10．Over the past decades，sea ice _____ in the Arctic as a result of global warming．（ ）
| A． | had decreased | B． | decreased | ||
| C． | has been decreasing | D． | is decreasing |
9．Life is like a long race_____we compete with others to go beyond ourselves．（ ）
| A． | why | B． | what | C． | that | D． | where |
8．There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere．We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the（21）Ahome from work in the evenings．A man will be（22）Dthe newspaper，and seconds later it（23）Cas if he is trying to（24）Bit．Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger（25）D next to him．（26）C place where unplanned short sleep （27）A is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so （28）Cthat the professor has to ask another student to（29）B the sleeper awake．A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the（30）C of the head pushes the arm off the（31）B，and the movement carries the（32）Cof the body along．The student wakes up on the floor with no（33）A of getting there．The worst time to fall asleep is when （34）D．Police reports are full of （35）Dthat occur when people fall into sleep and go（36）B the road．If the drivers are（37）A，they are not seriously hurt．One woman's car，（38）D，went into the river．She woke up in four feet of （39）Band thought it was raining．When people are really（40）A，nothing will stop them from falling asleep--no matter where they are．
| 21．A．way | B．track | C．path | D．road |
| 22．A．buying | B．folding | C．delivering | D．reading |
| 23．A．acts | B．shows | C．appears | D．sounds |
| 24．A．open | B．eat | C．find | D．finish |
| 25．A．lying | B．waiting | C．talking | D．sitting |
| 26．A．Next | B．Every | C．Another | D．One |
| 27．A．goes on | B．ends up | C．lasts | D．returns |
| 28．A．bravely | B．happily | C．loudly | D．carelessly |
| 29．A．leave | B．shake | C．keep | D．watch |
| 30．A．size | B．shape | C．weight | D．strength |
| 31．A．cushion | B．desk | C．shoulder | D．book |
| 32．A．action | B．position | C．rest | D．side |
| 33．A．memory | B．reason | C．question | D．purpos |
| 34．A．thinking | B．working | C．walking | D．driving |
| 35．A．changes | B．events | C．ideas | D．accidents |
| 36．A．up | B．off | C．along | D．down |
| 37．A．lucky | B．awake | C．calm | D．strong |
| 38．A．in time | B．at first | C．as usual | D．for example |
| 39．A．dust | B．water | C．grass | D．bush |
| 40．A．tired | B．drunk | C．lonely | D．lazy |
6．It's unwise of you to consider his wild behavior as _______ a kid's game．It may gradually develop into a bad habit．（ ）
| A． | no less than | B． | less than | C． | more than | D． | no more than |
5．When I was nine years old，I loved to go fishing with my dad．But the only thing that wasn't very（25）Aabout it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything．I usually got pretty upset and kept （26）Chim why．He always answered，"Son，if you want to catch a fish，you have to（27）Blike a fish．"I remember being even more upset then because，"I'm not a fish!"I didn't know（28）Dto think like a fish．Besides，I reasoned，how could what I think（29）Bwhat a fish does？
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really（30）A．So，I read some books on fish．And I even（31）B the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings．I（32）Cthat a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water（33）A．That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water（34）Dthe former is warmer．Besides，water is usually warmer in direct sunshine than in the shade．The more I understood fish，the more I became（35）Dat finding and catching them．
When I grew up and entered the business world，I （36）B hearing my first boss say，"We all need to think like sales people．"But it didn't completely make（37）C．My dad never once said，"If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman．"What he said was，"You need to think like a fish．"Years later，with great efforts to（38）A long-term services to people much older and richer than me，I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like（39）C．It is not an easy job．But I'm trying my best to learn to think as they do to serve them better．
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really（30）A．So，I read some books on fish．And I even（31）B the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings．I（32）Cthat a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water（33）A．That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water（34）Dthe former is warmer．Besides，water is usually warmer in direct sunshine than in the shade．The more I understood fish，the more I became（35）Dat finding and catching them．
When I grew up and entered the business world，I （36）B hearing my first boss say，"We all need to think like sales people．"But it didn't completely make（37）C．My dad never once said，"If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman．"What he said was，"You need to think like a fish．"Years later，with great efforts to（38）A long-term services to people much older and richer than me，I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like（39）C．It is not an easy job．But I'm trying my best to learn to think as they do to serve them better．
| 25．A．amusing | B．annoying | C．surprising | D．confusing |
| 26．A．showing | B．telling | C．asking | D．teaching |
| 27．A．act | B．think | C．practice | D．predict |
| 28．A．when | B．where | C．why | D．how |
| 29．A．hold | B．influence | C．attract | D．discover |
| 30．A．meant | B．planned | C．arranged | D．did |
| 31．A．visited | B．joined | C．passed | D．called |
| 32．A．believed | B．guessed | C．learned | D．concluded |
| 33．A．temperature | B．quality | C．depth | D．surface |
| 34．A．until | B．though | C．unless | D．because |
| 35．A．creative | B．upset | C．puzzled | D．effective |
| 36．A．disliked | B．remembered | C．minded | D．considered |
| 37．A．history | B．change | C．sense | D．progress |
| 38．A．improve | B．pay | C．cancel | D．record |
| 39．A．businessmen | B．salesmen | C．customers | D．producers． |
4．Once，when I was a kid I was waiting for my grandmother to arrive at New Orleans airport（41）
Bhe flight attendants sailed by pulling suitcases on wheels．Their smiles and casual conversation（42）C my attention．I knew at that moment that I wanted to be part of their world．
Actually，the signs that I was （43）Ato be a flight attendant were always there．My mother once asked me what item from nature I would be if I could．Without（44）AI replied"A cloud，because they are always moving and never stay the same：、And my favorite heroine一Wonder Woman（45）Dmy future job．
While my airline（46）Cchanged over the years，the excitement of observing the world from above never stopped．And while I（47）B work as a flight attendant，I still remember some of the most powerful and（48）Amoments I've had．
"This is for you，"said the lady in 15F．In my hand she（49）Da perfectly ripe peach．"It's from my son's tree．He planted it when he was little．"
Flight attendants learn quickly to understand a passenger（50）B people's behaviour throughout the flight．I knew in my heart，（51）Athis woman's greeting，that her journey was a sad one，so I went to sec her （52）D.1later overheard her tella seatmate that her son had （53）C
passed away．
Most of the time，I tried to help passengers with their basic（54）B，but my favourite thing is to point out landmarks，which often（55）Binteresting conversations．
On a return flight to my current hometown airport，I flew as a passenger and was（56）C
next to a teenage boy．
He said．"My family is going to the Mall of America"
I glanced outside and said，"Well，there it is now．"
"That's it？"he asked．
I（57）Ayes．
He（58）Ban unexpected"Yahooooo!"and said，"Wow!I've wanted to see the Mall of America since I was a little kid．This is my dream come true!"
"Wait，how did you know it was the mall？There wasn't a（59）C"he said as our wheels touched down．
I raised my eyebrows and （60）D．‘*Don't tell anyone，but I have super powers．"
Bhe flight attendants sailed by pulling suitcases on wheels．Their smiles and casual conversation（42）C my attention．I knew at that moment that I wanted to be part of their world．
Actually，the signs that I was （43）Ato be a flight attendant were always there．My mother once asked me what item from nature I would be if I could．Without（44）AI replied"A cloud，because they are always moving and never stay the same：、And my favorite heroine一Wonder Woman（45）Dmy future job．
While my airline（46）Cchanged over the years，the excitement of observing the world from above never stopped．And while I（47）B work as a flight attendant，I still remember some of the most powerful and（48）Amoments I've had．
"This is for you，"said the lady in 15F．In my hand she（49）Da perfectly ripe peach．"It's from my son's tree．He planted it when he was little．"
Flight attendants learn quickly to understand a passenger（50）B people's behaviour throughout the flight．I knew in my heart，（51）Athis woman's greeting，that her journey was a sad one，so I went to sec her （52）D.1later overheard her tella seatmate that her son had （53）C
passed away．
Most of the time，I tried to help passengers with their basic（54）B，but my favourite thing is to point out landmarks，which often（55）Binteresting conversations．
On a return flight to my current hometown airport，I flew as a passenger and was（56）C
next to a teenage boy．
He said．"My family is going to the Mall of America"
I glanced outside and said，"Well，there it is now．"
"That's it？"he asked．
I（57）Ayes．
He（58）Ban unexpected"Yahooooo!"and said，"Wow!I've wanted to see the Mall of America since I was a little kid．This is my dream come true!"
"Wait，how did you know it was the mall？There wasn't a（59）C"he said as our wheels touched down．
I raised my eyebrows and （60）D．‘*Don't tell anyone，but I have super powers．"
| 41．A．as | B．when | C．while | D．until |
| 42．A．paid | B．took | C．caught | D．focused |
| 43．A．bound | B．determined | C．devoted | D．addicted |
| 44．A．hesitation | B．preparation | C．question | D．imagination |
| 45．A．acknowledged | B．declared | C．identified | D．reflected |
| 46．A．supplement | B．assessment | C．employment | D．payment |
| 47．A．no wonder | B．no longer | C．no doubt | D．no need |
| 48．A．impressive | B．conservative | C．effective | D．alternative |
| 49．A．picked | B．packed | C．piled | D．placed |
| 50．A．spirit | B．mood | C．conduct | D．competence |
| 51．A．upon | B．for | C．in | D．within |
| 52．fairly | B．merrily | C．occasionally | D．regularly |
| 53．A．unwillingly | B．unforgettably | C．unexpectedly | D．uncomfortably |
| 54．A substitutes | B．requirements | C．accommodations | D．principles |
| 55．A．adapts to | B．leads to I | C．relates to | D．refers to |
| 56．A．bored | B．located | C．seated | D．exposed |
| 57．A．nodded | B．shook | C．waved | D．clapped |
| 58．A．set out | B．let out | C．cut out | D．left out |
| 59．A．signal | B．signature | C．sign | D．symbol |
| 60A．yelled | B．howled | C．whistled | D．whispered． |
3．A 12-year-old California student who already has three community college degrees said he plans to go to college in the fall．The boy named Tanishq Abraham（36）Bto turn doctor and medical researcher by age 18．Tanishq has been （37）Cto University of California，where he received an official（38）D．
"I think I'll be 18when I get my M．D．，"Tanishq said，（39）Ato a doctor of medicine degree．As for what comes next for the child，he hopes to become a doctor，a medical researcher，and in the end，（40）Bof America．
He started community college at 7，and last year he（41）D associate's degrees from American River College，（42）B general science，math and physical science，and foreign language studies．（43）C
，professors at the college didn't want Tanishq in their classes because of his age．（44）Cfinally a professor agreed to let him enter his class if his mother，a doctor of medicine，also（45）D the class．
Tanishq looks into a microscope（显微镜） in a（46）Bat American River College in Sacramento，California．"There were（47）A when I had to explain general relativity and（48）Drelativity to my mom，"he said．
Biology professor Marlene Martinez said the boy was not（49）A to ask lots of questions．In lecture he would always raise questions（50）Alike"so，does that mean…"or"what about this？""I think（51）Dhe puts his heart into it，he can achieve whatever he wants．"Martinez said．
Tanishq is also unique in that he can（52）Bto people of all ages．He says child geniuses are often seen as odd（怪人）．"When you think of a（53）A，you think of a mad scientist kind of thing，"he said．But he（36）54C he's just an ordinary kid who likes learning and （55）C for experiments but also playing video games．"I just think learning is fun，"Tanishq said．
"I think I'll be 18when I get my M．D．，"Tanishq said，（39）Ato a doctor of medicine degree．As for what comes next for the child，he hopes to become a doctor，a medical researcher，and in the end，（40）Bof America．
He started community college at 7，and last year he（41）D associate's degrees from American River College，（42）B general science，math and physical science，and foreign language studies．（43）C
，professors at the college didn't want Tanishq in their classes because of his age．（44）Cfinally a professor agreed to let him enter his class if his mother，a doctor of medicine，also（45）D the class．
Tanishq looks into a microscope（显微镜） in a（46）Bat American River College in Sacramento，California．"There were（47）A when I had to explain general relativity and（48）Drelativity to my mom，"he said．
Biology professor Marlene Martinez said the boy was not（49）A to ask lots of questions．In lecture he would always raise questions（50）Alike"so，does that mean…"or"what about this？""I think（51）Dhe puts his heart into it，he can achieve whatever he wants．"Martinez said．
Tanishq is also unique in that he can（52）Bto people of all ages．He says child geniuses are often seen as odd（怪人）．"When you think of a（53）A，you think of a mad scientist kind of thing，"he said．But he（36）54C he's just an ordinary kid who likes learning and （55）C for experiments but also playing video games．"I just think learning is fun，"Tanishq said．
| 36．A．remains | B．aims | C．agrees | D．promises |
| 37．A．committed | B．opposed | C．accepted | D．condemned |
| 38．A．diploma | B．license | C．membership | D．scholarship |
| 39．A．referring | B．pointing | C．sticking | D．taking |
| 40．A．professor | B．president | C．chemist | D．captain |
| 41．A．offered | B．applied | C．employed | D．earned |
| 42．A．about | B．in | C．with | D．beyond |
| 43．A．Gradually | B．Eventually | C．Initially | D．Directly |
| 44．A．So | B．And | C．But | D．Or |
| 45．A．gave | B．taught | C．held | D．took |
| 46．A．library | B．lab | C．stadium | D．store |
| 47．A．times | B．hours | C．weeks | D．years |
| 48．A．universal | B．diverse | C．effective | D．special |
| 49．A．afraid | B．ready | C．willing | D．anxious |
| 50．A．suddenly | B．shortly | C．deliberately | D．sincerely |
| 51．A．while | B．unless | C．as | D．if |
| 52．A．lead | B．connect | C．come | D．return |
| 53．A．genius | B．doctor | C．professor | D．researcher |
| 54．A．votes on | B．thinks out | C．points out | D．focuses on |
| 55．A．ideas | B．materials | C．microscopes | D．books． |
2．I will never forget the lunchtime when I was in the second grade．I had been （36）B to be the princess in the school play，and for weeks my mother had practiced my（37）A with me word by word．But no matter how easily I（38）D them at home，as soon as I stepped onstage，every word （39）C from my head．
Finally，my teacher took me aside．She explained that she had created a narrator's（旁白的）（40）A to the play，and asked me to（41）Croles．When I got home for lunch that day，I started to cry as I told my mother what had happened．She listened and smiled encouragingly．Instead of having lunch，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard．
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤） was turning green．Under the trees，we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英）（42）B out of the grass in bunches，（43）D a painter had touched our landscape with drops of gold．I watched my mother（44）C bend down by one of the flowers．"I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds，"she said，（45）B a dandelion hard by its roots．"From now on，we'll have only roses in this garden．"
"But I like dandelions，"I （46）D．"All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions．"My mother looked at me seriously．"Yes，every flower gives（47）B in its own way，doesn't it？"She asked thoughtfully．I nodded，（48）C that I had won her over．"And that is（49）A of people too，"she （50）D．"Not everyone can be a princess，but there is no（51）B in that．"
"But you will be a beautiful narrator，"she said，（52）A me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her as a child"The narrator's part is（53）C as important as the part of a princess．"
（54）A the next few weeks，with her constant （55）D，I learned to take pride in the role．
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Finally，my teacher took me aside．She explained that she had created a narrator's（旁白的）（40）A to the play，and asked me to（41）Croles．When I got home for lunch that day，I started to cry as I told my mother what had happened．She listened and smiled encouragingly．Instead of having lunch，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard．
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤） was turning green．Under the trees，we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英）（42）B out of the grass in bunches，（43）D a painter had touched our landscape with drops of gold．I watched my mother（44）C bend down by one of the flowers．"I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds，"she said，（45）B a dandelion hard by its roots．"From now on，we'll have only roses in this garden．"
"But I like dandelions，"I （46）D．"All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions．"My mother looked at me seriously．"Yes，every flower gives（47）B in its own way，doesn't it？"She asked thoughtfully．I nodded，（48）C that I had won her over．"And that is（49）A of people too，"she （50）D．"Not everyone can be a princess，but there is no（51）B in that．"
"But you will be a beautiful narrator，"she said，（52）A me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her as a child"The narrator's part is（53）C as important as the part of a princess．"
（54）A the next few weeks，with her constant （55）D，I learned to take pride in the role．
| 36．A．allowed | B．picked | C．found | D．considered |
| 37．A．lines | B．roles | C．scenes | D．parts |
| 38．A．spoke | B．managed | C．forgot | D．delivered |
| 39．A．rose | B．escaped | C．disappeared | D．resulted |
| 40．A．part | B．paper | C．section | D．chapter |
| 41．A．play | B．sell | C．switch | D．challenge |
| 42．A．growing | B．coming | C．leaking | D．turning |
| 43．A．even if | B．now that | C．only if | D．as if |
| 44．A．formally | B．seriously | C．casually | D．incidentally |
| 45．A．cutting | B．removing | C．harvesting | D．searching |
| 46．A．agreed | B．answered | C．claimed | D．objected |
| 47．A．convenience | B．pleasure | C．help | D．trouble |
| 48．A．disappointed | B．confused | C．pleased | D．worried |
| 49．A．true | B．same | C．real | D．similar |
| 50．A．replied | B．whispered | C．explained | D．added |
| 51．A．choice | B．shame | C．loss | D．influence |
| 52．A．reminding | B．convincing | C．informing | D．telling |
| 53．A．almost | B．hardly | C．completely | D．always |
| 54．A．Over | B．Against | C．Through | D．Within |
| 55．A．assistance | B．promotion | C．invitation | D．encouragement． |