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Is the world really going mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant 1 a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends, when it suddenly 2 me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn't long 3 the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for permission to open a window to stop myself
4 !

Nowadays air pollution is something that we hardly question any more. However, I still can't walk down the streets in any of the big cities without 5 that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the government departments the world over to introduce emission(废气排出)controls on all cars and 6 the public transport system(公共交通体系)to encourage people to 7 their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him 8 when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾层)and looks down 9 it and thinks:"I'm breathing that!"This kind of 10 results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can, 11 should, be treated properly. Housebuilding, road construction and industrial development are all earth-moving(or earth-reducing)operations and can change the balances of 12 created over millions of years. I would like to 13 serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 14 national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural 15 .

1. A. have B. had C. having D. have had

2. A. seemed B. struck C. sank D. showed

3. A. ago B. after C. before D. now

4. A. standing B. sitting C. talking D. dying

5. A. thinking B. persuading C. deciding D. learning

6. A. increase B. reduce C. improve D. raise

7. A. wash B. repair C. drive D. leave

8. A. sick B. tired C. foolish D. excited

9. A. on B. into C. from D. for

10. A. discussion B. question C. pollution D. operation

11. A. but B. yet C. still D. and

12. A. life B. mind C. human beings D. plants

13. A. see B. start C. enjoy D. pay

14. A. few B. any C. more D. no

15. A. situations B. states C. soils D. places

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D

12. A 13. A 14. C 15. B

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It’s common to hear the honking of horns in New York. Whoever tries every day to get more than a few minutes of sleep in the city will tell you that he could do nothing about it! Honking of horns is just one of their most widely enjoyed pastimes.

But Aaron, a Japanese website developer has had enough of it. Once, the 31-year-old man approached the open window to wait for the driver to finish honking, delivered a polite "excuse me" and then yelled " Ho-o-o-o-onk!", which suggests fierce anger in Japan. Then he threw three eggs from the window of his apartment on to a passing car honking loudly below when his patience was worn out. Instead of apologizing to him, the driver threatened to kill him angrily. So, nobly, Aaron turned to non-violence. He started writing anti-honking haiku verses, a form of Japanese poetry, and submitted them to local newspapers:

Oh .forget Enron;

The problem around here is;

All the damn honking

(Enron_: a major American company that recently caused a scandal by going bankrupt because of corrupt(腐败) mismanagement)

"Then this kind of chain reaction started happening," Aaron says. "All these other haiku started appearing that I haven't written." Aaron’ s community is now covered in anti - honking poetry, written by all walks of life, ranging from scary environmental activist types to violent revolutionaries:

Patience slowly fades;

Residents store up their eggs;

That day is coming soon.

It’s no surprise that Aaron has started a website — www. honku. org — and now people from across the country send him news of their own anti - honking activities. It seems that poetry can change the world after all. Then, just recently, anti-anti- honking haiku started to appear, taped up by locals who thought Aaron should stop worrying about honking and start worrying about starving children, say, or war in the Middle East instead. Aaron has an answer for that. "Stop me if this is too tenuous(不靠谱的) ," he says," but they talk about the violence in the Middle East like it' s a force of nature, like it' s beyond our control. But actually it's kind of like the honking - the violence is man -made. If we can figure out how to stop honking on the streets, I think we could learn some things that we could use on a large scale. "

1.The first paragraph of the passage is intended to tell us that_______.

A. New Yorkers have formed a habit of honking while driving

B. most New Yorkers enjoy sleeping late in the morning

C. honking noise has influenced people's life in New York

D. New Yorkers enjoy listening to the honking of horns

2.What is Aaron’s final response to the frequent honking of horns?

A. Pretended to ignore it.

B. Screamed at the driver.

C. Acted in a peaceful way.

D. Complained to the government.

3.According to the passage, most New Yorkers think Aaron's response is ___.

A. pointless

B. abnormal

C. sensitive

D. acceptable

4.Faced with the criticism of his anti-honking campaign, Aaron notes that___.

A. fierce violence in the Middle East is more of an issue worthy of concern

B. finding the solution to anti - honking is as meaningful as that to starvation

C. big issues are beyond our control while small ones are under our control

D. if not handled properly, honking may cause serious problems like starvation

Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was a（an） 36 student from Jordon. He wanted to learn more about American culture and hoped that he and Steve would become good friends. At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always 37 Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he 38 invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But Steve seemed 39 after the first term was over. The two 40 classmates didn’t see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didn’t seem very 41 in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of 42 . “Steve said we were friends, ”Yaser complained（抱怨）, “and I thought friends were friends 43 . ”Yaser is a little 44 . As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans 45 friendship. Americans use the wor“friend”in a very 46 way. They may call both casual acquaintances（相识的人）and close 47 “friends”. These friendships are 48 on common interests. When the 49 activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now as Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates, their“friendship”has changed. In some cultures friendship 50 a strong life-long connection between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to 51 . American society is one of 52 change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just 53 quickly. Americans may at first seem friendly. But American friendliness is not always a（an） 54 of true friendship. Learning how Americans look at friendship can help non-Americans 55 misunderstandings.

36. A. American	B. native	C. international	D. home
37. A. greeted	B. welcomed	C. invited	D. received
38. A. ever	B. even	C. never	D. seldom
39. A. familiar	B. helpful	C. grateful	D. distant
40. A. former	B. normal	C. unusual	D. ordinary
41. A. excited	B. shocked	C. interested	D. disappointed
42. A. mind	B. relation	C. opinion	D. attitude
43. A. for ever	B. for once	C. for a time	D. for a while
44. A. delighted	B. confused	C. frightened	D. impressed
45. A. express	B. form	C. view	D. like
46. A. general	B. unique	C. usual	D. strict
47. A. relatives	B. companions	C. classmates	D. workmates
48. A. depended	B. based	C. focused	D. set
49. A. shared	B. connected	C. combined	D. chosen
50. A. contains	B. damages	C. includes	D. means
51. A. enjoy	B. last	C. appreciate	D. value
52. A. slow	B. steady	C. rapid	D. similar
53. A. very	B. too	C. as	D. so
54. A. suggestion	B. offer	C. advice	D. idea
55. A. avoid	B. ignore	C. forbid	D. forgive

36. A. American	B. native	C. international	D. home
37. A. greeted	B. welcomed	C. invited	D. received
38. A. ever	B. even	C. never	D. seldom
39. A. familiar	B. helpful	C. grateful	D. distant
40. A. former	B. normal	C. unusual	D. ordinary
41. A. excited	B. shocked	C. interested	D. disappointed
42. A. mind	B. relation	C. opinion	D. attitude
43. A. for ever	B. for once	C. for a time	D. for a while
44. A. delighted	B. confused	C. frightened	D. impressed
45. A. express	B. form	C. view	D. like
46. A. general	B. unique	C. usual	D. strict
47. A. relatives	B. companions	C. classmates	D. workmates
48. A. depended	B. based	C. focused	D. set
49. A. shared	B. connected	C. combined	D. chosen
50. A. contains	B. damages	C. includes	D. means
51. A. enjoy	B. last	C. appreciate	D. value
52. A. slow	B. steady	C. rapid	D. similar
53. A. very	B. too	C. as	D. so
54. A. suggestion	B. offer	C. advice	D. idea
55. A. avoid	B. ignore	C. forbid	D. forgive

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     In the kitchen of my mother's houses there has always been a wooden stand (木架) with a small
notepad (记事本)and a hole for a pencil.
     I'm looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother.
Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current
paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can't be the same pencil? The pad is more
modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.
     "I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years." I
say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. "You still use a pencil.
Can't you afford a pen?"
      My mother replies a little sharply. "It works perfectly well. I've always kept the stand in the kitchen.
I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days."
     Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one
hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, "One day I was
cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the
children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the
back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on."
     This story-which happened before I was born-reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is,
as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to
wor k. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards.
Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics.
Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden
breadboard, invisible (看不到的) exhibits at every meal.

1. Why has the author's mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?

A. To leave messages.
B. To list her everyday tasks.
C. To note down maths problems.
D. To write down a flash of inspiration.

2. What is the author's original opinion about the wooden stand?

A. It has great value for the family.
B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.
C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.
D. It should be passed on to the next generation.

3. The author feels embarrassed for             .

A. blaming her mother wrongly
B. giving her mother a lot of trouble
C. not making good use of time as her mother did
D. not making any breakthrough in her field

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The mother is successful in her career.
B. The family members like travelling.
C. The author had little time to play when young.
D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.

5. In the author's mind, her mother is             .

A. strange in behaviour
B. keen on her research
C. fond of collecting old things
D. careless about her appearance(B)

第二节阅读下列材料, 从所给的六个选项(A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ、Ｅ、和F) 中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

生肖在某种意义上可反映出人们的个性差异。阅读第61-65题中五个不同生肖的人物信息介绍和A至F关于六种不同生肖性格的介绍，并选出与每个人相应的生肖。

61. Johnny is a construction worker. He wor very hard to earn money and eventually earns more than the other workers. However, he is not welcomed by his companions because he always thin of himself first.

62. Tiffany is a middle school teacher who is very beautiful and clever. She can also be very romantic. She tries hard to plan her classes and make them lively and interesting. The students like her classes a lot.

63. Mr. White runs a trade company. However, his company is not doing very well because he is very sensitive

and stubborn. He has never listened to others’ opinions and just stic to his own ideas even if he is wrong.

64. Peter is a middle school student. He is very popular with his classmates and has a lot of good friends because of his honesty. He never lies and is always ready to help others. His dream is to become a secret agent in the FBI.

65. Linda is a university student. She is very confident in herself. She is the chairman of the Student Union at school and has successfully organized many activities. She is determined to become a doctor after graduation.

A B

C D

E F

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