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19．It is not a good idea to interrupt the actor Richard Griffiths in the middle of a play．During the past year he has stopped performances at the National Theatre when mobile phones have gone off，and he threw one member of the audience out of a West End play for failing to switch off his phone．
So when a mobile rang out for the third time during his performance as Hector，a teacher，in Alan Bennett's The History Boys at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York，he spoke angrily："I am not going to compete with these electronic devices"．
Griffiths'actions led a debate in the UK theatre world over whether phones should be forbidden by law from British theatres，too．Actors are already asking the government to legalise （使合法化） the use of electronic screening （屏蔽） devices to block mobile phone signals from theatres．
Technology companies market"blocking"devices that send out a high-powered signal on the same frequency （频率） as a mobile phone，occupying all the available spectrums （频谱）．
But these are forbidden in many countries because they might prevent emergency calls from being made．
Rosemary Squire，president of the Society of West End Theatre and co-founder of the Ambassador Theatre Group，which operates 12West End theatres，said，"Phones are one of the biggest operational problems theatres face．We should look for equipment that could block phones or make a London-wide theatre rule．"
Nick Allott，the managing director of Sir Cameron Mackintosh's theatre group，said，"We would all welcome some ways of preventing ringing phones，but doctors and emergency workers need to be  paged in a theatre and we mustn't prevent that．"

42．The first two paragraphs are written toC．
A．tell us why Griffiths was angry
B．blame Griffiths for his bad behavior
C．introduce the topic the passage will talk about
D．advise us to turn off the mobile phones in public places
43．According to the passage，"blocking"devicesB．
A．have the same functions as mobile phones
B．prevent the mobile phones being used properly
C．cause the biggest problem theatres have to face
D．help make emergency calls
44．The underlined word"paged"in the last paragraph can be replaced byD．
A．prevented
B．protected
C．forbidden
D．called
45．What will probably be talked about following the last paragraph？A
A．The opinions the public have about the problem．
B．The ways to solve the problem the public places face．
C．Griffiths'next performance in theatres．
D．The damage mobile phones result in．

18．"Why do we have to learn all this dumb stuff？"
Of all the complaints and questions I have heard from my students during my years in the classroom，this was the one most frequently asked．I would answer it by telling the following legend．
One night a group of nomads （游牧民） were preparing to retire for the evening when suddenly they were surrounded by a great light．They knew they were in the presence of a godly being．With great expectation，they awaited a heavenly message of great importance that they knew must be especially for them．
Finally，the voice spoke，"Gather as many pebbles （鹅卵石） as you can．Put them in your bags．Travel a day's journey and tomorrow night will find you glad and it will find you sad．"
The nomads shared their disappointment and anger with each other．They had expected the inspiration of a great universal truth that would enable them to create wealth，health and purpose for the world．But instead they were given a silly task that made no sense to them at all．However，the memory of the brilliance of their visitor caused each one to pick up a few pebbles and store them in their bags while voicing their displeasure．
They traveled a day's journey and that night while making camp，they reached into their bags and discovered every pebble they had gathered had become a diamond．They were glad they had diamonds．They were sad they had not gathered more pebbles．
It was an experience I had with a student，whom I shall call Alan，early in my teaching career that illustrated the truth of that legend to me．
When Alan was in the eighth grade，he majored in"trouble"with a minor in"suspensions （停学）"．He had studied how to be a bully and was getting his master's degree in"thievery"．
Every day I had my students memorize a quotation from a great thinker．As I called the roll （点名），I would begin a quotation．To be counted present，the student would be expected to finish the thought．
"Alice Adams-‘There is no failure except…'"
"‘In no longer trying．'I'm present，Mr．Schlatter．"
So，by the end of the year，my young pupils would have memorized 150great thoughts．
"People nowadays know the price of everything and the value of nothing．"
"No pains，no gains．"
"If you can conceive it，and believe it，you can achieve it．"
No one complained about this daily routine other than Alan-right up to the day he was expelled （开除） and I lost touch with him for five years．Then one day，he called．He was in a special program at one of the neighboring colleges and had just finished parole（假释）．
He told me that after being sent to juvenile hall （少管所） and finally being shipped off to the California Youth Authority for his wrong doings，he had become so disgusted with himself that he had taken a razor blade and cut his wrists．
He said，"You know what，Mr．Schlatter，as I lay there with my life running out of my body，I suddenly remembered that quote you made me write 20times one day．"There is no failure except in no longer trying．"Then it suddenly made sense to me．As long as I was alive，I wasn't a failure，but if I allowed myself to die，I would most certainly die a failure．So with my remaining strength，I called for help and started a new life．"
At the time he had heard the quotation，it was a pebble．When he needed guidance in a moment of crisis，it had become a diamond．And so it is to you，I say，gather all the pebbles you can，and you can count on a future filled with diamonds．
55．What does the underlined sentence"it will find you sad"（Para.4）mean？D
A．The God told the nomads to gather pebbles that made no sense to them．
B．The pebbles won't enable the nomads to create fortune．
C．The God didn't give the nomads the message they expected．
D．The nomads regretted not having gathered as many pebbles as possible．
56．Which of following sentences from the passage brings out the author's sense of humor？B
A．They were given a silly task that made no sense to them at all．（Para.5）
B．He majored in"trouble"with a minor in"suspensions"．（Para.8）
C．People nowadays know the price of everything and the value of nothing．（Para.13）
D．You can count on a future filled with diamonds．（Para.19）
57．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．Not all the nomads gathered and stored some pebbles in their bags．
B．Students who finished the half-sentence quotation were counted present．
C．All students don't like the daily routine of finishing the half-sentence quotation．
D．It was the strong faith of never dying a failure that saved Alan's life．
58．Why did Alan want to kill himself after being shipped off to the California Youth Authority？D
A．He hated the hard life in the juvenile hall．
B．He was expelled by the school in the end．
C．He was badly treated at the California Youth Authority．
D．He felt so disappointed and hopeless about himself and his future．
59．According to the passage，we can conclude that Mr．Schlatter is an educator ofB．
A．sympathy and kindness
B．wisdom and patience
C．generosity and creativity
D．faith and devotion
60．Which of the following may probably be the best title？C
A．A Naughty Trouble-marker
B．Pebbles and Nomads
C．The Magic Pebble
D．A Quotation that Saved Life．

17．Computer power is moving into the"cloud"-networks of data centers that use the Internet to supply all kinds of services，from e-mail and social networks to data storage and analysis．
The rise of cloud computing is rapid and causing huge changes in the tech industry．The old guard is suffering：this week's $67billion merger （合并） between Dell and EMC，makers of computers and storage devices respectively，was a marriage forced by the rise of the cloud．Disruptive （捣乱的） newcomers are blooming：if Amazon's cloud-computing unit were a stand-alone public company，it would probably be worth almost as much as Dell and EMC combined．
The gains for customers have been equally dramatic．Compared with older IT systems，cloud computing is often much cheaper．It adds tremendous flexibility：firms that need more computing capacity no longer have to spend weeks adding new servers and installing software．In the cloud they can get hold of it in minutes．Their applications can be updated continually，rather than just every few months．Individual users can reach their e-mails，files and photos from any device．And cloud services also tend to be more secure，since providers know better than their customers how to protect their computing systems against hackers．
But cloud computing makes one problem worse．In the old IT world，once a firm or a consumer had decided on an operating system or database，it was difficult and costly to switch to another．In the cloud this"lock-in"is even worse．Cloud providers go to great lengths to make it easy to upload data．They accumulate huge amounts of complex information，which cannot easily be moved to an alternative provider．
Cloud firms also create a world of interconnected services，software and devices，which is convenient but only for as long as you don't adventure outside their universe．Being locked in to a provider is risky．Firms can start to tighten the screws by increasing prices．If a cloud provider goes bust （崩溃），its customers may have trouble getting back their data．
These risks have already caused a debate about whether the cloud needs stricter regulation．Some European politicians want to force cloud providers to ensure that data can be moved between them．That is too heavy-handed，because strict rules will inhibit （阻碍） innovation in what is still a young industry．The history of computing suggests that common standards may well appear naturally in response to customers'demands-just as in personal computers，where it is now much easier to use the same files on different systems．
In the meantime，a few commonsense measures can reduce the risk of lock-in．Firms that use more than one cloud provider to host their data are less affected．So are those that keep their most important information in their own data centers．Consumers can take precautions，too．Some services are better than others at enabling users to move data between providers （Google does well on this score）．Cloud computing promises its users many benefits，but don't mistake it for some sort of digital heaven．
50．The author takes"the merger between Dell and EMC"for example to showA．
A．the influence of cloud computing on computer and storage device makers
B．the miserable sufferings of old computer companies
C．the rapid development of new computer companies
D．the interaction between old companies and newcomers
51．With wide applications of cloud computing customers canB．
A．pay less for the older IT systems
B．gain more computing capacity quickly
C．know better about defeating the hackers
D．install software within weeks
52．The problem of"lock-in"can be dangerous becauseC．
A．it can make data easily be moved to another provider
B．it can create a network of services connected with devices
C．it may make it difficult for customers to recover their data
D．it will discourage an argument about stricter rules
53．It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs thatB．
A．the European politicians'advice is perfect
B．customers'demands play a role in setting standards
C．lock-in is caused by firms'storing information in their own centers
D．Google enables users to provide services and move data
54．Which of the following sayings can best express the main idea of the passage？D
A．Everything has its time and that time must be watched．
B．The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence．
C．A candle lights others and consumes itself．
D．Every white has its black，and every sweet has its sour．

16．According to many recent surveys，there are fewer and fewer students reading newspapers from middle school to college，which worries both parents and teachers a lot．In my opinion，several reasons result in this phenomenon．
The most significant reason is that the rise of many other information Media，for example，internet，mobile phone．TV and so on．In the past we only could read newspapers to know what happened around us，while now we only need to turn on the TV，or open our computers，which is more convenient．In addition，computer and other media provide us with more newly news and more specific details，which we can get easily and without payment．There is also an advantage that the new media have while newspapers don't----a large mount*of pictures，which make the information or news more lively．Therefore，more and more students tend to surf the internet or watch TV instead of reading newspapers．
Another reason that few students read newspapers is that they have little time to do such things．We all know that nowadays students，especially middle school and high school students are buried in the books almost every day to get good grades．Even in weekends，they are sent to heterogeneous cram school by their parents to become superior in school．Thus there is little free time for them to do other things，not to mention reading newspapers．
The students'indifference to the current affairs also enables few newspaper readers．The 90s，most of today's students，always pay more attention to fashion and only care for themselves．Lacking a sense of collectivism and nationalism，the majority of the 90s have little interest in current affairs，which are the basic content of most newspapers，so that there are fewer and fewer students reading newspapers．
Different outside and inside reasons have contributed to the few newspaper readers among students．Therefore，teachers should encourage their students to form'the habit of reading newspapers regularly and free the students from their heavy study burden so that they can afford to broaden their horizon through newspapers，which is beneficial for their future development．

43．According to Paragraph 2，few students read newspapers becauseC
A reading newspapers isn't my good for them to get good grades
B．they are more interested in fashion than current affairs
C．it's cheaper and easier to get information from the Internet or TV
D．they can only know what is happening via the Internet or on TV
44．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．it's better for students to gain information via the Internet than other media
B．high school students are too busy with their study now
C．more and more students are addicted to the Internet now
D．more students will fall in love with newspapers
45．What does the author mostly want to tell us in the passage？B
A．There are many advantages of reading newspapers．
B．There are reasons why few students read newspapers．
C．The advantages 0f surfing the Internet are obvious．
D．It's very important to read newspapers．

15．A store that sells husbands has just opened in Ottawa，where a woman may go to choose a husband from many men．
The store consists of 6floors and the men increase in positive attributes（品质，特点）as the shopper goes up the flights．There is，however，a catch（陷阱）．As you open the door to any floor，you may choose a man from that floor，but if you go up a floor，you cannot go back down except to exit the building．
So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband．On the first floor the sign on the door reads：Floor 1-These men have jobs．The woman reads the sign and says to herself，"Well，that's better than my last boyfriend，but I wonder what's further up？"
So up she goes．The second floor sign reads：Floor 2-These men have jobs and love kids．The woman remarks to herself，"That's great，but I wonder what's further up？"
And up she goes again．The third floor sign reads：Floor 3-These men have jobs，love kids and are extremely good-looking．"Hmm，better．"
The fourth floor sign reads：Floor 4-These men have jobs，love kids，are extremely good-looking and help with the housework．"Wow!"exclaims the woman，"Very tempting．But，there must be more，further up!"
And again she heads up another flight．The fifth floor sign reads：Floor 5-These men have jobs，love kids，are extremely good-looking，help with the housework and have a strong romantic character．"Oh，mercy me!But just think…，what must be awaiting me further on？"
So up to the sixth floor she goes．The sixth floor sign reads：Floor 6-You are visitor 3，456，789，012to this floor．There are no men on this floor．Thank you for shopping Husband Mart and have a nice day．

21．The writer intends us to believe thatB．
A．husbands are hard to shop
B．women are hard to please
C．women think they are better than men
D．women can't be too careful when choosing husbands
22．Why do women tend to go up the floor until they reach the top floor？C
A．Because they think the husbands downstairs are not suitable．
B．Because they are sure that the best husbands are on the top floor．
C．Just because they think even better husbands may be upstairs．
D．Maybe they know the catch very well．
23．What result can we learn from the passage？D
A．Women are not good at shopping husbands．
B．Women are kinder than men．
C．Women are romantic．
D．More women will leave the shop alone．

14．He is always willing tohelpusout（帮我们摆脱困境）when we are short of staff．

13．Several days ago，the students in Senior Threewereoccupiedwith（忙于做） the preparations for 2016Gaokao．

12．Please think of the new productintermsof（从…角度） the energy and resources it can help to save．

11．To my great delight，I eventuallygotthrough（接通电话） to my mother yesterday．

10．Thecriteria （标准） are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel．

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