1．Guided Walking Week April 2017Dates：April 30th-May 7th 2017
Location：Abdet，Costa Blanca
     A week of guided walking in the mountains around Abdet．Highlights include the climbing of Valencia's highest summit （Sierra de Aitana），traveling completely around the impressive Puig Campana，and several explorations in the Sierra de Aitana．Ancient trails lead through spectacular canyons （峡谷） to abandoned settlements situated high in the mountains．You will discover the snow trader routes which lead from the incredible snow holes high in the mountains down to the villages and towns on the coast．These years，golden eagles have made a return to this area，and you may also see other animals-wild goats，foxes，wild pigs and red squirrels．
     As part of the week you are invited to help clear some local walking paths．This involves clearing collapsed walls and rocks，cutting back fallen trees．This is of course optional and is just for half a day，it's actually great fun!
Price：﹩499
Includes：
•Accommodation in the beautiful mountain village of Abdet
•All food-good home cooking
•Beer，wine，soft drinks
•Snacks and post walk treats
•Packed lunches & drinks （except café/bar visits）
•Expert guiding
•Photos/Videos of your days in the mountains
•Airport pickup/return﹩25 each way（fly to Alicante）
•Single room supplement﹩75
 To book or get further information，please contact info@abdet．com．

21．What will you find during the guided walking？B
A．Climbing Sierra de Aitana is the most exciting．
B．The environment in Abdet is getting better．
C．Ancient trails have changed into highways．
D．Traders live in incredible snow holes．
22．What is an optional activity during the week of guided walking？A
A．Helping clear some local walking paths．
B．Climbing Valencia's highest summit．
C．Discovering the snow trader routes．
D．Seeing golden eagles fly in the mountains．
23．What may you enjoy if you pay $499？A
A．Pictures and professional guiding．
B．Good home cooking breakfast only．
C．Bus stop pickup/return each way．
D．Packed lunches including bar visits．
24．What do the details presented in the ad suggest？C
A．Accommodation conditions are tough．
B．The walking ends on April 30th 2017
C．People can book the walking online．
D．Clearing walking paths is a must．

20．Ask any kid，and you'll likely hear that time spent with friends is the coolest and most important part of the school day．Educators，as well，acknowledge that making friends is one of the most valuable things children do as they learn and grow．But many parents are perplexed by their children's social lives，wondering how to help their kids cope with the challenges，heartbreaks，and the joys of making friends，losing them，and making friends again．
"Friendships help children gradually learn to be independent，contributing members of a community and it's just as important as their academic growth"notes Diane Levin，Ph．D．，author of"Remote Control Childhood．"However，it's a slow process．There are many social skills to learn，which advance with age and experience，trial and error，and experiencing the satisfaction that comes from contributing to an 
ongoing friendship．"
"Friendship starts as soon as children can crawl off their parents'laps over to another child，"adds Michael Thompson，Ph．D．，co-author of her life with you to her life with her friends，but who their friends are，how they interact with them，and how popular they are，is something parents have only limited control over．"
     Experts on children's behavior say that problems like jealousies，breakups，bullying （恐吓） and teasing account for a big part of what parents，kids and teachers talk about，and what parents worry about．
     Get insights into how children's friendships develop and how parents can help，if needed，and find ways to determine if your child is at risk for serious social problems or simply suffering from real （but common） social challenges．

28．While staying at school，kids usually feel thatB．
A．making friends is the most important thing
B．staying with friends is a very good experience
C．communicating with friends is a great challenge
D．they can't grow well without friends around them
29．What does the underlined word"perplexed"mean in Paragraph One？C
A．Encouraged
B．Touched
C．Puzzled
D．Attracted
30．Why is the effect of friendships on children's growth a slow process？D
A．They have to focus on academic subjects．
B．They are too young to benefit from friendships．
C．They often make mistakes while making friends．
D．They cannot master all social skills in one day．
31．Which of the following suggests the beginning of friendship？C
A．Children don't stay on parents'lap any longer．
B．Children get out of the control of their parents．
C．Children leave their parents for other kids willingly．
D．Children don't share their stories with their parents．

19．Stressful situations are sometimes unavoidable．Each of us perceives （理解） challenges in our own way and reaction to them also varies．How stressful our life is depends not only on us．（36）EAnd this is something we cannot change．
What if we do not try to change others，but rather try and change our attitude to stress and tension that we often experience at work？
Stretching and doing a short workout
Stretching releases muscle tension that accumulates in your back，shoulders，and neck during the day．Even when your day is extremely busy，do your best and set aside at least 5-10 minutes to do some exercise．There are plenty of exercises you can practise that do not require any special equipment：yoga，or simple squats （蹲起）-you can pick any kind of workout to your liking．（37）CWorking out is beneficial for both your body and mind．
Drink a cup of herbal tea
（38）DSome of them，such as chamomile （甘菊） and peppermint （薄荷），are a powerful tool helping to fight stress and anxiety．NASA scientists have recently carried out research into the effect of herbs and found out that peppermint scent decreases tiredness by 20% and reduces frustration by 25%，Make a smarter choice and，while at work，drink herbal tea instead of coffee．
Take a stroll （漫步）
Once you find yourself in a different surroundings you will feel much better．（39）F Order your favorite drink and distract yourself by watching people go by．If your office is located in an environmentally clean place，for example，near a city park．You can then refresh yourself and relax a bit before you dive back into your working routine．
（40）B
Call someone who you know can understand and support you when you feel stressed．A study shows that communication with close people，such as your friends or parents，produces oxytocin in your body-the hormone that is needed to successfully fight tension and stress．

A．Drinking herbal tea can effectively relieve tension．
B．Have a chat
C．Physical activity will boost your energy level and help you calm down．
D．Herbs work miracles．
E．Other people influence it as well．
F．If your office is situated in a busy city center，then you can spend your lunch break in a sidewalk café．
G．Find help．

18．Many Chinese people have awakened their interest in classical Chinese poetry recently thanks to a popular TV show that aims to"appreciate classical Chinese poetry，explore cultural genes and enjoy the beauty of life"by combining traditional literary form with light-hearted TV quizzes．
The ten-episode"Chinese Poetry Competition"，since its broadcast，has been praised for injecting vitality （活力） into TV programs with fantastic performances of contestants，impressive comments from judges as well as its innovative interactive mode．In the show，poems can be adapted into songs or depicted （描绘） through artistic pictures．Any contestant who can memorize the latest number of poems may not necessarily be the final winner，while fast reaction and usage of poems matter a lot more in the competition．
Wu Yishu，a 16-year-old student from the High School Attached to Fudan University in Shanghai，is the champion of this season．Her rich knowledge of classical poetry impressed everyone and she rose to become famous online．In an earlier episode，Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section．She amazingly recited lines from the Classic of Poetry（《诗经》），the earliest collection of poems in China．
"Learning poems isn't about winning or losing．The power of poetry lies in shaping one's view of life and developing one's inner world．"said Li Bo，an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Competition's second season．
When it comes to teaching people about poetry，Li Dingguang，the show's academic advisor，suggested that teachers should explain more about the beauty of the poetry from both the aesthetic （审美的） and emotional sides，and guide students to lose themselves in the poems，rhythmic and rhyming （押韵的） lines．
"Although the proportion （比例） of ancient Chinese poems in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools has increased，many students still learn them for exams．"Li Dingguang said，"Therefore，it's important to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry．"

32．The TV show has been produced toD．
A．appreciate classical Chinese poetry and cherish our traditional culture．
B．shape people's view of life and develop their inner world
C．help students learn poems for exams
D．explore cultural genes and enjoy classical Chinese poetry and life
33．What do we know about the TV show？C
A．Only by memorizing as many poems as possible can a contestant win the quiz．
B．Poems can be adapted into any form of art in the show．
C．The TV show has aroused people's interest in classical Chinese poetry．
D．Fantastic performances of contestants matter most．
34．  Which of the following may Li Dingguang agree with？A
A．The beauty of the poetry should be explained more from the aesthetic and emotional sides．
B．Students should memorize the poems'rhythmic and rhyming lines．
C．The main duty of teachers is to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry．
D．There will be more and more ancient Chinese poems in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools．
35．The underlined word"wowed"in the third paragraph probably meansB．
A．excited      
B．impressed        
C．puzzled       
D．inspired．

17．Facing increasing pressure to raise students'scores on standardized tests，schools a re urging kids to work harder by offering them obvious encouragements．Happy Meals are at the low end of the scale．With the help of businesses，schools are also giving away cars，iPods，seats to basketball games，and-in a growing number of cases-cold，hard cash．The appeal of such programs is obvious，but the consequences of tying grades to goods are still uncertain．It's been a common tradition in middle-class families to reward top grades with cash as a way to teach that success in school leads to success in life．But for many disadvantaged minority children，the long-term benefits of getting an education are not so clear，according to experts．
No one knows for sure how well cash and other big-ticket rewards work in education in the long run．But there are plenty of concerns that this kind of practice could have negative effects on kids．Virginia Shiller，a clinical psychologist，says that it's worth experimenting with cash encouragements but that tying them to success on a test is not a worthwhile goal．"I'd rather see rewards based on effort and responsibility-things that will lead to success in life，"she says．
Even if rewards don't lead to individual achievement on a test，they could have a meaningful effect in the school．Charles McVean，a businessman and philanthropist（慈善家），started a tutoring program，which pays higher-achieving students﹩10 an hour to tutor struggling classmates and divides them into teams．During the course of the year，students bond and compete．The team posting the highest math scores wins the top cash prize of﹩100．McVean calls the combination of peer（同龄人）tutoring，competition，and cash encouragements a recipe for"nothing less than magic"．
For its part，the Seminole County Public Schools system in Florida plans to continue its report card encouragement program through the rest of the school year．The local McDonald's restaurants help the poor district by paying the $1，600 cost of printing the report card．Regina Klaers，the district spokeswoman，says most parents don't seem bothered by the Happy Meals rewards．"There are many ways we try to urge students to do well，and sometimes it's through the stomach，and sometimes it's the probability of students winning a car，"she says，"One size doesn't fit all．"

28．According to the text，it is a common practice for schools toD．
A．offer free meals to students with high scores       
  B．educate students to form a business sense     
C．cooperate with business to improve teaching         
D．tie students'grades to material rewards
29．According to the text，the long-term results of giving students cash as rewards in education areC．
A．negative                          
B．optimistic                    
C．uncertain                    
D．disappointing
30．The tutoring program run by Charles McVeanB．
A．hires some excellent teachers to teach the struggling students
B．has a meaningful effect in inspiring students'enthusiasm on study
C．is a program combining tutoring，competition and future job offers
D．rewards the student with the highest scores with cash prize of $100
31．We can learn that in Seminole CountyA．
A．there are various ways to inspire students to study hard
B．many parents are not satisfied with the Happy Meals rewards
C．the local McDonald's restaurants provide the rewards for poor students
D．people are searching for a good-for-all method to urge students to do well．

16．The tree people in the Lord of the Rings-the Ents-can get around by walking．But for real trees，well，it's harder to uproot．"Because it's a sessile organism，literally，rooted into the ground，it is unable to leave and go elsewhere．"Mario Pesendorfer，a behavioral ecologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology．"When a tree first starts growing in a certain area，it's likely that the climatic envelope，so the temperature，humidity，soil composition and so on suits it，because it would otherwise be unable to grow from a seedling．But as it ages，these conditions may change and the area around it may no longer be suitable for its offspring．"
And if that happens？Walnuts，hazelnuts，chestnuts，oaks，pines-many rely exclusively on so-called"scatter-hoarders，"like birds，to move their hefty seeds to new locales．"Many members of the family Corvidae-the crows，jays and magpies-are scatter-hoarders，meaning they like to store food for the winter，which they then subsequently retrieve．"
Or not．And when they do forget something，a seedling has a chance to grow，sometimes a good distance away．"The Clark's nutcracker，which is found in alpine regions of western North America，is definitely the rock star among the scatter-hoarding corvids．They hide up to 100，000 seeds per year，up to 30kilometers away from the seed source，and have a very close symbiotic relationship with several pine species，most notably the whitebark pine．"
Pesendorfer and his colleagues catalogue the seed-scattering activities of the Clark's nutcracker and its cousins in a new review paper，in the journal The Condor：Ornithological Applications．They also write that，as trees outgrow their ideal habitats in the face of climate change，or battle new insects and disease，these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help replanting trees．It's a solution，Pesendorfer says，that's good for us-getting birds to do the work is cheap and effective-and it could give vulnerable oaks and pines the option to truly"make like a tree and leave．"

56．According to the article，what makes birds help trees move from one place to another？C．
A．They want to make the environment better for survival
B．They want to change the trees into another kind
C．They want to store the nuts for winter survival
D．They are forced to help trees to survive
57．Which does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean？B．
A．growing in a better way
B．being forced to give up
C．making changes to
D．finding a mysterious way to survive
58．What is the best title of this passage？A．
A．Birds may help trees cope with climate change    
B．Birds rely on nuts to survive
C．Trees help fight air pollution
D．Birds make trees in danger．

15．Having a brother or sister protects adolescents against negative feelings such as loneliness  and guilt，but they also have to learn  to ________ and to control their emotions．（　　）

A．

compete

B．

compensate

C．

comprehend

D．

compromise

14．The average income of the Changzhou，though still well below that of Suzhou，has been on the increase and is three times ________ it was in 2001．（　　）

A．

that

B．

which

C．

what

D．

how

13．The door was open，from ________ he could see everything outside．（　　）

A．

which

B．

after which

C．

behind it

D．

where

12．If you had billions of dollars，would you donate almost all of it to charity？Well that's what Mark Zuckerberg，CEO and founder of Facebook，just said he would do．Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan promised to give 99percent of their Facebook shares to society throughout their lifetime．Right now that is about $45billion （289billion yuan），and they plan to donate the money to things like science and education．Many billionaires in the West have done similar things．Bill Gates，creator of Microsoft，made The Giving Pledge，which is where billionaires promise to gradually give away more than half of their wealth to charities．
2．China's first Charity Law was passed on March 16，2016，with lawmakers hoping it can give donors confidence that they are helping the people who really need help．The new law，which will take effect in September，makes it easier for charity groups to raise money and carry out their activities"Charitable programs are indispensable for the fight against poverty．Formulating a charity law helps nongovernmental sources work together in taking targeted measures to eliminate poverty and contribute to achieving the goal of building a moderately prosperous society，"said Li Jianguo，vice chairman of the National People's Congress （NPC） Standing Committee．
3．"Charity"，which means providing aids to needy people，is becoming a popular word in China as the country struggles to reduce the gap between rich and poor．

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Actively involved in the charitable work，many western billionaires like Zuckerberg have won themselves much praise．Meanwhile，charity in China also enjoys a boom with the perfection of the relevant legal system．
Donors'unselfishness will make it easier for those in need to access good facilities and resources，making their future change for the better and fostering their sense of positive outlooks．In addition，the receivers will experience a high level of love and care and learn the virtue of being grateful，which will drive them to take responsibility for repaying the society．
Given a chance for charity，I would like to work for the children in the remote areas．Born in the underdeveloped country areas，most of them have to drop out of school due to poverty，leaving their compulsory education uncompleted．Our funding will cover their tuition and living costs，helping their life to get back on track．．