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I was walking and reading in a P. E. class during my second-to-last period of the school day, when I saw a girl walking alone with her head in a book as well. I decided 1. (get) into a conversation, so I asked her 2. book she was reading. I 3. (forget) the name of it already, but I remember her 4. (ask) me if I’d talked to her after I heard another girl shouting rudely at her.

I admitted that I knew nothing about it, but we made fast 5. (friend) and talked about all sorts of things 6. sorting shelves at supermarkets to TV shows. When we were called in, a girl, who I thought was the one shouting at her 7. (early)，pushed her aside and swore at her in a low voice.

I am extremely glad that my new friend wasn’t as quick-tempered as I was 8. I was about to hit her. We soon moved along, without any quarrels, and sat down together to talk.

9. bell rang soon enough and then we parted I wished her 10. (good) and secretly sent safety and light to her，straight from my heart.

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   In Silicon Valley，it's never too early to become an entrepreneur．Just ask 13-year-old David Moore．The eighth-grader has launched a company last October to develop low-cost machines to print Braille （布莱叶盲文）．David built a Braille printer with a Lego Mindstorms EV3kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question：How do blind people read？"Google it，"they told him．David then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers cost at least 2，000dollars-too expensive for most blind readers．
"I just thought that price should not be there．I know that there is a simpler way to do this，"said David，who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it．David wants to improve the"Braigo"-a name that combines Braille and Lego-and develop a desktop Braille printer that costs around 350dollars and weighs just a few pounds，compared with current models that can weigh more than 20pounds．"My end goal would probably be having most of the blind people…using my Braille printer，"said David，who lives in the Silicon Valley suburb of Santa Clara，just minutes away from Intel headquarters．
After the Braigo won numerous awards and enthusiastic support from the blind community，David started Braigo Labs last summer with an initial 35，000dollars investment from his dad．"We as parents started to get involved more，thinking that he's on to something and this new way process has to continue，"said his father，Matthew Moore，an engineer who works for Intel．
Intel officials were so impressed with David's printer that in November they invested an undisclosed sum in his start-up．They believe he's the youngest entrepreneur to receive venture capital money invested in exchange for a financial stake in the company．"He's solving a real problem，and he wants to go off and challenge an existing industry，"said Edward Ross，director of Inventor Platforms at Intel．Now the company is using the money to hire professional engineers and advisers to help design and build Braille printers based on David's ideas．It aims to have a prototype （样机） ready for blind organizations to test this summer and have a Braigo printer on the market later this year．

66．Which of the followings is Not the description of Braigo？C
A．The name"Braigo"comes from Braille and Lego．
B．The blind are in favor of the new type of printer．
C．It costs less money and weighs just a few pounds．
D．David planned to improve Braigo and make it lighter but easier to use．
67．Which of the following words can best describe David's personalities？D
A．Adventurous and enthusiastic．
B．Trustworthy and active．
C．Childish and outgoing．
D．Creative and independent．
68．Which of the following is the correct order？A
①．Intel officials invested money in David's start-up．
②．David launched a company．
③．David got an initia l35，000dollars investment from his dad．
④．David created a new Braille printer model called Braigo．
⑤．Braigo Labs hired professional engineers and advisers to help design and build Braille
Printers．
A．④③②①⑤
B．④②⑤①③
C．③⑤④②①
D．②①④⑤③
69．What can we learn from Paragraph 4？A
A．Intel didn't announce the amount of money it invested．
B．No one else has ever received venture capital from Intel．
C．Intel purchased David's ideas to design and build Braille printers．
D．Braigo printers have been on the market and proved a great success．
70．The passage is most probably taken from．B
A．a sports section
B．a science section
C．a culture section
D．an entertainment section．

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Dear Editor,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There you’ll find the heart of this lovely community. It’s where villagers meet and greet friends.

When Angelica’s post office was threatened with being closed in the 1980s，a villager，Pat, came up with a plan to save it. “At Christmas time I would hear on the news about towns named Snow or Bethlehem having celebrations,” says Pat, “Why couldn’t we do the same thing with Angelica?”

Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cancellation (邮戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.

She drew her angels in a traditional fashion and submitted her suggestion to the U.S. Postal Service. Once approved, the drawing was carved into a cancellation stamp that could be used for one day only. The postmistress (女邮局局长) then had another idea to make the day even more special calling the post office Angel Station.

The large increase in mail amount saved Angelica’s post office from being closed and keeps the doors open today.

Now it’s tradition that on the first Friday in December，people come to Angelica to mail their Christmas cards. Each year the amount of mail going through the Angelica Post Office increases during late November and early December. Stamp collectors from around the world have accepted the Angel Station cancellation, some sending mail from as far away as France.

Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys season’s greetings from Angel Station every year. Post offices may close in other parts of the country, but this tiny one continues.

1.What did Pat do to save the post office?

A. She invented a new cancellation. B. She hosted Christmas celebrations.

C. She gave the office a better name. D. She designed a special set of stamps.

2.Which of the following can best describe Pat?

A. Stubborn and determined. B. Humorous and intelligent.

C. Curious and friendly. D. Creative and warm-hearted.

3.What can we learn about Angelica’s post office from the passage?

A. It was complately closed in the 1980s.

B. Its name has been changed many times.

C. Its stamp remains the same each season.

D. It is also the centre of local social life.

The entire house was lit with lights. It was Meera’s wedding the next day. Seema walked to her daughter's bedroom. Meera was not there, so she left the envelope on Meera’s bed and went away. When Meera came back after a bath downstairs, her eyes fell on the envelope. She picked it up and opened it Sitting on the bed, she started to read it：

My darling daughter, I’m so happy for My darling is getting marked! To such a good man! At the same time, I’m a little worried, too. The reason? You’re going to a new house where everything is going to be new: the people, relationships and surroundings. Yes, you’re smart and Vinod will be there with you to help, but I have a few things to say:

Accept Vinous parents as your parents. Remember that your mother-in-law will have her own understanding about you. So it’s up to you give her a good impression.

Earn respect from family members. If that means changing yourself a little bit and adapting to their customs, just do it. It will help you to settle into your new home.

Never compare your mothers home and their home. It may not be appreciated.

The kitchen is one place where small fights can appear. Ifs your mother-in-law s kingdom, so ask her permission if you want to cook something. If she offers help, accept it. This Ml help in building trust between you. Similarly, offer her your help when she s busy cooking. Thus, a new relationship -will be born: one of respect and understanding.

Finally, respect your husband, as he's your life partner. Remember that a marriage re-quires trust, love and compromise (妥协).

I could have sat with you and told you, but I felt that writing all this down would make you understand better and I’m sure you’ll give your whole heart to this relationship. Remember that both Papa and I are here for you always.

Love,

1.Where was Meera when her mother went to her bedroom?

A. In the kitchen. B. In the bathroom.

C. In Vinod’s house. D. In the bedroom.

2.What was Seema’s attitude towards Vinod?

A. Satisfied. B. Cautious.

C. Doubtful. D. Worried

3.According to the text, what will help if Meera wants to build trust with her mother-in-law?

A. Living with her. B. Cooking meals instead of her.

C. Making comparison with her. D. Accepting her help in the kitchen.

Street dances are dance styles that evolved (演变) outside of dance studios in any available open space. They are often improvisational (即兴的) and social in nature，encouraging interaction and contact with audiences and the other dancers. These dances generally evolve out of urban and suburban spaces and are a part of the native culture of that geographical area. Some examples of street dances include B-boying, or breakdancing, which originated in New York City, and Melbourne Shuffle which originated in Melbourne, Australia.

Street dances are dances that evolve between people in a social environment，although it cannot be always determined as to how they actually do evolve between people. In theory, as one person comes up with a move that looks good to another person, that other person tries to copy that move. Similar to the game of Chinese Whispers, the effect is that the other person cannot absolutely perform that move the same way as the other person, thus leading to the dancer creating their own style or entirely new moves.

There is a small difference between entirely freestyle dance and an absolute street dance. While freestyle dance is random and a personal dance invented by a single person (even if ifs based on someone else’s dance style), a full street dance is a collection of the various similar dance moves and styles collected into one practice and regarded as the same dance. For example, when B-boying evolved out of early hip-hop culture, people came up with their own moves, and other people improved them. Street dances constantly evolve for as long as they are now and then practiced and regarded as the same dance. All the moves danced to breaks in hip-hop culture were regarded as B-boying.

Sometimes it is possible to trace back street dance styles that were mostly pioneered by specific persons. One example is Locking, which is often regarded as being started by Don Campbell, who was a 1970s pioneer of American street dance. Most of the time it is impossible to owe street dances to specific people; since the dances evolve outside of professional dance environments, and there is no social or legal record. Street dance pioneers also rarely have professional degrees in dance, thus distinguishing street dance from other modern dance forms.

1.Paragraph 1 is intended to tell us the of street dances.

A. varieties B. changes

C. characteristics D. distributions

2.What do we know about street dances?

A. Dancers perform them in dance studios.

B. They are developed by professional dancers.

C. They are collected from different moves and styles.

D. Dancers create moves based on other people’s moves.

3.Chinese Whispers are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to .

A. stress a street dancer’s own style

B. show the effect of Chinese whispers

C. introduce a popular Chinese game

D. explain the characteristics of street dances

4.The passage is probably taken from .

A. a travel journal B. a history textbook

C. a popular magazine D. a museum brochure

Augusto Esquivel is a sculptor who, in his own words, is “crazy with comparisons of reality and potential and the balance between them.” Perhaps the best example of what he’s talking about are his most famous creations: the suspended(悬挂的) button sculptures.

Made entirely from buttons hanging on various lengths of string, Esquivel’s sculptures are made to look like common objects: a piano, a gumball machine, and even a toilet. If it wasn’t for the clear string hanging above, these objects, these sculptures, would look solid, yet you can put your hands right through them. The process starts with him deciding on a subject and setting the acrylic （丙烯酸树脂）from where the buttons are being suspended. He buys buttons of different shapes and sizes, paints them with spray paint, and carefully hangs them. After that, it’s a manner of hanging each individual button, which takes a lot of time. For his piano, for example, he individually hung over 60 pounds worth of tiny buttons.

Esquivel’s sculptures, while mostly housed inside art galleries, perfectly capture one of the main principles of street art: something that is eye-catching and something that invites interaction. Often the best sculptures outside the art galleries aren’t the ones behind guards and fencing, but the ones people can go right up to and touch. In Vancouver, a series of laughing old men are attracting people for pictures and to just generally hang around, but the people who simply walk by and see the sculptures almost always leave with a smile on their face. That’s good street art: it draws the viewer in rather than relying on a gallery to draw in an audience and point them to certain pieces.

Esquivel’s art is not only a presentation of talent, something that mentions larger philosophical questions, like the ones he stated above, but also just the right combination of interesting idea and painstaking work. One can look at his work in a critical way, or simply appreciate his idea and execution(艺术品的制作).

1.What are Esquivel’s sculptures mainly made of?

A. Clay.

B. Iron.

C. Gum.

D. Buttons.

2.Which statement is WRONG according to Paragraph 3?

A. Some of Esquivel’s sculptures are displayed outside art galleries.

B. Esquivel’s art is good street art.

C. People can’t touch Esquivel’s sculptures involve interaction.

D. Esquivel’s sculptures can catch people’s eye and involve interaction.

3.Which of the following in NOT what Esquivel’s art wants to present?

A. Talent.