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The 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday. It was placed on waters in the International Garden Expo Park, where the Yongding River passes through.
The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week, which ran from September 26 to October 3 in 2013.
The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot, where it was on display until October 26.
The duck is made of over 200 pieces of rubber. It was guarded not only by staff, but also by 10 volunteers wearing yellow T-shirts and hats with a rubber duck logo.
Sun Yidong, a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck, said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park.
“Seeing the giant Rubber Duck makes me feel like I’m a kid again.” Sun said.
Because of the rain on Friday, there were not too many people coming to see it. The Expo workers said they expected more people to come and visit the duck on weekends.
Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007, when the duck began its journey.
“I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. It’s great that the duck is in Beijing,” Zhao said.
Before arriving in Beijing, the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. “The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again,” said Zeng Hui, a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. “It can be a toy for adults.”
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【小题1】The Rubber Duck went to _______ after it left the International Garden Expo Park.
| A．the Olympic Park | B．the Summer Palace |
| C．Beihai Park | D．Zhong Shan Park |
| A．Thursday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
| A．They were not interested in it. |
| B．They didn’t have enough time to go there. |
| C．The weather was not good. |
| D．The tickets were expensive. |
| A．The Rubber Duck started its journey in 2007. |
| B．Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck was shown in 13 cities. |
| C．The Rubber Duck is made of more than 200 pieces of rubber. |
| D．A German artist designed The Rubber Duck. |
| A．The Rubber Duck can remind people of their childhood. |
| B．Beijing Design Week finished on October 2. |
| C．Sun Yidong was a visitor. |
| D．Volunteers wore white T-shirts. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是橡皮鸭的有关情况，包括它的设计，在北京展览所经过的途径，同时给出了人们对它的评价和看法。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文中原句The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace（橡皮鸭在这个公园一直待到九月23号，然后就移动到颐和园），故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据文中原句The 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday.（十八米高的橡皮鸭在星期五到达北京），故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据文中原句Because of the rain on Friday, there were not too many people coming to see it. （因为星期五下雨，所以来看橡皮鸭的人并不很多），所以此题选C（因为天气不好）。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据文中原句The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman.（橡皮鸭展览是有荷兰艺术家Florentijn Hofman设计的），所以D的描述是错误的。
【小题5】主旨大意题。根据文中所提供的信息及最后一段的描述，橡皮鸭能使人想起童年，故选A。
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Recently, China Dream has been the subject of a public topic. Although it is quite common for Chinese people to dream of a developed China, most people also have their own dreams. I interviewed several young Chinese students with higher US educational backgrounds. They all had their own dreams for their native country.
Fred Wang, an MBA student in the US, said, “I dream of equal chance for the young in China. Equality means all young people can compete fairly, based on the rule-of-law no matter whether they are rich or poor.”
Yujie Zhao, another MBA student in California, said, “I dream of having the best education for my children so they will not lose at the starting line, and I dream of being able to take good care of my parents after they return home from work.”
Yiqiong Zhang, an MBA graduate from the US, shared her dreams. “I have a dream which I have been holding for many years, that is after working hard for about 20 to 25 years, I can have enough money to build and manage a bookstore or a flower shop. Besides working hard, I am able to enjoy life, to play the piano, to hike and to enjoy a two-month-long vacation every year. This may be a common dream among young Chinese students.”
There is no doubt that all of these young students have their own China Dream. They all love chasing their dreams. The beautiful China Dream requires everyone’s hard work. Everyone should work hard to make their dreams come true.
【小题1】Which is TRUE about the three young Chinese students?
| A．They receive higher education in their native country. |
| B．They receive education of all levels in California. |
| C．They have their own hopes and dreams for China. |
| D．They have their own hopes and dreams for the US. |
| A．竞争 | B．完成 | C．对待 | D．成功 |
| A．Having an equal chance for the young in China. |
| B．Having the best education for her children. |
| C．Managing a bookstore or a flower shop in her middle ages. |
| D．Taking a four weeks’ vacation every year. |
| A．is very difficult to come true |
| B．requires everyone’s hard work |
| C．is a subject we need to teach in school |
| D．is only a dream of young Chinese students |
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Microsoft has stopped providing service for Windows XP since April 8,2014. Microsoft has provided support for Windows XP for the past 12 years. 【1】The computers that use the XP system are not as safe as before.
The "demise"(停用) of Windows XP will have the greatest influence on China because it has about 210 million XP users, who make up about 70.percent of the PC market in the world. Microsoft's decision to "kill" Windows XP, a product with hundreds of millions of users, has a certain purpose to show its strong position in the operating system market.
At the same time, the "death" of XP has created opportunities for China's IT companies to grow and develop. China can break the monopoly(垄断)of international IT giants and protect the internet security(安全) by having information technology and a policy that encourages innovation.
【小题1】把划线部分翻译成汉语：
根据短文内容回答第2—4题：
【小题2】In which year, Windwos XP started to provid support?
【小题3】According to the passage,how many XP users are there in the world?
【小题4】How can China break the monopoly of international IT giants and protect the internet security?
【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．How to protect our XP system? |
| B．How to change your computer? |
| C．Why did Mirosoft stopped providing service for Windows XP |
| D．The influenc about the “demise” of Windows XP. |
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories ? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.
【小题1】Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.
| A．he can’t read or write |
| B．he doesn’t use his memory |
| C．his parents haven’t a good memory |
| D．he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time |
| A．you can’t use them any more |
| B．they will become stronger |
| C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again |
| D．they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again |
| A．Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs |
| B．Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice |
| C．Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory |
| D．A good memory comes from less practice |
| A．his own fault | B．his parents’ fault |
| C．his teachers’ fault | D．his grandmother’s fault |
| A．how to use our arms or legs | B．how to read and write |
| C．how to have a good memory | D．how to learn from the people |
Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
 SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA | The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center. |
 HONG KONG, CHINA | This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. |
| A．The weather. | B．The mountains. | C．The air. | D．The traffic. |
| A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
| B．The large population and the traffic. |
| C．The expensive housing. |
| D．The beautiful temples. |
| A．They both have beautiful mountains. |
| B．They both have a large population. |
| C．Air pollution is a problem in both. |
| D．They are both crowded. |
| A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
| B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
| C．the weather inboth cities is fine |
| D．San Jose used to be small fishing village |
Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What were the rewards（收获）of the three years? Teen readers have their stories to share.
Lin Yijian, 14, Xiamen, Fujian
I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped（下降）a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked really hard by studying from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm every day. It was crazy, but when I got back to the front seat of the class, I felt everything had been worthwhile (值得的).
Luo Shu’er, 14, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
I lived in a dorm during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to make my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange（安排）my time. I’ve done a good job and I feel proud.
Yin Donghui, 13, Beijing
I won first place in the rope skipping（跳绳）competition at our school’s sports meeting in my first year in junior school. The sports meeting is a big thing at our school. To prepare for it, I practiced hard and skipped rope 500 times every day. Finally I skipped over 210 times in one minute. You don’t know how excited I was then!
【小题1】Where can you probably read the passage?
| A．In an ad. | B．In a story book. | C．In a newspaper. | D．In a textbook. |
| A．Because his grades were not so good as before. |
| B．Because he felt everything had been worthwhile. |
| C．Because he studied too hard. |
| D．Because he wanted to drop his study. |
| A．旅馆 | B．宿舍 | C．会堂 | D．走廊 |
| A．150 times. | B．200 times. | C．210 times. | D．500 times. |
| A．By comparing different places. | B．By describing people’s looks. |
| C．By giving figures（数据）. | D．By using students’ words. |
Chinese basketball player Wang Zhizhi returned home from the United States on the morning of April 10th after he had been expelled (除名) from the national team for four years.
“It has been a long time. I am so glad to be coming back home,” Wang told a CCTV reporter.
Wang is the first Chinese to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the Dallas in 2001. He was welcomed by the Chinese basketball officials at the Beijing International Airport that morning.
“I realized I had made a big mistake (for refusing to return when he was needed). I want to say sorry to my fans and to the Bayi team which trained me and gave me the chance to play in this time. I want to make up my fault and win back my place in the national team.” Wang went on.
“Wang Zhizhi won’t play in the final competition of the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) because he didn’t register (注册),” said Zhang Bing, who works with the Bayi team.
【小题1】 Wang Zhizhi hasn’t been a member of the national team .
| A．for four years | B．since April 10 | C．since 2001 | D．for 5 years |
| A．he refused to return when he was needed |
| B．he left the Bayi team for America |
| C．he didn’t play well when he was in China |
| D．Dallas didn’t want to keep him |
| A．集中注意力于 | B．弥补过失 | C．珍惜机会 | D．遵守规则 |
| A．Wang Zhizhi was not welcomed in Beijing |
| B．Wang Zhizhi was a reporter on sports before |
| C．every player must register before he plays in the competition of the CBA |
| D．the Chinese basketball officials didn’t want Wang Zhizhi to come back home |
| A．Wang Zhizhi Feels Sorry | B．Wang Zhizhi in the Bayi Team |
| C．Wang Zhizhi Returns Home | D．Wang Zhizhi in the United States |
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
【小题1】The fire began in_______.
| A．a hotel. | B．the palace. | C．Pudding Lane. | D．Thames Street. |
| A．home. | B．children. |
| C．wife and husband. | D．wife and children. |
| A．some people lost their lives. |
| B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire. |
| C．many famous buildings were destroyed. |
| D．the King's bakery was burned down. |
| A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. |
| B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. |
| C．To show that poor people suffered most. |
| D．To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. |
| A．The king and his soldiers came to help. |
| B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. |
| C．People managed to get enough water from the river. |
| D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down. |
According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(长期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.
Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year’s Big Butterfly Count(统计), and they found 830,000 butterflies. Volunteers were asked to make a record. They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.
Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country. Then, they compared the results to the year before. They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years. They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.
However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see the same result the next year.
Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butterflies are in long-term decline. Studies have been done since the 1970s. They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”
He added, “We must halt the long-term decline of these beautiful creatures(生物). The only way is by stopping the damage that has been done to the butterflies’ habitats(栖息地) across the UK.”【小题1】 The volunteers were asked to ______.
| A．study 830,000 butterflies |
| B．help scientists take notes |
| C．record the number of each kind of butterfly |
| D．find how many kinds of butterflies there are |
【小题2】What can we learn from the study?| A．There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies. |
| B．50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013. |
| C．The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased. |
| D．There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number. |
【小题3】What does the underlined part “the same result” in Paragraph 4 mean?| A．The weather is cold. | B．The weather is warm. |
| C．UK butterfly numbers decline. | D．UK butterfly numbers increase. |
【小题4】 The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph means “_________”.| A．stop | B．study | C．make | D．plan |
【小题5】 What would be the best headline of the passage?| A．Different kinds of butterflies in the UK. |
| B．Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013. |
| C．UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase. |
| D．Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase. |