinner．The smells of food flew over from the kitchen．Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes，proudly showing me their beauties．I knew they were all made herself．She was preparing for a quilt show on TV．When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes，I noticed something at the bottom of one box．I pulled it out．"What's this？"I asked．
"Oh？"Mom said，"That's Mama's quilt．"
I spread the quilt．It looked as if a group of school children had made the pieces together．
"Grandmother made this？"I asked in surprise．My grandmother was a master at making quilts．This certainly didn't look like any of the quilts she had made．
"Yes，right before she died．I brought it home with me last year and made some changes，"
Mom said，"I'm still working on it．See，this is what I've done so far．"
I looked at it more closely．She had made a line straight（直的）．At the center of the quilt，she had stitched a piece of cloth with these words："My mother made many quilts．She didn't get all lines straight．But I think this is beautiful．I want to see it finished．Her last quilt．"
"Oh，this is so nice，Mom．"I said．I was sure now that by completing my grandmother's quilt，my mother was honoring her own mother．I realized that I held in my hands a family treasure．It started with the loving hands of one woman，and continued with the loving hands of another．
56．When the writer got home，his mother ．
A．was cooking dinner
B．was preparing for a quilt show
C．was watching TV
D．was changing her mama's quilt
57．How did the writer's mother deal with her mama's last quilt？
A．She took it to a TV show．
B．She brought it home and made some changes．
C．She gave it to her daughter as a family treasure．
D．She made some changes with a group of children．
58．The word"stitched"in the sixth paragraph probably means in Chinese．
A．画出
B．剪开
C．写下
D．缝上
59．From this passage we know the writer's grandmother ．
A．was highly thought of by her daughter
B．wasn't good at making quilts
C．was dead many years ago
D．lived with the writer before she died
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The writer wanted to know what their family treasure was．
B．The writer's mother wanted to learn how to make a beautiful quilt．
C．The writer's mother wanted to honor her own mama by finishing the quilt．
D．The writer's mother wanted to take her mama's quilts to the show．
Andrew Holleman，a 12﹣year﹣old boy，loved playing in the open land near his home．The land was wet and forested，and made a home for birds，other animals and many different plants．
It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature．He had seen some red﹣tail hawks，red foxes，wood turtles and other animals．He also found special native flowers．
Suddenly it was announced that the "empty" land would be improved by a lot of houses on it．The plants would be removed，the animals would run away and most would probably die．Then the wet soil（土壤） would be covered with extra grounds．
When he heard about the news，he was not happy．He was very worried that the land ans water would be polluted．
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had down about the area，and how the houses would affect（影响） the local environment．He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters．He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses．
Although he was only 12 years old，he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older．Andrew's teachers described him as gentle，shy and active．His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants，and the environment．Each day after school，Andrew went door﹣to﹣door，to ask the people to sign（签名），who did not want the houses to be built．In only one month，he got the signatures of 250 people．
In the end，the land remained a safe place for birds，animals and plants that belonged there．
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built，and thus help save the environment．
（1）The passage is mainly about ．
A．250 people who signed to help Andrew
B．a brave boy who cared for the environment
C．the open land that suited animals and plants
D．the research of improving the environment
（2）The underlined word "oppose" in the passage probably means ．
A．support
B．dislike
C．disagree
D．prefer
（3）Andrew was very worried because ．
A．the animals would be killed
B．new houses would be built on the open land
C．not all the neighbors were going to sign
D．the local government made a right decision
（4）According to the passage，Andrew ．
A．was good at going door﹣to﹣door
B．got in no touch with the reporters
C．usually actefd like a person much older
D．was praised by his teachers and classmates
（5）We can infer（推测） that ．
A．the land would remain as it used to be
B．the open land would be built into a park
C．the neighbors would have to move away
D．Andrew would soon work for the government
Nicole Kelly a 23﹣year﹣old girl，was born without her left forearm，①____that didn't stop her ②____ becoming Miss Iowa after a three﹣day competition in Davenport．
Kellly will go to Atlantic City to compete for Miss America and she will give a talk about the importance of overcoming （克服）disabilities．
"A year ago，I certainly didn't think I would have something to do with the beauty③/kwi：n/______，"Kelly wrote on her"Meet Miss Iowa"page．"But now I know that being Miss Iowa is perfect and speaking out on the stage is very important for me．⑤Ifeel so thankful for those who have encouraged me at every step of the way．"
"As I grew older，I learned to ④/ək'sept/______the strange eyes from others…with an outgoing character that would not give in，"she wrote．"This meant that I would try everything!⑥从游泳到舞蹈，没有我不愿意尝试的事情．Now I stand on the stage and find it very suitable for me．"
Kelly said that being a star was a good way to show herself，and more importantly，it helped her walk out of the sadness of being disabled．
（1）在文中的1处和2处分别填入一个合适的词，使句子通顺连贯．① ②
（2）根据提示，在文中的3处和4处分别填入一个合适的单词．③ ④
（3）将⑤句译成汉语．
（4）将⑥句译成英语．
（5）What's the topic of the talk Kelly will give？ ．
An eight﹣year﹣old child heard her parents talking about her little brother．All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money．Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money．
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother．"Only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now，"the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully．
She hurried to a drugstore （药店） with the money in her hand．
"And what do you want？"asked the salesman．"It's for my little brother，"the girl answered．"He's really； really sick and I want to buy a miracle．""Pardon？"said the salesman．
"My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him．So how much does a miracle cost""We don't sell a miracle here，child．I'm sorry，"the salesman said with a smile．
"Listen，if it isn't enough，I can try and get some more．Just tell me how much it costs．"
A well﹣dressed man heard it and asked，"What kind of a miracle does your brother need？"
"I don't know，"she answered with her eyes full of tears．"He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation．But my daddy can't pay for it，so I have brought all my money．"
"How much do you have"asked the man．""1.11dollars，but I can try and get some more，"she answered．
"Well，what luck，"smiled the man．"1.11dollars，the price of a miracle for your little brother．"
He took up the girl's hand and said，"Take me to where you live．I want to see your brother and meet your parents．Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need．"
That well﹣dressed man was Dr．Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor．The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again．
How much did the miracle cost？
62．What was the trouble in the little girl's family？
A．Her brother was seriously ill．
B．They had no money．
C．Nothing could save her brother．
D．Both A and B．
63．In the eyes of the little girl，a miracle might be ．
A．something interesting
B．something beautiful
C．some wonderful medicine
D．some good food
64．What made the miracle happen？
A．The girl's love for her brother．
B．The medicine from the drugstore．
C．The girl's money．
D．Nobody can tell．
65．From the passage we can infer （推断） that ．
A．The doctor didn't ask for any pay
B．A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever
D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought．
Joe was an old man．The 75﹣year﹣old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family．Joe had four grandchildren，and they visited him during their holidays．
During one vacation，Joe was preparing his home for the kids：cleaning and buying their favorite foods．After he finished working，he realized he lost his favorite watch．The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born．Joe loved the watch very much，especially after his wife's death．He was very upset about losing it．
Once his grandchildren came，they promised him they would find the watch．
One granddaughter asked："Grandpa，do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing？"
"I guess when I was cleaning the barn（谷仓）！"Joe replied．
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe，but they could not find it．The kids were now also sad，but they tried to comfort（安慰） their grandfather．
One grandson went back to the barn to search again．Joe asked why he was going there a second time．But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent．
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather．He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe．
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it．The little boy replied："I sat there without making a noise，and the barn was so silent．After a few minutes，I heard the‘tick，tick' sound and found the watch．"
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy．
49．From Paragraph 2，we learn that Joe ．
A．knew his grandchildren very well
B．liked doing housework very much
C．got tired of his grandchildren's visits
D．looked forward to his grandchildren's visits
50．Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost？
A．Because it was very expensive．
B．Because it was full of memories with his wife．
C．Because it was a gift from his first child．
D．Because it had been with him since he was born．
51．How did one of the grandchildren find the watch？
A．He cleaned the barn carefully again．
B．He searched the barn carefully for two hours．
C．He made no noise and followed the ticking sound．
D．He asked other children for help．
52．What does the story mainly tell us？
A．Helping those in need can make you feel good．
B．We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others．
C．Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end．
D．Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice．
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