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7．We had not much money，so we tried our best to decrease the living cost．

分析我们没有太多的钱，所以我们尽力减少生活费用．

解答答案是decrease．本题考查语境中选用恰当的词；decrease vt．降低，减少；根据语境，因为我们没有太多的钱，所以要"降低"生活费用，故答案是decrease．

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16．When we talk about stars，especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice．"This lady camp up，and I'm thinking，‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea'．That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables．She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face through-it was one of my favorite moments，"Cowell said．The performance was posted on line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．Speaking from her home in Scotland，Ms Boyle said that she hasn't thought of changing her appearance．She said
that her friend helped her with make-up．"I mean，that's hardly a makeover，"she added．Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began  to explore her vocal talents，"I was kind of slow at school，so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．"
4．Susan Boyle isD
A．a judge
B．a reporter
C．a beautiful
D．a Scottish woman
5．Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing becauseA．
A．she was confident of her singing
B．she was satisfied with the judges
C．she was pretty and in good shape
D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable's
6．According to the passage，which is NOT true？C
A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence
B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school．
C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance．
D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight．
7．What can we learn from Susan Boyle's successC
A．It's never too old to learn．
B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47．
C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true!
D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead．

13．If you're looking for any sort of career advice，it's likely you've heard a certain suggestion before：Pursue your passion!In this economy，you'll barely make any money no matter what you do，so why not do something you're passionate about？
However，that's not exactly how the world works．Passion is rarely enough to get you through on its own．Finding a project you love is all well and good on a sunny day when you're feeling okay．But on those gray days when you're suffering from the flu or you're otherwise down，passion is rarely enough to get it done．
I know that feeling．At the most basic level，I spend every day writing．I'm passionate about writing and the topics I cover．But today，it's too cold outside．I didn't get enough sleep and all I can think about is crawling into a nice warm bed．Yet，I'm sitting here，typing up a post just for you．How do I keep it up？
There's another route you could go．You could take on anything that pays the bills，then find fun projects you're passionate about on the side．This is exactly the route I took when I was a freelancer （自由职业者） fresh out of college．That approach，as it happens，leads straight to passion burnout．
The reason I'm still planted firmly at my keyboard on a day when I don't have an immediate deadline is not just because I'm passionate about writing．I also have a sense of purpose．Besides following your passion，you also need to define your purpose．I write to help businesses with their content because I know my writing makes a difference for them．
My purpose keeps my passion．My work is something I'll stick to whether or not I feel passionate about writing anything today．
You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect （交叉）．It may be easier to find a day job you can tolerate．But the only way to find something that works for you is to get involved with different groups and to explore different purposes you care about．You don't need an all-consuming cause，but you do need something you care enough about to give up sleeping in on the weekends．Only then will you really be capable of pursuing your passion，and your purpose along with it．

68．Who do you think the passage is written for？B
A．Writers．B．Job hunters．C．Managers．D．Career planners．
69．Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with？D
A．People can work with passion if they earn a lot of money．
B．People work well only on sunny days or when they are well．
C．People need to find as many jobs as possible to discover their interest．
D．People work hard even though they are not passionate about something．
70．What's the author's attitude toward his job？C
A．Doubtful．B．Unconcerned．C．Determined．D．Challenged．
71．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．The difference between passion and purpose and how it affects your job search．
B．The importance of passion and how it gets you through when facing problems．
C．The relationship between passion and purpose and how it improves your life．
D．The importance of purpose and how it helps you keep a job．

2．As a teenager in 1972，Bill Gates once said that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20．Only 15years later he was a billionaire．And by 1992，as head of the Microsoft company，he became the richest man in American with assets （资产） of about US$ 6.3billion．
Gates was born in Seattle，Washington on 28，October 1956．He first started to play with the computer at the age of 13at his school．At that time，computers were very large machines．Opera-tors were required to learn complex computer languages before the machines could be used．Even then，a great deal of time and effort was needed to perform the simplest functions．Before long Gates was an expert at working the school's computer．After his graduation from secondary school，Gates was accepted by the three top universities in the USA---Princeton．Harvard and Yale．He chos-e Harvard and began classes there the next autumn，majoring in maths．But he spent as much timein the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls．
By 1975，Gates and a partner，Paul Allen，had developed a software program called BASIC．This was not the first program ever created，but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pa for it..BASIC was a success because until it came along there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions．Although he had not yet completed his degree，Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft．His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich．It was called DOS，short for Disk Operating System，and it was bought by IBM in 1980．Today it is the operating system used in more than 14million personal computers around the world．
As chief executive officer of Microsoft，Gates is known as a bright man．To most people，Gates，in spite of his wealth，is humble and ordinary．He spends his money carefully and often eats in fast-food restaurants．

58．Bill Gates became a billionaireA．
A．at the age of 31   B．in 1985
C．in the 1970's     D．by 1992
59．When Gates was in Harvard University，heB．
A．became head of Microsoft company
B．spent a lot of his time in computer laboratories
C．eveloped the first computer program
D．succeeded in making computers carry out instructions
60．Before the invention of BASIC，software programsB．
A．were very cheap                 B．were not considered commercially （商业地）
C．were very expensive             D．were complex but dull．

12．Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise．Leadership means power，commands，respect and，most important，encourages achievement．Unlike vitamin C，leadership skills can't be easily swallowed down．They must be carefully cultivated．
Different from popular belief，most good leaders are made，not born．They learn their skills in their everyday lives．But which do they develop？How do they （and how can you） get others to follow？
Always give credit．Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes．Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world．It is also an act of generosity （慷慨） that's never forgotten．
Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism （批评），which often hurts rather than helps．Kenneth Blanchard，the author of The One-Minute Manager，agrees，"Catch people doing something right!"he says．Then tell everyone about it．
Take in formed risks．"The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise，"says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz．"Sky divers don't go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes beforehand．"
Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure，many of us usually wait for others to take charge．But if you want to be a leader，you must learn to fail-and not die a thousand deaths．Pick yourself up and start all over again．
Encourage enthusiasm．"When people understand the importance of work，they lend their mental strengths，"says Lee Ducat．But when they get excited about the work，all their energy gets poured into the job．That's a great force!Is this the best way to create excitement？Be enthusiastic yourself-You will be followed by everyone．

27．The underlined word"cultivated"（ paragraph 1 ） roughly meansB．
A．compared B．developed C．examined D．encouraged
28．The part"Always give credit"tells us that a leader shouldD．
A．praise everyone
B．give helpful criticism
C．regard others as real heroes
D．praise people for their good performances
29．To be a good leader，you shouldB．
A．not be afraid of any risks
B．think twice before taking risks
C．try to avoid any possible failures
D．know what a thoughtless exercise is
30．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？A
A．How to Be a Leader
B．Not Many Can Be Leaders
C．Leadership Is Very Important
D．Leadership Is of Skills and Techniques．

19．One of the most important things in the world is friendship．In order to have friends，you have to be a friend．But how can you be a good friend at school？
Listen-Listen when they are talking．Don't say anything unless they ask you a question．Sometimes it's not necessary for you to have anything to say； they just need someone to talk to about their feelings．
Help them-If your friend is ever in need of something，be there to help them．You should try to put them first，but make sure you don't do everything they want you to do．Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one．Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need．
Be there for them-Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times．Marilyn Monroe，a famous U．S．actor，once said，"I often make mistakes．Sometimes I am out of control，but if you can't stay with me at my worst，you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best．"Always remember this!If you don't want to stay with your friends when they're in hard times，then you don't deserve to be with them when they're having a good time!
      -Try to make plans with your friends．Go shopping，go for ice cream，have a party，go to a movie and so on．Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy．By planning things together，you both can have a good time．And you'll remember these things when you're all old!

21．While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings，you shouldC．
A．give him or her some advice
B．calm him or her down
C．just listen unless asked
D．share your feelings as well
22．When we provide help for our friends，we shouldD．
A．try to do everything for them
B．ignore their faults
C．change their bad habits first
D．put them before ourselves
23．What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe's words？B
A．Life without a friend is death．
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed
C．A friend is easier lost than found．
D．A man is known by his friends．
24．Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph？B
A．Enjoy yourself
B．Make plans
C．Understand your friends
D．Play with your friends
25．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．how to find a good friend
B．how to help friends in trouble
C．how to make more friends
D．How to be a good friend．

16．Curtsey was born in 1963．Scientists saw the birth of this island．It began at=7.30a．m．on 14th November．A fishing boat was near Iceland．The boat moved under the captain's（船长）feet．He noticed a strange smell．He saw some black smoke．A volcano（火山）was breaking out．Red-hot rocks，fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom of the sea．The island grew quickly．It was 10meters high the next day and 60meters high on 18th November．Scientists flew there to watch．It was exciting．Smoke and fire were still rushing up．Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea．The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky．Curtsey grew and grew．Then it stopped in June 1967．It was 175meters high and 2kilometers long．And life was already coming to Curtsey．Plants grew．Birds came．Some scientists built a house．They want to learn about this young island．A new island is like a new world．
12．Curtsey isA．
A．an island not far from Iceland
B．a new volcano
C．a fishing boat
D．a place in Iceland
13．Scientists flew thereA．
A．to watch the birth of the island
B．to save the fishing boat
C．to learn about the island
D．to build a house
14．When did scientist fly there to watch？C
A．Before the volcano broke out．
B．As soon as the volcano broke out．
C．About four days after the volcano broke out．
D．After the volcano stopped rushing up．
15．The best title of this article isB．
A．A new island
B．The birth of an island
C．A new world
D．Scientists discovered Curtsey．

11．I thought after he left he would disappear gradually from my mind，but still every day when I wake up I will dream of the happiest moments with him．
I thought after he left he wouldfade awayfrom my mind，but still every day I wake up dreaming of the happiest moments with him．

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