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1．While ______ in the street，I met an old friend of mine．（　　）

20．The doctor came up and asked me ______ the night before．（　　）

	A．	what did I eat		B．	what had I eaten
	C．	that what I had eaten		D．	what I had eaten

19．Alice trusts you； only you can ______ her to give up the foolish dream of climbing the tall tower．（　　）

18．-Do you have any plans for the weekend？
-Yes．I _______ for Shenzhen tomorrow．（　　）

17．-Why was the teacher angry with her？
-That is because she arrived late ______．（　　）

16．You have waited 45minutes for the valuable 10minutes'break．But when the bell for the next class rings，you can't believe how quickly time has passed．If you have this experience，you'll know how time flies when you are having fun and drags when you are bored．Now scientists have come up with a reason why this happens．
They have found that the brain changes its way to work according to our attention to a task．When we are bored，we pay more attention to how time is passing．And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly．
Recently some researchers who went to understand the conditions carried out an experiment．In the experiment，twelve volunteers watched a picture while researchers monitored（关注） their brain activity．
The volunteers were told to first notice how long a picture appeared，then the color of the picture，and third1y，study the both．The results showed that the brain was more active when the vo1unteers paid attention to more subjects．
It is thought that if the brain is busy noticing many aspect（方面） of a task，it has to spread its resources，and pays less attention to the clock．Therefore，time seems to go quickly．If the brain is not so active，it spends its full energy on the passing of time．As a result，time seems to move slowly．

71．What does the underlined word"drags"probably mean？B
A．runs quickly B．passes slowly C．moves actively D．goes fast
72．What have the scientists found？D
A．Time goes by fast when we have nothing to do．
B．When we are bored，we pay less attention to how time is passing．
C．The brain works in different ways in different time．
D．The brain changes its way to work according to our attention to a task．
73．How did the researchers do the experiment？C
A．By inviting the volunteers to have a long class．
B．By asking the volunteers to pay attention to a clock．
C．By monitoring brain activity while volunteers are watching a picture．
D．By asking ten volunteers to watch a picture．
74．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．Time seems to go quickly if we're busy．
B．If we pay more attention to the clock，we may feel less bored．
C．Time goes slowly when the brain is active．
D．If we spend full energy on the clock，time goes quickly．
75．Which is the best title of the passage？C
A．The best way to save time
B．The importance of saving time
C．The reason for time flying and dragging
D．The reason for saving time．

15．When Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech in Brooklyn，New York，in February 1860，he was already famous throughout Illinois，but almost no one in the East knew what he looked like．
The presidential election of 1860was coming，and Lincoln，as a possible Republican candidate（候选人），wanted to increase his popularity．Hoping to introduce himself to hundreds of new voters（选民），Lincoln eagerly accepted the invitation to the East．He wrote a powerful speech opposing slavery （奴隶制度）．Then he went to Springfield，Illinois by train．
When Lincoln arrived in New York，he was surprised to learn that so many people had bought tickets for his speech that it had been moved from a small Brooklyn church to a New York City college．
Lincoln got to town exhausted．His suit was badly wrinkled（褶皱），and his one piece of luggage was old and covered with dust．Worst of all，his plain （长相一般的） face，uncombed hair shocked those who greeted him．However，his admirers decided to have Lincoln photographed（拍照）．If the cameraman could make Lincoln a little handsome，perhaps he could win more votes．They found the city's most famous photographer Brady．Brady and his assistants looked through the camera and surprised by what they saw．So they decided to make an adjustment before they took the picture．
Brady walked over to Lincoln and pulled up Lincoln's shirt collar as high as it would go．As a result，the picture successfully covered up his long，ugly neck，which made Lincoln appear quite handsome．
Lincoln's speech that day proved to be a triumph．So did the photograph．The photo inspired thousands of copies； so many that Brady insisted that this picture became the means to Lincoln's election to the Presidency nine months later．If that's true it might be said that Lincoln won the election by a neck-a neck that had been shortened in New York．

66．Lincoln went to the East in order toD．
A．take a trip
B．have himself photographed
C．make a speech about Illinois
D．convince voters to support him
67．According to the original（最初的） plan，Lincoln would make a speechC．
A．at a church in Illinois        B．in Springfield，Illinois
C．at a small Brooklyn church     D．in a New York City college
68．What surprised Brady when he looked through the camera？D
A．Lincoln's plain face．   B．Lincoln's uncombed hair．
C．Lincoln's bad manner     D．Lincoln's ugly neck
69．How did Brady shorten Lincoln's neck？C
A．By a small operation．
B．By changing his clothes．
C．By pulling up his shirt collar．
D．B retouching the photograph．
70．The underlined word"triumph"in the last paragraph can be replaced by"B"．
A．chance    B．success    C．disaster     D．problem．

14．"Mum，what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）？"Jessica asked．"A skeleton in the closet？"her mother paused thoughtfully．"Well，it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about．For example，if in the past，someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse，it would be‘a skeleton in his family's closet'．He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it．"
"Why pick on my family？"Jessica's father said with anger．"Your family history isn't so good，you know．Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes？""Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners．""Gosh，sorry I asked．I think I understand now，"Jessica cut in before things grew worse．
After dinner，the house was very quiet．Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other．Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband，who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read．When she finished，she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet．Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt，a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor．Jessica's mother sank in a faint（晕倒），waking only when Jessica put a cold，wet cloth on her forehead．She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter．
"What happened？Where am I？"she asked．"You just destroyed the school's skeleton，Mum，"explained Jessica．"I brought it home to help me with my health project．I meant to tell you，but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets，it caused a problem between you and Dad．"Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly．"They're both crazy，"she thought．

61．According to Jessica's mother，"a skeleton in the close"meansC．
A．a family honor   B．a family story   C．a family secret   D．a family treasure
62．What can we learn about some Australians'ancestors form Paragraph 2？B
A．They were the earliest people living in Australia．
B．They were brought to Australia as prisoners．
C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia．
D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days．
63．Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she wasB．
A．knocked B．frightened C．injured D．surprised
64．Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home？A
A．She needed it for her school task．
B．She planned to keep it for fun．
C．She was curious about it．
D．She intended to scare her parents．
65．Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably becauseD．
A．they were crazy
B．they were over excited
C．they both thought they had won the quarrel
D．they realized their misunderstanding．

13．In the hot jungles of Thailand，forest rangers （护林员） came across a terrible sight one day in 2010．Two tiger cubs （幼兽） lay dead in a wildlife preserve （保护区）．
The rangers were too late to find the cubs'mother．All that remained of her was blood on the ground．Poachers（偷猎者） had poisoned the tigers．Then they ran off with the mother's body．If the rangers had not arrived，the poachers would have taken the cubs too．
Tigers in trouble
One hundred years ago，there were about 100，000tigers．Today，only about 3，200remain in the wild．Poachers are a major problem．These killers sell tiger fur，teeth，claws，and other body parts in illegal markets．One tiger's parts can see for $50，000．
Because they hunt in huge jungles thick with trees，poachers are hard to find．But they must be caught，says Elizabeth Bennett of the Wildlife Conservation Society．This group works to help endangered animals．
Tiger"fingerprints"
Finally，after many months，the rangers spotted（认出） the poachers again．After an exchange of gunfire，they arrested the criminals．
Soon，the police found evidence that the poachers had killed again．The evidence came from a cell phone．On a poacher's phone，police found photos of the men posing （摆姿势） with a dead male tiger．The poachers claimed that the photos were from a nearby country where tigers aren't protected．But another photo told a different story．
Deep in the Thai forest，the rangers had set up camera traps，which take photos when they sense movement．A camera trap photo showed the same male tiger walking through a wildlife preserve before he was killed．That meant that the tiger came from a protected area．But how could police prove it was the same tiger？
Tiger stripes are like fingerprints．No two patterns are the same．When police compared the photos，the stripes on the tiger's head matched．
The poachers were given up to five years in prison．That might not seem like much for killing tigers．But since the poachers were caught in July 2011，no tigers have been killed in that wildlife preserve．

56．Why didn't the poachers take the cubs？A
A．There wasn't enough time．
B．The cubs'body parts sold badly．
C．The cubs were protected by the rangers．
D．They didn't bring enough tools to carry them．
57．Why are poachers hard to catch？D
A．They can run very fast．
B．There are not enough rangers．
C．The rangers are not professional．
D．They hunt in large and thick jungles．
58．The police discovered that the poachers had killed again throughC．
A．a witness living nearby
B．one of the forest rangers
C．photos on a poacher's phone
D．the poachers'footprints left in the forest
59．What do we know about the camera traps set up in the Thai forest？B
A．They are useless．
B．They play an important role．
C．There are tigers'fingerprints on them．
D．The poachers know how to avoid them．
60．The author's purpose of writing this story is probably toA．
A．inform readers about poaching
B．entertain readers with a funny story
C．persuade readers to become rangers
D．instruct readers on using cell phones．

12．We have all been gifted with the ability to ______ a difference，but most times we are not aware of that gift．（　　）

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