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14．Sarah ran in，shouting，"Look at what I found!"Over the top of the paper I was reading came a terrible thing that caused me to jump．It was a snake skin found in our garden．
"Isn't it beautiful？"said my seven-year-old daughter．
I opened my eyes widely and looked at the snake skin in fear．I didn't think it was beautiful，but I learned never to appear nonchalant（冷漠的） with children．Everything they see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty； they see only excellence in the world．
"Why does it do this？"Sarah asked．
"Snakes shed（蜕） their skins because they need to renew themselves，"I explained．
"Why do they need to renew themselves？"Sarah asked．
"We often need to shed our skins，those coatings that we cover ourselves with，"I said to my daughter．"We leave some things and find other things unwanted or unnecessary．This snake no longer needs this skin．It is probably too little for him，and he probably doesn't think he looks as smart in it as he once did．"
As we talked，I knew that she began to understand．Although she couldn't understand clearly，she would know that renewal is kind of progress； that we need to take a good look at ourselves，our rooms，schoolwork and spirit，and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave．I was careful to tell that this is a natural way，not one to be made to do．
"Snakes don't peel off their skins when they like them．"I explained．"It happens as a natural thing of their growth．"
"I see，Dad，"said Sarah as she held the snake skin，and then ran off．
I hoped she would remember this； we need to throw some away because they are worthless or unnecessary．Then we can store them as memories in our deep hearts．

39．Father jumped up when her daughter came to him with a snake skin becauseB．
A．he didn't want to read any more
B．he was very afraid of it
C．he wanted to praised her daughter
D．he hated snakes
40．Father's patient explanation shows thatB．
A．his daughter didn't want to listen to him at all
B．he knew children saw only excellence in the world
C．his daughter couldn't follow him at all
D．he wanted to teach everything to her
41．We learn from the reading thatA．
A．the girl seemed to understand what her father said
B．the girl wasn't interested in the explanation
C．the father was good at keeping snakes
D．the father liked the snake skin better．

13．March 16th is World Sleep Day．This year's slogan （标语） is"Breathe Easily，Sleep Well"．Its aim is to celebrate the advantage of good and healthy sleep．
Sleep is like food for the brain．Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop．According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US，adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night．For students aged 10to 17，a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night．
But many students don't get enough sleep because of early school start times and heavy homework．About 80percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep，the China Youth and Children Research Center reported．For some students，they want to sleep early，but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can't fall asleep quickly．For others，they may even have insomnia  which might keep them awake all night．
These sleeping problems greatly affect people's lives．Experts have shown that not having enough sleep for teenagers leads to poor grades．Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports．Also，the lack of sleep may make them depressed （沮丧的）．
Luckily，with good sleep habits，it is easier to fall asleep．Some of these good habits include avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day，going to sleep at the same time each night，and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark，quiet，and neither too warm nor too cold．

39．If Li Hong is 15years old，how much sleep does she need every night？B
A.10-12hours．
B.8-9hours．
C.7 hours．
D．Less than 7hours．
40．What might happen if teenagers don't get enough sleep？D
A．They might not be able to finish their schoolwork．
B．Their bodies and brains might grow better．
C．They might do well in sports．
D．They might feel depressed．
41．The underlined word"insomnia"means"D"in Chinese．
A．健忘症
B．肥胖症
C．多动症
D．失眠症
42．Which is NOT a reason why so many students don't get enough sleep？A
A．They cannot pay attention to their class．
B．They have too much homework to do．
C．They have sleeping problems．
D．They have to get up very early to go to school．

12．Get it free!
•Have you ever been to Shanxi on north China？
•Would you like to see for yourself the different cultures in Shanxi？
•Do you want to experience the Yellow River culture of China？
Shanxi in one of the important places of Chinese culture and has been described as the origin（起源）of ancient China．
It is proud of the great Taihang Mountains，the Yellow River that raised the thousand-old Chinese culture，Mount Wutai，which is seen as one of the four mountains by Chinese Buddhists（佛教），the Yungang Grottoes that were done about 1，600years ago and the ancient town of Pingyao---one of the four best kept old towns in the country．
The sight and history of Shanxi hardly fail to surprise visitors．People can visit the noble tombs（皇陵）of the ancient Jin Kingdom，which dates back 3，000years．They can also admire at a traditional Chinese town built about 600years ago．
This is Shanxi---a historically rich，mysterious（神秘的）place and a place that is only 500kilometers away from Beijing．
If you are interested in all that mentioned above，we are offering you a special opportunity-a free trip to Shanxi!
Cost：
All living，food，transport and tickets will be paid for by China Daily（中国日报）．Other costs （such as international telephone calls，business center services，room service） will not be covered by China Daily．
Requirements：
1．Foreigners （speak excellent English）
2．Good at writing and/or photography．
3．Knowledge of Chinese culture is preferred．
Time and place of tripe：
July，2015-Trip of the major mountains in Shanxi．
September，2015-Trip of Yellow River in Shanxi．
Deadline：June 10，2015
How to get it free：
1．Please send your personal information to：events@chinadaily．com．en．We will not share the personal information with any third party．
2．Photographs or writing are needed if there's any．
We also encourage you to write about the reasons for joining the trip and your expectations．
We hope that those who will join us will write about their feeling afterwards and take as many photos as possible，as they will post the photographs or writings of theirs about beautiful Shanxi"on China Daily．

52．What is Shanxi proud of？B
A．Modern buildings．
B．Long history．
C．Great Service．
D．Free trips．
53．Who can probably get this opportunity？C
A．A Chinese painter with good spoken English skills．
B．A Japanese photographer with good writing skills．
C．A British singer with Chinese culture learning experience．
D．A French musician with understanding of Chinese history．
54．Where will the passage probably be read？D
A．In a restaurant menu．
B．In a hotel name list．
C．In a storybook．
D．In a newspaper．
55．What may China Daily do after the trip？A
A．Get busy with hundreds of photos．
B．Raise some money to repair the loss．
C．Collect personal information emails．
D．Write about the cost of the free trip．

11．

How many animals are killed for human use every year in the United States？The numbers are in the billions*，and these are just the ones we know about．Let's break it down．
How many animals are killed for food？According to Farm Animal Rights Movement，about 10billion land animals are killed every year for food in the United States，and about 58billion are killed around the world．What's more，this does not even include wild animals．
How many animals are killed for experiments？From 17million to 100million!The numbers are difficult to tell because most animals used in experiments are not reported．
How many animals are killed for fur*？Every year，over 40million animals are killed for fur around the world．About 30million animals are raised on fur farms and killed，about 10million wild animals are killed for fur，and this does not include sea animals and those that are injured and die later．
How many animals are killed by hunters*？According to In Defense of Animals，hunters kill the most animals every year．Over 200million animals are killed by hunters in the United States every year．This does not include animals that are injured and die later and those who die after their mothers are killed．
If these numbers are shocking*enough for you and you want to do something to help，act out at this very moment．Refuse wild animals on dinner tables，say no to fur coats and try your best to protect the environment．Also，don't forget to tell the numbers above to the people around you．

29．How many animals are killed every year for food around the world？D
A．About 30million．
B．About 10billion．
C．About 40million．
D．About 58billion．
30．Who kills the most animals？C
A．Farmers．
B．Scientists．
C．Hunters．
D．Mother animals．
31．Which is NOT the reason why people kill animals according to this article？D
A．For fur．
B．For food．
C．For experiments．
D．For environment．
32．Why does the writer use so many numbers in the article？C
A．To tell us animals are human's best friends．
B．To show which country kills the most animals．
C．To hope us to do something to protect the animals．
D．To tell us there are many animals around the world．

10．Night after night，she came to help me sleep，even long after my childhood years．I don't remember when it first started annoying me-my mom's hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt rough（粗糙的） against my young skin．Finally，one night，I shouted at her："Don't do that anymore-your hands are too rough!"?She didn't say anything，but she never did it again．
Years later，I missed my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss on my face．I'm not a little girl anymore．My mom is in her mid-70s，and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me．
Now my own children are grown up．It was late on Thanksgiving Eve．As I slept in my bedroom，a familiar hand ran across my face to push the hair from my head．Then a kiss，ever so gently，touched my eyes．
Taking my mom's hand，I told her how sorry I was for that night I shouted at her．But my mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten it long ago．
That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation （感激） for my gentle mother and her caring hands．And the guilt （内疚） that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

44．The writer once got angry with her mother whenA．
A．her mom's rough hands touched her skin
B．her mother ordered her to go to sleep early
C．she found her mother was in poor health
D．her mother worried about her too much
45．The writer missed her mother's hands years later becauseD．
A．she knew her mother was too old to support herself
B．she couldn't cook food as well as her mother
C．her mother didn't get angry at her impolite words
D．she was thankful for her mom's love and hard work
46．The sentence"Then a kiss，ever so gently，touched my brow"means that
B．
A．her mother hadn't touched her brow before
B．her mother loved and cared for her
C．her mother didn't love her as much as before
D．her mother kissed her on the cheek
47．We can infer from the text thatC．
A．the writer's mother felt sorry for her behavior
B．the writer liked staying with her mother at night
C．the writer felt sorry about her attitude to her mother
D．the writer was single and lived with her mom．

9．Two men from different worlds-a BuzzFeed editor（编辑） from New York and a man in southern China known as"Orange Brother"-have been friends after social media（媒体） helped them know each other over a stolen iPhone．
The story of a guy named Matt in New York City who had his iPhone stolen last year has become famous on Chinese social media．Matt said his phone was stolen from a bar in the East Village last February．He bought a new phone and carried on with his life．It wasn't until this January，however，that he was going through his photo stream and noticed tons of photos that weren't his，including several pictures of an unknown man posing next to an orange tree．More photos of food menus，fireworks and something strange kept appearing in his photo stream in the following days．
Matt later learned that his phone，stolen almost a year ago，had ended up in China and that the new owner was still logged（登陆） into his iCloud account（账户）．
After Matt wrote about the cross-seas connection on BuzzFeed，a web user translated it and posted it to Weibo．He started getting tons of attention from people in China about the story．They thought it was romantic like a fairy tale and perfect for the spirit of the Spring Festival．
In typical Chinese netizen（网民）-fashion，they were able to track down the information of"Orange Brother"．He lived in Meizhou，Guangdong province．Web users loved this，and urged Matt to come to China and connect with his"long-lost brother"．
Orange brother made the first move．"Matt，I welcome you to come to Meizhou and try some local food，"he said on Weibo，China's micro blogging platform．That post was"liked"over 12，000times．Matt quickly accepted．Matt began learning Chinese，while Brother Orange posted videos of himself learning English．But when they finally met，the smiles and hugs said it all．
64．In this passage，we cannot knowA．
A．who stole Matt's iPhone．
B．how Matt knew Orange Brother
C．what Matt's job is
D．where Orange Brother comes from
65．Matt learned some information about his stolen iphone whenB．
A．he went through the magazine
B．the new owner logged to his iCloud account
C．Orange Brother connected with him
D．Orange Brother used the stolen iphone to call him
66．Which of the following is TRUE？C
A．Matt himself translated his story into Chinese and posted it to Weibo．
B．Orange Brother urged Chinese netizens to look for the owner of the iPhone．
C．Orange Brother is the new owner of the iPhone that used to belong to Matt．
D．They didn't meet each other until last February．
67．The article probably comes fromC．
A．A music magazine   B．a guide book    C．website news    D．a history textbook．

8．A new word is becoming more and more popular on the Internet in China-but no one knows quite what it means．The word"duang"is so new that you can't even find it in the Chinese dictionary．But it has already spread（传播） like fire on the Chinese Internet，appearing more than 8，000，000times on Weibo，where 15，000users had more than 312，000discussions．On Baidu，it has been looked up almost 600，000times．But what does it mean？
"Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means!Looks like I'd better go back to school now，"said Weibo user Fahmida．
Another user asked："Have you duang-ed today？My mind is full of duang duang duang．"
"To duang or not to duang，that is the question，"wrote user Beatrice．
"Duang"seems to be imitating （模仿） a sound．It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan，who in 2004appeared in a shampoo ad （洗发水广告） where he used the sound"duang"to describe his soft and black hair．The word came to people again recently（最近） after Chan posted it on his Weibo page．Thousands of users then began to visit Chan's Weibo page with comments （评论）．
The word seems to have many different meanings，and there's no perfect （完美的） Chinese meaning for it，but you could use it to give emphasis （强调） to the word that follows it．A kid might be"duang cute"：，for example．
60．According to the passage，B users joined in the discussion on Weibo．
A.312，000    B.15，000    C.600，000    D.8，000，000
61．In 2004，Jackie Chan used"duang"toB．
A．show he was very popular
B．describe his hair
C．ask people to buy the shampoo
D．reply to Weibo users'comments
62．Mary got a gift from her old friend and said"I am duang surprised"．She might mean that she wasC according to the passage．
A．not surprised at all
B．a little surprised
C．quite surprised
D．no longer surprised
63．The best title of this passage may be"A"．
A．A New Word-Duang
B．Jackie Chan and His Shampoo Ad
C．Learning Chinese Culture
D．A New Name for Jackie Chan．

7．Yesterday I went for a bus ride to the countryside．The bus was not full and I had a good seat at the front．
For about an hour we were on the freeway（高速公路）．Then we turned off and drove along a narrow country road．
Soon the road began to climb．We left the fields and villages behind us and came to a forest．There was very little sunlight and it was quite dark．
When we reached the top of the hill，the driver parked the bus．We all got out．I could see a long way．We were several thousands meters high．It was very cold．
I wanted to go for a walk，but the bus driver said there was going to be a storm．He wanted to leave before the storm came．
When we were halfway down the hill，I remembered something．On the way up the hill there had been an old lady sitting behind me．She wasn't sitting there now．I looked around the bus．There wasn't any old lady on the bus anywhere．
I told the driver about her．He had to turn the bus around and go up the hill again．When we reached the top，the old lady was waiting in the rain for the bus．She scolded（责备） the driver for leaving without her．She thanked me for remembering her．

50．Where did the driver park the bus？C
A．At a farm．
B．In a storm．
C．On top of a hill．
D．At an old lady's house
51．Why did the bus go back to the top of the hill？C
A．Because the road was full of cars．
B．Because an old lady forgot her hat．
C．Because one person was not on the bus．
D．Because the storm came．
52．What did the old lady think about the bus driver？B
A．He was very kind．
B．He was careless．
C．He was lazy．
D．He was hard-working．

6．For your next vacation，why not think about visiting Paris？Paris is the capital of France and is one of the liveliest cities in Europe．It doesn't have any beaches or mountains，but there are still many things to do there．For example，it has some fantastic sights，including the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral，one of the most famous churches in the world．
Traveling around Paris by taxi can cost a lot of money，but it's usually convenient to take the underground train to most places．In general，though France is quite an expensive place．One thing that is not expensive in France，however，is the wine!
Most people in France have learned English．But many people don't like to speak English，especially in Paris．So unless you speak French yourself，it's the best to travel with someone who can translate things for you．
根据上面短文内容，完成下面的表格．
Travel Spotlight：Paris

Sights	（68）The Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral
Transportation	Expensive by taxi，but （69）convenient to take the underground train to most places
Consumer（消费）	All is expensive but （70）the wine
Language	（71）Speak Frenchin Paris，or you'd better find a translator．

5．Once there was an old farmer，with a horse which was almost as old as himself．He set out one morning with his young son，to sell the horse before it died．Father and son walked，because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired．
They met two men on the road who said，"Why are you walking，farmer？You have a horse．It's a long way to the market．"The farmer knew that this was true，so he rode on the horse，while his son walked．
Then they met two old ladies．"What are you doing up there，farmer？Can't you see how tired your boy is？"So the farmer got down，and his son rode instead．
Some time later，a young woman passed them，"Why aren't you walking？"she asked．"It isn't far to the market．Give your poor old horse a rest．"
So the farmer，and his son，got down once again．
It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time．
56．The farmer wanted to sell the horseA．
A．before it was dead            B．before the market was over
C．before it became too tired      D．before it was as old as he was
57．The two old ladies said it was wrong forB．
A．the farmer not to ride but walk with the horse
B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C．the boy to ride while his old father walked
D．two people to ride on such a tired horse
58．The farmer got up behind his son becauseA．
A．the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B．the three old men stopped them on the road
C．he did not know why he was walking
D．his son could not ride the horse by himself
59．From the passage，we learn thatD．
A．the farmer and his son are good with each other
B．the farmer and his son love their horse very much
C．the horse is the same age as the farmer's son
D．you can't please all the people all the time．

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