David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care Program at Mercy Hospitals. David Brown is seventy-two years olD. He’s friendly and likes to talk. He lives with his wife in the city. But David is becoming forgetful. His wife says, “He’ll heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the gas.” She is sixty-one and still works. She is worried about leaving her husband alonE. Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter. Her daughter says that she needs a rest. “Mom follows me everywherE. She follows me when I read newspapers. I need a rest and she does, too.” And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care Center. Many hospitals have this program. Patients come to the Center for a full or half day, from one to five days a week. All the patients live with their families and most are old peoplE. Mrs. Carol Johnson is the director of the Center. She says, “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great valuE. Patients have the chance to get out of their houses. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. Most important of all, families are able to stay together.” 1. Why did David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care Center? A. Because he is seventy-two years olD.B. Because he is lonely at homE. C. Because he is becoming forgetful. D. Because he is seriously ill. 2. What happens to Anne’s family? A. Her daughter is too old to look after her. B. Anne cleans all the rooms everyday. C. Her daughter doesn’t want Anne to live with her. D. Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her. 3. Adult Day Care Center is run by ____. A. hospitals B. schools C. churches D. government 4. Which statement is NOT true about the patients of the Center? A. Most patients are old peoplE. B. All the patients live with their families. C. The patients learn many things in the Center. D. The patients come to the Center six days a week. 5. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why the Center is offering a valuable service? A. Families are able to stay together. B. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. C. Patients have the chance to go out of their houses. D. The patients there are given the best medicine and the best operation.

Engineersshouldembrace接受theartsSirJohnO'ReillyafellowoftheInstitutionofEngineeringandTechnologyarguedinalecturE.About59%ofengineeringcompaniesintheIET's2014surveyfearedskillshortagescouldthreatenbusiness.ThereisnothingascreativeasengineeringSirJohntoldthereporter.Hesayssciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematics-oftenknownasStemsubjectsarevitalforamodernknowledgeeconomy.Butthereisamassiveshortfallinthenumberofrecruits招聘-witharecentstudybytheRoyalAcademyofEngineeringsayingtheUKneedstoincreasebyasmuchas50%thenumberofStemgraduatesitproduces.Deliveringthisyear'sMountbattenLectureattheRoyalInstitutionSirJohnarguedthatengineersshouldrecognisetheroleoftheartsintheirwork-amongotherbenefits;thiscouldattractmorepeopleintotheprofession.ThelectureFullSteamAheadforGrowthadvocatedawideradoption--Steamorsciencetechnologyengineeringartsandmaths.Engineersshouldembracetheartsasbeingkeytocreativityandanimportantcomponentofinnovation创新crucialtocreatingnewproductsandboostingfuturecompetitivenessheargueD.EngineeringandtechnologyisanincreasinglydiverseandcreativefieldsaidSirJohn.Someuniversityengineeringdepartmentsalreadycooperatedwithartschoolstodevelopunderstandinghetoldthereporter.InparticularhementionedCranfieldUniversity'sCentreforCreativeCompetitiveDesignandImperialCollege'sworkwiththeRoyalCollegeofArt.ThetwosetsofpeoplecouldworkwelltogetherandmoreemphasisonthecreativesideofengineeringcouldimprovethesuccessofproductshesaiD.Aesthetics美学ispartofithetoldthereporteraddingthatApple'siPodwasnotthefirstdigitalmediaplayernortheonlyonethatworked-butitcametodominatethemarketbecauseitwasnicetohave.SirJohnsaidhewasnotsuggestinguniversitiesstartedrequiringA-levelartfromengineeringapplicants-thekeysubjectsforadmissionwouldcontinuetobemathsandthesciences.Butanemphasisoncreativeskillswouldhelpbroadenthepoolandattractmorepeoplein.46.AccordingtoarecentstudybytheRoyalAcademy_______.A.skillshortagescouldthreatenbusinessB.engineeringgraduatesarenotascreativeasexpectedC.therearenotenoughartsgraduatesproducedintheUK.D.theUKneedsmoregraduatesinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematics47.AccordingtothelectureFullSteamAheadforGrowth_______.A.engineersshouldcooperatewithartsmajorsB.AcceptingtheartscouldattractmorepeopleintoengineeringC.engineersshouldrealizeartsplaythemostimportantpartintheirworkD.engineeringandtechnologyisasdiverseandcreativeasbefore48.BygivingtheexampleofApple'siPodSirJohnintendsto_______.A.stresstheimportanceofartsB.stresstheimportanceofmarketingC.stresstheimportanceofcommunicationD.stresstheimportanceofscienceandtechnology49.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Moreuniversitystudentsshouldstudyartsinsteadofengineering.B.Engineeringandtechnologyisincreasinglydifferentandunrelatedfields.C.TheIET'sskillssurveyraisedconcernsaboutthenumberofrecruitstoengineering.D.Studentsfromsomeuniversityengineeringdepartmentshavealreadytransferredtoartschools50.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.LackofcreativitymakesitdifficultfortheengineeringmajortofindasatisfactoryjoB.B.Thekeysubjectsforengineeringmajorsremaintobemathsandthesciencesratherthanarts.C.Universityengineeringdepartmentsshouldcooperatewithartschoolstoimprovethesuccessofproducts.D.Engineeringneedstoemphasizeitscreativesidetoencouragemoreyoungpeopletochooseitasacareer.

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.

Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailurepleasereadon.Usuallyachievingwhatyousetouttodoisnottheimportantthing.Letmeexplain.TwobrothersdecidedtodigadeepholebehindtheirhousE.Astheywereworkingseveralolderboysstoppedbytowatch.Whatareyoudoing?askedoneofthevisitors.Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!oneofthebrothersansweredexcitedly.TheolderboysbegantolaughtellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossiblE.Afteralongsilenceoneofthediggerspickedupabottlefullofspidersandinsects.Heremovedthelid盖子andshowedthewonderfulcontentstothevisitorswhowerelaughingatthem.ThenhesaidquietlyandconfidentlyEvenifwedon’tdigallthewaythroughtheearthlookatwhatwefoundalongtheway!Theirgoalwasfartoodifficultbutitmadethembig.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor—tomakeusmoveinthedirectionwehavechosen.Inotherwordsitsetsusdigging!ButnoteverygoalwillbefullyachieveD.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Noteverylovewilllast.ButwhenyoufallshortofyouraimperhapsyoucansayYesbutlookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!AndIbelieveitisthejoyinthejourneyintheendthattrulymatters.24.Oneofthebrothersshowedabottletotheolderboysto______.A.presentwhattoolstheywereusingB.showwhattheyhadfoundintheirdiggingC.frightenthemawayD.makethemcurious25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.diggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthisimpossibleB.thewriterthinksthatthetwobrotherswillreachtheirgoalonedayC.agoalissomethingthatwehavechosenandwanttoachieveD.everyonecansucceedifhesetsagoal26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FailureisthemotherofsuccessB.WherethereisawillthereisawayC.NopainsnogainsD.Joyinthejourney

OnedayMr.Arnoldwasteachingalessonandthingsweregoingasnormallyasever.Hewasexplainingthestoryofmankindtohispupils.Hetoldthemthatinthebeginningmenwerenomads;theyneverstayedinthesameplaceforverylong.InsteadtheywouldtravelabouthereandthereinsearchoffoodwhereveritwastobefounD.AndwhenthefoodranouttheywouldmoveoffsomewhereelsE.Hetaughtthemabouttheinventionoffarmingandkeepinganimals.Thiswasanimportantdiscoverybecausebylearningtocultivate耕作thelandandcareforanimalsmankindwouldalwayshavefoodsteadilyavailablE.Italsomeantthatpeoplecouldremainlivinginoneplaceandthismadeiteasiertosetabouttasksthatwouldtakealongwhiletocompletelikebuildingtownscitiesandallthatwereinthem.AllthechildrenwerelisteningattractedbythisstoryuntilLucyjumpedup:AndifthatwassoimportantandimprovedeverythingsomuchwhyarewenomadsalloveragainMr.Arnold?Mr.Arnolddidn’tknowwhattosay.Lucywasaveryintelligentgirl.Heknewthatshelivedwithherparentsinahousesoshemustknowthatherfamilywerenotnomads;sowhatdidshemean?WehaveallbecomenomadsagaincontinuedLucyTheotherdayoutsidethecitytheywerecuttingtheforestdown.A.whileagoafishermantoldmehowtheyfish.It’sthesamewitheveryone:whenthere’snomoreforestlefttheforestersgoelsewhereandwhenthefishrunoutthefishermenmoveon.That’swhatthenomadsdidisn’tit?Theteachernoddedthoughtfully.ReallyLucywasright.Mankindhadturnedintonomads.InsteadoflookingafterthelandinawaythatwecouldbesureitwouldkeepsupplyingourneedswekeptdevelopingituntilthelandwasbarE.Andthenoffwewouldgotothenextplace!TheclassspenttherestoftheafternoontalkingaboutwhattheycoulddotoshowhowtobemorecivilizeD.ThenextdayeveryoneattendedclasswearingagreenT-shirtwithamessagethatsaidIamnotanomad!Andfromthenontheysetaboutshowingthatindeedtheywerenot.Everytimetheyknewtheyneededsomethingtheymadesurethattheywouldgetitusingcareandcontrol.IftheyneededwoodorpapertheywouldmakesurethattheygottherecycledkinD.Theyorderedtheirfishfromfishfarmsmakingsurethatthefishtheyreceivedwerenottooyoungandtoosmall.Theyonlyusedanimalsthatwerewellcaredforandbroughtuponfarms.Andsofromtheirlittletownthosechildrenmanagedtogiveupbeingnomadsagainjustasprehistoricmenhaddonesomanythousandsofyearsago.14.Whywouldearlyhumanstravelaboutinthebeginning?A.Toexperiencedifferentlifestyles.B.Togosightseeingindifferentplaces.C.Tofindwhattheycouldtofeedthemselves.D.Todomoreexercisetobuildthemselvesup.15.FromParagraph2wecanknowthat.A.peoplegottiredoflivinginthesameplaceB.peoplegraduallygotusedtolivingincitiesC.peoplespentalongtimeinlearningtokeepanimalsD.peopletendedtosettledownafterlearningfarming16.Intheteacher’sopinionLucy’sargumentwas.A.reasonableB.ridiculousC.puzzlingD.shocking17.WhichofthefollowingagreeswiththemessageIamnotanomadParagraph7?A.PeopleeatyoungfishforitsdelicioustastE.B.PeopleuserecycledmaterialsasmuchaspossiblE.C.Fishermenmoveelsewherewhenthereisnofishleft.D.ForestersleavetheplacewherewoodisnotavailablE.

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

LikeanygoodmotherwhenKarenfoundoutthatanotherbabywasonthewayshedidwhatshecouldtohelpherthree-year-oldsonMichaelprepareforanewsibling兄弟姊妹.TheyfindoutthatthenewbabyisgoingtobeagirlanddayafterdaynightafternightMichaelsingstohissisterinMommy’sstomach.Thepregnancy怀孕progressesnormallyforKaren.Butproblemsappearduringdelivery分娩.FinallyMichael’slittlesisterisborn.Butsheisinseriouscondition.AnambulancerushestheinfanttotheintensivecareunitatSt.Mary’sHospital.ThelittlegirlgetsworsE.ThedoctortellstheparentsThereisverylittlehopE.Bepreparedfortheworst.Karenandherhusbandhavefixedupaspecialroomintheirhomeforthenewbaby—nowtheyplanafuneral葬礼.MichaelkeepsbegginghisparentstolethimseehissisterIwanttosingtoherhesays.ButkidsareneverallowedinIntensiveCareUnit重症监护室.HoweverKarenmakesupherminD.ShewilltakeMichaelwhethertheylikeitornot.Ifhedoesn’tseehissisternowhemayneverseeheralivE.ShedresseshiminanoversizedcoatandleadshimintoICU.TheheadnurserecognizeshimasachildandbellowsGetthatkidoutofherenow!Themothertheusuallymild-manneredladyglaressteel-eyedintotheheadnurse’sfaceherlipsafirmlinE.Heisnotleavinguntilhesingstohissister!KarenpullsMichaeltohissister’sbedsidE.HegazesatthetinyinfantlosingthebattletolivE.Andhebeginstosing.Youaremysunshinemyonlysunshine;youmakemehappywhenskiesaregrayImmediatelythebabygirlresponds.Thepulserate脉搏becomescalmandsteady.YouneverknowdearhowmuchIloveyou.Pleasedon’ttakemysunshineawayTheweakbreathingbecomesassmoothasakitten’spurr咕噜声.KeeponsingingMichael.TearsconquerthefaceofthebossyheadnurseaswellasKaren.FuneralplansareremoveD.Thenextday—theverynextday—thelittlegirliswellenoughtogohome!NEVERGIVEUPTHEONEWELOVE!66.HowdidMichaelfeelwhenheknewthathewasgoingtohaveasister?A.Angry.B.WorrieD.C.Expectant.D.DisappointeD.67.Thedoctoradvisedthefamily______.A.getreadyfortheworstresult.B.waitforthehopeinthenearfuturE.C.preparemuchmoremoneyfortheinfant.D.prepareforanotherchanceinotherhospitals.68.WhichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordbellowsinParagraph4?A.pointsB.shoutsC.whispersD.answers69.WhathappenedwhenMichaelsangtohislittlesister?A.Thelittlebabyrespondedtohissongandwokeupimmediately.B.Thebabyheardthesongandburstintotears.C.Thebaby’sphysicalsignsdisappearedfinally.D.Thebabyrecoveredfromthedangerousstateofunconsciousnessgradually.70.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthearticle?A.Anunexpectedgift.B.A.miracleoflovE.C.Anironmother.D.A.medicalsuccess.

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.

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin顽童waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar.IsthisyourcarPaulheasked.PaulansweredYesmybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.Theboywassurprised.YoumeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothingBoyIwishHehesitated.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.IwishtheboywentonthatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.PaullookedattheboyinsurprisethenhesaidagainWouldyouliketotakearideinmycarOhyesI'dlovethat.AfterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaidPaulwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhousePaulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsaretheboyasked.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittledisabledbrother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.TheresheisBuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeitthenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayridE.46.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen______.A.PaulreceivedanexpensivecarB.PaultoldhimaboutthecarC.hesawtheshiningcarD.hewaswalkingaroundthecar47.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin______.A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracarB.wantedPaul’sbrothertogivehimacarC.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul'sD.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat48.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse______.A.toshowhisneighboursthebigcarB.toshowhehadarichfriendC.tolethisbrotherrideinthecarD.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish49.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.A.Paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchinB.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrotherC.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend50.Thebestnameofthestoryis______.A.A.ChristmasPresentB.A.StreetUrchinC.A.BrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

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

GordonBrownwasborninScotlandin1951.Hischildhoodwasabrilliantsuccessbecauseofhisintellectualstrength.Hewasacceptedintomiddleschoolat10.At16hebecametheyoungeststudentatEdinburghUniversity.AtthattimehewasaluckyboygoodatalmosteverythingsaidhisoldfriendMurrayElder.Howeversetbacks挫折fellonthebrilliantboy.AfterarugbyinjuryhebecameblindinhislefteyE.Beforelongsimilarsymptoms症状developedinhisrighteyE.IlayinthehospitalbedintotaldarknessuncertainaboutmyfuturesaidBrown.LookingbackintothepastBrowndidn’tcomplainabouthisbadluck.Heevensaid:Onedoorcloses;youcan’tplayrugbyanymoresoyoufocusonotherthings.BrownwasinterestedinstudentpoliticsinuniversitywhichhelpedalotinhispoliticalcareerlaterinlifE.In1997BrownwasmadeChancelloroftheExchequer财政大臣.Hehassucceededingivingthecountryahighrateofemploymentandthelongestperiodofeconomicgrowthinitshistory.ComparedwithhissuccessfulcareerBrown’sfamilylifeisfullofdowns.Helosthisfirstdaughtertendaysafterherbirth.His1-year-oldyoungestsonhasadeadlydiseasE.TheseaccidentsmakemeappreciatemylifemorehesaiD.51.GordonBrownwassuccessfulinhischildhoodbecausehe_____.A.playedrugbyverywellB.wenttomiddleschoolat10C.wasveryintelligentD.becametheyoungeststudentatEdinburghUniversity52.WhenGordonBrownlookedbackonthepasthe_____.A.wishedthathehadnotplayedrugbyB.stillhadhopeforthefutureC.believedthathisdoorwasclosedD.feltverysadabouthismisfortune53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGordonBrown?A.Hedidn’tlikepoliticsinuniversity.B.HebecameChancelloroftheExchequerat48.C.Hedidn’tdowellforthecountry’semployment.D.Hedidagoodjobtoimprovethenationaleconomy.54.FromthelastparagraphwelearnthatBrown’sfamilylife_____.A.isfullofaccidentsB.isassuccessfulashiscareerC.makeshimupsetabouthislifeD.isfilledwithgoodluck

AwomanintheUSisabletospeakforthefirsttimein11yearsafterapioneeringvoiceboxtransplant.BrendaJensensaidtheoperationwasagreatsuccesswhichhadsavedherlifE.ThirteendaysafterthesurgeryshesaidherfirstwordsGoodmorningIwanttogohomE.Itisthefirsttimeavoiceboxandwindpipe气管havebeentransplantedatthesametimeandonlythesecondtimeavoiceboxhaseverbeentransplanteD.Ms.Jensen52hadbeenunabletospeakonherownsincehervoiceboxwasdamagedduringsurgeryin1999.Sincethenshehasbeenunabletotasteorsmellfoodcouldbreatheonlythroughaholeinherwindpipeandcouldtalkonlywiththehelpofanelectronicvoicebox.InOctobersurgeonsattheUniversityofCaliforniaDavisMedicalCentreremovedthevoiceboxand6cmofthewindpipefromadonorbody.Inan18-houroperationthiswastransplantedintoMs.Jensen’sthroatandtheteamconnectedittoherbloodsupplyandnerves.ProfessorMartinBirchallfromUniversityCollegeLondonwhowaspartofthesurgeryteamsaidWe’velearnedthatwecanrepairnervestomakeevenverycomplexorgansfunctionagain.It’llopenthedoortobetterfacialtransplantsandwillbeextremelyimportantastissueengineeringdevelops.A.voiceboxtransplantmightbelifechangingbutitisnotlifesaving.Everyonewhoreceivesatransplantmusttakedrugstocontroltheimmunesystemfortherestoftheirlives.Thesedrugscanreducelifeexpectancysotheyarenormallysetasideforlifesavingprocedures.OneofthereasonsMs.Jensenwasasuitablepersonforthistransplantwasthatshewasalreadytakingimmunecontrollingdrugsafterakidney-pancreas胰腺transplantfouryearsago.ProfessorPeterBelafskypartofthesurgicalteamsaidBrendawasanexceptional例外的candidateforthetransplantbecauseshewashighlymotivateD.Anyonewho’smetBrendaknowsthatsheisastronganddeterminedpersonwithagreatoutlookonlifeinspiteofthemanyphysicalchallengesshe’sfacedoverherlifetimE.67.Thevoicetransplantoperationisofgreatsignificancebecauseitprovesthat_______.A.facialtransplantsarenoweasiertoperformB.nerverepairingisabreakthroughintissueengineeringC.newmedicaltechnologyisalwayspossibletodiscoverD.thedrugstakenaftertheoperationhelpthepatientlivelonger68.Ms.Jensenwasasuitablepersonforthistransplantbecauseshewas_______.A.experiencedandbraveB.seriouslyillandmotivatedC.determinedandrealisticD.strong-willedandprepared69.Whichofthefollowingistherighttimeorderoftheevent?A.Ms.Jensenreceivedavoiceboxtransplantoperation.B.Ms.Jensenbegantotakeimmunecontrollingdrugs.C.Doctorsremovedthevoiceboxfromadonorbody.D.Ms.Jensenhadakidney-pancreastransplantoperation.A.acdbB.dbcaC.bdcaD.cabd70.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FirstWordsfromNewVoiceBoxB.TransplantSavesA.Woman’sLifeC.OvercomingObstaclestoSpeakAgainD.CourageousWomanDefeatingFears

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.

ThetimeisnotsuitableforathirdvisitbytheDalaiLamatoTaiwanseniorislandofficialsaidyesterday.KaoSu-potheministeroftheMongolianandTibetanaffairscommissiontoldlawmakersthatsecurityofficialshadevaluatedthesituationandcometotheconclusionthatthiswasnottherighttimE.HiscommentscameshortlyaftertheAssociationofTaiwanJournalistsofferedtheDalaiLamaaninvitationtovisit.SincefleeingfromtheChinesemainlandafterafaileduprisingbyTibet'sfeudalistic封建的upperclasstheDalaiLamahaspaidtwovisitstoTaiwan----in1997and2001----duringtheruleofformerislandleadersLiTeng-huiandChenShui-bian.Theisland'scurrentleaderMaYing-jeouruledouttheDalaiLama'svisittoTaiwaninDecembersayingthetimingwasnotright.A.visitwouldbeahighlysensitivemattersotheisland'sgovernmenthadtoevaluatereactionstovisitsbytheDalaiLamatoothercountriesandmakeadecisioninTaiwan'sbestinterestKaotoldlawmakersyesterday.SouthAfricatoosaidithasbarredtheDalaiLamafromapeaceconferencelaterthisweekciting引证itsrelationshipwithChinA.ThaboMasebespokesmanforPresidentKaglemaMotlanthesaidyesterdaythatthedecisionwasmadelastmonthandtheorganizersoftheconferencewereinformeD.SouthAfricanfootballofficialsorganizedtheconferencetohighlightthefirstWorldCuptobeheldinAfricainSouthAfricain2010.60.WhatisthenationalityoftheDalaiLama?A.ChineseB.SouthAfricanC.MongolianD.Tibetan61.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseruledoutmean?A.acceptedB.confirmedC.barredD.welcomed62.WhatplaysanimportantroleindecidingwhethertheDalaiLamacouldvisitTaiwan?A.Othercountries'reactionsB.Taiwan'sinterestC.TheDalaiLama'spurposeD.BothA.&B.63.SouthAfricawon'tallowtheDalaiLamatovisitthecountrybecause_A.ThevisitwillhaveabadinfluenceonthefirstWorldCuptobeheldtherE.B.SouthAfricanfootballofficialsdon'tthinkitsuitabletodothat.C.TheDalaiLamahaspaidtwovisitstoTaiwanbeforE.D.ThevisitwilldoharmtotherelationshipbetweenChinaandSouthAfricA.

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.

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?

It'shardtofindAliceMunrointhemedia.Evenaftershewonthe2013NobelPrizeinLiteraturetheCanadianwriterjustappearedforaquickinterviewandthendroppedoutofsight.OnDec29shestilldidn'tseekthespotlight聚光灯whenshewasnamedoneoftheFiveWomenoftheYearbytheFinancialTimes.InMunro'seyesordinarylivesalwayshidelargerdramas.SosherecordswhatwecasuallythinkofastheeverydayactionsofnormalpeopleSheoftenfocusesonlifeinherhometownasmallvillageinOntariowhichsheismostfamiliarwith.Shewritesabouttheordinarythingsinthevillage－foxformingtreesfilledintheOntariowildernesspoorcountryalcoholandlonglastillnesses.Aboveallshetalksaboutgirlsandwomenwhohaveseeminglyordinarylivesbutstruggleagainstdailymisfortune.Shehasaspecialtalentforuncoveringtheextraordinaryintheordinary.Theseareordinarypeopleordinarystoriesbutshehasthemagic.Herpreciselanguagedepthofdetailandthelogicofherstorytellinghavemadeherstoriesinviting.RunawayoneofMunro'srepresentativeworksisagoodexampleofherwritingstyle.OneofthestoriescentersonthelifeofanordinarywomanCarlawholivesinasmallCanadiantownwithherhusbandClark.ThestoryslowlyformsapictureofCarlatrappedinabadmarriageherunhappinessbuildingintodesperationuntilshedecidestoflee.ThestoryofCarlaisastoryofthepowerandbetrayalsoflove.ItisaboutlostchildrenandlotsofchancesthatwecanallfindinlifeThereispainbeneaththesurfacelikeaneedleintheheart.Sinceshepublishedherfirstcollectionofshortstoriesin1968MunrohaswonmanyawardswiththeNobelPrizebeingherbiggesthonor.OnOct.102013theNobelPrizecommitteenamedMunrothemasterofthecontemporaryshortstory.41.WelearnfromParagraph1thatAliceMunro________.A.didn'tgetonwellwiththemediaB.wassurprisedatwinningtheNobelPrizeC.didn'tvaluethetitleofWomenoftheYearD.remainedmodestthoughverysuccessful42.ManyofAliceMunro'sworks________.A.focusoneverydaylifeofordinarypeopleB.areaboutbetrayalsofloveandviolenceC.centeronthehappylifeofcountrywomenD.areromanticstoriessettinginherhometown43.WhatmakesAliceMunro'sstoriesfascinatingaccordingtothetext?A.Thecomplicatedplots.B.Herwritingtechniques.C.Thehumorouslanguage.D.Herrichimagination.44.InherrepresentativeworkRunawayCarla_________.A.leadsahappylifewithClarkB.isafaithfulwifetoherhusbandC.triestorunawayfromherhusbandD.losesallhopesforabetterlife45.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AliceMunroandherhometown.B.TheawardsAliceMunrowon.C.AliceMunro'sliterarylife.D.AliceMunroandherwritingstyle.

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.

Believeitornotifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforalongtimetheybecomeweak.Whenyoustartusingthemagaintheyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemoryhereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoorhereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweakweknowthatitishisfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemorymanyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblameandfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebuttheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdaysnamessongsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexerciseD.31.Themainreasonforone'spoormemoryisthat______.A.hismemoryisnotoftenusedB.hedoesnotusehisarmsorlegsforsometimeC.hecan'treadorwriteD.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemory32.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.A.youcan'tusethemanymoreB.theywillbecomestrongerC.theywillbecomeweakbuttheyslowlybecomestrongagainD.theywillbecomeweakandwon'tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.YourmemorylikeyourarmsorlegsbecomesweakifyoudonotgiveitenoughchanceforpracticE.B.Don'tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.C.A.goodmemorycomesfrommorepracticE.D.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.34.Somepeoplecan'treadorwritebuttheyusuallyhavebettermemoriesbecause_______.A.theyhavesavedmuchtroubleB.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthingsC.theycan'twriteeverythinginalittlenotebookD.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime35.GivethebesttitleforthispassagE.A.Don'tStopUsingYourArmsorLegsB.StrongArmsandGoodMemoriesC.HowtoHaveaGoodMemoryD.LearnFromthePeople

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

WhenGeoffMarcywas14hisparentsboughthimatelescopE.Everynighthewouldgoontotheroofoutsidehiswindowtoseethewondersofthesky.Whatexcitedmemostwaswhethertherewereplanetsinothersolarsystemswherelifemightexisthesays.IdecidedtotrytofindplanetsorbitingotherstarslikeourSun.AndhediD.MyfellowresearcherPaulButlerandIfoundourfirstplanetin1995Dr.Marcysays.Weworkedfortenyearswithoutfindinganything!Butwestuckwithitandourpatiencepaidoff.Sincethenthetwoscientistshavediscovered65ofthemorethan100planetsfoundorbitingotherstars.Dr.MarcyandDr.Butleralsospottedthefirstfamilyofthreeplanets.InJune2002theyannouncedanotherdiscovery:aJupiter-likeplanetorbitingstar55Cancri.Atfirstthetworesearchersfoundonlyplanetsthatorbitclosetostars.Recentlythescientistsfoundplanetsfartherout.Theplanetorbiting55Cancriisamajorbreakthrough:itisthefirstsightingofalargegasplanetaboutsamedistancefromthestarasJupiterisfromtheSun.Whyisthisimportant?ScientiststhinkthatlifeonEarthmayexistbecauseoftwospecialfeaturesinoursolarsystem.ThefirstisJupiter.Becauseit’ssobigJupiterpullscometsandasteroids小行星ortheyallcomeandhittheEarth.Dr.Marcyexplains.WithoutJupiterlifeonEarthwouldlikelyhavebeendestroyeD.AsecondfeatureisthatEarthisarockyplanetwhereliquidwaterwhichisnecessaryforlifecanexist.UnlikegasplanetsrockyplanetslikeEarthhavesurfaceswherewatercangatherinpoolsandseaswhichmaysupportlifE.A.hugespaceexistsbetweentheJupiter-likeplanetandtwootherplanetsthatliecloseto55Cancri.IsthereanEarth-likeplanetinthespacetoosmallforustonotice?IfsosaysDr.MarcyWewouldhavetwostrikingsimilaritiestooursolarsystem:aJupiter-likeplanetandanEarth-likeplanet.Andtheremaybelife!44.WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Marcyfromthepassage?A.HeisfondofwatchingJupiter.B.Heisfromascientistfamily.C.HedislikesworkingwithPaulButler.D.HeisinterestedinfindinglifeinouterspacE.45.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftherecentdiscovery?A.TheplanetisnotasprotectiveasJupiter.B.Theplanetisclosetostar55Cancri.C.Theplanetprovestobeagasplanet.D.TheplanetisaslargeasJupiter.46.Dr.MarcyandDr.Butlerbegantofindnewplanetsin____.A.1995B.1985C.2002D.198147.Dr.Marcythinksthatlifemayexistinthe55Cancrisystembecause____.A.hehasfoundthesystemsimilartothesolarsystem.B.hehasdiscoveredanEarth-likeplanettherE.C.hehasdiscoveredarockyplanettherE.D.hehasfoundsignsoflifeinthesystem

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

JohnandBobbyjoinedawholesalecompanytogetherjustaftergraduationfromcollegethesameyear.BothworkedveryharD.AfterseveralyearshoweverthebosspromotedBobbytothepositionofmanagerbutJohnremainedanordinaryemployeE.Johncouldnottakeitanymoretenderedhisresignation辞呈tothebossandcomplainedthebossdidnotknowhowtodelegateanddidnotvaluehardworkingstaffbutonlypromotedthosewhoflatteredhim.ThebossknewthatJohnworkedveryhardfortheyears.HethoughtamomentandsaidThankyouforyourcriticismbutIhavearequest.IhopeyouwilldoonemorethingforourcompanybeforeyouleavE.Perhapsyouwillchangeyourdecisionandtakebackyourresignation.JohnagreeD.Thebossaskedhimtogoandfindoutanyonesellingwatermeloninthemarket.Johnwentandreturnedsoon.Hesaidhehadfoundoutamansellingwatermelon.Thebossaskedhowmuchperkg?Johnshookhisheadandwentbacktothemarkettoaskandreturnedtoinformtheboss$1.2perkg.BosstoldJohntowaitasecondandhecalledBobbytocometohisofficE.HeaskedBobbytogoandfindanyonesellingwatermeloninthemarket.Bobbywentreturnedandsaidbossonlyonepersonsellingwatermelon.$1.2perkg$10for10kghehasinventoryof340melons.Onthetable58melonseverymelonweightsabout2kgboughtfromtheSouthtwodaysagotheyarefreshandredgoodquality.JohnwasveryimpressedandrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.HedecidednottoresignbuttolearnfromBobby.Mydearfriendsamoresuccessfulpersonismoreobservantthinksmoreandexploresindepth.Chancesexistinthedailydetails.Forthesamematteramoresuccessfulpersonseesmoreandfarthersothathecanfindoutanopportunityandcatchittorealizehisaim.Ifapersonseesoneyearaheadwhileanotherseesonlytomorrowthedifferencebetweenayearandadayis365timeshowcouldyouwin?Chancesexistinthedailydetails.49.WhydidhebosspromotedBobbytothepositionofmanagerA.BecauseheworkedharderthanJohn.B.Becausehewasgoodatflatteringhisboss.C.Becauseheboughtalotofwatermelonsfortheboss.D.Becauseheismorethinkingandobservant.50.WhatdidthebossdoafterJohntenderedhisresignationA.HedismissedJohn.B.HethoughtJohndidn’tworkharD.C.HeaskedJohntotakebackhisresignation.D.HeofferedJohnachancetomakehisfinallydecision.51.TheunderlinedwordinParagraphonemeans________.A.handedinB.reportedC.tookD.wrote52.WhatdidthebossaskedJohntodobeforeheleftA.ThebossaskedJohntobuysomewatermelons.B.ThebossaskedJohntotellhimhowmuchperkgwatermeloncost.C.Thebossactuallywantedhimtomakeamarketinvestigation.D.ThebossaskedJohntofindoutanyonesellingwatermeloninthemarket.

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.

Onceuponatimetherewasabeautifulbirdwhichwasverycuriousabouthell.Whenshewaslittlehermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskillsshewouldgotohell.ShewassocuriousabouthellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhathelllookedlikebutnoonewassurebecausenoneofthemhadeverbeentherE.SomesaidhellwasaplacefullofwaterandotherstoldherthathellwasfullofburningfirE.Howeverthebirdknewtheywerelying.Shewantedtofindoutwhathellwas.Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskillsshealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.ShethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotohellandseewhathelllookedlikE.Howevershespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhathellwaslikestayinginthissmallcagE.Howevershecouldn’tescapE.Dayafterdayshejuststayedinthecagewatchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlastshebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecagebutshewastooweaktofly.LyingnothegroundshethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetimE.Whatdoeshelllooklike?Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcagE.Beforesheclosedhereyesforevershefinallyansweredthatquestionherself.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmasterinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Miss.B.Finish.C.Follow.D.Learnwell.22.Whydidthebirdhideherselfwhenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills?A.Becauseshewaslazy.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikelearningflyingskills.C.BecauseshethoughtshecouldgotoHellbydoingthis.D.Becauseshethoughtitwasofnousetolearnflyingskills.23.Accordingtothepassagethebirdatlastfoundoutthat.A.HellwasaplacefullofwaterB.HellwasfullofburningfireC.therewasnoHellD.Hellwasasmallwell-decoratedcage

MyfriendEmmaDanielsspentthesummerof1974travelinginIsrael.Duringhermonth-longstayinJerusalemsheoftenwenttoacafécalledChocolateSoup.Itwasrunbytwomenoneofwhom—Alex—usedtoliveinMontreal.OnemorningwhenEmmawentinforcoffeewhilechattingwithhernewfriendAlexshementionedthatshehadjustfinishedthebookshewasreadingandhadnothingelsetoreaD.Alexsaidhehadawonderfulbookshemightlikeandthathe’dbehappytolendittoher.Ashelivedjustabovethecaféhequicklyranuptogetit.ThebookhehandedtoEmmajustminuteslaterwasMarkingsabookbyaformerSecretary—GeneraloftheUnitedNationsUN.Emmahadneverreaditnorhadsheeverboughtacopy.Butwhensheopeneditupshewasflooredtoseeherownnameandaddressinsidethecoverinherownhandwriting.ItturnedoutthatthesummerbeforeataconcertbackinMontrealEmmahadmetaCalifornianwhowasintownvisitingfriends.Theydecidedtoexchangeaddressesbutneitherofthemhadanypaper.Themanopenedupabookhewascarryinginhisbackpack背包andaskedEmmatowritehernameandaddressinsidE.WhenhereturnedtoCaliforniaheleftthebookbehindinMontrealandhisfriendAlexkeptit.WhenAlexlatermovedtoJerusalemhetookthebookalong.4.AlexlentEmmathebookMarkings.A.toshowhisfriendlinesstoherB.toshowhisinterestinreadingC.totellherabouttheimportanceoftheUND.toletherwritehernameandaddressinside5.HowdidEmmafeelthemomentsheopenedthebook?A.PleaseD.B.SatisfiedC.WorrieD.D.SurpriseD.6.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheCalifornian.A.metEmmaataconcertB.invitedEmmatoaconcertC.introducedEmmatohisfriendD.leftEmmahisbackpack7.Whowassupposedtobethefirstownerofthebook?A.AnofficialoftheUN.B.Acoffeeshopowner.C.Afriendoftheauthor’s.D.Alex’sfriendfromCaliforniA.

JoeandHelenMillshadtwosmallchildren.Onewassixandtheotherfour.TheyalwaysrefusedtogotobedandHelenwasalwayscomplaining抱怨aboutthisandaskingJoeforhelp.Butashedidnotcomehomeuntilaftertheyhadgonetobedduringtheweekhewasunabletohelpexceptatweekends.Joeconsideredhimselfagoodsingerbutreallyhisvoicewasnotatallmusical.Howeverhedecidedthatifhesangtothechildrenwhentheywenttobeditwouldhelpthemtorelaxandtheywouldsoongotosleep.HedidthiseverySaturdayandSundaynightuntilheheardhissmallsonwhisperedtohisyoungersisterIfyoupretendthatyou’reasleephewillstop.46.Thechildrenalwaysrefusedtogotobedwhich_______..A.madeHelenhappyalotB.satisfiedtheirmotherC.HelenwasnotsatisfiedwithD.gaveHelenmuchencouragement.47.Thehusbandcouldn’thelpthewifetolookafterthechildren_______..A.becausehereturnedfromworktootiredB.sincehisvoicesoundedlikeasinger’sC.exceptonSaturdayandSundayD.forhedidnotlikehischildren..48.Whichofthefollowingconclusions结论canwedrawfromtheabovestory?A.Joe’ssongdidhelpthechildrentorelax.B.WithJoe’shelpthechildrenwenttosleep.C.Thewifemustbethankfultoherhusbandforthegreathelp.D.Thechildrenweresotiredoftheirfather’svoicethattheypretendedtobeasleep.

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

AcoupleofyearsagobeforeatriptoChinaNicoleDavisandherUSwomen’svolleyballteammateswerewarnedabouttheprominence显著突出ofcoachJennyLangPinginhernativecountry.IwaspushedoverbyChinesejournalistswhileIwasjusttryingtoputmyluggageonthebussaidDavis.KnownastheIronHammerforherpunishingspikes扣球LangmadeitpossibleforChinatodominateinthesportintheearly1980s.ShewasakeyplayeronChina’s1984Olympicgoldmedalwinningteam.WhentheUSteamarrivedfortheOlympicsLang48whoisfromBeijinghadtotakeadifferentroutetoavoidacrowdofreportersandfans.ThencamethegreatestmomenttoLangWhiletheUSteamwasplayinginapackedgymatleast8000ChinesefansunfurledanAmericanflag.ThatreallysaysitallDavissaiD.Theylookatherasanicon偶像.I’msureit’shardforthemtoseehercoachinganothercountrybuttheylovehersodearlythathersuccessistheirsuccess.TheloyaltyoftheChinesefanswastestedonFridaywhenChinalostamatchtotheUS.It’sapitythatChinalostthematchbutI’mstillgladthatLangPing’steamwonsincesheistheprideofChina’svolleyballsaidLiuChengliaspectator.WealsocheeredforLang’svictory.Langsaidshejusttriedtostayprofessionalwhenthetwoteamsmeet.Itdoesn’tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteam.It’sthesamE.LangsaiD.Davissaidsheandherteammatescouldnothaveimaginedthepassion热情forvolleyballamongChinesebecausethesportwaslackofpopularityintheUS.ThereceptionfromChinesefanshastouchedtheUSplayerssaidUSvolleyballplayerLindseyBerg.It’ssuchanhonortobehereandplayforourcoachhereinChinashesaiD.TheamountofsupportthattheChinesegivetoherandushasbeentremendous极大的.ThewholeeventhasbeenunbelievablE.71.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Stayingprofessional.B.CheeringfortheIronHammer.C.AmatchbetweenChinaandtheUS.D.LangPing’scareerasacoach.72.LangPingavoidedmeetingthereportersandfansprobablybecauseshe________.A.wasafraidtobequestionedaboutherstrategyB.didn’twanttobepaidmuchattentiontoC.dislikedtobewithherfansD.didn’twanttodisturbpublicorder73.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunfurledexactlymean?A.destroyedcompletelyB.toreintopiecesC.spreadouttothewindD.rolledup74.WhatdoesLangPingmeanbysayingItdoesn’tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteam.A.AmericanVolleyballTeamwillbeatanyteam.B.ChineseVolleyballTeamisthesameasotherteams.C.Shejusttriedtostayprofessional.D.TheresultsofeachmatchwillbethesamE.75.WhatimpressedtheUSteamplayersmost?A.ThetoleranceofChinesepeoplE.B.TheloyaltyforvolleyballoftheChinesE.C.LangPing’scoachingskills.D.ThepopularityofvolleyballinChinA.

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.

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

About18000refugees难民fromBurmahavecometotheUnitedStateseachyearsince2007.SomehavesettledinHowardCountyMarylandbetweenBaltimoreandWashington.A.localschoolbeganteachingEnglishtothechildrenoftherefugees.Butwhilethechildrenlearnedthelanguagetheirparentsdidnot.Thatmadecommunicationwithteachersarduous.AtpresentalmostfiftychildrenfromBurmaattendBollmanBridgeElementarySchool.LaurelConranisateachertherE.ShesaidThemainideaistheglobalideA.SheteachesEnglishtospeakersofotherlanguages.OneofherstudentsisThaNeihCiang.AnotherstudentisThaNeih’smotherTinIang.Ms.ConranpracticesEnglishwithTinIangatthemother’sworkplacE.ManyrefugeesfromBurmaworkatCoastalSunbeltProduceasupplieroffruitsandvegetablestorestaurantsandotherbusinesses.LaurelConranstartedclassesatthecompanytohelprefugeesfromBurmalearnEnglish.LaurelConransaidTheprogramisasix-weeksession.It’sonceaweekoneveryWednesdayfromtwelvetooneo’clock.SoeveryWednesdayIgotoCoastalSunbelt.Astheworkerseatlunchtheyalsopracticetheirnewlanguageskills.LisaChertokhasachildatBollmanBridgE.SheisalsoamanageratCoastalSunbelt.ShehelpedMs.ConrandevelopthelessonswhichshesayshavereallyhelpeD.LisaChertoksaidWellwhentheBurmeseemployeesgotheretheywereveryveryshy.NowIfindthattheyaremoreoutspokenthanbeforE.They’remorecommunicativE.Asparentstheyarealsomoreinvolvedintheirchildren’sschool.JonathanDavisistheprincipalofBollmanBridgeElementarySchool.Mr.Davishopesthelessonswillhelptheseparentsfeelbetteraboutcommunicatingwiththeschool.HesaidEvenassimpleasmakingaphonecalltosaythattheirsonordaughterissickevenifthat’stheamountofEnglishthattheyhavegotfromtheprogramthattrulywillhelpus.41.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.A.localschoolisprovidingfreeEnglishlessonsforthepoor.B.RefugeesfromBurmaaretryingtheirbesttolearnEnglish.C.A.localschoolishelpingrefugeesfromBurmalearnEnglish.D.RefugeesfromBurmahavesettledinHowardCountyMarylanD.42.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordarduousinParagraph1mean?A.Interesting.B.Necessary.C.Surprising.D.Difficult.43.WhentherefugeesfromBurmafirstarrivedinHowardCounty.A.thechildrencouldspeakverygoodEnglishB.theparentslikedcommunicatingwiththeteachersC.theparentscouldhelptheirchildrenspeakEnglishD.neitherthechildrennortheparentscouldspeakEnglish44.WhatcanwelearnaboutLaurelConranfromthepassage?A.ShemainlyteachesEnglishtothelocalchildreninaschool.B.Sheoftengoestotherefugees’companytoteachthemEnglish.C.SheteachesnotonlyEnglishbutalsootherlanguages.D.SheworkedatCoastalSunbeltProducebeforebeingateacher.45.JonathanDavishopesthatthelessonswill.A.totallychangethedifficultlifeoftherefugeesB.helptheparentsgetalongbetterwiththeirchildrenC.helptheparentscommunicatebetterwiththeschoolD.encouragemorerefugeestosendtheirchildrentotheschool

FrederickDouglass1818—1895wasbornaslavebutlaterbecameoneofAmerica'sgreatesleaders.HewasanactivistawriterapowerfulspeakerandanadvisortoPresidentAbrahamLincoln.FrederickDouglasssufferedseverephysicalandmentalabuseduringhismanyyearsasaslaveHebelievedknowledgewouldleadthewaytofreedom.In1845hewroteNarrative叙述oftheLifeofFrederickDouglassAnAmericanSlavE.Itbecameanimmediatebestsellerandremainspopulartoday.EleanorRoosevelt1884—1962wasthewifeofAmerica'sthirty-secondpresidentFranklinDelanoRoosevelt.ShehelpedherhusbandinmanywaysduringhislongpoliticallifE.ShealsobecameoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleinAmericA.Shefoughtforequalrightsforallpeople--workerswomenpoorpeopleblackpeoplE.Andshesoughtpeaceamongnations.EleanorRooseveltgavethebestshehadallthroughherlifE.Peoplearoundtheworldrecognizedtheirlosswhenshediedin1962.RosaParks1913—2005hasbeencalledthemotheroftheAmericancivilrightsmovement.SheandMartinLutherKingJuniorhadstartedamovementofnon-violentprotest抗议intheSouth.ThatmovementchangedcivilrightsintheUnitedStatesforever.MartinLutherKingbecameitsfamousspokesmanbuthedidnotlivetoseemanyoftheresultsofhiswork.RosaParksdiD.RosaParksreceivedtwoofthenation'shighesthonorsforhercivilrightsactivism.56.WhichofthefollowingcategoriesofVOAdothethreepassagesbelongto?A.AmericanstoriesB.ThemakingofanationC.ThisisAmericaD.PeopleinAmerica57.Whoworkedfortherightsofallpeoplethroughouttheworld?A.FrederickDouglassB.EleanorRooseveltC.MartinLutherKingD.RosaParks58.Allthefourfamouspeoplementionedhere________.A.wereblacksandmadegreatsacrificesinfreeingblackpeoplE.B.madecontributionstoremovingprejudiceagainstblackpeoplE.C.helpedabolishblackslaverysystemintheUnitedStates.D.advocatednon-violencemovementtogetfreedomforblacks.59.Itcanbeinferredfromthethreepassagesthat__________.A.settingfreeblackpeopleinUShasexperiencedalongandhardstrugglE.B.RosaParkswaspresentedtwoofthenation’shighesthonorsforherwork.C.EleanorRooseveltwontheworld’srecognitionduetoherhusband’sinfluencE.D.FrederickDouglassbecamefamousbecausehehadreceivedgoodeducation.

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.

AsvideogameimagesbecomeincreasinglymorerealisticandgraphicpolicymakersaredebatingifthereisalinkbetweentheviolencedescribedinthosegamesandviolenceinreallifE.A.20-year-oldgunman'sshootingataschoolinthenortheasternAmericathismonthhasreviveddiscussionsaboutviolencecausinglawmakerstocallforgreaterexaminationofcrueltyvideogames.ButevidencedoesnotsuggestviolenceingamescausesviolenceinlifesaysJamesIvoryaprofessorintheuniversity'sdepartmentofcommunicationwhoresearchestheeffectsofvideogames.4TheagreementisprettywelluniversalamongsocialscientiststhatthereisnotaclearlyestablishedlinkbetweenactualviolentcrimeandviolentmediausagesaysIvory.HeaddsthatitispossiblethoughdebatedthatexposuretoviolentvideogamescouldmakeapersonthinkorrespondmoreaggressivelyinashortterminIvory'swordsmightevenmakeyoupotentiallymoreofastrangepersontosomebody.Butheemphasizestemporaryaggressionandviolentcrimeareworldsapart.DespitetherenewedfocusonvideogameviolenceinvestigatorsofthemostrecentU.Sschoolshootinghavenotsaidwhethertheyounggunmanwasaplayerofviolentvideogames.InterestinvideogamescontinuestogrowaroundtheglobE.Analystsestimatepeoplespentabout$70billionworldwideonvideogamesandcomponentsin2012.NorthAmericaWesternEuropeandEastAsiaremainkeymarketswhilegamingisontheriseinIndiaBrazilRussiaandSoutheastAsiA.33.Whatisthefeatureofthepresentdayvideogames?A.TheycontaintoomuchviolencE.B.TheyseemsolifelikeandvividC.TheyhavenodifferencewiththereallifeD.Theyhavebecomeincreasinglypopularamongyoungsters.34WhatdoesthewordestablishedLine6Para2mean?A.FixeD.B.DirectC.Indirect.D.Necessary.35.Thistextcanbebestsummarizedthat___A.agunman'scrimehascausedheateddebateB.videogamesaretoblamefortheimproperbehaviorsC.whethervideogameswouldcausecrimesiscontroversialD.1themorevideogamesoneplaysthemoreviolentbewouldbeinreallife

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.

BeeGeesstarRobinGibbwhoawokefromacoma昏迷lastmonthhasa50-50chanceofrecoveringfromthecoloncancerthatmayhavespreadtohisliverafriendofthesingertoldBritishnewspaperTheTelegraph.JimDooleyformerleadsingerofBritishfamilybandTheDooleysandoneofGibb’sfriendstoldthepaperIt’shardtosaywhetherhecouldcomethroughthisbuthiswifeDwinaisawonderfulwomanandsheisgivinghimalltheloveandTLCshecangivE.DooleytoldthepaperthatGibb62wasunabletospeakduetoatracheotomy气管切开术andwascommunicatingbyblinking眨眼.Dwinahassaidthatbecausehehasspentsolonginacomatherearealotofthingshewillhavetolearntodoagainifhecomesthroughit.HewillhavetorelearnhowtowalkDooleysaiD.Theplanistogethisstrengthupsohecancontinuechemotherapy化疗treatmentforhiscancer.It’ssaidthatPope教皇BenedictXVIissendingaspecialblessingforGibB.DooleyandGibbhavebeenworkingtogetherforfouryearstoraisemoneyfortheBomberCommandMemorialinLondon.GibbenteredaLondonhospitalaftercatchingpneumoniaandwasinacomaforninedays.Hisdoctorcreditedthesinger’sironwillanddeepreservesofphysicalstrengthwithhelpinghimwakefromthecomabutsaidhowthediseasewoulddevelopwasstilluncertain.GibbfoundedtheBeeGeeswithhistwinbrotherMauriceandolderbrotherBarryinthelate1950sandwentontosellanestimated200millionrecords.Thegroup’s1970shitsongsincludeNightFeverTragedyandHowDeepIsYourLove.51.TheunderlinedexpressionTLCinParA.2probablymeans.A.thicklayerofcakeB.tenderlovingcareC.totallungcapacityD.twicelongconnection52.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinGibb.A.cannotexpresshimselfatallatpresentB.willbesuretorecoverbecauseofhiswife’scareC.willmostprobablyfailtocomethroughthecancerD.cancommunicatewithothersthrougheyes53.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.RobinGibbmaylosepartofhismemoryifhecanrecover.B.RobinGibbwon’treceivechemotherapytreatmentanymorE.C.RobinGibbmighthavehadhistwolegsseriouslyinjureD.D.RobinGibbmighthavediedbutforhiswife’slovE.54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.BeeGeeswasfoundedinthelate1970s.B.DooleyraisedmoneyforGibb’soperation.C.GibbandDooleyfoundedthebandBeeGees.D.GibbisprobablyinahospitalinLondonatpresent.55.GibbwillmostprobablyrecoverbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.PopeBenedictXVI’sblessingB.thedoctor’scarefultreatmentC.hiswife’sloveandcareD.hisstrongwillpower

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.

Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgambling赌博andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevisionwatchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.ShehadtotellthepolicE.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup拘留所hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.ButtheywereafraidthepolicewouldcomE.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutsidE.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamblE.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.―Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboy―soIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.44.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.heworkedinafactoryB.hehadalotofworktodoC.hehadworkedthereforalongtimeD.hewasadriver45.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgamblingB.shecouldn’tfindanyworkC.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredD.herhusbandspentalltimeingambling46.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hewouldn’tstopgamblingB.hehadbeenputintolockupC.hewashardlysentawaybythefactoryD.hedidn’tloveheranylonger47.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.B.Theboyhopedhisfatherwouldstopgamblingsoon.C.Theboyhopedhismotherwouldcomeback.D.Theboyhopedhisfatherwouldbeputintolockupagain.

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.

TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork—heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochure小手册describingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton’sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimagination-library.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter’s.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-seE.Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLindA.Thebooks---reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers---includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciative:ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.TheRichtersspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.51.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.TheinfluenceofhiswifE.D.ThenewsfromtheWeB.52.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.Writebooksforchildren.D.Retirefrombeingateacher.53.AccordingtothetextDolllyPartonis.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer54.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.55.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.

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.

HowaNewSoftwareProgramCanBringtheWorldTogetherJameslivesinHawaiiandhismotherlivesinKoreA.JamesspeaksEnglishheneverlearnedKoreanandhismomonlyspeaksKorean.Theycommunicateperfectly.EladlivesinIsrael.HisgrandmotherlivesinAustriA.EladspeaksnoGermanandhisGrandmotherspeaksnoHebrew.Theycommunicateperfectly.EnriqueisfromHondurasbuthelivesintheU.S.EnriquejuststartedlearningEnglishandspeaksverylittlE.ButeverydayEnriquereadsthelatestlocalUSnewsontheWebwithnoproblem.Whattheseindividualsandcloseto60millionothersaroundtheworldshareisaremarkablefreesoftwareprogramcalledBabylon.Babylonmaywellbethemostadvancedtranslationsoftwareintheworldandit'samust-haveforanyonewhoselifeextendsbeyondthebordersoftheirownlanguage--orthosewhowantitto.Onceyoudownloadityoucanhighlightanytextinpracticallyanyprogramandit’sinstantlytranslatedintothelanguageofyourchoicE.Youcanuseittotranslateawebsiteemailworddocpdfandvirtuallyanydocumentinanyformatyoucanthinkof.YoucancomposeadocumentinyournativelanguageandBabylonwillinstantlytranslateitintoanotherbeforeyousendit.Theprogramtranslates75languagesincluding:SpanishMandarinArabicHinduandRussian.Italsoincludesup-to-dateencyclopediasdictionariesandspellcheckers.Babylonisalongwayfromearlytranslationsoftwarethatwouldmoreoftenthannotgenerateanunreadablebabbleofgrammaticallyincoherenttextthatwasbettersuitedforgeneratinglaughsthancomprehension.Babylon'sabilitytounderstandandtranslateisstate-of-theart.InfactbusinessesareadoptingBabylonasthestandardwhenitcomestotranslatingcommercialcommunicationsandotherimportantdocuments.BabylonisalsoagreattoolforpeoplewhoarelearninganotherlanguagE.Useitanytimeyouencounterawordorpassageyoudon'tunderstanD.Whatuserspraisemostistheprogram'sabilitytoopenupadifferentworldtothem.Whetherit'ssurfinganewssiteinadifferentcountryorbeingabletoproperlycommunicatewithafamilymemberorfriendoverseesBabyloncanmakeithappen.BestofallBabylonisfree!TogetyourfreecopyvisitBabylon.com.29.WhatisthefunctionofthefirstthreeparagraphsA.toexplainanewprogram.B.togivesomeexamples.C.toadvertiseaproduct.D.toleadinthemainideA.30.AccordingtothetextwhichistrueaboutBabylon?A.BabylonisausefulforanyonewhoselifeextendsbeyondthebordersoftheirownlanguagE.B.Babylontranslates72languagesincluding:SpanishMandarinArabicHinduandRussian.C.Babylonwillinstantlytranslateadocumentintoanotherafteryousendit.D.BabylonisthemostadvancedtranslationsoftwareintheworlD.31.WhatcharacteristhemostattractiveaboutBabylonA.advancedB.instantC.freeD.remarkable

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

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

Mymotherusedtoaskmewhatthemostimportantpartofthebodyis.ThroughtheyearsIwouldguessatwhatIthoughtwasthecorrectanswer.WhenIwasyoungerIthoughtsoundwasveryimportanttoussoIsaidMyearsMommy.ShesaidNo.Manypeoplearedeaf.KeepthinkingandIwillaskyouagain.Severalyearspassedbeforesheaskedmeagain.SincemakingmyfirstattemptIwascarefulaboutthecorrectanswer.SoItoldherMommysightisveryimportanttoeverybodysoitmustbeoureyes.ShelookedatmeandsaidYouarelearningfastbutitisnotcorrectbecausetherearemanypeoplewhoareblinD.OvertheyearsMotheraskedmeacouplemoretimesandalwaysheranswerwasNobutyouaregettingsmartereveryyearmyson.ThenlastyearmyGrandpadieD.MyfamilysankinsadnessandcrieD.Whenitwasourturntosayourfinalgood-byetoGrandpasheaskedmeDoyouknowthemostimportantbodypartyetmydear?Iwasshockedwhensheaskedmethisnow.IalwaysthoughtthiswasagamebetweenherandmE.ShesawtheconfusiononmyfaceandtoldmeThisquestionisveryimportant.ItshowsthatyouhavereallylivedyourlifE.Isawhereyeswellupwithtears.ShesaidMydearthemostimportantbodypartisourshoulder.IaskedIsitbecauseitholdsupourhead?SherepliedNoitisbecauseitcanholdtheheadofafriendorlovedonewhentheycry.Everybodyneedsashouldertocryonsometimesinlifemydear.Ionlyhopethatyouhaveenoughloveandfriendssothatyouwillhaveashouldertocryonwhenyouneedit.ThenandthereIknewthemostimportantbodypartisnotaselfishonE.Itissensitivetothesufferingofothersandcaringforthoseinpain.26.Motherdidn’tthinkearsandeyesarethemostimportantbecause_________.A.soundsarenotusefultopeopleB.manypeopleintheworldaredisabledC.sightisoflittleimportancetopeopleD.nobodylikestobeblindordeaf27.Whendidmotherfinallytelltheauthorthecorrectanswer?A.InhischildhooD.B.Severalyearsago.C.WhileplayingagamE.D.Athisgrandpa’sfuneral.28.Accordingtothefifthparagraphwhywastheauthorshocked?A.Becausehedidn’twanttoplaythegameanymorE.B.Becausehismotherwouldnevertellhimtheanswer.C.BecausethisquestionmadehimalwaysconfuseD.D.Becausehethoughtitwasunfittotalkthisatthatmoment.29.Whatcantheauthorlearnfromhismother’sanswer?A.Onlybysharingloveandcarecanwebelovedbyothers.B.WeshouldshowourloveandrespectfortheoldpeoplE.C.Shouldersareimportantbecausetheyholduptheirheads.D.Everyoneshouldbeselfishtothesufferingofothers.30.Motheraskedthisquestionfromtimetotimeinorderto_________.A.checkifhehasgotsmarterovertheyearsB.proveonlyshehasthecorrectanswerC.guidehimtohaveabetterunderstandingoflifeD.remindhimoftheimportanceofourbody

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

BornonSeptember241896F.ScottFitzgeraldanAmericannovelistwasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademytheNewmanSchoolandattendedPrincetonUniversityforashortwhilE.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabamawherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayrE.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappinessashewroteinhisdiary:MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.ThisSideofParadisehisfirstnovelwaspublishedin1920.EncouragedbyitssuccessFitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenoveltheBeautifulandDamned1922acollectionofshortstoriesThalesoftheJazzAge1922andaplayTheVegetable1923.ButhisgreatestsuccesswashisnovelTheGreatGatsbypublishedin1925whichquicklybroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworlD.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Thenin1926hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.HoweverFitzgerald'sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislifebutfaileD.By1930hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwisscliniC.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.WhilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStateshegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGrahamhisdearfriendhelpedhimfighthisalcoholism.31.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?A.5B.6C.7D.832.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald'slifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.B.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.C.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadisE.D.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraisE.E.HefailedtoreorderhislifE.f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZeldA.A.f-c-e-a-b-dB.b-e-a-f-c-dC.f-d-e-c-b-aD.b-f-c-d-e-a33.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald_____.A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabamaB.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmyC.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn'tbrokendownD.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital34.WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FitzgeraldwasbornonSeptember241896.B.Hisfirstnovelwaspublishedin1920.C.Fitzgerald'sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.D.TheGreatGatsbygivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.35.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.F.ScottFitzgerald’slifeB.F.ScottFitzgerald’snovelsC.F.ScottFitzgerald’swifeD.F.ScottFitzgerald’scontribution

WhenBarbraStreisanddiscoveredin2003thataphotographofherCaliforniabeachhousewasamong12000photosontheInternetaspartofacollectionbyphotographerKennethAdelmanshedidwhatanyfamouspersonwoulddo:hithimwitha$50millionlawsuit.ButintryingtoholdbacktheimagesshecausedadifferentoutcomE.Herlegalactionsledtoalmosthalfamillionpeoplevisitingthewebsiteviewingandcopingthephotoswithinamonth.EversincethentheeffectoflettingpublicknowsomethingyouaretryingtokeepsecrethasbeencalledtheStreisandeffect.TheproblemforanyonetryingtosuppressinformationisthattheInternetistheworld’sbiggestandmostefficientcopyingmachinE.PutadocumentontoaconnectedmachineanditwillspreaD.Sowhenyouwanttobefamousyoucan’tbutifyoufindyourselfinthespotlightandwanttoeraseyourselfyoucannot.ThereisnoshortageofexamplesoftheStreisandeffect.Nine-year-oldMarthaPaynecreatedasimpleblogpostingthemealsherschoolserveD.Shetookaphotoofwhatwasbarelyafillingmealbyanyone’sstandards.WiththephotoshefilledadocumentNowDadunderstandwhyIamhungrywhenIgethomE.ThethingdidnotgotofaruntilthelocalauthoritybannedlittleMarthafromdoingthatagain.MarthapostedasupposedlyfinalpostcalledGoodbyeexplainingeverything.Oncethemediafoundthisoutthingswentfrombadtoworsefortheauthority.Nowthebloghasmorethan9.5millionpageviews.MarthahasevenexpandedherblogbyincludingpicturesofschoolmealstakenbyotherkidsfromallovertheworldlikeGermanyandJapan.Wecanfindsimilarexamplesthroughouthistorytobefrank.ManhasexperiencedtheStreisandeffecteversincethebirthofmasscommunication.Whydoesitexist?Everytimeyouaretoldnottoseewhat’sinthesecretshinyboxwrappedingiftpaperyou’regoingtodoeverythinginyourpowertodoexactlythat!Justrealizingthatknowingsomethingaboutsomeoneisharmfultotheirstatusweauthoritiesshouldbefamiliarwith.Unfortunatelyafewofthemfailtograspit.63.Theunderlinedwordsuppressinparagraph2probablymeans__________.A.giveawayB.lookintoC.coverupD.searchfor64.WhatspeededupthespreadofMartha’sstory?A.Parents’complaints.B.Theauthority’sorder.C.Thephotosofotherkids.D.Supportingfromtheschool.65.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.TherootofStreisandeffect.B.TheinfluenceofStreisandeffect.C.People’sreactiontoStreisandeffect.D.HistoricalexamplesofStreisandeffect.66.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.StreisandeffectbenefitsmostfamouspeoplE.B.It’snotagoodideatoargueagainstauthorities.C.Thebanonsomethingmayhaveoppositeeffect.D.TurningtothelawisaperfectwaytogetoneoutoftroublE.

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

ArthurMiller1915—2005isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller'sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustria­HungarydrawnlikesomanyothersbytheGreatAmericanDream.HoweverheexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.Miller'smostfamousplayDeathofaSalesmanisapowerfulattackontheAmericansystemwithitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusasindicatorsofworth.InWillyLomantheherooftheplayweseeamanwhohasgotintotroublewiththissystem.Willyisburntoutandinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentiment:ifhecan'tdotheworkthenheisnogoodtohisemployertheWagnerCompanyandhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthisandatalossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.HerefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheenD.Whenitwasfirststagedin1949theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviewsanditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlaytheNewYorkDramaCritics'CircleAwardandthePulitzerPrizeforDramA.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxburyConnecticutontheeveningofFebruary102005the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.33.WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA?A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.B.HewasattractedbytheGreatAmericanDream.C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed34.TheplayDeathofaSalesman________.A.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworldB.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompanyC.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMillerD.focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness35.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.

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

AlongtimeagotherewasahugeappletreE.A.littleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetopatetheapplestookanapundertheshadow...Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentbythelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.OnedaytheboycamebacktothetreeandhelookedsaD.Comeandplaywithme!thetreeaskedtheboy.IamnolongerakiD.Idon’tplayaroundtreesanymorE.TheboyrepliedIwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.Sorrybutyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.Thenyouwillhavemoney.TheboywassoexciteD.Hegrabbedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterhepickedtheapples.ThetreewassaD.OnedaytheboyreturnedandthetreewassoexciteD.ComeandplaywithmE.thetreesaiD.Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?SorrybutIdon’thaveahousE.ButyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuildyourhousE.Sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercamebacksincethen.ThetreewasagainlonelyandsaD.OnehotsummerdaytheboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighteD.Comeandplaywithme!thetreesaiD.IamsadandgettingolD.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?Usemytrunkstobuildyourboat.Youcansailfarawayandbehappy.Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.HewentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtimE.Finallytheboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.SorrymyboybutIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymorE.Nomoreapplesforyou....ThetreesaiD.Idon’thaveteethtobitetheboyreplieD.Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.IamtoooldforthatnowtheboyreplieD.Ireallycan’tgiveyouanything...Theonlythingleftismydyingrootsthetreesaidwithtears.Idon’tneedmuchnowjustaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.theboyreplieD.Good!Oldtreerootisthebestplacetoleanonandrest.Comeandsitdownwithmeandrest.Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears....ThisisastoryofeveryonE.Thetreeisourparents.WhenwewereyoungwelovedtoplaywithMomandDaD.WhenwegrewupweleftthemandonlycametothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintroublE.Nomatterwhatparentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat’showallofusaretreatingourparents.41.Whydidtheboygraballtheapplesonthetree?A.Hewasjustplayinggameswithit.B.Hewantedahouseforhisfamily.C.Hewouldliketogosailingtorelaxhimself.D.Heneededmoneytobuytoys.42.Theunderlinedphraseleanonprobablyhasthesamemeaningas_______.A.insistonB.placeonC.relyonD.baseon43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheboylikedtoplaywiththeappletreeallhislifE.B.TheboyonlyneededtheappletreewhenhewasintroublE.C.Thetreehatedthecruelboy.D.Theapplewastheboy’sparent.44.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstosay_________.A.theboymistooktheappletreeashisparentB.parentsdevotealltheirlivestomakingushappyC.whenwewereyoungwelikedtoplaywithourparentsD.theboywasalwayscrueltohisparents45.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Wealwaystaketheparents’payforgranteD.B.Weshouldgetalongwiththetreeswell.C.Weshouldregardtheappletreesasourparents.D.Theappletreeisveryfoolish.

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.

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.

Amydidn'thavealittlefinger.ItbotheredJamesatfirstbutsheseemedalmostproudofitshewouldrefusetouseherfive-fingeredhandtoholdhisormovestrayhairsfromhereyes.Shewouldalwaysuseherlefthandtwistedandshocking.Butthatwasonlyatthebeginningoftheirrelationship.AftersixmonthsthemissingdigitbecamesomethinglikeacomforttoJames一he’dnoticeitsabsenceinhishandandfeelloved.Itwassomethinghecouldn'texplaintoanyoneelseandthatmadehimlovethemissingfingerevenmore.Itwasasecretbetweenthemboth.TherewashoweveracertainthingJamescouldn'taskabout.Hewasn'tsurehowshelostherfinger.Itwastheonlyunspeakabletopicintherelationship·Itdidn'tbotherhimverymuch.Hewasn'tacuriousperson.He'doccasionallyslipandbegintoaskbutmostlycaughthimself.Whenhedidn'tshe'dgetquietincompanyorangryinprivate.He'dletherstormawayandwaitforthebrokencombofherhandtorunthroughhishairinapology.Theybrokeupoveramistake.Hismistake.AmystartedanargumentoverwhoshoulddothedishesandhelostdespitehisbestefforttopointoutthenumberofhoursheworkeD.Inhisangerhestabbedaforkintothewall.Amydidn'tsayanythingshedidn'tevenlookupsetjustconfuseD.Whenhepulledtheforkouttwoprongs叉齿stayedinthewallsohethrewitintothetrash.ShewasstillstaringandhefeltawkwardandashameD.Hetoldhertheprongswereinthewallandtheforkwasnowuseless.Whatgoodwouldatwo-prongedforkbeforanyoneTherewasn'tanytalkingafterthat.Shesimplypackedabackpackandwenttohermother's.ThenextdayAmy'sbrotherandfathercamebytocollecttherestofherclothingandbooks.NeitherofthemlookedmadthoughJamescouldn'tfigureoutiftheyweretrulyuninterestedorifsilentangerwasafamilycharacteristic.Hepaintedoverthemarksonthekitchenwallaweeklaterbutlefttheprongsinthewall.Hefishedtheforkoutofthetrashandkeptitinthesilverwaredrawerunderneaththeutensiltray.He'dtakeitoutoccasionally.Runninghisfingerintotheroughgapofthemissingpieceshe'dtrytofeelwhatwasn'tthereanymorE.31.WhichofAmy’sfingerswasmissingA.ThemiddlefingerofherlefthanD.B.ThelittlefingerofherlefthanD.C.ThelittlefingerofherrighthanD.D.ThemiddlefingerofherrighthanD.32.TheunderlinedwordItinParagraph3refersto＿.A.Amy'smissingfingerB.howAmylostherfingerC.Amy'sattitudetowardsherhandD.whyAmynevertalkedaboutherhand33.WhatcausedAmytoleaveJamesA.AmywasafraidofJames'extremeanger.B.Jamesrepeatedlyrefusedtowashthedishes.C.AmyfeltJamesdisrespectedherdisability.D.Jamescontinuallytalkedabouthermissingfinger.34.WhenAmysfathercametocollectherthingshe＿·A.didnotsayverymuchtoJamesB.didnotknowwhatthefightwasaboutC.wasclearlyveryupsetandangrywithJamesD.askedhisdaughtertostaywithhermother35.ToAmythebrokenforksymbolized＿.A.theirbrokenrelationshipB.herdamagedhandC.aproblemthatcouldbesolvedD.thewayshelostherfinger

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

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.

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.

LindsayBinegarofGreenfieldOhiomadeherfirst$100attheageoffourwhenshewonaprizeforshowingapigfromherfamily'sfarmtothelocal4­HCluB.MostkidswouldbethrilledtospendthatmoneyontoysbutnotLindsay.Ididn'tgetthemoney;itwenttothebankshetoldtheColumbusDispatch.OvertheyearsLindsaykeptonraisingandshowingpigsandkeptonwinningprizes.Somewere$100forsmallwinsbutshewonthousandsofdollarsforchampionshipprizesatcountyfairs.Beforelongsheearnedanimpressiveamountofcash—butasidefromapursewhenshewas14Lindsayhadneverspentadollarofhersavings.Bythetimeshewas18shehadgotmorethan$40000whichsheplannedtoputtowardshercollegeeducationatnearbyOhioUniversity.Butherparentssaidthatifshecontinuedlivingathomewhileattendingschooltheywouldn'thavetopayforherdormhousingandwouldbewillingtocovertheentirecostofhereducation.ItsoundedlikeagooddealtoLindsay.Butwhatshouldshedowithhersavings?Herfatherhadanideabuyahousejustashe'ddonewhenhewasyoung.Heusedthehouse'ssaletohelphimbuythefamilyfarmwhereLindsayhadgrownupandraisedallthoselucrative赚大钱的pigs.LindsaywasabletobuyahouseinGreenfieldpayingfortheentirepurchaseincash.Shedidabitofpaintingandthenrenteditoutfor$450amonth.AfterfinishingcollegeLindsayplanstomarryHeathMcNealandusetheincomefromherhousetobuyablockoflandandbuildanewhousE.Butshe'llnevermovetoofarfromhomE.IwouldliketostayinGreenfieldshesaiD.IjustloveeverybodyherE.Athercurrentrateshe'llprobablybethetown'sbiggestrealestatetycoon房地产大亨bytheageof25.21.WhatdidLindsaydowithherfirstprize?A.Shekeptitaspocketmoney.B.Itwasspentontoys.C.Sheusedittobuymorepigs.D.Itwasputinthebank.22.Bythetimeshewas18Lindsayhadgotmorethan$40000by________.A.winningprizesforraisingandshowingpigsB.sellingpigsC.gettingtheinterestfromthebankD.tradinghouses23.Lindsay'sfatheradvisedher________.A.topayforhercollegeeducationwiththemoneyB.topaythemoneyforherdormhousingC.tobuyahousewiththemoneyD.tosavethemoneyforherfuturelife24.WhatcanwelearnaboutLindsay'sparentsfromthepassage?A.Theyareveryrich.B.TheyareconsideratE.C.Theydon'tknowhowtomanagemoney.D.Theydon'tcareformoney.

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

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

IndeedGeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785somekindofflyorbughadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthomE.ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethatEnglishmenhadbeenreferringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacenturyandAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning-bug萤火虫.ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguageleavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeapersonreferringtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.AlthoughfanbecametheusualtermsportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugsbaseballbugsandthelikE.Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobjectforexampleabug-shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarmfromwhichcomestheexpressiontobugthatistoinstallanalarm.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers’conversation.Sincethe1840stobughaslongmeanttocheatandsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying.Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinacomputerprogramorotherdesign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsaslittleproblemsanddifficultiesthatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovercomeindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdisonhadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering‘abug’inhisinventedrecordplayer.33.WelearnfromParagraph1that__________________.A.AmericanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbugB.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabugC.thewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglishinthenineteenthcenturyD.bothEnglishmanandAmericansusedthewordbugintheeighteenthcentury34.Whatdoesthewordflawinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Explanation.B.Finding.C.Origin.D.Fault.35.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith__________________.A.themisunderstandingofthewordbugB.thedevelopmentofthewordbugC.thepublicviewsofthewordbugD.thespecialcharacteristicsofthewordbug

TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork--heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochure小册子describingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-seE.Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLindA.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciative:ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.TheRichtersspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.71.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.TheinfluenceofhiswifE.D.ThenewsformtheWeB.72.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.73.AccordingtothetextDollyPartonis________.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer74.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.75.WhatcanwelearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.

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

Dosuccessfulbusinessmenneedanoffice?Increasinglytheanswerseemstobeno.ChrisWardauthorofthebookOutofOfficeexplainshowPresidentBarackObama’sfirstinauguration就职speechwaswrittenby27-year-oldJonFavreausittinginStarbucks星巴克;howRichardTaitcreatorofCraniumstartedtheboardgameinacoffeeshop;howMichaelActonSmithinventedthechildren’svirtualworldMoshiMonstersinhislocalCaffèNero;andhowJKRowlingthenovelistbehindHarryPotterbelievesacaféisthebestplacetowritE.Itisaconvincingviewandforbasicstart-upsitmakesmuchmoresensetoworkfromhomeandpublicspacessuchascafésthanrentinganexpensiveofficE.Officesarehardtofindcostlytodecorateandinvolvemuchtiringadministration.Moreoverbystayingindependentyouavoidthemisery痛苦ofadailycommute往返上下班whichformanyistheworstpartofajoB.ThankstomobilecommunicationsWiFiandcloudstoragetogetherwiththeincreasingheavy-dutyequipmentsuchasphotocopiersfaxmachinesanddesktopPCsthetraditionalofficeisbecomingredundantformanysortsoforganizationsandworkers.Ofcoursefactorymanagerssurgeonschefsandindustrialchemistsarestilltiedtospeciallocations.Butmanyofus–fromsoftwareengineersandcopywriterstoarchitectsandfashiondesigners–canoperatealmostanywherE.Thatfreedomandawillingnesstoadaptcanmakeone’scareermoreenjoyableandsometimesmoreefficient.29.Thesecondparagraphmainlywantstotellus__________.A.Obamadidn’twritehisinaugurationspeechbyhimselfB.Peopledon’thavetoworkinanofficeC.A.caféisthebestplacetowriteD.Manywritersliketowriteinacoffeeshop30.Theunderlinedwordredundantinthelastparagraphmostprobablymean_________.A.uncomfortableB.reasonableC.unnecessaryD.popular31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Manypeoplehatecommutingdaily.B.Thetraditionofficewillnolongerexist.C.Workinginpublicplaceswillreduceefficiency.D.ChefscanworkanywherE.

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

Amanworkedinapostoffice.Hisjobwastoprocess分类处理allmailsthathadwrongaddresses.OnedayalettercametohisdeskaddressedtoGod.Hethought‘‘Icanopenthisoneandseewhatit’sallabout.SoheopeneditanditreadDearGodIaman83-year-oldwomanlivinginaverysmallapartment.Yesterdaysomeonestolemypurse.IthadahundreddollarsinitwhichwasallthemoneyIhad.NextSundayisMother’sDayandIhadinvitedmylasttwofriendsoverfordinner.WithoutthatmoneyIhavenothingtobuyfoodwith.Ihavenofamilytoturntoandyouaremyonlyhope.Canyoupleasehelpme?Thepostalworkerwastouchedandwentaroundshowingthelettertoalltheothers.Eachofthemdugintohiswalletandcameupwithafewdollars.Bythetimehemadetheroundshehadcollected96dollarswhichtheyputintoanenvelopeandsentovertoher.Therestofthedayalltheworkersfeltawarmglowthinkingofthenicethingtheyhaddone.Mother’sDaycameandwentandafewdayslatercameanotherletterfromtileoldladytoGod.Alltheworkersgatheredaroundwhiletheletterwasopened.ItreadDearGodhowcanIeverthankyouenoughforwhatyoudidforme?Becauseofyourgenerosity慷慨¨wasabletopreparealovelydinnerformyfriends.WehadaverynicedayandItoldmyfriendsofyourwonderfulgift.Bythewaytherewas4dollarsmissing.Itwasnodoubt怀疑thosethievesmustbeatthepostoffice!!!36.TheoldwomanwrotethelettertoGodbecause___________.A.shehadnofamilyB.hermoneywasstolensheneedshelpC.shewantedtoborrowsomemoneyfromGodD.shewastoooldtoearnmoneytobuyfood37.Thewomanwrote___________letterstotheGodinall.A.1B.2C.3D.438.Whydidthemanshowedthelettertoalltheothers?A.Hejustwantedotherstoreadtheletter.B.Hethoughtthewomanwaslaughable.C.Hewasmovedandhewantedtohelpher.D.Hethoughtit’stoodifficulttosendthelettertoGod.39.Fromthestorywecaninfer推断__________.A.theoldwomanlivedwithheronlysonB.theoldwomandidn’tknowwhoreallyhelpedherC.oneofthepostalworkersstolethemissingmoneyD.Godwouldsendanother4dollarstotheoldwoman40.What’sthebesttitleoftilepassage?A.ALettertoGodB.APoorOldWomanC.WhereistheMissingMoney?D.AStoryHappenedinthePostOffice

LeekuanYewemergedontotheinternationalstageasthefoundingfatherofthestateofSingaporethenacityofabout1million.HedevelopedintoaworldstatesmanwhoactedasakindofconsciencetoleadersaroundtheglobE.Fateinitiallyseemednottohaveprovidedhimwithastageonwhichtoachievemorethanmodestlocalsuccess.InthefirstphaseofdecolonizationSingaporeemergedasapartofMalayA.ItwascutloosebecauseoftensionsbetweenSingapore’slargelyChinesepopulationandtheMalaymajorityandabovealltoteachthecityalessonofdependency.MalayaundoubtedlyexpectedthatrealitywouldcureSingaporeofitsindependentspirit.Butgreatmenbecomesuchthroughvisionsbeyondmaterialcalculations.LeechallengedconventionalwisdombyoptingforstatehooD.ThechoicereflectedadeepfaithinthevirtuesofhispeoplE.Heassertedthatacitylocatedonasandbarwithnoeconomicresourcetodrawuponandwhosemajorindustryasacolonialnavalbasehaddisappearedcouldneverthelessthrive兴旺andachieveinternationalreputationbybuildingonitsprincipalasset财富:theintelligenceindustryanddedicationofitspeoplE.Agreatleadertakeshisorhersocietyfromwhereitistowhereithasneverbeen—indeedwhereitasyetcannotimaginebeing.ByinsistingonqualityeducationbysuppressingcorruptionandbybasinggovernanceonmeritLeeandhiscolleaguesraisedtheannualpercapitaincomeoftheirpopulationfrom$500atthetimeofindependencein1965toroughly$55000today.InagenerationSingaporebecameaninternationalfinancialcentertheleadingintellectualmetropolisofSoutheastAsiathelocationoftheregion’smajorhospitalsandafavoredsiteforconferencesoninternationalaffairs.Itdidsobyadheringtoanextraordinarypragmatism:byopeningcareerstothebesttalentsandencouragingthemtoadoptthebestpracticesfromallovertheworlD.Superiorperformancewasonecomponentofthatachievement.Superiorleadershipwasevenmoreimportant.Asthedecadeswentbyitwasmoving—andinspirational—toseeLeethemayorofamedium-sizecitybecomeamentor导师ofglobalstrategicorder.ThegreattragedyofLee’slifewasthathisbelovedwifewasfelledbyastrokethatleftheraprisonerinherbodyunabletocommunicateorreceivecommunication.ThroughallthattimeLeesatbyherbedsideintheeveningreadingtoher.Hehadfaiththatsheunderstooddespitetheevidencetothecontrary.PerhapsthiswasLeeKuanYew’sroleinhiserA.HehadthesamehopeforourworlD.Hefoughtforitsbetterinstinctsevenwhentheevidencewasambiguous.Butmanyofusheardhimandwillneverforgethim.58.WhydidLeeKuanYewchoosetoleadSingaporetobeindependent?A.HeintendedtoactasakindofconsciencetoleadersaroundtheglobE.B.Hedeterminedhispeopleshouldn’tbesubjectedtoMalayaanymorE.C.Hehadconsiderableconfidenceinthevalueofthecity’sassets.D.HewantedSingaporetobethemostpowerfulcountryworldwidE.59.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2wecanknowthat__________.A.MalayaexpectedSingaporetobepowerful.B.MalayahadadesiretokickSingaporeoff.C.MalayafirmlybelievedSingaporewouldgivein.D.Malayadidn’tthinkSingaporepossessedindependentspirit.60.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLeeKuanYew?A.Stubbornandarbitrary.B.AggressiveandaffectionatE.C.Demandingandbossy.D.Outspokenandhumorous.

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

ItcouldnothavebeenhardertoleaveoneofthechildrenbehindwhenwemoveD.IknowthatpartingwithourdogwasoneofthemostpainfuldecisionstomakE.ThisisZachary’sstory.AnnandthechildrenandImovedfromourruralhomeinVirginiasothatIcouldretrainforanewcareer.ItmeantleavingbehindourbestfriendZacharyasixyearoldBlackLaB.Thiswasforhisgood;hewouldbemiserablylockedupinsuburbanBirminghamwhilewewereawayfromhomeeveryday.WeallagreedthatheshouldremainfreeandexplorethecountrysidE.WefoundfriendsoffriendswhowouldbegladtogivehimanewhomE.HetrembledbesidemeasIdrovehimtherE.AndIlefthimtearfullywatchinghimonhisnewfrontporchdisappearinginthedistanceoftherearviewmirror后视镜.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatoldZachdidnotreallycarewhocaredforhim.Hewouldbefineandwewouldsoonoutgrowourmutualloss.A.yeartaterinournewhomeinaBirminghamsuburbwegotacallfromthepeoplewhoboughtourfarmhousE.Anntookthephone;thecolordrainedfromherfaceasthekidsandIwatchedtheconversationunfolD.OurcallerstoldAnn.There’sastrangedogshoweduphereacoupledaysago.He’srightthinandhispawsdon’tlooksogooD.HejustseemssortoflostandconfuseD.Theneighborsdowntheroadsaytheythinkhe’syourolddog.It’sZacharyandhefoundhiswayhomE.He’slookingforus.Fredyouhavetogogethim.Annsaidthroughtears.Shewasright.Wehadtogo.ButbringingZacharytheretoBirminghammadenomoresensethanitwouldhaveayearearlier.EvensothenextdaymydaughterandIdrovetenhourstoouroldfarmhousE.21.Theauthor’sfamilydecidedtoleaveVirginiabecause.A.theywerealreadytiredofrurallifeB.theywantedtoleavechildrenbehindC.theauthorwantedtofindanewjobD.theyhadmorefriendselsewhere22.WhywasZacharyleftbehindwhenthefamilymoved?A.Zacharywasnolongercaredforbythefamily.B.MovingalongwoulddoZacharynogooD.C.ZacharywasunwillingtoleavE.D.SomefriendswantedtokeepZachary23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorregrettedhavingleftZacharybehindB.theauthorthoughtitmademoresensetobringhimbacknowC.ZacharygotlostonherwaytofindingtheminBirminghamD.Zacharywasbadlytreatedinthefriends’family24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestory?A.Distancemakestwoheartsgrowcloser.B.Lovemelovemydog.C.PastexperienceifnotforgottenisaguideforthefuturE.D.LovewilltakeyouhomE.

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

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.

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.