15．The plan had been made to create a beautiful nature park with a large man-made lake on the outer ——青夏教育精英家教网—

15．The plan had been made to create a beautiful nature park with a large man-made lake on the outer parts of the city of Zhengzhou，the capital of Henan Province．However，thanks to a terrible trick played by nature，what the officials have ended up with，is a natural sandy mess!
The government wanted to create a beautiful place where people of this busy industrial city could come to relax．But things did not quite turn out that way---shortly after digging up thousands of tons of sand，the underground water dried up．As a result，the dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert．While official reports show that the sand is piled up to 10meters high，some people say that it is ten times more or about a 100-feet high in certain areas．
If that is not bad enough，the sand hills that now spread across an area the size of four football fields，have influenced the environment．What's worse is that on windy days，the dry sand moves into the city center，making it almost impossible to drive and forcing people to wear face masks and protective eyewear to prevent the sand from getting into their eyes，nose，and mouth．
In an act of trying to keep the sand and provide the illusion（幻想） of green fields，the officials have even tried covering it with a green plastic netting．However，that has not done much to improve the terrible situation!
As you can imagine，many of Zhengzhou's residents are upset by the disaster．They think that desert wasteland that looks nothing like the green landscape they were promised，has resulted in polluting their pleasant city environment．Some think it is even stopping businessmen from coming to the city．

21．The author may agree that it isB to build a large man-made lake．
A．possible
B．impossible
C．great
D．interesting
22．The dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert because．D
A．the weather in Zhengzhou is too dry
B．there are enough trees in Zhengzhou
C．they haven't finished digging the lake
D．there is no underground water
23．What kind of pollution have the sand hills caused？C
A．Light pollution．
B．Water pollution．
C．Air pollution．
D．Sound pollution．
24．What do Zhengzhou's residents think of the man-made lake？A
A．Scary．
B．Small．
C．Helpful．
D．Great．

14．The Winner's Guide to Success
Do you know what makes people successful？To find out the answers，an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people around the world．（36）D
Be responsible for yourself
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead．In fact，when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success，you're giving away your own power．（37）F
Write a plan
It is very difficult to try to get what you want without a good plan．It is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away．（38）CWithout this"map"，you may waste your time，money and also your energy； while with the"map"you'll enjoy the"trip"and get what you want in the shortest possible time．
Be willing to pay the price
（39）BSo you must be ready to work hard-even harder than you have ever done．If you are not willing to pay the price，you won't get anything valuable．
（40）A
It seems to us that everyone knows this．But it is easier said than done．When you are doing something，you must tell yourself again and again：Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success，but giving up means the death of hope．

A．Never give up．
B．Nothing is easy to get．
C．A good plan is like a map to you．
D．Here are some keys to success that they give．
E．Some people achieve success much later in life．
F．You're saying，"You have more control over my life than I do．"
G．Someone else's opinion of you doesn't have to become your reality．

13．The young dolphin swam in the waters off Brisbane，Australia，and found his seafood dinner．Suddenly he realized that he was not the only hungry predator （捕食者） in the area．A ten-foot tiger shark aimed at the same fish．The dolphin refused to give up the meal and dashed to the shark．The shark attacked him，biting down hard into his back．（36）GLater，on the sandy beach nearby，staff at the Tangalooma Resort were shocked to see the severely wounded male．He was a regular visitor，a playful 12-year-old dolphin called Nari．"We've known him all his life，since he was a baby，"says resort director Trevor Hassard．（37）C The wound measure about a foot long and more than an inch deep．He took photos of Nari and sent them to vets at Sea World，a local marine mammal park．They agreed that Nari needed emergency care．
The next day，Sea World staff traveled to the beach to catch Nari．（38）A Nor did he appear the next evening．Everyone was depressed and worried about him．
（39）B"I had started thinking the worst，"Hassard says．"Words can't describe how excited we were．"Six rescuers surrounded Nari and carried him to Sea World．The vets performed an operation to remove the dead flesh from around the bite．Nari was then moved to a special pool where his wound was cleaned and treated regularly．
（40）DSea World decided to transport Nair back to his home beach．Hassard had worried that the other dolphins might reject Nari after such a long absence．That concern disappeared when Nari's friend Echo instantly recognized him and moved close to his side．

A．But Nari didn't show up．
B．Three days later，Nari finally turned up．
C．He felt quite worried when he took a close look at Nari's injury．
D．After seven weeks，Nari was fully recovered but growing restless．
E．Shark researchers are trying to warn people to escape without being eaten．
F．The five-meter-long dolphin simply swam away，disappearing into the water below．
G．Luckily，the wounded dolphin managed to escape from the shark's biting with violent struggle．

12．"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"is one of the most common sayings in the English languages．This is because apples were one of the first foods that medical professionals recognized as healthy-their benefits became obvious when，quite simply，doctors found that people who ate apples were sick less often than those who did not．Today we have a more specific understanding of why apples are so beneficial to overall health．
Apples can help keep your levels of bad cholesterol （胆固醇） down．The pectin （果胶） in apples helps you to maintain cardiovascular health and reduce LDL cholesterol（which is the"bad"kind）．Apples themselves do not add cholesterol to your diet and are full of water and fiber to help prevent the cholesterol in other foods you might digest．According to Health Diaries，people who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16percent．
Apples are naturally low in calories and high in water content．Eating an apple can satisfy your hunger and keep you from reaching for high-sugar，high-calories snacks．By eating apples，you will be more able to maintain a healthy weight because they fill you up，potentially stopping you from eating food that encourages a waistline increase．
Apples contain respectable levels of boron （硼），which helps build healthy bones，and can also prevent diseases like arthritis．Apples are rich in vitamin C，which is known to help build immunity．
Studies have shown that apples can decrease the risk of breast cancer，colon cancer，and liver cancer．One theory is that the apple skins are responsible for this，so be sure not to peel your apple before you eat them，as you could remove some of the health benefits．

16．What's the main idea of the passage？C
A．An explanation of an English saying．
B．How to make full use of apples．
C．Apples are beneficial to our health．
D．How to keep healthy in our daily life．
17．By eating apples we can get many benefits EXCEPTD．
A．lowering the cholesterol
B．keeping a healthy weight
C．building immunity
D．preventing heart disease
18．Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word"respectable"？B
A．Admirable．B．Considerable．C．Reliable．D．Valuable．
19．Which plays an important role in reducing the risk of breast cancer？B
A．The pectin．B．The apple skins．
C．The flesh of apples．D．The fiber of apples．
20．What's the author's attitude towards the effect of eating apples？A
A．Positive．B．Negative．C．Doubtful．D．Uncertain．

11．The hijackers finally surrendered（投降）to the police．

10．Accompanied（陪伴） by the leader，they visited the hospital．

9．Our English teacher is a dynamic（精力充沛的）young man，who is in his thirties．

8．It is considerate（体贴、周到）of you to call on your relatives from time to time．

7．There is a generation（一代人）gap between my parents and I．

6．I would be glad to your child from school on my way home from work if you are not free by five．（　　）

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