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Harland Sanders was born in the USA in 1890， but his childhood was not a happy one． His father died when he was only six， so his mother needed to find a job． She went to Shirt factory and Harland stayed at home to look after his younger brother． That was when he first learned to cook．

He left home when he was twelve and worked on a nearby farm． After that he had a lot of different jobs and in 1930he became a service station manager in Corbin， Kentucky． He started cooking meals for hungry travelers who stopped at the service station， and soon people came only for the food． Harland moved to a 142﹣seat restaurant across the street where he could serve all his customers． Over the next nine years， he developed the secret chicken recipe（ 配方） that made him famous．

In the early 1950s， he closed the restaurant and decided to sell his recipe to other businesses． The first official（正式的） Kentucky fried chicken （ KFC） restaurant did not open until 1952． By 1964 ， there were more than 600KFCs in North America． That year Sanders sold the company （公司） for 2million dollars， but he continued to work as KFC' s public spokesman and visited restaurants all over the world． He travelled 250 ，000miles every year until died in 1980aged 90． Six years later， PepsiCo bought KFC for 480million dollars．

There are now KFC restaurants in more than 80countries and they sell 2． 5billion chicken dinners every year and the recipe is still a secret．

71． What did Harland Sanders have to do when he was 6？ （within 9words） 　　

72． How long did it take him to develop his secret chicken recipe？ （within 5words） 　　

73． When did the first official KFC restaurant open？ （within 2words） 　　

74． What did Harland Sanders do after he sold the KFC business？ （within 8words） 　　

75． How is Harland Sanders' chicken recipe now？ （ within 7words） 　　

I arrived at the 57 ^thSt． Subway Station in New York City at about 10p． m． one evening on my way home． The platform （站台） is long and there weren't many people around． I could hear the weak sound of a violin． As I listened， it appeared to be coming from the other end of the station and it sounded like Mendelsohn's violin concerto（协奏曲） without the orchestra （乐队）． I took a walk along the platform until I reached where the sounds came front． There was a young man playing the concerto and playing very well too． A small crowd had been there to listen and had become so interested in the music that they were letting trains go without getting on them． More people came to listen as a few passengers got off each train． At the end of the piece there was a stormy cheer from the listeners and we all left some money for him． I wanted to hear more， so I asked him to play the Bruch concerto， which he did while I let several more trains go without me． I finally went home， feeling the pleasure of such music．

A few weeks later， I read an article in the New York Sunday Times that a talented young violinist had been "discovered" playing in the Subway Station and there was a picture of our 57 ^thSt． violinist． He had been offered a job with the orchestra of the New York City Opera．

54． Why did the writer go to the 57 ^thSt． Subway Station？ 　　

A．	To take a subway．
B．	To get back his bag on the platform
C．	To look for his favorite violinist．
D．	To listen to the young violinist．

55． When did the writer find the young man playing the violin？ 　　

A．	When he was on the subway．
B．	Before he arrived at the Subway Station．
C．	After walking some time along the platform．
D．	When he was reading the New York Sunday Times．

56． What did the people on the platform do while listening to the violinist？ 　　

A．	Sang with the music．
B．	Put off getting on the subway．
C．	Invited more people to listen to him．
D．	Asked him to play the Brach concerto．

57． The young man played the violin in the Subway Station to 　　．

A．	give a concert
B．	practice playing it more
C．	wait for the 57 ^thSt． violinist
D．	make a living

Dear Dr． Know，

My brother is going to be 11and I am 14． My brother and I always get into fights． Whenever he does something wrong like hitting me， messing my room or taking my toys， he never gets in trouble． But when I do this kind of things， I'm always groundedand it's not fair．

I tried talking to my parents about this and all they said was that they would try harder． However since they said this it has never happened． I don't know what to do． I sometimes just try to get on the computer and there he goes． He starts saying he wants to use the computer even though we have 3computers in the house． But all that my dad says is to get off only for 30minutes． I keep telling him that he can use the computer downstairs but he complains（ 抱怨） that he is too scared．

I've talked to my friends about this and they don't know what to say． I've tried talking to him and being nice to him but it didn't work． He just doesn't stop． He's making my life terrible! My dream is to have an understanding brother． What should I do for that？

Help me please!

Kelsey

A．	50． Why does Kelsey write the letter？

A．	To complain about her brother．
B．	To discuss the computer games．
C．	To describe his parents．
D．	To ask for help．

51． Which pictures show Kelsey's relationship with her brother？ 　　

A．	ac
B．	cd
C．	W．bd
D．	bc

52． What does the underlined word grounded mean in the first paragraph？ 　　

A．	right．
B．	punished．
C．	nervous．
D．	supported

53． Kelsey tells her brother to 　　．

A．	study hard
B．	learn from her friends
C．	be nice to their parents
D．	use the computer downstairs

We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old．I missed her a lot．I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma．

Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced．I felt as if my world was falling apart．I lived with my mother for a time，next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World WarⅡ．

Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things．But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm，like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl，letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals．

Though she didn't have much，she did something for my brother and me．I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar．I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself，but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her．

I don't remember how much we collected on our visits，nor was the amount（数目）important．It was the idea that she remembered us，and cared about us when we were away from her．

51．What happened to the writer when she was eight years old？ 　　

A．	She moved away from her grandma．
B．	She moved away from her parents．
C．	She lived with her grandparents．
D．	She lived with her aunt．

52．What does the underlined word"divorced"mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2？ 　　

A．	和好
B．	打架
C．	离婚
D．	生气

53．The writer's grandma allowed her to do many things．Which of the following is not mentioned？

　　

A．	The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl．
B．	The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma's cup．
C．	The writer could sit on the table while having meals．
D．	The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar．

54．For whom did the writer's grandma save her coins？ 　　

A．	For her son．
B．	For her grandchildren．
C．	For the poor．
D．	For herself．

55．What can we learn from the passage？ 　　

A．	The writer disliked her childhood．
B．	The writer complained about her parents．
C．	The writer missed her grandma so much．
D．	The writer wanted to have her grandma's money．

A long time ago，there lived a very old man．He was so old that he could not see or hear very well．He also could not walk very well，or eat very well for his hand shook．The old man's son and daughter﹣in﹣law thought he might make trouble at table．So，they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table．

They gave him very little to eat．The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter﹣in﹣law's dinner table．One day the old man's hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor．The daughter﹣in﹣law became angry and shouted at the old man．And after that，his meals were served in a broken dish．

Not long afterwards，the family was sitting having their dinner while the four﹣year﹣old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood．The father asked，"What are you doing？""I am making a small bowl．"

"Why are you making it？"The son answered．"So that I can fill it with your and mother's food when I grow up．"

The old man's son and daughter﹣in﹣law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying．The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table．From that day on，the old man sat with the family when they had their meals．Even when the old man's food fell here and there，the son and the daughter﹣in﹣law did not say anything．

（1）The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to 　　．

A．	teach their son a good lesson
B．	stay away from trouble
C．	punish him for his shaking hand
D．	give him peace and comfort

（2）The old man dropped his dish 　　．

A．	out of carelessness
B．	to ask for a new one
C．	against his own will
D．	to draw his son's attention

（3）By making that small bowl，the grandson wanted to 　　．

A．	follow his parents'example
B．	eat the way his grandfather did
C．	enjoy making things with his own hands
D．	show his parents how clever he was

（4）The end of the story suggests the old man would 　　．

A．	no longer drop his dishes
B．	continue to eat in the kitchen
C．	stop shaking his hands while eating
D．	live a comfortable life in the family

（5）What does the writer want to tell us with the story？ 　 D 　

A．	The young should look after the old．
B．	Family members should have meals together．
C．	It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes．
D．	Parents should set a good example for their children．

The other day，I told Connie that I'd rather take the bus to work than ride in my comfortable limousine，because of the high cost of gasoline．But today，I discovered how wrong I was．

When I got into my limousine this morning，my driver told me that the motor didn't sound like it was running well．

"Look，"I said，"I have an important meeting at 9：00．I have to be on time!"

We drove about three blocks﹣then the motor died．

"Sorry，Mr．Foster．I thought this might happen．But look!There's the downtown bus．Maybe you should take it．So you don't miss your meeting．"

"Well，I…I…Oh!I suppose I have to．"

I got on the bus and gave the driver my money．

"Mister，are you serious？We can't make change for a ＄100 bill!"

"I AM CHARLES K．FOSTER．AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE CHANGE!"

"Mister，"said the driver，"I don't care who you are．You will have to get off the bus．"

Well．I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn't watch where I was going，and I was almost hit by a car!So now，all I have to say is this：My business may be killing me，but riding the bus certainly will．

21．The word"limousine"in Paragraph 1most probably means a 　　．

A．	motorbike
B．	truck
C．	car
D．	bus

22．Why did the writer's driver suggest him taking the bus？ 　　

A．	The bus would stop at the meeting﹣room．
B．	The limousine completely broke down．
C．	The driver had an important meeting．
D．	The motor was not running very well．

23．the writer failed to catch the bus because 　　．

A．	there were too many passengers
B．	it was heading in the wrong direction
C．	the driver couldn't change his money
D．	he was rude in the bus driver

24．How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus？ 　　

A．	Angry．
B．	Uneasy．
C．	Shameful．
D．	Funny．

25．What can we guess from the last paragraph？ 　　

A．	The writer was doing well in his business．
B．	Connie would lose his job as the writer's driver．
C．	The writer was sure that he would be killed by a bus．
D．	The writer wouldn't take a bus to work after that．

A young officer was teaching some old soldiers （士兵）．They had been in the army for many years and did not like officers， young or old．

They did，not think this young officer could tell them anything about how to fight in a war．

Jones was nearly sixty years old and had fought in many wars．

"Imagine you are in a war，the young officer said to him． "You see seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you． What do you do？"

Jones thought for a short time，then he said，"I shoot them all with my rifle （步枪）"，

"Now imagine there are seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you from the left， the young officer said， uand seven hundred enemy soldiers coming to you from the right． What do you do？""I shoot them wth my rifle，" Jones told him．

" OK" the young officer went on， trying to get the answer he wanted． "But if there are a thousand enemy soldiers coming at you from the right， a thousand coming at you from the left， and another thousand coming straight towards you． What do you do now？"

"I shoot them with my rifle" Jones replied．

"But where are you getting all the bullets （子弹）from？" the young officer asked in a loud voice， Jones smiled， From the same place you are getting all those enemy soldiers．

66． What was tlie young officer doing？ 　　

67． Why didn't the old soldiery like officers？ 　　

68．How old was Jones？ 　　

69． What did Jones do when all the enemy soldiers came towards him？ 　　

70． Where was Jones getting the bullets from？ 　　

Have you ever got your lunch，but not known where to sit？You don't want to sit alone．But you are not sure who would be friendly and let you sit with them．

To solve the problem，Natalie Hampton，16，made an app called Sit Wzih Us．It makes finding friends in the school canteen（食堂） very easy．Natalie is from Sherman Oaks，California，US．

The free app went online on Sep.9．Students can sign up as"ambassadors"（大使） for a club．

Then they can post"open lunch"events to invite others to join in．

Natalie got the idea to create the app after she ate alone her whole seventh grade year．The experience made her feel sad and she was even bullied （欺负）．She changed schools because of that．

People may want to know why you don't just ask to sit down．Natalie said the app stops kids from being rejected in front of others．"This way it's very private．It's through the phone．No one else has to know．And you know that you're not going to be rejected once you get to the table，" she told NPR．

So far，the app works well．"I had my first club meeting，and everyone was very excited．

People are already posting open lunches at my school．So I'm very excited，"Natalie told NPR．

（1）Natalie Hampton made an app to solve the problem of 　　．

A．	having no idea when to have lunch
B．	having no friends to go out with
C．	feeling lonely without friends at school
D．	having no friends to have lunch with

（2）Natalie Hampton once changed her school because 　　．

A．	she ate her lunch alone for a year and was bullied
B．	she didn't like the food in the school canteen
C．	she was not welcomed in her class
D．	she has more friends in the new school

（3）What does the underlined word"rejected"in Paragraph 5mean in Chinese？ 　

A．	嘲笑
B．	惩罚
C．	拒绝
D．	戏弄

（4）According to the passage，we can learn that 　　．

A．	we can get free lunch at school with the app
B．	we can share the lunch pictures on the app
C．	we need to pay some money to use the app
D．	we can easily find someone to sit with during lunch time

（5）Which word can be used to describe Natalie Hampton most？ 　　

A．	Brave．
B．	Creative．
C．	Kind．
D．	Polite．

Nicole is seven years old． Last week， her parents gave her a guitar． She practiced playing the guitar in her bedroom．

She played the guitar all the time because she liked playing the guitar very much． She played it day and night． Her parents told her not to play it any more． It was too noisy． She promised not to play it at night． In fact， she still played it all the time．

Her parents complained（抱怨）， her sister complained and the neighbors complained． "OK， OK!" Nicole said， "I will be a good girl． I will do it more quietly．" But this didn't help much． No one could work， no one could rest， and no one could sleep．

One day， Nicole came home and found her parents and her sisters were waiting for her． She saw a violin and a piano in the living room． Nicole was very surprised! "Wow!" she said， "What are these？" "Well，" her father answered， "we see that we can't beat you， so we decide to join you．"

（1）When did Nicole get her guitar？ （no more than 2words）　　

（2）Where did Nicole practise playing the guitar？ （no more than 8words）　　

（3）Why did Nicole practise playing the guitar all the time？ （no more than 8words）　　

（4）Did Nicole stop playing the guitar at night？ （no more than 3words）　　

（5）What did Nicole see in the living room？ （no more than 11words）　　

There was a rich boy who lived in a small town． One day a friend gave him a magic mirror．

He liked it very much． He often looked into the mirror and he found that his face looked sad． He tried to smile and make funny faces， but his face still looked sad． Then he did many happy things， but his face always looked sad． He was so angry．

The next day， he saw a little girl crying sadly on his way home from school． The rich boy went up to her and asked her what happened． The little girl said she couldn't find her parents．" Don't worry． I will help you．" said the boy． Then they went to look for her parents together． Finally they found her parents． The little girl and her parents were so thankful for the boy's help． They gave the boy a big hug． Then he went back home． After he arrived home， he looked into the mirror as usual． To his surprise， his face looked happy． The boy understood the mirror． Helping others will bring the happiness．

（1）The rich boy lived 　　

A． in the forest.

B． in a small village.

C． by the river.

D． in a small town.

（2）The boy's face always looked 　　 in the mirror at the beginning．

A． sad

B． funny

C． worried

D． angry

（3）Why was the little girl crying？　　

A． She lost her bags．

B． The boy laughed at her．

C． The boy couldn't help her

D． She couldn't find her parents

（4）Why did the boy's face look happy in the mirror at last？　　

A．Because his friend gave him a magic mirror．

B．Because the little girl sent some flowers to him．

C．Because he helped the little girl find her parents．

D．Because he tired to smile and make funny faces

（5）From the story we know that the boy was 　　．

A． brave.

B． helpful.

C． clever.

D． foolish.

Once a policeman who was new at his job caught a thief（小偷）in a bank in Paris． On their way to the police station， they came to a bread shop． "We have no food， and we'll be hungry after a while，" the thief said，" Let me go into the shop and buy some bread． Wait here for me． '，

The policeman agreed． He waited and waited，but the thief didn't come out． So the policeman ran into the shop， but he found．that the thief ran away． The policeman was very angry and had to go back to the police station alone．

Luckily， the policeman caught the thief at the same place the next day． When they were walking down the same street and going by the same bread shop， the policeman said to the thief， " Last time， you ran away from the shop． This time， I'll go into the shop and buy some bread， and you wait for me here． "

（1）The policeman caught a thief 　　．

A．	in a bank
B．	in a bread shop
C．	in a restaurant
D．	in the police station

（2）The thief said that he wanted to buy 　　．

A．	some bread
B．	some cakes
C．	some water
D．	some fruit

（3）From this passage， we know the policeman was 　　．

A．	clever
B．	lazy
C．	kind
D．	stupid

A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain．He wanted to ask for wisdom of life．

"Excuse me! （1） 　　Is it the day we were born or the day we die？Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful？"the young man asked．

"None．The most important day in our lives is today．"the wise man replied calmly．

"Why？"the young man was very surprised．"（2） 　　"

"No．Nothing has happened today．"

"So is it because of my visit？"

"Even if nobody visited me today，today is still very important，because today is the only

wealth we have．No matter how important yesterday is，it has gone by；（3） 　　No matter how

ordinary and boring today is，it is in our hands．"

The young man still wanted to ask something，but the wise man stopped him and said，"When we are talking about the importance of today，we have wasted a lot of it．That is to say，part of'today'has passed．"

Having understood this，the young man nodded and then went down the mountain．

（4） 　　Therefore，what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today!

A．Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today？ B．Actually today is the only wealth and chance we have． C．No matter how wonderful tomorrow may be，it hasn't come． D．Could you tell me what is the most important day in our lives？

Fu Yuanhui is an Olympic swimmer from the Chinese city of Hangzhou．She competed in the l00﹣meter backstroke event in Rio de Janeiro．She finished third in her semi﹣final swim on August 7．Shortly after the semi﹣finals，She became a trending topic on Chinese social media and she became famous quickly around the world．It was not her swimming，however，that made her famous．It was some of the words she made afterward．

A Chinese reporter spoke with her after the semi﹣finals．The reporter told her that she swam the race in under 59 seconds．This seemed to shock her．"58.95？" she said with excitement．"I was really fast!" She told the reporter that she used " mystical powers" in her swim．

Her shock，joy and honesty won her many friends in China and around the world．People began making GIFs of her excited facial expressions．Those images spread quickly．

One American wrote，"Fu Yuanhui from China is the loveliest person on the planet．"Even the Huffington Post website called her，the"most lovable swimmer at the Rio Olympics．"

Fu's fame only grew on August 9，when she competed in the l00﹣meter backstroke finals．She beat her semi﹣final time．She swam the race in 58.76 seconds．It was fast enough to earn（赢得） her a share of the bronze medal．She tied for third place with Kylie Masse of Canada．

Her words after the race won her even more followers in China and around the world．At first，the swimmer said she does not think she won a medal．She said she is still pleased with her time because she beat the Asian record．A reporter told her that she was just 0.01 seconds behind the silver medal winner．She said she couldn't reach second place because"her arms are too short．"

Her reaction（反应） and personality have made her one of China's﹣and the world's﹣favorite Olympians．The New York Times newspaper wrote Thursday of the swimmer，"Rather than mere happiness at her performances，Ms．Fu，20，exhibits something closer to pure（纯粹的） joy，bouncing around and making lively faces．"

（1）What made Fu Yuanhui famous in China and around the world？ 　　

A．	Her bronze medal．
B．	Her funny words and swimming．
C．	Her different lively faces．
D．	Some of her words and expressions．

（2）The underlined words"mystical powers"mean 　　in Chinese．

A．	洪荒之力
B．	洪荒之利
C．	不可思议
D．	神秘的力量

（3）From the passage，what can we know about Fu Yuanhui？ 　　

A．	She is a very brave and honest girl．
B．	She is true to reporters as well as to herself．
C．	She is a swimmer who is good at making a speech．
D．	She is not so strict with herself in the Olympic competition．

（4）What does the story mainly tell us in the passage？ 　　

A．	Fu Yuanhui had more followers in China and around the world．
B．	Fu Yuanhui was the most lovable swimmer at the Rio Olympics．
C．	Fu Yuanhui showed the world how to express pure happiness．
D．	Fu Yuanhui beat the Asian record in the l00﹣meter backstroke finals．

It's June， 2047．

Black and Rose Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the

bedroom computer to get the latest news． As they watch the screen， Rose orders one of the household robots to make coffee and another robot to make breakfast for them．

After breakfast， Black disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world． He is a computer engineer， working for several companies． This is his third job：

he used to be in marketing and then television． Rose also has a job and she is doing medical research． Before she picks up the video phone to talk to her assistant， Rose has a quick look at the

shopping channels - the usual selection of electrical cars， household robots and cheap travel offers． Both Rose and Black used to have an office desk in London， but ten years ago they moved to the seaside and they have worked at home from then on．

Black and Rose have one daughter， Mary， who also has her own workstation at home． She goes to school only one day a week， mainly to play with other students． Classrooms disappeared in 2030because there was no longer any need for them， communication systems have made it much easier to learn at home．

Mary， now thirteen， is studying Chinese at present， which has become a world language as

important as English． Mary has many Chinese friends． They communicate by computer．

According to the family doctor， Mary will live to at least 130． Her wish is to work for a few decades （十年）and then spend her time on music and painting．

（1） Why do Black and Rose switch on the bedroom computer in the morning？ 　　

A．	Because they want to get the latest news．
B．	Because they want to talk with their daughter．
C．	Because they want to order something for breakfast．

（2） Who makes coffee for Rose and Black？ 　　

A．	Black's parents．
B．	Their servants．
C．	The household robot．

（3） According to the passage， which sentence is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Mary goes to school only one day a week．
B．	Black used to have an office desk in London．
C．	Rose can't do some medical research at home．

（4） 　　are the two world languages from the passage．

A．	English and French
B．	English and Chinese
C．	Japanese and Chinese

（5） Which is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Jobs in 2047．
B．	Life in 2047．
C．	Schools in 2047．

When Abraham LincoIn was just a boy，he had to help his father to manage their farm．

（66） 　　Abraham wanted to go to school，but there was no school there．（67）_____ 　Mrs．Lincoln loved the boy very much．She tried her best to make Abraham happy．（68） 　　It was a long way，so it took her a long time to get there．She bought something there and went back．It was dark in the evening when she got home．

The next morning Mrs．Lincoln said to Abraham，"（69） 　　"She put some food on the table，and then brought out a present．A book!Abraham cried．It was an old book，but he liked it．（70） 　______He looked up at Mrs．Lincoln and said，"Thank you，Mom．"

A．He was sad most of the time． B．It was hard work and there wasn't anything interesting for him． C．Today is your birthday，so we're going to have a party． D．One morning she got up early and went to the town． E．A smile came on his face．