The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation（合作） was held on May 14，2017 in Beijing．President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony．
Distinguished guests from over 100 countries attended this important forum on the Belt and Road Initiative．
Over 2，000 years ago，our ancestors opened the transcontinental（横贯大陆的） passage connecting Asia，Europe and Africa，known today as the Silk Road．They also created sea routes connecting the East with the West，namely，the maritime（海洋） Silk Road．These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations．
In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B．C．，Zhang Qian left Chang'an．He made a journey to the Western regions and opened an overland route connecting the East and the West．Centuries later，in the years of Tang，Song and Yuan Dynasties，such silk routes，both over land and at sea，great adventurers，including Du Huan of China，Marco Polo of Italy，left their footprints along these ancient routes．In the early 15th century，Zheng He，the famous Chinese navigator（航海家） in the Ming Dynasty，made seven voyages to the Western Seas，a great achievement which still is remembered today．Generation after generation，the silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation．
The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted（檀根） in the ancient Silk Road．It focuses on the
Asian，European and African continents，but is also open to all other countries．All countries，from
either Asia，Europe，Africa or the Americas，can be international cooperation partners of the Belt
and Road Initiative．
Today，China is trying to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road．The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes．" Peaches and plums do not speak ， but they are so attractive that a path is formed below the trees．"Four years on，over 100 countries and international organizations have supported and got involved in this initiative．We are sure the dream of the Belt and Road is coming true．
（1）According to this passage，can we infer which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
The Belt and Road Initiative focuses on the Asian，European and American continents． |
| B． |
Zhang Qian left Chang'an and created sea routes connecting the East with the West． |
| C． |
The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum was held successfully in Beijing． |
| D． |
Marco Polo of Italy left his footprints along these ancient routes in the Song Dynasty． |
（2）Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage．
①These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations．
②The silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation．
③President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony．
④The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes．
⑤The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted in the ancient Silk Road．
| A． |
③②④①⑤ |
| B． |
②①④⑤③ |
| C． |
②③①④⑤ |
| D． |
③①②⑤④ |
（3）What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？
| A． |
使者相望于道，商旅不绝于途． |
| B． |
桃李不言，下自成蹊． |
| C． |
不积跬步，无以至千里． |
| D． |
伟业非一日之功． |
In 2007，Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly alone around the world．He was just 23 years old﹣and he built the plane himself．How did he achieve this？
Irving's interest in flying started when he was 15．He was working in his parents' bookstore in Miami，Florida．One of the customers was a pilot，Gary Robinson．One day，Robinson asked Irving if he was interested in flying．lrving didn't think he was smart enough．But the next day， Robinson took Irving to an airport．He showed Irving inside the cockpit（驾驶舱） of a Boeing 777．That experience changed Irving's life．
Irving really wanted to fly，but flight school was expensive．To achieve his dream，he worked different jobs．He washed airplanes and cleaned swimming pools．At home，he practiced flying on a video game．In the end，he got enough money for flight school．
At flight school， Irving achieved his dream of learning how to fly．But he wasn't finished．Next，he planned to build his own plane and fly alone around the world．
Building the plane was difficult．Irving asked more than 50 companies for airplane parts．Most said no，but he persisted（顽强地坚持） in asking．Three years later，he had parts worth ＄ 300，000．Columbia，an airplane company，agreed to build a plane using the parts．Soon，his airplane was ready to fly．
On March 23，2007，Irving began his round﹣the﹣world trip．After 97 days﹣with 145 hours in the air﹣he landed back in Miami．A cheering crowd of people was there to welcome him．
Irving saw many young people in the crowd，and this had a powerful effect（影响） on him．He wanted to use his experience to help other young people achieve their own dreams．
"Everyone told me what I couldn't do，"says Irving．"They said I was too young，that I didn't have enough money．But even if no one believes in your dream，"he says，"you have to pursue（追求） it．"
（1）Why was Gary Robinson important in Irving's life？
| A． |
He got Irving interested in flying． |
| B． |
He sent Irving to a flight school． |
| C． |
He helped Irving build a plane． |
| D． |
He taught Irving how to fly． |
（2）Put the events about Irving in the correct order．
a．Irving got the parts for his plane．
b．Irving flew around the world．
c．Irving met Gary Robinson．
d．Irving learned to fly．
| A． |
c﹣d﹣a﹣b |
| B． |
c﹣a﹣d﹣b |
| C． |
b﹣c﹣a﹣d |
| D． |
b﹣c﹣d﹣a |
（3）What can we know about Irving's personality according to the passage？
| A． |
Clever and honest． |
| B． |
Humorous and responsible． |
| C． |
Polite and powerful． |
| D． |
Hard﹣working and persistent． |
（4）What would be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Becoming a Pilot． |
| B． |
Life in Fight School． |
| C． |
Achieving a Dream． |
| D． |
Building Your Own Plane． |
阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项．
A young girl named Malala， born in 1997in the northwest of Pakistan， is famous for supporting children and women to get education．
In 2012， she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus． Luckily， she was sent to the hospital in time and saved． After that， she went back to school and began to strive（ 奋斗 ） for children and women to receive education．
On October 10， 2014， the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded （ 授 予 ） to Malala． She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize． However， Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize． At the very moment， she was taking chemistry lessons
in the classroom! After hearing the news， Malala chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual． She said calmly to the reporter， "I'm proud of getting this prize． Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me， it's more important to finish the rest lessons today． After all， it's a normal school day．"
One year later， Amy Mainzer， an astronomicalscientist of NASA， found a new planet． She named it "Malala"． When Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times， she explained， "I think Malala has set an example for us． She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated． Nothing can stop her．"
Last year， Malala passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work．
Before she finished her high school， she had written a book I am Malala． She said， "I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book． My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education． Actually， my story is also the story of 61million children． Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school． "
（1）How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Prize for peace？
| A． |
17． |
| B． |
16． |
| C． |
15． |
| D． |
14． |
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word " astronomical" in Chinese？
| A． |
航天的 |
| B． |
天文的 |
| C． |
地理的 |
| D． |
生物的 |
（3）What's the name of the new planet？
| A． |
Amy Mainzer． |
| B． |
NASA． |
| C． |
Oxford． |
| D． |
Malala． |
（4）What is the correct order of the following events？
①Malala became a student of Oxford．②A planet was named for Malala．
③The Nobel Prize was awarded to Malala．④Malala wrote a book called I am Malala．
| A． |
③②①④ |
| B． |
②③①④ |
| C． |
③②④① |
| D． |
②④①③ |
（5）Which of the following about Malala is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
She strives for helping children and women to go to school． |
| B． |
She is the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize． |
| C． |
She was taking chemistry lessons when she was awarded． |
| D． |
She wrote a book about herself and 6.1million children． |
Imagine a perfect day： the weather is good and everything seems fine． When， suddenly， your mobile phone loses its signal， the television has no programs， and you can't get online with your computer．
What has happened？ These are just the types of problems a solar storm（太阳风 暴）might cause． You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger． But today， a solar storm is as serious as other bad events， such as earthquakes．
A solar storm is caused by solar flares（太阳耀斑）： large explosions（爆炸）near the sun that can give off lots of energy． The strong energy can stop the satellite systems（卫星系统）that control our computers， telecom networks and so on． These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months．
In the past few months， scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years． The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day， 2011． It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China．
"Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past． We're not talking about a few cities losing power， it could be half of the country， maybe more．" SolarStorm Warning．com， a US website about space weather， warned．
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm． Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm， although they are not sure when that may happen．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定的答案字母标号涂黑．
（1）According to the passage， a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that ．
| A． |
earthquakes happen |
| B． |
mobile phones have no signals |
| C． |
people cannot get online |
| D． |
the power may go out |
（2）According to the passage， solar flares are ．
| A． |
telecom networks |
| B． |
solar storms |
| C． |
large explosions near the sun |
| D． |
US websites |
（3）From the passage， the right order of the following is ．
a．solar flares give off lots of energy
b．people can't get online with their computers
c．solar storms happen
d．satellite systems are stopped
| A． |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d |
| B． |
a﹣c﹣d﹣b |
| C． |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
| D． |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d |
（4）The writer wrote the passage mainly to ．
| A． |
call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen |
| B． |
tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms |
| C． |
introduce what solar storms are to people |
| D． |
ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening |
（5）In Paragraph 1， the underlined word "signal" means ．
| A． |
电池 |
| B． |
标志 |
| C． |
力量 |
| D． |
信号 |
Imagine a perfect day： the weather is good and everything seems fine． When， suddenly， your mobile phone loses its signal， the television has no programs， and you can't get online with your computer．
What has happened？ These are just the types of problems a solar storm（太阳风 暴）might cause． You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger． But today， a solar storm is as serious as other bad events， such as earthquakes．
A solar storm is caused by solar flares（太阳耀斑）： large explosions（爆炸）near the sun that can give off lots of energy． The strong energy can stop the satellite systems（卫星系统）that control our computers， telecom networks and so on． These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months．
In the past few months， scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years． The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day， 2011． It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China．
"Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past． We're not talking about a few cities losing power， it could be half of the country， maybe more．" SolarStorm Warning．com， a US website about space weather， warned．
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm． Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm， although they are not sure when that may happen．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定的答案字母标号涂黑．
（1）According to the passage， a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that ．
| A． |
earthquakes happen |
| B． |
mobile phones have no signals |
| C． |
people cannot get online |
| D． |
the power may go out |
（2）According to the passage， solar flares are ．
| A． |
telecom networks |
| B． |
solar storms |
| C． |
large explosions near the sun |
| D． |
US websites |
（3）From the passage， the right order of the following is ．
a．solar flares give off lots of energy
b．people can't get online with their computers
c．solar storms happen
d．satellite systems are stopped
| A． |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d |
| B． |
a﹣c﹣d﹣b |
| C． |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
| D． |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d |
（4）The writer wrote the passage mainly to ．
A．call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen
B．tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms
C．introduce what solar storms are to people
D．ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening
（5）In Paragraph 1， the underlined word "signal" means ．
| A． |
电池 |
| B． |
标志 |
| C． |
力量 |
| D． |
信号 |
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