3．He did not look forward to beingin debt because his restaurant was no longer popular．——青夏教育精英家教网—

17．There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide．Each individual ant hardly weigh anything，but together they weigh almost the same as all of mankind．They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops or around the Antarctic．For animals their size，ants have been surprisingly successful，largely due to their wonderful social conduct．
In groups that vary in size from a few hundred to tens of millions，they organize their lives with a clear distribution of labor．Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization．While we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend mostly on pheromone （信息素），which is a kind of chemical released by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of a group．When an ant finds food，it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is．When an ant comes under attack or is dying，it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the whole group to prepare for a defensive fight．
In fact，when it comes to the art of war，ants have no equal．They are completely fearless and will take on an animal much larger than themselves，attacking in large groups and beating their target．They show so much devotion to their group that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy．
United and devoted，these little animals have survived on the earth for more than 140million years，far longer than dinosaurs．Because they think as one，they have a united intelligence greater than you would expect from one small individual ant．
29．We can learn from the passage that ants areC．
A．unwilling to share food
B．more successful than mankind
C．not used to living in cold environment．
D．too many to achieve any organization．
30．Ants can use pheromones forB．
A．tasting food
B．communication
C．warning enemies
D．arranging labor
31．What does the underlined expression"take on"in Paragraph 3mean？D
A．Help out．
B．Give in to．
C．Show favor to．
D．Fight against．
32．Ants have survived for so long mainly because ofA．
A．their social cooperation．
B．their large group size．
C．their fearless attack．
D．their individual intelligence．

16．A new word duang is taking the Internet by storm in China-but no one knows quite what it means．The character"duang"is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary．But it has already spread like wildfire online in China，appearing more than 8million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo，where it drew 312，000discussions among 15，000users．On China's biggest online search engine Baidu，it has been looked up almost 600，000times．It's been noticed in the West too，with Foreign Policy seeing it as a"break the Internet"viral meme-like a certain Kim Kardashian image，or a certain multicoloured dress．
But what does it mean？"Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means!Looks like it's back to school for me，"said Weibo user Weileiweito．Another user asked："Have you duanged today？My mind is full of duang duang duang．""To duang or not to duang，that is the question，"wrote user BaiKut automan．
"Duang"seems to be an example of onomatopoeia，a word that phonetically imitates a sound．It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan，who in 2004was featured in a shampoo advertisement where he said famously defended his smooth，black hair using the rhythmical-sounding"duang"．The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page．Thousands of users then began to flood Chan's Weibo page with comments，making the word in reference to his infamous shampoo appearance．
The word appears to have many different meanings，and there's no perfect translation，but you could use it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it．A cat might be"duang cute"，for example．Or you might be"very duang confused"by this blog．For readers of Chinese characters，the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the strange way in which the word is written：a combination of Chan's names written in Chinese．
25．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Millions share new Chinese character
B．There are many great storms in China
C．The Internet has made out new words
D．Many try to find ways to stop wildfire
26．What is discussed in the second paragraph？C
A．The doubt of the word．
B．The structure of the word
C．The meaning of the word
D．The root of the word
27．When Jackie Chan first said duang，he really wanted toC．
A．create an important word
B．see his Weibo Page flooded
C．praise a kind of shampoo
D．play a Hong Kong action film
28．When duang is used as an adjective，it can be used toA．
A．emphasize the word after it
B．make other people confused
C．combine the users'names
D．open China's micro-blogging．

15．Happiness is very important in the world．You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not．Happiness is a choice．
You can't depend on someone else to make you happy．That is a lesson I learned early in my marriage．I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness．I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions．I learned that you have to choose to be happy．
You can choose your emotions．True happiness comes from within，and it can't be forced by outside forces．So how do you choose happiness？The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain suit．You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life．You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feels good．You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well，right？So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good？
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up or choosing to be calm can be good for you．If we let others influence our emotions，we are giving them power over us．When others cause us anger or pain，we are giving them our power．
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react to what is thrown at us．We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does．
Remember that we can always choose happiness．At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger，self-doubt，or fear to joy and happiness．But it is only a thought away．Don't live on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way．Realize that thoughts，feelings and emotions can change．Then move on and choose to be happy．
12．The text mainly talks aboutD．
A．anger is only a thought away
B．people have different feelings at different time
C．we shouldn't list the reasons for our various emotions
D．one can change one's feelings and choose to be happy
13．The lesson the writer learned in her marriage isC．
A．she can depend on her husband to find happiness
B．balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art
C．one can't rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy
D．happiness can be influenced by outside forces
14．Why did the writer mention buying shoes？D
A．To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes．
B．To compare choosing shoes and choosing a suit．
C．To help to move to the next paragraph easily．
D．To use it as an example explaining the importance of choosing to be happy．
15．The writer suggests that we shouldC．
A．let others give power over us
B．respond immediately to others'words
C．hold back our feelings properly
D．live on what happens to you．

14．There are many animals in the world which are facing in the situation of disappearing．Two-thirds of the world's polar bear population could be gone by 2050if predictions（预测）of melting sea ice come true，the US Geological Survey reported on Friday．
The fate（命运） of polar bears could be even worse than that estimate（估计），because sea ice in the Arctic（北冰洋）might be disappearing faster than the available computer models predict，the geological survey said in a report aimed at determining whether the big white bear should be listed as a threatened species（濒危物种）．
"There is a definite（确定的）link between changes in the sea ice and the welfare（利益） of polar bears，"said Steve Amstrad，who led the research team．He says Arctic sea ice is already at the lowest this year and is expected to retreat（退却） farther this month．
That means that polar bears-some 16，000of them--will disappear by 2050from parts of the Arctic where sea ice is melting most rapidly，along the north coasts of Alaska and Russia，researchers said in a telephone briefing（简报）．Other polar bears could survive beyond that date but many of those could be gone by 2100，Amstrad said．By this century's end，the only polar bears left might live in the Canadian Arctic islands and along the west coast of Greenland（格陵兰岛）．"It is likely to result in loss of approximately（大约）two-thirds of the world's current polar bear population by the mid 21st century，"the report's executive summary said．
"Because the observed trajectory（轨迹）of Arctic sea ice decline appears to be underestimated by currently available models，this assessment of future polar bear status may be conservative（保守的）．"In January，the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the polar bear as a threatened species，noting polar bears depend on sea ice as a platform to hunt seals（海豹），their main food．Without enough sea ice，polar bears would be forced onto land，but they are poor hunters once they get out of the water and ice，the researchers said．The bears'disappearance would probably take place as young cubs（幼兽）failed to survive to adulthood and females were unable to reproduce successfully．
9．What was the US Geological Survey intended to do？A
A．To determine whether the polar bear was in danger．
B．To measure how fast the sea ice melts in the Arctic．
C．To check the predictions of the computer models．
D．To find out the exact number of the polar bear．
10．What causes the polar bears to disappear by 2050？B
A．The pollution of the Arctic region．
B．The sea ice melting at high speed
C．Fewer food sources being left．
D．The temperature getting colder．
11．The key to preventing polar bears dying out seems toC．
A．help young polar bears to survive the cold winter
B．have large number of seals living in the oceans
C．make sure there is enough sea ice in the Arctic
D．provide chances for adult polar bears to reproduce．

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