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20．Millions of words have been written about young people in the USA．There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas，feelings，and actions of youth．
Today there are about seven million Americans in the colleges and universities．Young persons under twenty-five make up nearly half of the American population．Many of these young people will be in power in the USA．Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country，and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel．
College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong．They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people，especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now．They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents．It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways．As a result，there is often trouble in American families．

26．Nearly half of the population in the USA are the young people agedA．
A．less than 25       B．around 25      C．from 1to 25     D．more than 25
27．What the young people think and feel is important to all the American people becauseB．
A．they are mostly correct
B．a number of them will manage the country as leaders
C．they have some new ideas
D．they stand for the modern force
28．The thoughts and feelings of the young persons should be necessarily understood byB．
A．half of the American population      B．the older people
C．college students only                D．millions of people in the USA
29．The students at colleges pay special attention to the peopleC．
A．who keep their life in the older ways
B．who enjoy a hard life
C．who are treated not in a fair way
D．who have strong opinion about the society
30．Which is the correct statement？D
A．The young people in America interest millions of people．
B．The young people in America could see what is right and good in the older ways．
C．They are making a better life for themselves．
D．People have written many books and articles about the young people in America．

19．The relationship between humans and animals has always been complex．Some cultures have developed entire belief systems around favored animals．Even in cultures with less formal belief systems，connections between people and animals still lead to commonly accepted opinions about animals．
These belief systems usually develop around the animals that interact （互动） with humans most frequently．Therefore，it should not be surprising that so many stories surround the most common of animals：rats．Rats live side by side with humans all over the world and regularly interact with people．Human-rat coexistence may be common all around the world，but different cultures respond to that closeness in different ways．
In the United States and Europe，one typical attitude is that the rat is a pest．This could be due to the common belief that rats spread disease．Actually，they don't，at least not directly，but many people don't know that．The Pied Piper of Hamlin，a well-known children's story，is one example of how rats have been described in Western literature：in that story，rats cause such a problem that a town has to hire a piper to call them all away．
In many Latin American countries，the rat is described in a very different way．The story of the tooth fairy （a fairy believed by children to leave money while they sleep in exchange for a tooth that has come out） is common all over the world，but in Latin America，the"fairy"is a rat!Rats do have very strong teeth，which could explain the association．Clearly，this shows another attitude toward rats that is much more positive．
Yet another attitude toward the rat can be seen in the Chinese Zodiac （生肖）．The Rat is one of the animals of the Zodiac．Like the other zodiac animals，the Rat is neither entirely good nor entirely bad．It's described as clever and friendly，but also tricky and not entirely honest．That may be the most accurate description of the rat so far．Whether you like rats or not，it's hard to deny their reputation for cleverness．
As many people are discovering these days，rats can even make excellent pets，so long as you remember to close the cage carefully!

31．What does the passage mainly talk about？B
A．A trend of keeping rats as pets．
B．How different cultures look at rats．
C．How humans get along with animals．
D．Favored animals in different cultures．
32．The rats in The Pied Piper of Hamlin appearA．
A．unpleasant        B．honest         C．smart        D．unusual
33．The tooth fairy in Latin America mentioned in Paragraph4is to showC．
A．the tooth fairy is lovely
B．rats look very frightening
C．rats are welcome in Latin American countries
D．the story of the tooth fairy is common all over the world
34．According to the author，ratsC．
A．don't spread disease
B．should be treated as pests
C．are fairly described in the Chinese Zodiac
D．are kept as pets by more and more people
35．The passage is probably taken from aC．
A．travel guide                  B．news report
C．nature magazine               D．history textbook．

18．Tourism has the power to bring jobs and economic development to popular destination（目的地），but how should travelers decide where to spend their money？Are some countries more deserving of visitors'dollars than others？
That't the idea behind the 10-destination list put together by San Francisco-based non-profit Ethical（有道德的）Traveler，which，since 2006，has published an annual guide to the World's Best Ethical Destinations in the developing world．
"Instead of publishing countries for doing bad things，"said Jeff Greenwald，executive director of Ethical Traveler，"we're trying to offer a favor，rewarding countries in the developing world that are really trying to do the right thing．"
So which countries are the most ethical？For 2013，the winners are Barbados，Cape Verde，Costa Rica，Ghana，Latvia，Lithuania，Mauritius，Palau，Samoa and Uruguay．
Those 10countries scored highest in three main areas：social welfare，environmental protection and human rights．
Greenwald explained that countries must have a good tourism infrastructure（基础建设）to make the list，but the non-profit Ethical Traveler also uses the list to promote（提倡）some under-visited places that can be a role model for other countries in their region．For example，Latvia earned high marks for improving its environmental efforts and strong human rights record，and the country's parks and nature reserves make for a great off-the-beaten-path ecotourism trip．
In addition to just visiting these countries，travelers should aim to spend their money in locally-owned business，Greenwald said，to ensure their financial support stays in the country they're visiting．However，that requires a well-maneged tourism infrastructure．While one could argue those poor places need the money even more，tourism can put pressure on countries that face such challenges．
Erica Avrami，research and education director at the World Monuments Fund（WMF） said that a list of ethical destinations is"a wonderful idea"，the idea of being ethical goes both ways．"There's also a certain responsibility on the part of the traveler to make sure their own footprint is as minimal as possible，"she said．

72．The passage mainly aims toA．
A．promote ethical destinations
B．encourage ecotourism trips
C．speed up the development of tourism
D．discuss which countries are ethical destinations
73．According to the fifth paragraph Latvia can make the list partially for its
C．
A．good tourism infrastructure B．regular ecotourism trip
C．strong human rights record D．good social welfares
74．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？D
A．Tourism fails to help develop local economy and provide jobs．
B．All the destinations should equally share the money spent by visitors．
C．Ethical Traveler punishes the developing countries for doing wrong things．
D．Ethical Traveler rewards the developing countries for doing the right thing．
75．In the eyes of Erica Avrami，B．
A．being ethical is not actually a wonderful idea
B．being ethical depends on both travelers and destinations
C．travelers are advised to travel as far as possible
D．travelers should leave as much footprint as possible．

17．How did the sea horse get its name？It's not hard to guess．The top half of this fish looks like a small horse．But looking at the sea horse's tail，you might think"sea monkey"is a better name．Then there's the sea horse's pouch．"Sea kangaroo"might also be a good name for this fish．
Sea horses live in warm ocean waters all over the world．They keep safe from other fish by hiding in plants and grasses that grow under the sea．They can also change color to match their surroundings．A sea horse remains in one place for hours at a time by winding its tail around a plant．It feeds on live food，such as small shrimps．For a fish that doesn't move around much，the sea horse eats a lot-in just one day，a sea horse can eat 3，000shrimps!
A sea horse keeps the same mate for its whole life，and it's the male sea horse that gives birth to baby sea horses．How does this happen？Baby sea horses start out as eggs，which come from the female's body．The male carries the eggs in its pouch for about three weeks until they hatch．Soon after the babies are born，the female gives her mate a new set of eggs．
Sadly，the number of sea horses is becoming smaller．Why is this happening？Some places where sea horses once lived have been filled in to make new land．Also，many sea horses are caught and sold as aquarium fish （观赏鱼）．This really is not a good idea because most sea horses don't live long in aquariums．The best place for a sea horse is the ocean．

71．The sea horse got its name because of itsA．
A．head     B．tail          C．skin       D．pouch
72．How does a sea horse keep safe from other fish？A
A．It hides in plants and grasses．    B．It runs away quickly．
C．It remains still．                  D．It rolls up．
73．We can learn from the text that sea horsesC．
A．like to move around                       B．live in cold ocean waters
C．feed on small sea animals                 D．change color with the temperature
74．What does a female sea horse do with her eggs？A
A．She puts them in the male's pouch．
B．She hides them in sea grasses．
C．She carries them around．
D．She hatches them．
75．Why is the number of sea horses becoming smaller？B
A．They grow at a very low speed．
B．Their homes are being destroyed．
C．They are killed by people for food．
D．Their food is becoming less and less．

16．For most people，the word"fashion"means"clothes"．But people ask the question，"What clothes are fashion？"And they use the adjective"fashionable"in the same way："she was wearing a fashionable coat．""His shirt was really a fashionable color．"
But of course there are fashions in many things，not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays，in restaurants，in films and books．There are even fashions in school subjects，jobs and in languages．
Fashions change as time goes．If you look at pictures of people or things from the past，you will feel that fashions have always changed．An English house of 1950was different from one of 1508．A fashionable man in 1920looked very different from his grandson in 2000．
Today fashions change very quickly．Some of this is natural．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers，radios，telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours．
New fashions mean that people will buy new things，so you see there is money in fashion．

24．From this passage we know that"fashion"meansB．
A．clothes B．most of the popular things
C．many things D．everything
25．Which of the following things is fashionable today？A
A．Surfing on different cell-phones．
B．Radios send information from one country to another．
C．People read newspapers every day．
D．Playing games at school．
26．"There is money in fashion"in the last sentence meansC．
A．clothes are expensive
B．fashions can help people make big money
C．fashionable things are all expensive
D．if you are in fashion，you will have money
27．Which one is Not Right in the following statements？D
A．As time goes，fashions can be different from what they are now．
B．In the modern world，fashions change very quickly．
C．The word"fashions"doesn't only mean"clothes"．
D．Fashions are in many things，but there aren't fashions in school subjects．

15．If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station，you don't need to feel surprised．They are a flash mob （快闪族），which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place，do something unusual for a brief period of time，and then quickly break up．They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network．At a predetermined time，they gather and perform some  distractions（消遣）such as waving their hands and exchanging books．Then，they quickly break up before the police can arrive．Using mobile phones，the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason．
Bill Lasik，senior editor of Harper's Magazine，organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3，2003-after the first attempt was   foiled at Macy's department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人），and call attention to the cultural atmosphere．
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people．Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue，but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place．Undoubtedly，flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction．They also have great economic potential，such as using flash mobs to advertise a product．
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular．People use it to do many things．For example，in 2009，Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song"Beat It"together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory．

21．The underlined word"foiled"in Paragraph 2can be replaced by _B．
A．forgotten         B．prevented        C．announced         D．confirmed
22．What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage？D
A．The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time．
B．Once the place for the activity is determined，it can't be changed．
C．The flash mob can be made use of in many fields just for fun．
D．It gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual．
23．The main purpose of the passage isC．
A．to entertain       B．to encourage       C．to inform       D．to persuade
24．The writer's attitude towards the flash mob isB．
A．negative        B．objective         C．favorable        D．doubtful．

14．In recent years，the European girls have become heavier smokers than boys，for reasons experts still fail to understand，according to a British study presented last week to an international conference on smoking．
Anti-smoking activists at the second"Tobacco or Health"conference in the Canary Islands pointed out that while adults （grown-ups） were giving up smoking in ever growing numbers，more and more young people were taking up the habits，particularly girls．
One 15-year-old in four is a regular smoker，according to a study made in 27countries in Europe and the United States，Canada and Israel---by Edinburgh University together with the World Health Organization．
In Western Europe，girls were more likely than boys to smoke in Germany or in England．One third of the girls were smokers compared to one in four boys．In Eastern Europe，the girls"still fall behind"those in the Western Europe but were"catching up"quickly，said the study．
The study dealt with the behavior of 15-year-old in seven European countries over the four-year period．
The percentages of young women smoking went from 17percent to 36percent in Austria，from 17percent to 28percent in Norway，from 21percent to 28percent in Hungary．
In the seven countries and regions including Austria，Finland，Hungary，Norway，Sweden，Switzerland and Wales---more girls than boys smoked，with the exception of Hungary．

24．This passage shows us such a fact that more and moreC in Europe were giving up smoking．
A．boys         B．girls      C．adults        D．old people
25．How shall we compare the number of boy smokers with that of girl smokers？B
A．The number of boy smokers is larger than that of girl smokers．
B．The number of boy smokers is smaller than that of girl smokers．
C．The number of boy smokers is as small as that of girl smokers．
D．The number of boy smokers is as large as that of girl smokers．
26．What is the main idea of this passage？D
A．To report something interesting that happened in England．
B．To warn young people around the world against smoking．
C．To describe the present condition of smokers
D．To introduce something about girl smokers in Europe
27．In which country is it not the case that more girls smoke than boys？A
A．Hungary             B．Wales
C．Sweden              D．Finland．

13．Nowadays，with the busy working hours，parents have no time left to spend with their children．However，spending time with children is of extreme importance．Giving some time for children will play an important role in their development．Therefore，it is a must for parents to spend time with children．Here are some tips for parents which will help them spend time with their little wonder．
Having Dinner with Children
Even if you are not there at home for a whole day，you should make sure that you have dinner with your children．Moreover，you should make it a point that you are having dinner with your entire family．Also，you should avoid watching TV when you are having dinner with your family．
Helping Child Comlete Homework
Helping your child complete homework will help you know how he/she is at studies．It is not that you have to spend hours regularly helping your child with homework．But，sometimes you can help your child solve some questions．In this way，you will get to spend time with your child as well as get to know about his or her studies．
Fun Activities
During weekends you can indulge your child in fun activities like gardening，painting etc．However，do not force your child to do so．You can also spend some time in teaching your child finger painting，vegetable painting and craft work．You may even help your child complete his or her art and craft assignments．These activities will help you improve creativity of your child as well as the interaction between you and your child．

25．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．the importance of spending time with children
B．the ways to spend time with children
C．the reasons to spend time with children
D．the activities children like to take part in
26．In the second paragraph，the author suggests thatparents shouldC．
A．watch TV with their children
B．stay at home a whole day
C．spend time with the whole family
D．avoid listening to some music
27．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Helping children with homework will help improve their creativity．
B．Parents should spend time regularly with children's homework
C．Spending time with children for parents is a must
D．Parents should pick up their children regularly．

12．A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China-"tuhao"-which loosely translated means"nouveau riche"．There have been more than 100 million references to the word"tuhao"on social media since early September．
It's being used to describe everything from the new People's Daily building，to expensive celebrity weddings full of bling，and the new gold-coloured iPhone．
In Chinese"tu"means earth and"hao"means rich．To say someone is tuhao is to imply they come from a poor peasant background，and have made it rich quick-but don't quite have the manners，or sophistication to go along with it．It's like the term"nouveau riche"，says Professor Steve Tsang at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Nottingham-but has even more negative meanings，suggesting a certain vulgarity（粗俗）．
"Tuhao"is actually an old word-dating back perhaps as far as the Southern Dynasty 1，500 years ago-but it has always meant something rather different．During the communist revolution，from the 1920s to early 1950s，it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry who would bully those beneath them．
This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich，but unhappy man，who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice，expecting to be told to live a more simple life．The monk replies instead with the phrase："Tuhao，let's be friends!"
Chinese internet users are highly creative in their use of language，and are constantly inventing，and re-inventing words as a way of getting past censorship rules．But in this case，its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it brieflyhttp://www．ks5u．com/expresses China's changing society so well-many people sneerat those with wealth，but are secretly jealous．
51．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．Tuhao，a new popular word in China
B．The long history of Tuhao
C．The new usage of Tuhao
D．Tuhao，a newly-invented Chinese word
52．Which of the following may NOT be considered"tuhao"？D
A．A vulgar nouveau riche
B．A bully landholder
C．A quick-rich peasant without proper manners
D．A Buddhist monk．
53．The last but one paragraph mainly tells usB．
A．what the new usage of the word is
B．how the word becomes popular again
C．why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk
D．what advice the monk gave the unhappy man
54．What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean？C
A．respect B．envy C．underestimate D．disbelieve．

11．As computers become all the more popular in China，Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters．But if they use the computer too much，they may end up forgetting the exact strokes （笔画） of each Chinese character when writing on paper．Experts suggest people，especially students，write by hand more．
Do you write by hand more or type more？In Beijing，students start using a computer as early as primary school．And computer dependence is more widely spread among university students．Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer．
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer．
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer．And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education．But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly，problems appear．
"When I'm writing with a pen，I find I often can't remember how to write a character，though I feel I'm familiar with it．"
"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper．"
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about．Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer，why bother to handwrite？
Many educators think differently．Shi Liwei，headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said，"Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic （审美的） value．But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value．All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost．And handwriting contains the writer's emotion．Through one's handwriting，people can get to know one's thinking and personality．Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them．"
To encourage students to handwrite more，many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities，some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand．

60．The underlined expression"taking stock in"in paragraph 4probably meansB．
A．getting bored with B．getting dependent on
C．becoming crazy about D．getting curious about
61．The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly becauseD．
A．computers have become a trend and fashion in China
B．they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays
C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character
D．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently
62．Which of the following statement is NOT true of the advantage of handwriting？C
A．Handwriting contains the writer's emotions．
B．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value．
C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one's self-confidence．
D．The writer's thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting．
63．Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？A
A．To Type or to Handwrite．
B．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing．
C．Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand．
D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters．

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