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This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept 36 why those who had so much money were never 37 and were always desiring more.

“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to 38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 39 saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to 40 you for a long time. Now, open your 41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 43 shall become dust. Do you understand?

“I see,” said the beggar.

“Then you should 44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(an) 45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a 47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough?” Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.

“Never fear. It’s still 48 enough now.” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 49 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will 52 .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 55 but his broken bag.

1. A．showing B．explaining C．proving D．wondering

2. A．relaxed B．satisfied C．worried D．depressed

3. A．learn B．watch C．eat D．play

4. A．street B．bridge C．yard D．forest

5. A．praise B．forgive C．help D．comfort

6. A．coat B．pocket C．box D．wallet

7. A．occasion B．suggestion C．situation D．condition

8. A．hand B．feet C．ground D．beggar

9. A．look out B．look after C．look up D．look down

10. A．rich B．empty C．worn D．full

11. A．stand B．wait C．breathe D．think

12. A．stream B．piece C．pair D．variety

13. A．weak B．strong C．poor D．rich

14. A．spread B．close C．loose D．shake

15. A．pour B．end C．dry D．melt

16. A．take B．add C．lend D．borrow

17. A．flow B．burst C．disappear D．change

18. A．attract B．permit C．include D．hold

19. A．present B．food C．treasure D．water

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

I liked climbing things when I was a baby. My mother remembers and has told me most of those 16 moments like this one. When I was one and a half years old, we lived in our first house in Rue St-Louis. On a hot summer day, my father intended to 17 the roof of our old house. In order to climb up there, he 18 a ladder front of the house.

In my town, 19 could walk outside because the streets were 20 . I was outside watching my father climb on that strange thing. I was curious about why my father disappear at last. So I decided to go up it to 21 why it was impossible to see my father after he reached the 22 of that thing. At 1.5 years old, still a baby wearing pampers, I climbed that ladder to the roof top and started walking 23 . My father did not notice that-he was on the other side occupied with his repairs. It happened that a nice lady in our 24 passed by and 25 me. The nice lady came to my house and 26 my mother of it, who was fearful and 27 ran outside to speak with me.

She really thought I would just 28 that roof, for I was just a baby 29 . She asked me to sit down and stop moving in a 30 way you speak to your babies when they are cute. 31 , I threw myself flat on the 32 and waited.

My mother climbed the ladder to 33 me up and there I was enjoying the view laughing at my mother’s shocked face. 34 the saying goes, “He who knows nothing 35 nothing.”

1.A．valuable B．unforgettable C．endless D．worthy

2.A．build B．paint C．clean D．mend

3.A．spread B．laid C．stood D．moved

4.A．adults B．children C．babies D．villagers

5.A．smooth B．wide C．clean D．safe

6.A．figure out B．think out C．pick out D．point out

7.A．foot B．top C．step D．body

8.A．out B．up C．down D．around

9.A．house B．neighborhood C．family D．company

10.A．met B．inspected C．heard D．spotted

11.A．asked B．warned C．reminded D．advised

12.A．quietly B．slowly C．immediately D．curiously

13.A．fall off B．climb onto C．repair D．destroy

14.A．after all B．at all C．in all D．all in all

15.A．concerned B．cautious C．nice D．clear

16.A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Otherwise

17.A．ladder B．ground C．roof D．street

18.A．bring B．pick C．put D．take

19.A．When B．While C．For D．As

20.A．doubts B．fears C．ignores D．understands

As many as 60,000 people worldwide die each year from too much sun, but simple safety steps could prevent many deaths, according to a World Health Organization report.

The report, released on Wednesday, was treated as the first overall look at the global health burden from UV radiation, which is linked to up to 90 percent of melanoma（恶性黑色素瘤） and other skin cancers. UV radiation can also cause sunburn, more rapid skin aging, eye diseases, and reactivation of the herpes（疱疹） virus that causes cold sores, and pterygium, a fleshy growth on the surface of the eye.

“We all need some sun, but too much sun can be dangerous—and even deadly,” said Dr Maria Neira, the director of WHO’s agency of public health and the environment, who released the report.

To prevent cancer and other diseases linked to UV radiation, the agency recommends that people:

— Limit time in the midday sun.

— Use shade wisely and seek shade when UV rays are most intense.

— Wear protective clothing, hats and sunglasses.

— Use sunscreen with a sun protection factor 15+.

— Avoid sunlamps and tanning parlours.

People under age 18 should not use them at all.

“The application of sunscreens should not be used to prolong sun exposure but rather to protect the skin when exposure is unavoidable,” the report warned.

The report also noted that the ground’s surface can make a difference:

— Fresh snow reflects as much as 80 percent of ultraviolet light.

— Sea foam reflects about 25 percent.

— Dry beach sand reflects about 15 percent.

Small amounts of exposure to the sun help the skin to produce vitamin D.

48. The report was highly spoken of mainly because ____.

A. it had listed up to 60,000 deaths from UV radiation

B. it related the deaths to UV radiation

C. it showed the advantages and disadvantages of UV

D. it found out the approaches to preventing deaths from UV radiation

49. According to Dr Maria Neira, which of the following is TRUE?

A. In fact we need only a small amount of sunlight.

B. Receiving large amounts of sunlight will cause deaths.

C. Midday sunlight has stronger UV radiation.

D. Melanoma will disappear if we follow the report’s advice.

50. As a construction worker, it is strongly recommended that ____.

A. he should stay inside the building B. he spread sunscreen on the face

C. he should wear good sunglasses D. he be equipped with sun protection

51. Which of the following can be the headline of the passage?

A. UV—A Deadly Killer From The Sun B. Melanoma Can Be Prevented Today

C. UV—A Great Need For Vitamin D D. Teenagers Mustn’t Stay Outside

Computer programmer David Jones makes 35,000 pounds a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

The 16-year-old boy works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm puts two new games on the home market each month.

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, made by inventing new programs within a quite short period of time, the bonus payments and profit-sharing (奖金和分红), he cannot drive a car, get some money from a bank to buy a house, or get credit cards.

He lives with his parents in their house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His firm has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.

David got his job with the firm a year after leaving school with six 0-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.

“I suppose 35,000 pounds sounds a lot but actually that’s not good enough. I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I know what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”

David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

36. Why is David different from other young people of his age?

A. He earns a very high salary.

B. He has not a job.

C. He does not go out much.

D. He lives at home with his parents.

37. David’s greatest problem is ____________.

A. making the banks treat him as a grown-up

B. inventing computer games

C. spending his salary

D. learning to drive

38. He was hired by the firm because ____________.

A. he had worked in a computer shop

B. he had written some computer programs

C. he worked very hard

D. he had learned to use computers at school

39. He left school after taking six 0-levels because ____________.

A. he did not enjoy school

B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him

C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing

D. he wanted to earn a lot of money

40. Why does David think he might retire early?

A. One has to be young to write computer programs. www.7caiedu.cn

B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

D. He thinks his firm might go bad.

Computers might not be clever enough to trick adults into thinking they are intelligent yet, but a new study, led by Javier' Movellan at the University of Califomia San Diego, shows that a giggling (咯咯笑的) robot is clever enough to get toddlers (初学走路者) to treat it as a peer (同龄人).

The researchers stationed a 2-foot-tall robot Called QRIO in a classroom of a dozen toddlers aged between 18 months and two years. QRIO stayed in the middle of the room using its sensors (传感器) to avoid bumping (碰撞) into the kids. It was programmed to giggle when the kids touched its head, to occasionally sit down, and to lie down when its batteries died.

"We expected that after a few hours, the magic was going to disappear," Movellan says. "That's what was found with earlier robots." But, in fact, the kids remained interested in the robot over several weeks, eventually communicating with QRIO in much the same way they did with other toddlers.

The researchers measured the relationship between the children and the robot in several ways. Firstly, as with other toddlers, they touched QRIO mostly on the arms and hands, rather than on the face or legs. For this age group, "the amount of touching is a good predictor of how you are doing as a social being," Movellan says.

The children helped the robot up when it fell, and when QRIO's batteries ran out and it lay down, a toddler would come up and cover it with a blanket and say "night, night". However, when QRIO was programmed to spend all its time dancing, the kids quickly lost interest. When the robot went back to its old self, the kids treated it like a peer again.

"The study shows that current technology is very close to being able to produce robots able to develop a special relationship with toddlers," says Movellan. But, he adds, it is not clear yet whether robots can interest older children or adults in the same way.

1. What does the underlined word "stationed" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Hid. B. Observed. C. Placed. D. Named.

2. At the beginning of the experiment, researchers .

A. feared that the robot would harm the toddlers

B. programmed the robot to move freely about the classroom

C. expected the robot to communicate with the toddlers

D. thought the toddlers' interest in the robot wouldn't last long

3. Kids aged between 18 months and two years behave

as social beings by.

A. giggling B: touching C. toddling D. dancing

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Giggling robot becomes one of the kids

B. Giggling robot used as a classroom assistant

C. Giggling robot makes kids more active in class

D. Giggling robot attracts more attention from kids

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