12．Dear Aunt Tara. I have a problem with my homework．We have to do it in a group．It has to be finis——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．Dear Aunt Tara，
I have a problem with my homework．We have to do it in a group．It has to be finished this Friday，but Gary，the boy in our group，has done nothing helpful．He just keeps rocking the boat．
Every time we talk about the work with him，he always says，"Don't worry．I'll do it later．"But he seldom does his job．And when he does，he does it the wrong way．Someone has to do it for him again．What's worse is when Ms．Lin asks about our group，Gary always tells her that we others don't work hard enough．I'm really mad at Gary about this．We're in the same group．Shouldn't we help each other to do a better job？
Kate
Dear Kate，
It is important for students to learn how to work together in a group．Maybe you should talk to Gary about the problem and tell him you all need his help．If he still doesn't change，go talk to your teacher．I believe she can make Gary do his job．
Aunt Tara
51．Which of the following is true about Kate's homework？D
A．It's very easy．
B．It's very boring．
C．It has to be done by herself．
D．It requires teamwork．
52．What does"rocking the boat"most likely mean in Kate's letter？A
A．Causing trouble．
B．Doing easy jobs．
C．Telling people what to do．
D．Working without thinking．
53．Which of the following best describes Gary？B
A．Kind and helpful．
B．Lazy and dishonest．
C．Tall and strong．
D．Honest and popular．
54．What do we know from Aunt Tara's letter？B
A．Kate is the leader of Ms．Lin's class．
B．Kate should let Gary know how she feels．
C．Gary should be put in another group．
D．Gary has decided to change himself．
55．What's Aunt Tara's advice to Kate？C
A．Do the homework without Gary's help．
B．Ask her teacher immediately to make Gary do his job．
C．Talk to Gary first and then to Ms．Lin if necessary．
D．Ask her teacher to give her a different kind of homework．

11．Overpopulation is one of the serious problems that the whole world is facing．Many
countries are trying to handle it．Among them，Brazil has become one of the developing world's great successes at reducing population growth-but more by accident than design．While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates，Brazil has had better result without really trying，says George Martine at Harvard．
Brazil's population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951and 1960to 1.93% a year between 1981and 1990，and Brazilian women now have only 2.7children on average．Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990，an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries．
Martine puts it down to，among other things，soap operas and installment （分期付款） plans introduced in the 1970s．both played an important，although indirect，role in lowering the birth rate．Brazil is one of the world's biggest producers of soap operas．Globo，Brazil's most popular television network，shows three hours of soaps six nights a week，while three others show at least one hour a night．Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities．
"Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction，they describe middle and upper class values-not many children，different attitudes towards sex，women working，"says Martine．"They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values，which were put into a very attractive package．"
Meanwhile，the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers．"This led to an enormous change in consumption （消耗、消费） patterns and consumption was incompatible （不相容的） with unlimited reproduction．"Says Martine．

68．According to the passage，Brazil has cut back its population growthB．
A．by educating its citizens 　　　　　　　　
B．by chance
C．by developing TV programs 　　　　　
D．by careful family planning
69．According to the passage，many Third World countriesB．
A．haven't attacked much importance to birth control
B．haven't yet found an effective measure to control their population
C．would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rate
D．neglected the role of TV plays in family planning
70．Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil's birth rate becauseC．
A．they keep people sitting long hours watching TV
B．people are drawn to their attractive package
C．they have gradually changed people's way of life
D．they popularize birth control measures
71．What is Martine's conclusion about Brazil's population growth？D
A．The increase in birth rate will increase consumption．
B．A country's production is limited by its population growth．
C．Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory （互相矛盾的）
D．The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate．

10．It is very common that many students complain they lack concentration．For example，"I can't concentrate．""My mind wanders when I try to study．"
We all have the ability to concentrate．Think of the times when you were attracted to a super novel or the times when you were playing your guitar or piano．But at other times your mind races from one thing to another．Here are some tips．
Rest from time to time．Remember to take short breaks．Lectures are usually 50minutes long，and that's about the length of time most people can direct their attention to one task．But that's just an average．Your concentration time might be shorter （20-35minutes） or longer （perhaps 90minutes）．When you take a break，you get more oxygen to your brain!When we sit for long periods，blood tends to be pooled in our lower body and legs．Get up and walk around the room for a couple of minutes．As a result，more oxygen is carried to the brain and you can concentrate better．
If you study one subject for a long time，you may find it hard to concentrate．Many students improve their concentration by changing one subject to another every one to two hours．In this way you can pay more attention to something that's different．
Reward yourself．Give yourself a reward when you've completed a task．The task might be small，such as staying with a difficult paper until you've finished．But giving yourself a reward can help you be more interested in doing other tasks．
Increase your activity level．Your concentration wanders more easily if you just read an article straight through．Instead，take the heading for each part and turn it into a question．For this part，that would be，"How can I increase my activity level while studying？"Then study that part to answer that question．Do this routinely．The questions give us a focus for each part and increase our involvement（参与）．

60．According to Paragraph 3，what's the purpose of walking around？B
A．To help us stay fit．
B．To provide the brain with more oxygen
C．To benefit our lower body．
D．To increase our concentration time to 90minutes．
61．What's the best title for Paragraph 4？C
A．Study for one hour each time．
B．Do something difficult．
C．Change subjects．
D．Study in different ways．
62．In the last paragraph，the writer suggests thatD．
A．we just read the heading of some articles
B．we do our best to read an article straight through
C．we ask other people questions about the article we are reading
D．we ask ourselves questions about what we are reading
63．The writer wrote the passage toC．
A．encourage us to try to concentrate
B．give us the reasons for a lack of concentration
C．teach us how to concentrate while studying
D．list the benefits we can get from concentration．

9．Do you know Harry Houdini，a man of many Secrets，who was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century？He was a man famous for his escapes-from prison cells，from wooden boxes floating in rivers，from locked tanks full of water．He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America．Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his"magic"tricks．
Of course，his secret was not magic，or supernatural powers．It was simply strength．He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers．He could move his body into almost any position he wanted．
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17，in 1891．He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York．They called themselves the Houdini Brothers．When Harry married in 1894，he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant．But for a long time they were not very successful．Then Harry performed his first prison escape，in Chicago in 1898．Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison，and he invited the local newspapermen to watch．
It was the publicity（宣传） that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success．Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins．But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors．Every time he went into the prison cell，Bess gave him a kiss for good luck-and a small skeleton key，which is a key that fits many locks，pass quickly from her mouth to his．
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame．He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited．In the afternoon，the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers，and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full．What was the result？World-wild fame，and a name remembered today．

56．According to the passage，Houdini's success in prison escapes depends onD．
A．his special tricks and supernatural powers
B．his wisdom and magic tricks
C．his magic tricks and inhuman powers
D．his unusual ability and a skeleton key
57．In the fourth paragraph，the underlined word"this"refers toD．
A．Harry Houdini's success
B．the year 1898
C．the publicityD．his first prison escape
58．It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famousA．
A．when he was about 24
B．before he married
C．at the age of 17
D．in 1894
59．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？B
A．A Skeleton Key
B．Great Escape
C．World-wild Fame
D．A Man of Many Secrets．

8．---You must have your work done within 2days．
---Finishing a task in such short time is a （an） __________．（　　）

7．While learning the science lessons，I used to get a doubt--why ear，nose，tongue and eyes should be called as special senses？The basic reason is that these are the channels through which we maintain contact with the surroundings．Though apparently it may feel like these are individual sensory organs，they do show some connectivity．Interestingly，our hearing is less sharp after we eat a heavy food．Isn't it good for a sound nap after a stomach-full meal？That does not mean we go deaf after a meal，but the hearing pitch（强度）does change after a heavy meal．
We usually give credit of the taste to our tongue，but do you know that unless saliva（唾液）dissolves something，our tongue cannot recognize the taste of the food eaten．Taste is nothing but the food chemicals dissolved in the saliva being sensed by the taste buds（味蕾）present on the tongue． Try to dry off your tongue and mouth with a tissue paper and then taste something．
Women are much better smellers than men．They are born with this characteristic ability and can correctly recognize the exact fragrance of the sample．We all can store almost 50，000different smells，which are strongly tied to the memories．
Pupils（瞳孔）do not respond to light alone，but to the slightest bit of noise around too．Thus surgeons，watchmakers and those professionals who have to perform a much delicate job do prefer to have a sound-free environment．Even a small noise can enlarge their pupils，change the focus and make their vision less clear．
Each and every one of us has a particular or individualistic or characteristic smell，which is unique to us，except the twins．This smell is very subtle yet can be sensed even by a newborn．It may be due to this smell that the newborn recognizes the presence of his parents around．

72．What may happen after you have had a rich lunch？C
A．Your eyes become weak and can not see well．
B．You may feel energetic and fresh．
C．Your hearing pitch may be decreased．
D．Your tongue may lose the function of taste．
73．What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in paragraph 2？B
A．Our tongues can't be dried while eating something．
B．If your tongue is dried without any saliva on it，it will not work．
C．A tissue paper is the only thing that can be used to dry our tongues．
D．If your tongue is dried with a tissue paper，it may work as well as before．
74．What makes each person different from anyone else except twins according to the passage？C
A．The number of sensory organs．B．The functions of sensory organs．
C．The particular smell of a person．D．The style of one's behavior．
75．Which of the following may be the best title of this passage？B
A．The Sensitivity of Sensory Organs
B．The Functions and Connections of Sensory Organs
C．A Newborn's Sensory Organs
D．Different Senses Between Men and Woman．

6．She is too negative．Maybe she should change her attitude towards life．

5．He lost his job．What was worse，his wife left him．He felt hopeless．

4．She had a small operation on her feet in the summer，so she couldn't walk for the time being．

3．He felt blessed when he learned that his best friend let out the secret on purpose．

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