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周蕾

（湖北省荊州市荊州區江陵中學）

A（建議用時：6 min）

With summer holiday just around the corner,it’s time to find some good books to read.Here are some you might like to try.

The Big Miss ($ 9)

The author had been Tiger Woods’ coach for six years,and the book is a behind-the-scenes look into the famous golfer’s private life.One reader wrote on Amazon.com,“I’m a big Tiger fan,and I read this in one sitting.Brilliant!”

The Hunger Games ($ 15)

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic（世界末日后的）future.Most people are very poor.Every year,there’s a game show called“The Hunger Games”in which 18 teenagers are sent into the wild to battle it out until only one survives.The book has just been made into a highly successful Hollywood movie.

Imagine How Creativity Works ($ 14)

This is a very fun and very convincing book about the creative parts of our brain.It looks at people such as Bob Dylan and the man who invented post-it notes and asks why they were so creatively successful.The author writes,“Once we know how creativity works,we can make it work for us.”

The Venice Experiment: A Year of Trial and Error Living Abroad ($ 12)

A few years ago,real-life American couple Barry and Debbie decided to escape the rat race and live in Venice for a year.This is the story of their experiences there and it’s full of funny anecdotes（奇聞軼事）about their struggle to adapt to the Venetian lifestyle.A fellow author said,“For anyone thinking of an overseas adventure,The Venice Experiment is a laughout-loud read.”

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1.What can we know from the passage?

A.People can know about Tiger Woods’ private life from The Big Miss.

B.Steve Jobs was creative and invented post-it notes.

C.The Hunger Games is adapted from a a highly successful Hollywood movie.

D.Imagine How Creativity Works is a book about invention.

2.What can we learn from the last book?

A.Barry and Debbie are tired of stressful city life.

B.Barry and Debbie adapt to the Venetian lifestyle easily.

C.Barry and Debbie love overseas adventure.

D.Barry and Debbie think the Venetian lifestyle is funny.

3.How much will you save if you purchase all the

four books with your membership?

A.$ 50. B.$ 45. C.$ 10. D.$ 5.

B（建議用時：7 min）

Last Wednesday,Aleah Bowie,a wildlife ecologist and animal behavior expert,received an interview request by email,which made her do a serious double take.

Attached to the message was a peer-reviewed scientific paper by a team of Chinese scientists who spent more than a decade investigating why giant pandas rub their bodies with large amounts of horse manure（糞便）.“I was like,‘Is this a joking email?’”Dr.Bowie,of Duke University,said.

But it really is something that the unique and charming mammals（哺乳動物）will do in the Qinling Mountains in China.They can smell fresh horse manure,lay themselves down and roll their big bodies in the horse manure,using their paws to really make sure they are covered from the tip of their hairy ears to the bottom of their tails,until their black and white fur is another shade entirely.

The behavior may help the pandas deal with cold temperatures because a compound in horse manure,the researchers propose in the paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,may stop a cellular thermostat（細胞恒溫器）that makes pandas sensitive to cold temperatures.

1.What does the underlined phrase in Para.1 mean?

A.Careful. B.Surprised.

C.Fun. D.Indifferent.

2.What did the scientists find?

A.Only pandas in Qinling like horse mature.

B.Horse mature can prevent cold temperatures.

C.Pandas cover themselves with horse manure.

D.Pandas don’t like to keep themselves clean.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Pandas cover themselves with horse manure for fun.

B.Pandas may use horse mature to prevent themselves from cold temperatures.

C.A compound in horse manure makes pandas sensitive to cold temperatures.

D.Pandas use horse mature to show their feelings.4.What is the text mainly about?

A.A research on pandas’ behavior.

B.A research on horse mature.

C.A research on cold temperatures.

D.A research on using horse mature to stop cold temperatures.

C（建議用時：7 min）

A food delivery courier became popular on the Internet.He became known because he messages his customers in English.The courier named Mao Shaomu is a young man aged 18.He came to Sichuan International Studies University (SISU) to be a courier at the beginning of last March.

Mao told Chongqing Morning Post that he sends English messages to customers to practice English,since he expects that SISU students can all speak English.Mao struggled in science classes beginning in his middle school years,but he always performed well in English.Inspired by his English teacher,who earned a university spot through independent study,Mao chose to formally drop out of high school.Ever since,entering SISU has become a goal for the young man.

After he dropped out of high school,every job Mao took was temporary because he always wanted to study English.Last September he took a part-time job at a bar.He hoped it would give him the chance to chat with foreigners.At the beginning of March,he gave up his job again and became a food delivery courier at SISU.He prepared for the college entrance exam all the time.

These days,midday is the busiest time for Mao.He uses most afternoons to study English.He says his preference is to major in English or international communications.In addition,he hopes to go to Beijing to earn a master’s degree and become an interpreter.

1.What caused Mao Shaomu to be famous online?

A.Becoming a food delivery courier in SISU.

B.Sending English messages to his customers.

C.Formally dropping out of high school.

D.Teaching English in place of his teacher.

2.What’s Mao’s goal after giving up his education in

high school?

A.Working in SISU.

B.Taking a part-time job at a bar.

C.Earning a master’s degree.

D.Studying in SISU.

3.How long did Mao serve in the bar?

A.About half a year. B.About 4 months.

C.About 3 months. D.About one year.