I have a neighbor who plants a lot of potted flowers. Every morning he would sing a song as he waters the flowers. One day I asked, “You’re always very pleased with yourself. Do you always have good  41  everyday?” He said with a smile, “Look, how beautiful and  42  these flowers are, making me live in the   43  . Can’t I be happy?”

   On a Valentine’s Day, I bought a bouquet of roses from an old woman for my  44 . But because of our irreparable(不可修复的) disagreement, she   45  down the flowers in the presence of me.  46  , the old woman caught up with us, gave back the money to me and immediately picked up the  47 flowers from the ground.

   She gently stroked(轻抚) the rose petals,  48  off every grain of dust from them and said   49 , “I have made a vow to each bouquet of flowers, with my sincere blessing! Why did you throw it away? You’re not qualified to be  50 of the bouquet of flowers.”

   On another __51____occasion, it was a sunny day, with the surging(汹涌的)crowds and a lot of  52  . In middle of the street lay a handful of red roses. A boy was anxious to pick them up,  53 he was unable to go forward for the busy traffic. When it was his turn, he raced  54  , but the roses had been rolled to pieces. The boy picked them up, bit by bit, the remains of the flowers, slowly  55  those injured petals, held them in his hands for a long time and broke into tears in the street.

   Until now, I’m  56   often moved for that scene.

   One day, British writer Oscar Wilde walked into a flower shop and  57 to have some of the flowers taken out of the shop window. The shop clerk did as he told and asked how many he  58 buy. Wilde said, “I don’t want to buy the flowers, but I think they’re too  59  , afraid they would be crushed, so I want them to take it easy.”

   Knowing their sorrows and joys and caring for their pains, they are the friends of flowers. They will neither miss a butterfly flying in the sleeve nor  60   each beautiful scene of life. To be the friend of a flower is to live in the spring of the soul.

41.A. spirit         B. news                 C. performance     D. information

42.A. exciting         B. inspiring           C. pleasing                  D. satisfying

43.A. spring        B. sunshine           C. painting           D. morning

44.A. tutor           B. sweetheart              C. fellow               D. friend

45.A. threw           B. set                      C. turned              D. broke

46.A. Unexpectedly  B. Curiously         C. Unfortunately   D. Hurriedly

47.A. wrinkled         B. faded              C. abandoned       D. dried

48.A. cut              B. wiped                C. moved            D. took

49.A. eagerly          B. impatiently      C. regretfully       D. pitifully

50.A. director          B. purchaser       C. master            D. maker

51.A. worried          B. speechless             C. hopeless          D. exhausted

52.A. noise             B. bicycles          C. traffic              D. pedestrians

53.A. and                B. as                  C. so                   D. but

54.A. off                 B. ahead                    C. away              D. by

55.A. cupped           B. lifted              C. pressed           D. removed

56.A. even              B. ever               C. just                 D. still

57.A. asked            B. ordered           C. talked              D. begged

58.A. should            B. would               C. might              D. could

59.A. crowded        B. nervous          C. stressed                 D. tight

60.A. leave              B. keep               C. change            D. waste

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Why not to visit our local castle?

 Only five minute from the main road!

 This great stone castle is constructed five hundred years ago when King Henry VIII was king. He loved her food and you can tell that by visit his extremely large and well-designed kitchens. See where he fed fix hundreds people at one time. Admire the beautiful decorated rooms which he met kings from another countries. Examine the care of which he organized toilets to be built for all his followers. Walk through his wonderful gardens…

 Our manager has gone to Paris, so I have to deal with all the letters during his ________ .

A. appearance          B. distance         C. presence         D. absence

    假如你是李华，最近你在澳大利亚布里斯班的home stay打算来中国旅游并来看望你，来之前有些问题要咨询你，请根据下面home stay的电子邮件用英语回一封电子邮件。

Hi Li Hua,

      Hope you and your family are well. We have booked a tour to see the sights of China in August In the travel we plan to fly to Wuhan to see you. How does that sound? Because we are going to stay in your city for two days, so can you keep us informed of your arrangements about our stay and how can we get to your city from the airport? By the way，please tell me which hotel we had better reserve in your city?

Waiting for your reply!

Steven and Karen

注意:

1.词数100字左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.写作内容不要透露你所在城市的任何信息，推荐酒店为White Swan Hotel.

Hi Steven and Karen,

    I'm  more than thrilled to know you are going to be with us for two days and

Li Hua

                         Steps to Begin Your Path to Greatness

  Do you know there is something greater for you? Do you have ideas on what that may be, but can’t make them happen? Here are four steps to help you get started:

  36

  Many times we live based on others’ expectations. Own your path. It can be hard to do, but allow yourself to focus on your heart. Look within yourself deeply, and decide what you want and what’s true for you.

Take action.

  There’s no better time to create the life you want than right this very moment!  37   To get started, you just need to put one foot in front of the other. Baby steps are key! If you want to start going to the gym, going from 0 day a week to 5 days a week right away is extreme. Instead, start slow and go once or twice a week.   38

Be determined.

   Even if you’re working hard towards your goal, there may be blocks on the road—don’t give up.  39  So if you’re trying to eat better, and you have a day when you aren’t sticking to the plan, don’t give up. Accept that moment, and then keep moving forward.

Have the right support.

    40  List the right support to cheer you on in the process. It could be a friend or a family member. Or, a 3rd party like a coach can give you an outsider perspective. Whoever it may be, having someone you can trust will be just what you need to keep you on track.

A. Don’t do it alone.

B. Follow your own heart.

C. Timing is never perfect.

D. Depend entirely on yourself .

E. Action always speaks louder than words.

F. Over time, you will achieve your goal by taking realistic and smaller steps.

G. These blocks help you grow and make you stronger every time you get past them.

    Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center. 
The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longer living with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 education completed; age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7 getting married;  and age 26.2 having a child.
 “There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differences is on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Older adults consider these more important than younger adults do. This probably shows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditional family values. The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.

8. According to the first paragraph, someone is a grown-up when he _______.   
A. has found a full-time job                    
B. has finished his study in university
C. can make money and support himself after completing his education
D. can support a family and be financially independent after graduation
9. A young man of 24 may be busy ________.   
A. finding a job          B. finding a girl friend
C. making money          D. preparing for his wedding
10. The underlined word “status” in the second paragraph probably means “________”. 
A. position       B. rank     C. level        D. situation
11. From the passage, we learn that _________.   
A. being grown-up is just a matter of age
B. being grown-up is a process which takes some time
C. all people think completing education means being grown-up
D. the survey found everyone had a different view about being grown-up
                                   

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处)不计分。

I’m Cindy, a student for electronic engineering. To tell to you the truth, it wasn’t my choice — it was my parents. I wanted to study psychology and they said I wouldn’t get the good job. I wish I will not have accepted by the school to do engineering. I’m sitting in the library now and I ought to be doing some physics problem but instead I’m reading Erich Fromm's Escape from Freedom. I think my parents should read this as good，so they would understand us better.

66. The Jeans are not ______﹙适合﹚for the formal party.

67. Nowadays,most people want to look for a ______﹙永久的﹚job.

68.It is ______﹙典型的﹚of him to be late for school.

69. He works as a ______﹙图书馆馆长﹚in the library.

70. The officer was arrested because of _____﹙滥用﹚his power.

71. The cigarette end thrown away by a careless farmer ______ ﹙导致﹚the big forest and brought us great loss.

72. _____ ﹙尽管﹚the high price, demands for these cars are very high.

73. No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ ﹙讲的通﹚to me.

74. Children usually ____ ﹙偏爱﹚sweet food .

75. Have you seen the famous film star_________﹙本人﹚?

 The theory that he had stuck _______ true, which made all of us astonished.

A. to proving           B. proved          C. to proved         D. to prove

   As children enter their teens, they usually begin to pay more attention to their peers (同龄人) or friends. Peer pressure can be direct or indirect, but it is almost always present. Learning to deal with peer pressure makes a teen mature (成熟的), and able to get along well with others.

Bad peer pressure is when teens feel pressured to do something that they know is wrong, such as smoking, drinking, or drugs, and it can remain with them into adulthood. This is the main reason teens have to learn how to deal with it.

    Some of the things you can do to deal with peer pressure include:

   ● Choose friends who share your values. Good friends use positive peer pressure to help you be your best self.

   ● Keep away from situations where people are doing things you don’t want to do.

   ● Think about your reasons for doing things. Are they good reasons? Are you being true to yourself and your values?

   ● Practice ways of saying no, giving excuses if necessary.

   ● Talk to your parents, or other trusted adults, about the kinds of peer pressure you face, and listen to their advice.

   ● Let the adults know when you need help to get out of a bad situation, and don’t know what to do about it.

   Remember that if just one teen stands up to (对抗) peer pressure, usually others will join him or her. Learning to deal with peer pressure will make you confident and mature.

24. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

   A. Peer pressure includes direct and indirect pressure.

   B. Peer pressure comes from smoking, drinking and using drugs.

   C. Teens facing pressure can’t tell right from wrong.

   D. Teens who face pressure are more mature than those who don’t

25. Teens should learn to deal with peer pressure mainly because ______.

   A. it can keep them from making serious mistakes

   B. it can influence them even when they have grown up

   C. learning to deal with it can help them get along well with others

   D. learning to deal with it can make them mature and confident

26. According to the passage, teens should ______.

   A. stay away from people who don’t share their values

   B. have good reasons for anything they do

   C. say no more often than yes                                   

   D. ask adults they trust for help

27. Which column of a magazine may the passage be from?

   A. Social problem.           B. School news.       C. For teens.           D. Science.

A recent survey, while indicating a generally active attitude to science, also suggests a widespread worry that it may be “running out of control”. This idea is dangerous.

Science can be a force for evil as well as for good. Its applications can be channeled either way, depending on our decisions. The decisions we make, personally or collectively, will determine the outcomes of science. But here is a real danger. Science is advancing so fast is so strongly influenced by businesses that we are likely to believe whatever decisions we come to will make little difference. And, rather than fighting for the best possible policies, we may step back and do nothing.
    Some people go even further. They say that despite the moral and legal objections （反对）, whatever is scientifically possible will be done ——somewhere, sometime. They believe that science will get out of control in the end. This belief is dangerous too, because it a fuels sense of  hopelessness and discourages them from making efforts to build a safer world.
    In our interconnected world, the lack of agreement in and of the world of science can lead to the failure to control the use of science. Without a common understanding, the challenges of “controlling” science in this century will be really tough. Take human cloning for example. Despite the general agreement among scientists on its possible huge impact （影响） on traditional moral values, some countries still go ahead with the research and development of its related techniques. The outcomes are hard to predict.
     Therefore, discussions on how science is applied should be extended far beyond scientific societies. Only through the united efforts of people with hope, can we be fully safe against the misuse of science and can science best serve mankind in the future.

32.What can we conclude from the recent survey?

A.People hold mixed opinions about science

B.People think highly of science

C.Science is getting dangerously out of control

D.Science is used for both good and bad purposes

33.According to the passage, what will happen if we hold that science is getting beyond control?

A.The development of science will hopelessly slow down

B.Businesses will have even greater influence on science

C.People will work more actively to put science under control

D.The public will lose faith（信心） in bringing about a bright future

34.The discussion should reach beyond scientific societies because       .

A.scientists have failed to predict the outcomes

B.people need to work together to prevent the bad use of science

C.united efforts are necessary for the development of science

D.the ties between different areas need strengthening

35.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Science and its applications bring us many dangers

B.Mankind can largely take control of science with their efforts

C.The development of science mostly lies in people’s attitudes

D.The future of science will be influenced by the dangerous ideas

English is now   61   (wide) used throughout the world. The English language   62   (make) up of grammar and vocabulary because people from different countries and cultures have lived together. __63__（it）development contains three stages: Old English, Middle English and Modern English.

In the fifth century, two Germanic groups occupied Britain. Old English consisted of a  64   (mix) of their languages. Unlike Old English, Middle English can be read, although with difficulty, by modern English-speaking people.  Many factors contributed   65  the development of Middle English. However, in 1066, the Normans took control of England,  66  did not have the same result that the Germanic invasion had had about 600 years earlier. But French still had   67  influence on the English language. This __68____  (result）even more pairs of similar words. Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words. As we all know, English will continue changing in the future. It is certain   69   the changing process will continue and people will keep   70  (invent) new words and new ways of saying things.

Pilates，yoga and the running machine get all the attention when it comes to popular ways to stay healthy．There is，however，a more humbleexercise that might not be so attractive，but has all benefits-walking．
    Certified fitness professional JolynnJaekel explains，"What I love about walking is that anyone can do it at any age and any fitness level．Plus，it's good for your heart，your head and your wallet．"
A recent report details the health benefits of walking．The report found that walking regularly to fulfill the 150 minutes of moderate physical exercise every week，recommended by the UK's chief medical officer，could save 37，000 lives each year．Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California found that quick walking reduces the risk of heart disease more effectively than running．They observed participants aged between 18 and 80 over a six-year period and found that walking reduced the risk of heart disease by 9.3%，while running reduced it by 4.5%．And there is even more good news：30 minutes of quick walking over five days could help you sleep easily，according to research by Oregon State University．The study by the university showed that walking helped participants sleep better and feel more alert during the day．
The sooner you get started，the sooner you will notice the differences in your mind and body．
   So，go out for your 30-minute walk in a nearby park or green space．

25. The underlined word"humble"in the first paragraph means ______ ．

假如下学期即将到你校工作的外教Alice正在寻找一名学生助手，你有意承担这一工作，请根据下列信息向Alice 写一封申请信。内容要点如下：

1. 欢迎Alice的到来；

2. 介绍自己的优势：电脑操作；交际能力；英语口语…

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

3. 邮件开口结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。

Dear Alice,

I’m Li Hua, a senior 2 student, aged 17. _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

               Li Hua

The winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year will be announced on 5 July.Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar said,"All the finalists have had a remarkable year,reaching—in a range of ways—new heights in their efforts to serve and inspire their visitors."The￡100,000 award is being competed for by the following museums:

The Lapworth Museum of Geology

This museum,operated by the University of Birmingham,re-opened last June after a￡2.7m redevelopment that was designed to restore it to its 1920s grandeur（宏伟）and create three new galleries.

It holds 250,000 specimens,ranging from dinosaur skeletons to volcanic rocks.

The National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art

Officially opened by the Queen in November,this complex is home to the National Horseracing Museum,the Fred Packard Museum and Galleries of British Sporting Art,and a yard for the Retraining of Race horses charity.

It is also home to two of the Queen's former race horses and a virtual Clare Balding.

Sir John Soane's Museum

Housed in the former home of 19th Century architect Sir John Soane,this gallery and museum has completed a￡7m restoration intended to open up "lost" areas and return it to how it looked when he died and left it to the nation in 1837.

That includes creating 33 percent more space and putting 10 percent more objects on display.

Tate Modern

Eighteen years after it opened on London's South Bank,Tate Modern had a record 5.8 million visitors in 2017. That was partly down to the opening of a 10-storey extension,the Switch House,and exhibitions of photographs owned by Sir Elton John and art work by Georgia O'Keeffe.

5. According to Stephen Deuchar,all the finalists      .

A. have the same exhibitions

B. have offered good exhibitions

C. will win￡100,000

D. will share the￡100,000 award

6. Which museum should you go to if you want to see dinosaur skeletons?

A. The Lapworth Museum of Geology.

B. Tate Modern.

C. Sir John Soane's Museum

D. The National Heritage Centre.

7. Where can we find the Fred Packard Museum?

A. In the Lapworth Museum of Geology.

B. In Tate Modern.

C. In Sir John Soane's Museum

D. In the National Heritage Centre.

8. When was Tate Modern opened?

A. In 1920.    B. In 1837.

C. In 1999.    D. In 2016

Color is considered one of the most useful and powerful design tools you have. People respond to different colors in different ways. Colors tell someone if you are friendly. In the same way they affect whether someone will continue clicking through your website. Colors determine if someone will start reading your article in a magazine or post on your website.               

Colors also help to keep people involved on your website and determine how long they stay. Of course that’s not just about the content. Colors also influence how people will respond and behave.

The next time you go into a fast-food restaurant, look closely at the colors. Do they decorate with vivid reds and oranges because they encourage diners to eat and leave quickly like many of the fast-food establishments(企业)？That is exactly the response they want.

Different cultures have different attitudes and preferences; thus, they will have another color reaction. In China, “white” stands for death and in Brazil, it is the color purple while in America it is black. People from warm countries respond favorably to warm colors; people from colder climates prefer cooler colors. In America, green is associated with jealousy or money. Blue (the most popular) is associated with trust, responsibility, belonging and coolness.

This also means that color affects shopping habits. Different colors attract different kinds of customers. Red, orange, black and royal blue attract impulse(冲动的)buyers. Pink, light blue and navy attract smart budget shoppers. There is really a lot into it. To experience this, why not click on the following large companies’ websites that have spent the funds on this type of research now?

21. This passage mainly tells us ______

A. what colors mean to people in different countries.

B. colors affect people in many different countries.

C. which kind of color does good to people’s health.

D. a good website should have as many kinds of colors as possible.

22. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Reds and oranges in a restaurant will make you stay there longer.

B. In Brazil, the color purple is associated with death.

C. People from warm countries will like cooler colors better.

D. People’s shopping habits will not be affected by colors

23. What would the author probably talk about in the next paragraph?

A. To offer some large companies’ websites.

B. To introduce what colors mean in different countries.

C. To tell us how to use colors in our daily life.

D. To give more examples about successful restaurants.

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

     增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

     删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。

     修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

     注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

           2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   A girl called Jennifer left home three days before. She wandered about in the streets, tiring and hungry. She could no longer bear it, but she made up her mind to return home. On her way back to home, she was wondering how her parents would react after the three day of her disappearance. Returned home, she saw note lying on the table in the kitchen room. Her father sat in the sofa.  Her mother was so tired that she slept soundly. Instead of waking her, Jennifer lay beside her mother and go to sleep soon. When she was awake, she found she wasn’t in her mother’s room and her old and dirty clothes was gone. She was in her own comfortable and warm bed in his sleeping clothes.

                                                                          Kate

When The New Republic magazine predicted who would win the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 6, it said: “Not Bob Dylan. That’s for sure.”

But the award came as a surprise to many. On Oct 13, the famous US musician was named the Nobel laureate by the Swedish Academy. He has “created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition", according to the organization.

Although Dylan, 75, is not really thought to be a literary（文学的） writer, he has given the world a lot of creative work over 50 years, especially when it comes to his folk songs.

In his 1985 album Biograph, Dylan wrote about the appeal(魅力) of folk music to him. Rock songs “weren’t serious enough or didn’t reflect（反映） life in a realistic way", according to Dylan. But folk, was “a more serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more sadness; more joy …much deeper feelings".

Dylan’s music and lyrics spoke to many people during the 1960s. His lyrics were often about great political issues, such as the civil rights movement. The 1960s were a time of change when the young were making sure that their voices were heard. The idea is mast famously expressed in Dylan's The Times They Are a -Changin (1964), which warns the world, “You better start swimming or you'll sink（下沉） like a stone. For the times they are a-changin!”

There were complaints that a literary prize had been given to a singer. But ancient “Greek poets Homer and Sappho wrote poetic works that were meant to be listened to, that were meant to be performed, often with instruments - and it s the same way with Dylan ",the Swedish Academy’s permanent secretary Sara Danius told CNN.

It could even be said that giving the important prize to Dylan has brought back an old literary tradition. The millions whose lives Dylan’s words and music have changed will surely welcome the award.

21. Dylan found folk music attractive because___________•

A. it brought joy to people

B. it reflected life on a much deeper level

C. it could be used to express feelings freely

D. it needed more creativity than other types of music

22. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Dylan according to the article?

A. He never thought that he would win the Nobel Prize.

B. All of his influential works were created in the 1960s.

C .His songs expressed people’s feelings well during the 1960s.

D. His fans were mostly young people who were active in political movements.

23. According to the last two paragraphs, ______________.

A .lyrics can be seen as a literary form

B. a literary prize should not be given to a singer

C. Dylan’s works were inspired by Greek poets

D .Dylan won the award because he influenced many song-writers

24. What’s the author’s attitude toward giving Bob Dylan the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature?

A. Unconcerned.     B. Objective.       C. Doubtful.      D. Supportive.

   Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown,an expert in human-computer interaction, it is a combination of the two.
   We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype(网络电话). He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barry Brown: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'.”
   Mr Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”
   Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.” It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.
   Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.

32.In Paragraph 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to _____________.

A.build up his own reputation

B.laugh at his stupid friend

C.prove the GPS system is only garbage

D.describe an example of human error

33.With which of the following statement would Barry Brown most likely agree?

A.GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.

B.We should introduce higher standard for the driving license.

C.Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.

D.Drivers’ GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.

34.What is Mr. Brown’s attitude towards GPS?

A.Unconcerned             B.Prejudiced          C.Objective            D.Critical

35.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Driving with GPS can be difficult

B.Driving confusions can be caused by small screen

C.Driving without GPS should be much more convenient

D.GPS equipment in driving: to be deserted or improved?

For you, the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday — the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students___46___ (much) than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms (二十四节气).

But this ancient system that Chinese people have used ___47___(keep) track of the time of year was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产）on Nov. 30.

To be fair, the terms do sound old; they ___48___ (invent) thousands of years ago to offer weather information for agricultural ___49___ (activity). But the truth is___50___ they still have an influence on our lives today, even if we don’t realize it most of the time. For example, people from___51___ (north) China are in the habit of eating dumplings ___52___ the day of Winter Solstice (冬至). And on Start of Autumn, some treat ___53___ (they) to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao. According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, the system is a philosophy of time, ___54___ applies to everything. And this means they are ___55___ (likely) to die out.