20．She gave up her home last year.and she'sbeen regretting it ever since．——青夏教育精英家教网—

20．She gave up her home last year，and she'sbeen regretting（regret） it ever since．

19．Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．
First，reading books （41）is（be）fun．You can always keep yourself （42）interested（interest）and help you to have an enjoyable time if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a （43）relaxing（relax） hobby，too．
Next，you can read a book anywhere：in a car，in a waiting-room，on a plane，in bed-even in the bath．（44）Allyou need is a book!Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again．
Another good reason for reading books is （45）thatit is useful．If you read as a hobby you（46）will get （get）better and better at it．This means that you will read faster and will become （47）better （good）at understanding what you read．As your reading improves，you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier．Many school subjects depend （48）on good reading and，as you read you learn more and more．
Good readers are most likely to be good （49）writers （writer），too．They are usually good at（50）spelling （spell） as well，and have more things to write about．Reading books is really a wonderful hobby．

18．To be punctual is important for us because people rather expect us to be on time for appointments．But it seems not easy to be on time every time．Here are some useful methods to help you be punctual．
Plan your route．If your destination（目的地） is unfamiliar，go online the night before to map out your route and see how long it's going to take．Then you will know when you have to leave the house．
Do as much as possible the night before．Make your mornings less stressful（有压力的） by doing what you can the night before to make your time enough．Get your clothes ready．Set the breakfast table．Make your lunch if you need to take it．
Make a time table．You need to make a time table if you have lots of things to do in a day．For example，the time you get up，the time you leave the house，and the time you wait for the bus．You also need to estimate（估计） how long it takes．
Give yourself a gift of being early．If you plan to get to your destination 15minutes early，you'll probably never be late again．Being early seems a waste of time．But you can do something you love．Read the newspaper，read your favorite blogs and even call a friend．It really can be a gift．
8．The underlined word"punctual"probably meansA．
A．on time
B．at work
C．quiet
D．careful
9．You need to plan your route whenD．
A．you are busy in the morning
B．you have to take your breakfast
C．you have lots of things to do
D．you are unfamiliar with your destination
10．What don't you need to do to make your mornings less stressful？C
A．Get your clothes ready．
B．Set the breakfast table．
C．Make a time table．
D．Make your lunch．
11．From the passage，we can know thatD．
A．being early is a waste of time
B．your friends will give you a gift if you're on time
C．being late sometimes is good
D．doing something you love is a gift sometimes．

17．If your mother wants to tell you something，she uses words．Birds can not talk as we do．But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger．They have their own ways to make the young birds do certain thing．
The jackdaw is a kind of blackbirds that lives in Europe．Jackdaws live together in flocks．（群） Young jackdaws do not know their enemies．When an older jackdaw sees a dog，it makes a loud tattling （格格响的）sound．The young birds know this sound means an enemy is nearby．The sounds warns them to know their enemy．
If a young jackdaw is in a dangerous place，a jackdaw parent flies over him from behind．The parent bird flies low over the young bird's back，the parents'tail feathers move quickly from side to side，It is trying to say，"Follow me．"
At the same time，the parent calls out，"Key-aw，Key-aw．"The parent means，"Fly home with me．"The young bird then follows the older one home．
Young jackdaws do not have to learn what certain sounds mean．They know the meaning of these sounds from the time they hatch．
4．When an old jackdaw sees a dog，itB．
A．calls out"Follow me．"
B．makes a loud sound
C．flies away
D．fights the dog．
5．Parent jackdaw can use their tail feathers toA．
A．ask their young to follow them
B．play a game with the young
C．tell the meal time
D．give a warning of a fire
6．The story tells much aboutC．
A．the danger of jackdaws．
B．in which mother can talk to their children．
C．the way jackdaws warn their young of danger．
D．how the jackdaws are living．
7．Which of the following does this story lead you to believe？D
A．All animal parents can talk to their young．
B．Dogs are the most dangerous enemies for jackdaws．
C．Young jackdaws know the meaning of their parents'sound when they grow older．
D．Some birds can give certain information to one another．

16．As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows，there is far more to a family meal than food．Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50families to find out just how much more．
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping （录像） the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes．They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children．But as the number of children gets larger，conversation gives way to the parents'efforts to control the loud noise they make．That can have an important effect on the children．"In general the more question-asking the parents do，the higher the children's IQ scores，"Lewis says．"And the more children there are，the less question-asking there is．"
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings （兄弟姐妹）．Lewis found that in families with three or four children，dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child，who has the most to talk about，and the youngest，who needs the most attention．"Middle children are invisible，"says Lewis．"When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner，chances are it's the middle child．"There is，however，one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention："When the TV is on，"Lewis says，"dinner is a non-event．"
9．The writer's purpose in writing the text is toC．
A．show the relationship between parents and children
B．teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C．report on the findings of a study
D．give information about family problems
10．Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner becauseB．
A．they are busy serving food to their children
B．they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C．they have to pay more attention to younger children
D．they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
11．By saying"Middle children are invisible"in paragraph 3，Lewis means that middle childrenB．
A．have to help their parents to serve dinner
B．get the least attention from the family
C．are often kept away from the dinner table
D．find it hard to keep up with other children
12．Lewis'research provides an answer to the questionB．
A．why TV is important in family life
B．why parents should keep good order
C．why children in small families seem to be quieter
D．why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life．

15．Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life？If yes，don't care about sex or age!Come and join us，then you'll make it!
Position：Volunteer Social Care Assistant （No Pay but with Free Meals）
Place：Manchester
Hours：Part Time
We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives!Only 4days left．Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role：
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives．You will help them to develop new skills．You will help them to protect their rights and their safety．But your primary task is to let them know they are valued．
Skills and Experience Required：
You will have the right values and great listening skills．You will be honest and patient．You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities．Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you．
5．The text is meant toC．
A．leave a note
B．present a document
C．carry an advertisement
D．make an apology
6．What does the underlined part （you'll make it）（Para.1）mean？A
A．You'll make others'lives more meaningful with this job．
B．You'll arrive home just in time from this job．
C．You'll earn a good salary from this job．
D．You'll succeed in getting this job．
7．The volunteers'main task is to help people with learning disabilitiesC．
A．to get some financial support
B．to properly protect themselves
C．to realize their own importance
D．to learn some new living skills
8．Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer？C
A．The one who can drive a car．
B．The one who has patience to listen to others．
C．The one who has done similar work before．
D．The one who can use English to communicate．

14．Most mornings，the line begins to form at dawn：scores of silent women with babies on their backs，buckets balanced on their heads，and in each hand a bright-blue plastic jug．On good days，they will wait less than an hour before a water tanker goes across the dirt path that serves as a road in Kesum Purbahari，a slumon the southern edge of New Delhi．On bad days，when there is no electricity for the pumps，the tankers don't come at all．"That water kills people，"a young mother named Shoba said one recent Saturday morning，pointing to a row of pails filled with thick，caramel （焦糖）-colored liquid．"Whoever drinks it will die．"The water was from a pipe shared by thousands of people in the poor neighborhood．Women often use it to wash clothes and bathe their children，but nobody is desperate enough to drink it．
There is no standard for how much water a person needs each day，but experts usually put the minimum at fifty liters．The government of India promises （but rarely provides） forty．Most people drink two or three liters-less than it takes to wash a toilet．The rest is typically used for cooking and bathing．Americans consume between four hundred and six hundred liters of water each day，more than any other people on earth．Most Europeans use less than half that．The women of Kesum Purbahari each hoped to drag away a hundred liters that day-two or three buckets'worth．Shoba has a husband and five children，and that much water doesn't go far in a family of seven，particularly when the temperature reaches a hundred and ten degrees before noon．She often makes up the difference with bottled water，which costs more than water delivered any other way．Sometimes she just buys milk； it's cheaper．Like the poorest people everywhere，the people of New Delhi's slums spend a far greater percentage of their incomes on water than anyone lucky enough to live in a house connected to a system of pipes．
28．The underlined word"slum"most likely meansC．
A．a village
B．a small town
C．a poor area of a town with badly-built，over-crowded buildings
D．the part of a town that lacks water
29．Sometimes the water tanker doesn't come becauseB．
A．the weather is bad
B．there is no electricity
C．there is no water
D．people don't want the dirty water
30．Which of the following statements is wrong？A
A．water is the biggest expense for people in New Delhi's slums
B．Shoba has a family of seven people
C．in Kesum Purbahari milk is cheaper than bottled water
D．Americans uses the largest amount of water each day
31．The passage mainly tells usC．
A．how women in Kesum Purbahari gets their water
B．how much water a day a person deeds
C．that India lacks water badly
D．how India government manages to solve the problem of water．

13．Tips for Cycle Trips
Cycling has many advantages as a form of travel，as it is the fastest way to travel by human Power，and slow enough to allow the type of local involvement that is impossible with powered travel．Cycle travel is a cheap form of transportation．
Distance
On level terrain（地形），without a headwind，a cyclist of average fitness on a touring bike can comfortably cover 60-120km a day．Distances of up to 250km a day are possible，but anything much beyond 120km will require considerable physical tension and not allow many stops to enjoy the places you visit．For many，80-100km a day will be the most suitable distance to aim for，as it will give a sense of achievement and also leave plenty of time for meals and activities．
Geography
The gradient（坡度）of the trip will reduce your range．A basic rule is that for every 100metres of altitude you climb，you should add an extra 15minutes to your journey time．In hilly or mountainous areas，the easiest routes for cycling are downstream along major rivers，as overall they will be downhill．A long，roundabout route along a river will usually be easier than a short，direct route over a hill or mountain pass．However，it is worth bearing in mind that the most scenic routes often come from hilly terrain．
Eat
Food choice depends largely on where you are，so see the respective sections for more information about foods．As you will be working hard，it's important to get enough energy in your food．On long trips away from major towns-there may be little quality food available，so be prepared to live on candy bars，prepared meat products and the like if the need arises．
Sleep
While you can take a tent with you，many hotels and especially campsites can accommodate cyclists．However，there are also some hotels that may be less used to accommodating cyclists．If you are exploring an unfamiliar world，asking about the accommodation spares you the search for a new place to stay after a long exhausting day of travel．
33．Which distance does the author suggest to ordinary cyclists a day？B
A．50km．
B．90km．
C．130km．
D．250km．
34．Form the passage，we can learn thatC．
A．high quality food is easy to get on long trips
B．hotels seldom provide accommodation for cyclists
C．cycling over a mountain is challenging but worthy
D．it takes cyclists 15minutes to climb 100m of altitude
35．We can probably read this passage inD．
A．a geography book
B．a research report
C．a science fiction
D．a travel magazine．

12．Some of us were born clever and some stupid．Intelligence is developed by our environment and our experience．Why？To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence．On the other hand，a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of person's intelligence are fixed at birth，whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This view，now held by most experts，can be supported in a number of ways．
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people，the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population，it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different．If，on the other hand，we take two identical twins，it will be very likely that they are as intelligent as each other．Relations like brothers and sisters，parents and children，usually have similar intelligence，and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth．
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one，for example，to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing，and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other，but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence．
29．Which of these sentences best describes the writer's point in Paragraph 1？C
A．To some extent，intelligence is given at birth．
B．Intelligence is developed by the environment．
C．Intelligence is influenced both by birth and the environment．
D．Some people are born clever and others born stupid．
30．The underlined phrase"at random"meansA．
A．aimlessly
B．frequently
C．purposely
D．independently
31．The best title for this article would beB．
A．What Does Intelligence Mean？
B．On Intelligence
C．We Are Born with Intelligence
D．Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence．

11．An old proverb goes，"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week．"How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow？Too many．Our dreams should not，and cannot wait．
It is （61）universally（universal） acknowledged that everybody is going to die at one point．None of us know （62）the day，or the hour．You can dream about writing a great American play，（63）but it is never going to happen if you don't actually put pen to paper．
In other words，dreams can't come true （64）unless you take action．Tomorrow is not promised．Today is all we have．Therefore，don't go to your grave（坟墓）（65）with unfinished dreams．One of the biggest dream killers is fear．There are so many people who could have achieved （66）amazing （amaze）things if only they weren't afraid．Just think about all the things you wanted to do，but allowed fear（67）to convince （convince） you that you weren't capable or good enough．
In the movie After Earth，Will Smith's character（68）says （say），"Fear is not real．It is a product of thoughts you create．"Choose not to let fear stop you from （69）achieving （achieve）your dreams．
All in all，make the （70）decision （decide）to go after every dream，big or small，right now．

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