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8．How many times do you check your Moments or Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another"like"or"thumbs up"？
Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this，don't worry．Psychological findings have shown it's completely normal．
In fact，the pleasure we derive from （取自） getting a"like"is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money，and we can't help wanting more．
According to the findings of the UCLA Brain Mapping Center，which observed 32teens aged between 13and 18，the feedback circuit （反馈电路） in the teens'brains are particularly sensitive，and the"social"and"visual"parts of their brains were activated when they received"likes"on a social network．The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers，the good they derive from it worked equally．
So does it mean we should try our best to win as many thumbs up as possible？
Not necessarily so if we know the reasons behind our desire for attention．
In"Why do people crave （渴望） attention"by M．Farouk Radwan，he explained several cases in which people naturally longed for attention．Radwan said people who were an only child，who were used to being the center of attention in their house，may try to reproduce these conditions．Feeling"overlooked and unappreciated"might also lead you to be eager for attention．Other times，the state of being jealous or wanting to cover your mistakes may also contribute to such longings．
In fact，too much desire for attention can create anxiety，and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it．So what can we do about it？The answer is quite simple．
"If people could adopt goals not focused on their own self-esteem （自尊） but on something larger than their self，such as what they can create or contribute to others，they would be less sensitive to some of the negative effects of pursuing self-esteem，"wrote psychology professor Jennifer Crocker in the Journal of Social Issues．
28．You may find this text in a magazine aboutD．
A．technology
B．education
C．entertainment
D．social life
29．Who will NOT naturally expect attention according to Radwan？A
A．People who are living with their parents．
B．Those who lack social recognition．
C．People who are the focus of attention．
D．Those who want to blanket what they've done．
30．We know from the last paragraph thatB．
A．checking your Moments or Facebook page is a waste of time
B．it is helpful to set goals concerning making contributions
C．focusing on one's self-esteem is quite natural
D．self-teem has a bad effect on one's goals
31．What's the author's attitude towards people's addiction to"thumbs up"？C
A．worried．
B．objective．
C．critical．
D．supportive．

7．On May 18，1969，NASA astronauts Thomas Stafford，John Young，and Eugene Cernan boarded the Apollo 10lunar module（登月舱）---the fourth manned mission in the US Apollo Space program and only the second after Apollo 8to circle the moon．Its mission was to circle the moon and thoroughly test the components and procedures to pave the way for the first lunar landing．The mission went perfectly without incident---at least that's what every'one believed．
However，that view has changed since February 22，after NASA released a digital recording of strange music heard by the space travelers．Then as they were re-entering the zone where they could communicate with ground control．one of the astronauts asked if they should report it．In response，Stafford expressed his doubts if anyone would even believe them．But they needn't have worried．When NASA experts listened to the recordings，they thought the strange sounds were radio interference．
Michael Collins---the Apollo 11pilot---said that the only reason why he was not shocked upon hearing them was that he had been forewarned by NASA officials．Collins also said that the music stopped as soon as the lunar module landed on the moon．
So why did it take NASA over 40years to release the digital recording of the awful music only after it was featured in a recent television series NASA's Unexplained Files？The US Space Agency says they have not been hiding them．In the press release that accompanies the release of the recording，NASA officials state，"The Apollo 10audio clips were uploaded in 2012，but the mission's sound recordings have been available at the National Archives for anyone that wanted to hear them since the early 1970s．"
Eugene Cernan．Apollo 10's pilot who heard the sounds first，also released a statement saying，"I don't remember that incident excited me enough to take it seriously．It was probably just radio interference．Had we thought it was something other than that，we would have briefed everyone after the flight．We never gave it another thought．"
While most people are ready to accept this logical explanation，there are some that believe otherwise．They guess the music proves the presence of aliens．Among them is Apollo 15astronaut Al Worden，who thinks the sounds came from a source in outer space．In the episode of NASA's Unexplained Files，which discusses the origin of the strange music，the astronaut says，"Logic tells me that if there was something recorded on there，then there was something there．"
68．Apollo 10's mission was toC．
A．take the astronauts to the moon
B．detect alien music in outer space
C．prepare for the landing on the moon
D．move around and observe the moon
69．When the astronauts heard the sounds，D
A．they were excited about the discovery
B．they reported to NASA at once
C．they were heading back to the lunar ground
D．they thought they might be of little importance
70．According to the passage，D
A．the mission of Apollo 10turned out to be unsuccessful
B．NASA made the TV series to clarify some space-related mysteries
C．Al Worden on Apollo 15believes in aliens and logic
D．Michael Collins knew about the strange sounds before his flight
71．What is the main idea of this passage？B
A．A TV program was released about NASA's unexplained files．
B．The music heard by Apollo astronauts could be radio interference．
C．The existence of aliens still remains a question．
D．Apollo astronauts heard strange sounds from outer space．

6．Hong Kong，a city of seven million---and growing fast．By the year 2050Hong Kong's population will almost double．Where will these people live？
There's only one place to go---up．Fast forward 50years．This is the tallest man-made structure on the planet．Its name：Millennium Tower．It would stand twice as tall as anything built before．Over 60thousand people would live or work here．Millennium's designers think it represents the best solution for the coming population explosion．
It would cost ten billion dollars and consume more building materials than any single nation could produce．David Nelson，one of Millennium's key designers，said："It would be a massive project and a world project．But to actually realize it．resources would have to come from all over the globe．The challenge and the motivation for doing it would be to realize one of the world's largest and most complex construction projects．"
Millennium would be more complex than anything ever built．So its builders won't know for sure the building is safe until it's up，and they can't afford to make an error．Massive earthquakes have brought down entire cities in this part of the world．Can Millennium's designers make it immune to these quakes of the earth？
For Millennium，like all the other buildings，safety is just one concern among many．It will need to be a home，one that welcomes people in．Getting people into the building and making sure they have a great experience well be what makes Millennium successful，but how to do it？For the design team，the secret was to bring all the elements of city life within．Cafes and restaurants．theatres and stores would provide entertainment．Health clubs，even schools and medical clinics would also serve the towers'residents．
Millennium's designers have proven something．Things that seem impossible today，might just become reality tomorrow．The engineering problems have，for the most part，already been solved．Our achievements are limited only by our imaginations．
64．Why did the designers decide to build Millennium？B
A．Because they wanted to build the world's most complex building．
B．Because Hong Kong's population will greatly increase．
C．Because Hong Kong is developing fast as an international city．
D．Because it can bring huge profit after it is put to use．
65．What is TRUE about the project？D
A．It will be completed in the year 2050．
B．It can accommodate all the residents in Hong Kong．
C．It is designed by designers from all over the globe．
D．It has to be strong enough to stand earthquakes．
66．The success of Millennium mainly relies onC．
A．how many resources will be used
B．how many nations will work together
C．whether people can enjoy their life in it
D．whether it is safe for people to live in
67．How does the writer develop this passage？A
A．By providing descriptions．
B．By using figures．
C．By giving examples．
D．By analyzing causes．

5．A gunman opened fire in Orlando's Pulse nightclub early morning Sunday，killing approximately 50people and injuring another 53．
Clubbers were enjoying an evening at Pulse，which describes itself as"the hottest gay bar in Orlando，"when shots started to go off around 2am．A hostage（人质）situation occurred，and didn't end until authorities used a vehicle armed to teeth to break down the door of the building and kill the gunman at around 5am．
Sunday morning's attack surpasses the shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007and Sndy Hook Elementary School in 2012to become the worst mass shooting in US history．
Authorities have identified the shooter as 29-year-old Omar Saddiqui Mateen from Fort Pierce，about 120miles southeast of Orlando．CNN reports Mr．Mateen was previously trained as a security guard．
The federal government and FBI"have suggestions the individual has leanings towards Islamic terrorism，but right now we can't say definitely，"says Ron Hopper，assistant special agent of FBI's Orlando bureau．But Mateen's connection to Islamic terrorism has not been proven，leading authorities to also investigate the shooting as a possible hate crime against the LGBT community．
The Orlando blood donation facility tweeted（推送）that the bank was in"urgent need"of donations Sunday morning following the shooting．But within hours，they announced their bank was at capacity due to the long lines of volunteers who showed up to donate．
However，after the initial tweet at 10：40Sunday morning，criticisms of the United States'stand on blood donation by the LGBT community resurfaced on social media from those who wanted to help but were prohibited due to their sexuality．
"It's legal to buy an AR-15assault rifle．It's illegal for a gay man to donate blood to victims of the massacre．The world makes no sense．"said John Barcus．
（ LGBT：a community of four types of people； lesbian，gay，bisexual，transgender．）
32．What do we know about the shooting from the passage？D
A．It lasted for more than four hours．
B.50people were killed during this scary attack．
C．This is the second worst shooting on American soil．
D．The police had to rely on heavy equipment to kill the gunman．
33．According to the passage，the gunmanC．
A．had prejudice against the LGBT community
B．had a close relationship with terrorist groups
C．had some basic skills of fighting and shooting
D．had planned the attack for a long time in advance
34．What happened in the process of blood donation？B
A．They failed to gather enough blood for the blood bank．
B．Many people actively responded to the appeal for blood．
C．Gays couldn't donate blood because they carried diseases．
D．The facility tweeted the demand for blood a day after the attack．
35．What does John Barcus think of the law system in America？C
A．Strict and responsible．
B．Scientific and effective．
C．Unfair and meaningless．
D．Aggressive and realistic．

4．Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is important to one's life．Eating breakfast at the start of the day，we have been told，and told again，is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip．
But for many people，the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure．So in spite of all the efforts，they still take no breakfast．Between 1977and 1983，the latest year for which figures could be obtained，the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33%-from 8.8million to 11.7 million-according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America．
For those who dislike eating breakfast，however，there is some good news．Several studies in the last few years have shown that，for grown-ups especially，there may be nothing wrong with omitting （省略） breakfast．"Going without breakfast does not affect work，"said Arnold E．Bender，former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London，"nor does giving people breakfast improve work．"
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不充足的），and most of the recent work concerns children，not grown-ups．"The literature，"says one researcher，Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas，"is poor．"
47．The main idea of the passage is thatD．
A．breakfast has nothing to do with people's health
B．a good breakfast used to be important to us
C．breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car
D．breakfast is not as important as we thought before
48．The underlined part"nor does giving peoplebreakfast improve work"meansC．
A．people without breakfast can improve their work
B．not giving people breakfast improves work
C．having breakfast does not improve work，either
D．people having breakfast do improve their work，too
49．The word"literature"in the last sentence refers toB．
A．stories，poems，play，etc
B．written works on a particular subject
C．newspaper articles
D．the modern literature of America
50．What is implied but not stated by the author is thatC．
A．breakfast does not affect work
B．Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning
C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children
D．Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London．

3．Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the south China，destroying fourteen homes．Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs．One people was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt．Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm．
A farmer，Mr．Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour．"I was eating with my wife and children，"he said，"When we heard a loud noise．A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us．We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing．I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened．"
Mrs．Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving．She ran outside at once with her children．"There was no time to take anything，"she said，"A few minutes later，the roof came down．"
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department（福利机构） brought them food，clothes and shelter．
24．How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm？D
A．Fourteen
B．Twenty-one
C．Twenty-nine．
D．Thirty-six
25．Mrs．Woo and her family didn't get hut becauseC
A．her husband knew there would be a storm．
B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C．she felt the house was moving．
D．the welfare department helped her．
26．The underlined word"shelter" in the last paragraph in this passage meansD
A．something to eat
B．something to wear
C．somewhere to study
D．somewhere to stay
27．Which of the followings may be the best title for this passage？A
A．A Terrible Storm
B．A Lucky Woman
C．Good Soldiers
D．Clever People．

2．After we meet people it is up to us to make them our friends．Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend．The major qualities like faithfulness，devotion，friendly company，flash through our minds．But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one's whole character，such as cheerfulness，friendliness，and punctuality （守时）．After all，"to make a friend，be a friend"is not such a big and difficult order．There are particular favorable qualities，which attract others to us，and some elements which do have an effect on people in fundamental psychology（基础心理学） or not．
If you are in the presence of a shy person，talking and asking casual （随意的） questions may bring him out of his shell．Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person，for you to talk，or to listen．Either way the goal is to make yourself pleasant．
Always remember to listen，but listen intelligently．To have anyone"han on our words"is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the center of attraction，but when it is our turn to be audience，let us remember how we felt as the actor，and let's be genuinely （真正地） interested in what the other fellow is saying．
Other people will like us，if we like them．If you want friends，keep your mind and heart open to friendship．Be alive to the other person's world．
21．This passage is mainly aboutD．
A．the ways of talking to a shy person
B．some favorable qualities to be a psychologist
C．how to make yourself attractive to your listeners
D．how to make a friend and be a friend
22．The words"bring him out of his shell"in this passage most probably meanA．
A．make him become active
B．make him feel more nervous
C．help him understand the question better
D．help him listen intelligently
23．According to the passage，an important way in making friends is toC．
A．attract them
B．be attracted
C．listen attentively
D．talk widely．

1．Going to a friend's house is very exciting．You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives．So remember to be polite．
When to arrive
The fist thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over，you need to arrive on time．If your friend tells you to come"around 3：00"，that means you can turn up a little bit after 3：00．But usually t is a good idea to arrive at the right time．
What to bring
Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend's house．This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share，or maybe a movie that you can watch together．You can also bring some flowers．A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house．
How to greet
When you visit your friend's house，you may also meet his parents．You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names．As a child，I went to visit my friend Paul．I called his parents by their first names John and Mary．But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr．or Mrs．Smith．This will show them more respect and then they may tell you to call them by their first names．Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir．
It is a cool thing to visit a friend's house．Be polite to your friend and your friend's parents，and you will be invited again!
24．If you are told to get to your friend's house around 5：00p．m．，it is polite to arrive atAp．m．
A.5：02
B.4：50
C.4：30
D.5：30
25．When the writer was a child，he called his friend's fatherB．
A．Smith
B．John
C．Mary
D．Paul
26．The passage mainly tells usD
A．when to arrive at your friend's house
B．how to greet people
C．what to bring to your frind
D．how to be a good visitor
27．The passage may be fromC
A．a notice on a wall
B．a letter to a friend
C．an article in a magazine
D．a news story in a paper．

20．Tulips do best in areas with dry summers and cold winters．The brightly colored，upright flowers may be single or double，and vary in shape from simple cups，and bowls to more complex forms．By planting a selection of varieties of this perennial（多年生植物），we can enjoy their beauty from early spring through early summer．
Planting
Don't delay planting the bulbs after purchase．Plant tulip bulbs in the autumn，6to 8weeks before a hard frost is expected and when soils are below 60degrees F．
Tulips prefer a site with full or afternoon sun．All tulips dislike excessive moisture （过分湿润）．Ideally，the soil is well-drained （排水良好的），neutral to slightly acidic （酸性的），fertile and dry or sandy．Rainy summers，irrigation systems．And wet soil are death to tulips．Wet soil leads to disease and can rot bulbs．
Plant bulbs deep，at least 8inches，measuring from the base of the bulb．That means digging even deeper，to loosen the soil and allow for drainage，or creating raised beds．The bigger the bulb，the deeper the hole it needs．Set the bulb in the hole and cover with soil and press soil firmly．
Water bulbs right after planting.1f you're planning to raise．perennial tulips，feed them when you plant them in the fall．Bulbs are their own complete storage system and contain all of the nutrients they need for one year．•Use organic material，mixed fertilizer，or a balanced time-release bulb food．
Care
Replant the largest bulbs； smaller bulbs may be grown in containers in a bulb frame．When in growth，water properly，applying a balanced liquid fertilizer weekly for 3or 4weeks．After flowering．
To get the longest vase life，cut tulip stems diagonally（对角地），then wrap the upper two-thirds of the flowers and stand them in cool water for an hour or two．Then，recut the stems and the tulips will last at least a week．
24．What can we learn from the first paragraph？D
A．Tulips are annual（一年一度的） and their beauty can last half a year
B．Tulips have brightly colored，upright flowers that are single
C．Tulips grow best in areas with wet summers and cold winters
D．Tulips vary shape from simple forms to more complex forms
25．When is the best time for us to plant the tulips？C
A.6-8days before a hard frost
B.6-8weeks after a hard frost
C．from early autumn to late autumn
D．from early summer to late summer
26．According to the passage，we can learn thatA
A．tulips prefer well-drained，neutral to slightly acidic soil
B．sandy soil may lead to disease to tulips
C．bulbs need to be planted shallow to loosen the soil
D．stems are tulip's own complete storage system
27．If we place tulips in a vase，we shouldA
A．cut the stems diagonally
B．cut the stems once a week
C．wrap the upper one-third of the flower
D．stand them in cool water for a day or two．

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