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14．When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn't touched a cat or a dog in over 20years．I spent at least 20minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly，I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．
Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn't usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away，but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread，wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．
Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，"I need some help here"，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．
24．Which of the following statements is true？B
A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．
B．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．
C．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．
D．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．
25．We can infer from the third paragraph thatD．
A．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons
B．the American prison culture will be improved
C．showing love to others can make prisoners strong
D．the author is not content with the prison culture
26．What is the best title for the passage？C
A．Animals Need Care．
B．Prison Culture is Important．
C．Caring Makes Us Human．
D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．
27．In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that"Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away，but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．"toC．
A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other
B．show us the officer and prisoners all like the cat
C．show us the American prison culture does need improvement
D．show us the American prison culture is great．

13．A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now．He is Jack Ma（Ma Yun），the Chair-man（董事局主席）of  Alibaba  Group．On Sept.19，2014，Alibaba  went public（上市）and raised＄25billion（十亿）．Ma，a former English teacher，has become the richest man in China．
Born in 1964in Hangzhou，Zhejiang Ma grew up as a happy kid．When he was a teenager he wanted to learn English．very morning，he got up at 5a．m．，rode his bike for 40minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English．He did it  for nine years，rain or shine．
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and opened his eyes to the outside world．In 1994，Ma Yun heard about the Internet．And on a 1995trip to the US，Ma was shown the Internet for the first time．He searched the word"beer"on Yahoo，and found that there was nothing there about China．Seeing the chance，Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers．
Four year later，Ma，his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in HangZhou．He believed in the Internet business potential（潜力）when few other Chinese did.15year later，Alibaba has developed into the world's largest e-commerce company（电子商务公司），owning popular shopping  websites like Taobao and Tmall．
41．The underlined word"it"in the second paragraph refers to（指的是）D．
A．riding a bike
B．teaching English
C．playing on computers
D．practicing English with foreigners
42．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．The first website Ma Yun set up was Yahoo．
B．Alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public．
C．Ma Yun began to learn English when he was a teenager．
D．Ma Yun believed that lnternet business world have a bright future．
43．What does the passage mainly tell us？A
A．How Ma Yun made history．
B．The history of Alibaba Group．
C．How Ma Yun learned English
D．The development of e-commerce in China．

12．If you travel or go abroad，it's necessary to mix with the locals．This allows you （61）to put （put） your language skills to the test and find out more about the local culture．（62）Having lived （live） abroad for a long time，I've put together （63）a list of tips to help you make friends in a foreign country．
Firstly，say yes to everything （within reason）．Obviously，if you don't feel （64）atease，you can choose not to do something．However，don't put off trying something new．The group of students from your class who invite you out for a coffee might end up （65）being （be） your friends for life!
Secondly，find a hobby or try something（66）entirely （entire） new．Join a dance class，a walking club，or learn to cook the local food--the possibilities are endless!
Thirdly，get out of the house!Hours （67）spent （spend） in front of a computer with family and friends back home surely make you even more homesick．Make the most of the new and exciting place you live in．
Lastly，don't be a wallflower．When surrounded by people speaking an unfamiliar language，you may feel it difficult to be （68）confident （confidence） and involve （69）yourself （you） in conversations．Even so try to make your voice heard．It's very likely （70）thatyou will find everyone wants to know everything about you．

11． Henry Moore：sculptorHenry Moore was born in 1898，in a small house in Castleford，in the north of England．He was the seventh child in a family of eight children．His father was a miner and the family were very poor．Despite this，his father wanted his children to be educated，so he sent them to a local school．In his teenage years，Henry was already very clever，and he also showed an ability for art．He went to Castleford Grammar School and later became a teacher there．He might have stayed at the school，but when the First World War started Henry was sent to fight in the army．
In 1917，Henry was injured during the Battle of Cambrai，and he didn't fight again．Instead，he spent the rest of the war training new soldiers．After the war，he realised that he didn't want to be a teacher any more．He wanted to follow his dream of being an artist．In 1921，he was accepted at the Royal College of Art．He was very talented，but he wanted to be different from everybody else．He began to experiment with different modern styles of art．This was a problem for his teachers who were trying to teach more formal，traditional art．They couldn't understand what Henry wanted to do．
In 1924，Henry left England and went travelling in Italy and Paris．He studied Michelangelo and Giovanni Pisano．When he visited the Louvre Museum in Paris，he became interested in sculpture．Back in London，he married Irina Radetsky，who he had met at art college．He began teaching at the Royal College of Art and at the same time，he worked on his own art．His first public sculpture was called West Wind，cut in the stone of a building in London，above St James's Park underground station．
In the 1930s，Moore became a member of the modern art movement．He admired artists like Pablo Picasso and Jean Arp．Then，during the Second World War，he worked as a war artist and drew many pictures of ordinary people in London escaping the bombing．These have become well known．After the war，he was given many awards，including the International Prize for Sculpture in 1948．He died in 1986．In September 2000，Moore Square was opened on the site where he was born in Castleford．
46．People noticed Henry Moore had a talent for art when heB
A．started teaching．
B．was at school．
C．became a soldier．
D．was a small child．
47．After he was injured in the First World War，HenryC
A．continued to fight．
B．went back home．
C．stayed in the army．
D．taught in a school．
48．When he was at the Royal College of Art，his teachersA
A．didn't recognise his talent．
B．thought his style was interesting．
C．felt confused by his art．
D．refused to teach him．
49．When he returned to London after travelling in Europe，heA
A．started making sculptures．
B．did another art course．
C．decided to give up teaching．
D．painted pictures of London．
50．During the Second World War heB
A．gave up being an artist．
B．created pictures about the war．
C．sculpted the people of London．
D．painted pictures of soldiers．

10．A blind dateCan you imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see？At a new exhibition，you can experience the world using your other senses：touch，hearing，smell，taste and sense of balance to‘see'without using your eyes．Learn to understand beauty in a totally new way!Find out what things look like when you are not looking at all!
At the Invisible Exhibition，you can learn about the practical aspects of being blind．Try out useful devices that make life easier for visually-impaired people，such as talking clocks，Braille typewriters，and computer screen reading software．Have a go at crossing the road using a walking stick with a sensor．Experience what it is like to do your shopping without seeing what you are buying，or build first impressions of a person based on their voice and tone，not on their appearance．
But there is more to life than practicality!The Exhibition also allows you to explore art：touch sculptures，hear descriptions of paintings and photographs，and listen to music in complete darkness．Experience what it feels like to have dinner in the dark．Spend an evening at the Invisible Restaurant：eat in a relaxed atmosphere，surrounded by the tastes and smells of a delicious meal，and the sounds of good conversation and quiet music．Bring someone on a real blind date-and show them a world they have never‘seen'before．
To book tickets for the exhibition or a table for dinner （Thursdays only），call 020 771 4236．Allow 90minutes for the exhibition，and around three hours for dinner．
Exhibition runs from Saturday 9th April until 3rd September．
Prices：Exhibition?5； two-course dinner?16； four-course dinner?22．Download the menu on our website．
41．The new exhibition allows people toC
A．experience the world using all of their primary senses．
B．understand how much we rely on our sight．
C．experience the power of senses other than sight．
D．see details that they may have overlooked．
42．The exhibition is designedC
A．to demonstrate innovations which help people in their everyday lives．
B．for blind people to socialise and meet other blind people．
C．to help sighted people understand what life is like for blind people．
D．to allow more people to experience culture and art．
43．When you explore art at the exhibition，youC
A．can only use your sense of touch．
B．can listen to artists talking about their sculptures．
C．can feel objects and listen to people talking about pictures．
D．can compare experiences in light and in darkness．
44．At the restaurant，youA
A．can have conversations with blind people．
B．can choose the dishes you want by tasting them first．
C．must book a table for two．
D．can choose between two different menus．
45．The purpose of the text is toC
A．inform people about a permanent museum display．
B．encourage people to sympathise with people who have disabilities．
C．advertise a new and stimulating experience．
D．give a review of an unusual restaurant．

9．Pat came over from Ireland to England with his wife one year ago to find work．He got quite a good job with a building company，and as he did not drink or smoke，he saved  up quite a lot of money．
His wife's parents were still in Ireland，and one day she got a telegram saying that her mother was ill，so Pat gave her some money and she went to Ireland to see her mother．
After a week，Pat wanted to write a letter to her，but he could not read or write very well，so he went to his priest and asked him to do it for him．Pat told the priest what he wanted to say，and the priest wrote it down．After a few minutes Pat stopped，and the priest said，"Do you want to say more？"
"Only，"‘Please excuse the bad writing and spelling'，"Pat said．
29．Why did Pat come to Ireland？D
A．To travel there．
B．To save money．
C．To see his wife．
D．To make money
30．Pat's wife had to go back to IrelandC．
A．to see her father
B．to see his mother
C．to see her mother
D．to see her husband
31．At the end of the letter Pat wanted his wife to excuseB．
A．the priest's bad writing and spelling
B．his own bad writing and spelling
C．both the priest's and his own writing and spelling
D．neither the priest's nor his own writing and spelling
32．Who really made a mistake in the story？A
A．Pat．
B．The priest．
C．Pat's wife．
D．None of them．

8．I agree with most of what you said，but I don't agree with _____．（　　）

7．My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company．One day，I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath．I started with my normal pitch （音高），expecting to hear the normal reply-"I don't want any．"
Instead，he spoke in a faint，weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering，but he couldn't because he was dying of illness．He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then，and it took almost all his energy to answer the call．He asked if I smoked，which I did，and begged me to stop．He told me smoking was what was killing him．He told me to spend every day with my loved ones，and tell them how much I love them．At this point，I couldn't control myself．We ended the call，but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself．
I wrote down his name and address，and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family．Shortly after，I received a letter from Frank，along with a picture of him and his wife．We continued to write back and forth over the next few months，and became very fond of each other．He was old enough to be my grandfather，and in many ways，I felt as if he was．
About a year later I received a letter from his wife．When I started to read，tears came to my eyes．She told me how Frank's battle with the disease had finally come to an end，and he passed away shortly before the Christmas．She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank，and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years．At his funeral，to show just that，they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he'd never met．
1．The underlined part"collect myself"in the second paragraph probably means"D"．
A．gather together
B．comfort myself
C．relax myself
D．calm down
2．We can learn from the text that the authorD．
A．took down Frank's name and address to visit him in person
B．was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
C．didn't stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
D．kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died
3．At Frank's funeral the author's 1st letter to Frank was read in order toB．
A．encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
B．indicate that Frank touched many people's hearts
C．show the good relationship between Frank and the author
D．praise Frank and give thanks to the author．

6．Even a flower or a tree heregave away（承载着） moving stories．

5．Have you played it？It's a game for a person or for a carload．
Someone begins，"I'm grateful to God for…"And he or she shares something．Then the next person gives gratitude for something．This goes on for 5minutes or more until you reach your destination．There's no loser．Everyone feels happy after expressing gratitude．And sometimes you discover amazing things．
My 5yearold granddaughter and I played the gratitude game when she visited us．I found out she was grateful to her friend Josh…and"the other Josh"．She was grateful to go swimming at the pool．She was grateful to have a daddy who played with her and to a nice mommy．
She would begin the gratitude games as soon as we settled into the car to drive somewhere．Playing it with her，I tried to be honest and not just say something fast．I really stopped to think．What was I grateful for at the moment？That our country was not at war．That we had plenty to eat．Playing the game made me more aware of the good things in my life．
A friend of mine was having a tough time seeing that there wasn't any good in his life．I suggested to my friend that he take a few minutes before going to bed and write down all the good things he could think of that happened during the day．
Later he told me what happened．He couldn't think of anything good．But he persisted until he was able to write a few things down．The next morning he decided to look for signs of good during the day．He sat down on his front steps．A robin（知更鸟） landed on the grass．In his words，it began"doing a little dance"，preening（整理羽毛） and cleaning itself．He watched the entire show．It was delightful．He realized that if he hadn't been really looking for good，he would never have noticed the robin and would have missed what to him was a remarkable display．
That evening he filled several pages with recordings of good that had happened during the day and things he was grateful for．Gratitude had made a huge difference!
28．The purpose of the gratitude game is toC．
A．let people share their gratitude to God
B．make people realize the good things around them
C．discover amazing things in life
D．practice people's skill of expressing themselves
29．What was the problem with the writer's friend？B
A．He had lost his purpose of life．
B．He saw nothing worth his appreciation．
C．He had trouble remembering what had happened during the day．
D．He found it hard to play the game．
30．In which way has the game helped the writer's friend？B
A．It made him interested in birds．
B．It opened his eyes to nothing good in life．
C．It taught him the necessity of giving gratitude．
D．It inspired him to play the gratitude game every day．
31．The story of the writer's friend tells us thatC．
A．life is meaningless to a person who doesn't know how to give gratitude
B．one can always find relief in nature when he is in depression
C．it's not difficult to find good things in life if one starts looking for them
D．gratitude plays an important role in changing a person's character．

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