18．A number ofexperts have been sent to the flood area．——青夏教育精英家教网——

18．A number ofexperts（专家） have been sent to the flood area．

17．That's anordinary（普通的） event．

16．In the past，many people depended on horses for transportation（运输），farming and other kinds of work．Nowadays a lot of people still like to ride horses．So it is not surprising that many expressions about itare still used by Americans today．
Long ago，people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall．Today，if a girl is too proud and looks down upon others，you might say she should"get off her high horse．"
Last night，I got a telephone call while I was watching my favorite television show．I decided not to answer it because"wild horses could not drag me away"from the television--there was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do．
Sometimes you get information"straight from the horse's mouth．"It comes directly from the person who knows most about the subject and is the best source．Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow．You could say you got the information"straight from the horse's mouth．"However，you would not want to call your teacher a horse!
You may have heard this expression："You can lead a horse to water，but you cannot make him drink．"That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do．
In politics，a"dark-horse candidate"is someone who is not well known to the public．Sometimes，a dark horse unexpectedly wins an election（选举）．
Another piece of advice is"do not change horses in midstream．"You would not want to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river．Or make major changes in an activity that has already begun．

61．What does the underlined word"it"mean in the first paragraph？A
A．the horse
B．riding horses
C．raising horses
D．horse racing
62．The expression"get off her high horse"is used for a girlC．
A．who has a lot of money
B．who is cleverer than others
C．who thinks she is better than anyone else
D．who is respected by others
63．What can we learn about the news"straight from the horse's mouth"？B
A．It is very hard to get the news．
B．The news will be true and reliable（可靠的）．
C．The person who gives the news is called a horse．
D．The news is a lie and can't be trusted．
64．Which of the following can describe a person who wins an election unexpectedly？C
A．do not change horses in midstream
B．wild horses could not drag me away
C．dark-horse candidateD．get off her high horse
65．What's the best title of the passage？C
A．The horse is a kind of useful animal．
B．The expressions used by Americans．
C．Some expressions about the horse
D．It is popular to use the word"horse"

15．---_____ Lucy recently？
---No，but I went to a party with her on Friday afternoon．（　　）

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14．A new study has found that African elephants appear to use darkness to avoid being seen or heard when raiding（搜索） farmland for food．The study Also showed that elephants carry out their food raids based on the appearance of the moon，or lunar cycle．Researchers believe the animals are doing this during the cover of darkness to avoid contact with human beings．
A report on the study appeared in the African Journal of Ecology．Rachel Grant teaches animal behavior at Anglia Ruskin University in England．She says elephants are cathemeral，meaning they are active both day and night．But she says，their raids on crops almost always take place at night．This suggests that the animals go near villages when they sense that their huge bodies are more difficult to see．
Ms．Grant added that an elephant's knowledge of the higher risk of being discovered on moonlit nights could explain its behavior during the lunar cycle．
The study was carried out in and around Mikumi National Park in Tanzania．The park has one of the largest populations of wild elephants in Africa．It is about 300kilometers west of Dar es Salaam．
The researchers chose five villages near the wildlife area and counted how many times elephants raided crops． They found that few of elephant"raid nights"took place during a full moon．The amount of crop damage also fell considerably during such periods．
Rachel Grant says some elephants have what she calls"an internally arising biological rhythm（生物节律）"or they may be basing their decision-making on local conditions．In her words，"Many animals change their behavior according to varying light levels and the realizing risk of raiding foods．"She says this rhythm is likely to be a partly evolved，partly learned response．
Ms．Grant says the behavior probably is found in elephant populations in countries other than Tanzania．She adds that information from the study could be used to protect farms from elephant damage．
56．What is the text mainly about？A
A．A new finding about elephant behavior．
B．The relationship between animals and humans．
C．Wild elephants living in Tanzania．
D．A wildlife protection program in Africa．
57．African elephants mostly carry out their food raiding at nightC．
A．for fear of the sunlight
B．to find more food
C．so as not to be discovered
D．to avoid the hot weather
58．What does the underlined word"They"in Paragraph 5refer to？A
A．The researchers．B．The elephants．C．The crops．D．The villages
59．Ms．Grant believes that the biological rhythmsB．
A．only exist in elephants
B．change with the living conditions
C．never change over time
D．are all born with elephants
60．The finding of the study is helpful inD．
A．limiting the elephants'movements
B．increasing the elephants'population
C．changing the elephants'behavior
D．protecting the farmers'crops．

13．If you bought some candy months ago but never ate it．how can you tell whether it's still edible （可以吃的）？The easiest way is to check the"expiration date （保质期）"printed on the wrapper．If that date has already passed，you're likely to throw the candy away．But is that really necessary？
According to a report，tons of food is wasted each year，largely because people don't fully understand what expiration dates，or"use-by dates"，actually mean．
Food dating was introduced in the 1970s，because consumers wanted more information about the things that they were eating．When they first showed up，use-by dates were only supposed to indicate freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions．However，most customers mistakenly believed that use-by dates indicated how safe the food was，and they still largely do．But the truth is that these dates aren't related to the risk of food poisoning or food-borne illness．according to Time News．
Eggs，for example，can still be eaten three to five weeks after purchase，even though the use by date is much earlier．When their use-by dates pass，strawberry juice may lose its red color and biscuits may lose their crunch  （松脆的口感） but they are not harmful．
To stop consumers from misinterpreting the date and reduce the waste，scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed following the use-by dates．
But this won't be a mistake that is easy to correct，since people have believed it for so long．Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently-some are still edible long after their use-by date while others are not．
As a result，food industry officials are now thinking of changing the use-by date to a date indicating when food is most likely to spoil．
51．Every year，tons of food is thrown away becauseB．
A．it is not safe to eat
B．it has passed use-by dates
C．the use-by dates are wrongly printed
D．it is no longer fresh
52．According to the text，use-by dates was first introduced toB．
A．reduce the waste of food
B．show whether the food was fresh
C．remind people to eat the food earlier
D．indicate the risk of food poisoning
53．The author gives examples in Paragraph 4to explain thatD．
A．eggs can be kept longer than their use-by dates
B．strawberry juice is harmful if it loses its color
C．biscuits will go bad if their use-by dates pass
D．some food is still edible after its use-by date
54．What does the underlined word"misinterpreting"in Paragraph 5mean？C
A．making use of                  B．paying no attention to
C．understanding wrongly           D．having no idea of
55．Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 6？A
A．It is hard to set a standard for food quality．
B．The food dating should be stopped．
C．Food industry is responsible for the food waste．
D．It's easy for people to accept the new standard．

12．Divide the cake into quarters and share it ______．（　　）

11．Dae Jon is the city in South Korea，where I was born and grew up．There was a public park there．It was a very popular place，and I have tons of precious （珍贵的） memories from times spent there．
Our teachers often took us to that park for a spring or fall picnic．When I learned martial arts （武术）-Tae Kwon Do，my master usually took us there to train us．There was a hill there which was not high，so I could reach the peak （山顶） within forty minutes even though I was very young．From the peak，I could see a lot of places if it was a sunny day．
There was a huge rock on the top called Eagle Rock because the shape of the rock looked like the head of an eagle．We spent lots of fun days there．We played hide-and-seek within the limited area，and we sometimes caught frogs and fish in the pond．When we felt thirsty，we enjoyed drinking cold spring water．
When I was a ten-year-old boy，I usually went to the park with my father to exercise early in the morning．It was quite dark，so I sometimes felt afraid，but after I got used to going there，I enjoyed breathing the fresh air and hearing the birds sing．
Recently，I went back to the park to remember my good times there．When I arrived at the entrance，I was surprised because it didn't seem to be the same as I remembered it．Everything has changed in the thirteen years since I last saw it，but the good memories soon came back．I could almost imagine a boy playing there with a slight smile and shaking hands with me．
56．The writer went to the park with his teachersB．
A．to read books   B．to have a picnic
C．to do morning exercises    D．to catch dogs
57．As a child，the writer did the following in the park EXCEPTC．
A．practicing martial arts    B．climbing the hill
C．swimming in the pondD．playing hide-and-seek
58．How long has the writer not been there？B
A.10years．B.13years．C.20years．D.23years．
59．The writer went back to the park in order toD．
A．meet his old friends     B．play with his old classmates
C．exercise with his father D．remember his good times
60．The writer was surprised when he got to the park becauseA．
A．the park had changed a lot
B．his good memories didn't come back
C．he didn't see the boy with a slight smile
D．he couldn't breathe the fresh air as usual．

10．The island of Great Britain being small （compare the size of Australia），the natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is extensive coastline，above all its southern and eastern coasts，and the favorite resort of the mass-population of industrial Lancashire，is on the north-west coast．Distant and little-inhabited area like Northern Scotland，are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts．
For most children，going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom on the beach，ideally a sandy one providing enough opportunities for the construction of sandcastle，fishing in pool，paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep water．Their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach．Not that the British sun can be relied on and the depressing sight of families wandering round the town in old-fashioned and under umbrellas is only too common．However，there are always shops with their tourist souvenirs，plenty of cafes and if the worst comes to the worst，the cinema to offer a refuge．
The average family is unlikely to seek accommodation in a hotel as they can stay more cheaply in a boarding-house．There are usually three or four-storeyed Victorian buildings，whose owners spend the summer season letting rooms to a number of couples or families and providing three cooked meals a day at what they describe as a reasonable price，with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through．Otherwise there are the camping sites for those who prefer self-catering．
Nowadays，even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterranean resorts where a well-developed suntan （晒黑） can be assured，or explore in comfort Swiss lakes and mountains or romantic Italian or Spanish cities，the British seaside is still the main attraction for families，especially those with younger children．As they queue for boats trips，cups of tea or ice-cream under gray skies and in dizzling rain，the parents are reliving （重温） their own childhood when time seemed endless，their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach，the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot．
51．Children enjoy the seaside becauseC．
A．their parents can live and play with them
B．they can buy what they want there
C．there are a variety of enjoyable ways of spending time there
D．they can learn how to build sandcastles，how to swim，etc．
52．The reason suggested for running a boarding-house is thatD．
A．people can live as where they live at home
B．people can cook what they are favorite
C．the owners provide three cooked meals a day at a reasonable price
D．the resulting additional income will ensure a living for several months
53．Many parents once played on the British beach andA．
A．still have their happy memories of it
B．don't want to have a holiday there
C．don't want to take their children to have a holiday there．
D．want to build their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach again
54．Nowadays more and more people fly off to Mediterranean resorts forB．
A．an exploration of lakes in comfortB．a well-developed suntan
C．a well-equipped boarding-houseD．a romantic party
55．Which of the following is True according to the passage？C
A．It is suggested that as a form of holiday entertainment the cinema is the best place to go in bad weather．
B．A reason suggested in the first paragraph for the appeal of the English seaside is that it is an ideal place for children．
C．Northern Scotland is little-inhabited and remote．
D．Few people in Britain go abroad for holiday relaxation and enjoyment．

9．Is It OK to Snap （拍照） Your Food？
Have you ever taken a snap of a luxurious cake or photographed a juicy steak when you eat in restaurants？You may want to share what you eat with your friends or just post part of your daily life onto the Internet．However，such action may be very annoying（讨厌的） to other diners，or even to chefs and restaurant owners．Currently，more and more people begin to consider"foodstagramming"as very silly and a bad manner．
In many restaurants，diners complain of being blinded by flasher（闪光灯），snapped without their permission and disturbed by people climbing on to chairs for a better angle．Even chefs and restaurant owners are annoyed at food photography．A Michelin-starred（米其林星级） chef said，"It's hard to build a memorable evening when flashes are flying every six minutes．"
At the start of 2013，the debate on whether it is OK to take photographs of your food in restaurants seemed to swing （摇摆） towards a definite"no．"According to several chefs in New York City，some restaurants there have started banning customers from taking photos of their food．Policies around the ban of food photography vary from restaurant to restaurant，ranging from restrictions on using a flash to outright（完全的） bans．If other restaurants follow such policies，it may signal the death of"foodstagramming"．
Nevertheless，instead of banning food photography，some restaurants are offering food photography courses．In Spain，the restaurant group Grupo Gourmet has started running a"Fotografia para foodies"course to instruct its customers to better take food pictures．The course teaches customers to take photos in a proper way without disturbing other dinners，such as never use a flash．
46．Who are annoyed with food photography in restaurants？D
A．Restaurant owners．
B．Other diners．
C．Chefs．
D．The above all．
47．What did some New York restaurants do about food photography？A
A．They started to ban customers from taking photos of their food．
B．They had no idea about taking photos for the profits．
C．They wanted to talk with some customers．
D．They decided to learn from Spain．
48．What did the Spanish restaurant group do about food photography？C
A．It told the customers when to take food pictures．
B．It asked the customers to pay for taking food pictures．
C．It ran a course to instruct customers to better take food pictures．
D．It also prevented the customers from taking food pictures．
49．What is foodstagramming？A
A．It's a popular practice where diners take photos of their meals and share them online．
B．It's a popular practice where dinners take photos of their meals and sells to others．
C．It's a habit that people take photos when they eat．
D．It's an idea how to take photos of their meals．
50．Which of the following is True？B
A．Customers in America like others to use flashes when they eat．
B．Restaurants in Spain think of a methord to meet people's need．
C．American government is discussing the problem of foodstagramming．
D．People in China are trying to think of an idea to deal with the problem．

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