10．Lily was about to close the window her attention was caught by a beautiful flying bird．( )A——青夏教育精英家教网—

	A．	Yes，of course		B．	Not really
	C．	Not a little		D．	Don't mention it

8．-I'm worrying about the coming examination．I'm afraid I cannot pass it．
-_________！I'm sure you'11make it．（　　）

	A．	Go ahead		B．	Good luck
	C．	No problem		D．	Don't lose heart

7．It will be a period of time _______ the relation between China and the Philippines returns to normal．（　　）

6．

Biography
Nicole Mary Kidman，AC （born 20June 1967）is an American-born Australian actress，fashion model，singer and humanitarian．She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise，to whom she was married for 11years and adopted two children，and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban，with whom she has two biological daughters．
As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii，Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States．The following is a list of movies that Kidman has been involved with．
Dead Calm （1989）
After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows，Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989thriller Dead Calm．It was based on the 1963novel of the same name  by Charles Williams．The film was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce and filmed around the Great Barrier Reef．
Day of Thunder （1990）
Days of Thunder is a 1990American auto racing film released by Paramount Pictures，bringing her worldwide recognition．The cast includes Tom Cruise，Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall．This is the first of three films to star both Cruise and Kidman （the other two being Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut）．
Batman Forever （1995）
Batman Forever is a 1995American superhero film directed by Tim Burton，based on the DC Comics character Batman．The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face （Jones） and the Riddler （Carrey） in their villainous scheme to bring the city under their control．The film was released on June 16，1995，receiving mixed reviews，but was a financial success．
Moulin Rouge!（2001）
Kidman's performance in the musical Moulin Rouge!（2001）earned her a second Golden Globe Award and first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress．It tells the story of a young English poet/writer，Christian （Ewan McGregor），who falls in love with the terminally-ill star of the Moulin Rouge，cabaret actress and courtesan Satine （Nicole Kidman）．
The Hours （2002）
Kidman's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours  （2002）received critical acclaim and earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress  and a Silver Bear for Best Actress．The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf，who，in 1920s England，is struggling with depression and mental illness while trying to write her novel．
Rabbit Hole （2010）
The screenplay of Rabbit Hole is an adaptation by David Lindsay of his 2005play of the same name．Kidman produced the project via her company，Blossom Films．The plot deals with a couple struggling to heal after the death of their young son．Kidman was critically admired for her performance as Becca Corbett and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award．
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70．Which of the following statements about Nicole Kidman is true？C
Kidman has dual nationality because of being born to American parents in Australia．
Kidman and Cruise gave birth to two children in their 11-year marriage．
Kidman was known for TV shows before receiving recognition in motion picture industry．
Far and Away was the first movie Kidman stared with her ex-husband．
71．B are based on the former works．
A．Dead Calm，Moulin Rouge!and The Hours
B．Batman Forever，Dead Calm and Rabbit Hole
C．Day of Thunder，Batman Forever and The Hours
D．The Hours，Batman Forever and Rabbit Hole
72．The underlined word"acclaim"has the similar meaning toB．
A．criticism
B．compliment
C．complaint
D．comment
73．Where can we probably find the article？A
A．A reference site
B．A fashion magazine
B．An auto-biography
D．A national newspaper．

5．January 1-January 31
You are charming and intelligent．You are actually quite ambitious．You like to go to parties and chat with your friends．On the other hand，you are friendly，but you are also a very private person．
February 1-February 28
You are determined and hard working．You are born under the sign of loyalty and evenness （公平）．You like parties and enjoy a lot of friends．On the other hand，you are quite famous for your courage．You really like to explore and you are an adventurer．
March 1-March 31
You are very loyal，independent，and open-minded．You are a born leader，and when you set a goal，you go to it．You adore challenges and competitions．You are most likely to be the one who calls out，"Let's go!"you are always in a circle of friends．You love animals． You are like a roller coaster．．
April I-April 30
You are artistic，well-mannered，intelligent，and diplomatic．You are usually sweet and kind，of course．You are sometimes famous for your artistic sense and good taste．You love throwing grand parties．Vacations and routines are very important to you．You are also fairly popular．
Mayl-May 31
You are talented，sincere，and most of all，enthusiastic．You are the master of ceremonies． You shine in the crowd．When you walk into a room，heads turn，and you hear whispers and gasps．You have a strong will to defeat any challenge in your way．You have a hunger for fashion．
June 1-June 30
You are very elegant，wise，and compassionate（有同情心的）．You are very attractive and people are attracted to you．Your friends rely on you for advice．You will be someone like Jacqueline Onassis．You are also very lucky in many ways．
Julyl-July 31
You are mostly agreeable，energetic，and popular．You like to try new things wherever you go．You know how to dress and you always look your best．You are talented and you love sports． You are always one step ahead of anyone else．You adore freedom and independence．
August 1-August 31
You are empathetic，easygoing，and compliant．You can get along with almost everyone． Many people admire you for your talent and creativity．On the other hand，you are sensitive and compassionate．You always like to dream．You enjoy peace and quiet at night．
September 1-September 30
You are individualistic，sociable，and very entertaining．You are capable of anything．You have an excellent memory．You like long，friendly conversations with your closest friends．You turn boring things into the life of the party．
October 1-October 31
You are thoughtful，intelligent，and the class comedian．You are also very popular，and nice around friends．You love to save the best for last．You are amusing and very fun to be around with．You love to spend hours each day reading and studying for final exams，when the school year has just started．You almost never turn on your friends．
November 1-November 30
You are unselfish，knowledgeable，and friendly．You are loyal to your friends and family． You can see the difference between right and wrong．You are very honest and you speak out when you feel something has gone wrong．You are the person who likes trendy clothes．
December 1-December 31
You are smart，optimistic，and willing to help others．You are like a rare diamond．You are intentionally the nicest while you are with friends．You are also very affectionate．You are too good to be true．Your friends trust in you easily．You are also popular in the"Being Nice"way．

46．People born in the months ofA are usually very fashionable．
A．May，July and November
B．May，July and October
C．July，October，and November
D．April，May and October
47．If you are born in March，the sentence"You are like a roller coaster"is probably linked with which of the following characteristicsD？
A．Being loyal．
B．Being open-minded．
C．Loving animals．
D．Adoring challenges and competitions．
48．Who is the combination of very different characteristicsC？
A．A person born during April 1-April 30．
B．A person born during August 1-August 31．
C．A person born during January 1-January 31．
D．A person born during February 1-February 31．
49．Which of the following is most likely to have the combination of very different characteristicsB？
A．July-having an excellent memory．
B．October-loving to save the best for last．
C．September-enjoying peace and quiet at night．
D．August@being always one step ahead of anyone else．

4．Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income．So this year she did something more than a hobby：She planted vegetables in her yard．For her fist garden，Ms Feeley  has put in 15tomato plants，and five rows of a variety of vegetables．The family's old farm house has become a chicken bourse，its residents arriving next month．Last year，Ms．Rita Gartin kept a small garden．This year she has made it much larger because，she said，"The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too； so it's a win-win situation all around．"
     They are among the growing number of Americans who，driven by higher living costs and a falling economy（经济），have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time．Other have increased the size of their existing gardens．Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home．Now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months．In Austin，Tex．，some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list．
     George C．Ball Jr，owner of a company，said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%，over last year，double the average growth of last five years．Mr．Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years．The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk，together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables．Food prices have increase of higher oil price．People are driving less，taking fewer vacations，so there more time to garden．

68．What does the word"residents"in Paragraph 1probably refer to？A
A．chickens   B．tomatoes    C．gardens    D．people
69．By saying"a win-win situation all around"，Ms．Gartin means thatB．
A．she is happier and her garden bigger
B．she may spend less and lose weight
C．she is selling more and buying less
D．she has grown more varieties of vegetables
70．Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular？D
A．More Americans are dong it for fun．
B．The price of oil is lower than before．
C．There's a growing need for fruits．
D．The cost of living is on the rise．
71．Which of the following might be the best title for the text？B
A．Family Food Planning     B．Banking on Gardening
C．A Belt-tightening Move   D．Gardening as a Hobby．

3．As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries，a new electrical generating（发电）and transmission （输送） system for the 21^th century will leave a lasting mark on the West，for better or worse．Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery，but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community．The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around．
     The 19^th century saw land grants（政府拨地） offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads，leaving public land in between privately owned land．In much of the West，some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped，and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management．With the completion of the interstate highway system，many of the small towns，which sprang up as railway stops and developed well，have lost their lifeblood and died．
     Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West．This is not an argument against building them．We need alternative energy badly，and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now．
      So trade-offs will have to be made．Some scenic spots will be sacrificed．Some species（物种） will be forced to move，or will be carefully moved to special accommodations．Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects．
     The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter．The 21^th century development of the American West as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region．There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good．But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind，just like the railroads and the highways．
      The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines．So let's remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West．

67．What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways？C
A．Small towns along the railways became abandoned．
B．Some railroad stops remained underused．
C．Land in the West was hard to manage．
D．Land grants went into private hands．
68．What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs？B
A．The transmission of power．
B．The use of money and power．
C．The conservation of solar energy．
D．The selection of an ideal place．
69．What is the author's attitude towards building solar plants？A
A．Cautious
B．Approving
C．Doubtful
D．Disapproving
70．Which is the best title for the passage？B
A．How the Railways Have Affected the West
B．How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West
C．How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced
D．How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled．

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46．What does the word"pump"mean in"He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case"？B
A．Talk with
B．Ask for information
C．Listen to
D．Provide with evidence
47．When Sally says"The TV program kept pumping out commercials"，she may beC．
A．excited
B．interested
C．annoyed
D．worried
48．What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program？A
A．Sums of money
B．Raw materials
C．Human resources
D．Media support．
49．When Sylvia says"His speech was OK but it had no real punch"，she thinks it was notB．
A．fluent and impressive
B．logical and moving
C．informative and significant
D．interesting and powerful．

1．Usually，when your teacher asks a question，there is only one correct answer．But there is one question that has millions of current answers．That question is"What's your name？"Everyone gives a different answer，but everyone is correct．
    Have you ever wondered about people's names？Where do they come from？What do they mean？
    People's first names，or given names，are chosen by their parents．Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used．Some parents choose the name of a well-known person．A boy could be named George Washington Smith； a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones．
    Some people give their children names that mean good things．Clara means"bright"； Beatrice means"one who gives happiness"； Donald means"world ruler"； Leonard means"as brave as a lion"．
   The earliest last names，or surnames，were taken from place names．A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook（小溪）；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long，paved road．The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest．
    Other early surnames came from people's occupations．The most common occupational name is Smith，which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals．In the past，smiths were very important workers in every town and village．Some other occupational names are：Carter-a person who owned or drove a cart； Potter-a person who made pots and pans．
   The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village．The Carpenter's great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture．
Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin，or their size，or their special abilities．When there were two men who were named John in the same village，the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray．Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman．John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer．
    Some family names were made by adding something to the father's name．English-speaking people added-s or-son．The Johnsons are descendants of John； the Roberts family's ancestor was Robert．Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O．Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O'Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell．

56．Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover？B
A．Places where people lived．B．People's characters．
C．Talents that people possessed．D．People's occupations．
57．According to the passage，the ancestors of the Potter family most probablyC．
A．owned or drove a cart          B．made things with metals
C．made kitchen tools or contains   D．built houses and furniture
58．Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader，the baby might be namedD．
A．Beatrice Smith          B．Leonard Carter
C．George Longstreet       D．Donald Greenwood
59．The underlined word"descendants"in the last paragraph means a person'sA
A．later generations          B．friends and relatives
C．colleagues and partners     D．later sponsors．

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