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Last week I went to visit to my former neighbor, Mr. Yang. He and I used to living next to each other for many years. About half a year ago, a fact came which the old building, along with many other similar ones, were going to be pulled down to make room for a main street. So they had to move apart. Mr. Yang now lives in the suburbs near a beautiful park. His apartment is much big than before. The only problem is that it took quite a long time to get to the downtown area. Therefore, Mr. Yang doesn’t seem to worry about the long distance. He says that new subway line will be built in a few year and he is sure life will be better in the future.

1. In order to ________ the fresh air, I used to climb the small hill near my house and every time I got to the top, I would be out of ________. So I had to open my mouth widely because I was ________．(breath)

2. It is ________ now why he didn't come to our party.I have found enough ________.(evident)

3. He ________________ Mr.Smith as a good teacher, although his _______________ came as a big surprise to us because he never speak highly of Mr.Smith.(recommend)

4. He ________ while waiting for the bus during the snowstorm. It was under the ________ point outside and the water in the waiting room was ________．(freeze)

5. He _____________ the soldiers to shut the gate and the ___________surprised everyone at present, including many _______________ ranking above him.(command)

6. The idea in his various speeches are not ________ and his lack of ________ made his speech less persuasive.(consistent)

7. It's reasonable that he has ________ for his hometown.No wonder all the people present were greatly moved by his ________ speech about his hometown.(affection)

8. I think the film was a _______. I was ________ at the sight of _________ scenes.

9. The __________ woman complained to me about the __________ noise that my dog made. (disturb)

10. It ________  to be wet in spring here. However, it has a ________  to be dry this spring. (tend)

I ________ my cellphone last night. Now the battery is running out.

   A. could have charged                                 B. might charge

   C. should have charged                       D. would charge

 Human history is rich ______ examples of our ability to overcome and rise above difficulties.

  A. with                            B. of                     C. on                           D. by

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this   26  .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and   27  . All the students were working   28   a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no   29   of stopping. I walked down the row and found   30   was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my   31  , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on   32   I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” I felt it best not to   33  .

After another ten minutes, the students were   34   to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoebox. Then Donna  35   hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to   36  . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the   37   of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and   38   your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to   39   the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is   40   by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in   41  . Amen!”

She turned the students   42   and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the   43   of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student   44   and said, “I Can’t,” Donna   45   pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.   

26. A. job                 B. project           C. observation                  D. course

27. A. checked          B. noticed           C. watched               D. waited

28. A. on           B. with                      C. as                             D. for

29. A. scenes           B. senses                   C. marks                          D. signs

30. A. nobody    B. somebody             C. everyone               D. anyone

31. A. curiosity         B. suspect          C. sympathy                     D. worry

32. A. and                B. or                  C. but                              D. so

33. A. insert              B. interrupt                C. talk                      D. request

34. A. taught           B. shown           C. forced                       D. instructed

35. A. added           B. wrote                    C. made                           D. folded

36. A. cry                 B. pray                      C. dig                            D. play

37. A. back                  B. bottom                     C. top                     D. edge

38. A. drop                   B. raise                         C. fall                      D. lift

39. A. keep                   B. thank                       C. forgive                D. honor

40. A. remembered B. punished                   C. removed              D. replaced

41. A. silence         B. heart                        C. peace                  D. memory

42. A. down                 B. up                            C. off                      D. around  

43. A. birth                   B. passing                     C. loss                    D. starting

44. A. awoke         B. reminded                  C. forgot          D. apologized

45. A. simply         B. hardly               C. seriously             D. angrily

Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble-----and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP.

ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.

Here’s an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.

There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what’s behind these strange mental messages. Here’s another example――one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.

A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one more.”The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, “There’s room for one more.”

Then the man saw that the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!

Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.

61. According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ______.

A. in existence           B. imaginative                            C. not real                    D. impossible

62. By studying ESP, scientists may get to ______.

A. learn how people tell lies                            B. know more about human dreams

C. know more about human mind                   D. learn how strange things happen

63. In the last paragraph the underlined word“coincidences”probably means “______”.

A. things that may not happen                        B. things that happen in a dream

C. things that must happen                             D. things that happen by accident

   Texting patients to remind them to take drugs could prevent the deaths of thousands of people from stroke or heart attack and save millions of pounds each year, a new study suggests.

    Currently 500 million is wasted each year because patients stop taking drugs. However a new study by Queen Mary University of London showed that sending a text reminder improved patients' taking pills by 64%.

    Not only would it stop the National Heath Service wasting millions on drugs, it would also stop thousands of people dying needlessly because they fail to take medicine that lowers their cholesterol or blood pressure.

    Professor David Wald, Consultant Cardiologist and Lead Author, Queen Mary University of London, said, "An important and overlooked problem in medicine is the failure to take prescribed medication(处方药). The results of this trial show that text message reminders help prevent this in a simple and effective way. More than just a reminder, the texts provided the link to identify patients who needed help. "

    Around a third of people do not take their treatment as prescribed(按照要求). Some patients forget to take their tablets and others stop because of uncertainty over the benefits or harms of treatment.

    Researchers asked 303 people over a six month period to take part in a study to find out if texting would be beneficial.

    The "text message" group received texts every day for two weeks, alternate days for two weeks and then weekly for 6 months, asking if they had taken their medication that day. Patients who had not, or did not reply, were telephoned and offered help.

    In the "no text" group, 25 percent of patients stopped their medication completely or took less than four fifths of their prescribed treatment, compared with only 9 percent in the "text message" group.

    David Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Pharmaceutical and Public Health Policy at UCL, added, "The implications of these results are considerable from both an economic and a health gain perspective. The method is not limited to cardiovascular disease prevention and could be used for patients on treatment for other diseases. "

32. Why is a large amount of medical fee wasted every year?

    A. Patients take too much medicine.                 B. Patients don't go to hospital in time.

    C. Patients forget the doctor's instructions.      D. Patients don't take medicine as instructed.

33. The percentage of people who don't act on the doctor's directions is about           .

    A. 9%           B. 25%           C. 33.3%            D. 64%

34. What did researchers do with patients who didn't reply to their text messages?

    A. They just left them alone.                B. They reminded them by telephone.

    C. They contacted them on the internet.      D. They visited them in their apartment.

35. What do we know from what David Taylor said?

A. Texting patients is beneficial.        

B. All patients need reminding by texting.

C. The benefits of texting are not obvious.

D. The method should be adopted by all hospitals. .

A. way      B. label       C. stereotypes      D. situated       AB. foreign      AC. studies

AD. references    BC. address      BD. politely     CD. insulting     ABC. respectively    

   The US is often called a “melting pot” full of people of different colors, races and religions. But there has long been a problem about how to properly ___41___ different races and ethnic minorities. On May 20, US President Barack Obama signed a bill that will remove some old racial language from US law.

  The bill, which Obama signed during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, will get rid of all ___42____ to “Orientals”, “Negroes”, “Indians” and “Eskimos”, and replace them with “Asian Americans”, “African Americans”, “Native Americans” and “Alaska Natives” ___43______.

    “The word ‘Oriental’ is an ___44___ and very old-fashioned term, and it’s __45___ past time for the United States government to stop using it,” Grace Meng, the New York Democrat who proposed the changes, said in a statement.

   Mae M Ngai, a professor of Asian American ___46__ at Columbia University, explained why “Oriental” is often regarded as an offensive word. She told The New York Times that “Oriental” is a Eurocentric name: “You should call people by what they call themselves, not how they are __47___ in relation to yourself.”  Jeff Yang, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, also thinks that the image associated with the __48___ “Oriental” makes it insulting. “You can’t think of ‘Oriental’ without having the smell of incense (香) and the sound of a gong (锣) kind in your head,” he said in an interview with NPR.

  The new bill sends the message that “oriental” is hardly an inoffensive word, according to Erika Lee, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota.

   “In the US, the term ‘Oriental’ has been used to support the idea that Asians were or are forever ___49___ and could never become American. These ideas helped to justify racial discrimination and segregation ,” Lee told NBC News. Lee said that using the term only leads to more “inequality, disrespect, discrimination, and ___50___ towards Asian Americans, a group that is still not seen enough in American politics despite being the fastest-growing group in the US”.

Eyes can speak

Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

    36 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he sensed that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.  37   Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.   38    If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention and let her know that he is admiring her.

However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking.    39      If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.     40     

Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationship and situation.

A.          On the contrary, it will give him away.

B.           Do you have such a kind of experience?

C.          That’s what normal eye contact is all about.

D.          Actually, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.

E.           After all, everybody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.

F.           But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.

G.          If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.

 This article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _____ one major point in contrast with the other.

     A. makes           B. made           C. making          D. is to make

As a teenager, I was pretty lazy when it came to doing thingsfor my family. I worked hard at school, and sometimeslooked after my younger sister. Still, I found myself regularly resisting the urge to   36   out at home with even the simplest things.

Every Wednesday afternoon, for example, my mother   37   me to another town for a piano lesson. During my two-hour lesson, she’d rush to the nearby store and buy a week’s worth of   38  . Given the fact that my mom had driven me twelve miles there, twelve miles back,  39   for my lesson, and bought me a candy bar, you’d think I’d be very   40   to help her bring the groceries into the house.   41   I wasn’t. I generally just brought in an armload and left the   42   for Mom as I ran to my room, shut the door, and started studying.

Don’t get me wrong: even back in my room, I felt   43   about not helping my mother more. Deep inside, I wanted to change my   44  . But I also realized that once I did change, there’d be no going back.   45   I took on more responsibility, my parents would start   46   more of me. At age fifteen, I sensed that this one small change would   47   something much bigger: my personal change from a cared-for, spoiled (被宠坏的) childto a more   48  , caring and giving young man.

I’ll never forget the Wednesday when I made a(n)   49   to jump in and see what happened. Returning home from the   50  , I disappeared into my room, as usual. But once inside, I felt that deep and burning  51  . Throwing my school books on the bed, I suddenly opened my door and   52   back to the garage to help my mother. How happy I felt that day!

Surely, over time, I continued to help out with more housework. The neat thing was, the more I helped out, the   53   I felt about myself and my place in my family. As Mom and Dad realized they could   54   on me more, our trips became far less stressful, too. In short, it was a win-win situation for everyone.

Sometimes the little things we put off doing the longest   55   out to be the simplest things to complete. And feeling happy beats feeling guilty any day. 

36．A. help   B. cry     C. start   D. work

37．A.sent    B. drove C. walked      D. guided     

38．A. fruits  B. flowers      C. groceries  D. vegetables

39．A. paid   B.fought C. applied     D. planned

40．A. nervous    B. grateful     C. confident  D. unwilling

41．A. So     B. And    C. Thus  D. But

42．A. one   B. other  C. next   D. rest

43．A. excited     B. curious     C. guilty            D. doubtful

44．A. way   B. world  C. career      D. shape

45．A. Since B. Though     C. Unless      D. Once

46．A. warning    B. reminding C. expecting  D. informing

47．A. tell    B. mark  C. express    D. describe  

48．A. energetic  B. ambitious  C. outgoing   D. responsible

49．A. excuse     B. decision    C. statement D. appointment

50. A.duty    B.store   C. lesson              D. holiday

51.  A. anger      B. shame      C. delight     D. pleasure         

52. A. called        B. looked      C. headed    D. handed

53．A. better       B. smarter     C. warmer     D. stronger

54．A. live    B. press C. focus D. count

55．A. turn   B. make C. point  D. Bring

 Let’s focus on what you bring to society ______ on how much money you earn. 

A. rather than           B. more than                       C. other than                   D. less than 

Chinese New Year is approaching and preparations are underway around the world. Here are some Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to mark the day.

London

Although it may not be as large or as long-built as others, having only become a center for the Chinese community during the 1950s, London’s Chinatown is a perfectly formed little firework that knows how to see in the year with a bang. Decorated with red lanterns (灯笼), previous years have seen shows with acrobatics (杂技), martial arts (武术), dance and opera nearby.

San Francisco

San Francisco’s Chinatown is perhaps the most famous in the United States. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bangkok

With an about 100-year-old history, the Thai capital’s Chinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty treats, clothes, toys and antiques. Sunday market days are such a good time to get the full atmosphere of the neighborhood. The area is also known for its gold dealers, whose shops line the road.

Mauritius

Found in Port Louis, this Mauritian Chinatown shows the island nation’s rich multicultural diversity. Established in the early years of the 20th century by settlers from China, its tiny shops and restaurants serve locals and visitors. During the Chinese Spring Festival, the most exciting sight is the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional Lion dances through the streets.

21.    According to the text, which of the following has the longest history?

22. What’s special about Bangkok’s Chinatown?

23. If you want to enjoy the Dragon Dances, you can go to ______.

Getting older

No one really knows how and why people change as they get older. Also, no theory sufficiently explains all the changes of the aging process. Aging is a complex and varied process that varies in how it affects different people and organs.   36   

At a certain point in our lives our body systems will begin to weaken.    37    . It may become more difficult for us to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the end of our lives.

    38    . A good diet plays an important role. The amount and the type of exercise we get are another two factors. Our living condition is yet another. But scientists studying the aging problem want to know: Why do people grow old? ____39  

There is nothing to be afraid of as the old age comes. Many consider the later part of life to be the best time for living.  40  

What we consider the old age now may only be middle-aged some day soon. With so many advances in medical science happening so quickly, life length may one day be measured in centuries, rather than in years!                

A. They hope that by studying the aging medical science they may be able to make the length of life longer.

B. Many factors decide our health.

C. Our strength may become weaker.

D. As for diet, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.

E. Physical activity may become less, but often we get better understanding of the world and ourselves.

F. Symptoms include a lack of energy, slow reactions, insomnia and poor memory.

G. In fact, even in one person, different organ systems “age” at different rate.

In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a gap year, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing , though there are no official numbers.

Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, DC estimate that in the current first-year class of 1600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number hasn’t changed much over the years.

Mr.Deacon says the most common reason for taking a gap year is to have a chance to travel, but he says inernational students may take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty.

Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital. .

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy.

The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation.” It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time.

Of couse, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college , and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.

Holly Bull’s job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books have been written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased inerest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college.

40. What is the passage mainly about?

A. If you want to go to an American university, take a gap year first.

B. More and more American students are choosing to take a year off.

C. It is likely that taking a gap year is becoming popular in America.

D. Americans hold different opinions towards students taking a gap year.

41. How many reasons for students’ taking a gap year are mentioned in passage?

A. 2   B. 3   C. 4    D. 5

42. The esssay “time out or burn out for the next generation” suggests that________.

A. every student must take a gap year before applying for a famous university

B. some famous universities encouage students to gain more life experiences

C. taking a gap year can make students free from life learning

D. the stress of studies does harm to the students’ health .

43.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Charles Deacon doesn’t support the idea of the students’ taking a gap year

B. Books and media have contributed to the students’ inerest in school learning

C. Parents might disagree with the program, concerned about their children’s future.

D. Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically.

Music to My Ears

   Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried， he 41 even the basic However，he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.

    Over the months he tried and tried  while I  42  and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day. ” 43 it seemed hopeless.

   I  only  knew his mother from a 44 as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one Robby stopped coming. I was secretly 45 that he stopped because of his lack of ability.

    Weeks later I informed the students , including Robby, of the coming recital (独奏）. To my 46 ,Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had  47  0ut. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still  48 .

“I've  just got to play!” he  49 . Something inside me let me allow him to.

    Then came the recital night. The gym was 50 with parents. I put 51 .

thinking that I could save his poor performance through my“ curtain closer (谢幕）.”

   The recital  went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes wwere wrinkled and his hair 52    . “Why didn't  his mother at least make him comb his hair  for  this special night ? ”I thought.

    Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. 1 was not 53 for what 1 heard next, His were 54 on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was 55 their feet-in wild applause.

    In 56   I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. “I've nevEr heard yoU  play Like  he ended,everyone was  55  their  feet in wild applause.

Robby  explained ,“Well Miss Hondorf ...remember I told you my mom sick?..

58  she had cancer and passed away yesterday.She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. 1 wanted to make it special.

    There wasn't   a    59  eye in the house.   That night I felt he   was the teacher  and I was the  pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and  60 .

41. A. lacked         B. had              C. showed         D. got

42. A. listened       B. learned          C. checked        D. played

43. A. And            B. But              C. So             D. Or

44. A. conversation   B. performance      C. distance       D. picture

45. A. guilty         B. sad              C. anxious       D. glad

46. A. relief        B. surprise         C. pleasure       D. satisfaction

47. A. stepped        B. worn             C. run            D. dropped

48. A. acting          B. performing        C. practicing     D. recording

49. A. insisted        B. suggested         C. complained      D. threatened

50. A. lined           B. packed            C. piled           D. covered

51. A. least           B. most              C. first           D. last

52. A. messy           B. cool              C. neat            D. dull

53. A. eager           B. concerned         C. prepared        D. grateful

54. A. hesitating      B. dancing           C. touching        D. crawling

55. A. over            B. under             C. in              D. on

56. A. chaos           B. tears             C. silence         D. return

57. A. find            B. feel              C. make            D. like  

58. A. Gradually       B. Suddenly          C. Frequently      D. Actually

59. A. dry             B. curious           C. bright          D. wet

60. A. regret          B. talent            C. love            D. courage

          all the accusations with convincing evidence, the man was declared innocent and set free．

     A．Denying          B．Having denied         C．Denied                   D．Being denied

I wish I _____him the news yestaday.

A. had not told    B. did not tell

C. was not told    D. have not told

Wechat intends to radically change the way ______ people use mobilephones.

A. /    B. which    C. why  D. who