It may be necessary to stop _____ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons．

A． at intervals        B． at random       C． at ease             D． at length

   No personal success, achievement, or goal, can be realized without self-discipline.  36  It is the ability to control one’s impulses, emotions, desires and behavior. To possess it is to be able to make the decisions, take the actions, and carry out your plan regardless of the obstacles, discomfort, or difficulties, that may come your way.

   How to develop self-discipline? We’ll explore it together.

    · Start with baby steps. No process takes place overnight.   37   So, begin by making the decision to go forward and learning what it takes to get there.

    · Learn what motivates you and what your bad triggers are.   38    Sometimes it is very difficult to fight off urges, so know the areas where your resistance is low and how to avoid those situations. Remove the temptations and surround yourself with encouraging items such as motivating slogans and pictures of what you want to achieve.

    · Make certain behaviors a routine. Once you have decided what’s important to you and which goals to strive for , establish a daily routine that will help you achieve them.   39   They can put you in a negative frame of mind and hinder(阻碍)your self-discipline. A poor attitude can also be a bad habit.

     ____40____ Michael Jordan has always maintained that his greatness as a basketball player came as much from his willingness to work hard at his craft, as it did his talent. It was his desire through discipline and focus that made him one of the best basketball players ever. If it worked for him, it could certainly work for the rest of us.

    A．What is self-discipline?

    B． Engage in sports or activities．

    C．Get inspiration from those you admire．

    D．You can begin by learning about yourself !

    E．If you try to do too much at once , you could injure yourself and have a setback．

    F．Meanwhile, get rid of some of your bad, self-defeating habits, whatever they may be．

G．It does mean learning how to focus your mind and energies on your goals until they are accomplished．

The more hours that young children spend in child care, the more likely they are to turn out aggressive and disobedient by the time they are in kindergarten, according to the largest study of child care and development ever conducted. Researchers said this correlation （相关性）held true regardless of whether the children came from rich or poor homes, were looked after by a relative or at a center, and whether they were girls or boys.

   What is uncertain, however, is whether the child care actually causes the problem or whether children likely to turn out aggressive happen to be those who spend more hours in child care. It also remains unclear whether reducing the amount of time in child care will reduce the risk that a child will turn into a mean person. What’s more, quality child care is associated with increased skills in intellectual ability such as language and memory, leading some academics to suggest that child care turns out children who are “smart and naughty”.

The government-sponsored research, which has tracked more than 1,300 children at 10 sites across the country since 1991, is bound to cause the debate over child care again: How should people balance work and family? And how should parents, especially mothers. Resolve the demands that are placed on them to be both breadwinners and supermoms?

That debate was already on display at a new briefing yesterday, where researchers themselves had different opinions about the data and its implications （含义）. “There is a constant relationship between time in care and problem behavior, especially those involving aggression and behavior,” said Jay Belsky of Birkbeck College in London. one of the lead investigators of the study who has previously annoyed women’s groups because of his criticisms of child care. “On behalf of fathers or mothers?” interrupted Sarah Friedman, a developmental psychologist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and one of the other lead scientists on the study. “On behalf of parents and families,” responded Belsky.

“NICHD is not willing to get into policy recommendations.” said Friedman, contradicting her colleague. “There are other possibilities that can be entertained. Yes it is a quick solution-more hours in child care is associated with more problems. The easy solution is to cut the number of hours but that may have implications for the family that may not be beneficial for the development of the children in terms of economics.” In an interview after the briefing, Friedman said that asking parents to work fewer hours and spend more time with their children usually meant a loss of family income, which adversely（不利地）affects children.

Scientists said that the study was highly reliable. But the researchers said they had no idea whether the behavioral difficulties persisted as the children moved to higher grades.

32. Children who spend more time in quality child care will       .

A. develop greater ability in language   B. be easy to manage and less naughty

C. possess great risk-taking spirit       D. be greedy and mean to their classmates

33. What is still unknown about higher level of aggressiveness in kindergarten children?

A. Whether higher level of aggressiveness can be avoided with longer child care.

B. Where longer child care equally affects children from different families.

C. Whether aggressiveness is a direct result of longer child care.

D. Whether longer child care improves intellectual ability in children.

34. In the fifth paragraph the word “it” probably means         .

A. NICHD is unwilling to give parents recommendations

B. NICHD is willing to give policy advice concerning child care

C. the number of hours in child care should be reduced significantly

D. parents should discipline the behavior of their children more strictly

35. According to Friedman. Cutting the number of hours in child care         .

A. may prevent families from having the necessary financial sources

B. will make families unable to enjoy much of the social benefits

C. will result in subsequent behavioral difficulties in children

D. should be accompanied with the improvement in the quality of child care

As a leading safari(狩猎游)company in Kenya，Game-watchers has been recognized s the Tour Operator of 20 11 Kenya Travel Awards，and rewarded with some other international tour prizes in recent years．

Safari tours go to some of the best wildlife national parks and game parks in Africa， even the Masai Mara in Kenya．We are ready to offer a more personalized service，including staying in smaller safari eco-camps and providing high quality professional safari guides，plus 4x4 safari vehicles for game drives．We can also offer you the choice to fly straight into the wildlife areas，using light airplane，to avoid lengthy road journeys．

      Here is a typical Tour Plan of Game-watchers(2 nights／3 days)

If you have any further questions, please contact us at www. Gamewatchers. com or call us at 0944-598-580.

35．According to the passage，Game-watchers is

       A．a travel plan in Kenya’s best national parks

B．Kenya’s largest and best safari company

       C ．Kenya’s online travel company of game drives

       D．a winner of many travel awards home and abroad

36．Which of the following is offered as an alternative means of·transportation if you can’t wait to get into the wildlife areas?

       A．4×4 safari vehicle．                              B．Plane．

       C．Walk．                                                   D．Bus．

37．How many meals are offered in a typical Tour Plan of 2 nights／3days?

       A．Nine．                                                      B．Eight．

       C．Seven．                                                 D．Six.

38．The author’s purpose of writing the passage is

       A．to introduce the beautiful scenery of Kenya

       B．to make an advertisement for a tour company

       C．to inform tourists of the detailed tour information

       D．to make people curious about the wild life in Kenya

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除： 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

My little cousin is greatly interested on science. And he does some dangerous experiments sometime. Although his parents want to encourage him to be great scientist, at times they worry about his safety. Last week, when my cousin was doing an experiment, he hurts his thumb. My aunt felt sadly and wanted him to stop from doing that experiment. However, my cousin didn’t want to give up. She said, “Many scientists got hurt when they were doing experiments, so they didn’t give up.” My aunt had to let him finish the experiments and he finally succeeded in finish it.

 Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation

       A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city. The blaze has destroyed a number of homes, dropping ash on the streets of the city in the province of Alberta. Fleeing residents have caused gridlock on the main road leading from the city, 380km (235 miles) north of Edmonton.

      The evacuation from Fort McMurray - which lies in an oil sands region - is the biggest in Alberta's history. "If you just walk outside, you feel it (ash) falling on you. You see it floating in the air. I can take a broom and brush it off my deck," resident Mark Durocher was quoted as saying by the Globe and Mail.

      Homes in at least two neighbourhoods have been gutted, and the fire has now spread to Highway 63 - the main road into Fort McMurray from the south.

      Firefighters are continuing to tackle the blaze, but the local authorities have called for reinforcements, including a water-dumping helicopter.So far there have been no reports of any injuries.

21.   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The wildfire has caused the largest evacuation in Canadian history.

B. The fire is not spreading because the firefighters have put it off completely.

C. No one has been hurt or killed in the fire, and the buildings are safe, too.

D. With the fire continuing to burn, heavy ash has become a problem.

22. Which of the following words has the similar meaning as “gridlock” in Paragraph 1?

A. Accidents          B. Traffic jams              C. Panic                D. Fights

23. The passage is probably taken from __________.

A. Storybook               B. TV Guide                 C. News website    D. Traffic report

Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits

whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

9 What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Take notes.

B. Be with her.

C. Buy medicine.

D. Give her gifts.

10. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 1.   B. In Gift No. 2.

C. In Gift No. 3.   D. In Gift No. 4.

11. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to

A. enjoy good sleep     B. be well-organized

C. bet extra support     D. give others help

In the last 30 years, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted nearly 300,000wishes worldwide to children battling life-threatening illnesses, throwing light onworlds darkened by diseases and bringing hope to children and their families.

With a foreword（序）by Make-A-Wish cofounder Frank Shankwitz, Once UponA wish shares the wishes and stories of eight children. These families generously inviteus into their worlds, allowing us to become part of their darkest moments, theirunimaginable realities, their greatest hopes, deepest fears, and unbelievable successes.

Experience the story of Katelyn, a little girl, becoming a medical marvel（奇迹）after lighting all the odds stacked against her and making it her life-long goal to raise$3 million for St. Jude Hospital; read about a wheelchair-bound boy, Garrett, givingthe gift of mobility to disabled Cambodian men and women; cheer for a little boy,Dakota, who collects millions of pennies each year to help others fight the disease heonce fought. Become inspired and forever-changed by the generosity, hope, courage,and optimism of these children and their families and experience the power of two words - I wish.

Once Upon A Wish is a celebration of hope, revealing how wishes-come-true canbecome motivators and cherished gifts that will last a lifetime.

    Price: $9.99

    Where to download: Available on the iPhone , iPad , iPod touch, and Mac.

    Category: Biographies & Memoirs

    Published: Mar 05, 2013

    Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.

    Seller: The Perseus Books Group, LLC

    Print Length: 352 Pages

    Language: English

 33. We can learn that the Make-A-Wish Foundation____.

    A. was set up in the early 1990s

    B. was set up to help poor people all over the world

    C. mainly offers free treatment to severely sick children

    D. aims at helping severely sick children fulfill their wishes

 34. What is Once Upon A Wish mainly about?

    A. Wishes and stories of eight children.

    B. The history of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

    C. Some children's experiences of helping others.

    D. Frank Shankwitz's personal experiences with some children.

35. Dakota spends the money he collects in helping____.

    A to set up St. Jude Hospital

    B. people infected with AIDS

    C. disabled Cambodians move around

    D those who are fighting the same disease as he once had

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120^th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday, Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!

21．How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

A. She is miserable and unhappy.

B. She feels she is going to die very soon.

C. She would like to live much younger.

D. She is cheerful and humorous.

22．Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

A. trick           B. deal            C. march            D. sport

23．Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the lawyer every year on her birthday?

A. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

C. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer is worth the money he has already paid.

Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into a

physical object. This is now possible with the help of 3D printers. Such machines were once used just

by universities and big companies, but now, stores with 3D printing services are appearing around the

United States.

   Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago. The store

is filled with tools like a laser cutter, an industrial sewing machine and 3D printers. The Jaycoxs offer

3D printing classes and services for anyone who is interested.

   "I think 3D printing is going to be huge. It's going to have a huge effect on society as a whole."

One of the students in a recent class was KiChong Tran. He plans to open a 3D printing business in

Cambodia.

   3D printing services are becoming available for American consumers.

   The UPS Store is a nationwide retailer (零售商 ) that provides shipping, copying and other

services. The UPS Store recently put 3D printers in three of its independently-owned stores. Burke

Jones owns one of the stores in San Diego.

   "The demand has been amazing. It's been much more than I would have imagined." The UPS

Store plans to add 3D printers in three more stores.

   At The UPS Store, the cost of the object depends on the amount of materials used. The store

charges up to $95 an hour to design the object with computer software that creates a digital file to

guide the printer.

   Mr. Jaycox predicts that within five years, 3D printing technology could become more popular.

But KiChong Tran says even current technology can make a difference in a developing country like

Cambodia.

   "With 3D printing, you can give them tools; you put it in their hands so they are responsible

more for their own development and they learn skills beyond just learning English and becoming a

tour guide or something like that or working at a bank; you can actually create things that give value

to the world."

   He says it's not just in Cambodia but anywhere where there is a 3D printer that it can turn a good

idea into reality.

4. The purpose of the passage is to _       

A. attract consumers to buy 3D printers    B. explain the importance of 3D printing

C. introduce a new technique-3D printing    D. describe the rapid development of technology

5. The Build Shop LLC is a store               .

A. promoting 3D printers    B. offering 3D printing classes and services

C. selling sewing machines    D. known for tools like laser cutters

6. At the UPS Store, the price of a 3D object depends on  

A. the person who makes it    B. the materials to make it and time to design it

C. the size of the object    D. the labor service it needs

7. The attitude of KiChong Tran towards the development of 3D printing technology is         

A. positive    B. objective    C. uncertain    D. critical

    When Armida Armato’s daughter , Alexia , came home from school one day last year , keen to go on a school trip to Ecuador , she wasn’t too sure ___21_____to feel . She was happy that her daughter ___22______  experience something she never did as a teen but was fearful of her travel to such a remote part of the world.

Alexia was 16 at the time , a student at Westwood High School . The school sponsored a humanitarian trip for 26 students and two teachers _____23_____(spend) 18 days in a mountain village to build a one-room school . Even though Armato trusted her daughter , the other students and the teachers , she was worried about the side effects ____24___ the travel vaccines , possible accidents , and medical care.

Now that Alexia was home , Armato said she saw her daughter’s new maturity , greater confidence and independence . “This is the ___25_____(good) thing I ever did ,” Alexia said . “ The experience was so eye- opening and life-changing . You’re with people who are not as lucky as you are . They live in very poor conditions ___26_____ they’re so happy and outgoing . You say , ‘My god , I’m taking ___27_____ for granted back home.”

She said they built a one-room school from scratch with no mechanical cement mixers . They used their hands , shovels and basic tools . She and another student lived with a local family in a small village about eight hours outside the capital , Quito . Despite the initial strangeness and ___28____(know ) only basic Spanish , she said they grew very close and felt like a family.

Every year , groups of students  at Montreal High School like Alexia pack their bags and fly off with classmates and teachers to developing countries ____29___ they volunteer for a variety of projects.

“Armato’s worries are very common among parents,” says Bill Neivn ,a teacher at St.George ‘s high School . He organizes a humanitarian trip to India to the Sheela Bal Bhavan orphanage and  says the three biggest fears families have ____30______ (be) health , security and contact.

   How long has 3-D technology been around? Most of us might think of crowds of teenagers in a 1950’s movie house watching Bwana Devil in 3-D. But 3-D technology made its first appearance on the scene in 1838 with the first stereoscope(体视镜). And the first actual 3-D movie was a 1903 film called Le Ariveed’un Train.

    Although it has such a long history, the technology has still remained based on one simple principle-----to make 3-D effects you must find a way to project two slightly different pictures to each eye. Modern 3-D technology works by rapidly flickering(闪动) two versions of the movie and projecting them onto each eye. The brain does the rest of the work, combining the two pictures together into one and giving the show the appearance of depth, the third dimension.

    But does this exposure, especially long exposures, cause harm to the child’s developing brain and visual system? Unfortunately, long-term studies on new flicker digital 3-D technology and children aren’t yet available. We do not know if regular or daily 3-D viewing over years affects the developing visual system, although older 3-D methods basically do the same thing and are not considered harmful.

    The question of possible harm in modern 3-D use in TV is really based on two facts: the amount of time children will now be watching 3-D TV each day and the sensitivity some children show in reaction to 3-D viewing. It is difficult to make actual lab studies of longer term 3-D viewing in children because of the possible harm of the experiment. Researchers will have to wait until 3-D TV technology is already in the marketplace for a number of years, then check heavy 3-D TV watchers and compare them with non-watchers.

    With a 3-D television technology in the home, we will soon be able to answer the question of whether or not longer and more frequent periods of 3-D exposure cause more changes in the visual system. We may find that the bigger problem is the introduction of a new technology that leads to even more time spent on TV rather than playing outdoors.

8. According to the text, 3-D technology ______

A. was refused by people when it first appeared.

B. will soon change the way we watch TV.

C. does no good to our visual system.

D. has a history of nearly 200 years.

9. Paragraph 2 is mainly about________

A. how 3-D technology works.         B. why 3-D movies are popular

C. the history of 3-D technology.    D. the influence of 3-D technology.

10. What’s the method suggested in paragraph 4?

   A. To wait and see                        B. To carry out lab studies

   C. To stop making 3-D movies         D. To improve 3-D technology

11. The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _______

    A. ask children not to watch 3-D movies

    B. discuss if 3-D viewing is harmful to children.

    C. introduce the advantages of 3-D technology.

    D. predict the development of 3-D technology.

Everyone worries about exams, but test anxiety is in another league, causing such fear that it is impossible to do your best. Does your mind go blank in exams? Do you become distracted? Do you score much lower on exams than on homework? Then you may have what psychologists call test anxiety.

Test anxiety involves severe stress before, during or after exams, making it impossible to do your best. It can make your heart feel as if it is racing, and you may submit to (屈从于) “negative self-talk”, convincing yourself you are going to fail or upset. These stressful thoughts, not surprising, can block your brain’s ability to find what is stored in its memory, as well as making it harder to understand the questions and organize your thoughts. Is it possible to stop test anxiety?

Developing good study habits, understanding the exam format (格式) and marking scheme (评分方案) can all help to reduce anxiety. But for a greater effect, other methods are also needed, such as relaxation techniques in which you lie down before the exam, close your eyes and focus on breathing while tensing and relaxing group muscles in turn (legs, arms and stomach).

A study looked at anxious students in maths exams and concluded that writing about how worried you feel before the exam may also reduce anxiety.

Be as prepared as possible before the exam, arrive early, and repeat positive statements such as: “Everyone feels anxious; I know I can do this.” Just as in a race, do not look at what everyone else around you is doing. Focus on the paper in front of you. Do a quick skim to evaluate the feel of the overall test. If you feel nervous, take deep breaths and remember that it is just a test.

9. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ___________.

A. what causes test anxiety                     B. how to deal with test anxiety

C. what effects test anxiety brings about          D. why everyone worries about exams

10. According to Paragraph 4, a study is mentioned to ________.

A. explain it is easy to get around test anxiety.

B. introduce another good approach to handling test anxiety.

C. confirm that maths exams are more likely to cause anxiety.

D. make a conclusion about how to overcome test anxiety.

11. Which of the following shows the structure of the text?

假如你是李华，上周五来自美国Hingham中学的交换生到你们学校访问，你接待了一位美国学生Tim。请根据下面提示，给学校英文校刊投稿，谈谈参加这次活动的经过

1. 学校迎宾会；           

2. 家庭欢迎晚宴；

3. 外出旅游北京景点；          

4. 告别互赠礼物。

注意：1. 词数：100字左右；   2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头已为你写好。

We had some American exchange students in our school last Friday. As a host, I’d like to share some happy experiences with you. _______________________________________

There was a handful of common clay in the river bank. But it had   36 thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place it was to  37  in the world when the time came for its virtues to be  38 .

One day the clay was carried far away in a cart    39    a stony road. But it was not    40   , for it said to itself: “This is necessary. The path to glory is always    41  . Now I am on my way to play a great part in the world.”

But the hard journey was    42  , compared with the suffering after it. The clay was put into a container and mixed and beaten. It seemed almost    43   . But there was    44    in the thought that something very noble was    45    coming out of all this trouble. The clay felt sure that, if it could only wait long enough, a wonderful reward was    46    for it.

Then it was put upon a    47    turning wheel, and turned around until it seemed as if it must fly into a thousand pieces. A strange power pressed and molded it, and through all the dizziness and pain it felt that it was taking a new    48   .

Then an unknown hand put it into an oven, and    49    fires were burning about it. But the clay held itself together, in the confidence of a great future. 

At last the baking was finished. The clay was    50    upon a board，in the cool air. The suffering was passed. The reward was at hand.

Then the clay saw the reward of all its    51    and pain, – a common flower-pot, straight and ugly. It felt that it was not    52    for a king’s house, nor for a palace of art. Many days it passed in    53   . 

But presently it was set in a greenhouse, where the sunlight fell warm upon it, and day by day as it waited, something was changing within it – a new hope. Still it was    54   , not knowing what the new hope meant. 

But one day the clay was carried into a great church. All the people looked towards it because it carried a royal lily as white as snow, which was    55    in its heart. Now it knew what the hope is! 

Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure.

36. A. deep                       B. high                              C. blind                      D. free

37. A. need                               B. name                             C. know                       D. fill

38. A. discovered                      B. developed                     C. praised                   D. obtained

39. A. in                             B. over                              C. across                    D. through

40. A. satisfied                   B. thrilled                           C. discouraged           D. confused

41. A. correct                     B. narrow                           C. rough                     D. straight

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

43. A. unbearable             B. unconvincing                 C. unavoidable           D. unaccustomed

44. A. anxiety                    B. comfort                          C. sympathy                       D. despair

45. A. possibly                   B. certainly                         C. immediately            D. easily

46. A. in use                      B. in time                           C. in store                   D. in need

47. A. swiftly                      B. steadily                          C. gently                     D. slowly

48. A. place                               B. direction                               C. function                  D. form

49. A. dangerous                      B. evil                                 C. fierce                      D. destructive

50. A. set down                        B. set out                           C. set about                       D. set off

51. A. value                       B. patience                               C. trust                               D. complaint 

52. A. intended                         B. qualified                         C. allowed                   D. presented

53. A. peace                             B. passion                          C. depression             D. harmony

54. A. conscious                       B. optimistic                              C. innocent                        D. ignorant

55. A. mixed                       B. fixed                               C. rooted                    D. buried

 Big as they are, Antarctic ice sheets are melting at increasing rates, as ______the world’s glaciers in other places.

  A. do               B. are            C. have              D. have been

Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich, born on 31 May 1948, is a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer, writing in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award.

Alexievich grew up in Belarus. After finishing school she worked as a reporter in several local newspapers before graduating from Belarusian State University and becoming a journalist for the literary magazine Neman in Minsk.

She went on to a career in journalism and writing narratives from interviews with witnesses to the most dramatic events in the country, such as World War II, the Soviet–Afghan War, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the Chernobyl disaster. After political persecution (迫害) by the Lukashenko administration, she left Belarus in 2000. The International Cities of Refuge Network offered her shelter and during the following decade she lived in Paris, Gothenburg and Berlin. In 2011, Alexievich moved back to Minsk.

According to Russian writer and critic Dmitry Bykov, her books owe much to the ideas of Belarusian writer Ales Adamovich, who felt that the best way to describe the horrors of the 20th century was not by creating fiction but through recording the evidence of witnesses. Belarusian poet Uladzimir Nyaklyayew called Adamovich “her literary godfather”. He also named the documentary novel I’m from the Burned Village by Ales Adamovich, Janka Bryl and Uladzimir Kalesnik, about the villages burned by the Nazi troops during the occupation of Belarus, as the main single book that has influenced Alexievich’s attitude to literature. Alexievich admitted the influence of Adamovich and added, among others, Belarusian writer Vasil Bykaŭ as another source of impact on her. Her most notable works in English translation include a collection of first-hand accounts from the war in Afghanistan (Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from a Forgotten War) and a highly praised oral history of the Chernobyl disaster (Voices from Chernobyl).

Alexievich describes the theme of her works this way: If you look back at the whole of our history, both Soviet and post-Soviet, it is a huge common grave and a blood bath. An eternal dialogue of the executioners and the victims. The accursed Russian questions: what is to be done and who is to blame. The revolution, the gulags, the Second World War, the Soviet–Afghan war hidden from the people, the downfall of the great empire, the downfall of the giant socialist land, the land-utopia, and now a challenge of cosmic dimensions — Chernobyl. This is a challenge for all the living things on earth. Such is our history. And this is the theme of my books, this is my path, my circles of hell, from man to man.

Her first book, War’s Unwomanly Face, came out in 1985. It was repeatedly reprinted and sold more than two million copies. The book was finished in 1983 and published (in short edition) in Oktyabr, a Soviet monthly literary magazine, in February 1984. In 1985, the book was published by several publishers, and the number of printed copies reached 2,000,000 in the next five years. This novel is made up of monologues (独白) of women in the war speaking about the aspects of World War II that had never been related before. Another book, The Last Witnesses: the Book of Unchildlike Stories, describes personal memories of children during war time. The war seen through women’s and children’s eyes revealed a new world of feelings. In 1993, she published Enchanted with Death, a book about attempted and completed suicides due to the downfall of the Soviet Union. Many people felt inseparable from the Communist ideology and unable to accept the new order surely and the newly interpreted history.

Her books were not published by Belarusian state-owned publishing houses after 1993, while private publishers in Belarus have only published two of her books: Voices from Chernobyl in 1999 and Second-hand Time in 2013, both translated into Belarusian. As a result, Alexievich has been better known in the rest of world than in Belarus.

66. According to the passage, Alexievich was able to win the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature mainly because ________.

A. she is superior to other writers in literature      B. she is the greatest journalist all over the world

C. she witnessed the most dramatic events in Belarus D. her works reflected the suffering and courage in her time

67. Who played a significant role in Alexievich’s literary world?

A. Ales Adamovich and Vasil Bykaŭ.               B. Dmitry Bykov and Ales Adamovich.

C. Uladzimir Kalesnik and Janka Bryl.            D. Vasil Bykaŭ and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew.

68. Which of the following is TRUE about Alexievich’s first book?

A. It was not until 5 years later that the book was well received.

B. It is written from the viewpoint of women and children involved in the war.

C. It was first published by Belarusian state-owned publishing houses in 1984.

D. It reveals something unknown about World War II to the public.

69. What can we know from the theme of Alexievich’s works?

A. She discusses who is to blame for the wars in her works.

B. She takes a practical view of the future for her motherland.

C. Her works show sorrow and sympathy for war victims and her country.

D. Her works merely focused on the disasters the Belarusian experienced.

70. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Some people were dependent on the Soviet Union with affection.

B. Women and children are the main characters of Alexievich’s works.

C. Voices from Chernobyl published in 1999 was written in Belarusian.

D. Alexievich has been highly respected by the Lukashenko administration.

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Shellharbour City Library provides a range of Library Special Needs Services for people who are unable to access our library service in the usual way. As long as you live in Shellharbour City, we’ll provide a full range of library services and resources including:

● Large printed and ordinary printed books

● Talking books on tape and CD

● DVDs and music CDs

● Magazines

● Reference and information requests

You will be asked to complete a ‘Statement of Need’ application form which must be signed by a medical professional.

Home delivery service

    Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you. Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free. We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library .You can also choose the resources you need personally.

    Talking books and captioned videos

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   C. people living in Shellharbour City with an illness or disability

   D. those who can’t get medical help in Shellharbour City

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B. Books with different languages are available.

C. People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos.

D. People have to choose what they need by themselves.

28. To get home delivery service, you must_______.

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C. pay the library ahead of time   D. have others choose the resources for you