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It began with one red paper clip（回形针）and ended with a house．Kyle MacDonald，a 26-year-old Canadian，got a three-bedroomed house through 14trades（交换）that started with a single red paper clip．
Encouraged by Kyle"s successful experience，now more and more young people around the world are starting their own trading activities．They set up websites where people can trade things thery do not usually use with other people．A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their used DVDs．These traders usually prefer face-to-face tracing，which means they don't have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery（递送）．
Last year，a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle．She started with a paper clip．and hoped to get a house in the end．After several trades she now has a piano which is worth more than 10，000yuan．But she may still have a long way to go．
You may be puzzled about why people are doing this．In fact，everyone in the trade activities gets things that are useful to them．Just as Kyle said，"What's more important to a man dying of thirst in the desert-one million dollars or a glass of water？"Kyle's words probably show why these trades are popular among young people．
71．What did Kyle get in the end through 14trades？
A three-bedroomed house．
72．Where can people trade things they do not usually use？
At websites．
73．why do these traders usually prefer face-to-face trading？
Because they don't have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery．
74．How can the Chinese girl's dream come true？
She can go on trading．
75．Why are the trade activites popular among young people？
Because the traders can get things that are useful to them．．

1．More than seven hundred years ago，the Prince of Wales a very big and brave dog called Geert．One day Prince wanted to go hunting with his men．He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son．The baby was in a wooden cradle （摇篮），which was like a small bed．
When the Prince came back from hunting，Gelert ran out to meet his master．He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest．Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaw and head．"What have you done？"the Prince said．He rushed into his house and looked for baby son．The cradle was lying on its side on the floor．The clothes were torn and there was blood on them．"Soed have killed my son？"the Prince said angrily．"You unfaithful dog!"He took out his sword and killed the dog．Just as Gelert was dying，he managed to bark．Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog．
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt．Near him was a dead wolf．Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf．The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late．Gelert was dead The Prince was very sad indeed．Tears ran down his face shen he realixed he had killed his faithful friend．The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there．After this，the Prince never smiled again．Every morning at dawn．He walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes．
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales，People will show you where Geler is buried．There is a signby his grave．It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog．
51．Gelert was the dog of the Prince ofD．
A．Scotland           B．England          C．Ireland           D．Wales
52．The Prince told the dog toBwhen he was leaving．
A．watch the door                       
B．take care of his baby at home
C．welcome his friends                   
D．stop the strangers
53．The Prince was surpised to see blood on Gelert'sD．
A．jaws           B．paws           C．head         D．Both A and C
54．The Prince never smiled again becauseC．
A．the wolf was killed by Gelert     
B．he had buriesd the dog on the top of mountain
C．he had killed his faithful friend Gelert       
D．Gelert had killed his baby son
55．From the passae we know thatDis still remembered by people there．
A．the Prine            B．the baby son         C．the wolf          D．Gelert．

20．She's been to Shanghai before，        ？（　　）

A．

isn't she

B．

hasn't she

C．

has she

19．Must I be in hospital for a week，doctor？
No，you           You can go back home tomorrow．（　　）

A．

needn't

B．

mustn't

C．

cant't

18．My grandma is used to living in the city．
．（　　）

	A．	So is my grandpa		B．	So my grandpa
	C．	So my grandpa did

17．She wants to knows                （　　）

	A．	what your mother does		B．	how old are you
	C．	where are you from

16．I want to go to Xiufeng Park．How can I get there？
              there，just go along this street and turn left at the third crossing（　　）

A．

To get

B．

Getting

C．

Get

15．We find______ necessary to protect the earth．（　　）

A．

it

B．

this

C．

that

D．

what

14．Robots aren't only in the movies or on TV．One"real"robot recently married a couple at a wedding ceremony in Tokyo，Japan．
 Fifty guests stood as the music played and the bride（新娘）walked down towards the groom
（新郎）．Only one guest stayed seated-the minister（牧师），who happened to be a robot．For this special ceremony，the four-foot tall robot named I-Fairy wore flowers around her head．I-Fairy's eyes flashed colored lights as she pronounced the couple man-and-wife and asked the groom to kiss the bride．The wedding was the first time a marriage had been led by a robot，according to the company that built I-Fairy．
 A robot might seem like an unusual choice（选择）to lead a wedding，but if you knew the couple you would think I-Fairy was the perfect choice．That's because the groom teaches robotics at a university and the bride works for the company that built I-Fairy．The newly married couple hopes their wedding will encourage more uses for robots．They hope their wedding will give people ideas about ways in which they might use robots to do"everyday things"in their lives in the near future．
 
46．The"real"robot is theDat the wedding ceremony．
A．bride                    
B．groom          
C．reporter              
D．minister
47．Which is TRUE about the robot？B
A．It wore flowers around the neck for the ceremony
B．Its eyes flashed colored lights while it was speaking．
C．It was built by the I-fairy company．
D．It kissed the newly married couple．
48．In paragraph（段落）3，"robotics"must be theAon how robots are made and used．
A．science      
B．book             
C．magazine    
D．cartoon
49．We can learn from the last paragraph thatC•
A．it is very usu al for robots to lead weddings
B．a robot is the perfect choice for everybody's wedding
C．the wedding is expected to encourage people to use robots more
D．people get ideas on how to do everything with robots in the near future
50．This passage is a（n）B．
A．novel      
B．news report       
C．folk story     
D．advertisement．

13．Many people think the camel stores water in its hump （驼峰），but it does not．Instead，the camel stores something else there-food．The came's hump is really a hump of fat （ 脂肪）．The camel is often called"a ship of the desert"．When the camel is not travelling and is in a place where there is much food and water，it eats and drinks a lot．As it does so，its hump rises from the fat its body makes．Then，when the camel is travelling through the desert and when there is no food，it can live off the stored fat．
    A camel can go on for days or weeks with little food or water．However，when its hunger reaches the point starvation （饿死），its hump shrinks （收缩） and may even slip off its back and hang down its side．
    Camels are not fussy （挑剔） about what they eat．Thorny （多刺的） plants don't hurt their mouths，grasses of any kind will do and so will hay，dry grain，cactuses （干草，干粮，仙人掌）
    There are one-hump camels and two-hump camels．Camels with one hump are called Arabian camels，come from North Africa．Camels with two humps are from Asia．
81．Them areAkinds of camels in the world．
A．two               
B．three               
C．four
82．Camels eat and drink a lotC
A．after they finish their work
B．when they find much food and water
C．before they go through the desert
83．Reading this passage，we knowC  
A．camels can live without food or water
B．there is much food and water in camels'humps
C．camels make food and water into fat and store it in their humps
84．Why does a camel's hump slip off its back or side？B
A．Because it tries to save some fat．
B．Because there is no fat in it．
C．Because it hopes to have a good rest．
85．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage？B
A．A camel is the most useful animal．
B．Camels can live a very bad life．
C．An African camel has one hump because there are many deserts there．