The winter of 1948was very difficult for our family of eight living in Knoxvile，Tennessee．Unfortunately，Dad became ill and soon was out of a job．I was only 8years old and my younger brother，Buddy was 7．After school we went to pick coal（煤） that fell from the coal train along the railroad near our home．When the train slowed down，we ran alongside it．After the train passed，we picked up the fallen coal．
One day，the train stopped for a short time unusually．My brother and I were digging around in the snow when the train's fireman came to the window and shouted to us，"Why are you boys digging in the snow？Are you looking for gold？"he laughed．
"No，sir，"I replied，"We are finding coal．"
"Why doesn't your daddy buy coal？It's really dangerous here．"
"Our daddy is very sick and we have no money to buy food and coal，"I answered．
The fireman turned and went inside．After a moment，he shouted again．"Hey! Bring that coal bucket（桶子） here．I got something for you．"Then the fireman filled our bucket with clean coal．We were happy with his gift，and we knew we could go home early that day．
He smiled the kindest and warmest smile I had ever seen．"You two boys come here the day after tomorrow and I'll throw off some coal．"
Two days later，Buddy and I stood by the railroads as the train slowed down．The fireman waved to us，then disappeared．Suddenly，some coal and a piece of red cloth came out．In the red cloth were two pieces of bubble gum（泡泡糖） and a new one﹣dollar bill．
All that winter，three days a week，we received a bucket of coal，a gift and，sometimes，money．I never knew the person's full name，but to our family，he was a guardian angel．
44．The winter was very difficult for the family because ．
A．the weather was colder than ever
B．they couldn't afford food or coal
C．the writer's father was paid a little
D．they couldn't get help from the government
45．We can learn from the passage that ．
A．in order to help his family the writer didn't go to school
B．the fireman thought the boys were very brave to go near the train
C．the train would stop for a while every time near their home
D．the writer and his brother collected fallen coal to help their family
46．The underlined sentence "he was a guardian angel" in the last paragraph means " "．
A．the fireman was a close friend of the family
B．the fireman often gave them good food
C．the fireman protected the two boys from danger
D．the fireman had pity on the family and offered them help
47．The writer wrote the story mainly to ．
A．tell us to be hopeful in times of difficulty，no matter how bad it is
B．remember a difficult time during his childhood
C．show a little kindness can make a great difference to people in need
D．show how he and his brother helped his family out．
People in Los Angeles are known for their love of cars．The city is very large，and its public transportation is slow．So people drive everywhere．But now，a group of bicyclists are trying to get people out of their cars and on bikes．
Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when he rides his bike in the streets．"A lot of people are in a rush，and it's very difficult to keep careful，for they would rather care for their speed than your safety．"Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous，he prefers it to a car．"It's much simpler than driving a car．For example，I don't have to worry about parking．"
Roger Rosas drives to work．"You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would rush across by bike．Or you can easily get into an accident．"
To make bicycling safer，some people who live and work near each other are riding to work together，which they call a "bike train"．Nona Varnado helped create the group L．A．Bike Trains．"You're in a big group．If you're afraid of riding alone，you can now ride with experienced riders．"Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group．
36．People in Los Angeles are known for their love of ．
A．cars
B．buses
C．subways
D．bicycles
37．Devon Fitzgerald finds it to ride his bike in the streets．
A．safe
B．dangerous
C．boring
D．exciting
38．Devon Fitzgerald likes riding a bike better because ．
A．it's much cheaper
B．it is full of fun
C．it's safer everywhere
D．it's much easier
39．From the passage we know that ．
A．riding in a "bike train" can help people feel safer
B．Devon Fitzgerald helped to create L．A．Bike Trains
C．Roger Rosas prefers riding a bike to driving a car
D．people can easily get into an accident when riding together．
Work is helpful to health．Scientists find that the hard﹣working people live longer than those who have no jobs．Studies show that the jobless are in poorer health than job﹣holders．Career（ 职业的） women are healthier than housewives．
Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy，away from loneliness．Researches show that people feel unhappy，worried and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，Instead，the happiest people are those who are busy．Many high achievers who love their careens feel they happiest when they are working hard．They work as a bridge between dream and reality，so they have energy every day．By work，people get to know each other．By taking part in all kinds of activities，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss（丧失）of work means the loss of everything．It affects man's spirit and it will cause more illnesses．
Besides，work gives one a sense of hope and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his
value and status（形象） in society．When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow，they are happy beyond（ 超越） words．
From the above，we can come 如o a conclusion； the more you work，the happier and healthier
you will be．
29．How will people feel when they have nothing to do from the passage？
A．Relaxed and excited．
B．Happy but bored．
c．Worried and unhappy．
D．Relaxed but unhealthy．
30．Who are the real happiest people？
A．Those who are rich．
B．Those who are friendly．
C．Those who are famous．
D．Those who are busy．
31．The underlined word "it" in the passage means
A．the loss of happiness．
B．the loss of work．
c．the loss of energy．
D．the loss of health．
32．What's the main idea of this passage？
A．I you are happy，you will have more work to do．
B．If you are healthy，you will have more work to do．
c．The more you work，the happier you will be．
D．The more work you do，the more money you will have．
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Smart phones with cameras that can take selfies （自拍）have become popular．We can now take every moment of our life and （hen share it with the world through the Internet．However，some believe that taking a selfie is causing people to take risks that sometimes cause death!
Though the problem of taking selfies has been known for a while，it became worse and had to be dealt with on September 21st，following the death of Frank，who was trying to take a selfie with his friend when they fell off some stairs．His friend only broke his leg while
Frank died from the accident．It was reported that three Indian students were run over（碾压） by a passing train while they were taking a selfie on the railway tracks．
More and more selfie﹣connected accidents are forcing（迫使）some governments to deal with the problem．In July，the Russian Interior Ministry began a program which didn't allow using the selfie stick（自拍杆）．Many museums and theme parks haven't allowed visitors to use the selfie stick，either．
Although official（官方的）ways may help reduce（减少）the accidents，the only way to stop selfie﹣connected accidents is that everyone takes them seriously．So when you decide to take a selfie that appears dangerous，be sure to stop．
根据短文内容，回答问题（66﹣69），英译汉（70）．
66．Who was lucky enough not to die after he fell off some stairs？
67．What happened to the three Indian students while they were taking a selfie？
68．What is the topic sentence（中心句） in the third paragraph？
69．When did the Russian Interior Ministry stop people from using the selfie stick？
70．Put the underlined sentence "when you decide to take a selfie that appears dangerous，be sure to stop．"into Chinese．
B
Wechat is popular among us，but if someone deletes you or blocks（屏蔽）you on it，does it mean you've made him or her angry？
It depends．
Maybe you have just left messages too often without much valuable information．For example，the questions are those like "how are u？""what are u doing？""do u love me？？"too often．You know，people may feel bored after answering such kinds of questions time after time．
Another possible reason may be that you've sent something unpleasant to your friend or in your friend circle．I just blocked one of my middle school classmates yesterday because she was trying to sell fake goods in the friend circle，and I hate it quite much．
Some people delete the one's name from friends' list because they no longer want to see it （maybe ex﹣boyfriend or ex﹣girlfriend）and they don't want the one to see their "Moments"（动态） on WeChat （maybe they publish very private pictures or life or thoughts they don't want to share with him or her．）
So why you are blocked may depend on his or her mood or preference （喜好），and the reasons a person gets blocked are various from person to person．So I suggest you to write an email or make a phone call to that person if he or she really means a lot to you to see why he or she is dissatisfied with you，and to find out how you can make up for the case．
（1）From paragraph 3，we can know if you are blocked that is because ．
A．you are asking too many boring questions
B．your friend is angry
C．your friend doesn't like answering questions
D．your friend has no time to reply
（2）The underlined word "flake" in the passage probably means ．
A．令人喜爱的
B．真实的
C．完美的
D．假冒的
（3）In paragraph 5，the underlined word "it" refers to ．
A．the goods
B．the name
C．the private life
D．the friend circle
（4） causes of being deleted or blocked are mentioned in the passage．
A．4
B．2
C．3
D．5
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Friend Circle
B．Why Are You Blocked？
C．A Popular Way of Communication
D．How to Make Your Friend Satisfied．
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（1）Who can NOT go to the horse race？
A．A single person．
B．A couple．
C．Children．
D．The sweet heart．
（2）People can see the photo show at ．
A．Grandview Mall
B．City Art Museum
C．Racetrack
D．Country Club
（3）What can you do if you only have time between 5 p．m．and 6 p．m on Saturday？
A．Go shopping．
B．Go to see the photo show．
C．Go to the dance with your sweet heart．
D．Go to watch the horse race．
（4）How much will Mr．and Mrs．Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party？
A.15 dollars．
B.25 dollars．
C.20%﹣40% off．
D．For free．
（5）Where can you see the above advertisements？
A．In a book．
B．In a magazine．
C．In a newspaper．
D．On TV．
Luca Gramberini has been scuba diving（戴水肺潜水） since he was a kid．His family owns a scuba company．For the past three summers，Luca has added gardening to his underwater activities．He helps run Nemo's Garden，a project to grow plants in the sea．
From May through September，Luca and other divers are working on Nemo's Garden in the Mediterranean Sea，150 feet from the coast of Noli，Italy．Five large balloon﹣like objects，called biospheres（生物圈），hold plants such as beans and strawberries．The biospheres are filled with air and placed 20 feet below the surface．"My father came up with the idea because he loves gardening very much，"Luca said．
According to Luca，the sea is a good place to grow plants because underwater temperatures remain stable，changing little from day to night．The biospheres act like greenhouses．Inside the air﹣filled biospheres，fresh water keeps evaporating（蒸发），providing the plants with a good environment to grow in．"We have already seen the plants grow faster and better，"Luca says．"And there are fewer storms that can knock down the biospheres during the summer．"
Luca hopes Nemo's Garden will provide a new way of growing crops．"There is not enough land on the Earth，"he says．"And in many developing countries，bad conditions make it difficult for crops to grow．"
Though the project has just started，Nemo's Garden has achieved success and is moving to different areas．"We're going to try growing other plants．"Luca says．"We hope to set up biospheres around the world．There are many possibilities．"
34．Nemo's Garden is a project to ．
A．do scuba diving in the sea
B．stop storms in the sea
C．make fresh water from the sea
D．grow plants under the water
35．The underlined word "stable" in paragraph 3 means in Chinese．
A．平衡的
B．正常的
C．稳定的
D．合适的
36．The passage is probably taken from the part of a newspaper．
A．travel
B．science
C．health
D．sports
37．The best title for this passage is ．
A．Gardens in the sea
B．Projects for summer activities
C．Plants in greenhouses
D．Conditions for crop growing．
Daming想在国外eBay网上购买CD，但他从网上搜到"淘淘"经验有点杂乱，请帮助Daming将这些杂乱的信息整理成一副购物流程图，完成购物，第一步已给出．
A．Compare the CDs in the list．You can look at the prices or other customers'opinions．This can help you decide which one you want to buy．
B．Go to www．eBay．com and create an eBay account．You need to fill in an online form with your information．To pay for your order，you also need to get one on PayPat．
C．After you have an account，you can look for the CD you want．Type the name of the CD in the search box．You will see a list of CDs．
D．When you decide which one to buy，you can click"Buy It Now"and then finish your order with the correct address（better both in English and Chinese），your telephone number and suitable ways of post．Finally．pay for it and you will receive it in about 20 to 30 days．
E．However，if you are not satisfied with it，it is possible to return the CD in 5 working days．I hope this step is never needed．
F．Once you receive the CD，check it carefully．If you are satisfied with it，you can go back to eBay website and give your opinions on it．
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Boston is a famous and important city in the northeast of the U．S．The city is near the ocean and it is pretty beautiful．There are a lot of things to see and do．Try these． There's a subway system in Boston．It's called the T．You can get to many places in Boston using the T．There're five lines﹣red，green，orange，blue and silver．The Green T line is over 109years old． You can visit many interesting museums in Boston，such as the Museum of Science，which was built in the year of 1830． |
Walk the Freedom Trail in the city center．There are 16famous places of interest．See Paul Revere's House or the Bunker Hill Monument．Paul Revere's House is over 330years old．It's the oldest house in Boston． Do you want to buy clothes or other things？There's a great market called Faneuil Hall Marketplace．It's been in Boston for over 250years．There are more than 100places to shop．There's food，too.17restaurants and 40food shops sell food． |
31．Before taking the subway in Boston，you need to choose the right of the T first．
A．color
B．number
C．time
D．order
32． has the longest history in Boston according to the writing．
A．The Green T line
B．The Museum of Science
C．Paul Revere's House
D．Faneuil Hall Marketplace
33．The writing is probably taken from the part of the webpage （网页）．
A．news
B．weather
C．sports
D．travel．
Jokes are things that we say to make other people laugh．Sometimes a joke is just a short sentence，while other times it can be a story that can take a while to tell．An example of a simple joke is：
People who tell jokes are welcomed everywhere bacause everyone likes hearing a good joke．Here is another example of a jokes：
We say a joke is "corny" if it is stupid．An example of a corny joke is：
But some people may think a corny joke actually a good joke．Telling a good joke depends not only on the joke itself but also on the way it is told．Some people have a skill for telling jokes．And some people simply do not know how to tell jokes．Every language and culture has its own funny jokes．As a result，many jokes lose their humor if they are translated into a different language．Some jokes depend on making fun of other people to be funny．However，these jokes may hurt people's feelings．
Sometimes jokes are told about certain races and religions （宗教）．These are called"recial"and"religious"jokes，and they can be burting people，too．Jokes about the supposed special things of the members of one sex are sometimes considered to be"sexist （性别歧视的） rubbish"．Jokes that hurt people's feelings are not really funny．
Have you heard a good joke lately？Can you tell your classmates one that will make them laugh？
34．People who are good at telling jokes are usually ．
A．serious
B．crazy
C．famous
D．popular
35．A"corny"joke is one that is ．
A．very funny
B．stupid or not funny
C．very short
D．very harmful
36．Some jokes depend on to be funny．
A．how long the sentecces are
B．the age of the person who tells the joke
C．where we ate standing when telling the joke
D．the listener's understanding of the language and culture
37．Which of the the following is the writer's opinion？
A．Jokes that hurt people's feelings are not really funny．
B．Some people simply do not know how to tell jokes．
C．Every language and culture has its own jokes．
D．Some people may think a corny joke is good．
Aren't mobile phone，e﹣mail and voice mail supposed to help us communicate more easily？Sadly，that's not always the case．Take the other day for example，when I was walking through the park with my friend，suddenly his mobile phone rang and he answered it﹣﹣leaving me alone and cutting our conversation dead! In fact，the park was filled with people talking on their mobile phones．They were passing other people without even looking at them，or stopping to walk their dogs．Clearly，people preferred the voice on the mobile phone to human contact（联系）．
Why is it that the more connected we get，the more disconnected I feel？Development in communication technology seems to keep people from human contact．With e﹣mail over the Internet，we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another．With voice mail，you can have conversations without even meeting that person．Even some food stores are using self﹣scanners（自助扫瞄仪）so that you can check yourself out．As the contact between human beings becomes automated（自动化的），my feeling of being disconnected gets stronger．Don't get me wrong．I'm not against machines．I also own a mobile phone，a voice mail system，and an e﹣mail account．Giving them up isn't a good idea，as they are useful to have around．It's just that when they keep us away from human contact，I begin to feel sad．More and more，I find myself answering e﹣mail instead of talking to people．The technology that was made to help keep us in contact with each other is，in fact making me feel more lonely．
What is to be done？Well，I've made myself a plan to use less technology：no e﹣mailing people who live near me，and no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home．
42．The example in Paragraph I shows that people now ．
A．communicate more easily
B．dislike talking face to face at all
C．prefer talking on their mobile phones
D．are only good at using mobile phones
43．The underlined word disconnected in Paragraph 2 probably means ．
A．lonely
B．satisfied
C．stupid
D．interested
44．It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that ．
A．the writer is going to give up mobile phones
B．machines are now not useful to have around
C．machines actually keep people closer to each other
D．the writer decides not to phone others a lot when with friends
45．Which is the best title of the passage？
A．Technology and Human Life
B．The Importance of Technology
C．Technology and Human Contact
D．The Development of Technology．
A．Remember the environment
B．Keep a good memory for your holiday
C．Travel with your friends
D．Do some research
E．Get organized
F．Help the local population
Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad
Everyone loves holiday abroad．They give us the chance to see some sights，have some fun and relax．However，holidays aren't always a great experience．Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday．
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Have you packed your passport？Your tickets？Every year，thousands of people miss flights because they've forgotten their passport，they arrive at the airport too late，or even go to the wrong airport．
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How much do you know about the place you are going to visit？Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people．Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends．
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Try to reduce the pollution you cause．Travel by train if you can．Flying produces twenty times more carbon dioxide than traveling by train．Of course，it might be impossible to avoid flying，but when you arrive，use buses or trains instead of taxis．
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You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants．This means that your money will go to local people，rather than to a large international company．
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You don't want to forget your holiday．Make a scrapbook﹣a book of memories﹣about your holiday．You can show it to friends，or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don't forget the new friends you made on holiday．Did you promise to send them pictures or presents？Don't forget to do it! Then next time you go on holiday，you can visit them again．
You need some bread and milk．But half an hour later，you leave the supermarket with a trolley（手推车） full of food．What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money？
The tricks usually start before you walk in．Outside the supermarket entrance，anybody who walks past can smell warm，fresh bread．That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food，not just bread．
Now you're inside and，of course，a small basket would be fine，but all they have are trolleys．And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside．So we may fill it with something．In fact，supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more．
Of course，many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops．So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products．One new trick is to put red stickers on products．Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers is easy to be noticed，even when there is no reduction! Interestingly，this trick appears to work more with men than with women．
There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket．For example，customers often go only to buy milk．So they put it right at the back，forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products．The position of products on each shelf is also important．The most expensive products are usually at eye﹣level so you see these immediately．The exception is anything that children might like．These products are on lower shelves so that kids see them．
Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket，what about what you listen to？In most supermarkets they have soft，slow music．It's so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time （and money） in the store．You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy．Experts suggest it's better to shop when it's quieter，on a Monday or a Tuesday for example．And be careful with queues at the checkouts．These are sometimes deliberate（故意），to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait．
So，next time you go into your local supermarket，remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for．
25．Smells from bread in the supermarket ．
A．make you feel hungry and buy more food
B．draw your attention to bread only
C．make you buy less bread than you need
D．force you to leave the supermarket
26．Supermarkets don't provide baskets because ．
A．supermarkets don't usually have many
B．baskets are too small to hold many products
C．it's easy to go shopping with trolleys
D．a trolley can hold one or two products inside
27．According to the passage，supermarkets put red stickers on products to ．
A．make them look more beautiful
B．make them different from cheaper ones
C．make people think the stickers are for men
D．make people think they could save money
28．According to the passage，toys for children are usually placed ．
A．on higher shelves
B．on each shelf
C．on lower shelves
D．on the back shelves
29．It can be learned from Paragraph 6that supermarkets usually ．
A．stop people lining up at the checkouts
B．close on Monday morning
C．play loud and noisy music inside
D．make customers feel relaxed
30．The passage is mainly about ．
A．several ways supermarkets use to sell more products
B．some advice when people go shopping on the street
C．several rules that every business should follow
D．some advertisements that make people buy more．
It was a Christmas night．I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival．When I was complaining（抱怨）about it，three people appeared at my desk﹣a tired woman and two children．
"Are you all sick？"I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right．
"Yes，"the woman answered weakly and lowered her head．
But when they started to present their problems，things became unclear．One child had a fever，but his temperature was OK．The other child had an earache，but she could not tell me which ear hurt．It seemed that the mother was pretending（假装）to cough．
Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them．"Take your time，please，"said the mother．I checked their charts﹣no address．Suddenly I knew，they were homeless while the hospital was warm．
The family huddled（蜷缩）together under the Christmas tree，smiling and talking with each other sweetly．Quietly，I went back to the nurses'station and told them what happened in the waiting room．It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day．The nurses'station suddenly came back to life．All the nurses went into action for"a Christmas emergency（急诊）"．
We took out our meals for our Christmas"patients"．We also put together oranges and apples as presents．We tried to exceed the needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas night．Later，the little girl kissed me and said，"Thanks for being our angel（天使）．"
56．Before the family appeared in the hospital，the writer was very ．
A．proud
B．unhappy
C．pleased
57．The family came to the hospital because ．
A．they came to visit a patient
B．they were all sick
C．they were homeless
58．The nurses offered the family meals and gifts in order to ．
A．make them feel at home
B．make them leave
C．make them feel upset
59．What does the underlined word"exceed"in this passage mean？
A．降低
B．超出
C．拒绝
60．From the story，we learn that ．
A．homeless people often tell lies
B．a hospital is a good place to spend Christmas night
C．we should always be friendly and kind to those in need．
When you can't use words to express your idea，you can make a gesture and people will usually understand what you are trying to say．Here are some examples of using gestures in the UK．
The Wave（挥手）
The wave is the most common gesture．To greet each other or to say goodbye，most people raise their hand and move it from side to side．One famous wave is made by the Queen．You can watch a video to see how Her Majesty（女王陛下） does her tasteful（高雅的） wave．
The V Sign
You may just he trying to spread peace and love，but if you are in the UK，please pay attention to where your hand is facing．Let the back of your hand face yourself，or it becomes an impolite gesture．
Pointing
This is not used as an insult（侮辱），but it is an impolite action when in public．Doing this can cause people to get angry，and even they'll just walk away from you．
46．What does the underlined word gesture mean？ ．
A．手势
B．装饰
C．态度
47． is the most common gesture．
A．Pointing
B．The V sign
C．The Wave
48．What can the V Sign NOT spread？ ．
A．Impoliteness
B．Peace and love
C．Friendship
49．Pointing is an action when in public．
A．impolite
B．honest
C．important
50．What is the best title（标题） of this passage？ ．
A．Polite Gestures
B．Gestures in the UK
C．One Famous Wave．
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