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in their own seats.At the same time, a mother and her two children several rows ahead of us also met the same 24 . The mother could hold her baby, but her 6yearold son had to sit with strangers. 25 nobody offered to help her.Suddenly, the scout leader stood up and said: “Ma’am, I think we can help you.” He then 26 five minutes rearranging his group so there was space available for the family. And then the mother was much more 27 .Amazingly, the man sitting next to the scout leader, turned to me and asked: “Would you and your daughter like our 28 ?” We changed seats and continued on our trip, very happy to be together.Would that man have 29 us his seat if the scouts hadn’t done so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. But I do know that 30 is good, and good deeds cause more good deeds! Being kind is important and can be an example for everyone around you. One act of kindness can in turn cause many more kind acts.( ) 16. A. SheB. He C. We D. They ( ) 17. A. likedB. hatedC. missedD. forgot( ) 18. A. discoveredB. thought C. admittedD. noticed( ) 19. A. ifB. whenC. before D. after ( ) 20. A. ship B. flightC. trainD. bus( ) 21. A. left forB. leftC. arrived atD. arrived in( ) 22. A. passengers B. travellersC. hostessD. scouts( ) 23. A. promisedB. acceptedC. refusedD. agreed( ) 24. A. timeB. problemC. questionD. performance( ) 25. A. ThereforeB. BecauseC. AndD. However( ) 26. A. tookB. costC. spentD. made( ) 27. A. tiredB. relaxedC. surprisedD. friendly( ) 28. A. presentsB. booksC. storiesD. seats( ) 29. A. offered B. gaveC. showed D. provided ( ) 30. A. politenessB. kindness C. happinessD. carefulness三、閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A “Internet of Things” (IoT) was a hot topic at the Second World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. Experts said at the conference that in five years, there could be 30 to 50 billion IoT devices (設(shè)備) connected to and shaping our lives. Look at the chart below. What will things be like in five years? Let’s take a look!21教育網(wǎng)( ) 31. The number of connected devices the number of World population is equal tothe number of connected devices per person.A. plusB. minusC. multiplied byD. divided by( ) 32. devices have been connected to the IoT by the year of 2020.A. 500 millionB. billionC. 25 billionD. 50 billion( ) 33. From the chart, we can learn that . 21cnjyA. fewer and fewer people are using connected devicesB. more and more people are using connected devicesC. the number of connected devices was fewer in 2015 than in 2010 D. it is increasing of population that leads to increasing of connected devicesBYEARS ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and The man became very lonely and sad. When war broke out, the son left to serve his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was a portrait of his son. Though the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man.The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away.All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction. The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ lists ... it was the painting of the old man’s son.“Who wi