8．The aim of this dictionary is to help Chinese students of English major overcome many difficulties——青夏教育精英家教网—

7．Educating girls quite possibly outputs a higher rate of return than any other investment （投资） available in the developing world．Women's education may be an unusual field for economists，but raising women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social problem．And economics，with its emphasis on motivation，provides an explanation for why so many girls can't receive education．
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family：girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children．Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prediction turns into reality，trapping women in a vicious circle （恶性循环） of neglect．
An educated mother，on the other hand，has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices．She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children，ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance．The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls，as well as of boys，will be educated and healthy．The vicious circle is thus transformed into a good circle．
Few will disagree with it that educating women has great social benefits．But it has enormous economic advantages as well．Most obviously，there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers．Wages rise by 10to 20per cent for each additional year of schooling．Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments，but they are just the beginning．Educating women also has a significant influence on health practices，including family planning．

28．The author argues that educating girls in developing countries isB．
A．troublesome B．rewardingC．labor-saving D．expensive
29．What does the underlined part probably mean？A
A．Girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys．
B．Girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams．
C．Girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach．
D．Girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home．
30．The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a good one whenB．
A．women care more about education
B．girls can gain equal access to education
C．a family has fewer but healthier children
D．parents can afford their daughters'education
31．The passage mainly discussesD．
A．unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B．the potential earning power of well-educated women
C．the major contributions of educated women to society
D．the economic and social benefits of educating women．

6．Last year，I was on a trip in Sanxiarenjia in Yichang，Hubei．I waited for the boat  （61）to take  （take） me along the Yijiang River．Out of nowhere，a shirtless man ran up to me and asked to take a photo with me．（62）We both smiled as he said I was the first foreigner he had ever seen．He said"thank you"and ran off again．
The experience was funny，and it wasn't the first time this （63）had happened （happen） to me．In fact，almost all the foreigners I know in China have experienced the  （64）same thing．Girls with blonde hair seem to be the most （65）photographed  （photograph）．Most of them were surprised at first，but they now enjoy having their photo taken with happy students．
Of course，many countries in the West are home to different ethnicities．So it is normal to see people （66）who/that look different．But it's different in many areas of China．
Personally，I think it's fine to take photos with strangers．But try to ask first．Once I （67）was waiting  （wait） for my friend in an art district when a group of girls began giggling （咯咯地笑） at their phones．I noticed one of them was pointing the camera at me，（68）secretly （secret） taking photos．When I spotted them，they smiled and asked if they （69）could  take a photo with me．Maybe it is shyness，but I prefer when people ask  （70）before  they take a photo．Most foreigners will say yes．

5．This afternoon，my office sent out over 34，000e-mail notifications to high school seniors who were waiting to learn whether they would be invited to spend the next four years at Stanford．Even though I have been in the admission field for over 30years，I still feel the pain of the many exceptional youths who were not offered places．
Given that today's teens already have enough pressure in their lives，I wish to impart （告知） three messages to any particularly disappointed parents．
First，it's all relative．While the number admitted into the undergraduate （本科的） class has remained unchanged for years，Stanford，like many of its peer （同类的） schools，has had a record number of total applicants-more than 42，000．Regardless of arguments over whether too much preference is given to one category over another，thousands of students are going to be turned away，and there is no doubt that the vast majority of them could have met the demands of a Stanford education．
I wish there were a formula （公式） to explain who is accepted and who isn't，but the decision-making is as much art as it is science．Each class is a symphony with its own distinct composition （乐曲）and sound．The final roster （花名册） is an effort to create harmony （和谐），and that means that some extraordinary bass players don't get a chair．What's more，even among my staff （员工） there are legitimate （合理的） differences about applicants．
Second，celebrate the bigger picture．Most of the applications I reviewed are truly remarkable．The transition from high school to college is a turning point，and it's more important to focus on how a young adult is moving on to a new stage than where that stage happens to be．You should mark the success of your children and rejoice （喜悦） in the excitement that the next four years will bring．
And that leads to my final point：education is what a student makes of it．Of course，certain schools have resources （资源） that others don't，but they all offer opportunities to learn and to grow．Thousands of applicants who aren't accepted to Stanford go on to have fulfilling lives．What parents and college applicants across the country need to remember is that the news they receive，whether good or bad，is but a single step on a much longer journey．

29．Which of the following statements might the author agree with？B
A．Bass players，even some extraordinary ones，have little chance of being accepted by Stanford．
B．Those who fail to get admitted into Stanford don't necessarily do worse than those who make it．
C．Those who fail to get admitted by Stanford probably wouldn't meet the demands of a Stanford education．
D．There are more students applying to study at Stanford than its peer schools in the US．
30．In the last two paragraphs，the author intends to convey the message thatD．
A．most colleges offer students the same resources as Stanford does
B．Stanford offers the best opportunities for young adults to learn and grow
C．parents should tell their children that this rejection will only make them stronger
D．it's not which college that students enter but what they do there that counts
31．What is the main purpose of the article？B
A．To congratulate those who have been admitted into Stanford．
B．To tell parents that there is no need to feel down if their children weren't admitted to Stanford．
C．To inform us what kinds of applicants are more likely to be accepted by Stanford．
D．To inform us of the characteristics of a Stanford education．

4．"Fire!Fire!"what terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night!
It was a large old wooden house and my room was on the top floor．I jumped out of the bed，opened the door and （61）stepped （step） outside of the house．There was thick smoke everywhere．
I began to run，but as I was only half-awake，instead of going towards the stairs，I went in the opposite direction．The smoke grew （62）thicker （thick） and I could see fire all around．The floor became hot under my bare （63）feet （foot）．
I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window．But（64）before I could reach it，one of my feet caught something soft and I fell down．What I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes，and I picked it up（65）to protect（protect） my face from the smoke and heat．I crashed to the floor below with pieces of （66）burning（burn） wood all around me．
As I reached the cold air outside，the bundle of clothes gave out a thin cry．I nearly dropped it（67）in surprise．Then I was in a crowd gathering in the street．A woman （68）dressed （dress） in a borrowed man's coat screamed as she saw me and ran towards me（69）madly （mad）．
It turned out（70）that she was the Mayor's wife，and I had saved her baby．

3．It happened to me recently．I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President．A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，"a brilliantly （精彩地）written book"．However，he then went on to talk about Mr．Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all．I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．
And it seems that my friend is not the only one．Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven't．In the World Book Day's"Report on Guilty Secrets"，Dreams From My Father is at number 9．The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as I'm not one to lie too often （I'd hate to be caught out），I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire top ten．But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984．I think it's really brilliant．
The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it．It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens，Fyodor Dostoevsky （I haven't read him，but haven't lied about it either） and Herman Melville．
Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to"impress"someone they were speaking to．Thiscould be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!
But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named J．K．Rowling，John Grisham，Sophie Kinsella （ah，the big sellers，in other words）．Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story （I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58percent said they had never done so）．

32．How did the author find his friend a book liar？D
A．By judging his manner of speaking．
B．By looking into his background．
C．By mentioning a famous name．
D．By discussing the book itself．
33．Which of the following is a"guilty secret"according to the World Book Day report？B
A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list．
B.42% of people pretended to have read 1984．
C．The author admitted having read 9books．
D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read．
34．By lying about reading，a person hopes toB．
A．control the conversation
B．appear knowledgeable
C．learn about the book
D．make more friends
35．What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers？C
A．Favorable．
B．Uncaring
C．Doubtful
D．Friendly．

2．The world of taxi drivers is dominated by men．But there is one small cab company in Delhi，where all the drivers and passengers are female．Women's safety is a hot topic in India at the moment，so it's proving a very popular service．"When I'm on the road driving our cab I feel very proud，because this is a cab service for women，and I'm a woman，"says 31-year-old Shanti Sharma，who is one of the eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women．The last couple of months，since the brutal rape and murder in the city of a student travelling on a bus，have been particularly busy for her and colleagues．"After this case，our workload has increased so much，"says Sharma．"Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now．"Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment，and worse，especially on public transport．Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011．When the service was first set up，it has changed her life．This is the first time that she has earned enough-about $250 （£160）a month-to support her family．Of course，she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies．"When I park somewhere，there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out，"she says．"I'm usually the only woman in the parking lot，so I'll just stay inside the car．"
It's not much better when she is out on the road．Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time．"As soon as they see a girl at the wheel，they start honking for no reason．They'll drive as swiftly as possible to overtake you．I'm always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone．"
The company behind Cabs for Women by Women，Sakha Consulting Wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service．It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money．By putting women in charge of technologies，it also wanted to change people's attitudes，and open up boundaries for women．

25．Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women？B
A．Because it is cheap．B．Because it is safe．
C．Because it is famous．D．Because it is convenient．
26．What do we know about Sharma？D
A．She is the first female taxi driver in Delhi．
B．She lives in harmony with her husband．
C．She has regretted becoming a taxi driver．
D．She has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver．
27．Which of these troubles might NOT be caused by male cabbies to female cabbies？D
A．Intentionally hit the taxi driven by women
B．Honk the horn at the women drivers without any reason．
C．Speed up and drive past the women drivers．
D．Take the wheel of the female drivers．
28．What is the main idea of the last paragraph？B
A．The opportunities Cabs for Women by Women provides for women．
B．The main purposes of Cabs for Women by Women．
C．People's attitudes towards Cabs for Women by Women．
D．The background information of Cabs for Women by Women．

1．Many rare animals areindanger，such as pandas and antelope．

20．With the help of the experienced teacher，Lucy has made great progress in her studies．

19．The Labrador （拉布拉多猎犬） has won the honor of the most popular breed （品种） for the past eighteen years．It has been described as gentle，clever and friendly．Yet not all Labs are the same．
John Grogan discovered this after he and his wife adopted a Labrador that they named Marley．The dog caused Mr．Grogan a lot of trouble，but it also provided many stories for his newspaper articles．Later，he wrote a best-selling book，"Marley and Me：Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog．"
Marley was happy and fun-loving．But he was also extremely large and difficult to control．He bit anything that he could find around the house，including plastic，clothing and jewelry．And he had a great fear of loud noises，especially thunderstorms．Unfortunately，the Grogans lived in Florida where many thunderstorms develop．Marley would attack the furniture，walls and doors until his feet bled if he was left alone in the house during a thunderstorm．Marley almost damaged their home several times．
John Grogan said that at first he considered that probably his dog could be trained to be a show champion．But he soon realized that was impossible．Marley didn't like to learn skills that didn't belong to dogs，and he was driven out of the dog training school for causing troubles for other dogs．He didn't want to hide his emotions．He would show his anger and tiredness if he felt them．
Even if that，Marley still had earned a place in the Grogans'．He didn't know how to dance，and he didn't know how to walk on its two legs，but he was what he was．He would never be a Lassie or a Benji or an old Yeller for he would never like to take part in a dog show，but the Grogans accepted him and loved him very much．
56．The underlined word"this"in the second paragraph refers to the fact thatB．
A．not all dogs won the honor of the most popular breed
B．not all Labs are gentle，clever and friendly
C．Marley caused the Grogans a few troubles
D．Marley provided many stories for the newspaper articles
57．We can infer when John Grogan wrote the book"Marley and Me：Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog．"，he was veryC．
A．angry B．disappointed C．happy D．frightened
58．What made Marley attack the furniture when he was left alone in the house during a thunderstorm？A
A．The fear of hearing loud noises．
B．The anger of being left alone．
C．The unhappiness of having no toys．
D．The disappointment of getting nothing to eat．
59．Marley was driven out of the dog training school because heB．
A．didn't like to learn skills that didn't belong to dogs
B．made it difficult for other dogs to get trained
C．liked to attack the trainers when getting angry
D．didn't know how to hide his emotions
60．From the passage we can knowD．
A．every dog in America attends the dog training school
B．a Lassie should be a troublesome dog just like Marley
C．Marley often lost his temper and bit other dogs
D．Marley led a life full of love in the Grogans'

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