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Welcome to Chongqing Zoo Come and see the big elephants from Asia and the tigers from the Northeast of China．The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you，and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to play with you．They are going to ake you happy．The lovely koalas from Australia want to sleep beside you．The giraffes from Africa are waiting to look down on you．And a lot of other animals are waiting to meet you． Tickets：Opening time： Grown-ups：￥20From Monday to Friday Children：Over 12years old：￥109：00a．m．～4：00p．m． Under 12years old：FreeOn Saturday and Sunday 8：00a．m．～5：30p．m． Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch，give food or go near to the animals．

41．We can findB kinds of animals in the passage．
A．five
B．six
C．seven
D．eight
42．Mr．Black wants to take his 3-year-old son to the zoo．He must payB．
A．￥30
B．￥20
C．￥10
D．￥40
43．From the passage we know we canC．
A．touch the monkeys
B．give food to the animals
C．go to the zoo at 4：30p．m．on Sundays
D．go near to the animals．

8．Welcome to our city-Nanning．It is a beautiful city with many trees and flowers．So it is called"Green City"．There are many nice places to visit．Come and enjoy your trip to Nanning．

	Place：Nanning Qingxiu Mountain
	Location：in the southeast of Nanning
	Attractions：green trees，special rocks，beautiful lakes and clean springs
	Price：15 yuan（Adults） Opening time：7：00-18：00
	Place：Guangxi Science & Technology Museum
	Location：Minzu Avenue
	Attractions：robot show，Youth Science Studio，the high technology theater
	Price：30 yuan（Adults）      Free （Children below 1.40 m） Opening time：9：30-17：00 （Tuesday-Sunday）             Monday （closed）
	Place：Nanning Zoo
	Location：in the west of Nanning
	Attractions：wild animals，dolphin show，Caribbean Water World
	Price：50 yuan（Adults）      20 yuan （Children 1.20 m-1.40 m）      Free （Childen below 1.20 m） Opening time：8：00-17：00
	Place：Zhongshan Food Street
	Location：Zhongshan Road
	Attractions：different kinds of local flavors（風(fēng)味），Laoyou Noodles，snails and BBQ
	Opening time：6：00p．m．-midnight

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案，并在答題卷上按要求作答．
56．If Tony likes robots，where do you advise him to go？B
A．Nanning Qingxiu Mountain．
B．Guangxi Science & Technology Museum．
C．Nanning Zoo．
D．Zhongshan Food Street．
57．When is Nanning Qingxiu Mountain open for the visitors？D
A．At 6：30am．
B．At 10：00pm．
C．At 6：30pm．
D．At 10：00am．
58．What can you do in Zhongshan Road？B
A．Enjoy the special rocks．
B．Try delicious food．
C．Watch the dolphin show．
D．Learn the knowledge of technology．
59．Mrs．White wants to take her son Mike to the zoo．Mike is 1.30meters tall now．How much will they pay？C
A.50yuan．
B.60yuan．
C.70yuan．
D.100yuan．
60．From the passage，we knowA．
A．Nanning has some famous places to visit
B．People in Nanning are friendly
C．You can go to the museum on Monday
D．You don't have to pay for the ticket to Nanning Zoo if you are a child．

7．The right name is important in the business world．All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you'll agree that the name and the product are connected in the everyone's mind．
In many countries，successful trade or brand names are protected by law．This is so that other companies cannot make a product and，in fact，be buying something different．Businesses register a company or a product name with the government．In fact，more than 1，000product and company names are registered every hour．Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products．A good example of this is in the car industry．Some successful names for cars have powerful associations （聯(lián)系）．The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong．
When a U．S company decides to sell its product in another country，it has to make sure that the product name translates properly．When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China，it looked for the right nam．It wanted a name that would do two things．One was to present its image（形象）in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name-Coke．It took some efforts before finding the right word-which sounds similar and translates as"happiness in the mouth"．Asian company names are not new to the United States．The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful．Finding the right brand name is a big business．Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers．There are even naming companies that specialize in inventing produt names．These companies can charge （要價）up to $100，000a word for their creations．But it's worth it．Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development．

33．Why are trade names protected by law in many countries？D
A．To make companies pay for naming service．
B．To help people choose the best products
C．To present good images of the products．
D．To preventgood images from being copied
34．What can we learn from the passage？B
A．Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names
B．Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale
C．The government often does business with naming companies
D．It is considered necessary for cars to be names after animals
35．What's the best title for the passage？A
A．The Business of Names                      
B．The Development of Names
C．The Rules of Naming Business                
D．The Methods of Choosing Names
36．Where can you probably read this article？A
A．In an economic magazine．
B．In a storybook．
C．In a sports newspaper．
D．In a science book．

6．The brown bears at Helsinki's Korkeasaari Zoo received a particular treat，thanks to the generosity of a young boy．Twelve-year-old Otso Riiali donated 200 euros to the zoo to give the bears new climbing trees，without which he thought they would be in danger．Otso，from the small town of Karjalohja west of Helsinki，says he saved up the money by selling 400 bottles of homemade berry juice with the help of his grandmother．"It was hard work and my back hurt badly from all the bending in the forest while 1 was picking berries．"said Otso．
  A visit to the bear shelter a few years ago drove Otso to bring some cheer to the animals，which he said didn't seem energetic．
"Otso could have kept all he made by means of selling juice for himself，but he made a decision to give a part of it to help animals．Otso showed an unusual ability to act．He did not stop at seeing what a bad situation the bears were in．Instead，he began to act in a practical way and made it．"
  The zoo gladly accepted Otso's donation．However，bear caretaker Tiina Koivu mentioned that the bears'foot-dragging （步履蹣跚） at the time of Otso's visit was caused by the summer heat．
  It happens that the name Otso is also an old Finnish （芬蘭的） word for bear．"1 was born to be a bear lover．"said Otso with a smile．
38．The underlined word"euros"in the first paragraph probably means a kind ofD．
A．food            
B．tree             
C．a(chǎn)nimal            
D．money
39．According to the passage，all of the following words can be used to describe Otso's quality EXCEPTC．
A．generous        
B．hard-working       
C．modest          
D．warm-hearted
40．The right order （順序） of what happened to Otso isB．
①The zoo accepted Otso's donation with gladness．
②He made berry juice with the help of his grandmother．
③He paid a visit to the bear shelter a few years ago．
④He picked berries in the forest though it was hard．
A．②④③①
B．③④②①
C．④③①②
D．③④②①
41．What's the main idea of the passage？B
A．Otso means bear in Finnish．
B．Otso made a donation to help the bears．
C．Otso could make berry juice．
D．Otso should be respected by all of us．

5．51．When you see this notice，youA．

A．can't swim here                       
B．can play in the water
C．can swim here
52．What's wrong with the boy？
A．He has a toothache．
B．He has a stomachache．
C．He has a headache

53．The following information is aboutCof Shaoyang．
A．the education   
B．the population      
C．the weather

54．Which is the fastest way to go school？A

55．Which animal only lives in China？B

4．What's going to happen in the future？Will robots control our planet？Will computers become smarter than us？Not likely．But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now，according to the BBC．
Digital money
We used to pay with cash（現(xiàn)金） for everything we bought．Now when we use a credit card（信用卡） to shop online，money is spent without us seeing it．That means we are already using digital money．Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change．It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash．
When ATM cards were first introduced，they were not accepted everywhere．But now it's hard to live without them．It's reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year，and the US might be next．
Bionic（仿生的） eye
It's no longer something only in a science fiction movie．People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back---by wearing bionic eyes．
A blind eye can no longer sense light，but a bionic eye can use a camera to"see"the environment and send data（數(shù)據(jù)） to the mind．Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes．A high resolution（高清的） image could be just a few years away．
Self-driving cars
Unlike a human driver，a self-driving car won't get distracted（分神） by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window．Sensors（探測器） and cameras on the car would allow it to stick strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars．This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents．You could even take a nap while the car drives itself．In the future，driverless cars would be widely accepted．
46．Ahas stopped using cash completely．
A．Sweden                     
B．ATM                        
C．BBC                        
D．America
47．What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money？D
A．We use digital money to shop online without paying money．
B．Digital money is most likely to be uxed instead of cash．
C．Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card．
D．ATM cards arc always popular．
48．Which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film．
B．Human drivers won't get distracted by something outside．
C．The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future．
D．There will be no road accident at all if self-driving cars are used．
49．From the report，we can learn some information aboutC．
A．culture and Art                                               
B．industry and farming
C．science and technology                                    
D．traffic and journey
50．Which of the following can be predicted（預(yù)測） from the passage？A
A．There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road
B．The blind could use cameras to see things around．
C．We would live a hard life with digital money．
D．Robots would control the world．

3．Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again．Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to afford．Now thanks to a program in Sydney called"Play Me，I'm yours"，people are able to play the piano in public places for free．They share beautiful music and the program also helps them communicate with each other．
Thirty pianos have been placed in different parts of the city including in several parks at a bus stop and on some streets．The pianos have the logo"Play Me，I'm yours"on them．People are invited to play music or sing songs with the pianos no matter what level of ability they have．Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos．
"Play Me，I'm yours"is a part of the Sydney Festival．It is a project of the British artist Luck Jerram．He wants to help people in the city connect with each other．He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours and they almost have no chance to enjoy music．So the purpose of the project is to help them relax and make new friends．
The program"Play Me，I'm yours"has also reached England and Brazil（巴西） before．It was warmly welcomed there．But its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival．"It's a chance for people to be creative，connect with strangers and just have some fun，"Jerram said．
36．According to the first sentence of the passage，your childhood piano lessons may beA．
A．boring                       
B．valuable                   
C．interesting                
D．meaningful
37．Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city exceptD．
A．in parks                     
B．a(chǎn)t a bus stop             
C．on streets                 
D．in a school
38．The aim of the project is to help peopleC．
A．sing songs                                                     
B．play the piano for free
C．relax and make friends                                    
D．enjoy beautiful music
39．Bcountries have had the program．
A．Two                          
B．Three                      
C．Four                        
D．Five
40．What can be the title for the passage？D
A．beautiful music                                              
B．A British artist，Luck Jerram
C．The Sydney Festival                                       
D．A program"Play Me，I'm yours"．

2．It's Friday evening．My daughters，3 and 9，sigh（嘆息） when I gently take the iPads away from their laps．One by one，our screens are turned off．We light the candles and sit down to have a big meal．
Most people in our lives know they will not be able to contact us by using computer or mobile phones for 24 hours．And so it has gone，every week for three years．We call it our"Technology Shabbat（科技安息日）"which lasts from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday．
I first understood the importance of disconnecting in 2008，when my father was told that he had got brain cancer．Some days he would have only one good hour，and I wasn't willing to be disturbed when I was with him，so I'd turn off my mobile phone．
Soon after，encouraged by National Day of Unplugging（全國斷網(wǎng)斷電日） on March 1st，my husband and I decided to unplug for one full day every week．
During our"Technology Shabbats"，time slows．Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations．We drive our car or ride our bike．We，with our kids，work in the garden，play board games and cook meals．I feel more balanced．I feel like a better mother，wife and person．
Keeping a balance between the good and the bad of technology is my lasting state．The technology we've created makes it possible for us to share knowledge and take in carious ideas all over the world．But the technology also take something away from us．When we stay up late at night linking（連接） from website to website or sending messages or e-mailing，we click again，and again，and again until we've overloaded（超負荷的）．
When we rush into the time full of high technology，it's necessary for us to pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go off．
I will always remember the most important thing in my family："Technology Shabbat"．
32．When is"Technology Shabbat'in the writer's family？B
A．Only on Sunday．
B．From sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday．
C．Only on Friday．
D．From sunset on Saturday to sunset on Sunday．
33．The writer's family have"Technology Shabbat"every week mainly because they hope toB．
A．save energy             
B．enjoy life together
C．stay away from others    
D．follow National Day of Unplugging
34．What do the writers family NOT do during their"Technology Shabbats"？D
A．They drive their car or ride bikes for mini-vacations．
B．They light the candles and sit down to have a big meal．
C．They work in the garden，play board games and cook meals．
D．They stay up late at night linking from website to website．
35．What's the main idea of this passage？A
A．Every family must have''Technology Shabbat"．
B．A woman should Iearn to be a good mother or wife．
C．People need to stay away from technology properly．
D．People had better not send messages，e-mail or chat online．

1．Children with autism（自閉癥） may Iearn better from robots than from human teachers，according to an experiment at Topeliffe Primary School in Birmingham．
Head teacher Ian Lome said，"The robots have no feelings，so children with autism find it easier to get in touch with the robots than with their teacher．"
He added，"They look like real men，and they are very cute．Children with autism are hard to communicate with adults and with other children，but for some reason they can accept these robots．"
The robots are knee-high and move like children．The school is using them to teaching phonics（讀音法） and play cards or memory and imitation（模仿） games with children aged from five to ten．
"We do different activities with the robots acting as a model for the children's behaviour．For example，memory games，which get the children to imitate the robots'movements，can help them become involved and motivated in learning．"Dr．Guldberg said，"It can be very difficult to get children with autism to pay attention．Wc are amazed to see how involved they can be when they are working with the robots．"
She added．"If you can meet the needs of children with autism，you can meet the needs of all children．When people feel sale and are motivated，they Iearn much better．"
29．Why does Topeliffe Primary School use the two robots？C
A．To teach children with autism phonics．
B．To teach children with autism memory games．
C．To help children with autism be involved in learning．
D．To help children with autism imitate the robots'movements．
30．What does the underlined word"motivated"mean in the passage？A
A．encouraged    
B．experienced    
C．organized    
D．shocked
31．According to the passage，which of the following is true？A
A．People learn much better if they feel safe and are motivated．
B．Topeliffe Primary School is using the robots to teach children of all ages．
C．Children with autism may become better from human teachers than robots．
D．The needs of children with autism are the same as those of the other children．

20．It's important for young people and their parents to understand each other．Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They say that their parents don't understand them．They often think their parents are much too strict （A）withthem．Parents often find it difficult to win their children's trust and they seem to forget hoe they themselves felt when they were young．
For example，young people are usually active．They like to do things without much thinking．It's one of their ways to show that （B）they grow up and they can solve any difficult problem．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead（提前計劃妥當(dāng)） and don't like their plans to be changed．So when you want your parents （C）tolet you do something，you will have success if you are clever enough to ask before you really start doing it．
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear，the music they enjoy and something else．But they don't mean to cause any trouble．（D） They don't want to be the same as their parents and they want to make a new culture of their own．And if their parents don't like their music，clothes or their ways of speech，the young people feel very sad．Sometimes they don't go out with their parents，but just want to stay at home alone．
If you plan to do something，you'd better win your parents over （獲得父母支持） and get them to understand you．If so，your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．

76．在文中（A）和（C）的空白處分別填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~：withto
77．文中劃線部分（B）指代的是：young people
78．將文中劃線部分（D）改寫為：They want to bedifferentfromtheir parents．
79．從文中找出兩個修飾或描寫young people的形容詞：unhappyactive
80．從文中找出能說明本文中心大意的單詞或短語：understand each other．