15．The new online library makes possible for students to choose books by smart phone off campus．（ ）
| A． | it | B． | one | C． | that | D． | this |
8．Directions：Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the
information given in the passage．
Kids and Ponds
Years ago there was a group of kids who would hang around at some local ponds in the woods near their houses in Warwick，Rhode Island．In summer they caught frogs and fish．When winter arrived they couldn't wait to go skating．Time passed，and the ponds became the only open space for the kids to enjoy themselves in that neighborhood．
One day．a thirteen-year-old boy from this group of kids read in the local newspaper that a developer wanted to fill in the ponds and build over a hundred small houses called condominiums．So the boy went door to door and gathered more than two hundred signatures （签名）to stop the development A group of citizens met and decided to support him．
At the meeting of the town planning board （委员会），the boy was quite nervous at first and spoke very softly．But when he saw the faces of his friends and neighbors in the crowd and thought about what was happening to their favorite ponds，his voice grew louder．He told the town officials that they should speak for the citizens．He also insisted that they should leave enough space for children．A few days later，the developer stopped his plan．
Nine years later，when that teen was a senior in college，he was informed that the developer was back with his proposal to build condominiums．Now twenty-two years old，he was studying wetlands ecology．He again appeared before the town planning board．This time as an expert witness，he used environmental protection laws to explain restrictions on development in and around wetlands and the knowledge of wetlands ecology to help improve the development．Finally some condominiums were built，but less than half the number the developer wanted．The ponds where those kids used to hang around were protected by a strip of natural land，and are still there today．
81．What did the kids like to do at the local ponds in winterThey liked to go skating？
（No more than 6words）（2marks）
information given in the passage．
Kids and Ponds
Years ago there was a group of kids who would hang around at some local ponds in the woods near their houses in Warwick，Rhode Island．In summer they caught frogs and fish．When winter arrived they couldn't wait to go skating．Time passed，and the ponds became the only open space for the kids to enjoy themselves in that neighborhood．
One day．a thirteen-year-old boy from this group of kids read in the local newspaper that a developer wanted to fill in the ponds and build over a hundred small houses called condominiums．So the boy went door to door and gathered more than two hundred signatures （签名）to stop the development A group of citizens met and decided to support him．
At the meeting of the town planning board （委员会），the boy was quite nervous at first and spoke very softly．But when he saw the faces of his friends and neighbors in the crowd and thought about what was happening to their favorite ponds，his voice grew louder．He told the town officials that they should speak for the citizens．He also insisted that they should leave enough space for children．A few days later，the developer stopped his plan．
Nine years later，when that teen was a senior in college，he was informed that the developer was back with his proposal to build condominiums．Now twenty-two years old，he was studying wetlands ecology．He again appeared before the town planning board．This time as an expert witness，he used environmental protection laws to explain restrictions on development in and around wetlands and the knowledge of wetlands ecology to help improve the development．Finally some condominiums were built，but less than half the number the developer wanted．The ponds where those kids used to hang around were protected by a strip of natural land，and are still there today．
81．What did the kids like to do at the local ponds in winterThey liked to go skating？
（No more than 6words）（2marks）
82．How did the boy win the citizens'supportHe went door to door and gathered their signatures？ | |
| （No more than 10words） | （2marks） |
| 83．What did the boy tell the town officialsHe told them they should speak for the citizens and leave enough space for children．？ | |
| （No more than 16words） | （3marks） |
84．What helped the boy to protect the ponds successfully nine years laterEnvironmental protection laws and the knowledge of wetlands ecology helped him．？ | |
| （No more than 12words） | （3marks） |
6．
How to Simplify Your Life
Less is more．This is why we say：reduce things by half instead of doubling them，get rid of junk instead of piling it up，relax instead of stressing，slow down instead of speeding up．Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way．You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification．
61．C
When you concentrate on one task，you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had．Just imagine：you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100yards．If you keep grabbing one and then the other，it will take forever，because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off．But if you tie one pig in a place，pick up the other，gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line，pause for a moment，run back and get the other one，and with great determination，carry the second pig to the finish line，then you can be sure of success．
62．E
The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations．In the modern nuclear family，the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner．
If you have the feeling that 24hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do，then it's not
because the day has too few hours，but because you have too many activities．A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget．The solution is equally simple：refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life．
63．D
"I can handle stress"is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work．People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with--until one day they break．
Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can cope with．These
signals can come from various areas of life．You become ill，or your work efficiency decreases．
If you have any of these symptoms，change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress．Say quite
openly，"I can't manage that．"
64．F
"If only I were slimmer，more beautiful，richer，more clever，then I would be happier．"This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill，depressed，and unhappy．Life has its flaws，defects，corners，and edges．Only those who accept this reality can lead a really fu]]life．
Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous：driving a car； crossing the road．But life doesn't consist entirely of these things．In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes．
65．B
Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work．Find out which places improve your creativity．For me it's the train．When I know that I'm going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door，I find nay mind is free and I can read or write complex articles．There can be problems working on the train，of course：if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away，or if train traps make you tired （ some people fall asleep after a few miles）．
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| A．Slow Down Your Life B．Escape Now and Then C．Separate Your Actions D．Allow Yourself to Be Weak E．Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying"No" F．Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect |
Less is more．This is why we say：reduce things by half instead of doubling them，get rid of junk instead of piling it up，relax instead of stressing，slow down instead of speeding up．Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way．You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification．
61．C
When you concentrate on one task，you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had．Just imagine：you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100yards．If you keep grabbing one and then the other，it will take forever，because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off．But if you tie one pig in a place，pick up the other，gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line，pause for a moment，run back and get the other one，and with great determination，carry the second pig to the finish line，then you can be sure of success．
62．E
The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations．In the modern nuclear family，the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner．
If you have the feeling that 24hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do，then it's not
because the day has too few hours，but because you have too many activities．A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget．The solution is equally simple：refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life．
63．D
"I can handle stress"is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work．People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with--until one day they break．
Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can cope with．These
signals can come from various areas of life．You become ill，or your work efficiency decreases．
If you have any of these symptoms，change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress．Say quite
openly，"I can't manage that．"
64．F
"If only I were slimmer，more beautiful，richer，more clever，then I would be happier．"This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill，depressed，and unhappy．Life has its flaws，defects，corners，and edges．Only those who accept this reality can lead a really fu]]life．
Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous：driving a car； crossing the road．But life doesn't consist entirely of these things．In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes．
65．B
Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work．Find out which places improve your creativity．For me it's the train．When I know that I'm going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door，I find nay mind is free and I can read or write complex articles．There can be problems working on the train，of course：if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away，or if train traps make you tired （ some people fall asleep after a few miles）．