【正文】 s a worrying trend (趨勢). Each Chinese read more books in 2013 than 2012 but still far fewer than those in major developed countries. Even worse, many bookstores have closed their doors because many book lovers starts to buy fewer books than before. However, many people do still prefer reading because it has been part of their life. It can benefit (使受益) people in many ways. It gives us information about other countries and places of the world. It also has a strong influence on forming our personality and makes us more intelligent. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we bee. It39。s life in Paris. D. kitchen project.( )68. If users don39。ll make sure that it39。ve learned the ways how to make friends with strangers. (B) Choose the best answer after reading（共5分,每題1分） You know what it39。! G. That’s no excuse . V. Reading prehension ：（共25分） (A) Check the following statements true or false：（T for true F for false ）Making a good conversation with a stranger can be difficult. Here are some ways to try it if you don39。t forget to take your warm clothes. A. snow B. snowy C. rainy D. fog( )31. The buildings in the south of the city have been pulled down to make ___ for a new park in our city. A. room B. place C. area D. ground( ) is a lot of water in the bottle,_____ ? ______. Let’s go and buy some . A. is it 。 speak D. talk。 in( )23. Neither my sister nor I_____ been to America before. A. have ever B. have never C. has ever D. has never( )24.— Do you improve your spoken English by municating with others or reading aloud? — ______. I make lots of new friends in this way, too. A. Yes, I do. B. It is a good idea . C. Reading aloud municating with others.( )25. The price of this iphone 7 is too _____ for her. She can39。 ( )16. Who left a message ? A. Wang Feng . . ( )17. Where is Wang Feng now ? A. In China . B. At home with the American family . C. At home with the French family . ( )18. What does Wang Feng think of his family? A. They are helpful. B. They are lively. C. They are nice . ( )19. What are they going to watch on the beach this afternoon ? A. A concert . B. A volleyball match . C．Both A and B． ( )20. How much is the price of each ticket ? A. Five yuan dollars C. Five pounds 第二部分：筆試（共95分） 第一節(jié) 選擇題(共55分)Ⅱ. Multiple choice（共30分，每題１分）( ) is truly ______European nation with ______ unusual plants in the mountains. A. a。 / B. a。t afford it . A. cheap B. high C. expensive D. cheaper( )26. — Everyone knows Canada is the second largest country in the world. — That is, it is larger than_____ country in Asia. A. any B. any other C. other D. another( )27. Don39。 tells( )28. The novel is quite different from ______ I read last week. A. that B. which C. what D. one2 No, there isn’t. B. is there 。t know what to do:Talk about a mon topic to both of you. The topic can be the food or the weather. For example, How do you like the food? But keep it on the positive side! The first time you meet a person isn39。s like. You39。s waiting for you when you arrive. There will be a printer in your room if you want one, and a cell phone that really works. All you have to pay for is the calls you make. We can also provide a room for business meetings, even a secretary to take notes. All we ask is a few days39。t follow the instruction on the puter, the kitchen ______. A. goes to the next step B. stops working at once C. chooses another recipe D. shows the recipe or information again ( ) last paragraph mainly tells us that ________. A. the digital kitchen will bee more and more important digital kitchen will bee more and more popular many kinds of digital kitchens will be developed many places the digital kitchen can be used( )70. From the passage we can learn that ________ . languages can be more enjoyable as well as more educational can depend on the kitchen to learn a foreign language well needn39。s never too late to start reading. So jump into the wonderful world of bo