17、e he gets a conclusion(结论) that grown-ups are strange. And with the help of the man he meets, he descends in the Sahara. This book moved me a lot. It is not only a fairy tale for children and teenagers, but also for grown-ups. 30The author loves fairy tales, because _____. A. they are very interesti 。

18、ng B. they are not about real life C. they make him or her think of special feelings D. they often have a happy ending 31. The writer of The Little Prince is from _____. A. France B. China C. Canada D. America 32. The little prince runs away, because _______. A. he doesnt love his hometown B. he is。

19、a naughty boy and loves adventures C. he has made mistakes D. he has quarreled with ROSE 33. The underlined word “descend” means ______ in the passage. A. end B. die C. land D. flyCApple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant(科技巨头) introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it a 。

20、nnounced its iBooks 2 platform(平台).They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography.Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction(连接) with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.Apple c 。

21、laims(声称) it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive (交互式的) iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your。

22、iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.Of course theres a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook 。

23、 publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?34. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?A. Because students dont need to carry heavy books. B. Because they can store many subjects.C. Be 。

24、cause we dont need to do homework. D. Both A and B.35. The underlined sentence “theres a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.A. Every coin has two sides B. There is some good newsC. There is some bad news C. We have to catch it36. Whats the writers opinion toward this new technology?A. He。

25、completely agreed with it. B. He thinks high school students like it.C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesnt tell us.37. How will the writer continue this passage?A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if 。

26、 iPads will enter the new market.C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.DI Ran for EverybodyJeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer（癌症）. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg. Eve 。

27、ry day Jeff puts on an artificial leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States, from the East Coast to the West Coast. He started running in Boston. Seven months la 。

28、ter, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles;
thats about 16 miles each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff. It was for the American Cancer。

29、Society. The American Cancer Society used the money to learn about cancer.On the way to Los Angeles Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: he skis, swims, plays soccer, and runs. He finished college and is studying to be。

30、a lawyer. Jeff says, “people can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”38. In the sentence “Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg.” the word artificial means________.A. the leg is not real. B. the leg is expensive.C. the。

31、leg is aching. D. the leg is healthy.39. In every city people gave money to _________A. Jeff to buy new shoes and artificial legs. B. Jeff to give his parents.C. Jeff to buy some medicine. D. American Cancer Society to learn about cancer.40. The main idea of “ I ran for everybody” is_________A. some 。

32、 disabled people wear artificial legs. B. disabled people can do many things.C. some disabled people are lawyers. D. I want everybody knows me.四、词汇应用（每小题1分 ， 共12分）阅读下面的短文 ， 用括号内所给的适当形式填空 ， 必要时可加助动词 。

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