It is interesting to know what people of different nations like to be best.

In France, when a woman enters a café or restaurant, she is freely discussed, not only about her appearance but about her past and future as well. She invites looks in the street whether she is beautiful or plain. There is no better way for a woman to get back her self-confidence than a walk in the streets of Paris or Marseilles, and woman really like that.

In Italy, people love talking. They sit about in cafes, exchanging news and discussing politics. They do not hesitate to ask questions about the family, income and private life of anybody who happens to be there.

The Swiss eat as a pastime. Ladies walk into a teashop, eat a couple of ice creams and a large piece of chocolate cake, and then leave, complaining about their weight.

For the Americans, the greatest fondness is said to be the push of buttons. You push a button in the lift, you push a button for cigarette, chewing gums, stamps, even for a life insurance. You can even push a button to get married and another button to get divorced.

In England, waiting in a line is national passion. The English will form a line whether they have the opportunity or not. Long queues can be seen, for example, at stations when the train is practically empty and everybody can have a seat.

    One day, I was teaching my daughter how to paint. I saw that a lot of her energy went into  41  her brush into the paint, and then into a bowl of water. But then most of the paint that was on the  42  would just disappear in the water. As an  43   mother, I was thinking, “I am trying to teach you how to paint on paper and what are you doing? This is not what you are   44  to do. You have to do this way.”

But she is three years old so she is probably not going to  45  doing it the right way. She had so much  46  dipping the brush in the paint and in the water bowl. Pretty much within an hour, most of the paint was all over the room and I just sat there with my hands  47  my head thinking, “Oh my god, this girl is hopeless.” Soon after, however, she shouted, “Mama, when I  48  pink and blue, it turns purple!”

I was surprised.  49  I was thinking that she was wasting perfectly good paint and paper, she  50  learned something. What would have been a very theoretical(理论的) experiment turned into a very  51  experiment.

I am a designer and work with software like Photoshop and Illustrator. When my daughter sees me work on the  52  , she is always very curious and she wants to work with me on the same thing that I do. She starts to  53  with buttons, and in that process, sometimes lands up  54  me things! There will be many times when she will find  55  new. I will ask her  56  , and she will tell me, “I pressed this, and I pressed this, and then this happened.”

One of the things I realized from this is that everyone has a(n)  57  way of learning things. When I was growing up, I  58  to literature very well, so everything that was turned into a story became my way of learning and  59   different concepts. Some kids understand through art, some understand through math and games, and it’s the job of a parent or a teacher to watch and  60  how children learn and try their best to make these experiences educational.  

41. A. dipping             B. throwing            C. breaking              D. sweeping

42. A. plate                 B. brush                 C. paper                D. bowl

43. A. optimistic                B. impatient          C. energetic          D. independent

44. A. supposed                B. allowed             C. intended                  D. tricked

45. A. keep                 B. consider           C. bother               D. remember

46. A. regret                       B. fun                     C. disappointment   D. trouble

47. A. beside                     B. over                   C. below                D. on

48. A. add                   B. combine           C. mix                    D. take

49. A.While                 B. Because           C. If                        D. Before

50. A. accidentally      B. immediately     C. fortunately         D. actually

51. A. interesting       B. practical            C. beneficial           D. novel

52. A. phone                      B. desk                  C. computer          D. calculator

53. A. mess                       B. cooperate         C. go                      D. live

54. A. telling                       B. awarding          C. teaching                  D. giving

55. A. nothing             B. something      C. everything        D. anything

56. A. when                B. why                    C. where                D. how

57. A. different            B. effective            C. quick                     D. strange

58. A. stuck                 B. referred             C. related              D. turned

59. A. accepting                B. using                 C. appreciating           D. understanding

60. A. disturb             B. teach              C. respect                D. discover

The test covers several terms of material，some of _____ students haven't touched in years．（　　）

A．which     B．what      C．them      D．that

China says 16 endangered finless porpoises (江豚) have been found dead since the beginning of the year and experts blame water pollution and climate change for pushing the species toward extinction (灭绝).

The freshwater porpoise — popularly known in Chinese as the “river pig” — mainly lives in China’s Yangtze River and two lakes linked to the river.

Authorities (官方) have discovered 10 dead porpoises in Dongting Lake in the central province of Hunan since March, according to a statement by the government of Yueyang City, which is located on the lake’s shore. Another six dead porpoises have been found in Poyang Lake in the eastern province of Jiangxi since the beginning of the year. Experts warn that the species will be extinct within a matter of years.

Wang Kexiong, a researcher at China’s Institute of Hydrobiology, said water pollution, shipping and sand dredging (挖掘) were all possible contributing factors to the recent deaths.

Many rivers in China have become heavily polluted with poisonous waste from factories and farms — pollution blamed on more than three decades of rapid economic growth and slow enforcement (实施) of environmental protection laws.

The report said climate change also could be to blame as the dry weather has caused water levels to drop and makes it more difficult for the porpoises to find food. Tests have shown that some of the porpoises are believed to have died of starvation.

In 2006, China was estimated (估计) to have only 1,200 finless porpoises left. That same year, the Baiji — a freshwater dolphin also native to the Yangtze River — was declared extinct. Earlier this year, a survey found just 65 “river pigs” in Dongting Lake and 300-400 in Poyang Lake.

Following the recent deaths, Yueyang City promised to investigate and increase protection of the remaining porpoises in Dongting Lake.

45. How many river pigs are estimated to live in Dongting Lake?

A. 49.                 B. 55.                C. 59.                   D. 65.

46. The following factors of river pigs’ deaths are mentioned EXCEPT _________.

A. water pollution     B. climate change       C. illegal fishing         D. food shortage

47. We can learn from the text that _________.

A. climate change is likely to stop economic growth in China

B. river pigs’ deaths are completely caused by human beings’ activities

C. economic growth always has a negative effect on the environment

D. river pigs’ deaths can be reduced if measures are taken in advance

48. The numbers of river pigs are listed in Paragraph 7 to _________.

A. show they are on the edge of extinction   B. call for more effective protection

C. show they have become extinct               D. show the importance of raising them in labs

___ he will offer us enough help doesn’t matter a lot to our success.

    A. If           B. Whether       C. Before        D. How

 (1)In science fictions, aliens are _________(生物) from the outer world.

(2)Many people would agree that it is one of the most technologically _________（先进的） theme parks in the world after visiting Futuroscope on France.

(3) Today many people are experiencing the joy of the a_________ park for the first time.

(4)Only a m_______（少数）of students receive(s) the scholarship.

(5)As you ________ (接近) the school the first building you see is the teaching building.

(6) You say he is easy-going, but I never feel at e________ with him.

(7) To my a_________, he did the difficult job well.

(8) Could you e_________ the child for an hour, while I make dinner?

(9) He had o________ the difficulties with his English before he went aboard.

(10) The soldiers were well ______(装备) with arms and ready to start.

 Ms Huang wears a ________look on her face when her roommates say the present situation is_______ and difficult to take control.

   A. confused；confused                    B. confusing；confusing

C. confused；confusing                   D. confusing；confused

 “Hello, Earth! Can you hear me?” That’s voice more than 400,000 people received recently. It was from Philae, a space vehicle that landed on a comet(彗星)in 2014. However, its transmissions (传输信号)back home went silent since then.

It took a 1ong time for Philae to make its way across the solar system (太阳系)and reach comet 67P/C-G. The pace vehicle got there aboard the Rosetta probe (探测器), which has been circling around the comet since Philae separated from it in November, 2014．

Philae’s job was to collect materials to study the comet’s composition. And for about two and a half days after landing, it did just that, sending the information back to scientists on Earth. But Philae’s landing on the comet’s icy surface had not been smooth. While touching down, it  jumped up and ended up in the shadow of something like a huge rock. Philae runs on solar power, but there was no light in the place where it landed. In the end, it failed to work.

However，as comet 67P/C-G moved closer to the sun, more sunlight reached the space vehicle, allowing it to power up and come back online. Philae then sent something to Rosetta, which passed on the information back to Earth.

“We only received the information for about 85 seconds, but that’s enough to let us know it is alive and well,”says Stephan Ulamec, who works for the European Space Agency.“We hope to work out where it landed exactly on the 4-kilometer-wide comet. Now we plan to change how Rosetta moves so that Philae can keep on communicating and receiving instructions.”

5. Hearing Philae’s voice，those people must have felt_______________.

A. afraid    B. calm

C. excited    D. worried.

6. According to the text, Philae_______________.

A. was damaged when it landed

B. moved around comet 67P/C-G

C. needs light and gas to keep working

D. helps scientists learn about a comet

7. What Stephan says in the text suggests that ____________.

A. Rosetta will move around another comet

B. Philae will continue to work for scientists

C. most comets are as wide as four kilometers

D. he wonders whether Philae is still alive

8. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?

A. A sleeping space vehicle wakes up．

B. It is very dangerous to travel in space.

C. A new comet was discovered recently.

D. Philae was sent into space successfully.

All around the world,an increasing number of people are spending their time taking part in online volunteering projects.What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?

Radha Taralekar helped teach Imelda how to protect herself from HIV,though the two have never met,and neither knows the other's name.Taralekar received no payment for the job.For Taralekar,the project gave her the chance to use her professional experience."I want to serve people with my medical knowledge,"she said.For some, the inspiration to volunteer online was far more personal.After losing his wife to cancer,Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect information on the illness."Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying,I decided to help scientists find a way to treat cancer,"he said.

Interests and hobbies are also one of the reasons.Sam Luk joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve murder cases.The police posted them online,calling for volunteers to help them to make sense of the messages."I am interested in this and I love Sherlock Holmes,"said Luk.

For writer Clay Shirky,some large online volunteering projects help millions of people,giving him a sense of achievement.He helps write Wikipedia,the world's biggest encyclopedia（百科全书）,which is written by people willing to use their professional knowledge.

28.We can know that Radha Taralekar may be a     .

A.teacher                 B.doctor              C.writer              D.policewoman

29.Why did Tony Selman decide to help Cancer Research?

A.He had much time to spend online.                          B.He saw many people die of cancer.

C.His wife was dead because of cancer.                      D.He became a member of Cancer Research.

30.Sam Luk volunteered to help the police because of     .

A.his interests and hobbies      B.his duty of work              C.money in return     D.a sense of achievement

31.How many reasons why people help strangers online are mentioned in the text?

A.One.                    B.Two.                C.Three.             D.Four.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, my friends and I went on bicycle tour to the Botanical Garden locating in the suburb. The purpose of making this trip is to build up our health or strengthen our friendship.

We gathered at the city square at 7:30 in the morning of last Sunday. Then we headed for the Botanical Garden. In the center of the city, the traffic is so heavy that we had to ride slowly and carefully. After we got out of town, there were more buses and cars, which made it easily for us to ride on.

We had funs walking around the Botanical Garden and talked with each other. The bicycle tour is an environmentally-friendly way to get close to the nature.

假定你是高中生李华，有感于校园中存在的随意涂写和乱丢垃圾的行为，请用英文给校长写一封信，100个词左右。1. 说明写信的目的。2.对这些行为提出批评。3.提出建议。

提示：随意涂写scribble（n.& v.）乱丢垃圾litter（n.&v.）

批评 criticize(v.)

Dear Mr. Headmaster，

I am Li Hua, a student fromClass One,SeniorTwo.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursfaithfully,

Li Hua

Mary died in October, 2013, whom devoted her whole life to taking care of the homeless. In honor of her, her friend Luke made up his minds to do a good deed every day for a year. He did all that he can to help others. He took out of rubbish for his elderly neighbors. He baked bread and sent them to his friends. He even bought meals for completely strangers. He spent $3, 000 on good deeds, although he was only part-time worker. Some people didn’t understand him, thought he wanted something in return. When hearing this, he said, ＂Honestly speaking, helping others can help ourselves but it makes us more grateful for that we have.＂

The whole family objected strongly when I said I was going to Europe over the Christmas holidays with a college friend of mine. Mother said that   21    there was going to be a family reunion, I really ought to   22   . Although I always   23   these occasions, nobody could persuade me to    24    my mind.

 A week before Christmas, my friend and I   25    to Madrid and then travelled by train through Spain, France and Germany. On Christmas Eve we arrived   26   a small town in southern Germany and were greatly    27    to find so much activity in the town. The streets were crowded with people, and the shops were full of all kinds of    28    things. We walked around for hours and just before the midnight we went to listen to Christmas    29    sung by children around the    30    lighted tree in the main square. We returned to our    31    late that night, looking forward to the next day when we planned to have Christmas    32    at the best    33    in the town.

However, in the morning    34    people were to be seen in the street. To make the matter    35    , every shop was    36    up tight, even the restaurants. We searched    37    for hours and 38    had to return to our hotel feeling unhappy and    39    . Our Christmas meal was a bag of fruit that my friend had happened to buy the day before. Our thought sadly turned to home. At that moment, our families must have been    40    us a “Merry Christmas”!

21. A. once             B. since            C. while            D. unless

22. A. work hard         B. have a rest     C. leave home       D. stay at home

23. A. enjoyed          B. disliked         C. took                D. joined

24. A. accept           B. advise           C. change           D. make

25. A. walked           B. ran              C. flew                 D. swam

26. A. of               B. at               C. to                   D. for

27. A. moved            B. surprised   C. attracted            D. interested

28. A. important         B. necessary       C. useful           D. interesting

29. A. records          B. songs            C. dances           D. radios

30. A. brightly         B. heavily           C. sadly           D. happily

31. A. street           B. home             C. hotel           D. family

32. A. dinner           B. presents         C. bread                D. cards

33. A. house            B. grocery          C. office               D. restaurant

34. A. many             B. no               C. some             D. other

35. A. better           B. worse            C. bigger           D. easier

36. A. filled           B. opened               C. closed           D. made

37. A. uselessly        B. carelessly       C. friendly             D. hardly

38. A. in fact          B. really          C. soon             D. finally

39. A. lonely           B. funny            C. friendly             D. chilly

40. A. telling          B. wishing           C. shouting          D. crying

I’m fat . I’m too skinny. I’d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs. Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put yourself down? If so, you’re not alone. As a teen, you’re going through a ton of changes in your body. And as your body changes, so does your image of yourself. Lots of people have trouble getting used to it, and this can affect their confidence.

Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves. But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself.

The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in. If you’re very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK. But it’s no one’s business but your own what your body is like — finally, you have to be happy with yourself.

Next, find which aspects (方面) of your appearance you can change and which you can’t. Everyone, even the most perfect-seeming celebrity (名人), has things about themselves that they can’t change and need to accept — like their height, for example, or their shoe size.

If there are things about yourself that you want to change and can, do this by making goals for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods.

When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop. Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure. It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes.

60. From the first paragraph, we can infer that ______.

   A. most teens like to have a special body image

 B. many teens can’t accept their body changes easily

   C. teens prefer to change their body image quickly   

D. teens usually change their opinions on their body image

61. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

   A. Change the way other people look at you.

   B. Go to your doctor for advice on how to change your body.

   C. Learn from some celebrities on how to change your body.

   D. Realize you can’t change everything about yourself.

62. The underlined phrase “put yourself down” in the first paragraph probably means ______.

   A. make yourself fall down                               B. write down your name somewhere

   C. force yourself to do something                           D. say negative things about yourself

63. The passage is mainly about ______.

   A. how to adjust to the changes of your body    B. how to build confidence by changing your body

   C. how to keep an attractive body image         D. how to find pleasure in your day

    There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:

   I’ll never lose weight – I come from a fat family 

 Wrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habit of eating too much and exercise too little.

   I am fat because I burn calories slowly

   Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat. Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.

   Exercise is boring

   Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swiping, set yourself a distance or time challenge.

    No pain, no gain

Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don’t, rest and seek medical advice.

   56. What does the author think about being fat?

      A. It is the family genes that make people fat.

      B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.

      C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.

      D. It is the consequence of people’s unbalanced lifestyle.

   57. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?

      A. By taking varied exercise.    B. By choosing simple exercise.

      C. By doing regular exercise.    D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.

    58. What is the author’s opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?

      A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.

      B. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.

      C. Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.

      D. Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.

    59 . What is the purpose of the passage?

      A. To declare the importance of keeping fit.

      B. To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.

      C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.

      D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise. 

Where to eat

There are a number of different places to eat in the shopping center.

The Noodle House is small, but very popular. The noodle soup tastes very good, and the fried noodles with roast pork are delicious. Everything is clean and the staffs are friendly. Prices are good too, but you may have to wait quite a long time as the restaurant is so busy.

Roma is a new restaurant. It is very smart, but the pizzas here do not taste good. We didn’t eat our fish as it smelled bad. The waiters looked angry and we thought it was very expensive. This restaurant has to improve.

The Tokyo Restaurant has been here for many years, and the staffs bow to customers when they enter and are very kind. The fish is very fresh and most of the food is delicious. The amount of food you get is quite small, but it always looks nice on the plate.

The Golden Dragon is a large Chinese restaurant. It has a lot of different food. The sweet and sour pork is excellent, the Beijing Duck is famous, and the winter melon soup is good. Go there for a really good meal, but expect to pay a lot. Prices are high.

The Come in Coffee Shop is very modern. There are many sorts of coffee and if you like sweet things, wait until you taste their cakes and cookies! You can also have sandwiches —— I enjoyed the egg sandwiches a lot. They have modern music playing , but it is very noisy, so it is quite difficult to have a conversation.

(       ) 21. How many places can you eat in the shopping center?  

A. 2           B. 3                 C. 4             D. 5 

(       ) 22. Where can you eat Beijing Duck?  

A. At The Noodle House.              B. At Roma. 

C. At The Tokyo Restaurant.           D. At The Golden Dragon. 

(       ) 23. What can you have at The Come in Coffee Shop?  

A. Pizzas and fish.                   B. Pork and duck. 

C. Cakes and sandwiches.             D. Noodles and pork. 

It was _______ that I asked myself that significant question.

A．at this moment                                          B．at any moment

C．at that moment                                          D．in a moment

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he   41   to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   42   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   43   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   44  . In his words, he   45   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   46   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   47  . She told Dad that they must make a   48  .

My mother had   49   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   50  . And she   51   that I would some day become a great leader   52   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   53   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   54   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   55     education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   56   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   57   and I am a successful lawyer   58   great fame in my country,   59   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   60   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

41．A. rode             B. walked             C. ran                       D. drove

42．A. conversations B. games                 C. relationships            D. activities

43．A. cold         B. crowded        C. quiet                    D. dirty

44．A. horse                  B. entertainment  C. life                          D. beer

45．A. often                B. ever              C. never                            D. sometimes

46．A. laughing       B. singing             C. sleeping                 D. crying

47．A. unimportant    B. busy                C. unsatisfied                 D. tired

48．A. living            B. change                C. decision                  D. house

49．A. dreamed         B. heard               C. thought                   D. spoken

50．A. honesty           B. money                    C. fame                       D. energy

51．A. cared                     B. knew                C. forgot                            D. hoped

52．A. training            B. ruling              C. helping                  D. protecting

53．A. warned            B. wanted             C. allowed                   D. persuaded

54．A. start                B. find                  C. design                   D. sell

55．A. farther            B. higher                     C. easier                         D. closer

56．A. showed           B. kept                 C. lost                        D. achieved

57．A. company               B. school                     C. farm                     D. café

58．A. suffering          B. sharing            C. enjoying                 D. following

59．A. though           B. if                      C. and                      D. since

60．A. So                   B. However          C. Or                       D. Because

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 41   and said that our meal was free. He stood there 42   at me and he seemed a little 43 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him.  44   I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably 45 him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite 46   and asked him how I’d done this.

He said that twelve years ago he  47  a stress（压力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest 48   was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.

He said I listened   49   and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I 50 on the chair for a few moments and then I 51  everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to  52   how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.

Then I asked them to 53   their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good 54 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 55   for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had 56 said thank you to his boss for the 57 to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 58 to his boss.

He told us his 59   changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d 60him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.

41. A. out              B. back             C. on           D. over

42. A. smiling       B. glaring         C. knocking         D. shouting

43. A. similar      B. familiar        C. strange          D. attractive

44. A. Immediately     B. Finally         C. Suddenly      D. Firstly

45. A. disliked      B. known           C. ignored         D. forgotten

46. A. curious          B. anxious         C. happy          D. calm

47. A. missed           B. attended         C. prepared         D. heard

48. A. hero           B. stress             C. liking        D. trouble

49. A. regretfully   B. disappointedly      C. doubtfully    D. carefully

50. A. stood          B. lay            C. sat             D. rested

51. A. forced        B. stopped        C. invited       D. warned

52. A. work on        B. think about      C. look into        D. fill out

53. A. remember      B. respect          C. dislike        D. consider

54. A. qualities     B. personalities    C. experiences      D. looks

55. A. meant         B. refused             C. forgiven         D. chosen

56. A. still            B. actually        C. never            D. ever

57. A. right        B. opportunity     C. solution          D. ability

58. A. polite       B. friendly        C. grateful         D. gentle

59. A. life          B. job                 C. luck             D. company

60. A. ordered       B. allowed         C. taught      D. persuaded

  I can’t think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. You’ll find that some festivals are celebrated by an entire country, while others may be known only to a single city or region, but either way festivals play an important role in a certain culture. Just enjoy them!

★ Tomatina — Bunol, Spain

Every last Wednesday in August, the town of Bunol is filled with tons of tomatoes in the world’s biggest food flight. Many people wear goggles (护目镜) during this hour of great fun, as the town becomes a red river.

★ Boryeong Mud Festival — Boryeong, South Korea

    For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way to help sell the region’s mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party with music and fireworks. The mud is usually only available in cosmetic products (化妆品), but here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.

★ Holi — India

    Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India’s most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of brightly colored powder (粉末). The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, with bonfires and music, but the cheerful spirit is common among Hindu people around the world.

★ International Pillow Fight Day — Worldwide

    Tens of thousands of people took part in the 4th annual International Pillow Fight Day on April 2, 2013. From London to Vancouver to many other cities, the festival is held in more than 100 countries. So just bring a soft pillow in early April, and watch feathers fly. 

21. According to the author, _______________.

  A. there should be festivals celebrated by the whole world

  B. festivals give people the best chances to experience a culture

  C. it’s usually hard for people to accept a different culture

  D. festivals in a certain culture often change with time

22.  We learn from the passage that _______________.

  A. the town of Bunol in Spain is on a river

  B. cosmetic products sell well on Boryeong Mud Festival

  C. International Pillow Fight Day has a short history

  D. Holi is the greatest festival for Indian people

23. The passage is most likely to be found in __________.

  A.a personal diary      B. a technical report

  C. a geography book    D. a travel magazine