If what your friend comes up with surprises you，don't reject it immediately._____，imagine that it is true.

A．Thus          B．Besides         C．Rather           D．Otherwise

The regulation is welcomed by the public           school buses should be designed to be safer in avoiding crashes and preventing injuries．

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

The United States is already one year into a depression That was the news this week from the Na-tional Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest since a depression that began in 1981and lasted sixteen months.

Economists generally wait for production to shrink for six months in a row before they declare a re-cession. But the bureau, a private group, uses a wider set of information to measure the economy. Thenews only confirmed what many people already knew: that the world's largest economy is weak and maynot recover soon.

Worsening conclitions have led to a big drop in spending, especially on costly products like new cars. Even Japanese automaker Toyota saw its sales fall thirty - four percent in the United States in November from a year ago.

The heads of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors retumed to Congress this week to again ask for federal aid.  Congressional leaders denounced(指责) them two weeks ago after they came in private jets with no clear plans for saving their industry. This time, the chiefs drove to Washington in fuel- saving hybrid vehicles. And their companies presented detailed restructuring plans. The reguest for aid has risen from twenty-five billion dollars two weeks ago to thirty-four billion in loans and credit lines.

G.M. wants almost half of that, and says it needs four billion dollars this month. It warned that without support it cannot continue to operate.

Ford is in a better position, But the sharing of suppliers means it could be affected if G.M. or

Chrysler fails. Ford is asking for a nine billion dollar credit line in case it needs it.

Chrysler is the smallest and most trouble of America's Big Three. It says it needs a seven billion dollar loan by the end of the month.

Two days of congressional hearings began Thursday in the Senate Banking Committee. The chairman, Democrat Chris Dodd, said he would support helping the automakers for the good of the economy.

But the committee's top Republican, Richard Shelby, continued to express opposition to a bailout(贿政援助）．

A main root of the world financial crisis is the weak housing market in the United States. The Trea-sury Department has been under pressure to help troubled homeowners. Now comes news that the depart-ment is developing a plan aimed at reducing interest rates on mortgage loans(汽车贷款) for some buyers of homes. That could be good for homeowners trying to sell.

66.From the first two paragraphs, we know        .

A.the United States is expected to recover soon

B.the depression has lasted more than 16 months

C.the depression is much more severe than expected

D.the depression will last no more than 6 months

67. Why were the automakers refused for federal aid two weeks ago?

A. Because the government had no extra money to help.

B. Because they didn't have a ciear plan to save their industry.

C. Because they had wasted too much on costly new cars.

D. Because they had enough money to save their industry.

68. Which of the following is asking for the largest federal aide

A. G.M.            B. Toyota.            C. Chrysler.            D. Ford.

69. From the passage we may know Richard Shelby         tile automakers' request for federal aid?

A. was for       B. was against      C. didn't care about    D. took no notice of

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

A. The hearings on Thursday agreed on a federal aid to the automakers.

B.The main cause of the crisis is weak housing market in the U.S..

C. The government is taking measures to save t he housing market.

D.The Treasury Department had to help the troubled homeowners.

The most widespread fallacy（谬论）of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported people are free from colds until they come into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mails dropped from airplanes.

During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches（战壕）, cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

In the Second World War prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in a drafty（通风良好的）room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

31. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.      

A. 4                  B. 5                      C. 6                     D. 7

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

A. The Eskimos suffer from colds from time to time.

B. Colds are not always caused by cold.

C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

33. Arctic explorers may catch colds when they are _______.

A. working in the isolated arctic regions

B. writing reports in terribly cold weather

C. free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D. coming into touch again with the outside world

34. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

A. suffered a lot                                                B. never caught colds

C. often caught colds                                         D. became very strong

35. The passage mainly discusses _______.

A. the experiments on the common cold        B. the fallacy about the common cold

C. the reason and the way people catch colds D. the continued spread of common colds

Market economy is a competitive economy, _________ I think, suppliers, producers and dealers  should obey market rules and develop cooperative relation based on mutual benefits.

A. that       B. which      C. where      D. how

A typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip( 鞭) at a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’ the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options(选择), the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.

How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e.g. lose weight., start a business, travel more)—only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?

This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is right，the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing,. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become…take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.

28. Why does the lion tamer use a chair?

A. To trick the lion.                               B. To show off his skills.

C. To get ready for a fight.                      D. To entertain the audience.

29. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?

A. They feel confused over choices.           B. They hold on to the wrong things.

C. They find it hard to make changes.         D. They have to do something for show

30. What is the author’s attitude towards the expert mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. Indifferent.              B. Doubtful.       C. Respectful.       D. Supportive.

31. When the world is “ waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to _____

A. wait for a better chance                    B. break your old habits

C. focus on one thing quickly               D. ask for clear guidance

Don't you know___________? Whether they're late or early, looking out of the window won't     bring them here any quicker.

       A. a little pot is soon hot                       B. a watched pot never boils

       C. cheerful company shortens the miles              D. forgive and forget

—Jenny _____ the room for me when I returned home.

—Such is her character. She is always thinking of others!

A.had been cleaned           B.is cleaning          C.has cleaned  D.was cleaning

Welcome to Our Festival

March 7 2016

Story Show in Oheron
Adults

8:00 pm -10:00 pm

Join in us for an evening of true, personal stories about science. Come to the only show where you can hear people——scientists, not-scientists, and half-scientists——tell funny and touching stories about the role of science in their lives.

Cost: $10

Make Your Own iPhone Case through Toysinbox 3D Printing

Families & Teens & Adults

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

In this workshop, you will learn to design and 3D print your own iPhone case. First, you will learn how to use a 3D printer. Next, you will design a 3D model for your iPhone case that will have a lovely pattern and your name. Once you create the model, you will print it out on our 3D printers. A 3D printing worker will guide you through this process step-by-step. Come and enjoy this fun and unique learning experience!

Cost: $35

DIY Underwater Vehicle Design in MIT Museum

Teens

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Dive into the world of ocean engineering by designing and building an underwater vehicle! Test your vehicle in large tanks on the Museum’s floor. Show off your engineering creations and share your design process with Museum visitors.

Cost: $15, Ages 12

Animal Kingdom for Young Ones in Museum of Science, Boston

Families

9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Join us for a day of hands-on science fun designed especially for pre-schoolers!

Activities include the Museum’s popular “Live Animal Story Time” shows and a talk about baby animals and book-signing by children’s book authors. Drop in on special live animal visits and activities in the exhibition halls, as well as design challenges and lab activities——all created with your young scientist in mind!

Cost: Free, Ages Pre-kindergarten——Age 8

51. What can people do in Story Show?

A. Do role-play games.                  B. Put on science shows.

C. Hear touching stories.                 D. Meet authors of the books.

52.  If you are interested in ocean engineering, you will probably attend_______________.

A. Story Show                         B. DIY Underwater Vehicle Design

C. Make Your Own iPhone Case           D. Animal Kingdom for Young Ones

53. Animal Kingdom for Young Ones is designed for ____________.

A. adults                             B. children of all ages

C. kids under 8 years old                D. children aged twelve and older

54. What is the subject of the festival?

A. Sports.            B. Science.       C. Literature.        D. Education.

On Christmas Eve, 1944, my grandmother urged my uncle, then 12 years old, to slip out of the concentration camp where they were imprisoned near 15 miles east of Vienna to go to Deutsch-Wagram. “People are charitable around Christmastime,” Grandma Lili said to her son, Gyuri. “Ask for some food. Anything they can spare. Tell them that we’re on the edge of starvation. Tell them that your 3-year-old sister can not get off the bed because she’s outgrown her shoes.”

In the dark of that night, Gyuri secretly left the camp and walked nearly four miles to Deutsch-Wagram, the closest town. He happened upon a house and knocked on the front door. A woman opened that door. She was probably alone, her man far away, fighting in the war, her children asleep in their beds. The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly what his mother had told him to say.

“Come back tomorrow," whispered the woman. The next day, my uncle returned. The woman opened the door with a smile. She piled his hands with bread, clothing, a pair of shoes that her child had outgrown and a pair of socks. The woman had knitted warm socks for my mother. After putting on the socks and shoes that fit, my mother got off the bed in delight. Her ragged shoes were passed on to a younger child who was also living in the camp. They shared their unexpected harvest with the entire camp. It was a quiet celebration of human kindness around Christmastime.

In April 1945, my mother, uncle and grandmother were liberated. And it was those very socks and shoes that my mother wore as she walked some 28 miles over two days to Bratislava on her walk to a new life.

To the unknown giver, I thank you. In the desperation of a cold and snowy land, when many hearts were closed and death was more likely than life, especially for Jews, you gave them hope and comfort.

5. What did Gyuri manage to do on Christmas Eve?

A. Get permitted to go out.

B. Receive food and clothing.

C. Express what his family needed.

D. Celebrate Christmas in the camp

6. Why does the author mention shoes so many times?

A. To prove the truth of the story.

B. To help the development of the story.

C. To attract readers’ attention to the story.

D. To make clear the background of the story.

7. What feeling did the author write the text with?

A. Desperation    B. Gratefulness.

C. Excitement    D. Sorrow.

8. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Light in darkness    B. Peace to common people

C. Courage in face of danger    D. The influence of Christmas

 He is the most excellent student, ______who always helps others.

   A. the one                B. one                   C. that                  D. a one

    Zhang Zao describes  61  (he)as a “citizen of the world”.He left China  62  Germany in 1986.Since me early 1980s,he  63  (create)a style of poetry linking Chinese to Western cultures.

    Zhang Zao was born in December 1 962 in Changsha,Hunan Province.After  64  (complete)his undergraduate studies in me Foreign Languages Department of Hunan Normal University,he went to Sichuan  65  he got a master’s degree.Then he went to Germany  66  (continue)further studies.

Zhang Zao began writing in me early 1 980s and determined to go beyond me  67  (writer)of his time in terms of his experimentation with language.A1mough  68  (able)to publish at mat time,he circulated（使传阅） three photocopied collections of his work.At me same time,he also did me  69  (translate)of Western poetry and expanded his ability of foreign languages to include French,German   70  Russian.

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Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
   "I think we are knocking at the door of live longer,' said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will            and that's a conservative estimate (保守的估计)."

At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from I20 to 180 years," he said.
   However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to live past about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
   Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all."

76.What is the main idea of the passage?(no more than 10 words)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

77.Please fill in the blanks in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence(no more than 10 words)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

78.What did Leonard Poon worry about? (no more than 15 words)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

79.What does the word “it”(Line1,Paragraph4)probably refer to? (no more than 8 words)

  ________________________________________________________________________________________

80.According to Donald Louris, what will enable humans to live longer?(no more than 7 words)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

A gaming company in New Zealand is luring employees from around the world by offering unlimited paid annual leave, a share in the company’s profits and no set work hours.

Dean Hall became famous in international gaming circles for being the lead designer on popular video game DayZ.After searching the world for a location for his new gaming studio, Rocketwerkz, New Zealander Hall settled on the small university town of Dunedin on the south island’s east coast, where land is cheap and creative start-ups have become an important part of the city’s identity.

Rocketwerkz’s flexible work culture is now drawing talent from around the globe, with Hall receiving 300 messages of inquiry since a local newspaper wrote about his studio last week.

Last year, when the company was still in its infancy(婴儿期), baby cats would also make a regular appearance in the office as a form of fighting stress, and Friday afternoons are generally reserved for sports and games to end the week on a playful note.

“The first time I heard about the idea of unlimited paid leave in places like Silicon Valley it was about the problems it caused. A culture had appeared where employees took no leave,” said Hall.

“So to address that, our staff are issued the standard New Zealand annual leave of four weeks, but they can also take unlimited leave in addition to that. ”

Emily Lampitt , from Britain, is a 3D junior artist who has been with the company for a yearandahalf.She says the flexible work culture was a huge factor in her decision to move to New Zealand.

“The flexibility here has made me feel much more relaxed ” she says. “That internal stress I used to feel in a traditional work environment has gone, so when I am at work now it is because I want to be, because I am passionate(有激情的) ,not because I am afraid of my boss or watching the clock.”

24.The underlined word “luring” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.cheating    B.disturbing     C.inspiring    D.attracting

25.Why are baby cats mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A. To show the company focuses on pressure relief.
B. To explain how the company motivates its staff.
C. To stress the significance of harmony in workplaces.
D. To introduce a new way to promote creativity

26.According to the passage, unlimited paid leave in Silicon Valley________.
A.set a good example to Rochetwerkz      B.didn’t work out as expected 
C.helped develop the local culture     D.solved the problem of unemployment

27.What is the writing purpose of the above text?
A. To encourage It companies to be more flexible.
B. To describe what a creative company should be like.
C. To give a report on the flexible management of a company.
D. To discuss how to make a traditional company more competitive.

 Actually, there are grammatical mistakes many students make ________ keep them from writing the good compositions.      

A. what            B. that            C. who           D. whether

Traveling is a very enjoyable experience as it provides an opportunity to see new things._36_The following article discusses the advantages of traveling.

Traveling gives you the opportunity to disconnect from your regular life.People all have crazy schedules,work and a family to take care of,and traveling alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are to you._37_Another great benefit is the relaxation you get._38_When you come back you feel energetic and you are happy to be back to your daily routine.

_39_They will create a bond that nothing can erase no matter what happens to the friendship.You can create photo albums and when you feel nostalgic（怀旧的）you can experience the trips again by looking at your pictures.

It's never been this cheap to travel.With increasing oil prices,cheap travels might be coming to an end._40_With the Internet and all the new technology,you can plan your trip exactly the way you want it. You can choose your budget,the duration of the trip and what you want to do.

A.It's nice to enjoy a stress-free time.

B.As the saying goes,you never know what you have until you lose it.

C.When traveling with friends or family it creates memories of a lifetime.

D.Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting.

E.Going on a trip means that you are most likely going to spend time outside.

F.However,there are still many budget airlines fighting for your dollars right now.

G.There are many benefits other than enjoying yourself that can be realized when you travel.

 ---What impress you most when you visit the Acropolis?

   ---_________ it is that has brought the former grand palace into today’s terrible scene.

   A. What                B. Where             C. How         D. When