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12．Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families．They spent their time in little wooden rooms when they were children．They got little school education．Washington and Lincoln，for example．hardly went to school and they taught themselves．Lincoln once did jobs of a worker，shopkeeper and post officer in his early years．
A large number of US presidents once stayed in the army．The two best-known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D．Eisenhower．Grant was a general （将军） in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero （英雄） in the Second World War．It happened that they came from the same school-West Point Military Academy （西点军校）．One may be surprised to learn that neither of them did well in the school．Eisenhower，for example，was once fined （罚） because he broke the rules of the school．
The jobs of US presidents are tiring （疲劳的）．He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad．Every day，a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions．When Franklin Roosevelt was a child，he was once brought to visit president Taft．The old president said to him，"When you grow up，you should not be president．It's a tiring job．"

29．In the 19th century，many US presidentsC．
A．did not have much knowledge in their work
B．had been workers，shop-keepers and post officers in their early years
C．couldn't get good school education when they were young
D．didn't want to go to school when they were children
30．President Eisenhower became well-knownD．
A．during the American Civil War
B．while studying in West Point Academy
C．after he was made president of the US
D．during World WarⅡ
31．In this passage，"keep an eye on"meansC．
A．to look with only one eye
B．not to pay attention to
C．to watch carefully
D．never to keep in mind
32．The main idea of the second paragragh （节） isA．
A．many of the US presidents had been once in the army
B．only those who didn't work hard at school but were good at fighting could be presidents
C．why Ulysses Grant and Dwight D．Eisenhower became well known was that they both
came from the famous school-West Point Military Academy
D．Eisenhower was President at the beginning of the Second World War．

11．Eco City Farms（生态城市农场） are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites States．
Eco City Farms in Edmonton，Maryland，is located near shopping centers，car repair shops and homes．The neighborhood is a working-class community（社区）．People do not have very much money．And they have limited access to fresh food in markets．
Over the past two years，the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark．She schools her four children at home．On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson．Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable．"I like coming out here，"he says，"You know，you connect with the earth，where your food comes from．You appreciate the food a little bit more．"
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms．She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives．"Growing food in a community brings people together，"she continues，"Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration（示范） to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community．"she says．From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees，but improving the soil with compost（肥料）made from food waste．
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation．The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks，but from the sun with solar panels．In winter，the green house uses a geothermal（地热）system．
Vegetables can be grown all year．So once a week，all winter long，neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest．
"I like eating the vegetables"，says five-year-old Owen Moss．

46．What is mainly talked about in the passage？A
A．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity．
B．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy．
C．Eco City Farms are influencing community life．
D．Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better．
47．According to the passage，Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPTD．
A．shopping centers
B．car repair shops
C．working-class community
D．fast-food restaurants
48．In which column（专栏） of a newspaper can you most probably read this article？
C
A．People．
B．Travel．
C．Environment．
D．Education．

10．Archaeologists（考古学家） studying Stonehenge and its surrounding area say they've dug up the relics of an untouched，ancient campsite that dates back to 6，000years--a find that could rewrite British prehistory．
"This is the most important discovery at Stonehenge in over 60years，"Professor Tim Darvill，a Bournemouth University archaeologist and a Stonehenge expert who did not take part in the new discovery，told the Telegraph．And as he told The Huffington Post in an email，the discovery changes earlier theories that Stonehenge was built in a landscape that was not heavily used before about 3000B．C．
The discovery was made during a dig at Blick Mead，a site about 1.5miles from Stonehenge．Researchers found charcoal（木炭） dating back to 4，000B．C．and evidence of possible buildings，according to a statement released by the university．They also dug up burnt stone and tools，as well as the remains of animals--ancient cattle that served as food for ancient hunter-gatherers．
The researchers plan further analysis on the artificial objects but say they're worried the tunnel construction （隧道建设）could damage the site and get in the way of their work．
"Blick Mead could explain what archaeologists have been searching for centuries--an answer to the story of Stonehenge's past，"David Jacques，the University of Buckingham archaeologist who discovered the campsite，told The Guardian．"But our only chance to find out about the earliest part of Britain's history could be ruined if the tunnel goes ahead．"
Stonehenge，a prehistoric monument made up of a ring of standing stones，lies eight miles north of Salisbury，England in Wiltshire．It has been listed as a World Heritage Site since 1986．

62．The main purpose of the passage isA
A．to introduce a recent discovery of ancient relics
B．to call on people to protect the ancient relics
C．to warn the researchers not to do further analysis
D．to attract more tourists to visit Stonehenge
63．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．the researchers express their concern that the relics might be ruined
B．the ancient campsite has been destroyed by the construction workers
C．archaeologists are repairing artificial objects founded in the relic site
D．the tunnel construction rewrites the earliest part of Britain's history
64．In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage？D
A．Travel．
B．Business．
C．Lifestyle．
D．Culture．
65．What might be the best title for the passage？B
A．Stonehenge Is In Danger of Being Destroyed Because Of the Find．
B．New Stonehenge Discovery Described As Most Important In 60years．
C．A New Tunnel Is Being Constructed Under Stonehenge．
D．Stonehenge Has Been Listed as a World Heritage Site Since 1986．

9．Hello，everyone．If s nice to speak about that we can do for our school，and I think small actions can make big difference．The first thing we can do is to make our campus more beautifully．Every one of them may plant a tree in the school or to organize a thorough cleaning on the campus．We can also form a good habit of putting rubbishes into trashcans．Never forget to turn off the lights and close the doors．We should not leave the tap water run or waste any materials in the laboratory class．In that case，I believe we'll turn our school in a better place to study and live in．How I wish we can enjoy a better school life!
Thank you for listening!

8．Mum ______ to us，"Be quiet!Your little sister's sleeping．"（　　）

7．After moving into the beautiful house，she often ______ her friends at weekends．（　　）

6．--How are the things in your village？
--Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ________ now than before．（　　）

5．He is easy to satisfy．Even a small success will give him a sense of ________．（　　）

4．There were so many boys in the same school uniform on the square that his father could hardly ___________ Tom．（　　）

3．If parents don't teach their child how to _____ himself，he will do anything at will．（　　）

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