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4．An artist in Oakland，California is using his skills to help the homeless．Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable．The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather．Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes．
Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20tiny houses to the homeless on the street．On a recent day，Mr．Kloehn stops to visit his homeless friends．One of them is Oscar Young．The two men hug when they see each other．Inside his little shelter Mr．Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets．Mr．Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea，another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built．She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings．
In the mornings，Mr．Kloehn searches the streets for building materials．He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio．There，he puts the houses together．Empty coffee bags become roof material．A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows．Nails，screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together．The artist also attaches a small electrical device（装置） to the house．The device is powered by the sun．
Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own．But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man．
Mr．Kloehn says his work is not a social project．He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors．

55．The passage is likely to be taken fromD．
A．a textbook B．a book review
C．a science magazine D．a news report
56．The followings are the advantages of the small shelters EXCEPTC．
A．saving power and energy
B．protecting belongings of the homeless
C．decorating the streets where they are
D．keeping the homeless safe and comfortable
57．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．the shelters can't be removed
B．the homeless don't like the shelters
C．Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20tiny houses
D．an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful
58．What's the main idea of the passage？B
A．A successful social project in Oakland．
B．An artist creates homes for the homeless．
C．A more comfortable shelter on the streets．
D．An artist makes a living by designing small shelters．

3．Have you ever returned a book late to the library before？If so，you may pay a small fine（罚款）．How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65years late？
A high school in Washington，US had to deal with such a problem recently．A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65years late．
However，the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine，though that would be about $475．
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949，and disappeared until it was found in Maine，Us by Wayne．Wayne found the book in his father's basement（地下室） and then offered to send it back to the school．"I feel very sorry about that，"Wayne said．"We're very pleased to have the book back．Wayne did the right thing，"Lori Wyborney，headmaster of the school said．

21．The book was borrowed out of the library of the high schoolC．
A．in 1975
B．in 1965
C．in 1949
D．in 2014
22．Gone with the Wind is the name ofB．
A．a library
B．a book
C．a school
D．a magazine
23．A offered to send the book back to the school．
A．Wayne
B．Wayne's father
C．Lori's headmaster
D．Lori．

2．Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street？Perhaps they were busy talking，texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them．As the number of this new"species"of human has kept rising，they have been given a new name-phubbers（低头族）．
Recently，a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight．In the short film，phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones．A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die，a pretty woman takes selfie（自拍） in front of a car accident site，and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone．A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of theworld．
Although the ending sounds overstated，the damage phubbing can bring is real．
Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it．"Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck，"Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying．"the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching．"Also，staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually，according to the report．
But that's not all．Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family．At reunions with family or friends，many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere，Qilu Evening News reported．
It can also cost you your life．There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death，suffered accidents，and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight．

28．For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para.2？B
A．To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients．
B．To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing．
C．To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers．
D．To advertise the cartoon made by students．
29．Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have？A
A．He will cause the destruction of the world．
B．His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed．
C．He might get separated from his friends and family．
D．His social skills could be affected．
30．Which of the following may be the author's attitude towards phubbing？B
A．Supportive．
B．Optimistic．
C．Opposed．
D．Objective．
31．What may the passage talk about next？D
A．Advice on how to use a cell phone．
B．People addicted to phubbing．
C．Consequences of phubbing．
D．Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing．

1．Earlier this month，blogger Lisa Henderson announced that she and her husband John had decided not to have Christmas．The family，who lives in Utah，will still put up decorations，but presents from Santa are a no-go this year．
"John and I feel like we are fighting a very hard uphill battle with our kids when it comes to their rights，"Henderson wrote on her blog．"It is one of the biggest struggles as a parent these days in middle class America．Our kids have been acting so ungrateful lately…John said，"We shouldn't just celebrate Christmas．And，so that's what we did．"
Instead，the Hendersons are putting the money they would have spent on gifts toward service projects in order to teach their three sons the"pleasure of giving．"The children will still receive gifts from grandparents and other family members，but this year，she said，their letters to Santa will be asking him to find someone who needs presents more than they do．
In an interview with ABC News，11-year-old Caleb Henderson admitted that he and his brothers had been behaving badly．"We would hit each other，we were fighting．Crying，"he admitted，and Lisa said that when she broke the news to her sons，they cried pretty hard．
But so far，Henderson told Fox News last week，the family is having a sudden turning this into a different kind of gift．They have already held a clothing drive and sent boxes of clothes and candy to a village in the Philippines that was hit hard last year by Typhoon Haiyan．
"The children were excited and kept wanting to give more and more，"she reported on her blog．Many readers responded positively to Henderson's post，some sharing their own stories of limiting Christmas in order to teach their children to be charitable（仁慈的）or grateful．"As parents you're giving your kids something so much more special than a bunch of gifts on Christmas，"one wrote．
But Henderson received negative follow-ups as well on her blog．Responding to critics，she updated her blog with a statement that reads，in part：
I just wanted to explain a couple of things．First，my kids are in no way hurting for things…They have reacted by making gifts for each other and packing them into each other's stockings stealthily．They are learning exactly what we wanted them to learn，because they are not moving around feeling sorry for themselves．They are thinking of others．
The second thing I wanted to explain is why I wrote this post．Some people seem to think I wrote this for attention．Ummm，the attention you get from posts like this is not good and actually extremely difficult to deal with…The reason I wrote this post is I want to empower parents to feel like it's okay to take a stand…I wanted to share what we are doing，so any parents that feel they are struggling with the same issues in their home can see what others are doing and get ideas for their family．My intention is to help support other parents and to raise amazing kids．

66．The Hendersons decided not to spend Christmas becauseC．
A．their kids could receive presents from their other family members
B．the struggling couple tried to save some money to buy kids gifts
C．they wanted to make their kids understand the pleasure of giving
D．the whole family would go to the disaster areas in the Philippines
67．After joining their parents in doing volunteer services，the Hendersons'kids becameD．
A．selfish and stubborn
B．determined and devoted
C．hopeful and honest
D．grateful and generous
68．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4can be replaced byB．
A．all the kids let out an excited cry when Santa sent them Christmas presents
B．when Lisa told the kids they didn't spend Christmas，they felt extremely sad
C．the moment Lisa said the Philippines was hit by typhoon，they burst into tears
D．when their grandparents didn't send them gifts，the kids couldn't help crying．
69．From the last two paragraphs we can conclude thatA．
A．the writer wants to share his experiences of raising amazing kids
B．educating kids needs regular communication and great patience
C．the writer strongly called on people to care for the unfortunate
D．parents should praise children for their kindness to other people
70．Which of the following can be the best title？A
A．Why These Parents Decided Not To Celebrate Christmas．
B．How Americans Spend A Traditional Christmas Nowadays．
C．A Hard Battle between Kids And Parents At Christmas．
D．What American People Do To Have A Nice Christmas．

18．Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening．She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction．He told her that he did not know．Galaxy decided to help them．She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute（聋哑）school．Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later．
She received an email from that man the next day．Kazrim was his name．Galaxy replied his mail sincerely．
They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other．Although they only communicated with the sign language，it never bothered her．
Galaxy was fond of him gradually．Obviously，Kazrim was the same too．He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely，"Are you willing to be my girlfriend？"Galaxy was pleasantly surprised．She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents．
As she had expected，her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story．Galaxy explained，"Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person．He has a very positive attitude towards life and work．He cares for others always．He is 100% better than the normal．Moreover，the mute is still a human．He should possess a perfect and wonderful love．"
Her parents asked to see him，then．The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later．When they were on the train，Kazrim told her，‘‘I'm going to tell your parents I'll be looking after you well with all my life!"Galaxy was deeply moved．
As soon as they had entered the house，Galaxy introduced him to her parents．She said，‘‘This is Kazrim．"Just right after her speech，an unbelievable thing happened．Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly．
He said，"YOU CAN TALK？"It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask，too．
The four people were shocked all of a sudden．As a matter of fact，Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply．
1．How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other？A
A．They met each other by chance．
B．They were introduced to each other．
C．They once studied at the same university．
D．They both served in a special needs school．
2．How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home？B
A．Writing words on paper．
B．Using the sign language．
C．Judging from his expression．
D．Speaking her native language．
3．What can we learn about the two young people from the passage？C
A．They fell in love at the first sight．
B．They cheated each other to win love．
C．They mistook each other for being mutes．
D．They ignored the anger of Galaxy's parents．

17．Think about the last time you felt afraid．Was it a fear of height？Did you oversleep on a weekday and fear you'd get into trouble at the office？In any case，you know what it feels like to feel fear．
But one woman doesn't．The woman，code-named"UM"，gave her first-ever interview after years of being studied by a team of researchers．The woman is given a code name because the researchers want to protect her from anyone who would take advantage of her inability to feel afraid．
UM can't tell you what fear is because she's never experienced it．"I wonder what it's like to actually be afraid of something，"she said．The formal name for the disease is Urbach-Wieth disease，which is characterized by a hoarse（粗哑的）voice，small bumps around the eyes，and calcium deposits（钙沉积的）in the brain．
In the case of UM，the disease has transformed the part of her brain that controls the human response to fear．In the interview，UM talks about an event in her life where she was held at knifepoint and gunpoint，"I was walking to the store，and I saw a man on a park bench．He said．‘Come here，please，'so I went over to him．He grabbed me by the shirt，put a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me．I told him，‘Go ahead and cut me，'I wasn't afraid at a11．And for some reason，he let me go．"
Doctors who have been studying UM's condition for years have been trying different things that could strike fear into her．They finally figured something out-increasing UM's carbon dioxide levels．Extra carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is known to cause fear and panic in health individuals．Increasing UM's carbon dioxide levels did manage to give her a fright．
8．The text starts byC．
A．challenging the reader
B．solving daily problems
C．1isting situations
D．giving explanations
9．Why is the woman with Urbach-Wieth disease given a code name？D
A．To tell her case from other patients．
B．To respect her privacy．
C．To meet the researchers'demands．
D．To ensure her safety．
10．From UM's case，we can know that Urbach-Wieth disease mayA．
A．stop the brain from functioning normally
B．1ead to a decrease in calcium deposits
C．stop the brain from responding quickly
D．1ead to an increase in carbon dioxide
11．What will probably happen to UM？B
A．Dying of the Urbach-Wieth disease．
B．Getting the sense of panic．
C．Experiencing another danger．
D．Speaking with a hoarse voice．

16．The sound of the river flowing outside wasfrightening （frighten）．

15．It was the second time that shehad visited （visit） Paris．

14．We have fallen in lovewith our beautiful town．

13．He failed in the exam，which made his father angry．

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