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19．I like watching butterflies．Sometimes I think I'm the only girl who notices these quiet but beautiful things．But if it hadn't been for a crowded restaurant，I wouldn't have ever noticed Valeri．
Valeri was a new student．She walked to class with her books against her chest and her head down．She talked only when the teacher asked her a question．After a month at our school，she hadn't made any friend．
One day at lunch，most tables being full，I had nowhere to sit．Valeri sat alone，book in hand．I walked over to her，"Is that a good book？"Valeri gave a small nod and went back to reading．"What's it about？"I asked．After seconds of silence，she looked at me，her eyes shining，"Well，it's about a dragon!This boy，Eragon，finds this dragon egg when he goes playing one day．He thinks it's a rock!The egg hatches（孵化）and Eragon hides the dragon from his cousin and uncle until it gets too big．"
Two weeks later，I was sitting in the auditorium（礼堂）enjoying the talent show．Then a shy girl walked on stage．I recognized her immediately．Valeri held a violin in one hand and a bow in the other．She started to play．The notes formed a soft，sweet tune（曲调）．The auditorium fell completely silent until we realized the music was finished．I smiled to myself．Valeri wasn't just"a quiet girl"．She knew about wonderful books and could play the violin like nothing I'd ever heard．Like a butterfly，she was beautiful and amazing when you looked closely．

44．The author went to sit beside Valeri becauseC．
A．Valeri invited her to sit ther
B．Valeri's book drew her attention
C．no more empty seats were left
D．she wanted to make friends with Valeri
45．In the book Valeri was reading，Braised the dragon．
A．Eragon'father
B．Eragon
C．Eragon's cousin
D．Eragon's uncle
46．Butterflies are mentioned in the text to showC．
A．the beauty of butterflies
B．the author's interest
C．the character of Valeri
D．the qualities of friends
47．Which of the following words can best describe Valeri？A
A．Quiet and talented．
B．Friendly and active．
C．Careful and talkative．
D．Kind and enthusiastic．

18．BRITAIN is a popular tourist place．But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages．
ADVANTAGES
Free museums．No charge for good collections of art works．
Pop music．Britain is the only country to rival（与…匹敌）the US on this point．
Cabs．London taxi drivers well know where they are going．
Choice of food．Visitors can find food from every corner of the world．
Fashion．Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood，Alexander McQueen； street styles are justly loved，too．
DISADVANTAGES
Poor service．People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced，"says Professor Tony Seaton，of  Luton University's International Tourism Research Center．
Poor public transport．Trains and buses are promised to defeat tourists who have the most patience，so the over-crowded London tube is inexplicably（难以理解的） popular．
Rain．Still in the number one complaint．
Overpriced hotels．The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark．
Drinking hours．Alcohol（酒） is in short supply after 11pm even in"24-hour cities"．

41．What do tourists complain most？C
A．Poor service．
B．Poor public transport．
C．Rain．
D．Overpriced hotels．
42．When is alcohol not able to get？D
A．At 9：00pm
B．At 10：00pm
C．At 11：00pm
D．At 12：00pm
43．Which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．You have to pay to visit the museums．
B．Only clothing with brand names are sold in London．
C．You cannot find Chinese food there．
D．The public transport is poor there．

17．There are several reasons why cats climb trees，mostly to do with defensive purposes．Cats，as predators（捕食者），like to understand their environment well．Cats climb trees to get a better view of their surroundings，to help them see any potential prey（被捕食者）．
While cats are predators，they can also be easily attacked by larger animals．A tree often provides a safe hiding place．In the wild，cats climb up trees to give them a resting place that is out of predators'range．It also helps disguise their presence，which can prevent any prey from noticing that there is a cat nearby．
Sometimes some cats may climb trees for fun，or possibly to work on improving their climbing abilities．Kittens（小猫） frequently test out their claw skills by trying to climb up everything，from bookcases to trees to a person's leg．Climbing practice is good for cats； it can improve their strength and flexibility and teach them an important defensive skill．To prevent them from practicing indoor climbing of your furniture，however，owners may wish to buy a carpeted cat tree for climbing．
If a cat has gotten up a tree and cannot get down，the owner may wonder why its remarkable climbing abilities only work in one direction．A cat's claws curve（弯曲） inward，allowing it to take hold of surfaces while going up head first．Unfortunately，this useful climbing curve does nothing to help the animal get back down again．Eventually，most trapped kittens will either jump out of the tree or realize that they can get down by going tail first．Either way，a cat up a tree is usually nothing to panic about unless it is injured； they are intelligent animals and will find out how to get down sooner or later．
32．In most cases，cats climb trees in order toC．
A．have fun
B．seek food
C．defend themselves
D．please their owners
33．What does the underlined word"disguise"in Paragraph mean？D
A．Find out
B．Focus on
C．Make clear
D．Cover up
34．Why do people want to buy carpeted cat trees？B
A．To train their cats in climbing
B．To help protect their furniture．
C．To improve their cats'claw skill．
D．To keep their cats warm in winter．
35．Seeing your cat up a tree，you are supposed toA．
A．just take it easy
B．lead it down slowly
C．feed some food to it at once
D．keep an eye on it all the time．

16．Google is asking students in kindergarten（幼儿园） through 12^th grade across the US to take part in this year's Doodle（涂鸦） 4Google competition．This year，students are asked to explain"What makes me…"．They are given a chance to redesign the famous Google logo（商标） using this theme．
Doodles must use the letters G-O-O-G-L-E，but can be created in anything---drawing，pottery，food，video or anything else．The Doodle team will choose from the many works from students across the country．Last year there were more than 100，000．Guest judges，including basketball player Stephen Curry and actress Julie Bowen，will choose the winner．To find the final national winner，people will vote for their favorite online．
Google will donate 50，000to the winner's school to create or improve a computer lab or technology program，30，000to the winner's personal college fund，a trip to Google's headquarters，and more．
Larry Page and Sergey Brin，the co-founders of Google，created the first Doodle in 1998．Since then，more than 2，000Doodles have been created．It takes the Doodle team anywhere from six weeks to five months to create a Doodle． The team has weekly meetings where ideas for future Doodles．Other Google workers are also encouraged to share ideas．
28．Which of the following students cannot take part in the competition？A
A．College students．
B．High school students．
C．Middle school students．
D．Primary school students．
29．What will Stephen Curry and Julie Bowen do in the competition？B
A．Vote online
B．Choose the winner．
C．Collect works．
D．Design the theme．
30．What will the winner get？D
A．A trip to college．
B．A well-paid job．
C.50，000as prize money．
D.30，000as personal college fund．
31．The underlined part in Paragraph 4shows that creating a Doodle can beC．
A．easy
B．funny
C．difficult
D．Relaxing．

15．What to wear for a job interview is very important．Like it or not，how you look plays an important part in the interview．Even if you're usually not concerned about what you wear，do pay attention when it comes to an interview．
Here's one of the key tips for interviews．Check out what people working in the company or profession are wearing and dress slightly more formally for the interview．
There is no doubt that what you wear depends on the job you're getting into．Some professions like finance and law need people to dress conservatively（保守地）．Suits in shades of blue or grey，white shirts，etc are appropriate for men interviewing for those positions．Women attending such interviews have more choices and can wear blues，whites or yellows．
If you're interviewing for a job in a less conservative industry like the creative fields，social work，education，etc，what's appropriate can be various．
Here are more tips on what to wear．Take care of the basics like ensuring there are no folds or dirt on your clothes．It's important not to show too much skin----that can convey a wrong image in an interview．Your clothes should not be too tight．Also，don't wear brand-new clothes you haven't worn at least once before to avoid unexpected problems when interviewing for a job．
Apart from clothing，you should also pay attention to other things．A good pair of shoes and a fine watch can improve a man's image in an interview．A quality silk scarf can add to a woman's appearance．The little things do matter when it comes to having interviews and getting a job offer from the right company．
24．What is the text mainly about？B
A．How to get the job you want．
B．What to wear for a job interview．
C．How to make oneself more attractive．
D．How to leave a good impression on interviewers．
25．If a man has an interview for the post of lawyer，what color suit should he wear？A
A．Grey．
B．Green．
C．Yellow．
D．Red．
26．When having a job interview，you'd better wear clothes thatA．
A．are tidy and clean．
B．have the latest style．
C．can show your good figure．
D．can reflect your personality．
27．The author suggested people not wear brand-new clothes becauseD．
A．they might be too tight．
B．they might not match your shoes．
C．they might convey a wrong image．
D．some unexpected problems might occur．

14．Choose  Your  one-day  Tours!
Tour A----Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge----£37until 26March and£39thereafter．
Visit the city with over 2，000years of history and Bath Abbey，the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum．Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5，000years．
Tour B----Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the university St Mary's Church Towel and Anne Hathaway's house--£32until 12March and£36thereafter．
Oxford：Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges．Look over the"city of dreaming spires（尖顶）"from St Mary's Church Tower．Stratford：Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder．
Tour C---Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton court Palace---£34until 11March and£37thereafter．
Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court，Henry favorite palace．Free time to visit Windsor Castle （ entrance fees not included）．With 500years of history，Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen．Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction．Visit the palace and its various historic gardens，which include the famous maze（迷宫） where it is easy to get lost!
Tour D----Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great---£33until 18March and£37thereafter．
Includes a guided tour of Cambridge，the famous university town，and the garden of the 18^th century．
21．Which tour will you choose if you want to see England's oldest university？B
A．Tour A．
B．Tour B
C．Tour C
D．Tour D
22．Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17March？D
A．Windsor Castle & Hampton Court．
B．Oxford & Stratford
C．Bath & Stonehenge
D．Cambridge．
23．Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction？A
A．It used to be the home of royal families．
B．It used to be a well-known maze．
C．It is the oldest palace in Britain．
D．It is a world-famous castle．

13．Researchers have studied the placebo（安慰剂） effects for many years．But there are still many unanswered questions．Why is a placebo effective？Mostly，researchers have looked at the placebo effects on physical health．However，a research team in Sweden has produced some interesting findings about the emotional effects of placebos．
The team performed a series of experiments．First the researchers showed a group of people unpleasant pictures，like pictures of dead bodies．The people rated（划分等级） how they felt after seeing the pictures．They gave the highest number to the pictures that gave them the worst feelings．The researchers then gave the people a calming drug．They told the people that the calming drug would decrease the unpleasant feelings from the pictures．When the team showed the pictures again，the people said that they felt much calmer．
The following day，the researchers gave the people unpleasant pictures to look at again．Then，they gave them drugs．However，this time they gave them a placebo instead of the calming drug．The placebo was nothing but salt and water．But the people did not know this．
After taking the placebo，the people's ratings still changed．Their unpleasant feelings decreased by almost 30%．It seemed that taking the placebo made them feel calmer．In the experiment，the scientists also used special equipment to look at their brains．The results showed that the brains'emotional centers were calmer after the people took the placebo．
Dr Predrag Petrovic managed the experiment．He said，"The placebo changes what we expect．When we expect that something unpleasant should become less unpleasant，it really does．"
32．What was special about the research carried out by the Swedish researchers？D
A．It was about the placebo effects on physical health．
B．It tested the effects of placebos through experiments．
C．It answered many questions about placebo effects．
D．It explored the emotional effects of placebo．
33．When the people took the placebo，they probably thoughtC．
A．they were cheated
B．they got salt and water
C．they got calming drugs again
D．they took more effective drugs．
34．Why did the researchers look at the people's brains？B
A．To find out why they felt uncomfortable．
B．To see the change in emotional centers．
C．To see how emotional centers were formed．
D．To see the effects of unpleasant pictures on brains．
35．What can we infer from the last but one paragraph？C
A．Placebos have no emotional effects．
B．It's easier to decrease emotional pain．
C．Placebos may decrease emotional pain
D．It's difficult to judge emotional pain．

12．Grasse has always been associated with smell．In the Middle Ages it smelt particularly unpleasant due to its leather tanning（制革） industry．The nobles only rarely visited the pretty and charming town to pick up their handmade Grasse leather gloves．In spite of their grand lands in the surrounding countryside，Grasse was certainly a necessary evil with no self-respecting nobles owning buildings there．
Molinard，a Grasse tanner（制革工人） himself，created the first Grasse perfume．Word spread like wildfire among the nobles about the designer perfumed gloves．Molinard offered a pair of his gloves to Catherine de Medici（ the Queen），who gave plenty of praise to her Grasse perfumed gloves； she almost assured （确保）  Grasse's reputation as the perfume capital of the world．Thanks to Catherine de Medici，Grasse merchants were encouraged to grow the perfume plants that tanners needed to supply perfumed leather to the nobles．
Grasse has four perfume factories as well as a perfume school and a perfume museum．Fragonard's perfume museum is situated on the first floor of its perfume factory and displays an amazing private collection of perfume bottles，presentation boxes，documents and equipment that tells the history of perfume making from its earliest beginnings to the present day．The perfume museum is open every day，Sundays and public holidays included．
Grasse is certainly a perfumed heaven， a far cry from its smelly beginning as a leather tanning town．Now famous for a far sweeter smell，Grasse is surrounded by fields of flowers that make real estate（不动产） in Grasse very popular．
Those looking for real estate in France would have to go a long way to find anywhere more charming than Grasse with the city of Nice and its airport just a short drive away and plenty of activities to enjoy in the surrounding countryside．Real estate in Grasse is situated between the Southern Alps and the Cote d'Azur，allowing owners the best of both worlds．
28．Why was Grasse considered to be necessary although it was an evil？A
A．Because it produced leather gloves．
B．Because it made the nobles look respectable．
C．Because many nobles lived in its countryside．
D．Because it was a beautiful and attractive town．
29．According to the text，Fragonard's perfume museumB．
A．has several perfume factories
B．can be visited all the year around．
C．is famous for its perfume school
D．shows visitors the history of Grasse．
30．The underlined words"a far cry"in the 4th paragraph can be replaced by"C"
A．a good long cry
B．totally absent
C．very different
D．far distant
31．What is the main idea of the last paragraph？B
A．Grasse is still less competitive in real estate．
B．Grasse is now a perfect place for people to live．
C．Grasse is becoming an important tourist attraction．
D．Living in Grasse might cause you much inconvenience．

11．In the United States，Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May．It was back in 1908when a woman named Anna Jarvis created this unofficial holiday to honor mothers．Traditionally，children and husbands honor mothers of all ages by buying flowers，cards and other gifts or taking them to dinner in a nice restaurant．But today，we instead will talk about some expressions that use the word"mother"．
Some cultures believe Mother Earth gave birth to everything that exists on our planet．In Greek mythology，a goddess named Gaia was the great mother of all．She was said to have created the Earth and the Universe．Mother Nature is a little different．This term relates to the natural world as if it were a woman．
The mother lode（矿脉） comes from mining．It means a place where the largest amount of gold，silver，or anything else of value can be found．But now，the term mother lode means a rich supply of anything．We often use the word"strike"with this expression．For example，you might say，" she just graduated from college and struck the mother lode with her new job!"
When we call something"the mother of all"，it means it is the biggest or best of something．Here is an example：we are going to throw the mother of all parties this weekend．So you'd better come on time!
You might think all expressions about mothers are sweet and loving．Not so．For example，a boy who is"tied to his mother's apron strings（裙带）"is controlled by his mother．We can also call him a"mama's boy"．Both of these terms are even more impolite，especially if you are talking about an adult man．
24．The author explains Mother Earth byC．
A．making a comparison
B．telling a historical story
C．introducing a Greek myth．
D．analyzing different words．
25．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3meansB．
A．she could find something valuable．
B．she earned quite a lot from her new job．
C．she was trying her best to do her job
D．she was busy with her work every day．
26．Which of the following has a negative meaning according to the text？D
A．Mother Nature
B．The mother lode
C．The mother of all
D．Tied to his mother's apron strings．
27．What can be a suitable title of the text？D
A．The history of Mother's Day
B．The legendary life of Anna Jarvis
C．Tips on gifts for Mother's Day
D．Different meanings of mother expressions．

10．For me，the greatest story of rags to riches is that of Andrew Carnegie，who started life in poverty but became one of the richest men in the world．
Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835，the son of a weaver．In 1848，the family moved to the United States and at 13Carnegie began to work in a cotton mill，earning＄1.5per week．About three years later，he found a better job as a telegraph messenger boy．At work，his superiors were impressed by his abilities and willingness to work hard．In 1853，he gained an office job at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company．This was his first big break．He continued to impress and rose rapidly through the company，gaining more and more responsibility．At the same time，Carnegie loved reading very much and made use of every opportunity to visit the library．He read widely on all subjects，particularly literature．
Carnegie now began to save a little money and，with the help of his employer，began to make some successful investments．He invested in the iron industry and eventually set up in business himself，owing several iron and steel plants．This was where he made his fortune．By the 1890s，the Carnegie Steel Company was the biggest and most profitable business in the world．
Carnegie had always believed that the pursuit of wealth would never end in itself．In his view，successful，wealthy people should redistribute their wealth for the benefit of everyone in society．True to his word，in 1901，at the age of 66，he retired from business and devoted the rest of his life to charity work．
Carnegie's lack of formal education and his poor family background clearly didn't put barriers in the way of success．His rapid rise from poverty to wealthy was due to his willingness to work hard，his intelligence and good business sense，and his talents for making things happen．He died in 1919at the age of 83．

21．What does"gaining more and more responsibility"in the second paragraph most probably mean？D
A．Becoming more and more intelligent．
B．Having a better sense of confidence．
C．Reading more and more books．
D．Being promoted to higher ranks．
22．When did Carnegie get his first big success in his life？B
A．When he took a job as a telegraph messenger boy．
B．When he worked at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company．
C．When he made investments in the iron industry．
D．When he founded the Carnegie Steel Company．
23．What can be learnt from the text？A
A．Carnegie's employers had a high opinion of him．
B．Carnegie made the investments independently after saving enough money．
C．Carnegie believed that we should try to earn as much money as possible．
D．Carnegie could have been more successful if he had been formally educated．
24．Which of the following will be the suitable title for the text？A
A．From Rags to Riches：The Story of Andrew Carnegie
B．Andrew Carnegie：A Wealthy Man
C．Steel&Iron：The Most Profitable Business
D．Intelligence and Good Business Sense：Two Factors in Becoming Wealthy．

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