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Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific 1 ;I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my 2 .“All great discoveries,”he said,“are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” 3 a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. 4 wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 5 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

First I looked at some of the 6 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 7 fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 8 to the Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 9 of that. Yet I 10 if those“best years”were true in other 11 .

Then how about the field of 12 ? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 13 ,but look when these people 14 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 15 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to government. At what age? Twenty-six.

But why 16 best years some after thirty? After thirty, I 17 ,most people do not want to take risks or try 18 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 19 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

Perhaps there is still 20 for me.

1. A. invention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. discovery

C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. progress

2. A. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. idea

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

3. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Being

C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Beyond

4. A. Everybody　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Somebody

C. Nobody　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Whoever

5. A. names　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ages

C. addresses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. oldest

6. A. modern　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. scientific

C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. oldest

7. A. heights 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sizes

C. weights　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. things

8. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant

C. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. referred

9. A. plenty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough

C. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. none

10. A. believed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. trusted

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

11.A. fields　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. countries

C. courses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ages

12. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. politics

C. industry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. society

13.A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will

C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. does

14. A. finished　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went

C. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

15. A. devoted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up

C. began　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. led

16. A. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the

C. can  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not

17. A. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. know

C. guess　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. agree

18. A. other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new

C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. their

19.A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. still

C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

20. A. discovery　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. problem

C. wish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Sabina Castelfranco| Rome October 16, 2011－The U．N．World Food program says there are growing concerns over food insecurity in the developing world．Some of those concerns are discussed in a report to agree with the anniversary Sunday of World Food Day．

　　The theme for World Food Day 2011 is “Food prices－From Crisis to Stability”．A ceremony to mark World Food Day will be held Monday at the headquarters of the U．N．Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome．

　　Rising food prices, weather emergencies and political instability are deepening the struggle of families trying to provide for their households in many developing nations．

　　This year's “State of Food In security in the World” report, published last week, focuses on the impact of food price volatility, confirming that high, unpredictable prices are likely to continue．

　　The report highlighted how poor consumers, small farmers and countries dependent on imports, especially in Africa, have been deeply affected by the food and economic crises．

　　Gregory Barrow is with the World Food Program in Rome．

　　“if you look at the places where World Food program works particularly in developing countries, you see populations of people who might be spending 60, 70, 80percent of their salaries on purchasing food for their families” ．

　　Barrow added that if prices become changeful and generally start rising, even by a small amount, it means that many of these people are going to struggle to put nutritious food on their tables．

　　The report also showed that even short－term fluctuations(波动)in prices can have a long－term effect on development, and that cutting back on nutritious food in the first 1.000 days of a child's life can affect mental and physical development and finally, future earning capacity．

　　The United Nations has programs in place aimed at reducing the number of hungry people by one－half by 2015．But most observers agree this target is unlikely to be reached．

(1)

The U．N．World Food program aims to ________．
[　　]
A．	hold a ceremony to mark World Food Day．
B．	provide food for developing nations
C．	show concerns over food insecurity in the developing world
D．	introduce the U．N．Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome

(2)

The underlined word “volatility” in paragraph4 means ________．
[　　]
A．	supply
B．	control
C．	quality
D．	instability

(3)

The attitude of Barrow towards food prices is ________．
[　　]
A．	concerned
B．	supportive
C．	disappointed
D．	interested

(4)

According to the report, we can learn that ________
[　　]
A．	people in Africa have been influenced by the food and economic crises
B．	the short－term change in prices has nothing to do with development
C．	food price changes have little effect on households
D．	children's development can be affected by the taking of nutritious food

(5)

Which is the best title for this passage?
[　　]
A．	Concerns about World Food Day
B．	World Food Program
C．	World Food Day2011
D．	State of Food Insecurity in the World

In urban China，where English is almost the official second language，many Chinese people have learned to speak as professionally as native speakers. However they may have an accent and make a few minor grammatical mistakes.Years ago many people used a certain Chinese-English dictionary or a series of textbooks and accepted their teachings. Consequently，language learners developed a peculiar vocabulary. Some people call these word choices “Chinglish”. The words are not incorrect—native speakers still understand them—but they stand in the way of using standard English. Here are some common examples, both from written and spoken English:
Clever (adj.): Native speakers usually say “smart” instead. “Smart” is a broader and more common word. “Clever” suggests an ability to think your way out of a specific problem or take advantage of a specific situation. Being smart serves you for life.
Examination(n.): Use “exam”, the short form of it, or the more common word, “test”. (The verb for all three words is “take”.) Another word you may hear is “quiz”. It means a short and relatively unimportant test that the teacher often gives as a surprise.
Film: This is largely a technical word. The common term is “movie”. (Native speakers often say “short film for the movie”.)
House (n.): a stand-alone building with its own street entrance that is home to one family. A home in a building full of families is an “apartment” or a “flat”. When in doubt, just say “home”.
Puzzled (adj.): We use this word to describe mild reactions to difficult math problems, and not even very often for this purpose (we say “I’m stumped” or “I have no idea” instead). But when we’re addressing a life issue such as whether to pursue (从事) a graduate education or go straight to work, we say “confused”. This is a stronger word as well as a more common one.
49. The writer wrote this passage to______.
A. prove there are so many Chinese people learning English in a wrong way
B. teach us to choose correct and exact English words to express ourselves
C. tell people that if we want to speak English as well as native speakers we must memorize as many English words as possible
D. explain what Chinglish is
50. According to the passage, which of the following is more common?
A. Would you like to go to the film tonight?
B. He will take an examination next week.
C. Tom is cleverer than his brother.
D. He felt confused whether he would go abroad for further study.
51. This passage suggests that______.
A. native speakers say “I’m puzzled with this math problem.” more often used than they say “I’m stumped with the math problem.”
B. the word “home” is much often used than the word “house” in spoken and written English
C. the word “examination” is more common than its short form“exam”
D. we can say “do a quiz”
52. We can infer from the passage that______.
A. native speakers can understand “Chinglish”
B. saying “take a test” is more common
C. to English learners, developing more English vocabulary doesn’t mean speaking good English
D. it’s easy to learn English words well

In urban China，where English is almost the official second language，many Chinese people have learned to speak as professionally as native speakers. However they may have an accent and make a few minor grammatical mistakes.Years ago many people used a certain Chinese-English dictionary or a series of textbooks and accepted their teachings. Consequently，language learners developed a peculiar vocabulary. Some people call these word choices “Chinglish”. The words are not incorrect—native speakers still understand them—but they stand in the way of using standard English. Here are some common examples, both from written and spoken English:

Clever (adj.): Native speakers usually say “smart” instead. “Smart” is a broader and more common word. “Clever” suggests an ability to think your way out of a specific problem or take advantage of a specific situation. Being smart serves you for life.

Examination(n.): Use “exam”, the short form of it, or the more common word, “test”. (The verb for all three words is “take”.) Another word you may hear is “quiz”. It means a short and relatively unimportant test that the teacher often gives as a surprise.

Film: This is largely a technical word. The common term is “movie”. (Native speakers often say “short film for the movie”.)

House (n.): a stand-alone building with its own street entrance that is home to one family. A home in a building full of families is an “apartment” or a “flat”. When in doubt, just say “home”.

Puzzled (adj.): We use this word to describe mild reactions to difficult math problems, and not even very often for this purpose (we say “I’m stumped” or “I have no idea” instead). But when we’re addressing a life issue such as whether to pursue (从事) a graduate education or go straight to work, we say “confused”. This is a stronger word as well as a more common one.

49. The writer wrote this passage to______.

A. prove there are so many Chinese people learning English in a wrong way

B. teach us to choose correct and exact English words to express ourselves

C. tell people that if we want to speak English as well as native speakers we must memorize as many English words as possible

D. explain what Chinglish is

50. According to the passage, which of the following is more common?

A. Would you like to go to the film tonight?

B. He will take an examination next week.

C. Tom is cleverer than his brother.

D. He felt confused whether he would go abroad for further study.

51. This passage suggests that______.

A. native speakers say “I’m puzzled with this math problem.” more often used than they say “I’m stumped with the math problem.”

B. the word “home” is much often used than the word “house” in spoken and written English

C. the word “examination” is more common than its short form“exam”

D. we can say “do a quiz”

52. We can infer from the passage that______.

A. native speakers can understand “Chinglish”

B. saying “take a test” is more common

C. to English learners, developing more English vocabulary doesn’t mean speaking good English

D. it’s easy to learn English words well

He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his 1 , never leaving him alone for years. Except for 2 with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 3 . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him 4 and at a loss what to do.

5 a misfortune befell（降临） a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her 6 away. Having decidedly 7 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 8 . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky…Though my 9 are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.

One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n） 10 programme. The boy told the television hostess about his 11 future, while the girl was full of 12 for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 13 .The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both gone through the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different 14 determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, 15 life can make disasters strike at any time. How you handle 16 when faced with it is the true 17 of your character. If you choose to 18 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the 19 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 20 will arise.

1．A．friend B．tutor C．example D．shadow

2．A．walking B．writing C．cleaning D．playing

3．A．quarrel B．share C．communicate D．disagree

4．A．anxious B．embarrassed C．surprised D．heartbroken

2,4,6

5．A．Fortunately B．Unexpectedly C．Similarly D．Happily

6．A．hair B．hands C．happiness D．possessions

7．A．appreciated B．accepted C．turned off D．turned down

8．A．strong-willed B．free C．independent D．respected

9．A．promised B．dreams C．arms D．wings

10．A．interview B．health C．contest D．donation

11．A．uncertain B．unfair C．unsteady D．unable

12．A．calmness B．enthusiasm C．patience D．excitement

13．A．wisdom B．strength C．toes D．mouths

14．A．characters B．attitudes C．opinions D．ambitions

15．A．unpredictable B．passive C．rough D．messy(混乱的)

16．A．emergency B．misfortune C．difficulty D．defeat

17．A．test B．reflection C．display D．change

18．A．ignore B．resist C．complain D．suffer

19．A．accidents B．disabilities C．failures D．hardship

20．A．solutions B．expectations C．hopes D．rewards

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