2.I had been rather proud of myself when my friends and family got the ticket,whether it was for speeding,parking or stop sign violations (违反).It was something that happened to others.But last Friday I joinedthe club.
I was asked to do a new project last week.On Friday morning on my way to work,I suddenly remembered that I had spent the past six weeks without considering that I had a week's vacation planned during that time.I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it.The fact  is that I was not paying enough attention to my driving and I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign in front of a school.I was so distracted (思想不集中的)that I didn't even notice I had a policeman on my tail with his lights flashing.Finally I looked in my mirror and caught on.
The policeman was rude and took my papers.Fortunately,I had everything up to date and since I had never had a ticket before,there was nothing for him to do but write me a ticket.While I was sitting there in the seat of"shame",I felt bad.If I had been that distracted and a child had run onto the road,perhaps I would have not reacted as well as I could have.It was a wake-up call.
People at work asked me if I tried to talk my way out of it.Frankly,it never occurred to me.I felt guilty.Now I no longer have a clean driving record.Please be careful out there,as a moment's distraction can lead to tragedy.
65.What is this passage mainly about?B
A.The writer's most unforgettable experience.
B.How the writer got her first ticket.
C.An accident caused by the writer.
D.Why the writer is always so careful.
66.We can infer that the underlined part"the club"in Paragraph 1 here refers toC.
A.people who are crazy about driving cars
B.a club for drivers without much experience
C.people who get tickets for breaking traffic rules
D.a club for people to talk about their driving stories
67.What made the writer unable to focus on her driving?B
A.Planning how to spend the vacation.
B.Thinking of the forgotten vacation.
C.Thinking about her work.
D.Missing her children.
68.From the experience,the writer has probably learntD.
A.what is really important to her
B.how to deal with policemen
C.to enjoy the small things in life
D.to be much more careful.
1.The Washington-based think tank's (智囊机构的)"Vital Signs 2007-2008"report points out global patterns ranging from rising meat consumption to Asian economic growth are linked to the broader problem of climate change."I think climate change is the most urgent challenge we have ever faced,"said Erik Assadourian,director of the Vital Signs project."You see many trends in climate change,whether we are talking about grain production which is affected by droughts and flooding.Or meat production as livestock production makes up about 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions(排放),"he told reporters in a telephone interview before the report's release.
Assadourian said the key message of the report was that unsustainable consumption patterns were responsible for climate change linked to carbon emissions  and other ecological woes.He said of the 44 trends tracked by the report,28 were"pronouncedly bad"and only six were positive.The trends range from the spread of avian flu(禽流感) to the rise of carbon emissions to the number of violent conflicts.The growing use of wind power is among the few trends seen as positive.
Some of the points highlighted in the report include:
--Meat production hit a record 276 million metric tons (43 kilograms or 95 pounds per person) in 2006.
--Meat consumption is one of several factors driving rising soybean demand.Rapid expansion of soybean plantations in South America could displace(挤走) 22 million hectares (54 million acres) of tropical forest and savanna (热带草原) in the next 20 years.
--The rise in global seafood consumption comes as many fish species become scarcer.
Other analysts and think tanks have focused on different trends they say mean less cause for alarm.For example,they point out that while more wood is being removed from forests on a global scale,many parts of Europe and North America have experienced reforestation in recent decades.

53.The best title for this passage would beC.
 A.Greenhouse Gas Emissions              B.Global Consumption Patterns
 C.Consumption and Climate Change        D.Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions
54."Vital Signs 2007-2008"report mainly concerns aboutB.
 A.how to protect the earth
 B.the unsustainable consumption and other trends causing climate change
 C.how to stop climate change
 D.the negative trends of climate change
55.The author of the passage mentions two specific positive trends which are linked to climate change.They areD.
 a.Asian economic growth           
 b.Meat production reaching the highest record
 c.more and more seafood consumed by people 
 d.the growing use of wind power
 e.the reforestation being made in some parts of the world
 A.ac.  B.bd.  C.ad.  D.de.
56.From the passage we can conclude thatA.
 A.less livestock production will do good to climate change
 B.more soybean demand will have a good effect upon climate change
 C.climate change will cause many fish species scarcer and scarcer
 D.only by planting more tress can we stop weather from changing worse and worse.
20.Boys do best with"as few girls as possible"in English lessons at primary and secondary school,Steven Proud,a research student at Bristol University,will tell the Royal Economic Society's conference.But when it comes to maths and science,both boys and girls at primary school achieve up to a tenth of a grade more when there is a high proportion(比例) of girls in the class,Proud found.
Proud tracked boys'and girls'test results at the ages of seven(是否改为阿拉伯数字7为好,与后面对应),11,14 and 16 in 16,000 schools in England between 2002 and 2004 for his PhD.He analysed the test scores to see whether the proportion of girls in a year group made a difference to the results of both genders in maths,science and English.Boys consistently perform up to a tenth of a grade worse when they study English with high numbers of girls as opposed to few or no girls,Proud found.The more girls there are in an English class,the worse boys perform.This is particularly the case in primary schools,he discovered.Girls,who outperform boys in English at every stage at school,are unaffected by the number of boys in their English classes.
He said:"The results imply that boys would benefit at all ages from being taught English with as small a proportion of girls as possible.In maths and science,the results tend to imply that both boys and girls benefit from having more girls in the classroom.Boys may do worse in English when there is a high proportion of girls in their class because they realise that the girls are better than them and feel defeated."

45.The passage mainly talks about.B
 A.the problem of the class sizes  
 B.girls'influence on boys in school
 C.the genders of the students in the class
 D.the reasons why boys do worse in English
46.In Proud's view,the number of girls in English classes has more obvious influence on boysA.
 A.in primary schools                           B.in secondary schools
 C.at every stage of school                     D.in high schools
47.Proud discovered that in maths and scienceB.
 A.girls always perform better than boys
 B.having more girls in the class has a positive effect on both boys and girls
 C.boys can benefit a lot more than girls with more girls in the class
 D.boys achieve up to a tenth of a grade worse than girls when there're few or no girls in the class
48.The reason why boys are worse at English with a high proportion of girls in the class is thatA.
 A.boys are discouraged by how well girls are doing in English
 B.boys show less passion for English study than girls
 C.girls are more willing to observe the classroom discipline
 D.girls have more gift for language study than boys.
18.I was walking downa.darkly lit street late one,evening when I heard ambiguous screams coming from behind bushes.Alarmed,I(36)Bto listen,and panicked(37)AI realized that what l WaS hearing were the,definite sounds.of  a(38)C:heavy noise,and tearing of cloth.
    A woman was beingattacked. Should I get(39)A?I was frightened for my own(40)B,and blamed myself for having(41)Cdecided to take a new route home that night.Shouldn't I justrunto the nearest phone and call the(42)D?
    Although it seemed an etemity(漫长),the deliberations in my head had (43)Donly sec-onds,but already the girl's cries were growing(44)CI knew I had to act fast. How(45)BI  walk away from this?No,Ifmally determined,I  could not tum my back on the(46)Aof  this Unknown woman,even if it meant (47)Bmy ownlife.
    I am not a brave man,nor amI athletic.I don't know where I found the moral  (48)Dand physical strength-but once I had finally determined to help the girl,I became strangely(49)CI ran behind the bushes and pulled.the attacker (50)Athe woman. Grasping,wefell to the ground,where we wrestled for a few mrnutes until the manjumped up and escaped.
    Breathing hard,I stood upright and(51)Dthe  girl,who stayed down behind a tree,sob-bing.In the darkness,I could barely see her outline,but I could certainly(52)Aher trem-bling shock.Not wanting to frighten her further,I(53)Bspoke to her from a distance."The man ran away. You're safe now.''There was a long pause and then I heard the words,said in  wonder,in(54)D."Dad,is that you?"And then,from behind the tree,out(55)Cmy  youngest daughter,Katherine.
36.A.broke downB.slowed downC.calmed downD.tumed down
37.A.whenB.untilC.beforeD.though
38.A.quarrelB.conversationC.struggleD.dispute
39.A.involvedB.informedC.conqueredD.deserted
40.A.propertyB.safetyC.appearanceD.presence
41.A.quicklyB.bravelyC.suddenlyD.cleverly
42.A.friendB.neighbourC.folkD.police
43.A.abandonedB.coveredC.heldD.taken
44.A.louderB.clearerC.weakerD.heavier
45.A.shouldB.couldC.wouldD.must
46.A.fateB.faceC.momentD.spot
47.A.savingB.riskingC.losingD.devoting
48.A.lessonB.spiritC.storyD.courage
49.A.behavedB.performedC.transformedD.expressed
50.A.offB.downC.fromD.over
51.A.attendedB.appreciatedC.negotiatedD.approached
52.A.senseB.feelC.observeD.hear
53.A.after allB.at firstC.as wellD.asa result
54.A.surpriseB.disappointmentC.sorrbwD.amazement
55.A.criedB.lookedC.steppedD.showed
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