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5．A person，like a commodity，needs packaging．But going too far is absolutely undesirable．A little exaggeration（夸张）will do no harm when it shows the person's unique qualities to their advantages．To show personal attractiveness in a casual aud natural way，it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself．A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity，but a human being，lively and lovely．
A young person，especially a female，shining，with beauty and full of life，has all the favor granted．Youth however，comes and goes in a flash．Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years．If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work，you are unique in your natural qualities，and your attractiveness and grace will remain．Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been，through plains，mountains and jungles，running its course as it should．You have really lived your life，which now arrives at a self-satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth．There is no need to make use of hair dyeing．The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautifiil scene of fairyland．Let your looks change from young to old in step with．the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature，for harmony itself is beauty，while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness．To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition，which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it． As long as one finds where one stands，one knows how to package oneself，just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging．

51．The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the wordAin meaning．
A．decoration B．clarification C．movement D．identification
52．It can be concluded from the text thatD．
A．people should be packaged at all ages
B．people should be packaged in a special way
C．elderly people also care about packaging
D．proper packaging makes people attractive
53．For the middle-aged，attractivenessC．
A．hardly exists
B．is the strongest
C．comes from the inside
D．comes from the appearance
54．According to the author，if you want to keep in harmony with nature，you shouldC．
A．dye your hair
B．make up at a young age
C．follow the ageing process
D．give up fame and wealth
55．The underlined sentence means that elderly peopleB．
A．are usually packaged like a finely-made book
B．experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life
C．do a lot of traveling and can give you much information
D．enjoy reading thick books about beautiful nature and fairyland．

4．Happiness is contagious，researchers reported on Thursday．
People with the most social connections--spouses，friends，neighbors and relatives--were also the happiest，the data showed．"Each additional happy person makes you happier，"Christakis said．
"Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others．It is this fabric of humanity，like an American patch quilt．"
Each person sits on a different colored patch．"Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches．Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you，"Christakis said．
"It is not just happy people connecting with happy people，which they do．Above and beyond，there is this contagious process going on．"
And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness，they discovered．
"If a social contact is happy，it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent，"Fowler said．"A friend of a friend，or the friend of a spouse or a sibling （兄弟姐妹），if they are happy，increases your chances by 10 percent，"he added．
A happy third degree friend--the friend of a friend of a friend--increases a person's chances of being happy by 6 percent．
"But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that you'll be unhappy by 7 percent，"Fowler said．
The finding is interesting and it is useful，too，Fowler said．
"Among other benefits，happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality （死亡率），pairi reduction and improved cardiac （心脏的）function．So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to promote a healthier society，"he said．
The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having﹩5，000 extra increased a person's chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent．
"A happy friend is worth about﹩20，000，"Christakis said．

46．According to the research，your happinessB．
A．has nothing to do with your workmates or schoolmates
B．has something to do with anyone who has a close relationship with you
C．depends on those who are in favour of you or are against you
D．has little to do with what social connections you have
47．The underlined word"contagious"in the first paragraph meansA．
A．infectious B．beautiful C．effective D．prior
48．It can be inferred thatC．
A．happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappiness
B．unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happiness
C．happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappiness
D．the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers
49．Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most？A
A．Being in a party with a happy atmosphere．
B．A happy experience of your brother or your parents．
C．A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends．
D．Happiness of your friend's friend．
50．What does Christakis mean by saying"A happy friend is worth about﹩20，000"？D
A．A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of﹩20，000．
B．A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about﹩20，000．
C．A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%．
D．A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8%．

3．Bruno Geyer，the owner of a flower shop from the village of Rougemont Le Chateau，France，has been decorating his flower shop with water cans（浇水罐）for the last 15 years．He currently has around 800 of them hanging from the walls and roof of his shop，and even covering a nearby hillside．
The shop is very unique．If the colorful flowers and climbing plants outside don't give it away，the hundreds of hanging water cans obviously will．They are everywhere and make the place look like it came out of a fairy book．And with new additions being installed（安装）every few days，you could say it's a work in progress．
It all started 15 years ago，when Bruno's sister gave him a water can as a Christmas present．It got him thinking about the importance of water as a life source for plants，and the water can seemed like the perfect symbol of that．He bought himself another one，then another．He would buy them wherever he could find them．And as word of his growing water can collection spread around the village，neighbors started bringing him their old water cans as well．
Soon the walls and roof of Bruno's flower shop were covered with water cans，not to mention the ones placed on display inside，but he wasn't going to let lack of space bar him from expanding his collection．The small hill next to his garden provided all the extra display space he needed，and today it is also decorated with hundreds of dangling （悬挂的）water cans．
But to Bruno Geyer，it's not just about gathering as many water cans as he can．The process of setting them on display is also important to him．He will often grab his ladder and place them in several locations around his house until he is satisfied with the way they look．

41．What can we know about Bruno Geyer？B
A．He is good at decoration．
B．He is keeping installing water cans．
C．He only decorates his shop with water cans．
D．He receives presents from his sister every year．
42．It can be inferred from Para.2 thatC．
A．Bruno loves his flower shop very much
B．the colorful flowers make the shop famous
C．it's hard to miss Bruno Geyer's flower shop
D．the water cans in the shop sold very well
43．What made Bruno Geyer begin to buy water cans？B
A．A story from a famous fairy book．
B．A Christmas present from his sister．
C．An exhibition he once visited．
D．A suggestion from his neighbors．
44．What does the underlined word"bar"mean？A
A．Stop．B．Limit．C．Discourage．D．Avoid．
45．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？D
A．Water Cans Can Be Used as Decoration Items
B．How to Decorate Flower Shop to Make it Popular
C．A Flower Grower and His Unique Flower Shop
D．A Man Decorates His Flower Shop With Water Cans．

2．While applying to college may seem easy，getting in can be tough!When you apply for college，you will have to be honest with yourself and do a bit of research to find the right fit．Here are three steps to take when applying to colleges for the best chances at getting into the best college for you．
Step 1：Making A List Of Colleges To Apply To
With over 6，000 colleges in the United States，the first step in applying to college is to do some research and make a college list．This process will be different for everyone．The number of colleges you apply to can vary，from applying to 1 school （not recommended） to 30 schools （not recommended），each applicant can choose how many colleges they apply to．Many limit the number because applications are accompanied by a fee．
Step 2：Splitting The List Into Target，Reach and Safety Schools
In general，students will want to apply to three types of schools：Target，Reach and Safety schools．It is up to you how many applications you send，but a good mix would be more target than reach，and at least one safety．You will need to take your list，and now decide which are your top picks，which are attainable for you academically，which are affordable for you only with aid，and refine your broad list into a group of schools that gives you the best chance for success．Talk to an admissions counselor at your high school if you have questions about this．
Step 3：Completing and Sending Applications to Colleges
Once your list is complete you are ready to apply to college by completing and sending in applications!College applications take time to complete--you have to write essays，ask for recommendations and get test scores sent to schools--so stay organized!All colleges will require these types of application materials，so start thinking about these items well before October or December．Once you complete and send them，then you have successfully applied to college．

36．It can be learned from the first paragraph thatA．
A．you should be cautious to pick up the right college
B．you don't have to think twice before applying to college
C．once you apply to a college，you'll be admitted to it easily
D．each applicant should choose the best college for their ideal
37．To make a list of colleges，youB．
A．should consider more Safety schools
B．had better take your academy into account
C．are supposed to choose merely one most fit
D．are required to pick out more than 30 colleges
38．Which of the following statements is WRONG？C
A．One should clarify the list according to one's abilities．
B．Refer to admissions counselor at high school if necessary．
C．One doesn't have to send his test scores to the intended college．
D．Teachers'recommendations are included in application materials．
39．We can conclude from the text thatC．
A．each applicant has the right to apply to any colleges for free
B．the more college one chooses，the more successful he will be
C．applicants should send required materials before the deadline
D．safety schools are those that don't have so many requirements
40．The text is mainly aboutB．
A．how to succeed in life
B．how to apply to college
C．how to ask for information
D．how to do a research in college．

1．If the dog hadn't woken us，we woudn't have noticed the fire and it____ to the house next door．（　　）

	A．	might have spread		B．	should have spread
	C．	would spread		D．	could spread

20．The reference she made to her friend，the poet，was interesting but too______for anyone to appreciate．（　　）

19．A survey of China's citizens found that some smokers are unwilling to kick the habit because they aren't fully______of the harm it does to health．（　　）

18．New research，attempting to throw light upon how male and female brains differ，has found that timing is everything．American Vanderbilt University researchers Stephen Camarata and Richard Woodcock discovered that females have a significant advantage over males in timed tests and tasks．The study involved more than 8，000 males and females ranging in age from 2 to 90 from across the US．
"We found hardly any differences in overall intelligence．But we discovered that females performed better than men in time limited situations，"Camarata said，"It is very important for teachers to understand this difference in males and females when it comes to assigning work and tests．"
Many males can do a better job without strict time limits，added Camarata．
"Consider that many classroom activities，including testing，are directly or indirectly related to processing speed，"the researchers wrote in their report．"The higher performance in females may contribute to a classroom culture that favors females，not because of teacher bias （偏见）but because of inherent （与生倶来的）differences in gender processing speeds．"
The researchers found that males scored lower than females in all age groups in tests measuring processing speed．However，the study also found that males consistently outperformed females in some language abilities，such as identifying objects and knowing antonyms （反义词）and synonyms （同义词）．The research contradicts the popular belief that girls develop all communication skills earlier than boys．
The researchers found no significant overall intelligence differences between males and females in any age groups．
"We believe there are fundamental differences in how male and female brains end up getting organized，"Camarata said，"Our next studies will give us some insight into where these processing differences are occurring．"

46．The new research referred to in the passage is intended toC．
A．find whether age has something to do with people's intelligence
B．help teachers to assign work and arrange tests for students
C．find what's the differences between male and female brains
D．prove the differences in processing speed between males and females
47．The underlined word"outperformed"in the fifth paragraph probably means"A"．
A．to achieve better results than someone
B．to perform worse in some aspect than someone
C．to do something as well as someone
D．to be not so good at something as someone
48．People usually believe thatC．
A．there're hardly any differences between males'and females'overall intelligence
B．teachers favor girl students instead of boy students in schools
C．girls develop their language skills earlier than boys
D．females have a significant advantage over males in all subjects
49．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．The researchers interviewed more than 8，000 males and females all over the world．
B．Generally speaking，males can do better jobs with strict time limits than females．
C．Females scored higher than males in any age groups in any situations．
D．The differences in gender processing speeds occur when people are born．
50．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage？A
A．The researchers will continue to study how the gender differences in timing occur．
B．A female mathematician will make greater achievements than a male one．
C．School teachers have already known about these processing differences before．
D．If a girl has a higher processing speed than a boy，she must be more intelligent than him．

17．Even before my father left us，my mother had to go back to work to support our family．Once I came out of the kitchen，complaining，"Mom，I can't peel （削皮）potatoes．I have only one hand．"
Mom never looked up from sewing．"You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes，"she told me．"And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!"
In the second grade，our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars，swinging from one high steel rod （杆） to the next．When it was my turn，I shook my head．Some kids behind me laughed，and I went home crying．
That night I told Mom about it．She hugged me，and I saw her"we'll see about that"look．The next afternoon，she took me back to school．At the deserted playground，Mom looked carefully at the bars．
"Now，pull up with your right arm，"she advised．She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow．Day after day we practiced，and she praised me for every rung （横杠）I reached．I'll never forget the next time，crossing the rungs，I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open．
One night，after a dance at my new junior high，I lay in bed sobbing．I could hear Mom come into my room．"Mom，"I said，weeping，"None of the boys would dance with me．"
For a long time，I didn't hear anything．Then she said，"Oh，honey，someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat．"Her voice was faint and cracking．I peeked （偷看）out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks．Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf．She had never let me see her tears．

41．Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes？C
A．Cruel．B．Serious．C．Strict．D．Cold．
42．From the passage，we know monkey bars can help a child trainC．
A．the way to throw and catch things
B．the speed of one's hand movement
C．the strength and skill to hang and swing
D．the bodily activity to move round a bar
43．What does the sentence"I saw her'we'll see about that'look"imply？A
A．Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it．
B．The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up．
C．Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher．
D．What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity．
44．When the child looked down at the kids，they were standing with their mouths open becauseD．
A．they felt sorry for what they had done before
B．they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C．they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
D．they were astonished to find the author's progress
45．The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage isB．
A．the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B．in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child's growth
C．Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D．the child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own．

16．Following the girl，we went into a hall；on ______ walls hung a few pictures of some famous scientists．（　　）

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