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5．Do you suppose Darwin，one of the greatest scientists of all time，really did fools experiments？Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish？
Sometimes，people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution （解决办法） to
a problem．Sometimes，they really do know an answer or a solution，but without thinking they are important．
Charles Darwin didn't settle for （满足于） just thinking he knew something．And，he believed all
things could be important however simple they seemed to be．
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape．If you drop them at the same time in the same place，they will fall in the same way．Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight （紧的） little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets．What happens？You have done an
experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything．
But this simple experiment is important．It explains part of our present-day understandings of

physics，ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton．And these understanding set aside some of ancient Greek physics．
Scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them．Even the
simplest idea，which we might think is foolish，can shake the foundations （根基）of science．
21．The passage tells us that Charles DarwinC．
A．was a great English scientist
B．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C．thought even the simplest thing was important
D．didn't get well with others
22．The phrase"set aside"most probably meansA．
A． throw away
B．store up （储存；积聚）
C．put to use
D．realize
23．The author of the passage tries toD．
A．convince us that Charles Darwin，Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C．prove that two sheets of paper，with the same size and shape，will fall at the same speed
D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
24．Which of the following is TRUE？B
A．Darwin really did fools experiments．
B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments．
C．It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple．
D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics．

4．假设你是《中国旅游》杂志社的记者李明．你刚收到你的社长王海星的电子邮件，在邮件中，王社长询问你7月能否前往张家界参加旅游文化节．请结合你的行程安排，给你的社长王海星写一封答复邮件，向他说明你不能前去张家界参加旅游文化节的原因．
注意：1．词数100左右，开头语已为你写好，不计入总字数．
2．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称．

From：ChinaTravelWangHaixin@hotmail．com

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Subject：Can you go to Zhangjiajie next month？

Dear Li Ming，
ZhangJiajie city will be holding a tourism and culture festival next month．Can you go to Zhangjiajie and bring back some interesting photos and reports？Let me know your answer and schedule as soon as possible．Thank you．
Best wishes
Wang Haixing

Li Ming's schedule for July
13-17July：travel along the Yangtze
18    July：visit Wuhan University
19    July：interview professors about Wuhan University
20-22July：go to Chengdu
21    July：visit some temples of Taoism （道观）
23    July：fly to Xi'an
24-29July：explore places of interest in Xi'an
30    July：return to Beijing
Dear Mr．Wang
Thank you for your email about the tourism and culture festival in Zhangjiajie next month．However，I am afraid I can't go as I have a tight schedule during July，please let me explain．

Yours，
Li Ming．

3．Bali is a tiny island that is part of Indonesia（印度尼西亚） today．It is a pretty island that has many mountains and a pleasant climate．For a long time，Bali was cut off from much of the world．
The people of Bali were happy and had a peaceful life．They were not allowed to fight．At one time there had been terrible wars on Bali．Then the people decided it was wrong to fight or have wars．They made rules to keep apart those people who wanted to fight．
Bali was divided into seven small kingdoms．The land around each kingdom was kept empty，and no one lived there．Since the kingdoms did not share the same borders（边界），the people could not fight about them．
On Bali，even children were not allowed to fight．If two children started a fight over a toy，someone separated them．When two boys argued，they would agree not to speak to each other．Sometimes they did not talk together for months； this gave the boys a chance to forget their anger．
Families who were angry with each other also promised not to speak．Their promise was written down，and the whole village knew about it．If they broke their promise，they had to offer gifts to their gods．
28．Bali is an island belonging toC．
A．Europe
B．Africa
C．Asia
D．America
29．The people of BaliD．
A．fought for a long time
B．quarreled about their borders
C．is cut off from much of the world
D．lived a happy and peaceful life
30．How did the people of Bali prevent fighting from breaking out？D
A．They shared the same borders．
B．The island was divided into seven kingdoms．
C．They made strict rules to punish those who wanted to fight．
D．Land was kept empty around each kingdom and no one lived there．
31．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．At one time there were terrible wars on the island．
B．You'll hardly see children fighting on the island．
C．Bali is a beautiful island with many mountains and nice weather．
D．People had to offer gifts to the villagers if they broke their promise．

2．My problems started after I went to a boarding （寄宿）school．I was only 14，and at first I missed my family a lot．I often called them and cried on the phone．But after two weeks，I found that I enjoyed being with my classmates at school．I had many friends who were boys．I thought of them as my best friends-but only friends．I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem．
Then，three months later，my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was staying with boys all day long in order to get attention from them．Seven months after that，the head teacher Mr．Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union（学生会）．I thought I could win，for I was doing well in school．I had already won prizes for the best math and English exams．A week later，the list came out and it didn't include me．I was sad．
Mr．Wang came to me and said，"Don't be sad．I know you're excellent!Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class．They don't know much about you，so some of them didn't choose you．It doesn't matter．Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time．"
24．What was the writer's problem when she was first in the boarding school？C
A．She didn't like her new school．
B．She didn't like her new teacher．
C．She missed her family very much．
D．She didn't get along well with her classmates．
25．Many of the writer's friends in her new school wereD．
A．teachers
B．women
C．girls
D．boys
26．Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union？B
A．Her teachers didn't like her．
B．Some girls didn't choose her．
C．She was a poor student．
D．She likes showing off herself．
27．Which of the following is NOT true，according to the passage？B
A．The teacher thought she was an excellent student．
B．The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams．
C．The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union
D．The writer didn't realize her friendships with boys would cause problems．

1．Dear Editors，
On my way to work every morning I drive by a farm where I can see some horses off in the distance in the woods．They are there every single morning no matter how cold or rainy or windy it is．There is a shed（牲口棚）on the farm，but it doesn't look to me that the horses are ever taken into the shed．Is this right？I don't think horses should be treated like this．
Sam
Dear Sam，
Thanks for taking an interest in these horses．Problems about the care of horses are different from cats and dogs．Think of wild horses that spend their whole lives outdoors finding whatever food and shelter（遮蔽物）they can on their own．The point is that horses don't require as much shelter as a lot of other farm animals．However，that doesn't mean that they don't need some shelter．
It is hard to tell from your letter whether the situation for these horses is unacceptable．Above all，do you know the people who own the horses well enough to just talk to them as a neighbor and express your concern （关注）？Maybe they will tell you that the horses do go in the shed at night．
If direct contact （联系）is not a choice and you can see that the horses'situation is poor，then call 911，report the situation and ask law enforcement officers （执法官员） to look into it．
If you just can't see enough to prove such a report，call the Oswego Court Humane Society on 207-1070for help from the Large Animal Assistance Project （LAAP）．A volunteer from the project will help solve the problem．
Speaking of volunteer assistance，since you appear to be a horse lover，why not talk to the LAAP about volunteer opportunities for you？It's big job，but totally rewarding，and the project always needs knowledgeable horse people to help．
32．Sam writes to the editors in order toB．
A．ask how to keep horses in changeable weathers．
B．discuss whether some horses are badly treated
C．express his strong interest in keeping horses
D．describe some beautiful horses he has seen
33．Compared with cats and dogs，horsesA．
A．need less shelter
B．prefer living indoors
C．can predict bad weathers
D．like finding food by themselves
34．What do the editors advise Sam to do first？C
A．To call 911for help
B．To find a volunteer from the LAAP
C．To contact the horses'owner directly．
D．To call the Oswego County Humane Society．
35．In the last paragraph of the second letter，the editorsC．
A．hope Sam can be more knowledgeable
B．stress the importance of volunteering
C．encourage Sam to join the LAAP
D．suggest Sam change his job．

20．Home Alone is a very funny 1990American film．It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home．
One night before Christmas，the McAlister family meets at their house．They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready．Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers，sisters and cousins．When he goes to bed，he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away．In the morning，everyone wakes up very late．They are all in a hurry to get to the airport，so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident．
Although Kevin is alone，he is very happy at first．His terrible family has gone---his wish has come true．He watches TV，eats lots of fast food and plays games．He has a good time．But later on，he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Marv planning to steal from his house．He goes home and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Marv．Many things in the house gets broken as Kevin tries to stop them．Finally，the police come and the men are taken away．
The house is now in a mess，so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents．They get back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is safe．
28．Why does Kevin think his family are"terrible"at first？B
A．Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday．
B．Because he is angry with his brothers，sisters and cousins．
C．Because his family wakes him up late．
D．Because he is left alone at home．
29．What doesn't Kevin do when he is alone at home？A
A．Going to the police station．
B．Eating fast food．
C．Playing games．
D．Stopping the thieves from stealing．
30．When Kevin's family come home，they findC．
A．the house is in a mess
B．two bad men are at their home
C．Kevin is safe
D．Kevin is gone
31．What is the best title of this passage？D
A．Eight-year-old Kevin
B．Family on Holiday
C．Two Bad Men Caught by a Boy
D．Home Alone---A Funny American Film．

19．Guo Jingming is a best-selling author in China．He was born in Zigong，Sichuan Province on June 6，1983．He is well-known for his essays and fictions，such as On the Edge of Love and Hurt，City of Fantasy，and Tiny Times．His essays and fictions are especially popular with teenagers．
He is also a director and once directed his movie Tiny Times successfully．In June 2013，Guo was awarded the Best New Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival for his first movie Tiny Times．The movie has sold 6.7million copies．
In 2001，Guo Jingming started to gain fame after winning the New Concept Writing Competition's top award．Lots of young people got to know Guo Jingming little by little．
A year later，Guo entered the writing competition again and won the top prize for the second time．At the same time，a collection of his prose（散文） On the Edge of Love and Hurt was published．
In 2003，his first novel City of Fantasy came out．It was the novel that made Guo Jingming famous all over the country．
In 2008，Guo was elected to the Chinese Writers'Association．He became the youngest member of the association．Guo's Tiny Times series was published between 2008and 2012．
24．The underlined word"fame"probably means"A"．
A．名气
B．失败
C．挫折
D．财富
25．A collection of his prose"On the Edge of Love and Hurt"was publishedB．
A．In 2001
B．In 2002
C．In 2003
D．In 2005
26．What's Guo Jingming's first novel？B
A．On the Edge of Love and Hurt．
B．City of Fantasy．
C．Tiny Times．
D．Cry me a Sad River．
27．What happened to Guo Jingming in 2008？D
A．He was won the New Concept Writing Competition's top award．
B．He began to make his first movie as a director．
C．His first novel was published all over the country．
D．He became the youngest member of the Chinese Writers'Association．

18．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed，but they could feel more content with to their lives．He was popular with people all over the world for his particular form of humor acting．The little tramp became knowing throughout the world．He played the main character which was poor and homeless，and wear large trousers，worn out shoes and a small round black hat，and carried a walking stick．The character was a social fail，but he won the love of his audience for his determination in overcoming difficulties，and was kind to others．In his film The Gold Rush，Chaplin success made a sad situation entertaining by eating a boiled shoe．As everlasting humor master，Charlie Chaplin will always be remembered by us．

17．There are various kinds of theme parks．Some are famous （61）forhaving the biggest or longest roller coasters，others for （62）showing（show） the famous sights and sounds of culture．Whichever and whatever you （63）like （like），there is a theme park for you!
The theme park which you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland．With all （64）attractions（attract），no wonder tourism is increasing （65）wherever there is a Disneyland．
Dollywood is one of the （66）most unique（unique） theme parks in the world．（67）Ithas the world's largest bald eagle preserve．
In England's Camelot Park，every area of it （68）is modelled（model） after life in the days of King Arthur （69）andthe Knights of the Round Table．There you can experience the ancient days and great （70）deeds（deed ）of English knights and ladies，princes and queens．

16．Ideal for anyone who wants a good time，the Gold Coast in Australia is packed with enough fun for everyone．It's impossible to be bored on the Gold Coast．
Dream World
A fun place for everyone，whether you are a family with young kids，older kids，or out with your mates．This theme park is actually a series of parks，made up of such places as preschooler （学龄前儿童）heaven，"Wiggles World"，as well as whole sections of thrill rides（云霄飞车），kiddy rides，shows，and such attractions as"Big Brother"for your inner reality TV fans．Dream World also owns the theme park White Water World and it is possible to buy tickets from Dream World that covers several different parks or events．
Sea World
Get up close and personal with dolphins，sharks and polar bears．This theme park offers lots of excitement for everyone，with just the right mixture of thrill rides，shows，exhibits，and animal encounters．This is a must-see for your Gold Coast adventure．
Warner Bros Movie World
The best combination of fast-paced entertainment with heart-stopping thrill rides； visitors can have fun living as though they're in the movies．Kids will love seeing all their favorite cartoons； bigger kids and grownups can pretend they're on real movie sets with their favorite action heroes，and then put themselves into some serious action．
How to get there
You can easily travel to the Gold Coast by train，plane，car or bus．
Fly straight into Gold Coast International Airport，or to Brisbane and then catch the"airtrain"service to the Gold Coast．All of the major airlines have daily flights，some with several per day．
Accommodation （住宿）
Want something truly unusual？Consider staying in the world's largest residential （住宅的）tower and enjoy beautiful views．Or maybe a houseboat or"floating apartment"．The accommodation choices on the Gold Coast are just as various and interesting as the activities，so whether you are a single，couple，family，friends，a large or small group，you will find choices perfect for you at Take A Break．com．au．
25．The purpose of the passage is toB
A．describe some theme parks in Australia
B．attract more visitors to the Gold Coast
C．introduce some exciting shows and adventures
D．introduce the attractions of the Gold Coast
26．Which of the following is TRUE about Dream World？D
A．Visitors must buy tickets in different theme parks．
B．Thrill rides are only intended for kids．
C．Visitors can enjoy many wonderful TV plays．
D．It is made up of several parks．
27．Which word can best describe the visitors'feelings when visiting the above parks？A
A．Excitement．
B．Horror．
C．Pride．
D．Surprise．
28．If you travel to the Gold Coast，you canB．
A．go there by boat
B．live in a boat
C．book air tickets on the Internet
D．only enjoy limited attractions．

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