The story began on a downtown Brooklyn street corner. An elderly man had fallen down while crossing the street , and an ambulance rushed him to the nearest hospital. There, when he came to now and again, the old man repeatedly called for his son. From a worn letter located in his pocket, an emergency-room (急救室) nurse learned that his son was a sailor stationed in North Carolina Camp. Obviously there were no other relatives. Someone at the hospital called the Red Cross office in Brooklyn, and a request for the son to rush to Brooklyn was sent. Because time was short—the patient was dying, so they found the young man and rushed him to the airport in time to catch the only plane that night enable him to reach his dying father. It was dusk when the nurse took the tired, anxious sailor to the bedsidE. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes openeD. The medicine he had been given because of the pain from his heart attack made his eyes weak and only saw the young man in uniform(制服 ) standing outside the oxygen tent. He extended his hanD. The sailor wrapped his strong fingers around the old man’s, releasing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought him a chair, so the sailor could sit by the beD. Nights are long in hospitals, but all through the night the young sailor sat there, holding the old man’s hand and offering words of hope and strength. It was nearly dawn when the patient dieD. The sailor placed his lifeless hand he had been holding on the bed, and went to inform the nursE. “Who was the man?” the sailor askeD. “He was your father.” the nurse answered surprisingly. “No, he wasn’t,” the sailor replieD.” I never saw him before in my lifE.” “Why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?” she askeD. “I knew immediately there‘d been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t herE. When I realized he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed mE. So I stayeD.” Two days later a message came in that there had been two sailors with the same name and similar number in the Camp. Someone in the personnel office had pulled out the wrong recorD. But the wrong sailor had become the right son at the right timE. And he proved, in a very human way, that there are people who care what happens to their fellow men. 51. An emergency-room nurse found out that the old man’s son was a sailor__________. A. by calling the Red Cross office in Brooklyn B. because the old man repeatedly called for his son C. from a letter found in the old man’s pocket D. from someone in hospital 52. In the hospital__________ . A. the nurse stayed by the old man’s bed through most of the night B. the dying man said a few words to his son C. the son offered love in the last few hours of the old man’s life D. the old man knew the young man wasn’t his son 53. The young sailor told the nurse that he was not the real son of the old man__________ . A. after the old man died B. when the nurse sensed something strange C. before the sailor came to the nurse’s station D. when holding the old man’s hand 54. The sentence “the wrong sailor had become the right son at the right time” in the last paragraph means that__________ . A. the sailor was wrong in fooling the dying old man B. The sailor made the right decision about what he should do C. the sailor told the real story about him and the old man D. the right son hurried to the hospital in time

·MsTanyou'vereferredtoyournewnovelasyoureighthbook.That'sbecauseittookmesixorsevenattemptsatasecondnovelbeforeIstartedandcompletedthisonE.·Whydoyouthinkyouhadsomanyfalsestarts?Iwouldsaythatmyreasonswerewrong:IwastryingtoprovethatIwasn'tjustamother­daughterstorytellerorIwastryingtoprovethatIdidn'tjusthavetowriteaboutthingsthatwerestrictlyChineseorChinese­American.Thosewerenevertherightreasonsforwritingthoseearlystories.AndIcouldnevercomeupwithotherbetterreasonsforcontinuingthem.·Whatkeptyougoingonthisbook?Thisbookwasdifferentbecauseitwasbasedonmymother'sreallifE.Thereasonforwritingitbecamemorepersonalandemotional.AfterTheJoyLuckClubcameoutmymotherwasalwaysexplainingtopeoplethatshewasn'tanyofthemothersinthatbook.AndatonepointshesaidtomeNextbooktellsmytruestory.AndthenshestartedtellingmethingsIneverknewbeforE.Shealsotoldmemanymanystoriesbecausemymotherdoesn'tgeneralizE.Thebookreallygrewoutofthat.·HaveyouevervisitedChina?Yes.I'vebeentheretwice:aboutthreeyearsagoandthenagainlastNovemberbothtimeswithmymotherandmyhusbanD.·WasitdifficulttocapturetheChinese­Americandialectwithoutsoundinglikeaparody拙劣的模仿?Nobecauseit'sthelanguageI'veheardallmylifefrommymother.ShespeaksEnglishasit'sdirecttranslationfromChinesE.Butit'smorethanthat:HerlanguagealsohasmoreimagerythanEnglish.·Canyouthinkofanexample?SomebodymightsaytomeDon'tworksoharD.You'llkillyourself.MymotherwillsaytomeWhydoyoupressallyourbrainsoutonthispageforsomeoneelseSoit'sveryviviD.That'sthewayshetalks.·HavemanyreaderstoldyouthattheChinesemotherinyourbookremindedthemofthetypicalJewishmother?Manypeoplehavetoldmethat.Ithinkthemother­daughterrelationshipisveryintenseinbothcases.Culturallythereisanacceptancethatmothershavethepowertotelltheirchildrenespeciallytheirdaughtershowtoconducttheirlives—notsimplyupuntilthetimetheyare18butfortherestoftheirlives.Howeverwhenchildrengrowupinadifferentculturefromtheirparents'theytendtokeepmoresecretsfromtheirparents.ThechildrenthinkTheyjustwouldn'tunderstandthatIhadtodothis.Andthatcanreallycreateagapanditcangrowasthenumberofsecretsgrows.44.BasedonthequestionsinthisinterviewwhatdoyouthinkMsTan'sprofessionis?A.Ajournalist.B.Astorywriter.C.Aninterviewer.D.AnintervieweE.45.What'sTRUEaboutTan'ssecondbook?A.It'saboutherreallifeinAmericA.B.ThenameofthebookisTheJoyLuckClub.C.Itistheresultofmanytimesofcarefulthought.D.Itincludesmanyworksofhermother.46.Wecaninferthat________.A.Tan'smotherisagoodstorytellerB.TanplanstowriteanotherbookabouthermotherC.TanplanstoreturntoChinaD.Tan'smotherishardtocommunicatewithbecauseofpersonality47.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.howtokeepsecretsfromparentsB.howtodealwiththemother­daughterrelationshipC.howtoconductthelivesD.howthegenerationgapcomesabout

StevenSpielberg's2002science­fictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuturE.Itseemedfancifulatthetimebutfantasyisedgingclosertofact.OnJan.31ateamofscientistsattheUCBerkeleyledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode解码brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.FivemonthsearlieranothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmindablack­and­whitecheckerboardpattern.Thepossibilitiesaregreatadisabledpersoncouldspeakdoctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofaintedyoucouldre­watchyourdreamsonaniPaD.Thereareofcourseequallydarksidesuchastheinvoluntarytakeoutofinformationfromthebrain.InspiteofthesebreakthroughsJackGallanttheneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteamsayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstillrelativelyprimitive.ThefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachineryinparticularthefMRI.EventuallysaysGallantsomeonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.Suchanadvanceintothehumanmindhesaysmighttake30years.StilltherecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswerswhichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsofmemoryandconsciousness.26.WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.NewtechnologycanreadyourmindB.FantasyisedgingclosertofactC.AnewdiscoveryinhumanbrainD.Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture27.WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?A.TheyproducedafancifulworlD.B.Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.C.TheymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguagE.D.Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.28.Whichofthefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?A.Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.B.Doctorscanreadapatient'smindevenifheisunconscious.C.Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.D.People'sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.29.Whatplaysamostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthetechnology?A.computer.B.AniPaD.C.AdecodingmachinE.D.Ahat.30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.scientistsgottheinspirationfromamovieB.thetechnologystillhasalongwaytogoC.thetechnologyhasbeenputintopracticeD.scientistshaveunlockedthesecretsofmemory

Surtseywasbornin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat730am.on14thNovember.A.fishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain's船长的feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano火山wasbreakingout.Redhotrocksfireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottomofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metreshighthenextdayand60metreshighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.PiecesofredhotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintotheseA.Theseawasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune1967.Itwas175metreshighand2kilometres1ong.AndlifewasalreadycomingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywantedtolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanewworld.48.Whendidscientistsflytheretowatchthebirthoftheisland?A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.B.On14thNovember1963.C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.D.InJune1967.49.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.A.SomescientistsbuiltahouseonSurtseytolearnaboutthisisland.B.Thecaptainsawfiresmokeandrocksrushingup.C.Theseawasboiling.D.A.fishingboatwasnearIceland.E.A.newislandappearedinthesea.A.a-b-c-d-eB.d-a-c-b-eC.d-c-b-a-eD.d-b-c-e-a50.Thebesttitleofthetextis.A.NewDiscovery.B.TheBirthofAnIslanD.C.A.CaptainandAnIsland.D.HowDoesA.VolcanoBreakOut.

Awomanwholivedinacoma昏迷for42yearsunendinglycaredforbyherfamilydiedWednesdayinherhomeinMiamiGardensFlA.EdwardaO’Barawasa17-year-oldhighschoolstudentin1970whenshebecamesickfromherdiabetes糖尿病medicationandslippedintoadiabeticcomA.JustbeforeshelostconsciousnessEdwardaaskedhermotherKayeO’BaratoneverleavehersideandherfamilyneverdiD.Edwarda’sfatherJoeO’BaraandKayetookcareoftheirdaughter—readingtoherplayinghermusicmakingsureshewasturnedeverytwohoursbathedgiveninsulin胰岛素andgivennourishmentthroughafeedingtube—untiltheirdeathsin1976and2008respectively.AfterthatEdwarda’ssisterColleenO’Baratookover.Herfamily’sunendingcareforherbecameastorytoldacrosstheworlD.AndvisitorsfromacrosstheworldtraveledtotheMiamiGardenshomeeveryyearsometimesappearingatthedoorsteponrandomdaysothertimesforEdwarda’syearlybirthdaypartyacheerfulaffairwithdecorationsballoonsandcakE.ThroughitallEdwardaremainedinacomA.ButtoherfamilyandfollowerssheremainedalivE.ColleenO’BaradescribedherasthebestsisterinthewholewideworlD.ShetaughtmesomuchespeciallyaftershewasinthecomaColleenO’BarasaidShetaughtmesomuchaboutunconditionallovethatIcouldn’tsayIhaditbeforE.ShetaughtmeaboutpatiencethatIdidn’thavebeforE.Ilearnedsomuchfromtakingcareofmysister.It’slikeIgrewupovernight.InanannouncementofEdwarda’sdeathpostedThursdayonawebsiteColleenO’Barawrote:YesterdaywhiletakingcareofEdwardaInoticedherlookingdirectlyatmeandgavemethebiggestsmileIhadeverseen.ShethenclosedhereyesandjoinedmyMominHeaven.318W1.HowoldwasEdwardaO’Barawhenshedied?A.56.B.57.C.58.D.59.2.Edwarda’sparentsdideverythingbelowtotakecareofherEXCEPT.A.readingtoherB.playinghermusicC.takingawalkwithherD.turninghereverytwohours3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Edwarda’smotherlookedafterherfor38yearsinhercomA.B.Edwarda’sbrothertookoverafterherparentsdieD.C.EdwardadescribedhersisterasthebestoneintheworlD.D.Edwardalearnedalotfromhersister.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Edwarda’sfamily’sselflesscareforherbecameastorytoldacrosstheworlD.B.EdwardabecamesickfromherdiabetesmedicationandslippedintoadiabeticcomA.C.Edwardadiedafter42yearsofcomaandherfamilykepttheirpromisetotakegoodcareofher.D.EdwardasmiledwhenshedieD.

Imaginehavinganideadrawingitonpaperbringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoaphysicalobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies.Butnowstoreswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.Thestoreisfilledwithtoolslikealasercutteranindustrialsewingmachineand3Dprinters.BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsochargesafeedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.TheJaycoxsalsooffer3Dprintingclassesforanyonewhoisinterested.OneofthestudentsinarecentclasswasKiChongTran.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.Thedemandhasbeenamazing.It'sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimaginedsaidKiChongTran.Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It'sgoingtomakeahugeimpactonsocietyasawholeheadded.MrJaycoxpredictsthatwithinfiveyears3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumerfriendly.ButKiChongTransaysevencurrenttechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtoolsandyouputitintheirhandssotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopment.TheylearnskillsbeyondjustlearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethatorworkingatabank.YoucanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworldsaidKiChongTran.Hesaysit'snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinteritcanturnagoodideaintoreality.9.WelearnfromParagraphlthat3Dprinting_________.A.isnowavailabletoordinarypeopleB.firstappearedintheUnitedStatesC.canturnyoureverydreamintorealityD.isnowonlyusedbyuniversities10.BryanJaycoxopenedTheBuildShopLLCto__________.A.sell3DprintersanddifferentkindsoftoolsB.producealltypesofprintingmachinesC.offer3DprintingclassesandservicesD.designdifferenttypesof3Dprinters11.InMrJaycox'sopinionwithinfiveyears3Dprintingwill_________.A.makeiteasiertodobusinessB.beaccessibletoallconsumersC.changethewayofsocialcontactD.bringaboutmoreprofitstothesellers12.Howwill3Dprintingtechnologybenefitdevelopingcountriesaccordingtothetext?A.Ithelpsthepeopleworkefficientlyatabank.B.ItwillpromotethelearningofEnglishC.Itwillacceleratethedevelopmentoftourism.D.Itoffersthemanewwayofdevelopment.

MarkTwainthefamousAmericanwriterandagreatmasterofhumorlikedtoplayjokesonothers.Butonceajokewasplayedonhim.OnedayMarkTwainwasinvitedtogiveatalkinasmalltown.Atlunchhemetayoungmanoneofhisfriends.Theyoungmansaidthathehadanunclewithhim.HetoldMarkTwainthathisuncleneverlaughedorsmiledandthatnobodyandnothingwasabletomakehisunclesmileorlaugh.YoubringyouruncletomytalkthiseveningsaidMarkTwain.I'msureIcanmakehimlaugh.Thateveningtheyoungmanandhisunclesatinthefront.MarkTwainbegantospeak.Hetoldseveralfunnystoriesandmadeeveryoneintheroomlaugh.ButthemanneverevensmileD.MarkTwaintoldmorefunnystoriesbuttheoldmanstillkeptquiet.MarkTwaincontinuedtotellhisfunnystories.FinallyhestoppeD.HewastiredandquitedisappointeD.SomedayslaterMarkTwaintoldanotherfriendwhathadhappeneD.OhsaidhisfriendIknowthatman.He'sbeendeafforyears.1.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto________.A.tellreadersMarkTwainlikedplayingjokesB.tellreadersajokeplayedonMarkTwainC.tellreadersMarkTwainwasagreatwriterD.tellreadershowtotellafunnystory2.OnedayMarkTwainmet________atlunch.A.afriendB.hisbrotherC.histeacherD.ayounggirl3.MarkTwainstoppedfinallybecausehewas________.A.disappointedB.sorryC.illD.sleepy4.MarkTwaincouldn'tmaketheoldmanlaughbecause________.A.hisjokeswerenotfunnyB.theoldmanwasn'tinterestedinthejokesC.theoldmancouldtellmorefunnyjokesD.theoldmanwasdeaf

PoetWilliamStaffordoncesaidthatwearedefinedmorebythedetours绕行路inlifethanbythenarrowroadtowardgoals.IlikethisimagE.ButitwasquitebyaccidentthatIdiscoveredthedeepmeaningofhiswords.ForyearswemadethelongdrivefromourhomeinSeattletomyparents'homeinBoiseinninehours.WetraveledthewaymostpeopledothefastestshortesteasiestroadespeciallywhenIwasalonewithfournoisyrestlesskidswhohatesconfinement限制andhavestrongopinionsabouteverything.RoadtripsfeltriskysoIwoulddrivefaststoppingonlywhenIhadto.WewouldsticktothefreewaysandarrivetireD.ButthenBannerourlambwasborn.HewasrejectedbyhismamadaysbeforeourplannedtriptoBoisE.IhadtwochoicesleaveBannerwithmyhusbandortakehimwithmE.MyhusbandmadethedecisionformE.ThatishowIfoundmyselfontheroadwithfourkidsababylambandnothingbutmyeverlastingoptimismtoseemethrough.Wetookthecountryroadsoutofnecessity.WehadtostopeveryhourletBannershakeouthislegsandfeedhim.Thekidschasedhimandoneanother.They'dgetbackinthecarbreathlessandenergizedsmellingfreshfromthecoldair.Weexploredsideroadscatchinggrasshoppersinwaisthighgrass.Evenifwesimplylookedoutofthecarwindowsatbabypigsfollowingtheirmotherorfishleapingoutofthewateritwasbetterthanthebestridedownthefreeway.HerewaslifE.Andnewhorizons见识.Weeventuallyarrivedatmyparents'doorstepastonishinglyfreshandfullofstories.IgrewbravewiththetripbackhomeandcreativewithmydiscipliningtechniquE.Onanemptysectionofroadeveryonestartedquarreling.IstoppedthecarorderedallkidsoutandtoldthemtomeetmeupaheaD.IparkedmycarhalfamileawayandreadmybookinsweetsilencE.Someroadtripsarebynecessityfastandstraight.ButthattripwithBanneropenedoureyestoaworldavailabletoanyoneadventurousenoughtowanderaroundandmademerealizethatadetourmayuncoverthebestpartofajourney—andthebestpartofyourself.5.Whydidtheauthorusetotakefreewaystoherparents'home?A.ItwaslesstimE.B.Itwouldbefasterandsafer.C.HerkidswouldfeellessconfineD.[D.Shefeltbetterwithotherdriversnearby.6.Theauthorstoppedregularlyonthecountryroadsto________.A.relaxinthefreshairB.takeadeepbreathC.takecareofthelambD.letthekidsplaywithBanner7.WhatdoestheauthordiscoverfromthetripaccordingtoParagraph6?A.Freewaysarewherebeautyhides.B.GettingclosetonatureaddstothejoyoflifE.C.Enjoyingthebeautyofnaturebenefitsone'shealth.D.Oneshouldfollowsideroadstowatchwildanimals.8.Whydidtheauthoraskthekidstogetoutofthecarontheirwaybackhome?A.TogiveherselfsometimetoreaD.B.Toordersomefoodforthem.C.Toplayagamewiththem.D.Toletthemcooldown.J.

SusanSontag1933－2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliteraturE.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturallifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.WithgreateffortandseriousjudgmentSontag_walked_at_the_latest_edges_of_world_culture.SeriousnesswasoneofSontag'slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell­educatedandthepoor­educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasuresofpopculturE.InNotesonCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle­knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforwarD.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的个性aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthediseasE.Infactre­examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessall­purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfamE.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefending...istheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.1.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1meansSontag________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture2.Shefirstwonhernamethrough________.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookIllnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikePartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstanding3.AccordingtothepassageSusanSontag________.A.wasasensualistaswellasamoralistB.lookeddownuponthepopcultureC.thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanformD.blamedthevictimofcancerforbeingrepressed4.SusanSontag'slastingfamewasmadeupon________.A.atirelessall­purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing

Surtseywasbornin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat730am.on14thNovember.A.fishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain's船长的feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano火山wasbreakingout.Redhotrocksfireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottomofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metreshighthenextdayand60metreshighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.PiecesofredhotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintotheseA.Theseawasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune1967.Itwas175metreshighand2kilometres1ong.AndlifewasalreadycomingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywantedtolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanewworld.48.Whendidscientistsflytheretowatchthebirthoftheisland?A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.B.On14thNovember1963.C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.D.InJune1967.49.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.A.SomescientistsbuiltahouseonSurtseytolearnaboutthisisland.B.Thecaptainsawfiresmokeandrocksrushingup.C.Theseawasboiling.D.A.fishingboatwasnearIceland.E.A.newislandappearedinthesea.A.a-b-c-d-eB.d-a-c-b-eC.d-c-b-a-eD.d-b-c-e-a50.Thebesttitleofthetextis.A.NewDiscovery.B.TheBirthofAnIslanD.C.A.CaptainandAnIsland.D.HowDoesA.VolcanoBreakOut.

ThereweremanygreatartistsduringtheRenaissancE.PerhapsthemostfamousareLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelo.OtherartistshoweveralsohadgreatinfluencebothduringRenaissancetimesandlater.GiottodiBondone1267-1337GiottoisthefirstpaintertobeconsideredaRenaissanceartist.HewashiredtopaintaFrescoinafamilychapel教堂inPaduaItalyknownastheArenaChapel.Frescoisapaintingmadeonawallwhiletheplaster灰泥isstillwet.ManyconsiderGiottotobethefatherofthemodernperiodofart.JanvanEyck1390-1441JanvanEyck’searlyinfluencesmorethanlikelycamefromhisbrotherHubert.InfactJanwouldsometimesfinishhisbrother’sworks.TheGhentAltarpieceisanexampleofJanfinishingwhatHubertstarteD.JanvanEyckperfectedthetechniquesofoilpainting.HeisoftenknownasthefatherofRenaissancepaintingbecauseofallthenewtechniquesandadvanceshemadeinoilpainting.Masaccio1401-1428MasacciowasafamouspainteroftheItalianRenaissancE.Helivedaveryshortlifeandonlyafewofhispaintingsexistbuttheyweresodifferenttothestyleofotherartistsaroundhimthattheyhelpedotherpainterstoseethingsinanewway.MasaccioisoftencalledthefatherofRenaissancepainting.Heintroducedthepaintingofthelife-likefiguresthathadnotbeendonepreviouslyintheMiddleAges.RaphaelSanzio1483-1520Raphael’spaintingswereknownfortheirperfection.Hewasfirsttaughtartbyhisfather.HealsolearnedearlytechniquesfromMichelangeloanddaVinci.Rapheal’sinfluenceonarthasbeengreat.Hechangedthewaypeoplelookedatartsincehepaintedreallifeandemotions.Hewasoneofthemostdetailedportraitistseverandisconsideredasthegenius天才oftheHighRenaissancE.25.Whoisconsideredtobethefatherofthemodernperiodofart?A.MasaccioB.GiottodiBondoneC.RaphaelSanzioD.JanvanEyck26.WhatwasMasaccio’scontributiontotheRenaissanceartintheMiddleAges?A.Heperfectedthetechniqueofoilpainting.B.Hewasthefirstonetopaintonawetplasterwall.C.HefinishedTheGhentAltarpiecestartedbyHubert.D.Hewasthefirstonetopaintlifelikefigures.27.WhatdoweknowaboutRaphaelSanziofromthetext?A.Hediedinhistwenties.B.Heonlyhadafewpaintings.C.Hisfatherwashisfirstartteacher.D.Hewasthemostfamousportraitist.

TheMedicineForInflationForyearspriceshaveriseninChinaformanyreasons.Howeverinflation通货膨胀hasnotbadlyaffectedpeople'slivesbecauselivingstandardshaveimproveD.Inflationisnotanunbeatablebeast.Infacteconomistsfromallovertheworldhavefoundwaystostoporreduceit.Therearenowseveralmethodsofcontrollinginflation.ReducetheamountofmoneybeingissuedManyexpertsbelieveinflationhappensbecausetoomuchmoneyisprinteD.Themoremoneythecentralbankissuesthemoreinflationthereis.ThereforethemostimportantthingtodoforanygovernmentistocontroltheamountofmoneybeingissueD.CutdownongovernmentspendingandincreasegovernmentincomeOver－spendingandover-expandingofgovernmentscanmakeinflationworsE.Thereforeitishelpfultoreducethesizeofbiggovernmentbodiescutdownontheirspendingandpayfewerandsmallersubsidies津贴topreventinflationfromaccelerating.SlowdowntheincreaseofsalariesItseemsthatgivingbiggersalariestoworkershelpsthemmanagewhenpricesoftheirshoppingaregoingup.InfactassalariesincreasethecentralbankwillhavetoissuemoremoneytopayfortheincreasE.Thusincreasingsalariesmaynotbesogoodasitsounds.It'slikecheating.SalariesshouldonlybeincreasedifworkersproducemorE.IncreasebankinterestsInterestincreasescanmakemorepeopleputmoremoneyintobanks.Atthesametimeenterprisestakeoutfewerloans.Demandformoneyonthewholeislower.KeeppricesunderstrictcontrolPricescanbeloweredbysettingaceiling－-thehighestprices－-formostgoodsandfreezingpricesonmostgoods.63.ThewordissueinParagraph3means__________.A.useB.printC.quarrelD.invent64.Thewriterusesmedicinetostandfor___________.A.waystoreduceinflationB.reasonsforinflationC.somethingtotreatpatientsD.priceswithoutcontrol65.Whatisprobablythebestwaytoreduceinflation?A.NomoneywillbeissueD.B.SalarieswillbereduceD.C.MoreproductswillbeproduceD.D.PriceswillbecontrolleD.66.Thearticledoesnotmention________asawayofreducinginflation.A.controllingpricesB.adjustingbankinterestsC.controllingtheamountofmoneybeingissuedD.improvingpeople'slivingstandards

ShayandhisfatherhadwalkedpastaparkwheresomeboysShayknewwereplayingbaseball.ShayaskedDoyouthinkthey’llletmeplay?Shay’sfatherknewthatmostoftheboyswouldnotwantsomeonelikeShayontheirteambutthefatheralsounderstoodthatifhissonmentallyandphysicallydisabledwereallowedtoplayitwouldgivehimamuch-neededsenseofbelongingandsomeconfidencE.Shay’sfatherapproachedoneoftheboysonthefieldandaskedifShaycouldplaynotexpectingmuch.TheboylookedaroundandsaidWe’relosingbysixruns分andthegameisintheeighthinning局.Iguesshecanbeonourteamandwe’lltrytoputhimintobatinthefinalinning.Shaystruggledovertotheteam’sbenchandputonateamshirtwithabroadsmileandhisfatherhadasmalltearinhiseyeandwarmthinhisheart.Theboyssawthefather’sjoyathissonbeingaccepteD.InthebottomoftheeighthinningShay’steamscoredafewrunsbutwasstillbehindbythreE.InthetopofthefinalinningShayputonagloveandplayedinthefielD.EventhoughnohitscamehiswayhewasobviouslyjoyfuljusttobeinthegameandonthefielD.InthebottomofthefinalinningShay’steamscoredagain.NowShaywasscheduledtobenextatbat.WouldtheyletShaybatandgiveawaytheirchancetowinthegame?SurprisinglyShaywasgiventhebat.EveryoneknewthatahitwasalmostimpossiblE.Thefirstpitch投cameandShaymisseD.ThepitcheragaintookafewstepsforwardtothrowtheballsoftlytowardsShay.AsthepitchcameinShayswungattheballandhitaslowgroundballrightbacktothepitcher.ThepitchercouldhaveeasilythrowntheballtothefirstbasemanandShaywouldhavebeenoutandthatwouldhavebeentheendofthegamE.Insteadthepitcherthrewtheballrightovertheheadofthefirstbasemanbeyondthereachofallteammates.TheaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamsstartedscreamingShayruntofirst!NeverinhislifehadShayeverrunthatfarbutmadeittofirstbasewide-eyedandshockeD.EveryoneshoutedRuntosecond!CatchinghisbreathShayawkwardlyrantowardsseconD.BythetimeShayroundedtowardssecondbasethesmallestguyontheirteamwhohadachancetobetheheroforhisteamforthefirsttimecouldhavethrowntheballtothesecondbasemanbutheunderstoodthepitcher’sintentionsandhetoointentionallythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbaseman’sheaD.AllwerescreamingShayShayShayallthewayShay.ShayreachedthirdbasewhenoneopposingplayerrantohelphimandshoutedShayruntothirD.AsShayroundedthirdallwereontheirfeetcryingShayrunhome!Shayrantohomesteppedonthehomebaseandwascheeredastheherowhowonthegameforhisteam.ThatdaytheboysfrombothteamshelpedbringapieceoftrueloveandhumanityintothisworlD.Shaydidn’tmakeittoanothersummeranddiedthatwinterhavingneverforgottenbeingtheheroandmakinghisfathersohappyandcominghomeandseeinghismothertearfullyhugherlittleherooftheday!1.NotexpectingmuchShay’sfatherstillaskedtheboyifShaycouldplaymainlybecausethefather.A.noticedsomeoftheboysonthefieldwerehesitatingB.guessedhispresencewouldaffecttheboys’decisionC.learnedsomeoftheboysonthefieldknewShaywellD.understoodShaydidneedafeelingofbeingaccepted2.InthebottomofthefinalinningShaywasgiventhebatbecausetheboys.A.believedtheyweresuretowinthegameB.wouldliketohelpShayenjoythegameC.foundShaywassoeagertobeawinnerD.feltforcedtogiveShayanotherchance3.Thesmallestboythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbaseman’sheadprobablybecausethatboy.A.wasobviouslyawareofthepitcher’spurposeB.lookedforwardtowinningthegameforhisteamC.failedtothrowtheballtothesecondbasemanD.sawthatShayalreadyreachedsecondbase4.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithShay’sbecomingtheheroforhisteam?A.Thepitcherdidnotthrowtheballtothefirstbaseman.B.Theaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamscheeredforhim.C.TheopposingplayersfailedtostophisrunningtohomE.D.Oneoftheopposingplayersrantohelphim.5.Whatdoyouthinkisthethemeofthestory?A.Truehumannaturecouldberealizedinthewaywetreateachother.B.EveryonehashisownstrengthevenifmentallyorphysicallydisableD.C.Everyonecandevelophisteamspiritinsportsandpleasehisparents.D.Theresultsofthegameshouldnotbetheonlyconcernoftheplayers.

MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.SummeraftersummerIenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltowntheylivedin.Peoplekneweveryonetheirkidstheirpetstheirancestors.ThebondwiththemcontinuedtogrowasIgrewandtheygotolder.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting.Shewouldmakelittlesandwichesandwe'dhaveteaparties.She'dmakebeautifulquiltsforeachone.Irememberthesmallthimble顶针shewouldusewhiledoingherneedlework.A.fewyearsagowhenGrandmaleftthisearthIbidfarewelltoalovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange.Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlieronher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch.OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelowsomethinghappenedtomakemefeellikeshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.IwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmadeandsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow.Itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam接缝thatIcarefullyopenedandtomydelightoutcameatinysilverthimble!HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher.NotrealizingithadfallenoffherfingerIpicturedhersewingitinthatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtoplaceonmybedspreadthatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheotherslovecollectedovertheyearswhereIcouldcontinuetosee'thegiftGodchosetorevealtome.WhatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywhosomehowIknewwaslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleinsidemypillow.ImadesometeausingmybestchinaasGrandmaalwaysdidandenjoyedmyteaandGrandma'sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas'!25.Theauthorwrotethispassageto_.A.aexpressadesiretoleadasimplelifeB.showshemissedlivingwithhergrandmaC.callonpeopletocarefortheoldD.recallherhappychildhood26.Theauthorlikedstayingwithhergrandparentsbecause.A.shewascuriousaboutpeopleandthingsthereB.theyoftenboughthersomegiftsC.shecouldhaveteapartiesandeatsandwichesD.shecouldlearntosewquilts27.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthesilverthimble?A.Sad.B.Proud.C.Cheerful.D.Lucky.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Grandmassilverthimble.B.A.littlepillow.C.Mygrandparents.D.Mychildhood.

WiththeTeslaRoadsterandotherplug­in插入式electricvehicleshittingtheroaddemandisgrowingforaccessiblerefuelingpointstorechargethem.CarbonDayAutomotiveaChicago­basedcompanyhasnowdemonstratedasolar­poweredrechargingpointknownastheSolarPlug­InStationwhichletsmotoristseasilychargetheircarsusingelectricitythathasbeenproducedwithoutanyenvironmentaldamagE.TheSolarPlug­InStationhasgoneonshowinChicagoaspartofthecity’sbidtohostthe2016OlympicGames.AccordingtoCarbonDayAutomotivetheSolarPlug­InStationonshowinChicagoispartofthevitalinfrastructure基础设施requiredforelectricvehiclesinChicagoandwasthefocusofarecentvisitbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteE.Thesesolar­poweredelectricitypointswillbeuseddailytofuelthecity’selectricvehicleswithpowerfromthesun.Byproducingtheelectricityfrompollution­freesolarcelltheCO2emissionsarereducedtozero.SolarenergyandelectricvehiclesareapartnershipthatisonemoresteptoreducingourdependenceonforeignoilsaysRichardLowenthalCEOofCoulombTechnologies.CoulombTechnologiesrecentlydevelopedthecomponents部件requiredforindividualrechargingstationsmarketedasChargePointNetworkedChargingStations.CarbonDayAutomotiveistheMidwestdistributorfortheChargePointstations.TheSolarPlug­InStationconsistsofgiantsolarpanels电池板thatshadethetinyChargePointNetworkedChargingStation.Thesolarpanelisconnectedtoanundergroundbatterypackreadyforeverydayrefueling.WithoutthesestationsitwouldbelikedrivingaroundinatraditionalcarwithouttheavailabilityofgasstationssaysScottEmalfarbCEOatCarbonDay.Thedayoftrueplug­inelectricvehicleswillbeheresoonerthanmostpeoplerealizeandtheworldneedstobereadytoaccommodatethem.26.TheSolarPlug­InStationisusedaspartofthebidtohosttheOlympicsmainlybecause________.A.it’senvironmentallyfriendlyB.itmakesupforthelackofelectricityC.it’sanewideaandattractspeople’sattentionD.itbringsconveniencetoelectricvehicleusers27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.torechargetheelectricvehiclestakesalongtimeB.theSolarPlug­InStationwillcomeintousein2016C.theSolarPlug­InStationhasgoneonshowinternationallyD.Chicagoispromotingtheuseofelectricvehicles28.AccordingtothepassagehowmanyofthefollowingstatementsareTRUE?a.TeslaRoadsterisakindofplug­inelectricvehiclE.b.TheSolarPlug­InStationusessolarpowertochargeallofthecars.c.Chicagoisacitywhichisrichinoil.d.TheSolarPlug­InStationconsistsofundergroundbatterypacks.e.ScottEmalfarbisoptimisticaboutthefutureofplug­inelectricvehicles.A.3.B.2.C.4.D.5.29.ThepassageimpliesthatwhentheSolarPlug­InStationbecomespopular________.A.morevisitorswillcometoChicagoB.morespaceforelectricvehicleswillbeneededC.thecitizensofChicagowillbeabletogotoworkfasterD.thecostofelectricvehicleswillbelowerthantraditionalcars30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ChicagoWillSoonBeFullofElectricVehiclesB.ChicagoCallsonPeopletoBuyElectricVehiclesC.ChicagoFightsforItsBidtoHostthe2016OlympicsD.ChicagoShowsItsSolar­poweredRechargingStations

AmyandMarkBlaubachwereveryexcitedaboutadoptingachildfromanorphanage孤儿院.Theythoughttheywouldadoptababygirl.Afterwaitingoneandahalfyearsthesocialworkeraskedthemtoconsideradoptingasix-year-oldboynamedJerry.AftertheadoptionpapersweresignedAmyaskedifJerryhadagoodfriendattheorphanagE.JerrysaidhisbestfriendwasZack.ThatwasthefirsttimethatAmyhadheardaboutZack.ThenJerrywenttohisnewhomewithAmyandMarkwherehelivedhappilyandadjustedverywell.HoweverJerrykepttalkingabouthisbestfriendthathehadleftbehindattheorphanagE.SoAmybecamedeterminedtotryandfindoutmoreaboutZack.ShecameacrossadatabasespecificallyforfamilieswhohadadoptedchildrenfromtheorphanagewhereshemetJerry.Thedatabaseallowedparentstoentertheirchild’snameandhisorheradoptioninformation.AsAmylookedthroughthedatabaseshefoundwhatappearedtobeapossiblematchofherson’sbestfrienD.Aftersendingafewe-mailsbackandforthAmywassuretohavetherightZack.HehadbeenadoptedbyRaeandBruceHostelertwoweeksbeforE.Tohersurprisethetwofamilieswerelivinginthesamecity.Thenshedecidedtogivethesetwofriendsaspecialreunion重逢.OnasunnySundaythetwoboysfinallymeteachotheragain.WhenJerryaskedZackDoyourememberme?ZackquicklyansweredYes!Let’sgoandplay!Thatledtohoursoflaughterandplay.RaeandAmywereexcitedtoseehowwelltheirsonsgotalongandwhatanamazingbond联系theyhaD.ThankstobothfamiliesthatspecialbondbetweenZackandJerrycancontinuefortherestoftheirlives.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AmyandMarkthoughttheywouldadoptababyboy.B.AmyandMarkwereunwillingtoadoptJerryatfirst.C.AmyhadmetZackbeforehelefttheorphanagE.D.AmyknewthatZackandJerryweregoodfriends.22.AfterJerrylefttheorphanage__________.A.hewasn’thappyinhisnewhomeB.hecouldn’tadapttohisnewenvironmentC.hemissedhisfriendverymuchD.hefeltguiltyaboutleavinghisfriendbehind23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.TheboysmetagainatAmy’shomE.B.Theboyscouldn’tgetalongwitheachotheranylonger.C.Whentheymetagaintheboysdidn’trecognizeeachotheratfirst.D.Theboyscankeepintouchwitheachotherfortherestoftheirlives.24.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A.HowtoAdoptaChildB.AmyandHerAdoptedChildC.A.StoryinanOrphanageD.A.VerySpecialReunion

EarlierthismonthbloggerLisaHendersonannouncedthatsheandherhusbandJohnhaddecidednottohaveChristmas.ThefamilywholivesinUtahwillstillputupdecorationsbutpresentsfromSantaareano-gothisyear.JohnandIfeellikewearefightingaveryharduphillbattlewithourkidswhenitcomestotheirrightsHendersonwroteonherblog.ItisoneofthebiggeststrugglesasaparentthesedaysinmiddleclassAmerica.Ourkidshavebeenactingsoungratefullately....JohnsaidWeshouldn’tjustcelebrateChristmas.Andsothat’swhatwediD.InsteadtheHendersonsareputtingthemoneytheywouldhavespentongiftstowardserviceprojectsinordertoteachtheirthreesonsthepleasureofgiving.ThechildrenwillstillreceivegiftsfromgrandparentsandotherfamilymembersbutthisyearshesaidtheirletterstoSantawillbeaskinghimtofindsomeonewhoneedspresentsmorethantheydo.InaninterviewwithABCNews11-year-oldCalebHendersonadmittedthatheandhisbrothershadbeenbehavingbadly.Wewouldhiteachotherwewerefighting.CryingheadmittedandLisasaidthatwhenshebrokethenewstohersonstheycriedprettyhard.ButsofarHendersontoldFoxNewslastweekthefamilyishavingasuddenturningthisintoadifferentkindofgift.TheyhavealreadyheldaclothingdriveandsentboxesofclothesandcandytoavillageinthePhilippinesthatwashithardlastyearbyTyphoonHaiyan.Thechildrenwereexcitedandkeptwantingtogivemoreandmoreshereportedonherblog.ManyreadersrespondedpositivelytoHenderson'spostsomesharingtheirownstoriesoflimitingChristmasinordertoteachtheirchildrentobecharitable仁慈的orgrateful.Asparentsyou'regivingyourkidssomethingsomuchmorespecialthanabunchofgiftsonChristmasonewrotE.ButHendersonreceivednegativefollow-upsaswellonherblog.RespondingtocriticssheupdatedherblogwithastatementthatreadsinpartIjustwantedtoexplainacoupleofthings.Firstmykidsareinnowayhurtingforthings...Theyhavereactedbymakinggiftsforeachotherandpackingthemintoeachother'sstockingsstealthily.Theyarelearningexactlywhatwewantedthemtolearnbecausetheyarenotmovingaroundfeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyarethinkingofothers.ThesecondthingIwantedtoexplainiswhyIwrotethispost.SomepeopleseemtothinkIwrotethisforattention.Ummmtheattentionyougetfrompostslikethisisnotgoodandactuallyextremelydifficulttodealwith....ThereasonIwrotethispostisIwanttoempowerparentstofeellikeit’sokaytotakeastand....Iwantedtosharewhatwearedoingsoanyparentsthatfeeltheyarestrugglingwiththesameissuesintheirhomecanseewhatothersaredoingandgetideasfortheirfamily.Myintentionistohelpsupportotherparentsandtoraiseamazingkids.66.TheHendersonsdecidednottospendChristmasbecause_______.A.theirkidscouldreceivepresentsfromtheirotherfamilymembersB.thestrugglingcoupletriedtosavesomemoneytobuykidsgiftsC.theywantedtomaketheirkidsunderstandthepleasureofgivingD.thewholefamilywouldgotothedisasterareasinthePhilippines67.AfterjoiningtheirparentsindoingvolunteerservicestheHendersons’kidsbecame_______.A.selfishandstubbornB.determinedanddevotedC.hopefulandhonestD.gratefulandgenerous68.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4canbereplacedby_______.A.allthekidsletoutanexcitedcrywhenSantasentthemChristmaspresentsB.whenLisatoldthekidstheydidn’tspendChristmastheyfeltextremelysadC.themomentLisasaidthePhilippineswashitbytyphoontheyburstintotearsD.whentheirgrandparentsdidn'tsendthemgiftsthekidscouldn'thelpcrying.69.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat_______.A.thewriterwantstosharehisexperiencesofraisingamazingkidsB.educatingkidsneedsregularcommunicationandgreatpatienceC.thewriterstronglycalledonpeopletocarefortheunfortunateD.parentsshouldpraisechildrenfortheirkindnesstootherpeople70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.WhyTheseParentsDecidedNotToCelebrateChristmas.B.HowAmericansSpendA.TraditionalChristmasNowadays.C.AHardBattlebetweenKidsAndParentsAtChristmas.D.WhatAmericanPeopleDoToHaveA.NiceChristmas.

Mydadisawonderfulman.Heworkedhardallhislifeandhasneverletmedown.Ifonepersoninfluencedmetogotocollegeandbecomeabetterpersonit’shim.Imovedinwithmydadafewyearsago.Everymorninghewouldwakeupat4am.Hewoulddosomewritingandthenleaveforwork.Hewouldgetoffworkat5pmandspendtheremainingdaywithhisfamily.AnytimeIneededhimhewasthereformE.Hewasagreatrolemodel.Mydadisatypicalfamilyman.Hebendsoverbackwardstosupporthisfamily.Hesupportedusfinanciallyandemotionally.MydadisthereasonwhyItrytosupportmysonasbestasIcan.HeisalsothereasonwhyIhavedecidedtospendlesstimewithfriendsandmoretimewithfamily.NowI’mamuchbetterwoman.Ihaveasonofmyown.Ionceworkedhardonmystudiesinschoolandnowdowellinmywork.MydadbecameamanagerinlessthanthreeyearsandIhopetodothesamE.Ihaveworkedforthesamecompanyforoneandahalfyearsnow.Ihavegottworaises.IrememberIworkedextremelyhardinschool.InevermissedadayandIneverwenttoschoollatE.IgraduatedinJulytwoyearsago.Thiswasonlythefirststeptobecomingapsychologist.MyfatherisanexpertinthisfielD.ButI’mproudthatIneverrelyonhisreputation.Myfatherismorethan2000milesawaybutIneverforgetwhathedidforus.EverytimeworkgetsreallyhardIthinkofmydaD.EverytimeIfeellikegivingupIthinkofhim.26.Whatisaffectedbytheauthor’sfather?A.Shewantsabigfamily.B.Shemakesalotoffriends.C.Shespendsmoretimewithherfamily.D.Shevaluesfamilymorethanwork.27.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasebendsoverbackwardsinParagragh2probablymean?A.Befriendlytoothers.B.Trytosaveeverypenny.C.Doalotofhousework.D.Makeagreateffort.28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’swork?A.Shehasbecomeafamouspsychologist.B.ShedoeswellandhasbeenawardeD.C.Sheplanstofoundherownworkshop.D.Shenevermissedadayinhercompany.29.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat___________.A.theauthorisworkinginthesamefieldasherfather.B.theauthorregretsnotspendingtoomuchtimewithfriends.C.theauthor’sfatherwenttoworkat4ameveryday.D.theauthorhasmovedbackandislivingwithherfather.30.Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheauthor’sfatherbest?A.Friendlycarefulandpatient.B.Strictselflessandhard-working.C.Hard-workingresponsibleandknowledgeablE.D.Kindthoughtfulandhumorous.

Amouselookedthroughacrackinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopeningapackage:Whatfoodmightitcontain?Hewasastonishedtodiscoverthatitwasamousetrap!Retreating撤退tothefarmyardthemousedeclaredthewarningThereisamousetrapinthehousethereisamousetrapinthehousE.ThechickencluckedandscratchedraisedherheadandsaidMrMouseIcantellyouthisisagraveconcerntoyoubutitisofnoconsequencetomeIcannotbebotheredbyit.ThemouseturnedtothepigandtoldhimThereisamousetrapinthehousE.IamsosorryMrMousesympathizedthepigbutthereisnothingIcandoaboutitbutpray;beassuredthatyouareinmyprayers.ThemouseturnedtothecowwhorepliedAmousetrapamIingravedangerhuh?Sothemousereturnedtothehouseheaddownanddepressedtofacethefarmer’smousetrapalonE.Thatverynightasoundwasheardthroughoutthehouselikethesoundofamousetrapcatchingitsprey.Thefarmer’swiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarknessshedidnotseethatitwasanevilsnakewhosetailthetraphadcaught.Thesnakebitthefarmer’swifE.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospital.Shereturnedhomewithafever.Noweveryoneknewtotreatafeverwithfreshchickensoupsothefarmertookhishatchettothefarmyardforthesoup’smainingredient.Hiswife’ssicknesscontinuedsothatfriendsandneighborscametositwithheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthemthefarmerbutcheredthepig.Thefarmer’swifedidnotgetwellinfactshediedandsomanypeoplecameforherfuneral.Thefarmerhadthecowslaughteredtoprovidemeatforallofthemtoeat.Sothenexttimeyouhearthatsomeoneisfacingaproblemandthinkthatitdoesnotconcernyourememberthatwhentheleastofusisthreatenedweareallatrisk.56.Wemayinferthatthepassageismostprobablya______.A.fairytaleB.fableC.sciencefictionD.newsreport57.Wecouldseefromthepassagethatthemousewas______.A.kindandwarm-heartedB.well-informedC.goodatcheatingothersD.foolishandrude58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepigwascomparativelylessfriendlythantheothersinthefarmyarD.B.ThemousetrapthatthemousediscoveredwasnotapracticalonE.C.Thefarmerandhiswifetrappedanevilsnakethatnight.D.Thefarmer’sfamilywasinfactpoorandtheyhadnofriends.59.TheunderlinedwordingredientParagraph7refersto______.A.themouseB.thepigC.thesnakeD.thechicken

FarmerJohnandFarmerBobwereneighbours.Formorethan30yearstheyhadbeengettingalongverywell.Thentheirgoodrelationshipbroke.Itbeganwithasmallthingthenbitterwordsandthenweeksofsilence.OnemorningFarmerJohnwokeuptofindastreambetweenthetwofarms.ItmustbeBobJohnthought.ThenonedaytherewasaknockonJohn’sdoor.Heopenedittofindacarpenter木匠standingatthedoorway.I’mlookingforafewdays’workthecarpentersaid.IdohaveajobforyouJohnsaid.Lookacrossthestreamatthatfarm.That’smyneighbourBob.Hedugastreambetweenthetwofarms.Iwantyoutobuildafence—an8-footfence.Idon’twanttoseehisplaceorhisfaceanymore.Idon’thavesuchaneighbour!ThecarpentersaidIthinkIknowwhattodosirandI’llbeabletodoajobthatpleasesyou.FarmerJohnhelpedthecarpentergetthematerials材料readyandthenhewasofffortheday.Aboutsunsetwhenthefarmerreturnedthecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjob.Thefarmer’seyesopenedwide.Therewasnofencethereatall!Itwasabridge!AndtheneighbourBobwascomingacrosswithhishandoutstretched伸出.HiJohn!You’requiteafellowtobuildthisbridge!Thentheymetinthemiddletakingeachother’shands.I’mterriblysorryforwhatIhavesaidanddone.Weshouldbegoodtoeachother.saidFarmerBob.Thentheyturnedtoseethecarpenterwhowasreadytogo.Nowait!Stayafewdays.IhavealotofotherjobsforyousaidFarmerJohn.I’dlovetostaythecarpentersaidbutIhavemorebridgestobuild.41.WhatdoesthesentenceYou’requiteafellowtobuildthisbridge!mean?A.Johnwasgreattobuildthisbridge.B.Johnwasnotgoodatbuildingbridges.C.Johnwasfoolishtobuildsuchabridge.D.Johnshouldbuildthebridgeearlier.42.Whatdoyouthinkofthecarpenter?A.Shy.B.Wise.C.Proud.D.Careless.43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhataBigFence!B.AStrongBridgeC.ThreeKindMenD.AFenceoraBridge?

JohnConstablewasborninSuffolkEnglandon11June1776.Hisfamilyhopedthathewouldjoinhisfather’sbusinessbutheshowedgreatinterestinartwhenhewasveryyoung.FinallyhisfamilyallowedhimtoentertheRoyalAcademyschoolaveryfamousartcollegeinEnglandattheageoftwenty­two.AttheRoyalAcademyhewasagoodstudentspendingallhissparetimedrawingandreading.Heshowedhisfirstpaintingin1802.Constablebelievedthegreatestartcamefromusingtheinspiration灵感ofnatureratherthanusingvarioustechniques技巧andimaginationonart.InhislifetimeConstableneverhadmuchmoney.Hisfameonlygrewafterhisdeath.Hewasunabletoearnalivingfromthepaintings.TosupporthisfamilyConstableoftendrewportraits肖像ofothers.ButitwassomethingheneverreallyenjoyeD.HewasattractedbythebeautyoftheBritishcountrysidE.HesoldmorepaintingsinFrancethaninhishomecountryEnglandatfirst.Butwhengiventhechancetotraveltosellhispaintingsabroadhesaidhewouldratherbe_a_poor_man_in_England_than_a_rich_man_abroad.Afterhiswife—Maria—diedhepaintedTheHayWain.Hesaidthispicturewaspaintedforaveryparticularperson—thepersonforwhomhehasallhislifepainteD.Constablediedin1837andwasburied埋葬alongsidehiswifeMariA.Duringhislifetimehegotlittlepraiseinhishomecountryforpaintingcountrysidescenery.YetheisnowconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestBritishartists.1.JohnConstablestudiedpaintingbecause________.A.hehadgreatinterestinitB.hisparentshopedhewouldstudyitC.hewantedtomakemoremoneyD.helikedtheRoyalAcademyschool2.AttheRoyalAcademyJohnConstable________.A.wasn’tagoodstudentB.studiedhardandwasanexcellentstudentC.didn’tgetonwellwithhisclassmatesD.becameveryfamous3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJohnConstableisTRUE?A.Hethoughttechniquewasthemostimportantinartpainting.B.Hebecameveryrichbypainting.C.Hewasinterestedindrawingportraits.D.HispaintingssoldbetterinFrancethaninEnglandatfirst.4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.JohnConstablewaswillingtotraveltoFrancE.B.JohnConstablelovedhiscountryverymuch.C.JohnConstabledidn’twanttosellhispaintings.D.JohnConstablewastiredofbeingpoor.5.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJohnConstable?A.Hard­workingandtalenteD.B.CleverandchangeablE.C.Seriousandshy.D.Humorousandoutgoing.

EddieMckayaonce-forgottenpilotisasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudentsinCanadA.ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroadaprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntariofoundMcKay’snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.McKaywasincludedinalistofuniversityalumni校友whohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWarbuthisnamewasunfamiliartoBroadaspecialistinmilitaryhistory.OutofcuriosityBroadspenthoursatthelocalarchives档案馆inafruitlesssearchforinformationonMcKay.Tiredanddiscouragedhefinallygaveup.OnhiswayoutBroad’sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeoldnewspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmaninarugbyuniform.Ashereadthewordsbesidethepictureheexperiencedathrillingrealization.AfterlookingforhimalldaytherehewasstaringupatmeoutoftheexhibitingcasesaidBroaD.ExcitedbythefindBroadaskedhisstudentstocontinuehissearch.Theycombedoldnewspapersandothermaterialsforclues.Graduallyapicturecameintoview.CaptainAlfredEdwinMcKayjoinedtheBritishRoyalFlyingCorpsin1916.Hedownedtenenemyplanesoutlivedhisentiresquadron中队asaWWIflyerspentsometimeasaflyinginstructorinEnglandthenreturnedtothefrontwherehewaseventuallyshotdownoverBelgiumandkilledinDecember1917.Butthere’smoretohisstory.Forabrieftimein1916hewasprobablythemostfamouspilotintheworldsaysBroaD.HewascreditedwithdowningOswaldBoelckethemostfamousGermanpilotatthetimE.YetinaletterhomeMcKayrefusedtotakecreditsayingthatBoelckehadactuallycrashedintoanotherGermanplanE.McKay’swarrecordsweredestroyedduringaWorldWarⅡairbombingonLondon—anexplanationforwhyhewasallbutforgotten.ButnowthankstotheeffortsofBroadandhisstudentsamarkerinMcKay’smemorywasplacedontheuniversitygroundsinNovember2007.IfoundmyeyesfillingwithtearsasIreadtheword‘deceased’阵亡nexttohisnamesaidCoreyEverrettastudentwhofoundapictureofMckayinhisuniform.ThiswassuchasimpleexampleofthefactthathehadbeenastudentjustlikeusbutinsteadoffinishinghistimeatWesternhechosetofightanddieforhiscountry.1.WhatmadeProfessorBroadcontinuehissearchformoreinformationonMcKay?A.A.uniformofMcKay.B.A.footnoteaboutMcKay.C.A.bookonMcKay.D.A.pictureofMcKay.2.WhatdidthestudentsfindoutaboutMcKay?A.HetrainedpilotsforsometimE.B.Helivedlongerthanotherpilots.C.HediedintheSecondWorldWar.D.HewasdownedbythepilotBoelckE.3.McKay’sflyingdocumentsweredestroyedin.A.BelgiumB.GermanyC.CanadaD.England4.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatMcKay.A.preferredfighttohisstudyB.wenttowarbeforegraduationC.leftapictureforCoreyEverrettD.setanexampleforhisfellowstudents5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theresearchintowarhistory.B.Thefindingofaforgottenhero.C.Thepilotsofthetwoworldwars.D.Theimportanceofmilitarystudies.

Johnwaswaitingforthegirlwhoseheartheknewbutwhosefacehedidn't.ThirteenmonthsagoinaFloridalibraryhetookabookofftheshelfwiththepreviousowner'snameMissHollisMaynellandtookgreatinterestinthenotesinthemargin.ThesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulminD.Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.HewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorresponD.Duringthefollowingdaysthetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.JohnrequestedaphotographbutsherefuseD.Shefeltthatifhereallycareditwouldn'tmatterwhatshelookedlikE.Latertheyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting—700p.m.atGrandCentralStationinNewYork.You'llrecognizemeshewrotebytheredroseI'llbewearingonmylapel.Soat700hewasinthestationlookingforthegirlwiththeredrosE.Ayoungwomaninagreensuitwascomingtowardhim.HerfigurewaslongandslimandhereyeswerebluE.AlmostuncontrollablyhemadeonestepclosertoherandjustatthismomenthesawHollisMaynell—awomanwellpast40.Thegirlwaswalkingquicklyaway.Hefeltasthoughhesplitintwosokeenwashisdesiretofollowherandyetsodeepwashislongingforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulyaccompaniedhimandupheldhisown.HedidnothesitatE.HesquaredhisshouldersandsaidI'mJohnandyoumustbeMissMaynell.IamsogladyoucouldmeetmemayItakeyoutodinnerThewomansmiledIdon'tknowwhatthisisaboutsonsheansweredbuttheyoungladyinthegreensuitbeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.AndshesaidifyouweretoaskmetodinnerIshouldtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouintherestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest！60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.JohnsucceededinwinningtheheartofMissMaynellB.MissMaynellwasaveryfunnywomanC.JohnhadknownthesecretandpreparedinadvanceD.JohngotMissMaynell'saddressfromthebook61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.itisusefultoreadofteninthelibraryB.MissMaynellwasbrighterthanJohnC.youmustmakesurethatheishonestbeforeyoumakeafriendD.onlythetruelovecanstandthetest62.Thewomanwhoworetheroseonhercoat________.A.didn'tknowthegirlwhogavehertheroseB.wasanacquaintanceofMissMaynellC.showedgreatadmirationfortheclevergirlD.wasmoveddeeplybythetruelovebetweenthetwoyoungsters63.AccordingtothepassageMissMaynellbeggedthatwomantoweartheroseto________.A.comparewithherandgainanadvantageoverherB.makesurethatthemanwasthereontimeC.checkifhewasthemanshewrotetoD.seewhetherhewasarealmanwhowasn'tjustfondofappearance

Astudentwasonedaytakingawalkwithhisteacher.Astheywentalongtheysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath.Theywereapoorfarmer’swhowasworkinginthenearbyfielD.Thestudentturnedtotheteachersaying:wewillhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosetreesandwaittoseewhathewilldo.Myyoungfriendansweredtheteacherweshouldnevermakefunofthepoor.Whynotputacoinineachshoeandthenwewillhideourselvesandwatch?Thestudentdidsoandtheybothhidthemselvesbehindthetrees.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.AfterputtingonhiscoatheputhisfootintooneofhisshoesandfeltsomethingharD.Thenhebent弯腰downtofeelwhatitwasandfoundthecoin.Surprisedhelookedatthecointurneditaroundandlookedatitagain.Hethenlookedaroundbutnopersonwasseen.HeputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoE.Hissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hecouldn’tcontrolhisfeelingsandfelltohiskneeslookeduptotheskyandexpressedhisthanks.ThenhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreaD.Hesaidthehelpwouldsavethemfromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplymovedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.Nowsaidtheteacherareyounotmuchhappierthanifyouhadhiddentheshoes?21.Whenthestudentsawtheshoeshewantedto_____.A.stealthemB.findtheirownerC.playajokeontheownerD.givetheownersomemoney22.Accordingtothepassagetheteacheris_____.A.quietandhonestB.kindandfriendlyC.patientandcleverD.strictandcareful23.Whenthefarmersawthesecondcoinhe_____.A.wasveryexcitedandgratefulB.wasworriedandlookedupattheskyC.wassurprisedanddecidedtofindtheownerD.spokeofhisdifficultiesandaskedformorehelp24.Attheendofthestorythestudent_____.A.wasveryproudofhimselfB.wasverypleasedwithhislifeC.feltverysorryabouthisfirstideaD.feltsadfornottakinghisteacher’sadvice25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.B.AllgoodthingscometoanenD.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Truehappinesscomesfromhelpingothers.

BothofJessica’sparentswerelawyersandexpectedhertofollowsuit.SoshewenttolawschoolgotajobatagreatfirminWashingtonDCandworkedasalawyerforadecadE.Butherheartwasneverinit.Ihadabigsalarybutnopersonalsatisfactionshesays.Jessicafoundpleasureinthesamethingthathadbroughtherjoysincejoiningthechurchchoirattheageof12.SingingalwaysfeltlikecommunicatingsomethingrealataspiritualandemotionallevelsaysJessicA.Yetsheneverconsidereditacareeroption.ThatseemedlikesomethingpeopledidinfairytalesandIwouldneverletmyparentsdownshesays.Itwashermom’sdiagnosisofbraincancerin2009thatmadeJessicarealizeshehadtowriteherownhappy-ever-after.Workwasbusyandmymotherwasailing.SoIwasflyingbackandforthfromWashingtonDCtoHoustontoseeherJessicasays.Ifinallysaid‘Enough!’andquit.WhilecaringforhermomJessicamadeaplan.Shewouldspendhersavingsandstudymusicforayearandthenopenapart-timelawpracticesoshecouldpursueherpassion.BeforehermotherpassedawaytwoyearslatersheencouragedJessicatofollowherdream.HersongLiveThisLifewasinspiredbyhermomandherdadcametowatchherperformatclubs.In2012JessicamovedtoNashvilletotrysingingandsongwriting.A.decadeofpresentingcasesincourtgavehertheconfidencetosingforacrowD.At20IwouldhavebeentooshytoperformsaysJessicA.DoingmusicissofreeJessicasays.There’snopressuretobeastar.Successtomeisn’tadollaramountorarecorddeal;it’sdoingwhatIlovE.21.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Jessicadidn’treallylikeworkingasalawyer.B.Jessicadidn’tknowwhatshetrulylovedfortenyears.C.Jessicawasn’tsatisfiedwiththepayshegotasalawyer.D.Jessicawasgratefulforherparents’arrangementforher.22.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordailinginParagraph3mean?A.Sick.B.Crazy.C.WorrieD.D.Unhappy.23.WhatwasJessica’smother’sattitudetowardhersinging?A.Unknown.B.Doubtful.C.SupportivE.D.NegativE.24.BytellingJessica’sstorythewritermostprobablywantsto_______.A.encourageustopursueourdreamsB.showthatsingingcanbeapracticalcareerC.tellustheimportanceofchoosingarightjobD.showthatfamilymembers’supportisimportant

WarHorseisahistoricalstorybyMichaelMorpurgo.Itiswrittenforkidsaged8to12.Nowjustsitandgetthroughtheintroductiontotheplot.In1914ayounghorsenamedJoeyissoldtoafarmer.Thefarmer’ssonAlbertisthrilleD.HecaresforJoey.WhenthefamilybeginstofeelthefinancialinfluenceofwarAlbert’sfathersecretlysellsJoeytoanarmyofficernamedCaptainNicholls.Albertbegsthecaptaintolethimjointhearmy.AlbertistooyoungbutNichollspromisestotakegoodcareofJoeyforhim.NichollstreatsJoeywell.ThoughJoeystillremembersAlberthegrowstolikehisnewmaster.HedevelopsafriendshipwithanotherhorseTopthornwhobelongstoNicholls’friendCaptainStewart.ThehorsesandmenareshippedoverseasforbattlE.TheysoonfacetheirownbattleinFranceandCaptainNichollsiskilleD.AyoungsoldiernamedWarrenbecomesJoey’snewowner.JoeyandTopthorndowellinbattlebuttheGermanscaptureWarrenandStewartandtheirhorses.Thehorses’dutyofpullingcartsfullofwoundedGermansoldiersearnsthempraisE.AnoldfarmerandhisgranddaughterEmiliedoteonthehorsesaswell.WhentheGermanarmymovesoutoftheareaEmilieandhergrandfatherkeepthetwohorses.JoeyandTopthornarecontenttoworkthefarmuntilanotherbandofsoldierstakesthem.Theybecomeworkhorsesunderbadconditions.JoeyisveryupsetwhenTopthorndiesofexhaustion.AloneandfrightenedJoeywandersintono-man’s-landbetweentheGermanandEnglishcamps.AnEnglishsoldiertakeshimbacktocamp.JoeyisreunitedwithAlbert.AsthewarendsAlbert’sofficerannouncesthehorseswillbesoldinFrancE.AnoldFrenchmanbuysJoey.ThemanEmilie’sgrandfathertellsAlberthowEmilielostthewilltoliveafterthetwohorsesweretaken.HoweverheeventuallysellsJoeytoAlbertforonepennyaslongasAlbertpromisestoshareEmilie’sstorysoherlifewillnotbeinvain.JoeyandAlbertreturnhomE.1.WhydoesAlbert’sfathersecretlysellJoey?A.Becausehe’sinneedofmoney.B.BecauseCaptainNichollsisfondofJoey.C.BecauseAlbertistooyoungtocareforJoey.D.BecausehebelievesJoeywillcontributetothecountry.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCaptainNicholls?A.He’sarichman.B.He’saFrenchman.C.He’samanofhisworD.D.Hedoesn’twinJoey’strust.3.TheunderlinedphrasedoteoninParagraph4probablymeans.A.trainB.rideC.raiseD.love4.WhatcausesthedeathofTopthorn?A.ToolittlefooD.B.WounD.C.Tiredness.D.Toolittlewater.5.Accordingtothelastparagraphweknow.A.EmilielovesJoeyverymuchB.EmilieandAlbertbecomefriendsC.Emilie’sgrandfatherdoesn’tbelieveinAlbertD.AlbertwilllivewithJoeyandEmilie’sgrandfather

Mrs.ObamaspoketothegraduatesofMartinLutherKingJr.HighSchoolonSaturdayinheronlyhighschoolcommencement毕业典礼speechthisyear.TheceremonytookplaceinthegymnasiumofTennesseeStateUniversity.Thefirstladytoldthe170graduatesthatshespenttoomuchofhertimeincollegefocusingonacademicachievements.WhilehersuccessincollegeandlawschoolledtoagoodjobshesaidsheendedupfocusingonpublicservicE.Mymessagetoyoutodayisthatdon’twasteaminutelivingsomeoneelse’sdreamshesaiD.Ittakesalotofrealworktodiscoverwhatbringsyoujoyandyouwon’tfindwhatyoulovesimplybycheckingmailboxesorsurfingthenet.ShesaidMLKremindedherofherownhighschoolexperienceinChicago.MyNo.1goalwastogotoahighschoolthatwouldpushmeandchallengemeshesaiD.Iwantedtogosomewherethatwouldcelebrateachievement.Unfortunatelyschoolslikethisdon’texistforeverykiD.shesaiD.YouareblesseD.ThefirstladytoldgraduatesthatfailuremaybeapartoftheircollegelivesandcareersandthathowtheyresponddetermineswhattheywillbecomE.That’swhenyoufindoutwhatyou’rereallymadeofinthosehardtimesshesaiD.Butyoucanonlydothatifyou’rewillingtoputyourselfinapositionwhereyoumightfail.OvercomingdifficultieshasbeenthemarkofmanygreatpeopleshesaidOprahwasdemoted降职fromherfirstjobasanewsreporterandnowshedoesn’tevenneedalastnameshesaidofmediagiantOprahWinfreyAndthenthere’sthisguyBarackObamaIcouldtakeupawholeafternoontalkingabouthisfailures.HelosthisfirstraceforCongressthefirstladyjokedandnowhegetstocallhimselfmyhusbanD.46.WhenchoosingherhighschoolMrs.Obama.A.waswillingtomeetchallengesB.waspushedtomakeachoiceC.failedtofindanidealschoolD.wantedtostudylaw47.BymentioningOprah’sexampleMrs.Obamawantedtotellgraduates.A.tostartasanewsreporterB.toworkhardtogetpromotedC.tobebraveenoughtoriskfailingD.nottowastetimedoingwhattheydislike48.WhatdoweknowaboutMrs.Obamafromthetext?A.Thiswasthefirsttimeshegaveaspeechtograduates.B.Shecomplainedaboutherschoollifeinherspeech.C.SheisagraduateofTennesseeStateUniversity.D.SheisenthusiasticaboutpublicservicE.49.Mrs.Osama’sspeechisaimedto.A.showhowMr.andMrs.Obamaovercamedifficulties.B.encouragegraduatestofacetheirfuturelivesbravely.C.tellgraduatesthatfailureisapartoftheirlivesandcareers.D.tocallongraduatestofocusonpublicservicE.50.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthistext?A.OnanewswebsitE.B.InapoliticsbookC.Inagraduationpaper.D.OnMrs.Osama’sblog.

AlexisPilkingtonwasapopular17-year-oldandawell-likedathletewhohadalreadywonasoccerscholarshiptocollegE.ButnoneofthatstoppedAlexisfrombecomingthetargetofonlinebullying欺凌.Alexisbegantoreceivehundredsofonlineunpleasantcommentsviathelatestsocialnetworkingsitecalledwww.formspring.com.InMarch2010AlexiscommittedsuicideandalthoughallagreedthattheonlinebotherwasnotthesinglefactorthatledtoAlexis’deatheveryonedidagreethatitwasacontributoryfactor.UnfortunatelyAlexis’storyisnotuniquE.A.2010studyconductedbytheCyberbullyingResearchCentershowedthatcyberbullyingvictimswerealmosttwiceaslikelytohaveattemptedsuicidecomparedtoyouthwhohadnotexperiencedcyberbullying.Suicideisobviouslytheextremeandnoonecanminimizethetragedyofit.Howeverthereareotherdamagesthatoccurasaresultofaggressivebullying.Itcandamageself-esteemandleadtofeelingsofworthlessnessandalsoincreasesocialisolationandmakevictimsbecomewithdrawndepressedanxiousandinsecurE.Sowhatcausesgirlstobesounkindtowardseachother?Atermknownasrelationalaggressionmaybestdescribethecauseofgirl-on-girlbullying.Itstartswithaclique派系usuallyledbyagirlwithahighlevelofsocialstatusandpopularity.InordernottoloseherpositionshewillcontrolgirlswithinthecliqueandtakeactionifshefeelsthreateneD.Attheleader’sdirectivethegirlswithinthecliquewillspreadrumorsandliesandannoyothergirlscontinuously.Thebullyingstartsatschoolbutwillquicklygotocyberbullyingduetoanonymity匿名.GirlswilleasilydosointheanonymityoftheInternet.UltimatelythecausewillbesummarizedastheinsecurityandjealousyofonegirlandthetwistedloyaltyofmemberswithinhercliquE.Underneaththeconfidentexterior外表ofafemalebullyliedesperateinsecurities.67.TheexampleofAlexisPilkingtonisgiventoshow.A.popularyoutharenoteasytobecomethetargetofbullyingB.cyberbullyingisquitecommonamongteenagersC.today’syouthdon’tliketostudyanymoreD.suicideisaseriousproblemamongyouth68.Thebullyingwillquicklygotocyberbullyingmainlybecause.A.thebulliesdon’thavetogivetheirnamesonlineB.it’sfreetopostcommentsonlineC.itwillnotattractmuchattentionD.itwillnotaffecttheirreallife69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofbullying?A.Lackofsecurity.B.Jealousyofothers.C.Tryingtobefriendly.D.ThetwistedloyaltyofmemberswithinacliquE.70.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatafemalebully.A.hasstrongself-confidenceB.hasstrongleadershipskillsC.isactuallyweakinsideD.isusuallygoodatstudy

WhenherfivedaughterswereyoungHeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity团结.Toshowthisshehelduponechopstickrepresentingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Nextshetiedseveralchopstickstogetherrepresentingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCaliforniA.HoweverwhenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975theydidn'thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smotherDianawhoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.SoonafterwardsHeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.HoweverHelenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastooharD.Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselvesbutonebyonethedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachothertheyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplainsOurmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunityandtohaveunitywemusthavepeacE.Withoutthestrengthofthefamilythereisnobusiness.Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestauranttheyhadbigdreamsandtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.60.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow______.A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingupC.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson61.WecanIearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily______.A.startedabusinessin1975B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoneyC.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles62.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.C.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfromPeaceC.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess

WhatTheresaLoeisdoingprovesthatalargefarmisn’tprerequisiteforamoderngrow-your-ownlifestylE.Onamere1/10ofanacreinLosAngelesLoeandherfamilygrowcan装罐andpreservemuchofthefoodtheyconsumE.Loeisamasterfoodpreservergardenerandcanningexpert.Shealsooperatesawebsitewheresheshareshertipsandrecipeswiththegoalofdemonstratingthateveryhastheabilitytocontrolwhat’sontheirplatE.LoeinitiallywenttoschooltobecomeanengineerbutshequicklylearnedthatherenthusiasmwasmainlyaboutgrowingandpreparingherownfooD.Igotintocookingmyownfoodandstartedgrowingmyownherbs香草andfoodsforthatfreshflavorshesaiD.EngineerbydayLoelearnedcookingatnightschool.Sheultimatelypurchasedasmallpieceoflandwithherhusbandandbegangrowingtheirownfoods.Iteachpeoplehowtolivefarm-freshwithoutafarmLoesaiD.ThroughherwebsiteLoeemphasizesthatanybodycandothisanywherE.Gotanapartmentwithabalcony阳台?Plantsomeherbs.A.window?Perfectspotforgrowing.Startwithherbssherecommendsbecausethey’reveryforgiving.JustalittleoftheherbscantakeyourregularcookingtoawholenewlevelsheaddeD.Ithinkit’sagreatplacetostart.Then?TrygrowingsomethingfromaseedshesaidlikeatomatoorsometeA.Canningisanaturalextensionoftheplantingshedoes.WitheveryplantedfooD.Loenotedthere’samomentwhenit’sburstingwithitsabsolutepeakflavor.ItryandkeepitinatimecapsuleinacanningjarLoesaiD.Canningformeisaboutknowingwhat’sinyourfoodknowingwhereitcomesfrom.Inadditiontobeingmoreintouchwiththefoodshe’seatinganotherjoycomesfrompassingthisknowledgeandthisdesireforgoodfoodtoherchildren:Influencingthemandtellingthemyouropiniononnotonlybeingcarefulwhatweeatbutunderstandingthebiggerpictureshesaidthatifwedon’ttakecareoftheearthnowill.55.TheunderlinedwordprerequisiteParE.1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.recipeB.substituteC.requirementD.challenge56.WhydoesLoesuggeststartingwithherbs?A.Theyareuseddaily.B.Theyareeasytogrow.C.TheycangrowverytallD.Theycanbeeatenuncooked57.AccordingtoLoewhatisthebenefitofcanningherplantedfoods?A.ItcanpreservetheirbestflavorB.ItcanpromoteheronlinesalesC.ItcanbetterhercookingskillsD.Itcanimprovetheirnutrition58.WhatisthethebiggerpictureParA.6thatLoewishesherchildrentounderstand?A.TheknowledgeaboutgoodfoodB.Thewaytoliveagrow-our-ownlifeC.ThejoyofgettingintouchwithfoodsD.Theresponsibilitytoprotectourearth

In1971ayoungmanwhogrewupverypoorwastravelingacrossthecountrytryingtomakeanewstartforhimself.Alongthewayhehadcompletelyrunoutofmoneyandwasforcedtospendthenightinhiscar.Thiscontinueduntilonemorningafteraweekofsleepinginhiscarhewalkednervouslyintoarestaurantandorderedabigbreakfast.Aftereatinghisfirstgoodmealinweekshefoundhimselflyingtothewaitertellinghimhehadlosthiswallet.Thewaiterwhowasalsotheownerwalkedbehindthechairwheretheyoungmanhadbeensitting.HebentdownandcameupwithaD|S20billthatlookedasifithadfallenonthefloor.SonyoumusthavedroppedthistheownersaiD.Theyoungmancouldn’tbelievehisluck!HequicklypaidforthebreakfastleftatipboughtgaswiththechangeandheadedWest.OnthewayoutoftownhebegantounderstandwhatthatfellowdiD.Maybenobodydroppedthemoneyatall.MaybethatfellowjustknewIwasintroubleandhehelpedmeinawaythatdidn’tembarrass使困窘mE.SoIjustmadeapromisetohelpotherpeopleifIcan.Laterheworkedveryhardandbecamearichman.NowhelivesnearKansasCity.Eachyearhegivesawaythousandsofdollars.HeisknownastheSecretSantabecauseatChristmastimeeachyearhepersonallyhandsmoneyouttothoseonthestreetandatrestaurants.LastyearhegavemorethanD|S50000awayinKansasCity.48.Theyoungmanwastravelingacrossthecountryin1971probablyto________.A.findapieceofworktodoB.handoutgiftstopassers­byC.lookforagoodrestaurantD.showhisnewcartoothers49.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A.awalletB.hisluckC.theD|S20billD.histip50.Onthewayoutoftowntheyoungmangottoknowthat________.A.itwasveryhonestoftheownertoreturnhismoneyB.anothermanwhohadbreakfastintherestaurantlostthemoneyC.hecouldprobablyfindhimselfajobintherestaurantD.theownerhelpedhiminawaythatdidn’thurthisfeelings51.Fromthistextwecaninferthat________.A.themanraisedmoneyforthepoorB.themandidcarryouthispromiseC.SantagivesthemanmoneyeachyearD.themanwasnotsuccessfulintheend

A13­year­oldChinesegirlFanYiNancywhohadherprimaryeducationintheUSrecentlypublishedherfirstfairytaleSwordbird.TheEnglishfairytalewaslistedasthebestsellerofchildren'sfictionintheUStheShanghaiEveningPostreporteD.FanYiwasgreatlyinterestedinobservingbirdseversinceshewasalittlegirl.InHanmiltonNewYorkwhereshelivessheoftenwatcheskingfishersandwoodpeckersflyingoverherhousefromthesmallwoodsnearby.AndtheinspirationforwritingthebookSwordbirdactuallycamefromoneofherdreams.AtthattimeshewasstudyingAmericanhistoryinschoolandhappenedtoreadmanyarticlesinmagazinesaboutthe9·11terroristattacks.Onedayshehadadreaminwhichsomerosefinchesandbluejayswerecontrolledbysomeblackbirdsandbegantofightwitheachother.WhenshewokeupshedecidedtoturnherdreamintoastoryandtoconveyhermessageforpeacetothepubliC.InordertogetherbookpublishedinChinaFantranslatedtheentireEnglishversionintoChinesE.Itisalearningprocess.SinceIdidn'tknowmanyChineseidiomsIhadtogethelpfrommymomanddadfromtimetotimE.ForanotherthingalotofpoemsintheoriginalstoryarewritteninrhymE.SowhenItranslatedthemintoChineseIwantedtomakesurethattheywereinrhymetooshesaiD.FanYiwasborninBeijingin1993.ShestayedinBeijinguntilshefinishedherfirstgradeofprimaryschool.ThenshemovedwithherparentstotheUnitedStateswhenshewasseven.TwoyearlatershestartedtowriteherEnglishstory.InMarch2006thebookwaspublishedbyHarperCollinsPublishers.Itwasselectedastheweek'sbest­sellerofchildren'sfictionbytheNewYorkTimessoonafteritwaspublisheD.InfutureFanYimightwritemoreseriesforherbook.ItisexpectedthatherSwordbirdPrelude序篇mightcomeoffthepressnextyear.5.TheunderlinedwordsrosefinchesandbluejaysinParagraph2probablyreferto________.A.outer­spacecreaturesB.differentkindsofbirdsC.differentkindsofplanesD.peoplefromdifferentraces6.Herbookwasrelatedtothe9·11terroristattacksinthat________.A.itwasbeingwrittenwhentheattackshappenedB.itexpressedherdesireforpeaceagainstterrorismC.theybothinvolvedfightingintheairD.theattackswerementionedinherbook7.FanYithinksoftheprocessof______asalearningprocess.A.writingherbookB.writingthepoemsC.translatingherbookD.gettingherbookpublished

Scroogelookedaroundhimangrily.ItwasChristmasandhisonlyfriendJacobMarleyhadbeendeadforsevenyears.Whatwasthereforhimtocelebrate?HelistenedwithgrowingangertothepeoplecallingoutgreetingsinthestreetandgrowledathisnephewBobCratchitwhowasjustreadytogohomE.MerryChristmasunclecalledBobashehurriedoutofthedoor.ScroogesigheD.HemightjustaswellgotobeD.AwarethatheshouldnotwastehiscandlehequicklyundressedandclimbedintobeD.ButnosoonerhadhedonesothantheghostofMarleycoveredinchainsappeareD.What’sthematterJacob?heaskeD.TherearethechainsImadeinmylifeansweredtheghost.I’mforcedtowanderaroundwithnorestandnopeacE.IhavecomeheretowarnyouthatifyoudonotchangethistoowillbeyourfatE.Youwillbevisitedbythreespirits.ExpectthefirstonetomorrowwhentheclockstrikesonE.Expectthesecondandthethirdonthefollowingnightsatthesamehour.WiththatMarleyvanisheD.Nonsense!hesaidandgoingbacktobedfellfastasleep.WhenScroogeawokeitwasdark.TheclockstruckonE.Atthesoundlightflashedintotheroomandtherestoodayoungboy.Whoareyou?askedScroogeinanunsteadyvoicE.I’mthespiritofChristmaspastrepliedthespirit.ComewithmE.Doyourememberthis?heaskeD.ScroogediD.Heheardthehappycriesofpeopleandlookingaroundhefoundhimselfasheusedtobesittingonachairandreading.ItwasaChristmas.SuddenlyScroogewatchedhisyoungerselfjoinedinabanddancingandlaughing.Strangesaidthespiritthatsuchlittlethingsshouldmakepeoplesohappy.TheghostlethimgoandScroogesankdownintoadeepsleep.Whenheawokeagainthesecondnighttheclocksoundedoneagain.Beforehedoubtedthesecondspiritalreadyturnedup.ThefatandjollyspiritwassmilingI’mthespiritofChristmaspresent.AgainScroogegraspedthespirit’shandandwastransportedtoasmallhousefilledwithanumberofchildrenandtheirmother.Whyit’smynephewBob’shousecriedScroogeinastonishment.HissurpriseincreasedwhenthedooropenedandincameBobcarryingasmallsickboyTinyTim.SitdowncriedBobtohisfamily.Let’shavethebestChristmasdinner!Theyallbegantoeateagerly.Scroogewatchedatthehappinessandcontentmentofhispoornephew’sfamily.AMerryChristmastousall!criedBoB.Godblessuseveryone!addedTinyTimwhosatveryclosetohisfatherandBobheldhisthinhandtightly.Nonotfortheunclebutforyouandthechildren.Nobodyknowsbetterthanyouhowmeanthatmanis.exclaimedBob’swifE.SpiritcriedScroogE.WillTinyTimlive?Ifthefutureremainsthesamesaidthespirittherewillbeanemptychairnextyear.AgainthespiritmovedScroogeawayandhefellasleepashefellbackintohisbeD.Thethirdnighthewokeandwaitedforthehourandthethirdspirit.Thistimethespiritdidn’tcomeinaflashoflightbutarrivedquietlywearingablackcloththatcovereditsfaceandform.I’mthespiritofChristmasthatistocomE.ThespiritpointedandledhimtoalargestonE.Itwasatthefootofagrave坟墓thatwasclearlyneglecteD.ScroogelookedcloserwithtremblingfingersandwithhorrorreadhisownnameonthestonE.Ohspiritnono!Thespirit’sfingerremainedsteadypointingatthegravE.IwillhonourChristmasinmyheartandtrytokeepitalltheyearcriedScroogeinterror.Hereachedouttoholdthespirit’shandbutitslippedaway.Scroogelookedaroundhim.hesawhewasinhisownbedwithhisownthingaroundhim.Ihavelearnedfromthepastpresentandthefutureherushedtothewindowandshoutedtotheboysbelow:Whatdayisittoday?Whyit’sChristmasDaytheyrepliedinamazement.WonderfulcriedScroogE.HerushedtohisofficetowaitforBoB.WhenheenteredScroogepretendedtolookangry.Doyouknowwhatdayitismyboy?heaskedBoB.I’mnotgoingtostandforthisanylongerhecontinuedandsoI’mgoingtoraiseyoursalary.BoblookedamazeD.AMerryChristmasBobcriedScroogeslappinghimontheback.Iwanttohelpyouandyourfamily.Let’stalkaboutitthisveryafternoon.55.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsgrowledatmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.saidhappilytoB.saidcalmlytoC.saidslowlytoD.saidangrilyto56.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthat________.A.ScroogewasevenmeantohimselfB.ScroogebelievedwhathisfriendtoldhimC.MarleylivedwithchainsbeforehisdeathD.MarleycametosayMerryChristmastoScrooge57.WhendidScroogemeetthreespirits?A.AtChristmasEvE.B.Onthe3differentnightsbeforeChristmas.C.OnChristmasDay.D.Onthe3differentdaysbeforeChristmas58.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Scroogediedthenextyear.B.Bob’ssonTinyTimdiedthenextyear.C.ThereismorethanonechildinBob’sfamily.D.ThethirdspiritshowedScroogehiswell-cared-forgravE.59.WhatdoyouthinkScroogewouldbeinthefollowingyears?A.Kindandpoor.B.Kindandgenerous.C.Happyandmean.D.Miserableandmean.60.Whichofthefollowingsayingbestdescribesthepassage?A.Nopainsnogains.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Itwillpaytobekindtoothers.

MarcoPolowasborninVenicein1254.HewasthemostfamousWesternertovisitAsiaduringtheMiddleAges.HisfatherNicoloPoloandhisunclewerewealthytraderswhoregularlytravelledtopartsoftheEast.TheyvisitedCathaytheoldnameforChinaandbecamefriendswithKublaiKhanthegreatMongolEmperor.ItwasonlywhentheyreturnedtoItalyfromChinathatMarcowhowasnow15yearsoldfirstmethisfather.Marcodecidedtojointhemfortheirnexttrip.Ittookthemmorethanthreeyearstotravelthe9000milestoShangtucapitaloftheMongolEmpirE.ThegreatKhangavethemawarmwelcomeandtheystayedinhishugemarblepalacE.SoonyoungMarcobecameagreatfavouriteoftheEmperorandwasoneofhismosttrustedfriends.MarcoquicklylearnedtheChineselanguageandcustomsbecausehetravelledaroundandtalkedtomanypeoplE.BeforehereachedtheageofthirtyhewasmadeGovernorofYangchowProvincE.TherestofhistimewasspenteitherattheemperialcourtoronlongtoursoftheoutlyingregionsgatheringinformationfortheEmperor.AfternearlyseventeenyearsintheEastMarcoandhisfatherpreparedtoreturnhomE.ThefirstpartoftheirjourneywasbyseathentheycontinuedbylandfromthePersianGulf.WhentheyfinallyarrivedbackinVenicetheirfamilyandfriendsweresurprisedtoseethemagain.Theyhadbeenawayforalmost25yearsandeverybodythoughtthattheymusthavediedalongtimebeforE.36.WhydidMarcoPolodecidetotraveltotheEast?A.Becausehisfatherwasatraveler.B.BecausehewantedtoseekwealthintheEast.C.BecausehelovedtoseemoreoftheworlD.D.NotstatedinthepassagE.37.HowlongdidMarcotravelbackfromtheEasttoItaly?A.3years.B.8years.C.5years.D.Noneoftheabove38.WhichofthestatementsinferredfromthepassageisNOTtrue?A.Marcowasborninhisfather'sabsencE.B.MarcowasalearnedscholaronChineseculturE.C.WhenMarcofinallyreturnedhomethenewcenturyhadjustbegun.D.ThejourneybackhomewasmoredifficultthanthejourneytoChinA.39.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A.Inahistoricalsymposium研讨会.B.Inahistoricalreader.C.Inadailynewspaper.D.InapopularmagazinE.

AlbertRousselisoneofthemostfamousFrenchmusicians.Thecomposing36ofAlbertRousselgotoffwithan37startbutreceivedoneofitsbiggestsuccessesfromaliE.AttheageofeightRoussellosthisparentsandhehadtolivewithhisgrandfather.Hebuiltonthemusiclearnedfromhismotherbyreadingthroughthefamilymusic38andplayingclassicsandpopularsongsonthe39.ThreeyearslaterRousselwastakeninbyhismother’ssister.ShehelpedyoungAlberttocontinueto40theprofessionalpianocourses.ThesummervacationsattheirbeachhouseaddedasecondlovetoRouseel’slife—theseA.Hestudiedtobeanavel海军man41stillsparedmuchtimetostudymusiC.IntheFrenchNavywhilehewas42atatrainingbaseheandtwoofhisfriendsfoundthetimetoplaythepianotrios三重奏ofBeethovenandother43.Rousselalsobegancomposing.AtachurchnearbyonChristmasDay1892hehadhisfirstperformance44asacomposerwithabeautifulpianotrio.EveryoneinchurchwaspleasedwiththenewpiecE.That45encouragedRousseltowriteaweddingmarch.Oneofhisfellownavalofficersofferedtoshow46toaninfluentialconductorEdouradColonnE.WhenRoussel’sfriend47withthecompositionhereportedtoRousselandotherpeoplethatColonneadvisedRousseltogiveuphisnavalcareeranddevotehislifetomusiC.Thenattheageof25Rousseldidjustthat48hehadspentsevenyearsinthenavy.He49theself-disciplineandhissense50responsibilitythathehaddevelopedinthe51tohiscomposingandbecamea52forceinthe20thcenturyFrenchmusiC.AsforEdouradColonne’s53advicethatRousseldevotehislifetomusic—Roussel’snavyfriendlateradmittedthathehad54thatadviceandhehadneverevenshownRoussel’s55totheconductor.36.A.soundB.careerC.failureD.courage37.A.difficultB.idealC.directD.normal38.A.collectionB.traditionC.contributionD.communication39.A.DVDB.pianoC.stageD.concert40.A.takeB.writeC.makeD.teach41.A.andB.orC.butD.so42.A.relaxingB.fightingC.drivingD.serving43.A.friendsB.composersC.soldiersD.officers44.A.historicallyB.successfullyC.rapidlyD.informally45.A.dayB.churchC.successD.audience46.A.itB.thatC.himD.them47.A.leftB.broughtC.returnedD.arrived48.A.beforeB.unlessC.afterD.until49.A.appliedB.receivedC.refusedD.enjoyed50.A.ofB.forC.inD.with51.A.futureB.navyC.childhoodD.church52.A.peacefulB.militaryC.meaningfulD.major53.A.threateningB.inspiringC.criticizingD.satisfying54.A.setoutB.pickedupC.comeoutD.madeup55.A.ideaB.interestC.compositionD.talent

Amotherhadtwodaughters.Shelovedthemverymuchbuttwogirlswouldfightwitheachotherfromtheirearliestyears.Astheygrewoldertheybecametotalstrangers.Theyhadnocontactwitheachotherwhentheywereadults.Thiscausedthemothergreatpain.ThenlatershehadanideA.Shedecidedtowritealettertothem.Inthislettershetoldthemhowmuchshelovedthemandhowshewantedthemtoloveeachotherinthisway.Shealsogavethemnewsofherselfandsomeguidanceonhowtolivehappierlives.Whentheletterwasreadyshewroteoutonecopyforeachdaughterbutthesecopieswerespecial.Eachcopycontainedonlyeverysecondsentenceoftheoriginalletter:thecopyforonedaughterhadonlytheeven双数的sentencesandtheotherdaughter’scopycontainedonlytheoddsentences.Neithercontainedthefullnessofthemother’smessagE.WhenthetwodaughtersreceivedtheirletterstheywerepuzzleD.Tounderstandthehalf-lettertheywouldhavetoputthetwoletterstogetherandreadthemasonewhichmeanttheymustapproachoneanotheragaininloveandrespect.Buttheyeachblamedtheotherfornothelpingthemwhentryingtoreadthehalf-letter.Foralongtimethemotherwaitedinvain.Thenonedaywhenthemotherhadalmostgivenuphopetherewasaknockatthedoor.Theretheystoodtogether.We’vecomehometheysaidatthesametimE.We’vefinallyputourletterstogetherandwe’vecometosayhowmuchweloveyouMum.ThenshehuggedthembothtearsofjoystreamingdownhercheeksandwelcomedthembackhomE.56.Themothergaveherdaughtersincompletelettersmainlyto______.A.mendtheirrelationsB.offerthemadviceC.tellthemhernewsD.wintheirhearts57.Uponreceivingtheirlettersthetwodaughters______.A.puttheletterstogetherandreadthemB.blamedhermotherforthehalf-letterC.complainedabouteachotherasusualD.understoodthemother’spurposeatonce58.Whydidthetwodaughtersvisittheirmotheratlast?A.TheywantedtoapologizE.B.Theyfeltgratefulforthemother.C.Theyhadputtheletterstogether.D.Theymissedhomeverymuch.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.SincereApologytoMotherB.A.Mother’sEndlessLoveC.TwoSpecialDaughtersD.AnUnusualLetter

WhenJosephineCooperwasgrowingupshelearnedtheimportanceofcharityfromherparents.Althoughtheymadeamodestlivingfortheirfamilyof10theyinsistedonsharingwiththoselessfortunate.HalfacenturylaterMrsCooperbecameabelovedvolunteerattheSanDiegoFoodBankwhereshedevotedherselftohelpingothers.Sheorganizedandranadistributioncenterfromachurchhelpingitbecometheorganization’slargestemergencyfooddistributioncenterinSanDiego.Shewasoneof25outstandingseniorvolunteersinthenationselectedandinvitedtoWashingtonD.C.toreceivetheaward.ShewasthemainpersonwhohelpedusmakethatprogramgrowsaidMikeDoodyformerdirectoroftheFoodBank.Shehadawayofgettingpeopletoworktogetherandtoworkhard.Shewasdeterminedandstubbornbutinagoodway.Shehadagoodheart.PeopleknewherasGrandmabecauseofherselflessnessandherdevotiontohelpinghungrychildrenandfamilies.SheremindedpeopleoftheirGrandma.Doodysaid.Asawidowwithayoungchildin1979Mrs.CooperwashelpedthroughadifficultfinancialtimewhentheFoodBankprovidedherwithgroceries.ShededicatedherlifetogivingbacksaidherdaughterMonicaCooper.Itwasn’tunusualforalocalchurchtocallMrsCoopertoaskhertoaidaneedyfamily.Shewouldgivepeoplefoodoutofhercupboard.SometimeswewouldcookamealforafamilylivingoutoftheircarCoopersaid.AlthoughMrsCooperwashonoredtoreceivethenationalawardforhervolunteerworkshesaidbeingabletohelpotherswasherreward.Shediedofliverdiseaseandkidneyfailureaged93.21.TheunderlinedwordcharityinParagraph1refersto.A.offeringhelpB.donatingmoneyC.providingservicesD.showingsympathy22.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMrsCooper?A.Shediedatanearlyage.B.Sherefusedthenationalaward.C.Shewaskindanddevoted.D.Shewasnoteasytogetalongwith.23.MrsCooper’sstorysuggeststhat.A.everyoneneedsaGrandmanearbyB.childrenarewhattheirparentsareC.asoundmindisinasoundbodyD.amother’sloveneverchanges

KieronWilliamsonaseven­year­oldBritishboyisbeingrecognizedasanartgeniusafterselling16paintingsfor18000poundsinjust14minutes.ThisboyhasartisticskillsthatwouldbetheenvyofanyseriouspainteranddrawncomparisonstoPabloPicassoachildprodigy神童whobecameoneofthemostrecognizedartistsofthe20thcentury.ItallbeganonafamilyholidaytoCornwallonthesouthwestEnglishcoastwhenKieronwasfivE.Inspiredbytheviewheaskedhisparentsforhisfirstsketch­pad速写纸.FromthatmomentonhebecamedeeplyinteresteD.WhilesupportiveKieron'sparentsarecarefulnottopushtheirson.Heonlypaintswhenandwhathewants.Hehasawaitinglistofhundredsandrequestsforhisworkhavebeenfloodingin.HisfathersaidasaleofKieron'sworksheldinNovemberevendrewabuyerfromJapan.Wehadpeopledrivingdownthatnighttherewerepeopleonthedoorwaitingtocomeinthemorningwhohadbeenstandingoutsidethephonesweregoingmadassoonasthedooropenedatnineo'clockandwithin14minutesallthe16pictureshadgonehesaiD.Allthistalentmoneyandhighpraisecouldsoeasilygotoayoungboy'sheadbutKieronsaidhisfriendskeephimgroundeD.Someofthemwanttobeasgoodasmeandsomeofthemthink...Umn‘youarenottoospecial'.hesaiD.Kieron'sfavouritepainterisBritishartistEdwardSeagoandhehasspentsomeofhisearningsbuyingaworkbyhishero.Therestisbeinginvestedbyhisparentsuntilhereaches25.Kieron'sparentsandhisyoungersisterBilliJodon'tseehimasanythingotherthananormalseven­year­oldwholikestoteararoundthehouseandwho'smadaboutfootball.Butfornowwithsomuchstilltolearnthere'sonlyonethinghewantstobewhenhegrowsup.HesaidIthinkI'lldefinitelybeanartist.56.AccordingtoParagraph1wecanknowKieronWilliamson________.A.painted16paintingsinonly14minutesB.drawsaswellasPicassodidC.isoneofthemostrecognizedartistsD.hasunusualabilityinpaintings57.InKieronWilliamson'sfriends'opinionhe________.A.isfamousbutalittleproudB.isn'tveryspecialfromotherchildrenC.isn'tworthpraisingatallD.ishardtogetalongwith58.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.EdwardSeagothinkshighlyofKieron'sfpaintingB.KieronlikestodosportsandpaintinginsteadofstudyingC.Kieron'sfamilyisverypoorD.Kieronwantstobeagreatpainter59.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.aseven­year­oldpaintinggeniusB.howtobeagreatpainterC.KieronWilliamsonmaybecomethesecondPacassoD.thepaintingchangedKieronWilliamson'slifegreatly

VerysoontheRabbitnoticedAliceasshewenthuntingaboutandcalledouttoherWhatareyoudoingouthere?Runhomethismomentandfetchmeapairofglovesandafan!Quicknow!Alicewassomuchfrightenedthatsheranoffatonceinthedirectionitpointedto.ShesawalittlehouseonthedoorofwhichwasaplatewiththenameW.RABBIT.Shewentinandhurriedupstairs.Bythistimeshehadfoundherwayintoatidylittleroomwithatableinthewindowandonitafanandtwoorthreepairsoftinywhitekidgloves:shetookupthefanandapairoftheglovesandwasjustgoingtoleavetheroomwhenhereyefelluponalittlebottlethatstoodnearthelooking-glass.Therewasnolabel标签thistimewiththewords’DRINKME’butsheopeneditandputittoherlips嘴唇.Iknowsomethinginterestingissuretohappenshesaidtoherself.Beforeshehaddrunkhalfthebottleshefoundherheadtouchingtheceiling.Shewentongrowingandverysoonhadtogetdownonherkneesonthefloor.Stillshewentongrowingandasalastresourcesheputonearmoutofthewindowandonefootupthechimney烟囱andsaidtoherselfNowIcandonomorewhateverhappens.Whatwillhappentome?LuckilyforAliceshegrewnolonger:stillitwasveryuncomfortableandasthereseemedtobenosortofchanceofherevergettingoutoftheroomagainnowondershefeltunhappy.64.AccordingtothepassagewecanknowthatAlice__________.A.feltcomfortablewhenshegrewnolongerB.wasafraidwhentheRabbitcalledouttoherC.knewwhatwouldhappentoherifshecontinuedtogrowD.sawalabelDRINKMEonthebottleanddrankhalfofit65.Alicegrewsobigbecauseshe__________.A.hadspecialmagicalpowerB.woretheRabbit’sgloves.C.dranksomethinginthebottleD.wantedtofrightentheRabbit66.WhichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheunderlinedwordresourceinParagraph3?A.wayB.dreamC.endingD.loss67.Thepassagemaycomefromaan__________.A.sciencebookB.wildlifemagazineC.guidebookD.Englishnovel

In1947AngelaMortimerwascaptainoftheteamwhichwonthePlymouthInterschools’Championship.Fromthemomentshesteppedforwardtoreceivethesilvercup.shewasdeterminedtobecomeaWimbledonChampion.EncouragedbyherschoolchampionshipsuccessAngelsdecidedthatsheshouldhavepropercoaching.SheheardthattherewasagoodtenniscoachatTorquayaMrRobertswhowaspreparedtogivefreetennislessonstopromisingyoungstersundertwelveyearsofageandlivingintheTorquayareA.ThefactthatAngelawasoverfifteendidnotstopher.OneSaturdayshemadetheforty-milejourneyfromPlymouthtoTorquayandintroducedherselftoMrRoberts.ArthurRobertswasnotimpressed.HeplayedafewshotstoAngelsandthentoldherdirectlythatsheknewnothingaboutthegameandwastoooldtolearn.HealsoremindedherthatshelivedinPlymouthwhichcouldhardlybeconsideredintheTorquayareA.IfArthurRobertsthoughthehadgotridofAngelahewasverymuchmistaken.ForherpartAngelahadbeengreatlyimpressedbyMrRoberts.ShemadeuphermindthatshewasnottoooldtolearntennisandthatArthurRobertswasthemantoteachher.Howeverherschoolcertificateexaminationwasappearingaheadandshewasdeterminedtoworkahead.AlthoughtheheadmasterwantedhertostayonatschoolforanotheryearbeforetakingherexaminationAngelabeggedtobeallowedtosit.Shesurprisedeveryonebypassingwithcreditinfivesubjects.AngelathenhadagoodluckShemanagedtopersuadeherfamilytomovenearertoTorquay.DespitewhathadtakenplaceattheirlastmeetingAngelaproperlypresentedherselftoArthurRobertsandaskedhimforfreecoaching.Arthur’swelcomewasnotawarmoneHistimewasfullyoccupiedincoachingsomepromisingyoungplayers.Howeverhehadtoadmire.Angela.Whateverelseshelackedshewasobviouslyagirlofcourageanddetermination.Arthurlikedthesequalitiesinapupil.YoucanplayagainstthewallhesaidandifyouimproveImighthelpyou.Angela’sheartleaptwithjoy.l’11showhimshesaidtoherself.1willcertainlyshowhim.21.AccordingtothepassageArthurRoberts______.A.wasagoodtenniscoachfromPlymouthB.taughttennistoanybodywhocouldplayC.promisedtogivefreetennislessonstoallschoolchildreninTorquayD.gavefreelessonstoyoungchildrenwhohethoughtwouldonedaybegoodplayers22.AccordingtothepassageAngela’sheadmaster______.A.wantedAngelatotakeherexaminationearlyB.allowedAngelatotakeherexaminationayearearlierC.forcedAngelatotakeherexaminationayearlaterD.wantedAngelatostayonatschoolafterherexamination23.WhydidAngela’sparentsmoveawayfromPlymouth?A.BecausePlymouthwastoofarfromWimbledorLB.BecauseAngelawantedtomoveclosertoMrRoberts.c.BecauseAngelawasaskedbyMrRobertstOdo.gO.D.BecausetheywouldsendAngelatOabetterschoolthere.24.WhatcanweinferfromthispassageaboutMrRoberts?A.HebelievedAngelacouldimprovebyplayingagainstthewallB.HethoughtAngelalackedcourageanddetermination.C.HewouldpossiblyhelpAngelalater.D.HewastoobusytOcoachAngela.

ErikWeihenmayerwasbornwithaneyedisorder.Asachildhiseyesightbecameworseandthenattheageof13helosthissightcompletely.HoweverhedidnotlosehisdeterminationtoleadafullandactivelifE.Erikbecameanadventurer.Hetookupparachutingwrestlingandscuba­diving.Hecompetedinlong­distancebikingmarathonsandskiing.Hisfavoritesportthoughismountaineering.AsayoungmanErikstartedtoclimbmountains.HereachedthesummitofMountMcKinleyin1995andthenclimbedthedangerous1000­metrerockwallofEICapitan.TwoyearslaterwhileclimbingMountKilimanjaroinKenyawithhisgirlfriendtheystoppedforatimeat13000feetabovesealevel—inordertogetmarrieD.In1999heclimbedAconcaguathetallestmountaininSouthAmericA.AndthenonMay252001attheageof33Eriksuccessfullycompletedthegreatestmountaineeringchallengeofall.HeclimbedMountEverestthehighestmountainintheworlD.Erikinventedhisownmethodforclimbingmountains.Hecarriestwolongpoles:onetoleanonandtheothertotestthewayaheadofhim.Theclimberinfrontofhimwearsabelltoguidehim.Erikisagoodteammember.Hedoeshisshareofthejobsuchassettingtiptentsandbuildingsnowwalls.AlthoughhecouldnotenjoytheviewErikfelttheexcitementofbeingonthesummitofEverest.HehopesthathissuccesswillchangehowpeoplethinkabouttheblinD.WhenpeoplethinkaboutablindpersonorblindnessnowtheywillthinkaboutapersonstandingontopoftheworlD.64.WhenwasErikborn?A.In1968.B.In1995.C.In1967.D.In1969.65.Whatwasunusualabouthiswedding?A.HegotmarriedonthesummitofMountMcKinley.B.HegotmarriedwhenclimbingMountEverest.C.Hisweddingwasheldafterhepreparedalot.D.Hisweddingwasheldat13000feetabovesealevel.66.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappened?a.HetoppedMountMcKinley.b.HebecameblinD.c.HechallengedMountEverest.d.HereachedthepeakofKilimanjaro.e.HeclimbedtherockwallofEICapitan.A.bedcaB.baedcC.abedcD.bacde67.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.ErikwasproudbecausehereachedthetopoftheEverest.B.ErikwassuccessfulinlifE.C.Erikwasblindbuthappy.D.Erikhopestochangepeople'sviewsontheblinD.

Larescewasbornwithaconditioncalledhypermobility运动过度whichmeantherjointswerebend.Theconditioncanuseseverejointpainandleadtodislocations脱臼.ButratherthanfeelsorryforherselfsheusedhermisfortunetoinspirehertobecomeBritain'sstrongestschoolgirl.JusttwoyearsagotheconditionleftLaresceinsomuchpainthatshecouldn’teventakepartinsports.ButnowshehassixBritishandWorldChampionpowerliftingrecords.It’sanincredibleachievement.Laresce’strainerT.aniaGeorgesaidherconditionisthesecrettohersuccess.Shehasmoreflexibilityinherbackthanmostpeoplewhichgivesherthetechniqueofbendingherbackstronglyandsafely.MostpowerlifterswouldkilltotrytobendtheirbackslikeLaresce.ShehasperfectedthetechniquetoliftincrediblyheavyweightsTaniasaid.Iusedtosufferalotofpainfrommyhypermobility.Iremembercominghomefromschoolwithpainsinmykneesjointsandhips.Itwouldstopmedoingnormalthingsatschoo1.ThepainwouldbesomuchthatsomenightsIcouldn'tsleepatallandIjustcouldn’tfacegoingtoschoollikethat.AndaftereachdislocationIhadtodosixmonthsofphysiotherapy理疗torecoversaidLaresce.Howeversincetakingupthesportofpowerlifting18monthsagosheisnoweffectivelycured.reallyenjoyedthefeelingofpowerIgotandtheexcitementofpeopleencouragingmetodomyverybestshesaid.I.’vemadelotsoffriendsaIt’sanincrediblefeelingwheneveryone'scheeringmeon.It’sthesupportofotherpeoplethatmakesthedifferencetowinning.Becomingachampionwasabigsurprise—Ijuststartedoffforfunandwasn’texpectinganything.Sotowinsixtitlesoverjustafewmonthswasamazing.24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.LaresceissufferingalotfromhypermobilityB.hypermobilityishelpfultoincreaseone’sstrengthC.Larescedidn'tgotoschoolbecauseofherillnessD.theflexibilityinLaresce'sbackhelpshertoliftheavyweight25.Larescehadtodolong-timephysiotherapyto________.A.reducethepainsinkneesandjointsB.recoverfromjointdislocationsC.fallasleepeasilyduringnightsD.donormalthingsfreelyatschool26.FromLaresce'swordsinthelastparagraphweknowthat________.A.LarescewasdeterminedtobecomeachampionB.LarescetrainedforalongtimetowinthetitlesC.Larescedidn’texpecttogainsuchagreatsuccessD.Laresce’sfriendscontributedalottohersuccess27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AschoolgirlwhoturnsmisfortuneintoanadvantageB.Bendy-jointedteenbecomesBritain’sstrongestschoolgirlC.AninspiringgirlwhohasmadegreatachievementsD.ABritishgirlwithgreatspiritanddetermination

Undoubtedlythereareafewpositivecharacterswhoareabletoriseabovetheirenvironmentwhoareabletoimpressthepeoplewithwhomtheycomeincontactinspiteoftheirclothes.Sometimeswereadofsomelearnedwomanwhohasmadegoodinherprofessionwhosaysthatshehasnotlookedinamirrorforyears;butsuchawomanisarareexceptionandoneisnotsafeingamblingwithone’schancesofsuccessbyfollowingher.Itisnotthepositivecharacterswithwhomweareconcernedhoweverfortheyarefewandsomehowmanagetotakecareofthemselves.Thevastmajorityoftheracearenotsoblessedandweneedtoobservebutlittletorealizethatwiththemthereactionofclothesisanimportantfactor.Schoolgirlsshouldknowthatclothesmaymakeacareer;happinessandleadershipinalltheyearsofhighschoolandcollegelifemaybeaffectedbythestoryaFreshman’sclothestell.Manyagirlwithakeenmindwhohasanaturaldisregardforclothesperhapsorwhohasnotbeentrainedintheappreciationofbeautyinclotheshaslostheropportunitiesforleadershipandself-expressionwhichbyrightherbrainpowershouldhavegivenher.Oneofthementalcapacitieswhichweallexerciseandyetexercisemostunconsciouslyisthatofpassingjudgmentonthepeoplewemeet.Inamajorityofcasesthejudgmentissuperficialandinaccurate;buttheestimateismadE.Somepeoplemaynotgettheirfinaljudgmenttilltheyhearonetalkandwilljudgeonebythetoneofvoiceandbywhatissaidasthetrueindex;butthevastmajoritywillformanopinionbasedlargelyifnotentirelyonappearancE.Onetellstheworlddailyofone’sidealsambitionsorgoodbreedingthroughdress;anditistoldsoplainlythathewhorunsmayreadandperhapshewhoreadsmayrun.47.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphsfewpeople_______.A.careabouttheirappearancesB.understandtheartofdressingthemselvesC.cancatchothers’attentionbydressingplainlyD.areabletodressproperlywithoutprofessionaldirections48.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.BookwritersB.WomenC.MenD.Fashiondesigners49.Theauthorthinksitis_______formostofustojudgethepeoplewemeetbywhattheywear.A.naturalB.foolishC.surprisingD.necessary50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.RiseAboveYourEnvironmentB.HeWhoRunsMayReadC.DresstoImpressD.ArtofDressing

Mydaughterhasbeeninkarate空手道sincethefirstgradeandhasbeeninhighhonorandgiftedclassesherwholelifE.Sheisalwaysajoyandat15thoughpeopletellmeweshouldbefightingandsheshouldbehangingoutatmallsandchasingboyssheisnoneofthat.My11－year－oldsonTomforyearswouldfightwithmeovereverything.IfIsaidtheskywasbluehewouldsayitwasblack.Foryearshewasfailingseveralsubjects.WetookgamesawayandthenTV;wetriedarewardprogrambutnothingworkedlong.Hewouldbringagradeuptogethisstuff物品backandthengobacktowherehehadbeen.Mydaughtertoldmeonedaytobringhimtoherkarateclassandmaybelifeinthemartialarts武术wouldhelphimturnarounD.Atfirsthedidn'tlikeitbecausehehadtoaskpermissiontodoanythingandhehadtosayyessirandnosirforeverything.Heevenhadtorespecthissisterbecauseshewasofahighrank.Sohewantedtostop.HowevermyhusbandtoldoursonIfIcandothisat40somethingyearsoldsocanyou.AndthenIwouldtakemywholefamilythreeorfourtimesaweektolearnmartialarts.Mysonlearnedsomuchaboutabetterwayoflivingrespectingothersfollowingtherulesandaboveallrespectinghimself.IamproudtosaybothofmykidsarenowhighhonorstudentsandwecouldnotbecloserthanwearE.Thereisalwaysananswertoyourproblem.Ifyoudoyourresearchorjustaskanotherpersonorevenakidforhelpyouwillfindit.Andwhenitcomestoourkidstherightanswerisalwaysworthfinding.1.BeforeTomlearnedkarate________.A.hedidn'thaveagoodsenseofcolorB.hisparentshadtriedmanywaystochangehimC.hestudiedveryhardtopleasehisparentsD.hedidn'tshowanyinterestinphysicalexercise2.Howmanypeopleinthewriter'sfamilylearnedkarate?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.3.Tomdidn'tlikehiskarateclassatfirstbecause________.A.itwastoohardforhimB.hethoughthewastooyoungC.hedidn'tgetmuchfreedomD.hehatedbeinginthesameclassashissister4.WhatisthebiggestbenefitthatTomhasgotfromlearningkarate?A.Hehaslearnedtorespecthimself.B.Hehaslearnedtofollowtherules.C.Hehasbeenclosertohisfamily.D.Hehasbecomeahighhonorstudent.

OnedayJack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretire退休afterworkingforfortyyears.JacksaidinsurpriseI’monlysevensoitmeansGrandpahasbeenerA.reallylongtime!HisparentssaidYes.That’swhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.JacklovedhisGrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavetheposition职位onthatcardsohedecidedtobuildanewoneforhisgrandpa.WhenthebigdaycameJackwasready.Buthedidn’twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers’.Hecarrieditaroundwithhimthewholeevening.Whenalltheotherpeoplelefthetookhisgrandpa’shandandbroughthimovertoachairandgavehimthegift.HisgrandpasmiledWellitmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?Sure!Jacksaidexcitedly.AsGrandpaopenedthegifttears眼泪cameintohiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!TheywerebusinesscardswithhisnewpositionFULL-TIMEGRANDPA!JacksaidNowyourfull-timejobismygrandpa!WellhowmuchdoIgetpaid?hisgrandpaaskedsmiling.Asmanyhugs拥抱asyouwant!WiththesewordsJackgaveGrandpaahug.WellIguessthatmeansI’mtherichestmanintheworld!saidGrandpa.44.WhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?A.Tobuildanewpositionforhim.B.Todrawapictureforhim.C.Tosingasongforhim.D.Tobuyagiftforhim.45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Jackwasthefirstonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.B.Jackwasthelastonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.C.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithotherpeople.D.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithhisparents.46.WhyweretheretearsinGrandpa’seyes?A.Becausehewouldlosehisposition.B.Becausehewasnotcaredfor.C.BecausehewasmovedbyJack’sgift.D.Becausehewasunhappy.

MostpeoplehaveheardofShakespeareandprobablyknowsomethingoftheplaysthathewrotE.HowevernoteverybodyknowsmuchaboutthelifeofthisremarkablemanexceptperhapsthathewasborninthemarkettownofStratforduponAvonandthathemarriedawomancalledAnneHathaway.WeknownothingofhisschoollifE.WedonotknowforexamplehowlongitlastedbutwepresumethatheattendedthelocalgrammarschoolwheretheprincipalsubjecttaughtwasLatin.NothingcertainisknownforwhathedidbetweenthetimeheleftschoolandhisdepartureforLondon.AccordingtoalocallegendhewasbeatenandevenputinprisonforstealingrabbitsanddeerfromtheestateofaneighboringlandownerSirThomasLucy.ItissaidthatbecauseofthishewasforcedtorunawayfromhisnativeplacE.AdifferentlegendsaysthathewasapprenticedtoaStratfordbutcherbutdidnotlikethelifeandforthisreasondecidedtoleaveStratforD.Whatevercausedhimtoleavethetownofhisbirththeworldcanbegratefulthathedidso.WhatiscertainisthathesethisfootontheroadtofamewhenhearrivedinLondon.ItissaidthatatfirsthehadnomoneyorfriendstherebutthatheearnedalittlebytakingcareofthehorsesofthegentlemenwhoattendedtheplaysatthetheatrE.Intimeashebecameafamiliarfiguretotheactorsinthetheatretheystoppedandspoketohim.Theyfoundhisconversationsobrilliantthatfinallyhewasinvitedtojointheircompany.1.IntheearlylifeofShakespearehe________.A.attendedapublicschoolB.livedinLondonC.studiedLatinD.wasputinprisonforstealingcattle2.Whywasheforcedtoleavehisnativeplaceaccordingtothispassage?A.Becausehedidnotwanttogotoschool.B.BecauseheleftforLondontobecomefamous.C.Becausehehadstolendeerandwasbeaten.D.Nooneknowsforcertain.3.Whycantheworldbegratefulthathelefthishometown?A.Becausehewrotemanyworldfamousplaysafterleavinghishometown.B.BecausehebecameagoodriderinLondon.C.Becausehewasanactoratlast.D.BecausehetravelledallovertheworlD.4.TheBESTtitleis________.A.TheEarlyLifeofShakespeareB.Shakespeare'sLifeinLondonC.Shakespeare'sRoleinPerformanceD.Shakespeare'sLaterLife

Thereisastoryaboutamanwholosthislegsandleftarminanaccident.AftertheaccidentonlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthandremaineD.Hewasabrilliantcreativeandeducatedman.Hehadgainedalotofexperiencewhiletravelingaroundtheworldsohebecameverydepressedafterhisaccident.Hewasafraidthathewouldspendtherestofhislifesufferingandwouldnolongerbeabletospendhislifeinameaningfulway.Thenherealizedthathestillhadpartialfunctionofhisrighthandandcouldstillwriteeventhoughitwasverydifficult.AnideaoccurredtohimWhynotwritetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement?Hewrotetotheprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.TheprisonministerrepliedWritingtotheprisonersisacceptablebutyourletterswillnotbeanswereD.Filledwithexcitementthemanknewhecouldwritehisletters.Hebegansendingone-waymessagesofGod’slovehopestrengthandencouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweektestinghisstrengthandabilitytothelimit.Hepouredhisheartandsoulintohiswordsandsharedhisexperiencesenseofhumoroptimismandfaith.Itwasdifficulttowritethoselettersespeciallywithouthopeofareply.Onedayhereceivedaletterfromtheprisonministry.Itwasashortnotefromtheofficerwhomonitoredandcheckedtheprisonmail.ThelettersaidPleasewriteonthebestpaperyoucanafforD.Yourlettersarepassedfromroomtoroomuntiltheyfalltopieces!NomatterwhatcircumstanceslifemaypresentweallhaveuniqueexperiencesabilitiesandGod-giventalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachotherswhodesperatelyneedmessagesofencouragementandstrength.4.Beforethemanhadtheaccidenthe__________.A.hadtouredaroundtheworldB.hadvisitedlocalprisonsC.hadtrieddoingexercisetorecoverhimselfD.hadbeenfriendswiththeprisonminister5.Inordertoliveinameaningfulwaythemanbeganto________.A.receivetheschooleducationB.writetootherpeoplewhoneededencouragementC.meetthepeoplewhoweredepressedD.helpotherpeoplewholostarmsandlegs6.Fromtheofficer’sshortnotewearetoldthat__________.A.themanwouldbeofferedfreepapertowritelettersonB.someoftheprisonerswerenotsatisfiedwithhislettersC.theprisonerseagerlywantedtowritebacktothemanD.hisletterswereverypopularamongtheprisoners7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StoriesaboutaHumorousPersonB.PopularityofSpecialLettersC.SpecialLettersofEncouragementD.RelationshipbetweenWritersandPrisoners

AsAmyHagadornroundedthecorneracrossthehallfromherclassroomshecrashedwithatallboyfromthefifthgraderunningintheoppositedirection.WatchitSquirttheboyyelledashedodgedaroundthelittlethirdgrader.ThenwithanunfriendlysmileonhisfacetheboytookholdofhisrightlegandmimickedthewayAmylimped跛行whenshewalked.Amyclosedhereyesforamoment.―Ignorehim‖shetoldherselfassheheadedforherclassroom.ButattheendofthedayAmywasstillthinkingaboutthetallboy‘smeanteasing.Itwasn‘tasifheweretheonlyone.Amywastiredofit.Sometimeseveninaclassroomfullofotherstudentstheteasingaboutherspeechorherlimpingmadeherfeelallalone.BackhomeatthedinnertablethateveningAmywasquiet.That‘swhyPattiHagdornwashappytohavesomeexcitingnewstosharewithherdaughter.There‘saChristmasWishContestontheradiostationsheannounced.WritealettertoSantaandyoumightwinaprize.Ithinksomeoneatthistablewithblondcurlyhairshouldenter.Amygiggled.Thecontestsoundedlikefun.ShestartedthinkingaboutwhatshewantedmostforChristmas.AsmiletookholdofAmywhentheideafirstcametoher.OutcamepencilandpaperandAmywenttoworkonherletter.―DearSantaClaus‖shebegan.WhileAmyworkedawayatherbestprintingtherestofthefamilytriedtoguesswhatshemightaskfromSanta.Amy‘ssisterJamieandAmy‘smomboththoughta3-footBarbieDollwouldtopAmy‘swishlist.Amy‘sdadguessedapicturebook.ButAmywasn‘treadytorevealhersecretChristmaswishjustthen.HereisAmy‘slettertoSantajustasshewroteitthatnight:DearSantaClauseMynameisAmy.Iam9yearsold.Ihaveaproblematschool.CanyouhelpmeSanta?KidslaughatmebecauseofthewayIwalkandrunandtalk.Ihavecerebralpalsy大脑性瘫痪.Ijustwantonedaywherenoonelaughsatmeormakesfunofme.LoveAmyAtradiostationWJLTinFortWayneIndianaletterspouredinfortheChristmasWishContest.TheworkershadfunreadingaboutallthedifferentpresentsthatboysandgirlsfromacrossthecitywantedforChristmas.WhenAmy‘sletterarrivedattheradiostationmanagerLeeTobinreaditcarefully.HeknewcerebralpalsywasamuscledisorderthatmightconfusetheschoolmatesofAmywhodidn‘tunderstandherdisability.HethoughtitwouldbegoodforthepeopleinFortWaynetohearaboutthisspecialthirdgraderandherunusualwish.Mr.Tobincalledupthelocalnewspaper.ThenextdayapictureofAmyandherlettertoSantamadethefrontpageofthe.NewsSentinel‖.Thestoryspreadquickly.AllacrossthecountrynewspapersandradioandtelevisionstationreportedthestoryofthelittlegirlinFortWayneIndianawhoaskedforsuchasimpleyetremarkableChristmasgift–justonedaywithoutteasing.SuddenlythepostmanwasaregularattheHagadornhouse.EnvelopesofallsizesaddressedtoAmyarriveddailyfromchildrenandadultsallacrossthenation.Theycamefilledwithholidaygreetingsandwordsofencouragement.DuringthatunforgettableChristmasseasonovertwothousandpeoplefromallovertheworldsentAmylettersoffriendshipandsupport.Amyandherfamilyreadeverysingleone.Someofthewritershaddisabilities;somehadbeenteasedaschildren.ManypeoplethankedAmyforbeingbraveenoughtospeakup.Othersencouragedhertoignoreteasingandtocarryherheadhigh.EachwriterhadaspecialmessageforAmy.ThroughthecardsandlettersfromstrangersAmyglimpsedaworldfullofpeoplewhotrulycaredabouteachother.Sherealizedthatnoamountorformofteasingcouldevermakeherfeellonelyagain.AmydidgetherwishofaspecialdaywithoutteasingatSouthWayneElementarySchool.Additionallyeveryoneatschoolgotanaddedbonus.Teachersandstudentstalkedtogetherabouthowbadteasingcanmakeothersfeel.ThatyeartheFortWaynemayorofficiallyproclaimedDecember21stasAmyJoHagadornDaythroughoutthecity.ThemayorexplainedthatbydaringtomakesuchasimplewishAmytaughtauniversallesson.Everyonesaidthemayorwantsanddeservestobetreatedwithrespectdignityandwarmth.55.Theunderlinedword―mimicked‖Paragraph2canprobablybereplacedwith___________.A.struckB.copiedC.blockedD.declined56.AccordingtoParagraph4themessageisconveyedthat___________.A.AmywasoftenmadefunofatschoolandshedislikedthefactB.lonelinessalwaysaccompaniedAmybecauseofthetallboyC.someotherstudentsteasedAmymadeherthinkofthemeanboy.D.Amyhatedbeinglaughedatintheclassroomfullofotherstudents.57.Amy‘smothersharedthenewsofaChristmasWishContestthatdaybecausesheknew___________.A.herdaughterwasteasedbyafifthgrader.B.Amy‘sdiseasewentmuchworsethanbefore.C.thecontestwouldchangeAmy‘slife.D.thingsweren‘tgoingwellwithAmyatschool.58.Thepostmansuddenlybecamearegularbecause___________.A.hewantedtocomfortAmyregularly.B.anumberoflettersneededdeliveringthere.C.heusedtobeteasedalikeatschool.D.holidaysgreetingswereaskedtogivetoAmy.59.Amylearnedthroughstrangers‘cardsandlettersthat___________.A.theworldwasfilledwithcareandlove.B.shewouldtaketeasingasapresentinlife.C.somepeoplewerebeingteasedsimilarly.D.everyoneshouldbetreatedwithkindness.60.Thepassagetalksabout___________.A.Everyonecandosomethingremarkable.B.A.smallactmakesadifference.C.A.girlwhowasbravetospeakherwishup.D.Thedisableddeserverespect.

Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions探险butthistimeitwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarlyhisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethenhehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Thentherewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenathisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.AfterthefirstexpeditionLarry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.InhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisbackLarrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimeshewaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleasthewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunalyforhimamanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidn’tevenknowwhatthetimewashowmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawiderangeoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Alreadyshelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.51.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.52.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.53.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotomoreconveniently.54.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.55.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver.B.Makeagooddivingguide.C.Takealotofphotounderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.

FahadAzadanengineerinIndiainventedarobotnamedDuctBot.Thetoy­carsizedDuctBotmeasured23centimetersinlength19centimetersinwidthand9centimetersinheightandweighsjusttwokilograms.Therobotisdesignedtosnakethroughdarknarrowairconditioningducts管道andcleanthem.ApairofLEDsfittedontherobotlightupthedirtyscenerysoitcanbecaptured抓拍byacamerA.InordertocontrolitmoreeasilyMrAzadchoosestofixDuctBotonwheels.Therobotcancleanofflotsofdirtaswellasdeadpigeonsandinsects.Keepingindoorairingoodqualityandmonitoringcarbon­dioxidelevelsinbuildingswithcentralairconditioningisachallengE.Itisimportantinsomeplaceswherecleanaircanmeanadifferencebetweenlifeanddeathsuchashospitals.Dirtyairhasabadinfluenceonpeople’shealth.EPSCOaDubai­basedcompanywhichspecializesinimprovingindoorairqualityreadaboutMrAzad’sinventioninanationalnewspaperafterhehadwonaninternationalroboticscompetition.EPSCOhadcleaningequipmentbutitneededsomeonetogetintothoseductstodothedirtydangerouswork.AcrossIndiaforexamplethetaskstillfallstochildren.Theyaresmallenoughtogothroughthoseducts.In2005MrAzadwhowasstillatuniversitydecidedtodosomethingaboutit.SixyearslaterhisowncompanyRobosoftSystemshasBluestarEPSCOandtheIndianNavysomeleadingairconditionmakersaspartners.MrAzadandhistenemployeesarecurrentlyexploringrobotdesignstoexamineoiltanksorsewage污水pipes.Theirbiggestchallengeistomaketherobotsuser­friendlyenough.MrAzadhopesthattherobotcouldeventuallybeoperatednotbyengineersbutbyworkers.TherewillbelotsofdifficultiestheyneedtoovercomeinthefuturE.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutDuctbot?A.Itisatoycarandpopularwithchildren.B.Itisdesignedtomovelikeasnakeintheducts.C.manyLEDsarefittedonittotellitslocation.D.Itisactuallyacameratocapturedirtyscenery.2.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto________.A.thecameraB.theconditioningductC.theLEDlightD.thedirtyscenery3.WhatcantheDuctbotdoforus?A.Cleanoffthedirtintheducts.B.Controlthecentralconditioning.C.Reducecarbon­dioxideinbuildings.D.Protectmoreanimalsincity.4.AccordingtothetextEPSCO________.A.haswonaninternationalroboticscompetitionB.hiredchildrentocleanthedirtyductsinthepastC.istheonlypartnerofRobosoftSystemsD.specializesinimprovingpeople’shealth5.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.OnlyengineerscanoperatetheDuctbotnow.B.Newwayshavebeenfoundtoexamineoiltanks.C.Azad’sdifficultiesareimpossibletoovercomE.D.Azad’steamareworkingtoimprovetheirrobotdesigns.

RogerColmerisamodem-dayHoratioAlgerhero.Rogerstartedoutasanunpaidworkerinasmallflowershop.Hehasbecometheownerofafloristcompanywhosesalesarewellover$l00000ayear.OnedaywhenRogerwasonlytwelvehestoppedatalocalflowershop.Heaskedtheownerifhecouldworkfurhimwithoutpayinordertolearnthebusiness.Rogerstartedworkingeverydayafterschoolandonweekends.After‘twoyearsonthejobhefinallyaskedforasmallsalary.Theownerstoldhimhewasn’tgoodenoughtobepaid.Sohequitandfoundapayingjobatanotherlocalflowershop.Heworkedhardtherebutaftersixmonthstheylaidhimoffbecausebusinesswasslow.NotdiscouragedRogerdecidedtodoitaloneandstartedhisownflowerstoreinabasement.Hestartedhisbusinesswithonlysixty-fivedollars.HeboughtoldrefrigeratorsatgaragesalesandknockedtheshelvesoutThisturned.themintocoolersfurhisfresh-cutflowers.Hisbusinessgrewrapidlyashebuiltupareputationfortopqualityandfineservice.Inl977Rogerboughtouttheflowerstorewherehehadworkedwithoutpayforovertwoyears.Thepeoplewhosaidhewasn’tgoodenoughwereastonishedtofindthattheywerebeingtakenoverbyateenagerHehadplanstorenovatethewholestore.OneofthereasonstheownerssoldouttoRogerwasthatthestorewasn’tdoingwell.ButafterRogertookoverownershipandredidthestorebusinessstartedbooming.Infactbusinesswassogoodthatafteroneyearhecelebratedbybuyingouttheotherstorewherehehadworked.RogerthencombinedbothStoresandmovedtoalocationinthecenterofhistown.Thenewstorehas2000squarefeetandsevenemployees.Andhediditallbeforehereachedtheageoftwenty.36.TheauthorismosteagertoshowthatpeoplewhowanttogetaheadinbusinessshouldAWorkwithoutpayBownaflowershopCworkhardandbepersistentDworkasteenagers37.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTdescribeRogerComer’shistoryinbusiness?AHeworkedfortwoyearswithoutpayBHeneededlucktobesuccessfulCHeopenedhisfirstflowerbusinessinabasementDHeopenedastoreinthemiddleofhistown38.ThestyleofthepassageismostlylikeaAnewspaperarticleBhumorousstoryCtelevisionplayDmagazineinterview39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRogerConnerisNOTtrue?AHegavecustomersbetterservicethantheothershopshehadworkedforBHewasaverybraveandheroicyoungmanCHeworkedhardwithoutpayinaflowershopinordertogettoknowthebusinessDHewasfreetomakedecisionsonthelocationofhisshop40.FromwhatyouknowaboutRogerConneryoucanconcludethataHoratioAlgerheroisthekindofpersonwhoAworkshardintheflowerbusinessBisbornintoarichfamilyCstartsoutpoorandbecomesrichDbecomesfamous

BrownieandSpottywereneighbordogswhometeverydaytoplaytogether.Thesetwolovedeachotherandplayedtogethersooftenthattheyhadwornapaththroughthegrassofthefieldbetweentheirrespectivehouses.OneeveningBrownie’sfamilynoticedthatBrowniehadn’treturnedhomE.Theywentlookingforhimwithnosuccessandbythenextweekhewasstillmissing.CuriouslySpottyshowedupatBrownie’shousealonE.Barkingwhining哀叫andgenerallypestering纠缠Brownie’shumanfamily.Busywiththeirownlivestheyjustignoredthenervouslittleneighbordog.ContinuouslyTedBrownie’sownerwasdisturbedbytheangrydeterminedlittledog.SpottyfollowedTedaboutbarkinginsistentlythenrushingtowardanearbyemptylotandbackasiftosayFollowme!It’surgent!EventuallyTedfollowedSpottytoadesertedspothalfamilefromthehousE.ThereTedfoundhisbelovedBrowniealiveoneofhishindlegscrushedinasteellegholdtrap.HorrifiedTednowwishedhe’dtakenSpotty’searlierappealsseriously.ThenTednoticedsomethingquiteremarkablE.SpottyhaddonemorethansimplyledBrownie’shumanownertohistrappedfrienD.InacirclearoundtheinjureddogTedfoundanarrayofdogfoodandtablescrapswhichwerelateridentifiedastheremainsofeverymealSpottyhadbeenfedthatweek!SpottyhadbeenvisitingBrownieregularlyinthehopeofkeepinghisfriendalivebysacrificinghisowncomfort.SpottyhadevidentlystayedwithBrownietoprotecthimfromhungerandotherdangersandkeephisspiritsup.Brownie’slegwastreatedbyaveterinarian兽医andherecovereD.Formanyyearsthereafterthetwofamilieswatchedthefaithfulfriendschasingeachotherdownthatwellwornpathbetweentheirhouses.1.WhydidTedpaylittleattentiontoSpottyattheverybeginning?A.BecauseTedwastiredoflisteningtoSpottybarking.B.BecauseTedonlycaredaboutBrownie’ssafety.C.BecauseTedwasnotfreeatthatmoment.D.BecauseTedknewwhereBrowniewas.2.WhenTedwasledbySpottytoBrowniehe.A.wascurioustofindoutwhathadhappenedB.highlyappreciatedSpotty’shelpC.wasworriedaboutBrownie’shealthD.regrettednotfollowingSpottyearlier3.NotonlydidSpottyhelpTedfindBrowniebutalso.A.hewenttoseehisfriendandplayedwithhimsecretlyB.hesentmessagestosomeotherpersonsinhiscommunitytosavehisfriendC.hemanagedtoleadaveterinariantotreathisfriendD.hesentfoodtohisfriendaccompaniedhimandinspiredhimtocheerup4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.BarkingdogsseldombitE.B.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.Lovemelovemydog.D.Everydoghasitsday.

Jasonsatonhiscouchashenormallydidnotknowingthathislifewouldchangeonthatbeautifulautumnday.Ashelefthishousehethoughtofeverythingthatheneededtobuymadealistandthengotintohiscar.AshebegantodrivehismindcametothefightthathehadwithhisgirlfrienD.WhenhefinallybegantofocusbackonhisdrivingitwasjustamomenttoolatE.Hehadhitacarandtherewasnowaytostopwhathappenednext.Thesmellofgasolinefilledtheairandheknewthatheneededtogetoutofthecar.Strongarmsbegantopullhimoutandhesawawomanwhowasscreaming.AstrangerhandedachildtoherandthechildwasinjureD.Afterwardstheyweretakentothehospital.BychancehewasinaroomonthesamefloorasthemotherandchilD.Forthefirsttimeinhislifehewastrulysorry.HemadehiswaytotheirroomlookedattheupsetmotherstraightintheeyeandsaidsimplyPleaseforgivemeandIdidn'tmeanforthistohappen.ThewomanstoodtherecompletelyshockedandsaidIttookalotofcourageforyoutoaskforforgivenessandmydaughterisalwayssayingtometojustforgiveandforget.Iwillgiveyouforgiveness.JasonbegantocryandnotknowingwhattodohethrewhisarmsaroundthemotheroftheinjuredgirlandtoldherthathewoulddoanythingtheyneedeD.Tomakeiteasierforhimthewomantoldhimherandherdaughter'snames.Thentheysatthereandtalkedforhourswatchingherdaughtersleep.Theyarenowfriendsandareenjoyingthewonderfulfriendshipallbecauseofforgiveness.31.Jasonhitacarbecause________.A.hehadjuststartedtolearndriving.B.thebrakesofhiscarweren'tworkingproperlyC.hewasfightingwithhisgirlfriendD.hewasabsent－mindedwhiledriving32.WhenJasonaskedforforgivenesswhatkindoffeelingdidthewomanhave?A.Hopeless.B.SurpriseD.C.AshameD.D.Regretful.33.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Thewomanwassorryforherdaughterinthehospital.B.Jasonlearnedhowtoforgivefromthewoman.C.Jasonapologizedtothewomanandgotforgiveness.D.Jasonwenttohospitaltoseekadvicefromdoctors.34.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellus?A.ToforgiveistosetyourselffreE.B.Forgivingdoesn'tmeanforgetting.C.Loveisthesourceofforgiveness.D.ForgivenessbenefitsboththosewhogiveandreceivE.

youcancallthepoliceifthereisacaraccidentcallforhelpwhensomebody’scarbreaksdownandcallwhensomebodyneedssomethingbeforearrivinghomeorattheofficE.ThedisadvantagesisthatpeoplegetdistractedwhentheyaredrivingatthesametimetheyaretalkingonacellularphonE.Itcancausecaraccidents.CarlKhalidfromSaudiArabia:No.Iwouldrecommendifyouwanttouseacellphonewhileyou’redrivingpulloverandtakeyourtimE.YouwillavoidalotoftroublE.Therearemanyadvantagesofusingcellphonesincars.Inemergenciessuchasaccidentsaflattireorengineproblemthecellphoneisusefulforcalling911forhelp.Usingthecellphonewhiledrivingcansavetimebutusingitwhiledrivingcanalsocausealotofproblemssuchasmissingaredlightorsignsnotobservingcarsornotpayingattentiontothespeedlimit.Itcausesalotofproblems.Alltheseproblemscouldcauselossofconcentration.MirnaHazim:Yes.A.cellphoneishelpful;itisoneofthemostimportantcommunicationdevices.Forexampleifyouwanttotalkwithsomebodyforanimportantreasonyoucan.OnetimewhenIwascomingbackfromworkat10o’clockatnightIhadaproblemwithmycar.Itwouldn’tmovE.IwasscaredtogointoastoretocallmybrotherbecauseIdidn’tknowtheplacestherE.Ithoughtitcouldbedangerous.ThatnightIfoundoutthatowningacellphoneisimportant.Whatdoyouthinkofcellphone?SendyouropiniontoourwebsitE.68.Whichofthefollowinggroupshavethesameviewaboutusingcellphoneswhiledriving?A.RodrigoCruzandMirnaHazimB.RodrigoCruzandCarlKhalidC.AlejandraPachechoandCarlKhalidD.AlejandraPachechoandMirnaHazim69.AccordingtothepassageRodrigoCruz_____.A.advisespeopletousecellphoneswhiledrivingiftheyareinanemergencyB.hasseenmanycaraccidentscausedbyusingcellphoneswhiledrivingC.lostafriendwhohadacaraccidentduetousingacellphonewhiledrivingD.advisesdriverstousecellphonesiftherearen’tmanycarsontheroad70.Whogavedetailedsuggestionsaboutusingcellphoneswhiledriving?A.AlejandraPachechoB.CarlKhalidC.RodrigoCruzD.MirnaHazim71.Inwhichpartofawebsitewouldyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A.SpecialcolumnsB.HumanrightsC.TopicsD.News

MichaclRaeJequitaAliceSarahandPhyllishaveatleastonethingincommonTheyallloveanimalssomuchthatthey'redriventovolunteerregularlyattheRomulusAnimalShelter.ThesixRomulus­arearesidentsgiveasmuchtimeastheycantoperformvarioustasksattheshelterhelpmakelifemorecomfortableforthedogsandcatsthatstaythereanddotheirbesttofindpermanenthomesforthestray流浪pets.Theshelterat12300WayneRoadopenedinJune2011andoperatesonmoneyraisedinthecommunity.Todatebingosandotherfundraisingactivitieshavebroughtinmorethan$177000accordingtocommunityleaderWilliamWadsworthbutatightbudgetrequirestheeffortsofvolunteerstomakeendsmeet.WithouttheirhelpthisbuildingwouldnotbeanoutstandingplacE.WadsworthsaiD.TheirtimeanddevotionisbeyondwhatIeverexpecteD.AndIthankthemall.ThevolunteersworkatthedirectionoftwoanimalcontrolofficersAnnieHallandKimRatcliffwhospendmuchoftheirdaypatrolling巡逻thecityandhousingstraydogsandcats.Thetwobothwith32yearsofexperiencecountonthepublictobetheeyesandearsoftheshelter.Theyarealsoresponsibleforaddressingcomplaintsandtakingcareoftheshelter.That'swherethevolunteerscomein.TheytakephotosoftheanimalsandpostthemonFacebookandotherwebsitesforadoption.Theycleancagesplaywiththeanimalsfeedandbathethepetsandtakethedogsforwalks.Theypickupsuppliesandevencleantherestrooms.Wecouldn'tdoitwithoutthemsaidRatcliff.Theycomeinandgorighttowork.Wedependonthemalot.TheyhelpruntheplaceaddedHall.5.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Toraiseenoughmoneyforthestraypets.B.ToadvertisefortheRomulusAnimalShelter.C.Topraisethevolunteersforcaringanimals.D.Tohousemorestraydogsandcatsinthecity.6.WhydoestheAnimalShelterneedtheeffortsofvolunteers?A.Becauseithasjustopenedforoneyear.B.Becauseithastoomanystraypets.C.Becausethereareonlytwoanimalcontrolofficers.D.Becauseithasaverytightbudget.7.Whichofthefollowingisn'tthevolunteers'work?A.Patrollingthecity.B.Feedingthepets.C.Cleaningthecages.D.Pickingupsupplies.8.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.allthestraypetswillliveintheshelterforeverB.moststraypetswerepickedupbythecontrolofficersC.theanimalswithmostbeautifulpicturesonthewebsiteswillbeadoptedD.thevolunteers'workwashighlypraisedbythecontrolofficers

Mt.Qomolangmawasfirstconqueredin1953whenSirEdmundHillaryandSherpaTenzinghisguidebecametheclimberstoreachthetop.Morethan750timeshavepeopletriedtoconquerthemountainbutnotallsuccessfulyeteveryclimberknowsthedangers.Thisdoesn'tstopteamsofclimbersarrivingatthebasecampeveryyearwiththecourageofreachingthetop.TwosuchclimbersandtwounluckyonesareScottFischerandRobHall.FischeranAmericanguidewithmuchexperiencewaslostinaterriblestormwhichsweptacrossthemountain.A.rescueteamfoundhimandhisfriendbutdidn'tmanagetobringFischertosafetyintheterribleconditionsbecausehewasdying.NewZealanderRobHallanotherexperiencedclimberandguidewaslostnearthetop.Thesetwomenhadsomethingincommon:theywerebothguidesandalwaystookagroupoflessexperiencedclimbersupthemountain.ThereisalotthatcangowronginanactiontoreachthetopofMt.Qomolangma;asuddenchangeinweatherconditionsorawrongturning.PlaneswillonlybesenttorescueiftheyhavebeenpaidforinadvancE.Inspiteofallthesethereisabusinessinleadingguidedtourstothetop.Wealthymountainclimberscannowpay64000ormoretoachievetheiraim.ManypeoplewonderhowguidescanhopetolookaftertheirinexperiencedclimberswhentheyfailtokeepthemselvesalivE.SteveBellalsoaguidewhohasrecentlyledateamtoMtQomolangmabelievedthattheyaresaferthanothersbecausetheguidecanaskaweakclimbertoturnbackatanypointifhefeelsthatclimberisadangertotheteam.Whethertheseexpeditions远征aresafeornotmanyclimbersfeeltheyhaveturnedMt.QomolangmaintoabusinesslikeaparkfortheveryrichpeoplE.Onetruthhoweverwillalwaysremainitdoesn'tmatterhowmuchmoneyyouhaveifyoumakeamistakeonMt.Qomolangmathepossibleresultwillbedeath.44.Fromthepassagewecanknow________.A.before1953peoplehadtriedtoreachthemountaintopover750times.B.it'sdifficultanddangeroustogettothetopofMt.QomolangmaC.onlyafewclimbersbecomesuccessfulD.uptonowtheclimbershaveconqueredthemountainaround750times45.Inthethirdparagraphtheunderlinedwordtoursrefersto________.A.tripsB.climbsC.guidesD.groups46.AlthoughthosewhocanaffordtoclimbMt.Qomolangmaareveryrichyetthemountain________accordingtothewriterattheendofthepassagE.A.treatsthemascommonlifeB.isnotlikeaparkforthemC.hasbeenturnedintoabusinessD.doesn'tbringlotsofmoneytothem

Researchersarenowusing3Dprintingtocreatemodelsofthehumanhearttohelpheartspecialists.Theheartdoctorscanusethemodelstobetterhelppatientsbeforeanoperation.Dr.Bramletachildren’sheartexpertattheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedicinesaysthe3-Dmodelsshowinformationhecannotgetanyotherway.Andsowhatwe’vedonewiththeprintedmodels?We’vepulleditoutofthescreensothatyoucanactuallyholditinyourhandandevaluatetheanatomy解剖.A3-Dprinterusesimagesfromadigitaldisplaytocreateaphysicalmodelofahumanheart.MatthewBramletsaysdoctorscanusethemodeltounderstandtheanatomy.PicturesfrommedicaltestslikeCATscanorMRIaresenttoa3-Dprintertocreateaheartinaplaster石膏form.Theprinterthenconstructstheheartthinlayerbythinlayer.Dr.Bramletsaysthemodelmatchestherealheartineverydetail.Whenwe’redonewiththemodelandmadeourdecisionwewanttobeabletogobacktothesourceimageandconfirmthosefindingshesays.Dr.Bramlethasbuiltmodelheartsfordifferentkindsofheartoperations.Alloftheoperationsweresuccessful.Inhisfirstcasedigitalimagesshowedonlyonetinyholeinababy’sheart.Butthe3-Dprintedmodelshowedseveraldefectsorproblemsthatthebabywasbornwith.Dr.Bramletsaysthosedefectscouldnotbeseeneasilyintheimages.Theheartsurgeonwasabletochangethetypeofsurgeryforthepatientbasedonthe3-Dmodel.Headdedthat3-Dheartmodelssavestimeduringheartoperations.KathyMagliatoisaheartsurgeonatSaintJohn’sHealthCenterinLosAngeles.Shewelcomesthenewtechnology.Shesaysitcouldhelphermakebetterdecisionsbeforesheoperatesontheheartsofherpatients.IcanthentakethisverycomplicatedstructurebeforetheoperationandIcanholditinmyhandandplananoperationaroundwhatI’mseeingtouchingandfeeling.Thattomeiswhatcanpotentiallychangethegameinanoperationandsavelives.DrBramletcontinuestoresearchthetechnology.HeisworkingwiththeNationalInstitutesofHealthtobuilda3-DlibrarythatincludesheartmodelsandimagesthatotherscanusE.43.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theapplicationof3-DprintinginheartoperationsB.Thedevelopmentof3-Dtechnology.C.Thedifficultiesofheartoperations.D.Heartoperationswiththehelp3-Dmodels.44.Whatisthebiggestadvantageof3-Dmodelsinthediagnoseofheartproblems?A.Surgeonscanseetouchandfeelthe3-Dmodels.B.TheycanhelpsurgeonssavetimE.C.Theycanbemadeexactlylikethehearts.D.Theycanhelpdiscovertheotherwisehiddenheartproblems.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.The3-Dmodelcanbetakenoutofascreen.B.CATscanandMRIarenolongerneedeD.C.The3-Dmodelisanexactcopyoftheheart.D.Digitalimagesarenotreliableinheartoperations.46.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Digitalimageswillmisleadheartsurgeons.B.Morepatientswillbenefitfromthe3-Dtechnology.C.Heartoperationswillneverfailwith3-Dmodels.D.Surgeonscannotoperateonheartswithout3-Dmodels.

KnowingthatLouiseMallardhadhearttroublecarewastakentotellherthenewsofherhusband’sdeath.ItwashersisterJosephinewhotoldher.HerhusbandRichardhadbeeninthenewspaperofficewhenthenewsoftherailwayaccidentwasreceivedwithBrentMallard’snameleadingthelistofkilled.OnhearingthenewsLouisecriedatonceinhersister’sarms.WhenhertearsendedshewenttoherroomalonE.Shewouldhavenoonefollowher.Shesankintothecomfortablearmchairthatfacedtheopenwindowasifshewaspresseddownbyasadnessthatseemedtoreachintohersoul.FromthewindowshecouldseethetopsoftreesandnewgreenspringlifE.Thedelicioussmellofrainwasintheair.Someblueskycouldbeseenthroughtheclouds.ShewasyoungwithafaircalmandintelligentfacE.Butnowtherewasanemptylookinhereyesasshedully无精打采地staredoutatthesky.FearingforhersisterJosephinecametothedoorandbeggedLouisetocomeout.Finallysheopenedthedoor.Sheheldhersister’swaist腰andtogethertheycamedownthestairs.Richardstoodwaitingforthematthebottom.Suddenlytherewasthesoundofsomeoneopeningthefrontdoor.BrentMallardentereD.HehadbeenfarfromtheaccidentanddidnotevenknowtherehadbeenonE.HestoodinshockasLouiseletoutascream.WhenthedoctorcamehesaidLouiseMallardhaddiedofaheartattack.41.WhywasgreatcareneededtotellLouiseaboutthenewsofthedeathofherhusband?A.ItwasfearedthatshewouldkillherselfB.ItwasnotyetcertainhewasdeaD.C.ShehadnoonetheretosupportherD.Itwasfearedthatthenewswouldkillher.42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLouiseistrue?A.Herbrother-in-lawwasajournalist.B.Shediedinthespring.C.Herhusbandworkedasatraindriver.D.Josephinewashercousin.43.HowdidBrentfeelwhenLouiseletoutascream?A.SadB.JoyfulC.SurprisedD.Excited44.Whichfamilytreeshowsthecorrectrelationshipbetweenthecharactersinthestory?A.B.BrentLouiseJosephineRichardLouiseBrentRichardJosephinC.D.RichardLouiseBrentJosephineRichardLouiseJosephineBrent45.Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory?A.A.ShockingDeathB.TheSpiritC.TheGhostD.HomeComing

MrPeterJohnsonagedtwenty­threebattledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Hetooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot.MrJohnson’scarhadendedupinaditch沟渠atRomneyMarsinKentafterhelostpropercontroloniceandhitabank.FortunatelythewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowlyMrJohnsonsaiD.Icouldn’tforcethedoorsopenbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewailsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.MrJohnsonasweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKentfirsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehorn笛andhammeringontheroofandboot.ThenhebeganhisstruggletoescapE.LaterhesaidItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylifE.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.IhammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehearbutnohelpcamE.Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseatandafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMrJohnsonfoundawrench扳手andbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.ItwastheonlychanceIhaD.Finally_it_gavebutassoonasImovedthebootlidthewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandclimbedupclearasthecarfilledup.HishandsandarmscutandbruisedMrJohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearby.HuddledinablankethesaidThatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisiblepolicesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.1.WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMrJohnson?A.Thehammer.B.Thecoin.C.Theseat.D.Thehorn.2.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A.MrJohnson’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldownB.MrJohnson’scaraccidentwaspartlyduetotheslipperyroadC.MrJohnsonstruggledinthepouringmudasheunscrewedthebackseatD.MrJohnsoncouldnotescapefromthedoorbecauseitwasfullofsweetjam3.FinallyitgaveinParagraph5meansthat________.A.atlastthewrenchwentbrokenB.thechancewaslostatthelastminuteC.thelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.luckilythedoorwastornawayintheend4.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?A.DriverEscapesthroughCarBootB.TheStoryofMrJohnsonaSweetSalesmanC.TheDriverSurvivedaTerribleCarAccidentD.CarBootCanServeastheBestEscapeRoute

ThreeBoysandaDadBradclosedthedoorslowlyasSuelefthometovisithermother.ExpectingawholedaytorelaxhewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavouriteTVtalkshowonhisfirstdayoffinmonths.Thiswillbelikeawalkintheparkhe’dtoldhiswifE.I’lllookafterthekidsandyoucangovisityourmom.Thingsstartedwellbutjustaftereighto’clockhisthreelittlegoodkids—MikeRandyandAlex—camedownthestairsintheirnightclothesandshoutedbreakfastdaddy.WhenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtysecondsRandybeganusinghisspoononAlex’sheadasifitwereadrum.Alexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat节拍.MikechantedWhere’smytoastwhere’smytoastinthebackgrounD.Bradrealizedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy’sunderwearonhisheaD.RandylockedhimselfinthebathroomwhileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocksalthoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.SomeonenamedNotMehadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.BradknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarteD.Byteno’clockthingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolourpencils.Randythankfullyappearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroombutcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.BradrealisedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossiblE.Atexactly11:17Bradcalledthedaycarecentre日托所.Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife’saway.CanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes?TheanswerwasobviouslyyesbecauseBradwassmiling.32.WhenhiswifelefthomeBradexpectedto.A.gooutforawalkintheparkB.watchTVtalkshowwithhischildrenC.enjoyhisfirstdayoffworkD.readthenewspapertohischildren33.WhichofthefollowingdidRandydo?A.DrawingonthewallB.EatingapplejamC.Feedingthefish.D.Readinginaroom34.WhydidBradaskthedaycarecentreforhelp?A.BecausehewantedtocleanuphishousE.B.BecausehesuddenlyhadtogotohisofficeC.BecausehefoundithardtomanagehisboyshomE.D.Becausehehadtotakehiswifeback35.Thistextisdeveloped­­______..A.byspaceB.bycomparisonC.byprocessD.bytime

LouisPasteurthefamousFrenchchemistandbacteriologist细菌学家inventedpasteurization.In1854PasteurwasmadeheadofthedepartmentofscienceattheUniversityofLilleanditwastherethathemadeoneofhismostfamousdiscoveries.Lillewasamajorcentreforwineandbeer-makingandsomeofthelocalwine-makersaskedPasteurifhecouldhelpsolvetheproblemofkeepingwinefresh.Atthattimeitwasbelievedthatfoodanddrinksgobadduetobecauseofapurelychemicalprocess.ButduringaseriesofexperimentsPasteurprovedthattinylivingorganisms微生物causedfoodanddrinkstogobaD.Inthecaseofwineandbeertheorganismsarealreadypresentintheformofthevariousyeasts酵母thatcausedthefermentation发酵process.Pasteurdiscoveredthatheatingthewinegentlyforafewminutesafterithadfermentedwouldkillofftheyeastthatwasleftinthewinewiththeresultthatthewinewouldremainfreshformuchlonger.Healsoprovedthatfoodanddrinkscouldbeturnedbadbyotherorganismsthatwerepresentintheairandthattheyalsowouldkeepfreshmuchlongeriftheywerekeptinairtightcontainers.TheheatingprocesswassosuccessfulthatitmadePasteurfamous.Itwasnamedpasteurizationinhishonourandbyabout1900ithadbeenwidelyusedforprocessingandbottlingcows’milk.Theresultwasahugedropinthenumberofbottle-fedbabiesdyingfrominfantdiarrhea婴儿腹泻andfromthattimeonithasbeenastandardtreatmentformilkandmanyotherfoodproducts.ThissimpleprocesshassavedthousandspossiblymillionsoflivesworldwidE.73.Pasteurbecame__________in1854.A.thechairpersonofthesciencedepartmentattheUniversityofLilleB.thedirectorofachemicallaboratoryattheUniversityofLilleC.thegeneralmanagerofalargebeer-makingcompanyD.thepresidentoftheUniversityofLille74.AccordingtothepassageLillewasamajorcentrefor__________inthemid-19thcentury.A.growinggraincropsB.makingbeerandwineC.doingchemicalresearchD.producingvariouskindsofyeasts75.InthelastsentenceofParagraph1theunderlinedwordtheyrefersto__________.A.wineandbeerB.foodanddrinksC.thevariousyeastsD.otherorganisms76.Wecaninfer推断fromthepassagethatPasteur’sdiscovery__________.A.isnolongerwidelyusedfortreatingmilkandotherfoodproductsB.didnotbringmuchprofit利润收益tothewinemakersinLilleC.hasdonealotofgoodtochildcareintheworldD.hasgreatlyreducedthenumberofwarsintheworld

JakeO'BrienoneofthecentralcharactersinSterlingR..Walker'ssciencefictionnovelTheOrphanShiphasjustreceivedsomebadnews.Themedicalschoolhehasbeengoingtoisclosingdownbecauseoffinancial财务的problemsandtomakemattersworsetheonlyothermedicalprogramintheworldalsohappenstobeonanotherplanet.ThusinordertobecomeadoctorJakepackshissuitcaseandjumpsonboardthepassengershipAtlantatogotoMars!WhenJakeandhiscousinLorinaMurphyjourneytoMarsStationinsearchofeducationalopportunitiestheyneverguesstheywillturnintolifesavers.Butbecauseoftheextremepovertyandchildexploitation剥削happeningonMarsthesetwocousinsareforcedtoaccepttheirtruedestiny命运.Howevertheyarenotaloneintheireffortstosavethepoorstreetkids.Earlyinthestorythesetwoheroesarejoinedbythecrew船员oftheIshmaelwhichinthecourseofthestorybecomesarescueshipandasafeplaceforoveronehundredhomelesschildren.Inthisnoveltherearedifferentthemes.WhilefightingthecruelpeoplewhosellthestreetkidsofMarsStationthecolorfulcharactersofTheOrphanShipalsomanagetofallinlovefindwealthandformlastingfriendships.Therealpowerofthestorycomesfromthecharacters'expressionoffellowfeeling—afeelingofunderstandingothersbecauseyouhavesharedsimilarexperiences.ThecharactersinTheOrphanShiphaveasenseofsocialdutyandspiritualcommitment.ForexampleatonepointinthestoryshockedbythewaythehomelesschildrenhavebeentreatedLorinanoticesapairofblackchildrensittingunderastreetlightbeggingfoodfrompassers­by.Yetnoonegavethechildrenasecondlook.FortunatelyhoweverLorinaandhernewfoundfriends—thecrewoftheIshmaelwhichsoonbecomestheOrphanShip—doindeedcareforthechildrenofMarsStationastheyjoinforcestoprovidethemsafepassagetoearthandalsoahomE.Inthiswaythethemeofcompassionisthecenterpieceoftheentirenovel.29.JakedecidestogotoMarsbecause______.A.studyingmedicineischeaperonMarsthanonearthB.themedicalschoolonMarsisbetterthanthatonearthC.MarsistheonlyplacewherehecanrealizehisdreamD.hiscousinencourageshimtobecomeadoctoronMars30.What'sJakeandhiscousin'sdestiny?A.Tosaveotherpeople'slives.B.TobecomethecrewoftheIshmael.C.TofailtogetaneducationonMars.D.Tomakefriendswithhomelesschildren.31.AllthefollowingarethemesofthenovelEXCEPT______.A.friendshipB.spreadingknowledgeC.findingwealthD.love32.Theunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.passers­byB.Lorina'snewfoundfriendsC.homelesschildrenD.theblack

CamillaBroomstickamissingCamden–areawomanwasreportedfoundinsideherdamagedChevroletMalibuSundayafternooninaCountynearCamdenNewJerseyatthebottomofanembankment路堤offahighwayaccordingtoauthorities.Hercarturnedupsidedownwasspottedbyapasser-bywhohadstoppedtoviewsceneryandnoticedsomethingshiningandwhatlookedlikeabodyauthoritiessaid.WhenemergencyrespondersarrivedtheyfoundBroomstickaliveinsideherseverelydamagedcar.Thevehiclerestedupsidedownafterflying120feetoffthehighwayandrollinganadditional200feetintoanaspenwoods.ThecrashalonewouldhavekilledherNewJerseyStateTrooperDeanEnochsaid.It'ssurprisingthatshesurvivedthecrashatallandthentobedownthereforthatamountofdayswithoutfoodorwater.EarlierMondaythefamilyreleasedastatementatthehospitalthankingemergencyresponderswhorushedBroomsticktothehospitalandtothemanwhofoundherandnotifiedauthorities.Wesincerelyappreciateallthethoughtsprayersandkindgesturesfromthecommunityduringsuchahardtimeforourfamilythestatementread.Whilewe'rehopefulofherprognosis愈后Camillawasseriouslyinjuredandwithmultipleinternalandexternalinjuries.LaterthisafternoonCamillawillbeundergoingsurgeryheretoamputate截肢bothofherfeet.Doctorswerenotabletosaveherfeetduetotheseriousinjuries.Camillaisincriticalbutstableconditionatthistimeandhasaverylongroadahead.InthestatementfamilymembersmentionedreportsthatBroomstickwrotearequestforhelponanumbrellashepushedoutthecarwindow.Wecannotcommentonthatrightnowbecausewehavenotseentheumbrellathestatementsaid.Familymembersalsoaskedthatthepublicrespecttheirprivacy.8.Whofoundtheseverelydamagedcar?A.Theauthorities.B.Apasser-by.C.Emergencyresponders.D.Herfamilies.9.Wherewasthedamagedcarwhenitwasfound?A.200feetfromthehighway.B.120feetfromthehighway.C.220feetfromthehighway.D.320feetfromthehighway.10.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.CamillaBroomstickwasluckytosurvive.B.CamillaBroomstickhadastrongwill.C.CamillaBroomstickhadagoodbody.D.CamillaBroomstickwasbadindriving.11.Whatisimpliedinthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Broomstick’sfamilyaregratefulforthedoctors.B.Broomstick’sfamilyarenotsureabouttheumbrella.C.Broomstick’sfamilyareworriedaboutherlegs.D.Broomstick’sfamilyarenotwillingtobedisturbed.

FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.Iwasaclothesaddict.hejokes.IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkleD.TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheofficE.HehardlyeverwearsanecktiE.Iamworkingharderthanever.DavidsaysandIneedtofeelcomfortablE.Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStatesthechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownasdress-downFridayorcasualFriday.Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscodE.Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforworksaystheownerofasoftwarecompanysoit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative保守的dresscodE.Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale心境士气.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.SuitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeverydayonepersonsaiD.Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.9.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeenaclothesaddictbecause________.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes10.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause__________.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany11.InthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT__________.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier

FatuKekulaisahero.The22-year-oldLiberiannursingstudentinherfinalyearmanagedtosavethemembersofherimmediatefamilyfromtheEbolavirusallwithoutthehelpandconvenienceofahospital.Kekulareducedtherateto25percent.Fourofherfamilymemberswereinfectedwiththevirus.HerfatherMoseshermotherVictoriahersisterVivianandher14-year-oldcousinAlfredWinniE.SadlyKekula’scousinsuccumbedtothevirus.I.t’salsoimpressivetonotethatwhileKekulawastreatingherfamilymembersshemanagedtoavoidEbolaentirely.OnJuly27Kekula’sfatherMoseswenttoahospitalinKanataafterhisbloodpressurerosesharply.TheonlyreasonthehospitalhadabedtoofferhimwasbecausesomeonehadjustdieD.Butthestaffinthehospitaldidn’trealizethepatientdiedfromanEbolainfection.ShortlyafterhewasadmittedtothehospitalMosesdevelopedafeverstartedvomitingandwassufferingfromdiarrheA.OncenursesstarteddyingofEbolathehospitalshutdownandMoseshadtoleavE.Kekuladrove90minutestoMonroviathecapitalofLiberiatoseektreatment.Threehospitalsturnedthemawaybecausethereisnosparebedforpatientsatall.KekulamadethedrivebacktoKanatatoanotherhospital.TheytoldMoseshehadtyphoidfeveranddidverylittletotreathim.SoKekulatookhimhomE.Oncehewasthereheinfectedthreeotherfamilymembers.Hermothersisterandtheircousinwhowaslivingwiththem.Kekulaonlylostonepatienthercousin.HermethodprovedsoeffectivethatinternationalaidworkersincludingUNICEFbeganteachingittoothersinWestAfricawhomaynotbeabletogettohospitalsfortreatment.HerfathermotherandsisterwerealreadyrecoveringwhenspacebecameavailableattheJFKMedicalCenteronAugust17.Alfredpassedawayatthehospitalthenextday.K.ekula’sfatherMosessaidI’mveryveryprouD.ShesavedmylifethroughthealmightyGod.25.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.courageousandselflessnursE.B.Giveheramedal:WomansavesfamilymembersfromEbolA.C.A.familysurvivedEbolawiththehelpofgovernment.D.ThedreadfuldiseaseEbolA.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsuccumbedtoinParagraph2mean?A.wasaffectedwithB.survivedC.diedofD.fightagainst27.WhyKekulatookherfatherhome?A.BecauseapatientdiedfromanEbolainfectioninthehospitalinKanatA.B.Becausetheywereturneddownbyhospitalsandlittlecanbedonetoherfather.C.BecauseMoseswerealreadyrecoveringwhenhewasadmittedtotheJFKMedicalCenter.D.BecausenursesstarteddyingofEbolaandmanyhospitalswereshutdown.

ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDianaPrincessofWalesmadeatriptoAngolain1997tosupporttheRedCross’scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngolatelevisionscreensaroundtheworldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.IknewthestatisticsshesaidButputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likewhenImetSandraa13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherlegandpeoplelikeher.ThePrincessconcludedwithasimplemessage:Wemuststoplandmines.AndsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessagE.ButbackinLondonherviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernmentwhichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.AngrypoliticianslaunchedanattackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedherasveryill-informedandaloosecannon乱放炮的人.ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:ThisisadistractionwedonotneeD.AllI’mtryingtodoishelp.OppositionpartiesthemediaandthepublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.TomakemattersworseforthegovernmentitsoonemergedthatthePrincess’striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOfficeandthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment’spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment.TotryandlimitthedamagetheForeignSecretaryMalcolmRifkindclaimedthatthePrincess’sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicyandthatitwasworkingtowardsaworldwideban.TheDefenceSecretaryMichaelPortilloclaimedthematterwasamisinterpretationormisunderstanding.ForthePrincessthetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancausE.Shesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenherthechancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproblems.56.PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997______.A.tovoicehersupportforatotalbanoflandmines.B.toclarifytheBritishgovernment’sstandonlandmines.C.toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictims.D.toestablishherimageasafriendoflandminevictims.57.WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaidputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometomeParA.1?A.Shejustcouldn’tbeartomeetthelandminevictimsfacetofacE.B.TheactualsituationinAngolamadeherfeellikegoingbackhomE.C.Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics.D.Seeingthepainofthevictimsmadeherrealizetheseriousnessofthesituation.58.HowdidDianarespondtothecriticisms?A.ShemademoreappearancesonTV.B.Shepaidnoattentiontothem.C.Shemetthe13-year-oldgirlasplanneD.D.Sherosetoarguewithheropponents.59.WhatdidPrincessDianathinkofhervisittoAngola?A.IthadcausedembarrassmenttotheBritishgovernment.B.IthadbroughtherclosertotheordinarypeoplE.C.Ithadgreatlypromotedherpopularity.D.IthadaffectedherrelationswiththeBritishgovernment.

WhenIwasnineyearsoldIlovedtogofishingwithmydaD.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.HealwaysansweredSonifyouwanttocatchafishyouhavetothinklikeafishIrememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecauseI’mnotafish!Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.BesidesIreasonedhowcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.SoIreadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperaturE.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.BesideswaterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshadE.Yetfishdon’thaveanyeyelids眼皮andthesunhutstheireyesThemoreIunderstoodfishthemoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem..WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworldIrememberhearingmyfirstbosssayWeallneedtothinklikesalespeoplE.Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesensE.MydadneveroncesaidIfyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.WhathesaidwasYouneedtothinklikeafish.Yearslaterwithgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanmeIgraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.ItisnotaneasyjoB.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.31.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.HecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdiD.32.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.33.Accordingtotheauthorfisharemostlikelytobefound_________.A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydaysC.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.34.Afterenteringthebusinessworldtheauthorfound_________.A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiringC.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople35.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom_________.A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbookC.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire’sbiography

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinViennaAustriapeopleaskedtheobviousquestionWhydidshelivetobe107?Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity'simageasanunhealthyplacecitylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity长寿ofthoseintervieweD.ThisfactorisexercisE.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators电梯andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofindthereisoftennoalternativetowalking.Ontheotherhandthosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.InfacttheoppositeisoftentruE.Togotoschoolworkoralmostanywhereelsetheymustrideincars.47.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain________.A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthousesB.thecauseofMrs.Groeger'sdeathC.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.GroegerD.theimageofcitiesingeneral48.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome________.A.benefitsofwalkingB.occasionsforwalkingincitylifeC.commentsmadebycitypeopleD.problemsofcityliving49.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause________.A.theydon'tlivenearbusinessareasB.theydon'tneedtheexerciseC.theyneverhaveparkingproblemsD.theycan'taffordtotakethebus50.A.conclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat________.A.airpollutionisnotseriousB.anyonecanlivetobe107C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecityD.walkingisahealthfulexercise

LastAugustJoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughterMaureen.WithachecklistofcriteriainhandtheDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools高考资源网.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajoronelocatednearalargecityandacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafE.ThesafetyissueisabigonesaysJoeMahoneywhoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcernsandthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:whataboutcrime?Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer—That’snotaproblemherE.—Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.Nocrimewhatsoever?commentsMahoneytoday.Ijustdon’tbuyit.Norshouldhe:in2008theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly600000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.ParentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollegessaysDavidNicholsauthorofCreatingaSafeCampus.Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatistics统计数字bylawbutsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicityleavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.ThetruthmaynotalwaysbeobviouswarnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampusInC.thenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.TohelpconcernedparentsCarterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.64.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust______.A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparents.B.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughter.C.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducation.D.tofindarightonenearalargecity.65.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges______.A.receivetoomanyvisitors.B.mirrortherestofthenation.C.hidethetruthofcampuscrimE.D.havetoomanywatchdoggroups.66.Welearnfromthetextthatthehonestonesinthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges______.A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurityB.thatreportcampuscrimesbylawC.thatarefreefromcampuscrimeD.theenjoyverygoodpublicity67.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.C.EffectivesolutionstocampuscrimE.D.concernsaboutkids’campussafety.

InJanuaryCathywaswalkingthroughamalltextingonherphonE.Shewasn'twatchingwhereshewasgoingsoshefellintoafountain!Luckilyonlyherpridewashurt—shequicklyclimbedoutandwalkedaway.Buttheembarrassmentdidn'tendtherE.HeraccidentwascaughtonmallcamerasandpostedontheInternet.Thevideowasviewedalmost2milliontimesandreceivednationalattention.CathywasangryandashameD.Butshelearnedherlesson:Textingwhilewalkingisdangerous.Icouldhavebeenwalkingintoabusacar...anythingshesaiD.Cathymaybefamousforhermistakebutsheisn'ttheonlyonewho'stakenatumblewhiletexting.Manypeoplevisitedhospitalsforsimilarreasons.Theywerewalkingandtextingortalkingoncellphoneswhensuddenlyawallappeared!TherewerecutsbrokenbonesandworsE.Whentheyaretextingpeoplewalkmoreslowly.Theyweavebackandforthanddon'tnoticeotherpeoplearoundthem.Andtextingisn'ttheonlythingpeopledoontheirphoneswhilewalking.Theyplaygamesanswere­mailsanduseapplicationsaswell.Tryingtodothesethingswhilewalkingmaybedangerousbutpeopledoitanyway.Somethinkitshouldbeillegalbutothersthinkthiskindoflawwouldbehardtoenforce实施.Toomanypeoplewanttokeepusingtheirphoneswhiletheywalk.Intheworstcasespeoplehavediedbyaccidentallywalkingintotrafficwhiletexting.Wouldanybodywalkdownthestreetwiththeireyesclosed?Probablynotbuttextingisnearlythesamething.Itonlytakesonequickglancetosendatextorcheckane­mail.InthatmomentalittletypingcouldcausealotoftroublE.1.WhatdoweknowaboutCathy?A.Shewassavedbyotherpeopleafterfallingintoafountain.B.SheoncewalkedintoacarwhiletextingonherphonE.C.ShelearnedalessonfromavideoontheInternet.D.Shefellintoafountainbutdidn'thurtherself.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtumbleprobablymean?A.Walk.B.ChancE.C.Risk.D.Fall.3.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?A.Textingwhilewalkingisdangerous.B.Don'twalktooslowlyinthestreet.C.Becarefulnottobecaughtonmallcameras.D.Don'ttalkoncellphoneswhengoingshopping.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatpeoplenoticewhenusingphonesB.CathybecomesfamousforhermistakeC.Don'tlookatyourphoneD.Watchwhereyouwalk

AmmieReddickfromEastKilbrideLanarkshirewasonly18monthsoldwhenshehadtheaccidentthathadscarred给留下疤痕herforlifE.ThecuriouschildreacheduptograbthewireofahotkettleinthefamilykitchenandpouredboilingwateroverhertinyinfantframE.HermotherRubyturnedroundandseeingAmmiehorriblyburnedcalledanambulancewhichrushedherdaughtertoanearbyhospital.TwentypercentofAmmie'sbodyhadbeenburnedandallofherburnswerethird­degreE.ThereusingtissuetakenfromunburnedareasofAmmie'sbodydoctorsperformedcomplexskintransplantstocloseherwoundsandcontrolherinjuriesanoperationthattookaboutsixhours.Overthenext16yearsAmmieunderwenttwelvemoreoperationstorepairherbody.WhenshestartedschoolatMaxweltonPrimaryatagefourotherpupilsmadecruelcommentsorsimplywouldn'tplaywithher.Iwastheonlyburnedchildinthestreettheclassandtheschoolsherecalledsomechildrenrefusedtobecomefriendsbecauseofthat.Todayaged17Ammiecanonlyeverrememberbeingaburnedpersonwithscars;painisapermanentpartofherbody.Shestillhastohavetwofurtherskintransplants.Yetsheisaconfidentoutgoingteenagerwhooffersinspirationandhopetootheryoungburnsvictims.SheisamemberoftheScottishBurnedChildren'sClubacharitysetuplastyear.ThismonthAmmiewillbejoiningtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCenterinCambridgeshireforthecharity'sfirstsummercamp.I'llshowthemhowtogetridofunkindstaresfromothersshesays.Ammieloveswearingfashionablesleevelesstopsandsheplanstoshowtheyoungstersatthesummercampthattheycantoo.IdonotgotogreatlengthstohidemyburnsscarsshesaysIgaveupwonderinghowotherpeoplewouldreactyearsago.32.HowmanyoperationshasAmmiealreadyhad?A.TwelvE.B.Thirteen.C.Fourteen.D.Fifteen.33.WhatdidotherchildrendowhenAmmiefirstwenttoschool?A.Theywerefriendlytoher.B.Theyshowedsympathytoher.C.Theywereafraidofher.D.Theylookeddownuponher.34.Whichofthefollowingwordscan'tproperlydescribeAmmie?A.Courageous.B.Confident.C.Generous.D.Outgoing.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ASeriouslyBurnedGirlSurvivesB.WaystoGetRidofUnkindStaresC.PermanentScarsandPainforaGirlD.ASeriouslyBurnedAngelofHope

Mr.Brownworkedinafactoryofasmalltown.Hehadbeentherefortwentyyearsbeforeonedayhewassenttothecapitalforimportantbusiness.HewasquiteexcitedbecausehehadneverbeentherebeforE.BeforehesetoffheaskedhiswifeandthreedaughtersiftheywantedhimtobuysomethingfortheminLondon.Mrs.Brownbegantothinkitoverandthenshesaidshewishedherhusbandwouldbeabletobuyaniceumbrellaforherandsodidtheirthreedaughters.AshewasafraidhewouldforgetithedrewanumbrellaonhishanD.Unluckilyhelostitatthestation.OnthetrainMr.Brownsatopposite对面的toanoldwoman.Thewoman’sumbrellawassonicethathecarefullylookedatitandtoldhimselfnottoforgettobuyafewumbrellaslikeit.WhenthetrainarrivedatthestationinLondonhesaidgood-byetotheoldwomantookhisbagandherumbrellaandwasgoingtogetoff.Waitaminutesirshoutedtheoldwoman.That’smyumbrella!NowMr.BrownnoticedthathehadtakenherumbrellA.HisfaceturnedredatonceandsaidinahurryOhI’mverysorryMadam!Ididn’tmeanit!SevendayslaterMr.Brownleftthecapital.Tohissurprisehemettheoldwomanandsatoppositetoheragain.Lookingatthefourumbrellastheoldwomanwassatisfiedwithherself.ItseemsthatIhadabetterresultthantheotherfourwomen.Shethought.21.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMr.Brownwas______.A.aconductorB.aworkerC.athiefD.anumbrellamaker22.Theunderlinedworditinthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A.histicketB.hisbagC.hisdrawingD.hisumbrella23.WhydidMr.Browntakethewoman’sumbrella?A.Becausehewaslostinthought.B.BecauseitwasmuchlikehisownumbrellA.C.Becausehethoughtthewomanwouldnotnoticeit.D.BecausethewomanmisplaceditbesideMr.Brown.24.WhenlookingatMr.Brownwithfourumbrellasthewomanfelt______.A.surprisedB.angryC.luckyD.sad25.HowdidMr.Browngetthefourumbrellas?A.Hepickedthemonthetrain.B.Hebroughtthemfromhissmalltown.C.HeboughttheminLondon.D.Hestolethemfromfourwomen.

AsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping录像thefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.51.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.reportonthefindingsofastudyB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems52.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause____________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamilyC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertable53.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren______.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildrenC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.gettheleastattentionfromthefamily54.Lewis’researchprovidesananswertothequestion_________.A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylifeB.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlifeC.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieterD.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorder55.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

Dorothywasinabitofaquandary不知所措.Shewasundecidedaboutwhethersheshouldgoornotbutshehadwornoutallofherexcuses.TheonlysolutionwastoseeksupportsosherangafrienD.I’mjustgoingtotheuniversitytodonateblooD.Whatdoyouthink?Doesthatsoundlikeagoodideatoyou?AftersomecommunicationandpersuasionXiaohuiagreedtogotoo.Onarrivalattheuniversityclinictheyfoundabout20otherstudentsalsodonatingblooD.TheirprimarytaskwastoregisterwiththenursE.Shestartedbyinterviewingeachofthemforafewminutesandfillinginaform.Thensheusedasurprisinglysharpsmallrazortotakeaspotofbloodfromeachofthemtochecktheirbloodgroup.Bothofthemfeltalittlenervousbuttheydidtheirbestnottoshowit.WhentherewasabedfreeDorothywasaskedandshelaydown.Thenursecheckedherbloodpressureandthengentlyinsertedaneedleintoherleftarm.Dorothyfeltthetiniestprick刺痛butotherwiseitwaspainless.Shedidn’tfeelcourageousenoughtoexaminethecontentsofthebottlefillingupbesidehersoshejustrelaxedonthebedandthoughtcarefullyaboutwhomightbetherecipient接受者ofherlife-givingblooD.Thenursecamebackafterabout15minutesandcheckedonherprogress;sheannouncedthatthebottlewasfull.SheremovedtheneedlefromDorothy’sarmandhandedherasmallpieceofcottonwooltopressonthespot.YouliethereandrelaxforafewminutesshesaidandthenshedisappearedtolookafterXiaohui.Abouttenminuteslatershecameback.ThankyouverymuchshesaiD.That’sallfornow.YoucangoandhaveadrinkandabiscuitifyoulikE.Sheindicatedatableatthefarendoftheroom.Dorothysatupgingerly小心地.IthoughtIwasgoingtofeelgiddy眩晕的andsickbutIfeeljustthesameasnormal.Thenurseglancedupather.WelltherearenodangeroussideeffectsshelaugheD.Butyou’vejustdonatedapintofbloodsodon’ttryrunninga100-meterracethiseveningoryou’lldefinitelynotice!Thegirlsbothsauntered漫不经心地走overtothetableasiftheygavebloodeveryday.Theysatdownandhadaglassoforangejuiceandacoupleofbiscuits.Thatwasn’ttoobadsaidXiaohuiIthoughtitwasgoingtobealittlefrighteningbutthatwasfinE.YessaidDorothynoproblematallWeshoulddothismoreoften!63.Dorothywasnotcertainshewantedtodonateapintofbloodbutshe__________.A.couldn’tthinkofanyreasonfornotgoingB.couldn’tthinkofanyreasonforgoingC.wantedtogoforadrinkandabiscuitD.telephonedXiaohuiwhopersuadedDorothytogo64.Dorothydidn’twanttolookatthebottlefillingupwithherbloodbecauseshe__________.A.knewitwouldmakeherfeelunwellB.wasthinkingaboutwhowasgoingtogetitC.thoughtthesightofthebottlewoulddisturbherD.wasafraidtositupwhiletheneedlewasinherarm65.Aftergivingbloodthenursetoldthem__________.A.nottotakepartinarunningcompetitionB.nottobetooenergeticC.nottoworryaboutthesideeffectsD.nottobetoonervous66.Thegirlswalkedinarelaxedwayaftergivingtheirbloodbecausethey__________.A.feltalittletiredandfrightenedB.wantedaglassoforangejuiceandacoupleofbiscuitsC.werefeelingalittleproudofthemselvesD.wantedtogivetheimpressionthattheywereclever

LingLingisworriedasSept7thelastdayforhertoentertheuniversityapproaches.Mydaddoesn’twanttopayformyuniversityeducationashebelievestheinvestmentinhighereducationcan’tberegainedthe19-year-oldtoldthereporter.LingwasborninasmallvillageinnorthernSichuan.Uponcompletionoftheirprimaryschooleducationherparentsstartedasmallbusiness.FiveyearsagotheymovedtoChengdutheprovincialcapitalofSichuanwithLingandheryoungerbrother.TheyhavepurchasedanapartmentandasmallshoptherE.Myfamilyisn’tshortofmoney.Myfatherdoesn’twantmetopursueuniversityeducationbecausehethinksitnotworthwhilegoingtouniversityLingsaiD.Herfatherestimatesitwillcostatotalof80000yuanintuitionfeesandlivingexpensestofinishafour-yearuniversityeducation.Ifhisdaughterworksforfouryearsinsteadshecanearnatleast80000yuaninfouryears.Withthatmoneyshecanstartasmallbusiness.Inmyneighborhoodatleast10universitygraduatescannotfindjobsandstayathomeherfathertoldthereporter.Hesaidasaprimaryschoolgraduateheearnedmorethanmanyuniversitygraduateswithhissmallbusiness.Hesaidhisviewthatattendingauniversityisnotworthwhileisnotgroundlesspointingthatnearly7millionstudentsgraduatedfrominstitutionsofhigherlearningnationwidethisyearandtheiremploymentsituationisnotsogooD.TopersuadeherfathertosupportherhighereducationfinanciallyLinghasdonemanythingsbutinvain.Afterherstoryspreadonlineasurveywasmadeonthewebsitetoseeknetizens’views.Morethan10000netizensrepliedand71percentsupportedherfather’sview.About50percentthoughtsocietywasagooduniversityandabout20percentthoughtapersoncouldimprovehimselforherselfanywherE.Despitestrongoppositionfromsurveyrespondents55readersofthemsaidhighereducationcouldbroadenone’shorizons.TheywanttohelpLingfinanciallysinceshecannotborrowmoneyfromherrelativeswhoshareherfather’sview.5.Whydoesn’therfathersupportLing’shighereducation?A.Becauseherfamilyisshortofmoney.B.Becauseshehastoenteralocaluniversity.C.Becausehethinksitnotworthwhilegoingtouniversity.D.BecauseLing’sfatherisabusinessman.6.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Universityworthlesscausesheateddiscussion.B.Universitywillcostmuchmoneyintuitionfeesandlivingexpenses.C.Universitystudents’employmentsituationisbaD.D.Societyisagooduniversity.7.AccordingtoLing’sfather’sviewtheirfamilycouldatleastbenefityuanfromherworkinsteadofuniversityinfouryears.A.80000B.160000C.10000D.180008.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?A.Lingislikelytogotouniversity.B.Lingwillstartasmallbusiness.C.Lingwillgivein.D.Lingdoesn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.

LilyastudentofCambridgeUniversityhasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsafety.HerfriendCathrynfoundthisarticleandsentittoher.Howtomakeyourbicyclesafe?Anumberofcrimesareagainstbicycles.About150000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfounD.Youcanpreventthisfromhappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.BasicSecurityNeverleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.AlwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleavE.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandcarrythemwithyouforexamplelightsandsaddles车座.LocksTherearevarioustypesoflocks.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshopowner.MarkingSecuritymarkingyourbikecanactasanobstructiontothieveswhichcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicyclE.YourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumbershouldbeincludedandclearlyrecordeD.ThiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicyclE.RegistrationTherearemanycompaniesthatwillsecuritymarkyourbicyclE.TheywillthenstoreyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsintheircomputerdatabasE.Ifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyou.AttentionKeeparecordofthebicyclebyyourself:itsproductionmodelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.25.Whichpartofthearticlegivestheinformationonhowtolockyourbicyclewhenyouleave?A.RegistrationB.LocksC.MarkingD.BasicSecurity26.Whichoneiswrongaboutthesecuritymarkingofabicycle?A.ItcanhelpthepolicetofindandidentifythelostbikE.B.Somecompaniescanassistyouindoingthis.C.Itcanensurethatthethieveswon'tstealthebikE.D.A.securitymarkingdatabasemakesiteasytogetintouchwiththeowner.27.Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle_______.A.byyourselfandinasecuritycompanyaswellB.eitherinasecuritycompanyoryouruniversityC.bothinthebikeshopandyourcomputerD.inthepolicestationaswellasamarketingcompany28.Whichofthefollowinginformationmaynotbenecessarilyrecorded?A.yourpersonalinformationandrecommendationinyourcomputerdatabaseB.thesigningnumberofthebikeaswellasyouraddressC.boththetypeofthebikeanditspictureD.yourpostcodeandpersonaldetails

MicrosoftfounderBillGateshasopenedupaboutbeingaparentstatingthat13isanappropriateageforachild’sfirstcellphonE.The57­year­oldfather­of­threerevealedonTheTodayShowthathischildrenJenniferandRorywerenotallowedphonesuntiltheir13thbirthdayandhisyoungestdaughterPhoebeisstillwaitingforonE.We’vechoseninourfamilythatit’s13whereyougetaphonetheself­madebillionaireexplaineD.HesaidasaresulthischildrenoftenreturnhomefromschoolcomplainingAlltheotherkidshaveonE.I’mtheonlyonewithoutonE.It’ssoembarrassing.Askedifhekeepspasswordstohissonanddaughters’emailandFacebookaccountsMrGatessaidthathedoesn’tforJennifer16whohedescribesasindependent.Headmittedthatmonitoringonlineactivityisaverytrickyissueforparentsnow.DespitetheirvastwealthMrandMrsGateswholiveinLakeMedinahavesaidtheywanttogivetheirchildrenasnormalanupbringingaspossiblE.Itwaspreviouslyreportedthattheiryoungstershavetocompletehouseholdchoresandaregivenamodestamountofpocketmoney.Andin2010MrGatessaidthatheintendstogivemostofhis$61billionfortuneawayratherthanhanditdown.Thatwouldn’tbegoodeitherformykidsorsocietyhesaiD.AlsoduringtheTodayinterviewwithhostMattLauerMrGateswhosteppeddownfromMicrosoftin2008toconcentrateonphilanthropysaidthathelpingothersgiveshimthesameexcitementascreatingsoftwarE.Whatyoureallyfeeliswhatyou’veachieveD.Ifapieceofsoftwaregetsoutthereandlotsofpeopleloveit—itletsthemgettheirworkdoneinbetterways—that’sexcitingheexplaineD.1.BillGateswillnotlethischildrenownacellphone________.A.untiltheyreachtheageof13B.iftheydon’treallyneedoneC.unlesstheydosomehouseworkD.beforetheybecomeindependent2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBillGates’children?A.Allhischildrennowhavecellphones.B.PhoebehasherowncellphonE.C.Theyarenotgivenanypocketmoney.D.JennifercanusetheInternetfreely.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThatrefertointhetext?A.BeingaparentasabillionairE.B.Handingallhismoneydowntohischildren.C.Allowinghischildrentohavetheirphones.D.Givingawayallhismoneytogoodcauses.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillGatesfromthetext?A.Heisawarm­heartedfathertohischildren.B.Hehascreatedalotofsoftwaresince2008.C.HenowdevoteshimselftohelpingothersD.HecaresmoreaboutmoneythananythingelsE.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowBillGatesmadehimselfabillionairE.B.HowBillGatesdealswithhismoney.C.HowBillGatesmanagedhisbusiness.D.HowBillGatesbringsuphischildren.

LordByronisoneofthemostexcellentrepresentativesofEnglishRomanticism浪漫主义andoneofthemostinfluentialpoetsofthetimeHisbestknownworksareChildeHaroldsPilgrimageandDonJuan.Byron’sfameliesnotonlyinhiswritingsbutalsoinhislife.HewasdescribedbyLadyCarolineLambasmadbadanddangeroustoknow.BornonJanuary221788ByronspenthisearlyyearsinAberdeenandwaseducatedatHarrowSchoolandCambridgeUniversity.In1809heleftforatwo-yeartourofanumberofMediterraneancountries.HereturnedtoEnglandin1811andin1812thefirsttwocantos篇ofChildeHaroldsPilffrimogewerepublished.Byronbecamefamousovernight.In1815.ByronmarriedAnnabellaMilbankewithwhomhehadadaughter.Thecoupleseparatedin1816.FacingthepressureofhisfailedmarriageandhugedebtsByronleftEnglandinApril1816andneverreturned.Hespentthesummerofl816atLakeGenevawithPercyByssheShelley.ByrontraveledtoItalywherehewasto1iveformorethansixears.ItwasinthisperiodthatByronwrotesomeofhismostfamousworksincludingDonJuan.OnApril191824hediedfromfeveratMissolonghiinGreece.HisdeathwasmournedthroughoutBritain.HisbodywasbroughtbacktoEnglandandburiedathishometowninNottinghamshire.ByroninfluencedmanyauthorsandartistsoftheRomanticMovementduringthe19thcentury.31.Whatdidtheauthorintendedtotellusinthesecondparagraph?A.Byronwasmentallyill.B.Byronwasfamousforhiswritings.C.LadyCarolineLambwaslyingD.Byronhadterribleprivatelife.32.Byronwrotesomeofhismostfamousworksin_____________.A.AberdeenB.ItalyC.EnglandD.Greece33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Byronbecamefamouswhenhewas24yearsold.B.ByronlivedinItalyforlessthan6years.C.Byronlefthismothercountrytoseekforinspiration.D.Byronspentmostofhischildhoodabroad.34.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.Byron’sachievementsinpoetsB.Byron’sinfluenceonEnglishRomanticismC.Byron’slifestoryandhisworksD.Byron’slifeinforeigncountries35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____________.A.ByronwasthemostfamousinfluentialpoetinhistimeB.TheEnglishpeoplelovedByronverymuchC.ByronlivedapoorlifeduringhischildhoodD.Byronsufferedfromhugedebtsafterhegotmarried

The16operationsW..Mitchellreceivedafterthemotorcycleaccidentburnedmorethan65％ofhisbodyatage46lefthimunabletopickupaforkdialatelephoneorgotothebathroomwithouthelp.ButMitchellneverbelievedhewasdefeated.Iaminchargeofmyownspaoeshiphesaid.It’smyupmydown.Icouldchoosetoseethissituationasasetbackorafstartingpoint.MitchellboughthimselfahomeinColoradoaplaneandabar.Laterheteamedupwithtwofriendsandco-foundedawoodburningstovecompanythatgrewtobethesecondlargestprivateemployerinhisstate.Sixmonthslaterhewaspilotingtheplane.ThenfouryearsafterthemotorcycleaccidenttheplaneMitchellwaspilotingcrashedbackontotherunwayduringtakeoffpermanentlyparalyzing使瘫痪himfromthewaistdown.StilldeterminedMitchellworkeddayandnighttoregainasmuchindependenceaspossible.HewaselectedMayorofCrestedButteColoradotosavethetownfrommineralminingthatwouldruinitsbeautyandenvironment.DespitehisshockinglooksandphysicalchallengesMitchellbeganwhitewaterrafting漂流fellinloveandmarriedearnedamaster’sdegreeinpublicadministrationandcontinuedflyingenvironmentalactivismandpublicspeaking.Mitchell’sunshakablepositivementalattitudehasearnedhimappearancesontheTodayShow’’andGoodMomingAmericaaswellasfeaturearticlesinParadeTimeTheNewYorkTimesandotherpublications.Mitchellhasdoneallthesethingsandmoreafartwohorribleaccidentslefthisfacebeyondrecognitionhishandsflngerlessandhislegsthinandmotionless不动inawheelchair.Thenwhatcan'twehealthyguysachieve?51.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Mitchellcouldn’tfacethefactthathewasdefeated.B.TheoperationsMitchellreceivedmadehimhopeless.C.Mitchellwasoptimisticaboutwhathappenedtohim.D.Mitchellwasinhisspaceshipwhentheaccidentoccurred.52.WhatdidMirehelldoafterhisfirstaccident?A.Helearnedtopilotaplane.B.Hewasemployedbyacompany.C.Hebegantodriveaspaceship.D.Hemadeanothertwonewfriends.53.WhatwastheresultofMitchell’splanecrashaccident?A.Hisbodyunderthewaistcouldn’tmove.B.HewaselectedmayorofCrestedButte.C.Hebecametheheroofmanypublications.D.Morethanhalfofhisbodywasburned.54.AfterthetwohorribleaccidentsMitchell.A.stoppedflyingenvironmentalprotectionandpublicspeaking.B.co-foundedawoodburningstovecompanywithhisfriends.C.stoppedtoopenmineralmininginCrestedButte.D.earnedamaster’sdegreeinpublicadministration.55.WhathasearnedMitchellappearancesinmanyfamouspublications?A.Hisshockinglooks.B.Hisstrongdetermination.C.Hisphysicalchallenges.D.Hisoutstandingspeakingtalent.

WhenShakespearewastwenty-onehewenttoLondontotryhisfortuneinthatgreatcityandaveryinterestingplacewastheLondonofhisday.TherewasthefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedralandpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.ThentootherewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworlD.Knightsscholarsandthehighwayman拦路强盗orthiefwhohadbeeninfamousforhiscleverrobberiespassedbyeachother.HerealsowerenoblemendressedingoldfromItalyandSpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmericaseacaptainsandministerssoldiersandservants—allheldbychanceorinterestwithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondonandwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworlD.IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespearequicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythatasbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoodssonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworlD.Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplayshemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworldcombinedwithhisowngeniusthatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverliveD.21.WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?A.Dirtyandsmall.B.Strangeandinteresting.C.InfamousandterriblE.D.Familiarandmodem.22.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?A.ShakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometownLondon.B.ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.C.ShakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylifE.D.Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.23.Whatdoesthewordoneinparagraph5referto?A.CrowD.B.Sight.C.FacE.D.Resident24.Thepassageprobablycomesfrom______.A.aposterB.atextbook.C.anadvertisementD.anannouncement

Aweakoldmanlivedwithhissonhisdaughter-in-lawandhisfour-year-oldgrandson.Hiseyescouldn’tseeclearlyhishandstrembledandhisstepwasunstablE.ThefamilywouldeattogethernightlyatthedinnertablE.Buttheelderlygrandfather’sshakyhandsandfailingsightmadeeatingratherdifficult.Peasrolledoffhisspoondroppingtothefloor.Whenhegraspedhisglassofmilkitoftenspilledclumsilyatthetablecloth.Withthishappeningalmosteverynightthesonanddaughter-in-lawbecameirritatedwiththemess.Sotheydecidedtodosomethingwiththeoldman—theysetasmalltableatthecorner.TherethegrandfatheratealonewhiletherestofthefamilyenjoyedtheirdinneratthedinnertablE.Sincethegrandfatherhadbrokenadishortwohisfoodwasservedinwoodenbowls.Sometimeswhenthefamilyglancedinthegrandfather’sdirectionhehadatearinhiseyeasheatealonE.StilltheonlywordsthecouplehadforhimweresharpwarningswhenhedroppedaforkorspilledfooD.Thefour-year-oldwatcheditallinsilencE.Oneeveningbeforesupperthefathernoticedhissonplayingwithwoodpiecesonthefloor.Heaskedthechildsweetly:Whatareyoumaking?JustassweetlytheboyrepliedOhI’mmakingalittlebowlforyouandmamatoeatyourfoodfromwhenIgrowup.Thefour-year-oldsmiledandwentbacktowork.Thesewordssostrucktheparentsthattheywerespeechless.Thentearsstreameddowntheircheeks.ThoughnowordswerespokenbothknewwhatmustbedonE.Thateveningthehusbandtookthegrandfather’shandandgentlyledhimbacktothefamilytablE.Fortherestofhisdaysthegrandfatherateeverymealwiththefamily.AndforsomereasonneitherthehusbandnorthewifeseemedtocareanylongerwhenaforkwasdroppedmilkwasspilledorthetableclothwassoileD.56.Theunderlinedwordirritatedinthethirdparagraphmeans_______________.A.annoyedB.pleasedC.amazedD.disagreed57.Whydidtheparentshavetearsintheireyes?A.Theyweresadattheirson’scruelty.B.Theywereregretfulabouttheirbehaviors.C.Theywerecheeredupbytheirson’swords.D.TheywereexcitedatwhattheirsonhadmadE.58.Whichistherightorderoftimeofthestory?A.Thecouplesetasmalltableatthecorner.B.Thefamilyateeverymealtogether.C.Thegrandsonmadeawoodenbowl.D.Theoldmanbrokeadishortwo.A.dacB.B.bacD.C.cdaB.D.dcbA.59.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.LonelyBoyB.A.CruelCoupleC.ThePoorFamilyD.TheWoodenBowl

MydaughterAlisawasbornblindinherrighteyeandwasbulliedprettyseverelyinschool.SoIquitmyjobasababysitterandthenschooledmydaughterheartandsoulathomE.Ayearagoaboyof14befriendedmydaughteronFacebookafterreadingsomethingAlisawroteaboutbullying.TodayhemessagedherandaskedifshewouldlikesixticketstoaColoradoRockiesbaseballgamE.TheyhavenevermetinpersonbutshesaidSure!Thatwouldbegreat.ThenIreceivedacallfromhismotherexplainingwhyhersonhadchosenmydaughter.Shesaidhethoughtmydaughterdeservedthembecauseofallthegoodshedoesinthecommunity.HersonsheexplainedhadexperiencedasimilarsituationandwasalsohomeschooleD.WhatshesaidistruE.NowmydaughterAlisacontinuestoteachgroupsofgirlsintroubleinourcommunityhowtolookwithinthemselvesforthepositiveandhowtobetheirownperson.Everythingtakenintoconsiderationwedecidedtomeetthemotherandtheboyatalocalbikeshop.Aftermeetingtheboyapproachedmycarandmydaughtergavehimahugandthankedhimforhisgenerosity.Shetoldhimthatshehadneverbeentoabaseballgameandthatshewasgoingtotakeherentirefamilyincludingmyselfherdadlittlesisterhercousinandanauntwhohasbraincancer.Weallthankedoneanothergotinourcarandwentourway.AswedrovehomemydaughteropenedtheenvelopE.Insideitweretheticketsand＄100cashtobuyhotdogsandpayforparking.MydaughterhasalwaysbeenthegiverandnowsheandourfamilyarethereceiversandIcannottellyouhowincrediblyhonoredwefeeltobeontheotherenD.Whatanincredibleyoungmantohavesuchakindidea!41.Whatdidtheauthoroncedoaccordingtothepassage?A.A.babysitter.B.A.communityvolunteer.C.A.baseballplayer.C.A.computerprogrammer.42.HowdidtheboygettoknowAlisa?A.TheymetwhenbuyingticketstoabaseballgamE.B.TheygotintouchwitheachotherontheInternet.C.TheybecamefriendsaftertalkingfacetofacE.D.Theylivedinthesamecommunityandoftenmeteachother.43.WhydidtheboywanttoofferfreeticketstoAlisa?A.BecausehethoughtAlisawasagirltobepitieD.B.BecauseAlisaoftendidgoodinhercommunity.C.BecauseheknewAlisawasafanofColoradoRockies.D.Becausetheyhadexperiencedasimilarsituation.44.Whatcanwelearnabouttheboy?A.Hewasafraidofmeetingstrangers.B.Heoftenhelpedthegirlsintroubleinhiscommunity.C.HewasaddictedtosurfingtheInternet.D.HereceivededucationathomE.45.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordbulliedinParA.1mostprobablymean?A.惩罚B.批评C.欺负D.报复

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobile汽车.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobilE.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeForD.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.AndhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionlinE.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.ItwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnoticE.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstonE.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.AllofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowerelefttheWintonandFord's.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeeD.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlyleaD.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.AndneartheendoftheracehetooktheleaD.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell­knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.In1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.That_salewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid:IwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeoplE.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.ItwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployeD.AnditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproducE.ItwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownonE.TheModelTwasacarofthatkinD.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT..Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT..Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelT'swerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.9.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.HeproducedthefirstcarintheworlD.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.HeinventedtheproductionlinE.10.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?A.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.11.ThatsaleinParagraph4refersto______.A.thesellingofFordcarsatreducedpricesB.thesaleofModelTtothemassofpeopleC.thesellingofacartoaDetroitdoctorD.thesalestargetfortheFordCompany12.WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?A.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.

TangZhouandhiswifeareplanningtohavetheirsecondchildatest-tubebaby.Hiswifehadanaturaldeliverywhenshewas34andtheirfirstchildaboyisnow7.ThecouplearenowhopingtohaveadaughterthroughasurrogatemotherintheUS.Mywifecouldn’tbearanotherdeliverybecauseofherheartconditionandheragE.SurrogacyhelpsavoidtheriskstooldermothersTangsaidMoreoveroursecondchildwillbebornintheUSandbecomeacitizentherE.ThatisnotabadchoicE.Thecouplespentweeksresearchingtheirmovelookingforareliableagencythatprovidessurrogacyservicesoverseas.SurrogacyisstillillegalinmanycountriesincludingChinA.WewillbetakingmuchhigherrisksbyrelyingonasurrogatemotherinChinabecausewearenotprotectedbyanyregulationorlaw.YoupayalotofmoneybutmaymeetwithmanyproblemsTangsaiD.Youmightnotevengetyourbabyback.TangandhiswifearepartofanincreasingnumberofChinesecoupleswhoareturningtosurrogacyservices.TangalsoconsideredsurrogacyinThailandbutdroppedtheideaafterrecentreportsaboutababywithDownSyndrome唐氏综合症whowasdeliveredthroughsurrogacyandsaidtohavebeendesertedinThailandbythebiologicalparentsfromAustraliA.InsteadTangchosetheCaliforniaSurrogacyCenteragencyashisfirstoptionafterreadingthedetailedintroductiononitswebsitE.Comparedwithmanyotheragenciesthathecouldcontactonlyviae-mailthecenterhasaconsultingofficeinBeijingTangsaiD.ThecenterisinSanDiegoCaliforniaandhassatelliteofficesinLosAngelesandBeijing.AccordingtoLiuthecenterhasbeenoperatingformorethaneightyearsandabout100surrogatemothersliveinCaliforniA.72.A.surrogatemotherreferstoamotherwho_______.A.actsasababy-sitterB.nursesanotherwoman’sbabyC.offersservicetoanewmotherD.givesbirthtoababyforanotherwoman73.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Chinesecouplesprefertohaveatest-tubebaby.B.Couplesfacenorisksinsurrogacyservices.C.A.sicktest-tubebabywasdesertedinThailanD.D.Unhealthytest-tubebabiescanbelegallyabandoneD.74.Tangandhiswifeturnedtooverseassurrogacyservicesbecause_______.A.surrogacyremainsillegalinChinaB.theycallforlessmoneyC.itismoreconvenienttocontactthembyemailD.mostofthemareexperienced75.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A.anoldwomancantakeariskofdeliveringababyB.moreChinesecouplesareturningtosurrogacyC.it’snotabadchoicetohaveababybornoverseasD.biologicalcouplesmayfailtogettheirbabiesback

TheGoldenGateBridgejoinsthebeautifulcityofSanFranciscowiththesuburbstothenorth.Eachdayaboutonehundredthousandautomobilescrossthebridgetakingpeopletoandfromthecity.Fullyhalfofthemcrossthebridgeduringthemorningandeveningrushhours;withtrafficsoheavythetripishardlyapleasurE.Nowhoweverthereisatleastonegroupofhappycommuters.Thesearethepeoplewhotravelunderthebridgeinsteadofonit.Theygotoworkbyboatandenjoyitsomuchthatmostofthemsaytheywillnevergobycaragain.Theferry渡船theytakeistheroomyquietcomfortableGlodenGate.Commuterscanenjoythesunondeck.InthemorningtheycanhavebreakfastinthecoffeeshopandintheeveningtheycanorderadrinkinthebarwhilewatchingSanFrancisco'sfamoussky­lineandthenearbyhills.Thetriptakesonlythirtyminutesandisnotverycostly.Butbestofallbeingonaboatseemstomakepeoplefriendliertowardeachother.TherehasalreadybeenamarriageoftwocommuterswhometontheGlodenGate.Becausetheexperimenthasbeensuccessfulthereareplanstouseotherstilllargerboats.Thereisalsoaproposalforahighspeedboatthatwillmakethetripinfifteenminutes.1.WhenaretherushhoursontheGoldenGateBridge?A.From600a.m.to600p.m.B.Around600a.m.and600p.m.C.Eachdayfromspringtofall.D.Inthemorningandatnoon.2.Accordingtothepassage________.A.itisanicethingtotravelintherushhoursontheGlodenGateBridgeB.itisveryhappyforpeopletogotoworktotravelundertheGlodenGateBridgeC.thepeopleonthebridgeareverypleasedtowatchSanFrancisco'sfamoussky­lineandthenearbyhillsD.fullyhalfofthepeoplecrosstheriveronthebridgeinsteadofunderit3.WhatismostprobablythemeaningofthewordcommuterA.Apersonwhotravelsbycar.B.Apersonwhotravelsbyboat.C.Apersonwhocrossesarivereveryday.D.Apersonwhomakesregularjourneyofsomedistancebetweenhomeandwork.4.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthetitleofthispassage?A.TheGoldenGateBridgeB.TheHappyWaytoGettoWorkC.PleasureTripD.TheHopetoCrosstheBridgeQuickly

StevenSpielberg's2002science­fictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuturE.Itseemedfancifulatthetimebutfantasyisedgingclosertofact.OnJan.31ateamofscientistsattheUCBerkeleyledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode解码brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.FivemonthsearlieranothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmindablack­and­whitecheckerboardpattern.Thepossibilitiesaregreatadisabledpersoncouldspeakdoctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofaintedyoucouldre­watchyourdreamsonaniPaD.Thereareofcourseequallydarksidesuchastheinvoluntarytakeoutofinformationfromthebrain.InspiteofthesebreakthroughsJackGallanttheneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteamsayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstillrelativelyprimitive.ThefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachineryinparticularthefMRI.EventuallysaysGallantsomeonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.Suchanadvanceintothehumanmindhesaysmighttake30years.StilltherecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswerswhichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsofmemoryandconsciousness.31.WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.NewtechnologycanreadyourmindB.FantasyisedgingclosertofactC.AnewdiscoveryinhumanbrainD.Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture32.WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?A.TheyproducedafancifulworlD.B.Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.C.TheymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguagE.D.Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.33.Whichofthefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?A.Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.B.Doctorscanreadapatient'smindevenifheisunconscious.C.Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.D.People'sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.scientistsgottheinspirationfromamovieB.thetechnologystillhasalongwaytogoC.thetechnologyhasbeenputintopracticeD.scientistshaveunlockedthesecretsofmemory

Haveyougotanywonderfulplansforyourcomingwintervacation?HerearesomewonderfulfilmsforyoutokilltimE.AwayWeGoVeronaDeTessantMayaRudolphandBurtFarlanderJohnKrasinskiareintheirearlythirtiesandstrugglingtomeetdailyneedsandbuildfulfillinglivesasanartistandasalesman.Whentheylearntheywillsoonbecomeparentstheyarefacedwiththechallengeofhowandwheretoraiseachildandbuildahappyfamily.Withababyonhiswaytheyoungcouplelookattheirlivesandarepuzzledaboutwhattheyreallywant.AnotherHappyDayLynnwasmarriedtoPualbuttheybrokeupandLynntooktheirdaughterAlicewhilePaulgottheirsonDylan.YearslaternowDylanisgettingmarriedandLynnisattendingtheweddingwithheryoungersonElliotandBen.ElliotisadrugaddictandBenkeepseverythingtohimself.Dylanhasn’tspokentoLynninyearsandLynnisfearfulofPualandhiswifePatty.AtlastallthishasputLynninadepressedsituationandshe’snotsurejusthowshe’sgoingtogetthroughtheday.LaVitaebellaAlsonamedasLifeisBeautifulthefilmisablackcomedyandalsoabestmedicinethathealsthescarleftbywar.ThismoviehassomekindofcharacteristicsasnaturalandactivE.Onthe7thOscarAwardCeremonythemoviewonthreegreatawards.ItisnotasadmoviefromtheverybeginningbutwhenthefatherusesagreatwaytohidehismurderfromhissonallpeopleareimpressedbythismovingdeeD.UndertheprotectionofthefatherthesonhaslivedahappylifE.TheShawshankRedemptionThefilmisanAmericanfilmdirectedbyFrankDarabontandstarringTimRobbinsandMorganFreeman.ThefilmtellsthestoryofAndyabankerwhospendsnearlytwodecadesinShawshankStatePrisonforthemurderofhiswifeandhiswife’sloverdespitehisclaimsofinnocencE.TherehemakesfriendswithReD.Andymanagestoescapefromtheprisonbydiggingatunnelwiththerockhammerovertheyears.WhenRedislaterreleasedheremembersAndy’sadvicE.HethenvisitstheplaceAndymentionsbeforeheescapes.TherehefindsmoneyandanoteleftbyAndytellinghimtogettoZihuatanejo.5.Thispassageaimsto_______________A.makecommentsonfilmsforacinemaB.recommendseveralfilmsforfunC.introducefilmsforafilmcorporationD.advertiseseveralfilmsforawebsite6.Whichfilmmightbesthelpanewlymarriedcoupletofigureouttheirnewrolesinfuturelife?A.LaVitaebellaB.AnotherHappyDayC.AwayWeGoD.TheShawshankRedemption.7.WhatistheendingofTheShawshankRedemption?A.Andykilledhiswifeandhiswife’slover.B.AndybecamefamousforhelpingReD.C.RedfeltcheatedbyAndyinaway.D.RedandAndygotreunitedhappily.

JessicaTandyprobablyisbestknownforwinninganAcademyAwardin1989forthemovieDrivingMissDairy.ShewastheoldestpersontohavewontheawarD.Butformanyyearsshehadreceivedpraiseforhergreatperformances.JessicaTandywasborninLondonin1909.Afterherfatherdiedhermothertaughtandtookotherjobsatnighttomakeextramoneytoraiseherthreechildren.Jessica’solderbrothersshowedaninterestinthetheaterandoftenputonshowsathomE.Jessicasaidlaterthatshewasterribleinallofthem.ButshesaidtakingpartinthoseplaysasachildcreatedadesireinhertobesomeoneelsE.Jessicalovedgoingtothetheater.Thisloveledhertoattendanactingschoolin1924.SheperformedinherfirstplaycalledTheMandersonGirlsat18.Butfewpeoplewatchedthisplay.In1932shemarriedthefamousactorJackHawkins.TheirweddingpictureswereonthefrontpageofmanyBritishnewspapers.InthesameyearcriticsinLondonrecognizedhergreatactingskillinherperformanceintheplayChildreninUniform.In1940JessicaendedherfirstmarriageandmovedtotheUSA.InNewYorkshemetactorHumeCronyn.TwoyearslatertheymarriedandmovedtoHollywooD.Herturningpointcamein1947whensheplayedtheleadpartinTennesseeWilliams’playA.StreetcarNamedDesirE.TandywonthefirstofherfourTonyawardsforbestactressinit.AfterthatHollywoodproducersbegantochoosehertobeinthemoviE.JessicaTandysaidshehatedseeingherselfinthemovies.ShewassurprisedwhenshewontheAcademyAwardforDrivingMissDaisy.Shesaidthatthewonderfulpartshehadmadeupforherlackofexperienceinmovies.72.Jessica’searlyinterestinactingcamefrom__________.A.hernaturalgiftforactingB.herbrothers’influenceC.herhopeofhelpingraiseherfamilyD.hermother’sencouragement73.WhatmadeJessicafirstwidelyknowntothepublic?A.Attendinganactingschool.B.HerfirstplayTheMandersonGirls.C.HermarriagewithJackHawkins.D.HerwonderfulperformanceinDrivingMissDaisy.74.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.JessicaperformedinTheMandersonGirls.B.JessicamarriedHumeCronynC.JessicaplayedtheleadpartinAStreetcarNamedDesirE.D.JessicamovedtotheUSA.A.adbcB.abcdC.bdacD.bcad75.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__________.A.Jessicawasn’tinterestedinactinginmoviesB.JessicawasasconfidentascommonlyconsideredC.JessicawouldperformbetterifgivenabetterpartD.winningtheAcademyAwardwasasurprisetoJessica

CassandraFeeleyfindsithardtomanageonherhusband'sincomE.Sothisyearshedidsomethingmorethanahobby:SheplantedvegetablesinheryarD.ForherfirstgardenMs.Feeleyhasputin15tomatoplantsandfiverowsofavarietyofvegetables.Thefamily'soldfarmhousehasbecomeachickenhouseitsresidentsarrivingnextmonth.LastyearMs.RitaGartinkeptasmallgarden.ThisyearshehasmadeitmuchlargerbecauseshesaidThecostofeverythingisgoingupandIwaslookingtoloseafewpoundstoo;soit'sawin­winsituationallarounD.TheyareamongthegrowingnumberofAmericanswhodrivenbyhigherlivingcostsandafallingeconomy经济havetakenupvegetablegardeningforthefirsttimE.Othershaveincreasedthesizeoftheirexistinggardens.Seedcompaniesandgardenshopssaythatnotsincethe1970shastherebeensuchanincreaseininterestingrowingfoodathomE.Nowmanygardensacrossthecountryhavebeensoldoutforseveralmonths.InAustinTex.someofthegardenshaveathree­yearwaitinglist.GeorgeC.BallJrownerofacompanysaidsalesofvegetableseedsandplantsareupby40%overlastyeardoubletheaveragegrowthofthelastfiveyears.Mr.Ballarguesthatsomeofthereasonshavebeenbuildingforthelastfewyears.Thebigoneisthestrikingriseinthecostoffoodlikebreadandmilktogetherwiththeincreasesinthepriceoffruitsandvegetables.Foodpriceshaveincreasedbecauseofhigheroilprices.Peoplearenowdrivinglesstakingfewervacationssothereismoretimetogarden.9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordresidentsinParagraph1probablyreferto?A.chickensB.tomatoesC.gardensD.people10.Whyisvegetablegardeningbecomingincreasinglypopular?A.MoreAmericansaredoingitforfun.B.ThepriceofoilislowerthanbeforE.C.There'sagrowingneedforfruits.D.ThecostoflivingisontherisE.11.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FamilyFoodPlanningB.BankingonGardeningC.ABelt­tighteningMoveD.GardeningasaHobby

HelloandwelcomE.MynameisShelleyAnnVernonandIamgladthatyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutteachingEnglishthroughgames.Righthereyouwillfindwaystogetgreatresultsintheclassroomforchildrenaged4to12;waysthatfrommyexperiencewillbringmoresuccessandjoyintothelivesofthechildrenyouteach.You’lllearnhowtomakeyourseriousclassesfunhowtoensureeveryonegetsbettergradeshowtohelpstimulatethebrighterkidswhilenurturingthesloweronesandhowtoassociatefunwithlearningbyteachingvocabularyandgrammarthroughlanguagegames.Earnevenmoreappreciationloveandrespectfromyourstudentsandtheirparentsforyourteaching.ThegamespresentedhereworkforESLEnglishasaSecondLanguagepupilsaged4to12.Thesegamesaremostsuitableforbeginnerstointermediatelevelstudents.Achieveresults2Xasfast.Don’ttakemywordforit;readevidencefromteachersandparents:Shefounditvaluablerightaway!AlthoughIonlyboughtyourbookonMondayandtodayisWednesdayIwantyoutoknowhowvaluableIhavefoundittobE.Ihaveusedacoupleofthegamesinschoolalreadyanthechildrenlovedthem.MostimportantlytheywerelearningandreviewingEnglishatthesametimE.CanIadmitthatIalsoenjoyedmylessonsmore?GilaGoldbergJerusalemThegameshelpwithlearningdifficulties!MydaughterAurorehaslearningdifficultiesandsincecomingtoyourclassesshehasgainedconfidenceandhasimprovedinallsubjectsatschool.Mrs.J.BrownCanterburyKentUKClickheretoordernowwithoursecureserver.Rememberifyouarenotsatisfiedjustletusknowandwewillrefundyouinfull.YoustillgettokeeptheessentialbonusmaterialyoursforFREEandthat’sararetimesavinggainplusavalueof25dollars.25.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreewith?A.Teachersshouldmaketheirclassesserious.B.A.goodclassshouldassociatefunwithlearning.C.Onlysmartchildrencanlearnfromthegames.D.Onlypupilsaged2canmakegooduseofthegames.26.Ifyouareunsatisfiedwiththebook___.A.youcancomplaintoalocalnewspaperorShelleyAnnVernonB.youcangethalfyourmoneybackandkeepthematerialC.youcanget25dollarsbackbutyouhavetoreturntheproductfirstD.youwillgetyourmoneybackwithoutreturningtheessentialbonusmaterial27.Thewriterwrotethepassageto___.A.tellteachershowtoteachB.recommendgamestokidsC.persuadereaderstobuyabookD.showherstudents’goodperformances.

JennywasalmostfivE.Waitingwithhermotheratthecheckoutstandshesawacircleofwhitepearlsinabox.OhcanIhavethemMommyplease！QuicklythemothercheckedthebackofthelittleboxandsaidThat'salmost$2.00.IfyoureallylikethemI'llthinkofsomeextrachoresforyouandsoonyoucansaveenoughmoneytobuyforyourself.ThenJennybegandoingmorechoresathomeanddidhouseworkforneighbors.OnherbirthdayGrandmagaveheranotherdollarbillandshehadenoughmoneytobuythenecklacE.Jennylovedherpearls.SheworethemeverywhereeventobeD.Jennyhadalovingdaddyandeverynightwhenshewasreadyforbedhewouldstopwhateverhewasdoingtoreadherastory.OnenightheaskedJennyDoyoulovemeOnyesDaddy.YouknowthatIloveyou.Thengivemeyourpearls.OhDaddynotmypearls.ButyoucanhavemyPrincess.That'sokayHoney.Daddylovesyou.Goodnight.Andhebrushedhercheekwithakiss.AboutaweeklaterafterthestorytimeJenny'sdaddyaskedforthepearlsagain.AndJennyrefusedhimagain.AfewnightslaterwhenherdaddycameinJennywassittingonherbedwithherlegscrosseD.Ashecameclosehenoticedonesilenttearrollingdownhercheek.WhatisitJennyWhat'sthematterJennyliftedherlittlehanduptoherdaddy.AndwhensheopenedittherewasherlittlepearlnecklacE.ShefinallysaidHereDaddy.It'sforyou.WithtearsgatheringinhisowneyesJenny'skinddaddyreachedoutwithonehandtotakethedimestorenecklaceandwiththeotherhandhereachedintohispocketandpulledoutabluecasewithgenuinepearlsandgavethemtoJenny.HehadhadthemallthetimE.HewasjustwaitingforhertogiveupthedimestorestuffsohecouldgiveherthegenuinetreasurE.5.WhatdidJennywanttoown?A.Acircleofboxes.B.Apearlinabox.C.Anecklaceofpearls.D.Anecklaceofbluepearls.6.WhichisRIGHT?A.JennyboughtthecircleofwhitepearlsinnotimE.B.Jennytookthecircleofwhitepearlsthenextday.C.FatherpromisedacircleofwhitepearlsforJenny.D.JennyearnedenoughmoneyandthenboughtthenecklacE.7.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordPrincessmean?A.Itmaybethedaughteroftheking.B.Itmaybeoneofhertoygirls.C.ItmaymeanJenny'steacher.D.ItmaymeananothernecklacE.

ScottKrausandMoiraBrownwereinCanadaeatingpizzawithsomecoworkers.Suddenlytherestaurant’sownercameintothediningroomandaskedIsthereaScottKraus?There’saphonecallforyou.TheywereinsouthernNovaScotiaaboutl50kilometers93milessoutheastofMainItwaspracticallythemiddleofnowhereKrausthought.Wh0couldpossiblyknowhewasthereandwhatcouldbesoimportantAftertakingthecallhereturnedwithterriblenews.AdeadrightwhalehadbeenseennearGrandMananislandonthewesternsideoftheBayofFundy.ThisisneartheborderbetweenMaineandCanada.KrausandBrownarebiologistswiththeNewEnglandAquariuminBoston.TheystudytheNorthAtlanticrightwhaleoneoftheworld’srarestspecies.Somecruise游弋alongthecoastlinesofNorthAmericaothersliveoffEurope.Togethertheirnumberstotaledfewerthan350inl992solosingevenonewastroubling.Thenextmornin9thescientistssetsailtoviewthewhalehopingtheycouldfigureouthowitdied.Ashercarcasscameintoviewtheysadlyrecognizedthattheyknewthiswhale.ItwasonetheyhadearliernamedDelilah.Itappearedthel3一meter-longanimalhadbeenaccidentallyhitbyoneoftheshipsthatregularlysaltthroughtheBayofFundy.Thebiggestonescanbeastallasl0一storybuildingsspanmorethan300metersandweightensofthousandsoftons.Theseshipscruisemuchfasterthana37metric-tonrightwhalecanswim.Laterthatdayonestorekeeperbroughtoutpictureshehadtaken.Thebiologistscouldmakeoutasmallbabywhaleinthephotos.IthadbeenswimmingbesideDelilah’sbody.21.HowdidKrausprobablyfeelwhenhearingaboutacallforhim?A.Confused.B.Delighted.C.Calm.D.Angry.22.Theunderlinedwordcarcassinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans_______A.clearpictureB.deadbodyC.babywhaleD.detailedreD0rt23.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat.A.thebiggestrightwhalecanbeastallasl0.storybuildingsB.rightwhalesonlyliveoffAmericaC.DelilahisawhaletrainedbybiologistsD.NovaScotiaisaremoteplaceinCanada24.Delilahmusthavebeenkilledby.A.shortageoffoodB.waterpollution.C.apassingshipD.whalekillers

LarryBirdwasbornin1965inasmalltownintheMiddleWesternStateofIndianA.Hewastallandgoodatplayingbasketball.HeattendedIndianaStateUniversity.BirdledtheteamintotheCollegeBasketballChampionshipGamE.AftercompletinghiscollegestudiesLarryBirdbeganplayingprofessionalbasketballfortheBostonCeltics.HeremainedwiththeCelticsforallhisprofessionalcareer.Duringthose13yearsLarryBirdwasnamedtheMostValuablePlayeroftheYearthreetimes.Hescoredmorethan21000pointsandheplayedin13ofthehighestscoringgamesinhisteam’shistory.Oncehescored60pointsinjustonegamE.DuringhisverysuccessfulbasketballcareerLarryBirdsufferedanumberofinjuries.In1989hestoppedplayingbecauseofpaininhisfeet.Hereturnedin1990butthepaininhisfeetreturnedtoo.Inthenexttwoyearsheexperiencedmoremedicalproblemsandhemissedmanygames.LarryBirddidplayontheDreamTeam－thefirstOlympicTeamwithprofessionalplayers.HoweverafterwinningthegoldmedalinBarcelonaheannouncedthathewouldretirefromprofessionalbasketball.LarryBirdsaidhewouldhavelikedtoplayalittlelongerbuthecouldnotbecauseofhishealthproblems.HealsosaiditwasagoodtimetoleavethegamE.Hewantedtoberememberedasawinner.33.Theunderlinedwordscoredinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.lostB.madeC.gotD.wrote34.Whenhereturnedtohisteamin1990________.A.hestillhadalotofmedicalproblemscausedbytheprevious先前的injuriesB.heplayedinallthefollowinggamesforhisteamC.hehadrecoveredfromanumberofinjuriesD.Hedidn’tplayforhisteamanymore35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.LarryBirdbeganhiscareerafterhisgraduationfromthecollegE.B.HelostinterestinplayingbasketballafterheretireD.C.Thoughhelefttheteamhedidn’tfeeltoomuchregret.D.Hethoughtitarightdecisiontoleavetheteam.

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.AttheageofsixmonthsshewasacquiredalongwithhersisterbyJohnAshleyawealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.ShebecameknownasMumbetorMumBett.Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.OnedayAshley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspadE.MumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinsteaD.Furious狂怒的sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturnMumbetconsultedalawyerTheodoreSedgewick.WithhishelpMumbetsued起诉forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleysMumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequalthenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.EventuallyMumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.StrangelyenoughafterthetrialtheAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployeE.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants后裔.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBoisoneofthefounderoftheNAACPandanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburieD.Itreadsinpart:Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwriteyetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.49.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ShewasbornaslaveB.ShewasaslaveholderC.ShehadafamoussisterD.Shewasbornintoarichfamily50.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.HowtoapplyforajobC.HowtobeagoodservantD.Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites51.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.ShechosetoworkforalawyerB.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleysD.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren52.Whatisthetestmainlyabout?A.AstoryofafamouswriterandspokespersonB.ThefriendshipbetweenalawyerandaslaveC.AtrialthatshockedthewholeworldD.ThelifeofabraveAfricanAmericanwoman

GeorgeGershwinbornin1898wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.HepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsolD.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusiC.Couldjazzsomepeopleaskedbeconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusiC.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.AndinthatshorttimehecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.TheaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusiC.Itmadehimworld­famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition作曲withthewell­knownmusicianNadiaBoulangerbutsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz­influencedstylE.WhilethereGershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformedcritics评论家weredividedoverthemusiC.Somecalledithappyandfulloflifetoothersitwasstillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.GeorgeGershwindiedin1937justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty­nineyearsolD.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.13.ManyofGershwin'smusicalworkswere________.A.writtenaboutNewYorkersB.composedforPaulWhitemanC.playedmainlyinthecountrysideD.performedinvariousways14.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?A.Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres.B.ItprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusiC.C.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestrA.D.Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.15.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?A.Hecreatedoneofhisbestworks.B.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger.C.HearguedwithFrenchcritics.D.HechangedhismusicstylE.16.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ManyofGershwin'sworkswerelost.B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreporteD.C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin.D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin'sdeath.17.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?A.TalentedandproductivE.B.Seriousandboring.C.Popularandunhappy.D.Friendlyandhonest.

FortherestoftheweekJoepracticedkickingfootballhardconcentratingonhiseachkicking.SometimesJoehittheballstraight.Sometimesitwentwideagain.Butitseemedthatthemorehebelievedhecoulddoittheeasieritwas.I’mnotajokenowthoughtJoE.Notajokeatall!Butapracticewasn’tlikearealmatchandhisbootswerestillnotgivinghimenoughpower.Heshouldhavetoldhismumanddadaboutitstraightawaybutofcoursehedidn’t.Hewasalwaysshytoaskforthings.Finallylateonthenightbeforethematchhecouldholdhimselfbacknolonger.DadIhaven’tgotanyproperfootballbootshesaiD.AhsaidDadImightbeabletohelpyoutherE.AtthewordsJoewasexciteD.Newboots!Hethought.He’sgotmesomenewboots!HemusthavegotmethemforChristmasthoughtJoeButnowthatI’minanimportantmatchhe’sgivingthemtomeearly.Wonderful!Dadwentupstairs.JoeexcitedlytriedtowatchthefootballpreviewonTV.Hewasn’tplayingforManchesterUnitedorLiverpoolofcoursebuthewaspartofitallnow;partofthethrill.Hislegstwitchedwitheverykickonthescreen.HisheadshookwitheverycentrE.Andallthetimehismindwasracingaheadtohisowngreatgamethenextmorninginhissupernewboots.Itwasagesbeforehisdadcamedownstairsagain.HeputalargepairofshinyblackbootsinfrontofJoE.Ashestaredatthemtheboyfeltasifsomeonehadpourediceintohisbrain.Thebootswereawful!Goodeh?saidhisdaD.Joefoundithardtospeak.HehadneverseenanythinglikethembeforE.Theyweren’tlow-cutsoftor.TheyhadbighardsquaretoesgreatbiglongstudsandtheywerehighattheanklE.Theywerehisdad’soldrugbybootspolishedup.Joewasfilledwithdisappointment.Theyhadbeengoodbootsqualityboots.AndtheywerehissizE.Joe’sfeetwereenormousforhisagE.Buthecouldimaginewhateveryoneatschoolwouldsay.hefinallygaspedshouldbeexactlymysizE.AtleastIwon’tsliphethoughtthestudsarelikesharks’teeth!Thenhecouldn’thelpthinkingaboutthoseinAshton’swindowswhichhehadbeenlongingtoget.Thatnighthewenttobedearlybuthedidn’tsleepmuchbecausehewassoterrifiedofbeinglatE.Hewokeat1.172.493.373.434.55.Thenumbersjumpedoffthebigfaceofhisdigitalclock.Then10.40!Ahhh!!!HejumpedoutofbeD.Heseizedtheclock.6.03!10.40hadbeenonlyadream.AteightbreakfasttimeitwasraininglikemaD.MightgetcalledoffJoesuggestedhismum.NeverMother.willnotbelikecricketsaidhisdaD.Willtakealottostopfootball.JoecheckedeverythingforthetenthtimE.Heputhisbootsattheverybottomofhislargebagwelloutofsight.Hehaddecidedtoputthemonwhennearlyeveryonehadleftthechangingroom.Thenhisclassmateswouldn’tmakefunofhim.Soonitwastimetosetout.Goodluck!saidhismumgivinghimakiss.Hisdadhadhiscoatonreadyforhismorningdeliveries.Wantalifttoschool?hesaiD.IhopetogetdowntowatchyouwhenI’vedonethetriptoEccles.OkaysaidJoE.AsDad’svancarriedhimdownthehilltoschoolJoewasthinkingabouttheboots.Ifonlybutnohehadtostopthatkindofthinking.Itdoesn’tmatteraboutthebootshetoldhimself.55.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat_____.A.JoehadbeenconfidentabouthimselfinplayingfootballB.JoehadbeenlaughedatforhispoorfootballskillsC.JoehadbeenplayingfootballgreatlyD.Joehadnotlookedforwardtojoininginthefootballgame56.YoucanreadthedisappointmentofJoefromthefollowingsentencesexcept_____.A.theboyfeltasifsomeonehadpourediceintohisbrain.B.hefinallygaspedshouldbeexactlymysizE.C.Hecouldimaginewhateveryoneatschoolwouldsay.D.AtleastIwon’tsliphethoughtthestudsarelikesharks’teeth!57.ThenightbeforethefootballmatchhowmanytimesdidJoewakeupbeforehejumpedoutofbedfinally?A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six58.YoucanputTheyatthebeginningofthesentence_____A._____mightgetcalledoffJoesuggestedhismum.B._____hefinallygaspedshouldbeexactlymysizE.C.NeverMother._____willnotbelikecricketsaidhisdaD.D._____willtakealottostopfootball.59.FromthestorywecaninferthatJoe’sfatherislikelytobean_____.A.dentistB.engineerC.rugbyplayerD.milkman60.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A.Joe’sfootballB.Joe’sfootballteamC.Joe’sfootballbootsD.Joe’sdream

SimonJacksonisoneofthefewpeopletohaveseenthewhitespiritbear.Therearefewerthan400spiritbearsinexistencE.AllofthemliveinacoastalareaofBritishColumbiA.Theirhabitatisbeingreducedbyhumanactivity.In2000whenSimonwas17hewashonouredinTiesasoneof60HeroesofthePlanetforhiseffortstosavethisendangeredbear.WhenSimonwassevenhesetupalemonadestandandraised$60toprotectgrizzlybears.A.fewyearslaterSimonlearnedoftheplightofthespiritbearinBritishColumbiA.HetriedtomeeteveryonehecouldthinkofwhomightunderstandthisissuE.ThemorehelearnedthemoredeterminedhewastosavethewildernessthatthespiritbearneedsinordertosurvivE.DuringhisGrade9yearheencouragedstudentsandteacherstoparticipateinaletterwritingcampaign.AsaresultthegovernmentofBritishColumbiareceivedmorethan700lettersonthisissuE.LaterSimonmadeithisdutytoengageasmanyyoungpeopleaspossiblE.HestartedtheSpiritBearYouthCoalitionwhichisnowthelargestyouth­ledenvironmentalnetworkintheworlD.Ithasmorethan5millionmembersinmorethan50countries.TheCoalitionisdevotedtopromotingawarenessofthespiritbearandtheissuesthreateningitssurvival.ThankstotheworkoftheCoalitionabouthalfofthespiritbear'shabitathasbeenprotecteD.Simonbelievesthathisworkisimportantnotjustforthefutureofthespiritbearbutalsobecauseitremindstheyouthoftheworldthattheyhaveanimportantvoicethatmustbelistenedtoandthattheyarethefuturecaretakersofthisplanet.AsSimonseesitBybecomingactivecitizensinourworldwewillindirectlychangelives.YouthcanprovidehopeforourworldinallofthechallengesthatlieaheaD.25.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SimonJackson:SavingthespiritbearB.BecomingactivecitizensinourworldC.ThewhitespiritbearindangerofdyingoutD.Thelargestyouth­ledenvironmentalnetwork26.HeroesofthePlanetwasmostlikelydesignedtohonoroutstanding________.A.achievementofpersonalgoalsB.effortsinpromotingyouthissuesC.successineducatingyouthaboutanimallifeD.contributiontoenvironmentalprotection27.TheunderlinedwordplightinParagraph2referstothespiritbear's________.A.difficultsituationB.limitednumberC.naturalsurroundingsD.foodsources28.WhatwasSimon'sfirstresponsetohearingaboutthespiritbear?A.Writingletterstothegovernment.B.Gatheringinformationabouttheanimal.C.GettingmorepeopleawareoftheissuE.D.Raisingmoneyfromstudentsandteachers.

Julialivedinthecountrysidebutoneyearshedecidedtovisitthecapitalcitytodosomeshoppingandtoseethesights.Shestayedatahotelnearthecentralmarket.ShehadseldombeentothecitybeforeandwasveryexcitedaboutwhatshewouldfinD.Onthefirstmorningofhervisitasshewalkedfromthehoteltothemarketshepassedabeggar乞丐.HewasholdingupanoticewhichsaidBlindfrombirth.Pleasegivegenerously慷慨地.Juliafeltsorryfortheblindbeggarandshebentdownandputadollarcoinintohisbowl.ThankyouhesaiD.Thesamethinghappenedagainthefollowingday.OnthethirddayhoweverJuliadidnothaveadollarcoin.Shehadonlyfiftycentssoshedroppedthisintothebeggar'sbowl.WhathaveIdonewrongthebeggarsaiD.Whyareyousostingy吝啬的todayJuliawasverysurprisedatwhatthebeggarsaiD.HowdoyouknowIhaven'tgivenyouadollarshesaiD.Ifyou'reblindyoucan'tknowwhatcoinIputintoyourbowl.AhexplainedthebeggarthetruthisthatI'mnotblinD.I'mnotblinD.I'mjustlookingafterthisplacefortheregularbeggarwhilehe'sonholiday.OnholidayJuliasaiD.AndwhatexactlydoesyourblindfrienddoonholidayHegoesintothecountrysidethemansaidandtakesphotographs.He'saverygoodphotographer.1.Wherewasthebeggarsitting?A.BetweenJulia'shotelandthemarket.B.Inthebusiestpartofthecity.C.Outsidetheshops.D.Inthemarket.2.Onthefirsttwodays________.A.theblindmanwaitedforJuliaB.JuliagavetheblindmansomemoneyC.theblindmandemandedmoneyfromJuliaD.Juliagavehimnothing3.Onthethirddaytheblindman________.A.acceptedJulia'sfiftycentsquitehappilyB.noticedthatJuliahadonlygivenhimfiftycentsC.refusedJulia'sfiftycentsD.alsoreceivedonedollarfromJulia

Johnwaswaitingforthegirlwhoseheartheknewbutwhosefacehedidn’tthegirlwiththerose.ThirteenmonthsagoinaFloridalibraryhetookabookofftheshellandfoundhimselfinterestedinthenotesinthemargin页边.Thesofthandwritingshowedathoughtfulsoulandinsightful有洞察力的mind.InfrontofthebookhediscoveredthenameMissHollisMaynell.Withtimeandefforthegotheraddress.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertokeepintouch.Duringthenextyearandonemonththetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.Aromancestarted.Johnrequestedaphotographbutsherefused.Shefeltthatifhereallycareditwouldn’tmatterwhatshelookedlike.Latertheyagreedontheirfirstmeeting—7:00pmatGrandCentralStationinNewYork.You’llrecognizemeshewrotebytheredroseI’llbewearingmycoat.Soat700hewasinthestationlookingforthegirlwiththeredrose.Agirlinagreensuitwascomingtowardhimherfigurelongandslimandhereyeswereblueasflowers.AlmostuncontrollablyhecametoherandjustatthismomenthesawHollisMaynell—awomanwellpast40.Thegirlwaswalkingquicklyaway.Hedidnothesitate犹豫sayingI’mJohnandyoumustbeMissMaynell.IamsogladyoucouldmeetmE.MayItakeyoutodinner?ThewomansmiledIdon’tknowwhatthisisaboutsonsheansweredbuttheyoungladyinthegreensuitbeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.AndshesaidifyouweretoaskmeouttodinnerIshouldtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouintherestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!It’snotdifficulttoadmireMissMaynell’swisdom.ThetruenatureofaheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractivE.51.JohnwasattractedbyMissHollisMaynellbecause________.A.JohnbelievedheroneofheroldfriendsB.shetookgoodnoteswithasofthandwritingC.JohnthoughtheraconsiderateandthinkingladyD.shewasbeautifulwithaslimfigureandblueeyes52.WhydidJohnuncontrollablygouptotheyounggirlinthegreensuit?A.BecauseheknewitwasMissHollisMaynell.B.Becauseshewastheveryladyhewaswaitingfor.C.BecausehewasdrawntoherbeautifulappearancE.D.BecauseJohndidn’twanttomeetMissHollisMaynell53.WecanfindJohnwasapersonwho________.A.waseasytochangehismindB.wascasualandindependentC.judgedapersonbyhislooksD.valuedaperson’sinnerspirit54.What’sthethemeofthestory?A.Thewisdomisshowninone’saction.B.LovecanbemetbychanceifyoulikE.C.Youshouldneverjudgeabookbyitscover.D.AnobleheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractivE.

Asicklittlegirlisbeingkeptalivethankstoherbestfriend—adogwhocarriesheroxygentankonhisback.Alida’sfaithfuldogcompanionMrGibbshasbeenspeciallytrainedtoshepherdthethree-year-oldwhobreathesthroughatubemostofthetimE.Hefollowshercloselyassheplaysinherfamily’sten-acrelandinLouisvilleusestheslideorevenridesherbikE.AlidawasdiagnosedwithneuroendocrinehyperplasiaofinfancyNEHIwhenshewasjusteightmonthsolD.HerrareconditionhasjusteighthundreddocumentedsufferersthroughouttheworldandcausesdiseasedpiecesofthelungstofilteroxygenthroughextralayersofcellsmakingithardoralmostimpossibletobreathE.ForAlidaandherparentsitmeantthatevenawalkintheparkwasverydifficultbecauseoxygenequipmentwastooheavyfortheyoungstertobeabletocarryherself.AsparentstheywantedtodosomethingtohelptheirdaughtersurvivedespitehavingatubefollowingherallthetimE.ThecouplefoundoutaboutservicedogsfromaTVprogramandrealizedananimaltrainedtohelptheblindcouldbetrainedtohelpAlidA.Theyfinallyfoundhelpintheshapeofgoldendoodle—aretrievercrossedwithapoodle-dogMrGibbs.NowthankstotrainerAshleighKinsley—AlidaandMrGibbslovenothingmorethanplayingandrunningaroundtogetherwiththedogactingasAlida’slifesaver.12.WhatisMrGibbs?A.A.petdog.B.A.policeman.C.A.doctor.D.A.firefighter.13.WhendidthedoctorknowAlidacaughtthedisease?A.Atherbirth.B.Attheageofeight.C.BeforeshewasoneyearolD.D.WhenshewasthreeyearsolD.14.Theunderlinedpartthecoupleinparagraph3refersto_______.A.Alida’sclassmatesB.Alida’sparentsC.Alida’sdoctorsD.Alida’spets15.HowdidAlidakeepalive?A.Bytrainingherdog.B.Bystayingwithherparents.C.Byplayingwithherfellows.D.BybreathingthroughatubE.

WhenAndreaPetersonlandedherfirstteachingjobshefacedthedauntingtaskofcreatingamusicprogramwithalmostnomoneyforequipmentorsuppliesinaclimatewherestandards­basedlearningwasthefocusandmusicjustprovidedabreakforstudentsandteachers.Forherdriveandcreativityinovercomingthosechallengesshe'sbeennamednationalteacheroftheyear.PrincipalWaynesKettlersaidhe'sworkedwithmanyoutstandingteachersinhis22yearsasaneducatorbutPetersonisjustthatonestepaboveanybodyI'veeverworkedwithbeforE.KettlerandothersatMonteCristoElementarySchooltalkaboutthewaysshehasintroducedthelearningfromotherclassroomsintohermusicprogramandhercreativityinworkingaroundthingssuchasthelackofmoneyfornewmusiC.WhenstudentswerereadingS.E.Hinton'snovelTheOutsidersintheirregularclassroomPetersonhelpedthemwritea30­minuteplaywithscenesfromthebook.ThentheychosethreeBroadwaytunesthatfocusedonraceequalityandsocialjusticethethemesofthehook.Petersoncomposedtwoothersongsherselfafterclassroomdiscussionsabouttheplayandthebook.ThehonormeansalottoresidentsofGraniteFalls.It'sinspiringtoknowthatpeoplefromsmalltownscanevenwinnationalhonors.AsnationalteacheroftheyearPetersonwillspendthenextyearoutsidetheclassroomasanationalandinternationalspokeswomanforeducation.NotsurprisinglySheisabigbelieverinthevalueofartseducation.Shesaidit'sessentialforschoolstoofferclassessuchasartormusicandphysicaleducationbecauseforsomekidsoneofthosesubjectsistheonlythingthatmotivatesthemtocomebacktoschooldayafterday.56.TheunderlinedworddauntinginParagraph1mostprobablymeans________.A.discouragingB.interestingC.creativeD.unbearable57.WhenPetersonbeganherteachingcareer________.A.musicwasafocusoflearninginmostschoolsB.theenvironmentwasfavorabletomusicteachingC.theschoollackedteachingfacilitiesformusicD.financialsupportformusicprogramswasunavailable58.WhatisthemostimportantreasonthatPetersonwontheaward?A.Sheconcernedherselfwithcurrentsocialproblems.B.Shemotivatedstudentstolearnmusicwithhercreativity.C.Shehastaughtmusicattheelementaryschoolfor22years.D.Shemadegreateffortstoamusestudents'interestinliteraturE.59.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofPeterson'swayofteachingmusic?A.ShewroteplaysonthemesofraceequalityandsocialjusticE.B.Shemadeuseofthecontentsofotherclassesinherteaching.C.SheorganizedclassroomdiscussionsofBroadwaytunes.D.Shehelpedstudentscomposesongsbythemselves.