—I________the failure was your fault.

—Yes，I see.You only want to learn the details.

A．didn't think                 B．was not explaining

C．am not suggesting            D．haven't expected

My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy. He did not want share things with other people. For example, when he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place where I couldn’t find. Then he ate it all by himself. He never helped other. He said he is busy. That is, a game of tennis making him very busy. He did not care if something he did made people angrily. For instance, on one night he played strong and loudly music till four o’clock in the morning. But he is difference now. He often helps grandma with housework, helps mum with cooking and helps his classmates with their lessons.

 The doctor recommended that you _______ swim after eating a large meal.

  A. wouldn’t              B. couldn’t              C. needn’t                   D. shouldn’t

 ---I think he is taking an active part in social work.

---I agree with you ______.

A. in a way                             B. under way                      C. by the way              D. in the way 

Jane was refused by the company that she _______.

  A. applied for             B. applied to            C. was applied for       D. was applied to

If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a   36   reason, such as your job or your studies?   37   perhaps you’re interested in the   38  , films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a   39   of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of   40  , but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They   41   an environment where you can practice under the    42   of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead   43   lives and learning a language takes   44  . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a    45  . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes   46  .

Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too   47  ,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more   48   than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any   49  . And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people   50   about the mistakes they make when   51  . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes   52   you’re much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never   53  . But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be   54   by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in   55   own language. Good luck!

36. A. technical          B. political                  C. practical                    D. physical

37. A. After              B. So                    C. Though          D. Or

38. A literature           B. transport                      C. agriculture         D. medicine

39. A view                B. knowledge         C. form            D. database

40. A paintings         B. regulations           C. methods           D. computers

41. A. protect         B. change               C. respect          D. provide

42. A. control                  B. command          C. guidance               D. pressure

43. A. busy               B. happy                 C. simple             D. normal

44. A. courage        B. time                   C. energy            D. place

45. A. theory               B. business               C. routine            D. project

46. A. some risks               B. a lot less               C. some notes         D. a lot more

47. A. old               B. nervous                    C. weak               D. tired

48. A. closely               B. quickly                C. privately           D. quietly

49. A. age               B. speed                 C. distance           D. school

50. A. worry            B. hesitate                       C. think               D. quarrel

51. A. singing          B. working                 C. bargaining         D. learning

52. A. if                 B. and               C. but               D. before

53. A. tiresome         B. hard                  C. interesting          D. easy

54. A. blamed          B. amazed            C. interrupted          D. informed

55. A. their            B. his               C. our                D, your

When I began my first year in Cambridge, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 41   tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 42 in class.

When I took the first exam, I was  43   to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,   44   English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained  45   .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that  46  because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I   47  with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his  48   .

One more test before the final exam. One more  49  to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time,    50   the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my  44   did no good and everything  52   as before.

The last hurdle was the final. No matter what   53   I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the   54   goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even  55  myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have  56  with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He    57   to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you  58  , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him,  59  that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head  60   , as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

41.A. get                            B. discuss                   C. cover                      D. take

42.A. sought               B. exchanged         C. presented                  D. obtained

43.A. worried                     B. shocked               C. scared               D. anxious

44.A. for                      B. so                    C. but                  D. or

45.A. unchanged           B. unpleasant           C. unmoved                   D. unfriendly

46.A. reflected        B. affected             C. improved                   D. meant

47.A. reasoned           B. quarreled            C. bargained          D. chatted

48.A. attitude                     B. mind                 C. plan                  D. view

49.A. choice                B. step                 C. measure                   D. chance

50.A. learned                     B. considered           C. accepted                   D. memorized

51. A. ambition            B. effort                    C. confidence              D. method

52.A. went                   B. stayed                C. worked                     D. changed

53.A. lesson                B. answer               C. grade                      D. comment

54.A. scholarship        B. course                C. degree                     D. subject

55.A. helped               B. favored               C. relaxed                     D. treated

56.A. luck                    B. fun                     C. problems                   D. tricks

57.A. seemed                    B. proved                C. pretended                  D. happened

58.A. valued               B. imagined              C. welcomed                  D. expected

59.A. remembering            B. realizing               C. supposing                  D. guessing

60.A. out                    B. over                   C. on                   D. off

 I wish I could offer you some milk but there is ___left.

   A.nothing        B. none         C. nobody       D. no one

It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarreling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.

However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.

An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadman ship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

8．According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by _______.

9．In the writer’s opinion,

A.drivers should avoid traffic jams

B.strict traffic rules are badly needed

C.unskillful drivers should be punished

D.drivers should show road politeness properly

10．The underlined word “give-and-take” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A.politeness and impoliteness

B.good manners and bad manners

C.offering help to others as much as possible

D.willingness of each person to give in to each other’s wishes

11．What is the best title of the passage?

       I now had the key to all languages, __51_ I was eager to learn to use it. Children __52__ can hear learn languages without any particular effort. __53__ hear other people speak, and enjoy trying to make the same sounds. The__54__ child must learn languages in a slow and often painful way. __55__ even though the learning may be slow and painful, the result is wonderful. We advance gradually from merely__56__ (name) objects to understanding the thought in a line of Shakespeare.

    At first, when my teacher told me about a new thing, I asked very__57__ questions. My ideas were not clear, and I didn’t know many. But as my knowledge of things__58__ ( grow） and I learned more and more words, I could ask more questions, and I would return again and again __59__ the same subject, eager for more information. Sometimes a new word made me remember an experience I had had__60__ (early).

_{—It’s too complex，I think．}

_{—______．So we’d better make it easier for students to get involved．}

_{A．That’s ridiculous       B．That’s ridiculous}

_{C．That’s settled          D．That’s all right}

 ---We will have one day off this week, and I plan to take you to see the film The Revenant.

   ---________. I can’t wait to see it.

   A. It all depends            B. It’s up to you

   C. That’s a good point       D. I am afraid I don’t agree.

Surprisingly，no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals，still less the content or quality of that education.Proper records are just   not kept.We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year，and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive  education while in hospital.We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.

Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country.It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher.A further quarter have only a part­time teacher.The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best；general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off.From this survey，one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day.Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all.They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school.If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work；without a teacher they would only play games.

Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and   maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied，and the latter is of ten all the teacher can do.The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”．Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work.Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school.Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching，and are told to catch up as best as they can.

Many short­stay child­patients catch up quickly.But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.

43．The author points out at the beginning that________.

A．every child in hospital receives some teaching

B．not enough is known about hospital teaching

C．hospital teaching is of poor quality

D．the special children’s hospitals are worst off

44．It can be inferred from the latest survey that________.

A．hospital teaching across the country is similar

B．each hospital has at least one part­time teacher

C．all hospitals surveyed offer education to children

D．only one­fourth of the hospitals have full­time teachers

45．Children in hospital usually turn to________in order to catch up with their school work.

A．hospital teachers    B．schoolmates    C．parents           D．school teachers

46．We can conclude from the passage that the author is________.

A．unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals

B．in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals

C．unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching

D．satisfied with the results of the latest survey

Is Spanish in America thought of as _____ first or second language?

A．a                 B．the               C．an                 D．/

_________ of stealing money from the bank, he was questioned by the police.

A Accusing     B Accused     C having accused     D To accuse

  It was an   51   fantastic sight, the   52   itself is really exciting to watch and I shall never forget my first of one,   53  hard all day, I went to bed early. I was fast asleep when   54   my bed began shaking and I heard a strange sound, like a railway train   55   my window.

The attitudes of scientists towards this rise are different, and any   56   which increase the temperature would lead to a catastrophe. A scientist, George Hambley,   57  that any warming will be mild with few bad environmental   58  . He  59   that more carbon dioxide will make plants grow quicker, crops will produce more, It will encourage a greater  60   of animal, all of   61   will make life for human beings better.

You may become physically addicted to nicotine, then you may develop the habit of smoking and finally become   62   addicted to it, smoking may have all kinds of   63   on the health of the smokers, it not only affects your physical fitness, but also does   64   to your heart and lungs and causes a range of diseases. So it is important for one to   65   smoking and live a healthier life.

 Hearing the steps of their teacher on the floor, the students pretended _______ something attentively.

A. having read    B. reading     C. to reading     D. to be reading

---I’m afraid I’ll fail in the exam.

--- ________. It won’t be so bad.

Princeton University

Location

The University is in Princeton, New Jersey. It is an hour’s train ride south of New York City and an hour’s train ride north of Philadelphia.

Students   

There are 4,600 undergraduates (本科生). There are also 1,900 graduate students, but Princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates.

Faculty

Princeton has about 700 full-time faculty members (教员). There are another 300 or so part-time and visiting faculty. All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

Degrees

Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees: the bachelor (学士) of arts (A.B.) degree and the bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.) degree.

Academic Year

An academic year runs from September to late May and lasts two terms (fall and spring). A normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses.

Residences

Princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students. Freshmen and second-year students are required to spend their first two years in one of its five colleges. Each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers.

Fees and Expenses (Academic Year 2014-2015)

Tuition: $ 29,910

Room and board: $ 8,387

Other expenses (books, telephone, etc.): $ 3,083

Total: $ 41,380

29. How many kinds of faculty members are there in Princeton University?

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

30. In Princeton University, an undergraduate will pay at least ___________ for the Academic Year 2014-2015 besides tuition.

A. $11,470          B. $ 41,380        C. $ 52,850          D. $ 8,387

31. In what way is Princeton University different from other American universities?

A. It has five colleges.

B. Its students are mainly undergraduates.

C. It provides housing for all undergraduate students.

D. All the faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

32. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees.

B. An academic year lasts about nine months in Princeton University.

C. Undergraduates should spend their first two years in one of its five colleges.

D. It’s about an hour’s train ride from Princeton University to the north of New York City.

    A plane that crashed in the mountains of Colombia,    61   (kill) 71 people, including members of a Brazilian football team，may have run out of fuel.

Six people miraculously(奇迹地）survived the crash Monday night,    62   the disaster actually wiped out an up-and-coming Brazilian football team and    63    (send) shock waves through the world of football. Football legends Pele and Maradona as well as current    64    (superstar) Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo led tributes to(向致敬）the players of Chapecoense Real, a team whose march to glory   65   (cut) suddenly short. Having risen only    66    (recent) from obscurity(默默无闻）, the team was on its way to play in the finals of the Copa Sudamericana     67   disaster struck. The charter plane reported “electrical failures” around 10：00 pm Monday and crashed soon after near the city of Medellin,    68   (it) destination.

The plane's black box recorders have been found, but there was no word on how long it would take     69     (analyze) them. The dead included most of the team and 20 Brazilian journalists traveling to cover    70    match. The six survivors are being treated in hospital.