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16．Wait for it…that sigh of relief you hearing is wives，girlfriends and partners across London celebrating the end of Movember．
This year's annual moustache-growing campaign in London will surpass （超过）2014fundraising numbers．
Last year，London men grew enough facial hair to raise S 200，000．As of Thursday，2015fundraising sat at﹩250.000，with additional money still expected to roll in．
"Well，I think London is a pretty charitable community，"said Lincoln McCardle，president of the London chapter．"Whether it is a food drive or Movember，we always step up and either meet or surpass the goal．"
As a result of last year's success，London was awarded a wrap-up gala（演出），which took place Thursday night at Jim Bob Ray's on Richmond Street．
"Up until now，the galas have been happening in Toronto，Montreal，Vancouver and Calgary，"said McCandle．"We wanted to have a gala．I told the guys in head office in Toronto，to pick a number-not to tell me-but if we hit it，I want a gala in London．And we did．It is a chance to thank the people who registered，hand out a few awards and have some fun．"
This year，60percent of the money collected in Canada will still go to prostrate cancer research with the remaining 40percent being directed towards men's mental health．
For men looking for a professional to take off their month-long growth．there are a number of"shave-off"events around the city Friday．One will be at David E．White at the corner of Richmond Street and Queens Avenue．For a﹩20donation，your prized moustache will be professionally removed．Organizers are hoping to set a Guinness World Record for the most number of shaves given in a day．Started in Australia in 2003，the craze （热潮） found its way to Canadian men by 2007，and in the last couple of years，Canada has collected more，setting the pace in terns of fundraising．Money raised has traditionally gone toward prostate-cancer research，which is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men，according to Health Canada．

24．What can we learn about the people in London？D
A．They are wealthy．
B．They are creative．
C．They are indifferent．
D．They are warm-hearted．
25．What's the aim of moustache-growing campaign？B
A．To have a wrap-up gala．
B．To raise money for men's health．
C．To set a Guinness World Record．
D．To remove the moustache professionally．
26．Which Guinness World Record the organizers may set？C
A．The length of a moustache a man grows．
B．The amount of money collected in a day．
C．The number of moustaches removed in a day．
D．The number of people participating in the campaign．
27．What does the phrase"setting the pace"in the last paragraph mean？A
A．Taking the lead．
B．Achieving the goal．
C．Falling behind．
D．Reaching the speed．

15．Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have existed on the planet，and they can grow to a length of 100feet and weigh more than 330，000pounds．But recently researchers have found that these whales are on the move and they have migrated （moved） from California waters to areas off Canada and Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965．
The researchers identified 15blue whales that have appeared off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since 1997．Four of these whales were recognized as ones that were once sighted off California shores，suggesting that the whales are returning to an old migration pattern between the coasts．
Before commercial whaling began in the early 1900s，blue whales were found widely throughout the North Pacific and California waters．But from the 1920s to the 1960s，whaling severely reduced the whale populations．Blue whales never recovered in the Northern Pacific，making sightings in this area rare．However，much larger groups of whales have been observed close to California since the 1970s．
The scientists had previously thought that the California population was separate from the population that had historically lived in North Pacific waters．But the current study shows that whales off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska are likely part of the California population．
To identify the blue whales，the researchers looked at photos of cetaceans taken in the North Pacific Ocean and compared them with a library of blue whale pictures taken along the West Coast of the United States and Southern Pacific．Up to now，the researchers are not quite sure why the whales are changing their migration patterns，but they suspect that the whales may be following their food moving farther north by the changes in ocean conditions．
28．According to the passage，blue whales areD．
A．following the fixed route of migration
B．dying out due to commercial whaling
C．rarely found in the Southern Pacific
D．moving from the south to the north
29．The whale population in the northern PacificC．
A．is different from the California population
B．has become the largest group since the 1970s
C．is probably part of the California population
D．has lived there since the 1960s．
30．The underlined word"cetaceans"in Paragraph 5probably meansA．
A．whales species B．land creatures
C．ocean conditionsD．migration patterns
31．What might make blue whales migrate according to the researchers？B
A．Commercial whaling．B．Food resources．
C．Weather conditions．D．Life reproduction．

14．Once there lived a rich man（61）whowanted to do something for the people of his town．（62）But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help．
In the centre of the main road into the town，he placed（63）avery large stone．Then he （64）hid（hide ） behind a tree and waited．Soon an old man came along with his cow．
"Who put this stone in the centre of the road？"said the old man，but he did not try to remove the stone．Instead，with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way．（65）Anotherman came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another．All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove （66）it．Late in the afternoon a young man came along．He saw the stone，（67）saying（say） to himself："The night （68）will be（be） very dark．Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone．"Then he began to move the stone．He pushed and pulled with all his（69）strength（strong） to move it．How great was his surprise at last!（70）Under the stone，he found a bag of money．

13．Some work remains to be done．Wait for twenty more minutes，and I will/can accompany you to the supermarkets．（accompany）
我还有点工作没完成．再等20分钟，我就陪你逛超市．

12．Involved in drug scandal in 2014，Kai Ko，staring in You Are the Apple of My Eye，should make more efforts to win back the popularity with the public．（involve）
柯震东，《那些年，我们一起追的女孩》的主演，2014年卷入吸毒丑闻，他必须付出更多的努力来重新赢得公众们的喜爱．

11．I always have my own ways to learn English．First，I always read the text in advance so that I can know what I must pay much attention to in class．（41）To my delight，when my teacher raises a question，I know how to answer more often．And whenever I answer a question （42）correctly （correct），I have a strong sense of achievement．
Besides，I always try to take notes in class．Important language points，grammar rules，useful （43）expressions （express） and key words are （44）what I want to take down．After class，I organize the notes so that I can have a better （45）understanding （understand） of them．Of course，I will certainly read aloud the notes in the morning．
To develop my interest in English，after class I（46）widely （wide） read English materials．By this means I can also develop my ability of reading．
（47）Chatting （chat） with my teachers and classmates is also one of my ways to learn English．We often talk （48）in English about different topics concerning friendship，sports，etc．Free expression in English always（49）gives （give） me a sense of pride，（50）which in turn inspires me to learn English better．

10．Protesters calling for a higher minimum wage gather on Tuesday in Miami，Florida，as part of __________ organizers called a"day of action"nationwide to improve the salaries of fast food workers in the United states ______ are badly paid．（　　）

9．By no means will we ______ the unjust decision．Instead，we should try to defend against the actions that harm the interests of the migrant workers．（　　）

8．Would it surprise you to learn that，like animals，trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation？
UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined．Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest，Simard shows just how wrong he was．In fact，the opposite is true：trees survive through their co-operation and support，passing around necessary nutrition"depending on who needs it"．
Nitrogen（氮） and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi（真菌）networks，making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy．This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons（神经元）in our brains，and when one tree is destroyed，it affects all．
Simard talks about"mother trees"，usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend．She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation，transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow．When humans cut down"mother trees"with no awareness of these highly complex"tree societies"or the networks on which they feed，we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest．
"We didn't take any notice of it．"Simard says sadly．"Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying，but we never give them a chance．"If we could put across the message to the forestry industry，we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future．

25．What would be the best title for the passage？C
A．Old Trees Communicate Like Humans
B．Young Trees Are In Need Of Protection
C．Trees Are More Complex Than You Think
D．Trees Contribute To Our Society
26．In Simard's opinion，treesA．
A．depend on each other
B．protect their own wealth
C．compete for survival
D．provide support for dying trees
27．We can learn from the passage thatD
A．"mother trees"are usually of no use to other trees．
B．Charles Darwin had the same thought as Simard．
C．people know much about the complex"tree societies"．
D．if"mother trees"are cut down，the survival for the entire forest will be affected．
28．The underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refers toB．
A．how trees grow old
B．how"tree societies"work
C．how forestry industry develops
D．how young trees survive．

7．The loneliest chimp（黑猩猩） in the world just got the best surprise---a hug from a new friend．Ponso has been by himself for nearly three years，finding himself along after his wife and children died on the island where they were abandoned by a medical testing company many years ago．
For years a nearby villager named Germain has been Ponso's only company，visiting him so often to bring bananas and bread the chimp's only source of food on the tiny island．It was clear how much Ponso missed companionship when he was recently visited by Chimpanzee Conservation Centre Director Estelle Raballand．The chimp immediately embraced Estelle Raballand in a huge hug and laughed as she reached out for him，with his smile from ear to ear．
For those who know Ponso's backstory，his immediate ease and trust in humans might be surprising．Ponso was one of 20 chimps，all between the ages of 7 to 11 years old，relocated to an island off the Ivory Coast after being used for testing by the New York Blood Centre．After the tests were completed in 2005，the lab reportedly transferred the chimps to a string of islands，occasionally dropping off food and water because there was none in the chimps'new homes．
Disease and hunger soon left only Ponso，his mate and their two children standing，But at the end of 2013 they died within days of each other and Ponso was now completely alone．
A group called SOS Ponso is trying to raise money for the poor lonely chimp，already
achieving its goal of?20，000-all of which will be used for Ponso's care．
24．What do we know about the chimp Ponso？D
A．He was deserted by his family，
B．He found many sources of food．
C．He came to the island for a test．
D．He suffers from loneliness greatly．
25．How did Ponso feel about the visit of Estelle Raballand？A
A．Excited．B．Frightened．C．Embarrassed．
26．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？B
A．The chimps'new settlement．
B．How Ponso came to the island．
C．Why Ponso was used for a test．
D．The medical test about chimps．
27．What can be inferred from the text？C
A．Germain won't visit Ponso any more．
B．A new lab will be built on the island．
C．Many people show concern for Ponso．
D．more chimps will be brought to the island．

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