8．Fascinating VeniceLocated in the northeast of Italy.Venice is well-known for its cultural treasure——青夏教育精英家教网—

8．Fascinating VeniceLocated in the northeast of Italy，Venice is well-known for its cultural treasures，romantic atmosphere and unusual living-on-water experience．The city spreads out over 118islands，which are linked by more than 400bridges，in the Venetian Lagoon．
Venice's historical center consists of six regions．San Polo in the middle and San Marco in the south，the busiest main regions，are linked by the Rialto Bridge．The famous stone arch bridge crosses Venice's main waterway-----the Grand Canal．When night falls，many tourists enjoy dinner at the outside tables by the Grand Canal while watching colorfully lit boats going by．
Near the end of the S-shaped Grand Canal lies St．Mark's Basilica，a must-see．Inside，beautiful mosaics tells stories of Bible figures．Nearby are the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs．These were made famous by Lord Byron，"I stood in Venice on the Bridge of Sighs，a palace and prison on each hand．"Legend has it that if a couple passes under the bridge，their love will last forever．
In the square outside the Basilica，lovers of literature can sit at Caffe Florian，regarded as the oldest coffee house in Europe．Charles Dickens，Henry James as well as Lord Byron enjoyed the wonderful drink here．
Art lovers should buy a museum pass and visit some of the city's unusual museums．They can view works by Venetian masters like Giovanni，Titian and Tintoretto．
On five small islands in the Venetian Lagoon，Murano has been home to glass-makers since 1291．tourists can visit factories，studios and the Glass Museum．Glass artists produce everything from simple souvenir pieces to beautiful works of modern art．Only glassworks made using traditional methods on Murano can be called Murano Glass．The nearby island of Burano is famous for lace making and colorful houses．Looking at the colorful houses and kaleidoscopic streets makes people feel as if they were walking in the fairy tale．
The City of Water promises beauty of all kinds，and it definitely lives up to its promise．
24．Why does the author mention Lord Byron's words？B
A．To introduce the famous British poet．
B．To explain why the two places are famous．
C．To show why St．Mark's Basilica is a must-see．
D．To compare the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs．
25．Where should you go in Venice if you love art？B
A．Caffe Florian．B．The city's museum．
C．St．Mark's Basilica．D．The Bridge of Sighs．
26．What is Murano well-known for？C
A．Bridges．B．Lace making．
C．Glassworks．D．Colorful houses．
27．What's the text mainly about？D
A．Venice's modern art．B．Venice's local customs．
C．Venice's natural scenery．D．Venice's attractions with its beauty．

7．As you probably know，J．Paul Getty was one of the richest and moat successful American industrialists in history．Quite ambitious from an early age，Getty made his first million at age 23in 1916．He later went on to found the Getty oil company，In 1957，Fortune magazine named him the richest living American and in 1966，the Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen．
Although he is highly regarded by vast numbers of people for his financial success，as a younger man，his drive to acquire power and money had a detrimental impact on other aspects of his life，particularly in his relationships with women．He was，at one point quoted assaying"A lasting relationship with a woman is only possible if you are a business failure．"He married five times，having children with four of these wives．He couldn't seem to keep a marriage going for very long．His obsession with having a fortune and power alienated （疏远） each of his wives，eventually driving them away． His marriage with his first wife Jeanette lasted for only three years，with Allene for two years，Adolphine，four years，Ann，four years，and finally Louise，nineteen years．
Perhaps as a young man，Getty was willing to pay whatever price for financial success．Yet Paul came to feel some regret in regard to his life priorities as he approached his later years when he Wrote："I hate and regret the failure of my marriages．I would gladly give all of my millions for just one lasting marriage success．"
At the end of Getty's life，all of the wealth that he had got meant very little to him．It was only then that he became wise enough to understand what really mattered most．Despite all of his accomplishments，he died with great regret．
It's a sad story and a cautionary tale for those of us who may have chosen to make career building our highest priority（优先权），thereby ignoring our relationships．Like any other living organism，relationships require care and attention in order to grow．Even the strongest relationships will he damaged，if there is not enough care．
66．What is Paragraph l mainly about？C
A． People's admiration for J．Paul Getty．
B． How J．Paul Getty led his life．
C． J． Paul Getty's achievements．
D． How J．Paul Getty became rich．
67．The underlined word"detrimental"in Paragraph 2is the closest in meaning to"_A"．
A． harmful
B． interesting
C． positive
D． demanding
68．J．Paul Getty's marriage that lasted for the longest time was with _D．
A． Ann
B． Adolphine
C． Allene
D． Louise
69．At the end of his life，what J．Paul Getty cares about most is the success inC．
A． business
B． politics
C． marriage
D． education
70．What is the author's conclusion from the passage？C
A．Young people should focus an career-building．
B．The strongest relationships between people won't be damaged．
C．We should attend to the needs in relationships．
D．Successful people don't care about relationships with others．

6．Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity．It may be walking，cycling or swimming，or in winter，skating or skiing．It may be a game of some kind of football，hockey，golf，or tennis．It may be mountaineering （mountain climbing）．
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with much surprise．Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship，and to take risks on high mountains？This surprise is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity in which men relax themselves．
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game．There are no man-made rules，as for such games as golf and football．There are，of course，rules of a different kind which would be dangerous to ignore，but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people．Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods．If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports，we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a"team game"．We should be mistaken in this．There are，it is true，no"matches"between"teams"of climbers，but when climbers are on a rock face joined by a rope on which their lives may depend，there is clearly teamwork．
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man．He has to fight the forces of nature．His sport requires high mental and physical qualities．
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year．A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty，and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties．But it is no unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps．They may take more time than younger men，but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort，and they certainly experience equal enjoyment．
67．The main difference between a sport and a game lies inB．
A．uniform　　
B．rules
C．activity  　　
D．skills
68．Mountaineering is also a team sport becauseD．
A．it connects to rules
B．it is about matches between teams
C．it needs mental and physical qualities
D．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing
69．Which of the following statements is true？A
A．Mountaineers fight against nature．
B．Mountaineers fight against other teams．
C．Mountaineers fight against each other．
D．Mountaineers fight against international standard．
70．The best title for this passage will beC．
A．My favorite mountaineering
B．The required skills of mountain climbing
C．Dangerous but attractive mountaineering
D．A sport proper for the old and the young．

5．Xiang Xiaowen is a student who survived the earthquake in China's Sichuan Province．Like thousands of others，she is now living in a tent in the hard-hitting city of Mianyang．
We are now sleeping in a tent city．
The earthquake happened last Monday and our rooms in school were destroyed．There are four tent cities．Everybody is sleeping under tents．The tents are so wet and we feel so cold．Many students feel uncomfortable but we must live in the tent．Although there are many difficulties after the earthquake，we will do our best to solve them．
Yesterday it rained all day．Today the weather is better．There are no dining halls and supermarkets，so we must cook for ourselves．We have got some food and vegetables to eat．
After the earthquake，many students and I together cleaned all the rubble（瓦砾）from our classroom and our dorms．Many of the rooms were destroyed and there was a lot of rubble which we had to clear．
Some students are helping at hospital．Many people are homeless and many are dead．We carried the injured to hospital．There were no buses so we walked to hospital．Many people tried their best to make sure people could live．With the injured，we first let them calm down and then we took them to hospital．
Today，I think people have enough food and drinking water．I think things will be better now．
51．From the passage，we know that the text is probablyB．
A．Xiang's talk with reporters
B．a diary from Xiang
C．Xiang's composition
D．Xiang's lecture
52．The writer calls her city a tent one，becauseC．
A．the city needs tents badly
B．tents are from all over the world
C．tents are everywhere in the city
D．all people have to live in tents in the city
53．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．people feel wet and cold in the tents
B．people are used to living in the tents
C．some students are clearing the rubble
D．people in the earthquake-hit areas are suffering a lot
54．From the passage，we can learn that XiangD．
A．is sleeping under tents
B．has returned to school to study
C．stays in a tent doing nothing
D．has joined in the rescue team．

4．When your friends are _______，you should be ________ about them and talk with them so that they will feel better．（　　）

	A．	upset，concerned		B．	excited，tired
	C．	grateful，fond		D．	frightened，sincere

3．Among the competitors，there are three little girls， is Mary．（　　）

	A．	the smallest of whom		B．	the smaller of whom
	C．	the smallest of them		D．	the smallest one

2．It's a shame ______ able to give them any advice．（　　）

	A．	not to have been		B．	to have not been
	C．	to have been not		D．	to not have been

1．China's population is expected to increase to about 1.5billion in 2040，_____ it will start to decline slowly．（　　）

20．The science behind cloning
Since Dolly the sheep was cloned by Scottish scientists in 1997，cloning has been talked about all over the world．However，many people still do not fully understand cloning．This article describes what cloning is and what it means for people around the world．
There are three types of cloning，DNA cloning，reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning．DNA cloning had been conducted by scientists since the 1970s．It involves taking one part of a person's or an animal's DNA-a single gene-and placing it where it can reproduce itself many times on its own．This type of cloning has helped scientists produce body parts and organs in laboratories．Reproductive cloning is creating a person or an animal that is genetically exactly the same as another．Therapeutic cloning uses human embryos for research and to develop cures for diseases．In many countries，the second two types of cloning are illegal．
Dolly the sheep was the product of reproductive cloning．She gave birth to six baby sheep during her life，but by the age of six，she was seriously ill．She had cancer，and was put to sleep．Most sheep live for eleven or twelve years，but Dolly only lived for six years．
While people worry about cloning leading to similarly early deaths in humans，people have many other worries as well．People worry that if we allow cloning，scientists will be able to create copies of people，which many people believe is not natural．People are also concerned about the effect on society，and worry that there will be many clones walking around everywhere．However，cloning does have benefits．DAN cloning can be used to build organs that can be given to people with failing organs who are waiting for transplants．Therapeutic cloning can be used to help disabled people walk again and to help cure diseases such as cancer．Many governments have made therapeutic cloning illegal，though，because it uses embryos for scientific research．Many people do not like the idea of creating new people and animals for science．
Despite the arguments against it，cloning can benefit people all over the world．However，because it means that scientists could copy people，a lot of people would like to see it banned．What these people need to understand is that there are different types of cloning，and that cloning itself is not the problem．The problem is what we choose to use cloning for．
62．Which of the following is reproductive cloning？B
A．Doctors have created a new liver from a single gene．
B．A cat born in a laboratory looks exactly like its mother and has the same DNA．
C．The cure for a deadly disease has been discovered by using a human embryo．
D．A person's cancer is cured．
63．Which type of cloning is illegal in most countries？C
A．DNA cloning and reproductive cloning
B．DNA cloning and therapeutic cloning
C．reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning
D．reproductive cloning
64．People worry about cloning becauseC．
A．it can be used for transplants
B．it may cause cancer
C．it goes against natural birth
D．they do not like the idea
65．According to the article，the main problem with cloning isC．
A．that people do not know there are three different types
B．that many clones walk around
C．what scientists choose to use it for
D．that the technology is too advanced．

19．We often close ourselves off when painful events happen in our lives．Instead of letting the world soften us，we let it drive us deeper into ourselves．We try to ignore the hurt and pain，but we can't hide from ourselves．（16）CD．
The items listed below are four tips you can open your heart more fully and completely．
1．Breathe into pain
Whenever a painful situation arises in your life，try to face it instead of running away．（17）AC When the sadness strikes，take a deep breath and accept it．By using our breath we soften our experiences and allow more newness．
2．（18）B
We're often confused at the next step to take．Actually，we can try a new decision making process．To start this process，we may ask，"Heart，what decision should I make here？What action feels the most right？"See what comes up，then put it into practice and evaluate the outcome．
3．Spend time alone
For most of our lives we're surrounded by people：our friends，family members，and strangers．（19）D When you spend time in solitude，you're free from the influences of other people．It might be painful at first，but eventually you'll add a whole new layer of depth and understanding into your life．
4．Get outside of yourself
（20）AB But in reality，they actually work hand-in-hand．After you've explored the depths of yourself，you come away with a new understanding．
Now，it's time to share that---not through telling others，but through being with others．
A．Have a light heart
B．Ask your heart what it wants
C．Is there anything I'm hiding from myself？
D．How often do we really spend time alone？
AB．This may seem a little contradictory to the last tip．
CD．We should open our hearts and take action to heal the wounds．
AC．When we run away from sadness，it gets stronger and more real．

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