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15．Competition for entry to these programs is keen，and applicants need above-average grades to gain ______．（　　）

14．A lot of language learning，______has been discovered，is happening in the first year of life，so parents should talk much to their children during that period．（　　）

13．He，along with his brothers，______how serious the situation is．（　　）

	A．	haven't realized		B．	hasn't realized
	C．	don't realize		D．	didn't realize

12．Orlando Bloom was not a"good"student in school．Because of dyslexia，a reading and writing disorder，he struggled in many courses．But Bloom says the dyslexia gave him the encouragement to overcome his difficulties．
In an interview with the Telegraph，the 32-year-old said the condition turned him into an ambitious person．"Because of the dyslexia，I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance，"he said．"That gave me a real kick as a kid and a lot of encouragement later on．In one sense，I guess that I'm grateful．"
Bloom is always preparing it thoroughly when it comes to an audition （试镜）for a part．Perhaps this is what won him his role in the Lord of the Rings，a highly successful film trilogy （三部曲）．"I really prepared it thoroughly for the audition and it's paid off，"he said．
It was the beginning of a fame that led to even greater success as a movie actor．But unlike some young people who aim for fame and fortune，Bloom believed an acting career"has been fulfilling （实现） his childhood fantasies"．
"Aged 9，I had this girlfiriend and we used to have running races in the park to see who would be her boyfriend for the day．I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her．Once I realized Superman was an actor，I thought，‘That's for me'．"
Bloom has always played special characters，like a knight （骑士） and a prince．It's difficult to picture him in everyman roles．
In October，Bloom was named Goodwill Ambassador （亲善大使）for the United Nations Children's Fund （UNICEF）．His first task will be to film a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies．
In fact，Bloom started work for the UNICEF in 2007．On his first visit to Nepal，he was asked by students to take a small part in a play they were performing on the local radio．

56．What does the underlined phrase"the condition"in Para.2 refer to？（only 1word）dyslexia
57．How did Bloom win his part in the Lord of the Rings？（No more than 10words）He really prepared it thoroughly for the audition．
58．What is the purpose of Bloom's being a movie actor？（No more than 6words）To fulfill his childhood fantasies．
59．Why is it hard for people to imagine Bloom playing ordinary roles？（No more than 15words）Because he has always played special characters，like a knight and a prince．
60．What do you think of Bloom？And why？（ No more than 25words）He was an ambitious person．

11．An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works．
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January，according to UCAS，the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service．A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up．
Professor John Beath，the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University，said his first-year lectures一which are open to students from all departments--were drawing crowds of 400，rather than the usual 250．
"There are a large number of students who are not economics majors，who would like to learn something about it．One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn't traditionally done，"he added．
University applications rose 7% last year，but there were rises above average in several subjects．Nursing saw a 15% jump，with people's renewed interest in careers in the public sector （部门），which are seen as more secure in economic crisis．
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters，and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on，although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain．
Zack Hocking，the head of Child Trust Funds，said："It's possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that's financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty．"

46．Professor John Beath's lectures areB．
A．given in a traditional way
B．connected with the present situation
C．open to both students and their parents
D．warmly received by economists
47．Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of theirA．
A．greater stability
B．higher pay
C．fewer applications
D．better reputation
48．In the opinion of most parents，C．
A．economics should be the focus of school teaching
B．more students should be admitted to universities
C．the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened
D．children should solve financial problems themselves
49．According to Hocking，the global economic crisis might make the youngstersA．
A．wiser in money management
B．have access to better equipment
C．confident about their future careers
D．get jobs in Child Trust Funds
50．What's the main idea of the text？B
A．Universities have received more applications．
B．Economics is attracting an increasing number of students．
C．College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty．
D．Parents are concerned with children's subject selection．

10．Tim Richter and his wife，Linda，had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo，New York-he in computers，she in special education．"Teaching means everything to us，"Tim would say．In April 1998，he learned he would need a heart operation．It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose．
Not long after the surgery，Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library，a program started by Dolly Parton's foundation（基金会）that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier，Tennessee．"I thought，maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire，"Tim recalls．He placed the brochure on his desk，"as a reminder．"
Five years later，now retired and with that brochure still on the desk，Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary．com．The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts．
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters．Rather than sign up online，they went to Dollywood for a look-see．"We didn't want to give the children rubbish，"says Linda．The books-reviewed each year by teachers，literacy specialists，and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series．
Satisfied，the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work．Since 2004，they have shipped more than 12，200 books to preschoolers in their area．Megan Williams，a mother of four，is more than appreciative："This program introduces us to books I've never heard of．"
The Richters spend about﹩400 a month sending books to 200 children．"Some people sit there and wait to die，"says Tim．"Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left．"

41．What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life？A
A．His health problem．
B．His love for teaching．
C．The influence of his wife．
D．The news from the Web．
42．What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library？B
A．Give out brochures．
B．Do something similar．
C．Write books for children．
D．Retire from being a teacher．
43．According to the text，Dolly Parton isC．
A．a well-known surgeon
B．a mother of a four-year-old
C．a singer born in Tennessee
D．a computer programmer
44．Why did the Richters go to Dollywood？D
A．To avoid signing up online．
B．To meet Dollywood board members．
C．To make sure the books were the newest．
D．To see if the books were of good quality．
45．What can we learn from Tim's words in the last paragraph？D
A．He needs more money to help the children．
B．He wonders why some people are so busy．
C．He tries to save those waiting to die．
D．He considers his efforts worthwhile．

9．In the animal kingdom，weakness can bring about aggression in other animals．This sometimes happens with humans also．But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people．I see it every day when people hold doors for me，pour cream into my coffee，or help me to put on my coat．And I have discovered that it makes them happy．
From my wheelchair experience，I see the best in people，but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily．They don't get to see this soft side of others．Often，we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness，which includes a lot of pretending．But only when we stop pretending we're brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that's in them．
Last month，when I was driving home on a busy highway，I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual．People behind me began to get impatient and angry，with some speeding up alongside me，horning （按喇叭）or even shouting at me．At that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving．I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed．
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I put on my flashlights，I was saying to the other drivers，"l have a problem here．I am weak and doing the best I can．"And everyone understood．Several times，I saw drivers who wanted to pass．They couldn't get around me because of the stream of passing traffic．But instead of getting impatient and angry，they waited，knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak．
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don't feel that way．But those are few and far between．More often，it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we're scared．

36．The author has discovered that people will feel happy whenA．
A．they offer their help
B．they receive others'help
C．they feel others'kindness
D．they show their weakness
37．The author feels sad sometimes becauseD．
A．he has a soft heart
B．he relies much on others
C．some people pretend to be kind
D．some people fail to see the kindness in others
38．What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights？B
A．They speeded up to pass．
B．They waited with patience．
C．They tried their best to help．
D．They put on their flashlights too．
39．In this passage，the author advises us toC．
A．handle problems by ourselves
B．accept help from others
C．admit our weakness
D．show our bravery
40．Which of the following is the best title of this passage？B
A．A Wheelchair Experience．
B．Weakness and Kindness．
C．Weakness and Strength．
D．A Driving Experience．

8．It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ______in love at the age of seven，with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown．（　　）

	A．	wouldn't have fallen		B．	hadn't fallen
	C．	should fall		D．	were to fall

7．In my opinion，hard work is as important as，if not more important than，a（an） ______way in study．（　　）

6．一 I am thinking of going away after Christmas for a week or so．Somewhere warm，you know．
一 What kind of price ______were you thinking about？I can find the exact information for you．（　　）

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