17．______in mind as well as in body，the child needs more than medical care．（　　）
A．SickB．Be sickC．Because sickD．For sick
16．On a snowy and cold morning，near Oxford Maryland，a friend of mine was about to set the breakfast table when she leaned forward and peered close to the frosted window．She saw a large Canada goose，very（21）still，its wings folded tight to its sides，its feet frozen to the（212）iceon the Tred Avon River．
Then from the dark skies，she saw a line of swans moving steadily and gracefully to the（23）east．Suddenly the leader swung to the right，then the white line became a white circle and（24）floatedfrom the top of the sky downward，and finally（25）landedon the ice．As the swans surrounded the（26）frozengoose，she feared the poor goose might lose its（27）lifequickly．
Instead，amazingly instead，those swans began to woke（用利喙啄） on the ice．The long（28）neckswere lifted and curved down，again and again； it went on for a long time．At last，the goose's head（29）lifted．Its body pulled．Then the goose was（30）free．Following the31leader，the swans rose again．As the goose was（33）movingits big feet slowly，the swans stood in the air watching．（33）Then，as if it had cried，"I cannot fly，"four of the swans came down （34）aroundit．Their powerful beaks scraped the goose's wings from top to bottom，scuttled under its wings and（35）rode upits body，chipping off the ice held in the feathers．（36）Whenat last the wings were able to spread and reach their fullest，the four swans（37）tookoff and joined their group，going on with their eastward journey．Behind them，rising with incredible speed and（38）thanks，the goose moved into the（39）skyand joined the elegant line．
My friend watched them until they（40）disappeared．Only then did she realize that tears were running down her cheeks．She said to herself："If so for birds，why not for man？"

21．A．stillB．gentleC．friendlyD．eager
22．A．windowB．waterC．iceD．ground
23．A．westB．eastC．southD．north
24．A．floatedB．ledC．rolledD．threw
25．A．workedB．stoodC．landedD．walked
26．A．foldedB．frozenC．fallenD．broken
27．A．energyB．patienceC．lifeD．strength
28．A．necksB．handsC．armsD．eyes
29．A．liftedB．bentC．raisedD．trembled
30．A．awakeB．tiredC．annoyedD．free
31．A．gooseB．riverC．lineD．leader
32．A．defendingB．examiningC．movingD．covering
33．A．NaturallyB．ThenC．ThereforeD．Even
34．A．aboveB．aroundC．overD．within
35．A．rode upB．pushed againstC．dropped overD．threw at
36．A．BeforeB．WhenC．SupposingD．If
37．A．tookB．brokeC．paidD．called
38．A．thanksB．courageC．promisesD．perseverance
39．A．skyB．groupC．snowD．nest
40．A．finishedB．metC．returnedD．disappeared
15．During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another．Understandably so．Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything，from organized sports to music，dance and more．But we can overdo it，leaving our children feeling a little burnt out，and according to parent educator Diane Loisie，it's their school work that suffers the most．"After school，if they're busy in a number of sporting events，besides，they need to do their homework，then the time they'll feel sleepy is in the classroom．Your child needs free time．So if you're filling up that after school time，then it's during the day they're going to be taking a break．"
Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there's a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away．"Relaxing time is important for children．It's time just to do the things they want to do．A child can go up to their room，or they can play around．It doesn't look like productive time； parents certainly wouldn't be saying‘Wow，are they ever learning things now？'But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day．It helps a child prepare for sleep，but it also helps to understand the learning that's gone on that day．"
It's hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons．After all，many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that．However，Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them．"When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything，then what we're doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill．"So choose your children's activities wisely．It may be one of the best things you've ever done for your kids…and for the family drivers!

54．What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school？A
A．They can not easily focus on learning during the day．
B．They might have no time to do the homework．
C．They might not pay much attention to learning．
D．They can get bored easily about everything．
55．What should we think of children's playing around aimlessly？D
A．It is productive．   B．It is a waste of time．
C．It is a bad habit．  D．It is helpful．
56、What is the main idea of this passage？C
A．Don't be children's drivers after school．
B．Let children learn something from various subjects．
C．Choose activities for your children wisely．
D．Make your children learn as much as possible．
14．By midnight the floor was wet with beer．One young man slipped and bumped into another．They struggled，         trying to get the other in a head-lock．（　　）
A．everyB．allC．eachD．everyone
13．I was in a strange city I didn't know at all，and what's more，I could not speak a word of the language．On my second day I got on the first bus that passed，rode on it for several stops，then got off and walked on．The first two hours passed pleasantly enough，then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch．After walking about for some time，I decided I had better ask the way．The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived，and even that I pronounced badly．I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller．He handed me a paper．I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands．I had to give him some money and went on my way．The next person．I asked was a policeman．He listened to me carefully，nodded and gently took me by the arm．There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again．I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed．?
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me．I had come all the way into the countryside．The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station．
51．The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because．C
A．he had no money to buy a ticket              
B．he wanted to lose himself in the city
C．he tried to know the city in this way           
D．it was late and there were no buses passing by
52．The newspaper-sellerB．
A．didn't know where the hotel was            
B．didn't understand what the writer said
C．could understand what the writer said        
D．didn't want to take the money from the writer
53．From the story we know that the policemanA．
A．was kind but didn't understand the writer
B．told the writer where to take a train
C．knew what the writer really meant             
D．was cold-hearted and didn't help the writer
54．What can we learn from the last paragraph？C
A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed．
B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman's help．
C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel．
D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed．
12．The children were required to wear new school clothes，but Kim couldn't afford        ．（　　）
A．oneB．someC．anyD．that
11．Starry Night
Have you ever seen a real night sky that looks like Van Gogh's Starry Night？I hope not!So，why would an artist paint the sky this way？Perhaps I can answer that with another question．When you're happy，why do you sing instead of speaking？Or when you're in love，why do you speak of roses and honey？When we do these things，we，too are artists．We're using something that goes beyond a mere scientific description in order to communicate our feelings more powerfully than straightforward words can．So consider for a moment that Van Gogh might not have been hallucinating （产生幻觉的） on the night he painted this．Maybe he felt something so powerful that he had to go beyond the familiar to express it．
I hope I'm reminding you of something you already know as I describe the experience of being outside at night under a crystal clear sky that makes everything seem clean and refreshing．So you look up．And suddenly you see the sky that you've seldom seen before．It's not just the same old dark night sky tonight．Instead，the blackness is a deep，rich blue that is more bottomless than any ocean．The stars are not spots of light but brilliant，magical diamonds that dance like tiny angels．In just this special moment，the sky is somehow alive，and it seems to speak to you silently about the meaning of infinity （无限）．
Now look at the painting again．Can you see something of what makes this such a famous and well-loved image？But there's more here than that．Van Gogh painted this while he was quite struck down by a mental disease．It is natural to imagine that he frequently battled the fear that he would never escape his prison to true freedom．It is natural for us to imagine this because each of us has faced our own personal prison，whether it be disease，the loss of a loved one，serious financial problems …In such moments it is tempting to give up to despair （绝望） and collapse in hopelessness．
Looking at this painting，I imagine Van Gogh in just such a moment of despair，when he is struck by the memory of one of those amazing night skies．He recalls the sense that he is not alone，that there is a living，infinite world with rich colorful creatures and scenes all around．
And so the sky flows across the canvas （画布） full of vitality （活力） and power．The stars don't just sparkle； they explode．Looking closer，we notice that the earth itself seems to respond to the movement in the sky，forming its own living waves in the mountain and rolling trees．In the sleepy village，the windows of the houses glow （发光） with the same light that brightens the universe．The giant trees at the left seem to capture the joy by stretching upwards toward the sky．
What a tremendous message of hope there is in this masterpiece!Even if our troubles persist，the world around us assures us that life is worth living．That's what the angels sing about．Doesn't it make you want to sing，too？

67．Looking at the painting Starry Night，we can see all the following exceptA．
A．The singing angels
B．the giant trees
C．the sleepy village
D．the sparkling stars
68．Van Gogh does NOT describe a feeling ofA through the Starry Night．
A．happiness  B．vitality  C．power  D．despair
69．The underlined word"prison"in the 3rd paragraph probably meansA．
A．trouble in one's life
B．mental illness
C．control from the authority
D．a place where criminals are kept
70．What is the main purpose of this passage？B
A．To explain how Van Gogh painted the Starry Night．
B．To tell us how to appreciate the Starry Night．
C．To prove Van Gogh was in a hallucinating state of mind while painting the picture．
D．To show us the beauty of the sky on a starry night．
10．He attends the evening class ____，that is，Monday，Wednesday and Friday．（　　）
A．every another dayB．every the second day
C．every two dayD．every other day
9．In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a massive grandfather clock．Meals in that dining room were a time for four generations to become one．The table was always spread with food containing love as the main ingredient（成分）．And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend，watching over the laughter that was a part of our lives．
As a child，the old clock fascinated me．I watched and listened to it during meals．Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather's ritual．He wound（上发条） that clock with a special key carefully each day．That key was magic to me．It kept our family's magnificent clock ticking and chiming．I remember watching as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock．He inserted the key and wound-not too much，nor too little．He never let that clock wind down and stop．He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take turns winding the key．I remember the first time I did it I was so excited to be part of this family ritual．
After my grandfather died，it was days after the funeral before I remembered the clock!"Mama!The clock!We've let it wind down．"The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room．The clock stood there quiet．It even seemed smaller without my grandfather's special touch．
Some time later，my grandmother gave me the clock and the key．The old house was quiet．No laughter over the dinner table，no ticking or chiming of the clock-all was still．I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door．All of a sudden，I was a child again，watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes．He was there，winking at me，at the secret of the clock's magic，at the key that held so much power．
I stood，lost in the moment for a long time．Then slowly and carefully I inserted the key and wound the clock．I sprang to life．Tick-Tock，tick-tock，life and chimes were breathed into the dining room，into the house and into my heart．In the movement of the hands of the clock，my grandfather lived again．
63．The best title for the passage can beC．
A．My Grandfather     B．My Family    C．Grandfather's Clock    D．The Dining Room
64．The tears flowed freely when the writer entered the dining room becauseD．
A．the clock was too small                
B．the clock stood there quiet
C．Grandfather didn't wind the clock        
D．the writer missed Grandfather
65．From the fourth paragraph we can infer thatA．
A．the clock stopped after the writer's grandfather died
B．there was something wrong with the clock
C．the writer's hand shook
D．Grandfather was alive again
66．Which of the following sentences is RIGHT according to the passage？B
A．Grandfather wound the clock-the more，the better．
B．The clock wasn't wound for several days after Grandfather died．
C．The clock was wrong after Grandfather died．
D．Grandmother didn't like the clock．
8．In the summer of 1999，a small town called Golcuk was shaken by a big earthquake in north-western Turkey．It destroyed the whole town and other nearby places．Soon enough，help from other countries flew there for one purpose，"saving lives"．Nowadays wherever an earthquake strikes，other countries are ready to send help．That is really something that，as human beings，we should be proud of．
When the earthquake struck，I was living in my hometown of Ankara，capital of the Turkey．Despite the 220-mile distance between the two locations，we still were able to feel the shakes．
I had a chance to visit Golcuk a couple times when I was a kid．My uncle who lives in Germany has a summer house there，and every summer they stay in Golcuk for their yearly vacation．After the quake struck，we couldn't contact them，so we didn't know if they were in Golcuk or in Germany during the quake．Our unsuccessful attempts worried us，and the only thing we wanted to hear was that they were OK．Without wasting any more time，my brother，my sister's husband，and I decided to drive there to check on them by ourselves．
When we were driving，the damage of the earthquake started to show itself right away．Big，wide，tall trees were laid down on the side of the road．Getting closer to Golcuk，we found the impact of the earthquake was getting worse．Inside the town was total destruction．
It wasn't easy to figure out the streets among the ruins．Finally，we were able to find my uncle's apartment and thank God，it was still standing，but nobody was there．Later on we found that they hadn't yet visited Golcuk that year．What luck!
Earthquakes are natural disasters and there is no way to avoid them，especially as earthquakes never give a warning in advance．They just strike mercilessly in the middle of the night when people are asleep in their beds．We cannot stop disasters but we can prepare ourselves for their consequences．
56．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．Memory of an Earthquake in Golcuk
B．My Uncle's Yearly Vacation in Golck
C．An Unforgettable Experience
D．Our Unsuccessful Attempts
57．Mentioning"Our unsuccessful attempts"in the third paragraph，the author may NOT refer toD．
A．calling his uncle directly
B．ringing his uncle's family members
C．contacting his uncle's neighbors
D．going to Germany
58．On their way to search for their uncle，they foundC．
A．their uncle spent their yearly vacation in Golcuk every year
B．it was not difficult to find their uncle's house
C．the damage of the earthquake was worse than expected
D．their uncle hadn't visited Golcuk that year
59．From this passage，we can learn thatA．
A．help from other countries will come to the quake-hit country
B．people know how to get rid of earthquakes
C．they went to Golcuk immediately the quake happened
D．the author has never seen his uncle before．
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