17．As many as 20dishes are provided in the dining hall today.choose suits you best．( )A．whatev——青夏教育精英家教网—

15．A glass a day keeps obesity at bay．Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content，but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a   diet．Looking at past studies they found that，while heavy drinkers do put on weight，those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight．
A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says，"Light to moderate alcohol intake，especially of wine，may be more likely to protect against，rather than promote，weight gain"．The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions，particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight．
Boston University's Dr．Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms （生物学机制） relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood．His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes（糖尿病），which relate to increasing obesity．Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers．
The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat，and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods．They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks，taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight．
For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one's risk of becoming obese．What's more，a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol，a compound present in grapes and red wine，destroys fat cells．
31．The passage is mainly for thoseD．
A．who produce wine
B．who are eager to lose weight
C．who go on a diet
D．who have a drinking habit
32．The underlined phrase"in moderation"in the first paragraph meansA．
A．properly
B．carefully
C．excitedly
D．frequently
33．Why has alcohol been thought to cause weight gain？B
A．Because its calories are stored in fat．
B．Because it is rich in sugar．
C．Because it changes drinking patterns．
D．Because it increases the risk of diabetes．
34．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear．
B．Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat．
C．The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect．
D．Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight．
35．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows？B
A．How to do some easy experiments．
B．How to prove the finding mentioned above．
C．How to make wine in a healthy way．
D．How to reduce the calories contained in wine．

14．

Sina Weibo，one of the country's most popular micro-blogging sites，has launched a paid service．For a 10yuan （$ l.57）monthly fee，users get a membership on their Sina Weibo accounts．
According to Xu Yuanyuan，a member of the marketing team at Sina，the move is to guarantee a more convenient and safer environment for users．But despite the company's efforts to increase income，it seems that most of its 300million users still prefer the free version．
The premium membership （高级会员） plans，announced by the company on Monday，brought about negative comments from its users．
"The current service is good enough for me"，said a Beijing-based micro-blogger．"I don't really need those value-added services and it might be a waste of money．I might consider paying for it if some more features are added．"
Dong Xu，an analyst with consulting firm Analysis International，said that Sina shouldn't expect a great increase in income brought by the new services．The free services are enough for most users，Dong said．"The company has been making attempts at different profit models since last year．A potential source of income could be gaming．Games and advertisements are so far the two biggest sources of income．"she said．
Other micro-blogging service providers have not yet followed suit．Fang Gang，vice-president of rival Sohu，said via e-mail on Tuesday that Sohu's micro-blogging service will never charge users．"It's good news for us．Users can come to our website if they have to pay for services （at Sina）．"Fang said．
26．Most of Sina Weibo's usersB．
A．aren't satisfied with its free version
B．show no interest in its paid services
C．are looking forward to new services
D．think highly of its new paid version
27．What's Dong Xu's attitude towards Sina Weibo's new services increasing income？A
A．Negative．
B．Confident．
C．Indifferent．
D．Positive．
28．Why did Fang Gang consider Sina Weibo's charging its users good news？C
A．Because Sina will make more money．
B．Because Sina will lose the whole Weibo market．
C．Because Sohu will attract more users．
D．Because Sohu will offer free services．
29．What can be inferred from the text？D
A．Most of Weibo websites will charge their users．
B．Sina Weibo's new move will be a great success．
C．Sina Weibo's users will enjoy more services．
D．A large number of Weibo users like playing games．
30．What can be the best title for the text？B
A．Sina Weibo Faces Great Challenges
B．Sina Weibo Launches Paid Services
C．Sina Weibo Expects Income Increase
D．Sina Weibo Becomes More Convenient．

13．Economists have studied how markets work for a long time．Generally，they work well．But markets do not always perform as expected．Jean Tirole of France won the Nobel Prize in Economics for studying why markets are imperfect，or inefficient，and what governments can do to regulate them．
The Nobel prize committee announced the $1.1million prize in Stockholm to Jean Tirole．Itcalled Mr．Tirole"one of the most influential economists of our time"．The organization said he had done important research in a number of areas．But it said，"most of all he has clarified how to understand and regulate industries with only a few powerful firms．"
Mr．Tiro1e works at the Toulouse School of Economics in Toulouse，France．He is 61years old．For about 30years，Mr．Tirole has researched periods when markets failed，that is，when they did not provide good results in price and competition．He looked at how a small number of large companies，or even a single company，can strongly influence industries．Banking and telecommunications were among the industries he studied．
The Nobel committee said that unregulated markets often produce socially undesirable results．They can result in higher prices or companies that use their market position to block others•The comminee said it chose Mr．Timle because he thought about how best to regulate markets．For example，Tore Ellingsen，Chairman of the committee that awards the economics prize，says Mr•Tirole showed the need to develop better rules for the banking industry．This became urgent after the world financial crisis of 2008-2009．
The economics Drize is called the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alflred Nobel．Alfred Nobel did not establish the prize．It was first presented in 1969．
29．The passage tells us that Jean TiroleC．
A．has studied the economics in Sweden
B．is the first to win the Nobel Prize in Economics
C．is highly praised by Chairman of the committee
D．has made regulations for large companies
30．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．Jean Tirole's research made the markets imperfect or inefficient
B．banking and telecommunications are strongly influential industries
C．the world financial crisis of 2008-2009regulated the markets
D．Alfred Nobel was unwilling to establish economics prize
31．The underlined word"undesirable"in Paragraph 4can best be，replaced byA．
A．harmful
B．unbelievable
C．beneficial
D．convincing
32．What is the article mainly about？D
A．The 1ife of Jean Tirole．
B．The research of Jean Tirole．
C．The history of Nobel Prize in Economics．
D．Jean Tirole Wins Nobel Economics Prize．

12．My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas．I did not have the（41）C or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities．What was the point，anyway？It was going to be a（42）A Christmas after all．（43）B，the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle （陆续临） in．
There was a（44）B on the door one evening．It was Jeff's new colleague，John Smith，and his wife，Phyllis．The Smiths had stopped by to（45）B us to town with a loaf of homemade bread．They pointed out a（46）D on the porch （门廊）．Apparently the doorbell wasn't working in the cold snowy weather and we had（47）B a visit from the Browns，our acrossthestreet neighbors，who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies．
The（48）A feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food．
As Jeff and I were clearing preChristmas（49）B from our driveway，Ernie Guzman came over from next door to（50）C us to dig out．
Then，we received an invitation to（51）B a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors，Ernie and Nancy Sommer，and their（52）A-a 90yearold lady，who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday．
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry，thanks to our（53）C．Our Christmas morning（54）D was special，thanks to the Smiths'gift of bread．I was so（55）C for these gestures of welcome，especially during the holidays．
This year，we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas．The（56）C and work schedules just made things too difficult．（57）A that sense of Christmas isolation （孤立） all too well，we decided to try to round up some other folks who were（58）C in the holidays．
Lonely people are all around us，but most of us（59）D notice them．Just take a look around you．Sometimes，the smallest（60）B gesture can make a world of difference．

41．A．chance	B．anxiety	C．time	D．ability
42．A．lonely	B．free	C．merry	D．usual
43．A．Therefore	B．However	C．Somehow	D．Meanwhile
44．A．sign	B．knock	C．card	D．note
45．A．invite	B．welcome	C．drive	D．send
46．A．tree	B．flower	C．mail	D．package
47．A．forgot	B．missed	C．arranged	D．received
48．A．warm	B．deep	C．true	D．mixed
49．A．rubbish	B．snow	C．dust	D．leaves
50．A．teach	B．urge	C．help	D．forbid
51．A．prepare	B．share	C．taste	D．exchange
52．A．guest	B．aunt	C．maid	D．partner
53．A．folks	B．relatives	C．neighbors	D．colleagues
54．A．call	B．greeting	C．meeting	D．breakfast
55．A．sorry	B．eager	C．grateful	D．ready
56．A．season	B．expense	C．distance	D．situation
57．A．Knowing	B．Showing	C．Studying	D．Discovering
58．A．happy	B．busy	C．alone	D．active
59．A．always	B．usually	C．finally	D．seldom
60．A．careful	B．kind	C．pretty	D．patient

11．How will you celebrate New Year's Eve？By having a party with your classmates？Going to the karaoke for a singing competition？Many people around the world celebrate the day．Let's have a look at what people in other countries do．
In the United States，thousands of people jam into Times Square in New York to welcome in the new year at midnight．The change from New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is very exciting．People count down（倒计时） the seconds to welcome the new day as the New Year ball slowly gets down and lights up the area．
In Spain，when the clock strikes midnight，everyone eats 12grapes．They eat one grape for each toll（钟声） to bring good luck for the next 12months of the new year．
In Scotland，fireworks are set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle．Immediately after midnight，people sing Auld Lang Syne．The words are in Scottish and mean"days gone by"．The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote the song．
In Brazil，most people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve to bring good luck for the new year，If they live near a beach，after midnight，people go there，light candles in the sand，throw flowers in the sea and make a wish．They say that the goddess who protects the sea will make their wishes come true．
Did you know？
The date January 1was picked by the Roman leader Julius Caesar（凯撒大帝） as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46BC．The month of January was named after the Roman god，Janus．He is pictured with two heads．One head looks forward and the other back．They represent a break between the old and new．
21．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．The history of New Year
B．New Year joy all around the world
C．Where to celebrate the New Year's Eve
D．12grapes，12months
22．In Scotland，you will probably seeD．
A．the famous poet Robert Burns sings the Auld Lang Syne
B．most people wear white clothes
C．people go for a singing competition
D．fireworks set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle
23．We can learn from the last paragraph thatB．
A．Janus established the calendar
B．Julius Caesar made the month of January the start of a year
C．the calendar before 46BC was the same as the one today
D．Julius Caesar was the Roman god
24．What does the underlined word"jam"in the second paragraph mean？A
A．Come in a large number．
B．Walk up and down．
C．Rush from time to time．
D．Come now and then．

10．Most scientists are now certain that global warming is taking place．Gases such as carbon dioxide produced by burning of coal，oil，wood，together with industrial pollution，are creating a warm blanket around the earth．This blanket is trapping heat in the atmosphere and raising the temperature of the earth．
The evidence for global warming can now be seen in the world's changing climate statistics．In Europe，eight of the last ten years have seen record high temperature．For northern Europe，this has generally been a change for the better．Gardens can even now grow tropical plants in England，though London may never see a"White Christmas"again． On the other hand，the countries around the Mediterranean Sea，and those south of the Sahara desert are receiving even less rain than before．In sub-Saharan Africa the crops are drying out in the fields and people are dying of starvation．In America，the climate is becoming more extreme-the summers are getting hotter and hotter and the storms are becoming more violent．In 1999the southern United States was struck by a series of destructive hurricanes，while the end of 1999saw the worst floods ever in Venezuela．Meteorologists expect such trends to continue，and indeed to worsen，if global warming cannot be halted（终止的）．
In addition to worrying about rising global temperaturesand more extreme weather conditions，scientists are closely monitoring sea levels around the world．These are slowly rising，as the northern and southern polar ice-caps start to melt．This will have serious consequences for lowlying countries near the sea，such as the coral islands in the Pacific，and Bangladesh where the River Ganges already folds the delta every year．Already parts of these places have disappeared under the rising tides．
4．What is probably the best title for this passage？A
A．The Effects of the Global Warming
B．Temperature of the Earth Is Rising
C．More and More Hurricanes
D．Global Warming Is Becoming More Serious
5．According to the passage，global warming can't causeC．
A．the rising of the temperature in some regions
B．bad weather conditions
C．more carbon dioxide
D．the rise of the sea level
6．Which of the following statements is NOT true？A
A．Carbon dioxide creates a warm blanket around the earth．
B．Record high temperature can often be seen in Europe．
C．The water is becoming much in the North and South Polar．
D．If global warming continues，the weather conditions will be much worse．
7．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means thatA．
A．the tropical plants can grow better in England
B．gardeners have a better skill to plant the tropical plants
C．tropical plants can grow in England due to the rising temperature
D．the tropical plants couldn't grow well in the England in the past．

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56．If you go toD，you may enjoy Chinese food．
A．Jack's
B．Changtom
C．Moghul Express
D．The Marina Restaurant
57．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT thatB．
A．Jack's doesn't serve food on Mondays
B．people can find a bar in each restaurant
C．you can appreciate a scenic forest in Changtom
D．Indian takeaway can be bought every day．

8．There was daylight．Glass could tell that much without moving，but otherwise he had no idea of the time．He lay where he fell down the day before．His anger had carried him to the edge of the clearing （森林的空地），but his fever stopped him there．
The bear had hurt Glass from the outside and now the fever hurt from within．It felt to Glass as if he had been hollowed out．He trembled uncontrollably，dreaming of the warmth of a fire．Looking around，he saw that no smoke rose from the remains of the fire in the campsite．No fire，no warmth．
He wondered if he could at least go back to his blanket，and made a tentative effort to move．The movement caused something deep in his chest．He felt a cough coming on and tensed his stomach muscles to stop it．The muscles were painful from earlier battles，and despite his effort，the cough broke out．It felt like his inside was being torn out through his throat．
When the pain of coughing decreased，he focused again on the blanket．
I have to get warm．It took all his strength to lift his head．The blanket lay about twenty feet away．He rolled from his side to stomach，moving his left arm out in front of his body．Glass bent his left leg，then straightened it to push．Between his one good arm and his one good leg，he push-dragged himself across the clearing．Each breath drew like a cutting through his throat，and he felt again the trembling in his wounded back．He stretched to grab the blanket when it came within reach．He pulled it around his shoulders，embracing the weighty warmth of the Hudson Bay wool．The he passed out．
Through the long morning，Glass's body fought against the infection of his wounds．He slipped between consciousness，unconsciousness and a confusing state，aware of his surroundings like random pages of a book，scattered glimpses of a story with no continuity to bind them．When conscious，he wished desperately to sleep again，if only to gain respite （暂缓） from the pain．Yet each interlude （中间） of sleep came with a terrifying thought that he might never wake again．Is this what it's like to die？
32．From the passage，we know thatC．
A．Glass was a hunter who used to hunt bears in the forest
B．Even though Glass was wounded，he killed the bear at last
C．After fighting with a bear，Glass was seriously wounded
D．Glass lay in the clearing for a week without being found
33．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．All the other people were searching for Glass when he was lying in the clearing．
B．Glass managed to put the blanket around his shoulders before he passed away
C．With one good arm and one good leg，Glass pushed-dragged himself back home
D．The whole morning Glass was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious
34．Paragraph 5of this passage mainly tells usD．
A．how Glass was wounded by a bear and died
B．what happened to Glass before he recovered
C．why Glass tried to get his blanket back
D．how Glass struggled to keep himself warm
35．We can infer from the passage thatA．
A．a desire for life supported Glass to struggle against hardships
B．life in the forest used to be hard for both animals and man
C．Hudson Bay was a small city where best wool was produced
D．Glass wanted to sleep as much as possible to recover soon．

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