Dear Sir or Madam．

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer course．I am planning to go to Beijing next summer and would like to take a short one﹣month course．

    I am 18 years old and have been studying Chinese for six years．I was born in the USA and have never been to China before．I am going to study Chinese at the university．I thing the course will help me improve my Chinese．

    Could you send me a catalogue（目录） and application form （申请表）？I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby．I hope to do some travelling when the course is over．

    Thank you! I am looking forward to your reply

Very truly yours，

Jim Green

（1）Jim Green is a student from　　．

A．America

B．China

C．Canada

D．Australia

（2）He was twelve years old when he started to　　．

A．go to school

B．learn Chinese

C．study in China

D．travel in Beijing

（3）How many times has he been to China before？　　

A．Once．

B．Twice．

C．Many times．

D．Never．

（4）He will come to China next summer to　　．

A．improve his Chinese

B．visit friends

C．look for jobs

D．teach summer course

（5）He will probably　　 after the summer course．

A．graduate from university

B．work in this school

C．take a trip in Beijing

D．post his application form．

Thousands of years ago，in the south of ancient China，there lived Shengnong，a man who had an ox（牛） head and human body．Seeing that local people were suffering from disease，he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants．To remember him，people named the place Shengnongjia．

The legend （传说） makes Shengnongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourist．Traveling there is a unique experience，as you can sceneries of the four seasons from different altitudes．"When the bottom of the mountain is summer，the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn，the top is covered with ice，"local people say of the special climate of Shengnongjia．

Shengnongjia is also home to 5，000species of animals and plants．Many animals in danger live there，such as the golden monkey，the clouded leopard and the Asian black bear．

One interesting and mysterious thing about Shengnongjia is its legend of wild men．Some people one claimed that they saw big prints or big﹣foot creatures．Yet so far，scientists haven't proved it is true and some say they are just bears．

The beautiful place has recently received a new title．On July 17，2016，Shengnongjia Foresty District was added to United Nations World Heritage list as a natural site．China now has 50world heritage sites （遗址）．Second only to Italy in the world．

56．Which of the following is right about Shengnong？　　

A．Shengnong had an ox body．

B．Shengnong grew medical plants for people．

C．Shengnong helped the local people．

D．Shengnong named the place Shengnongjia．

57．In Shengnongjia，　　

A．there are many medical stores along the way

B．people can experience four seasons up the mountain

C．there 500species of animals and plants

D．scientists have proved there are wild men there

58．What does the underlined word"title"mean in paragraph 5？　　

A．标题   

B．景点   

C．称号   

D．职务

59．Which of the following countries has the most world heritage sites？　　

A．Italy．

B．The USA．

C．China．

D．Canada．

60．What's the main idea of the passage？　　

A．The legend of Shengnong     

B．Animals living in Shengnongjia

C．The amazing Shengnongjia    

D．World heritage sites．

A young man entered the last interview of a company．The director found the young man's academic grade were very good．

"Did you get any scholarships（奖学金） in school？"The director asked．"None．"The young man answered．

"Was it your father who paid for your school fees （学费）？"the director asked．"My father passed away when I was one year old，so it was my mother who paid for my school fees．"the young man answered．

"Where did your mother work？"the director asked．"My mother cleaned clothes．"the young man said．The director looked the young man's hands．He had a pair of smooth and perfect hands．

"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before？"the director asked．"Never，"the young man answered．"I have a request，"the director said．"When you go back home today，go and clean your mother's hands，and then see me tomorrow morning．"

The young man felt that his chance of getting the job was high．When he went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands．His mother felt strange； happy but with mixed feelings．She showed her hands to the kid．The young man cleaned his mother's hands slowly．His tears fell as he did that．It was the first time he had noticed his mother's hands were so wrinkled．He realized it was this pair of hands that helped him pay the fees．

The next morning，the young man went to the director's office．"I cleaned my mother's hands，and I know that without my mother，I would not be the person I am today．"he said．

"This is what I am looking for in my manager．"the director said．"I want a person who can appreciate （感激）"the help of others to get things done．You get the job!"

51．What did the director ask the young man to do that night？　　

A．to help his mother wash the clothes  

B．To wash his mother's hands

C．To chat with his mother            

D．To hug his mother

52．The underlined word "wrinkled" in paragraph 6probably means　　．

A．soft    

B．rough         

C．dirty       

D．smooth

53．What can we learn from the passage about the young man？　　

A．The young man had good academic grades and got scholarships．

B．His parents worked hard to pay the fees．

C．The young man had a pair of hands that looked just like his mother's．

D．The young man finally got the job as a manager．

54．Which of the following is wrong about the young man's mother？　　

A．Her son never helped her with her work before the interview．

B．Life was difficult but she managed to support her son．

C．She couldn't help crying when her son washed her hands that night．

D．Her son learned a lot from what she had done for him．

55．What did the director value most from the young man？　　

A．Working ability．

B．Academic grades．

C．Communication skills．

D．Appreciation．

Soap is widely used in our lives around the world．Once soap was a dangerous﹣to﹣make hair p（76）　　 But it is something that it would be difficult to live without today．

Soap is everywhere．We use it every day and c（77）　　it as something important in our lives．

It also has an amazing h（78）　　，in Babylon around 2800 B．C．，the e（79）　　 known soap was made and used．Ancient Egyptians also made soap．At one time，soap﹣making was not s（80）　　

That's because lye（碱液）b（81）　　chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process．Other dangerous materials were also m（82）　　with animal fats and oils．Later．soap became

a（83）　　 in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes．

Originally （最初），soap was not mainly used for c（84）　　．Instead，it was used as gel（凝胶）for making hair stay in place or smell good．The Arabs first made the soap that we know today．

They created colored，liquid，and hard soaps．They even had soaps which were used for shaving（刮胡子）．

Soap became people's f（85）　　in the late 1900s．Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health．Now．Soap is something we wouldn't want to live without．

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe，Africa and Asia．People reached these different places along these roads．Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago．By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world．The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers．It went from Rome to China，which is from the West to the Far East．

Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk，of course．They also carried and traded other things like spices （香料），cloth，jewels and gold．

Along and around these ancient path（小路），have come many fascinating and mysterious stories．

It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia．They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages．Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond﹣haired，blue﹣eyed tribes of China was started．

Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel．They were prisoners （俘虏） of war almost 2800 years ago．People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road．They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time．

During its busiest period，the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix．The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas．It included people and trading goods from different areas．All these peoples travelled the Silk Road．And they shared goods，stories，languages，and cultures．

In modern times，the old Silk Road routes（路线） are still used，but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses．There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China．It has over 35，000 objects from all along the Silk Road．In this way，China protects the history of many countries and peoples．

66．It is clear that　　．

A．the Silk Road was divided into Europe，Africa and Asia

B．Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk Road

C．people could travel to different countries along the Silk Road

D．people shared only silk on the Silk Road

67．The underlined word "Merchants" in the passage probably means　　．

A．foreigners   

B．businessmen   

C．soldiers   

D．prisoners

68．According to the passage，　　．

A．the Silk Road began with the wars

B．the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers in China

C．people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago

D．people from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road

69．The old Silk Road routes are still used because　　．

A．there are many old stories about them

B．the historians and scientists think highly of them

C．China will make good use of the Silk Road again

D．people can keep on traveling and trading along them

70．The best title for the passage can be　　．

A．Stories along the Silk Road        

B．Silk Route Museum

C．Trade for Silk                  

D．The West and the Far East．