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12．My grandfather had a small farm where he raised beef and some grain for feed．He also worked diligently as a factory laborer and country pastor．He was a good neighbor and well-respected for honoring his word．When harvest time came，he'd piece together his old one-row corn picker and oil it up for the season．All his life he worked hard，helped others，and you could count on him to keep his promises．
He had promised to harvest a few ribbons of corn on a friend's farm，but after harvesting his own corn，Grandpa's little corn picker coughed and quit．It would be out of commission until a particular part could be ordered，but that would take far too long to help this year．The factory where Grandpa worked began to require overtime．In order to keep his job there he had to leave the farm before dawn and get home until well after sunset．
One autumn night，while harvest time was running out，he and his wife sat at the kitchen table and trying to figure a way out of their dilemma．
"There's nothing you can do，"said my grandma．"You'll just have to tell him that you can't help with the corn this year．"
"Well that just doesn't sit well with me，"said my grandpa．"My friend is depending on me．I can't exactly let my neighbor's harvest rot in the field，can I？"
"When do you think you'd have time to do it？"she asked．"With the overtime you've been working you'd be up all night．"
"I know of one night that I could do it!"he said，running to the bookshelf．He grabbed the Farmer's Almanac（历书） and started flipping through the pages．"Aha!There's still one more full moon in October．"They say it's called the harvest moon because it gives farmers more light and more time to collect their crops．
And so a few days later，after a long shift at the factory，my grandpa made his way to the field where my grandma met him in the truck with dinner．The weather was cold but clear，and the moon was brilliant．He worked through the night to keep his word．
I know this story well，so sometimes，when I'm tempted to cut corners（走捷径） or to put off responsibilities，I think of my grandfather with his scythe（大镰刀） cutting wide arcs（弧线）of corn in the light of the harvest moon．

59．Which was the main trouble my grandfather had in helping his friend？C
A．His wife objected to his helping his friend．
B．His corn picker ran out of oil．
C．His corn picker broke down．
D．The weather was not favorable．
60．Which of the following can NOT be concluded from the passage？D
A．My grandfather cared about his work in the factory very much．
B．My grandmother supported my grandfather's decision to harvest the friend's corn at the full moon night．
C．My grandfather must have stayed up all night to help his friend harvest．
D．My grandfather didn't manage to help his friend in time．
61．What kind of quality in the grandfather had the most influence on the writer？A
A．A person should be responsible．
B．A person should be generous．
C．A person should be selfless．
D．A person should be diligent．
62．The passage mainly intends to tell us thatC．
A．helping others is helping ourselves．
B．we should be generous with our time．
C．keep your promise whatever happens．
D．we should be well-prepared for what hasn't happened．

11．The next time your face turns red after tripping（绊倒） over your own feet in public，don't try to hide it-a new study finds that showing your embarrassment actually makes other people view you as more reliable．
Researchers at the University of California have carried out the study and found that embarrassment is a good signature of a person to whom you can entrust valuable resources．
Not only are the findings useful for people seeking cooperative and reliable team members and business partners，but they also make for helpful dating advice．"Moderate（适度的） levels of embarrassment are signs of virtue．Our data suggests embarrassment is a good thing，not something you should fight．"said Matthew Feinberg，who led the study．
While the most typical gesture of embarrassment is a downward gaze to one side while partly covering the face，a person who feels shame，as distinguished（区别） from embarrassment，will typically cover the whole face，Feinberg said．
The results were got from a series of experiments．In the first experiment，60college students were videotaped describing embarrassing moments，such as making incorrect assumptions（假想） based on appearances．The college students also participated in the"Dictator Game"which is used in economics research to measure altruism（利己主义）．For example，each was given 10raffle tickets（奖券） and asked to keep a share of the tickets and give the reminder（提示物） to a partner．
The findings，published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology，showed that those who showed greater levels of embarrassment tended to give away more of their raffle tickets，indicating（﹦showing） greater generosity．

63．According to the passage，which of the following is thought to be reliable？C
A．A person who feels shame．
B．A person who hides his embarrassment．
C．A person who shows his embarrassment．
D．A person who gives away more raffle tickets．
64．We can infer from Paragraph 3thatD．
A．it's useless to fight our embarrassment
B．people should try to overcome their embarrassment
C．embarrassed people are not good at doing business
D．people who show embarrassment can be good business partners
65．The"Dictator Game"is used toB．
A．measure the students'economic status
B．test whether a student is generous or not
C．determine the different levels of embarrassment
D．record how each student reacts during embarrassing moments
66．We learn from the last paragraph that those who showed greater levels of embarrassmentA．
A．proved to be more generous B．kept more of the raffle tickets
C．didn't care for raffle tickets D．were less reliable．

10．How to Tell If Someone Is Happy or Sad on the Phone
Scientists have come up with some researches on what makes different types of people"tick"．
The scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed new mobile phone technology called Emotion Sense that can tell if a caller is happy，angry or sad．
Scientists hope to fit the speech recognition system to standard mobile phones and use it to determine emotions-it will also use a GPS tracking system to log where the call is made．And they've already made some pretty major breakthroughs into really getting under the skin of us humans．
The results from the pilot scheme make interesting scientific reading．Among the key revelations （﹦facts） are that callers feel happier at home and sadder at work．
To break it down，scientifically，it shows 45percent of all emotions produced at home are"happy"and 54percent of emotions at work are"sad"．
Meanwhile，people show more"intense"（﹦nervous） emotions in the evening than they do in the morning．
Of course，this could just be because most people feel too tired in the morning to get overly"intense"．Eating breakfast and getting to work on time is usually enough of an achievement．
Anyway，the Emotion Sense technology has been developed by psychologists（心理学家） and computer scientists who say it uses speech recognition software and phone sensors（传感器） attached to standard smart phones to judge how callers'emotions are changed by everyday factors．
The sensors analyze voice samples and these are then divided into five categories：happiness，sadness，fearfulness，anger or neutral--boredom or passivity（消极） would fit into this last category．

59．How many emotions can the sensors tell？D
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
60．What does the underlined sentence mean？D
A．Scientists have put something testing people's emotions under humans'skin．
B．There were some breakthroughs in this technology in getting something from people's skin．
C．In this technology，people's skin was broken through．
D．There were improvements in testing people's emotions．
61．Why do most people feel less intense in the morning than in the evening？B
A．Because morning is the start of a new day．
B．because they feel too tired in the morning．
C．Because of humans'physiological structure．
D．Because of the fresh air and bright sunlight．
62．Which of the following hasn't been put into the standard mobile phones？D
A．Speech recognition software．
B．Phone sensors．
C．GPS sensors．
D．Translation system．

9．The patient was in bad need of operation but there was no guarantee（保证） that she would survive the anaesthetic （麻醉剂），which made the doctors on the horn of a __________．（　　）

8．Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia（怀旧）．It's fun to come home．It looks the same．It smells the same．You'll realize what's changed is you．Home is where we ran remember pain，live，and some other experiences； We parted here； My parents met here； I won three championships here．
If I close my eyes，I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home．I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table．To the right of the living room is my first bedroom．It's empty，but it's where my earliest memories are．
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays，and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me．I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong．If I sit at this table，I can see my favorite room in the house，my parents'room．It is simple：a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side．Their bed is my safe zone．I can jump on it anytime---waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning．
I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists．It exists in my mind and heart，on a physical property（住宅） on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles．It is proof I lived，I grew and I learned．
Sometimes when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes，and I go home．I know it's where I'll find my family，my dogs，and my belongings．I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom．But I don't mind，because I want to hear her say my name，which reminds me I'm home．

44．Why does the author call her parents'bed her"safe zone"（Paragraph 3）？B
A．It is her favorite place to play．
B．Her needs can be satisfied there．
C．Her grandparents'photos are lined on each side．
D．Her parents always play together with her there．
45．What can be learned from the passage？B
A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom．
B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles．
C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room．
D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes．
46．Sometimes when she feels lost，the author willC．
A．Open the window at night
B．lie down in bed to have a dream
C．try to bring back a sense of home
D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom
47．What is the author's purpose of writing this passage？A
A．To express how much she is attached to her home．
B．To declare how much she loves her first house．
C．To describe the state of her family．
D．To look back on her childhood．

7．Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction．However，merchants（商人） passed silk，gold，fruit，and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction．They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road．
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network．It passed through thousands of cities and towns．It started from eastern China，across Central Asia and the Middle East，and ended in the Mediterranean Sea．It was used from about 200B．C．to about 1300A．D．，when sea travel offered new routes．It was sometimes called the world's longest highway．However，the Silk Road was made up of many routes，not one smooth path．They passed through what are now 18countries．The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun，deep snow and even battles．Only experienced traders could return safe．
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product．Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods．But the traders carried more than just silk．Gold，silver，and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia．Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China．Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods．Chinese merchants traded paper，which produced an immediate effect on the West．Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome．The Chinese had learned to graft（嫁接） different trees together to make new kinds of fruit．They passed this science on to others，including the Romans．The Romans used grafting to grow the apple．Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2，000years before the World Wide Web．
The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods．They also shared their beliefs．The Silk Road provided pathways for learning，diplomacy（外交），and religion （宗教）．

51．It's probable that traders along the Silk Road neededB．
A．to remember the entire trade route         B．to deal with a lot of difficulties
C．to receive certain special training        D．to know the making of products
52．The Silk Road became less important becauseD．
A．it was made up of different routes        B．silk trading became less popular
C．people needed fewer foreign goods        D．sea travel provided easier routes
53．What is Paragraph 3mainly about？B
A．Silk was the most prized product．
B．The Silk Road led to world-wide business．
C．People traded many goods along the route．
D．The Silk Road used to be the world's longest highway．
54．New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because peopleC．
A．traded goods along the route       B．shared each other's beliefs
C．learned from one another            D．earned their living by traveling
55．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．The Silk Road：East Meets West          B．The Silk Road：Past and Present
C．The Silk Road：Routes Full of Dangers   D．The Silk Road：Pathways for Learning．

6．The mobile phone rule is just common polite behavior．Most people today have a mobile phone．In fact，many people can't imagine how they ever get along without them．However，many people also complain（抱怨） about mobile phone users．People complain about other people loudly discussing personal matters in public places．They complain when mobile phones ring in movie theaters and concert halls．They complain about people driving too slow，and paying no attention to where they are going because they are talking on a mobile phone．And they complain about people walking around talking to people who aren't there．
Whenever a new communication technology becomes popular，it changes the way in which society is organized．Society has to invent rules for the polite way to use the new devices（装置）．Our rules of politeness for mobile phones are still evolving（发展；使逐渐形成）．
The mobile phone rule applies to most public places．Always try to have your phone ring as low as possible or put your mobile phone on the vibration（振动） mode，so it does not distract the people around you．The basic mobile phone rule includes：
1．Switch it off：Turn it off when you have meetings，worship，and so on．
2．Be brief：When you get a call and you're with friends，keep the call short．
3．Permission：Often，it is correct and polite behavior to inform others at the beginning of the meeting that you are expecting an important call and get their permission．
4．Be polite：Don't scream-speak in a lower-than-normal voice．
5．Don't distract：Avoid talking where you may be distracting to others．
6．Driving：It is not only very dangerous，but also unlawful in most countries to drive and talk on your mobile phone．

46．What is the best title for this passage？B
A．How to use a mobile phone．
B．Mobile phone rule．
C．The disadvantages of mobile phones．
D．Mobile phones-making them work for us．
47．According to this passage，we can know that the rules for mobile phones areD．
A．far from our satisfaction
B．getting worse
C．making people disappointed
D．developing gradually
48．Which of the tips on using mobile phones properly is mentioned in this passage？D
A．Concentrate on what others say．
B．Speak at the top of your voice in order to make yourself heard．
C．Always turn off your mobile phones．
D．Had better not distract others．
49．What is the main purpose of writing the first paragraph？A
A．To attract readers to the topic of the passage．
B．To give examples about people's improper behaviors with mobile phones．
C．To criticize people's improper behaviors．
D．To show mobile phones have brought people a lot of trouble．
50．What does the word underlined"it"refer to in Paragraph 3？B
A．A mobile phone．
B．The ring of the phone．
C．The mobile phone rule．
D．The conversation on the phone．

5．Some groups still have difficulty gaining ______ to social services．（　　）

4．Just as the teacher hands out the spelling test，you see Jeff pull out a small piece of paper with a lot of small words on it．Jeff hides the note into his hand but soon takes it out again．While he's taking the test，you see him looking back and forth between the teacher and his paper．There's no mistaking it-he's cheating．
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways．When people cheat，it's not fair to other people，like the kids who studied for the test or who the true winners of a game were．
Many people like the action of cheating．It makes difficult things seem easy，like getting all the right answers on the test．But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won't help on the next test-unless the person cheats again．
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them．The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade．And，if they get caught cheating，they will be in trouble at school，and maybe at home，too．
Some kids cheat because they're busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying．Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating．Even when there seems to be a"good reason"for cheating，cheating isn't a good idea．
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn't study，it would be better to talk with the teacher about this．And if you don't have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice，you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school．
A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together．Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating．

51．The author thinks that when kids cheat in class，A．
A．it is unfair to other people         B．it does harm to their heath
C．teachers should punish them          D．teachers shouldn't stop them at once
52．Some students like cheating mainly becauseC．
A．the material in the test is very difficult
B．they want to do better than the others
C．cheating can make hard things seem very easy
D．they have little time to study their lessons
53．The fifth paragraph mainly tells usB．
A．cheating isn't a good idea
B．why kids cheat in the test
C．some kids can't pass the test without cheating
D．some kids don't spend the time studying
54．We can learn from the passageD．
A．cheaters are often thought highly of
B．kids cheat in the test because of swim practice
C．parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble
D．people show no respect for those who cheat
55．Those who cheat are advised toB．
A．spend more time on school than on sports
B．find good solutions instead of cheating
C．try hard to be intelligent rather than lazy
D．ask their classmates for good methods of study．

3．In 1987，the Northwas accused （accuse） of bombing a South Korean airliner．

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