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12．To some，it's a dream job---eating delicious meals for free and then writing about them．But for some food critics，their eyes aren't the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast．
Karen Fernau，a food writer for The Arisona Republic，said when she first started her job-she began to gain weight．"I always looked forward to lunch before this job，then all of a sudden lunch was all day every day．"she says．Nine years later，keeping her weight steady and her health intact （完好无损的）is a daily battle．If she knows she will be going to a tasting at a bakery or eating a four-course meal，she usually eats fruits or salads throughout the day．Now she is always keeping track of what's in the food she eats and she says most people don't even look at or consider it．At one tasting task alone，she says，upward of l，000calories is often added to her day．That's about half of the recommended total  calories  per day for the average adult．
But even though she's thought of a special eating method，Fernau says sticking to it is a daily battle．And food editors，writers and critics across the country couldn't agree more．"When I'm at home or not eating for work，it's healthy food to the extreme，"says Phil Vettel，who's been a restaurant critic for the Chicago Tribune for 19years．
Vettle，who eats dinner at four restaurants each week，says unlike most professions，he has no ight to choose．"If I'm going out to eat，I can't choose the healthiest thing on the menu，I have to eat when they're bringing me．"While Vettel exercises when he can，Joe Yonan，a food editor at The Washington Post，has strengthened his exercise habits since he started the job two years ago．Yonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week，on top of his body training three to five times a week．
Still，it's a struggle that many Americans might envy．After all，it's one thing to get your calories from lobster（龙虾） tails or a delicate（精致的）chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast-food burgers．

50．What does the underlined sentence mean in Para l？D
A．The food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurant．
B．The food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feast．
C．There is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from．
D．The food critics eat delicious food，which also tends to result in gaining weight．
51．What can we learn about the job of being a food critic？A
A．They enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on them．
B．They only work for local magazines and newspapers．
C．Once they become food critics，they tend to stay in the job．
D．Their excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job．．
52．What is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit？C
A．Not eating anything except for the free meals．
B．Writing down everything they put into their mouth．
C．Hiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructions．
D．Choosing only the healthy food on  the menu．
53．What can we infer from the last paragraph？C
A．No matter whether the food is expensive or not，the gaining of calories  is the same．
B．The calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful．
C．Americans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty food．
D．Everybody should take the calories in their food carefully．
54．What's the main idea of the passage？D
A．Ajob offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to be．
B．Dishes in the restaurant usually contain too many calories．
C．Eating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weight．
D．Food writers work hard to maintain their health and weight．

11．What the educational expert wants to stress is that ________ from worry and anxiety can definitely contributes to a child's mental and physical health．（　　）

A．

responsibility

10．Want to stay away from colds？Put on a happy face．
Compared to unhappy people，those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds，according to a new study．It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses，say the researchers from New York University．
"It seems that positive feelings may reduce the danger of illness，"said the study's chief researcher Sheldon Cohen．
In an earlier study，Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often．People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill．
In this study，Cohen's interviewed 193adults every day for two weeks．During  the interviews，the people were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days．
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally（相等地） likely to get ill．But for people who said they felt happy during the research period，their illnesses are less serious and lasted for a shorter time．
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings，their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease．So if you are worried abut your health，look on the bright side more often．

51．Which of the following was NOT a part of the study？D
A．People talked about their feelings every day．
B．People were kept alone for six days．
C．People were given colds by doctors．
D．People were made to feel unhappy．
52．What did the study find？D
A．People who felt happy never got ill．
B．People's feelings didn't influence their health．
C．People with good feelings became ill more easily．
D．People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses．．
53．According to Cohen，which of the following may help fight illnesses？C
A．Eating． B．Crying． C．Laughing． D．Sleeping．
54．This passage is a/an．B
A．advertisement     B．newspaper report
C．story            D．scientist's diary
55．What is the best title for this passage？A
A．Smiles can fight colds          B．Causes of colds found
C．The danger of colds             D．How people get sick．

9．Being seated next to a stranger at a large dinner party can be a socially stressful situation．If you start with light topics and listen carefully，however，the small talk can be enjoyable and even turn into something more meaningful．
If you find yourself sitting in silence next to a stranger during a dinner，take the initiative to start a conversation．Your dinner partner may not know how to break the ice and will likely appreciate your starting things off．Begin by introducing yourself and asking his or her name．The same interests are good starts of a conversation．From there，conversation should start flowing more easily．
By definition，a small talk should focus on light，non-controversial topics．Since your conversation partner is either a stranger or a mere acquaintance，you don't want to potentially offend him or her by bringing up politics，religion or complex philosophical questions．If the person you're talking to knows the host from work，ask him or her about his or her job．A good small talk requires reading the situation at hand and finding topics of conversation that interest both parties．
Once you've got a comfortable conversation，it's important to show that you're interested in what your partner has to say．Maintain eye contact and respond to his or her thoughts with physical signals like nodding and smiles．In addition，it's necessary that you show that you are also interested in sharing your own experiences and opinions with your partner．If he or she asks you about your job or hobbies，give detailed answers that he or she can respond to rather than simple one-word answers．
The most successful small talk sessions turn into something more meaningful．If your small talk conversation is going well，attempt to make the transition into a more meaningful discussion．The small talk will allow you to get a good feeling for the other person and open the door to something more meaningful．With some luck，you will find yourself in an exciting conversation and by the end of the night your dinner partner will no longer be a stranger．

46．Which of the following can be a good start of a conversation？A
A．Introducing yourself and asking your partner's name．
B．Talking about religion．
C．Asking complex philosophical questions．
D．Talking about your political belief．
47．What does the underlined phrase mean in Paragraph 2？C
A．Take the risk B．Take the responsibility C．Take the lead D．Take the place．
48．What does Paragraph 3mainly tell us？D
A．The meaning of small talk．
B．How to start a small talk．
C．How to show you're interested in small talk
D．The topics a small talk should focus on．
49．How can you show that you're interested in what your partner says？C
A．You should turn around．
B．You should give him or her one-word answers．
C．You should maintain eye contact with him or her．
D．You should lower your head and keep quiet．
50．In which part of a website might the passage appear？B
A．Sports World B．Social Life C．Literature World D．Education News．

8．You ______ touch the chemical，or you ______ get burnt．（　　）

	A．	may not； will		B．	mustn't； will
	C．	may not； would		D．	shouldn't； should

7．Finding time to enjoy life is becoming harder and harder．As the average workweek lengthens，leisure time drops．Yet some of the world's busiest people are able to develop rewarding careers and also make time for family and leisure activities．Here is their best advice，plus that of time-management experts：
Use your peak hours wisely．
People tend to be most alert in late morning and midevening．Afternoon brings an increase in sleepiness．Use your high-efficiency hours to handle difficult jobs or engage in creative thinking．For low-efficiency times，concentrate on cleaning up or sorting your mail．By adapting to your mental condition，you can accomplish more in less time．
Make a plan．
Just 20minutes of organizing can save an hour of extra effort remembering what must be done．"Don't try to carry your life around in your head，"says Lucy Hedrick，author of Five Days to an Organized Life．"Write things down so you can free your brain for more inventive pursuit （追求）．"
Discourage drop-ins．
The person who welcomes every visitor will get plenty of conversation but won't accomplish much．
The trick is to develop harmless ways to protect yourself from minute-stealing interruptions．David E．Levy，a public-relations consultant （顾问），uses an alternative to the open-door policy by keeping his door half open．The message is clear：he really doesn't want you to come in，but you can if it is important．
Tame （驯服） the telephone．
Few devices save more minutes-or waste so many more-than the telephone．Signal the end of your conversation with a phrase such as"Before we hang up…"You can save even more time by not taking every incoming call．
Keep a record of when people you call regularly are least busy and call them at those times．Even better，make appointments to call important contacts．
To help us gain an extra hour every day，a clockmaker in Dallas has created a timer measuring each minute at 57.6seconds．The 2.5seconds borrowed from each minute add up to an extra 60minutes at the end of each day．

24．According to Lucy Hedrick，you shouldB．
A．carry out your plans when you are free
B．stop occupying your mind with lots of things
C．forget everything annoying when taking a walk
D．enjoy your life whenever you can
25．Why does David E．Levy keep his door half open？C
A．To show drop-ins are not welcome at all．
B．To tell drop-ins to come if they want．
C．To keep unimportant visitors from dropping in．
D．To indicate he is expecting a visitor．
26．Who works most efficiently according to the passageD？
A．An editor who is trying to produce a title for his article in the afternoon．
B．A manager who is designing selling plans with his office door open．
C．A visitor to a mayor without making an appointment．
D．A student in class without taking any incoming calls．
27．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Gain an Extra Hour Every DayB．Live One Day at a Time
C．How to Live Your Life to the Fullest D．Create Your Own Opportunities．

6．Hey，mom，I want you to stop dropping me off at the airport for some trip that I am about to take and start becoming my seatmate．I want to travel with you---just you．
I want to explore a new place alongside a woman who raised me，who put up with my teenager anxiety and my rebellious （叛逆的） college years．I want to see my favorite cities with the lady who taught me basic life lessons，such as looking both ways before crossing the street，how to use a glue gun，and that the most important thing in the world is to help others．
I always appreciated the vacations you planned for our family．I also remember how you watched me as I read The Great Gatsby on the balcony at midday．I wonder if you felt proud of me．These days，I am sick of traveling to places with wishy-washy（无主见的） friends．I want to travel with a strong woman who can see how capable I am of learning to speak French or hiking on a glacier or eating something as unpleasant-smelling fruit．
Now I want you to see how much I grow up while abroad---I'm a different person，Mom．And I know you'd be different too．I know that someone has shared a similar burst of emotion while diving into Australia's Great Barrier Reef for the first time．
So what do you say，Mom？Will you throw responsibility to the wind？I want to travel with you．Let's just go---we can go anywhere in the world，just you and I．You can pick the place，and I will do the rest．
Love，
Katka

21．Which life lesson does Katka think the most valuable？D
A．Exploring a new place alongside her mother．
B．Visiting favorite cities with her mother．
C．Looking both ways when crossing the street．
D．Offering help to others when it's possible．
22．What do the underlined words in Paragraph 5meanD？
A．Keep my promise．B．Take care of me．
C．Bear much responsibility．D．Have a break from work．
23．What's the daughter's purpose of writing this letter？B
A．To thank her mother for all she has sacrificed for her．
B．To invite her mother to see the world together．
C．To recall her childhood with her mother．
D．To show her mother how talented she is．

5．"ON a scale of one to ten，how would you rate your pain？"
Baymax，the plus-sized white robot，asks the question each time he detects （探测到） his patient's pain．Considering that he is hardly like a typical Marvel superhero，how could this robotic caregiver from Big Hero 6have stolen viewers'hearts and taken home this year's best animation Oscar？
Set in fictional San Fransokyo，the film follows Hiro，a 14-year-old robotics genius （天才）．After his brother dies，he goes on a journey to save his city from an evil masked man with his brother's invention，Baymax．
Baymax was named"Disney's most straightforwardly adorable （萌的） character"in years by The Telegraph．He has a pure white pear-shaped body and stumpy elephant legs．And his eyes-just two black dots with a line through them-can blink （眨眼） quickly or slowly．Baymax's physical appearance"works with his personality because he's purely good and naive （天真的），"co-director Don Hall told The Hollywood Reporter．
Sometimes Baymax is awkward．Moving in tight spaces gets challenging with his potbelly （大肚子）．And when his batteries run low，he behaves like an amusing drunk．"This means that he is not at all intimidating （令人生畏的） and is easy to like，"commented The Straits Times in Singapore．
Baymax is a comforting friend，the kind that perhaps everyone needs．
After he diagnoses （诊断） Hiro with feeling sorrow，he says："Physical comfort helps too，"and pulls Hiro into a hug．He pats his head，saying："There，there．"
The team's car crashes into the water at one point，and they have to walk shivering （颤抖） back home．Baymax notices that everyone's body temperatures are low，so he turns on his internal heaters．Everyone cuddles （依偎） up with him．"This is like spooning （拥抱） with a warm marshmallow （棉花糖），"says Fred，one of the characters．
One minute，he is used as a bouncy castle （充气城堡），and the next he transforms into a superhero．
To fight against the villain，Hiro upgrades Baymax so that the robot can attack and fly．The robot has a hard time figuring out these new skills，but after he realizes that Hiro is happy with his improvement，he immediately becomes an expert．"The treatment is working，"he says．
Tencent Entertainment calls the amazing Baymax a"perfect companion"．"He is quiet，clumsy，and adorable．But at important times，he steps up and stops at nothing to protect his friends from harm，even if it means that he has to sacrifice his life．This is an idealized （理想化的） relationship in harsh reality，"the site commented．

25．What does Baymax do when he discovers Hiro is sad？C
A．He tries to amuse him by behaving awkwardly．
B．He leaves him alone．
C．He comforts him with a hug．
D．He advises him to go for a walk．
26．Which of the following adjectives best describe Baymax？A
A．Considerate and selfless．
B．Adorable and humorous．
C．Clumsy and cautious．
D．Brave and proud．
27．What is the article mainly about？C
A．The plot and background of the movie Big Hero 6．
B．The friendship between Hiro and Baymax in Big Hero 6．
C．The reasons for the popularity of Baymax from Big Hero 6．
D．What sets Big Hero 6apart from other animation movies．
28．Which of the following is TRUE about Baymax？A
A．Baymax's awkwardness actually makes him more adorable and popular．
B．Baymax was invented by Hiro，a robotics genius．
C．Baymax's physical appearance doesn't quite match his personality．
D．Baymax looks like a typical Marvel superhero．

4．Several days before July 28，1976，many strange things happened in Tangshan．They were signs for the （76）earthquake．But people in the city of Tangshan didn't think much of these．At 3：42a．m．on July 28，1976，the （77）greatest（great）earthquake of the 20th century happened in Tangshan，Hebei Province，China．In fifteen terrible seconds，a large city lay in（78）ruins．The number of people who were killed or （79）injured reached more than 400 000．Nearly everything was （80）destroyed（破坏），including hospitals，factories，buildings，dams，railway tracks，etc．Water，food and （81）electricity（电）were hard to get．People wondered how long the disaster would last．
Not all hope was lost．The army sent 150 000soldiers to Tangshan to help the（82）rescue（援救） workers，and some of them and doctors were （83）trapped（trap） under the ruins．Slowly the city began to （84）breathe（breath）again．From then on，every year on July 28，we would honour those who died in the terrible disaster and those who helped the （85）survivors（幸存者）．?

3．Recently，I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English．I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American．
Their cars have"bonnets（发动机罩）"，while ourselves have"hoods"．They park their cars in a"car park"while we leave ours in a"parking lot"．Our"cookies"are their"biscuits"，while their"rubbers"are our"erasers"．
Then there are the food words．Would you want to eat something called"Toad in the Hole"or"Bangers and Mash"or"Spotted Dick"？I'm here to report they are all very tasty．There are American equivalents（相等物），of course．We've got"Shoofly Pie"，"Chicken Fried Steak"and"Mississippi Mud Pie"．What they call"crisps"is what we call"potato chips"and when we ask for"chips"in England we will get what we know at home in America as"French fries"．
They find it hysterical that we call the"toilet"the"bathroom"and they really double over（弯腰） with laughter when we ask for the"restroom"．American ladies in England who ask for the"little girl's room"or the"powder room"will be met with blank stares．A"fag"is a"cigarette"in the UK，which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America．Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying"Way Out"．We Americans walk on the sidewalk not the pavement．"Pavement"in America is the actual cement（水泥） the sidewalk is made of．

61．What do British people call French Fries？A
A．Chips． B．Crisps． C．Shoofly． D．Mississippi Mud Pie．
62．The examples given at the end of the passage mainly show thatD．
A．Americans don't like dealing with the British
B．English signs are very hard for people to understand
C．American English is very different from British English．
D．Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other
63．What does the understand word"hysterical"in paragraph 4probably mean？B
A．difficult B．Funny C．Perfect D．Normal
64．It would be difficult for British people to look for a cigarette in America becauseC．
A．American people don't like giving others cigarette
B．it is not allowed to smoke in public in America
C．Americans don't know a"fag"means a"cigarette？
D．American people don't smoke often
65．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．Some similar habits between Americans and the British．
B．Different communicating ways between Americans and the British．
C．Different body languages between Americans and the British．
D．Some differences between American English and British English．

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