Stay-at home careers are the preferred way to earn a living for those who like to set their own hours and be their own boss, mothers of young children, and those who like to avoid office politics. There are plenty of opportunities to earn from home. Even if you earn little first, the quality of life should make up for the loss of income. Take a look at the following choices for home-birds:

Online tutoring—You can earn anything from Rs 8,000 to 30,000 a month if you are a qualified teacher with computer and communication skills. The subjects in demand these days are math, English, physics, chemistry and biology. You can either teach part-time (4 hours) or full-time (9 hours).

Freelance writers—You have a good writing skills but don’t have time to work a nine-to-five job? You can still use your skills and earn a good amount of money. Many companies these days require good writers. One can earn up to Rs 8,000 to 50,000.

Online-traders—Earn a lot of money by share trading. Just clear the NCFM (Capital Market) exam and you can start trading. You can bring in Rs 10,000 to 1000,000 per month.

Designers—If you have the creative skills and a creative gift, try becoming a designer. Designers are required in different fields. One can earn nearly Rs 8,000 to 20,000 per month.

68. According to the passage, those who likes stay-at-home careers ________.

   A. perhaps can’t earn as much as those working in an office

   B. needn’t do anything at home and earns a lot

   C. can’t be mothers who have children to look after

   D. are often worried about office politics

69. If you want to be an online-trader, you will have to ________.

A. be more than 18 years old

C. have good writing skills     B. pass a kind of exam

D. have creative skills and a creative gift

70. The passage is written mainly to ________.

A. sell products to readers

   C. give some advice to readers   B. join the author’s company

D. get help from readers

            “Selfie” (自拍) joins ranks of dictionary words.

    In 2002, an Australian man went to his friend’s 21st birthday party. He got drunk, tripped on some steps and cut his lip. He took a picture of his injuries and shared it with his friends on an online forum. “And sorry about the focus,” he wrote, “it was a selfie.” That was the first recorded use of the word “selfie”, according to linguistic experts at Oxford Dictionaries.

On Nov 19, Oxford Dictionaries declared “selfie” Word of the Year for 2013, in honor of the term having taken over the world thanks to millions of smart phone self-portraits and the resulting shares on social media.

    So what does the choice of the word say about our culture? Mary Elizabeth Williams, writing in Salon magazine, says the word reminds us that contemporary culture is defined by our narcissism(自恋).Megan Jackson from a local newspaper points out a selfie may only focus on appearance.

    Selfies invite judgment based on appearance alone. What kind of cultural influence does this have on women? Erin Gloria Ryan on Jezebel says selfies teach young woman to obsess over their appearance and judge themselves on the basis of beauty rather than accomplishments. “They’re a reflection of the warped way we teach girls to see themselves as decorative,” said Ryan.

    In Slate magazine, Rachel Simmons has the opposite view. She argues that selfies are an example of young women promoting themselves and taking control of their own self-presentation. Think of each one, she says, as “a tiny pulse of girl pride —a shout-out to the self”.

21. Which of the following is true about the first use of “selfie”?

  A. The Australian man created it to celebrate his friend’s 21st birthday.

  B. The Australian man created by chance when he got drunk and shared his photo online.

  C. The Oxford Dictionary used it to thank the creation of smart phone.

  D. The social media were so advanced that they made the word transmitted.

22. The underlined word “tripped” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

  A. traveled                     B. stepped lightly      

  C. fell down                    D. made mistakes

23. Who holds a positive opinion towards selfie in the life of women?

  A. Mary Elizabeth.              B. Megan Jackson.          

 C. Erin Gloria Ryan.             D. Rachel Simmons.   

The Great War Exhibition

When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm

  Mon 11 Jan, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm

Where: Dominion Museum Building, 15 Buckle Street, Wellington

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information: Admission Free

  The journey i rich in personal stories which tell of the great experience of the battlefields and the hardships at     home during wear-time New Zealand. The visitors will experience the desperate horrors and the victories of the human spirit that were part of the Great War.

Kaipara Coast Plants & Sculpture Gardens

When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

  Mon 11 Jan, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

Where : 1481 Kaipara Coast Highway (SH16), Auckland

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

● Adults： $10.00

● Children 5-13 (under 5 and free):$ 5.00

● Groups 10 : $ 8.00

● Over 60 ＆. Students (with ID): $ 9.00

Come and enjoy a relaxed art and garden experience. Sculptures are for sale and the display changes completely ever 12 moths with the new exhibition opening in December each year to give you a fresh experience each time you come.

Dream Works Animation

When: Sun 10 Jan, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm

  Mon 11 Jan, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm

Where: Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

●  Adults: $ 15.00

● Children ＆ Students 3-15 (with Student ID): $ 6.00

● Children under 3: $0.00

The exhibition features over 400 items, including rare concept drawing, models, interviews, and original artworks. Adults and kids can get creative with real animation tools, and soar above the clouds in the Dragon Flight experience from How to Train Your Dragon.

Balls, Bullets and Boots

When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm

  Mon 11Jan, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm

Where: National Army Museum, 1 Hassett Dr, SH1, Waiouru

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information: Door Sales Only

 The exhibition explores the impact the cruel reality of war had on colonial sportsmen and their loved ones as they were transplanted from the rugby fields of home to fight.

21. If a couple with their son aged 5 attend the second and the third exhibitions, know much should they pay?

A. $ 53.    B. $61.   C. $75.   D. $82.

22. Which of the following may attract a sport-lover most?

A. Balls, Bullets and Boots.

B. The Great War Exhibition.

C. Dream Works Animation.

D. Kaipara Coast Plants ＆ Sculpture Gardens.

23.The main purpose of the text is to           .

A. Persuade people to study history seriously

B. Attract more visitors to join in the exhibitions

C. Advise people to spend more time with families

D. Compare the differences of four different exhibitions

Ever since I was little I have had the love of a whole family with no pieces missing. All that  21  in the beginning of 2002.

At that time our family was  22  to find out that my grandfather was found to have cancer. We did everything we  23  to help him enjoy a comfortable stay at the hospital,  24   on the day of November 5, 2003, he died.

At that time my parents were visiting him in Chicago, and my neighbors were  25  us. I still remember that day when our parents  26  , sat all of us down and told us the news. I felt a  27  of emotions such as depression(沮丧), loss, and emptiness. I ran outside into the cold November air and cried silently.

Almost a year had passed and we were eating dinner at the dinner table when a  28  started about how we could help make the lives of the many people who have cancer more    29  . In the end, my older sister Molly and I came up with the  30  idea of selling our honey from our grandparents in Virginia’s hives.

The  31  started from taking the honey from our bees. Then we put the honey in a large tin heater, warmed it until it was  32  bottled in one of our glass jars and labeled(贴标签于…) these jars. We did this all by ourselves!

While we were selling it, if a  33  had a question we would tell them the exact same  34  I just told you.

This year, we  35  over $9,300 for the American Cancer Society and all of it  36  a camp for children who have cancer.

I like to think that our grandfather is looking  37  at us with a smile. I   38  many things from him such as to live life to its fullest, the love of literature, and to take risks in life.

We are put on this Earth to do well and to   39  those around us. We can all  40  it if we try.

21.  A. changed      B. happened       C. disappointed     D. developed

22.  A. puzzled       B. surprised       C. worried         D. determined

23.  A. need         B. should          C. would          D. could

24.  A. and          B. so             C. but             D. for

25.  A. caring for     B. waiting for      C. calling for       D. looking for

26.  A. shouted       B. remained        C. cried           D. returned

27.  A. sense         B. mix            C. sign            D. flow

28.  A. meeting       B. quarrel         C. discussion       D. battle

29.  A. enjoyable      B. practical        C. possible        D. meaningful

30.  A. crazy          B. great           C. basic          D. funny

31.  A. business       B. journey         C. idea           D. job

32.  A. really         B. fully            C. actually        D. easily

33.  A. manager       B. producer        C. salesman       D. purchaser

34.  A. story          B. answer          C. method        D. step

35.  A. borrowed       B. accepted        C. raised         D. spent

36.  A. belonged to     B. referred to       C. pointed to      D. went to

37.  A. ahead          B. out            C. aside          D. down

38.  A. knew          B. learned         C. gained         D. studied

39.  A. respect         B. thank          C. help           D. admire

40.  A. make          B. show           C. complete      D. appreciate

Tradition has it that boys are good at counting and girls are good at reading. So much so that Mattel once produced a talking Barbie doll whose stock of phrases included “Math class is tough!”

   Although much is made of differences between the brains of adult males and females, the sources of these differences are a matter of controversy. Some people put forward cultural explanations and note, for example, that when girls are taught separately from boys they often do better in subjects such as maths than if classes are mixed. Others claim that the differences are rooted in biology, are there from birth, and exist because girls’ and boys’ brains have evolved to handle information in different ways.

Luigi Guiso of the European University Institute has just published the results of a study which suggests that culture explains most of the difference in maths, at 1east.In this week’s Science, they show that the gap in mathematics scores between boys and girls virtually disappears in countries with high levels of sexual equality, though the reading gap remains.

Dr. Guiso took data from the 2003 OECD Programme for International Student Assessment. On average, girls’ maths scores were lower than those of boys. However, the gap was largest in countries with the least equality between the sexes, while it vanished in countries where the sexes are more or 1ess equal to one another. The researchers also did some additional statistical checks to ensure the correlation was material. They say their data therefore show that improvements in maths scores are related not to economic development, but directly to improvements in the social position of women. However, the gap in reading scores not only remained, but got bigger as the sexes became more equal. Average reading scores were higher for girls than for boys in all countries.

This suggests an interesting paradox. At first sight, girls’ rise to mathematical equality suggests they should be invading maths-heavy professions such as engineering—and that if they are not, the implication might be that prejudice is keeping them out. However, as David Ricardo observed almost 200 years ago, economic optimisation is about comparative advantage. The rise in female reading scores a longside their maths scores suggests that female comparative advantage in this area has not changed. According to Paola Sapienza, a professor of finance at Northwestern University in Illinois who is one of the paper’s authors, that is just what has happened. Other studies of gifted girls, she says, show that even though the girls had the ability, fewer than expected ended up reading maths and sciences at university. Instead, they went on to be become successful in areas such as law.

In other words, girls may acquire an absolute advantage over boys as a result of equal treatment. This is something that society, more broadly, has not yet taken on board. Mattel may wish to take note that among Teen Talk Barbie’s 270 phrases concerning shopping, parties and clothes, at least one might usefully have been, “Dostoevsky rocks!”

71. The mathematical gap between boys and girls_____.

A. is a traditional misunderstanding

B. is a controversial claim without proof

C. can be interpreted as the evolution of information handling

D. narrowed with improvement in women’s social position

72. The differences between boys and girls in reading______.

A. result from a cultural source

B. may have a biological origin

C. are a reflection of sexual inequality

D. become larger with the decrease of the maths gap

73. What is the main reason preventing woman from crowing the profession of engineering?

A. Social prejudice against them           B. Their disadvantages in math

C. The appeal of woman-dominated areas    D. Their absolute advantage in reading

74. It can be inferred from that in sexually equal societies________.

A. girls have advantages in both maths and reading

B. girls are becoming as good as boys at mathematics

C. woman do better than men in math-related careers

D. a greater number of men enter reading-related fields

75. The last sentence of the passage implies that society need to_______.

A. eliminate discrimination against women in maths

B. ensure equal opportunities for boys and girls

C. recognize girls’ advantages in reading

D. encourage women to pursue maths and sciences

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，每个句子中最多有两处。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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

    注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

         2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear David ,

      I’m glad that you’ve noticed our efforts directed towards environmental protection. Thanks your concern.

      Although too much use of plastic bags has caused serious white pollution, our government encouraged us to use environmentally–friendly shopping bags. These bags are made of a variety of material that can be easily treated when they become a rubbish. Besides, they can be reused. Realized the advantages of such bags, more and more people have started using it.

     I believe that the widely use of these shopping bags can improve their environment. This is one of the many steps we take to make our country an even clean place.

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

There’s no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future. What we must remember, however, is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our fate (命运), but how powerful we are in shaping our own character and, therefore, our own fate. Character may determine our fate, but character is not determined by fate.

It’s a common mistake to think of character as something that is fully formed and fixed very early in life. It calls to mind old proverbs like “A leopard can’t change its spots” and “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

This perspective that our character is etched in stone is supported by a great deal of modern psychology emphasizing self-acceptance. As Popeye says, “I am what I am.” The hidden message is: Don’t expect me to be more, better, or different.

Ultimately, these views of humanity totally undervalue the lifelong potential for growth that comes with the power of reflection and choice.

How depressing it would be to believe that we can’t choose to be better, more honest, more respectful, more responsible, and more caring. None of us should give up the personal seeking to improve our character. Not because we’re bad, we don’t have to be sick to get better , but because we’re not as good as we could be.

There are so many things in life we can’t control, whether we’re beautiful or smart, whether we had good parents or bad, whether we grew up with affirmation or negation. It’s inspiring to remember that nothing but moral will power is needed to make us better.

No, it isn’t easy. But if we make a great effort to become more aware of the habits of heart and mind that drive our behavior, we can begin to place new emphasis on our higher values so that we become what we want our children to think we are.

32. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?

     A. is carved in the stone with knives                            B. is controlled by oneself        

     C. can’t be changed easily                                          D. can be better and different

33. Which of the following would the writer agree with?

   A. We should value our lifelong potential for growth.     B. We must attach importance to self-acceptance.

   C. A leopard can’t change its spots.                              D. We should make choices constantly. 

34. What do we need to improve ourselves according to the author?

   A. Our smartness.        B. Our will power.               C. Our fate.                 D. Our character.

35. What is the best title of the passage?

       A. We shape our own character.                                  B. Character determines our fate.

       C. Character can be formed and fixed.                        D. Changing our character isn’t easy.

In 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger, I wanted to show

Perky   36   the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird   37  out there. I

took him into the backyard, and then, to my   38  , Perky flew off. The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue    39    and suddenly he had gone, clipping its wings.

Kathy managed to   40    me. With fake optimism, she even tried to reassure me that

Perky would find a new     41  . But I was far too clever to   42   that such a thing was possible.

Decades later, I watched my own   43    growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the   44    of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the   45    of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to   46  the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog.   47   Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and   48   that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.

“The best thing   49    Sweetie Pie,” he said, “was the   50    we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just  51   down and landed on my finger.”

When I was finally able to   52   , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all  53  . It seems ourtwo families had been    54   long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, “You were   55  ! Perky lived!”

36.  A. what                B. how               C. which                D. where

37. A. food                 B. nest                 C. friend                  D. family

38. A. joy                    B. horror             C. disappointment            D. satisfaction

39. A. pleasure                 B. sadness                C. treasure                 D. sense

40. A. forgive           B. comfort               C. help                   D. delight

41. A. parent               B. home              C. master                   D. life

42. A. imagine                  B. suppose              C. doubt                 D. believe

43. A. birds                  B. happiness            C. worries                  D. children

44. A. parents                  B. birds               C. interests                 D. games

45. A. first                   B. best                C. last                    D. happiest

46. A. catch                B. find                 C. buy                    D. have

47. A. Suddenly               B. Fortunately          C. Then                  D. However

48. A. announced               B. said                 C. told                   D. hoped

49. A. in                      B. about              C. of                    D. on

50. A. day                   B. place                C. way                  D. story

51. A. floated                   B. dived              C. settled                D. went

52. A. think        B. speak               C. interrupt                 D. explain

53. A. came up                 B. turned up             C. turned out              D. matched up

54. A. known                  B. fastened              C. connected              D. introduced

55. A. right                  B. wrong            C. silly                    D. mad

 ---- How did you know the surprising news?

   ---- I happened ____ the event then.

     A. to cover      B. to be covering     C. covering   D. to have covered

       A new study finds that young females in one group of African chimps（黑猩猩）use sticks as dolls more than their male peers（同龄）do,often treating pieces of wood like a mother chimp caring for a baby.In human cultures around the world,girls play with dolls and pretend that the toys are babies far more than boys do.

       Chimp observations,collected over 14 years of field work with the Kanyawara chimp community in Kibale National Park in Ugandan,provide the first evidence of a nonhuman animal in the wild that exhibits sex differences in how it plays.This finding supports an argument that biology as well as society underlies boys’ and girls’ different toy preferences.

       Stick play occurred most commonly between ages 3 and 9 Females spent a lot more time carrying sticks than males did.Young male chimps occasionally used sticks to mimic（模仿）childcare.“Far more often,they fought with sticks,an infrequent behavior among females,”say Sonya Kahlenberg of Bates College in Lewiston,Maine,and Richard Wrangham of Harvard University.

       “Biological differences between the sexes make female chimps more receptive to stick-mothering than males,” says Wrangham.

       Consistent with reported cultural traditions among adult chimps,Kanyawara youngsters learned from each other to play with sticks as if caring for babies.Stick play among young chimps showed no evidence of being directly influenced by older chimps.Child-bearing females never played with sticks and thus didn’t model such behavior for younger chimps.

       Young females carried sticks for anywhere from a few minutes to several hours.They often rested in nests with their sticks,sometimes playing with them much as chimp mothers play with their babies though they didn’t get any form of teaching from the adults.

32.What does a stick seem like to a young female chimp who plays with it?

A.A doll.               B.A mother.                 C.A baby.                    D.A toy.

33.We can see from the text that young female chimps       .

A.often carry sticks with males                     B.always carry sticks,with males

C.never use sticks in fighting                      D.seldom use sticks in fighting

34.From whom do the young chimps pick up the stick play behavior?

A.From each other.            B.From older chimps.         C.From their mothers.        D.From male chimps.

35.What does the text mainly tell us about young chimps’ stick play?

A.The types of stick play and social influence.     B.The sex differences and social influence.

C.The sex differences and age differences.         D.The ways of stick play and age differences.

Mine was, at times, a lonely childhood. Born in Chungking, China, of missionary (传教士) parents, I lost my mother at birth. I was two months old when my father sent me to Mother's favorite sister in Morgantown, West Virginia. There I grew up in the house where Mother had spent her girlhood.

In the evening, before Aunt Ruth came home, I often sat on the floor beneath a picture of my mother — a sweet-faced young woman of 20, with dark eyes and black curly hair. There was one question always in my mind: What was my mother like? If only I could have known her!

Twenty years passed. I had grown up, married and had a baby, named Lucy for her grandmother — the mother I'd so longed to know.

One spring morning, 18-month-old Lucy and I boarded a train for Morgantown to visit Aunt Ruth. A woman offered me half her seat in the crowded car. I thanked her and busied myself with Lucy, while the woman turned her attention to the landscape speeding by.

After settling my baby in my arms for a nap, I started to talk with the woman. She said she was going to Morgantown to see her daughter and brand-new grandson. ―Surely you know my aunt, Ruth Wood,‖ I said. ―She‘s had a real-estate office in Morgantown for years.‖

―No,‖ she answered. ―I‘ve been away a long time, and that name is not familiar to me.‖

For several minutes, the woman looked out of the window. Then, without turning her head, she began to speak.

―There was a Miss Lucy Wood, a teacher, in Morgantown years ago. She probably left there before you were  

born. You said the name Wood, and, suddenly, I can't stop thinking about her. I haven‘t thought of her for years, but once I loved her very much. She was my teacher. My parents owned a bakery on Watts Street. They were on the verge of divorce. They fought and quarreled all the time. I had to work very hard at home and in the bakery, too.

―I loved school, though I didn‘t make good grades. Miss Wood‘s room was a happy place; it seemed like heaven to me. One day, after my folks had a big fight at breakfast, I came to school late, holding back the tears. Miss Wood kept me after school. I thought she would scold me but, instead, she let me tell her my troubles. She made me feel how much my brothers and sisters, and even my parents, needed me and from that day on, my life was worth living.‖

―A few months later, I heard a little girl say: ‗Miss Wood‘s going to marry a missionary and live in China!‘ I went home crying. My parents stopped in the middle of a fight to ask me what was wrong, but they could not know how great a light was going out in my life. I couldn‘t sleep that night.

―The next day, Miss Wood again kept me after school to see what was wrong. When I told her, she looked surprised and tender. ‗Please don‘t go way off to China!‘ I begged.

―‗Viola‘, she answered, ‗I can‘t give up China. I‘m going where my heart calls me, with the man I love. But I swear I‘ll think of you often, and I‘ll send you a postcard.‘

―I‘d never had any mail of my own, so that made me feel better. When I told my mother, she shook her head, saying. ‗Don‘t feel too bad, Viola, if she forgets; she‘ll have so many folks to write to.‘

―Two months later, I got a postcard with a picture of the Yangtze River, postmarked Chungking, China. ‗Are you still making me proud of you, my little brave one?‘ it asked. If anyone had given me a million dollars, it couldn‘t have made me more proud. Right after that, my parents broke up and we moved away from Morgantown.

―Goodness, we are almost there! I‘ve talked too much. I do hope I haven‘t bored you.‖

Then, for the first time, she turned to me and saw the tears in my eyes.

―Would you like to see Lucy Wood‘s granddaughter?‖ I asked. My baby was waking from her nap. My heart was singing. The burning question of my childhood had been richly answered.

55. Morgantown was the place where _______________.

A. the author‘s mother passed away B. the author spent her childhood

C. the author was born D. the author‘s father grew up

56. What can we learn about Viola‘s childhood?

A. She got excellent grades in school. B. Her parents didn‘t love her.

C. She grew up in her Aunt‘s house. D. Her parents‘ marriage was in trouble.

57. In what way did Miss Wood influence Viola?

A. She helped her improve the grades. B. She solved all her troubles.

C. She convinced her to value life a lot. D. She helped her get along with schoolmates.

58. Viola‘s mother was ___________ when Viola told her about Miss Wood‘s promise.

A. doubtful B. trustful C. indifferent D. optimistic

59. What might be the ―burning question‖ that had been richly answered?

A. Why did father send me to Aunt Ruth? B. Why did mother go to China?

C. What kind of person was mother? D. What did mother leave to her students?

60. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An Unforgettable Train Trip B. An Ordinary but Great Teacher

C. The Student My Mother was Proud of D. The Day I Met My Mother   

Hardly _        when they realized that it was too late to catch the last train．

      A. the clock had struck twelve                          B. the clock had been struck twelve

      C. had the clock been struck twelve                    D. had the clock struck twelve

Bad performances in the exams are closely connected with a ____ of exercise.

A. preference  B. lack        C. need         D. demand

The plane Jim took ______ arrive at 11:30, but was almost one hour late, which made his parents worried.

A. was about to                                             B. was likely to    

C. was supposed to                                  D. was certain to

Clara Barton became known as “The Angel of the Battlefield” during the American Civil War. Born in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821, Clara Barton’s interest in helping soldiers on the battlefield began when she was told army stories from her father. Another event that influenced her decision to help soldiers was an accident her brother had. His injuries were cared for by Barton for 2 years. At the time, she was only 11 years old. Barton began teaching school at the age of 15. She taught for 18 years before she moved to Washington, D.C in 1854.

The Civil War broke out 6 years later. Right away, Barton started war service by helping the soldiers with their needs. At the battle of Bullrun, Clara Barton received permission from the government to take care of the sick and hurt. Barton did this with great kindness. She recognized each soldier as a person. When the war ended in 1865, she used 4 years of her life to help the government in searching for soldiers who were missing during the war.

In 1869, while she was on vacation in Europe, she got to know the International Red Cross, an organization set up by the Geneva Convention in 1864. Clara Barton realized that the Red Cross would be a best help for the United States. After she returned to the United States, she worked very hard to create an American Red Cross. She talked to government leaders and let American people know about the Red Cross. In 1881, the National Society of the Red Cross was finally established in Washington, D.C. Clara Barton managed its activities for 23 years.

4. Which of the following is true of young Clara Barton?

       A. She had an accident when she was 11.           

       B. She helped her father when he was a soldier.

       C. She made a decision to live with her brother for 2 years.

       D. She helped her brother who got hurt in an accident.

5. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to “___________ ”.

       A. each soldier                                                             B. the missing soldiers

       C. the sick and hurt                                                            D. permission

6. What does the author talk about the American Red Cross?

       A. It was brought to Europe by Barton.                       

       B. Barton tried to have it set up in America.

       C. The Americans were not interested in it..               

       D. It was first established in the Unites States.

7. What can be the best title of the text?

       A. The Angle of the Battlefield.                                    B. The America Red Cross.

       C. The American Civil War.                                                 D. The International Red Cross.

It is dark now when I begin my early morning walk in the woods. And now that autumn has marched into winter, darkness persists well beyond my 6 a. m. start time.

Paths have become familiar after years of hiking. But rocks and tree roots have magically appeared from previously __36__ ground.

Certainly I hit my toe against or __37__ on some unseen barriers. Fallen branches from last night’s storm __38__ in wait. Layers of autumn leaves create a false floor through which my trusting footsteps __39__. Sometimes a piece of moon donates some __40__ to the mystery path. But when skies are dark, there are no __41__ clues for where I step.

My very first night hike was during summer camp on a warm August night in the woods. Our leader __42__ bright flashlights so we would not scare away the night creatures we hoped to find.

“See with your __43__，” the leader told us over and over again.

__44__， that advice took effect. With __45__ and courage, it didn’t take long before our feet became __46__ to the ground’s textures(质地) and irregularities. Toes learned to __47__ for barriers before trusting full weight on feet. Holes and dips in the ground were detected in __48__ of possible fall...

But mistakes __49__ happen. My foot gets caught on a trip and I fall. Since the pace is __50__， there is little damage except to pride. Once __51__， I pause to feel the firmness of earth beneath me.

On my way home, as dawn __52__ day, I think about how similar night hikes are to journeys through life.

The same rules often __53__ for both: slow down, concentration, “see” with new senses —and don’t be __54__. Although the path is full of __55__— hidden barriers, false surface, wet floor — the earth is solid and firm beneath. It is the nature of night ground. It is the nature of life.

36. A. level  B. soft  C. wet  D. hard

37. A. step  B. tour  C. trip  D. go

38. A. stand  B. hang  C. stain  D. lie

39. A. break  B. sink  C. walk  D. remove

40. A. coldness  B. light  C. loneliness  D. courage

41. A. vague  B. typical  C. visual  D. conscious

42. A. forbade  B. shone  C. removed  D. collected

43. A. eyes  B. toes  C. hands  D. feet

44. A. Directly  B. Amazingly  C. Possibly  D. Luckily

45. A. contribution  B. appreciation  C. concentration  D. expectation

46. A. suspicious  B. cautious  C. tentative  D. sensitive

47. A. explore  B. head  C. clarify  D. assess

48. A. need  B. search  C. advance  D. spite

49. A. also  B. still  C. even  D. ever

50. A. rapid  B. mild  C. slow  D. gentle

51. A. up  B. down  C. out  D. away

52. A. makes up for  B. makes way for  C. makes use of  D. makes sense of

53. A. work  B. apply  C. answer  D. suit

54. A. disappointed  B. confused  C. scared  D. annoyed

55. A. darkness  B. hopelessness  C. anxieties  D. uncertainties

When I first heard about the Belt and Road Initiative（一带一路倡议）,I thought about something simple and straightforward—like a fragrant cup of tea.

For centuries,tea has brought_61_(culture),communities,and people closer together.In the past centuries, tea _62_ (connect) economies through trade and investment.The Belt and Road Initiative holds a similar promise,_63_is about connecting cultures,communities,economies,and people.It is about awaking ancient trade routes and_64_(build) new ones.It is also about adding new economic flavors by creating infrastructure（基础建设）projects based on 21st-cenlury expertise and standards.Delivering on this promise is not an easy task,_65_doing so could bring great benefits.

First,high-quality infrastructure could help lift potential global_66_(grow),and raise the incomes of millions of people.As the Chinese proverb_67_(go),"To become rich,one must first build roads."A second benefit is greater inclusiveness.Think of improved roads in rural areas that can boost productivity,and access_68_health services.By sharing the benefits of investment and knowledge more broadly,growth will be_69_(strong) and more inclusive.A third benefit is stronger economic cooperation.This would help boost global trade,investment and financial cooperation,making_70_easier to share the benefits of growth more widely.All this is good for consumers,good for productivity,and good for poverty reduction.

 ---Why are you late again, young boy?

   ---I’m sorry, but I _____________in the traffic jam.

       A. have trapped           B. was trapped   C. have been trapped D. had been trapped