After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.

28. The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that         .

A. he had to live in a dark and silent world

B. a terrible traffic accident happened to him        

C. he was struck by the lightning once more         

D. nobody in the world cared about him

29. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.              

B. Driving a car.

C Taking a walk with a stick.                   

D. Lying on the ground.

30. What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock?

A.  His wife who called for help to save him.            

B. His neighbors.

C. A plough and a wall.

D. Many doctors surrounding him.

31. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Robert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years.

B. Robert hid himself under the tree for 20 minutes.

C. Robert could hear his wife’s shouting for help when he woke up.

D. The family’s love helped Robert regain confidence to live.

It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend.

Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, buck wrote a check for $1000.

DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six

months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at

the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest

strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can

get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.

DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

41.    DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to                         .

A. support his family                                           B. pay for his college education

C. help his partner expand business                        D. do some research

42.    Which of the following is true of Buck?

A.   He put money into the sandwich business.

B.  He was a professor of business administration.

C.   He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.

D.  He rented a storefront for DeLuca.

43.    What can we learn about their first shop?

A.   It stood at an unfavorable place.

B.  It lowered the prices to promote sales.

C.   It made no profits due to poor management.

D.  It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.

44.    They decided to open a second store because they                          .

A.   had enough money to do it.

B.  had succeeded in their business.

C.   wished to meet the increasing demand of customers.

D.  wanted to make believe that they were successful.

45.    What contributes most to their success according to the author?

A. Learning by trial and error.                               B. Making friends with suppliers.

C. Finding a good partner.                                    D. Opening chain stores.

 You may not like the new comer, but you have to ____________ that she is good at her job.

A. admit                 B. declare              C. announce           D. report

This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a__1__effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know __2__ but whose actions gave a new __3__ to the words—kind and generous.

I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early __4__.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was __5__ for change on a street corner.

A BMW car __6__ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about __7__ years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie.He walked__8__ across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of __9__ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he __10__ them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them and stared with a/an __11__ mouth.

As he drove off，I couldn't __12__ thinking that it was probably the first time he had __13__ the pedal(踏板)of that top­brand BMW car with a __14__ foot！I stood there and the looks of __15__ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.

Two men of about the same age __16__ very different lives had met and the one who was __17__ in materials had offered __18__ than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and __19__ down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，__20__and real generosity.

1．A.strong            B．bad            C．light         D．slow

2．A.officially          B．personally       C．similarly      D．generally

3．A.benefit          B．attitude          C．meaning        D．award

4．A.spring           B．summer         C．autumn         D．winter

5．A.searching         B．making         C．blaming        D．begging

6．A.called up          B．broke up        C．pulled up       D．sped up

7．A.40                B．50             C．60            D．70

8．A.directly            B．usually         C．unwillingly    D．fluently

9．A.money           B．water          C．sand         D．oil

10．A.posted           B．handed       C．kicked        D．threw

11．A.closed           B．full          C．open          D．empty

12．A.stand          B．delay           C．forget         D．help

13．A.bended         B．cut             C．repaired       D．pressed

14．A.relaxed         B．large            C．bare          D．single

15．A.excitement     B．astonishment       C．sadness      D．pride

16．A.but  B．or  C．and  D．before科网]

17．A.successful      B．careful           C．useful         D．helpful

18．A.rather          B．more            C．other         D．better

19．A.broken         B．fell            C．stepped        D．rolled

20．A.surprise       B．disappointment         C．anxiety      D．kindness

81.Paul ____   ____  (把手伸进）his pocket to get his phone.

82.He finished the work on his own ____   ____  (因为）nobody helped him.

83. ____   ____   ____  (不是每一种）of  bird can fly.

84.The Saxons's victory about 600 years earlier  ____  _____   old  English  _______ Celtic( 导致古英语取代了凯尔特语  ).

85.You  are ______  ______  ______  ______ (…的可能性大30倍)to be hit by lightning 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                　　than be attacked by a shark.

86.________  ______  _____ many people might assume( 和很多人想法相反的是 ),evidence shows that sharks seldom attack humans.

87.The　tall  man  was  nowhere　_______　________　_________(无处可见　　).

假定你是李华，最近你在当地报纸上看到一则吉他培训班的广告，称其有称职老师，一个月包会。你想在暑假参加。请你写一封咨询信了解相关情况，要点如下：

1. 具体时间和地点；

2. 条件和费用；

3. 其他事项。

注意：

1.词数 100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. ___________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

                                                           Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Chinese sword play

Learn Chinese swordsmanship and practice Chinese sword play under the instruction of a professional in Ditan Park every Sunday afternoon.

Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)

Time/Date: 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10.

Place: Meet at the south gate of Ditan Park, across the overpass north of the Lama Temple, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 8457-2772

See Lu Xun’s former residence

Visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun, the father of Chinese modern literature, and learn about this period of Chinese history, from 1910 to the late 1930’s.

Fee: 50 yuan(US$ 6)

Time/Date: 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16

Place: Meet in front of Lu Xun’s Museum, Fuchengmennei Dajie, Xicheng District

Tel: 6432-9341

Hike on Heifengkou Great Wall

Heifengkou Great Wall is about one and a half hours’ drive north of Beijing. The hike starts from the village at the foot of the mountain where the Great Wall meanders to the top.

Fee: 150 yuan(US$ 18) for adults, 100 yuan(US$ 12) for kids under 12.

Time/Date: 8:30 am --- 5:30 pm, October 16

Pick-up: Meet at 8:30 am in front of the Big Easy, at the South Gate of Chaoyang Park, returning by 5:30 pm.

Contact Lucy at lucy @ highclub. cn,

or 6553-3920 for signing up.

Tai Chi class

This is a beginner’s level of Chen-style Tai Chi class, instructed by Paul Wang, who speaks excellent English and has a lot of experience teaching Westerners. He is the 12^th generation master of Chen-Style Tai Chi, Tai Chi Sword, and Shaolin Temple longquan.

Time/Date: 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12, 19

Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)

Place: In front of Jintai Gallery, inside the West Gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6432-9341

Contact Gina at linshujuan@chinadaily. com. cn.

29. The underline word “residence” in the second text possibly refers to ______ .

A. a work    B. a famous person     C. a park        D. a house

30. If John wants to learn Chinese sword play, he may go to _____.

A. Ditan Park at 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10

B. Fuchengmennei Dajie at 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16

C. the South Gate of Chaoyang Park at 8:30 am

D. Chaoyang Park at 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12, 19

31. If you are free from 10:00 am --- 11:30 am, you may go to _____.

A. learn Chinese sword play

B. hike on Heifengkou Great Wall

C. visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun

D. take the Tai Chi class　

32. In which section of the newspaper can you find the information above?

A. Sports.     B. Entertainment.     C. Advertisements.     D. Brief News.

 In between running one of the world's largest charitable agencies and acting as Microsoft’s technology advisor, Bill Gates manages to find time to read books, both long and short. Now Gates - who has been labeled a “greedy” reader - has released a list of his favorite books of the year. All of the books are standout reads, according to the billionaire. most of which are focused on business and economy. 

    Here are Bill’s top four picks for the year (with parts of his full review of each book). 

    Business Adventures, by John Brooks 

    Brooks' collection was published in 1969 and remains one of Gates’ favorites. He re-read it again this year, labeling it the “best business book I've ever read”. 

    “Shortly after we met, Warren Buffett lent me this collection of New Yorker business articles front the 1950s and 1960s. I loved them as much as he did. Brooks’insights (洞察力)about business have aged beautifully, and they are as true today as ever.”

    Capital in lire Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Piketty 

    Piketty’s novel hit the shelves in August 2013 and sparked much discussion concerning income inequality throughout this year. Gates also got to sit down with Piketty himself after reading the non-fiction work to discuss the topic. 

    “As I told him, although I have concerns about some of his secondary points and policy prescriptions. I agree with his most important conclusions: inequality is a growing problem and that governments should play a role in reducing it.”

    How Asia works, by Joe Studwell 

    Studwell’s work which was published in May this year addresses how countries such as Japan, South Korea and China have continued to achieve high growth and why other countries have failed to do the same. 

    “The agriculture section of the book was particularly insightful. It provided ample food for thought for me as well as the whole Agriculture team at our foundation. And it left us thinking about whether parts of the Asian model can apply in Africa.”$来&源：ziyuanku.com

    Making the Modern World: Materials and Demateriallation, by Vaclav Smil 

    Smil’s books are a constant favorite of the Microsoft founder- one of his books makes Gates’ list almost every year. “Making the Modem World”came out late last year and explores the global use of materials, from silicon to wood, and plastic.

    “If anyone trios to tell you We're using fewer materials, send him this book. With his usual skepticism and his love of data. Smil shows how our ability to make things with less material-say soda cans that need less aluminum-makes them cheaper. which actually encourages more production.”

24.The books mentioned in the text are all about ___________.

A.charity in the world   B.business and economy   C.poverty in the world  D.Bill Gates' life experience

25.Of the books, ___________ is best praised by Bill Gates.

A.How Asia Works                    B.Capital in the Twenty-First Century

C.Business Adventures                 D.Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

26.Gates once had a personal discussion with the author of ___________.

A.Capital in the Twenty-First Century     B.Business Adventures

C.How Asia Works                    D.Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

27.In How Asia Works, the author analyses ____________.

A.why African agriculture cannot be developed fast

B.how they can apply Asian economic model in African countries

C.why Asia is so slow in agricultural development

D.how some Asian countries have rapidly grown in economy

假定你是李华，计划暑假间去英国学习英语，为期六周。下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写

封信，询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）

   注意：1．词数100左右；

      2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

      3．参考词汇：住宿-accommodation

1．If I remember ________(correct), he’s Spanish.

2．I think I should say a few words of __________________ (encourage) to those who do not win any prizes this time.

3．—It was ___________ (embarrass) that I made several pauses in my speech.

  —Forget it. After all, it was your first speech.

4．Please refer to the ____________ (instruct) before you switch on the engine.

5. When you are in an interview, it is important to make a good _____________ (impress) on the interviewers.

6．It's bad _____________ (behave) for a man to smoke in the public places

where smoking is not allowed.

7．It's difficult to be  ________________ (patience) when we're stuck in a

traffic jam, but we have to be.

8．I really appreciate your ________________ (offer) to drive me home，but I

am afraid that I have to finish my work first now.

9．Our bodies are strengthened by exercise；_____________(similar), our

minds are developed by learning.

10．You should take your job __________ (serious) now that you have taken it.

Some 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement.

The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed---closed off--for more or less 23,000 years.

Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre and she said, ‘They came here.’ And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art(壁画). That is where it is started.”

Cave art expert Jean Clotttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”

Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety.

The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.

However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont d’Arc Cavern. The copy, which we also called replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France.

Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will be allowed to visit Pont d’Arc Cavern every year.

24. According to Jean Clottes’ words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were _______.

A. abstract                B. superior                    C. creative           D. inspiring

25. Which of the follow statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?

A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.

B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art.

C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage.

D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.

26. The purpose of creating Pont d’Arc Cavern is to _______.

A. show admiration for the earliest artists in Europe

B. arouse visitors’ awareness of protecting ancient art

C. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artwork

D. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave

Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.

 People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.

 The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.

 I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. 

 What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.

 Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.

29.【小题1】 The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

  A. advantage          B. attraction                    C.       adaption           D. attempt

30.【小题2】 From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

  A. attract people to buy their products            B. provide the latest information

  C. improve people’s quality of life                D. deal with cultural diseases

31.【小题3】 It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.

  A. consider too much technology wonderful 

  B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices1111]

  C. can regain freedom without high-tech devices

  D. may enjoy life better without overused technology

32. 【小题4】What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?

  A. Neutral.           B. Skeptical.          C. Disapproving.         D. Sympathetic.

Phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!” echo across American playgrounds. Coaches pass out ribbons to every participant. Scholar publishes a series called “I’m Special!” assuring readers that the ability to play with friends and sing songs makes them special indeed. We’ve been told that high self-esteem is the key to children’s happiness and success, and we’ve been praising and protecting them ever since. But has the self-esteem movement gone too far? Many experts argue that instead of raising healthy high achievers, maybe we’re raising a generation of narcissists(自我陶醉者). “Our old concepts of self-esteem(自尊) are old-fashioned, and parents need to send the concept to the trash heap of all things outdated and useless,” says Aaron Cooper, co-author of I Just Want My Kids to be Happy.

While experts used to blame low self-esteem for everything from bad grades to criminal behavior, research has shown that inflated(膨胀的)self-esteem is more often the criminal. An article called “Rethinking Self-Esteem” by Roy made a stir when he supposed that criminals and drug abusers actually had higher self-esteem than the general population. Martin and Ervin found that the modern habit of constant praise was turning kids skeptical and unmotivated. And esteemed child development expert T. Barry recently wrote in The New York Times that the phrase “self-esteem” had lost its meaning. Parents just want their children to have a positive self-image. And while it’s easy to make fun of the extremes of the self-esteem movement, it’s difficult to walk the fine line between acquiring self-respect and self-centeredness. Anyway, make it clear that while you have expectations for their behavior, you love and accept them unconditionally. True self-esteem isn’t about a steady stream of applause; it develops when children know their limits and responsibilities are given enough opportunities to challenge themselves, and feel secure that they’re loved even when they fail.

29. What’s the purpose of using phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slider”? _________

A. To attract readers’ attention.            B. To introduce the topic.

C. To give the author’s opinion.                     D. To tell readers the key to happiness and success.

30. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?____________

    A. Children with high esteem are likely to be high achievers.

    B. In children’s development high self-esteem plays a positive role.

    C. High self-esteem makes kids motivated nowadays.

    D. High self-esteem does harm to kids in a way.

31. The proper way to develop children’s true self-esteem is to            .

A. give them constant praise unconditionally.    

B. let them shoulder all their responsibilities.    

C. offer them support even though they fail.    

D. have high expectations for their behavior.

During the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

Place: China

Time: January 5 to February 5

People build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.

The Carnival of Venice

Place: Italy

Time: between February and March

One of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.

Holi Festival

Place: India

Time: late February/March, on the last full moon day.

Hindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.

Sundance Film Festival

Place: Utah, the US

Time: end of February

The largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.

1. Which country will you go if you like watching movies?

A. America    B. China

C. India    D. Italy

2. Which festival may you go If you want to see sculptures made of ice?

A. Sundance Film Festival.    B. The Carnival of Venice.

C. Holi Festival.    D. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.

3. When can you enjoy Holi Festival?

A. In early January    B. In late February

C. In early March    D. In late January.

   下图是学校英语网站的新增部分栏目，网站负责人Mr. Black就此向同学们征询意见。假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示用英语给Mr. Black写一封E-mail。

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I am glad that there will be some new columns in our English website. __________________________________

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Right now, 62 million girls worldwide are not in school. They’re receiving no reading, no writing, no math—none of the basic skills they need to provide for themselves and their families, and contribute fully to their countries.

    Often, understandably, this issue is considered as a matter of result of a failure to invest enough money in educating girls. We can solve this problem, the argument goes, if we provide more scholarships and safe transportation and build more school bathrooms for girls. And it’s true that investments like these are important for addressing our global girls’ education crisis. But we cannot solve our girls’ education problem until we deal with the broader cultural beliefs and practices that can help cause this crisis and make it continue.

    We know that legal and cultural change is possible because we’ve seen it countries around the world, including our own. A century ago, women in American couldn’t even vote. Decades ago, it was perfectly legal for employers to refuse to hire women. But in each generation, brave people –both men and women—stood up to change these practices. They did it through individual acts like taking their bosses to court and even through national movements that brought changes.

    Cultural changes like these can encourage countries to make greater investments in girls’ education. And when they do, that can cause a powerful effect that can cause even greater cultural and political progress for women. Girls who are educated marry later. Educated girls also can earn higher salaries. And when educated girls became healthy, financially secure, empowered women, they’re far better equipped to achieve their needs and wishes, and challenge unjust laws and harmful practices and beliefs.

    But for me, this issue isn’t just about politics or economics --- for me, this is a moral issue. As I’ve traveled the world, I’ve met so many of these girls. They’re so hungry to realize their promise. They walk for hours each day to school, learning at rickety desks in bare concrete classrooms. These girls aren’t different from my daughters or any of our daughters. None of us here in the USA would accept this for our own daughters and granddaughters, so why would we accept it for any girl on our planet?

As a first lady, a mother, and a human being, I cannot walk away from these girls, and I plan to keep raising my voice on their behalf for the rest of my life. I plan to keep talking about this issue here at home, because I believe that all of us—men and women, in every country on this planet—have a moral obligation to give all of these girls a future worthy of their promise and their dreams.

58. According to the passage, millions of girls _______.

  A. skip math classes for no reason            

B. are receiving no formal education

  C. are busy supporting their families          

D. make full contributions to their countries

59. In the speaker’s opinion, the key to solving the girls’ education problem is ________.

  A. organizing national movements             

B. making people brave enough to fight

  C. investing enough money in educating girls

D. changing unfair cultural beliefs and practices

60. The speaker made this speech in order to _________.

  A. give some facts about girls          

B. show how to educate girls well

  C. advertise girls to fight for their rights  

D. encourage people to care about girls’ education

   Learning is a complex activity that supremely tests students' motivation and physical condition. Teaching resources, teachers' skill, and curriculum -- these all play a vital role in a child's education. But what about the physical condition and design of the actual school facility itself? How do they shape a child's learning experience?

Today's busy parents may never know. With most of them working, parents generally find little time to experience, much less evaluate, the physical condition of their child's school. When they do visit, often during parent-teacher's night, discussions will mostly focus on their child's learning, achievement, and progress, not on school maintenance(维修) or design issues. There are few opportunities for parents to observe a classroom or school during the school day. But it is just during this time that a significant number of students and teachers struggle with such things as noise, glare, mildew（霉）, lack of fresh air, and hot or cold temperatures.

News about these environmental nuisances is beginning to appear more and more in the media. And research is uncovering growing evidence showing that conditions like these and many other aspects of school facilities have a huge and often negative impact on children's educations.

  Aside from things like mold and mildew, superficial conditions that exist in schools often because of poor maintenance, other problems are much more systemic（系统性的；）. One is age. The average school today at 42 years old faces demands that were never intended when the
building was built. Another problem is that education today is delivered in an entirely new manner, with new tools, techniques, and teaching methods that increasingly don't fit the simplistic conventions （过分简单化的惯例）of 42-year-old school designs.、

 22. Which of the following plays an important role in a child’s education according to the writer?

    A. School fees.            B. School’s locations.  

C. Teaching resources.     D. Parents’ financial conditions.

23. Why do current parents often neglect the physical condition of their child’s school?

  A. They care more about their own working condition.

  B. They treasure their child’s academic achievement more.

  C. They find the physical condition of school satisfying.

  D. The school covers the true fact about the physical condition intentionally.

24. Which of the following can be used to explain “Nuisances”?

  A. Issues.    B. Disasters.    C. Regulations.    D. Annoying things.

25. Which of the following is a possible problem facing a 42-year-old school according to the last

    paragraph?

  A. Expensive building materials.    B. Extreme weather conditions.

  C. Modern teaching methods.       D. Global financial crisis.

There is a man who was born 33 _______a passion to succeed . When he was young, he told his classmates , “Someday, I will be one of the greatest basketball 34 _______(play)in basket ball history.” Nobody believed him, 35_____ he still worked hard playing basketball. In 2008, he won a gold medal as a member of the 2008 Summer Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team, occasionally 36 ______(refer) to as "The Redeem Team." Nothing is 37________ (possible)for a willing heart. He said , “were it not for my persistence(坚持）, I 38_________ (not make) such achievements.” 

   In order to be the best player, he has been looking for examples 39___________ inspire him from all aspects , not 40_______from Michael Jordan but also from Bruce Lee. And he believes all the time that the only way to win is to keep leaning, and training. Once a journalist asked him, “ What made you achieve your success?” He smiled and responded, “ Have you ever seen the scene of Los Angeles at 4am? I see often, because I 41____________(start) training since that time.” To seize every opportunity to prove yourself to everyone , to those who say you can never succeed is 42_________ he wants to convey to us today -- --positive energy . This great man is Kobe Bryant , one who pursues his dream strongly , who pays everything for his dream.

Instruments of this kind break easily, even if you touch them __________.

A. merely    B. slightly

C. hardly    D. normally

Did you know that sixty per cent of your body weight is water? However,

a loss of only two per cent of this water throughdehydration(脱水) during exercise can significantly affect your performance. The more you sweat, the more your exerciseperformance declines, unless you drink enough to replace your lossof fluids.

When you lose too much water, you can overheat quite easily,especially in a warm environment.But this is not the only problemyou may face. Dehydration leads to your heart pumping muchfaster, which means exercise becomes more difficult and requiresmore effort. Despite these problems, however, many of us simplydo not take enough fluids in when we head for the gym or set outon a run.

So why is this? How do we manage to lose so much waterwithout simply drinking more toreplace it? Well, itˈs easier thanyou think. When we are at rest, we quickly become aware that weare thirsty and will put that right by having a drink. When weexercise, on the other hand, our thirstmechanism(结构) does notwork as effectively, so we donˈt notice early enough that we areactually thirsty. In fact, we only start to feel thirsty when we havealready lost around two per cent of our body weight.

Another problem is that, the more dehydrated we becomeduring exercise, the more difficult it is to prevent furtherdehydration—because our stomachs become intolerant to fluidsand we do not absorb water properly, just when we need it most.

The key thing about fluids and exercise is to manage yourintakeproperly

—regular small amounts are preferable, and someshould be drunk before the period of exercise begins. You alsoneed to match your intake to the sort of exercise you are doing. For example, for one hour of exercise, such as taking part in a 10 km run, you need to drink about two extra litres of water. For longer periods of exercise, sports drinks are recommended.
33. We know from the text that during exercise, dehydration _____.
A. can be easily avoided

B. will lead to poor performance
C. can cause many health problems

D. will be controlled whenever we drink again
34. Why do people suffer from dehydration easily during exercise?
A. Their thirst mechanism stops working.B. Their focus is on the exercise.
C. Their thirst response is slow.D. Their stomachs are full.
35. When exercising, you are advised to _____.
A. have regular breaksB. drink water accordingly
C. drink sports water in advanceD. have at least two litres of water