The American Family Immigration History Center is an exciting new interactive area at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum where more than 100 million Americans may search for their family's beginnings in the New World. Now, for the first time, the passengers records of the ships that landed some 22 million immigrants, crewmembers and other passengers at the Port of New York and Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924 have been computerized, making it easier than ever to discover your own family history.

Five years in the making, the center was developed and funded by the Statue of the Liberty­Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., which was responsible for the restoration and preservation of the Statue of the Liberty and Ellis Island, and the creation of the Immigration Museum.

For visitors to the Museum, the excitement begins at a welcoming kiosk where you can enter ancestors' names and see if their arrival records are included in the database and are available in the History Center in the Museum's West Wing. Once inside the Center itself, in the very place where your ancestors (grand­grandparents) may have ended their long journey, you and your family can log on the one of 41 computers, type in name, and, within seconds, set in motion your own special journey of discovery.

Imagine the excitement you'll share with your family as you use the latest technology to sort through a vast computerized archive (档案馆) with millions of records, and see your family's own personal story in America come to life before your eyes.   

Millions of hours were spent creating this vast database and, if you find your ancestors' names, you'll discover answers to questions you've always wondered about... What ship did my family members take? When did they arrive? How old were they? Were they married? Then, take these valuable records and create your own Family History Scrapbook, preserving forever the story of the past while keeping the legacy of your family alive.

28. Why is it easier for visitors to find their family histories in the History Center?

A. More clerks are employed there.           B. All of its documents are computerized.        

C. Facilities of the museum are restored.     D. Workers are more creative than before.

29. Who sponsors the restoration of the American Family Immigration History Center?

A. Families whose family histories are kept here.

B. National Park Service in the United States.

C. Local government and visitors to the Museum.

D. The Statue of Liberty­Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

30. The word “kiosk” in the passage is most probably______.

A. a museum assistant                             B. an advertisement 

   C. a self­service device                                  D. a receptionist

31. In which part of a newspaper would this passage most probably be found?

A. Science.              B. Entertainment.           C. Life.                        D. Travel.

       When you eat out in a restaurant, it is not unusual to hear people yelling, “Let me get this one!” Sometimes you can see them   41   or arm wrestling to fight for the   42   for paying the bill. These fights are often very loud and active. Each person   43   shows an honest desire to pick up the bill, and in the end, all the people at the table give the winner praise and   44   .

 In fact, figuring out who will get the bill is always a   45  for Chinese people at formal meals. Although the people who   46   the meal are very likely to pay the check, it is a   47   practice to make an effort to pay the bill. But you will   48   them if you do end up actually collecting money.

 In recent years, going Dutch has been embraced by many young people.   49   , older generations who fear “losing   50   ” still find it embarrassing and mean to calculate each person’s   51   of the bill.

 But these days,   52   digital payment apps, splitting (分摊) the bill   53   is becoming widely-accepted idea. Even people from   54   generations may want to do so. By scanning a code   55   paying their share via WeChat or Alipay on their phones in one easy click, Chinese are   56   it easy to relieve the embarrassment of figuring out each person’s payment when they order a meal. This function has made going Dutch less   57   and more fun in China. “Many of us are never without our phones ___58___ they are convenient. And person-to-person mobile payment services are incredibly   59   to use and at the same time save the trouble of   60  change,” said 18-year-old Han Chen, a student from Senior High School. 

41.   A.    talking         B.    arguing        C.    pushing         D.       carrying

42.   A.    turn         B.    privilege      C.    order             D.       right

43.   A.    involved      B.    called          C.    selected         D.       invited

44.   A.    courage       B.    comment     C.    apology         D.       gratitude

45.   A.    headache     B.    tradition       C.    plan           D.       conflict

46.   A.    eat           B.    cook               C.    host           D.enjoy

47.   A.    unusual       B.    strange        C.    unexpected       D.       common

48.   A.    disappoint       B.    frustrate      C.    embarrass         D.       inspire

49.   A.    However     B.    Therefore           C.    Moreover             D.       Besides

50.   A.promise           B.    face          C.    credit            D.       money

51.   A.task             B.    pa rt         C.    ability            D.       share

52.   A.as well as    B.    according to   C.    thanks to       D.       apart from

53.   A.personally    B.    electronically   C.    separately         D.       immediately

54.   A.younger          B.    newer         C.    older             D.       later

55.   A.and              B.    but           C.    or              D.       for

56.   A.hoping     B.    finding        C.    looking          D.       making

57.   A.sadness           B.    excitement      C.    quarrel          D.       trouble

58.   A.although          B.    because       C.    if               D.       so

59.   A.easy             B.    expensive           C.    difficult         D.       complex

60.   A.putting on    B.    setting aside    C.    providing with   D.       dealing with

       Dyslexia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people read. People with this learning disorder may also have problems when they write. Dyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligence. The problem involves areas of the brain that process language. Brain scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them with early help. John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-olds in about twenty schools in the Boston area.

They studied in the schools with kindergartens．And for all the children joining in the study, they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to read. So far, fifty of them have been examined in a scanner, a special machine, to show brain activity. Written tests are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems, while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problems. And with reading problems, early identification is important. When it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties, the younger the child, the more effective they are.

    Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth grade. The later children are recognized as poor readers，the less treatment can help. And, as Professor Gabrieli points out, poor reading can make education a struggle. Reading is everything. Even math and science have textbooks.

While the children are given tasks related to reading, the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the work. The scientists say they are pleased with early results from the study, but have a long way to go.

24. Dyslexia affects the part of brain concerning ________.

   A. eyesight        B. intelligence        C. language        D. emotion

25. Dyslexia problems are more likely to be identified through ________.

   A. speech contests                                  B. reading efficiency

C. listening comprehension                    D. brain scans

26. According to the passage, which of the followings has the best time to overcome reading difficulties?

   A. Tom, a boy in the kindergarten.                B. Kate, a high school leaver.

   C. Jane, a primary school student.              D. Steve, a man in his thirties.

27. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. An effective way to identity Dyslexia at an early stage.

B. A learning disorder involving one’s intelligence.

C. Dyslexia — a problem affecting one’s reading and writing.

D. A possible solution to the problems related to Dyslexia.

 —Tom, your foreign teacher speaks Chinese fluently!

—Oh, she has lived in China for six years, otherwise she _______ such good Chinese.

A. didn’t speak            B. would not have spoken

C. would not speak          D. hadn’t spoken

Writers used to approach publishers to have their work read by the public. Now they can simply post them and find millions of instant audience.

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Bao Jingjing started “making up” a love story simply to distract (转移) her attention. Her story of a girl suffering the pain like hers progressed quickly, attracting many readers.

When Bao stopped writing as she reunited with her boyfriend, she was urged to continue, as readers wanted to know what happened next. Bao finished it soon. It became so popular that it was turned into a best-seller. To cap it all off, Bao’s novel was later adapted into a successful movie.

Bao’s story is only one of many Internet novels that have landed deals for physical books, TV shows and films. Unlike traditional writers who buried themselves in their books for years, some young writers like Bao have got readers rapidly online and find overnight success.

Bao admits her success was unexpected. She still remembers how surprised her parents were when she proudly gave them her copyright earnings. Online literature forums are platforms for grassroots writers to succeed.

In recent years, Zhang Wei, known as “Tangjiasanshao”, has earned 177 million yuan by his fingers though working as an author was beyond his dreams. He topped the list of wealthiest Chinese Internet novelists twice and was the only online writer to be listed on the 2014 Forbes “Chinese Celebrity List”.

He admits that he is one of the few writers at the top of the pyramid while most online writers remain unknown. However, he urged that his success can be achieved by others, as long as “they write hard enough”.   

32. According to the passage, we know that _______.

A. Bao Jingjing’s parents didn’t want her to be a writer.

B. Bao Jingjing didn’t really expect her success overnight.

C. Bao Jingjing didn’t finish her first online love story.

D. Bao Jingjing’s first online story was turned into a TV show. 

33. The underlined words “to cap it all off” in Paragraph 3 probably means_______.

A. in turn               B. in conclusion                 C. in time              D. in addition

34. The author mentioned Zhang Wei’s example mainly to_________.

A. introduce another online writer to the readers

B. show the example of another online writer’s success       

C. encourage readers to become online writers     

D. express his admiration for online writer Zhang Wei

35. What can we infer from what Zhang Wei says in the last paragraph?

A. Few words, many deeds.               B. First try, and then trust.

C. Harm set, harm get.                D. No pains, no gains.

Despite a lot of research, scientists can not figure out ___________quite a number of insects,

birds and animals are dying out.

   A. that          B. as              C. why            D. when

 The children, _____ had played the whole day long, were worn out.

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

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago．We had a yard with a lot of  41  ．Very often when we have flowers，Denise or I would plant some between the rocks，just to add some  42  to the area．

Last summer，I found a tiny little  43  in the yard that I could not immediately identify．I  knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either．We decided to let it  44  growing until we could find out what it was．

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the  45  plant，it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to  46  the weeds around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I noticed something  47 .The sunflower had not  48  where I saw it begin．It actually had begun under a big  49  and grown under and around it to reach the  50  ．

That’s when I  51  that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its  52  of developing，we too have the ability of doing the same thing．If we  53  ourselves like that little sunflower, We can reach where we  54  to go and get what we need for growth．

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the  55  to achieve our goats．Like the  56  ，it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had  57  in itself that it would succeed．Stand tall like the sunflower and be  58  who and what we are，then the environment will begin  59  us. We will find a way to go under or  60  any “rocks” in order to reach our goals．

41．A．flowers         B．insects              C．rocks                   D．vegetables

42．A．colour          B．water                C．fertilizer               D．shape

43．A．weed           B．seed                 C．rock                   D．plant

44．A．stop          B．continue            C．improve               D．escape

45．A．weak           B．lonely               C．strange                D．pretty

46．A．remove         B．tend                  C．watch                  D．collect

47．A．wonderful    B．terrible               C．valuable               D．unusual

48．A．passed          B．started              C．left                      D．died

49．A．tree             B．table                 C．rock                           D．wall

50．A．air                B．top                   C．sun                      D.  house

51．A．realized      B．doubted              C．regretted              D．hoped

52．A．place        B．way                  C．course                 D．process

53．A．fill in            B．put in                C．worry about          D．believe in

54．A．forget           B．hate                  C．aim                       D．wait

55．A.  ability          B．wish                    C．plan                      D．idea

56．A.  yard        B．sunflower              C．home                    D．summer

57．A．energy          B．virtue                   C．courage                D．faith

58．A．aware of     B．afraid of                C．proud of               D．tired of

59．A．support         B．affect                         C．upset                    D．forgive

60．A．into            B．around                C．through                 D．from

Many young people these days adore the advertised magazine body and become too focused on attaining this image instead of worrying more about what lasts and even grows over time. But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years, and suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent? It is a sad reality that people don’t realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be from one country to another.

    Think of the most typical American girl you know. Is she blonde haired with white skin and light eyes, and does she love shopping or sports? Now place this girl in the heart of Africa, a place where beauty is placed on what you can control. The Maasai tribe in Kenya focuses on how clean people are, and how stylish their piercings (穿孔) are. This tribe’s culture is to be a brave fighter, so they will cut their skin with patterns in it to show that they are strong. If you don’t look fierce, you are not beautiful.

     Other countries like North Korea and South Korea have their own unique views on beauty. In an interview, a woman who has lived in both North and South Korea claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife. She says that women in North Korea are less concerned about fashion and beauty in the physical sense. She says they did have a time when big eyes were a big deal and everyone wanted to get double eyelid surgery. This is something extreme and could perhaps be influenced by Western culture. And the idea of getting surgery done to look more attractive is crazy.

24．What does the underlined word “vacillating” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Inconsistent.           B．Reasonable.      C．Unusual.        D．Similar.

25．The Maasai tribe in Kenya is mentioned to show that in their eyes _______.

A．being dirty is stylish                            B．looking fierce is beautiful

       C．strong people cut their skin                   D．American girls love shopping

26．According to the woman interviewed, women in North Korea _______.

A．care a lot about their appearance            B．put the beauty of eyes in the first place

C．pay great attention to their ability           D．are crazy about double eyelid surgery

27．What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Inner beauty is of great importance.

B．Ideas of beauty vary among culture groups.

C．Different ways are needed to admire true beauty.

D．Fashion magazines easily influence young people.

                          A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm．It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals．You can pay with cash or your ID cards．You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk．Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre．This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.

Relaxation

The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating．Monthly activities are held here for all international students．Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.

Health

Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health．A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice．The cost of this is included in your medical insurance．Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.

Academic Support

All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall．Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills．You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30–minute appointments per week maximum．This service is free.

Transportation

The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service．The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping center, leaving from the Mattson Centre．Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm．Saturdays only．Round trip fare is $1.

21．What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?

  A. Do homework and watch TV       B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts

  C. have meals and meet with friends   D． Add money to your ID and play chess

22．Where and when can you cook your own food?

  A. The McMillan Hall , Sunday.       B. The Lower Café, Sunday

  C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday        D. The Globe, Friday

23．The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre  _________.

  A. is open six days a week           B. gives advice on mental health

  C. trains students in medical care      D. offers services free of charge

24．How can you seek help from the Writing Center?

  A. By filling in a sign-up form        B. By applying online

  C. By calling the center              D. By going to the center directly

    What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.

That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.

After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.

"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.

As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal ... I lived my dream.

66. What makes the writer different from the others is __________.

A. the different sports he loves   

B. the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to

C. that he is younger than the others.   

D. the different ideas he has

67. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.

B. I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.

C. I decided to quit following wrestling.          D. I began not to watch wrestling on TV.

68. When the writer was a freshman, he ___________.

A. knew he couldn’t be a good football player       B. realized he was being himself

C. was still sociable                            D. built a wrestling ring

69. The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________.

A. play football there                              B. make his dream realized  

C. be a professional player                         D. have parties there.

70. What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?

A. Optimistic          B. Pessimistic         C. Doubtful         D. Surprised

 Ning Zetao easily proved himself to be a rising star with four gold medals during the 17th Asian Games, ______was held in Incheon, South Korea last year.

A. where              B. who

C. which              D. that

I was once in an unusual sociology (社会学) class at Brandeis. Each week we studied the   1   we interacted with one another, and how we   2   to anger, envy attention. We were human lab rats. More often, someone   3   crying. I referred to it as the “touchy-freely” course. Mr. Brown said I should be more   4  .

One day, Mr. Brown said he had an   5   for us to try. We were to stand, facing away from our classmates and    6   backward, relying on another student to   7   us. Most of us were   8   with this, and we couldn’t let go for more than a few inches   9   stopping ourselves. We laughed in   10  .

Finally, a thin, quiet girl, whom I noticed almost always wear the same clothes, crossed her arms over her chest,   11    her eyes and leaned back, just like one of those Lipton tea ads  12   the model dived into the pool.

For a moment, I was   13   she was going to fall on the floor. At the   14   moment, her partner grabbed her head and   15   and pulled her up.

“Whoa!” several students yelled. Some   16  .

Mr. Brown finally smiled.

“You see,” he said to the girl, “you closed your eyes. That was the   17  . Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you   18  . And if you’re ever going to have other people   19   you, you must feel that you can trust them,   20  , even when you’re in the dark, even when you’re falling.”

1. A. behavior                     B. ways                      C. courses                           D. relationship

2. A. responded                    B. objected                   C. stuck                               D. referred

3. A. went on                       B. gave up                    C. put off                                   D. ended up

4. A. skillful                        B. honest                      C. open-minded                   D. energetic

5. A. arrangement                B. order                       C. instruction                       D. exercise

6. A. jumped                       B. moved                            C. fell                                 D. ran

7. A. catch                           B. pull                         C. control                                   D. support

8. A. dissatisfied                  B. uncomfortable          C. pleased                            D. familiar

9. A before                          B. after                        C. while                              D. until

10. A. surprise                            B. excitement                C. delight                                   D. embarrassment

11. A. fixed                         B. opened                     C. closed                             D. touched

12. A. every time                 B. as though                 C. when                              D. where

13. A. sorry                         B. shocked                    C. sure                                D. puzzled

14. A. unusual                            B. crazy                       C. exciting                           D. last

15. A. shoulders                   B. attention                   C. legs                                D. chance

16. A. wept                         B. clapped                    C. laughed                           D. sighed

17. A. success                      B. difference                 C. result                              D. requirement

18. A. feel                           B. notice                      C. hold                                D. meet

19. A. stand by                    B. rely on                    C. believe in                        D. call for

20. A. however                    B. too                          C. though                                   D. therefore

为了了解目前我国高中阶段师生关系的现状，BBC UK China 站互动专区推出“高中师生关系大家谈”英文栏目。假如你叫李华，是一名高三的学生，想给该栏目发帖。内容包括以下要点：

1.你校师生关系和睦；

2.你与老师的关系如何（如常向老师请教，互相交流等）；

3.师生关系如何建立提出自己的看法。

注意：1.可根据要求加以必要发挥，但不要逐字翻译；   2.词数100左右。

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A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use email and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.

Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. 

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrated on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. 

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society. 

Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

28. The author’s attitude towards weboholism is ______.

A.  critical      B. approving      C. optimistic     D. tolerant

29. The main idea of the passage is about ______. 

A. the cause of weboholism           B. the advantage of weboholism 

C. the popularity of weboholism       D. the influence of weboholism

30. The underlined world “obsessional” in paragraph 2 most probably means “______.”

A. attractive        B. professional        C. addictive       D. hidden  

31. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers 

B. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

C. people are addicted to games on the Internet           

D. students can hardly balance real life and virtual life

One of the most popular pets in the world, the Australian tree frog, is originally a native of Australia, though the pet trade has transported it far and wide. It has successfully adapted to New Zealand and the United States. It’s one of the largest members of its species and can reach up to 10 centimeters in length. Their life spans(寿命) are also longer than most of their frog cousins and can reach between 16 to 20 years in captivity. In the wild, their lives are smaller due to their natural enemies.

Their skin color ranges anything between light green and dark green, depending on the temperature of the place where they live and the color of the environment around where they live, as it’s supposed to make them difficult to be seen by their natural enemies. They come out only at night to hunt, feed and mate. During the day, they find dark, wet areas to sleep in. They aren’t seen at all during the winter.

As the Australian tree frog isn’t equipped with teeth, it cannot tear apart its prey(猎物). It needs to feed on food that can fit in its mouth. Therefore, its diet consists of insects, such as spiders, and flies, and small animals, such as other frogs, bats and sometimes even mice. For the smaller prey, they use their sticky tongues to shoot at the close range prey. For larger prey, they attack the prey and force it into their mouths with their hands. They also have some natural enemies that feed on them.

The Australian law protects the tree frog by giving it a protected status. The IUCN(International Union for Conservation of Nature), however, gives it a “least concern” status. The broad range of habitats that the frog can survive in and its long life ensure that this frog won’t lose population.

This creature is really a very popular pet. If you get an Australian green tree frog as a pet, do remember to feed it in proper amounts and let it loose for exercise.

25. What can be the main idea of the passage?

A. How to keep frogs as pets          B. Animals unique to Australia

C. Facts about the Australian tree frog   D. Why frogs can make good pets?  

26. What can we know about the skin color of Australian tree frogs?

   A. It changes at different times of the day.

   B. It helps them with their hunting for food.

C. It shows what development stage they are in.

D. It offers them a certain degree of protection.

27. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about the Australian tree frog’s_____.

A. feeding and hunting habits    B. natural enemies

C. living environments and habitats   D. survival skills

28. What can we know about the Australian tree frog from the passage?

A. There is no law protecting it yet.

B. Its teeth help tear its prey into pieces.

C. It sleeps in the daytime and hunts at night.

D. It has been declared an endangered species by the IUCN.

The difficulty lies in ________ they will come to our help immediately.

  A. whether               B. that                          C. if                             D. which 

Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.

But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong.

The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.

There are two main schools of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.

My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.

However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.

21. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?

A. Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.

B. Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.

C. Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.

D. Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.

22. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.

A. going to bed after midnight    B. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits

C. getting up early occasionally   D. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping

23. According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ___________.

A. People who stays up late until the next morning

B. People who feel sleepy in the morning

C. People who get up early in the morning

D. People whose productivity is the highest in the morning

24. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. main schools of thought on sleep patterns   B. how to have a good sleep

C. wrong strategies for getting up early       D. how to become an early riser

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

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。 

修改: 在错词下划一横线，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。

Trying to come to a decision complete on your own can be risky. Some decisions are very important that they shouldn’t be made without talking to others first. There have several advantages if you consult the persons you trust. For one thing, they can give you valuable advices and they may point out some things you may have been overlooked. For another, friends may stop you make big mistakes.

When consulting others about important decisions, you should keep two things of mind. The first one is that you need to find someone whom you respect enough to trust their judgment. The second thing to consider is how to do if you disagree with this person. Maybe turning to a third or fourth person for help is a best option. In word, making any big decision alone can lead to problems. Talking to friends or family members first are always a good idea.

DOGS DRIVE CAR

Auckland, New Zealand

    After two months of learning, Monty, and Porter were able to drive an automobile around a racetrack. “We wanted to prove how smart rescue dogs are,” animal behaviorist Mark Vette says. Vette first used voice commands and treats to teach the dogs how to turn a steering wheel and how to change gear(换挡).

    The dogs’ ride only accelerated up to 7.5 miles an hour, and trainers could stop the auto using a remote control.

GOLDEN ZEBRA

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

    Zoe the zebra’s markings are special. The animal has white and golden stripes. Zoe’s appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis(黑素缺失症). Her body doesn't make enough melanin, the substance in an animal’s skin and hair cells that produces color. “Only 25 other golden zebras are known to exist in the world,”says Ann Goody, who runs the wildlife refuge where Zoe lives. In the wild, life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators(捕猎者) can easily spot them. But Zoe is protected at her refuge.

COCKATOO MAKES TOOLS

Vienna, Austria

    When Figaro the cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage, he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep the tasty prize in his way.

    The bird first revealed his talent when a stone he was playing with rolled out of his cage. The cockatoo couldn’t reach the stone. So he flew away and returned with a small branch, slipping it through the fence to slide the stone toward him.

    Wondering if he would do it again, scientists placed a nut exactly where the stone had been. This time, Figaro pulled out a small piece of wood in his cage and dragged the nut toward him.

21. If Zoe the zebra is set free in the wild, she will _____ .

A. meet no natural predators                              B. not get along with other zebras

       C. manage to make enough melanin                    D. be easily found for her appearance

22. What’ s special about Figaro the cockatoo?

A. He’ s particular about his food.

B. He’s extremely fond of stones.

C. He’s good at drawing support from outside forces.

D. He can tell the difference between stones and nuts.

23. What is the text mainly about?

A. Amazing animals.                                         B. Ways to help animals.

C. Animals’ unique talents.                                 D. Tips on training animals.