Gangnam Style is a song by the South Korean pop artist PSY. By the end of October 2012, the song reached the number one position online in 33 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Although its recep­tion in Japan remained lukewarm, the song topped China' s Baidu 500 download list.

“Gangnam Style" has become a new Korean expression that refers to a lifestyle in the Gangnam district of Seoul, where peo­ple are trendy and modern. The term was listed in Time's weekly vocabulary list as a manner associated with luxurious lifestyles in Gangnam district of Seoul. PSY said in an interview that he had a sense of humor by pretending to be “ Gangnam Style" when everything about the song, dance, looks, and the music video is far from being high class.

People who are actually from Gangnam never think that they are. So this song is actually tea- sing(讽刺）such people as are keen to be famous, saying that they are “Gangnara Style”，but in fact they are showy and silly.

In the song，“ Oppan Cangnam style ” has been translated as “ Big brother is Gangnam style”，with PSY referring to himself, “Oppa”，a Korean expression used by females to refer to an older male friend or older brother, which is also used by Korean-Pop fans to address their K- pop idols.

PSY added that his Korean fans have very large expectations about his dancing, so he felt a lot of pressure. In order to keep up with expectations, he stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with the “Gangnam Style” dance. Along the way, he had tested various animal-inspired dance moves, including panda and kangaroo moves, before settling for the horse，which involves pretending to ride a horse.

56. What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Gangnam Style is popular only in western countries.

B. Gangnam Style can be downloaded from China’ s Baidu.

C. Gangnam Style has become famous around the world.

D. Gangnam Style is welcomed in all the Asian countries.

57. The term of ” Gangnam Style" is used to describe ____people in Gangnam district of Seoul.

A. fashionable   B. serious                    C. independent                      D. strange

58. The song of Gangnam Style is intended to make fun of those who _______.

A. take some pop stars as their idols

B. know much about singing and dancing

C. try so hard to be something that they're not

D. are too old to sing and dance on the stage

59. What tune does the song of “ Gangnam Style" have?

A. serious               B. instructive                 C. passive                     D. funny

60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A. PSY used various animals' moves in his dance.

B. PSY designed his dance imitating many animals.

C. PSY refers to his fans as ” Oppa" in Korean style.

D. PSY's dance contains the riding horse moves.

Gangnam Style is a song by the South Korean pop artist PSY. By the end of October 2012, the song reached the number one position online in 33 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Although its recep­tion in Japan remained lukewarm, the song topped China' s Baidu 500 download list.

“Gangnam Style" has become a new Korean expression that refers to a lifestyle in the Gangnam district of Seoul, where peo­ple are trendy and modern. The term was listed in Time's weekly vocabulary list as a manner associated with luxurious lifestyles in Gangnam district of Seoul. PSY said in an interview that he had a sense of humor by pretending to be “ Gangnam Style" when everything about the song, dance, looks, and the music video is far from being high class.

People who are actually from Gangnam never think that they are. So this song is actually tea- sing(讽刺）such people as are keen to be famous, saying that they are “Gangnara Style”，but in fact they are showy and silly.

In the song，“ Oppan Cangnam style ” has been translated as “ Big brother is Gangnam style”，with PSY referring to himself, “Oppa”，a Korean expression used by females to refer to an older male friend or older brother, which is also used by Korean-Pop fans to address their K- pop idols.

PSY added that his Korean fans have very large expectations about his dancing, so he felt a lot of pressure. In order to keep up with expectations, he stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with the “Gangnam Style” dance. Along the way, he had tested various animal-inspired dance moves, including panda and kangaroo moves, before settling for the horse，which involves pretending to ride a horse.

56. What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Gangnam Style is popular only in western countries.

B. Gangnam Style can be downloaded from China’ s Baidu.

C. Gangnam Style has become famous around the world.

D. Gangnam Style is welcomed in all the Asian countries.

57. The term of ” Gangnam Style" is used to describe ____people in Gangnam district of Seoul.

A. fashionable   B. serious                    C. independent                      D. strange

58. The song of Gangnam Style is intended to make fun of those who _______.

A. take some pop stars as their idols

B. know much about singing and dancing

C. try so hard to be something that they're not

D. are too old to sing and dance on the stage

59. What tune does the song of “ Gangnam Style" have?

A. serious               B. instructive                 C. passive                     D. funny

60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A. PSY used various animals' moves in his dance.

B. PSY designed his dance imitating many animals.

C. PSY refers to his fans as ” Oppa" in Korean style.

D. PSY's dance contains the riding horse moves.

History is full of examples of leaders joining together to meet common goals. But rarely have two leaders worked together with such friendship and cooperation as American President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. They both were born in wealthy families and were active in politics for many years. Both men loved the sea and the navy，history and nature.

Roosevelt and Churchill first met when they were lower­level officials in World War One. But neither man remembered much about that meeting. However，as they worked together during the Second World War they came to like and trust each other. Roosevelt and Churchill exchanged more than one thousand seven hundred letters and messages during five and a half years. They met many times，at large national gatherings and in private talks. But the closeness of their friendship might be seen best in a story told by one of Roosevelt’s close advisors，Harry Hopkins. Hopkins remembered how Churchill was visiting Roosevelt at the White House one day. Roosevelt went into Churchill’s room in the morning to say hello. But the president was shocked to see Churchill coming from the washing room with no clothes at all. Roosevelt immediately apologized to the British leader for seeing him naked. But Churchill reportedly said: “The Prime Minister of Great Britain has nothing to hide from the president of the United States.” And then both men laughed.

The United States and Great Britain were only two of several nations that joined together in the war to resist Hitler and his Allies. In January,1942，twenty­six of these nations signed an agreement promising to fight for peace，religious freedom，human rights，and justice. The three major Allies，however，were the most important for the war effort: the United States，Britain，and the Soviet Union. Yet，Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed about when  to attack Hitler in western Europe. And Churchill resisted Roosevelt’s suggestions that Britain give up some of its colonies. But in general，the friendship between Roosevelt and Churchill，and between the United States and Britain led the two nations to cooperate closely.

1.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Roosevelt and Churchill had much in common.

B．Roosevelt and Churchill had nothing in common.

C．Roosevelt and Churchill had no difference but cooperation.

D．Roosevelt and Churchill always joined together to meet common goals.

2.Which of the following about Roosevelt and Churchill is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Since World War One they had believed in each other.

B．They exchanged just 27 letters and messages per month during the 5.5 years.

C．Harry Hopkins never let out the closeness of their friendship.

D．Roosevelt and Churchill hadn’t been presidents before World War One.

3.We can know from the passage that________.

A．Roosevelt and Churchill did not always agree with each other

B．over two differences between Churchill and Roosevelt were mentioned

C．Churchill urged Roosevelt to give up some of its colonies

D．the differences between Roosevelt and Churchill had an effect on their cooperation

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［1］Every year, lots of children die in traffic accidents, and many of these tragedies occur because child safety seats are not properly installed or are not used at all. As more and more families buy private cars, it’s time to _______________ the safety of children.

［2］Parents tend to let the child sit alone in the front passenger seat, or leave the child alone in the back of the car without any safety restraints, have the child held in an adult’s lap, or have the child use an adult’s safety belt. All of these can potentially add elements of danger for a child in a car.

［3］In the 1970s, Western countries began to research safety devices for children in cars. It was later found that special safety devices for children in cars will help to reduce injury by about 70 percent, and child safety seats play a key role in protecting children in case of traffic accidents.

［4］Since 1999, automakers have been required to put child restraint systems in cars in the United States. There are more than 25 million child safety seats in the United States, compared to only 600,000 in China. Today, more than 40 countries in the world have already issued relevant legal regulations, making it compulsory that children sit in safety seats. In Germany, the Netherlands and Japan, children under 12 years old are required to sit in child safety seats.

［5］China is a manufacturing base for child safety seats, but the market in China is still limited. As a result, while we export our products to other countries, our own children in China are rarely provided with safety seats for various reasons. We hope this situation will be improved.

1.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?(no more than 10 words)

2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

3.Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?

4.List at least 3 elements of danger for a child in a car.

1）                                                                           

2）                                                                           

3）                                                                            

5.What does the author want to tell us by writing such an article? (no more than 12 words )

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

1.Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?

A．It is her favorite place to play.

B．Her needs can be satisfied there.

C．Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

D．Her parents always play together with her there.

2.What can be learned from the passage?

A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom.

B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.

3.Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A．Open the window at night

B．lie down in bed to have a dream

C．try to bring back a sense of home

D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

4.What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?

A．To express how much she is attached to her home.

B．To declare how much she loves her first house.

C．To describe the state of her family.

D．To look back on her childhood.