As one saying goes, where there are Chinese people, there are kung fu legend.
Jin Yong, also known as Louis Cha Leung-yung, was regarded as one of the greatest kung fu fiction writers in China. And for many people, Cha built a magical kung fu kingdom that they could escape into every now and then.
But this kingdom is falling apart now, because Cha passed away on Oct 30, at the age of 94.
Cha wrote all of his 15 wuxia novels between 1955 and 1972. While the values and tastes of readers have changed greatly in recent years, his books continue to attract people. His works have been made into movies and TV series so many times in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
The characters of his books never fail to move both men and women. For example, in The Return of the Condor Heroes, the young hero Yang Guo waits for his lover Xiaolongnu faithfully for 16 years. believing that she is still alive, even though she has jumped from a mountain into a ravine（悬崖）
Cha's books bring readers joy, and Cha himself has equal fun creating them. "Writing gives me space for imagination, just like a director," Cha told China Daily.
However, Cha's real aim in writing novels is to show traditional Chinese values and qualities. "Kung fu novels must show fairness and righteousness（正义）. The good fight the bad. Traditional values are shown through the characters and their stories, not by telling readers," he said.
1.What did Jin Yong do?
A.A kangfu actor. B.A director. C.A poet. D.A writer.
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Louis Cha Leung-yung is also known as Jin Yong.
B.Cha's real aim in writing is to show traditional English values and qualities.
C.Cha has much fun creating the novels.
D.Cha thinks Kung fu novels must show fairness and righteousness.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The values and tastes have changed so these days people don't like Jin Yong's books.
B.People like Jin Yong's books so much that the value and tastes have changed greatly.
C.Though the values and tastes have changed，Jin Yong's books are still much loved.
D.Jin Yong's books continue to change their topics with the values changing.
4.What's the best title of the passage?
A.Jin Yong and his works. B.Jin Yong's whole life.
C.Jin Yong's death make us sad. D.Jin Yong's value in his novel.
It is the second-brightest object in our night sky after the moon. It is one of man's greatest scientific achievements. It's the International Space Station（ISS）that orbits（绕……运行）Earth.
Nov. 20 marks the station's 20th birthday. In 1998, the first piece of the ISS was sent into space. Since then, 230 people from 18 countries have visited it.
Five space agencies（空间站）—those of the United States, Russia, Canada, Europe and Japan—worked together to build it. Weighing about 450 tons, it contains many different parts, including labs and solar panels（太阳能板）
Generally, the ISS holds three to six people at one time. Astronauts living there work on a lot of different science projects. The ISS has hosted over 1,500 such projects, according to NASA.
But the station is becoming older. In 2011, Russia announced that the ISS will not be used in 2020 in order to prevent it from becoming dangerous "space junk". But the US later said it would use repairs to make its service life longer（to 2025）, the International Business Times reported.
The ISS costs $3-4 billion（21-28 billion yuan）each year. Many have argued that this money could be better spent improving conditions on Earth.
In February, US President Donald Trump announced plans to end support for the ISS by 2025.The US will use its money for other projects, like next-generation rockets and deep-space missions. The Washington Post reported.
What will happen to the ISS after 2025 is unknown. "There are lots of uses," former（前）astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman told NBC News. "Other ISS partners could continue scientific experiments on it. Private companies could turn it into a space hotel."
1.What do we know about the International Space Station?
A.It's the third-brightest object in our sky.
B.It's a spacecraft where astronauts can live and work.
C.Over 450 people have visited the ISS in the past 20 years.
D.It was built to provide solar energy for other spacecraft.
2.What does the underlined word 'it' refer to?
A.Solar panel. B.Space agency. C.Earth D.ISS.
3.What's the main idea of Paragraph6?
A.It's costly to keep the ISS running.
B.Most people were against building the ISS.
C.It was not necessary to build the ISS.
D.The ISS has nice living conditions.
4.What can we know from the passage?
A.No single country could have built the ISS by itself.
B.The US will stop exploring the space after 2025.
C.The ISS will become dangerous "space junk".
D.The ISS could be used as a hotel for space travelers.
Andrew Holleman, a 12-year-old boy, loved playing in the open land near his home. The land was wet and forested, and made a home for the birds, other animals and many different plants. It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature.
Suddenly it was announced that the “empty” land would be improved by a lot of houses on it. The plants would be removed, the animals would run away and most would probably die. Then the wet soil（土壤）would be covered with extra grounds.
When he heard about the news, he was not happy. He was very worried that the land and water would be polluted.
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had done about the area, and how the houses would affect（影响）the local environment. He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters. He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses.
Andrew's teachers described him as gentle, shy and active. His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants, and the environment. Each day after school, Andrew went door-to-door, to ask the people to sign（签名）, who did not want the houses to be built. In only one month, he got the signatures of 250 people. In the end, the land remained a safe place for birds, animals and plants that belonged there.
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built, and thus help save the environment.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.A brave boy who cared for the environment.
B.250 people who signed to help Andrew.
C.The open land that suited animals and plants.
D.The research of improving the environment.
2.Which of the following is true?
A.Andrew was good at going door-to-door.
B.Andrew was praised by his teachers and classmates.
C.Andrew usually acted like a person much older.
D.Andrew got in no touch with the reporters.
3.What does the underlined word 'oppose' mean?
A.support B.dislike C.prefer D.disagree
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The land would remain as it used to be.
B.The open land would be built into a park.
C.The neighbors would move away.
D.Andrew would soon work for the government.
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1.How much should three students pay for a visit to Anhui Museum?
A.Free B.90 yuan C.150 yuan D.180 yuan
2.Where can we see the film Deadly guardian of venom?
A.At People's Theater. B.At the jazz club.
C.At Anhui Museum. D.At the National Gallery.
3.How long will the live music last?
A.9 days. B.10 days. C.15 days. D.31 days.
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Rebecca is a wildlife camera woman from the United Kingdom. She was filming a documentary for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean________she saw something that made her cry: hundreds of dead birds. They died because they________ate some of the plastic that is thrown into the sea each year. The________on the Pacific islands should have been some of the most beautiful places in the world. But they were________with plastic toys, bottles, pens, cigarette lighters—every plastic thing you can think of.
Rebecca________she had to do something. In her hometown of Modbury in southwest England, she asked local shopkeepers________they could do something to help. She asked________to stop using plastic bags in their shops.
Plastic bags are used________in Britain. The numbers are________. Britain uses nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year. And the bags can________hundreds of years to break down（分解）because they are made of chemicals. Each year, the sea and the environment become more and more polluted.
To Rebecca's________, the shopkeepers agreed and Modbury became the first plastic bag-free town in Britain. Instead, shops________reusable cotton bags or biodegradable（可生物降解的）bags. Other towns________Modbury's example and more towns around Britain and around the world are becoming plastic bag-free.
Now the "bag for life" is part of the national culture, and the________of reducing the use of plastic bags has become law: since October 2015, all shops in the UK must pay five pence for each plastic bag used by each shopper, no matter how generous（大量的）their spending is! It's not enough, but it's a________.
1.A.what B.when C.where D.how
2.A.accidentally B.successfully C.comfortably D.politely
3.A.gardens B.fields C.beaches D.blocks
4.A.covered B.invented C.discovered D.recycled
5.A.chosen B.decided C.completed D.divided
6.A.although B.as C.so D.if
7.A.her B.them C.him D.it
8.A.everywhere B.anywhere C.somewhere D.nowhere
9.A.relaxing B.disappointing C.amazing D.moving
10.A.spend B.cost C.take D.pay
11.A.success B.surprise C.result D.wonder
12.A.give B.find C.hold D.offer
13.A.made B.set C.advised D.followed
14.A.task B.promise C.habit D.subject
15.A.begin B.end C.drop D.start
When the waste things____________, we can save energy and at the same time reduce pollution.
A.recycle B.were recycled C.are recycled D.have cycled
