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17．Here are two letters from our readers expressing their concern about school assessment （评价）：
（l）
Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades （学习成绩）．Fortunately，most educators realize that students have different interests and abilities．However，grade-based assessment is still very common．Grades often hold back creativity．Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for music，drama and sports．Grades are also an unfair measure of a student's ability．I do not demand，as some extremists do，that grades should no longer be recorded．However，I do believe that less importance should be placed on．grades．I hope that someday grades will become optional（可选择的） at Village High School．
Magdalena Smith，President
Drama Club
（2）
Let's face the facts about grades．Grades perform three basic functions（功能）．First，grades get students to work at their highest level of competence （能力）．Second，they act as an encouragement for hard-working students and as a warming to those who are not．Finally，grades are an effective standard by which to measure students'achievement．Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university．
I've spoken with a number of students who have jobs，and most of them say that they were hired mainly because of their grades．My grades helped me get a part-time job and will help me into university next year．I think grades are extremely important at Village High School．
Simon Harper，Member，
Science Club

64．Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone whoB
A．insists grades should become optional in the near future
B．believe in the advantages of assessment based on grades
C．is concerned about improving students'creativity
D．supports using students'interests to measure their abilities
65．Magdalena Smith thinks it is important forD．
A．educators to assess the students by grades
B．educators to pay more attention to grades
C．students to compete for better grades
D．students to take part in music，drama，and sports
66．According to the letters，which of the following is TRUE about Village High School？D
A．Grades are effective in every way．
B．Grades hold back students'creativity．
C．Grades bring about unnecessary worries．
D．Grades are still in use at present．
67．What are the two letters mainly about？A
A．The role that grades should play in assessing students．
B．The importance of art and music in students'life．
C．The need to have a standard measure for students'success．
D．The reasons why grades shouldn't be used to assess students．

16．Coyotes（丛林狼） used to live only in wide-open spaces of western prairies and deserts．They avoided forests，where wolves，their enemies，lived．But as forests were cleared to make room for farms and communities，coyotes started spreading east and west into they newly open territories．
Most coyotes are afraid  of people，so those living in cities have learned how to avoid being seen．Street-smart coyotes hunt for food between dusk and dawn，when few people are around．During the day，the animals rest in out-of-the-way spots．"They‘are trying to avoid people as best  as they can，"says a scientist studying coyotes around Chicago，Illinois
City life suits coyotes in several ways．There are no enemies such as mountain lions，wolves，or hunters．City coyotes eat well，too．Parks yards and green spaces in cities provide habitat for a feast of favorite coyote foods，including mice，rats and  rabbits．Coyotes also eat lots of fruits，With plenty of natural food and no-predators （捕食性动物），coyotes in urban areas are healthier，live longer and raise larger families than their country cousins．
Unfortunately，some city coyotes lose their fear of humans．They find tasty garbage of pet food outside homes．They notice that people ignore them instead of chasing them away．Some humans even feed coyotes on purpose，thinking it's an act of kindness．Actually，it's a serious mistake．
Coyotes that become comfortable around people and learn to associate buildings and yards with food are the ones that get into trouble．Some coyotes attack pets in yards．Sometimes a coyote may even chase or bite in a human．An animal that behaves in these ways must be removed by wildlife officials．
It's people that change coyotes'behavior．But we're also the ones who can help them be good neighbors．We can teach them by not providing food for them，and by making sure they know there are certain area they're not allowed．Can coyotes and people live more safely together in cities？

68．The first paragraph is to showC
A．where coyotes used to live
B．what coyotes'enemies are
C．why coyotes began to live in cities
D  that forests are making room for humans
69．Why does city life suit coyotes？C
A．People are nice to them
B．There are more green spaces
C．There is enough good and no enemies
D  They can hunt for food at dusk
70．Some city coyotes are not afraid of humans maybe becauseC．
A．they are being protected by wildlife officials
B．people chase them away when seeing them
C．some people provide them with food sometimes
D they are allowed to stay indoors．
71．What is the purpose of this passage？D
A．To introduce a kind of wolf-coyotes to readers．
B．To persuade people to move away from where Coyotes live
C．To enjoy the harmony between coyotes and humans，
D To call on people to live more safely with coyotes．

15．China has become an increasingly appealing market for Hollywood films，so it was inevitable that Academy Award-winning director James Cameron would touch down in Beijing Wednesday to promote his latest big-budget movie，Avatar．
During his 20-hour stay in the city，he shared with local media and some lucky fans details of his new film and shared his insights on China's growing film industry．
Having toured numerous countries for the promotion of Avatar since the film globally premiered on December 10，Cameron said he anticipated the visit to China for some time and apologized for his hoarse and tired voice．
"It is so sad for a director not being able to shout，"he joked at the beginning of the press conference Wednesday afternoon，announcing that the 3D science fiction film will open in China on January 4．
Cameron collected 360 million yuan （US$52.7 million） at the box office in China with his blockbuster Titanic in 1998，a record that held for ten years until it was broken by Transformers in 2008．
Considering that another computer-generated，live action flick，2012，has sold more movie tickets in China than in the US，the director said he is positive about Avatar's performance in China．
"Our partner here，the China Film Group，has given us great confidence，"he explained，saying that the number of 3D screens has grown from 500 to 600 in the past month，a never-seen-before growth in Chinese mainland．
China is second only to the US as the country with the most 3D screens．Cameron said the screening of Avatar in China has specific importance as a test of future 3D film development．
"I'm very interested in the 3D film market in China．I cannot predict the box office results here，but I look forward to the test results．"
56．Cameron is hopeful about Avatar's performance in China becauseD．
A．Avatar is a newly-released 3D movie
B．Transformer held the record of box office in China
C．Avatar is directed by him alone
D.2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US
57．Which of the following has the closest meaning to"anticipated"in Paragraph 3？
C
A．Participated．B．Paid．C．Expected．D．Delayed
58．The passage is most probably taken fromB．
A．a science book B．a newspaper C．a story book D．a magazine
59．Why did Cameron come to China？A
A．To promote his latest film Avatar．
B．To test the future development of 3D film in China．
C．To show his interest in the 3D film market in China．
D．To make a 20-hour trip in Beijing．

14．-How do you find the film"A simple noodle story"？
-Very boring．It is ________the film I saw the other day．I like neither of them．（　　）

13．Everywhere you look，large quantities of information in the world are pouring．This data flood is already starting to transform business，government，science and everyday life．It has great potential for good-as long as consumers，companies and governments make the right choices about when to restrict the flow of data，and when to encourage it．
A few industries have led the way in their ability to gather and take advantage of the data．Credit-card companies monitor every purchase and can identify cheats with a high degree of accuracy．Stolen credit cards are more likely to be used to buy hard liquor than wine，for example，because it is easier to overlook．Insurance firms are also good at combining clues to spot doubtful claims：dishonest claims are more likely to be made on a Monday than a Tuesday，since policyholders （保险客户） who stage accidents tend to assemble friends as false witnesses over the weekend．By combining many such rules，it is possible to work out which cards are likeliest to have been stolen，and which claims are untrue．By analyzing"basket data"，supermarkets can make promotions to appeal to particular customers'preferences．The oil industry uses supercomputers to help them before drilling wells．
But the data flood also poses risks．There are many examples of databases being stolen：disks full of social-security data go missing，laptops loaded with tax records are left in taxis，credit-card numbers are stolen by online purchase．The result can be privacy made public，identity stolen and cheats permitted large space．Rather than owning and controlling their own personal data，they very often find that they have lost control of it．
The best way to deal with the data flood is to make more data available in the right way，by requiring greater transparency in several areas．First，users should be given greater access to and control over the information held about them，including whom it is shared with．Google allows users to see what information it holds about them，and lets them delete their search histories or modify the targeting of advertising，for example．Second，organizations should be required to disclose details of security breaches，as is already the case in some parts of the world，to encourage bosses to take information security more seriously．Third，organizations should be subject to an annual security check，with the resulting grade made public （though details of any problems exposed would not be）．This would encourage companies to keep their security measures up to date．

59．What is the best title for this passage？A
A．Information Flood B．Benefits of Data Flood
C．Harms of Data Flood D．How to Use Data in a Right Way
60．From the passage we can infer thatD．
A．lots of data are lost because of hardware problems
B．online purchases are becoming more and more popular
C．credit cards are not so secure to use and will go out of use very soon
D．insurance firms have to investigate before they confirm their policyholders'claims
61．Which of the following is the writer's opinion about how to deal with the data flood？C
A．Personal information should be used for public benefits．
B．The users should be given the right to access public information．
C．Companies should update their measures to guarantee their data safety．
D．Organizations should keep their resulting grade of security checks unknown to the public．
62．From the passage we can conclude thatD．
A．the data flood makes peoples'life less convenient and more expensive
B．companies and insurance firms are responsible for the data flood
C．the information flood is more useful to organizations than to individuals
D．the information flood has both positive and negative influence on modern life．

12．Wrting artieles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job．Before then I had done bits of reviewing---novels for other newspapers，films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio．That was how I met Tom Seaton，the first arts editor of The Front Page，who had also written for television．He hired me，but Tom was not primarily a journalist，or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff．
         At first，his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn't require specialized knowledge：books，TV，theatre，film and radio．There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover，though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable．
         It all felt like a bit of dream at that time：a new newspaper and I was one of the team．It seemed so unlikely that a paper could be introduced into a crowded market．It seemed just as likely that a millionaire wanted to help me personally，and was pretending to employ me．Such was my lack of self-confidence．
         Tom's original scheme for a team of critics for the arts never took off．It was a good idea，but we didn't get together as planned and so everything was done by phone．It turned out，too，that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area，and so I chose film．Without Tom's initial push，though，we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement，by which I write an extended weekly piece，usually on one film．
         The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument---or forces me，in an uninteresting week，to make something out of nothing．But what is my role in the public arena？I assume that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars，the publicity or the director．So if a film review isn't really a consumer guide，what is it？I certainly don't feel I have a responsibility to be‘right'about a movie．Nor do I think there should be a certain number of‘great'and‘bad'films each year．All I have to do is put forward an argument．I'm not a judge，and nor would I want to be．
67．What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph？B
A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．
B．He had worked in various areas of the media．
C．He met Mark when working for television．
D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．
68．The weekly lunches were planned in order toC．
A．help the writers get to know each other
B．provide an informal information session
C．distribute the work that had to be done
D．entertain important visitors from the arts
69．What does the author mean when he says that Tom's plan‘never took off'in Paragraph 4？D
A．It was unpopular．
B．It wasted too much time．
C．It wasn't planned properly．
D．It wasn't put into practice．
70．Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work？C
A．His success varies from year to year．
B．He prefers to write about films he likes．
C．He can freely express his opinion．
D．He writes according to accepted rules．

11．The Touchstone
  When the great library of Alexandria burned，the story goes，one book was saved．But it was not a valuable book； and so a poor man，who could read little，bought it for very little money．
The book wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed．It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the"Touchstone"!The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold．
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was this：The real stone would feel warm，while ordinary pebbles are cold．
So the man sold his few belongings，bought some simple supplies，camped on the seashore，and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold，he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times．So，when he felt one that was cold，he threw it into the sea．He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone．Yet he went on and on this way．Pick up a pebble．Cold-throw it into the sea．Pick up another．Throw it into the sea．Pick up another．Throw it into the sea．The days continued over a long period if time．
One day，however，about mid-afternoon，he picked up a pebble and it was warm．He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done．He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along he still threw it away．
    So it is with opportunity．Unless we are cautious，it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away．
59．The man bought the book because．A
A．he wanted to read it
B．it was very interesting
C．there was a secret in the book
D．he wanted to find the touchstone
60．We can learn from the passage that the touchstone is．C
A．pure   B．cold C．magic    D．big
61．Why did the man throw the pebbles into the sea？A
A．Because he didn't want to get the same pebbles．
B．Because he didn't want others to pick them up．
C．Because he didn't like their ordinary looks．
D．Because he didn't like the cold feelings．
62．What does the author want to tell us in the passage？C
A．We about orate opportunities in our life．
B．We should seek for opportunities in the world．
C．We may seize opportunities when we are watchful
D．We may discover opportunities when forming habits．

10．For a girl who's interested in fashion，what would be the dream job for success？Being a model？Probably no-？that's for a pencil thin who doesn't eat．One answer is，fashion stylist （时装造型师）．
As more brands open stores in China to enlarge their reach，the increase in outdoor advertising might light a stylist spark in a girl's heart．Fashion magazine offices are crowded with applicants，and fashionable brand HR managers get thousands of resumes （简历） of people looking for a stylist position．
"It looked too high before，but now I find it more approachable，"said Xue Rui，22，a Fudan University Chinese literature grad who works as an assistant stylist at Hermes in Shanghai．"There is no certain rule in dressing up models，and you can try every way with your own taste to make them pretty and attractive．"
The attractiveness of this line of work is not only in the elegant clothes．And it's not like it used to be．Now it's a well-paid and promising career．
"A stylist at a fashion magazine can have some special rights．You have a chance to contact （联系） famous persons and dress them up in a style you like，"said Cheng Hong，chief editor of the Chinese version of L'officiel Hommes magazine．"You need to cooperate with top photographers and select places around the world to take photos in．You might also be invited to fashion shows of top brands and can select some of the favorite clothes．"
Girls can find it hard to ignore this field and it is opening up to normal girls，not only style or fashion design majors．A fashion designer knows how to make a dress pretty，but a stylist knows how to make a person beautiful，from head to toe．
There exist some problems，no matter how great you may think it is，it's unbelievably hard work．You need to build good relations with various people，say stars，photographers，PR managers，other media，and even airlines．You need to take care of clothes in the workplace and pay for even a tiny spot you get on them．The worst thing is that you might work extremely hard for a week on some serious photos，but if the chief's not satisfied，you do them all over again．
So，remember，girls，you've been warned．

64．What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean？A
A．Being a model is thin girls'business．
B．A good model eats nothing but fruits．
C．To be a model，she must look like a pencil．
D．To be a model，she can not eat nutritious food．
65．As a stylist at a fashion magazine，you need to do the following things EXCEPTB．
A．make contact with famous persons
B．dress yourself up in a special style
C．co-work with top photographers
D．select the favorite clothes
66．We can infer from the passage thatA．
A．working as a stylist was not so appealing as it is today
B．a successful stylist must have a diploma in fashion design
C．fashion designers do more tough jobs than fashion stylists
D．skills for stylists are not so important as relationships with others
67．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？B
A．Designing for Magazines
B．Styling for Success
C．Being an Attractive Designer
D．Arguing against Fashion Stylists．

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