7．How quickly can you count from o ne to ten？Do you use ten different words to do it？Can you do it in English，or do you have to use your first languages？Do you count on your fingers？Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world．But scientists have discovered that it is not true．
People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers．In the United States，people begin counting with their first fingers，which they extend or stick out．They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb （拇指） to count to five．Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten．In China，people count by using different finger positions．In this way，a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand．
Besides ways of finger counting，scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers．Some languages have only a few words for numbers，and others have no words for numbers．A group of scientists studied aboriginal （土著的）people in Australia．These people don't have hand movements to stand for numbers．They don't even have word for numbers．However，they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers．
In a similar study，researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe （部落） in northwestern Brazil don't have words for numbers such as"one"or"three"．They are not able to say"five trees"or"ten trees"but can say"some trees"，"more trees"，or"many trees"．Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count，"but here is a group that does not count．They could learn，but isn't not useful in their culture，so they've never picked it up．"
Although all humans are able to understand quantities （数量），not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting．Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives．Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math，too．

32．The writer begins with the four questions in order toB．
A．make a survey           
B．interest readers     
C．tell a story              
D．solve math problems
33．What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the U．S．and China？C
A．People from China count much faster than people from the U．S．
B．People from China need two hands to count from one to ten．
C．People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting．
D．People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting．
34．Which of following is true about aboriginal Australians？D
A．They have only a few words for numbers．
B．They have hand movements to stand for numbers．
C．They can only count to five on their fingers．
D．They can understand different ideas about numbers．
35．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．People from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math．
B．Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans．
C．In some aboriginal culture，people don't even know how to count．
D．Some languages don't have number words because people don't need numbers．

6．请你用英文描述你觉得过去发生的最有意思的一次经历，比如旅行、参观动物园、周末活动等等．开头已给出．（要求词数60以上．）必须包含以下要点：
1．你和谁去的？
2．乘坐了什么交通工具？
3．你们具体看了或做了些什么？
4．最后感觉如何？

Last week，I went tothe beach with my father．We set out early in the morning．Wewent there by car．Our destination：Dalian．I've always been to the beach．My childhood memories were those that were spent at the beach．Upon reaching Dalian，we saw many ships lay on the bank．When I gazed out to the open sea，I could see the edge of the sea meeting the edge of the sky．It was a fantastic feeling．The blue waters are really truly beautiful．I could sense serenity all around me．I'll never forget this day in my life．．

5．Many Chinese schools ask their students to wear school uniforms at school．Schools in a north-eastern Brazilian city ask their students to wear uniforms，too．However（然而），their school uniforms are much"smarter"than（相比更智能） the Chinese ones-they have got computer chips（芯片）in them．
The name of the city is Vitoria da Conquista．About 20，000grade school students in the city wear school T-shirts with chips．The smart（智能） uniforms tell parents their children go into the school buildings（大楼） by sending（发送） a short message to their mobile phones．If the children are late for more than（超过） 20minutes，the parents will get another message：Your child hasn't（还没有）got to school yet．
The schools think the smart uniforms can help stop students from cutting classes（旷课）．Parents can wash and iron them without breaking the chips．The city wants to make all the students at the age of 4to 14in the city wear the smart uniforms by（直到） 2013．

41．根据文章内容，根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）
The Brazilian school uniforms are different from Chinese school uniforms，becausethey have computer chips inside them．
42．根据文章内容，根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）
If you don't go to school on time，yourparentswill get themessage on the mobile phone．
43．根据文章内容回答问题．
What's the use（用途） of the smart uniforms？It determines whether the child is safe
44．请把画线的句子翻译成汉语．到2013年这个城市想让所有的在4岁到14岁的学生穿智能制服．
45．What's the title（标题）of the passage？The smart uniforms．

4．John likes chocolates very much，but his mother doesn't give him．They're bad for his teeth，she thinks．But John has a very nice grandpa．The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys John some chocolates．Then his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy．On Sunday evening，it is John's seventh birthday，he says，"Please，God，make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday．"His mother says，"God can't hear you．Don't shout．""I know，"says the clever boy with a smile．"But my grandpa is in the next room，and he can．"

31．John's mother thinksC．
A．John's teeth are bad            
B．chocolates are good for his teeth
C．chocolates are bad for his teeth    
D．John likes cakes
32．Why does John's mother let him eat chocolates sometimes？D
A．Because John wants to eat it．
B．Because John's grandpa buys some for him．
C．Because she wants to be happy．
D．Because she wants to make John's grandpa happy．
33．Which one is right？C
A．The grandfather is bad．          
B．John studies hard in school．
C．John is clever．                  
D．John's mother doesn't love him．
34．What day is John's seventh birthday？D
A．Saturday．    
B．Friday．      
C．Tuesday．     
D．Sunday．
35．Why does John shout？A
A．He wants to make grandpa hear him
B．He wants to make grandma hear him
C．He wants to make God hear him
D．He wants to make his mother hear him．

3．When we watch kung fu movies，we often see people run on the walls（墙）or fly．Do you want to be a person like（21）D？You may say，"I can do that only in my（22）B．"
But the students at kung fu schools are hoping（希望）to（23）C  their dreams come true．Anhui Xuanlong Wushu School is just one（24）C these schools．Many children from 4to 16years old go there to（25）B kung fu．
The students have to（26）D at 6：00a．m．In the morning，the students learn English（27）Amath．They learn kung fu in the afternoon．There are more（28）D in the evening．They usually go to bed after 10：00p．m．
The kung fu exercise is（29）A easy．The students have to work hard．After many years'hard work，these children will（30）Bkung fu stars．They can jump high and act well in kung fu games．

21．A．her	B．him	C．us	D．them
22．A．movie	B．dream	C．idea	D．house
23．A．help	B．keep	C．make	D．turn
24．A．for	B．at	C．of	D．with
25．A．watch	B．learn	C．teach	D．follow
26．A．go out	B．go back	C．get lost	D．get up
27．A．and	B．so	C．but	D．as
28．A．hours	B．languages	C．students	D．classes
29．A．never	B．sometimes	C．usually	D．often
30．A．look at	B．look like	C．look for	D．look after．

2．From China Daily：On Oct 29，the Chinese government said all couples can now have two children．The new policy is expected to help solve China's low birth rate problem．Up to now，China has faced an aging population and the problem of no enough labor．The Two-Children Law may also be good for Chinese people．Researches show that growing up with a brother or a sister can have a good influence on one's mind and health．
From CCTV：China has long dreamed about making its own large passenger planes．Now the dream is becoming true．On Nov 2，China's first homemade large passenger plane，the C919，was shown to the public in Shanghai．This makes China the third nation to make large passenger planes，following the Boeing Company，US and the European Union's Airbus line．
From CNN，Dec 4，2015：It's reported that Apple is planning to bring its mobile payment system（系统）"Apple Pay"to China by early February next year．Apple has reportedly reached a deal with China's big four banks to lay out the payment system．When it's used in China，Apple Pay will mainly compete with Union Pay．
From VOA WASHINGTON，November 25，2015：The holiday shopping season is once again upon us．In the United States，that's usually the Friday after Thanksgiving，which is called"Black Friday"．The shopping malls are busy and open for hands-chopping people who would like to chop their hands off after buying too many things on Black Friday．

51．According to The Two-Children Law，we may know thatD．
A．it is used for solving China's education problem
B．it is bad for families in China
C．it can give a brother or a sister to Chinese families
D．it was born because of Chinese aging population and no enough labor
52．C is not mentioned to make large passenger planes．
A．European Union   B．USA    C．Canada    D．China
53．A will compete with Union Pay in China．
A．Apple Pay B．Airbus line   C．Big four banks   D．Boeing Company
54．Black Friday in the USA isB．
A．Every Friday     B．the Friday after Thanksgiving
C．Some Fridays     D．the Friday before Christmas
55．What is the popular Chinese translation for"hands-chopping people"？B
A．土豪  B．剁手族 C．点赞狂人 D．小偷．

1．When someone says，"Well，I guess I'll have to face the music"，it doesn't mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or （56）B a concert．It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to （57）C why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that．If you"face the music"，you are sure to be less unhappy than that．
Every one of us has to"face the music"at some time or another，especially as （58）D．We can all remember father's （59）A words"I want to talk to you"．And only because we did not listen to him．What a（an）（60）A thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every （61）B，we students have to"face the music"．The result of the exam will （62）C whether we will face the music or not．If we don't get good（63）B，that means parents'cold faces and contempt （轻视） of the teachers and classmates．
"To face the music"is （64）A to every American，young or old．It is at least 100years old．It really （65）D that you have to do something，no matter how terrible the whole thing might be，because you know you have no choice．

56．A．manage	B．attend	C．miss	D．forget
57．A．discover	B．believe	C．explain	D．encourage
58．A．friends	B．teachers	C．leaders	D．children
59．A．angry	B．magical	C．exciting	D．honest
60．A．terrible	B．important	C．interesting	D．careful
61．A．season	B．term	C．year	D．month
62．A．follow	B．change	C．decide	D．realize
63．A．chances	B．marks	C．tools	D．choices
64．A．known	B．strange	C．safe	D．harmful
65．A．discusses	B．covers	C．develops	D．means．

20．A strange thing happened to me last Sunday．It was such a beautiful day that I （46）D to go for a look in the country．
On the way back home，my car stopped．It was out of gas（汽油） on a （47）B road far from a town!I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas．I walked almost a mile before I finally found a （48）C near the road．
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair （49）A．She said，"I've waited for you here for a long time．Come in．（50）B is ready．"
"But I only came for some gas．"I answered．
"Oh，Alfred!Gas？You like tea．"said she．
I quickly explained that my car was out of  gas，but she didn't （51）D to listen to me．She just kept calling me Alfred．She was （52）C very strangely．As soon as she went to get tea，I went out of the house quickly．
Luckily，there was another house down the road and I was able to（53）B the gas．When I told the man about my （54）A，he said，"Oh，that's Miss Emily．She lives alone in that big house．She's （55）B，but she wouldn't hurt anybody．She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago．The man left home and never came back because of the war．"

46．A．walked	B．rode	C．hurried	D．drove
47．A．busy	B．quiet	C．modern	D．noisy
48．A．hotel	B．restaurant	C．house	D．market
49．A．answered	B．returned	C．noticed	D．served
50．A．Gas	B．Tea	C．Juice	D．Coffee
51．A．promise	B．remember	C．learn	D．seem
52．A．shouting	B．crying	C．acting	D．jumping
53．A．touch	B．buy	C．borrow	D．sell
54．A．experience	B．advice	C．result	D．plan
55．A．famous	B．strange	C．wonderful	D．friendly．

19．Want to stay away from colds？Put on a happy face．
Compared to unhappy people，those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds，according to a new study．It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses，say the researchers from New York University．
"It seems that positive feelings may reduce the danger of illness，"said the study's chief researcher Sheldon Cohen．
In an earlier study，Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often．People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill．
In this study，Cohen's interviewed 193adults every day for two weeks．During the interviews，the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days．
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally likely to get ill．Buy for people who said they felt happy during the research period，their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time．
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings，their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease．So if you are worried abut your health，look on the bright side more often．
51．Which of the following was NOT a part of the study？D
A．People talked about their feelings every day．
B．People were kept alone for six days．
C．People were given colds by doctors．
D．People were made to feel unhappy．
52．What did the study find？D
A．People who felt happy never got ill．
B．People's feelings didn't influence their health．
C．People with good feelings became ill more easily．
D．People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses．．
53．According to Cohen，which of the following may help fight illness？C
A．Eating．
B．Crying．
C．Laughing．
D．Sleeping．
54．This passage is a/anB．
A．advertisement
B．newspaper report
C．story
D．scientist's diary
55．What is the best title for this passage？A
A．Smiles can fight colds
B．Cause of colds found
C．The danger of colds
D．How people get sick．

18．-Must we finish our homework before dinner？-No，you_______．（　　）

A．

needn't

B．

must

C．

mustn't