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未经许可，不许转载！1.（2016·黄石）BA Bite of ChinaAre you an eating-lover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program A Bite of China? It’s a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Is there any holiday that isn’t celebrated with special festival food? Here are several traditional Chinese foods:Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture.They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with its candles lit in many western countries. Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to serve the whole fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.56.A Bite of China is ______.A．a magazine B．a newspaper C．a film D．a TV program 57．According to the passage, in traditional Chinese culture, people will eat ______ on their birthdays.A. eggsB. noodlesC. fishD. cakes58. Fish has a special meaning in Chinese culture mainly because ______.A. it is served last at a partyB. it is pointed to the valued guestC. it sounds like the word yu in ChineseD. it is so delicious that all Chinese people like it59. ______ in the Dragon Boat Festival makes us think of Qu Yuan.A. ZongziB. MeatC. PeanutsD. Dumpling60. The article mainly talks about ______.A. Chinese foodB. Chinese historyC. Chinese festivalD. Chinese languageCHave you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? While express mail(快递) is a fast way to send your letters, there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business—future mail.“The letter should be sent next Mother’s Day and not a day earlier!” Lin Xiaofan, a college student in Shanghai, tells one of the companies offering the service.Lin Xiaofan wrote the letter to her mother nearly a year earlier to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day.“Offering this service makes people slow down and lets them understand the meaning of ‘time’ in another way,” said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a “future mail” company. Zheng thinks “future mail” letters help remind us of care, friendship and love.While “future mail” is becoming more and more popular, some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive.Zheng said customers are glad to sign a contract(签订合同) to make sure that they can be compensated if their letters are lost or damaged.Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar(白领) workers. Psychologists (心理学家) said that young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service. Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter so that they can experience the connection(联系) between the past and the present when they receive the letter.61. “Future mail” is a/an ______ way to send your letter.A．fast B．old C．new D．cheap62．The underlined word “compensate” means ______ in Chinese.A．赔偿 B.完成 C. 送达 D.抛弃63．The “future mail” service is popular among ______.A．junior students B．college students C．young children D．blue-collar workers 64．The “future mail” service can help us ______.A. sign a contractB. express our love and careC. forget friendshipD. understand the meaning of “time” in a wron g way 65．You’d better use “future mail” if you want to ______.A．save money from sending express mailB．send a birthday gift to your friend quicklyC．talk with your friends about your life freelyD．send a your best wishes to yourself on January 1, 20202.（2016·宜昌）BThere are many different kinds of disasters around the world. As an adult you know what to do during a disaster, but what about the children? Some adults think it would probably never happen to them, so they don’t teach their child ren what to do. Before it’s too late, here are ways to help you prepare your child for a disaster:Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive （积极的）by telling them there is a solution（解决办法）to the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allo w for questions and answer honestly.Prepare: Always be prepared, that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather, get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list that they can read. The plan could start with “listen to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.Practice: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practice every few months. Practicing what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened（减轻）once you are prepared and ready for one.61. What does the word disaster mean?A. 命运B. 灾难C. 演习D. 倾销62. What should adults teach children?A. When disasters will happen.B. Why disasters are dangerous.C. What to do for a disaster.D. How to avoid a disaster.63. What is the correct thing to do for adults?A. Have positive conversations with children.B. Try not to talk about disasters with children.C. Make the children scared of disasters.D. Ask children lots of questions.64. What’s the most important thing for children?A. Always ask adults for help.B. Always be prepared for a disaster.C. Always listen to an adult’s advice.D. Always remember where the tools are.65. What is NOT suggested doing?A. Remembering what is needed in certain disasters.B. Getting the children to know the plan well.C. Helping people in disaster areas.D. Getting radios for bad weather.3.（2016·深圳）DIn the UK. Saturday evenings have always been a popular time for families to watch television together. One of the most popular programme genres is the talent show, partly because people of all ages are interested in it.Early shows, like Opportunity Knocks (1965-1978), required people to vote (投栗）for their favorite acts and performers, a lthough in those days voting was done by postcard instead of by telephone, text, or over the Internet. Today, the success of television talent shows has reached a new level. Here are Ihe UK's top three TV talent shows:The X Factor In this wonderful singing competition, performers have to face a celebrity judge panel (名人裁判组）before the public vote. Many excellent singers became popular because of it. The show is now made all over the world, from China to Colombia.Strictly Come Dancing—The programme is so fantastic that it attracts many celebrities. They team up with professional (专业的）dancers and come to the dance floor to win the title of Strictly Come Dancing Champion.Britain's Got Talent— In this modern-day version (版本）of Opportunity Knocks, the public can go and choose from many kinds of acts, from dancing dogs to ice skating. The prize is to perform for the Queen in the Royal Variety of Performance.EAll over the world the need for more laptops and computers increases each year. Networks have been part of our life. Probably everyone with a portable device (移动设备} has once logged on to a public WiFi network without paying for it, while they are having a coffee, on a train, in a shopping mall or at a hotel. However, is this kind of public WiFi network safe?Some networks are better protected than others because encryption (加密）methods are used. Therefore, they are safer than others. But a survey in 2015 showed that more than 950 million records were not protected, including addresses, emails, birth dales, phone numbers, passwords and so on. These open WiFi networks are really not safe, because it is very easy for hackers (黑客）to break into the operating system and get people's private information.Most smartphones and laptops, by themselves, search and connect to WiFi networks. They usually prefer a network with a connection that has been used before. Hackers' devices are able to record these searches and look like the trusted WiFi networks. When these smartphones and laptops log on to the networks which are not real, hackers can easily steal their private information.So next time, when we want to use our laptops or our smartphones in public places which offer free WiFi networks，please think it twice or take safe measures before using th em.B. Why the Public WiFi Networks a Pos sible Danger4.（2016·长沙）AThe Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar（阴历）. This day is always the first full moon in the new year. Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty（朝代）and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show. It is said that sky lantern s were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes.Another trad ition is guessing lantern riddles. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character（汉字），a famous person’s name, or a place name.The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they’re named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic（浪漫的）. Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this:Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim（昏暗的）light.46．The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called “________” in Chinese.A．春节B．元宵节C．端午节47．When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from?A．The Han Dynasty. B．The Tang Dynasty. C．The Song Dynasty. 48．What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times?A．Making wishes. B．Celebrating birthdays. C．Asking for help. 49．Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?A．They have different tastes.B．They are named “yuanxiao” all over thecountry.C．People enjoy the process of making them.50．The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows theLantern Festival was________ in old times.A．boring B．humorousC．romanticBWhy is clean water so important to developing countries? A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（卫生）conditions. In those countries, women and girls spend several hours collecting water, but often polluted, far away from their fa milies. The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有机会或权利使用）clean water to improve their health.Here is a short story about Hadjara Zakari, a 12-year-old girl in Niger. Having access to cleanwater changed her life. She learned about the importance of hand-washing when the school first received clean water three years ago. That evening, she told her father, “You shouldn’t eat with me unless you clean your hands. Her father was very angry and shouted at her, “It’s not u p to you to tell me what to do!” Stunned（目瞪口呆的），Hadjara sat in silence. But she knew she was right. In protest,Hadjar a refused to eat dinner that night. After her father questioned Hadjara’s head teacher, he understood the importance of hand-washing and his daughter’s intentions（目的）. The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.For people in developing countries, clean water can change many things, especially improve their health. So, from now on, let’s avoid wasting water and take action to save water, which is important to people all over the world.51．According to the recent report, poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause _______.A．traffic problems B．forest fires C．many illnesses 52．The key to improving people’s health in developing countries is _______ in Paragraph 1.A．to get clean water B．to exercise often C．to refuse drugs 53．What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 2?A．Hadjara laughed at her father’s foolishness.B．Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight.C．Hadjara’s father understood his daughter’s love and care for him later.54．The underlined word “protest ” in this passage means _______.A．抗议B．保护C．节约55．The purpose of the writer is to _______.A．teach people how to wash handsB．call on people all over the world to save waterC．show developing countries rich in clean water5.（2016·连云港）BThe 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 $ 2,500 a day, can make a Flogo every 15-25 seconds.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, 000 feet, they usually float around at 300- 500 feet. 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.34. Flogos are mainly used to _____.A. advertise in the skyB. make funny bubblesC. improve weather conditionsD. see colorful clouds35. 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.36. From the passage, we can infer that Flogos _____.A. can fly for hours in the sky all dayB. can have different colors at presentC. may be influenced by the weatherD. may be the cheapest way of advertising37. 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!CYou love reading, but you've read all your books four times, and are tired of reading the same ones. You're planning to go to the library, but don't know what kind of books to get. With the right knowledge, it's easy to choose a good book!Answer these questions first. What authors do you like? Research books by the authors you've enjoyed, and you can get more of the same type of books. What are your interests? Type your hobbies into your library catalog search. By doing this, you will find books that you might like. Is there a type of book you would like to try? If there is, search the book and read the summary. This will help you decide if the book is right for you.Search your house next. Often good books are quietly collecting dust in your own house. Maybe you forget about one, or someone who is living with you has a couple of good books. Also by searching your house, you can find some books that you can read, and they won't even cost you any money.Then, ask someone to recommend a good book. You can ask your older brother or sister, your mom, your dad, your best friend, or even your E nglish teacher. Local bookstores oft en have wonderful recommendations. And when they get to know you, it's even better! You should ask people who like the same type of books, so that you can get books that match your need.Join a book club, please. Being a book club member is often a way to experience new books with other members. Joining a book club or setting up a book club helps you know who else likes the same books as you, and you can read books that others have read and discuss them.Finally, read the first part of each book. Of course, if you have many books, this can be time-consuming. Reading the first part of a book can help you know what books and types of books that you like, and you won't have a hard time looking for books again.38. This article is mainly written to help you _____.A. buy a good bookB. read a good bookC. choose a good bookD. borrow a good book39. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph maybe means that _____.A. your house hasn't been cleaned for a long timeB. the books haven't bee n touched for a long timeC. your friends haven't read your books for a long timeD. your friends haven't visited your house for a long time40. What is NOT mentioned about joining a book club?A. Experiencing new books with other members.B. Knowing who else likes the same books as you.C. Reading and discussing books others have read.D. Helping you make more and more close friends.41. What does the underlined word "time-consuming" in the last paragraph mean?A. using less timeB. wasting less timeC. taking much timeD. saving much timeDA man in Pakistan is now working to help children get an education. When he was a child, he did not go to school because he was too poor.It is reported that Pakistan has 25 million children who do not go to school. That is the second-highest number in the world. Only Nigeria has more. Many Pakistani children must work to support their families.Mohammad Ayub was once one of those children. He is now a firefighter. He also manages a small school. VOA recently visited the school in the capital Islamabad.Ayub started with just one student in 1982. He saw a boy cleaning cars for days. He asked him, "Why don't you go to school?" The boy answered that his parents were dead and he had to work to help support his five brothers and three sisters.Ayub was also an orphan and he, too, had to work to help support his five brothers and three sisters. He said, "When my father died, everyone who came to the funeral said they were sorry, but no one helped." He sold newspapers and did other work to earn enough money to payschool fees for his brothers and sisters.Ayub wanted to help the young boy who washed cars, but he did not have enough money to pay the boy's school fees.Today, Ayub teaches many children at his school in a public park. Some of the children attend other schools in the morning, but come to Ayub in the afternoon to get help with their homework.Ayub has helped a large number of poor children since he began teaching. Many of them come from very poor areas near the park.Ayub said," I used to argue with kids who worked ' Why are you washing someone's dishes or their clothes? Why don't you study? ' "One of the children he advised to attend classes was Farhat Abbas. Ayub found him working with his friends about 12 years ago. "He followed us back home. He told our parents he wanted to teach us and asked them to send us to his school, "Abbas said.Today, Abbas is taking classes at a college and is helping Ayub.Many children are out of school, and those who do attend classes often get a poor education. Information gathered by an organization shows half of all Pakistani children in the 5th grade do not understand basic mathematics and cannot read a story in their language.A group in Islamabad reports Pakistan spends less on education than any other country in South Asia.42. Ayub did all the following things to help the poor children EXCEPT _____.A. managing a small schoolB. teaching the poor childrenC. taking classes at a collegeD. visiting the children's parents43. Which sentence can be put in the empty box in the passage?A. So he offered to teach him.B. So he asked his parents to help him.C. So he gave up his idea.D. So he forced him to go to school.44. Which is the right time order of what happened in the passage?a. Ayub began to teach the poor children in his school.b. Ayub's school in the capital Islamabad was visited by VOA.c. Ayub advised Abbas's parents to send him to his school.d. Ayub worked to pay school fees for his brothers and sisters.e. Ayub saw a boy cleaning cars for days and decided to help him.A. a-b-e-d-eB. b-c-d-a-eC. d-a-e-c-bD. d-e-a-e-b45. From the passage, which are the best words to describe Ayub?A. hard-working and honestB. kind-hearted and helpfulC. creative and confidentD. humorous and popular6.（2016·宿迁）BMany hundreds of years ago, the moon was a mystery to people on the earth. What was that glowing ball came out at night? Why did it keep getting smaller, then larger? Why didn’t it fall from the sky? Through the ages, people have tried to come up with answers.To the native people of Bolivia, in South American, the moon was a great chief who once lived on the earth. The Abaluyian people of Kenya, in Africa, believe the moon and the sun were brothers who fought in the sky. In other parts of the world, people believed they saw different pictures in the moon. The Haida Indians of Canada saw a woman carrying a bucket. The Chinese saw a road.People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar. In fact, in some languages, the word for moon meant “month”. A Native American nation called the Sioux made a calendar of 13 moons, or months. Each moon had a name, such as Moon of Black Cherries, Moon of Green Corn, and Moon of Severe Cold.Though people of the past found the moon was helpful, mysterious and interesting, they didn’t know much about it. They only knew what they could see with their own eyes.Then almost 400 years age, an Italian acientist named Galileo made a new telescope(望远镜) that was more powerful than any telescope made before. Galileo decided to take his new implement to look at the moon. He discovered that the moon was not the smooth, shiny ball. The brighter places were mostly hills and mountains. The flat areas were lower, which is why they appeared darker.As more people saw the moon through telescopes, they discovered more about it. Yet, people still had much to learn about the moon.Which name of the moon is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Moon of Severe Cold.B.Mo on of Red Trees.C.Moon of Black Cherries.D.Moon of Green Corn.The underlined word “implement” probably means .A.ideaB.wayC.toolD.habit36. From this passage, we can know that .A.Thousands of years ago, Galileo used his implement to look at the moonB.People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendarC.People discovered that the darker areas in moon were hills and mountainsD.The native people of Bolivia thought that the moon and the sun were sisters7.（2016·江西）CHave you ever wanted to see the Great Wall of China, or win an Oscar for Best Director, or swim with dolphins(海豚)? If so, you are not alone. We all have things we want to do or achieve. These are part of our “bucket lists”. A bucket is a list of things that someone wants to expe rience in his or her lifetimes. These things can be big or small. Have you ever thought about what is on your bucket list?Lindsay, 15, created her bucket list when she was 14. She has given her list serious thought. “I’ve always wanted to travel into spac e,” she says. I don’t really want to be an astronaut. But I do want to go to space as a tourist. I want to see the Earth from above.” Other things on her list include being on TV, seeing her favorite band in concert, learning how to speak Portuguese(葡萄牙语), and living in a foreign country. “I’ve always wanted to live in Brazil. As part of my bucket list, I want to attend Carnival(狂欢节)in the capital of Brazil,” she says.Jose, 16, recently created a list of things he wants to achieve. It changes sometimes he adds and takes away things because he wants to keep the number of the things at seven. One thing has stayed at number one, though: he wants to visit a movie set(影视基地). He would like to see the Harry Potter of The Hobbit movie sets. Other things on the list include being on TV, meeting his favorite sports star, living in a foreign country, skateboarding down a mountain, attending the World Cup, and backpacking across Europe. He would like to spend two months visiting Eastern Europe with his best friend Adam. “Maybe after I graduate from college,” says Jose.Carrie, 14, also has a bucket list. She first created it when she was 12. She would like to live in a foreign country for at least two years. She also wants to learn as many foreign languages as possible. But the number one thing on her list is to see her favorite band in concert. She also wants to go on a trip and to visit a movie set. Her favorite movies are the Hunger Games and Star Wars. Carrie is confident she will do most or all of the things on her bucket list. I m only 14,” she says, I have my whole life ahead of me!”68. What is No.1 at Lindsay’s bucket list?A. Visiting a movie sat.B. Living in Brazil.C. Traveling to space.D. Seeing her favorite band.69. Who is probably the most interested in sports according to his or her bucket list?A. Lindsay.B. Jose.C. Adam.D. Carrie.70. What can we learn from the passage?A. Lindsay and Carrie both love music.B. Jose and Carrie are both space fans.C. All the three teens wants to visit movie sets.D. Jose and Adam hope to live in a foreign country.71. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. We should keep changing our bucket lists to meet our needs.B. We must think about our bucket lists before they are created.C. Our bucket lists can help us work towards achieving our goals.D. Being confident is a key to our a chievement on our bucket lists.DIn many countries, tat toos are in fashion (时尚). On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot. Many sports players have them, too. In the US, tattoos are very popular. Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo,and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women. These people areoften professional people like doctor, teachers and lawyers.However, tattoos are not modern. In fact, they are very old in human history.For example, archaeologists (考古学家) found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago.He had 57 tattoos on his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. Tattoos were used formany different reasons. In ancient Egypt, people got tattoos because they were “beautiful”. But in ancient Rome, tattoos were negative (负面的) and put on criminals and prisoners. In India, tattoos were religious (宗教的).In the 16th and 17th century, European sailors (船员) arrived on the islands of Polynesia. They saw tattoos for the first time. The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders, chests, backs and legs. Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain. The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos, so the idea traveled to Europe. Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today. They show information about a person’s history, their island or their job.So is there a connection (联系) between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos? And can you call tattoos a fashion? Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world. He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world. But tattoos aren’t a fashion like clothes or a haircut because you can’t put them on and take them off again like a jacket or a hat. They are permanent (永久的) and for life.72. When were tattoos brought to Europe?A. 5,000 years ago.B. 60 years ago.C. Until recently.D. In the 16th and 17th century.73. What does the underlined word “parlors” mean?A. School.B. Stores.C. Hospitals.D. Theaters.74. What’s the writer’s opinion about tattoos?A. Tattoos are religious in modern societies.B. Tattoos connect tradition with fashion.C. Tattoos are a fashion among famous people.D. Tattoos show information about a person’s hobby.75. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Tattoos' History.B. Tattoos in Polynesia.C. Tattoos on a Human in Ice.D. Tattoos in Fashion and for Life.8.（2016·广州）(C)Getting electricity has always been a problem for the 173 people living in Nuevo Saposoa,。
