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9．Every month，Julia and her cousins would go to visit their grandparents．They would be excited because their grandfather would give them a few coins．Then they would buy toys or sweets．The grandparents commented that，behaving like this，the children would never learn to manage their money．So they planned a special test，in which the children would have to show，over the course of a year，just what they could manage to get with those few coins．
Some thought that they would save their money，but Ruben and Nico continued spending it all on sweets．So they give up saving．
Monty decided to manage his money by exchanging it：buying and selling things，or betting （打赌） it with others．Soon he surprised the whole family．He had accumulated （积聚） lots of money．However，Monty was not very careful，and he got involved in more and more risky deals．A few months later he became penniless after a losing bet．Alex，had a will of iron．He saved the money and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone．Even better，with so much money，he managed to buy sweets at a reduced price，so that on the day of the competition he was presented with enough sweets for much more than a year．And even then，he still had enough left over for a toy．He was the clear winner，and other children learned the advantages of knowing how to save and how to wait．
There was also Julia．Poor Julia didn't enjoy the competition，because even though she had had a wonderful secret plan，she had spent her money without giving her plan enough time to work．However，she was so sure that her plan was a good one，that she decided to carry on with it，and maybe change the expressions on her relatives'faces，who had seemed to be saying"What a poor girl shel is．She couldn't manage to save anything"．
When she was about to complete the second year of her plan，Julia surprised everyone by turning up at the grandparents'house with a violin and a lot of money．She did it really well．

21．Who saved nothing at the end of the first year？B
A．Ruben，Julia and Alex
B．Ruben，Nico and Monty
C．Ruben，Monty and Julia
D．Ruben，Nico and Alex
22．Why did the grandparents plan a test on the children？C
A．Because they wanted the children to learn to spend money．
B．Because they wanted the children to learn to save money．
C．Because they wanted the children to learn to manage money．
D．Because they didn't want the children to buy toys and sweets any more．
23．From Monty's story，the children learnedD．
A．to save and to wait．
B．to buy and to sell things
C．to set a achievable goal．
D．to be careful and self-disciplined
24．The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph meansB．
A．Julia will bring disasters to herself and her family．
B．Julia is not good at managing money．
C．Julia is too stupid to do anything well．
D．Julia has so many secrets that nobody likes her．

8．Last Sunday，Aron Ralston，an experienced hiker and mountaineer，set off to walk alone through the Bluejohn desert canyon （峡谷） in Utah．He was planning an eight-hour，21-kilometer hike．While he was climbing through a narrow part of the canyon，a big stone weighing about 400kilos fell and trapped his right arm．
When he failed to return to the mountain camp where he was staying that night，people simply thought he had decided to camp out somewhere in the canyon．When he still had not returned by Tuesday，the alarm was raised，A search party set out on Wednesday evening，but there we no sign and his family began to fear the worst．
In fact，Ralston，27，was lying trapped in the canyon．By Tuesday，he had run out of water．By Thursday，he realized that he would not survive unless he took unusual action，so he used his pocket knife to cut his arm below the elbow （肘）．He then climbed down to the bottom of the canyon．There he met two other hikers，who helped him back to safety．He received some help at a local hospital before being carried to St．Mary's hospital in Grand Junction，Colorado for surgery．
Ralston's astonishing survival brought equal amounts of praise and criticism．While praising the climber for his bravery and calm，experts also pointed out he had broken the first rule of outdoor pursuits．He had failed to leave words with anyone of where he was going that day．
This was in fact Ralston's second near-death experience．In February，he was buried up to the neck in snow by an avalanche （雪崩） while skiing in the Colorado Rockies．Ralston not only managed to dig himself out but he also rescued his skiing companion，who had been completely buried in the snow．Ralton rescued himself and his friend in less than 15minutes．

34．According to the passage，a"hiker"is probably someone whoB．
A．enjoys walking short distances
B．enjoys walking long distances
C．climbs rocks and mountains
D．likes adventure
35． When a big stone trapped his right arm，C．
A．he went on climbing the canyon
B．he managed to return to the mountain lodge
C．he cut off part of his arm to survive
D．two other hikers helped him out
36．Why did Ralston's survival bring criticism？C
A．Because this was his second near-death experience．
B．Because he was brave and calm．
C．Because he told no one where he was going when he set off．
D．Because he amputated his arm below the elbow．
37．Which of the following describes what happened to Aron Ralston？A
a．A large heavy stone hit him and landed on his arm．
b．He had to cut off part of his arm to get it out
c．He was going through a narrow valley．
d．A search party set out to look for him
e．He climbed down to the bottom of the canyone．
A．c，a，d，b，e B．c，e，a，d，b
C．c，a，b，d，e D．c，e，a，b，d．

7．-With so many ideas __________ in my mind，I feel at a loss what to do．
-Never mind．It usually takes a while to figure out a proper solution．（　　）

A．

6．Chopsticks Brothers，China's Internet singing stars，will sing their hit Little Apple at the 2014American Music Awards．Chopsticks Brothers are known as director Xiao Yang and musician Wang Taili．They played a middle-aged singing group in the film Old Boys：The Way of the Dragon．In the film，they sang Little Apple when they took part in an American music talent show and they succeeded．
Now，life is following art．Chopsticks Brothers will really go to America to sing their song．They will join well-known singers including Taylor Swift．"I did not expect the plot in our film to come true in real life，"Xiao Yang said during an interview．"It doesn't seem real．This is another story of dreams coming true for‘old boys'，"said Wang Taili．
This is the first time a Chinese Internet song will be on the international stage．Little Apple has been more and more popular on China's Internet．Its MP3received 579million hits．And people have watched the music videos 823million times on China's Internet．The song has had at least 500million listeners around the world．
China's famous singer and songwriter Liu Huan said he liked Little Apple during an interview．"Everybody's singing and dancing with Little Apple and I think that's a good phenomenon （现象）．And I'm glad I can see Taylor Swift and Chinese singers sing on the same stage．"

63．What will Chopsticks Brothers do？C
A．They will sing the song Little Apple on the Internet．
B．They will take part in an American music talent show．
C．They will sing the song Little Apple at the 2014American Music Awards．
D．They will play a singing group in the film Old Boys：The Way of the Dragon．
64．What does the underlined word"plot"mean？C
A．A song in the film．
B．A person who directed the film．
C．The story that was told in the film．
D．A person who performed in the film．
65．How many people have ever listened to the song Little Apple？D
A.579million． B.823million．
C．Less than 500million． D．Over 500million．
66．What can be learned from the text？B
A．Liu Huan will sing Little Apple．
B．Taylor will appear on the same stage．
C．Liu Huan asks people to dance with Little Apple．
D．Taylor will sing Little Apple with Chopsticks Brothers．

5．In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard"craze （热潮）"．People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards．Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection．
When Edward was the king，the British had a cheap and good postal system．If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon，they would send a postcard in the morning．"Drop me a card"was as common then as"give me a ring"as now．
In 1902 an important step was taken．The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages，and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture．It was then that the simple postcard，as we know now，was created．

51．In Britain in the 1890s，people were interested inD．
A．sending cards     B．playing cards
C．buying postcards D．collecting postcards
52．"Give me a ring"in the passage meansC．
A．send me a gold ring       B．send me a card
C．give me a telephone call D．give me a bell ring
53．Which of the following is true according to the text？C
A．There was no message on the old postcard．
B．Postcards were not used in the 19th century．
C．Postcard as we know now was created in 1902．
D．Postcards were used only for collection in the 1890s．
54．Which might be the best title for the passage？A
A．Postcards Old and New              B．Postcard Clubs in the 1890s
C．Creation of the Present Postcard   D．Postal System in Britain．

4．An 80-year-old couple was having problems remembering things，so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them．
When they arrived at the doctor's，they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory．After checking the couple out，the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might want to start writing things down and make notes to help them remember things．The couple thanked the doctor and left．
Later that night，while watching TV，the man got up from his chair and his wife asked，"Where are you going？"
He replied，"To the kitchen．"
She asked，"Will you get me a cup of ice cream？"
He replied，"Sure．"
She then asked him，"Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it？"
He said，"No，I can remember that．"
She then said，"Well，I would also like some strawberries on top．You had better write that down because I know you'll forget that．"
He said，"I can remember that．You want a cup of ice cream with strawberries．"
She replied，"Well，I also would like some whipped cream on top．I know you will forget that so you'd better write it down．"
With anger in his voice，he said，"I don't need to write that down!I can remember that．"He then went into the kitchen．
After about 20minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs．She stared at the plate for a moment and said angrily，"I told you to write it down!You forgot my bread!"

45．While watching TV，the wife asked her husband to take herC．
A．some breadB
B．some strawberries
C．a cup of ice cream
D．a plate of bacon and eggs
46．After seeing the doctor，the coupleA．
A．had a bad memory as before
B．quarreled with each other in their daily life
C．followed the doctor's advice
D．found the way of taking notes very helpful
47．The husband got angry because his wifeD．
A．asked him to take her some whipped cream
B．complained he forgot to take her some bread
C．asked him to take her a plate of bacon and eggs
D．reminded him to write down what he would do．

3．当前，越来越多的中学生开始吸烟，请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文，号召中学生停止吸烟．
1）现状：吸烟普遍；
2）原因：学习任务重、压力大、时尚；
3）危害：影响健康、环境污染、浪费钱；
4）建议：宣传吸烟的害处、立法禁止吸烟．
注意：1）词数120字左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

2．Dearest Clare，
As I write this，I am sitting at my desk in the back bedroom looking out at your studio across the backyard full of blue evening snow，everything is smooth and crusty with ice，and it is very still．It's one of those winter evenings when the coldness of every single thing seems to slow down time，like the narrow center of an hourglass which time itself flows through，but slowly，slowly．I had a sudden urge，tonight，here in the house by myself to write you a letter．I suddenly wanted to leave something，for after．I think that time is short，now．I feel as though all my reserves，of energy，of pleasure，of duration，are thin，small．I don't feel capable of continuing very much longer．I know you know．
If you are reading this，I am probably dead．But you know：you know that if I could have stayed，if I could have gone on，that I would have seized every second：whatever it was，this death，you know that it came and took me，like a child carried away by goblins （妖精）．
Clare，I want to tell you，again，I love you．But I hate to think of you waiting．I know that you have been waiting for me all your life，always uncertain of how long this patch of waiting would be．Ten minutes，ten days．A month．What an uncertain husband I have been，Clare，like a sailor．Please，Clare．When I am dead，stop waiting and be free．Of me-put me deep inside you and then go out in the world and live．Love the world and yourself in it，move through it as though the world is your natural element．
After my mom died she ate my father up completely．She would have hated it．Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence，every action has lacked dimension because she is not there to measure against．And when I was young I didn't understand，but now，I know，how absence can be present．
If I had to live on without you I know I could not do it．But I hope，I have this vision of you walking，with your shining hair in the sun．I have not seen this with my eyes，but only with my imagination，that makes pictures，that always wanted to paint you，shining； but I hope that this vision will be true，anyway．
Clare，there is one last thing，and I have hesitated to tell you，because I'm afraid that telling might cause it to not happen and also because I have just been going on about not waiting and this might cause you to wait longer than you have ever waited before．But I will tell you in case you need something，after．
Last summer，I was sitting in Kendrick's waiting room when I suddenly found myself in a dark hallway in a house I don't know．At the end of the hall I could see a rim of light around a door，and so I went very slowly and very quietly to the door and looked in．The room was white，and lit with morning sun．At the window，with her back to me，sat a woman，wearing a coral-colored cardigan sweater，with long white hair all down her back．She had a cup of tea beside her，on a table．I must have made some little noise，or she sensed me behind her…she turned and saw me，and I saw her，and it was you，Clare，this was you as an old woman，in the future．It was sweet，Clare，it was sweet beyond telling．I won't tell you any more，so you can imagine it．We will see each other again，Clare．Until then，live，fully，present in the world，which is so beautiful．
It's dark，now，and I am very tired．I love you，always．Time is nothing．
Henry

67．Why did Henry mention the snow and ice in the first Paragraph？C
A．To indicate the death is approaching．
B．To illustrate that he has an easy mind．
C．To express how urgent he was to write the letter．
D．To show the weather conditions when he wrote the letter．
68．From Paragraph 4we can know thatD．
A．his mother died soon after Henry was born
B．the living shouldn't miss the dead too much
C．his mother had a narrow affection for his father
D．his father lived in the shadow of his mother's absence
69．By describing what he found in Kendrick's waiting room，Henry intended to tell Clare thatC．
A．he hoped she would wait for him forever
B．his health was worsening step by step
C．she should stop waiting and be free to live
D．she would be more beautiful when she was old
70．Which of the following can best describe Henry？A
A．Considerate．B．Generous．D．Explicit．D．Rigid．

1．Recently，a small group of birdwatchers spent three weeks around Mount Vernon．They were busy counting wild birds on Mount Vernon's wetlands，south of Washington，D．C．They began in the middle of December and worked until the beginning of January，2015．
The birdwatchers were among 70，000volunteers who collected information for the National Audubon Society，a U．S．conservation group．They counted birds in more than 2，400areas in the United States，Canada，the Caribbean Sea and other parts of the Americas．
The Audubon Society's first"Christmas Bird Count"took place 115years ago in 1900．At that time，a man named Frank Chapman suggested a new Christmas tradition that people count birds instead of shooting them around the holiday．
Harry Glasgow has taken part in the Christmas Bird Count for the past 10years．This year，he was one of the volunteer birdwatchers at Mount Vernon．
"I think it's a tremendous use of a lot of unofficial talent around the nation to keep track of birds．Birds are one of the surest indicators of the health of ecology．"
Last year，the bird count recorded over 66million birds of 2，403different species．
Gary Langham is chief scientist with the National Audubon Society．
"The Audubon climate report says that half the birds in North America-314out of 588species-are seriously threatened by climate change．The impacts sort of cut across all birds，all sizes，all kinds，all places．"
Information from the bird counts has shown that birds are staying farther north during the winter months because of warmer weather．Birdwatcher Jaime Reidy has noted the difference close to Washington，in the state of Virginia．
"You get to see them at odd times of the year，a little earlier，staying a little later．"
Gary Langham says other conditions are affecting bird populations．
"You can imagine the birds that live along the beach or along the rocky shore line as sea levels are rising around the world．That is impacting them，you know．"
David Yarnold is president of the Audubon Society．In his words，"Christmas Bird Count data is becoming important not only in documenting current climate change，but in predicting the future effects of climate change on North American bird populations．If we know what to expect，we can start taking actions now to do something about it．"

63．For what reason did the birdwatchers count wild birds around Mount Vernon？A
A．To find out what affects birds'migration and populations．
B．To collect information for the new Christmas tradition．
C．To compare the birds in Washington with those in other places．
D．To raise people's awareness of protecting wild birds．
64．The underlined word"odd"in the passage is closest in meaning toD．
A．strangeB．fixedC．urgentD．irregular
65．What does the last but one paragraph indicate？C
A．Global warming has a direct influence on the sea levels．
B．Wild birds prefer to live along the beach and the rocky shore line．
C．The rising sea levels worldwide are responsible for fewer birds．
D．It's a common phenomenon to see sea levels rising around the world．
66．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．Americans always have a habit of shooting birds during Christmas．
B．Some birds needn't migrate to the south to survive the winter in the USA now．
C．The volunteers of the National Audubon Society come from the United States，Canada．
D．It's important to watch birds for they are the surest indicators of the health of the ecology．

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