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3．Jack's birthday was coming soon，so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he would not need to walk to school anymore．（41）EJack got a book instead but he did not complain．
One bright and sunny day while Jack was walking past a store on his way to school，he saw a big boy on a bike．The bike was too small for the boy．（42）B．
The boy was popular in Jack's school．He recognized him．The boy's name was Tom．Tom seemed to have broken his leg．Jack picked up Tom's bike which was not damaged and rode to the nearby hospital to get help．（43）GJack rode Tom's bike to school so he would not be late for class．
After school，Jack quickly rode the bicycle to Tom's house with a book for him．（44）AHe had to stay at home for a rest till his leg was healed（痊愈）．
To Jack's surprise，Tom got a new bike on his birthday in two months'time and Jack could have Tom's old bike．He was very happy．（45）CJack visited Tom every day till Tom's leg was healed．

A．Luckily，Tom was not too seriously injured．
B．As the boy was turning around a corner，the bike crashed（撞） into a tree．
C．From then on，they became good friends．
D．Tom gave his new bike to Jack to show his thanks．
E．However，his dad had lost his job and did not have much money．
F．Jack found it interesting and couldn't help laughing．
G．A few minutes later，doctors came and brought Tom to the hospital．

2．Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise，and not getting enough sleep can lead to obesity，heart trouble and other health problems．Now scientists are adding more wake-up call to that list：lack of sleep damages the brain．
People who regularly have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep （one study drew the line at 6.8hours ） show changes in brain-----actual shrinking（缩小），in some cases---in area important for memory and problem solving．
"We've always believed that we can take the weekend to catch up and be fine，"says Sigrid Veasey，a researcher in University of Pennsylvania，but that may not be the case．When she stopped mice from sleeping for 3days，they lost 25% to 30% of the neurons （神经元） important for focused attention----and these remaining were damaged．What's more，these brain cells never grew again．
Clearly，something important is happening while we sleep，but exactly what sleep does for the brain has been a mystery．That's why scientists got excited when researchers at the university of Rochester Medical Center recently offered a new theory．While observing the brains of sleeping mice，they discovered a kind of brain-cleaning system that clears away neural waste，the buildup of which is connected with Alzheimer's．
In another study，young healthy people whose sleep was limited to 7hours per night for one week showed damaged brain function．Scarier is that with long-lasting short sleep，you may feel fully rested．When study subjects were limited to 4hours of sleep for 5days，they reported feeling very tired following the first night but they didn't get any sleepier after that．
What's more，a 15，000-person study found that getting an average of less than 5hours of sleep per night for several years resulted in a decrease in memory performance equal to the brain aging 2years．
Have we persuaded you to turn in early tonight？Excellent．
32．The text is mainly aboutA．
A．how lack of sleep damages our brain．
B．why we feel rested without enough sleep．
C．how much sleep we should get every day．
D．Why we have trouble falling asleep sometimes．
33．Sigrid Veasey's research shows thatB
A．lack of sleep doesn't affect our attention．
B．damaged brain cells can not recover．
C．sleeping on weekends can make up for lost sleep．
D．most neurons will die if we sleep poorly for 3days．
34．According to paragraph 5，after several days of short sleep people may feelC．
A．tired
B．sleepy
C．energetic
D．angry
35．According to the 15，000-person study，lack of sleep may causeD．
A．heart trouble
B．obesity
C．death
D．memory loss．

1．Like many new graduates，I left university full of hope but with no real idea of what I wanted to do．My degree，with honors，in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow，but I had no idea how to do that．That's when I learned about the Lighthouse project．
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers．I knew it would be a lot of hard work，and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time．In short，I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly，neither did my family．
Finally，however，I won the support of my family，and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application （申请）．After countless interviews and presentations，I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone．Several months later，I received a call asking me to report for duty．I would be going to a small village near Abuja，Nigeria．
After completing my training，I was sent to the village that was small and greatly in need of proper accommodation．Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their homes and food as if I were their own family．I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse．For the next year or so，I taught in it．But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me．
Sometimes during that period，I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did，though I did not get anywhere with the local language，and I returned to the USA a different man．The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever．
28．What do we know about the author？C
A．His dream at university was to become a volunteer．
B．He took pride in making contributions to the world．
C．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge．
D．He had dreamed about being a volunteer since he was in college．
29．According to paragraph 2，it is most likely that the authorB．
A．felt happy to leave his family and friends．
B．discussed his decision with his family．
C．asked previous volunteers about voluntary work．
D．attended special training to finish difficult tasks．
30．The underlined word"accommodation"in paragraph 4meansC．
A．drinking water．
B．English teachers．
C．living places and food
D．teaching buildings．
31．What can we infer from the author's experiences In Nigeria？B
A．He was chosen as the best teacher by his students．
B．He found some difficulty getting used to the local culture．
C．He had learned to communicate in the local language．
D．He had overcome all his weakness before he left for home．

20．Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community，so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work．The area's city councilwoman （女议员） was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing．The neighborhood faced many problems．
Mark looked at the chart taped to the walls．There are charts for parking problems，crime，and for problems in vacant buildings．People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman．
It was too much for Mark．"The problems are too big．"he thought．He turned to the man next to him and said，"I think this is a waste of my time．Nothing I could do would make a difference here．"
Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop．"People should just take care of themselves．"He decided．"That's enough to do．I can't take on all the problems of the world．"
As he neared the bus stop，Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby．She was trying to unlock her car，but she didn't have a free hand．As Mark got closer，her other child，a little boy，suddenly darted into the street．The woman tried to reach for him，but as she moved，her bag shifted and the groceries started to fall out．Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother．Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief．"Thanks!"she said．"You have got great timing!"
"Just being neighborly，"Mark said．As he rode home，he had a quick look at the walls of the bus．On one of them was"Small acts of kindness add up．"Mark smiled and thought，"Maybe that's a good place to start．"
25．The underlined word"darted"in paragraph 5can be replaced byD．
A．walked
B．marched
C．climbed
D．rushed
26．Which phrases can't describe the woman in the passage？D
A．at a loss
B．at a panic
C．helpless
D．scared to death
27．What does"Maybe that's a good place to start"suggest？C
A．If you are kind you will be treated in the same way．
B．All small acts will add up to kindness．
C．Everyone can play his part to make things better．
D．It's a small act to help a person in need．

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．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．
Did you enjoy yourself yesterday？I suppose you do．But I'd like to tell you how a bad day I had yesterday．Everything just went wrongly．On the morning，my alarm clock didn't ring，since I woke up an hour late．I was in such hurry that I burnt my hand when I was cooking breakfast．Then I ran out of the house to catch the 8：30buses．This is the bus I usually take．But，you may laugh，I missed it of course．I was very unhappy，and scared as well because my teacher hates the students coming late to school．So I ran three miles to school only to be find that nobody was there．The school was quiet but peaceful．Our classroom was locked，which made me realized that it was Sunday．

18．Flowers only bloom（开花） when they are planted in the right soil．That is also true for me．I first moved to Foxboro，Massachusetts，as a single mother with my baby daughter，Darcy．I was drawn to its New England beauty，friendly people and rich history．It happened that there were a lot of forsythia（连翘） bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home．I joined St．Mark's Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school．At church，I met my second husband，Dean．For more than 25years，I bloomed in Foxboro，and I had another two children．
Then，when Darcy was a few years out of college，she moved to Alameda，California，to be near friends．I missed her badly．A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer．He only made it eight months．My heart was broken．Later I moved to Alameda with my children．It was a beautiful Victorian island，and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy．I even attended a church and made a few friends there．Still，I couldn't help but miss Foxboro．It had everything and everyone I loved．
One spring day，when I was walking by a school，something yellow caught my eyes．Forsythia bushes!They made me homesick and I kept back my tears．"I miss you，Foxboro，"I whispered．Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic（陶瓷的） pots lined up on a shelf．A large white one seemed to catch my attention．"That'll be perfect in my living room，"I thought．
I turned it over to look at the price．Instead I found these words："New England Pottery，Foxboro，Massachusetts．"A piece of artwork，from my second hometown，was right here．It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes．I took it as a sign that I can bloom，right where I am．
21．From the text we learn that the authorC．
A．gave birth to three children in Foxboro
B．planted forsythia bushes around her house
C．got to know her second husband at church
D．worked as a middle school teacher in Foxboro
22．When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school sheB．
A．wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them in
B．thought of her life in Foxboro
C．felt they would look great in her living room
D．believed they were real art work
23．Why does the author compare herself to flowers？B
A．Because she wanted to show she likes flowers．
B．Because girls are like flowers that are blooming．
C．Because she moved across the country just like flowers．
D．Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers．

17．Question：Which program is in Guinness World Records as the world's longest running TV quiz show？Answer："It's Academic．"
"It's Academic"is a Saturday morning program for high school students．The show has been broadcast in the Washington area for fifty years．Secretary of State Hillary Clinton competed on the show when she was a teenager．Teams from local schools are questioned about subjects like history，literature，math，science，religion，politics and sports．
Sophie was a TV producer in the 1950s．She started"It's Academic"after local school officials asked her to create a program that showed outstanding students．
The show's host，84-year-old Mac McGarry，who has hosted"It's Academic"since the beginning，says，"When we first started，the young people from various countries were not evident so much．Now，each program presents young people from all over the world，at least descendants （后裔） from people all over the world．"
Mac McGarry said，"Every time I look up，I see people who are just seventeen years old．And I think，‘Well，I must not be growing older at all．They are full of enthusiasm．I really have to become more active to keep up with them．'"More than 20，000students have appeared on the show．Mac McGarry has asked more than 200，000questions and gotten more than a few funny answers．
Kelly Reeder led the team from Rockville High School in Maryland last year．Her school has won the championship on"It's Academic"several times．She says，"We have put in a lot of effort over the years．It's a really huge honor to end up on the A Team．My friends who are on‘It's Academic'think it's cool that I'm the captain of the A Team，but my friends who are not on‘It's Academic'think it's kind of funny．"

47．We learn from the text that"It's Academic"A．
A．was started half a century ago
B．was produced by Hillary Clinton
C．is broadcast across the US every week
D．is a TV show based on Guinness records
48．Sophie created the program originally toD．
A．pick out outstanding students
B．focus on students'schoolwork
C．attract more TV viewers
D．accomplish a given task
49．In Paragraph 4，McGarry mainly wants to sayC．
A．the show was not popular at first
B．they overcame difficulties in the beginning
C．the teams in the show are quite different now
D．the show becomes the longest running TV show
50．By saying"I must not be growing older at all"，McGarry means that sheB．
A．will have to retire soon
B．hopes to go on with the work
C．feels younger together with teenagers
D．worries about her health condition．

16．Claude Monet is surely one of the most famous French artists of all．Monet was particularly interested in the effect of light and would paint the same scene in different lighting conditions or times of the day．For example，he painted around 20versions of the Rouen Cathedral from dawn to dusk．His most famous paintings include his Water lilies series．
The paintings of Paul Cézanne had a lot of influence in the development of 20th century art，including Cubism （立体派） and Fauvism （野兽派）．Cézanne is one of the most famous French artists and is known as a"post-impressionist"，which was similar in some ways to impressionism but also broke away from some of its limitations．Famous French paintings include his Bathers and Mont St Victoire series．
Henri Matisse was one of the most important famous French artists of the 20th century．He was considered one of the leaders of the Fauvist movement．He had a long and varied artistic career，painting in different styles ranging from Impressionism to Abstract．In 1941，Matisse was diagnosed with cancer and was forced into a wheelchair．But this didn't stop him completing the amazing Chapel of the Rosary in Vence．
Degas is probably one of the most fascinating of all the famous French artists．He is known as one of the founders of Impressionism，but his paintings were also influenced by classicism，romanticism，and realism．His style is definitely very unique．He was a prolific （多产的） artist，producing over one thousand works．He is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers．

43．We can know that Claude Monet painted about 20versions of the Rouen CathedralD．
A．within one day
B．using the same colors
C．at different places
D．in different lighting conditions
44．Which style does Bathers most probably belong to？B．
A．Impressionism．
B．Post-impressionism．
C．Romanticism．
D．Abstract．
45．During Henri Matisse's long artistic career，heA．
A．painted paintings of different styles
B．did his most famous paintings after 1941
C．painted in the style of Fauvism most frequently
D．spent most of his time painting in a wheelchair
46．We can infer from the last paragraph thatB．
A．Degas'works all belong to Impressionism
B．Degas'works were influenced by many styles
C．it's not easy to tell Degas'paintings from other artists'
D．Degas'paintings influenced classicism，romanticism and realism．

15．People with many different relationships use small talk．The most common types of people to use small talk are those who do not know each other at all．It is also common for people who are only acquaintances，often called a"friend of a friend"，to use small talk．
There are certain"safe"topics that people usually make small talk about．The weather is probably the number one thing．Sometimes even friends and family members discuss the weather when they meet or start a conversation．Another topic that is generally"safe"is current events，such as sports news and entertainment news．If there is something that you and the other speaker have in common，that may also be acceptable to talk about．Negative comments about another person not involved in the conversation are not acceptable because you cannot be sure who his friends are when you do not know a person well．
People make small talk just about anywhere．Most often，small talk happens in places where people are waiting for something．For example，you might chat with another person who is waiting for the bus to arrive．Some social events （such as a party） require small talk among guests who do not know each other very well．
The most common time for small talk to happen is the first time you see or meet someone．However，the next time you see each other，you might just smile and say nothing．Do not interrupt （打断） two people in order to discuss something unimportant，such as the weather．If someone is reading a book or writing a letter in a waiting room，it is not proper to initiate a conversation either．

36．The third paragraph mainly tells usD．
A．how people make small talk
B．people like making small talk
C．why people make small talk
D．where people make small talk
37．What can we learn about small talk according to the text？C．
A．Small talk only happens between strangers．
B．When people feel lonely，they will start small talk．
C．Unpleasant comments about another person aren't a"safe"topic．
D．Small talk only happens when people want to make friends．
38．The underlined word"initiate"in the last paragraph probably means"B"．
A．end
B．start
C．control
D．avoid．

14．Soccer is a kind of sport you can do physical exercise，and learn responsibility，teamwork and dedication．（　　）

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