Are you looking for something to do? You might like to try one of these four experiences.

Crocodile watching

Do you fancy getting up close to some of the most terrifying animals on earth? Crocosaurus Cove, in Darwin (Australia) has the “Cage of Death”. It’s an enclosure that’s lowered into a pool. This gives you a 360 degree view of a crocodile as it’s being fed. The cable broke once and the cage sank to the bottom, but they’ve fixed it since then.

Edge walk

How about walking along the edge of a building several hundred meters up in the air? If that sounds like fun, head off to the CN Tower in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Built in 1976, the tower is 553.33 meters tall.

The Edge walk consists of a 20-30 minute stroll along a 1.5 meter wide platform that runs around the tower’s restaurant roof. During the walk, you’re encouraged to lean forwards as you look over Toronto’s skyline (轮廓线).

Plastic ball rolling

Do you fancy rolling down a hill in a plastic ball?

Plastic ball rolling is popular all over the world, but the place to give it a go is in Rotorua (New Zealand). Brother David and Andrew Akers came up with the idea in 1994. A typical orb (球) is about 3 meters in diameter, with an inner orb size of about 2 meters. There’s no brake or steering mechanism, but the inner layer of the plastic ball helps absorb the shock.

Volcano bungee jumping

If you’re looking for the adventure of a lifetime, how about going bungee jumping off a helicopter into the crater of a live volcano? As part of the jumping, a helicopter ride takes you to the Villarreal volcano, one of the most active in Chile. Once you’re at the drop zone, you leap off the helicopter and fall into the volcano. Finally, you enjoy the ride back to the airport flying at 130kph.

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21.According to the passage, there was an accident once when people _____.

A. jumped into the Villarreal volcano

B. walked along the platform of the CN Tower

C. rolled down a hill in a plastic ball in Rotorua

D. watched crocodiles in the “Cage of Death” in Darwin

22.Which of the following was first invented in New Zealand?

A. Edge walk.             B. Crocodile watching. 

C. Plastic ball rolling.          D. Volcano bungee jumping.

23.It can be inferred that all the four experiences are ______.

  A. interesting sports          B. exciting and extreme

C. held on high places        D. fit for middle to old people

India now leads the world in smartphone growth. It saw a 55% increase in the number of smartphones in 2014. The number of Web users increased by 37 %. Smartphones were the source of 65 % of its Internet traffic and 41 % of its e-commerce, according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker, titled “Internet Trends 2015”.

India’s Internet boom has started. Within three or four years, almost every adult in India will own a smartphone. They will be used to order goods, read news, monitor crop growth and so on.

Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are. 87 % of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they never separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones. And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.

In the business world, the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world. What Indian software developers have to do is to start thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices. They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets. As Indian software developers and enterprises master the smartphone, they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of the world.

This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created India’s IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s. We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people become connected and have equal access to information and services.

24. Loads of numbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show _____________.

A. India’s smartphones increase most rapidly in the world

B. India has the most advanced IT industry in the world

C. India will be a superpower pretty soon

D. India will export new smartphones to the rest of the world

25. What will most young Americans do first the moment they wake up?

A. Read news.    B. Shop online.   C. Get their smartphones.   D. Check e-mails.

26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. India is the largest mobile maker in the world.          

B. Indian farmers will probably use smartphones to monitor crop growth..

C. Indian software developers have made great profits by selling their products abroad.

D. India saw a great boom in IT industry some 30 years ago.

27. Which can be the best title of the text？

A. More people，more smartphones          B. No dream, every Indian owns a smartphone

C. At hand, India’s next tech revolution        D. A small smartphone, a big use

 Professor Zhang gave all the textbooks to all the pupils, except 　　　 who had already taken them. 

A. these             B. ones              C. the ones         D. the others

 The handicrafts, ________ had been made by the students, were sold out soon.

  A. most of which                  B. most of what        C. most of them            D. most of whom

At only 12, Milton Hershey stopped (61) ______(attend) school and began to work for a candy maker in Lancaster. There, he learned to mix sugar and water to make candy products, (62) ______ he moved to Philadelphia to set up a candy store. However, his store was a complete (63) ______ (fail). So he (64) ______ to Lancaster and began making caramels(焦糖)in his own way—with fresh milk and he made it.

Then in 1893 he bought the chocolate-making machines made by Germany. He was developing a(an) (65) ______ (usual) plan—to build a large chocolate factory and a town to support it. So soon he bought a town (66) ______ he set up his chocolate factory in the following year. The factory provided free accommodation and all his workers lived in it. He found a way to make large amounts of milk chocolate. The Hershey Candy Company was on its way to success.

Today, in the town of Hersey, the streetlights (67) ______ (shape)like the candy. The air often smells (68) ______ chocolate. At Hershey’s Chocolate World, visitors can learn (69) ______ chocolate is made. This special town calls (70) ______ “The Sweetest Place on Earth.”

A policeman was walking along the street. In the doorway of a shop, a man was standing in the  21  light, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. The policeman  22  and then walked up to the man.

“I’m just waiting for a friend here,” the man said “It’s a(n)  23  made twenty years ago.” The man struck a  24  and lighted his cigar. The light  25  a pale face with a little white scar (疤) near his right eye. “Twenty years ago tonight, when I said goodbye to Jimmy Wells, my best friend to  26  for the West to make my fortune, we  27  we would meet here again exactly twenty years  28  that date and time.” “I hope your friend will come around soon.” said the policeman,  29 .

Twenty minutes later, a(n) tall man hurried across the street. He went directly to the waiting man. “Is that you, Bob?” he asked. “Jimmy Wells?” 30  the man with excitement. “You have  31 , Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall.”

When they both looked at each other  32 , the man said suddenly “You’re not Jimmy Wells. Twenty years is a long time,  33  not long enough to change a man’s  34 .” “It sometimes changes a good man into a  35  one,” said the tall man. “You are under  36  now. Well, here is a note from your friend.” His hand was steady when he began to read, but it  37  a little by the time he had finished. It reads: “Bob: I was at the appointed place  38 . When you lighted your cigar I saw it was the face of the man  39  by Chicago police.  40  I couldn’t catch myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job.” 

21. A. dark         B. bright               C. dim          D. colorful                                           

22. A. slowed down B. picked out           C. went on     D. hurried up

23. A. mistake      B. time             C. trade        D. appointment 

24. A. cigarette    B. match            C. fire         D. light   

25. A. formed       B. appeared         C. relieved     D. showed 

26. A. start        B. work             C. look         D. search      

27. A. insisted         B. preferred       C. agreed       D. suggested    

28. A. for              B. from             C. later            D. at        

29. A. speeding up      B. coming to        C. pulling off      D. moving away  

30. A. cried        B. smiled           C. wept         D. choked  

31. A. grew         B. achieved         C. changed      D. became  

32. A. clearly          B. surprisingly         C. quickly          D. happily 

33. A. but              B. and              C. or           D. while     

34. A. character        B. face             C. quality          D. size  

35. A. successful       B. ordinary         C. tall             D. bad   

36. A. discussion   B. control              C. arrest           D. inspiration 

37. A. trembled     B. struggled        C. escaped      D. understood  

38. A. in advance   B. on time          C. before long      D. sooner or later

39. A. asked        B. wanted           C. described    D. caught 

40. A. Anywhere     B. Though           C. However      D. Anyway

Buck lived in Mr. Miller’s big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house, and a river nearby. In a big place like this, of course, there were many dogs. There were house dogs and farm dogs, but they were not important. Buck was chief dog; he was born here, and this was his place. He was four years old and weighed sixty kilos. He went swimming with Mr. Miller’s sons, and walking with his daughters. He carried the grandchildren on his back, and he sat at Mr. Miller’s feet in front of the fire in winter.

  But this was 1897, and Buck did not know that men and dogs were hurrying to north-west Canada to look for gold. And he did not know that Manuel, one of Mr. Miller’s gardeners, needed money for his large family. One day, when Mr. Miller was out, Manuel and Buck left the garden together. It was just an evening walk, Buck thought. No one saw them go, and only one man saw them arrive at the railway station. This man talked to Manuel, and gave him some money. Then he tied a piece of rope around Buck’s neck.

     Buck growled, and was surprised when the rope was pulled hard around his neck. He jumped at the man. The man caught him and suddenly Buck was on his back with his tongue out of his mouth. For a few moments he was unable to move, and it was easy for the two men to put him into the train.

    When Buck woke up, the train was still moving. The man was sitting and watching him, but Buck was too quick for him and he bit the man’s hand hard. Then the rope was pulled again and Buck had to let go.

    That evening, the man took Buck to the back room of a bar in San Francisco. He took off Buck’s rope and pushed him into a wooden box. The next day Buck was carried in the box to the railway station and put on a train to the north. For two days and nights the train traveled north, and for two days and nights Buck neither ate nor drank. For two days and nights Buck got angrier and hungrier and thirstier. His eyes grew red and he bit anything that moved.

    In Seattle four men took Buck to a small, high-walled back garden, where a fat man in an old red coat was waiting. Buck was now very angry indeed and he jumped and bit at the sides of his box. The fat man smiled and went to get an ax and a club. As the fat man hit the box with his ax, Buck jumped at the sides, growling and biting, pulling with his teeth at the pieces of broken wood. After a few minutes there was a hole big enough for Buck to get out.

“Now, come here, red eyes,” said the fat man, dropping his ax and taking the club in his right hand.

Buck jumped at the man, sixty kilos of anger, his mouth wide open, ready to bite the man’s neck. Just before his teeth touched the skin, the man hit him with the club. Buck fell to the ground. It was the first time anyone had hit him with a club and he did not understand. He stood up, and jumped again. Again the club hit him and he crashed to the ground. There was blood on his nose and mouth and ears. Then the fat man walked up and hit him again, very hard, on the nose. The pain was terrible. Again, Buck jumped at the man and again he was hit to the ground. At last when he jumped, the man knocked him down and he did not move.

 “His name is Buck,” said the fat man to himself, reading the letter that had come with the box. “Well, Buck, my boy,” he said in a friendly voice, “we’ve argued a little, and I think the best thing to do now is to stop. Be a good dog and we’ll be friends. But if you’re a bad dog,”

    As he spoke, he touched Buck’s head, and although Buck was angry inside, he did not move. When the man brought him water and meat, Buck drank and then ate the meat, piece by piece, from the man’s hand.

    Buck was beaten (he knew that) but he was not broken. He had learnt that a man with a club was stronger than him. Every day he saw more dogs arrive, and each dog was beaten by the fat man. Buck understood that a man with a club must be obeyed, although he did not have to be a friend.

One day a short, dark man came and looked at Buck. “That’s a good dog!” he cried. “How much do you want for him?”

“Three hundred dollars. It’s a good price, Perrault,”said the fat man.

    Perrault smiled and agreed that it was a good price. He knew dogs, and he knew that Buck was an excellent dog. “One in ten thousand,” Perrault said to himself.

    Buck saw money put into the fat man’s hand, and he was not surprised when he and another dog called Curly were taken away by Perrault. He took them to a ship, and later that day Buck and Curly stood and watched the coast get further and further away. They had seen the warm south for the last time.

    Perrault took Buck and Curly down to the bottom of the ship. There they met another man, Franois. Perrault was a French-Canadian, but Franois was half-Indian, tall and dark. Buck learnt quickly that Perrault and Franois were fair men, calm and honest. And they knew everything about dogs.

    There were two other dogs on the ship. One was a big dog called Spitz, as white as snow. He was friendly to Buck at first, always smiling. He was smiling when he tried to steal Buck’s food at the first meal. Franois was quick and hit Spitz before Buck had time to move. Buck decided that this was fair, and began to like Franois a little.

    Dave, the other dog, was not friendly. He wanted to be alone all the time. He ate and slept and was interested in nothing.

One day was very like another, but Buck noticed that the weather was getting colder. One morning, the ship’s engines stopped, and there was a feeling of excitement in the ship. Franois leashed the dogs and took them outside. At the first step Buck’s feet went into something soft and white. He jumped back in surprise. The soft, white thing was also falling through the air, and it fell

onto him. He tried to smell it, and then caught some on his tongue. It bit like fire, and then disappeared. It was his first snow.

    Buck’s first day at Dyea Beach was terrible. Every hour there was some new, frightening surprise. And every minute there was danger, because these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They knew only the law of club and tooth.

    Buck had never seen dogs fight like these dogs; they were like wolves. In a few minutes he learnt this from watching Curly. She tried to make friends with a dog. There was no warning. The dog jumped on Curly, whose face was torn open from eye to mouth. Thirty or forty more dogs ran up and made a circle around the fight, watching silently. Curly tried to attack the dog who had bitten her; he bit her a second time, and jumped away. When she attacked him again, he knocked her backwards, and she fell on the ground. She never stood up again, because this was what the other dogs were waiting for. In a moment she was under a crowd of dogs.

    It was all very sudden. Buck saw Spitz run out from the crowd with his tongue out of his mouth, laughing. Then he saw Franois with an ax, and two or three other men with clubs jump in among the dogs. Two minutes later the last of the dogs was chased away. But Curly lay dead in the snow, her body torn almost to pieces. Curly’s death often came back to Buck in his dreams. He understood that once a dog was down on the ground, he was dead. He also remembered Spitz laughing, and from that moment he hated him.

    Then Buck had another surprise. Franois put a harness on him. Buck had seen harnesses on horses, and now he was made to work like a horse with Spitz and Dave, who had worked in a harness before, and Buck learnt by watching them. He also learnt to stop and turn when Franois shouted.

“Those three are very good dogs,” Franois told Perrault. “Buck pulls very well, and he’s learning quickly.”

    Perrault had important letters and official papers to take to Dawson City, so that afternoon he bought two more dogs, two brothers called Billee and Joe.

    That night Buck discovered another problem. Where was he going to sleep? Franois and Perrault were in their tent, but when he went in, they shouted angrily and threw things at him. Outside it was very cold and windy. He lay down in the snow, but he was too cold to sleep.

He walked around the tents trying to find the other dogs. But, to his surprise, they had disappeared. Suddenly, the snow under his feet fell in, and he felt something move. There, in a warm hole under the snow, was Billee.

So that was what you had to do. Buck chose a place, dug himself a hole and in a minute he was warm and asleep. He slept well, although his dreams were bad.

    When he woke up, at first he did not know where he was. It had snowed in the night and the snow now lay thick and heavy above him. Growling, he threw himself at the snow, and a moment later, he had jumped upwards into the daylight.

    Franois and Perrault bought three more dogs that morning, and a quarter of an hour later all the dogs were in harness and on their way up the Dyea Canyon. Buck was not sorry to be moving, and although it was hard work, he almost enjoyed it.

11. The big, snow-white dog Spitz was seen by Buck.

A. crying over Curly’s death        B. digging a hole for sleeping

C. sharing in the killing of Curly   D. tearing the tent of Francois and Perrault

12. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined part in the passage?

A. gave oneself up to           B. rushed violently at

C. punish oneself for          D. played heartily with

13. Buck soon learned that Perrault and Franois .

A. were fair and honest men   B. liked him as much as Mr Miller did

C. knew only how to make dogs work for them  D. were as bad as the fat man who hit him with a club

14. The end of the passage indicates that .

A. the work was too hard for Buck    B. all the dogs were working happily

C. Buck was working hard against his will  D. Buck didn’t dislike the work he was doing

15. All of the following are the themes of the story, EXCEPT .

A. everyone must be bold to face reality in gesture to make a living

B. the love between humans and animals deserves to be highly praised

C. human beings are supposed to live in harmony with all kinds of creatures.

D. It is not the strongest of the species that survive, but the one most responsive to change.

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仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Tom,

I am glad to hear that you are going to Canada to study. So I was writing to tell you anything about this country.

Locating in North America, Canada is the second large country with the largest number of lakes in the world. The majority of people lives in the center of the country. However, I suggest that you chose to study in the east, because there are many international students here and the tuition is lower. During your study, you can take the part in more activities after class, where you can make more friends from different country. In this way, your life will rich and colorful

Hope you will have a wonderful life there.

                                                                               Yours,

                                                                                   Li Ming

December 15，2014

 Dear Alfred，

    1 want to tell you how important your help is to my life.

    Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150+ at 17, I’m anything but stupid．The fact was that 1 was found to have ADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍)．Anxious all

the time, I was unable to keep for more than an hour at a time.

    However, when something did interest me, I could become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant precollege courses.

    While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn’t. So I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.

    Since then, I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, I’m learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in self—written notes from your videos. This has given me a purpose.

    Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public, I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the job--Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors.

   Thank you. You’ve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because I’m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole.

    This is why you’re saving my life.

                                                                            Yours，

                                                                             Tains

1. Why didn’t Tains go to college after high school ?

A. She had learned enough about computer science.    B. She had more difficulty keeping focused.

C. She preferred taking online courses.    D. She was too slow to learn.

2. As for the working environment，Tanis prefers _______．

A. working by herself    B. dealing with the public

C. competing against others    D. staying with ADHD students

3. Tanis wrote this letter in order to _________．

A. explain why she was interested in the computer    B. share the ideas she had for her profession

C. show how grateful she was to the center    D. describe the courses she had taken so far

    Your friends’lives may look more exciting than yours on Facebook，but new research shows that is because they are faking(伪造)it．

    A recent survey has found around two-thirds of people on social media post images(图像) to their personal information to make their lives seem more adventurous．And more than three quarters of those asked said they judged their peers(同龄人)based on what they saw on their Instagram，Snapehat or Facebook pages．

    The British survey，by smart phone maker HTC，found that，in order to make our own pages and lives appear more exciting，six percent also said they had borrowed items to include in the images in order to pass them off as their own．More than half of those surveyed said they posted images of items and places purely to show off，causing jealousy among friends and family．

    Behavioral psychologist Hemmings said the trend was unsurprising due to the rise of social media． “We’re living in a world of instant communication．”she said．“Fashion and style used to live and die in magazines；now people are in search of authentic，peer-to-peer recommendations as well，making social media an equal power house to magazines and newspapers．”

    “With images being shared in an instant, we desire to know what our friends are wearing，or what super stars are buying，as soon as they have got them．”Such is the influence of social  media sites like Instagram，76 percent of those asked also said seeing items on social media  influences them to buy them，with men more likely to take style advice and buy what they see．

32．How do some people make their lives appear more exciting?

A  By buying pictures     B  By posting images

C  By making up stories   D  By risking their lives

33．What does the word“jealousy”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A  Envy    B  Conflict   C  Adventure   D   Misunderstanding

34．What can we learn from Jo Hemmings?

A  The trend reflects the development of social media.

B  Fashion and style no longer exist in magazines.

C  Magazines and newspapers are less important．

D  The trend is beyond people's expectation．

35．Which of the following best describes social media like Instagram?

A Persuasive    B Creative    C  Positive  D  Honest

At times, our worries and anxieties can defeat us.   36   Here is a brief list of techniques that you can use to help gain a better viewpoint on things during the anxious moments.

37  A person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their mind off the problem. A person could get some fresh air, listen to some music, or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things.

 Remember that our fearful thoughts are made to seem worse and can make the problem worse. 38   When unexpectedly having thoughts that make you fearful or anxious, challenge these thoughts by asking yourself positive questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense.

Be smart in how you deal with fears and anxieties. Do not try to deal with everything all at once. When facing a current or upcoming task that makes you anxious, break the task into small ones.   39

 Remember that all the worrying in the world will not change anything. Most of what you worry about never comes true.  40  Then you should leave everything else in the hands of God.

It is not easy to deal with all the fears and worries. When your fears and anxieties have the best of you, try to calm down and then get the facts of the situation. The key is to take it slow. All you can do is doing your best each day, hope for the best, and when something does happen, take it easy. Take it one step at a time and things will work out well at last.

A. When feeling anxious, stop what you are doing and try to do something relaxing.

B. This will give you the confidence to manage your anxiety.

C. Instead of worrying about something that probably won’t happen, concentrate on what you are able to do.

D. The next time you fell depressed, review your list and think about the good things that you have in your life.

E. A good way to manage your worry is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking.

F. In addition, our worries can change our understanding of what is reality and what is not.

G. Completing these smaller tasks once at a time will make the stress more manageable and increase your chances of success.

  Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently.   36 

   First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible.  37  The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia.com. The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.

  Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by limited understanding. 38

   Here is some of the advice I give my students:

   ●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.

   ●Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.

   ● Do not translate everything into your native language.

   ●  39   Don’t concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas.

   ● Listen to something you enjoy.

   I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn’t understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion.   40   Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn’t pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.

A.     But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all.

B.      What should you do?

C.     But listening is a problem for most of the beginners.

D.     However, after several weeks, I got used to the new environment in Germany.

E.      So, what you need to do is to find listening resources.

F.      Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts.

G.     Listen for the general idea of the conversation.

假如你是李华，你想邀请你的美国朋友Mr. Smith与你一起参观中国画展。请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件。

要点：1、介绍画展 

①中外名画 ②展览日期：5月1日-- 6日 ③地点：市艺术博物馆 ④有名家现场作画

      2、约定会面的时间与地点。

注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头与结尾已为你写好。                                                         

     Modern inventions have speeded up people’s loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boats (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.

All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.

However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.

There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.

32. The new products become more and more time-saving because         .

A. our love of speed seems never-ending       B. time is limited.

C. the prices are increasingly high.            D. the manufactures boast a lot.

33. What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?

A. Imaginary life                          B. Simple life in the past.

C. Times of inventions                      D. Time for constant activity.

34. What is the author’s attitude towards the modern technology?

A.Critical           B.Objective.     C.Optimistic.      D. Negative.

35. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The present and past times.               B. Machinery and human beings.

C. Imaginations and inventions.              D. Modern technology and its influence.

Since Abbi Hickman was just a little girl, she has been surrounded by animals. Chickens, cats, dogs, rabbits, and sometimes goats are just some of the animals she cares for. At the age of 9, Abbi went to the Tracy Animal Shelter，in her hometown of Tracy，California，to adopt Sheldon，her favorite cat. There，she saw the poor conditions that the animals were kept in. Abbi knew that it was her duty to take action.

Pins for Pets is Abbi’s solution. For the last three years, she has organized a bowling tournament to raise funds for the Tracy Animal Shelter. She has raised more than $30,000, resulting in a better home for the animals. “Now the shelter is nicer and cleaner and animals have more space. It is far better, a hundred percent better,” Abbi says.

To praise Abbi for her outstanding efforts, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) named her the 2015 ASPCA Tommy P. Monahan Kid of the Year. This award is given to kids who make a substantial (大量的) effort to help animals. Abbi responded to the news of her win with shock. “I was pretty excited. I’ m really honored to receive it,” she says.

Sacrificing time and effort to assist animals can sometimes be difficult, but Abbi hopes to do more. “I want to spread my free services to more shelters. I really just hope people are kinder to animals and respect them more,” says Abbi, sharing her goals for her organization.

At the age of 12, Abbi has already accomplished so much. The advice she has for kids like her, who want to accomplish their goals, is, “Nothing is impossible. You can do anything you put your mind to. Even if it is something small, it can make a huge difference.” Abbi’s work has improved the lives of animals, and she plans to keep coming up with new ways to help them.

5. When she was very little, Abbi went to the Tracy Animal Shelter and       .

A. adopted a dog called Sheldon she liked best

B. raised kids’ awareness of protecting animals

C. found the poor conditions the animals lived in

D. learned some knowledge about some animals

6. How has Abbi raised money during the last three years?

A. By begging from door to door.

B. By organizing a bowling match.

C. By helping others look after some animals.

D. By turning to the Tracy Animal Shelter for help.

7. Which of the following can best describe Abbi?

A. Cautious and loyal.

B. Determined and imaginative.

C. Changeable but optimistic.

D. Responsible and Caring.

8. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A. Abbi’s organization is non-profit.

B. Abbi thinks she has done enough.

C. Helping animals is a piece of cake.

D. People are friendly enough to animals.

    One day I went to a store to get some needed items for my family.

       I gathered up my goodies and headed for the  41  counter, only to be  42  in the narrow aisle (通道) by a young man who  43  to be about sixteen years old. I wasn’t in a hurry, so I  44  waited for the boy to realize that I was there. It was obvious now, he was mentally  45  and a little shocked as he turned and saw me standing so  46   to him, waiting to  47 . I said, “Hey Buddy, what’s your name?”

   “My name is Denny and I’m  48  with my Mommy,” he responded proudly.

“Wow,” I said, “that’s a(n)  49  name; I wish my name was Denny, but my name is Steve. How old are you Denny?”

      “How old am I now, Mommy?” he asked his mother as she slowly  50  from the next aisle. “You’re fifteen years old, Denny”. Then he headed toward the toy section.

       Denny’s mom  51  me for taking the time to talk with her son. She told me that most people wouldn’t  52  look at him, much less talk to him.

       I told her that it was my  53  and that there are plenty of red, yellow, and pink roses in God’s Garden;  54 , “Blue Roses” are very  55  and should be appreciated  56  their beauty and distinctiveness.

       You see, Denny is a Blue Rose and  57  someone doesn’t stop and  58  that rose with their heart and touch that rose with their kindness, then they’ve  59  a blessing from God. So, the next time you see a BLUE ROSE, don’t turn your head and walk off.  60  to smile and say Hello.

41. A. customer	B. checkout	C. salesman	D. office
42. A. blocked	B. troubled	C. met	D. found
43. A. pretended	B. appeared	C. declared	D. tended
44. A. slowly	B. slightly	C. kindly	D. patiently
45. A. torn	B. broken	C. challenged	D. wounded
46. A. close	B. friendly	C. next	D. happily
47. A. steal away	B. hurry out	C. squeeze by	D. break in
48. A. swimming	B. shopping	C. singing	D. travelling
49. A. cool	B. bad	C. ordinary	D. old
50. A. went away	B. walked by	C. came over	D. turned up
51. A. thanked	B. stared at	C. praised	D. chatted with
52. A. ever	B. still	C. yet	D. even
53. A. courage	B. pleasure	C. habit	D. faith
54. A. therefore	B. besides	C. meanwhile	D. however
55. A. rare	B. big	C. bright	D. colorful
56. A. with	B. by	C. for	D. in
57. A. unless	B. if	C. before	D. after
58. A. smell	B. pick	C. buy	D. see
59. A. wanted	B. forgotten	C. missed	D. invited
60. A. Be brave	B. Be proud	C. Take it easy	D. Take the time

Dear Mr. Wolfson，

The purpose of this letter is to inform you of one of our citizens who I believe should receive some special recognition for dedicated (敬业的) community service. The person I recommend is Elizabeth Samuelson. I believe you know her in your position as volunteer coordinator (协调员)．

I have known Elizabeth for more than 20 years as both a friend and a neighbor. During that time I have seen her work tirelessly on scores of community projects and committees. As far as I know, she has never received any kind of recognition from the community for her work. I believe she should be given some sort of special recognition.

Just last year alone, she worked on at least six different community projects including the Park Renewal Project and the Heritage Homes Fund­Raising Banquet. In addition, she is a weekly driver for the Meals­on­Wheels program and she visits patients in the care unit on a regular basis. Whenever a project or committee needs her, she will put herself into the work wholeheartedly. I'm sure that if you check with a few of your staff members who have been there over the years, they will confirm Elizabeth's community service record and probably be able to add many examples to the few I have given here. By the way, Elizabeth has no idea that I am writing this. She is a humble (谦虚的) person, and if she were aware of it, she would not allow me to send it.

I thought about writing such a letter about her a number of times in the past but just never took action. Then last week, I noticed in the paper that you sponsor (主办) an annual dinner at which dozens of awards are given out to people with much less community service than Elizabeth. In fact, I checked with her and she has never even been invited to that annual event!

I urge you to correct that omission (疏忽) now and take action to see that Elizabeth is properly recognized for her many years of silent but outstanding service to this community.

Sincerely，

Linda Sullivan

24．Linda is Elizabeth's ________.

A．friend and colleague      B．neighbor and leader

C．neighbor and worker       D．friend and neighbor

25．From the letter we know that Linda ________ Elizabeth much.

A．depends on                B．looks down upon

C．ignores                   D．respects

26．According to the letter, Elizabeth ________.

A．wants to be asked to take part in the annual event

B．contributes much to the community

C．has been invited to the annual dinner

D．has been given a lot of honors

27．What can we learn about Mr.Wolfson from the letter?

A．He knows Linda quite well.

B．He is a careless person.

C．He tries something to reward those who have done much community service.

D．He tries his best to find Elizabeth and do something to reward her.

Taking exams in a large group setting can be stressful for students and for the staff members who are watching over them. When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting.
    One university in Thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it almost impossible for students to see other students’ papers. A photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the Internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. The hats were made by stapling two pieces of paper onto a headband, one to each side of the head.
    After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students. They said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheating in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students. Students came up with different ideas, and then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most fit. The university claims that no one was forced to use the hat, but they all chose to do so. “When wearing the hat during the exam, students felt more relaxed,” Nattadon Rungruangkitkrai, a lecturer at the university said. “It was not meant to indicate that Kasetsart students often cheat on exams. I apologize if the photo makes other people look at my students in a negative way,” Rungruangkitkrai added.
21. Why was the university criticized on the Internet?

A. Wearing the anti-cheating hat made students look ridiculous.

B. The homemade anti-cheating hat looked too simple.

C. Wearing the anti-cheating hats couldn’t prevent students from cheating in the exam.

D. The university forced students to wear the anti-cheating hat.

22. What’s most of the Kasetsart University students’ attitude towards the cheating hat?

A. Skeptical                       B. Supportive            C. Objective       D. Negative

23. It can be inferred from the passage that_______

A. it’s useless wearing the anti-cheating hat in the exam.

B. Kasetsart students are often caught cheating in the exam.

C. wearing the anti-cheating hat is effective to some degree.

D. some students are forced to wear the anti-cheating hat.

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to(料理), and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card(住宿登记卡) to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).

With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

32． While taking a taxi in Finland, _____.

A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

C. a passenger can never be refused by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration (证明) before leaving without paying

33． We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ________.

A. are mostly poorly managed

B. provide meals for any diners

C. provide free wine and charge for food

D. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels

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

A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.

B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

C. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

35．The word “those” in the last but one paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. people who are dishonest

B. people who often have meals in big hotels

C. people who often take taxis

D. people who are worthy of trust

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