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阅读下列五个段落，并从所给选项中选出每一个段落最恰当的小标题，并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上（其中一个为多余选项）

A．Five-a-day "Not much benefit"

B．More Harm than Good

C．Long holidays "harm learning"

D．Young yet brave

E．Most followed on Twitter

F．New "Green" Red Buses

45．

What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London's stunning new double-decker buses．The new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform, enabling people to hop on and hop off．It also has a special design for the front end, which gives it a futuristic look．

46．______

For many years British people have been advised to eat at least five items of fruit or vegetables every day in order to improve their health and reduce the likelihood of illness, in particular, cancer．However, according to a new scientific study, only 2．5% of cancers could be prevented by eating more fruit and vegetables．

47．_______

American actor Ashton Kutcher is no longer the most popular person on Twitter．With almost five million followers ?about 20,000 more than Ashton, Britney Spears is the most popular person on Twitter now．In reply to the news, Britney tweeted, "WOW!!!!! # 1 on Twitter! Thank you!" and treated fans by answering questions they tweeted to her．

48．_______

According to a report, being away from school for a long time can mean you start to forget what you've learnt during the school year．Researchers say the school year should be divided into five eight-week terms, with only four weeks off for summer,-instead of six weeks．They think that way, you would be more likely to remember things you learnt in subjects like maths and science．

49．_______

Jordan Romero, who is trying to become the youngest ever person to climb the world's highest mountain, has reached the first level．Advanced Base Camp．He's been training hard and his family think that he's ready to do it．However, some people think that he's far too young to be taking on such a dangerous adventure．

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet, 21 his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed... 22 Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his 23 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, 24 he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was 25 for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and 26 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s 27 voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he 28 to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to 29 the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “ 30 one boy, and it breaks my 31 to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp 32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

After that, Steve still 33 do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, 34 , that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a 35 on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to 36 his paper. With a look of 37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.

Miss White’s face was in total 38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just 39 his first test! From that moment 40 was the same for Steve.

A. in honor of B. in spite of C. in addition to D. in case of

A. to B. before C. until D. upon

A. rich B. young C. fresh D. simple

A. still B. even C. also D. forever

A. observed B. corrected C. selected D. tested

A. struggled B. agreed C. continued D. declared

A. cheerful B. impatient C. enthusiastic D. shy

A. decided B. managed C. turned D. forgot

A. go over B. run over C. turn over D. hand over

A. except for B. due to C. as for D. up to

A. will B. record C. heart D. back

A. pain B. stare C. sense D. contrast

A. wouldn’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

A. amused B. doubtful C. approved D. thoughtful

A. survey B. speech C. report D. quiz

A. give up B. hand in C. turn down D. come across

A. respect B. curiosity C. surprise D. fear

A. victory B. shock C. sadness D. confidence

A. escaped B. taken C. missed D. passed

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

— Mom, here is my graduation certificate.

— Wow. ________.

A．Well done! I’m so proud of you

B．I hope it goes well for you

C．That’s not good enough

D．Don’t worry. It’s quite all right

A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him．Thus, feeling inferior （低等的）, the seed gave no importance to his existence （存在）．

Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun．Later, he was given rain．

Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side．“Thank God for this．I really need some rest,” he heard the traveler say．

“What are you talking about?” the seed quickly asked．He thought the man was making fun of him．No one ever spoke to him like that．

“Who just spoke?” the shocked man asked．

“It is me．A seed．”

`“A seed?” The man looked at the big tree．“Are you joking? You are not a seed．You are a big tree!”

“Really?”

“Yes! Why else do you think people come here?”

“What do they come here for?”

“To feel your shade （树荫）! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time．”

A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride．

The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life．The years of torture （折磨） by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up．

“Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable．Wow! That’s great!”

1.The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because ______．

A．nobody looked after him	B．he was thrown into the open air
C．he was such a small seed	D．he didn’t believe in himself

2.The traveler sat by the seed’s side to ______．

A．escape from the rain

B．thank God for offering him a tree

C．have a rest and enjoy the shade

D．talk with the big tree

3.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ______．

A．tell us that we should help each other

B．praise the seed for his strength

C．teach us not to laugh at others

D．tell us never to lose hope

4.Where does the passage most probably come from?

A．A history book．	B．A science book．
C．A storybook．	D．A novel．