阅读短文或图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，回答问题或完成句子。

One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.
The rose said: "I am the mostbeautiful plant in this forest. "
Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said_: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"
The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say _: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am tobe his neighbor. "
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴)into the cactus and then fly away. The roseasked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained thatthe birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose_: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).
So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).
【小题1】 At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was    .
A. ugly   B. lovely  C. beautiful
【小题2】 Both the rose and the cactus have_______.
a .thorns  B. leaves  C. fruit
【小题3】 The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese
A. 无营养的B. 不友好的 C. 无用的
【小题4】 Which of the following is True according to the story?
A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.
B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.
C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.
【小题5】 What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Plants and birds
B. Ways of growing roses
C. Appearance isn't everything.

Cinemark Theatre                       Cinemark Theatre

So Young                             America Dreams in China

May 29～June 2:                        June 6～17(not June 10, 11, 12, 15)

Evenings at 7.15 p.m. (May 29 at 7 p.m.)       June 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 at 7.45 p.m.

Tickets                                 June 17 at 5 p.m.

Weekdays: $27                          June 13, 14 at 8.00 p.m.

Sunday: $29                            Tickets

Weekdays: $24

Sat. & Sun. : $26

Cinemark discount(打折) card: 20% off 3 tickets

1.You may watch So Young at ___________ on May 30.

A．10 a.m.           B．5 p.m.            C．7 p.m.            D．7.15 p.m.

2.If you want to watch America Dreams in China, you can go to Cinemark Theatre on __________.

A．May 29           B．June 5            C．June 15           D．June 16

3.If you and your parents go to see America Dreams in China on weekends with a Cinemark discount card, you will have to pay __________.

A．$41.6            B．$72              C．$62.4            D．$78

SPACE is a lonely place. Hundreds of thousands of kilometers from home, astronauts have a hard life. It stands to reason that, once in a while, they need to have a good cry. But this is a lot harder than it sounds.
We still know very little about space, and about living in zero gravity. In fact, we are discovering new things every time astronauts take to the skies (and beyond). As The Atlantic reported in January, crying is not all that simple in space. This is because when a person normally cries,  gravity makes their tears move downwards. But in a spacecraft, this is not the case. Here, there is no gravity, which is why we so often see pictures of astronauts floating around. This means that, strangely, when you cry your tears have nowhere to go. As a result, they just stick to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this. “Tears,” as he said, “don’t fall off your eye… they just kind of stay there. ” This can be quite painful. In space, your eyes get very dry, and the added moisture is irritating (气人的). Sometimes, things get even weirder(更怪异的). The astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic that when tears get big enough, they “break free of the eye and float around”.
No one can be quite sure why we cry. Why should water in our eyes have anything to do with feeling sad? If you stop to think about it, crying is a very strange thing indeed. And now, thanks to the wonders of space, it just got even stranger.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us that       .

Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou. The Transportation Department(交通部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.

The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. In March, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.

By the year 2020, the number of cars in Taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. If one parking lot（停车场） is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. The center of Taizhou is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.

1.The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _____.

A. making B. arguing         C. replying D. comparing

2.About _____ drivers can find places to park their cars in Taizhou now.

A. 8,500    B. 10,000  C. 15,000   D. 20,000

3.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.

B. Less and less people bought cars in March.

C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.

D. More and more people are going to buy cars.

4.According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will _____.

A. send out more private car licenses      

B. build more parking lots near bus stops

C. encourage people to buy more cars    

D. build more parking areas in the city center

5.This passage is mainly about_____.

A. parking problems         

B. heavy traffic

C. pollution in Taizhou       

D. building more parking lots in the city center