Have you heard the ________ ? Pat’s leaving!A...

Have you heard the ________ ? Pat’s leaving!

A．information

B．message

C．news

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Have you heard the ________ ? Pat’s leaving!

A. information　　　　　　　　 B. message　　　　　　 C. news

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— Have you ever ____ the news?

— Yes, but a little.

A. heard from B. heard of C. heard out D. heard with

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Have you _________ the story before?

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Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”? “Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying means that you shouldn’t be so happy with your achievements（成就）that you’ll no longer try to improve.

As to this saying, Mike Perham has set us a good example. Born in 1992 in Hertfordshire, England, Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean（大西洋）. You might think the achievements are good enough, but Mike doesn’t think so. At the age of 17，he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage(航海). Mike is now 19, and he is still trying his best to break the records and push himself further. For his next try, he plans to fly around the world on his own, making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.

Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his achievements, he has travelled widely, speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Dream”.

Amazing Facts:

Mike started sailing when he was seven.

His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.

His round-the-world yacht(游艇) was called TotallyMoney.com.

Title: Don’t Rest on Your Laurels

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What do you know about the Northern European country of Finland（芬兰）? You may have heard of the Northern Lights(极光)and Nokia? Today Finland is also a world leader in making mobile games. The popular games Angry Birds and Clash of clans（部落冲突）are both from Finnish companies.

Finland is not a very big country. How can it make so many world-class games?

Innovation(改革，创新)might be the first reason. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Finland this month. He spoke very highly of the innovation of the country. Finland gives money to help start-up companies. It even builds technology bases for them. There are now around 290 game companies in Finland.

Finnish mobile games also stand out(突出，超群) because of the country’s special Northern European art style. The style is mainly about being simple. It’s a tradition of Finnish design. You many also see it in clothes, furniture and even buildings. In the game Angry Birds, the birds and pigs look very simple but cute at the same time. They easily interest the players.

根据短文内容，回答下列各题（5分）

1.Where are the popular games Angry Birds and Clash of clans from?

_____________________________________________________________________

2.What might be the first reason why Finland can make so many world-class games?

_____________________________________________________________________

3.Who visited Finland this month?

_____________________________________________________________________

4.How many game companies are there in Finland now?

_____________________________________________________________________

5.Why do Finnish mobile games also stand out?

_____________________________________________________________________

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Are you the only child in your family? Have you heard of “the two-child policy (政策)”? Everyone knows the one-child policy. It is a population control (控制) method in our country. Chinese government wanted to control the increasing population at that time. Many Chinese couples understood that and followed this policy or nearly 40 years.

However, as time goes by, some problems appear in our society. At present, these problems are mainly about: The number of workers changed from about 960 million in 2010 to 940 million in 2012. The number changed to 930 million in 2014 and will possibly fall by 29 million by 2020. China is now getting into an aging (老龄化) society. There will be more old people in the following years. But the society will be short of doctors and nurses to take care of them. The population of China will become smaller and smaller if one-child policy continues (继续). It’s the main reason that leads to the two problems above.

That’s why Chinese government began the two-child policy on January 1st, 2016. It allows each family to have two children. The government hopes it can help solve those social problems gradually (逐渐地). This policy will help offer enough workers in the future. It is reported that there will be around 2.5 million newly-born babies each year.

1.From the passage we know that ________.

A.our government is facing 2 main problems

B.the one-child policy started on January 1st, 2016

C.our population increased a lot from 2010 to 2014

D.the two-child policy won’t work at all

2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A.the family B.the increasing population

C.the one-child policy D.the two-child policy

3.The number of workers will possibly be about ________ by 2020.

A.930 million B.940 million C.29 million D.901 million

4.You may read this passage in ________ part in a magazine.

A.Traveling and Transportation B.Society and History

C.Food and Health D.Science and Art

5.The writer thinks it is ________ to announce (宣布) two-child policy.

A.interesting B.wrong C.surprising D.important

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If you have heard of Leonardo Da Vinci, you must know something about the Mona Lisa. Maybe it is the most famous painting in the world.

Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was sold to France's King Francis I in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Nowadays we can still enjoy the beautiful painting in the Louvre Museum.

However, the health of the famous picture is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. The museum said, “Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world's, most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their modern chemical state(情形).”

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many are attracted by the mystery(秘密) of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It's because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadow.”

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

1.According to Para. 2, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A.The Mona Lisa was sold to France's King Francis Ⅲ in 1519.

B.In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a farmer.

C.The painting was sent back to France in 1913.

D.During World War Ⅱ, Germans stole the painting.

2.“The health of the famous picture is getting worse by the year.” means the Mona Lisa because ________ .

A.is losing its value B.is being damaged after so many years

C.is getting more valuable with years passing D.will be stolen

3.We can infer from the article that experts haven't any repairs on Mona Lisa because___________ .

A.it's now in a poor chemical state B.they don't know the painting is damaged

C.they don't have the materials Da Vinci used D.they are afraid it'll be done further damage

4.The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen___________.

A.by indirect vision B.at a distance

C.by direct vision D.in shadows

5.From the last paragraph, we can infer that___________ .

A.many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B.people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa

C.some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa

D.many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa

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Did you notice anyone _________ the house ?

A. have left　　　　 B. to leave　　　　 C. leave　　　　　 D. leaves

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Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.

People going there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a special environment for friends or parties.

Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from everywhere around Beijing. About 10 per cent of them are foreigners.

The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can make them see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything else.

Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Everyone who guesses it correctly can win a prize. “It is not easy,” said the manager, “because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can get the answer.”

1.Whale Inside is a place where people can __________.

A. eat special dark food　　　　　　　　　　 B. choose any food they like

C. have meals in darkness　　　　　　　　 D. eat inside a whale

2.About ____ foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.

A. 50　　　　　　 B. 10　　　 C. 5　　　 D. 500

3.The right order of the following statements is _______.

a. Waiters lead the customers to the dark dining area

b. Customers go to the light to see the menu.

c. Customers hand in their mobile phones, watches, etc.

d. Customers have to eat in the darkness

A. b-c-a-d　　　　　　　　 B. c-b-a-d

C. b-a-d-c　　　　　　　　 D. c-d-b-a

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish.

B. Every guest there will get a secret dish.

C. It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it.

D. The manager said only 30 guests received the prize.

5. The passage mainly tells us that _____________.

A. eating in the darkness is very popular today

B. it’s strange to eat in the darkness

C. many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside

D. the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China and also in Asia

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