We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays．There are different customs for each festival．
Tan Xiaodong，15，Hong Kong，China
"It'll soon be the Chinese New Year．Before it，we'll clean the house and decorate （装饰） it for good luck．Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets．We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center．I love this festival．"
Wendy，16，Sydney，Australia
"Australia Day is on 26th January and it's an important holiday here．We always have a Monday off，so we celebrate for three days．My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over．Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there are lots of music and dancing．What fun!"
Amy，14，New York，the US
"The first Thanksgiving was celebrated hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help．It's still a very important day for family members to be together．This year we're going to visit my grandparents and we'll eat a delicious meal of turkey．Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday in November every year．"
根据材料内容选择一个最佳答案．
51．How many festivals are mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Five． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Two． |
52．During the Chinese New Year，tourists can according to the passage．
| A． |
see lion and dragon dances |
| B． |
go to beach parties |
| C． |
eat turkey |
| D． |
do a lot of shopping |
53．On Australia Day，Wendy and her parents often ．
| A． |
go to a swimming pool |
| B． |
have a party at school |
| C． |
clean the house and dance |
| D． |
have a picnic in the countryside |
54．What do you think a"turkey"is in this passage？
| A． |
A festival． |
| B． |
A kind of drink． |
| C． |
A kind of food． |
| D． |
A country． |
55．From the passage，we can learn that ．
| A． |
Amy is from Sydney，Australia |
| B． |
Many people go out for a picnic with friends before the Chinese New Year |
| C． |
Thanksgiving Day is on 26 thJanuary in USA |
| D． |
Different festivals have different customs． |
Friendship Day is a great day for celebrating friendship．It falls on the first Sunday of August every year．Celebrating the festival was firstly started by the US in 1935．But now thisdoesn't only happen in the US．People in other countries are interested in it，too．
The idea of spending the day with friends was spread all over the world．With more and more countries joining in the celebrations，Friendship Day soon became an international festival．
Between 1936 and 1997，Friendship Day didn't have a symbol （象征），like Santa Claus for Christmas．However，in 1997，the United Nations named Winnie the pooh as the word's Ambassador （大使） of Friendship．
The traditional celebrations include activities such as meeting with friends and exchanging （交换） cards，flowers and gifts．Some people may have parties with their friends．Some may have lunch or dinner together．Others may hang out or go to the movies with friends on this special day．These are popular among all age groups from teenagers to old people．
Although Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years，the basic idea behind the festival remains the same．People enjoy the moment they spend together and express love and care for their friends．
71．When is Friendship Day？
It is on every year．
72．What does"this"in the first paragraph refer to？
It refers to ．
73．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us？
It's mainly about to celebrate Friendship Day．
74．What's the basic idea behind the festival？
People enjoy the moment they spend together and for their friends．
75．What does the writer think of the festival？
The writer thinks it's ．
It seems like technology is everywhere．Computers and smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do．They constantly（持续地）require our attention．We text our friends with them during the day，sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up．
In the future，technology will no longer be interruptingus all the time．Instead，we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s．In his opinion，calm technology works quietly but constantly．We know it is there，but we don't pay much attention to it According to Mark，the beat technology should be invisible（隐形的）and let you live your life．
We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday lives．Do you have a smoke alarm in your house？That smoke alarm is always there，checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping you safe．It only reminds you it's there when you've burnt your bread!Or there may be lights in your home or school．When somebody passes in front of their sensors（传感器），the lights turn on．You don't think about this type of technology until you see the light go on．
In the future，we can imagine our houses will use calm technology to open the curtains for us in the morning，to tum down the heat when we leave，or even to choose the best music for our mood The minute we walk through the door，our house will respond by turning on the lights and music，and perhaps even starting to prepare our dinner!
（1）Which of the following is an example of calm technology？
| A． |
A computer． |
| B． |
A smart phone． |
| C． |
A smoke alarm． |
| D． |
A radio． |
（2）What does the underlined word"interrupting"mean？
| A． |
Hurting． |
| B． |
Protecting． |
| C． |
Helping． |
| D． |
Troubling． |
（3）What's the main idea of the third paragraph？
| A． |
Calm technology keeps us safe in many ways． |
| B． |
Calm technology can help you to do housework． |
| C． |
Calm technology has been used in our daily lives． |
| D． |
Calm technology plays an important part in schools． |
（4）What can we infer from the passage？
| A． |
The light won't go on unless we touch the sensor． |
| B． |
Calm technology will make our life more convenient． |
| C． |
People will depend more on smart phones in the future． |
| D． |
People won't have to work because of calm technology． |
The summer vacation is a time to enjoy a change from the school year．It's a good chance to work on different activities that you don't have much time to do during the rest of the year．
We asked about 2，000 people what they would do during the summer vacation．Most of the survey ﹣ takersagreed that the summer vacation was a break from homework and they could relax．
Alexis said，"At school，I'm really tired，so during the summer vacation I can read books and do many ou tdoor activities．"
Amy is in high school．After school，she sometimes works in a café．She told us，"It's a chance to relax after a hard school year﹣sleep more，and see my friends more．"
We also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored．About half（52%）of the survey﹣takers said they would be busy during the summer vacation but still have time to relax．And thatis exactly how it should be．
But not everyone said their summer vacation would be the right balance（平衡）between being busy and relaxing．Many thought that they would be too bored．
How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on how old they are．Survey﹣takers in their early teens were likely（可能的）to be bored．Among them，40% said they would be bored and only 10% thought they would be too busy．
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）What does the underlined word"survey﹣takers"in Paragraph 2 mean？
| A． |
进行调查的人 |
| B． |
接受调查的人 |
| C． |
写调查报告的人 |
| D． |
看调查报告的人 |
（2）What does Amy want to do during the summer vacation？
| A． |
To do a part﹣time job． |
| B． |
To do some outdoor activities． |
| C． |
To help her parents do housework． |
| D． |
To sleep more and visit friends more． |
（3）The underlined word"that"in Pareph 5 refers to ．
| A． |
feeling bored |
| B． |
being very busy |
| C． |
spending all the time enjoying oneself |
| D． |
having time to relax though being busy |
（4）How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on ．
| A． |
their age |
| B． |
their parents |
| C． |
where they live |
| D． |
what they are |
（5）According to the passage，those who took part in the survey are most probably ．
| A． |
scientists |
| B． |
doctors |
| C． |
students |
| D． |
teachers |
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（1）The most expensive dress is made of ．
| A． |
silk |
| B． |
cotton |
| C． |
wool |
| D． |
nylon |
（2）How much are they if you buy a red dress and a checked one？
| A． |
￥416 |
| B． |
￥376 |
| C． |
￥296 |
| D． |
￥436 |
（3）Mrs．Green is very tall and very fat，she may buy a dress．
| A． |
red |
| B． |
yellow |
| C． |
purple |
| D． |
checked |
（4）You may Not order a dress ．
| A． |
on the phone |
| B． |
on the Internet |
| C． |
in the shop |
| D． |
by fax |
（5）Of all the dresses，the black cotton dress is from ．
| A． |
Beijing |
| B． |
Shanghai |
| C． |
Guangdong |
| D． |
Guanzhou． |
Many people travel to different places in the world by air．Usually it takes a long time，perhaps half a day，for passengers to stay in the plane．So airlines（航空公司）offer passengers food．But it is common that they feel bad about food taste．Do you agree？
To solve this problem，airlines try hard to improve their food．They would like to do so because they don't want to lose customers．
However，according to scientific research，part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude（海拔）we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground．Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off．As the plane moves up，the change in air pressure（气压）reduces one third of the sensibility（感觉）of our taste buds（味蕾）．So our taste buds become senseless．The sad face，however，is that our noses don't know it．
All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad．They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy（辛辣的）food．Without doing so，the food would be tasteless．
Now there are many researches on this．According to one of them，some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks．And scientists write down their feelings about food taste．
Though scientists try their best，it is not as easy as they thought．Because they can't deal with the special environment successfully，such as the change in air pressure，making food taste good is still hard for them．
61．In Paragraph 2，"this problem" means ．
| A． |
passengers stay long in the plane |
| B． |
food on the plane tastes bad |
| C． |
passengers have no food to eat |
| D． |
food on the plane is expensive |
62．What do airlines do to solve this problem？
| A． |
Get more customers． |
| B． |
Offer more food． |
| C． |
Improve their food． |
| D． |
Reduce the ticket price． |
63．As the plane moves up，the change in air pressure reduces of the sensibility of our taste buds．
| A． |
half |
| B． |
one third |
| C． |
one fourth |
| D． |
one fifth |
64．Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good？
| A． |
The volunteers don't know about food taste． |
| B． |
The volunteers don't understand them． |
| C． |
They can't find enough volunteers． |
| D． |
They can't deal with the special environment successfully． |
65．What is the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Taste of Airplane Food |
| B． |
Airplane Travel |
| C． |
Scientific Research on Noses |
| D． |
The Change in Air Pressure． |
Stanford is a world famous university on the west coast of the U．S．It was built by Stanford and his wife in memory of their only son who died of a strange disease．
Tourists are often surprised at the beauty of Stanford．Among the green trees，buildings with yellow walls and red tops make up a beautiful picture．Many tourists wonder why yellow and red were chosen．That's because they were the favorites of Mrs．Stanford．
The Big Church is the most important building in Stanford．It stands at the centre．It was built by Mrs．Stanford to remember her husband who devoted （贡献） himself to the university．There，students and teachers can communicate with God and hold great activities，such as concerts and celebrations．
The tallest building in Stanford is Hoover Tower，which is the land mark of the university．A man named Hoover had done a lot for the university．The things he once used can be seen on the first floor．On the top of the tower，tourists can have a good look at the whole campus（校园）．
As one of the world top universities，Stanford has many subjects that stand among the top ones in the world．And computer science has been the first for many years．If you want to study computer in a university abroad，maybe itis your best choice．
（1）Why did Mr．Stanford build the university？
Because they wanted to remember ．
（2）What color did Mrs．Stanford like best？
She preferred to other colors．
（3）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？
It tells us the big church is in Stanford．
（4）Where can visitors see the whole campus of Stanford？
They can see the whole campus on the top of ．
（5）What does "it" in the last sentence of the passage refer to？
It refers to ．
Reading makes one wise，but many adults seldom read．They say they are too busy to have time to read．Sure．They have work to do．They have families to support．But these are only excuses．The fact is that they haven't got a reading habit．A reading habit isn't something natural．It needs to be trained．And it's never too late to develop a reading habit．
Scientists believe proper books are very important for children to develop a good reading habit．A book in rich colors and with simple patterns（图案） such as lines and circles is a good choice for babies of three months old．When they reach six months，they will become interested in simple story books in rich colors．
When children get old enough to read by themselves，it's necessary to buy books that are both interesting and right for them to understand．Books which are either too easy or too difficult are not good for kids to keep their reading habits．
Only buying books for children isn't enough．For kids，parents are their first teachers．So parents should read books to set an example．Children will follow them．Scientists say imitatingthe adults is a born skill．And it is the most valuable way for children to learn．This will certainly help them develop a reading habit in the end．
53．According to the writer，many adults seldom read because they ．
| A． |
don't have enough time |
| B． |
have to work all the time |
| C． |
haven't got a reading habit |
| D． |
have to support the family |
54．The underlined word"imitating"here probably means ．
| A． |
copying |
| B． |
reading |
| C． |
testing |
| D． |
missing |
55．We can learn from the passage that ．
| A． |
story books are better than books in colors |
| B． |
a reading habit comes from certain training |
| C． |
a three﹣month﹣old kid likes simple stories |
| D． |
too easy books help keep a reading habit． |
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character from the famous Chinese story Journey to the West． He has excited the children of China many years．He is wonderful because he helps weak people．The Monkey King has a magic stick．He uses it to fight bad people．He can make the stick big or small．He can sometimes make the stick so small that he can put it in his ear．When he sees bad people，he thinks of ways to fight them． He can turn himself into different animals and objects．But unless he can hide his tail，he can't make himself a human． Children all over the world love the Monkey King．
根据短文内容，结合生活实际完成下列各题．请在答题卡上把你的箐案写在相对应的题号后的指定区域内
（1）单词释义（请在文中找出与下面英文释义相符的单询）
known by a lot of people
（2）Do you want to have a magic stick like the Monkey King's？
（3）What do you think of the Monkey King？
I think he is ．（答出两种即可）
Mr．Smith is fifty years old．He has taught in a middle school for twenty﹣five years．He works hard and always comes to school ①_____ time．（A） 他对学生们要求严格．He expects his students to be not only successful but also honest．His students do well in all kinds of fields．Some of them become famous people，but they still remember him and keep in touch with him．（B） Of course the old man is proud of it ．
This term he began to teach Grade One．Some of the new students were told about him，but the others didn't know him well．（C） He often told them how to be an honest person．One day，he gave them several examples in class and said，"I hate telling a lie most．" ②_____ the end of the class，he told his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1．The next morning，as soon as he came into the classroom，he asked，"Who's finished Exercise 8？"A few students put up their hands．He shook his head and said，"Open your workbooks and see whether there's Exercise 8 in Unit l or not．"
The students had a look at their workbooks and their faces turned red at once．
阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务．
（1）根据句意，在文中①、②两处各填上一个适当的词．
①
②
（2）将文中（A）处画线句子翻译成英语．
（3）完成（B）处画线句子的同义句．
Of course the old man it．
（4）将文中（C）处画线句子翻译成汉语．
（5）根据短文内容回答问题．
Is there Exercise 8 in the workbook of Unit 1 ？
Many students in Zunyi like eating our local food﹣mashed（捣碎的） potatoes， because it is cheap and delicious．However， do you know how to make it？Here are some ingredients and steps．
| Ingredients： 1kg of potatoes 25g of oil Salt and pepper |
| Steps： First， peel the potatoes．Try to cut the potatoes into small pieces． Second， cook the potatoes in a pot filled with water for half an hour． Next， when the potatoes are soft， put them in a bowl， and mash them with a fork． After that， add the oil， salt and pepper．If you like， add some meat! Finally．fry it for a few minutes．Now it's ready． |
（1）The reason why students in Zunyi like mashed potatoes is that ．
| A． |
it′s crispy and salty |
| B． |
it's cheap and delicious |
| C． |
it′s sweet and cheap |
| D． |
it's expensive and delicious |
（2）What ingredients do we need to make mashed potatoes？
①Potatoes
②Oil
③Salt and pepper
④Sugar
| A． |
①②④ |
| B． |
①③④ |
| C． |
①②③ |
| D． |
②③④ |
（3）How long should we cook the potatoes in a pot？
| A． |
30 minutes． |
| B． |
45 minutes． |
| C． |
60 minutes． |
| D． |
90 minutes． |
（4）How many steps are necessary for making mashed potatoes？
| A． |
2． |
| B． |
3． |
| C． |
4． |
| D． |
5． |
（5）Where can you probably read this passage？
| A． |
In a story book． |
| B． |
In a cookbook． |
| C． |
In a guidebook． |
| D． |
On a news website． |
The summer vacation is coming． During the vacation， you can do what you like and prepare yourself well for the future． You'll enjoy your summer vacation with the help of the following suggestions．
▲Take exercise．After studying hard for months， you must be bored and tired．Taking exercise is the best way to get energy again．Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you．All kinds of exercise are good for your health．
▲Master some basic life kills．You will live an independent life one day．Therefore，you should learn some necessary and useful basic life skills such as washing clothes and cooking． At the same time，you should help your parents with housework to express thanks to them．
▲Go travelling．The world is a book．Those who don't travel only read one page．Travelling is so interesting．Have you made your own plan？If not，do it at once．During the trip， you will have a chance to get more knowledge．While learning about different cultures and customs，you will also make a lot of friends．
▲Enjoy the time with family members．Family members play an important role in your life．They give you love，care and support all the time．Don't forget to spare some time together with them．You will find it great to stay with them， talking about dreams， hobbies or anything you like．
As long as you follow the suggestions mentioned above， you will have a wonderful vacation．
（1）How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Three． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Five． |
| D． |
Six． |
（2）Which is the best way to get energy according to the passage？
| A． |
Swimming． |
| B． |
Walking． |
| C． |
Taking exercise． |
| D． |
Running． |
（3）Why should we learn basic life skills？
| A． |
Because we will live an independent life one day． |
| B． |
Because we like to share housework with our family． |
| C． |
Because we don't want to express our thanks． |
| D． |
Because doing housework is difficult for us． |
（4）How does the writer think of travelling？
| A． |
He thinks it's tiring． |
| B． |
He thinks it's interesting． |
| C． |
He thinks it's terrible． |
| D． |
He thinks it's boring． |
（5）The material mainly tells us ．
A． the suggestions about taking exercise
| A． |
the suggestions about basic life skills |
| B． |
the suggestions about travelling |
| C． |
the suggestions about summer vacation |
In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand， there is an unusual group of musicians． They play many different kinds of music﹣ ﹣from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven． Both children and adults love this group． What makes themso popular？ Is it their music？ Their looks？Yes， it's both of these things，but it's also something else： they're elephants．
These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center （TECC） in Lampang． The TECC protects elephants． It teaches people to understand and care for these huge，but gentle， animals．And， like many zoos around the world， the TECC encourages elephants to paint．
Richard Lair works with the TECC． He knew that elephants hear better than they see．So he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have good hearing， maybe they can play music．To test his idea，Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra． During a performance， the elephants play a variety of instruments， including the drums and the xylophone． The animals also use their voices and trunks to make sounds．
But can elephants really make music properly？ Yes， says Lair． They 're very creative． Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments， but the elephants make their own songs； they don't just copy their trainers or other people． There are now CDs of the group's music， which make money for the TECC． And the music these artists create is pretty amazing．
（1）What can be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Musical Elephants |
| B． |
An Introduction to the TECC |
| C． |
Richard Lair's Achievements |
（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the passage？
| A． |
Musicians． |
| B． |
Children． |
| C． |
Adults． |
（3）What can be inferred （推断） from the passage？
| A． |
Richard Lair started the Thai Elephant Orchestra by himself． |
| B． |
The elephants in the TECC can only play traditional Thai songs． |
| C． |
The CDs of the Thai Elephant Orchestra are popular with people． |
（4）The writer wrote this passage to ．
| A． |
ask people to save the elephants |
| B． |
invite more people to join the TECC |
| C． |
introduce the elephants' special talents to people |
（5）Where can we most probably read this passage？
| A． |
A medical newspaper． |
| B． |
An animal magazine． |
| C． |
A story book． |
（Teresa Lopez， from Cali， Colombia）
Where I'm from， we're pretty relaxed（1） time． We don't like to rush around． So we don't mind if people are a little late sometimes． If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner， its OK if you arrive a bit late． We like to enjoy our time slowly． We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives． We often just drop by our friend's homes if we have time． We don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends．When we see each other， it's polite for boys to slake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face． We often just walk around the town center， seeing as many of our friends as we can!
（Marc LeBlanc， from Lausanne， Switzerland）
In Switzerland， it's very important to be on time． We are the capital of clocks and watches，after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon， then you're expected to be there at noon． If you're even 15minutes late，（3）你的朋友可能会发疯，So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends． I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others（2） ．Also， we never visit a friend's house without calling first We almost always make plans to see friends． We usually plan to do some interesting things， or go somewhere together．
根据短文内容完成下列各题．
请在答题卡上把你的答案写在相对应的题号后的指定区域内
（1）在（1）和（2）处填上适当的词（1）（2）．
（2）写出原文We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time．的同义句．
We often just drop by our friends' homes if we．
（3）将文中（3）处句子翻译成英语．
（4）在文中找出daily的同义词，central的名词．
（5）In which country is it OK to be 15minutes late for dinner？
（A） 你知道吃早饭有多重要吗？ A study of 2，000 teenagers in the US showed that eating breakfast daily is helpful to young people．
According to the study， teenagers who eat breakfast weigh around 5 pounds less than teenagers who do not． Although they take in more（B） caloriesin the morning， they are more active during the day because they have more energy． This means they bum more calories than non﹣breakfast eaters． The breakfast does not even have to be very healthy， as eating anything is better than nothing．
The study also showed that eating breakfast keeps teenagers feeling full for longer， so they will not eat too many snacks later in the day． This is good news as most popular snacks， like sweets and potato chips are usually unhealthy and full of calories．
Another big benefit（益处）of eating breakfast is that（C） itmakes teenagers do better at school． This is because it gives them more energy to keep their attention in class．
What's more， a study in the UK showed that adults who eat breakfast daily put on less weight and also perform better at work．
Whatever your age is， take time to have breakfast every day．
阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务．
（1）把（A）处划线句子翻译成英语．
（2）根据上下文，猜测文中（B）处划线单词 calories的中文意思．
（3）找出（C）处划线单词it所指代的内容．
（4）根据首字母，在文章中找出一个与英语释义相匹配的单词．
W ： how heavy somebody/something is， which can be measured（测量，度量）in， for example， kilograms or pounds
（5）请从文中找出与 No matter how old you are， it is necessary to spend time eating breakfast daily．意思相近的句子．
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