Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.

　　 The little Prince（王子）

French Writer: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

　　 Both adults and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence (纯真), imagination and love.

　　 The little prince comes from planet B -612. In his eyes, adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence (本质) of things. He cares more about a flower and a sheep than the "important" things of the adult world.

　 The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.

　　 On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

　　 To Succeed on One' s Own

　 American Writer: Liu Yong

　　 Writer Liu Yong from Taiwan wrote this book for his daughter. It can help young people succeed.

　　 The book teaches you about student, how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter' s stories as examples to help readers understand the principles(原则).

　　 His book is far from boring. There are lively stories and dialogues, with objective analysis (客观分析), hope and confidence (信心) from a good father.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．并在答题卡上按要求作答。

56. Where does the writer of "The little Prince" come from?

　　　 A. England.　　　 B. France.　　　　 C. America.　　　 D. China.

57. What does the prince do after the fox tells him a secret?

　　　 A. He cares more about a flower and a sheep.

　　　 B. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.

　　　 C. He discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox.

　　　 D. He realizes his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

58. What does " The little Prince " mainly talk about?

　　 It' s about 　　　 .

　　　 A. the adult world　　　　　　　　　 B. the planet B -612

　　　 C. a rose and a fox　　　　　　　 　　D. the adventure of a young prince

59. Who did Liu Yong write the book "To Succeed on One' s Own" for?

　　　 A. His daughter.　　 B. His students.　 C. Teenagers.　　　 D. Young people.

60. From the passage, we know that we can always find 　　　 in books.

　　　 A. the importance of teenagers’, imagination and love

　　　 B. the answers to many of teenagers' most common questions

　　　 C. the objective analysis, hope and confidence

　　　 D. both fun and knowledge

Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.

  Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.

  He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.

  Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.

  根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?

A. Useful.            B. Traditional.          C. Interesting.         D. Unusual.

2.How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?

  A. He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.

  B. He saw a show of model ships in bottles.

  C. He had a journey to Canada.

  D. He has collected many sailing ships.

3.For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.

  A. to shape the bottle like a ship

  B. to paint the layer of putty like the sea

  C. to get the ship through the neck of the bottle

  D. to put the layer of putty into the bottle

4.Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon’s work?

5.Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.

  A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottle

  B. build more than one hundred ships

  C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle

  D. make an aircraft carrier

In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the city’s 235 miles of seven expressways. Now one—a controller—can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感应器) that are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic—cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.

  “See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.

  Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York City’s traffic director and he added,“Chicago’s a good example.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.The passage is mainly about ________ on expressways in Chicago.

  A. the traffic control system                  B. the movement of the traffic

  C. the electric sensors                       D. the traffic lights

2.When the cars move under 30 miles an hour, ________ on the map in the control room.

A. the red light appears                      B. the red light turns yellow

C. the yellow light appears                   D. the green light turns red

3. According to the passage, we may learn __________.

  A. some visitors are traveling on the expressway

  B. there is no heavy traffic on Chicago’s expressways

  C. the traffic on Chicago’s expressways is well managed

  D. the number of accidents in the US has dropped by 18%

4.In Paragraph 2 the underlined word “it” refers to ___________.

  A. the red light                       B. the truck that needs repairing

  C. the traffic                         D. the truck that is fixing the road

5.The writer writes the article mainly by _________.

  A. giving reasons and results           B. giving examples and explaining them

  C. describing what he thinks          D. asking and answering questions

In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the city’s 235 miles of seven expressways. Now one—a controller—can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感应器) that are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic—cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.
“See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.
Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York City’s traffic director and he added,“Chicago’s a good example.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】The passage is mainly about ________ on expressways in Chicago.

Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.
Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.
He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.
Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?