We know that the Black Sea, one thousand year...

We know that the Black Sea, one thousand years ago, was a fresh water lake about ________ and unconnected with the Mediterranean.

A. its two thirds present size              B. two-thirds size of the present

C. its two-thirds of the present size           D. two- thirds its present size

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The origins of the apple tree are in Asia. We know that 8,500 years ago apples were being grown and eaten in ancient Jericho, a city near the Jordan River. In some parts of the ancient world apples could only be afforded by royalty (王室成员) and their courts, and were a popular dessert as long ago as 4,500 years. Now the apple is the most popular fruit in the world.

You probably know that there’s a tradition for students to bring shiny apples to their favorite teachers. But why?

No one knows for sure. The idea of "an apple for the teacher" has been with us since the late 1800s. Perhaps the custom grew out of the fact that apples are ripe (成熟的) in September, when the school year usually begins. In earlier times, students, particularly those in rural areas, could pick apples from trees on their way to school. They were easy gifts for children to give.

However, the lovely practice took on a dark note if the other children thought the gift-giver was trying to buy the teacher into giving him or her better grades. "Apple polisher" came to mean someone who tries to please a superior (上级) in return for special treatment. It was a popular college slang (俚语) term in the 1920s, but the term isn’t used much any more.

It’s true that apples can be very attractive. The apple is America’s favorite fruit, as shown in the phrase, "as American as Mom and apple pie".

After all, who ever says, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away" or "You’re the banana of my eye"? And who brings a banana to his or her teacher? Nobody.

1.What do we learn about the apple from the passage?

A. It has been popular worldwide since 8,500 years ago.

B. It has been a popular dessert for about 4,500 years.

C. The origins of the apple tree are in America.

D. Everyone could enjoy this fruit in the ancient world.

2.Why did students give their teachers apples?

A. Apples were ripe when the school year began.

B. Apples were the most popular fruit.

C Apples were expensive enough as gifts.

D. Teachers liked to get apples from students.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the phrase "apple polisher"?

A. It is used to praise someone for his / her performance.

B. It is still as popular nowadays as before.

C. It may mean something good or bad, depending on the situation.

D. It refers to someone who wants to please a leader.

4.What do we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. Apples are related to mothers in America.

B .Apple is a popular word, and used in many phrases.

C. Apples are attractive because of many stories.

D. Nobody wants to use the word banana.

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We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago. One of the passengers was a small 36 man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (佝偻) and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty, 37the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.

　Then one 38 morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down. The driver 39 guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, 40 and said in a loud voice: “And a very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning,”41. The following weeks we were more alert (留意的). Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date 42. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we43 began to nod and talk to each other.

　One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver 44smilingly and asked:“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?”and he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers 45 and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the46 before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the 47passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束).

The summer went by, and 48 was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual 49. When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or — 50 — on holiday somewhere.

One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly 51 was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the 52 that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They 53 him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.

　The next 54 Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked（缩小）again. Inside the bus was a55. All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

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We all know that 2016 is considered the year of superhero movies. Here are another four ones coming out in the second half of this year.

The BFG

Adventure, Drama, Fantasy 1 July 2016 (Canada)

Storyline: A little girl named Sophie comes across the Big Friendly Giant who despite his awful appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul who is considered an outcast (被遗弃的人) by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children. More information:

http: // www. imdb, com / title / tt3691740/.

Directors: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Roald Dahl

Stars: Bill Hader, Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance

The Hollars

Comedy, Drama, Family 26 August 2016 (USA)

Storyline: A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to go through surgery. Other related information is available at:

http: // www. imdb. com / title /tt3714720/.

Director: John Krasinski

Writer: Ibrahim El-Batout

Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick, John Krasinski

The Bombing

Action, Drama, War 30 September 2016 (China)

Storyline: During the World WarⅡ, five different Chinese people, most of whom are based on real figures, fight their way through Japanese air force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, in 1940. Click here for further information about it.

http: // www. imdb. com /title/ tt4743226/.

Director: Xiao Feng

Writer: Ping Chen

Stars: William Wai-Ting Chan, Wei Fan, Janine Chun-Ning Chang

Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim

Comedy, Drama, friendship 1 October 2016 (Egypt)

Storyline: Ali loves a goat called Nada and Ibrahim hears voices from another world. Both young men are misunderstood and ignored each other. Later, they make peace with each other. Click here for more information.

http: //www. imdb. com /title /tt4473378/.

Director: Sherif El Bendary

Writer: James C. Strouse

Stars: Ali Sobhy, Ahmed Magdy, Salwa Mohamed Ali

1.Where was the adventure movie from?

A. Canada.　　 B. USA.

C. China.　　 D. Egypt.

2.Which website should you visit to know more about The Hollars?

A. http: //www. imdb. com /title/ tt3691740/.

B. http: //www. imdb. com/ title/ tt4743226/.

C. http: //www. imdb. com/ title/ tt3714720/.

D. http: //www. imdb. com/ title/ tt4473378/.

3.When was the movie directed by Sherif E1 Bendary shown?

A. In July.　　 B. In August.

C. In September.　　 D. In October.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. The BFG is directed by John Krasinski.

B. The Bombing is a film related to historical facts.

C. The Hollar tells stories about children.

D. Anna Kendrick stars in Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim.

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It was at the railway station ________ we first met 16 years ago.

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Several years ago, a farmer owned some land along the sea. He advertised for workers, but no one wanted to work for him. Most people didn’t want to work there 31  they didn’t like the bad storms. Finally, a 32  man, who looked weak and more than fifty years old, came to see the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I 33  sleep well when the wind blows.” answered the little man.

Although the answer was strange, the farmer let the man stay to work. The little man worked 34  around the farm, busy from morning till evening. The farmer felt very pleased with his work.

Then one night the wind began to blow strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer 35  into the little man’s room. He shook the little man and cried, “Get up! A 36  is coming!”

The little man said slowly, “No sir, I told you----I can 37  well when the wind blows.”

The farmer was very angry, but he had to hurry outside to get ready for the storm. To his 38  , everything was ready outside. 39  could be blown away.

The farmer 40  what the man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.

1. A. so                B. but              C. because          D. although

2.A. big                B. little               C. young                D. strong

3. A. can           B. must             C. need             D. should

4. A. well          B. badly                C. loudly               D. clearly

5. A. walked            B. rushed               C. moved                D. drove

6. A. man           B. dog              C. ship             D. storm

7. A. work          B. play             C. sleep                D. listen

8.A. anger          B. pride                C. surprise         D. confidence

9.A. Everything     B. Something            C. Anything         D. Nothing

10.A. understood        B. preferred            C. heard                D. did

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Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”

Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

1.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because        .

A．the woman's window was dirty    B．the writer's window was dirty

C．the woman lived nearby          D．the writer was near-sighted

2.Finishing the cleaning, the writer was surprised that        .

A．the woman was sitting by her window     B．the woman's window was clean

C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon    D．the woman's window was still terrible

3.“…it dawned on me” probably means “       ”.

A．I began to understand it       B．it cheered me up

C．I knew it grew light          D．it began to get dark

4.It’s clear that        .

A．the writer had never met the woman before  B．the writer often washed the window

C．they both worked as cleaners             D．they lived in a small town

5.From the passage, we can learn        .

A．one shouldn't criticize others very often

B．one should often make his windows clean

C．one must judge himself before he judges others

D．one must look at others through his dirty windows

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Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”

Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

64.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because _______ .

A．the woman's window was dirty    B．the writer's window was dirty

C．the woman lived nearby          D．the writer was near-sighted

65．Finishing the cleaning, the writer was surprised that _______.

A．the woman was sitting by her window

B．the woman's window was clean

C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon

D．the woman's window was still terrible

66．“…it dawned on me” probably means “_______ ”.

A．I began to understand it       B．it cheered me up

C．I knew it grew light           D．it began to get dark

67．It’s clear that _______.

A．the writer had never met the woman before

B．the writer often washed the window

C．they both worked as cleaners

D．they lived in a small town

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Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, "I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible."

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing () her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge () someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?"

Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

1.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because_____.

A. the woman's window was dirty

B. the writer's window was dirty

C. the woman lived nearby

D. the writer was near-sighted

2.The writer was surprised that_____.

A. the woman was sitting by her window

B. the woman's window was clean

C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon

D. the woman's window was still terrible

3.The underlined sentence "It dawned on me" probably means "____".

A. I began to understand it           B. it cheered me up

C. I knew it grew light              D. it began to get dark

4.It's clear that _____.

A. the writer had never met the woman before

B. the writer often washed the window

C. they both worked as cleaner

D. they lived in a small town

5.From the passage, we can learn ______.

A. one shouldn't criticize others very often

B. one should often make his windows clean

C. one must judge himself before he judges others

D. one must look at others through his dirty windows

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Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window .I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window .It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first ,“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because_____.

A. the woman’s window was dirty

B. the writer’s window was dirty

C. the woman lived nearby

D. the writer was near-sighted

2.The writer was surprised that ________.

A. the woman was sitting by her window

B. the woman’s window was clean.

C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon

D. the woman’s window was still terrible

3.“ It dawned on me” probably means “______”.

A.I began to understand it　 B. it cheered me up

C. I knew it grew light　 D. it began to get dark

4.It’s clear that________.

A. the writer had never met the woman before

B. the writer often washed the window

C. they both worked as cleaners

D. they lived in a small town

5.From the passage, we can learn_________.

A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often

B. one should often make his windows clean

C. one must judge himself before he judges others

D. one must look at others through his dirty window

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