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11．Charlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston，Illinois．Charlton Heston discovered his interest in acting while performing in plays at his high school．He later spent two years studying theater at Northwestern University in Evanston，Illinois．But he left college to join the Army Air Forces during World War Two．
After the war，he found small roles in the theater as well as in television shows．His performance in a television version of the book Jane Eyre caught the attention of the Hollywood producer Cecil B．DeMille who later asked Heston to play the role of Moses in his movie The Ten Commandments which came out in 1956．This role made Heston famous and defined （明确） his career as a hero and leader．His face and body represented strength and heroism in many different roles．He played cowboys，soldiers and athletes．
The 1959 movie Ben Hur made Charlton Heston an even bigger star．Ben Hur won eleven Academy Awards，including Best Actor for Charlton Heston．Heston starred in many adventure movies during the 1960s．In the 1970s，Heston appeared in popular disaster movies like Earthquake，．Skyjacked and Airport 1975．
Charlton Heston was also very active in the movie industry．He worked to help set up the American Film Institute．In 1977 he was honored for his service in the industry．He received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences．In 1997 he was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor．And，in 2003，President Bush gave Charlton Heston a Presidential Medal of Freedom，the nation's highest civilian honor．
In 2000，Charlton Heston issued a statement announcing that he had an Alzheimer's disease．He died in 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills，California．
56．What kind of role did Charlton Heston often play in films？A
A．Heroes．B．Cowboys．C．Soldiers．D．Athletes．
57．Which film won Best Actor for Charlton Heston？C
A．Jane Eyre．B．Earthquake．C．Ben Hur．D．The Ten Commandments．
58．What can we learn about Charlton Heston according to the passage？B
A．He began to show his talent in Ben Hut
B．He used to be a soldier．
C．He was once awarded by Kennedy
D．He won eleven Academy Awards．
59．What's the main idea of Paragraph 2？B
A．How Charlton Heston became famous．
B．How Charlton Heston began his career．
C．Who made Charlton Heston a popular star．
D．Who made Charlton Heston win so many awards．

10．One of the requirements of every graduation ceremony speaker is that they offer some advice．Well，get ready，here it comes．
Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all the answers-your professors，instructors and counselors-and going out into what we like to call the real world．In time you will meet up with other people who think they have all the answers．These people are called bosses．My advice is：humor them．
A little later you'll meet additional people who think they have all the answers．
These are called spouses （配偶）．My advice is：humor them，too．
And of all goes well，in a few years you will meet still another group of people who think they have all the answers．These are called children．Humor them．
Life will go on，your children will grow up，go to school and someday they could be taking part in a graduation ceremony just like this one．And who knows，the speakers responsible for handing out good advice might be you．Halfway through your speech，the graduate sitting next to your daughter will lean over and ask，"Who is that woman up there who thinks she has all the answers？"
Well，thanks to the reasonable advice you are hearing today and that I hope you will all pass on，she will be able to say，"That is my mother．Humor her．"

26．According to the text，at a graduation ceremony you'll most probably hearBgiven by the speaker．
A．wishes         B．proposals
C．warnings         D．instructions
27．Among the people mentioned who think they have all the answers，which of the following are not referred to？C
A．teaching staff                         B．company staff members
C．recreational and sports person           D．family members
28．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression"have all the answers"？A
A．know a great deal about something through man's life
B．know all the keys to any test before any graduation
C．be clever enough to do anything well in school
D．be experienced in giving advice on any subject
29．What should you do with those who think they know all the answers according to the writer？B
A．Argue with them to keep them angry
B．Keep them happy by accepting their wishes
C．Refuse them to make them complain
D．Turn deaf ears to them
30．What is the best title for the passage？C
A．The Requirement Of Speakers
B．How to Offer Advice
C．Humour them!
D．To Hell with them!

9．What does it mean to day that we live in world of persuasion？It means that we live among competing interests．Your roommate's need to study for an exam take priority（优先）over pizza．Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade．And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices．
In such a world，persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view．When we persuade，we want to influence what others believe and how they behave．We may not always prevail（占优势）--other points of view may be more persuasive，depending on the listener，the situation，and the merits of the case．But when we practice the art of persuasion，we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves．
Some people，however，object to the very idea of persuasion．They may regard it as an unwelcome approach to their lives or as a control．In contrast，we believe that persuasion is inevitable--to live is to persuade．Persuasion may be moral or immoral，selfless or selfish，inspiring or discouraging．Persuaders may enlighten our minds or make us hurt．Moral persuasion，however，calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners．Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make．Therefore，an essential part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other．
Beyond its personal importance to us，persuasion is a need to society．The right to persuade and be persuaded is the basic principle of the American political system．

40．What's the author's attitude towards persuasion？C
A．Critical． B．Uninterested． C．Supportive． D．Neutral．
41．The passage states that some people are against persuasion because they think it isA．
A．an unwelcome influence B．difficult to do well
C．not trustworthy at all D．never successful
42．We can conclude from the passage that persuasion meansD．
A．getting people to act according to your will
B．exercising power over other people
C．making use of your past wise experience
D．getting other people to consider your reasonable points of view．
43．According to the passage，we can infer thatC．
A．we can learn how to persuade in school
B．only society can benefit from persuasion
C．persuasion plays an important role in America
D．persuasion is considered to be an inborn ability．

8．There stands an old tree with a history of over 500years，_____ many branches have broken off．（　　）

7．He met her at a party．She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her，while he was so ordinary．At the end of the party，he invited her to have coffee with him．She was surprised but due to being being polite，she promised．
They sat in a nice coffee shop，he was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，too．Suddenly he asked the waiter，"Would you please give me some salt？I'd like to put it in my coffee．"Everybody stared at him．It was so strange!His face turned red but still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it．She asked him curiously，"Why do you have this hobby？"He replied，"When I was a little boy，I lived near the sea，I liked playing in the sea，I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my childhood，my hometown，and my parents who are still living there．"While saying that tears filled his eyes．She was deeply touched．Then she also started to speak，speaking about her faraway hometown，her childhood，and her family．
That was a really nice talk，also a beautiful beginning of their love．They continued to date．She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands．He had tolerance，kind-hearted，warm and careful．Thanks to his salty coffee!They married．And，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee，as she knew that was the way he liked it．After 40years，he passed away and left her a letter which said，"My dearest，please forgive my whole life's lie．Remember the first time we dated？I was so nervous at that time，actually I wanted some sugar，but said salt．It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead．I didn't like the salty coffee then，what a strange bad taste!But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life，for it was prepared by you．"

41．The man was nervous at the coffee shop，becauseC．
A．everybody stared at him at that time
B．many guys chased after the woman
C．he didn't feel himself a match for the woman
D．he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee
42．From this passage，we can infer thatA．
A．the man's lie won the woman's love
B．the man's parents onced lived near the sea
C．the woman talked with the man，for they had the same experience
D．the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man
43．What can be concluded about the man？D
A．He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death
B．He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage
C．He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn't like
D．He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love
44．Which of the following could be the best title for this passage？B
A．A Foolish Lie B．Salty Coffee
C．A Sad Love Story D．Love in a Coffee Shop．

6．On May 4，1951，Sir Hugh Beaver，then the managing director of the Guinness Brewery，went on a shooting party in North Slob in County Wexford，Ireland．He became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe，then later realized it was impossible to confirm in reference books．He then thought that a book supplying answers to such questions could be popular．
The first 197-page edition of the"Guinness Book of Records"was bound on Aug.27，1955，and went on to the top of the British best-seller list by Christmas．Over 400 million copies have been sold since the first edition．The most recent one to hit the shelves is the"Guinness World Records 2011．"Here is list of some interesting Guinness records that will surely amaze you．

Fastest 100-meter hurdles wearing swim fins The fastest 100-meter hurdles wearing swim fins by a female is 22.35 seconds．It was achieved by Maren Zonker of Germany in Germany，on Sept.13，2008．Tightest frying pan roll The tightest circumference of a 30 centimeter aluminum frying pan，rolled with bare hands in 30 seconds is 17.46 centimeters，set by Scott Murphy at the NXB Team Training Center on July 30，2007．
Longest distance on a unicycle in 24 hours Sam Wakeling covered 453.6 kilometers （281.85 miles） on a unicycle in a 24-hour period in Wales，United Kingdom，from Sept.29-30，2007．
Largest collection of'Do Not Disturb'hotel Signs Jean Vemetti of Switzerland has collected 8，888 different'Do Not Disturb'hotel signs from 189 countries across the world since 1985．
Longest fingernails，both hands Lee Redmond，who had not cut her nails since 1979 and had them carefully manicured to reach a total length of 8.65 meters，lost them when they broke off in a car accident in February，2011．
Most T-shirts worn at once The record for the most T-shirts worn at once is 227 and was achieved by Van Dijck in an attempt organized by Unizo in Brecht，Belgium，on A-pri!24，2008．
Largest display of Star Wars clone troopers The world's largest display of LEGO Star Wars clone troopers built with interlocking plastic bricks was composed of 35，310 models and was built by LEGO in Slough，U．K．，on June 27，2008．
Largest collection of clocks The largest collection of clocks belongs to Jack Schoff of the U．S．，who has amassed 1，094 different clocks as of June 17，2008．

Largest chalk pavement art The largest chalk pavement art measures 8，361.31 meters （90，000 feet） and was created by 5，678 children from schools in Alameda，Calif．，for the Kids'Chalk Art Project between May 27 and June 7，2008．
Oldest table tennis player，female The oldest table tennis player is Dorothy Low．Low was 97 years old when she represented Australia at the XIV World Veterans Table Tennis Championships in Brazil，on May 25，2008．
Largest gathering of Santas The largest gathering of Santa Clauses was achieved by 13，000 participants in the Guildhall Square in Derry City，Northern Ireland，U．K．，on Dec.9，2007．
Smallest all-terrain armored vehicle
Measuring less than 1 meter wide，the PAVI Badger is the smallest all-terrain armored vehicle．It is powerful enough to break down doors but small enough to fit in a lift．
Greatest distance cycled in 24 hours
The greatest distance cycled solo and unpaced in 24 hours is 890.2 km and was achieved by Marko Baloh of Slovenia at Slovenia，on Sept.6-7，2008．
Most eggs crushed with head in one minute Ashrita Furman crushed 80 eggs with his head in one minute at Jamaica，New York City，on Dec.10，2008．
Largest hamburger commercially available
The largest commercially available hamburger is 74.75 kilograms and is available for﹩399 on the menu at Grill & Bar in Southgate，Mich．，as of Aug.29，2008．
Most people dancing MJ's'Thriller The Guinness World record of most people dancing Michael Jackson's"Thriller"is 13，597．
Deepest cycling underwater The deepest cycling underwater is 66.5 meters and was achieved by Vittorio Innocent in Italy，on July 21，2008．

46．From the first two paragraphs we learn that the first edition of the"Guinness Book of Records'1A
A．enjoyed an immediate success B．solved the argument in the hunting
C．sold millions of copies        D．included all the records in this page
47．How many records in the list belong to sports category？B
A.4       B.5     C.6        D.7
48．Which of the following are not a record created by an individual？D
a．Tightest frying pan roll                      b．Most T-shirts worn at once
c．Largest chalk pavement art                    d．Largest gathering of Santas
e．Most eggs crushed with head in one minute      f．Largest display of Star Wars clone troopers
A．a，b，f          B．b，c，f       C．a，d，f      D．c．d．f
49．Who spent more than 30 years setting a record？A
A．Lee Redmond B．Van Dijck   C．Scott Murphy   D．Marko Baloh．

5．Transportation statistics：China vs United States SOURCE：World Development Indicators database ___．

46．What does the underlined TEU refer to？D
A．Container port traffic B．Sea transport modes
C．Twenty containers       D．A standard-size container
47．America ranked first inB．
A．Motor vehicles and Vehicle abundance
B．Aircraft departures and Air transport，freight
C．Pipelines＞Total length and Railway usage statistics
D．Container port traffic and Highways＞Total
48．According to the statistics，China is better than America inDtransportation．
A．air and water B．highway and railway C．pipeline and highway D．water and railway
49 The items of the category listed here can be divided intoBgroups．
A.3          B.5           C.7           D.12．

4．This summer，Monika Lutz's life took an unusual turn．Instead of heading off to college，the high school graduate packed her bags for a Bengali jungle．Lutz，like a growing number of other young Americans，is taking a year off．Gap（间隔） years are quite common in Britain and Australia，but they are just beginning to catch on in the U．S．Lutz，who grew up in Boulder，Colo．，has put together a 14-month schedule that includes helping deliver solar power to some communities in India and interning （实习） for a fashion designer in Shanghai---experiences that are worlds away from the lecture halls and university dormitories that await other students．"I could not be happier，"she says．
Why are students attracted to the gap-year concept？According to new survey data from Karl Haigler and Rae Nelson，education-policy experts and co-authors of The Gap-Year Advantage，the most common reason for this is to avoid burnout．"I felt like I was focused on college as a means to an end，"says Kelsi Morgan，an incoming Middlebury College freshman who spent last year interning for a judge in Tulsa，Okla．，and teaching English at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic．The hope is that after a year out of the classroom，students will enter college more energized，focused and mature．That can be an advantage for colleges too．Robert Clagett，dean of admissions at Middlebury，did some research a few years ago and found that a single gap semester was the strongest predictor of academic success at his school．
Most experts recommend securing a spot in college before taking a gap year and warn against using the time off to lengthen your resume．"Most admissions folks can see right through that，"says Jim Jump，the academic dean of St．Christopher's School in Richmond，Va．But for students like Lutz，who，after getting rejected from five Ivies，decided to take time off，a gap year can help focus interests．Lutz now plans to apply mostly to non-Ivies that have strong marketing programs．"This experience has really opened my eyes to the opportunities the world has to offer，"she says．
But at least one education expert doesn't want schools spreading the gap-year message．In a study that followed 11，000 members of the high school class of 1992 for eight years after graduation，Stefanie DeLuca，a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University，found that，all things being equal，those who delayed college by a year were 64% less likely to complete a bachelor's degree than those who didn't．DeLuca did not say whether these students voluntarily started college late，but at the very least，her work indicates that taking a gap year doesn't guarantee success．"I'm not going to say that time off does not have benefits，"says DeLuca．"But I think we should not be so enthusiastic．"
67．The students take gap years mainly becauseB．
A．they want to be more unusual
B．they want to refresh themselves
C．some experts advise them to do so
D．their parents think it good for them
68．According to Lutz，the gap year has made her moreC
A．energetic      B．relaxed C．practical   D．enthusiastic
69．Stefanie DeLuca probably agrees thatA．
A．students should think twice before taking gap years
B．taking gap years enables students to achieve success
C．schools should encourage their students to take gap years
D．taking gap years increases students'chances of getting a good job
70．What's the author's attitude towards gap years？D
A．Sceptical．B．Positive．C．Disapproving．D．Objective．

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