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8．Hello Kitty，one of the most famous imaginary（61）characters （ character） in the world，greets us everywhere．Since she was born，she（62）has gained （gain） impressive popularity-she is（63）aninternational fashion queen．
2014was the character's 40th birthday．Fans from around the world gathered（64）cheerfully （cheerful） to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty．
Hello Kitty（65）was designed （design） as a character to attract pre-teenage girls．The designers could not（66）have dreamed （dream） that she would become such a（67）global （globe） star as she is today．
Helen McCanhy，an author and expert on Japanese cartoons，explained（68）whythe character is so popular．"Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness and friendship and fun．Women and girls all over the world are happy（69）to buy （buy） the image of the trusting，loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty．"
And the imaginary character does not only appeal（70）tofemales．There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men，such as neckties and golf bags．

4．In the English Reading Week，one of my classmates recommended a quote to us，（61）whichgoes like this；"Your future depends on many things，（62）butmostly on you．"I can't agree（63）more （much） with this view．It's true （64）that our future is determined by many things，such as opportunities and help from others，but our own attitude，determination，and hard work play （65）a more important role．In （66）otherwords，we are the master of our own future．
Take Abraham Lincoln，for example．He was born in a poor family，and only received a （67）limited （limit） education in his childhood．Yet through his painstaking efforts，he changed not only his own fate but also the history of America．Even to this day，Lincoln （68）is regarded （regard） as one of the most （69）inspiring （inspire） figures in the world．（70）Therefore，I firmly believe that our future is in our own hands．

3．Billboard Music Awards of the Year 2015goes to Taylor Swift，a singer-songwriter，who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success．
When Taylor Swift first came to public notice，she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar．She was far more enthusiastic than skilled，but apparently threw spark of superb talent．
Four year's later，Swift has become a multi-awards winner，with the biggest selling albums（唱片）．For her outstanding performance，Taylor Swift was named Billboard magazine's woman in 2011．She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards，among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum（白金） selling Speak Now，her third album that was released that year．
"Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music of styles．"said Bill Werde，Billboard's editorial director，"And at such a young age，Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere．"
Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started．She followed that up in 2008with Fearless，which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits，including Love Story，You Belong With Me and White Horse．
Not surprisingly，the 6-time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20million albums and 40million songs downloads．Swift has spent the past year on the Speak NOW World Tour in support of her third album，and now she's getting ready to go further．
According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine，Swift has so far written about 10songs for a 2016album．She said the new album is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult．
"They're sad if I'm being honest．"Swift told The New Yorker．"They're about my heartbreaks and my moving on．But more importantly，they are about achieving contentment．You're not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up．"

33．As a newcomer in the show business，Taylor Swift was considered to beD．
A．a skilled songwriter                 B．an outstanding artist
C．an energetic director                D．a promising talent
34．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Swift's new album is about feelings of grown-ups．
B．Fearless marked the beginning of Swift's career．
C．Speak Now is Taylor Swift's third album．
D．Swift has gained Billboard magazine's woman twice．
35．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？B
A．Taylor's Heartbreaks in Growth
B．A Rising Music Genius
C．An Interview with Taylor Swift
D．Billboard Music Awards in America．

2．Electric cars are dirty．In fact，not only are they dirty，but they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins．
People in California love to talk about"zero-emissions （排放） vehicles"，but people in California seem to   be clueless about where electricity comes from．Power plants mostly use fire to make it．Apart from the few people who have their roofs covered with solar cells，we get our electricity from generators （发电机）．Generators are fueled by something----usually coal，oil，but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants．There are a few wind farms and geothermal （地热） plants as well，but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something．
In other words，those"zero-emissions"cars are likely coal-burning cars．Because the coal is burned somewhere else，it looks clean．It is not true．It's as if the California Greens are covering their eyes----"If I can't see it，it's not happening．"Gasoline is an extremely efficient way to power a vehicle； a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it．But when you take that gas （or another fuel） and first use it to make electricity，you waste a nice part of that energy，mostly in the form of wasted heat--at the generator，through the transmission lines，etc．
A gallon of gas may drive your car 25miles．But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far---so electric cars burn more fuel than gasoline-powered ones．If our electricity came mostly from wind or geothermal，or solar，then an electric car truly would be clean．But for political，technical，and economic reasons，we don't use much of those energy sources．
In addition，electric cars'batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill （垃圾填埋场）．And finally，when cars are the polluters，the pollution is spread across all the roads．When it's a power plant，though，all the junk is in one place．Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated，but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot．

29．Which of the following words can replace"be clueless about"in Paragraph 2？A
A．fail to understand． B．be familiar with．
C．be curious about．    D．show their interest in．
30．The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car runB．
A．at least 25miles      B．less than 25miles
C．more than 25miles     D．as far as 25miles
31．In the author's opinion，compared with cars using gas，electric cars are moreC．
A．efficient             B．expensive
C．harmful               D．environmentally-friendly
32．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．electric cars'batteries are no longer poisonous in the landfill
B．now electric cars are used more than their gasoline-powered cousins
C．zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment
D．electric cars are not clean since we get electricity mainly by burning something．

1．We have dreams almost every night．Do you ever notice the colors of your dreams？Do you dream in black and white or do you dream in yellow，red and green？
New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a great effect on the color of your dreams．
While almost all people under 25dream in color，thousands of people over 55，all of whom were brought up with black and white TV sets，often dream in monochrome（黑白画面）．
"It suggests there could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big impact on the way dreams are formed"，said Eva Murzyn，a psychology student at Dundee University in Britain who carried out the study．
Research from 1915through the 1950s suggested that the vast majority of dreams are in black and white．But the tide（潮流） turned in the sixties，and later results suggested that up to 83percent of dreams contain some color．
Since this period also marked the transition（过渡） between black-and-white film and TV and Technicolor（印染法彩色），an obvious explanation was that the media had been painting people's dreams．However，there weren't any firm conclusions．
But now Miss Murzyn believes she has proven the link．She made a survey of more than 60people，half of whom were over 55and half of whom were under 25．
She asked the volunteers to answer a questionnaire on the color of their dreams and their childhood exposure to film and TV．
She then analyzed her own data．Only 4.4percent of the under-25s'dreams were black and white．The over-55s who had had access to color TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3percent．
But the over-55s who only had access to black-and-white media reported dreaming in black and white about a quarter of the time．
Even though they would have spent only a few hours a day watching TV or films，their attention and emotion would have been heightened during this time，leaving a deeper imprint on their mind，Miss Murzyn told the New Scientist．
"The crucial time is between three and ten when we all begin to have the ability to dream"，she said．

25．What's the main idea of the passage？C
A．The relationship between dream color and the age of the people．
B．The relationship between people's dreams and colors that they see in their life．
C．The relationship between dream color and types of television and films people watch．
D．The relationship between dreams and types of television and films that people watch．
26．From the text，we can see thatB．
A．all people who are below 25dream in color
B．watching TV or films probably affects dream color
C．people over 55always dream in monochrome
D．people begin to dream when they are 10years old
27．Which is WRONG according to the passage？A
A．Eva Murzyn is a professor at Dundee University in Britain．
B．Miss Murzyn thought she has proved the connection between dream color and TV and films．
C．The period between 3and 10is an important time in forming dreams．
D．The 1960s was a time which marked a transition in dream color．
28．In which magazine can you find the article？D
A．TV And Film Reviews
B．Psychology（心理学）Analysis
C．Aging Healthily
D．New Scientist．

20．Some years ago，on a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the cold swimming hole behind his house．
In a hurry to dive into the cool water，he did not realize an alligator was swimming towards the shore．His mother in the house，looking out of the window，saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In fear，she ran towards the water，yelling to the son as loudly as she could．
It was too late．The alligator reached him．
From the dock，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator got his legs．That began an incredible tug of war（拔河）between the two．The alligator was much stronger than the mother，but the mother would not let go．A farmer happened to drive by，heard her screams，ran from his truck，and shot the alligator．
Amazingly，after weeks and weeks in the hospital，the little boy survived．His leg were extremely scarred by the animal's attack，and on his arms were scratches （抓痕） from mothers'fingernails where she had tried to hang on to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his pant legs．And then，he proudly said to the reporter："But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms，too．I have them because my mom would not let go．"
You and I can identify with （理解） that little boy．We have scars，too．No，not from alligator，or anything quite so dramatic．But the scars of a painful past．Some of those scares are ugly and have caused us deep regret．
But some wounds，my friend，are because someone has refused to let go．In your struggle，maybe someone has been there holding on to you．

21．Upon seeing the alligator getting close to her boy，the motherD．
A．dived into the cool water at once
B．was too afraid to move
C．got ready to fight the alligator
D．shouted a warning to her boy
22．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text？B
A．The mother won the"match"because of her strength．
B．There were scars on the boy's arms and legs．
C．A farmer scared the alligator away by hitting it in the eyes．
D．A alligator attacked the boy when he and his mother were swimming．
23．By saying，"But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms，too，"the boy really wanted to showC．
A．how deep the scars were
B．what a brave boy he was
C．how great his mother was
D．how recently he had survived an attack
24．According to the author，how are we all similar to the boy in the story？C
A．We can be brave and never let go of our loved ones．
B．We may be faced with danger in our lives．
C．We may have scars that come from pain and love．
D．We may have to depend on the kindness of strangers．

19．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．作文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；．只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分．
Nowadays，it is very easily to find a student who is nearsighted．What's worse，the number of nearsighted students are still increasing．From my point of view，there are many reason that can cause nearsightedness．First of all，the wrong posture will result from nearsightedness．Read in the dark places can lead to nearsightedness as well as．Moreover，too much reading without a rest can be other important reason．My dear friends，it is high time that we paid attention to protect our eyes．The most useful method is do eye exercises more often and relax for a while after reading．Watching green trees could also do good to the eyes．

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