The next time you look up at the sky and see a cloud that looks like Mickey Mouse or your favorite fruit，look again．It may not be a cloud，but a Flogo﹣﹣a logo that flies．It's a new form of advertising in the sky that's never been used before．It's a different way to market your products，logos，and events．
These funny logos are made with soap bubbles （肥皂泡） mixed with a little helium gas （氦气），which makes them lighter than air and float in the sky．Special machines are used to make these new funny Flogos．The machine，which can be rented for ＄ 2，500a day，can make a Flogo every 15﹣25seconds．
Flogos can fly much higher or lower if needed．They can last from a few minutes to an hour anywhere in the sky，depending on the weather conditions．Though they can fly up to 20，000feet，they usually float around at 300﹣500feet．Flogos are only white now，but people hope to have more colorful Flogos in the near future．
Flogos are Green，100% environmentally safe，because the soap used to make the Flogo comes from plants and leaves．So this fun way of advertising is healthy and good for the environment．
（1）Flogos are mainly used to ．
A．advertise in the sky
B．make funny bubbles
C．improve weather conditions
D．see colorful clouds
（2）Why are Flogos healthy and good for the environment？
A．Because they can float high and last for a long time in the sky．
B．Because there is a little helium gas mixed with soap bubbles．
C．Because the machines used to make them are special and expensive．
D．Because the soap used to make them comes from plants and leaves．
（3）From the passage，we can infer that Flogos ．
A．can fly for hours in the sky all day
B．can have different colors at present
C．may be influenced by the weather
D．may be the cheapest way of advertising
（4）Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？
A．Machines﹣﹣Used for Flogos!
B．Flogos﹣﹣Logos that fly!
C．Advertising﹣﹣Made of Fruits!
D．Clouds﹣﹣Like Mickey Mouse!
Time zone：
Eastern Standard Time（EST）：GMT+10hours．
There is no daylight saving time in Queensland．
Legal drinking age：
18years and older．Always keep your ID with you to prove your age．
Alcohol （酒） shops & hotels are the only places where alcohol can be bought．
Dangers：
Dial 000from a fixed line or 112from a mobile phone．Police，ambulance，fire．
Electricity：
240/250volts AC 50Hz Universal outlets for 110volts （shavers only） standard in hotels，apartments，motels．
Telephones：
Australian international code is 61．
Road rules：
Left hand side driving．There is a 50kmh speed limit in most living areas and on open highways100﹣110kmh．Seat belts must be worn all the time．If you want to hire a car，take along your driver's license．
No smoking：
Indoors：Indoor areas are no smoking．
Poker Machines：Poker machine areas are no smoking．
Outdoors：Non﹣enclosed eating and drinking areas are no smoking．
Swimming Safety：
ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE RED AND YELLOW FLAGS and pay attention to the life guards 'advice．Gold Coast beaches are guarded by skilled life guards and volunteers at weekends．
31．The above information is most probably taken from a （an） ．
A．science magazine
B．education newspaper
C．travel guidebook
D．horror novel
32．We can learn from the above information that in Queensland ．
A．smoking is not allowed in lots of places
B．people can buy alcohol anywhere with ID
C．people can swim beyond the red and yellow flags
D．when a building is on fire，dial 112from a fixed line
33．If Mr. Black is having a holiday in Queensland，he can ．
A．drive on the right hand side
B．hire a car with his driver's license
C．drive at the speed of 120kmh on highways
D．drive his car without wearing the seat belt．
Need good and long lasting friends I am very interested in meeting good friends from France，the UK and other European countries． I am a loving，caring，understanding and outgoing guy and I hope to get to know people，cultures and languages in other countries．I check mails often and I am good at English and French．So I will welcome all emails． nibangwa@yahoo．com Thanks for stopping by． Tracy |
Looking for a Japanese pen friend for my language classes I am a Japanese teacher in Australia，looking for a pen friend for my classes in Japan．I have 2 classes of 26 students，so 52 in total，who I would like to find a pen friend for． Please contact me if you can help． Love123@sina．com Thanks． Simon |
Looking for a kind friend from the USA Hi all， My name is Li Fang．I am a lady aged 22，loving，caring，sporty and musical． I am planning to go for my studies in the United States so I need someone who can show me the way and how to do things and be a friend when I am there． I am Chinese and hope to hear from you． Thank you so much． jelbit@yahoo．com |
Searching for secondary school pen friends Hello，we are from Spain，near Barcelona city． Our students are 12～16 years old and they would like to build friendships with a school with similar age characteristics． They need to practice English．They speak Spanish and Catalan as mother languages． We are expecting to hear from you． Branka Foreign Languages Department Tel：13912371550 |
36．According to the information above，we know can speak French．
A．Tracy
B．Li Fang
C．Branka
D．Simon
37． are looking for pen friends for their students．
A．Tracy and Simon
B．Simon and Branka
C．Tracy and Branka
D．Li Fang and Simon
38．If you are an American and you need a Chinese pen friend，you can contact ．
A．nibangwa@yahoo．com
B．Love123@sina．com
C．jelbit@yahoo．com
D．13912371550
39．We know from the passage that ．
A．Tracy is planning to go for studies in the USA
B．Li Fang is going to Australia to be a teacher
C．Branka wants to find some adult pen friends
D．Simon has two classes with 52 students in total
40．You may see the information above ．
A．in a film
B．on a website
C．in a play
D．on a map．
One Thursday afternoon，when I was in Grade 9，a new boy came into my classroom．He was short and thin．He walked up to the teacher and told her，very seriously，that he was new．His name was Christian．He sat down，took a look at me，and then looked away．I didn't think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn't the type I would like to become friends with．
During that year，I didn't talk to him much，but he smiled at me when our eyes met，always shyly．He never ate lunch with anybody，and he never talked to anybody but me．
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him．We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong．
"Haven't you got any friends？"a kid asked Christian，who had walked past us alone，head down．
"No，he hasn't got any friends．He's too stupid and shy，"I said．Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had over seen．I felt very sorry at that moment．
That night，I couldn't sleep because I couldn't get Christian's face out of my mind．In the weeks that followed，he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me．It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive（原谅） me．But I thought I should．
The next day in class，I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt．About five minutes later，I turned and saw tears in his eyes．"You will never realize what your apology（道歉） has meant to me，Jimmly．"he said to me．"I hope we can become friends．"
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had．Over the years at high school，we were close friends．
When I think back，I realize that，if I had not apologized，I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was．
Apologies can really change your life，so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry．
31．From the passage，we know Christian was a boy．
A．tall and fat
B．short and shy
C．short and active
D．lovely and fat
32．Jimmly didn't talk to Christian much at first because ．
A．he didn't think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with
B．Christian wasn't nice to people around him after he came to the new class
C．Christian made friends with others
D．Christian had the saddest dog eyes
33．Jimmly felt after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids．
A．happy
B．interested
C．sorry
D．bored
34．Jimmly asked Christian to forgive him by ．
A．sending an email
B．wearing a smile
C．eating supper together
D．writing a note
35．This article tells us that ．
A．we should make an apology when we hurt others
B．Jimmly's apology was unimportant to Christian
C．Christian wasn't lovely in fact
D．it is impossible to say sorry to others．
Many expressions that we use in American English come from novels．Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carroll's famous novel"Alice in Wonderlan"in detail．
The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole．When she finally lands，she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters．
The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit，who runs past her and says some strange words．Alice chases（追赶）him，and that is where her adventures begin．
In English，chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a misleading situation．
Then，as she runs after the rabbit，she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland．
To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing（令人困惑的）situation．However，usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神）．It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful．
Later in the story，Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party．Hares（野兔）have long been thought to behave excitedly in March，which is their mating（交配）season．Scientifically，this may not be true．But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad，or crazy．The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy．Of the two，mad as a Hatter is more common．But don't tell the March Hare．Who knows how he will react（反应）！
Near the end of the story，Alice meets the Queen of Hearts．A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her．
32．Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a rabbit hole？
A．When Tom was taking a walk in the forest，he suddenly fell over onto the ground．
B．When Mary turned on the TV，she chose to watch the talk show programmed as usual．
C．When Jim was looking for a sport book online，he lost himself in many report on superstars．
D．When Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem，she came up with a good idea．
33．According to the passage，the expression to be mad as a March Hare ．
A．describes how hares behave in March
B．shows hares'characteristics in a scientific way
C．is used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter．
D．has the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter
34．Which character in"Alice in Wonderland"wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation？
A．Alice
B．The March Hare
C．The Hatter
D．The Queen of Hearts．
35．The writer mainly wants to in the passage．
A．introduce a famous novel and its language style
B．introduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novels
C．explore some English expressions from a famous novel
D．explain why many expressions in English come from novels．
While it is common for restaurant owners to connect with their customers，a restaurant owner in the U．S．is taking it to a whole new level．Tim Harries gives out free hugs（拥抱）to every customer at the end of each meal．
The atmosphere （气氛）at his restaurant"Tim's Place"is so positive（积极的）that customers often call it the"World's friendliest restaurant"．
．"Tim's Hug"is in fact an item on the menu described as a"love"treat．Tim's hugs are doubly special because of everything he has achieved．The 26一year﹣old is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer（唐氏综合症患者）in the U．S．to own a restaurant，but he has several other things to be proud of﹣﹣he's a skillful special Olympian，an excellent sailor，and all experienced fisherman．He was also chosen as Homecoming King and Student of the Year in high school!So when a man like Tim hugs you，it is sure to be a special and unforgettable experience
When Tim expressed interest in opening a restaurant，Keith，a small businessman himself，supported him．Tim hired other people to manage the place and do the cooking，and he introduced the idea of free hugs．He realized that people want to feel at home at a restaurant．That is why he included"love"as all ite on the menu．Customers can order the free hug from Tim，and even if they don't，he'll probably hug them anyway．
The restaurant has been around sinc 2010，and Tim has given out over 19，000hugs in the past five years﹣﹣he keeps count using a special Hug Counter．Many customers love visiting"Tim's Place"．"I've been coming here once a week．"said Michelle Garth﹣Jones，a regular customer．"I love local restaurants，and this specil one has a story that stays with you．"
29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Customers prefer to feel relaxed at a restaurant．
B．Unless you order Tim's Hug，he will not hug you．
C．As soon as you enter Tim's Place，you will get a warm hug．
D．Michelle Garth﹣Jones loves listening to the story in the restaurant．
30．Which of the following words can best describe Time Harris？
A．Humorous
B．Creative
C．Serious
D．Curious
31．What may be the best title for this passage？
A．Tim's Achievements
B．A Special Experience
C．A Down Syndrome Sufferer
D．The World's Friendliest Restaurant．
When was the last time you saw three men running down a forest trail（小径）in the rain wearing flipflops（拖鞋）？That's what my friend Brandon，Josh and I were doing last autumn．We were looking for a waterfall（瀑布）．We didn't have much time to get to the waterfall and back，so we were running．We were wearing flip﹣flops to prevent our shoes getting dirty．
It was raining，but lightly．It kept us cool as we climbed over giant stones and through a shallow（浅的）stream．We followed red arrows（箭头）and crossed that stream several times，walking on toward the promised waterfall．Time was not on our side，howevr，and we were forced to turn around．As we started back，we looked at the shallow stream we had just crossed．Where did this rushing river come from？That was when we realized a flash flood was around!
In the few minutes the water rose at a fast speed．Now there were no big stones tobe seen﹣only what looked like lumps（隆起）covered with rushing water．We had no choice but to move our way back carefully in the rushing water﹣in flip﹣flops．We had crossed the stream not once or twice，but six times in search of a waterfall that we never even reached!
With most of the crossings，we needed each other's help if we didn't want to be washed away by water．Wet all over，we felt relaxed after we made the last crossing．
"My dad always told me to keep off a river when travelling in the rain．"Josh said as we hurried back down the path．
"Why didn't you tell us that earlier？"I laughed．
"Would it have made a difference？"came the reply．
He had a point．
26．Why were there no big stones to be seen in the stream when they came back？
A．The big stones were moved away by someone else．
B．They were runningtoo fast to notice the big stones．
C．The big stones were covered with rushing water．
D．The big stones were washed away by rushing water．
27．Why didn't they find the waterfall in the end？
A．Because they were short of time．
B．Because they were wearing flip﹣flops．
C．Because Josh kept warning thm not to go any further．
D．Because the flood prevented them from going forward．
28．We can infer（推断）from the passage that the writer and his friends ．
A．were crazy about outdoor activities
B．made full preparations before the trip
C．crossed rushing water easily in the end
D．had much experience in travelling in the rain．
It was last January， when I'd just finished a charity（慈善） and was on the train back home， that I put down my phone and started writing thank﹣you notes to people who had helped，
When I got off the train， I felt amazingly good． The next day，I wrote more thank﹣you and the same feeling of happiness hit me again． I suddenly had the idea： Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year？
To keep on task， I decided to pick out a different theme for each month． January was charity．February would be neighbors， I decided， And I thought of a number of names right away： the owner of our local bookstore， who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs； our babysitter， who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play， …
While writing the notes， I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app， appreciating（欣赏） other people's lives． Writing thank﹣you notes allowed me the time to do something different， paying more attention to my own life．
In the following months， I wrote to my friends， doctors， teachers and parenting role models． In July， my "food" month， I wrote to Julie，who used to cook at my favorite restaurant．It went like this：
Dear Julie，
I've been finding myself missing you lately． Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food． Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary（周年纪念日）．We talk about it every year．
Thank you． We miss you．
Love，
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her． Julie replied，"I don't think I've ever received such a touching letter before， I' m going through a hard time right now， and this helps．"
On December 31，I wrote my last card ﹣ to Jake， my husband，and our two kids．And I took a picture of us， so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me． Gratitude．
（1）The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 means ．
A． writing thank﹣you notes
B． putting the phone away
C． taking the train back home
D． raising money for charity
（2）How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina？
A． Shy and surprised．
B．Pleased and relaxed．
C． Nervous and excited．
D． Moved and encouraged．
（3）The theme of the December notes might be ．
A． photos
B． family
C． holidays
D． community
（4）What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage？
A． Many thanks from her neighbors．
B． More time to appreciate her own life．
C． More help from people around her．
D． Happy moments to be with her friends．
（5）The best title for the passage can be ．
A． My Thank You Year
B． An Amazing Trip
C． Happiness inside Us
D． Important People in Our Life
Whenever I'm invited to somebody's house for the first time， I'll take a close look at their bookshelves．What they keep on their shelves，in my eyes，is a reflection（反映） of their personal tastes and interests．The books on a bookshelf tell the story of a life．
My own shelves are a kind of roadmap through my life， telling a chronological tale． First up come my favorite childhood reads， like Watership Down and His Dark Materials． The collection then moves on to teenage things I read in school ﹣ Nineteen Eight﹣Four， The Handmaid's Tale and A Clockwork Orange． Finally， we come out of full﹣time education and enter the real world， and this part is a reflection of my professional（职业的） life， from the first exciting days of work experience to the present．
If you pointed to any book on my shelves， I could name the year I got it， where I was working，and probably where I was living at the time．
___▲____It is an easy way to get to know about his hopes， dreams and interests． And a big part of that story is how we arrange（排列） our books， and get on with them． It's such a personal thing，different from each other． Some want to be with their books in every room， others have them on
shelves， behind glass or simply lining their floors． Each home has a story to tell through the way they live with their books．
It's often said that what we read says something about who we are． The way we fill our bookshelves might also send a message about ourselves． From the pile of books on your bedside table to your well﹣organized shelves， whether we notice it or not， our book collections are telling a story before a single page has been turned．
（1）The book son the writer's own shelves are organized according to ．
A． their prices
B． their writers
C． his personal interests
D． the periods of his life
（2）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4？
A． Every book is worth reading．
B． Each bookshelf holds a special dream．
C． Book collections tell so much about a person．
D． The books a person reads depend on his choices，
（3）The writer seems to agree that ．
A． we'd better not put our books on the floor
B． the way we arrange our books shows our tastes
C． the books at our bedside are usually more important
D． we Can know about a person by reading the message he sends
（4）It can be learned from the passage that the writer is probably ．
A． a book lover
B． a story teller
C． a shelf collector
D． a fashion designer
Is there a connection between music and language？According to recent studies，the answer is yes：Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain．
A study from Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability． As a part of the study， two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room．The people in the first group were musicians， while those in the second group had no musical training．The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly．
Musicians hear better， says study leader Nina Kraus， because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds． For example， when the violinists play in an orchestra（管弦乐队），they must listen closely to what they are playing and ignore（忽视） the other sounds． In this way， musicians can hear certain sounds better， even in a room with lots of noise．
Gottfried Schlaug，a doctor at Harvard Medical School，works with stroke（中风） patients．Because of their illness， these people cannot say their names，addresses， or other information normally．However， they can still sing． Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak． Why does this work？Schlaug isn't sure． Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active， including the bad parts． In some way， this helps patients use those parts of the brain again．
So music is not only enjoyable， but also good for us in many other ways． Playing an instrument or singing， says Nina Kraus， can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older．
（1）What were the people in the first group asked to do in the study of Northwestern University？
A．Listen to different kinds of music．
B． Make some noise in an empty room．
C． Give the second group musical training．
D． Find out what the talking person was saying．
（2）The writer uses the example of violinists in Paragraph 3 to explain ．
A． how musicians play in an orchestra
B． how musicians ignore certain sounds
C． why musicians have better hearing ability
D． why musicians are not afraid of loud noise
（3）Gottfried Schlaug helps his stroke patients speak by ．
A． playing music for them
B．getting them to sing words
C． teaching them to play instruments
D． joining the bad parts of their brain
（4）What is the main purpose of the passage？
A． To introduce different ways of playing music．
B． To give some advice about making our brain active．
C． To show the relationship between music and language abilities．
D． To share the results of recent studies on treating stroke patients．
Future View
I think it will be great if they invent something so that we only have to sleep for one or two， hours every day．Then we'd all have much more time to do．things and to enjoy ourselves． Life would be better， I think， and everyone would do a lot more with their lives．
Miguel
If I could choose anything， I'd go for a time machine so that I could go back and do some things differently． Of course，that's impossible-but wouldn't it be great if it was possible？ I wish I could go back in time to when I was a kid and say some of the things in a different way!
Hannah
Well， of course， the best thing is medicine for really bad diseases（疾病）．A lot of scientists are working very hard to stop diseases like Ebola，a terrible disease that has killed many thousand people in Africa．So if they， found a special treatment for Ebola， or a way of completely preventing it，life would be easier in so many places．
Isabella
It will be great if there is some kind of fuel（燃料） we can use in cars that won't produce any pollution．I guess there are scientists right now trying to do that， and I hope they'll succeed because the world would be a much cleaner place， wouldn't it？
Charlie
I wish there was a machine that did homework! Wouldn't that be fantastic？ But I guess teachers wouldn't be very happy．
Georgina
（1）Why does Hannah want to go back in time？
A． To be young again．
B． To live a better life．
C． To do something for Africans．
D． To say some words differently．
（2）Who might be worried about the pollution of the world？
A． Miguel．
B． Isabella．
C． Charlie．
D． Georgina．
（3）In which part of a newspaper may this passage appear？
A． Health．
B． Science．
C． Travel．
D． Education．
A few months ago．I was nominated"，for Governor of the great state of New York， to run against Stewart L． Woodford and John T． Hoffman． I really felt dirty to run against them for all their shameful crimes that were reported on newspapers． However， as a candidate， I had no choice．
The next morning， as I was looking listlessly over the papers at breakfast， I came across this paragraph：
PERJURY﹣ Mr. Mark Twain， a candidate for Governor， was convicted' of perjury by thirty﹣four people， in Wakawak， in 1863． He intended to rob a poor woman of her land，her only stay and support after her husband died． For Mr. Twain himself， as well as the public， he needs to clear this matter up．Will he do it？
What a lie! I never had heard of Wakawak!
During the rest of the time， I got a title "the Infamous Perjurer Twain" on this paper．
Next came "Gazette"， with this：
WANTED TO KNOW﹣ When Mr. Twain was in Montana，his workmates lost small valuables from time to time， until at last， these things having all been found on Mr. Twain's person or in his suitcase．Will he explain this to his fellow﹣citizens？
I got a new title，"Twain， the Montana Thief"． But I never was in Montana in my life．
Then another newspaper article：
DELIRIUM TREMENS TWAIN ﹣ Mark Twain，who was to make a speech at the mass meeting of the Independents last night， didn't come to time! He argued that he had been knocked down by a runaway team and his leg broken in two places． But a certain man who was very drunk was seen to reel into Mr. Twain's hotel last night． It is his duty to prove that this person was not Mark Twain himself． WHO WAS THAT MAN？
I did not drink!
In the following weeks，I got more titles like "Delirium Tremens"， "Body﹣Snatcher"， "Filthy Corruptionist" ，etc．
Then one morning：
Mr. Mark Twain still maintains SILENCE． He dare not speak． Dare he open his mouth explain？
Before I could reply， more dirty charges" poured up on me． One day they even taught nine little children of all shades of colour to rush on to the platform at a public meeting and call me Pa（ father）!
I gave up． I sent them a letter to state that I gave up， and in bitterness of spirit I signed it，"Truly yours，once a decent man， but now MARK TWAIN， I．P．， M．T．， D．T．， B．S． and F．C．"
（1）In the story， people were running for Governor．
A． three
B． four
C． five
D． six
（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Mr. Twain according to his story？
A． He got punished for stealing in Montana．
B． He kept silent to the charges against him．
C． He was often too drunk to attend meetings．
D． He accepted the titles from the newspapers．
（3）Who could be the person making Mr. Twain dirty？
A． The persons who wanted to beat him．
B． The poor who wanted their land back．
C．The women who had children with him．
D． The reporters who helped him make news．
（4）Why did Mr. Twain finally decide to give up running for Governor？ （请用约40词回答）
Tide is the regular rise and fall of the ocean level caused by the movement of the sun， the earth and the moon． It is considered a promising source of green energy to produce electricity in coastal areas．
To make use of tidal energy， we need to build tidal power stations． The bays and the river mouths where the tide is high（the tidal range is more than 10 metres） are usually perfect sites to build tidal power stations． There are many such places in the world． According to the IRENA （ the International Renewable Energy Agency）， by just using 2% of our coastlines， we can produce 4，383TWh of ocean power each year， enough to meet 16.4% of the world's electricity needs．
To build a tidal power station， we need to build a dam． In the dam are many turbines and on each turbine there is an electric generator'． When the tide rises，water comes through the dam，the turbines turn and the electric generators work， producing electricity．When the tide falls，water goes out through the dam， the turbines turn again．The electric generators continue to work．
Tidal energy has its advantages．Using tidal energy to produce electricity is much cheaper than using the traditional energy， like coal or gas． For example， the Rance Tidal Power Station in France has been there for over 50 years， producing around 5.000.000TWh of electricity each year． The cost is only 1.3 cents/TWh．
Tidal energy can be used nearly 24 hours a day． As long as the sun， the earth and the moon exist，we can use it to produce electricity． But without sunshine， there is no solar energy． When there is no wind，electric generators will not work． In addition， with the development of modern technology， tidal energy can be stored and used to produce electricity continuously．
However， we still have some problems to solve． It is difficult to build a dam in the sea， and the cost is very high．Moreover it's expensive to keep a tidal power station in its best condition．Scientists are working on them．
（1）A tidal power station is best built ．
A．at a river mouth with wind
B． along the coast with waves
C． In a bay with tide high enough
D．in coastal areas with sunshine
（2）The underlined word "turbine" in Paragraph Three is a machine to ．
A． make the tide rise and fall
B． make an electric generator work
C． let water go through the dam
D．keep the dam in good condition
（3）What advantage does tidal energy have？
A． We can use it to get useful tide．
B． It can improve the ocean environment．
C． We can use it nearly all the time．
D． It meets 16． 4% of the electricity needs．
（4）How can we make better use of tidal energy？
A． By digging more bays and river mouths．
B． By building cheaper tidal power stations．
C． By closing traditional electric power plants．
D． By using tidal energy to replace other energy．
The balalaika， also called "Russian guitar"，is a traditional Russian musical instrument．It has a long neck，a wooden triangle shaped body and strings．It is usually used to play Russian music by plucking the strings with fingers or a pick．
Russians like the balalaika．The music played with it can be cheerful，as if the farmers were dancing happily to celebrate their harvest． It can also be energetic，as if the workers were working hard to make their country richer and stronger．If a Russian moves to live or work abroad， he will probably take a balalaika with him． When he feels lonely and sad， he will play it to cheer himself up．
The balalaika was originally played by the poor in Russia． At that time， balalaikas were made by the players themselves． They were rough， simple and cheap with different numbers of strings， from two to even six．Later a Russian musician Vasily Vasil'yevich Andreev（1861 ﹣ 1918）improved the balalaika． He created a whole family of balalaikas of different sizes，all with three strings．The smallest balalaika is called Prima．It is 60﹣70cm long． The biggest， Contrabass， is almost 2 metres high with a leg to sit on the floor． Andreev founded the first balalaika orchestra" in the world， mainly using balalaikas to perform． He gave concerts at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1889， which was a great success．
Today，there are balalaika groups performing around the world．More and more people get to know the balalaika and are attracted by its Russian style music．
（1）The balalaika is a musical instrument ．
A． without strings
B． with a long neck
C． of a round shape
D． with a metal body
（2）The music played with a balalaika is usually ．
A． slow and sad
B． strong and serious
C．soft and modern
D． cheerful and energetic
（3）Andreev is mentioned in Paragraph Three to introduce ．
A． the success of balalaika concerts
B． the history of balalaika orchestras
C． his． talent for playing the balalaika
D． his contributions to the balalaika
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？
A． Balalaika： The "Russian Guitar" for the Poor
B．Russia： The Home of Famous Balalaika Musicians
C．Balalaika： A Traditional Russian Musical Instrument
D． Russia： The International Hand﹣ made Balalaika Factory
Do you want to have fun in Oxford？ Take a bus tour!
City Sightseeing Bus Tour in oxford Timetable Stop Name First tour Last tour Oxford Railway Station 09:30 18:00 Gloucester Green Bus Station 09:35 18:05 Christ Church 09:50 18:20 Queen's College 09:55 18:25 Trinity College 10:00 18:40 Tour Prices 24hrs Valid Ticket Adult（16+） £16.50 Student £14.00 Child（5﹣15）£10.00 Family £40.00 48hrs Valid Ticket Adult（16+） £19.00 Student £16.00 Child（5﹣15）£11.00 Family £45.00 See．． ★Christ Church College The college hall is used in the Harry Potter films． ★Magdalen College Its bell tower and gardens are famous sights in Oxford， ★Corpus Christi College It is one of the smallest colleges in Oxford but with the best library ★Exeter College You can find most of the book shops in Oxford around the college． |
（1）The first bus tour begins at 9:35 from ．
A． Trinity College
B． Oxford Railway Station
C． Queen's College
D． Gloucester Green Bus Station
（2）How much is a 24﹣hour family ticket？
A．£16.50．
B．£19.00．
C．£40.00．
D．£45.00．
（3）In Magdalen College， tourists can ．
A． visit the bell tower
B．read in the best library in Oxford
C． find many book shops
D． see the hall in the Harry Potter films
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