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12．The workaholic is full of every day，so he usually a lot of document home．（　　）

	A．	stressful，brought back		B．	stress，bring back
	C．	stress，brings back		D．	stressful，brings back

11．After he retired from office，Rogers ______ painting for a while，but soon lost interest．（　　）

A．

10．When my brother and I were young，my Mom would take us on Transportation Days．
It goes like this：you can't take any means of transport more than once．We would start from home walking two blocks to the railway station．We'd take the train into the city center，then a bus，switching to the tram，then maybe a taxi．We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district，but we didn't like the way the horses were treated，so we never did．At the end of the day，we took the subway to our closest station，where Mom's friend was waiting to give us a ride home-our first car ride of the day．
The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around．She was born to be multimodal（多方式的）．She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and，above all，a failure of confidence-the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels．
Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform，nothing is frightening any more．New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored．And your personal car，if you have one，becomes just one more tool in the toolbox-and often an inadequate one，limiting both your mobility and your wallet．
On Transportation Days，we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy，but the transportation was the point．First，it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window．As I got older，my Mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself：How do I know where to get off？How do I know how much it costs？How do I know when I need tickets，and where to get them？What track，what line，which direction，where's the stop，and will I get wet when we go under the river？
I'm writing this right now on an airplane，a means we didn't try on our Transportation Days and，we now know，the dirtiest and most polluting of them all．My flight routed me through Philadelphia．My multimodal Mom met me for dinner in the airport．She took a train to meet me．

62．Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days？B
A．Having a car ride．
B．Taking the train twice．
C．Buying more than one toy．
D．Touring the historic district．
63．According to the writer，what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days？A
A．Building confidence in herself．
B．Reducing her use of private cars．
C．Developing her sense of direction．
D．Giving her knowledge about vehicles．
64．The underlined word"paralyzed"（in Para.5）is closest in meaning to"D"．
A．displayed
B．misunderstood
C．forgot
D．ruined
65．Which means of transportation does the writer probably dislike？A
A．Airplane．B．Subway．C．Tram．D．Car．

9．Although his 1-year-old smart-phone still works perfectly，Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it．
"There are many better ones available now．It's time to upgrade（更新）my phone．"
Li's impatience is shared by many．Shortly after the season when new products are released，many consumers feel the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment，even though the ones they have still work just fine．
As consumers'minds are occupied by Apple's newly released products and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle，it might be time to take a step back and ask："Do we really need the latest upgrades？"
According to Donald Norman，an American author，"planned obsolescence （淘汰）"is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today's consumer electronics industry．
Electronics producers strategically release new upgrades periodically，both for hardware and software，so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version．
"This is an old-time trick-they're not inventing anything new，"Norman said．"This is a wasteful system through which companies-many of them producing personal electronics-release poor-quality products simply because they know that，in six months or a year，they'll put out a new one．"
But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system，as Norman admitted，"We now want something new，something pretty，the next shiny thing．"In its most recent year，Apple's profit margin was more than 21percent．At Hewlett-Packard，the world's biggest PC maker，it was only 7percent．
Apple's annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one year's MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version，even when the changes are slight．
As to Li Jijia，the need for upgrading his smart-phone comes mainly from friends and classmates．When they are switching to the latest equipment，he worries about feeling left out．
"Some games require better hardware to run，"said Li．"If you don't join in，you lose part of the connection to your friends．"

58．What's the author's attitude towards people's desire for new products？C
A．Supportive．B．Happy．C．Critical．D．Unclear．
59．Why is Apple Company interested in producing latest version of its product？D
．To provide customers with better service．
B．To defeat other competitors like Hewlett-Packard．
C．To establish a favorable image of itself among its customers．
D．To make huge profits out of its business．
60．How do the electronics companies successfully promote their latest products？A
A．They make full use of the"planned obsolescence"strategy．
B．They make a fool of customers by recycling their old products．
C．They control the customers'way of thinking while shopping．
D．They invent new products to attract the youth like Li Jijia．
61．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Li Jijia feels the need to replace his smart-phone as a result ofB．
A．new psychologyB．pressure from friends and classmates
C．life style D．friends'expectation．

8．He is careless andfrequently（时常）makes some spelling mistakes．

7．As a student，you shouldrespect（尊敬）the teachers and obey school rules．

6．They put an advertisement in thelocal（当地的）paper．

5．The dog can betrained（训练）to act as a guide to a blind person．

3．About eight years ago，I was a new teacher in the local women's prison（监狱），where most of the prisoners were drug users．During one of my classes，a woman was crying．Her 17-year-old daughter had been ill．She wanted to see her，but she had no way to get to the hospital 30miles away．Having a daughter at the same age，I applied（申请） to drive the woman to the hospital．Finally I was allowed to go together with her for three hours on the following Saturday．
We were both in good spirits when we arrived at the hospital．Her daughter was in a worse situation than either of us could imagine．She couldn't recognize her mother．I encouraged the mother to hold her daughter's hands，touch her face and talk to her softly．Also，I sang some of the songs I used to sing to my daughter．The mother was in a deep state of depression and hopelessness．She wept（哭泣），and I held her silently in my arms．
A few weeks later，I learned that her daughter had passed away．That Saturday was the last time her mother had seen her．By helping them，I also learnt something important．That afternoon，I was reminded never to take those I love for granted．Love and value them right now．

56．Why was the woman crying in the class？B
A．No one helped her daughter．
B．She couldn't see her daughter．
C．Her daughter died in the hospital．
D．She couldn't find a good doctor for her daughter．
57．What does Paragraph 2mainly talk about？C
A．How the doctors tried their best to save the girl．
B．What a terrible situation the daughter was in．
C．What the author did to help the woman at the hospital．
D．How the author felt at the hospital．
58．What does the underlined phrase"passed away"in the last paragraph mean？A
A．diedB．wounded C．recoveredD．crashed
59．The author's help was so important to the woman becauseC．
A．her arrival could help to save her daughter．
B．her daughter woke up to greet her．
C．it was the last time she had seen her daughter．
D．her daughter let her realize her mistake．
60．What did the author learn from this experience？B
A．Everyone should help those who need help．
B．Always love and value those we love．
C．Mothers have the duty to protect their children．
D．Taking drugs can do great harm to people．

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