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8．Getting electricity has always been a problem for the 173people living in Nuevo Saposoa，a small village in Peru，South America．However，things went from bad to worse in March 2015after heavy rains damaged the only power cables in the area．The villagers were forced to use oil lamps，which are not only expensive but also dangerous because of the harmful gases they produce．
Luckily，researchers at the University of Technology （UT） in Lima，Peru heard about their problem and found a wonderful solution．They made a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil，both of which can be easily found in the Amazonian rainforest where the village lies．The lamp takes energy from a plant growing in a wooden box and uses it to light up an LED light bulb．
While that may sound amazing and even impossible，the science behind the ides is quite simple．As plants create their food （using the sun's energy，water and chemicals from the soil），they also produce waste which they return to the soil．Tiny animals in the soil eat this waste and they produce electrons-the building blocks of electrical energy．The UT team put special sticks inside the soil to capture the energy and keep it in the lamp's batteries for later use．The researchers say a single charge can power a 50-watt Led light for two hours-enough time for local villagers to get their evening work done．
The university gave ten Plant Lamps to the villagers of Nuevo Saposoa in October 2015．So far，they have been a huge success!Elmer Ramirez，the UT professor who invented the lamp，believes the Plant Lamp could help improve the lives of many people，especially small rainforest communities，42% of whom have no electricity．

36．What are the problems of oil lamps according to Paragraph 1？D
A．They are difficult to use and create pollution
B．They are expensive to buy and easily damaged
C．They are difficult to repair and produce little light
D．They are expensive to use and can be bad for health
37．The electricity made by the Plant Lamp comes fromB．
A．plant food
B．plant waste
C．the soil's heat
D．the sun's energy
38．What is true about the Plant Lamp？D
A．It can be made by local people
B．It is much easier to use than oil lamps
C．It can produce all the electricity the village need
D．The things it needs to make electricity are easy to find
39．The Plant Lamp's inventor believes it could be most helpful forA．
A．rainforest communities
B．cars
C．poor people in cities
D．farmers
40．What is the purpose of the passage？A
A．To report on a new invention
B．To explain a new scientific theory
C．To describe how electricity is made
D．To discuss the problems of poor villages．

7．It may be hard to believe，but the American Revolution（革命）-the war that freed the American states from British control-began over a cup of tea．Tea was not the only thing that caused the war，of course，but it played a very big part．
The British people's love of tea is well-known．When the British won control over mush of North America in the early 1700s，they brought their tea-drinking habits with them．Tea quickly became the continents most popular drink．As tea could not be grown locally，just as in Britain，it was shipped into the country-mostly from India．
In the early 1700s，the Britain government made a special deal with the East India Company，as an English trading company．They agreed that no other company was allowed to bring tea to Britain or any country controlled by Britain，including America．It was a great deal for the East India Company，since it meant that the company could decide whatever price it wanted for its products．And it always decided on a high price!
In North America，the local people did not like having to pay such high prices．Instead of overpaying for tea from the British，they turned to Dutch traders，who secretly brought tea to the country that was just as good-and much less expensive．Although this broke the law，the American people didn't care．They got the same cup of tea at a much lower price．
The East India Company，however，didn't like this at all．By the 1760s，they were losing millions of pounds each year to Dutch traders-a huge amount of money in a time when￡60a year was considered a good income．Instead of reducing their prices to compete with the Dutch，the company asked the British government for help and the government agreed．
In 1767，the British introduced new law that increased the prices of all goods which were brought into America．These laws helped make the East India Company even richer and forced local people to pay much more for everything．The American leaders asked the British government not to do so，but the British refused to listen．These unfair laws increased Americans'anger about British rule and the rest，as they say，is history．

31．In the early 1700s where did most tea drunk in America come from？B
A．China
B．India
C．America
D．Britain
32．The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3refers toD．
A．the tea maker
B．the American government
B．the British government
D．the East India Company
33．Why did may Americans begin to buy tea from the Dutch traderfs？A
A．The tea was much cheaper．
B．The tea was a lot healthier．
C．They could buy it more easily．
D．They didn't want to support the British．
34．What did the East India Company do to stop losing money？D
A．It reduced the price of its tea．
B．It improved the taste of its tea．
C．It introduced a new kind of tea．
D．It asked the British government for help．
35．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Tea trade in eighteenth-century America．
B．The relationship between America and Britain．
C．A reason for the start of the American Revolutionary War．
D．The introduction of British tea-drinking habits into America．

6．

"Save the whales!"That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said．Jake liked having a picture that said something important：that showed he cared．He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale，one right in his own neighbourhood．
It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales'coming．A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown．All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them．They were expecting a beautiful show，better than a movie，but nothing they'd have to do anything about．
Then one whale swam in the direction，directly towards land．It came in with the waves，and when the waves receded．Its huge body rested on the sand．Suddenly，Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers．They had to become rescuers．A few people ran towards the animal．They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water，but it was no use．
An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery，to help move the animal．Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach，so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers．At least，Jake thought，they could help in some way．
Back at the beach，they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed．It was getting dark．Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand．The rescuers would not give up．After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water．Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea．It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea．Then，in what looked like a jump of joy，it rose high above the water-a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save his life．

26．What does the picture on Jake's wall tell us about him？B
A．He lived near the ocean．
B．He cared about the environment．
C．He worked as an animal rescuer．
D．He thought whales were the most beautiful animals．
27．Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning？C
A．To swim with the whales
B．To help rescue the whales．
C．To see the whales swimming．
D．To watch a movie about whales．
28．The underlined word"receded"in Paragraph 3meansB．
A．didn't move
B．went back out
C．washed over
D．got up
29．How did Jake and his family help save the whale？C
A．By calling the rescue service．
B．By asking their neighbours for help．
C．By giving the rescuers food and drink．
D．By controlling the people on the beach．
30．In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place？A
a．The whale disappeared under the sea．
b．People turned on the lights of their cars．
c．Rescuers lifted the whale into the water．
d．People pushed the whale towards the sea．
A．e-d-b-c-a
B．e-b-c-d-a
C．d-b-e-a-c
D．a-e-b-d-c．

5．When Rebecca was a middle school student，she was often bullied（欺凌）．At that time，she didn't want to tell others．However，she now thinks people who are bullied should talk about their（16）A．
Rebecca says that many people who are bullied（17）Cin silence．She says that although she （18）Bheard a lot about bullying when she was in primary school，she never thought it would happen to her．
Rebecca told us that the bullying began when she went to middle school．People started making fun of her for being a（19）Dstudent and knowing all the answers．
She went on to say that every time she answered a question correctly in class，everyone would start shouting and saying that she was too（20）Afor them．
She told us that by the end of the year，she was very （21）Babout the bullying and became ill．She began to hate school．But （22）Cshe had a friend who could talk to，and they told their head teacher about her problem．She believes that talking to the teacher（23）Dher a lot．They found ways to deal with the problem，and the bullying finally（24）B．
Her（25）Dis，don't see yourself as the problem．Nobody should be bullied．But if you don't tell anyone what is going on，nobody will know that you need help．

16．A．experiences	B．jokes	C．hobbies	D．studies
17．A．sleep	B．laugh	C．suffer	D．play
18．A．seldom	B．always	C．never	D．suddenly
19．A．bad	B．happy	C．silent	D．good
20．A．clever	B．slow	C．noisy	D．proud
21．A．pleased	B．worried	C．satisfied	D．amazed
22．A．usually	B．interestingly	C．luckily	D．strangely
23．A．surprised	B．controlled	C．excited	D．helped
24．A．started	B．stopped	C．increased	D．continued
25．A．problem	B．agreement	C．condition	D．advice．

4．In a far-away place，there was a village．The village was（1）B in potatoes than anywhere else in the country．At the end of every growing season，（2）Dpotatoes were dug out of the ground，and readied for market．In each home，men and women would（3）Adivide the potatoes into three groups，large，medium and small．
One year，there was a young man（4）Areceived his share of the potatoes．As the other villagers（5）C，he walked around the village laughing and talking．（6）Cvillagers thought he was lazy，and they worried that this man would never get（7）Dpotatoes ready in time．When it was time for the villagers（8）Cto market，they were greatly surprised to find that the man's potatoes（9）Bperfectly into three groups．
After （10）Athe man how he did it，they understood he was not lazy，（11）Dvery clever．He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the village's rough dirt road．As the cart moved up and down over the road，the potatoes moved（12）A．The small potatoes moved to the bottom，the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested（13）B the middle．
Life（14）Dlike this too．The rough roads we travel along can also（15）Bus．

1．A．rich	B．richer	C．richest	D．more rich
2．A．thousand with	B．thousands with	C．thousand of	D．thousands of
3．A．busily	B．busy	C．more busily	D．busier
4．A．who	B．which	C．what	D．whose
5．A．work	B．was working	C．were working	D．works
6．A．A	B．An	C．The	D．/
7．A．he	B．him	C．himself	D．his
8．A．go	B．going	C．to go	D．went
9．A．are divided	B．were divided	C．are dividing	D．divided
10．A．asking	B．asked	C．ask	D．asks
11．A．so	B．and	C．or	D．but
12．A．too	B．also	C．either	D．neither
13．A．on	B．in	C．with	D．by
14．A．has	B．are	C．were	D．is
15．A．to help	B．help	C．helps	D．helped．