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13．Most penguins died after a huge iceberg grounded near their habitat in Antarctica，forcing them to make a long way to find food，scientists say in a newly published study．The B09B iceberg，measuring about 100square kilometers，grounded in Commonwealth Bay in East Antarctica in December 2010，the researchers from Australia and New Zealand wrote in the"Antarctic Science"journal．
The Adelie penguin population at the bay's Cape Denison was measured to be about 160，000in February 2011but by December 2013it had decreased to about 10，000，they said．The iceberg's grounding meant the penguins had to walk more than 60kilometers to find food，preventing their breeding attempts，said the researchers from the University of New South Wales'（ UNSW） Climate Change Research Centre and New Zealand's West Penguin Trust．
"The Cape Denison population could disappear completely within 20years unless B09B relocates or the fast ice within the bay breaks out，"they wrote in the research published in．Fast ice is sea ice which forms and stays along the coast．During their survey in December 2013，the researchers said"hundreds of abandoned eggs were noted，and the freeze-dried dead bodies of previous season's little penguins lay everywhere on the ground．"
"It's strangely silent，"UNSW's Chris Turney，who led the 2013exploration，told the"Sydney Morning Herald Friday"．"The ones that we saw at Cape Denison were terribly low-spirited，almost unaware of your existence．The ones that are surviving are clearly struggling．They can hardly survive themselves，let alone give birth to the next generation．We saw lots of dead birds on the ground．"
In contrast，penguins living on the eastern edge of the bay just 8kilometers from the fast ice edge were full of vigour，the scientists said．The researchers said the study had important influence on the wider East Antarctic if the current situation of increasing sea ice continued．Sea ice around Antarctica is increasing，in contrast to the Arctic where global warming is causing ice to melt and icebergs to decrease．Scientists believe the growth in Antarctic sea ice is likely to be driven by changes in wind and local conditions before long．

24．What's the main reason why the Adelie penguin population decreased？B
A．Many Adelie penguins died from the cold weather in Antanctic．
B．They didn't have enough time to give birth to and raise babies．
C．The iceberg's grounding killed a number of Adelie penguins．
D．Adelie penguins lost their habitats so they couldn't breed．
25．Which statement is correct according to the passage？A
A．The life of penguins in Cape Denison was very hard．
B．Penguins in Cape Denison were afraid of humans．
C．The sea ice in Antarctica is decreasing faster than before．
D．Human activities caused much damage to Cape Denison．
26．What does the underlined word"vigour"in the last paragraph mean？C
A．Trouble．B．Food．C．Energy．D．Joy．
27．What's the main idea of the passage？B
A．Global warming caused penguins'death．
B．Iceberg harmed penguins'life．
C．Penguins need more habitats．
D．Antarctic extreme weather caused penguins'death．

12．Two years ago I fell off the steps of a bus while climbing down and twisted my ankle．What followed was the usual way that is common in the US．A few hours later I was treated and discharged．What was uncommon was that I received extra care while going to ER（emergency room） and while I was in the hospital．
People were kind to me，men and women alike．They wheeled me into a private room instead of making me wait in the crowded waiting room．Someone came and asked me if the temperature is OK．When I said I was cold，he brought me a blanket and some magazines，in case I got bored．The nurses stopped by，making pleasant chats with me．People always came to ask me if I was in too much pain and if I needed anything…
There were other people who were brought in while I was waiting．Patients groaning in pain were given the care they needed and then ignored．My injury was not the priority，so while I was not pushed to the front of the line，my several hours'stay in the hospital was made as pleasant as possible．Why would people do that？They gave others care，while I got kindness．
Like any other good looking，healthy，independent person，man or woman，it looks as if the world is nicer to rich people，and the world is nicer to attractive people．I'm not in the dating world．It's not about free drinks and gifts．It's about people being nice．
I'm grateful for any positive behavior because I know this is temporary．Eventually I will join the groups of the elderly，the weak and the seemingly unattractive．One thing I refuse to do is to make excuses for being attractive．I know it's temporary．I know it's the luck of the draw and I know that I'm just one of the many．Does it matter to my husband，my mother and my kids what I look like？No．And I wouldn't have it any other way．

21．What caused the author into deep thought？D
A．She was given less care in the hospital．
B．Patients were only given physical care in the hospital．
C．She didn't get treatment immediately in the hospital．
D．Other patients in the hospital didn't get the same kindness as her．
22．What can we know about the author？A
A．She is an attractive lady．
B．She shows great pity to old patients．
C．She doesn't like free drinks or gifts．
D．She was treated unequally in the hospital．
23．Which of the following does the author agree with？D
A．The hospital should treat attractive patients in preference to others．
B．The positive behavior that being attractive brings can last long．
C．Old patients should get much more care from the hospital．
D．Being attractive means nothing to the people truly important to you．

11．How to prepare for exam？
Here are some tips you can read with your child．
The first step in preparing for examination is to set a fixed time each day to study and a schedule to say when to start the revision and for which subject．The plan should include how many chapters to revise and how many worksheets to work on．（36）D．Parents who do not know the examination time schedule can search'exam timetable'to see the official examination schedule．（37）F．
The second thing is to decide on the place to study．Some need total silence in a library before they can concentrate while others like to have some background music like in the cafeteria．（38）G．So there is no need to tell your child to change the study place if he is producing the desired results．
（39）A．For lessons，pupils must participate in lessons and discussions actively．For exercise，work on the simple ones in the textbook．For theory，pupils can use the mind map method to summarize the facts．
At last，study smart．Focus on chapters that are the core of the subject or difficult chapters．（40）E．

A．Next the most effective way to revise is to use an active approach．
B．Making good preparations counts．
C．Mind map can help you a lot in your revision work．
D．Your child has to be self-disciplined to follow the plan．
E．It is not necessary to simply read from first to last page．
F．The best time to start revision is one or two months before the examination．
G．Both are alright as long as your child is comfortable with it．

10．下面短文中有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：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；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
A century before，a bird called the passenger pigeon lived in North America．There were so many passenger pigeons when people often saw thousands，even millions of birds flying overhead．Therefore，there is not a single one left today．What happened？How did all passenger pigeons disappear from the earth entire？
The passenger pigeons become extinct for two reason．First，the forests that it lived was cut down to make way with farms and cities．Second，many pigeons were shot and eaten because they were too good to eat．At that time，there were no hunting laws protect endangered species as they are now．

9．It is reported that a surprisingly high number of city citizens in China suffer （61）frompoor health and many die at an early age．
Poor health with no sign of any identified disease，a condition known as"sub health"is on （62）therise．Sub health （63）is marked（mark） by general weakness，low energy levels and a poor immune system．
A survey （64）which/thatwas held in 16cities with over one million population showed high proportion of urban Chinese have been suffering such health problems．The numbers are （65）particularly（particular） high in Beijing，Shanghai and Guangdong．
The problem happens （66）mostly（most） among senior and middle-level managers，clerks and other white-collar workers with high educational level．
The sub health condition，found in most cases among those groups of people，will have bad effects on China's long term（67）development（develop）and progress unless（68）dealt（deal） timely and properly．
A survey by the Chinese Academy of Science shows that the average life of Chinese intellectuals is 58years，10years （69）lower（low） than the nation's average．This early death phenomenon may be increasing．A health expert said China should race against time，（70）seeking（seek） measures to solve the problem．

8．It is said that there's no such things as a free lunch，but even if you manage to bag a bargain meal，it will not taste as good as a more expensive choice，according to scientists．
A new study has found that restaurant goers who pay more for the food is tastier than offered for a smaller price．The experts think that people tend to associate cost with quality and this changes their perception（感知）of how food tastes．
Scientists at Cornell University studied the eating habits of 139people who enjoy an Italian buffet in a restaurant．The price of the food was set by the researchers at either 4or8for the all-you-can-eat meal．Customers were asked to rate how good the food tasted，the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names．
The experiment showed that the people who paid 8enjoyedtheirmeal11%morethanthosewhoatethe"cheaper"buffet．Interestinglythosethatpaidforthe4buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they overate．However，the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity of food in total．
Brian Wansink，a professor of consumer behavior at the university，said："we were fascinated to find that pricing has little effect on how much one eats，but a huge effect on how you interpret the experience．"He thinks that people enjoyed their food more as they associated cost with quality and that small changes to a restaurant can change how tasty people find their meals．
In a previous study，researchers from the university showed that people who eat in bright lighting consume more than eat in less brightly lit areas．

28．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．there were 139subjects involved in the new study
B．a free lunch might be as delicious as you expected
C．the high pricing will change the exact taste of the food
D．in the experiment，the price of the food ranged from 4 to10
29．Which of the factors has an effect on the quantity of food a person consumes？D
A．The taste of the food．
B．The price of the food．
C．The number of companions．
D．The lighting of the restaurant．
30．Who will benefit from the new study？A
A．The person who runs a restaurant．
B．The person who often eats outside．
C．The person who works on decoration．
D．The person who studies in university．
31．The passage is tended toB．
A．promote marketing methods
B．inform readers of a new study
C．teach consumers how to eat better
D．find the association between cost and quality．

7．We've reached a strange-some would say unusual-point．While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization，more people now die from being overweight，or say，from being extremely fat，than from being underweight．It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days．
Worse still，nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight．What's going on？
We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems．The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through-up to a point．
In the 1970s，Finland，for example，had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause．Not any more．A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decades．
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005，and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body．That has become a sort of fashion．No wonder it ranks as the world's most body-conscious country．
We know what we should be doing to lose weight-but actually doing it is another matter．By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise．More than half of us admit we lack willpower．Others blame good food．They say：it's just too inviting and it makes them overeat．Still others lay the blame on the Americans，complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food．
Some also blame their parents-their genes．But unfortunately，the parents are wronged because they're normal in shape，or rather slim．
It's a similar story around the world，although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight．Parents are eager to see their kids shape up．Do as I say-not as I do．

24．What's the"strange"point mentioned in the first sentence？A
A．The good life is a greater risk than the bad life．
B．Starvation is taking more people's lives in the world．
C．WHO report shows people's unawareness of food safety．
D．Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO's efforts．
25．Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight？C
A．A lot of effective diet pills are available．
B．Body image has nothing to do with good food．
C．They have been made fully aware of its dangers．
D．There are too many overweight people in the world．
26．The example of Finland is used to illustrateC．
A．the cause of heart disease
B．there are too many overweight people in the world
C．the effectiveness of a campaign
D．the fashion of body shaping
27．Which would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Actions or Excuses             B．Overweight or Underweight
C．WHO in a Dilemma            D．No Longer Dying of Hunger．

6．Chester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs services to people who don't have access to our library service in the usual way．As long as you live in Chester City，we'll provide a wide range of library services and resources including：
Large printed and ordinary printed books            Talking books on tape and CD
DVDs and music CDs          Magazines         Reference and information requests
Home delivery service
Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you．Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free．We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library．You can also choose the resources you need personally．
Talking books and captioned videos
The library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases．You don't have to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library．If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies，we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge．
Languages besides English
We can provide books in a range of languages besides English．If possible，we will request these items from the State library of NSW，Australia．
How to join
Contact the library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are suitable for any of the services we provide-Tuesday，Wednesday and Thursday 9 am-5 pm on 4297 2522 for more information．

21．Library Special Needs Services are meant forD．
A．those who are fond of reading
B．only those who have walking disabilities
C．those who can't get medical help in Chester City
D．people living in Chester City with an illness or disability
22．Which of the following statement is TRUE？B
A．Few entertaining resources are offered here．
B．Books with different languages are available．
C．People have to choose what they need by themselves．
D．People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos．
23．To get home delivery service，you mustD．
A．only choose printed books        B．have others choose the resources for you
C．pay the library ahead of time      D．register ahead of time．

5．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．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Mary，
I'm pleasing that you will come to China to study the language and culture．Living in China might seem a little strange at first，so I'm sure you'll soon like it．
Chinese people is very friendly and easygoing，so if you are sociable，it will be easily for you to get used to the life here．I'll introduce you my family and friend，and you won't feel lonely，I'm sure．Beside，it'll help me to learn Chinese and Chinese culture．
In the word，I'll try my best to make you feel at my home，and I'm looking forward to meeting you．
Yours，
John．

4．People lie all the time，but depending on how skilled they are．It can be difficult to determine when someone is lying to you．Do you know how to recognize the signs that someone is lying to you？（36）B
1．Liars make false eye contact．
A person who is lying to you won't make eye contact with you or they make too much eye contact．If a person is lying he may feel you are watching him and he will look down at the floor or away from your eyes．Some people try to stare at you in the face in a deliberate way．（37）G
2．Liars avoid using contractions（缩略语）
The liars will say"I did NOT notice your money"，instead of"I didn't notice your money"．This is an attempt by the liars to be absolutely clear what they mean．（38）A
3．Weird（Strange） Body Language．
Liars often feel uneasy，turn away from the person to whom they are speaking，blink rapidly，smile less and have pitch changes in their tone of voice．They may cross their arms which is a sign of being"closed"or trying not to reveal too much information．（39）C．They could touch parts of their face，an ear or a nose or play with keys or another item that they have in their hand．
4．Liars provide additional information without being asked for it．
（40）E．The result is the more complicated the story is，the less believable it will be．You will have the feeling that nothing could be further from the truth．

A．Usually，it ends up making the story a lot less believable．
B．Here are some easy ways to help you recognize liars and catch lies．
C．Sometimes people will look unnatural when they are lying．
D．They will get angry if you doubt their story．
E．They seem to think that by telling their story in detail，you will find it more believable．
F．They try to change the subject or move the conversation in a different direction．
G．In this way，they feel like making eye contact will make what they are saying more believable．

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