【1】How many companies have smartphone payment services?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

【2】Which of the following has the largest smartphone payment market?

A. Apple Pay. B. Alibaba Group. C. Xiaomi Company.

【3】Which is TRUE about Apple Pay?

A. It’s an easy job for Apple Pay to challenge Alibaba’s payment service.

B. Apple Pay payment service was sold to China in February, 2016．

C. People can do shopping more conveniently by using Apple Pay.

--- Yes, I did. It was ______broadcast, and I think it was wonderful.

A .lively B. alive

C. living D. live

A. How old B. How often

C. How many D. How much

Today a Ferris wheel is usually 40 to 60 feet tall． That seems very high when you are on the top looking down． But the first Ferris wheel was 264 feet high – taller than a twenty-story building! Can you imagine the view from the top of that?

The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago． The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago． George Ferris handed a drawing of a giant wheel that people could ride on． At first everyone laughed at his strange idea． But Mr． Ferris did not give up， and finally the idea was accepted． The ride opened in June of 1893．

Today’s Ferris wheels have 12 to 16 seats， which each carry 2 or 3 people． But that first one had 36 enclosed cars， each holding 60 passengers． When filled， it carried 2， 160 people． During that summer in Chicago， about 1．5 million people rode the Ferris wheel．

After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel． In 1904， it was moved again – to St． Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition． After the fair there， the wheel stood unused． In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap metal (废铁)．

Luckily a Chicago bridge builder， W．E． Sullivan， figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together． In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today．

But， whenever you ride one， remember that it all began with George Ferris’s strange idea!

【1】How tall is a Ferris wheel today?

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【2】What was the first Ferris wheel built for?

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【3】What did people think of Ferris’s idea at first?

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【4】How many people rode the first Ferris wheel during the summer in 1893?

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【5】Compared with today’s Ferris wheels， what was the first Ferris wheel like?

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Two small words can bring a smile to someone’s face：thank you. But when do you say these two words? Perhaps when someone holds the door open for you. Or when a friend does you a big favour.

In Britain, people say “thank you” quite often, even at times when there is no_________

Sometimes we say it sarcastically（讽刺地）. For example, if a friend throws my food away, thinking I have finished, I may say, “Oh, thank you!” Then my friend would reply, “Sorry.” This can make a situation（ 情 况 ）_______ confusing（令人困惑的）to foreign people.

However, anyone working in the service sector（服务行业）— waiters, taxi drivers, shop assistants, bus drivers and so on — will _______ a “thank you” from British customers. If you’re happy with the driver who got you to school on time, or the waiter who brought you food, say “thank you” to them. You’re really saying ‘Good _______’.

I was first surprised (感到吃惊的) that people_______ say “thank you” here in China.

But I know people can replace（替换）these words with a smile or nod.

Yet I can’t change my British _______________ of saying “thank you”. Even here in China, I know I use these two words too much._________saying “thank you” is free, and I believe the more the better.

【1】A.needB.useC.goodD.time

【2】A.lookB.soundC.tasteD.smell

【3】A.sayB.writeC.sendD.get

【4】A.jobB.manC.friendD.team

【5】A.oftenB.alwaysC.don’t oftenD.never

【6】A.wayB.habitC.historyD.action

【7】A.ButB.SoC.AndD.Or

A. the; the B. a; a

C. the; a D. a ; the

— Well, I lost my glasses.

A. weather B. number C. problem D. question

Write an E-mail of at least 50 words to invite your pen friend from another country.（写一封不少于 50字的电子邮件给你外国的笔友，邀请他/她来上海游玩。注意邮件的格式，标点符号不占格。）

（注意：短文中不得出现学生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分）

The following questions should be included.（必须包含以下要点）

1.Why do you want to invite your pen friend to Shanghai?

2.How long is your pen friend going to stay in Shanghai?

3.Which places will you take him/her to visit? Why?

Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you.

It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use(进入运用) in Chinese middle school soon. In fact, the e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. Heavy schoolbags have long been a serious (严重的) problem for them. But the e-schoolbag will change everything. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag. Also it is as small as a usual book, but it can still hold all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made into chips(芯片)that are as small as a stamp. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. All they have to do is to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and press a button.

Some say that e-textbooks can be easily broken; some say it is not good to students’ eyes. But only time will tell.

【1】An e-schoolbag is ________.

A. a video chipB. a small computerC. a heavy bagD. a usual book

【2】E-schoolbags are used for _______.

A. fixing buttonsB. making chipsC. computer gamesD. school study

【3】With e-schoolbags, students don’t have to _____.

A. go to schoolB. read booksC. take notesD. carry their usual heavy schoolbags

【4】The underlined word “screen” means ______ .

A. B. C. D.

【5】The e-schoolbag is ________ the usual schoolbag.

A. as large asB. much heavier thanC. much lighter thanD. can hold less than

【6】Which of the following is right?

A. E-schoolbags are popular with all the people.B. E-schoolbags can do everything for students.

C. E-schoolbags may be used instead of usual schoolbags.D. E-schoolbags have come into use in China.

If you ever go to the US and eat at a restaurant, there’s a very important difference you should know about. US people have a custom to give money to waiters and waitresses as a tip for their work.

But why is this? Shouldn’t waiters get paid enough by their bosses? Well, many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资) and work for tips to make up for that. According to the American travel website TripAdvisor, some states pay their servers (服务员) only $2.13 (about 14 yuan) per hour.

While no one makes you tip, if you are at a sit-down restaurant, it is usually expected that you tip your waiter 15 to 20 percent of what your bill is.

It’s not just for waiters either. Hotel maids, hairdressers and taxi drivers also usually work for tips. But it is much more expected to tip waiters.

The US hasn’t always had this tipping culture. In fact, people were mostly against it until the Prohibition Era (禁酒令时代) in the 1920s. The government said no one could sell alcohol (酒). Then, restaurants had trouble making enough money. So they started to ask people to tip their waiters.

This tipping culture has lasted through the years, but most people don’t like it. Some think restaurant bosses use it as an excuse to not pay their workers well. There isn’t much action being taken to make a change yet. So for now, be sure to tip your waiter when in the US.

【1】If a server works eight hours a day, he can get from his boss.

A. $2.13 B. $17.04 C. ￥14

【2】Besides waiters and waitresses, also works for tips in the US.

A. customers B. taxi drivers C. restaurant bosses

【3】When the restaurants couldn’t sell alcohol, .

A. they were bankrupt (破产的) and closed down

B. the bosses still made much money

C. they started to ask people to tip

【4】We can learn from the passage that .

A. the waiters and waitresses aren’t well paid in the US

B. the custom of giving tips only appears in the US

C. all Americans are glad to tip their waiters

【5】About American’s tipping culture, foreign visitors think .

A. they need to fight for their own rights

B. they should “do as the Romans do”

C. they can leave it alone