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11．What a lot of rubbish!I just how people can deal with these things every day．（　　）

10．You are welcome to ask whatever questions．Don't ．（　　）

9．Mark is leaving．Please excuse me if I'm a little pensive today．You probably don't know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years，performing professional skills．He's never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it superbly well．And now he's moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we're genuinely，sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us，when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation．A terrific neighbor moves away．A child in the family graduates．Another child finds new love through marriage．
Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．But how do we do that？
A friend of mine，Gibbon，who works for the government，is fond of reminding his colleagues that survivability depends upon adaptability．And there's Chris，the California surf-rat，who once told me that the answer to life's problems can be summed up in four words："Go with the flow．""It's like surfing，"Chris explained，"You can't organize the ocean．Waves just happen．You ride them where they take you．Sure，you're always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get，but mostly you just take them the way they come．"
I'm not exactly sure，but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of events-both good and bad．No matter how deft your organizational skills，there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control．The truly successful person expects the unexpected，and is prepared to make adjustments if the need arises．
We're going to miss Mark，just as you'll miss that neighbor or that graduate．But rather than dwell on the sadness of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．

31．The underlined word"pensive"in Paragraph 1 probably meansC．
A．thankful
B．pleased
C．unhappy
D．shameful
32．According to para.1，which of the following sentence is NOT true？A
A．Mark is lucky enough to know someone like him and gets promoted．
B．Mark is quite professional about his work and seldom asks for praise．
C．Mark is leaving for an exciting new professional opportunity．
D．Mark is the center in the office because he is skillful at his job．
33．What can we infer from Paragraph 2？B
A．Although there are so many incidents in our lives，we should feel happy．
B．Life is full of unexpected changes that surprise people．
C．Life is filled with disappointments that upset people．
D．It's easy for us to cope with the relationships with people around
34．Both Gibbon and Chris support the idea that people shouldD．
A．ignore the problems in life and live happily
B．hope for the best but prepare for the worst
C．stop trying to take control of everything in life
D．follow the trend and accustom themselves to it
35．The author probably does NOT agree thatA．
A．one can take control of everything with skills and determination
B．those who are successful are able to adapt themselves to the changes
C．paying too much attention to the past is not a wise choice
D．people should spare no efforts to struggle for a brighter future．

8．My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras，Puerto Rico．My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields．I would walk behind an ox，guiding him with a broomstick．For 1 a day，I worked eight hours straight，with no food breaks．
It was very tedious work，but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons．Because the plantation owners were always watching us，I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could．I've never been late for any job since．I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for．More importantly，I earned my pay，it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn't want to work．
I was only six years old，but I was doing a man's job．Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $18 a week．Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet．Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother，father，two brothers and three sisters．This gave me self-esteem（自尊心），one of the most important things a person could have．
When I was seven，I got work at a golf course near our house．My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed，so the golfers could find them．Losing a ball meant you were fired，so I never missed one．Some nights I would lie in bed and dream of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle．
The more I dreamed，the more I thought．Why not？I made my first golf club out of guava limb （番石榴树枝） and a piece of pipe．Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball．And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth．I practiced with the same devotion and intensity．I learned working in the field---except now I was driving golf balls with club，not oxen with a broomstick．

26．The writer's first job wasC．
A．to stand down the fairway at the golf course
B．to watch over the sugar-cane plantation
C．to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields
D．to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them
27．The underlined word"tedious"in Paragraph 2 most probably meansB．
A．difficult
B．boring
C．interesting
D．unusual
28．The writer learned thatD from his first job．
A．he should work for those who he liked most
B．he should work longer than what he was expected
C．he should never fail to say hello to his owner
D．he should show respect and faith to the people he worked for
29．C gave the writer self-esteem．
A．Having a family of eight people
B．Owning his own golf course
C．Bringing money back home to help the family
D．Helping his father with the work on the plantation
30．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passageA？
A．He wanted to be a successful golfer．
B．He wanted to run a golf course near his house．
C．He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation．
D．He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick．

7．Going green is something that affects every single one of us．Whether by recycling those plastic water bottles，or by cutting down on electricity in your home，the importance of going green on a personal level is extremely important．But，when you're a millionaire NBA basketball star，how do you help out the environment？
Yao Ming is a basketball player that plays for the Houston Rockets and has spoken out against hunting of sharks for fins，a delicious food in his native China．He is also the United Nations'Environmental champion．His goal is to raise awareness of climate change and energy-saving．"I will work with young people across the world and try to inspire them to plant trees，harvest rainwater and to become environmental champions in their own communities．"

The Philadelphia Eagles，a professional American football team，are really doing their part to give back to the community．The Eagles Go Green page has a"Green Energy Calculator"and according to the web site fans have saved 73，674.90 a year and saved 666，320 pounds of CO2 per year．Also，the Eagles have set up a"Stop global warming virtual march（虚拟游行）on Washington"，a march across America for one year，through the Internet with a goal to bring fans together and to urge leaders to deal with the serious problem of global warming now．
Bob Burnquist，a Brazilian skateboarder，is a member of Action Sports Environmental Coalition and founder of a program that gets organic foods and farming into schools for healthy lunch programs．Bob also has a huge homegrown organic farm where he hosted a gathering in celebration of Earth Day．
Kelly Slater is a surfer and eight-time champion，but he also supports saving the coral reefs world wide．He has founded the Kelly Slater Invitational Competition which raises funds and awareness for Reef Check，which is able to get its message out to a large group of guests including professional surfers，film and music stars，and other famous people．

31．According to the passage，Yao Ming wants toC．
A．help the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship
B．ask the United Nations to protect sharks in China
C．encourage young people to care about the environment
D．train more young people to become players of NBA
32．What have the Philadelphia Eagles done to help out the environment？A
A．They have called on fans to do things to reduce global warming．
B．They have marched on Washington to bring fans together．
C．They have saved 73，674.90 for solving global warming．
D．They have reduced CO2 emission by 666，320 pounds per year．
33．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last two paragraphsD？
A．Bob Burnquist created Earth Day．
B．Bob Burnquist eats only organic foods．
C．Kelly Slater donated a lot of money．
D．Kelly Slater held a competition．
34．The best title for the passage would probably beB．
A．Highly Competitive Athletes
B．Environment-friendly Athletes
C．World-famous Athletes
D．Millionaire Athletes
35．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Only famous people need to care about environmental problems．
B．America is the country that takes best care of environment．
C．Environmental problems have a common effect on everyone of us．
D．Yao Ming's goals to raise people's awareness of environment are mainly about climate change and air pollution．

6．A man was charged with first••degree murder of a 79．-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death．In an attempt to escape after a bank robbery，the 20．year-old Larry Whitfield broke into the  home of Mary Parnell．Police say he didn't touch Parnell but that she died after suffering a heart attack that was caused by terror．Can the guy be held responsible for the woman's death？Prosecutors（公诉人） said that he can under the state's murder rule，which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person's death while committing or fleeing from a felony crime like robbery---even if he or she doesn't kill someone on purpose．
But，medically speaking，can someone actually be frightened to death？
Absolutely，no question about it．
The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response（战或逃反应），which was originally described by Walter Cannon，the chairman of Harvard University's physiology department from 1906to 1942．If，in the wild，an animal is faced with a life．threatening situation．the autonomic nerve system responds by increasing heart rate，increasing blood flow to the muscles，and slowing digestion，among other things．All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast．This process certainly would be of help to ancient humans．However，in the modem world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response．
The autonomic nerve system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response．This chemical is toxic（有毒的1in large amounts；it damages the organs such as the heart，lungs，liver and kidneys．It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart．There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death．Kidney failure，liver failure，those things don't kill you suddenly．
By the way，any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result．There are people who have died in strong emotions．There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one，turned to his partner and said，"I can die now"一and then he dropped dead．For about seven days after the 9-11terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon．there was an increase of sudden cardiac death among New Yorkers．

31．Why was the man charged？B
A．Because he was trying to kill an old woman．
B．Because he caused an old woman's terror and she died．
C．Because he beat an old woman and caused her heart attack．
D．Because he murdered an old woman while robbing a bank．
32．The underlined word felony in Para．1most probably meansB．
A．new    B．severe    C．deadly   D．organized
33．Which of the following about the fight-or-flight response is true？C
A．The fight-or-flight response was not raised or proved yet．
B．It is a natural protective method that can only be found in humans．
C．The ancient humans had a better fight-or-flight response than modem ones．
D．The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs．
34．What activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs？D
A．Winning a big lottery．    B．Missing a dead family．
C．Watching a horror movie． D．Listening to a sweet song．
35．The purpose of the passage isD．
A．to explain why people will die of a heart attack
B．to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure
C．to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death
D．to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death．

5．The faster your heart ，the more nervous you'll be．（　　）

4．I think Tom will____a good monitor，so I'm going to vote for him．（　　）

3．The scientist ______ all his thoughts and talents to the latest study which turned out to be a great success．（　　）

2．The city of Rome has just passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals，which many people say can the civilization of a city．（　　）

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