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16．I was never very neat，while my roommate Kate was extremely organized．Each of her objects had its place，but mine always hid somewhere．She even labeled （贴标签） everything．I always looked for everything．Over time，Kate got neater and I got messier．She would push my dirty clothing over，and I would lay my books on her tidy desk．We both got tired of each other．
War broke out one evening．Kate came into the room．Soon，I heard her screaming，"Take your shoes away!Why under my bed!"Deafened，I saw my shoes flying at me．I jumped to my feet and started yelling．She yelled back louder．
The room was filled with anger．We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call．Kate answered it．From her end of the conversation，I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill．When she hung up，she quickly crawled（爬） under her covers，sobbing．Obviously，that was something she should not go through alone．All of a sudden，a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart．
Slowly，I collected the pencils，took back the books，made my bed，cleaned the socks and swept the floor，even on her side．I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up．She was watching，her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief．Then，she reached out her hands to grasp mine．I looked up into her eyes．She smiled at me，"Thanks．"
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year．We didn't always agree，but we learned the key to living together：giving in，cleaning up and holding on．
24．What made Kate so angry one evening？C
A．She couldn't find her books．
B．She heard the author shouting loud．
C．She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed．
D．She got the news that her grandma was ill．
25．The author tidied up the room most probably becauseA．
A．she wanted to show her care
B．she hated herself for being so messy
C．she was scared by Kate's anger
D．she was asked by Kate to do so
26．How is Paragraph 1mainly developed？D
A．By analyzing causes．
B．By following time order．
C．By describing a process．
D．By showing differences．
27．What might be the best title for the story？B
A．My Friend Kate
B．Learning to Be Roommates
C．How to Be Organized
D．Hard Work Pays off．

15．Which is safer---staying at home，traveling to work on public transport，or working in the office？Surprisingly，each of these carries the same risk，which is very low．However，what about flying pared to working in the chemical industry？Unfortunately，the former is 65times riskier than the latter!In fact，the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity，and almost as safe as staying at home．
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby．It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy．Fortunately，they are extremely rare．The most famous ones happened at Texas City （1947），Flixborough （1974），Seveso （1976），Pemex （1984）and Bhopal （1984）．
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small．No one died at Seveso，and only 28workers at Flixborough．The worst accident of all was Bhopal，where up to 3，000were killed．The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552．The Pemex fire at a storage（储藏） plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542lives，just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal．
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger．Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate（硝酸铵），which is safe unless stored in great quantity．The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management，which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs．The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep．When the poisonous gas drifted over the town，local leaders were incapable of taking effective action．The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb．The fire set off a chain reactions exploding storage tanks．Yet，by a miracle，the two largest tanks did not explode．Had these caught fire，then 3，000strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died．
25．Which of the following statements is true？D
A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home．
B．Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office．
C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry．
D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air．
26．Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news becauseB．
A．they are very rare
B．they often cause loss of life
C．they always occur in big cities
D．they arouse the interest of all the readers
27．From the discussion among some experts we may conclude thatC．
A．to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
B．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
C．all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure had been taken
D．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe．

14．The first memory I have of him---of anything，really---is his strength．It was in the late afternoon in a house under construction near ours．The unfinished wood floor had large，terrifying holes whose big and opening darkness I knew led to nowhere good．His powerful hands，then age 33，wrapped all the way around my tiny arms，then age 4，and easily swung me up to his shoulders to command all I surveyed．
The relationship between a son and his father changes over time．It may grow and flourish in mutual maturity．It may sour in hated dependence or independence．With many children living in single-parent homes today，it may not even exist．
But to a little boy right after World War II，a father seemed a god with strange strengths and strange powers enabling him to do and know things that no mortal could do or know．Amazing things，like putting a bicycle chain back on，just like that，or building a hamster cage，or guiding a jigsaw（拼版玩具）so it forms the letter F； I learned the alphabet that way in those pre-television days．
There were，of course，rules to learn．First came the handshake，a good firm squeeze accompanied by an equally strong gaze into the other's eyes．"The first thing anyone knows about you is your handshake，"he would say．And we'd practice it each night on his return from work，the serious toddler（学步儿童）in the old Cleveland Indian's cap running up to the giant father to shake hands again and again until it was firm enough．
One day，I realize now，there was a change．I wasn't trying to please him so much as I was trying to impress him．I never asked him to come to my football games．He had a high-pressure career，and it meant driving through most of Friday night．But for all the big games，when I looked over at the sideline，there was that familiar fedora（软呢帽）．And by God，did the opposing team captain ever get a firm handshake and a gaze he would remember
Then，a school fact contradicted something he said．Impossible that he could be wrong，but there it was in the book．These accumulated over time，along with personal experiences，to strengthen my own developing sense of values．And I could tell we had each taken our own，perfectly normal paths．I began to see，too，his blind spots，his prejudices and his weaknesses．I never threw these up at him．He hadn't to me，and，anyway，he seemed to need protection．I stopped asking his advice； the experiences he drew from no longer seemed relevant to the decisions I had to make．
He volunteered advice for a while．But then，in more recent years，politics and issues gave way to talk of empty errands and，always，to illness．
After much thought and practice"You can do whatever you have to do．"，one night last winter，I sat down by his bed and remembered for an instant those terrifying dark holes in another house 35years before．I told my father how much I loved him．I described all the things people were doing for him．But，I said，he kept eating poorly，hiding in his room and violating the doctor's orders．No amount of love could make someone else care about life，I said； it was a two-way street．He wasn't doing his best．The decision was his．
He said he knew how hard my words had been to say and how proud he was of me．"I had the best  teacher，"I said．"You can do whatever you have to do．"He smiled a little．And we shook hands，firmly，for the last time．
Several days later，at about 4A．M．，my mother heard Dad shuffling about their dark room．"I have some things I have to do，"he said．He paid a bundle of bills．He composed for my mother a long list of legal and financial what-to-do's"in case of emergency．"And he wrote me a note．
Then he walked back to his bed and laid himself down．He went to sleep，naturally．And he did not wake up．
21．The underlined word"it"in Para 2may refer toB．
A．a single-parent home
B．the relationship between a son and his father
C．the mutual maturity
D．the dependence or independence
22．From the passage we can infer thatA．
A．there was no television when the writer was learning the alphabet
B．the writer's father was a god who could do many things with strength
C．the writer's father lived a poor life and couldn't support his family
D．they practiced shaking hands until the writer grew up
23．What does the underlined sentence"…and it meant driving through most of Friday night．"probably imply？D
A．The writer's father had to drive a long way on Friday night to watch his son play football．
B．Because of a high-pressure career，the writer's father had to drive from Monday to Friday night．
C．The writer's father was deeply impressed by his son in spite of a high-pressure career．
D．The writer's father was forced to work to an excessive （过量的） extent．
24．The sixth paragraph is mainly aboutD．
A．the writer's change of attitude to his father
B．the writer's distrust of his father
C．the contradiction （矛盾） between the writer and his father
D．the change of relationship between the writer and his father．

13．In a certain store where they sell puddings，a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season．Here you may select the one which is most to your taste，and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision．
I have often wondered whether some people，who had no intention of making a purchase，would take advantage of this privilege．One day I asked this question of the shop girl，and I learned it was indeed the case．"Now there's one old gentleman，for instance，"she told me，"he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings，though he never buys anything，and I suspect he never will．I remember him from last year and the year before that，too．Well，let him come if he wants it，and welcome to it．And what's more，I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share．He looks as if he needed it all right，and I suppose they can afford it．"
She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest．"Why，that's the very gentleman I've been telling you about，"whispered the shop girl．"Just watch him now．"And then turning to him："Would you like to sample them，sir？Here's a spoon for you to use．"The elderly gentleman，who was poorly but neatly dressed，accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings，only breaking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief．"This is quite good"．"This is not bad either，but a little too heavy"．All the time it was quite evident that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings，and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store．Poor old chap!Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding．
Amidst the crowd of happy，prosperous looking Christmas shoppers，the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place，and in a burst of benevolence，I went up to him and said：
"Pardon me，sir，will you do me a favor？Let me purchase you one of these puddings．It would give me such pleasure．"
He jumped back as if he had been stung，and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face．
"Excuse me，"he said，with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance，"I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you．Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else．"And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice，"Kindly pack me up this one here．I will take it with me．"He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive of the puddings．
The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it，While he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter．To save his"honor"，he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford．How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words!It was too late though，and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away．
"You pay at the desk，"the shop girl was telling him，but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand．And that was the last I saw or heard of the old man．Now he can never go there to sample puddings and more．
66．By saying it was indeed the case，the author meant thatB．
A．many shoppers would sample pudding before buying them
B．some people just sampled pudding but didn't buy them
C．the Christmas season was the time to promote pudding sales．
D．there were various kinds of puddings on sale during the Christmas sale．
67．From the girl's words，we know that sheA
A．felt pity for the old man
B．looked down upon the old man
C．thought poorly of sampling pudding
D．worked in the shop for a few months
68．The old man finally bought a pudding becauseC
A．he had intended to buy the pudding
B．the author gave him some money
C．he was annoyed by the author's offer
D．the shop girl asked him to purchase one
69．Why did the uthor feel that he should walk away according to the passage？D
A．He had something urgent to do
B．He was quite angry with the old man
C．He decided to pay the money for the pudding
D．He found himself in a rather awkward way
70．What does the passage imply？A
A．Helping others involves respect．
B．Never judge a book by its cover．
C．A man can do no more than he can．
D．A word spoken cannot be recalled．

12．The problem of global warming has caused a lot of people to try their best to protect the environment．Unluckily，there are still many people who think it is hard to go green．In fact，it is very easy to be green in our daily life．
You can make a great start by learning to recycle （回收利用）．While this looks really simple，there are many people who still throw glass bottles into their common garbage．Almost all cities offer a recycling bin （垃圾箱） for these items．If you put them in the recycling bin instead of throwing them away，you will be on the path to save the earth．
One good thing to recycle is newspaper．But there are still some people who just put their newspaper in the garbage when they finish reading it．As we know，there are many other things we can do with an old newspaper．For example，we can use it to clean our windows．
Another thing that could help you to start to live green is to begin walking a bit more．Many people think nothing of getting in their car and driving one mile to get drinks at the local store．If you walk to the store，not only can it take less time，because you won't have to try to find a parking place，but you will be saving money on gas and helping to protect the environment．If you wish to save even more on gas，take the opportunity to car pool （拼车） each time you can，which has become popular in many countries．
There really are many means by which people can start living green．They only have to make some changes in their lifestyle to improve our environment．
49．What is the main purpose of the first paragraph？C
A．To tell readers that many people are living green．
B．To express worries about global warming．
C．To advise people to learn to live green．
D．To show the importance of living green．
50．According to the text，which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Many people can't recycle glass bottles properly．
B．Newspaper is being recycled by some people．
C．Driving can cause trouble sometimes．
D．Car pooling is not allowed in some countries．
51．What is the best title for the text？B
A．Why do we need to live a green life？
B．Going green is much simpler than we think
C．Global warming is becoming worse
D．What is causing global warming？

11．An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag．He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles，plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere．He does it all carefully and never complains．
The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter （废弃物）．"There will come a time when they know better，"he said．"It's just not yet．So，I'll do it for them．"
Well，this morning I was out walking my neighbor's dog when I saw another neighbor，a much younger man，out doing the same thing!He had his two little sons with him and they were having good fun trying to pick up the litter．
When I commented on what a good job he was doing，he said，"Well，an older fellow in our street does this．And my friend and I thought it wasn't fair that he had to do it all the time，so now we take turns．"
Not only was he taking a turn，not only did he have a friend join in as well，but he was passing on the lesson to the next generation （代）!
By the time I had returned the dog to my neighbor I looked again and his children's friends had joined in!
This man was teaching a whole group of young children to keep their own street tidy．An older man had set an example for him and now he was passing it on-the next generation is doing what he did and the generation to come after that!
41．The old gentleman picks up the litterD
A．to make money
B．to help the cleaners
C．to set an example to children
D．to keep the environment clean
42．The younger man did the same thing as the old gentleman becauseC．
A．it was his turn
B．it was interesting for him
C．he wanted to share the job with the old man
D．he wanted to pass it on to his children
43．From the text，we can infer that the authorC．
A．called on readers to protect the environment
B．felt sorry for not giving a hand to the old man
C．believed more people would join in the cleaning
D．thought it unfair for the old man to do the cleaning alone
44．What can we learn from the text？D
A．No pains，no gains．
B．Like father，like son．
C．Two heads are better than one．
D．The power of example is endless．

10．You are allforbidden （禁止） to leave．

9．He was forced toretire （退休） early from his position because of ill health．

8．He is askilled（技术娴熟的） performer．

7．I have had the goodopportunity/chance （运气，机会） to work with some brilliant partners．

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