12．You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer?Madrid Hill.an Am——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer？Madrid Hill，an American girl，wrote it．And she became very rich after that．
When Madrid Hill was a child，she was poor．Once，a friend of hers invited her to a birthday party．She was glad but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．
"The party is coming soon，but now I have little money．"Tears ran down her face．
Later that night，she was in bed，thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in．"What happened？"her grandma asked．Hearing the girl's story，she said，"Don't worry．I think I can help you．How about singing a song together？Happy birthday to…．"What a beautiful song!They sang and sang．Suddenly she woke up．It was a dream!She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．
When she sang the song at the party the next day，her friends were very happy．"How wonderfully you sing!What a beautiful song it is!Thank you for giving me the special gift．"said her friend．And they all learned to sing it together．
Later more and more people in America knew about the clever girl and learned to sing the beautiful song Happy Birthday at birthday parties．

52．Where does the writer of the song Happy Birthday come from？B
A．The UK．
B．The USA．
C．China．
D．Australia．
53．Why was Madrid Hill sad when her friend invited her to a party？C
A．Because she didn't want to go to the party．
B．Because her parents didn't let her go to the party．
C．Because she wasn't rich enough to buy a present for her friend．
D．Because she didn't want to buy a present for her friend．
54．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．Madrid Hill's grandma helped her buy a present for her friend．
B．Madrid Hill became a singer after writing and singing the song．
C．Madrid Hill forgot what happened in her dream after waking up．
D．Madrid Hill became famous after writing and singing the song．
55．What's the best title （标题） of the passage？A
A．The Story of the Song Happy Birthday
B．Madrid Hill，a Great Writer
C．A Nice Dream
D．The Best Song in the World．

11．Do you keep pets？I have two pets．They are Eddie，a dog，and Poppy，a cat．
Eddie is brown and grey．He is naughty （淘气的）．Once，when there was nobody at home，Eddie stole （偷） food in the kitchen．He pulled （拉） a piece of meat off the table．But he was not careful enough．The plate also fell to the floor．When I got home，I saw the broken plate all over the floor，so I became very angry．Eddie was so afraid that he went back to his bed at once．
Poppy is a white and yellow cat．She is not beautiful but she is very lovely．Every night at weekends，Poppy sleeps on my bed．When she sleeps，she always snores （打鼾）．It is interesting．
Poppy is also naughty．Whenever she does something bad and my grandma tries to catch her，she runs away quickly and hides quietly under the bed．
Eddie and Poppy love to play games with me and I like them very much．

49．What colour is Poppy？B
A．White and brown．
B．White and yellow．
C．White and grey．
D．Brown and grey．
50．What happened when Eddie pulled a piece of meat？A
A．The plate fell to the floor，too．
B．Poppy ran away quickly．
C．Grandma was very angry．
D．Eddie went back to his bed at once．
51．Why does the writer's grandmother try to catch Poppy？C
A．Because Poppy is a funny cat and she always snores．
B．Because poppy is too lazy and doesn't do anything all day long．
C．Because Poppy is very naughty and sometimes does something bad．
D．Because Poppy runs away quickly and hides quietly under the bed．

10．

Art lovers around the world have thought about this question for so many years：what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa's smile？
    However，they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the interactive exhibition （交互式展览） in Beijing．This exhibition brings the 500-year-old painting to life．
Now Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting can move her head and wave （挥舞） her hand in 3D，and even answer questions．She can answer the questions about her life，her age and so on．But when she talks，she doesn't speak Italian but Chinese like："Da jia hao，wo jiao Mengna Lisha．Hen gao xing jian dao ni men．"
The new，digital （数码的） picture of Mona Lisa is the center piece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing．You can also see other world-famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper．Last Supper is another picture that they made alive with 3D．In this picture，Jesus （耶稣） can walk and talk with his believers （信徒）．
It took the organizer Wang Hui and over 400digital artists in South Korea two years to make the picture，at a cost of around 50million yuan．
He says，"What's special about it is that it's the first time to use computer technology （技术） to make her speak and move．"
So what does Mona Lisa say if you ask her why she is smiling？

48．For many years，art lovers all around the world have wonderedA．
A．why Mona Lisa smiled
B．where Mona Lisa lived
C．how old Mona Lisa was
D．what Mona Lisa loved
49．What language does Mona Lisa speak in the exhibition？D
A．French．
B．Italian．
C．Japanese．
D．Chinese．
50．From the passage we knowB．
A．Mona Lisa can also sing in Chinese
B.3D made Mona Lisa move and speak
C.3D made Leonardo da Vinci alive
D．Leonardo da Vinci can walk in his room
51．Which is the best title of the passage？D
A．Wang Hui and his team．
B．Leonardo da Vinci and his famous paintings．
C．Jesus and his believers．
D．Beijing interactive exhibition．

9．Daniel likes to do something to protect the environment in his daily life．Next Sunday is his friend's birthday．He is going to buy some gifts online for his friend．Now he is visiting the following website for some information about gifts．

Welcome to Nature Posters-the world's largest collection（收集） of nature posters and fine art prints!
We make a donation to help the environment when each nature poster is sold through this website!
Please tell your friends about us，and remember us when you are gift shopping．

Daniel chose the following two beautiful pictures as gifts from the website：

Parrots in Blue：5.99

Sharks：7.99
46．Nature Posters is a websiteD．
A．to help people plan their birthday parties
B．only to provide information about nature
C．to tell people how to buy birthday presents
D．to help protect nature by selling posters or prints
47．Daniel should payB for his gifts．
A.5.99
B.13.98
C.7.99
D.2.00．

8．If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine （想像）how those people will tell you the way？
In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles．'
While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office？'you ask．‘oh，'they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．'But in fact，they don't know how far it is．
In Greece（希腊），a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．'Then he'll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．
In many places，people usually say‘Sorry，I don't know'when they can't tell you the way．However，in Mexico（墨西哥），the people think‘I don't know'is not polite（有礼貌的）．They usually give an answer，often a wrong one．
So you must be careful of their habits （习惯） when you are asking the way in a foreign country．

57．InC，people don't tell you the direction but lead（引导） you to the post office．
A．Japan　
B．America
C．Greece　
D．Mexico
58．You will often lose your way inD because the people can't give you the right direction．
A．Japan　
B．America　
C．Greece　
D．Mexico
59．The underlined word‘distance'means‘C'in Chinese．
A．方向　
B．地方　
C．距离　
D．终点
60．What do people usually do if they don't know the way？D
A．They lead you to the place．
B．They give you a wrong answer．
C．They say nothing．　
D．They say‘Sorry，I don't know．'

7．It was very cold outside．There came a black car and it stopped in front of a shopping mall．A young woman was in the car．She was hungry and wanted to buy a hamburger to eat，but she didn't want to go out on such（如此） a cold morning．At that time she found a boy playing in the street．
‘Come on，boy!'she said to the boy．'Do you know how much a hamburger is in the shopping mall？'
‘Two dollars each，'the boy answered．
She gave the boy four dollars and asked him to buy two hamburgers．'One is for you and the other is for me，‘she said．
Some minutes（分钟）later，the boy came back．He was eating a hamburger．He gave the young woman two dollars and said，‘Sorry，there's only one hamburger left（剩下的）．'

54．The black car stopped becauseD．
A．the weather was very cold．
B．it was broken（坏的）．
C．the woman found a boy playing in the street．
D．the woman wanted to buy a hamburger
55．A hamburger in the shopping mall wasA．
A．2dollars
B．4dollars
C．1dollar
D．We don't know．
56．The young woman hadA．
A．no hamburger
B．one hamburger
C．two hamburgers
D．four hamburgers．

6．Mr．Smith drives his car to meet his friends at the station．When he finds there is still quite some time  before the train arrives，he wants to take a short sleep．He is going to sleep when a young lady comes and asks him the time．Mr．Smith opens his eyes and answers，"Half past eight．"With a"Thank you"the woman leaves．In a short time，this happens three more times，so Mr．Smith writes"I don't knowthe time!"on a piece of paper and puts it on the window of his car．But only a few minutes later，an old man comes and wakes him up．"Hi，young man．I can tell you the time．It's nine o'clock．"

51．Mr．Smith goes to the stationB．
A．drives his car
B．by car
C．by taxi
D．by train
52．After he arrives at the station，he wants toB．
A．tell the time　　
B．have a short sleep
C．ask the time
D．chat with others
53．The old man wakes Mr．Smith up becauseC．
A．the old man wants to know the time
B．Mr．Smith doesn't know the time
C．the old man wants to tell him the time
D．Mr．Smith's friend arrives．

5．Go straight（直走） and you will see the hospital on your right．

4．I hopeto have a room of my own（有间自己的卧室）．

3．Pandas are very lovely and they enjoylying all the day（整天地躺着）．

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