【正文】 m writing to invite you to visit the National Museum of China with us. I39。 Jerry39。s has three main goals: to make great products, to make money, and to share that money with the munity. Ben and Jerry believe that as business prospers (繁榮 ), the munity prospers too. They call this idea “l(fā)inked prosperity. ” Our belief that all businesses have a responsibility to give something back to their munities was a very unusual idea several years ago when we first started talking about it. Some people thought we were crazy. They told us that no business could every succeed and make big profits if it kept giving away the profits to the munity. We decided to try it and soon we were able to prove that we weren39。s ideas, and their rich, creamy, chunky ice cream made their business very popular, very fast. Ben and Jerry figured out the secret to making great ice cream. They started with fresh milk and cream and added lots of natural flavorings, lots of big chunks, and lots of imagination. To get people to try their product, Ben and Jerry asked them to taste freely ice cream everywhere they plan worked. The more ice cream they gave away, the more new customers they got. Ben and Jerry wanted to run their business with goals that were different from the goals of traditional businesses. Traditional businesses usually have one main goalto make a lot of amp。 Jerry39。s ice cream. Ben39。ll take the $ 20 but you keep the rest. I know you need it,”said Jane. “You should have called the police,”the manager said to Jane. Jane said, “No. We should five when someone says sorry and wants to make it right. We should try to help each other. ” 八、閱讀短文 ,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題 .(共 10 分 ,每小題 2 分 ) Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have been friends since they were in seventh grade. That wasb in 1963. In 1977, they decided to start an ice cream business together. They took a $ 5 course to learn how to make ice cream. Then, they opened their first ice cream parlor in Burlington, Vermont, in 1978. Jerry39。s affection on human behavior. D. A warming of the atmosphere would have some effects on our environment. 55. The passage is written to . A. suggest learning more on our pla Earth. B. show climates changes. C. stress the importance of climates changes. D. study global climates. 七、閱讀短文 ,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容 ,從短文后的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng) .每個(gè) 選項(xiàng)只能用一次 .(共 10 分 ,每小題 2 分 ) Jane had two children to raise. She had to pay for the housing and buy clothes. She had a lot of bills. She worked in a restaurant every day and got $ 600 a week. 56 . Jane worked hard and did a great job. She depended on tips to help her get enough money to pay the bills. One night, after Jane had served dinner to a family, they left a big tip on the table. 57 .Jane was taking care of another family at their table. When she turned back, she found the money had been taken away. Jane saw a woman at another table looking at her when she looked around the restaurant. Jane went to ask her what food she wanted. 58 . She did not leave a tip after eating and Jane heard that she paid with a $ 20 bill. Jane was sure the woman had stolen her money, but she couldn39。 the red color means love. An orange friendship bracelet is given to show strong friendship and yellow as simple , not only do the young people sport these friendship bracelets, but even the old do. Does friendship have an age? Yes. Friendship is like the wine, and the older you get, the older and stronger your friendship is. 49. What is the main reason for Para cord bracelets being popular? A. They can bring you good luck. B. They are colorful and beautiful. C. They can be used as rescue ropes. D. They are used in the parachute. 50. What does the underlined word “durable” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. beautiful. B. longlasting. C. important. D. expensive. 51. The friendship bracelet shows your friendship is strong. A. white B. red C. orange D. yellow 52. This passage mainly tells us . A. the culture of friendship bracelets B. the importance of friendship C. how to celebrate Friendship Day D. the friendship bracelet is a good gift D Few of us give much thought to the ways that climate has transformed human life or to the ways that humans have learned to adapt to the changes in climate that have taken place. Climate is something that we usually take for granted, yet it is important to understand how it has changed our behaviors over time. Climates do not stay the same. They have changed dramatically many times throughout have been several ice ages followed by periods of warming. In a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, scientists discussed the global climate of the future. They studied how climate has changed in the past and how these changes have transformed life on our pla. Human life and climate are interrelated. Climate affects our behavior much more than we realize. It affects the kinds of clothes we wear and even the colors we choose to wear. Since it affects the kinds of crops we can grow successfully, it influences our eating habits. Architecture is also affected by climate. Engineers and architects must think about climate when they make decisions