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16．The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics．At this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games．The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25，1932in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics．From then on，publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule．
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936．The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear．It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics．
In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful．When the White Olympics came，the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games．China also published four stamps in February 1980，when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics．
Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14，500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting．
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen．

13．The White Olympics and the Winter OlympicsA．
A．are the same thing
B．are different games
C．are not held in winter
D．are held in summer
14．The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world GamesB．
A．after the year 1936
B．after the 3rd Winter Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics
D．before the year 1932
15．Which of the following is true？C
A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．
B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．
C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games．
D．Japan can't publish stamps to mark those Games．

15．Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south．Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States．Mexico has more than ninety million people．The language of Mexico is Spanish．This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country．
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico．The city is also very high．It is 7349 feet high （2240metres）．This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world．The population，of Mexico City grows bigger every day．About thirty million people live there．It has more people than any other city in the world，even more than Tokyo．
Mexico also has its specialities．Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico．Foods like beans，maize，avocados，tomatoes，peanuts，chili peppers，vanilla，and chocolate come from Mexico．Mexico is also famous for its cactus （仙人掌） plants．Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country．

9．Mexico isAthe USA．
A．on the south of
B．on the north of
C．a part of
D．as large as
10．Mexicans speakB．
A．English
B．Spanish
C．French
D．Latin（拉丁语）
11．Which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Mexico City is the capital of Mexico．
B．The population of Mexico City is 30，000，000．
C．Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population．
D．Mexico City is the highest city in the world．
12．Tomatoes were originally （最初） grown inD．
A．America
B．Spain
C．Tokyo
D．Mexico．

14．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式填空．
Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn，in which lots of grain was kept．The watch，（41）whichwas a gift from his father，was very important to him and he was determined （42）to find（find） it．
After searching the barn for a long time，however，he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who （43）were playing（play） nearby．He promised to give a great reward to whoever found the watch．
Hearing this，the children hurried inside the barn（44）immediately（immediate）．They searched everywhere （45）butstill couldn't find the watch buried in the grain．The farmer was about to give up （46）when a little boy went up to him and asked to be given a second chance．The farmer looked at him and thought，"Why （47）not（no）？After all，this kid looks honest．"So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn．After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand!The farmer，（48）surprised（surprise） but happy，asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed．The boy replied，"I did nothing but （49）sit（sit） quietly and listen for the sound of the watch．"
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think better than an （50）excited（excite） one．

13．The Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher，known as the Iron Lady，was one of the toughest political women in the world．
As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham，Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school．（71）AUpon graduation，she worked for four years as a research chemist．She then became a lawyer，doing an excellent job in taxation law，in 1954．Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party （保守党） before being elected to the House of Commons （下议院） in 1959．（72）FAfter that she quickly became a spokesman for her party，and member of the Shadow Cabinet （影子内阁）．
（73）CThatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities，who encouraged people to be creative．After the Conservatives lost power in 1974，she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet．She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in the following year．In May 1979，she became Britain's first female prime minister，after the Conservatives regained power from Labor．
（74）EShe fought against labor organizations．According to a figure reported by her government，traditional industries were reduced to around 15，000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private．
She left office on November 28，1990 after she failed to carry out a fixed rate local tax，which led to huge popular protest from within her party．In 1992，she was appointed to the House of Lords，as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven．In the last few years of her life，she has been busy with writing and public speech．This caused her increasingly poor health．（75）D

A．She got a degree in chemistry at Oxford University．
B．Also she built strong association with US President Raegan．
C．In June 1970，she became secretary of state for education and science．
D．Therefore，she had to give up many chances of attending public activities．
E．In power，she was best known for her reducing Britain's traditional industries．
F．Thatcher was appointed as a Minister in 1961．

12．In England，people often talk about the weather because they can experience （经历） four seasons in one day．In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring．An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard．The weather gets a little cold．In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny，the sun will begin to shine，and it will be summer at this time of a day．
In England，people can also have summer in winter，or have winter in summer．So in winter they can swim sometimes，and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes．
When you go to England，you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella （伞）or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning，but you should not laugh at them．
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat，you will regret （后悔） later in the day．

56．Why do people in England often talk about the weather？A
A．Because they may have four seasons in one day
B．Because they often have very good weather
C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D．Because the sky is sunny all day
57．From the story we know that whenBcome，there is a heavy rain．
A．sunshine and snow B．black clouds
C．summer and winter D．spring and autumn
58．"People can also have summer in winter．"Means"it is sometimes tooAin winter．"
A．warm   B．cool   C．cold   D．rainy
59．In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them becauseB．
A．their friends ask them to do so    B．it often rains in England
C．they are going to sell them       D．they are their favourite things
60．The best title （标题）for this passage isC．
A．Bad Seasons   B．Summer or Winter  C．The Weather in England    D．Strange English People．

11．Look at the instructions on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers．
John is twelve years old．He had a bad cold and coughed day and night．He went to see a doctor．The doctor gave him some cough medicine．

Shake it well before use．
Take it three times each day before meals．
Dose（药量）：Age：over l4   2teaspoonfuls（勺）
8～13    l teaspoonful
4～7    1/2 teaspoonful
Not right for children below the age of three．Put it in a cold place．Use it before December 1st，2017．

51．John should takeB a day．
A．2teaspoonfuls          B．3teaspoonfuls
C．4teaspoonfuls              D．1teaspoonful
52．The medicine should be kept inA
A．a fridge      B．hot water    C．any place      D．the sun
53．John shouldA before he takes it．
A．shake the medicine well        B．eat nothing
C．do some exercise             D．drink a cup of tea
54．When people areC years old，they cannot take this medicine．
A．eighty      B．thirty      C．two        D．twelve
55．John willA the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st，2017．
A．throw away                B．stop to take
C．take once                  D．take six times more．

10．We were extremely poor．We had no house，no food．We had nothing．My parents had many problems．My family was always on the edge of violence．It was unbelievably stressful．There wasn't a moment to relax during my entire childhood．
I wanted to be an artist when I was about six．But my family was so poor that I got knocked off track by the working-class educational system and the environment I was living in．I became a street gang member，causing trouble and fighting against other groups．
Being a teenager with vivid imagination，a strong sense of adventure and some degree of courage，it was attractive to steal cars，drive them away，and get chased by the police．
If I had nothing to do，I would go to evening school to learn painting．I tried to enter one of those art schools，but I was rejected by 11schools when they heard I had been a street gang member．When I was not accepted，I cried a lot．
When I was finally accepted by Croydon College of Art，I felt I was in heaven．I felt that my life had been saved．I worked with great stress that other students found scary，and it scared me too．Unlike other students I could also feel a kind of happiness to do my best to realize my dream．
I went through a long period in my life where my art was not accepted．The only time I almost considered giving up was one morning，about 3a．m．I had an exhibition in New York．I could sell none of my works．I could not afford to live．I was so defeated．I thought maybe I should go somewhere in the middle of America and find a new job，have a car and a house with a garage．That lasted about an hour，but it was such a stressful experience．
Now I'm famous，and I got a lot of my works sold at a pretty high price．I think before one is famous，one has to be infamous，and before one is accepted，one has to be rejected．Painting doesn't explain itself．Painting is not an explanation．Painting doesn't try to teach．Painting is a body of experiences．Painting is called a hard business．One has to have firm beliefs．And I do．One has to have courage to be an artist because one has got to put up with all the insults one has to suffer as an artist．So one has to persist，in other words，to have a little hope．

64．The childhood of the author wasD．
A．happy B．relaxing C．boring D．painful
65．According to the passage，why was the author rejected by so many schools？C
A．Because he couldn't paint well．
B．Because he had no imagination．
C．Because he often caused trouble．
D．Because he couldn't afford the fee．
66．What does the underlined word"that"in Para.6refer to？B
A．The time when I stayed in New York．
B．The idea of giving up painting．
C．The unsuccessful exhibition．
D．The hard period of my life．
67．In the last paragraph the author tries to tell the readersC．
A．to fight against challenges
B．to dream of being famous
C．to stick to beliefs
D．to accept rejection．

9．My father likes classical music．He ______ to it in his spare time．（　　）

8．I feel sick．I wish I ________ so much cake．（　　）

7．The listening text might be easier for the students if you get it ________ into two parts．（　　）

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