19.Books can be your best friends.(36)D.They can introduce you the things you may never see…But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible?The following tips should help.
1.Find a book.Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores.You could also ask friends if you could have a book at their book shelves.Search the selves until you find a book that looks good.Read the first page to see how it reads,and the cover text on the back of the book,if it has any.(37)E
2.Buy or borrow it and take it home.Do not start to read it until you have the time.(38)G And set aside time to do nothing else but read,as it can be,at times,suspenseful(悬疑的),exciting and relaxing.
3.Get comfortable on the couch.Have a lamp behind you,lighting the area where you are reading.Make sure the television is off and that anything else that could distract you has been attended to.(39)F
4.Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it.Do not think about anything else but what you are reading.Put yourself into the action or location in the story.Once you concentrate completely,it will be difficult to put the book down.And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book.(40)CHowever,if you need to read the book quickly,then you do not need to pay attention to every word.

A.Otherwise,you will miss it.
B.Try to imagine the story in your head.
C.You should read it actively and enjoy it completely.
D.They can take you to places that you may never go.
E.If you are already concentrating,then buy it or borrow it.
F.Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.
G.If you are busy doing other things,you should wait until you have finished them.
15.How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends.Good friendship  has  many benefits.It offers companionship,improves self-worth and promotes good health.There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town,or changed our jobs or schools.Such changes often leave us without a friend.(36)EBut for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage.Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
1.Associate with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people.You can go to public places to meet n ew people.Besides,you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
2.Start a conversation.
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.(37)CYou can always start the conversation.Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
3.(38)BChoosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together.Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
4.Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch.However,try not to press your new friend with calls,messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.(39)GThe best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
5.Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.(40)DTry not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be.Become the kind of friend you will wa nt your friend to be to you.

A.Be cheerful.
B.Do things together.
C.Do not wait to be spoken to.
D.Try not to find fault with your friends.
E.Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F.For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G.So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
14.Easter (复活节) is still a great day for worship,candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs,but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.And no,not because the kids like to pull their ears.The culprit is climate change,and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbits in the US.
Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit for example.An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys,this species of cottontail is a great swimmer--it lives on the islands!--but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising sea levels.According to the Center for Biological Diversity,an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat (栖息地) completely.
The snowshoe hare,on the other hand,has a color issue.Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer,each designed to give them better cover from predators 捕食者).As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country,however,more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring,making them an easier mark for predators.Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight,but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question.The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.
American pikas or rock rabbits,a relative of rabbits and hares,might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change.About 7-8 inches long,pikas live high in the cool,damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As global temperatures rise,they would naturally migrate to higher ground--but they already occupy the mountaintops.They can't go any higher.The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat heats up.
The volcano rabbit has the same problem.These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico,and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters,but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher,so they are stuck in the middle.Scientists are concerned about their populations.
Native to the US,pygnty rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West.They are belie ved to be the smallest rabbits in the world.Their habitats have been destroyed by development.Several populations,such as the Columbia Basin pygmy,almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators,but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.
All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.
32.The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order toB
A.show the importance of Easter Day
B.introduce the issue about bunnies
C.remind people of Easter traditions
D.discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies
33.The word"culprit"(paragraph 2)is closest in meaning toA
A.criminal          B.judge             C.victim         D.producer
34.The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is thatD
A.both are affected by less snow     
B.both are affected by rising sea levels
C.neither can find enough food      
D.neither can migrate to higher places
35.Which best describes the writer's tone in the passage?B
A.Approving.B.Concerned.C.Enthusiastic.D.Doubtful.
13.Imagine,one day,getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours,and then,after a full day of work,going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.
Sounds unusual,doesn't it?But it's not that unrealistic,with the development of China's high-speed railway system.And that's not all.China has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia,and eventually Eastern Europe.China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years,eventually reaching London and Singapore.
China has proposed three such projects.The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia.Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan,and possibly to Germany.The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.
If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward,people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days.
The new system would still follow China's high-speed railway standard.And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour,almost as fast as some airplanes.
China's bullet train (高速客车),the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou,already has the world's fastest average speed.It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.
Of course,there are some technical challenges to overcome.There are so many issues that need to be settled,such as safety,rail gauge (轨距),maintenance of railway tracks.So,it's important to pay attention to every detail.But the key issue is really money.China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion.
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment.Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development.It'll be a win-win project.For other countries,the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business,tourism and soon,not to mention the better communication among those counties.For China,such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources,but would also help develop China's far west.We foresee that in the coming decades,millions of people will migrate to the western regions,where the land is empty and resources unused.With high-speed trains,people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all.And they'll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.
28.China's new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project becauseB
A.China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B.China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C.China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D.the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation,business and tourism
29.According to the passage,the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan isC
A.technical issues                        
B.safety of the system
C.financial problems                      
D.maintenance of railway tracks
30.Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude towards China's high-speed railway plan?D
A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.
31.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?B
A.New Railway Standards                
B.Big Railway Dreams
C.High-speed Bullet Trains                
D.International Railway Network.
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