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BBC World Have Your Say Every day， BBC News on TV， radio and online brings you stories from across the world． But what we want to hear are the stories that matter to you． Have got a story about life in China today？ If you do， please put your stories here．

I like traveling and I have traveled a lot around China． During the trip， I often find that a number of Chinese don't have good public manners． They always talk loudly on the phone and smoke everywhere． The worst is that they often break the rules in public． For example， when I traveled in Hong Kong in January this year， I saw a kid eating noodles on the subway， which is against the rules． However， the kid's mother didn't think he did wrong． Can you believe it？ Let's improve our public manners． （ Mike， Shenzhen）

I am a 14 ﹣ year ﹣ old boy from a poor village in Fuyang， Anhui Province． Like many other left ﹣behind children （留守儿童） in China． I live with my grandparents now． My father went to work in Shanghai several years ago． Last year， my mother went there to care for him because his health is not as good as before． They tell me to listen to my grandparents and call me about twice a month to ask about my study． I really miss my parents and I hope I can afford to go to school in Shanghai． I think every child needs parents' love and care． （ Wu Peigen， Anhui Province）

51． What is the topic of BBC World Have Your Say？ 　 　

A．	Travel around China．
B．	Improve our pubic manners．
C．	Left ﹣ behind children need parents' care．
D．	Life in China．

52． The thing that the kid did on the subway was 　 　．

A．	talking loudly on the phone
B．	smoking everywhere
C．	eating noodles
D．	crying

53． When did Mike travel in Hong Kong？ 　 　

A．	Last year．
B．	This year．
C．	When he was 14years old．
D．	We don't know．

54． Now Wu Peigen lives 　 　．

A．	with his grandparents
B．	with his parents
C．	with his grandmother
D．	alone

55． Wu Peigen's mother went to Shanghai to 　 　．

A．	make money
B．	look after his father
C．	find a job
D．	travel

Traveling has always been a good way to relax．But this is not true for Xiao Lin （not her real name）．

In November，Xiao Lin took a trip to Lijiang，a tourist city in Yunnan province，and had dinner at a restaurant．She had a fight with a group of local people because they made a joke about her while she was eating．Later，they beat her heavily and her face was injured badly，reported CCTV．

This made the public very angry．In fact，she is not the first person to be injured at famous scenic spots （景区） in China．Last month，the National Toztrism Administration （国家旅游局）

gave serious warnings to three national SA scenic spots．It also asked them to change and improve in six months．

The three spots are the Old Town of Lijiang，Jingpo Lake in Mudanjiang，Heilongjiang，and Laohutan Ocean Park in Dalian，Liaoning．According to People's Daily，the three spots received the most complaints（投诉）from visitors during this Spring Festival．

"We're sorry for our bad work，"the Old Town of Lijiang government wrote on its Sina Weibo account．"We are open to tourists'suggestions，and will make things right．"

If the three spots don't correct themselves in six months，the National Tourism Administration will remove them from the 5﹣A scenic spot list，reported Guangming Daily．

"I'm glad to hear that the spots will improve themselves，"said a Sina Weibo user，who once went to Lijiang but had a bad experience there．"I hope they will change into better ones．"

51．What is the main idea of the second paragraph？ 　　

A．	Why a girl took a trip to Lijiang．
B．	Traveling is not always relaxing．
C．	A girl had a bad experience in Lijiang．

52．How soon should the three scenic spots improve their services？ 　　

A．	In three months．
B．	In six months．
C．	In a year．

53．Why were the three scenic spots given warnings？ 　　

A．	Because they got the most complaints from visitors．
B．	Because they were the most visited spots in China．
C．	Because a lot of people got injured in these three spots．

54．What will happen if the three spots don't improve themselves？ 　　

A．	They will be closed forever．
B．	The public will refuse to go there．
C．	They will not be on the 5﹣A scenic spot list．

55．Which is the best title for this passage？ 　　

A．	Tourist Spots Warned
B．	Scenic Spots in Danger
C．	Travellers Injured in Lijiang．

You may get the ideaonce or twice a year．You come home on a hot summer day，hoping to have a cool bath，and find out there is no water．Then you see how important water is in your everyday life．However，in many parts of the world，water is not just about one's everyday needs．

In countries like Tanzania，water is hard to get，and the job of collecting water falls on woman's shoulders．Girls are often kept home from school to collect water while their brothers stay at school studying．More time spent collecting water means less time for learning．For these girls，"knowledge is power"is not just words；it is a sad fact in real life．With less time spent at school，their chances of getting well﹣paid jobs are small．And they often have no voice important matters，like who to marry．These girls are often married into poor families．They have little money or knowledge to take care of their children，so the children often die young．For the baby girls who are lucky enough to live，their life may still center around"water，"just like it did for their mothers．

58．What does the underlined"the idea"in the first paragraph refer to？ 　　

A．	Water is important in one's everyday life．
B．	Water is not just about one's everyday needs
C．	It is nice to have a cool bath on a hot summer day．
D．	We should not take a bath when there is little water．

59．Who do the job of getting water in Tanzania？ 　　

A．	Men
B．	Women
C．	Children．
D．	The government．

60．What happens to girls with poor knowledge in Tanzania？ 　　

A．	They die young．
B．	They marry young．
C．	They make little money．
D．	They have lots of children．

61．What is the text mainly about？ 　　

A．	It is important to save water
B．	Water can decide a country powerful
C．	Water can make a country powerful．
D．	It is hard to get water in poor countries．

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged development of the country's forestry（林业）while attending a voluntary tree planting in Beijing．Xi，also general secretary of the Communist Party of China（CPC） Central Committee，visited an afforestation（植树）site in Beijing's Daxing District and planted six saplings（树苗）of different varieties at the site on April 5th，2016．

Other top leaders，（A）_______Premier Li Keqiang as well as Zhang Dejiang，Yu Zhengsheng，Liu Yunshan，Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli，also attended the event．

President Xi（B）______on officials at all levels to take the lead in voluntary tree planting campaigns（活动）to promote（促进）new development of planted trees①and，more，to，living，greener，make，environment，beautiful，people's．

The president called for an altruistic（无私的）and down﹣to﹣earth spirit for much activities，citing（引用）the Chinese proverb② "people plant trees so their offspring （后代） can enjoy the shade ． "

Xi told officials，volunteers and school children present the Mao Zedong issued（发布）the call of"greening the country"60 years ago，and the National People's Congress（代表大会）began the tree planting campaing 35 years ago at the behest（请求）of Deng Xiaoping．

Over the years，China's forests have continues to grow at the fastest pace in the world this century，Xi noted．The president also stressed the environmental protection drive．

任务一：请在文中A、B两处的横线上填入适当的单词（每空一词）．

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任务二：请将文中①处后面的斜体单词连成句子．

72． 　　

任务三：请将文中②处划线句子翻译成汉语．

73． 　　

任务四：请回答问题：What did Mao Zedong issue 60 years ago？

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任务五：请给短文拟一个适当的标题（10词以内）

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On April 2nd，2016，an east China highway pile﹣up has killed three people and injured 31 others．That day was the first day of a three﹣day national holiday marking the Tomb﹣Sweeping Day（清明节）．

Two people died in a local hospital where nine others are being treated．Another person died after treatment failed in a larger hospital in Wuxi where 22 remain hospitallized，Changzhou traffic police updated on its official microblog account at Weibo．com．

The accident happened at the Changzhou section of the highway linking Shanghai and Nanjing．It drew public attention as people began posting photos and videos on Chinese social media WeChat and Weibo．Images showed dozens of trucks，buses and cars crashed into each other．People were standing on the top of the vehicles（运载工具）．

Local police told Xinhua Press that at least two trucks，three buses and 20 cars were involved．Rainy and foggy weather caused poor visibility and slippery mads．

What's more，it was difficult for ambulances（救护车）to get to the scene of the accident because the life emergency lane（生命通道）was filled with vehicles so that the doctors couldn't get there to save the injured．

The Ministry（部长）of Public Security told traffic departments nationwide to keep a look out for vehicles using the emergency lane occupancy．

All highways in China leave the right lane as the emergency lane．Some drivers，however，pay no attention to this rule．Therefore，the police call on drivers to follow the rule strictly and offer the injured more hope of being saved．

The ministry also asked the police to watch the traffic more carefully so as to quickly discover the potential（潜在的）danger．The police have decided to add electronic monitoring instruments to catch the violations and heavily finedrivers for it．

55．Which of the following might be the cause of the traffic accident？ 　　

A．	People were standing on the top of the vehicles．
B．	It was rainy and foggy that day．
C．	The life emergency lane was filled with vehicles．
D．	Drivers don't know about the life emergency lane．

56．What does the underlined word" fine"mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	罚款
B．	优秀
C．	靠边
D．	责备

57．In this passage the writer tries to tell us that 　　．

A．	people shouldn't travel during the holidays．
B．	people mustn't stand on the top the vehicles．
C．	the drivers must follow the traffic rules strictly
D．	the drivers pay no attention to the electronic monitoring instruments．

58．According to the passage，why do the police ask drivers to be off the emergency lane？ 　　

A．	They want to get a chance to fine drivers heavily．
B．	They want to catch as many violations as possible．
C．	They have received orders from Chinese social media WeChat and Weibo．
D．	They want to offer the injured more hope of being saved．

More than 330 million visitors are expected to take part in the 19 ^thNational Science and Technology Week in China from May 19 to 26．

During the science week， open days will be held to let people experience how science and technology have improved our live． Around 50，000 scientists will enter schools and villages to educate and work together with local people．

The science week this is a big one because it will show China's recent scientific achievements． And this year China will celebrate its 70 ^thbirthday． It's an important year for the purpose of building a well﹣off society（小康社会） by 2020． Since there are still some poor areas in China， science and technology will be very helpful in their development．

Reaching out to the world is also a best part of this year． Expert（专家） from 13 countries within the Belt and Road（一带一路） will take part in the science week and they will also work with the public．

（1）The 19 ^thNational Science and Technology Week will start on 　　in China．

A．	May 19
B．	May 20
C．	May 25
D．	May 26

（2）Many scientists will enter school and villages to 　　．

A．	sell the latest products to local people
B．	learn more about the local environment
C．	collect money for their scientific research
D．	educate and work together with local people

（3）According to the passage， the science week this year will 　　．

A．	send scientists out to the world
B．	show China's recent scientific achievements
C．	see new schools built in village
D．	improve the social abilities of Chinese people

（4）This passage is most probably 　　．

A．	a piece of news
B．	a piece of advice
C．	a story
D．	a letter

A 12﹣year﹣old girl from Virginia，US，never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems．She posted the words．"Killing．Meet me in the library Tuesday"，with three emojis（表情符号）of a gun，a knife and a bomb（炸弹）on Instagram，a social media（社交媒体）．She was told that she broke the law because of threatening（威胁）her school．

This problem is not far away from us．Not long ago，Ni Hanxiang，a Chinese student at a university in the US，was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams．

In China，posting threatening words online is also against the law．In 2013，Wu Hongfei，a singer，got into trouble for saying on weibo that she wanted to blow up a building．

"Threatening happens not only face to face but also through the Internet，social media and the telephone，"said Mr．Cao，a lawyer from Chongqing．"Although the law of China protects people's right of free speech，it doesn't include words that threaten others'lives and national safety．"

"Some people may not mean to threaten．They may just be trying to say'I'm strong'，"said Fred Pratt，A lawyer from the US．

The girl's mother said her daughter was a good kid who had never been in trouble before．Ni Hanxiang also said he didn't realize that what he put online was so serious．

"But not knowing the law doesn't mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it，"says David Allen Green，a lawyer from the UK．So，do you think we'd better spend a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press"send"．

60．The 12﹣year﹣old girl from Virginia put the words"Killing．Meet me in the library Tuesday"，with three emojis 　　．

A．	in her own diary	B．	in a letter to her friend
C．	on a social media	D．	on the wall of the library

61．Ni Hanxiang was sent back to China 　　．

A．	because he broke the US law	B．	because he wasn't honest
C．	after he killed his teachers	D．	after he blew up a building

62．From this passage，we can infer（推断）that 　　．

A．	Fred Pratt thinks some people may not mean to threaten．
B．	The girl's mother didn't think her daughter was a bad child．
C．	Cheating in an examination at school may get you into trouble
D．	Putting threatening words on QQ may bring you problems

63．This passage mainly wants to tell us that 　　．

A．	we shouldn't break the US law if we study at a university in the US．
B．	students and singers shouldn't post words or emojis on social media．
C．	students should study hard at school and not use the Internet too much．
D．	we should be careful when send words or emojis on social media．

According to the Guinness World Records， the Xinhua Dictionary is the world's most popular dictionary and the best﹣selling book．

In 1950， Chinese language experts and scholars， Wei Jianggong and Ye Shengtao， started to edit （编辑）the Xinhua Dictionaty． There was a lot of discussion， research and paper work． Some hand scripts（稿件） were checked again and again， Peoples Daily reported． Many peopled hard work and interesting stories went into making the dictionary．

The first Xinhua Dictionary came out in 1953． Today， 567million copies of the dictionary have been sold worldwide．

However， revisions （修订） to the dictionary continue to be made． According to Yu Guilin from the Commercial Press， editors usually summarize 总结 ） the meaning of words again while revising． If the example sentences are out of date， editors need to have experiences and make new examples． "To give a correct explanationof the word '焗油 （ deep condition） '， one editor went to a barber shop to experience it for himself，"" Yu told the Beijing Times． So far， the Xinhua

Dictionary has been revised 11times．

To keep up with the times， some popular and widely used internet words are also added to the dictionay． For example， in the 11th edition， the phrases "晒工资 "（ show off salary） and "晒照片 "（show off picture） were included．

All these efforts create the "National Dictionary，5of China．" The Xinhua Dictionary is not only a useful tool for Chinese people． It also helps foreigners who are learning the Chinese language and culture．

61． According to the Guinness World Records， the best﹣selling book is 　　．

A．	Guinness Book of World Records
B．	Harry Potter
C．	Treasure Island
D．	the Xinhua Dictionary

62．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the first Xinhua Dictionary! 　　

A．	Wei Jianggong and Ye Shengtao edited it．
B．	The editors had a lot of discussion， research and paper work．
C．	The first Xinhua Dictionary came out in 1950．
D．	The editors checked the hand scripts again and again．

63．What is the meaning of the underlined word "explanation" ？ 　　

A．	经历
B．	解释
C．	观点
D．	考试

64．While revising the dictionary， if the example sentences are out of date， the editors 　　．

A．	need to have experiences and make new ones
B．	may do nothing about them
C．	should go to a shop to experience them
D．	will give up the old words and their example sentences．

65． The examples in paragraph four show that 　　．

A．	the Xinhua Dictionary doesn't fit the need of the society any more．
B．	the editors want people to experience them
C．	the Xinhua Dictionary tries to keep up with the times
D．	the editors want to give correct explanations

A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night′s sleep． But now a study has found it really does help people nod off﹣ if it is milked from a cow at night．

Researchers have discovered that" night milk" has more melatonin（褪黑激素），which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and less worried．

In the study， mice were fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night by researchers from Seoul， South Korea．

Those given night milk， which had 10 times the amount of melatonin， were less active and less worried than those fed with the milk collected during daytime， according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food．

Night milk quicken the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer．

While the effect of milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now， taking melatonin medicine has been suggested to those who are trying to fall asleep at night．

Studies have also showed that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because there is calcium（钙）in it， which helps people to relax．

Milk is also sugar﹣free because it is the least fattening． The more fat you take in before bedtime， the greater burden you will have on your body at night．

根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）

（1）According to the passage， the mice fed with daytime milk were less active． 　　

（2）The study has been tested on mice for ten times． 　　

（3）People with sleeping problems have been advised to drink milk collected during the night by researchers． 　　

（4）Milk is good for sleep because there is melatonin and calcium in it． 　　

（5）The writer shows the main idea of the passage by giving examples． 　　

A new study finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information online．

Susannah Fox from the Pew Internet Project says doctors are still the main source of health information． But the study found that searching online is one of the leading ways that people look for a second opinion． He says， "People are sort of fact﹣checking what they have heard from a doctor． Our studies show that people are still very likely to turn to a health doctor when they need a diagnosis（诊断）or are planning a treatment． "

Forty percent of people are actually looking for doctors or other providers when they search for health information online． Two thirds of Internet users look online for information about a certain disease or medical condition．

The Internet has also become an important source of spiritual support for people with health problems． Susannah Fox says one in five Internet users has gone online to find other people who have the same condition．

A disease is considered uncommon if it affects（侵袭）fewer than 200， 000 people worldwide． The rise of social networking has made it easier for people with uncommon diseases to connect with each other and feel less alone． Social networking is also changing the way some doctors and patients communicate with each other．

Dr Jeff Livingston operates a medical centre for women in Irving， Texas． His office uses password﹣protected software to share information with patients． He says the software has increased efficiency （效率 ）， reduced costs and improved relations with patients． It has just changed the way we do health care． His medical centre also has a Facebook page， a MySpace page and a Twitter feed．

（1） 　　is one of the most popular ways people look for health information．

A．	Asking their parents
B．	The Pew Internet Project
C．	Searching online
D．	Reading books on medicine

（2）What makes people search for health information online？ 　　

A．	People's interests in health．
B．	People's health condition．
C．	Importance of the Internet．
D．	The rise of online treatment．

（3）From the fourth paragraph we know that 　　．

A．	people with health problems go online to look for the new treatment
B．	people with health problems try to share their experience with others online
C．	people with health problems encourage each other online to fight against diseases
D．	Internet becomes a place for people with health problems to reduce worries

（4）According to Paragraph 5， social networking 　　．

A．	becomes a new way for doctors and patients to communicate with each other
B．	encourages people to get more help from doctors online in time
C．	helps people to get more confidence about the treatment of their diseases
D．	makes people easier to know more about what their diseases are

（5）What can we infer（推断）from the last paragraph？ 　　

A．	Internet is an easy way for doctors to treat their patients．
B．	Doctors should change their way to treat their patients．
C．	Facebook， MySpace and Twitter become efficient tools for doctors．
D．	Most patients would like to ask their doctors for help online now．

Many of us wish we would have longer weekend， but for about 18，000 students in Colorado， that wish is coming true． A school district outside Denver has decided to shorten its week to four days﹣from Tuesday to Friday， and the first school year on this new timetable just started，CBS Denver reports． It began on Tuesday， August 14， because the day students get off is everyone's least favorite： Monday．

Although this may sound like a dream come true， it means students will have to sit though longer school days to work more for the hours they've lost， according to The Denver Post． So the timetable seems more crowded than ever．

The decision wasn't made just to give students more days off， though：it had practical purpose． The district says that it will save ＄ 1 million by not having buses on Mondays and spending less on things like electricity and water． That means a lot to the school． However， there are different voice． Parents may pick upsome the cost of this change， though， since many will now need to stay home with their kids． If they go to work， they have to find people to take care of their children．

This isn't the first district in the state to introduce a four﹣day week：55% of the state's schools do this， but most of them are in the countryside， according to The Denver Post． Several school in Oklahoma made the some move earlier this year， and some them told CBS News Reports that more teachers wanted to teach there after the change． Most of these teachers have a lot of teaching experience． About 560 districts in timetable influence students's performance．

（1）What happens to the students in Colorado？ 　 　

A．	They have shorter summer holidays．
B．	They go to school every day．
C．	They have classes only on Monday．
D．	They have longer weekend．

（2）What does the underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 3 mean？ 　 　

A．	go for
B．	pay for
C．	look for
D．	stand for

（3）Why do more teachers want to come to Oklahoma？ 　 　

A．	They would like to work here with four﹣day week．
B．	They'll be given more money than those in other states．
C．	Students are much more money creative in class in this place．
D．	Students behave better because of longer weekends．

（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph？ 　 　

A．	Students need to study harder to make up for the time．
B．	Parents may spend more time and money on their children．
C．	People in Colorado speak with one voice when facing the decision．
D．	It's not clear whether the new timetable is good for students or not．

Possible Earth﹣Like Planet Next Door？

Scientists say they discovered an earth﹣like planet outside our solar system （太阳系）． It is a planet that could support life．

This planet is just 4.2light years away from us． It is so close that space scientists have considered it as a next door neighbor． They say it could be reached by an unmanned spaceship before the end of the century ﹣﹣ in time for people alive today to see it．

An international team of scientists found the planet moving around the star called "Proxima Centauri"． The result came out last month from the scientific magazine Nature．

Scientists have long thought that a planet with water is important for life． And it has to be neither too hot nor too cold． The newly﹣discovered planet is a little larger than earth Scientists have named it Proxima B． It moves around its sun， Proxima Centauri， once every 11days．

American scientists have been using instruments for years to look for earth﹣like planets． In 2013， scientists' best guess was that there are about one billion （1，000million） "earths" in space．

Alan Boss is the chairman of a group for outer space research． He said that Proxima B not only confirms （确认） the discovery of a planet， but also increases the number of other possible"earths" greatly．

Boss said it is possible， even likely， that most stars have at least one earth﹣like planet， which he considers surprising．

So from the early number of a billion， this new research suggests there may be as many possible earth﹣like planets as there are stars in the Galaxy （银河系）． That is， anywhere from 250billion to 500billion "earths"．

This makes the possibility of living things increasingly likely Boss said he believes human beings will be able to show that there is life in places besides earth in his lifetime． "I am 65，" he said， "but I expect to still be alive when it happens．"

（1）When will it be possible for an unmanned spaceship to reach Proxima B？____

A．	In about eighty years．
B．	In about 4． 2years．
C．	In about eleven days．
D．	In about one billion years．

（2）In the fourth paragraph， the writer thinks that ____ is necessary for life．

A．	water
B．	light
C．	air
D．	wind

（3）What does the underlined word "This" stand for in the last paragraph？____

A．	Scientists have discovered an earth﹣like planet last month．
B．	There are far more earth﹣like planets than people thought．
C．	Proxima B is not far from earth and is just like our neighbor．
D．	The Galaxy will be the only place for living things to live in．

（4）What does Alan Boss mean by saying "but I expect to still be alive when it happens"？　____

A．	His health is in good state and he's sure he will live a long life．
B．	Science is developing much faster than ever in recent years．
C．	Scientists may soon find fact that there's life on other planets．
D．	America is far ahead of other countries in space research．

Tears came into this mothers eyes when she talked about waking up her son． Every morning， her ten﹣year﹣old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed， begging for one more minute to sleep．

Why is he so sleepy？ Because， like thousands of student "early birds"in China， he has to get up before 6：00a．m． every morning．

School students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep a night． But in China， it's reported that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep And studies show that without a good nights sleep， students seem to be weaker than they should be． They can't pay attention to their lessons or the traffic around them， and become upset as a result．

Li Ming， a student of a middle school in Linhe， said， "I usually go to bed after 11： 00 p．m But when I have exams coming up， I have to stay up as late as midnight． "This"night bird lifestyle has made many students nod off（打瞌睡） in class． Li Ming said， "It is during afternoon classes that I feel most sleepy． My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late． They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee．

So far， the officials of the Educational Bureau of Bayannao'er City have aken many measures to reduce the students'pressure． One is known as putting off （推迟） the time for going to school． It has worked well in increasing the students'sleeping time． Thanks to the policy， the students have enough time to sleep now． However， some people doubt the correctness of it．The problem of the students' pressure is still serious in our area， We still have a long way to go．

（1）Although the ten﹣year﹣old boy was____，his mother had to wake him up before 6： 00a．m．

A．	angry
B．	lazy
C．	sleepy
D．	ill

（2）．School students usually need to sleep for____a night．

A．	at least eight hours
B．	six to eight hours
C．	less than eight hours
D．	more than ten hours

（3）Without enough sleep， the school students will become____．

A．	upset
B．	weak
C．	sleepy in class
D．	all the above

（4）Li Ming's mother is____to see him studying late．

A．	sorry
B．	angry
C．	happy
D．	worried

（5）Which one is True according to the passage？____

A．	All the parents hope their children stay up．
B．	All the students don't think that they are short of sleep．
C．	The students dont have learning pressure now．
D．	The officials of the Educational Bureau care about the students' health．

New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids

WELINGTON， Feb． 20 （ Xinhua） ﹣"Thousands of children have begun receiving a free lunch on schooldays under the government's free and healthy school lunch program，" Prime Minister （首相）Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday．

"The program is for 7 ，000 students at 31 schools right now． The number will extendto 21 ，000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021 ，"Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke's Bay．

"A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning，" Ardern said．

"Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to help New Zealand become the best place in the world for school children． And people can see that difference right away，" she said． She added that providing these lunches was also a great way for local families to have jobs．

"The program is one of 75 plans from New Zealand's CYWS （ Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy）． It started last year and developed with the money from 10 ，000 New Zealanders including 6，000 young people ，"said Education Minister Chris Hipkins．

（1）What kind of writing is it？ 　　

A．	Story．
B．	News．
C．	Email．
D．	Invitation．

（2）The underlined word "extend" here means " 　　"．

A．	increase
B．	double
C．	remain
D．	fall

（3）From the second paragraph， we know that Ardern was 　　when she explained the program．

A．	planning for the free lunch program
B．	giving lunch to the school children
C．	thinking how to provide jobs for local families
D．	collecting money from New Zealanders

（4）By "A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning," Ardern meant that     " 　　"．

A．	learning well mainly depends on eating
B．	learning to eat a proper lunch is important
C．	eating has nothing to do with learning
D．	children will learn better if they eat well

What does Beijing's Palace Museum look like at night？ Many people don't know the answer to this question， as it closes at around 4： 30 p．m．in winter and 5： 00 p．m．in summer． However， to celebrate the Lantern Festival， Beijing′s Palace Museum opened its door to the public after dark﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣for two nights only． That's a first in 94 years!

Although people could get free tickets on the museum's website， it was difficult to get a ticket．The website even stopped working for a while because too many people visited it at the same time．

Zhang Zhifu， a 77﹣year﹣old woman， received a ticket from the museum as a gift． "I grew up in Beijing and I visit the Palace Museum every year， but I never got to see it at night． It is truly an honor，"she said．

In the past celebrating the Lantern Festival was a tradition for the imperial（皇帝的）family．"We want to pass the tradition on and give people more festival experiences， "said Shan Jixiang，the head of the Palace Museum． On the night of February 19th， 2019， about 3， 000 visitors spent the Lantern Festival in the Palace museum．

（1）Beijings Palace Museum closes at around 4： 30 p．m．in 　　．

A．	spring
B．	summer
C．	autumn
D．	winter

（2）To celebrate the Lantern Festival， Beijing′s Palace Museum opened after dark for 　　only．

A．	one night
B．	two nights
C．	three nights
D．	four nights

（3）The museums website even stopped working for a while because 　　．

A．	too many people visited it at the same time
B．	there weren′t enough tickets
C．	the Palace Museum was too crowded
D．	nobody wanted to see the Palace Museum at night

（4）Which of the following statements is TRUE？ 　　

A．	Nobody received a ticket as a gift．
B．	The Palace Museum never opened after dark．
C．	Zhang Zhifu grew up in Beijing．
D．	No visitors went to the Palace Museum in 2019．

（5）It is 　　on February 19th， 2019．

A．	National Day
B．	the Lantern Festival
C．	the dragon Boat Festival
D．	Mid﹣Autumn Festival