Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re deaD.” Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt- a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why. There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident. Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled through a wind shield （挡风玻璃）or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear". Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water. Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious（昏迷）due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them. Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour. Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters. 63. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”? A. He was driving at great speeD. B. He was running across the street. C. He didn’t have his safety belt on. D. He didn’t take his medicine on timE. 64. The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he __________, A. wasn’t feeling very well B. hated to drive in the dark C. wanted to take some exercise D. didn’t want to be caught by the police 65. According to the text, the “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _________. A. may be knocked down by other cars B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat D. may get caught in the car door 66. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe ________. A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident C. they will be caught when help comes D. cars catch fire easily 67. What is the advice given in the text? A. Never drive faster than 30 mile an hour. B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident. C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.

HewasthebabywithnonamE.FoundandtakenfromthenorthAtlantic6daysafterthesinkingoftheTitanicin1912histinybodysomovedthesalvageworkersthattheycalledhimOurbaby.IntheirhomeportofHalifaxNovaScotiapeoplecollectedmoneyforaheadstoneinfrontofthebaby'sgravecarvedwiththewords:TothememoryofanunknownchilD.HehasrestedthereeversincE.Buthistoryhasawayofuncoveringitssecrets.OnNovember5thisyearthreemembersofafamilyfromFinlandarrivedatHalifaxandlaidfreshflowersatthegravE.ThisisourbabysaysMagdaSchleifer68abanker.Shegrewuphearingstoriesaboutagreat-auntnamedMariaPanula42whohadsailedontheTitanicforAmericatobereunitedwithherhusbanD.AccordingtotheinformationMrsSchleiferhadgatheredPanulagaveupherseatonalifeboattosearchforherfivechildren----includinga13-month-oldboynamedEino--fromwhomshehadbecomeseparatedduringthefinalminutesofthecrossing.WethoughttheywerealllostintheseA.saysSchleifer.Nowusingteethandbonepiecestakenfromthebaby'sgravescientistshavecomparedtheDNAfromtheUnknownChildwiththosecollectedfrommembersoffivefamilieswholostrelativesontheTitanicandneverrecoveredthebodies.Theresultofthetestpointsonlytoonepossibleperson:youngEino.NowthefamilyseenoneedforanewgravE.hebelongstothepeopleofHalifaxsaysSchleifer.They'vetakencareofhimfor90years.AdaptedfrompeopleNovember25200255.ThebabytraveledontheTitanicwithhis________.A.motherB.parentsC.auntD.relatives56.Whatisprobablytheboy'slastname?A.SchleiferB.EinoC.MagadD.Panula57.SomemembersofthefamilywenttoHalifaxandputflowersatthechild'graveonNovember5_____.A.1912B.1954C.2002D.200458.Thistextismainlyabouthow__________.A.theunknownbaby'bodywastakenfromthenorthAtlanticB.theunknownbabywasburiedinHalifaxNovaScotiaC.peoplefoundoutwhotheunknownbabywasD.peopletookcareoftheunknownbabyfor90years

REMOVEfromfriends.Thisisnoordinarybutton.OneclickandIhavethepowertoeraseapersonfrommylifE.InlatefallIhadaround400friendsonFacebook.TodayIhave134.Click.Makethat133.WhenFacebookfirstenteredmylifein2005Ipanickedthatmyfriendcountwastoolow.IfIwasn’tproperlyconnectedhowwouldanyoneseemycleverquote引语?Whowouldwishmeahappybirthday?Iacceptedandsentoutfriendrequestswithoutasecondthoughtandsoonaccumulated391friends.Thereisanappealtobeingabletocommunicatewithsomeoneorjustthumbs拨动手指upaphotoratherthanmakerealconversation.It’scomfortingandit’seasysaidLarryRosenapsychologyprofessoratCaliforniaStateUniversitywhostudiesthewaypeoplecommunicateonlinE.There’sasenseofbelonginginit.It’sasenseofcommunityinagenerationwherecommunityhassortof有点disappeareD.HoweverIdon’ttalktohalfofthesepeopleintheonlinecommunity.TherearesomeIwouldavoidifImetthemonthestreet.Click.132.Idecidedtoridmyaccountofanyfriendthatwellwasn’t.Soundeasy?Youtryit.Lookatwhoyou’redealingwith:familyfriendsclassmatescrushes爱恋的对象acquaintancesWitheveryclickoftheRemovefromfriendsbuttonyouriskburningabridgelosingacontactandmissinganopportunity.SoeverytimeIgotoclickthebuttonmyhearthurts.HoweverI’mnottheonlyonewhohasexperiencedaFaceboookfriendrefreshing.TheNewOxfordAmericanDictionaryannouncesitsWordoftheYeareachyearandlastyearunfriendmadethecut入围thoughI’llstillstickwithdefriend.WhenIstartedmymission任务afewfriendsjoined.MostweresurprisedbyhoweasilytheycouldcuthundredsofconnectionswithoutthinkingtwicE.OhmyGodIdefriendedlike600peopletoday.Ifeelsogood!myfriendSarahmessageD.DanaaclosefriendfromhighschoolandIbattleditouttoseewhocouldgetourcountslower.Shewinsat123.Tosomeit’spoornetiquette网络礼仪todefrienD.Buttomeit’sthestageoflifewhenweholdontothepeoplewhocountthepeoplewhoimpactyou.63.AccordingtothearticlewhathappenswhenyouclicktheRemoveformfriendsbutton?A.A.messageissentouttoyouronlinefriends.B.YouacceptsomeoneasyouronlinefrienD.C.YousendoutafriendrequesttopeoplE.D.ThenumberofyouronlinefriendsisreduceD.64.Thewriterworriedaboutherfriendcountin2005because______.A.noonewouldwishherahappybirthdayB.itwasthefirsttimeshehadmadefriendsonlineC.shehadonly391onlinefriendsatthattimeD.shewaseagertomakeconnections65.WhatisLarryRosen’sopinion?A.PeoplelivinginthesameareaarecloselyconnectedineverydaylifE.B.Communicationonlinehelpspeoplefeeltheyaremembersofagroup.C.It’seasyforpeopletomakeandbreaknewfriendshipsonlinE.D.Today’syoungpeoplespendnearlyalltheirtimecommunicatingonlinE.66.Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionoftheunderlinedsentence?A.ImadenewfriendsonlinewhileIremovedsomeoldones.B.SomefriendscutthenumberoftheironlinefriendsjustlikeIdiD.C.Wecompetedtoseewhocouldremovethemostonlinefriends.D.Whensomeoneremovedmefromafriends’listIremovedhim/her.

YouknowhernameMaureenMcGovernofcoursebutitisunderstandableifwhatyoucanthinkofwhenyoureflectonhervoiceisthatmournfulsongTheMorningAfterfromthemovieThePoseidonAdventure1972ortheequallyWeMayNeverLoveLikeThisAgainfromtheequallydisaster-filledToweringInferno1974.MsMcGovern’scareertookoffwiththeserecordingswhenshewasinherearly20sandbothwonOscarsforbestsong.ThenshesortofdisappeareD.At62-althoughshesaysshepreferstogiveherageinCelsius17-MsMcGovernissharingbothhercareerrise-and-fall-and-risestoryandagoodbitaboutherpersonallifeinthisalmost-solo独唱showTwoRiverTheaterCompany’slatestmainstageproductionCarryItOn.It’sanunevenbuteventuallysatisfyingmixofsongsandanecdotes轶事.Ms.McGovern’snarration叙述seemsforcedandartificialatfirsttoogoingonaboutTheWizardofOzEmilyDicksonherchildhoodhomeinOhioandheridols偶像includingJudyCollinsandMaryTravers.ItwouldhavebeenniceifPhilipHimbergthedirectorandthestar’sco-authorcouldhaveforcedalittlemorelivelinessintotheseanecdotes.ButMsMcGoverneithereasesintothemorbecomescarriedawaywithmemoriesofsocialactivism.The1960ssortofgotstucktomeshesaysandgoesintoJoniMitchell’sclassicCircleGame.HoweverbythetimeshedoesthetitlenumberbyJoanBaezwithabackgroundofviolentscenesfromthecivilrightsmovementtheaudienceishers.Inthebestnumbershervoiceisbigpowerfulandcapableofcrystal-clearnoteswithdeepemotion.MayaCiarrocchi’sprojectiondesignisaremarkablepartoftheshow.It’snotwildlycreativebuttheimagesarewellchosenandartisticallyediteD.MsMcGovvernsingsTheWhiteCliffsofDovertoapictureofherfatherinhisWorldWarIIuniform.ShesingsWhenI’m64andLetItBeinfrontofachangingcollage拼贴画oftheBeatlesintheiryouth.72.ToweringInfernoisthenameof______.A.asingerB.adirectorC.asongD.amovie73.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatMaureenMcGovern______.A.hasbeensuccessfulinherwholelifeB.onlysangmournfulsongsfrommoviesC.cameoutsuccessfulwhenstillveryyoungD.droppedfromsingingforwinningOscarsforbestsinger74.AccordingtothepassageMaureenMcGovern’sactinginCarryItOnis______.A.unnaturalB.attractiveC.roughD.boring75.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.MaureenMcGovernandhersongs.B.MaureenMcGovernandherfollowers.C.MaureenMcGovernandherachievements.D.MaureenMcGovernandtheMusicalCarryItOn.

OnedayfourlawyerswereridingtheirhorsesalongacountryroaD.Therehadbeenarain.Waterwasdripping滴fromthetreesandthegrasswaswet.Theyrodeslowlytalkingandlaughing.Suddenlytheyheardsomenoisesfromthetreeabovethem.Whatisthematter?askedthefirstlawyer.Ohit'sonlysomeoldbirds!saidthesecondlawyer.Thestormmadeoneofthebabiesfalloutofthenest.ItistooyoungtoflyandthemotherbirdisveryworrieD.Whatapity!It’lldiedownthereinthegrasssaidthethirdlawyer.Itdoesn'tmatter.It'sonlyabirdsaidthesecondlawyer.ThentheyrodeontalkingandlaughingasbeforE.ButthefourthlawyerwhosenamewasAbrahamLincolnstoppeD.Hegotdownfromhishorseandtookthelittleoneinhisbigwarmhands.NevermindmylittlefellowsaidMr.Lincoln.Iwillputyoubackinyourlittlenest.HeclimbedupthetreeandputthebirdsoftlyintotheirwarmlittlehomE.A.fewminuteslaterMr.Lincolnjoinedthemagain.Hisshoeswerecoveredwithmudandhewaswet.Thentheotherthreelaughedathim.TheythoughtitwasfoolishforastrongmantodosomuchjustforayoungbirD.GentlemensaidMr.LincolnIcouldnotsleeptonightifIhadleftthehelplessbirdinthegrass.LaterAbrahamLincolnbecameveryfamousasalawyer.HealsobecamethepresidentofAmericA.HewasoneofthegreatestAmericanpresidents.58.Thereasonwhythemotherbirdwasworriedwasthat__________.A.therewasarainB.thelawyerswereunderitstreeC.oneofitsbabiesfelloutofthenestD.itcouldnotfly59.Theunderlinedphraselittlefellowinparagraph2means__________.A.themotherbirdB.Lincoln'slittlefriendsC.theotherthreelawyersD.thebabybird60.TheotherthreelawyerslaughedatLincolnbecause__________.A.heclimbedthetreeB.hewaswetC.hisshoeswerecoveredwithmudD.theythoughtitfoolishforhimtodoso61.FromthepassageweknowLincoln__________.A.likedridinghorsesB.wasverykindandlovedbirdsandanimalsC.likedbeinglaughedatD.wantedtobethepresidentofAmericathen

ThenameofMacaucomesfromthewordMagaoA-MaTemplewhichwereshrines圣地dedicatedtoMazuaholyseagoddessworshipedbyMacaupeoplE.ItwassaidthatwhenthePortuguesepeoplefirstcamehereinthemiddleofsixteenthcenturyoneoftheofficersaskedafishermanthenameofthelanD.Themanmisunderstoodtheofficer’squestionandansweredMagao–thenameofA-MaTempleinfrontthem.ManypeoplewonderhowMacauisspelleD.IsitMacaoorMacau?Bothareactuallycorrect.MacaoisPortugueseandthisistheofficialspellingbackedbyMacauSARGovernment.MacauisEnglishthat’showtheyspellitintheU.S.andotherpartsoftheworlD.HowevermostpublicationsuseMacauasthepreferredspelling.MembersoftheSouthernSongDynastyandsome50000followerswerethefirstrecordedinhabitants居民oftheareaseekingshelterinMacaufrominvadingMongolsin1277.TheywereabletodefendtheirsettlementsandestablishthemselvestherE.TheHokloBoatpeoplewerethefirsttoshowcommercialinterestinMacauasatradingcenterforthesouthernprovinces.DuringtheMingDynasty1368–1643fishermenmigratedtoMacaufromvariouspartsofGuangdongandFujianprovincesandbuilttheA-MaTempleinwhichtheyprayedforsafetyontheseA.ChinesefishermenhavebeenlivingandworkinginthePearlRiverDeltaformorethanfourthousandyears.ThesmallpeninsulaandislandsthatcametobecalledMacauwerefirstsettledbythePortugueseinthesixteenthcentury.In1998ChineseCantonesewasgivenofficialstatusandthesamelegalpowerasPortuguesetheofficiallanguagE.TheChinesegovernmentassumedsovereigntyoverMacauonDecember201999ending329yearsofPortugueserulE.1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatthenameMacau_________.A.isnamedafteraseagoddessB.isfirstcalledbythePortugueseC.isonlyusedinpublicationsD.isgivenbyafisherman2.WhichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedinMacau?A.PortuguesepeoplefirstcametoMacau.B.ThefishermenofGuangdongandFujianmigratedtoMacau.C.ThefirstrecordedinhabitantsestablishedthemselvesinMacau.D.theA-MaTemplewasbuiltinMacau.A.cbdaB.dcbaC.bcadD.acbd3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BothChineseandPortugueseareofficiallanguagesinMacau.B.TheA-MaTemplewasbuiltinhonourofaholyseagoddess.C.TheinhabitantsinMacaumainlymadetheirlivingbyfishingbeforethe16thcentury.D.Macaudidn’tbelongtoChinauntilDecember201999.4.MembersoftheSouthernSongDynastywenttoMacauinorderto____.A.showcommercialinterestinMacauB.findagoodplaceforfishingC.getawayfromtheirenemiesD.establishMacauSARthere

AsthesoundoffootstepsbehindhergrewloudershequickenedherpacE.Shedidn’twanttoturnaroundasthememoryofthatmorning’snewspaperheadlinemadeherafraidofwhatshewouldsee:CityKillerClaimsFourthVictim.WhydidIstopforafewdrinksinthebarafterwork?shethoughttoherself.NowitwasdarkandthestreetsdeserteD.Shewasaloneandasittingduck.Shefeltasifshewaswalkingintherain.Herclothesweredampfromnervoussweatandaseachshorthotbreathhitthenightairitturnedtosteamcoatingherglassesinathinfilmsoallshesawseemedcoveredinfog.Thefootstepswereclosernow.Sheneededtogetoffthisstreet.Hereyesbeganauselesssearchforanopenstoreorlightedwindow.PassingasmalllaneshelookedthroughforapossibleescaperoutE.Butthelanewasadead-endandshelaughedtoherselfattheirony.Thesoundofacarbehindherturningontothestreetinterruptedherself–pity.EscapewasathanD.Butasshewasabouttothrowherselfontotheroadandshoutforthecartostopthecar’sheadlightscastashadowthatparalyzed使瘫痪herwithterror.Itwasthefootsteps’owner.Thefigurewashugeandinitsraisedarmitheldwhatlookedlikealead-pipenodoubttheonethatwasabouttoclaimvictimnumberfivE.TheshadowdissolvedasthecarpassedbyanddisappearedintothedistancE.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Itwasallhappeningasifinslow–motion.Shewaswaitingforherlifetoflashbeforehereyeslikeallthosenovelssaiditwould–butitdidn’t.TheonlythingshethoughtofwasherdearhusbanD.Sherecalledphoninghimfromworkthatveryafternoonandjokingaboutofallthingsthecitykiller.Itwasanightfullofironies.Therewasavoicetalkingtohernowbutshewaslostinthoughtsofherfateanddidn’tresponD.ThehandthenbeganturningherarounD.ItwassurprisinglygentlegivenwhatwasabouttocomE.SheallowedittoguideherwithoutresistancE.抵抗__Shelookedup.Sherecognizedthefacebutshedidn’tknowfromwherE.Itsmouthwasstilltalkingtoherbutshecouldn’tunderstanD.ThensheremembereD.Thefacebelongedtotheforeignlookingmanwhohadservedheratthebar.Shelookeddowntohishandandsawinitnotalead–pipebutarolledupcopyofaworkreportshehadbeencorrectinginthebarasshedrank.Hiswordssuddenlystartedtoregisterinherbrainandshecouldhearhim.MissMiss.AreyouOK?YouleftthisinthebaranditlookedimportantsoIthoughtI’dbettergiveittoyou.51.Thewomanwasfeelingnervousbecause.A.shehadleftherreportinthebarB.therewasakillerinthecityC.shewasbeingfollowedbysomeoneD.thestreetsweredarkandempty52.Theunderlinedexpressionasittingduckparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.aneasytargetB.afrightenedpersonC.afoolishanimalD.astillposition53.Whatisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothewomanonthedayofthestory?A.Shewentforadrinkinabar.B.Shecorrectedthereport.C.Sheheardloudfootsteps.D.Shereadthenewspaper.E.ShecalledherhusbanD.f.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.A.dcaebfB.cdaefbC.dabecfD.deabcf54.Whydidthewomanlaughwhenshelookedintothelane?A.ShewasexcitedbecauseshethoughtitmaybeawaytoescapE.B.ShefeltbitterbecauseshehadnochancetoescapE.C.Shewasbecomingmoreandmorenervous.D.Sherealizedthatshewasbehavingfoolishly.55.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwasrainingwhensheleftthebar.B.Thewomanhadfeltnervousaboutthecitykillerfordays.C.Thetemperaturewasverylowthatevening.D.Thewomanwasbehavingunreasonably.

InIndonesian2-year-oldboywhohittheheadlineslastmonthduetoa40-a-daycigaretteaddictionhasreportedlycutdownto15-a-dayfrom40afterthechildreceivedtreatment.Imagesofatwo-year-oldboysmokingcigaretteshaveshockedpeopleinIndonesiA.ThelittleboyArdiRizalfromSumatraisaddictedtonicotineandsmokes40cigarettesaday.HisfatherMohammedRizalthinksthere’snoproblemwithhisson’sbadhabit.Hetoldreportersthathischildlookedhealthyandthatitwastheonlythingthatwasimportant.HewentontoexplainhowArditookupsmokingwhenhewas18monthsolD.ThatwaswhenhegavehissonhisfirstcigarettE.Nowhe’stotallyhooked;hescreamsifhisfatherdoesn’tlethimsmokE.Ardi’sstoryispartofaworryingtrendinIndonesiA.Ithasoneoftheworstsmokingrecordsintheworldwithapopulationof250millionpeoplE.Governmentstatisticsshow25percentofIndonesiateenagershavesmokedandthatabout3percentareregularsmokers.Indonesiaistheworld’sthirdlargestsmokingnation.Itisreportedthatoverathirdofthecountrysmokesand90%ofthecountry’ssmokerssmokeanativecigarettewhichhastwicethelevelsoftatandnicotineinanaveragecigaretteusedaroundtheworlD.CigarettesareeverywhereandsmokingisstillseenasasociallyacceptablepracticE.Manypeopleinthecountrydonotknowthehealthrisksconnectedwithsmoking.HealthMinisterEndangSedyaningsihsaidpreventingyoungstersfromsmokingwouldbeverydifficultbecausepeoplebelievesmokingisagoodthing.Shesaidtobaccocompaniesarewelllikebecausetheysponsormanythingsfromeducationtosportingandpublicevents.SheaddedThisisthechallengewefaceinprotectingyouthfromthedangerofsmoking.60.WhydidtheIndonesianboyhittheheadlines?A.BecausehesmokedtoomuchforhisagE.B.Becausehisparentswerebothheavysmokers.C.Hefoughtagainstsmoking.D.BecausehisparentsforbidhimtosmokE.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhookedmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.CuriousB.TiredC.AddictedD.Eager62.Indonesianswhosmokeregularly_________.A.areseenasanti-socialpeoplE.B.sometimesworryabouttheirhealth.C.can’trealizetheharmtothem.D.receivegoodeducation.63.It’snoteasytoforbidtheyouthtosmokebecause___________.A.thegovernmentisinfavorofsmokingB.smokingisnotconsideredabadthing.C.tobaccocompaniesencouragepeopletosmokE.D.theyouthhaveformedthehabitofsmoking.

IhaveaneighborwecallHappy.Ihaveneverseenherangryatanythingandneverheardhersayaharsh苛刻wordtoanyoneoraboutanyonE.HappyandherhusbandBen70haveahugegarden.Theyspentmanyhappyhourstogetherworkingonit.MostoftheneighborswatchedinterestinglyasBendoubledthesizeoftheirgarden.AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen’sbeansweallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.AstherestofusspentourdollarsatthemarketHappycouldbeseenpickingbeansinherbackyarD.LastmonthHappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodforanall-dayfoodfeast.Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn’tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplacE.By9:00amtherewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoesbeansokraandsquash.By10:00amtherewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo’clockeveryonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinnerweplayedgames.AswewereleavingHappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththebounty收成oftheday.Whatadelightfulgift!Wellthepointwasn’tsomuchaboutthefooD.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother’scompany陪伴.AllthiswouldnothavehappenediftherehadnotbeenHappyandBen’sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!68.WecaninferthatHappyandherhusbandBen_______.A.don’tlikespendingtimewithothersB.sometimesquarrelwitheachotherC.liveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgardenD.areagenerousandwarm-heartedcouple69.Accordingtoparagraph2peoplewishtheyalsohadagardensothat_______.A.theydidn’thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfoodB.theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarketC.theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinitD.theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinit70.ForwhatpurposedidHappyandBeninvitetheneighborstotheirgarden?A.ToaskthemtoattendabirthdaypartyB.Tohelpthemgettoknoweachother.C.Toletthemenjoywhattheygrewinthegarden.D.Toaskthemtosharesomeinterestingstories.

LouisPasteurLouisPasteuroneoftheworld'sgreatscientistswasbornin1822anddiedin1895.WhilestillayoungboyLouisPasteurmadehisdecisiontobecomeascientist.Hespentmuchofhislifetimestudyingthediseasesofcattlechickensandothertameanimals.Hiswifelearnedtohelphimwithhiswork.AlmosteveryoneknowsthatPasteuristhemanresponsibleforfindingawayofpreventingmilkfromspoiling变质.Notmanypeopleknowhewasthefirsttoimagineandtoprovethatairwebreatheisfullofgerms细菌.Oneofhisgreatestsuccesseswasfindingatreatmentforpeopleandanimalstopreventadiseasecalledrabies狂犬病.LouisPasteurwonmanyhonorsandcouldhavegotlargeamountofmoney.ButPasteurpreferredtolivesimply.Therealhappinessofthisunusualmancamefromhiswork.LouisPasteurdidsowellinhislifethattheFrenchgovernmenttookuphisworkandcreatedtheInstitutePasteurintheyear1888.40.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Pasteurwasascientistanddoctoraswell.B.Pasteurlivedforlessthanseventyyears.C.EverybodyknowsthatPasteursucceededinfindingawayofpreventingmilkfromspoiling.D.Pasteur'swifewasofsomehelptohiminhiswork..41.FromthepassageweknowthatPasteurlivedasimplelifE.Thisisbecause________.A.heearnedlittlemoney.B.hecaredmuchaboutmoney.C.whathereallyenjoyedwasasimplelifE.D.ofallmentionedabovE.42.WhyweremanyhonorsgiventoLouisPasteur?A.BecausehewasthegreatestscientistintheworlD.B.Becausehespentmuchofhislifetimestudyingthediseasesofpeople.C.Becausehelivedsimply.D.Becausehewasararesuccessasascientist.43.Pasteurcouldhavegotlargeamountofmoneyifhehad___________.A.caredmuchaboutit.B.mademorediscoveries.C.livedabetterlifE.D.achievedmoresuccesses.44.ToLouisPasteurtherealhappinessinhislifewasto__________.A.studyB.workC.getlargeamountofmoneyD.raisetameanimals

Likea]llittlechildrenmyseven-year-olddaughtergetsscaredsometimeswhensheistryingtogotosleep.Ifthewindishowlingher36canbeginworkingovertimeandshemayseean37intheshadowslaughinginthewinD.ThispastMondaywasonesuchnight.38afterIputhertobedshecameintomyroomcryingthatshewasscareD.Shesaidshe39thesoundofabadguylaughingandshewasextremelyafraidthat40wasgoingtogetallofus.Hertears41myheartandIheldmydaughterinmyarmsandassuredherthatnothingwouldhappentoher.Iwalkedherbackintoherroomand42downbesidehertocontinuetoassureherthatIwouldkeephersafE.YesIknowyouwillalways43meDaddybutwhataboutwhenyougotosleep?sheaskeD.SweetheartIcomfortedhertherearegreatangelsallaroundthishouseandthey44sleep.Theyareherejusttosafeguardus.Theycan45anybadguyfromgettinginherE.46Daddywhataboutwhentheangelsmiss?Imeanlikewhenkidsarekidnapped绑架orrobbers47people’shouses–whataboutthose48?Herquestionstruckme–whendidIstart49questionslikethis?WhendidIbeginnottoconsiderthemostobviousproblemsofour50?ImeanI51problemseverydaybutIamstillverysurprisedbythis52question.Iconsideredherquestionandrealizedthereisnoperfect53.AndIdrewmy54andsimplysatedIdon’tknowsweetheart.Iheldheralittle55andIwentbacktomyoriginalanswerIamwithyou.36.A.thoughtB.imaginationC.ideaD.creation37.A.pictureB.animalC.treeD.figure38.A.ShortlyB.LongC.HardlyD.Quietly39.A.ignoredB.madeC.heardD.invited40.A.anyoneB.nobodyC.someoneD.anybody41.A.feltB.cutC.comfortedD.got42.A.layB.laidC.liedD.slept43.A.holdB.watchC.keepD.protect44.A.sometimesB.neverC.oftenD.always45.A.catchB.seeC.stopD.observe46.A.ThusB.ThenC.SoD.But47.A.breakintoB.runintoC.comeintoD.turninto48.A.yearsB.monthsC.daysD.times49.A.judgingB.askingC.avoidingD.causing50.A.existenceB.workshopC.memoryD.nature51.A.pointtoB.dealwithC.playwithD.stickto52.A.hardB.simpleC.stupidD.clever53.A.resultB.wordC.answerD.exercise54.A.breathB.conclusionC.attentionD.money55.A.closerB.furtherC.higherD.tighter

ThereportcametotheBritishonMay211941.TheGermanbattleshipBismarckthemostpowerfulwarshipintheworldwasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroytheshipscarryingsuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEnglanD.TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeedorinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81smallerguns.Shecouldmoveat30nauticalmiles海里anhour.ShewasbelievedtobeunsinkablE.HowevertheBritishhadtosinkher.TheysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24theHoodfoundtheBismarck.ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttoseE.HisordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsuppliesbuttostayawayfromafightwithBritishwarships.Thebattledidn’tlastlong.TheBismarck’sfirsttorpedo鱼雷hittheHoodwhichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher1419menwithher.ButinthefighttheBismarckwasslightlydamaged损坏.HercommanderdecidedtorunforrepairstoFrancewhichhadatthattimebeentakenbytheGermans.TheBritishforcefollowedher.HoweverbecauseoftheBismarck’sspeedandtheheavyfogtheylostsightofher.FortwodayseveryBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarckbutwithnosuccess.FinallyshewassightedbyaplanefromIrelanD.TryingtoslowtheBismarckdownsothattheirshipscouldcatchupwithhertheBritishfiredatherfromtheair.TheBismarckwashit.OnthemorningofMay27thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredontheBismarckandshewasfinallysunk.41.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOcean__________.A.tosinktheHoodB.togaincontrolofFranceC.tocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritainD.tostopBritishwarshipsreachingGermany42.ManypeoplebelievedthattheBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshe__________.A.wasfastandpowerfulB.hadmoremenonboardC.wasunderLustjens’commandD.hadbiggergunsthanotherships43.Welearnfromthetextthaton24May__________.A.theBritishwonthebattleagainsttheBismarckB.theBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritishC.theBritishgunfiredamagedtheBismarckseriouslyD.theBismarcksucceededinkeepingawayfromtheBritish44.LuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinorderto__________.A.havetheshiprepairedB.jointheotherGermansC.gethelpfromtheFrenchE.getawayfromBritish45.WhichofthefollowingistheimmediatecauseofthesinkingoftheBismarck?A.theBritishairstrikes.B.thedamagedonebytheHooD.C.GunfirefromtheBritishwarships.D.Luetjens’decisiontorunforFrancE.

MichaelJordantoldmenottomentionthisuntiltheseasonwasoverandIpromisedhimatthattimE.NowIthinkit’stimE.EarlylastseasonIwroteacolumnaboutanactofkindnessIhadseenJordandotoadisabledchildoutsidetheStadium.AfteritranIgotacallfromamaninthewesternsuburbs.HesaidIreadwhatyouwroteaboutJordanbutIthoughtIshouldtellyouanotherthingIsaw.HereitcomesIthought.Italwaysdoes.WritesomethingniceaboutapersonandpeoplecallyouuptosaythatthepersonisnotsonicE.A.fewweekslaterJordanandIweretalkingaboutsomethingelsebeforeagameandIbroughtupwhatthemanhadsaiD.Wasthemanright?HasJordanreallybeentalkingtothosetwoboysinthatpooranddirtyneighborhood?NottwoboysJordansaidbutfour.Andhenamedthem.Hesaidfournames.Andwhatdidtheytalkabout?EverythingJordansaiD.I’veaskedtoseetheirgradessothatIcancheckwhetherthey’repayingattentiontotheirschoolwork.IfitturnsoutoneortwoofthemmayneedteachingImakesuretheygetit.It’sjustonemorepartofMichaelJordan’slifeonemorethingthatnooneknowsaboutonemorethingJordandoesright.TheNBAseasonisovernowandthoseboyshavetheirmemories.SodoI!WhentheexpertreviewersbegintoturnagainstJordanastheysurelywillI’llthinkaboutthoseboysunderthestreetlightwaitingforthemantheyknowtocomeforsomeonetheycandependon.61.ThatmancalledafterreadingaboutwhatJordandidtoadisabledchildbecausehewantedto____.A.becomefamoushimselfB.knowwhyJordanappearedinapoorareaC.lettheauthorknowthatJordanwasnotthatniceD.offeranotherexampletoshowthatJordanwasaniceman62.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Jordanisnotsuchagreatperson.B.Jordandeservestheadmirationhehadfromothers.C.JordanisalwaysreadytomakefriendswithyoungpeoplE.D.Jordanisalwaysmisunderstoodbyexpertreviewers.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordranprobablymean?A.PublisheD.B.FinisheD.C.DisappeareD.D.Drove64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhytheauthorwrotethispassage?A.HewouldliketokeepthepromisehehadmadE.B.Hethoughtitwastimetohelpthedisabledchildren.C.HehatedtoseeJordanbecomesomeoneelse’starget.D.HewasimpressedbyJordan’sdeedsfortheordinarypoor.65.What’sthepurposeofthewriterwritingthepassage?A.toshowusthelifeofJordanB.totelluseverybodywillmakemistakesincludingJordanC.tocriticizeJordanD.todefendJordanagainstattack

Mr.HarrisusedtoworkinDoverbutthenhechangedhisworkandheandhiswifemovedtoanothertown.Theydidnothavemanyfriendstherebuttheysoonmetalotofinterestingpeopleandafterafewweekstheyoftenwenttodinnerortopartiesatotherpeople'shouses.ThenMrs.HarrissaidtoherhusbandWe'vebeentoalotofotherpeople'shousesandnowwemustinvitethemtoourhousemustn'twe?YescertainlyansweredherhusbandAbigpartywillbetheeasiestthingwon'tit?Thenwecanstarttoinvitepeopletodinnerinsmallnumbersnextmonth.SoMrs.HarrissaidYesI'llinviteallourfriendsheretoabigpartyon5thDecember.Howmanywillthatbe?Mr.HarrisaskeD.Don'tinvitetoomany.Mrs.HarriswasbeginningtowritetheinvitationswhenherhusbandsawthatshewaswritingParty:6:30to8:30p.m.Thatisn'tveryniceisit?hesaiD.You'retellingourgueststhattheymustgoat8:30.SoMrs.HarrisjustwroteParty:6:30p.m.Alotofguestscameandtheyallhadagoodtimesotheydidnotgohomeat8:30.Infacttheywerestillthereatmid-nightwhenthedoorbellrangandapolicemanarriveD.HesaidYoumuststopmakinganoisebecausesomeonehascomplained抱怨.Mr.HarrissaidhedidnotwanttoquarrelwiththepolicemansoeveryonewenthomE.Theyweresorrytohavetogo.WhenMr.andMrs.Harriswerealoneagainshesaidtohim.Thatwasasurprisewasn'tit?Whocomplainedaboutthenoise?IdidMr.HarrisansweredinatiredvoicE.41.WhydidMr.Harrisandhiswifemovetoanothertown?A.Mr.Harrischangedhiswork.B.Theywantedtomakesomenewfriends.C.TheywantedtomeetalotofinterestingpeoplE.D.Theyenjoyedgoingtopartiesandvisitingotherpeople'shouses.42WhatmadeMr.andMrs.Harrisholdapartyattheirhouse?A.ItwaseasytoholdabigpartyathomE.B.Theycouldaskpeopletodinnerinsmallnumbers.C.Theyhadgonetootherpeople'spartiesmanytimes.D.Theylikedmakingfriendswithothers.43.HowlongwouldMrs.Harrislikethepartytolast?A.Fromthemorningtillnight.B.Abouttwohours.C.Aboutfourteenhours.D.Tillmidnight44.Whendidthepartyendthatevening?A.Atabout8:30.B.Abouttwelveo'clock..C.WhenthepolicemantalkedwithMr.HarrisonthephonE.D.Whensomeonetelephonedthepolicestation.45.WhydidMr.Harristelephonedthepolicemanaboutthenoise?A.Becausesomeoneranghisdoorbellmanytimesatmid-night.B.Hedidnotwanthisfriendstostaylatethatnight.C.HisfriendshadagoodtimethatnightandalsofeeltireD.D.BecausehehatedthenoisE.

JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudices偏见ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath’smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806BathwasherhomE.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten’sBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten’stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenteryoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten’sBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshoppeD.1.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath__________.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten’sdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten’stimE.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten’stimE.3.Theauthor作者writesthispassageinorderto__________.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAusten’sbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten’sexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety4.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours__________.A.togettotheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCenterD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot

AroundtheWorldbyWheelchairRickHansenwasalwaysanactivekidandlovedtofish.Whenreturninginatruckonedayfromafishingtriphehadanaccidentandsufferedinjuriestohisspine脊柱.This15-year-oldyoungmanawoketofindthathehadlosttheuseofhislegs.Howeverhedidn’tgiveup.Manymonthslaterhebegantocompeteinwheelchairsports.Attheageof27hedecidedtowheelaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandmoneyforspinalcordresearch.Histourtookhimthrough34countriesaroundtheworldbetween1985and1987.InthisManofMotionWorldTourhewheeled24901.55mileswhichisequaltothedistancearoundtheearth.BadweatheranddifficultrockyroadsoftenprovidedchallengesforRickbuthecontinuedtopushhimselftocompletethetrip.HewasdeterminedtosucceeD.EvenmountainsdidnotstopRickHansen.HewheeledhimselfuptheRockyMountainsandseveralothermajormountainsintheworlD.HeevenwheeledhimselfalongtheGreatWallofChina!NeverGiveUpOnYourDreamswashismottoandhehasn’tgivenupyet.Hecompletedhisworldtourraising$24million.Hecontinuestoworktoincreaseknowledgeofspinalcordinjury.HeisatrueCanadianherowhoshowswhatdeterminationcanachievE.45.WhathappenedtoRickaftertheaccident?A.Helosttheabilityofliving.B.Hehadtospendhislifeinhospital.C.Hecouldn’twalkanymorE.D.Hecouldn’tdosportsanymorE.46.WhendidRickbeginhistouraroundtheworld?A.Attheageof15.B.Soonaftertheaccident.C.A.yearaftertheaccident.D.Attheageof27.47.WhydidRicktakehistouraroundtheworldinhiswheelchair?A.Togathermoneyforthespinalcordresearch.B.Tolearnaboutthepeopleofothercountries.C.Totraveltodifferentcountriesforfun.D.Totakephotosofbeautifulmountains.48.FromthepassagewecanseeRickisan________person.A.unhappyB.determinedC.carefulD.quiet

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiteraturebutnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.OverthenextsixyearsIwastreadingwaterjusttryingtoearnanincomE.ItriedjournalismbutIdidn’tthinkIwasanygoodthenfinancewhichIhateD.FinallyIgotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.IlovedworkingwithbooksalthoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.IhadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffworkandIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyouareneitheronethingnortheother.YouareoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudoandyouaretooashamedtosayWellIamwritinganovelbutIamnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogettherE.MyconfidencediveD.BelievingmynovelcouldnotbepublishedIputitasidE.ThenImetanagent代理商whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.SoIdidandtomysurprisegotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatIactuallybecomeapublishedwriterandaftersigningwithanagentIfinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-ahalfyearsofnoincomejustwaitingandwonderingapublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offatereally.WhenyousetouttodosomethingdifferentthereisnoendinsightsotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract合同ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding有回报的.49.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph1mean?A.IwaswaitingforagoodfortunE.B.IwastryingtofindanadmirablejoB.C.IwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatimE.D.IwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejoB.50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel_________A.tofinishthewritingcoursE.B.tosatisfyreaders’wishC.torealizeherowndreamD.toearnmoremoney51.Howdidthewriterfeelthehalfwaywiththenovel?A.UncertainB.AshamedC.ConfidentD.Disturbed52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.B.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

AboywasborntoacoupleafterelevenyearsofmarriagE.Theywerealovingcoupleandlovedtheboyverymuch.Whentheboywasaroundtwoyearsoldonemorningthehusbandsawamedicinebottleopen.HewaslateforworksoheaskedthewifetocapthebottleandkeepitinthecupboarD.Themotherpreoccupiedinthekitchentotallyforgotthematter.Theboysawthebottleandplayfullywenttothebottleandfascinatedwithitscolordrankitall.Ithappenedtobeapoisonous有毒的medicinemeantforadultsinsmalldosages剂量.WhenthechildfelldownthemotherhurriedhimtothehospitalwherehedieD.ThemotherwasshockeD.ShewasterrifiedhowtofaceherhusbanD.Whenthefathercametothehospitalandsawthedeadchildhelookedathiswifeandutteredjustfourwords.Thehusbandjustsaid‘IamwithyouDarling’.Thehusband'stotallyunexpectedreactionisactivebehavior.ThechildisdeaD.HecanneverbebroughtbacktolifE.Thereisnopointinfindingfaultwiththemother.BesidesifhehadtakentimetokeepthebottleawaythiswouldnothavehappeneD.NopointinattachingblamE.ShehadalsolostheronlychilD.WhatsheneededatthatmomentwascomfortandsympathyfromthehusbanD.Thatiswhathegaveher.IfeveryonecanlookatlifewiththiskindofviewpointtherewouldbemuchfewerproblemsintheworlD.Takeoffallyourenviesunforgivenessselfishnessandfearsandyouwillfindthingsareactuallynotasdifficultasyouthink.Sometimeswespendtimeaskingwhoisresponsibleorwhomtoblamewhetherinarelationshipinajoborwiththepeopleweknow.Bythiswaywemissoutsomewarmthinhumanrelationship.56.Theuncappedmedicalbottlewasnotputbackintothecupboardbecause.A.thehusbandwascarelessB.thewifeignoredthematterC.thehusbandwasbusyD.thewifewasn’tinformedofthematter57.Whatdoweknowaboutthebottle?.A.ItcontainedpoisononlyforadultsB.ItwaskeptinthekitchenC.ItwasbrokenbythechildD.Itappearedlikeanicedrink58.Thehusband’sattitudetowardshiswifecanbedescribedas.A.optimisticB.confidentC.considerateD.generous59.Whatdidthewriterintendtotellusaboutlife?.A.ThinkofnothingandlifewillbeeasyB.ItisalwaysuselessfindingwhoisresponsibleC.LetgothenegativesideandwecanenjoylifE.D.Lifeshouldgivewaytoresponsibility

FrenchnovelistJulesVerne1828—1905isoftencalledthefatherofsciencefiction.AlthoughhewasnotagreattravelerhimselfhischaracterstravelledtothemooninFromtheEarthtotheMoonundertheseainTwentythousandleaguesundertheseaintoavolcanoinAjourneytothecentreoftheeartharoundtheworldinAroundtheWorldinEightyDaysandtomanyotherplaces.JulesVernewasbornintheFrenchcityofNantesin1828.Whenhewasaboyheranawayfromhometoworkonaship.HoweverhisfathersoonfoundhimandbroughthimhomE.Afterthathedecidedthatanyfuturetravelhedidwouldbeinbooks.In1847hisfathersentJulestoParistostudytobealawyer.EventhoughhewasbusywritingVernepassedhisexamsin1849withhighmarks.WhenJulestoldhisfatherhedidnotwanttobealawyerhisfatherwasveryangry.HestoppedsendinghissonanymoneysoJuleshadtoearnalivingbyhiswriting.Overthenextfewyearshewrotemanystoriesandplayswhichbroughthimonlyalittlemoney.Thenin1856hemetHonorinedeVianearichyoungwidowwithtwochildren.Thecouplemarriedthenextyear.AfterhismarriageVerneworkedasabusinessmaninParis.HoweverhewasnotverysuccessfulathisjobandspentmostofhistimewritingbooksanddoingresearchforthenextonE.In1863hepublishedhisnovelFiveWeeksinaballoonandthefollowingyearhepublishedAJourneytothecentreoftheearthwhichmadehimfamous.Hisbooksbecamesopopularandearnedhimsomuchmoneythathewasabletoleavehisjobandworkfulltimeonhiswriting.InhisLifetimeJulesVernewrotemorethan50booksandhebecamearichman.Manyofthisimaginativenovelshavebeenturnedintofilms.56.WhenJulesVernewasbroughthomebyhisfatherhedecidedthat________.A.hewoulddevotehimselftowritingB.hewouldgoonmoretravelsinthefutureC.hewouldstopwritingaboutfuturetravelsD.hewoulddowhathisfatherrequired57Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hewasnotgoodathisschoolwork.B.HewenttoParisbecausehewantedtobealawyer.C.Hisearlystoriesandplaysdidn’tbringinmuchmoney.D.Hegotmarriedin1856.58.JulesVernebecamerichmainlybecauseofhis________.A.familyB.marriageC.businessD.writing59.WhichbookcanbeconsideredasaturningpointinJulesVerne’slife?A.FromtheEarthtotheMoon.B.FiveWeeksinaBalloon.C.A.JourneytotheCenteroftheEarth.D.TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeA.60.Whichcanweinferfromthepassage?A.JulesVerne’sstoriesandplayswerelikedbyfilmmakers.B.JulesVernewasnotcleverenoughtolearnlaw.C.JulesVerne’swifehelpedhimalotinhiswritingcareer.D.JulesVerne’sstoriesandplaysmadehimfamousinthe1850s.

TheTouchstoneWhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriaburnedthestorygoesonebookwassaveD.Butitwasnotavaluablebook;andsoapoormanwhocouldreadlittleboughtitforverylittlemoney.Thebookwasn'tveryinterestingbutbetweenitspagestherewassomethingveryinterestingindeeD.ItwasathinstripofvellumonwhichwaswrittenthesecretoftheTouchstone!ThetouchstonewasasmallpebblethatcouldturnanycommonmetalintopuregolD.Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsandthousandsofotherpebblesthatlookedexactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis:TherealstonewouldfeelwarmwhileordinarypebblesarecolD.Sothemansoldhisfewbelongingsboughtsomesimplesuppliescampedontheseashoreandbegantestingpebbles.Heknewthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandthrewthemdownagainbecausetheywerecoldhemightpickupthesamepebblehundredsoftimes.SowhenhefeltonethatwascoldhethrewitintotheseA.HespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstonE.Yethewentonandonthisway.PickupapebblE.Cold-throwitintotheseA.Pickupanother.ThrowitintotheseA.Pickupanother.ThrowitintotheseA.ThedayscontinuedoveralongperiodiftimE.Onedayhoweveraboutmid-afternoonhepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.HethrewitintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddonE.Hehadformedsuchastronghabitofthrowingeachpebbleintotheseathatwhentheonehewantedcamealonghestillthrewitaway.Soitiswithopportunity.Unlesswearecautiousit’seasytofailtorecognizeanopportunitywhenitisinhandandit’sjustaseasytothrowitaway.59.Themanboughtthebookbecause.A.hewantedtoreaditB.itwasveryinterestingC.therewasasecretinthebookD.hewantedtofindthetouchstone60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetouchstoneis.A.pureB.coldC.magicD.big61.Whydidthemanthrowthepebblesintothesea?A.Becausehedidn’twanttogetthesamepebbles.B.Becausehedidn’twantotherstopickthemup.C.Becausehedidn’tliketheirordinarylooks.D.Becausehedidn’tlikethecoldfeelings.62.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthepassage?A.WeaboutorateopportunitiesinourlifE.B.WeshouldseekforopportunitiesintheworlD.C.WemayseizeopportunitieswhenwearewatchfulD.Wemaydiscoveropportunitieswhenforminghabits.

Beaafive-year-oldgirlwasbornwithasevereillnesswhichmeansshehastobekeptawayfromotherchildrenheragebecauseherbodyissoweakthatshewouldbeunabletofightoffacommoncolD.Beawasdiagnosed诊断withthisdiseasewhenshewasfivemonthsolD.Sincethenthehospitalhasbecomehersecondhomemedicinesforfoodandallkindsoftreatmentsherfriends.Beareceivedaveryspecialtreatmentwhenshewasfouryearsoldwhichwouldallowhertobelikeanormalchildifsuccessful.AfterthatshespenttwoweeksinICUbeforelivingforfourmonthsonaseparateward病房.BeawasallowedhomeinFebruarybutstillneededaspecialtubeinhernosetosendinmedicineeverytwodays.Herparentscleanthehousefromtoptobottomeverytwodaysandhoover用吸尘器清扫eachmorningtomakesureBeaisfreefromanypossiblebacteriA.AnnaBea’smothersaidSheisweakbutsostrong.We’veneverseenanychildstrongerthanher.Itseemsasifnothingintheworldcouldbeather.Wereallyhopetosendhertoschoolnextyear.SheusedtodriveonthelocalplaygroundbutBeawasonlyallowedtowatchsittinginthecar.ItwasheartbreakingtoseeBeastaringattherunningandlaughingchildrentherE.SheneverstoppedfightingthediseasE.Iknowshe’sdyingforsuchanormallifE.HearingofBea’sstorytheMake-A-WishFoundationhaspaidforaplayparktobebuiltinherbackgarden.Beaisverybraveandshehasencouragedmanychildrenlikehersaidthechairmanofthefoundation.56.IfBeastayedwithotherchildrenfreely___________.A.otherchildrenwouldhaveahigherchancetocatchherdiseaseB.shewouldcatchacommoncoldwhichwouldkillherquicklyC.herlifewouldbeingreatdangerasshecouldfallilleasilyD.shewouldbelostinplayingandforgettoreceivetreatment57.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat___________.A.BeawillneedatubeinhernoseallthetimeB.BeahastostayinhospitaluntilsheisanadultC.Bea’sparentswillsendhertoschoolnextyearD.Bea’smotherfeelsproudwhentalkingabouther58.TheMake-A-WishFoundationhadaplayparkbuiltforBeato___________.A.honorherbraveryinfightingagainstherdiseaseB.callforattentiontothisimmunesystemdeficiencyC.encouragemorechildrenlikeBeatobeoptimisticD.launchacampaignagainstthisseriousdisease59.WhatmakesBeasobravetofightagainstthisseriousdisease?A.Herparents’encouragementandcarE.B.Herdreamingofowningaplaypark.C.HerwishtobecomeanormalchilD.D.Herdoctor’sskillsandexperiencE.

Alexquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeaself-employedwriternoonecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuildingsetupausedtypewriterandsettleddowntowork.AfterayearorsohoweverAlexbegantodoubthimself.HefounditwasdifficulttoearnhislivingbysellingwhathewrotE.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailurE.Thisistheshadowland虚幻世界ofhopeandanyonewithadreammustlearntolivetherE.OnedayAlexgotacallWeneedanassistantandwe’repaying$6000ayear.$6000wasrealmoneyin1960.ItwouldenableAlextogetaniceapartmentausedcarandmorE.BesideshecouldwriteinhissparetimE.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex’sheadsomethingclearedhissenses.Hehaddreamedofbeingawriter--fulltimE.ThanksbutnoAlexsaidfirmlyandswiftlyI’mgoingtostickitoutandwritE.AfterAlexgotoffthephonehepulledouteverythinghehad:twocansofvegetablesand18cents.AlexputthecansandcentsintoapaperbagsayingtohimselfThere’severythingyou’vemadeofyourselfsofar.I’mnotsureIeverfeltsolow.Finallyhisworkwaspublishedin1970.InstantlyhehadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwriterseverexperiencE.Theshadowshadturnedintofocusofattention.ThenonedayAlexfoundaboxfilledwiththingshehadownedyearsbeforE.Insidewasapaperbagwithtwocansand18cents.Suddenlyhepicturedhimselfworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.ItremindsAlexandanyonewithadreamofthecourageandpersistence坚毅ittakestostaythecourse持续到底intheshadowlanD.59.WhydidAlexgiveuphisjob?A.Becausehedidn’tliketheworkingconditions.B.Becausehecouldn’tearnenoughtomakealiving.C.Becausehewantedtobeafull-timewriter.D.BecausehefelthehadnopotentialinhisjoB.60.WhatdidAlexexpresswhenheansweredthecall?A.Herefusedthejoboffer.B.HewaswillingtogivethemahanD.C.Heexpectedthemtopayhimmoremoney.D.HewouldwriteinhissparetimE.61.WhatkindofpersonisAlex?A.determinedB.modestC.shyD.brave62.Whichofthefollowingcansummarizethepassagebest?A.LookbeforeyouleapB.TwoheadsarebetterthanonE.C.HoldontoyourdreamanditwillcometruE.D.A.birdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

GaryLocke61whocomesfromaChinesebackgroundandevenlooksChinesebecamethenewUSambassador大使toChinA.IcanthinkofnobodywhoismorequalifiedthanGaryLockE.PresidentObamasaiD.Locke’snewpositionisclearlyasignthatUSPresidentistryingtoimproverelationswithChinA.WhenhemadehisfirstspeechtotheChinesepressinBeijingLockesaidIthinkbeingaChinese-AmericanIhaveagreaterunderstandingofthehistoryandcultureofChinabutIamhereasarepresentativeoftheUSgovernment.BeforebecomingambassadortoChinaLockewasUSsecretaryofcommerce商务部长.Thismeanshehasplentyoftradeexperiencewhichwillbeusefulinbuildingeconomiclinksbetweenthetwocountries.Locke’sgrandfatherwenttotheUnitedStatesoveracenturyagotoworkasahouseboyforafamilyinWashingtonStateinexchangeforEnglishlessons.HisfathermovedtotheUSasateenager.I’mgoingbacktothebirthplaceofmygrandfathermyfatherandmymomandI’llbedoingsoasadevoteddiplomat外交官forAmericathecountrywhereIwasbornandraisedLockesaiD.72.PresidentObamathinksGaryLocke________.A.istherightpersonforthenewpositionB.isstillnottoooldtobeanambassadorC.isnotqualifiedassecretaryofcommerceD.canhelpimproveUSrelationswithAsiA.73.WhatmessagedidLockeexpressinhisfirstspeechinBeijing?A.Heisproudofhisparentsandhisgrandfather.B.HewillworkforbothChinaandtheUnitedStates.C.HewillrepresenttheUSgovernment.D.HewasstillnotreadyforhisnewjoB.74.Lockewillbenefitfromhis________asaformersecretaryofcommercE.A.tradeexperienceB.publicrelationsC.worktrainingD.governmentknowledge75.WelearnfromthetextthatLocke’sfather________.A.workedasahouseboyforanAmericanfamilyB.wasborninChinA.C.movedtotheUSasababy.D.wasnotabletoreturntoChina

The92-year-oldthincalmandproudladywhoisfullydressedeachmorningbyeighto’clockalthoughsheisnearlyblindmovedtoanursinghometoday.Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedawaymakingthemovenecessary.Aftermanyhoursofwaitingpatientlyinthehallofthenursinghomeshesmiledsweetlywhentoldherroomwasready.AsshewalkedslowlytotheelevatorIprovidedatruedescriptionofhertinyroomincludingtheoldsheetsthathadbeenhungonherwindow.Iloveitshesaidwiththehappinessofaneight-year-oldgirlhavingjustbeenpresentedwithabirthdaygift.Mrs.Jonesyouhaven’tseentheroomjustwait.Thatdoesn’tmattershereplieD.HappinessissomethingyoudecideaheadoftimE.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisarrangeD.It’showIarrangedmyminD.Ihavealreadydecidedtoloveit.It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.EachdayisagiftandaslongasmyeyesopenI’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemoriesI’vestoredaway.ShewentontoexplainOldageislikeabankaccount账户.Youtakewhatyou’veputin.Somyadvicetoyouwouldbetoputinalotofhappinessinthebankaccountofmemories.Thankyouforyourpartinfillingmymemorybank.AndwithasmileshesaidAllmymemoriesarehappyones.Mrs.Joneswasalwayshappyinthenursinghomeandshediedattheageof108.51.Theroominwhichtheoldladywilllive_______.A.isverycomfortableB.isn’tnewandbigC.isfairlybigD.isequippedwithnewfurniture52.Mrs.Joneswasveryhappywhentoldaboutherroombecauseshe_______.A.couldn’tseewhatherroomwaslikeB.thoughtthenursinghomewasherhomeC.wouldhavetoliveinthenursinghomeD.hadalreadymadeuphermindtobehappy53.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisprobably_______.A.oneofMrs.Jones’childrenB.arelativeofMrs.JonesC.anursewokinginthenursinghomeD.theownerofthenursinghome54.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMrs.Jones?A.CheerfulB.ProudC.DeterminedD.Honest

Ascientistwhodevelopedawaytocalculatehowmuchwaterisusedintheproductionofanythingfromacupofcoffeetoahamburgerwasawardedthe2008StockholmWaterPrizE.ProfessorJohnAnthonyAllanoftheUniversityofLondoninBritainwontheawardforintroducingtheideaofvirtualwater虚拟水acalculationmethodthathaschangedthenatureoftradepolicyandresearch.Allanhaswrittensevenbooksandpublishedmorethan100papers.TheStockholmInternationalWaterInstitutesaidthisideaisnowembedded埋藏intheproductionoffoodsandindustrialproducts.TheinstitutesaidAllan’sworkhadmadeabigeffectonglobaltradepolicyandresearchespeciallyinwater-scarce缺水的regions.Theimprovedunderstandingoftradeandwatermanagementissuesonlocalregionalandglobalscalesareofthehighestvalueforthesuccessfulandsustainable可持续的useofwaterresourcesitsaiD.PeopledonotonlyusewaterwhentheydrinkitortakeashowertheinstitutesaiD.Behindthemorningcupofcoffeethereare140litersofwaterthatwasusedtogrowproducepackageandshipthebeans.ThatisaboutasmuchwaterasapersoninEnglandusesonaverageforalldailydrinkingandhouseholdneeds.Forasinglehamburgerabout2400litersofwaterareneedeD.IntheUSAtheaveragepersonusesnearly7000litersofvirtualwatereveryday.ItsaidthatwasmorethanthreetimestheaverageuseofaChineseperson.49.Allanwasawardedtheprizebecause_______.A.hewrotesevenbooksontradepolicyB.hepublishedmorethan100papersonwatermanagementC.hefoundanewkindofwaterinwater-scarceareasD.hecameupwiththeideaofvirtualwater50.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheaverageAmericanusesabout7000litersofwateraday.B.TheaverageChineseusesnearly2300litersofvirtualwateraday.C.AnEnglishmanusuallydrinksabout140litersofcoffeeaday.D.A.hamburgerusuallycontainsabout2400litersofwater.51.WhatdowelearnaboutJohnAnthonyAllanfromthepassage?A.Hewonthe2008NobelPrizE.B.Hehaswrittenover100books.C.HeworksattheUniversityofLondon.D.HelivesintheUSA.52.Whateffectdoestheideaofvirtualwaterhave?A.IthelpsusrealizetheimportanceoftradE.B.Ithelpspeopledosuccessfulbusiness.C.Ithelpsusmakeuseofwaterscientifically.D.Ittellsushowmuchwaterweuseaday.

HarryHoudiniwasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapesfromprisoncellsfromwoodenboxesfloatinginriversfromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmericA.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhismagictricks.Ofcoursehissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpower.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.HecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanteD.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinclubsinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescapeinChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprisonandheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.Itwasthepublicity宣传thatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.EverytimehewentintotheprisoncellBessgavehimakissforgoodluckandasmallskeletonkeywhichisakeythatfitsmanylocks.Shepasseditquicklyfromhermouthtohis.HarryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfamE.HearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisiteD.Intheafternoonthepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapersandintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?Worldwidefameandanamerememberedtoday.56.AccordingtothepassageHoudini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson______.A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowersB.hisunusualabilityandskeletonkeyC.hismagictricksandsupernaturalpowersD.hiswisdomandmagictricks57.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous______.A.in1894B.beforehemarriedC.attheageof17D.whenhewas2458.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.HoudiniwasafamousAmericanmagician.B.HoudiniwasfirstrecognizedinChicago.C.HoudinifirstenteredtheentertainmentworldtogetherwithhiswifE.D.HoudiniwaspopularwithpeoplefromEuropeandAmericA.59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.SkeletonKeyB.A.SecretPrisonerC.WorldwideFameD.GreatEscapes

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYorkin1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH’.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstoresellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysranhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:‘THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.41.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto__________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.getawayfromthefarmD.getenoughtoeat42.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause________.A.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoodsB.hecutdownthepricebyhalfC.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaverynicewayD.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned43.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause_________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursadayB.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactoryC.theknivesweremadeinGermanwherelabourwascheapD.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory44.__________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesoldC.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings45.ThebeliefthatThecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat__________.A.wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.IfyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlywayC.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoneyD.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful

SittingacrossfromhisteacherEdgarMartinezrepeatedthewordhecouldn'tquitepronounce:situation.TheteacherLisaMojsinhiredtohelpMartinezreducehisaccentsaidthewordslowly;Sit-chew-a-shun.Iwishhehadtaughtmethis20yearsago.saidMartinez37whocomesfromMexicoandlivesinLosAngeles.InprivatetutoringclassesthroughoutthenationimmigrantsarefocusedonsoundingmoreAmerican.Accentreductionclasseshavebeenaroundforyearsbutexpertssay.Asourworkforcebecomesmoreandmoreglobaltheseclassesarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Privatetutorssaidtheyanswercallsalmostdailyfromstudentswhenjustafewyearsagothephonesrangonlyoccasionally.AuthorAmyGillettsaidthatsalesofherbookandCDsetSpeakEnglishLikeanAmericanhaveincreasedthreetimesinthelastfewyears.JudyRavinPresidentoftheAccentReductionInstitutesaidshehashundredsofstudentswhofollowherprogramLoseYourAccentin28Days.Thoughthereisageneraltolerancefordiversityexpertssaidrealityhasmadesomeimmigrantswhosounddifferentfeelunwelcome.IfsomeonespeakswithanaccentassociatedwithanAsianlanguagetheymayworkasengineersorcomputerscientists.IfsomeonespeakswithcertainSpanishaccentspeoplemaythinktheyarerecentimmigrantsworkinginlandscapingorthehospitalityindustry招待性行业.AFrenchaccentgivesimagesofromance.AnAustralianaccentbringstomindadventureandfun.Accentreductionstudentssaidtheyareawareofhowtheysoundandwhethertheiraccentslimittheirjobopportunitiesorspoiltheirsociallives.JennieLoaged43saidheraccenthasbeenanembarrassment.Sometimespeoplecouldn'tevenunderstandherwhenshesaidhername.WhileincollegeinOklahomaLosaidshedidn'tmakemanyfriendstearingthatnoonecouldmakeoutherwords.Loisnowtakingaccentreductionclassesandhopestoapplyforamanagerpositionatwork.Ijustwanttofeelgoodaboutmyselfshesaid.IfIreallyworkhardifIpracticeeverydayIcan'tbeperfect.ButIcanbebetter.48.Inthewholepassagethefirstparagraphservesasan_____.A.introductionB.commentC.explanationD.background49.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthesecondparagraph?A.Theeffectthatpopularaccentreductionclasseshave.B.Thefactthataccentreductionclassesbecomepopular.C.Thestepshowaccentreductionclassesbecomepopular.D.Thereasonswhyaccentreductionclassesbecomepopular.50.IfsomeonespeakswithcertainAsianaccentspeoplemaythink_____.A.theyareromanticB.theyarehospitalityworkersC.theyarecomputerscientistsD.theyloveadventureandfun51.WhatisJennieLo'sattitudetowardshertakingaccentreductionclasses?A.Confident.B.Helpless.C.Proud.D.Anxious.

Jeanisabrightyoungladywhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.WellalmosteverythingisgooD.ButtheproblemisthatJean’sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonherQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous匿名talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlifE.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwithquiteoften.LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommoninterestinrockmusicandmoderndancE.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtimE.Ofcoursetheywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:HewasatallgoodlookingyoungmanwithbighappysmilE.Astimewentbytheybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.WhenJean’sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFranciscosheaskedhimtolethergowithhimsothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhensheknockedonDavid’sdoorinSanFranciscoshefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!51.JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis_________.A.richB.youngC.lonelyD.talkative52.Thereasonwhytheyevenforgottheirtimeisthatthey_________.A.talkedindelightonQQB.hatedstudyC.fellinlovewitheachotherD.hadsimilarhobbies53.WhydidJeanleaveherhomeforSanFrancisco?A.ToamazeDaviD.B.Tobeonabusinesstrip.C.TobeinvitedtoJim'sbirthdayparty.D.TosendsomegiftstoJim.54.ThefollowingstatesaretrueaboutJeanEXCEPTthat_________accordingtothepassagE.A.sheisauniversitystudentB.shewasborninawealthyfamilyC.shemadeafriendnamedJimyoungerthanherD.sheusesherfamilynameonherQQ55.WecouldbelievethatJeanwas_________whenseeingJimhimselfinsteadofDavidathisdoor.A.delightedB.disappointedC.regretfulD.confused

WhenhisbookLittlePrincesbeginsConorGrennanisplanningayear-longtriparoundtheglobeajourneythatbeganwithathree-monthvolunteerserviceattheLittlePrincesChildren’shomeanorphanage孤儿院inNepal.WhenhearrivedattheorphanageConorwasimmediatelywelcomedbyallthechildreneventhoughhehadnopreviousexperienceinworkingwithchildren.HequicklygrewtolovethejoB.Butitwasn’tlongbeforeConorcametolearnthatthechildrenwerenotorphansatall—theywereactuallychildrenwhohadbeenseparatedfromtheirparentsbyachildtrafficker贩子.ThisrealizationturnedConor’sglobaljourneyintoastrongdesiretotrytofindawaytoreunitethesechildrenwiththeirfamilies.AsapartofhiseffortsConordidagreatamountofworkwhenhewasbackinAmericA.HestartedupanonprofitorganizationcalledNextGenerationNepalNGNraisingfundsinordertobuyahouseinNepalforanotherchildren’shomE.ThenbackinNepalhebeganalife-changingtrek艰苦跋涉intotheremotevillagesinthemountainsofHumiA.ItisreallyamazingtoreadaboutConorcommunicatingwiththechildrenandtoreadhisdescriptionsofeachofthem.Hemademetrulycareaboutthekids.Iwantedthemtobeabletoreunitewiththeirfamiliestoo!Unfortunatelythiswassimplynotpossibleforsomeofthechildren.Butthereweresomechildrenwhoreceivedamazingsurprises.JagritforexamplehadthoughtforyearsthatbothhisparentsweredeaD.SoConorwasdumbfoundedwhenhevisitedJagrit’svillageandwasintroducedtotheboy’sfather!Conorsuccessfullyfoundmanyofthefamiliesofthechildren.AlsohewassuccessfulinfindinghisfuturewifewhileinNepal.60.WhatdoweknowaboutLittlePrincesChildren’sHome?A.Itisaprofitableorganization.B.Thechildreninitareallorphans.C.IthasmanybranchesalloverNepal.D.ManychildrenendedupthereduetoillegaltradE.61.InordertohelpthechildrenConor_________.A.gaveuphisplantotravelworldwideB.setuptheorganizationNGNC.foughtagainstchildtraffickersD.visitedsomeremotevillagesE.decidedtosettleinNepalA.abcB.abdC.bcdD.cde62.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddumbfoundedinParagraph4mean?A.SatisfieD.B.InteresteD.C.AstonisheD.D.AshameD.63.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatConorGrennan_________.A.istheauthorofLittlePrincesB.isdeterminedtoremainsingleC.likesteachingverymuchD.isafriendoftheauthor’s

WHAThappenstoateenagekidwhentheworldhethoughtheknewsuddenlychanges?FindoutinLittleBrotherbyAmericanauthorCoryDoctorow.Itisafascinatingbookforanewgenerationofsci-fireaders.MarcusYallow17fromSanFranciscoismuchmorecomfortableinfrontofacomputerthanobeyingtherulesofsociety.Smartfastandwisetothewaysofthenetworkedworldhehasnotroubleoutwitting骗过hishighschool'smonitoringsystem.Thiswayheandhisfriendsgettoheadofftoplayapopularonlinegameinreallife.WhiletheyareplayingabombexplodesontheBayBridge.MarcusstopsamilitaryvehicletogethelpforhisinjuredfriendbutthissimpleactthrowshimintoaDepartmentofHomelandSecurityDHSsecretprison.Thereheistreatedasapossibleterrorist.Heiseventuallyletgoafterfourdaysbuthisinjuredfrienddisappears.WhenhereturnsMarcusdiscoversthattherearemanysecuritymeasuresinplaceandthatnowallcitizensaretreatedlikepotentialterrorists.WhilesomeconsiderthisgovernmentactionnecessaryforpublicsafetyMarcusseesthisasacompletedestructionoftherightsheissupposedtohaveasacitizen.Heknowsthatnoonewillbelievehisstorywhichleaveshimwithonlyonethingtodo:totakedowntheDHShimself.HehelpsorganizealargenetworkcalledXnettospreadthetruthanonymously匿名地.Thebookpresentsayoungmanwhoisirresponsiblebutlearnsabouthimselfandgrowsinthecourseofthestory.Aspartofthislearningandgrowinghebecomesawareofveryseriousissuesabouthissociety.56.Whatkindofarticledoesthispassagebelongto?A.A.fascinatingstory.B.A.bookreview.C.NewsreportD.A.TVprogramme57.Theunderlinedworddestructioninthepassagemeans.A.damageB.rewardC.ruinD.protection58.MarcusYallowwassenttoprisonbecause.A.hekilledhisfriendB.hebombedamilitaryvehicleC.hedidsomethingthatapossibleterroristcoulddoD.hisinjuredfrienddisappeared59.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat.A.MarcusYallowismuchmorecomfortableobeyingtherulesofsocietyB.MarcusYallowissmartfastandwiseinreallifeC.MarcusYallowalwaysplaysonlinegamesinreallifeD.MarcusYallowisexpertatthenetworkworld60.IntheendofthebookMarcusYallow.A.issupposedtobemoreirresponsibleB.becomesawareofveryseriousissuesabouthissocietyC.presentsayoungmanwhoisirresponsibleD.playsapopularonlinegameinreallife

MygrandfatherlivedonlyhalfamileawayfromwhereIgrewupinNewYork.Everydayhewouldwalkdowntoourhouseandbringmydadnewspapers.Alongwiththepapershewouldbringasmallbagoftreats美食formytwobrothersandmE.WesternNewYorkhadterriblewinterweather:rainsleet雨夹雪oreven3feetofsnow.Evenwhenhewas81hestillwalkedthehalfmileeverysingleday.AsachildIlookedforwardtothedailytreatsbutnowI’molderandIrealizehebravedtheroughweathereachdayjusttoseeussmile;InowvaluethatmorethananythingelsE.Mygrandfathertouchedmanylives.A.womanwhohadbeeninhospitalforfiveyearstoldmeherstory.Shesaidmygrandfatherwouldvisithertwiceaweekatherhome:toreadtoherplaybridgeorjustchat.Itlastedforyearswithoutstop.Shehadfewvisitors.Evenahitch-hikerwhomygrandfatherhadpickedupforfreetoldmeofmygrandfather’sinfluenceonhislifE.MygrandfathertookthetravelertohishomE.Afterlearningthatthemanwashomelessmygrandfathergavehimaplacetostay.Themantoldmethatnoonehadeverbeensonicetohim.Helaterfoundajobinasupermarket.IwastouchedbutnotsurprisedtoknowallofthetouchingstoriesfromwhichIunderstoodmygrandfather’sselflessness.Ihavesincetriedtolearnfromhimtohelpothers.Althoughhediedyearsagowestillrespecthim.46.Thewriter’sgrandfatherwalkedtohisgrandson’shomeeachdayinorderto________.A.bringhissonnewspapersB.givehisgrandchildrensomefoodC.takeexercisebywalkingD.seehissonandgrandchildren47.Allofthefollowingcandescribethewriter’sgrandfatherEXCEPT________.A.kindB.selflessC.strictD.helpful48.Theunderlinedwordhitch-hikerinParagraph3refersto________.A.apersonwhogetsafreecarridewhentravelingB.apersonwholikestravelingbycarC.apersonwhoisgivenupbyparentsD.apersonwhotravelsaloneandgetslost49.Fromthetextwecaninferthat________.A.thewriterdidn’tknowhisgrandfather’sselflessnessuntilyearslaterB.thewriter’sgrandfatherwenttohishouseexceptonsnowydaysC.thewriter’sgrandfathereverlookedafterawomaninhospitalforfiveyearsD.thewriter’sgrandfathereverhelpedastrangerfindajobinasupermarket50.Afterlearningabouthisgrandfather’sstoriesthewriter________.A.feltalittlesurprisedatfirstB.followedtheexampleofhisgrandfatherC.wasmuchsadallthetimeD.didn’tlikehisgrandfather’saction

AjoblessmanwantedverymuchtohavethepositionofofficeboyatMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.YouhavepassedthetesthesaiD.Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheformtofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.ThemanrepliedButIdon’thaveacomputerneitherane-mail.I’msorrysaidtheHRmanager.Ifyoudon’thaveane-mailthatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn’tlivingcannothavethejoB.Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohourshehad20dollars.HerepeatedtheoperationthreetimesandstartedtogoearlyeverydayandreturnedhomelatE.Shortlyheboughtacartthenatruckthenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles运货车队.Fiveyearslaterthemanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailers零售商intheUS.Onedayoneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.HesaidIhaven’tgotonE.Hisfriendcouldn’tbelievehisears.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?ThemanthoughtforawhileandrepliedYesI’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!31.Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A.Hesente-mails.B.HedidthecleaningC.Hesoldcomputers.D.Hefilledinforms.32.Themandidn’tgetthejobbecausehe_____________.A.dislikedsuchajobB.didn’tpassthetestC.didn’thaveane-mailD.knewnothingaboutcomputers33.Theman______afterheleftMicrosoft.A.wenttolookforanotherjobB.askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC.thoughtofanideatomakemonkeyD.boughtacomputerandgotane-mail34.WhycouldthemanbecomeoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS?A.Becausehehadmanyfriendstohelphim.B.BecausehewassmartandworkedveryharD.C.Becausehehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.D.BecausehewantedtoshowMicrosofthewasliving.35.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A.ComputersareveryimportantinourdailylifE.B.Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C.TheHRmanagerdidn’tfindtheabilityoftheman.D.NothingintheworldisimpossibleifweworkharD.

In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilm-makerWalterDisney.HehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkinDisney’scartoonfilmforchildren.WhenWalterDisneyheardNash’svoicehesaidStop!That’sourduck!Theduckwasthenow-famousDonaldDuckwhofirstappearedin1934inthefilmTheWiseLittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandwornhissailorjacketandhat.LaterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneightminuteMickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiences观众likedhimbecausehewaslazyandgreedyandbecausehelosthistemperveryeasily.AndtheylovedhisvoicewhenhebecameangrywithMickey’seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimselfprobablybecausehewasn’tagoody-goodylikeMickey.Inthe1930s1940sand1950sDonaldandhisfriendsMickeyGoofyandPlutomadehundredsofDisneycartoons.HealsomadeeducationalfilmabouttheplaceoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyinthehomE.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared—therewerenomorenewcartoons.ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary1985.Buttoday’sChildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsonthetelevisionandhearthatfamousvoicE.60.WhomadeDonaldDuckcartoons?A.MickeyMousE.B.ClarenceNash.C.WalterDisney.D.Pluto.61.WhendidthefirstDonaldDuckfilmappear?A.In1933B.In1934C.In1966D.In196562.WhowasClarenceNash?A.A.cartoonist.B.A.writer.C.A.filmmaker.D.ThemanwhomadethevoiceforDonaldDuck.63.Wheredotoday’schildrenseeDonaldDuckcartoons?A.Innewcartoons.B.AtthecinemA.C.Ontelevision.D.InthetheatrE.64.WhydidpeoplelikeDonaldbetterthanMickeyMouse?A.Probablybecausehewaslazyandgreedy.B.Probablybecausehewasn’tagoody—goodylikeMickey.C.Probablybecausehelosthistemperveryeasily.D.ProbablybecausehebecameangrywithMickey’seightnephews.

Farahwassittinginthekitchengoingoverthepartylistwithhermother.TheDecemberexamswereoverandFarahwantedtoinviteherfriendsinPurpleGirlsClubforaget-together.AsFarahleftthekitchenherfathercalledherfromthelivingroom.Farahwenttoherfatherandpaledwhenshesawtheexamreportinhishands.FarahwhathashappenedtoyourgradesYouhavefailedinMathematics.YouwereagoodstudentandIhadsuchhighhopesforyoumygirl.herfathershookhisheaD.Farahhadnoanswer.Shelovedherfatherverymuchandhatedtoseesuchlookinhiseyes.ThetruthwasthattheactivitiesofPurpleGirlsClubleftherwithverylittletimeforstudies.Farahdecidedtoturntoherfriendsforhelp.Onebyoneshecalledherso-calledfriendsinPurpleGirlsClubbutnooneseemedtocareorwantedtohelp.Farahsatsadlyonherbedandthenmadeuphermind.Sheknewonlyonepersonwouldhelpher.Shewentdownstairsandwenttothehouseacrossthestreet.Hafsaopenedthedoorandwelcomeherin.Ifyouneedanyhelpjustletmeknow.WecanstudytogethertillyourexamsshesaiD.NextMondayastwofriendsenteredtheschooltogetherGinatheleaderofPurpleGirlsClubsawthemandcalledoutFarahyouknowourrules.YoucannotbefriendswiththosewhodonotbelongtoourcluB.GinaIhaveanewruleaboutfriendshipanditisthatafriendinneedisafriendindeedFarahrepliedsweetly.36.Farahbecamepaleaftergoingtoherfatherbecause________.A.hedidn’tallowhertogotoSpainB.heaskedhertoimprovehergradesC.shehadtoleavePurpleGirlsClubD.shedidn’tdowellinherexams37.WhatmadeFarahgetpoorgrades?A.Shehadbeenthinkingoftheget-together.B.ShewastedtoomuchtimeatthePurpleGirlsCluB.C.Sheattendedtoomanypartieswithherfamily.D.Shedidn’tpayattentiontoherteacherinclass.38.WhydidFarahmakefriendswithHafsa?A.BecauseHafsalivednearherhousE.B.BecauseHafsawasn’tasbeautifulasothergirls.C.BecauseHafsapromisedtohelpherintheexams.D.BecauseHafsahelpedherwhenshewasintroublE.39.WhatdidFarahlearnfromherexperience?A.A.friendisneverknowntillamanhasneeD.B.A.friendtoeverybodyisafriendtonobody.C.A.friendwithoutfaultswillneverbefoundD.A.lifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun.

Anoldfarmerlivedonafarmwithhisyounggrandson.EachmorningGrandpawasupearlytoreadhisBhagavatGeetA.HisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtoimitatehimineverywayhecoulD.OnedaythegrandsonaskedGrandpa!ItrytoreadtheBhagavatGeetajustlikeyoubutIdon'tunderstanditWhatgooddoesreadingtheBhagavatGeetado?TheGrandfatherquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandrepliedTakethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.Theboydidashewastoldbutallthewaterleakedout漏出beforehegotbacktothehousE.ThegrandfatherlaughedandsaidYou'llhavetomovealittlefasternexttimeandsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.ThistimetheboyranfasterbutagainthesametookplacE.Hetoldhisgrandfatherthatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterwithabasket.TheoldmansaidYou'rejustnottryinghardenoughSotheboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhardbutwhenhereachedhisgrandfatherthebasketwasagainempty.hesaidSeeGrandpait'suseless!Soyouthinkitisuseless?TheoldmansaidLookatthebasket.Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimerealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.IthadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketintoacleanoneinsideandoutsidE.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverythingbutwhenyoureadityouwillbechangedinsideandout.ThatistheworkofKrishnainourlives..46.WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatthegrandson_________.A.wasfondofreadingB.likedhisgrandpaverymuchC.gotupearlytocarrywatereverydayD.helpedhisgrandpaonthefarm47.Accordingtothegrandson___________.A.heenjoyedreadingtheBhagavatGeetaB.learningtheBhagavatGeetawaseasyC.hewasnotgoodatrememberinganythingD.readingtheBhagavatGeetawasmeaningless48.Wecanlearnthatbygettingwaterwithabasketthegrandson__________.A.washedthedirtoffthebasketB.keptsomewaterforthefutureC.waspunishedforwhathehadsaidD.becamestrongerandcleverer49.Thegrandfathergavehisgrandsonalessonby_________.A.tellinghimaninterestingstoryB.havingaheateddiscussionwithhimC.askinghimtocarrywaterwithabasketD.performinganexperimentforhim50.Whatwouldthegrandsonliketodointhefuture?A.TohelphisgrandpacarrywaterB.ToholdwaterwithabucketC.ToreadtheBhagavatGeetA.D.ToremembereverythinginhislifE.

Mr.Knightwasthemanagerofahotel.Oneweekendallofthehotelsinthecitywerefullbecausetherewasalargemeeting.OnFridaythreemencameintothehotelandaskedforrooms.Mr.Knightsaidtherewerenoroomsreadybecauseofthemeeting.Themenwereunhappy.Mr.Knightwantedtohelpthem.HerememberedthatRoom418asmallroomwasempty.Heaskedthemiftheycouldsharearoom.ThethreemensaidtheywoulD.Mr.Knightsaidtheroomwouldbethirtydollars;tendollarsforeachperson.Eachmangavehimthemoneyandthenwentuptotheroom.Mr.Knightsoonbegantofeelsorry.Thirtydollarsisalottoaskasapriceforthatsmallroom.hethought.HecalledhisassistantoverandsaidHereisfivedollars.TakeittothemeninRoom418.Iaskedtoomuchfortheirroom.Theassistanttookthemoney.WhilehewasonthewaytherehestartedtothinkHowcanthreemendividefivedollars?I’llgivethemeachonlyonedollarandkeepthetwodollarsformyself.Themenwillbehappytogetsomethingback.AndMr.Knightwillneverknow.Sotheassistantreturnedonedollartoeachman.Eachmanhadatfirstpaidtendollars.AftertheassistantreturnedthemonedollareacheachhadactuallyinfactpaidninE.Therewerethreemen.$9´3=$27.Theassistantkept$2.$27+$2=$29.Whereisthemissingdollar?44.Withthehelpofthemanagerthethreemen___________.A.wenttoanotherhotelB.eachgotasmallroomforthenightC.stayedtogetherinasmallroomD.gotasmallroomMr.Knightkeptforhimself45.Atfirst___________.A.$27waspaidbythethreemenB.$30waspaidbyeachofthethreemenC.$25waspaidbythethreemenD.$10waspaidbyeachofthethreemen46.Theassistant___________.A.helpedthementodividethemoneyB.kepttwodollarsforhimselfC.keptthreedollarsforhimselfD.returnedthreedollarstothemenandtwotothemanger47.Whereisthemissingdollar?A.Itwastakenbytheassistanttoo.B.ItwastakenbyMr.Knight.C.Itwastakenbythethreemen.D.Infacttherewasn’tanymissingdollar.

MyauntwillcomedownsoonMr.Nuttelsaidayoungladyoffifteen.FramtonNuttelattemptedtosaysomethingtopleasetheniece.Privatelyhedoubtedwhetherthisvisitwoulddomuchtowardshelpingwithhisnerveproblem.IknowhowitwillbehissisterhadsaidPeopletherearenice.IshalljustgiveyoulettersofintroductiontoallthepeopleIknowthere.FramtonwonderedwhetherMrs.Sappletontheladytowhomhewaspresentingoneofthelettersofintroductioncameintothenicedivision.Doyouknowmanyofthepeopleroundhere?askedtheniece.HardlyasoulsaidFramton.Thenyouknowpracticallynothingaboutmyaunt.Hergreattragedy悲剧happenedjustthreeyearsagosaidthechildOutthroughthatwindowherhusbandandhertwoyoungbrotherswentofffortheirday'sshooting.Theynevercameback.Poorauntalwaysthinksthattheywillcomebacksomeday.ShehasoftentoldmeaboutRonnieheryoungestbrothersinging‘Bertiewhydoyoubound?'AtthistimeMrs.SappletoncameingreetingIhopeyoudon'tmindtheopenwindow.Shetalkedoncheerfullyabouttheshooting.ToFramtonitwasallpurelyhorrible.Hemadeadesperatebutonlypartiallysuccessfulefforttotumthetalkontoalessscarytopic.Thedoctorsagreeinorderingmecompleterestandanabsenceofmentalexcitement.heannouncedOnthematterofdiettheyarenotsomuchinagreementhecontinued.No?saidMrs.Sappletoninavoicewhichonlyreplacedayawnatthelastmoment.Heretheyareatlast!shesuddenlycried.Inthedeepeningduskoutcamethreefigureswithatiredbrownspaniel猎犬.AndthenayoungvoicerangoutoftheduskIsaidBertiewhydoyoubound?Framtongrabbedwildlyathisstickandhatwithoutawordofgoodbyeandrushedoutofsight.Whatisup?Mrs.Sappletonwasconfused.IexpectitwasthespanielsaidtheniececalmlyHetoldmethathewasoncehuntedintoatombbyapackofdogsandhadtospendthenightinanewlydugtombwiththecreaturesbarkingjustabovehim.Enoughtomakeanyonelosetheirnerve.Romanceatshortnoticewasherspecialty.72.AccordingtothepassageweleamthatMrs.Sappleton.A.feltsorrowabouttheshootingB.gotalongwellwithRonnieC.listenedcarefullytoFramtonD.trustedandspoiledherniece73.AsforFramton'snerveproblemhisdoctors.A.recommendedhimtogooffforashootingB.suggestedtohimarestcureinthecountrysideC.advisedhimtokeephismindoffexcitementD.agreedonthetreatmentofhisdiet74.WhichwordcanbestdescribeFramton?A.Cheerful.B.Brave.C.Fragile.D.Wise.75.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheniecefromthelastsentence?A.Shewasgoodatmakingupastoryinashorttime.B.Sheshowedastrongloveforscarystories.C.ShefellinlovewithFramtoninnotime.D.Shetooknonoticeofstrangevisitors.

FranzKafkawrotethatAbookmustbetheax斧子forthefrozenseainsideus.Ioncesharedthissentencewithaclassofseventhgradersanditdidn’tseemtorequireanyexplanation.We’djustfinishedJohnSteinbeck’snovelOfMiceandMen.WhenwereadtheendtogetheroutloudinclassmytoughestboyastarbasketballplayerweptalittleandsodidI.Areyoucrying?onegirlaskedasshegotoutofherchairtotakeacloserlook.IamItoldherandthefunnythingisI’vereaditmanytimes.ButtheyunderstooD.WhenGeorgeshootsLenniethetragedyisthatwerealizeitwasalwaysgoingtohappen.Inmy14yearsofteachinginaNewYorkCitypublicmiddleschoolI’vetaughtkidswithimprisonedparentsabusiveparentsirresponsibleparents;kidswhoareparentsthemselves;kidswhoarehomeless;kidswhogrewupinviolentneighborhoods.TheyunderstandmorethanIeverwillthenovel’sterriblelogic—thegivingwayofdreamstofate命运.ForthelastsevenyearsIhaveworkedasareadingenrichmentteacherreadingclassicworksofliterature文学withsmallgroupsofstudentsfromgradessixtoeight.Ioriginallyproposedthisideatomyheadmasterafterlearningthataformerexcellentstudentofminehadtransferredoutofaselectivehighschool—onethatoftenattractstheliterary-minded有文学头脑的childrenofManhattan’supperclasses—intoalesscompetitiveschool.Thedaughterofimmigrants移民withafatherinprisonsheperhapsfeltuncomfortablewithhernewclassmates.IthoughtadditionalculturalcapitalcouldhelpstudentslikeherdevelopbetterinhighschoolwheretheywouldunavoidablymeetperhapsforthefirsttimestudentswhocamefromhomeslinedwithbookshelveswhoseparentshadearnedPh.D.’s.AlongwithOfMiceandMenmygroupsread:SounderTheRedPonyLordoftheFliesRomeoandJulietandMacbeth.Thestudentsdidn’talwaysreadfromtheexpectedpointofview.AboutTheRedPonyonestudentsaidit'saboutbeingamanit’saboutmanliness男子气概.IhadneverbeforeseentheparallelsbetweenScarfaceandMacbethnorhadIheardLadyMacbeth’ssoliloquies独白readasrapsbutbothmadesense;theinterpretationswereplayfulbutserious.OnceintroducedtoSteinbeck’swritingoneboywentontoreadTheGrapesofWrathandtoldmerepeatedlyhowamazingitwasthatallthesepeoplehateeachotherandthey’reallwhitE.Hishistoricalviewwasbroadeninghissenseofhisowncountrydeepening.Yearafteryearformerstudentsvisitedandtoldmehowpreparedtheyhadfeltintheirfirstyearincollegeasaresultoftheclasses.Yearafteryearhoweverweareincreasingthenumberofpracticetests.Wearetryingtoteachstudentstoreadincreasinglycomplextextsnotforemotionalpunch碰撞butfortextcomplexity.Yetwecannotenrichthemindsofourstudentsbytestingthemontextsthatignoretheirhearts.WeareteachingthemthatwordsdonotamazebutconfusE.Wemaysucceedinraisingtestscoresbutwewillfailtoteachthemthatreadingcanbetransformativeandthatitbelongstothem.56.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1probablymeanthatabookhelpsto________.A.realizeourdreamsB.givesupporttoourlifeC.smoothawaydifficultiesD.awakeouremotions57.WhywerethestudentsabletounderstandthenovelOfMiceandMen?A.Becausetheyspentmuchtimereadingit.B.BecausetheyhadreadthenovelbeforE.C.Becausetheycamefromapublicschool.D.Becausetheyhadsimilarlifeexperiences.58.Thegirllefttheselectivehighschoolpossiblybecause________.A.shewasaliterary-mindedgirlB.herparentswereimmigrantsC.shecouldn’tfitinwithherclassD.herfatherwastheninprison59.Totheauthor’ssurprisethestudentsreadthenovels________.A.creativelyB.passivelyC.repeatedlyD.carelessly60.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.A.introduceclassicworksofliteratureB.advocateteachingliteraturetotouchtheheartC.argueforequalityamonghighschoolstudentsD.defendthecurrenttestingsystem

Therelivedakingwholikedart.OnedayanartistofferedtopaintthemostbeautifulpictureintheworldonthewallofhispalacE.SothekingsaidAllrightyoumayworkononeofthewallsinthenewhall.JustthenanotherartistsaidPleaseallowmetoworkontheoppositewall.Ishallmakeexactlywhatthatmanwillmakeontheoppositewall.MoreoverIshalldosowithoutlookingathiswork.Iwouldevenrequestyoutohaveathickcurtainputupbetweenthetwowallssotheeitherofuscannotseetheother.Everyoneintheking'scourtincludingthekingandthefirstartistwassurpriseD.SothekingdecidedtogivethemanachancE.Thefollowingdayathickcurtainwasputintoplaceandboththeartistsgottowork.Thefirstartistbroughtinaregularsupplyofpaintoilandwater.Butthesecondonewouldcomewithaclothandabucketofwatereveryday.AmonthlaterthefirstartistsaidthathisworkwascompletedandinvitedthekingtocomE.Sothekingsentthemessagetothesecondartistsayinghewascomingtoseetheirworksthatevening.Afterseeingthefirstartist'swallthekingwasveryimpressedwiththepaintingandgavehimahugesumofmoneyasarewarD.Hethenaskedforthecurtaintobeopenedup.Thesamepaintingwasseenontheoppositewalltoo!Itwasexactlyliketheoneonthefirstwall.Butthismanhadnotseenwhatwasgoingonontheothersideofthecurtain.Howhaveyoumanagedtodothis?askedtheking.ThemansaidsimplyIt'sveryeasy.Ijustpolishedthewalleveryday!ItwasawallmadeofwhitemarblE.Thefellowpolishedittillitshonelikeamirror.Thereflectionofthepaintingacrosstheroomshowedupinit!56.A.thickcurtainwasputupbetweenthetwowallsinorderto________.A.helpthemconcentrateontheirworkB.keepthefirstartist'spaintingasecretC.preventtheirpaintingsfrombeingseenbyotherpeopleD.givethekingagreatsurprisE.57.Howwasthekingfeelingwhenhesawthesecondwall?A.SurprisedandexciteD.B.Fascinatedanddoubtful.C.Satisfiedandcurious.D.frightenedandattracted58.Whatwouldbebesttitleofthetext?A.A.kingwholovedartB.TwoartistsandakingC.Whosepaintingisbetter?D.Thepaintingsonthewall.

WhenJackieRobinsonwalkedontoEbbetsFieldinBrooklynNewYorkonApril151947hechangedbaseballforever.AsthefirstAfricanAmericantoplayintheMajorLeagueinmoderntimesmanybelievehechangedthecountryforever.Robinsonwasbornin1919.HelivedinatimewhenrulescontrolledwhatAfricanAmericanscoulddo.Hewasatopathleteplayingfootballbasketballandbaseball.ButplayingforamajorleagueteamwasofflimitstoRobinsonbecauseofhisracE.BranchRickeypresidentandmanageroftheBrooklynDodgerssigned和签约Robinsonin1947.HebelievedthatRobinsonnotonlyhadtheskillsbutthecouragetofacethechallengeofbecomingmodernbaseball’sfirstblackplayer.Itwasn’teasy.Robinsonsometimesfacedboos嘘声fromfans.Buthebecameastaranyway.In1962hebecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanplayerchosentoentertheBaseballHallofFamE.In2005hewasawardedaCongressionalGoldMedalthehighestawardcangivetoanAmerican.Bybreakingbaseball’scolorbarrier肤色障碍Robinsonopenedthedoorformanytofollowhisfootstepsnotonlyinbaseballbutinotherareasoflifeaswall.AfterhestoppedplayingthegameRobinsonworkedasamanagerforacoffeecompany.Hewroteanewspapercolumn专栏.Healsostartedabank.64.AccordingtoBranchRickeyJackieRobinsonwas_____________.A.poorbutcleverB.unluckybutconfidentC.proudandstrongD.braveandskilled65.WecanknowthatJackieRobinson’sstory_______________.A.changedmanyAfrican’sideasB.hadaneffectonmanyblackpeople’slivesC.encouragedblackpeopletofightwithwhitesD.startedahotdiscussionaboutthecolorbarrier66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatheoncedid?A.anewspapercolumnwriterB.abankerC.auniversityteacherD.amanagerinacompany

Atwenty-nine-year-oldkindergartenteacherfromMarylandwasnamedNationalTeacheroftheYearin2006.OnJunefirstshewouldbeginayearasanationalandinternationalspokeswomanforeducation.KimberlyOliverwasthefirstNationalTeacheroftheYearfromherstatE.Shetaughtfive-year-oldchildrenatapublicschoolinMarylandnearWashingtonD.C.PresidentBushhonoredherandothertopteachersattheWhiteHousE.KimberlyOliversaidshewantedpeopletounderstandthatthefirstseveralyearsofachild’slifewerethemostimportantforlearning.ShesaidinvestinginchildrenataveryyoungagewouldresultingreatgainslaterinschoolandinlifE.Shecalledonparentstoreadtochildrenfromanearlyagesotheywouldnotfallbehindinschool.OneoftheactivitiesatherschoolwasaneventcalledBooksandSupprerNight.FamiliesreadtogetherattheschoolandreceivedfreebookstotakehomE.Parentschildrenandteachersalsoatedinnertogether.BroadAcresElementarySchoolwasinapoorareA.ManyoftheparentswereimmigrantswithlimitedEnglish.KimberlyOliverhelpedimprovelearningenvironmentatherschool.ShereceivedmoneytobuyelectroniclearningsystemstapeplayersandbooksinEnglishandSpanishandsentthemhomewithstudents.ParentssaidshehadshownthemhowtohelptheirchildrenathomE.ShewasbornandraisedinDelawarE.SheheldonedegreeinEnglishandanotherinElementaryEducation.KimberlyOliverwouldfollowinthefootstepsofanotherteacherJasonKamrasfromtheWashingtonareaasNationalTeacheroftheYear.JasonKamrasashonoredforhisworkteachingmathtomiddleschoolstudentsinthenation’scapital.TheNationalTeacheroftheYearprogrambeganin1952.A.fourteen-membercommitteechoosefromamongteachershonoredasthebestintheirstates.40.FromthetextweknowthatinthestateofMaryland__________.A.nootherteacherthanKimberlyOliverhadbeengiventhehonorB.KimberlyOliverhadbeenteachinginamiddleschoolformanyyearsC.KimberlyopenedherownschoolearlyinWashingtonin1952D.manyotherteachersweregiventhehonortogetherwithOliver41.Oliverhopedthatparentsshould__________.A.spendmoretimeplayingwiththeirchildrenB.readtotheirchildrenatanearlyageC.notgivetoomuchmoneytotheirchildrenD.stayatschoolwiththeirchildrenmoreoften42.KimberlyOliverhadbeennamedNationalTeacheroftheYearmostlybecause___________.A.shetaughtfive-yearoldchildrenatapublicschoolB.theelementaryschoolshetaughtinisinapoorareaC.shewashelpfulahdhadmanyspecialandgoodideasinteachingchildrenD.shecalledonparentstoreadtochildrenfromanearlyage43.TheNationalTeacherjustbeforeOlivercomesfrom__________.A.DelawareB.MarylandC.NewYorkD.Washington

B.rianaastudentatJohnFenwickSchoolinSalemCountyUShasalotoffreetimE.The13-year-oldgirlusedtohangoutonthestreetsafterschool.Iknowitwasn’tgoodbutIreallyhadnothingelsetodoBrianasaiD.SyeadaWoodsLandBrianA.BrianawasnotalonE.Manykidsinhercityhadtoomuchfreetimeandnothingtodo.TosolvethisproblemfourschooldistrictsinSalembeganaprogramcalledBigBrothers/BigSisters.Theprogramhelpsstudentsmakegooduseoftheirafter-schooltimE.BigBrothers/BigSistersinvitesmentorstohelpstudentsingrades6to8buildhealthyrelationshipsandtakepartinproductiveactivities.TheLittlesandtheBigsarenicknames昵称forstudentsandmentors.Mostmentorsareteachers.TheBigsandLittlesusuallymeetonceaweek.Theyplaygamessharestoriesandgoontrips.TheprogramhasalreadyhelpedmanySalemstudents.Briana’smentoristheschoolprincipal校长SyedaWoods.WoodstookBrianaice-skatingtopizzapartiesandforavisittoLongwoodGardensinPennsylvaniA.WhenIgotoutIsawthatSalemisaverysmallplaceBrianasaiD.Theprogramhelpsmeexperiencetheoutsideworldandseemanynewthings.KathyJennings13saidshewasveryshybeforebutnowismuchmoreopen.IntheprogramIseemymentorasabigsisternotateacher.IcantellheranythingJenningssaiD.Andshehastaughtmealotaboutmakinggooddecisions.IthinkitwillmakeabigdifferenceinmylifE.60.TheprogramofBigBrothers/BigSistersisdesignedfor.A.studentsaged16to18B.studentsaged8to16C.studentsinseniorhighschoolD.studentsingrades6to861.Theunderlinewordmentorsinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.wiseandtrustedteachersB.experiencedpoliceC.communityvolunteersD.carefulparents62.Thepurposeoftheprogramistohelpstudents.A.liveafulllifeafterschoolB.learntipsonshoppingC.havemorefreetimeD.knowmoreaboutthestreets63.ThewriterusestheexamplesofBrianaandKathytoshow.A.SyedaisanamazingprincipleB.thesuccessoftheprogramC.thecolourfullifeinSalemD.Brianawasonceveryshy

CharlesPlumbwasaUSNavyjetfighterpilotinVietNam.After75missionshisplanewasdestroyedbyasurface-to-airmissilE.Plumbparachuteddownintoenemyhands.Hewascapturedandspent6yearsinacommunistVietnameseprison.OnedayPlumbandhiswifeweresittinginarestaurantwhenamanfromanothertablecameupandsaidYou’rePlumb!YouflewjetfightersinVietNamfromtheaircraftcarrierKittyHawk.Youwereshotdown!Howintheworlddidyouknowthat?askedPlumB.IpackedyourparachutethemanreplieD.Iguessitworked.PlumbassuredhimItsurediD.Ifyourchute降落伞hadn’tworkedIwouldn’tbeheretoday.Plumbcouldn’tsleepthatnightthinkingaboutthatman.PlumbsaysIkeptwonderingwhathelookedlikeinaNavyuniform:awhitehatabibinthebackandbell-bottomtrousers.IwonderhowmanytimesImighthaveseenhimandnotevensaid‘Goodmorning.Howareyou?’oranythingbecauseyouseeIwasafighterpilotandhewas‘justasailor’.Plumbthoughtofthemanyhoursthesailorhadspentatalongwoodentableinthebowelsoftheshipcarefullyweavingtheshrouds伞罩andfoldingthesilksofeachchuteholdinginhishandseachtimethefateofsomeonehedidn’tknow.Sometimesinthedailychallengesthatlifegivesuswemisswhatisreallyimportant.Wemayfailtosayhellopleasethankyoucongratulatesomeoneonsomethingwonderfulthathashappenedtothemgiveacomplimentorjustdosomethingnicefornoreason.Asyougothroughthisweekthismonththisyearrecognizepeoplewhopackyourparachutes.1.Whydidn’tPlumbsayhellotothesailoreachtimehepassedhimontheKittyHawk?A.Hethoughtthesailorwasjustanunimportantman.B.Hedidn’tlikehimatthattimE.C.Hewasverybusythen.D.Hedidn’tknowhimwellthen.2.WhatdidthesailordoontheKittyHawkattheVietNamWar?A.weavedclothesforthepilots.B.repairedthewoodentableintheship.C.helpedthejetsstart.D.packedtheparachutesforthefighterpilots.3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkweshoulddo?A.WeshouldhelpeachotheriftheyareintroublE.B.Weshouldn’tlookdownuponthesailors.C.Weshouldbethankfultoothers’help.D.Weshouldbehonesttoourfriends.4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.storyaboutasailor.B.Whopackyourparachutes?C.Don’tforgetyourpast!D.Neverforgetyourfriends!

SamWaltonthefounderofWal-MartwasborninKingfishOklahomaonMarch291918.HewasraisedinMissouriwhereheworkedinhisfather’sstorewhileattendingschool.Thiswashisfirstretailing零售业experienceandhereallyenjoyedit.Aftergraduationhebeganhisowncareerasaretailmerchant.HesoonopenedhisfirstWal-Martstorein1962inRogersArkansas.Wal-MartspecializedinnamebrandsatlowpricesandSamWaltonwassurprisedatthesuccess.SoonachainofWal-MartstoressprangupacrossruralAmericA.Walton'smanagementstylewaspopularwithemployeesandhefoundedsomeofthebasicconcepts概念ofmanagementthatarestillinusetoday.Aftertakingthecompanypublicin1970Waltonintroducedhisprofitsharingplan.TheprofitsharingplanwasaplanforWal-MartemployeestoimprovetheirincomedependentontheprofitsofthestorE.SamWaltonbelievedthatindividualsdon'twinteamsdo.EmployeesatWal-Martstoreswereofferedstockoptions认股权andstorediscounts.ThesebenefitsarecommonplacetodaybutWaltonwasamongthefirsttoimplement实现them.Waltonbelievedthatahappyemployeemeanthappycustomersandmoresales.Healsobelievedthatbygivingemployeesapartofthecompanyandmakingtheirsuccessdependentonthecompany’ssuccesstheywouldcareaboutthecompany.growingcomplaintsthatthesuperstorewasstoppingsmallerandtraditionalstoresfromdeveloping.By1991Wal-MartwasthelargestUSretailerwith1700stores.WaltonremainedactiveinmanagingthecompanyaspresidentandCEOuntil1988andchairmanuntilhisdeath.HewasawardedtheMedalofFreedomshortlybeforehisdeath.56.SamWaltonfirstmadeahitinretailingwhen__________.A.heworkedinhisfather’sstoreB.hecreatedWalton'smanagementstyleC.hespecializedinnamebrandsatlowpricesD.achainofWal-MartstoressprangupacrossruralAmerica57.Walton’smanagementstyleemphasized__________verymuch.A.individualeffortsB.teamspiritC.employees'loyaltyD.fairdistribution58.WhatisthepurposeofWalton’scarryingoutprofitsharingplan?A.Toencouragetheemployeestoworkhardandmakejointefforts.B.Tomakesurealltheemployeeshadtheirownshares.C.Toselectexcellentemployeesforhisstores.D.Tomakemoreprofitforhimself.59.WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.InhisoldageWaltongaveallthemanagementtohismen.B.Waltonwasn’toneofthemerchantswhofirstimplementedstockoptions.C.ThesmallerandtraditionalstoreswerewellaffectedbyWalton’sstores.D.WithWalton’smanagementstyleemployeestreatedthestoresastheirown.60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordedgeinthelastparagraphmeanhere?A.AdvantagE.B.DisadvantagE.C.Danger.D.System.

AfatherwithParkinson’sdiseasewasarrestedashewatchedtheOlympiccyclingroadracebecausehefailedtosmileorlookasifhewasenjoyinghimself.MarkWorsfoldamartialartstrainerandformersoldierclaimsthathewasthrowntothefloorandhandcuffedjustascyclistspassedby.HisworriedwifeNicolaonlyfoundouthewasbeingheldaftershereportedhimmissingwhenhedidnotturnupfortheirdaughter’sninthbirthdayparty.The54-year-oldmanhadhisfingerprintsDNAandmugshottakenbeforebeingquestionedaboutwhyhedidnotappeartobeenjoyingtheeventonJuly28.PolicesaidMr.WorsfoldwhowasheldforoverfivehourswasarrestedbecauseofhismannerhisstateofdressandhisbeingtooneartothecoursE.A.spokesmanaddedthatthearrestwasnecessarytoavoidabreach破坏ofthepeacebecausehewasstandingnearagroupofprotesters抗议者.ButMr.WorsfoldwhowasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdiseasein2010saidthatoneofthesymptomsofthediseaseismusclerigiditywhichcancausehisfacetobecomeexpressionless.Iwassittingmindingmyownbusinesshetoldalocalnewspaper.BeforeIknewanythingthepolicegrabbedmeoffthisseven-footwallthrewmetothefloorandhandcuffedmesoallIsawofthecycleracewasbetweenthefeetofpeoplefromthepavement.Itcouldhavebeendonebetter.Iwasarrestedfornotsmiling.IhaveParkinson’sdiseasE.Mr.WorsfoldhassinceaskedforaletterofnotbeingguiltyfrompolicE.Theofficerswhomadethearresthaveapologizedtohim.56.Whichwordcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedwordmugshotinthesecondparagraph?A.clothesB.photosC.measuresD.tools57.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Worsfold’swifewasimmediatelyinformedofhisbeingarrestedbythepolicE.B.Worsfoldwasarrestedbecausehewasextremelydangerous.C.Worsfoldenjoyedthecycleracethoughhesawitbetweenthefeetofpeoplefromthepavement.D.Worsfoldwasarrestedbecauseofhisclothesaswellashisfacialexpression.58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheofficersmusthavebeenpunishedforWorsfold’arrest.B.Worsfoldhasanexpressionlessfaceandprobablylooksstrong.C.TheofficersapologizedtoWorsfoldafteroneday’sarrest.D.WorsfoldwasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdiseasefouryearsago.

Howtoimproveourlife?Manypeoplethinkthattheyhavetoacceptwhateverlifethrowsatthem.They'llsaymydestiny命运.Icannotchangeit.Ofcoursenot!Youdon'thavetosufferneedlessly.Yourlifedependsonyounotonanyotherexternal外部的factor.Iknowawomanwhosaysshejustacceptswhatlifegivesherbecauseshehasdoneeverythingshecantoimproveit.Guesswhatherlifestyleis.ShewakesupinthemorninggoestoworkcomesbackhomerelaxeschatswithpeoplewatchesTVandthengoestosleep.Nextdaythesameroutinecyclefollows.Huh!IsthiswhatshecallsdoingherbestShebelievesshehastriedherbestandjustacceptsforherheartthatthisisthelifethathasbeenintendedforherandthatherluckcanonlychangeifGodwillsit.Shehasn'trealizedthatwehavetodoourshareofmakingtheefforttolivethelifeofourdreams.Rememberthatyouharvestwhatyousow.YouhavetogetoffthesofagetyoureyesofftheTVscreengetyourhandsoffthephoneunlessitcontributestoyoursuccessandgetyourmindandbodytowork!Don'texpectyourlucktochangeunlessyoudosomethingaboutit.Ifsomethinggoeswrongdon'tjustregarditasatemporarysetback;insteadlearnyourlessonmakethemostofthesituationanddosomethingtosolvetheproblem.It'snotenoughtothinkpositively;youalsohavetoactpositively.Ifsomeone'slifeisintroubledoyoujusthopeandpraythatthingswillturnoutfine?Ofcoursenot!Yougettodoanythingyoucantosavetheperson.SoitiswithyourownlifE.Itisnotenoughtohopeforthebestbutyouhavetodoyourbest.Inotherwordsdon'tjuststandorsittheredosomethingtoimproveyourlifE.55.AccordingtothewomanmentionedinParA.3herlife________.A.doesn'tneedimprovingB.couldn'tbeimprovedC.willbebettersomedayD.willbeworseinthefuture56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewoman'slife?A.PassivE.B.PositivE.C.Colorful.D.Boring.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sopinion?A.Yourtemporaryproblemisnotdiscouraging.B.Yourluckcanbechangedbyyourefforts.C.YoucanonlyachievesuccesswhenGodwillsit.D.Youshouldtreatyourselfinthewayyoutreatfriends.58.InParA.5theauthoremphasizedtheimportanceof________.A.hopeforthebestB.intentiontosucceedC.positivethinkingD.positiveaction

AsaboygrowingupinIndiaIhadlongedtotravelabroaD.IusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEuropeinthe1970swithgreatinterest.Mybigmomentfinallycameinthesummerof1998whenIwasabletoaccompanymyparentstoEuropewheremyfatherwastoattendameeting.WeplannedtotraveltoBelgiumNetherlandsandWestGermany.IhavevividmemorieseventodayofgoingtoMumbaiairportatnightallexcitedaboutfinallygoingabroaD.IhadheardseveralgreatthingsaboutLufthansatillthenbutnowIfinallygottoexperiencethemfirsthandduringtheflighttoFrankfurt.WeflewbusinessclassandeventodayIcanremembertheexcellentservicebytheLufthansacrew.Theflightwasreallysmoothandthoroughlyenjoyableevenforsomeonelikemewhoisotherwisescaredofflying.AfterspendingalmosttwoweeksinEuropewetooktheLufthansaairportexpressfromDusseldorftoFrankfurtairportforourreturnflight.Whatajourneythatwas!AllalongtheRhine莱茵河itwassimplyanunforgettableexperiencE.IwasinasombremoodontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacationbuttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagainwiththequalityoftheirservicE.BeingthefirstairlinetotakemeoverseasLufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart.EventodayIcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairlinE.Flyingingeneralformehasalwaysbeenanordealterribleandpainfulexperience.FlyingonLufthansahoweverissomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.41.Whichcountrydoestheauthorliveinnow?A.IndiA.B.CanadA.C.Belgium.D.Germany.42.Whatmadetheauthorsointerestedintravelingabroad?A.GrowingupinIndiA.B.OncestayinginCanadA.C.OncetravelingtoCanadawithhisfather.D.Hisfather'sstoriesabouthistravelingexperiences.43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor'striptoEuropein1998?A.Theauthortraveledwithoneofhisparents.B.Boththeirgoingandreturnarebyair.C.Theytraveledinspringthatyear.D.TheystayedinEuropefornearlytwomonths.44.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLufthansais________.A.acityinIndiaB.acityinEuropeC.anairlinecompanyD.atravelagency45.Theunderlinedwordsombreinthe4thparagraphprobablymeans________.A.happyB.sadC.angryD.enjoyable

HallmarkarrivedinmyhometownofCalcuttaIndiawhenIwas16.OnValentine’sDay情人节IwaitedinlinewithmanyotherteenagersjustforachancetogetintothestorE.Irememberwishingtwothings.Oneofthemisthatthegood-lookingboywhomIcouldseethroughthestorewindowwaspickingoutagiftformE.UnfortunatelyValentine’sDaypassedandIreceivednothingbutalecturefrommyfatheronhowWesterncapitalism资本主义wasruiningyourculturE.ThenextValentine’sDayIstilldidn’thaveaboyfriendbutIdidreceiveagreetingcardfromasecretadmirer.Ican’trememberwhatitexactlysaidinsidethecardbutithardlymattereD.IknowI’mnottheonlyonewho’shadthebluesbecauseofbeingsingleonValentine’sDay.It’snotjustonValentine’sDaythatI’mremindedofthesefeelings.OnenightmyfriendandIwereatthesubwaystationinNewYorkCitywaitingforthelocaltoarrivE.Thestationwasmostlyfullofcollegestudentsandlateranoldercouplewalkedin.JustatthatmomentastreetmusicianstartedplayingShe’sOnlyaWomantoME.ThecouplebegandancingaroundthestationandlostintheirownworlD.OnthetrainIfoundmyselfrecallingthetimewhenIwaswithadateatthesubwaystationandtherehepickedmeupinhisarmslikeIwasaballerina芭蕾舞女演员.MyviewofromancehaschangedfromwhenIwas16inCalcuttatonow23andlivinginManhattan.ThisyearIwon’tfocusallmyromanticexpectationsononeparticularday.I’llspendValentine’sDaywithfriendsinNewYorkCity.ButIwon’ttrytohidesomewhereorturnoffmycellphonE.InsteadI’llhelpmycoupled-upfriendspackfortheirweekendtripstoRomE.55.TheunderlinedwordHallmarkinParagraph1probablyreferstoa.A.cityB.streetC.storeD.man56.Wecaninferthatintheopinionofthewriter’sfather.A.hisdaughtershouldhavereceivedagiftB.peopleinIndiashouldn’tcelebrateValentine’sDayC.peopleinIndiashouldwelcomeWesterncultureD.hisdaughtershouldknowmoreaboutcapitalism57.AccordingtoParagraph2ifsomeonehasthebluesheorsheisprobably.A.luckyB.angryC.excitedD.sad58.Whatisimpliedinthepassage?A.ThewriternowhasaboyfrienD.B.ThewriternowisafraidofValentine’sDay.C.ThewriterwillgotoRomewithhercoupled-upfriends.D.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsValentine’sDayhaschangeD.

ObamaStillSmokesinSecretUSPresidentBarackObamahasjustmadelifemoredifficultforcigarettemakers.Hehasjustsignedalawthatwillsettoughnewrulesforthetobaccoindustry.ThenewlawgivestheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationthepowertostrictlylimitthemakingandmarketingoftobaccoproducts.AtaWhiteHousesigningceremonyMondayObamasaidthathewasamongthenearly90%ofsmokerswhotookupthehabitbeforetheir18thbirthday.Obamawhohaspubliclystruggledtogiveupsmokingsaidhestillhadn’tcompletelykickedthehabit.Everynowandthenhestillsmokesinsecret.AsaformersmokerIstrugglewithitallthetime.DoIstillsmokesometimes?Yes.AmIadailysmokeraconstantsmoker?No.Obamasaidatanewsconference.Idon'tdoitinfrontofmylads.Idon’tdoitinfrontofmyfamily.IwouldsaythatIam95%curedbuttherearetimeswhenImessuphesaid.Onceyougodownthispathit'ssomethingyoucontinuallystrugglewithwhichisexactlywhythelawissoimportant.Thenewlawisnotaboutmeit'saboutthenextgenerationofkidscomingup.Whatwedon'twantiskidsgoingdownthatpathhesaid.Nearly20%ofAmericanssmokeandtobaccousekillsabout440000peopleayearintheUnitedStatesduetocancerheartdiseaseandotherseriousdiseases.64.Thenewlawmakeslifedifficultfor.A.ObamaB.tobaccoindustryC.WhiteHouseD.USFoodandDrugAdministration65.WhatdoweknowaboutObama?A.Henolongersmokes.B.Hestillsmokesasusual.C.Hebegantosmokeateighteen.D.Heistryinghardtogiveupsmoking.66.AccordingtothepassageObamaismostconcernedabout.A.childrenB.officialsC.hisfamilyD.businessmen

Therewasonceayoungmanwhosufferedfromcancer.Hewas18yearsoldandhecoulddieanytimE.Heneverwentoutside;buthewassickofstayinghomeandwantedtogooutforoncE.Soheaskedhismotherandshegavehimpermission.Hewalkeddownhisblockandfoundalotofstores.HepassedaCDstoreandsawaprettygirlabouthisageandheknewitwasloveatfirstsight.Heopenedthedoorandwalkedin.ShelookedupandaskeD.CanIhelpyou?HesaiD.UhYeahUmm...IwouldliketobuyaCD.Hepickedoneoutandgavehermoneyforit.Wouldyoulikemetowrapitforyou?sheaskedsmilinghercutesmilE.Henoddedandshewenttotheback.ShecamebackwiththewrappedCDandgaveittohim.HetookitandwalkedoutofthestorE.HewenthomeandfromthenonhewenttothatstoreeverydayandboughtaCDandshewrappeditforhim.HetooktheCDhomeandputitinhiscloset.Hewasstilltooshytoaskherout.Hismotherfoundoutaboutthisandtoldhimtojustaskher.Sothenextdayhetookallhiscourageandwenttothestoreasusual.HeboughtaCDlikehedideverydayandonceagainshewenttothebackofthestoreandcamebackwithitwrappeD.Hetookitandwhenshewasn'tlookinghelefthisphonenumberonthedeskandranout.OnedaythephonerangandthemotherpickeditupandsaidHello?Itwasthegirl.ThemotherstartedtocryandsaidYoudon'tknow?HepassedawayYesterday...Laterinthedaythemotherwentintotheboy'sroombecauseshewantedtorememberhim.Shethoughtshewouldstartbylookingathisclothes.Sosheopenedthecloset.ShewasfacetofacewithpilesandpilesofunopenedCDs.ShewassurprisedtofindalltheseCDsandshepickedoneupandsatdownonthebedandshestartedtoopenonE.InsidetherewasaCDandasshetookitoutofthewrapperoutfellapieceofPaper.Themotherpickeditupandstartedtoreadit.ItsaidHi...IthinkURreallycutE.DoUwannagooutwithme?LoveJocelyn.ThemotherwasdeeplymovedandopenedanotherCD.Againtherewasapieceofpaper.ItsaidHi...IthinkURreallycutE.DoUwannagooutwithme?LoveJocelyn.61.WhydidtheboygototheCDstoreeverydayandbuyaCD?__________.A.Helovedthegirl.B.HelovedmusiC.C.HelovedcollectingCDs.D.Hewassickofstayinghomeandwantedtogoout.62.WhatdidthegirlintheCDstorefeelabouttheboy?__________.A.ItwasnotmentioneD.B.Shewasnotinterestedintheboy.C.Shefeltsorryfortheboy.D.Shelikedtheboy.63.WhowasJocelyn?__________.A.Theboy.B.ThegirlintheCDstorE.C.Theboy'smother.D.A.totalstranger.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichoneisNOTtrue?A.TheboysufferedfromcancerandcoulddieatanytimE.B.TheboyfellinlovewiththegirlintheCDstoreatthefirstsight.C.TheboyboughtCDeverydayonlytoseethegirlheloveD.D.TheboylistenedtoeveryCDheboughtverycarefully.65.Whatdidthepassagetrytotellus?__________.A.TheboywastooshytoaskthegirloutB.Theboylovedmusicsomuch.C.Therewasnotloveatfirstsight.D.BoththeboyandthegirlmissedtheirlovE.

Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgamblingandhelearneditsoon.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’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboysoIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.46.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime47.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shecouldn’tfindanyworkB.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredC.herhusbandspentalltimeingamblingD.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling48._______sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice49.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory50.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

AllysonTownsendisn’tdeafandshedoesn’thaveanyfamilymemberswhohavehearingproblems.YetshedevoteshertimetosigningoutpopularsongslikeTaylorSwift’sBacktoDecemberinAmericanSignLanguageASLforher15350viewerstoenjoyonherYouTubechannelAllyASL.The22-year-oldgirlgraduatedfromBaylorUniversityin2010aftermajoringindeafeducationbutshefirstgainedaninterestinASLasachildwhenherdeaffriendwasn’tabletounderstandherloveofmusiC.Sheaskedme‘Howdoyouknowwhichwordstosingatwhichpointandhowdoyouknowhowlongtosaytheword?’andjustaskedmequestionslikethatshesaiD.SoTownsendmadeamusicvideoforherfriendanASLversionofSixpenceNonetheRichter’sKissMe.Shelovedit.SheaskedmetodomorE.ShesaiD.FouryearsagoshestartedpostingothersongsonlinE.SincethenshehascoveredalotofmusicfromBabyIt’sColdOutsidebyLeonRedbonetoTikTokbyKashA.Todaymorethan15000peoplehavewatchedhervideosandalthoughherfanscan’thearanymusictheystillrespondtotheposts.Thecommentboardonherchannelisfullofthankfulviewers.Thankyousomuchforputtingthisup.acommentreads.Signingsongsislikepaintingpictureswithyourhands.It’sveryvisual;youcanseeitandyou’resettingupastoryboardintheairsaidTownsenD.TownsendnowisasecondgradeteacherinMesquiteTXandmostofthechildreninherclassarecompletelydeaf.WhenIseeachildwhohasbeenexposedtomusicwhohasneverhadthatexposurebeforeitmakesmefeelgreatshesaiD.ItmakesmefeellikeIhavebeenabletoprovidethemwithsomethingtheycanhavefortherestoftheirlives.66.WhichofthesignsongsofAllysoncameearlierthantherestthree?A.BacktoDecemberB.KissmeC.BabyIt’sColdOutsidE.D.TikTok67.HowcanAllyson’sfanswatchhersignsongs?A.OnTVB.OnvideoC.OntheradioD.ThroughtheInternet68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.AlthoughAllysonisn’tdeafsheoftensignsoutpopularsongsforherfamilymembers.B.Morethan15000peoplehavelistenedtohervideosandrespondedtothepostswarmly.C.Allysonpostedallher4signsongsonlineincludingBabyIt’sColdOutsidebyLeonRedbonE.D.BysigningsongsonlineAllysonsetsupastoryboardfortheviewerswhohavehearingproblems.69.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Allysonisateacherwhosestudents’gradesarenotsogooD.B.AllchildreninAllyson’sclassarecompletelydeaf.C.Allysonisveryproudofwhatshehasdonewithherwork.D.Teachingthedeafchildrenmakesalltheteachersfeelgreat.70.Whatsectionofthenewspaperisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Personoftheweek.B.SpecialteachingmethoD.C.Musicandamusement.D.Weeklyreview.

YouloveJayChou'ssongsandyoucansingsomequitewell.SoyoumakeavideoofyourperformanceandpostitonlineforyourfriendstoseE.Butwhatifthisledtosomethingbeyondyourwildestimagination—acareerinmusic?CanadianteenagerJustinBieber16hasjusthadthemagicalexperience:HepostedhomemadevideosofhisversionsofsongsbyAmericansingerChrisBrownonlineforhisrelatives.HereceivedaphonecallfromBrowntellinghimhowmuchhelikedhisperformancE.Hissingingeventuallyearnedhimafanbaseandarecordcontract.AfterreleasingapopularEPextendedplay密纹唱片recordinNovember2009hisalbumMyworld2.0cameoutlastTuesday.BiebersingsballadsandsongsaboutpuppylovE.Butishejustanothergooey甜腻的teenidol?DavidMalitzacolumnistwiththeWashingtonPostdoesn'tthinkso.IfwetrulywantthebestforAmericanchildrenletuspauseandgivethanksforJustinBieberhewrites.Afteryearsofhumdrumbubblegum乏味的摇滚舞曲fromMileyCyrusandtheJonasBrothersthe16­year­oldhasthrownacandy­coatedwrench扭转intoDisney'sheartthrob甜心assemblyline生产线bygivingyoungfanssomethingworthscreamingtheirlungsoutfor:lovablepopsongs.Fromaboywhogrewupbelowthepovertylinewithhisdivorcedmomtoastarwhocausednear­riots近乎失控inshoppingmallsevenBieberhimselfcan'tbelievehisovernightfamealthoughhiskindofsuccessisbecomingmoreandmorecommonintheInterneterA.Interestedinhockey冰球thenationalsportofCanadatheboyonceputuppicturesofplayersonthewallsofhisbedroom.Hedreamedofbeingahockeystarandusedtopracticesigninghisautograph签名.Hedoesn'tneedpracticenow.Hesignsautographsifthegirlscangetcloseenoughasamusicstar.56.WhatdidChrisBrownthinkofJustinBieber'ssinging?A.Hedidn'tlikeit.B.Helikeditverymuch.C.Hedidn'tsayanything.D.HesupportedJustinBieber.57.Whoisacolumnist?A.ChrisBrown.B.JayChou.C.DavidMalitz.D.MileyCyrus.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.Hehadahappyfamily.B.HisfamilywasverypooroncE.C.Hisfamilywasrich.D.Hisfamilyhelpedhimalot.59.What'sJustinBieber'shobby?A.Singing.B.Hockey.C.Signing.D.Makingrecords.60.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.JustinBieber'sovernightsingingonlinE.B.JustinBieber'scommonexperiencE.C.JustinBieber'slifE.D.JustinBieber'srecords.

HundredsofyearsagoaRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotlanD.TheScotsabravepeoplelovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotlandbutthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.OnenighttheleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.WewillrestheretonightmymenhesaiD.TomorrowwewillfightonemorebattlE.WemustwinorwewilldiE.Theywereallverytiredsotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsondutybuttheytoowereverytiredandonebyonealsofellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.SlowlytheyclimbedupthehillsidetakingcarenottomakeasounD.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.A.fewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenlyoneofthemputhisfootonathistle蓟.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.InamomenttheywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattlE.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.71.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.A.RomanarmyandNorthEnglandB.RomanarmyandtheScotsC.EnglandandScotsD.abravepeopleandtheScots72.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause________.A.theScotswerenotbraveB.theRomanarmywassostrongC.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleaderD.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish73.WemustwinorwewilldiE.WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans________.A.theyweresuretowinB.theycouldn'tescapefromdeathC.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddieD.theymusttryhardtowinotherwisetheywouldbekilled74.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScotsB.theywantedtoreachthetopC.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle75.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.A.itisabeautifulplantB.itisfreshandlovelyC.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle

WhenIwasstrugglingwithcancerafewyearsagomywifeandIformedourowncouplecautioncircle.Anytimeadoctorcamewithnewsofmyprogressmywifewouldgivemeabighug.Thereportswereseldomgoodduringtheearlystagesofmyillnessandonedayadoctorbroughtparticularlyfrighteningnews.StaringatmyreportshesaidinalowvoiceItdoesn’tlooklikeyou’regoingtomakeit.BeforeIcouldaskhimaquestionmywifestooduphandedmemyclothesadjustedthetubesfastenedtomybodyandsaidLet’sgetoutofhere.Thismanisarisktoyourhealth.Asshehelpedmestruggletothedoorthedoctorcamenearus.Staybackdemandedmywife.Stayawayfromus.Aswewalkedtogetherdownthehallthedoctorattemptedtocatchupwithus.Keepgoingsaidmywifepushingtheintravenous静脉注射的stand.We’regoingtotalktosomeonewhoreallyknowswhatisgoingon.Thensheheldupherhandtothedoctor.Don’tcomeanyclosertous.Thetwoofusmovedasone.Weescapedtothesafetyandhopeofadoctorwhodidnotconfusediagnosiswithconclusion.Icouldneverhavemadethatwalktowardwellnessalone.56.Fromthepassageweknow_____.A.hearingthatthehusbandwasnotgoingtomakeitthewifewentoutofhermind.B.thewife’sdecisionincrisis危机ledtothehusband’swellnessC.thehusbandwasdiagnosedwithcancerbymistakeD.thehusbandbecameweakerandweakerasaresultofthetreatmentconductedbythedoctor57.What’stheauthor’sfeelingwhenwritingthepassage?A.Angry.B.Thankful.C.Excited.D.Sad58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thewifewasawomanhardtogetalongwith.B.Thedoctorwasadangerousman.C.ThewifelovedherhusbandverymuchD.ThehusbandwasamanwhobelievedeverythingwouldbeOK.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AHappyCoupleInCrisisB.StruggleWithCancerC.InCrisisBecomeAsOneD.Don’tBelieveTheDoctor

TodaywebringyouanoldtalE.It’sthestoryofthethreelittlepigsandthebigbadwolfthatblewdownahousemadeofstrawandonemadeofsticks.Theonlyhouseleftstandingwastheonemadeofbricks.Nowthereisnewevidencetosuggestthathousesbuiltwithbalesofstrawcanbeverystrong.Theyarealsoveryenvironmental.PeteWalkerisaprofessorattheUniversityofBathinBritain.Heandateamofresearcherstherehavebuiltahousemadeoutofstrawbalesandhempmaterial.Duringthenexttwelvemonthstheteamwillstudytheeffectivenessofthesematerialsinhomebuilding.ProfessorWalkersaystherearemanygoodreasonsforusingstraw.ProfessorWalker:Oneofthebenefitsisit’sarelativelyinexpensiverenewablematerialthat’sreadilyavailablE.Healsoagreesthatstrawtakesincarbondioxideasitgrowsandhelpstheenvironmentinotherways.Soitcanbeseenashavingnoharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.ProfessorWalker:Thestrawbalewallsarerelativelythickandsoallthatstrawprovidesverygoodthermalinsulation.Sowemakebuildingsthatrequireverylittleheatinginthewinterorindeedverylittlecoolinginthesummer.Sotheyrequireverylittleadditionalenergy.ProfessorWalkersaysthisreduceshomeoperatingexpenses.Italsoreducestheeffectontheenvironment.HesaysthecurrentinterestinstrawbalehousesisadirectresponsetotheproblemofclimatechangE.DavidLanfearownsaneco-friendlyhomebuildingserviceintheUnitedStatescalledBaleonBaleConstruction.Hesayshelaughedwhensomefriendsfirsttoldhimabouthousesbuiltofstraw.ButafterdoinghisownresearchhelearnedthatbuildingwithstrawbalesmadealotofsensE.HehasnowhelpedtobuildmorethantenstrawbalehousesandsaysthebuildingmaterialisbecomingmorewidelyaccepteD.Tobuildthehouseshefillsawoodframewithtightlypackedbalesofstraw.Nexthecoatsthewallsinsideandoutwithlayersofclayplaster.HesaysthecommonideasaboutstrawhousescontinueincludingstoriesaboutthethreatoffirE.Mr.LanfearsaysstrawbalehouseshavedonewellwhentestedforfireresistancE.Andhesayshisbuildersusethesamebuildingmethodsastraditionalbuilderstokeepoutrain.DavidLanfear:Weusewhatwecallgoodshoesandagoodhatandthatwouldbeasolidfoundationandareallygoodroof.67.What’sDavidLanfear’sattitudetowardsthestrawhousesatlast?A.Ridiculous.B.Approving.C.DefensivE.D.UnbelievablE.68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Usingstrawtobuildhousesisdearerthanusingbricks.B.Thehousesbuiltwithbalesofstrawarestrongerthanthosebuiltwithbricks.C.Strawwhichisconvenienttogetismuchcheaperthanthickbricks.D.Housesmadeofbricksarenobetterthanthosemadeofstraw.69.Thedisadvantageofthehousebuiltwithstrawbalesis________________.A.havingnoharmfuleffectsontheenvironmentB.requiringverylittleadditionalenergyC.reducinghomeoperatingexpensesD.keepingoutrain70.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________________.A.thehousemadeofstrawbalesisstillunderresearchB.thehousemadeofstrawbalesisthesameasthetraditionaloneC.thereissomeexperienceinbuildingthestrawhousesD.it’suncertainthatthestrawhousecanbeverystrong

JoeBloggsalwayshadacigarette香烟onhislips.HesmokedwhilehereadwhilehelookedatthetelevisionandwhilehedrankacupofcoffeE.Hesmokedfortycigarettesadaybuthewashappy.Joe'sfriendFredBrownsaidtohimItisverybadtosmokE.WhenJoeheardthishestartedtoworryandbecamethin.Sohedidnotbuyanymorecigarettes.HebecamesothinthathewenttoFredforhelp.FredsaidYoumusteatmorE.SoJoedidnotsmokebutheatechocolateandhebecameveryfat.AgainhewenttoFredforhelp.FredsaidYoumustnoteatchocolatE.SoJoestoppedeatingchocolatebuthewentbacktosmokingcigarettes.Hebecamethinagainbuthewasnothappybecausehestillsmoked.SometimesJoeBloggswishedFredBrownwasnothisfriend!56.WhenJoebecamethinthefirsttimeitwasbecause.A.hesmokedtoomuchB.heworriedtoomuchC.hestoppedsmokingD.heatetoolittle57.ThefollowingsentencestellwhathappenedtoJoE.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsA.Hedidnotsmoke;heatechocolate;hewasfat;hewasunhappy.B.Hesmoked;hedidnoteatchocolate;hewasthin;hewasunhappy.C.Hesmoked;hedidnoteatchocolate;hewasnotfat;hewashappy.A.a-b-cB.c-b-aC.b-a-cD.c-a-b58.IntheendJoewasunhappyabouthisfriendshipwithFredbecause.A.Fred'sadvicehadbroughthimnogoodB.heneverlikedbeingtoldwhattodoC.FredhadplannedtofoolhimD.heinfacthadneverreallybelievedFred59.Whatisthewritertryingtotelluswiththisstory?A.Oneshouldthinkanddecideforoneself.B.OneshouldaskfriendsforhelpandadvicE.C.Smokingisbadforone'shealth.D.Chocolateisbadforone'shealth.

Hanswasanhonestfellowwithafunnyroundgood-humoredfacE.Livingaloneeverydayheworkedinhisgarden.Inallthecountrysidetherewasnogardensolovelyashis.Allsortsofflowersgrewtherebloomingintheirproperorderasthemonthswentbyoneflowertakinganotherflower’splacesothattherewerealwaysbeautifulthingstoseeandpleasantodorstosmell.HanshadmanyfriendsthemostdevotedbeingtheMiller.SodevotedwastherichMillertoHansthathe’dnevergobyhisgardenwithoutpluckingalargebunchofflowersorahandfulofsweetherbsorfillinghispocketswithfruits.TheMillerusedtotalkaboutnobleideasandHansnoddedandsmiledfeelingproudofhavingsuchafrienD.TheneighborsthoughtitstrangethattherichMillernevergaveHansanythinginreturnthoughhehadhundredsofsacksofflourmanycowsandsheepbutHansnevertroubledhisheadabouttheseandnothinggavehimgreaterpleasurethantolistentoallthewonderfulthingsabouttheunselfishnessoftruefriendship.InspringsummerandautumnHanswasveryhappybutwhenwintercameandhehadnofruitorflowerstosellhesufferedfromcoldandhunger.ThoughextremelylonelytheMillernevercametoseehimthen.There’snogoodingoingtoseeHanswhilethesnowlasts.TheMillersaidtohiswifeWhenpeopleareintroubletheyshouldn’tbebothereD.SoI’llwaittillthespringcomeswhenhe’shappytogivemeflowers.You’recertainlyverythoughtfulansweredhiswifeIt’squiteatreattohearyoutalkaboutfriendship.Couldn’tweaskHansuphere?saidtheirson.I’llgivehimhalfmymealandshowhimmywhiterabbits.Howsillyyouare!criedtheMiller.Ireallydon’tknowwhat’stheuseofsendingyoutoschool.IfHanscameuphereandsawourwarmfireourgoodsupperandourredwinehemightgetenviousandenvyisamostterriblethingandwouldspoilanybody’snaturE.IamhisbestfriendandI’llalwayswatchoverhimandseethathe’snotledintoanytemptation.BesidesifHanscameherehemightaskmeforsomeflour.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanotherandtheyshouldn’tbeconfuseD.Thewordsarespeltdifferentlyandmeanquitedifferentthings.Everybodycanseethat.HelookedseriouslyathissonwhofeltsoashamedthathehunghisheaddownandgrewquitescaredandbegantocryintohisteA.SpringcomingtheMillerwentdowntoseeHans.Againhetalkedaboutfriendship.Hansfriendshipneverforgets.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.Seehowlovelyyourrosesare!Hanssaidhewantedtoselltheminthemarkettobuybackhisthingswhichweresoldduringthehardtimeofthewinter.I’llgiveyoumanygoodthings.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.saidtheMiller.AndnowasI’llgiveyoumanygoodthingsI’msureyou’dliketogivemesomeflowersinreturn.Here’sthebasketandfillitquitefull.PoorHanswasafraidtosayanything.HeranandpluckedallhisprettyrosesandfilledtheMiller’sbasketimaginingthemanygoodthingspromisedbytheMiller.ThenextdayheheardtheMillercalling:Hanswouldyoumindcarryingthissackofflourformetomarket?I’msorrybutIamreallyverybusytoday.WellsaidtheMillerconsideringthatI’mgoingtogiveyoumythingsit’sratherunfriendlyofyoutorefusE.Uponmywordyoumustn’tmindmyspeakingquiteplainlytoyou.PoorHanswasdrivenbyhisfriendshiptheorytoworkhardforhisbestfriendleavinghisgardendryandwasteD.OneeveningHanswassittingbyfirewhentheMillercamE.HanscriedtheMillerMylittleboyhasfallenoffaladderandhurthimselfandI’mgoingfortheDoctor.Buthelivessofarawayandit’ssuchabadwindynight.IthasjustoccurredtomethatyoucangoinsteadofmE.YouknowI’mgoingtogiveyoumygoodthingssoyoushoulddosomethingformeinreturn.CertainlycriedHans.HestruggledintothestormynightandgotthedoctortorideahorsetotheMiller’shouseintimetosavetheboy.HoweverHansgotlostinthedarknessandwanderedoffintoadeeppooldrowneD.AtHans’funeraltheMillersaidIwashisbestfrienD.Ishouldwalkattheheadoftheprocession.Everynowandthenhewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.66.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatHans___________.A.wasextremelywiseandnobleB.washighlyvaluedbytheMillerC.admiredtheMillerverymuchD.hadastrongdesireforfortune67.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanothercanbeunderstoodas___________.A.Differentwordsmaymeanquitedifferentthings.B.Interestislong-lastingwhilefriendshipisflexiblE.C.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.D.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.68.FromtheMiller’stalkathomewecanseehewas___________.A.seriousbutkindB.helpfulandgenerousC.caringbutstrictD.selfishandcold-hearted69.What’sthemaincauseofHans’tragedy?A.Truefriendshipbetweenthem.B.A.lackofformaleducation.C.A.suddenchangeofweather.D.BlinddevotiontoafrienD.70.TheauthordescribedtheMiller’sbehaviorinorderto___________.A.entertainthereaderswithanincrediblejokingtaleB.showthefriendshipbetweenHansandtheMillerC.warnthereadersaboutthedangerofafalsefriendD.persuadepeopletobeasintelligentastheMiller

Thestorygoesthatsometimeagoamanpunishedhis3-year-olddaughterforwastingarollofgoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastightandhebecameinfuriated愤怒的whenthechildtriedtodecorateaboxtoputundertheChristmastree.NeverthelessthelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoherfatherthenextmorningandsaidThisisforyouDaddy.Themanwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreactionbuthisangerflaredagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwasempty.HeyelledatherstatingDon'tyouknowwhenyougivesomeoneapresentthereissupposedtobesomethinginside?ThelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsinhereyesandcriedOhDaddyit’snotemptyatall.Iblewkissesintothebox.They’reallforyouDaddy.Thefatherwascrushed.Heputhisarmsaroundhislittlegirlandhebeggedforherforgiveness.Onlyashorttimelateranaccidenttookthelifeofthechild.Itisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformanyyearsandwheneverhewasdiscouragedhewouldtakeoutanimaginarykissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputitthere.InaveryrealsenseeachoneofusashumansbeingshavebeengivenagoldcontainerfilledwithunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildrenfamilymembersfriendsandGod.Thereissimplynootherpossessionanyonecouldholdmorepreciousthanthis.41.The3-year-oldgirlwaspunishedbyherfatherfor________.A.decoratingaboxB.wastingwrappingpaperC.puttingtheboxundertheChristmastreeD.bringingthegifttoherfather42.Thefatherrememberedtheloveofhisdaughterby________.A.kissingthegoldboxB.puttinggoldintothebox.C.takingoutanimaginarykissfromthebox.D.keepingthelittlegirl’sashboxbyhisbed.43.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThekissesintheboxB.AgirlandhisfatherC.AlovestoryD.TheboxundertheChristmastree

TherearestillmanythingsthatPeterCookewouldliketotryhishandat－paper–makingandfeather–workareonhislist.Forthemomentthoughhewillsticktotheskillhehasbeendelightedtoperfectoverthepasttenyearsmakingdelicateandunusualobjectsoutofshells.Asheleadsmeroundhisapartmentshowingmehisworkhepointstoapairofshell-coveredornaments装饰品aboveafireplacE.‘Ishan’tbeatallbotheredifpeopledon’tbuythembecauseIhavegotsousedtothemandtomethey’readorablE.Inevermeanttosellmyworkcommercially.SomefriendscametoseemeaboutfiveyearsagoandsaidYoumusthaveanexhibition-peopleoughttoseethesE.We’lltalktoamanwhoownsanartgallery.’TheresultwasanexhibitioninLondonatwhich70percentoftheobjectsweresolD.Hissecondexhibitionopenedatthegalleryyesterday.Consideringtheenormouspricesthepiecescommand-around￡2000fortheornaments-anemptyspaceabovethefireplacewouldseemasmallsacrificeforCooketomakE.IdowishthoughsaysCooke‘thatI’dtakenthisupalotearlierbecausethenIwouldhavebeenabletoproducereallywonderfulthings-atleastthepotentialwouldhavebeentherE.AlthoughtheideasarestillthereandI’mdoingthebestIcannowI’mmorelimitedphysicallythanIwaswhenIstarteD.Stilltheworkthathehasmanagedtoproduceisalongwayfromthecommonshellconstructionsthatcanbefoundinseasideshops.‘Ihaveaminiature微型的mind’hesaysandthishasresultedinboxescoveredinthousandsoftinyshellslittleshadedpicturesmadefromshellsandbasketsofastonishinglyrealisticflowers.Cooke’squestforbeautifulandespeciallytinyshellshastakenhimfurtherthanhisNorfolkshore:toFranceThailandMexicoSouthAfricaandthePhilippinestonamebutafewofthebeacheswherehehaslainonhisstomachandlookedforbeautiestobringhomE.67.WhatdoesthereaderlearnaboutPeterCookeinthefirstparagraph?A.Hehasproducedhand-madeobjectsindifferentmaterials.B.HehopestoworkwithothermaterialsinthefuturE.C.Hehaswrittenabouthisloveofmakingshellobjects.D.Hewaspraisedforhisshellobjectsmanyyearsago.68.Whenlookingroundhisapartmentthewrier__________.A.isattractedbyCooke’spersonalityB.realizeshedoesn’tlikeCooke’sworkatallC.feelsuncertainaboutgivingCookehisopinionD.sensesthatCookewantshisproductstobeadmired69.The‘smallsacrifice’inParagraph2refersto_________.A.thelossofCooke’sornamentsB.thedisplayofCooke’sornamentsC.thecostofkeepingCooke’sornamentsD.thespacerequiredtostoreCooke’sornaments70.WhatdoesCookeregretabouthiswork?A.Heisnotasfamousasheshouldhavebeen.B.HemakeslessmoneythanheshouldmakE.C.HeislessimaginativethanheusedtobE.D.HeisnotasskillfulasheusedtobE.

56.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe_______________.A.lookedlikeamusicianB.traveledtoplaymodernmusicC.showedaninterestinmusicD.wasamusicianofmuchinfluence57.Thethirdparagraphisdeveloped________________.A.bytimeB.byexamplesC.byspaceD.bycomparison58.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrue?A.HistalebeganinNewOrleans.B.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.C.HewasbornbeforejazzwasinventeD.D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shomE.59.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheFatheroftheJazzStyleB.TheMakingofaMusicianC.TheSpreadofPopularMusicD.TheInventionoftheJazzMusic

Ayoungmanoncewenttotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers.Whenhegothomehewenttohisroomandputthemon.Hefoundthattheywereabouttwoinchestoolong.HewentintothekitchenandhismotherandtwosistersweredoingsomewashingtherE.HesaidtothemThenewtrousersaretoolong.Theyneedcuttingbytwoinches.Wouldoneofyouminddoingthisforme?Hismotherandsisterswerebusyandnoneofthemsaidanything.Butassoonashismotherhadfinishedwashingupshewenttoherson’sroomsilentlyandcutthetrousersbytwoinches.Shecamebackwithoutsayinganythingtoherdaughters.Aftersuppertheeldersisterrememberedherbrother’strousers.ShewenttohisroomandcutthetrousersbytwoincheswithoutsayinganythingtoanyonE.TheyoungersisterwenttothecinemA.Butwhenshecamebackshealsorememberedherbrother’strousers.Soshewenttohisroomandcutthembytwoinchestoo.21.Thetrouserswere______.A.toolongB.newC.fortheyoungmanD.AB.andC.22.Whydidn’ttheyoungman’smotherandsistersanswerhim?A.Becausetheydidn’thearhimclearly.B.BecausetheythoughtotherswoulddoitforhimC.Becausetheydidn’twanttodoitforhim.D.BecausetheywerebusyatthattimE.23.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A.Maybetheyoungmandidn’ttryonthetrouserswhenheboughtthemB.Thetrousersarejustrightfortheyoungmannow.C.Hismotherandsistersdidn’thearwhattheyoungmansaiD.D.Theyoung’smotherandsistersdidn’twanttohelphim.24.Ifthetrouserswere197inchesatfirsthowlongweretheyatlast?A.191inchesB.193inchesC.195inchesD.199inches.25.Whichoneistruefromthestory?A.Theyoungman’smotherandsisterswantotherstoknowwhattheydiD.B.Theyyoungmanwouldbeveryhappytoseehistrouserswereshort.C.Theyoungmanhadtothrowthetrousersawayatlast.D.Theyoungmanwouldbeverythankfultohismotherandsisters.

Inoldtimestherewasastoryaboutayoungathleticboyhungryforsuccessforwhomwinningwaseverything.OnedaytheboywaspreparinghimselfforarunningcompetitioninhissmallnativevillagE.HeandtwootheryoungboysweretocompetE.A.largecrowdhadgatheredtowitnessthecompetitionandawiseoldmanuponhearingofthelittleboyhadtraveledfartobearwitnesstoo.TheracestarteD.Sureenoughtheboydugdeepandshowedhisdeterminationstrengthandpower.Hecamefirst.Thecrowdcheeredandwavedattheboy.Thewisemanremainedstillandcalm.Thelittleboyhoweverfeltproudandimportant.Asecondracewascalledandtwonewyoungchallengerscameforwardtorunwiththelittleboy.Thelittleboyfinishedfirstonceagain.Thecrowdagaincheeredandwavedattheboy.Thewisemanexpressednoopinion.Anotherraceanotherrace!shoutedthelittleboy.Thewiseoldmansteppedforwardandpresentedthelittleboywithtwonewchallengersafrailoldladyandablindman.Whatisthis?askedthelittleboy.Race!saidthewiseman.Theracewasstartedandtheboywastheonlyfinisher.Thelittleboyraisedhisarmsindelight.Thecrowdhoweverwassilentshowingnohappiness.Whydon’ttheyjoininmysuccess?heaskedthewiseoldman.Raceagainrepliedthewiseman.Thistimeallthreeofyoufinishtogethercontinuedthewiseman.ThelittleboythoughtalittlestoodinthemiddleoftheblindmanandthefrailoldladyandthentookthetwochallengersbythehanD.Theracebeganandthelittleboywalkedslowlyeversoslowlytothefinishinglineandcrossedit.Thecrowdcheeredandwavedattheboy.ThewisemansmileD.56.Accordingtothepassagetheyoungathleticboy______.A.wascrazyaboutwinningcompetitionsB.consideredtheblindmanfoolishC.wasangrywiththewisemanD.showednorespecttotheyoungchallengers57.Thewisemanwenttowatchthecompetitionsto______.A.teachtheboyalessonB.showthecrowdhiswisdomC.helptheladyandtheblindmanD.seewhethertheboywaspowerful58.Whydidthecrowdremainsilentwhentheboybeattheladyandtheblindman?A.BecausetheboywasprouD.B.BecausetheboywasimpolitE.C.Becausetheboywasnothelpful.D.Becausetheboywasoverconfident.59.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?A.Smalltalkishelpful.B.Loveandkindnessarerewarding.C.Wisdomismoreimportantthanstrength.D.Sympathyshouldbegiventotheweak.60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfrailprobablymean?A.well-dressedB.richC.weakD.athletic

F.AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncesaidthatEinsteinhadmadeanewoutlookanewviewoftheuniversE.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentityoftimeandspaceandsoon—butevenordinarymannowunderstandthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtbeforE.By1914youngEinsteinhadbeenworld-famous.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.HehadfewdutieslittleteachingandunlimitedchancesforstudybutsoonhispeaceandquietlifewerebrokenbyWorldWarI.Einsteinhatedfightingandkilling.ThegreatsufferingofwaraffectedhimdeeplyandhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittlE.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.IntheyearfollowingWorldWarIhonorswereincreasinglyputonhim.HebecameheadoftheKaiserWhihemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.ButhehimselfrefusedtheefforttoputhiminapositionfaraboveotherpeoplE.Hewaswellknownforhishumble谦逊的manners.HeoftensaidthathissuccesswouldcertainlyhavebeenachievedbyothersifhehadneverliveD.In1921hewontheNobelPrizeandhewashonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazismwhenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.71.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.A.thedifficultyofEinstein'sthoughttoothersB.thefeelingofanAmericanuniversitypresidenttowardsEinsteinC.thedifferencebetweenscienceandhistoryD.thechangeinhumanthoughtproducedbyEinstein72.FromthesecondparagraphweknowAlbertEinstein.A.enjoyedworldpopularityB.wastheheadofaschoolC.waspopularwithhisstudentsD.enjoyedstudyingwars73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEinsteinistrue?A.Heachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistory.B.Ourideasabouttheuniversedifferfromoneanotherbecauseofhim.C.Hekeptworkinguntilpeacecamein1918.D.Hisresearchpracticallystoppedduringthefirstworldwar.74.IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar.A.Einstein’stheorywassoonacceptedevenbyordinarypeopleB.moreandmorehonorswenttoEinsteinC.EinsteinalmosthadnochancesforhisresearchD.EinsteinwasnothonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism75.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.AlbertEinsteinwasinterestedinnothingbutscienceB.EinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmyC.EinsteinmadealotmorebreakthroughsinhisresearchaftertheFirstWorldWarD.Einsteinwasdrivenoutofhismotherlandforhishumblemanners

Myfatherhadalwaysbeenanalertobserverofhumancharacter.Withinsecondsofmeetingsomeonehecouldsumuptheirstrengthsandweaknesses.ItwasalwaysachallengetoseeifanyofmyboyfriendscouldpassDad’stest.NonediD.Dadwasalwaysright---theydidn’tpassmytesteither.AfterDaddiedIwonderedhowI’dfigureitoutonmyown.That’swhenJackarrivedonthescenE.HewasdifferentfromanyotherguyI’ddateD.Hecouldsitforhoursonthepianobenchwithmymotherdiscussingsomecomposers.MybrotherRickloudlyannouncedthatJackwasn’taturkeyliketheotherguysI’dbroughthomE.Jackpassedmyfamily’stest.ButwhataboutDad’s?Thencamemymother’sbirthday.ThedayhewassupposedtodriveIgotacall.Don’tworryhesaidbutI’vebeeninanaccident.I’mfinebutIneedyoutopickmeup.WhenIgottherewerushedtoaflowershopforsomethingforMom.Howaboutgardenias?Jacksaidpointingatabeautifulwhitecorsage胸花.Thefloristputthecorsageinabox.TheentirerideJackwasunusuallyquiet.Areyouallright?IaskeD.I’vebeendoingalotofthinkinghesaiD.Imightbemoving.Moving?ThenheaddedMovinginwithyou.Inearlyputthecaronthesidewalk.What?IaskeD.IthinkweshouldgetmarriedhesaiD.Hetoldmehe’dplannedhisproposalinafancyrestaurantbutaftertheaccidenthedecidedtodoitrightaway.YesIwhispereD.Webothsatdumbfoundedtearsrunningdownourcheeks.I’dneverknownsuchatendermoment.IfonlyDadwereheretogivehisfinalapproval.Ohlet’sjustgoinsidE.JacklaugheD.Mymotheropenedthedoor.HappyBirthday!WeshouteD.Jackhandedtheboxtoher.Sheopeneditup.Suddenlyhereyeswerefilledwithtears.Momwhat’swrong?IaskeD.I’msorryshesaidwipinghereyes.ThisisonlythesecondgardeniacorsageI’veeverreceiveD.Iwasgivenoneyearsagolongbeforeyoukidswereborn.Fromwho?IaskeD.YourfatherMomsaiD.HegavemeonerightbeforewewereengageD.MyeyeslockedonJack’sasIblinkedaway眨掉tears.Dad’stest?IknewJackhadpasseD.41.Accordingtothetextweknowthewriter’sfatherwas__________.A.interestedinobservingthingsaroundB.goodatjudgingone’scharacterC.strictwithherboyfriendD.fondofchallenges42.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Jackgotthefamily’sapprovalexceptDad’s.B.Jackwasdifferentfromanyotherboy.C.JackwasgettingonwellwithMother.D.Jackknewalotaboutpiano.43.TheunderlinedwordproposalinParagraph5means__________.A.pieceofadviceB.weddingceremonyC.celebrationofbirthdayD.offerofmarriage44.Onhearingmovinginwithyouthewriterfelt__________.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.disappointed45.Whydidthewriter’smothercry?A.Thegiftwasthesameastheoneherhusbandgaveher.B.Shehadneverreceivedsuchabeautifulgift.C.Herdaughterfoundherlifepartneratlast.D.ThegardeniacorsagewastooexpensivE.

Beaafive-year-oldgirlwasbornwithasevereillnesswhichmeansshehastobekeptawayfromotherchildrenheragebecauseherbodyissoweakthatshewouldbeunabletofightoffacommoncolD.Beawasdiagnosed诊断withthisdiseasewhenshewasfivemonthsolD.Sincethenthehospitalhasbecomehersecondhomemedicinesforfoodandallkindsoftreatmentsherfriends.Beareceivedaveryspecialtreatmentwhenshewasfouryearsoldwhichwouldallowhertobelikeanormalchildifsuccessful.AfterthatshespenttwoweeksinICUbeforelivingforfourmonthsonaseparateward病房.BeawasallowedhomeinFebruarybutstillneededaspecialtubeinhernosetosendinmedicineeverytwodays.Herparentscleanthehousefromtoptobottomeverytwodaysandhoover用吸尘器清扫eachmorningtomakesureBeaisfreefromanypossiblebacteriA.AnnaBea’smothersaidSheisweakbutsostrong.We’veneverseenanychildstrongerthanher.Itseemsasifnothingintheworldcouldbeather.Wereallyhopetosendhertoschoolnextyear.SheusedtodriveonthelocalplaygroundbutBeawasonlyallowedtowatchsittinginthecar.ItwasheartbreakingtoseeBeastaringattherunningandlaughingchildrentherE.SheneverstoppedfightingthediseasE.Iknowshe’sdyingforsuchanormallifE.HearingofBea’sstorytheMake-A-WishFoundationhaspaidforaplayparktobebuiltinherbackgarden.Beaisverybraveandshehasencouragedmanychildrenlikehersaidthechairmanofthefoundation.56.IfBeastayedwithotherchildrenfreely___________.A.otherchildrenwouldhaveahigherchancetocatchherdiseaseB.shewouldcatchacommoncoldwhichwouldkillherquicklyC.herlifewouldbeingreatdangerasshecouldfallilleasilyD.shewouldbelostinplayingandforgettoreceivetreatment57.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat___________.A.BeawillneedatubeinhernoseallthetimeB.BeahastostayinhospitaluntilsheisanadultC.Bea’sparentswillsendhertoschoolnextyearD.Bea’smotherfeelsproudwhentalkingabouther58.TheMake-A-WishFoundationhadaplayparkbuiltforBeato___________.A.honorherbraveryinfightingagainstherdiseaseB.callforattentiontothisimmunesystemdeficiencyC.encouragemorechildrenlikeBeatobeoptimisticD.launchacampaignagainstthisseriousdisease59.WhatmakesBeasobravetofightagainstthisseriousdisease?A.Herparents’encouragementandcarE.B.Herdreamingofowningaplaypark.C.HerwishtobecomeanormalchilD.D.Herdoctor’sskillsandexperiencE.

RobinHoodisastorytowhichmoredetailshavebeenaddedfornearlyninehundredyearsandthathaskeptlittleofitsoriginalelements.TheearlyfolktalesofRobinHoodhavenothinginthemtosuggestthatthepeopleareunfairlytaxedorthatRobinHoodgavethemhisrobberyforthatmatter.RobinHoodisnotaliberatorofoppressed被压迫的people;heissimplyathiefandmurderer.Hemayhavestartedoutwithlofty崇高的idealsbuteventuallyfailedtoresistgreed贪婪andwoulddoanythingtogetmoney.TheearlytalesofRobinHoodcontaingraphicviolenceandcoldmurders.Thesecasualkillingsdecidethefolktalesmakingthembloodierthananytwenty-firstcenturymoviE.InoneexampleRobinmeetsaknightwhosesonhaskilledafellowcompetitorinamatch.TheunluckyknightisforcedtopayabilloffourhundredpoundswhichhemustborrowfromtheAbbot修道院院长ofSt.Mary’sinYork.NeitherRobinnortheknightseemstomindmuchthatsomeonehasbeenkilleD.Insteadthefocusisonthemoney.ThisisathemethatrunsthroughoutthestoriesofRobinHooD.ItseemsthatRobinHoodhasdriftedawayfromhisoriginalidealisticbeliefsbythethoughtofshinygoldcoinsinhisownpocketjingling发出叮当声insteadofthepocketsofthoseforwhomthegoldwasintendedthepoor.Thereisasaying:Hewhoseekstodestroythemonstermustbecarefulnottobecomeamonsterintheprocess.ApparentlyRobinneverheardthisproverB.51.RobinHoodbecamegreedybecause_________.A.heneededmuchmoremoneyfortheoppressedpeopleB.hewasforcedtopayabillforthemurderhedidC.hecouldn’tresistthetemptation__ofmoremoneyD.hewantedtohavemorepower52.AccordingtothetextmaybetheoriginalidealisticbeliefofRobinHoodwas______.A.toleadtheoppressedpeopletostruggleagainsttherichB.tohelpthepoorwiththemoneyherobbedtherichofC.toprovidefoodstothehomelessD.tohelpkidsunabletogotoschool53.Theproverbinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeansthat__________.A.ifwewanttosucceedwemustworkhardB.weshouldneverchaseaftersomethingoneisnotworthyofC.tobeagreatmanwemustdowhatweshoulddoD.tobeafairmanwemustfightagainstunfairbehavior54.Thetextiswrittento_________.A.givereadersabriefintroductiontoRobinHoodB.tellusabouttheculturalbackgroundofabookC.singhighpraiseoftheknightsduringtheMiddleAgeD.tellusabouttherealstoriesaboutRobinHood

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYorkin1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstoresellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyformthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.66.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.A.buyenoughfoodforhisfamilyB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.getawayfromthefarmD.getenoughtoeat67.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_____________.A.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoodsB.hecutdownthepricebyhalfC.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaverynicewayD.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned68.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursadayB.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactoryC.theknivesweremadeinGermanyD.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory69._____________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesoldC.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings70.WhatdoesthelastsentenceThecustomerisalwaysrightmean?A.Wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.Ifyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlyway.C.Storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoney.D.Storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful.

JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudices偏见ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath’smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806BathwasherhomE.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten’sBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten’stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenteryoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten’sBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshoppeD.1.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath__________.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten’sdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten’stimE.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten’stimE.3.Theauthor作者writesthispassageinorderto__________.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAusten’sbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten’sexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety4.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours__________.A.togettotheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCenterD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot

CatherineDestivelleisarockstar.Shelovesrockbutshecan’tsingorplaytheguitar!SheisarockclimberandabigstarinFranceandItaly.Sheisthemostfamouswomanclimberintheworldbecausesheoftenclimbswithoutropes.SheclimbsinmanycountriesbutmostoftenintheFrenchAlpsnearChamonixwhereshelives.ShestartedclimbingnearherhomeinPariswhenshewasfivE.ThenatfourteenshejoinedtheFrenchAlpineClubtolearnmorebutimmediatelysheclimbedbetterandmorequicklythantheoldermembersofthecluB.ShewonherfirstcompetitioninItalyin1995.ThreeyearsagoshefoundanewrouteuptheDruMountainnearChamonix.TheclimbtookelevendaysandforfourdaysthesnowwassoheavythatshecouldnotmovE.LastyearotherclimberstriedtofollowthenewDestivelleRoutebuttheyfaileD.Theyaregoingtotryagainthisyear.Peoplealwaysaskheraboutherclimbing.ShesaysIclimbbecauseI’minlovewithmountains.Iliketouchingtherockandreadingthefaceoftherock.Ilikeitalot.Ifeltathomeonthesideofamountain.IpreparewellbeforeIgosoI’mneverworrieD.Catherinechoosesnewmountainsfrombooks—likebuyingfromashoppingcatalogue!IseeanicemountainandIgotoclimbit!HernextmountainisinPakistan.Sheisgoingtherenextmonth.It’smuchbiggerthantheDrusoit’sgoingtotakelongertoclimB.AnAmericanclimberJeffLoweiscomingwithmetohelp.65.CatherineDestivetleiscalledastarbecause________.A.shewonacompetitionin1995B.shelovesrocksC.she’safamouswomanclimberD.shefoundanewrouteuptotheDruMountain66.ShehadgreattroublefindinganewrouteuptheDruMountainbecause________.A.shelostherwayB.theclimbtook11daysC.sheneededhelpfromanAmericanclimberD.therewasheavysnow67.Onthesideofamountainshefeels________.A.worriedB.easyandhappyC.likestayingathomeD.well68.Wecaninferfromthepassagepeopleoftenaskher________.A.Whydoyoulikeclimbing?B.AreyouinlovewithanAmericanclimber?C.Doyouenjoyreadingbooksonmountains?D.Whatdoyoudobeforeyougoclimbing?

Farahwassittinginthekitchengoingoverthepartylistwithhermother.TheDecemberexamswereoverandFarahwantedtoinviteherfriendsinPurpleGirlsClubforaget-together.AsFarahleftthekitchenherfathercalledherfromthelivingroom.Farahwenttoherfatherandpaledwhenshesawtheexamreportinhishands.FarahwhathashappenedtoyourgradesYouhavefailedinMathematics.YouwereagoodstudentandIhadsuchhighhopesforyoumygirl.herfathershookhisheaD.Farahhadnoanswer.Shelovedherfatherverymuchandhatedtoseesuchlookinhiseyes.ThetruthwasthattheactivitiesofPurpleGirlsClubleftherwithverylittletimeforstudies.Farahdecidedtoturntoherfriendsforhelp.Onebyoneshecalledherso-calledfriendsinPurpleGirlsClubbutnooneseemedtocareorwantedtohelp.Farahsatsadlyonherbedandthenmadeuphermind.Sheknewonlyonepersonwouldhelpher.Shewentdownstairsandwenttothehouseacrossthestreet.Hafsaopenedthedoorandwelcomeherin.Ifyouneedanyhelpjustletmeknow.WecanstudytogethertillyourexamsshesaiD.NextMondayastwofriendsenteredtheschooltogetherGinatheleaderofPurpleGirlsClubsawthemandcalledoutFarahyouknowourrules.YoucannotbefriendswiththosewhodonotbelongtoourcluB.GinaIhaveanewruleaboutfriendshipanditisthatafriendinneedisafriendindeedFarahrepliedsweetly.36.Farahbecamepaleaftergoingtoherfatherbecause________.A.hedidn’tallowhertogotoSpainB.heaskedhertoimprovehergradesC.shehadtoleavePurpleGirlsClubD.shedidn’tdowellinherexams37.WhatmadeFarahgetpoorgrades?A.Shehadbeenthinkingoftheget-together.B.ShewastedtoomuchtimeatthePurpleGirlsCluB.C.Sheattendedtoomanypartieswithherfamily.D.Shedidn’tpayattentiontoherteacherinclass.38.WhydidFarahmakefriendswithHafsa?A.BecauseHafsalivednearherhousE.B.BecauseHafsawasn’tasbeautifulasothergirls.C.BecauseHafsapromisedtohelpherintheexams.D.BecauseHafsahelpedherwhenshewasintroublE.39.WhatdidFarahlearnfromherexperience?A.A.friendisneverknowntillamanhasneeD.B.A.friendtoeverybodyisafriendtonobody.C.A.friendwithoutfaultswillneverbefoundD.A.lifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun.

GregWoodburnastudentattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaspendsalotoftimecleaningsneakershecollected.ButsoontheshoeswillbesenttopoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesand20othercountriesthankstoWoodburn’sShareOurSolesS.O.S.charity.AhighschooltrackstarinthetownofVenturaCaliforniaWoodburnwastreatedinhospitalformonthswithkneeandhipinjuries.IstartedthinkingaboutthehealthbenefitsthefriendshipandtheconfidenceIgotfromrunninghesaysAndIrealizedtherearechildrenwhodon’tevenhaveshoes.Woodburngathereduphisoldsneakersthenaskedhisfriendstodonate.Hisgoalwastohave100pairsbyChristmasthisyear.Whenhecollectedmorethan500pairshedecidedtoturntheshoedriveintoayear-roundendeavor.BackthenthesneakerscamefromdonationboxesattheYMCAandthelocalsportinggoodsstoreandfromdoor-to-doorpickups.Woodburnhasnowsetupcollectionboxesattwohighschoolscitygymandrecreationcenter.Hehasstartedacceptingadultsizesandsandals.SofarS.O.Shascollectedanddonatedmorethan3000pairs.Woodburnhascleanedalltheshoes.AftersortingtheshoesbysizeWoodburnselectsthegoodshoesforthewashingmachineandtheworn-outonesforrecycling.ToshipthefootwearWoodburnteamedwithSportsGiftanonprofitorganizationthatprovidessoccerandbaseballequipmenttochildrenaroundtheworld.KevenBaxterfounderandpresidentsaysWe’dsendkidsballsandshoes.I'veheardthatformanyofthesekidstheseoldsneakersaretheonlyshoestheyhad.Theywearthemtoschoolandtodosports.SoGreg’srunningshoeswereaniceadditionforus.Formanyrecipientstheshoesrepresentopportunity.TwoyoungboysinSouthernCaliforniaattendedschoolonalternatedaysbecausetheysharedapairofshoes.Theyweretoobigforoneboyandtoosmallfortheother.ThankstoS.O.S.eachbrotherreceivedhisownpairofshoes.Theboysnowattendschooldailyandenjoytheirlearning.WhentheygraduatetheysaytheywillhelpastrangerjustasWoodburnhelpedthem.55.WhatcausedGregWoodburntodonateoldshoesforpoorchildren?A.Thebenefitsfromplayingsports.B.Newsaboutsomepoorchildren.C.Hisreflectiontoschoollife.D.Themedicaltreatmenthereceived.56.WhencollectingmoresneakersthanexpectedWoodburndecidedto.A.includeadultsizesandsandalsB.setupbranchesindifferentcitiesC.collectshoesthroughouttheyearD.expandhisendeavorinthewholecity57.HowdidWoodburnmanagetodelivertheshoescollected?A.Bysendingthembymail.B.ByworkingwithSportsGift.C.Byadvertisingforthoseinneed.D.Byofferingthemfromdoortodoor.58.WhatcanwelearnfromKevenBaxter’sremarks?A.SportsGiftispopulararoundtheworld.B.ManychildrenneedGreg’soldsneakers.C.Greg’srunningshoesarethebestgiftsforchildren.D.Internationalorganizationshouldprovidemorehelp.

Oncetherewasamanwholiedtoeatmangoes.OnedayhedecidedtogetthesweetestmangofromtheverytopofthetreE.Mangoeswhichareexposedtothesunthemostarethesweetest.Soheclimbeduptothetopwherethebrancheswerethin.HemanagedtopickupafewsweetreddishfruitsbutinanattempttoclimbdownheslippedandstartedfallingtowardsthegrounD.FortunatelyhecaughtthebranchashewasfallingandremainedhelplesslyhangingonthetreE.Thenhestartedtocallnearbyvillagersforhelp.Theyimmediatelycamewithaladderandsticksbutcoulddolittletohelphim.Thenaftersometimeonecalmandthoughtfulpersonarrived-awell-knownsagewholivedinasimplehutnearby.Peoplewereverycurioustoseewhathewoulddoashewasfamousinsolvingmanypeople’sproblemsintheareaandsometimesverycomplicatedones.Hewassilentforaminuteandthenpickedupastoneandthrewitatthehangingman.EverybodywassurpriseD.Thehangingmangoloverstartedtoshout:Whatareyoudoing?!Areyoucrazy?Doyouwantmetobreakmyneck?Thesagewassilent.Thenhetookanotherstoneandthrewitattheman.Themanwasveryangry:IfIcouldjustcomedownIwouldshowyou!That’swhateverybodywanted-thathecamedown.Buthow?Noweverybodywastenseastowhatwouldhappennext!Somewantedtochastisethesagebuttheydidn’t.Thesagepickedanotherstoneandthrewitagainatthemanevenmoreforcefully.NowthemanonthetreewasenragedanddevelopedagreatdeterminationtocomedownandtakerevengE.复仇Hethenusedallhisskillandstrengthandsomehowreachedthebrancheswhichweresafetostartgoingdown.Andhemadeit!EverybodywasamazeD.HowevertherescuedmanfoundthesagegonE.Hestoodthererealizingthatthemanreallysedhimbecauseheinduced引诱himtotryhisbestandsavehimself.Ishouldbethankfulandnotangry.26.Fromthestoryweknowthatthesweetestmangomustbetheone.A.ontheverytopoftheatreeB.hiddeninthemiddleofatreeC.onthetreeforthelongesttimeD.exposedtosunlightlessoften27.Whathappenedafterhehadpickedafewsweetreddishmangoes?A.Heslippedandfelltothegroundsuddenly.B.Hewasclimbingdownquicklybutcarefully.C.HeremainedhanginghelplesslyonthetreE.D.HeshoutedloudlyforhelpbutnoonehelpeD.28.Howdidthemanfeelwhenthesagehithimwithastone?A.Hewasnervous.B.Hekeptsilent.C.HefeltsurpriseD.D.Hewasangry.29.Whatdoyouthinkmotivatedthemantoclimbdown?A.CouragE.B.RevengE.C.Carefulness.D.AssistancE.30.Whatdoesthestoryimply?A.Angersavesone’slifE.B.Wisdomdoescount.C.Skillandstrengthcount.D.Angeristhebiggestenemy.

Apollo11carryingNeilArmstrongEdwinAldrinandMichaelCollinswaslaunchedon16July1969.Fivedayslatertheysteppeddownontothemoon.NeilArmstrongOnthewaythere:OfallthewonderfulviewswehadthemostimpressivetomewasonthewaytotheMoonwhenweflewthroughitsshadow.WewerestillthousandsofmilesawaybutcloseenoughsothattheMoonalmostfilledourwindow.Themoonappearedblue-grey.ItseemedalmostasifitwereshowingusitsroundnessitssimilarityinshapetoourEarthinasortofwelcomE.Iwassureitwouldbeahospitable好客的host.IthadbeenwaitingforitsfirstvisitorsforalongtimE.Aftertouchdown:Theskyisblackyouknow.It’saverydarkskybutitstillseemedmorelikedaylightthandarknessaswelookedoutthewindow.It’saverystrangethingbutthesurfacelookedverywarmandinviting.Itseemedtobetan棕褐色.It’shardtoexplainthatbecauselaterwhenIheldthematerialinmyhanditwasn’ttanatall.Itwasblackgreyandsoon.EdwinAldrinOntheMoon:Thebluecolorofmybootshascompletelydisappearednowintothissoil—stilldon’tknowwhatcolortodescribethisotherthangrayish灰色的cocoA.Backonboard:Themoonwasaverynaturalandpleasantenvironmentinwhichtowork.OntheMooninone-sixthgravityyouhaveastrongfeelingofbeingsomewherE.Aswedidourexperimentssomeobjectswethrewawaywouldgoinaslowlazymanner.64.WhatimpressedNeilArmstrongmost?A.Themoonfillingtheirwindow.B.SeeingtheshapeofthemoonC.Flyingthroughtheshadowofthemoon.D.Thefive—dayflighttothemoon.65.WhatdidArmstrongfindverystrangeonthemoon?A.Thecolorofthesky.B.ThesurfaceofthemoonC.Thegravityonthemoon.D.Thedaylightonthemoon.66.EdwardAldrindescribedthesoilas________.A.tanB.grayC.blackD.grayishcocoA.67.WhatcanbesaidaboutEdwardAldrin?A.HelandedonthemoonalonE.B.HewassenttothemoonbyApollo11.C.Hedidn’tnoticethegravityofthemoon.D.Hefounditimpossibletoworkonthemoon.

MynameisClarA.IstillrememberthatchillyDecemberdaysittinginscienceclass.I’dfinishedaworksheetearlyandpickedupaTIMEforKidsmagazinE.A.pieceofnewscaughtmyeyes:NASAwasholdinganessaycontesttonameitsMarsrover火星探测器.BeforeIevenknewanythingelseaboutitasinglewordfloodedmy11-year-oldmind:Curiosity.Icouldn’twaitforthebelltoringsoIcouldgetstartedinmyessay.ThatafternoonIracedhomesatdownatthecomputerandtypeduntilmyfingersacheD.Curiosityisaneverlastingflamethatburnsineveryone’smindFivemonthslatermymomreceivedaphonecallandimmediatelyawidesmilespreadacrossherfacE.OnAugust52012at10:31p.m.therovernamedCuriositytoucheddownsafelyonthesurfaceofMarsandIwashonoredtohaveafront-rowseatinNASA.CuriosityissuchanimportantpartofwhoIam.IhavealwaysbeenfascinatedbythestarstheplanetstheskyanduniversE.IrememberasalittlegirlmygrandmotherandIwouldsittogetherinthebackyardforhours.She’dtellmestoriesandpointoutthestars.GrandmalivedinChinathousandsofmilesawayfrommyhomeinKansasbutthestarskeptustogetherevenwhenwewereapart.Theywerealwaysthereyettherewassomuch.Ididn’tknowaboutthem.That’swhatIlovesomuchaboutspacE.PeopleoftenaskmewhywegotofarawayplaceslikeMars.Myanswerissimple:becausewe’recurious.WehumanbeingsdonotjustholeupinoneplacE.Weareconstantlywonderingandtryingtofindoutwhat’soverthehillandbeyondthehorizon.56.HowdidClaragetthenewsabouttheessaycontest?nomorethan10words57.WhydidClarahaveafront-rowseatinNASA?nomorethan10words58.WhatdoesClararememberaboutthetimespentwithGrandma?nomorethan15words59.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseholeupmean?1word60.Inyouropinionwhyiscuriosityimportant?nomorethan20words

A.well-dressedmanenteredafamousjewelryshop.Heexplainedthathewishedtobuyapearlforhiswife’sbirthday.Thepricedidn’tmattersincebusinesshadbeenverygoodforhimthatyear.Afterexamininganiceblackonethatcosts$5000hepaidforthepearlincashshookhandswiththejewelerandleft.A.fewdayslaterthemanreturnedandsaidthathiswifelikedthepearlsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikeit.IthadtobeexactlythesamesizeandqualityasshewantedapairofearringsmadE.Canyougivemeanyadviceonhowtogetsuchapearl?saidtheman.ThejewelerregretfullyrepliedIwouldsayit’sexactlyimpossibletofindoneexactlylikethatpearl.Therichmaninsistedthatthejeweleradvertiseinthenewspapersoffering$25000forthematchingpearl.Manypeopleansweredtheadvertisementbutnobodyhadapearlthatwasjustright.JustwhenthejewelerhadgivenuphopealittleoldladycameintohisstorE.TohisgreatsurpriseshepulledtheperfectpearlfromherpursE.Idon’tliketopartwithit.shesaidsadlyIgotitfrommymotherandmymothergotitfromhers.ButIreallyneedthemoney.Thejewelerwasquicklytopayherbeforeshechangedhermind.Thenhecalledtherichman’shoteltotellhimthegoodnews.ThemanhoweverwasnowheretobefounD.56.Themansaidhewantedtobuyapearlfor_____.A.hiswifeB.hismother-in-lawC.hisownmotherD.noone57.Manypeopleanswertheadvertisementbecausetheywanted______.A.toseetheperfectpearlB.tobuysomebeautifulpearltooC.togetintouchwiththerichmanD.toselltheirownpearlatahighprice58.Thejewelercouldn’tfindthemananywherebecause______.A.hediedsuddenlyB.hehappenedtobeoutC.hegot$20000bycheatingandhadrunawaywiththemoneyD.hewouldn’tshowupuntilthejewelercalledhimasecondtime

Itwas3:21A.M.whennine-year-oldGlennKreamerawoketothesmellofburning.Exceptforthecrackingofflamessomewherebelowtherewasnotasoundinthetwo-storeyhouseatBaldwinLongIslanD.WithhisfatherawayonnightdutyatalocalfactoryGlennwasworriedaboutthesafetyofhismotherhissisterKaren14andhis12-year-oldbrotherTodD.Herandownstairsthroughthesmoke-filledhousetopushandpullatKarenandTodduntiltheysatup.Thenhehelpedeachonethroughthehousetothesafetyofthegarden.Therehissisterandbrothertakingshortandquickbreathsandcoughingfelldownontothelawn草坪.Thenine-year-oldboyracedbackintothehouseandupstairstohismother’sroom.Hefounditimpossibletowakeherup.Mrs.Kreameravictimofthesmokewasunconscious昏厥的andtherewasnobodytohelpGlenncarryhertothegarden.Buttheboykeptcalmandasafiremansaidlateractedwithalltheself-controlofatrainedadult.OnthebedroomtelephoneluckilystillworkingGlenncalledhisfatherandleavingMr.Kreamertotelephonethefirebrigadeandambulance救护车servicegotonwiththetaskofsavinghismother.FirsthefilledabucketwithwaterfromthebathroomandthrewwateroverhismotherandherbeD.Thenwithawetclotharoundhisheadhewentbacktothegarden.Hecouldhearthefireenginecomingupbuthowwouldthefiremenfindhismotherinthesmoke-filledhousewhereflameshadalmostswallowedupthegroundfloor?Holdingfirmlyaballofstring线fromthegarageGlennracedbackintothehouseanddashedupstairstohismother’sroom.Tyingoneendofthestringtoherhandheranbacklayingoutthestringashewentthroughthehallandbackoutintothegarden.MinuteslaterhewastellingfirechiefJohnCoughlan:Thestringwillleadyoutomother.Mrs.Kreamerwascarriedtosafetyastheflameswerebreakingthroughherbedroomfloor.64.WhatdidGlenndotoprotecthimselfwhensavinghismother?A.Hethrewwateroverhimself.B.HeputawetclotharoundhisheaD.C.Hehidhimselfinthebathroom.D.Herushedouttothelawn.65.Whocalledthefirebrigadeandambulanceservice?A.Glenn’sfather.B.Glenn.C.Glenn’ssister.D.Glenn’sneighbor.66.Glennsavedhisfamilybecause____.A.hisfatherhadtaughthimtodosoonthephoneB.hehadlearnedsomethingaboutfirstaidC.hehaddealtwiththeemergency突发事件calmlyandwiselyD.hehadfollowedhismother’sinstructions

JoyManganowas33anddivorcedhadthreekidsunderage7andwasbarelykeepinguppaymentsonhersmalltwo-bedroomhomebyworkingextraweekendhoursasawaitressThereweretimeswhenIwouldlieinbedandthinkIdon'tknowhowI'mgoingtopaythatbillManganosays.Butshehadaspecialabilityforseeingtheobvious.Sheknewfirsthandhowharditwastomopthefloor.IwastiredofbendingdownputtingmyhandsindirtywaterwringingoutamopManganosays.SoIsaid'There'sgottabeabetterway.'Howaboutaself-wringingmop?Shedesignedadistinctivetoolyoucouldtwistintwodirectionsatonceandstillkeepyourhandscleananddry.Shesetouttosellitfirstafewatfleamarkets.ThenManganometwiththemedia.Butwouldcouchpotatoes泡在电视机前的人buyamop?TheexpertsonshoppingTVwerelessthancertain.Theygaveitatryanditfailed.Manganowassureitwouldsellifthey'dletherdotheon-camerademonstration.Bravelittleme.Isaid'GetmeonthatstageandIwillsellthismopbecauseit'sagreatitem.'SoQVCamultinationalcorporationspecializingintelevisedhomeshoppingtookachanceonher.Igotonstageandthephoneswentcrazy.Wesoldeverymopinminutes.Todayshe'spresidentofIngeniousDesignsamultimillion-dollarcompanyandoneofthestarsofHSNtheHomeShoppingNetwork.TalkingaboutherhouseholdinventionsisasnaturalformeasitisforaparenttotalkabouttheirchildManganosays.TodayoneofherfavoriteproductsisHuggableHangers.Thethinspace-savingimplementsarethemostsuccessfulgoodseversoldonHSNwith100millionhangingoutthereinclosetsacrosstheUSA.Ofcourseyoucouldn'tpossiblysellhangersonTV.56.ThetwoitemsthatManganodesignedandproducedare.A.welcomedbyhousewivesB.boughtbymultinationalconorationsC.seenatfleamarketsD.foundbythemedia57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Manganooncehadtoworksevendaysaweektosupportherfamily.B.Manganogottheideaofself-wringingmopfromherownexperience.C.TheexpertsonshoppingTVwereconfidentaboutMangano'smop.D.QVCisabusinessorganizationthatsellsgoodsonTV.58.FromthepassagewecanknowthatManganonow.A.sellshergoodsmostlyatmarketsB.hasbecomefamousandgotrichC.hasstoppedhouseholdinventionsD.hassoldhertwo-bedroomhome59.HuggableHangeristhethingthatpeoplecanuse.A.tocleanthefloorB.totakepictureslikeacameraC.tomakephonecallslikeacellphoneD.toputtheirclothesonittokeeptheirshape

TherearestoriesabouttwoU..S.presidentsAndrewJacksonandMartinVanBurenwhichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistruebuttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infacthehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJacksonhetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaperhewouldwriteallcorrectonit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewasolkorekt.AfterawhileheshortenedthattermtoOK.ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornKinderhookNewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClubandanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalledOK.56.Theauthor__________.A.believesbothofthestoriesB.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestoriesC.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD.istellingthestoriesjustforfun57.AccordingtothepassagePresidentJackson_____________.A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatallB.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimselfC.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhimD.wasn’tgoodatreadingwritingorspelling58.AccordingtothefirststorythetermOK_______________.A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJacksonB.wasthetitleofsomeOfficialdocumentsC.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJacksonD.wasanoldwaytospellallcorrect59.AccordingtothesecondstorythetermK_____________.A.wastheshortwaytosayldKinderhookClubB.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornC.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclubD.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection60.AccordingtothesecondstorythetermOKwasfirstused______________A.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelectionC.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClubD.bythemembersoftheldKinderhookClub

The115-year-oldprestigious有名望的OxfordDictionarywillnowincludepopularnewChinesetermslikeshanzhaiyoutiaoandfangnuaspartofthemodernChineselanguage.AsChinaplaysamoreandmoreimportantroleintheworldeconomytheChineselanguageisforeverdevelopingattractingmoreattentionfrompeoplewhowanttounderstandthisancientyetlivelylanguage.Forinstancethewordshanzhaiisusedtodescribethecountlessknockoffs名牌仿制品ofiPhonesordesignerbagsimprintedwithLouisVuittonlogos.Anothernewtermintheneweditionisthewordfangnuoramortgageslave—atermusedtodescribethephenomenoninlargecitieswherewell-educatedyouthcomplainofamiserableexistenceduetotheheavyburdenofahomemortgage.AlltheseneworoftenfashionabletermscanbefoundinthenewOxfordEnglish–ChineseChinese-Englishdictionarythatwasunveiled公布于众的intherecentlyconcludedBeijingInternationalBookFairlastweek.Thedictionarynowisavailableforretailsalessincethebeginningofthismonth.ThisdictionaryisthelargestsinglevolumeEnglish-ChineseChinese-Englishdictionaryandcontains670000wordsandphrasesafterfiveyearsofpreparation.SixtyeditorsfromtheOxfordUniversityPressanditspartnerinChina—theForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPress—workedtogetherontheproject.AccordingtoJulieKleemanthedictionary’schiefeditormostofthefirm’seditorswereChinesewhileaboutonefourthwerenative-Englishspeakers.Wedon’twanttomakeitflorid绚丽的wewantittobemodernandconversational...manyofthewordsinthepresentdictionaryarenolongerinusesaidKleeman.TheneedforstudyingChinesebyforeignerstodayistotallydifferentfromdecadesago...Precisenativeandpractical—thatisourmainadvantageshesaid.Kleemansaidnewerpublicationsupdateswillbeavailableonlyfortheonlineversionaslanguageoftenchangestooquicklyforbookversionstokeeppace.TheonlineversionwillalsoofferaChinesephoneticpronunciationguide.TheonlineversionallowingaccessviadifferentplatformsfromthePCtotheiPadwillbereadyassoonaspossibleKleemansaid.68.Accordingtotheabovepassagewelearnthat________.A.knockoffscanbefoundinChinabutnotveryoften.B.theOxfordUniversityPressmadethedictionarywithoutoutsideaiD.C.mostChineseeditorsarealsonativespeakersofEnglish.D.well-educatedyouthinChina’sbigcitieshavedifficultybuyinghouses.69.Thepossiblereasonwhynewerpublicationsupdatesarenotavailableforbookversionsisthat________.A.bookversionscan’tkeepupwiththechangesoflanguagE.B.thecomputernetworkisavailableeverywherE.C.bookversionscan’tofferaChinesephoneticpronunciationguidE.D.computertechnologylikethePCandtheiPadkeepspacewithlanguagE.70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewChinesetermslikeshanzhaiandfangnuhavegotintoOxfordDictionary.B.ThelatestOxfordEnglish-ChineseChinese-EnglishDictionaryisonthemarket.C.OxfordDictionaryhasbecomemorefashionableduetotheChineselanguage.D.BeijingInternationalBookFairwaswherethenewOxfordDictionarywaspublished.

WhenadirtyanduntidygreycatshowedupintheprisonyardIwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minuteskneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaroundrelaxeD.WhenhewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycarE.Overthenextfewdaystherewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.EveryyardperiodagroupofprisonersgatheredtherE.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Thesewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroupnotchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.ThecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshapE.PeoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplacE.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.ThiswastruebutasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmericA.Weneedmoreprograms.Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds.SomemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekinD.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopracticeourownkindness.Notreceiveitbutgiveit.AftermorethantwodecadeshereIknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencourageD.It’softenthoughtofasaweakness.Insteadthecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddownmindingyourownbusinessandneverlettingyourselfbeweak.ThecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenherE.BysimplysayingIneedsomehelpherehedidsomethingimportantforus.Heneededus.AndweneededtobeneedeD.Ibelievewealldo.64.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwas.A.ananimalprotectorB.theownerofthecatC.aprisonofficerD.aprisoner65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thecatwasdirtybecauseitwaskeptinprison.B.Theofficerintheprisonenjoyedpettingthecat.C.Theprisonerspreparedfoodforboththecatandbirds.D.Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofpracticingkindness.66.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB.theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC.theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD.caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons67.Theauthormainlywantstotellus_______.A.CaringMakesusHumanB.PrisonCultureisImportantC.AnimalsNeedCareD.EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor

RobertFrostwasatheartamean-spiritedhumanbeingnotthekindofmanonewouldexpecttowritepoetry.HewasborninSanFrancisco.FrostenteredDartmouthUniversityin1893butdroppedoutandswitchedtoHarvardwhichheattendedfortwoyears.Hestartedabriefteachingcareerwherehewasinspiredtobecomeapoetbysomeofhisstudents’work.Froststoppedteachingandbecameafarmer.Duringthistimehewrotenumerouspoemsandacoupleofshortstories.Whilehewasafarmerhestartedtothinkseriouslyaboutbecomingafamouspoet.InalmostallofhispoemsFrostwroteinthefirstperson.Thefirstwidely-readpoemthathepublishedwascalledMyButterfly.AtfirsthisaudiencewasverysmallbutwithhisCollectedPoemshebecamefamous.RobertFrostreceivedalmostalltheawardsthattherewereforpoetry.Hispoetrydescribestheforcesofnatureandtheviolenceanddeepemotional情感的needsofhumanbeingswhichreflecttheexperiencesofhischildhooD.RobertFrostwillalwaysbeknownasoneofthebestpoetsinhistory.Hiswayofputtingemotionandviolenceintowordsisremarkable非同寻常的.Histalentforpoetryisnatural-bornandhehaddiscoveredthiswhenhestartedtofarm.Eventhoughhetreatedhiswifeandchildrenterriblyhestillbecameoneofthebest-knownpoetsofhisandourday.64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.RobertFrosthadbeenafamouswriterbeforehestartedteachingB.RobertFrostwrotehispoemsmostlyinthefirstpersonC.RobertFrostwasveryfamousatthebeginningofhiswritingcareerD.RobertFrostbegantowritepoemswhenhewasateacher65.AccordingtothepassageRobertFrostwasfamousfor________.A.histeachingcareerB.hislifeexperiencesC.showingstrongfeelinginhispoemsD.hisinterestinpoems66.Thelastparagraphofthepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whyRobertFroststoppedfarmingB.whyRobertFrostwassofamousC.abouthismasterpieces杰作D.aboutthewayhetreatedhiswifeandchildren67.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.RobertFrost’smostfamouspoemisMyButterflyB.RobertFrostbegantowritewhenhewasincollegeC.RobertFrostgaveupstudyingatDartmouthUniversityD.hispoetryshowedtheviolenceofwarandhischildhood

YaoYunchuna24-year-oldauthorwhofrequentlyshopsonlineinHangzhouZhejiangProvincehasneverbeensoimpatientforherparcelsassheisnow.Shehasbeencountingeverydaywhileshewaitsfortheproductssheorderedtoarriveasmanydeliverieshavebeendelayedoverthepastmonth.IttookmorethanaweekforoneofmyparcelstoarrivefromBeijingwhileinthepastittookonlyfourdayssaidYao.SheisjustoneofthemanywholikeshoppingonTaobao.comthecountry’slargestonlineshoppingsitewhichhaspostedapologeticannouncementstocustomersforthedelaysindeliveries.ManyparcelsarestillattheairportandcannotbedeliveredontimebutIthinkIwilldomybest.Taobaoclothesretailer零售商IMShopsaidonitswebsitE.MeanwhilemajorexpressdeliverycompaniesinChinahaveputupnoticessayingtheyarereadytocopewiththedelayinrecentdays.Itwasmainlycausedbyabigincreaseinonlineshoppingordersbecauseofdiscountsofferedbye-commercecompaniessaidChenShousongananalystwithdomesticresearchcompanyAnalysisInternational.TaobaoMallthecountry’slargestbusiness-to-customershoppingsitebymarketshareforexamplerolledoutalarge-scalediscountonNovember11inwhich150brandssoldtheirproductsathalfpricE.Thediscountattractedtheattentionofmanye-shoppingenthusiastswhospent936millionyuan$142millioninjustoneday.Therecentshortageofdieseloilwhichrestrictsdeliveryvehicles’capacityandbadweatherconditionsinNorthChinaalsoaddedtoanalreadyoverloadedexpressdeliverymarket.BottlenecksindeliveryoftenappearbeforelongholidayssuchasthecomingChristmasandNewYearholidaysandtheChinesetraditionalSpringFestivalholiday.Deliveryemployeesoftenquittheirjobsatthattimewhenfacedwithlotsofworkandlowpay.Sosomeexpressdeliverycompaniesareapplyingtobuildtheirownteamsevenairlines.64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaitingforthePostmanImpatientlyB.ShoppingonTaobao.comConvenientlyC.ArguingwithRetailersOnlineHeatedlyD.SufferingfromLarge-scaleDiscounts65.Whyweremanydeliveriesdelayedlastmonth?A.Theairportdidn’tperformtheirdutyproperly.B.Somecustomersdidn’tpayenoughmoney.C.Salesvolumeinonlineshoppinggoesuprapidly.D.Deliverycompaniesareshortofvehicles.66.Theunderlinedwordenthusiastshasthesamemeaningwith.A.retailersB.customersC.providersD.owners67.Whatwouldbecontinuedwiththepassage?A.Toattractmorenewdeliveryemployees.B.TocallofftheholidayfortheSpringFestival.C.Tostoponlineshoppingbeforeholidays.D.Tobuilde-commercecompanies’owndeliveryteams.

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.ThereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattentionWhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.56.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto____________.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindings结果ofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems57.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause_________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily58.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren__________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren59.Lewisresearchprovidesananswertothequestion__________.A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylifeB.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorderC.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieterD.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife60.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner.

MichaelRaeJequitaAliceSarahandPhyllishaveatleastonethingincommon:Theyallloveanimalssomuchthatthey’redriventovolunteerregularlyattheRomulusAnimalShelter.ThesixRomulus-arearesidentsgiveasmuchtimeastheycantoperformvarioustasksattheshelterhelpmakelifemorecomfortableforthedogsandcatsthatstaythereanddotheirbesttofindpermanenthomesforthestray流浪pets.Theshelterat12300WayneRoadopenedinJune2011andoperatesonmoneyraisedinthecommunity.Todatebingosandotherfundraisingactivitieshavebroughtinmorethan＄177.000accordingtocommunityleaderWilliamWadsworthbutatightbudgetrequirestheeffortsofvolunteerstomakeendsmeet.WithouttheirhelpthisbuildingwouldnotbeanoutstandingplaceWadsworthsaiD.TheirtimeanddevotionisbeyondwhatIeverexpecteD.AndIthankthemall.ThevolunteersworkatthedirectionoftwoanimalcontrolofficersAnnieHallandKimRatcliffwhospendmuchoftheirdaypatrolling巡逻thecityandhousingstraydogsandcats.Thetwobothwith32yearsofexperiencecountonthepublictobetheeyesandcarsoftheshelter.Theyarealsoresponsibleforaddressingcomplaintsandtakingcareoftheshelter.That’swherethevolunteerscomein.TheytakephotosoftheanimalsandpostthemonFacebookandotherwebsitesforadoption.Theycleancagesplaywiththeanimalsfeedandbathethepetsandtakethedogsforwalks.Theypickupsuppliesandevencleantherestrooms.Wecouldn’tdoitwithoutthemsaidRatcliff.Theycomeinandgorighttowork.Wedependonthemalot.TheyhelpruntheplaceaddedHall.61.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Toraiseenoughmoneyforthestraypets.B.ToadvertisefortheRomulusAnimalShelter.C.Topraisethevolunteersforcaringanimals.D.Tohousemorestraydogsandcatsinthecity.62.WhydoestheAnimalShelterneedtheeffortsofvolunteers?A.Becauseithasjustopenedforlyear.B.Becauseithastoomanystraypets.C.Becausethereareonly2animalcontrolofficers.D.Becauseithasaverytightbudget.63.Manyvolunteerscametohelpinthesheltermainlybecause_____________.A.theyarelivingneartheshelterB.theyhaverichexperienceincaringanimalsC.theyloveanimalsverymuchD.theycanraisesomemoneyfortheshelter64.Whichofthefollowingisn’tthevolunteers’work?A.Patrollingthecity.B.Feedingthepest.C.Cleaningthecages.D.Pickingupsupplies.65.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.A.allthestraypetswillliveintheshelterforeverB.moststraypetswerepickedupbythecontrolofficersC.theanimalswithmostbeautifulpicturesonthewebsiteswillbeadoptedD.thevolunteers’workwashighlypraisedbythecontrolofficers

MiepGiesthewomanwhohidtheDutchgirlAnneFrank'sdiaryfromtheNazistobecomeoneoftheworld'smost-readbooksdiedafterabriefillnessattheageof100.ItwasGieswhoguardedAnne'sdiaryandpresentedittothegirl'sfatherOttowhenhereturnedfromtheAuschwitzconcentrationcamp奥斯威辛集中营attheendofWorldWarⅡ—theonlyoneofhisfamilytosurvivE.InherdiaryAnneFrankwroteaboutherteenagelifehidingfromtheNazisinAmsterdamfrom1942to1944whentheNazipolicediscoveredherandherfamily'shidingplacE.Thediaryfirstpublishedin1947hasbeentranslatedinto70languages.AnneFrankexpressedagreatwishtoliveonafterdeath.MiepGiessawitasherdutytohelpinmakingthishappen.BorninViennain1909GiesmovedtotheNetherlandsattheageof11.In1933shebeganworkingforOttoFrankathistradingcompany.AtgreatrisktoherownsafetysheandfourotherhelpersbroughtfoodandsuppliestotheFrankfamilyhidinginasecretofficebuildingformorethantwoyears.Whensheturned100Giestriedtoplaydownherownrole.I'mnotaheroshesaiD.Itwasn'tsomethingIplannedinadvancE.IsimplydidwhatIcouldtohelp.EverydayshereceivedlettersfromallovertheworldwithquestionsaboutherrelationshipwithAnneFrankandherroleasahelper.GiesreceivedmanyhonorsforherroleincludingfromtheNetherlandsGermanyandIsrael.65.WhendidMiepGiesmovetotheNetherlands?A.In1909.B.In1920.C.In1933.D.In1947.66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Anne'sfatherOttosurvivedWorldWarⅡ.B.Anne'shidingplacewasdiscoveredin1943.C.OnlyMiepGieshelpedtheFrankfamily.D.MiepGieswasn'thighlyhonoreduntilherdeath.67.BysayingGiestriedtoplaydownherownrolethewritermeansGies______.A.didn'tplayaroleinsavingthefamilyB.regrettedsavingthediaryC.wasproudofwhatshehaddoneD.thoughtshewasoverpraised68.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassage?A.MiepGiesdiedattheageof100afterabriefillness.B.Ottoprotectedhisdaughter'sdiaryinthewarandthenhaditpublisheD.C.MiepGiesdidagreatfavortoAnne'sfamily.D.MiepGieshelpedAnne'sfamilythoughsheknewnoneofthefamilymembers.

BorninafishingvillageinJapanFujiyama25recallsachildhooddominated受控的byhealthconcerns.Doctorstoldhisparentsthathehadaholeinhisheartandtheydidn’tthinkIhadalotlongertolive.Butduringalatervisittothedoctorhisfamilylearnedtheholehadclosed.SomehowIwascuredandIbecameanormalkidFujiyamasays.AndIhadasecondchance.DuringhissecondyearattheUniversityofMaryWashingtonhevolunteeredinHonduraswithacampusgroupandwasstruckbytheextremepovertyhesaw—barefootchildrencollectingcansandsleepinginthestreets.Fujiyamarealizedhecouldhelpgiveotherchildrentheirownsecondchance.TodayhisorganizationStudentsHelpingHondurasbringseducationandcommunityprojectstochildrenandfamiliesinneed.Hestartedbytellinghisfriendsabouthisexperienceandcollectingsparechangeathistwocampusjobs.WhenIhadmyveryfirstmeetingonlytwopeopleshoweduphesays.IknewIhadtokeepfighting.HepersuadedhisyoungersisterCosmotojointhecause.She’sdynamite会引起轰动的人hesays.Whenshetalksinfrontofacrowdshecanmovemountains.KnowingthatshewasbehinditIknewIcoulddoanything.Since2006thesiblings’organizationhasgrownto25campuses大学校园andraisedmorethan$750000tofundprojectsincludingtheconstructionoftwoschoolsandtheestablishmentofscholarshipstohelpyoungwomenattendcollege.Fujiyamasaysstudentsaredeeplycommittedtotheorganization.TheyraisemoneyandthentraveltoHondurastohelpbuildhouses.WhileFujiyamaspendshissummersinHondurasworkingalongsidevolunteershespendsalargeportion一部分oftheyearontheroadvisitingcollegestoraisefunds.CosmoFujiyama23livesinHondurasfulltimetocoordinate协调thegroup’sbuildingeffortsontheground.StudentsHelpingHondurasisworkingwithcommunitymembersofSietedeAbriltobuildanewvillage.ManyofthefamilieslosttheirbelongingsinHurricaneMitchin1998.Alotofthemdidn’thaveaccesstocleanwaterorhealthcareandtheydidn’thaveaschool.Fujiyama’sgrouphelpedbuild44homesinthevillagenamedSunshineVillage.Theorganizationisalsoraisingfundstobuildawatertoweraneco­friendlysanitationsystemandalibrary.66.WhenhewasachildFujiyama.A.wasworriedabouthisbadhealthB.ledacarefreelifeC.oftenwentfishingwithhisfatherD.hadnoaccesstocleanwater67.Atthebeginningofhisorganization.A.FujiyamawassupportedbymanyfriendsB.thingsdidn’tgoonsmoothlyC.FujiyamahadlittleideaofHondurasD.manyfamouspeoplejoinedin68.WecaninferthatFujiyamaisaman.A.diligentB.meanC.sympathetic有同情心的D.cheerful69.Theunderlinedword‘siblings’canbereplacedby.A.brothers’B.brotherandsister’sC.friends’D.couple’s70.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HelpthePeopleinNeedB.StudentsLendaHandinAmericaC.FujiyamaHelpsBuildSunshineVillageD.FujiyamaGivesPoorPeopleinHondurasaSecondChance

JoecametoNewYorkfromtheMiddleWestdreamingaboutpainting.DeliacametoNewYorkfromtheSouthdreamingaboutmusiC.JoeandDeliametinastudio.BeforelongtheyweregoodfriendsandgotmarrieD.Theyhadonlyasmallflattoliveinbuttheywerehappy.Theylovedeachotherandtheywerebothinterestedinart.Everythingwasfineuntilonedaytheyfoundtheyhadspentalltheirmoney.Deliadecidedtogivemusiclessons.Oneafternoonshesaidtoherhusband:JoeI’vefoundapupilageneral’sdaughter.Sheisasweetgirl.I’mtogivethreelessonsaweekandget$5alesson.ButJoewasnotglaD.Buthowaboutme?hesaiD.DoyouthinkI’mgoingtowatchyouworkwhileIplaywithmyart?NoIwanttoearnsomemoneytoo.JoeyouaresillysaidDeliA.Youmustkeepatyourstudies.Wecanlivequitehappilyon$15aweek.WellperhapsIcansellsomeofmypicturessaidJoE.Everydaytheypartedinthemorningandmetintheevening.A.weekpassedandDeliabroughthomefifteendollarsbutshelookedalittletireD.Clementinasometimesgetsonmynerves.I’mafraidshedoesn’tpracticeenough.Butthegeneralisthenicestoldman!IwishyoucouldknowhimJoE.AndthenJoetookeighteendollarsoutofhispocket.I’vesoldoneofmypicturestoamanfromPeoriahesaidandhehasorderedanother.I’msogladsaidDeliA.Thirty-threedollars!WeneverhadsomuchtospendbeforE.We’llhaveagoodsuppertonight.NextweekJoecamehomeandputanothereighteendollarsonthetablE.InhalfanhourDeliacameherrighthandinabandagE.What’sthematterwithyourhand?saidJoE.Delialaughedandsaid:Ohafunnythinghappened!ClemantinagavemeaplateofsoupandspilledsomeofitonmyhanD.Shewasverysorryforit.Andsowastheoldgeneral.ButwhyareyoulookingatmelikethatJoe?WhattimethisafternoondidyouburnyourhandDelia?Fiveo’clockIthink.Theiron-Imeanthesoup-wasreadyaboutfiveWhy?DeliacomeandsitheresaidJoE.Hedrewhertothecouchandsatbesideher.WhatdoyoudoeverydayDelia?Doyoureallygivemusiclesson?Tellmethetruth.Shebegantocry.Icouldn’tgetanypupilsshesaidSoIgotaplaceinalaundryironingshirts.ThisafternoonagirlaccidentallysetdownanirononmyhandandIgotabadburn.ButtellmeJoehowdidyouguessthatIwasn’tgivingmusiclessons?It’sverysimplesaidJoE.IknewallaboutyourbandagesbecauseIhadtosendthemupstairstoagirlinthelaundrywhohadanaccidentwithahotiron.YouseeIworkintheengine-roomofthesamelaundrywhereyouwork.Andyourpictures?DidyousellanytothatmanfromPeoria?WellyourgeneralwithhisClemantinaisaninventionandsoismymanfromPeoriA.AndthentheybothlaugheD.71.TosupportthefamilyDeliaworkedas.A.atutorB.amusicteacherC.alaundryassistantD.anartist72.Ithappenedthat.A.amanfromPeorialikedJoe’spicturesB.Deliaearned$15dollarsaweekeasilyC.ClemantinaandthegeneralwerekindD.thecoupleworkedatthesamelaundry73.WhohurtDelia’shand?A.ThegeneralB.ClemantinaC.A.girlD.Herself74.Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethat.A.ClemantinawasaninventionofthegeneralB.ClemantinawasaninventionofthemanfromPeoriaC.thegeneralClemantinaandthemanfromPeoriawerethecouple’sclientsD.therewerenosuchmenasthegeneralClemantinaandthemanfromPeoria75.Thecouple’sattitudetowardseachotheris.A.honestB.faithfulC.ashamedD.heartbreaking

Famouscentenarians百岁老人stillactiveinartsscienceareinnomoodtoretirE.ThosewhostandstilldiE.isoneofOliveira'sfavoritephrases.HeknowsfromexperiencewhatitmeansasthePortuguesefilmdirectorhasreachedtheageof102andisstillactiveinhisprofession.EveryyearOliveirashootsafilmandiscurrentlyworkingonhisnextproject.YouhavetoworkworkworkinordertoforgetthatdeathisnotfarawayhesaiD.WhenaskedabouthisageOliveirasaidwithsomehumility:It'sdowntomothernaturE.Itgavetomewhatittookfromothers.Beingbothmentallyandphysicallyfitinoldageispartlyamatterofluckbutitalsohassomethingtodowithcharacter.Noteverywhite-hairedpersoniswiseandsocialskillsopennessandtheabilitytotrainthebrainareessentialforseniorcitizens.AlongwiththearchitectOscarNiemeyer103NobellaureateMontalcini101anddirectorKurtMaetzig100Oliveiraisoneofthosepeopleofwhomitwouldbeverywrongtothinkasmembersofalistlesselderlygeneration.AnothermasterinhisprofessionisthearchitectOscarNiemeyer.The103-year-oldBrazilianisbestknownforhisfuturistic-lookingbuildingsinBrasiliabuthealsospeaksoutonbehalfofthepoor.TheroleofthearchitectistostruggleforabetterworldwherewecandevelopaformofarchitecturethatserveseveryoneandnotjustaprivilegedfewsaidNiemeyerrecently.HespendsalmosteverydayworkinginhisofficeinCopacabanaandevenwhenhefallsillhekeepsworkingonideas:Afteragallbladder胆囊operationhecomposedasambatune桑巴舞曲inthecliniC.Anothermanwhocouldsingasongaboutageis107-year-oldHeesters.TheDutch-bornoperasingerspentmostofhislifeperforminginGermanywherehestillworks.RecentlyHeesterssaid:Iwanttobeatleast108-years-olD.Healsoplanstokeepperforming.ShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?Heestershasnotgivenuptryingtoaddtohistallyofawardsandislookingforagoodstagerole.ItalianscientistRitaLevi-Montalciniwhois101-year-oldandisstillactiveinmedicalsciencehasdescribedtheforcethatkeepsdrivingheron:Progressiscreatedthroughimperfection.In1986sheandherlabcolleaguewereawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicinefortheirworkonnervegrowthfactor.She'sconvincedthathumansgrowonchallenges.Withsomanybrilliantexamplesgivenwecanseeclearlythatageisnobarrier障碍tosomehighachievers.71.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecansee______.A.beingactiveat102isachievableforeverybodyB.Oliveiraoweshislonglifetohismother’shelpC.beingfitinoldageisamatterofluckandcharacterD.socialskillsandwisdomaredifficultforthesenior72.Howmanycentenariansarementionedinthispassage?A.4B.5C.6D.773.BysayingShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?inParagraph5Heestersshowsushe________.A.wantstositorlieincomfortB.iswaitingforpeopletopickhimupC.iswillingtoworktillhediesD.preferstogiveperformanceathome74.Inthepassagesomanyexamplesweregiventoshow________.A.oldageisabigproblemifyouwanttosucceedB.asaseniorcitizenyouhavetobeopen-mindedandoptimisticC.oldpeopleshouldneverthinkofthemselvesasoldD.oldagecannotpreventagreatpersonfromachievingalot75.Inthewriter’sopinionthearchitectOscarNiemeyerisnot________.A.intelligentB.pessimisticC.positiveD.diligent

HecameintotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.HewasshiveringhisfacewaswhiteandhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomovE.What’sthematterSchatz?I’vegotaheadachE.You’dbettergobacktobeD.NoIamallright.YougotobeD.I’llseeyouwhenI’mdresseD.ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressedsittingbythefirelookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever.YougouptobedIsaidYouaresick.I’mallrighthesaiD.Whenthedoctorcamehetooktheboy’stemperaturE.Whatisit?Iaskedhim.OnehundredandtwodegreE.Downstairsthedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionsforgivingthem.Thegermsofinfluenza流感canonlyexistinanacidconditionheexplaineD.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemic传染病offluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia肺炎.BackintheroomIwrotetheboy’stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?Allright.Ifyouwanttosaidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.HelaystillinthebeD.IreadaloudfromHowardPyle’sBookofPirates;butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.HowdoyoufeelSchatz?JustthesamesofarhesaiD.IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsulE.ItwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleepbutwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebedlookingverystrangely.Whydon’tyoutrytosleep?I’llwakeyouupforthemedicinE.I’dratherstayawakE.Afterawhilehesaidtomeyoudon’thavetostayherewithmePapaifitbothersyou.Itdoesn’tbothermE.NoImeanyoudon’thavetostayifit’sgoingtobotheryou.Ithoughtperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesateleveno’clockIwentoutwithmygunandtheyounghuntingdogIkilledtwoquail鹌鹑andmissedfiveandstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyofquailclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.Youcan’tcomeinhesaiD.youmustn’tgetwhatIhavE.IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthimwhite-facedbutwiththetopsofhischeeksflushed发红bythefeverstaringstillashehadstaredatthefootofthebeD.ItookhistemperaturE.Whatisit?SomethinglikeahundredIsaiD.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfourtenths.ItwasahundredandtwohesaiD.Whosaidso?Thedoctor.YourtemperatureisallrightIsaidIt’snothingtoworryabout.’Idon’tworryhesaidbutIcan’tkeepfromthinking.Don’tthinkIsaiD.Justtakeiteasy.IamtakingiteasyhesaidandlookedstraightaheaD.Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.Takethiswithwater.Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?Ofcourseitwill.IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandbegantoreadbutIcouldseehewasnotfollowingsoIstoppeD.AboutwhattimedoyouthinkIamgoingtodie?heaskeD.What?AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?Youaren’tgoingtodiE.What’sthematterwithyou?Peopledon’tdiewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.That’sasillywaytotalk.Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucan’tlivewithforty-fourdegrees.I’vegotahundredandtwo.Hehadbeenwaitingtodiealldayeversincenineo’clockinthemorning.YoupoorSchatzIsaiD.PooroldSchatz.It’slikemilesandkilometers.Youaren’tgoingtodiE.That’sdifferentthermometer.Onethatthermometerthirty-sevenisnormal.Onethiskindit’sninety-eight.Areyousure?AbsolutelyIsaidIt’slikemilesandkilometers.Youknowlikehowmanykilometerswemakewhenwedoseventymilesinthecar?OhhesaiD.Buthisgazeatthefootofthebedrelaxedslowly.Theholdoverhimselfrelaxedtoofinallyandthenextdayitwasveryslack松弛的andhecriedveryeasilyatlittlethingsthatwereofnoimportancE.56.Theauthorwritesaboutthedoctor’svisitinorderto_____________.A.showthedoctor’sknowledgeaboutinfluenzaanditstreatment.B.Showtheboy’sillnesswasquiteserious.C.Createasituationofmisunderstandingaroundwhichtobuildastory.D.Showthefatherwasverymuchconcernedabouttheboy’sillness.57.ThewordItinPapaifitbothersyou.referto___________.A.theboy’shightemperatureB.thefathergivingthemedicinetotheboyC.thefatherstayingwiththeboyD.theboy’sdeath58.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatbythetimethefathergetshomefromhuntingitis___.A.earlyintheafternoonB.closetoeveningC.atnoonD.lateinthemorning59.Fromthestoryweknowthattheboykepttightcontroloverhimselfbecause___________.A.hedidnotwanttobeabothertoothersB.hewantedtorecoverquicklysothathecouldgohuntingwithhisfather.C.hewasafraidthathewoulddieifhelostcontroloverhimselfD.hethoughthewasgoingtodieandhemustshowcourageinthefaceofdeath60.Thattheboycriedveryeasilyatlittlethingsofnoimportancethenextdaysuggeststhat___.A.hecouldn’tcontrolhisemotionswhenhefinallyrelaxedB.hisfatherwouldgoouthuntingwithouthimifhedidn’tcryC.somethingwentwrongwithhisbrainafterthefeverD.heoftencomplainedaboutunimportantthingsasaspoiledboy

Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedthattheboyaheadofhimhadtrippedanddroppedallthebookshewascarryingalongwithtwosweatersabaseballbatagloveandasmalltaperecorder.Markkneltdownandhelpedtheboypickupthescatteredarticles.Sincetheyweregoingthesamewayhehelpedtocarrypartoftheburden.AstheywalkedMarkdiscoveredtheboy’snamewasBillthathelovedvideogamesbaseballandhistorythathewashavingalotoftroublewithhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfrienD.MarkwenthomeafterleavingBillathishousE.Theycontinuedtoseeeachotheraroundschoolhadlunchtogetheronceortwiceandthenbothgraduatedfromjuniorhighschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheyhadbriefcontactsovertheyears.Finallythelong-awaitedsenioryearcamE.ThreeweeksbeforegraduationBillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.Billremindedhimofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.DoyoueverwonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?askedBill.YouseeIcleanedoutmylockerbecauseIdidn’twanttoleaveamessforanyoneelsE.Ihadstoredawaysomeofmymother’ssleepingpillsandIwasgoinghometocommitsuicide自杀.ButafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughingIrealizedthatifIhadkilledmyselfIwouldhavemissedthattimeandsomanyothersthatmightfollow.SoyouseeMarkwhenyoupickedupmybooksthatdayyoudidalotmorE.YousavedmylifE.56.WhathappenedtoBillonhiswayhomefromschool?A.Billalmostkilledhimself.B.Billwascaughtonsomethingandalmostfelldown.C.Billwassleepyfromthesleepingpills.D.BillnoticedMarkfollowinghimhomE.57.AfterBillgothome.A.hemissedhisfriendMarkverymuchB.hedecidedtobreakupwithhisgirlfriendC.heintendedtokillhimselfimmediatelyD.hethoughtofthefriendlinessofMark58.MarksavedBillfromcommittingsuicideby.A.helpingBillpickupthefallenbooksonthegroundB.sayingsomethingcomfortableandfriendlytoBillC.persuadingBillnottoleaveamessforotherpeopleD.beingfriendlytoBillintrouble59.Billclearedhislockerinorderto.A.storeawaysomeofhismother’ssleepingpillsB.prepareforthenextschoolyearofhighschoolC.leavetheworldwithouttroublingothersD.helphismotherdosomehouseworkthelasttime

MuYuminhadnoideathatwhenhestoppedbythecomputerclubasafreshmanlookingforsomethingfunitwoulddecidehiscareerfouryearslater.The22-year-oldbiologymajoratHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyfoundajobasanITtechnicianinShanghai.Myexperienceintheclubgavemeanother'diploma'saidMu.MoreimportantlyIfoundsomethingIamgoodatandcanmakealivingfrom.Nowcampusesaroundthecountryhavestartedrecruitingfreshfacesforallkindsofclubs.Upperclassmenandexpertssuggestahobby-basedchoiceofclubswhichmighthavealastingimpact影响onone'slifeandcareer.ZhangLingdidnotgetmanychancestowritestoriesasanenvironmentalprotectionmajoratJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Butthischangedwhenshejoinedtheuniversitybroadcaststation.Herdailyinterviewswithstudentsandteachersexpandedherhorizon.Nowsheisdeterminedtobecomeajournalistonenvironmentalissueswithherdegreeinenvironmentalprotection.Journalismchangedmylifetracksaidthe22–year-oldgirl.Ionlywantedtobeascienceteacherinalocalseniorhighschool.ButnowIamapplyingforagraduateschoolinjournalism.LanYujieprofessoratAnhuiUniversityofTechnologyregardsMuandZhangasgoodexamplesofchoosingwhatIlikeinsteadofwhatispracticalinfindingjobsandseekingfurtherstudy.Somefreshmendon'tknowwhattochoosesaidLan.Justfollowingahobbyanddoingsomethingyoulikecaneasilygiveyoutheexperiencethatmakesyouhappyandspecial.LanfurthersaysthatjoiningclubsshouldnotnecessarilyhaveapurposeAspartofcampuslifeaclubexperiencewillimpactone'slifeandcareerinonewayoranother.Thepointofclubsistohaveasmuchdiverse多样的experiencesaspossiblesothatstudentscanexploremoreoftheirlifesaidLan.66.WhydidMuYuminjointhecomputerclub?A.Togetanotherdiploma.B.Tochangehismajor.C.Tofindagoodjob.D.Tohaveagoodtime.67.WhichofthefollowingsistrueaboutZhangLing?A.Shedidn'tintendtobeajournalist.B.Shechangedhermajortojournalism.C.ShenowworksasascienceteacherD.She'sgraduatedfromtheuniversity.68.AccordingtothetextjoiningthecampusclubhasmanyadvantagesEXCEPT.A.helpingyouknowwhatyoureallylikeB.makingyouplanyourcareerbetterC.helpingyoutomakemorefriendsD.obtainingmorelifeexperiences69.WhatcanwelearnfromLanYujie'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Studentsshouldbepracticalinfindingjobs.B.Clubexperienceswillaffectstudents'lifeandcareer.C.Joiningclubsshouldhaveacleargoal.D.Studentswillhaveacolorfulcampuslifebyjoiningclubs.70.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Howtochangeyourmajor.B.Joiningacampusclubforadiploma.C.Joiningaclubtoexploremoreofyourlife.D.Howtofindajobaftergraduation.

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYorkin1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstoresellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.56.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto_________.A.getawayfromthefarmB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyD.getenoughtoeat.57.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_________.A.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.B.hecutdownthepricebyhalfC.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigneD.58.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.B.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.C.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelabourwascheap.D.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.59.________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesoldC.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings60.ThebeliefthatThecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat________.A.wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.Ifyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlyway.C.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoney.D.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful.

Anoldmanlayinahospitalbedheavilysedated给服镇定剂toeasethepainfromhisheartattack.ThenursearrivedandsaidYour36ishererepeatingthewordsseveraltimesbeforethe37consciousmanopenedhiseyesHissonwasa38whohadcomebackfromserviceto39tohisbelovedfather.Theelderlyman40outtotouchhisson’shandsqueezeditgently.Allthroughthe41theyoungsoldiersatinthedimlylitward病房offeringwordsof42tohisdyingdaD.Whosaid43butkeptafeeblegripofhischilD.44ofthenoiseoftheoxygentankandthemoansoftheotherpatientsthemarineremained45bytheoldman’ssidE.Severaltimesinthecourseofthatlongnightthenursereturnedandsuggestedthatthemarineleaveto46forwhilE.Buteachtimehewould47.Asdawnapproachedtheelderlyman48.Hislovingsonrestedtheoldman’slifelesshandonthebedandlefttohindthe49.Theyoungmanwaitedwhilethenursecarriedhisfather’sbodyawayandwhenshereturnedofferingwordsof50themarineinterruptedher.Whowasthatman?heaskeD.51.thenurserepliedHewasyourfather.Nohewasn’ttheyoungmansaidI’ve52seenhimbeforeinmylife.Thenwhydidn’tyousaysomething?WhenIarrivedatthewardIknewrightawaytherehadbeenan53.theyoungmanexplaineD.ButIalsoknewthatmanneededhissonandhewasn’therE.Icouldtellhewastoo54toknowwhosatbesidehimbutheneededsomeonetheresoIjustdecidedto55.36.A.sonB.brotherC.cousinD.friend37.A.simplyB.actuallyC.barelyD.totally38.A.directorB.marineC.policemanD.manager39.A.talkB.stickC.tendD.adjust40.A.reachedB.movedC.walkedD.picked41.A.morningB.noonC.afternoonD.night42.A.respectB.encouragementC.truthD.wisdom43.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.much44.A.UnawareB.AfraidC.FreeD.Sick45.A.calmB.stillC.seriouslyD.loyally46.A.walkB.restC.chatD.exercise47.A.refuseB.hesitateC.explainD.think48.A.awokeB.screamedC.diedD.fainted49.A.friendB.nurseC.relativeD.ambulance50.A.angerB.loveC.admirationD.sympathy51.A.SurprisedB.CuriousC.UpsetD.Annoyed52.A.everB.faultC.seldomD.once53.A.storyB.faultC.mistakeD.accident54.A.sickB.anxiousC.carelessD.disappointed55.A.liveB.leaveC.fleeD.stay

Inthemid-1940stheyoungambitiousRuthandElliotHandlerownedacompanythatmadewoodenpictureframes.In1945RuthandElliotjoinedtheirclosefriendHaroldMattsontoformacompanythatwouldbeknownforthemostfamousandsuccessfuldollevercreateD.ThiscompanywouldbenamedMattelafterMattsonandElliot.Inthemid—1950’swhilevisitingSwitzerlandRuthHandlerpurchasedaGermanLillidoll.Lilliwasashapelyprettyfashiondollfirstmadein1955.ShewasoriginallyfashionedafterafamouscartooncharacterintheWestGermanNewsletterBuilD.LilliisthedollthatwouldinspireRuthHandlertodesigntheBarbiedoll芭比娃娃.WiththehelpofhertechniciansandengineersatMattelBarbiewasborn.RuththenhiredCharlotteJohnsonafashiondesignertocreateBarbie’swardrobE.Itwasin1958thatthepatentforBarbiewasobtaineD.ThiswouldbeafashiondollunlikeanyofhertimE.Shewouldbelong-limbed长肢的shapelybeautifulandonly11.5inchestall.RuthandElliotwouldnametheirnewfashiondollaftertheirowndaughterBarbiE.In1959theBarbiedollwouldmakeherwaytotheNewYorkToyShowandreceiveacoolreceptionfromthetoybuyers.Barbiehasundergonealotofchangesovertheyearsandhasmanagedtokeepupwithcurrenttrendsinhairstylesmakeupandclothing.Sheisareflectionofthehistoryoffashionsinceherintroductiontothetoymarket.Barbiehasauniversalappealandcollectorsbothyoungandoldenjoytimespentandmemoriesmadewiththeirdolls.59.WhatcanweknowaboutBarbiefromthepassage?A.Shewasfashionedafterafamouscartooncharacter.B.Shereflectsthehistoryoffashion.C.Shewasfirstmadein1958.D.ShewasRuth’sdaughter’sdoll.60.WhenRuthandElliotcreatedthefirstdoll.A.theyhadlearnedaboutthetoymarketB.theyaskedafashiondesignertohelpC.thedollhadauniversalappealD.thedollhadcreatedapromisingmarket61.TheBarbiedolliswellreceivedbecause.A.sheisalwayskeepingupwithfashionB.shestandsforthetoytendencyC.sheispopularwithchildrenD.shehasalargemarketintheworld62.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.BarbieDoll-SymbolofFashionB.BarbieDoll-ToyofNewTimeC.CurrentTrendofBarbieDollD.BirthandPopularityofBarbieDoll

OliviaRusk－anexcellentbaldgirlOliviaRuskhasfilledalotofrolesforsomeonewho’s14.Sheisamodel.Shedeliversencouragingspeechesshe’satalk-showhostforRadioDisney.NowthehighschoolfreshmanfromIndianapolishaspublishedabookJustYourAverageTeenagerWhoHappenstoBeBald秃顶.Shehopestogive20000freecopiestoyoungpeople.Wheredoesshegethermotivationtodosomanythings?Atleastpartiallyshecreditsherbaldness.SomethingthatcouldhavetraumatizedmehasactuallygivenmesomanyopportunitiesthatIwouldhaveneverhadshesays.MostpeopleassumeIhavecancershesayswhichistotallyfinE.ButI'mnotsickoranything.ShewashiredbyRadioDisneyatage10afteranotheron-airpersonalityinterviewedheraboutwhatitwaslikeasagirllivingwithouthair.ManagersatDisneyweresoimpressedwithherarticulateanswersandmaturitythattheyofferedherajoB.Shedecidedearlyinherchildhood—monthsafterlosingmostofherhair—nottocoveruphercondition.WhenIwas8yearsoldIgotacustomwig假发shesays.NooneknewIwasbalD.Itlookedcompletelynatural.ButonedayIwokeupandsaid'MomI'mnotwearingmywigtoschool.IwantpeopletoknowtherealmE.'Shespeaksoutagainstbullying斯侮throughhergroupOlivia'sCausE.Shedoesnotrecalleverbeingbulliedherself—whichsheattributestoherconfidenceindealingwithothers.Sheknowsotherswithalopeciahavebeenbulliedhoweverandhasfeltitnecessarytoformthisgroup.Hermomdailyadmiresherdaughter'spluck.She'soneofthestrongestandmostdeterminedpeopleI'veknownSandyRusksays.She'sbeenthatwaysinceshewaslittlE.56.AlthoughOliviaRuskisveryyoungshe_.A.hasplayedmanyrolesinfilmsB.isatcollegeinIndianapolisC.hasgotajobinRadioDisneyD.haswritten20000books57.AccordingtothepassageOliviaRusk'sbaldness.A.isveryimportantasamodelB.hashurthertoomuchC.isakindofterriblecancerD.givesbenefitinsteadofharm58.WhydidOliviaRuskdecidenottowearherwig?A.Becauseherwiglookedcompletelynatural.B.BecauseshehasbeenofferedajobatDisneyC.Becauseshewantedtoherealherself.D.Becauseshewasbulliedbyotherstudents.59.OliviaRuskformedtheorganizationofOlivia'sCauseto.A.showherself-trustB.fightagainstbullyingC.learnaboutbaldnessD.helpthestrongestpeople

ThenewmayorofHillsdaleMichiganisamanofthepeoplereadytolistentotheirproblemsbutonlyuntil6p.m.Thenhehastodohishomework.MichaelSessions18beatformermayorDouglasIngles51byjusttwovotesandbecamethenewmayorofHillsdalE.HeisAmerica'syoungestmayor.AsSessionswastooyoungtoentertheelectioninthespringof2005heregistered-tovoteonSept.22onedayafterhis18-year-oldbirthday.Thedayafterthathestartedhiswrite-incampaignwhichmeansheshouldpersuadevoterstorememberhisnameandwriteitbyhandonthevotingballots选票·TohelpgethisnameknownSessionsearned＄700bysellingapplesoverthesummer.HespentthemoneyonpostersandputthemontheHillsdale'slawns.Sessions'month-longcampaignincludedgoingdoortodoorexplaininghisideasofthetown'sfutureinthekitchensofhisneighbors.They'dlookatmeandsay‘Howoldareyouagain?Howmuchexperiencedoyouhave?'AndIsay‘I'mstillinhighschool'hesaiD.SessionspromisedHillsdale'svotershewouldrenewlocaleconomy.IwashopefulthewholetimeheexplaineD.Onedayhespentsolongoutonthestreetsknockingonthedoorsthatheendedupinahospitalemergencyroom·Sessionssaidthathisschoolworkwillnotgetinthewayofhisjobasamayor.From7:50A.m.to2:30p.m.I'11beastudent.From3to6I'11bethemayorofHillsdalehesaiD.Hedidaverybravethingthatcouldn'thavebeeneasyforhimtodosaidJackVettelacouncilmaninHillsdaleacityof8200about75milessouthwest.ofDetroit.Hedoescareaboutthistown.He'sbeenhereallhislifE.Sessionswillreceive＄3600ayearduringhisfour-yeartermandwillworkoutofhisbedroomsincethetowndoesnotprovidethemayorwithanofficE.56.WhatisTRUEofSessions'electioncampaignaccordingtothetext?A.SessionslaunchedhiselectioncampaignonSept.22.B.Sessionsworkedsohardthatheoncetriedtopersuadepeopleinahospital.C.SessionswontheelectioncampaignbyaverycloseoutcomE.D.SessionsfeltdisappointedwhenaskedabouthisageandexperiencE.57.InordertogainmoresupportfromthevotersSessionshadtodoallthesethingsEXCEPT＿.A.putupposters'B.renewtheeconomyC.sellapplesD.talktoneighborsin.kitchens58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Americanmayorsusuallyworkfrom3p.m.to6p.m.B.InAmericayoungpeopleareencouragedtogetinvolvedinpolitics.C.Allteenagersareallowedtoenterpoliticalelections.D.Americanmayorsreceiveasalaryof3600ayearduringtheir4-yearterm.59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbestsummarizethetext?A.SchoolboybecomesAmerican'syoungestmayor.B.Howtobecomeateenagemayor.C.Hardworkisthetickettosuccess.D.NevertooyoungtoshaketheworlD.

Onceuponatimetherewasawisemanthatusedtogototheseatodohiswriting.Hehadahabitofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.OnedayhewaswalkingalongtheshorE.Ashelookeddownatthebeachhesawahumanfiguremovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtthatsomeonewoulddanceonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.Ashegotcloserhesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn’tdancingbutinsteadhewasreachingdowntotheshorepickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingitintotheocean.AshegotcloserhecalledoutGoodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?’’TheyoungmanpausedlookedupandrepliedThrowingstarfishes海星intheocean.IguessIshouldhaveaskedwhyareyouthrowingstarfishesintheocean?Thesunisupandthetideisgoingout.AndifIdon’tthrowtheminthey’lldiE.Butyoungmandon’tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishesallalongit.Youcan’tpossiblymakeadifference!Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.ThenhebentdownpickedanotherstarfishandthrewitintotheseaandsaidItmadeadifferenceforthatonE.Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.WehaveallbeengiftedwiththeabilitytomakeadifferencE.AndifwecanknowthatgiftwewillgainthroughthestrengthofourvisionthepowertoshapethefuturE.Wemusteachfindourstarfish.Andifwethrowourstarfishwiselyandwelltheworldwillbebetter.56.Onedaythewisemansawayoungman_______.A.dancingalongthebeachB.walkingwithadancerC.pickingupstarfishforsaleD.tryingtosaveasmanystarfishesaspossible57.Theunderlinedwordssomethingveryspecialrefersto________.A.thegiftsfromfriendsB.thestrengthofmakingadecisionC.ourownstarfishD.theabilitytomakeadifference58.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A.thewisemanrealizedsomethingnewandimportantB.thewisemanthoughtitwasfoolishoftheyoungmantothrowstarfishesintheocean.C.theyoungmanhadtheabilitytomakeadifferenceD.itisnecessaryforustosavestarfishonthebeach59.Thewritertoldthisstorytoshowus________.A.howandwherewecanwriteagoodarticleB.everyonecandosomethingforthefutureC.wisemanissometimesstupidD.youngmanisinfactwiserthanoldpeople

UntillastspringNiaParkerandtheotherkidsinherneighborhoodwenttoschoolonBus59.Butasfuelpricesrosetheschooldistrictneededtofindawaytocutitstransportationcosts.Sotheschool’sbusingcompanyredrewitsroutemapcancelingNia’sbus.NowNiaandherneighborstravelthehalfmiletoschoolviaawalkingschoolbus—agroupofkidssupervised监护byanadultortwowhomakethewalktogether.Manyparentsaredelightedtoseetheirkidswalkingtoschoolpartlybecausemanydidsothemselves.Accordingtoa1979surveynearlyhalfofschoolkidswalkedorbikedtoschoolcomparedwithonly16percentin2011.ModernparentshavebeenunwillingtoletkidswalktoschoolforfearoftrafficcrimeorsimplebullyingbutwithorganizedadultsupervisionthoseconcernshavereduceD.Schoolsandbusingcompaniesarefindingotherwaystosave.Inruralareaswherebusingisamustsomeschoolshaveevenchosenfour-dayschoolweeks.Busingcompaniesinstructdriverstocancelextrastopsfromroutesandtoturnofftheenginewhileidling挂空挡.Theyarealsousingcomputersoftwaretodeterminethemostfuel-efficientrouteswhicharen’talwaystheshortestones.Therecouldbedisadvantageshowevertothebusingcutbacks.Ifeveryformerlybusedstudentbeginswalkingtoschoolit’sanenvironmentalwin—butiftoomanyoftheirparentsdecidetodrivetheminsteadtheoverallcarbonfootprintcangrow.Replacingbuseswithmanymoreparent-drivencarscanalsoincreasesafetyrisks.A.2011reportconcludedstudentsare13timessaferonaschoolbusthaninapassengercarsincebuseshavefeweraccidentsandwithstand承受thembetterduetotheirsizE.Andsomestudentscomplainaboutthelongmorninghikesparticularlywhentheroutecontainsareallybighill.56.Inregardstowalkingtoschoolmodernparentsseemmuchconcernedwiththe_____.A.safetyoftheirkids’B.kids’physicalstrengthC.timespentonthewayD.changesintheroute57.Tosavemoneysomeschoolschooseto_____.A.shortentheschoolweekB.taketheshortestroutesC.stopusingschoolbusesD.usefuel-efficientbuses58.Busingcutbacksmayleadto_____.A.fewercomplaintsaboutlongmorninghikesB.morestudentstakingpublictransportationC.anincreaseincarbondioxideemissionsD.adecreaseinthesafetyofschoolbuses

LittleHosseinwasthefirstpersonIknewwhodieD.WestartedcallinghimLittleHosseinwhenBigHosseinmoveddownfromthemountainstolivewithhisbrotherMohammedourcook.LittleHosseinwasolderthanmebutjustmysizE.HisheadwasshaveD.HisfatherMashalaourgardenerspentthewholedayeverydaywateringtherosebushesbecausetheminutehestoppedtheygotdusty.LittleHossein’sskinwasthecolorofthedustandsmelledlikekerosene煤油.OnedayBigHosseinfoundhimstealingKoolPopsfromourrefrigeratorandhithimontheheadwithhisflip-flops.Overandover.Harderandharder.LittleHosseinstartedtocryandsodidI.AfterthatIguesswewerefriendsexceptthatIspiedonhimandhespiedonmE.Hecreptontotheterraceandlookedthroughmybedroomwindow.ItoldhimthepictureofPresidentKennedyonmydresserwastheShahofEmrikA.Hestaredthroughmywindowatthatpicturealot.Ormaybehewaslookingatmypiggybankrightnexttoit.He’dstandoutsidemywindowwheremybikewasparkeD.Itwasathree-speedfromtheStatesbutfinallyIlethimborrowit.HerodeitoutsidethegatetothevillagE.Hedidn’tletthevillageboysrideitbutherodeitroundandroundthesquarewhiletheboystriedtopushhimoff.EverymorningIhadtowalkpastthesanddunesonmywayfromthegatetotheschoolbus.Thevillageboyshidbehindthesanddunes.Theythrewstonesthathitthegravelnearmyfeet.OnedaywhenIcamebackfromschoolLittleHosseinwashidingwiththem.56.LittleHossein’sfatherwateredtherosebusheseverydaybecause________.A.helovedtherosessomuchB.therosebushesdonotstaycleanforlongC.hewasrequiredtodosoD.hewouldgetbetterpaidinthisway57.WhydidLittleHosseingethitontheheadofshoes?A.Heatesomethingwithoutasking.B.Hedidn’tfollowinstructions.C.hemademecryoverandover.D.Hecoveredhisskinwithdust.58.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidthewritersharewithLittleHossein?A.Thepictureofthepresident.B.Hispiggybank.C.Histhree-speedbicyclE.D.Hisbedroom.59.Inthestorythatfollowedtheauthormightprobably________.A.ridetoschoolinsteadoftakingtheschoolbusB.askLittleHosseintogotoschooltogetherC.fightbackagainstthevillageboyswhothrewstonesD.beunfriendlytoLittleHossein