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6．Like many of my generation，I have a weakness for hero worship．At some point，however，we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them．This leads us to ask：What is a hero？
（25）Despite immense differences in cultures，heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people．
A hero does something worth （26）talking （talk） about．A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen．But a hero goes beyond mere fame．
Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves．Like high-voltage （高电压） transformers，heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down （27）so that it can be used by ordinary people．
The hero lives a life worthy of imitation．Those who imitate a genuine hero （28）experience （experience） life with new depth，enthusiasm，and meaning．A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve？What are they willing to live and die for？（29）If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame，they may be famous persons but not heroes．
Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous，（30）but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant？
Heroes are catalysts （催化剂） for change．They have a vision from the mountaintop．They have the skill and the charm to move the masses．They create new possibilities．Without Gandhi，India （31）might/would still be part of the British Empire．（32）It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities，but the pace of change would be slow，the vision uncertain，and the committee meetings endless．

5．THE 2，298-kiIometer Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway （16）officially （official） opened to passengers on December 26，2012．It is the world's longest high-speed rail route．The （17）designed （design）speed of the track is 350km^，though speeds during the initial period of operation will be limited to about 300km/h．The new route cuts the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou （18）by almost two thirds，from 22hours to roughly eight hours．On December 1，2012，not long before the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway，the Harbin-Dalian High-speed Railway，（19）the first high-speed line ever to cross land that lies frozen for almost half a year，began operations，（20）which allows passengers to appreciate the view off the coast from Dalian in the morning，（21）and the winter snowscape of frosty Harbin in the afternoon．At present the total （22）length （long） of high-speed lines in China（23）has reached（reach）9，349km．With four main lines （24）running （run） east-west and four north-south，the country's high-speed train network is the world's largest．China plans to expand（25）its high-speed railway network to 50，000km by 2020，to cover almost all large and medium-sized cities．

4．A few months ago we started a blog called"Confessions（自白） of an English Learner．"This blog is（16）foryou to share your stories about language misunderstandings．Many of you provided advice about （17）howyou learned English．Thanks to everyone who （18）has joined（join） the discussion on the blog so far．
One web visitor described his （19）difficulty（difficult） with two English language words that sound similar （20）butare very different in meaning．Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador．He described a mistake he made on his first visit （21）tothe United States．
At the time，Moises was working on a cruise ship．It was his second day．He was organizing some of his belongings （22）whena co-worker came into the room they were sharing．The co-worker asked，"Hey，my friend，do you want soap？"Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited （23）to use（use） his English．He answered，"No thanks．I am not hungry．"
Well，everyone in the room started laughing and Moises did not understand the joke．（24）Hisnew friends then explained that"soap"is something you use to wash yourself．"Soup"is what you eat．
Moises said this incident happened ten years ago．He added，"Do you imagine that I am （25）anEnglish teacher now？"

3．"At last，no more exams．"It's a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination．What a relief!However，rather than fill the next three months with sleep，eating，and （16）watching （watch） TV，some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college．
Different from those who begin their （17）applications （apply） for foreign colleges in Senior 2，Li made a late decision on a US education．She began to think about it in Senior 3，but decided not （18）to give （ give ） up the college entrance exam．
Li's classmate Mao Bingxin （19）is considering （consider） studying in Canada after the top exam．She began a TOEFL course on June 11．
He Wei，（20）an 18-year-old boy who studies at Shenzhen Bao'an High School，isn't allowing （21）herself much freedom this summer vacation either，devoting her time to looking for a language school （22）where she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies．
He Wei considers （23）it worthwhile spending the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends．"（24）Though/Although/While we don't really know what the future holds for us，we are sure that the better preparations we make （25）for it，the more choices we will be given．"she said．

2．What would you do if you could do anything？Makenzie Melton，9，knows what she'd do：save the rainforest!Her dream，and the amazing drawing she drew to illustrate it，took the top prize in the 2010Doodle （涂鸦）4Google national competition．
The annual contest asks kids in grades K-12to use their imaginations to create a new design for the search engine's familiar logo （徽标）．The winning doodle was revealed during a special ceremony at the Google offices in New York City．
Makenzie's colorful entry beat out more than 33，000artworks．Today，the third-grader's design appears front and center on Google．com for millions of people to see．
The contest centered on the theme，"If I Could Do Anything，I Would…"Entries poured in from all over the country．The artwork expressed a wide range of visions．Kids wished for everything from finding a cure for cancer to building a playground in‘outer space．
The title of Makenzie's colored-pencil creation is"Rainforest Habitat"．She writes："I chose this doodle because the rainforest is in danger and it is not fair to the plants and animals．I love everything except spiders and snakes，but would still save them．"
Makenzie，who wants to be an art teacher when she grows up，says she drew four different drafts of her doodle before turning in the one she liked best．When Makenzie was announced as the grand-prize winner，she gave her mom a huge hug before tearfully accepting the award onstage．"It was so exciting!"Makenzie said．
Her parents，Tammy Marie Melton and Scott Melton，were equally thrilled．"You
hope and believe and want，"said Tammy．"Then when it happens，it's still unbelievable!"Makenzie won a 15，000dollars college scholarship，a trip to the Google offices in New York City and a new laptop computer．Her school，El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools，in El Dorado Springs，Missouri，received a 25，000dollars technology grant （拨款）．

39．The topic of Makenzie's picture is aboutA
A．protecting the rainforest
B．advertising for Google
C．seeking a cure for cancer
D．building outer space playgrounds
40．What's the main purpose of Google's annual contest？C
A．To develop kids'imagination．
B．To collect more artworks from kids．
C To determine a new design for the logo．
D．To reveal the attraction of doodling．
41．From the passage we can infer thatA
A．the contest is quite popular among kids
B．the artworks from other nations were less creative
C．kids were required to use colored-pencils to draw doodles
D．all the earnings from the contest were donated
42．According to the passage，MakenzieB
A．loves every animal she sees
B．treated the contest seriously
C．was invited to draw more for Google
D．completed her doodle under her parents'guidance．

1．According to Nielsen，the average number of mobile phone calls we make is dropping every year，after hitting a peak in 2007．And our calls are getting shorter：In 2005 they averaged three minutes in length； now they're almost half that．
We are moving，in other words，toward a fascinating cultural transition：the death of the telephone call．This shift is particularlyplainamong the young．Some college students I know go days without talking into their smartphones at all．
This generation doesn't make phone calls，because everyone is in constant，lightweight contact in so many other ways：texting，chatting，and social-network messaging．And we don't just have more options than we used to．We have better ones：These new forms of communication have exposed the fact that the voice call is badly designed．It deserves to die．Consider：If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up，I have no way of knowing whether you're busy，and you have no idea why I'm calling．
We have to open Schr?dinger's box every time，having a conversation to figure out whether it's OK to have a conversation．Plus，voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth，which is why it's so weirdly exhausting to be interrupted by one．（ We apparently find voicemail even more torturous：Studies show that more than a fifth of all voice messages are never listened to．）
The telephone，in other words，doesn't provide any information about status，so we are constantly interrupting one another．The other tools at our disposal are more polite．Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our annoying them，and texting lets us ping one another but not at the same time．（ Plus，we can spend more time thinking about what we want to say．） Despite the hue and cry about becoming an"always on"society，we're actually moving away from the demand that everyone should be available immediately．
We'll still make fewer phone calls，as most of our former phone time will migrate to other media．But the calls we do make will be longer，reserved for the sort of deep discussion that the medium does best．
As video chatting becomes more common，enabled by the new iPhone and other devices，we might see the growth of persistent telepresence，leaving video-chat open all day so we can speak to a spouse or colleague spontaneously．Or，to put it another way，we'll call less but talk more．

73．The writer of the text thinks that what is happening with mobile phone calls isB．
A．an unexpected occurrence
B．a strange but very predictable fact
C．an interesting social phenomenon
D．negative for social interaction
74．In paragraph 3，the writer's attitude towards phone voice calls isD．
A．doubtful
B．concerned
C．positive
D．negative
75．The phrase"hue and cry"in paragraph 5meansB．
A．appeal
B．protest
C．claim
D．argument
76．What does the writer think will happen to voice calls in the future？D
A．They will only be used in emergencies．
B．They will continue to get more expensive．
C．They will only be used between family members．
D．They will be used mainly for intimate and detailed discussions．
77．What is the best title of the passage？C
A．Video Chatting
B．Talking into Smartphones
C．The Death of the Phone Call
D．Mobile Phone calls．

5．If you want to improve your oral English，_______ you need to do is to speak it as often as possible．（　　）

4．______ made the dining room extra special is its polished wooden floor．（　　）

Welcome to Our Festival
March 7 2016
Story Show in Oheron
Adults
8：00pm-10：00pm
Join in us for an evening of true，personal stories about science．Come to the only show where you can hear people--scientists，not-scientists，and half-scientists--tell funny and touching stories about the role of science in their lives．
Cost：10

Make Your Own iPhone Case through Toysinbox 3D Printing
Families & Teens & Adults
10：00am-12：30pm
In this workshop，you will learn to design and 3D print your own iPhone case．First，you will learn how to use a 3D printer．Next，you will design a 3D model for your iPhone case that will have a lovely pattern and your name．Once you create the model，you will print it out on our 3D printers．A 3D printing worker will guide you through this process step-by-step．Come and enjoy this fun and unique learning experience!
Cost：35

DIY Underwater Vehicle Design in MIT Museum
Teens
2：00pm-5：00pm
Dive into the world of ocean engineering by designing and building an underwater vehicle!Test your vehicle in large tanks on the Museum's floor．Show off your engineering creations and share your design process with Museum visitors．
Cost：15，Ages 12

Animal Kingdom for Young Ones in Museum of Science，Boston
Families
9：30am-2：00pm
Join us for a day of hands-on science fun designed especially for pre-schoolers!
Activities include the Museum's popular"Live Animal Story Time"shows and a talk about baby animals and book-signing by children's book authors．Drop in on special live animal visits and activities in the exhibition halls，as well as design challenges and lab activities--all created with your young scientist in mind!
Cost：Free，Ages Pre-kindergarten--Age 8

51．What can people do in Story Show？C
A．Do role-play games．
B．Put on science shows．
C．Hear touching stories．
D．Meet authors of the books．
52．If you are interested in ocean engineering，you will probably attendB．
A．Story Show
B．DIY Underwater Vehicle Design
C．Make Your Own iPhone Case
D．Animal Kingdom for Young Ones
53．Animal Kingdom for Young Ones is designed forC．
A．adults
B．children of all ages
C．kids under 8years old
D．children aged twelve and older
54．What is the subject of the festival？B
A．Sports．
B．Science．
C．Literature．
D．Education．

Dive with Big Sharks
Our shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages．A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below．Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose．
Is Shark Diving Dangerous？
Yes．You could get sunburn．You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed．You could fall overboard．As for a shark attack，according to the International Shark Attack File，you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer．
Pricing & Details
One Day Cage Diver Adventure-875
Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary．There，we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget．
No dive experience is necessary．Our cages sit just below the surface．You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage，taking photos and having fun．
Top Shark Adventure-375
If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away，we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck （甲板）．Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey （猎物）．
Important Note
There's No Shark Guarantee
Although we go to the best places at the best time of year，we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks．We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year．However，if we see no sharks，there is no refund （退款）．
56．Which of the following is true about the two adventures？B
A．Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems．
B．Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger．
C．Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other．
D．Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea．
57．We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk thatC．
A．you are hurt by a shark while diving there
B．you are out of breath deep down in the sea
C．you fail to achieve your purpose of the trip
D．you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving
58．It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving isD．
A．difficult but excitingB．challenging and tiring
C．expensive but popularD．amazing and enjoyable．

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