19．The twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before．Changes for the better.changes ——青夏教育精英家教网—

19．The twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before．Changes for the better，changes for the worse，changes that brought a lot of benefits to human beings，changes that put man in danger．Many things caused the changes，but，in my opinion，the most important was the progress in science．
Scientific research in physics and biology has vastly broadened our views．It has given us a deeper knowledge of the structure of matter and of the universe．It has brought us a better understanding of the nature of life and of its continuous development．Technology in the application of science has made big advances that have benefited us in nearly every part of life．
The continuation of such activities in the twenty-first century will result in even greater advantages to human beings； in pure science-a wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning； in applied science-a more reasonable sharing of material benefits，and better protection of the environment．
Sadly，however，there is another side to the picture．The creativity of science has been employed in doing damage to mankind．The application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet．We have seen this happen in the case of nuclear weapons．Although their actual use has so far occurred only in the Second World War，the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for use was so large that if the weapons had actually been used，the result could have been the ruin of the human race，as well as of many kinds of animals．
William Shakespeare said，"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn，good and ill together．"
The above brief review the application of only one part of human activities-science seems to prove what Shakespeare said．But does it have to be so？Must the ill always go together with the good？Are we biologically programmed for war？

21．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？A

（①=Paragraph 1，②=Paragraph 2，③=Paragraph 3，④=Paragraph 4，⑤=Paragraph 5）
22．From the fourth paragraph，we can infer thatD．
A．a great many nuclear weapons were actually used for war
B．a large number of nuclear weapons should have been used for war
C．the author is doubtful about the ruin of human beings by nuclear war
D．the author is anxious about the huge number of nuclear weapons on the earth
23．What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write？D
A．Further application of science to war．
B．More reading of William Shakespeare．
C．Proper use of science in the new century．
D．Effective ways to separate the good from the ill．

18．Mr．Brown worked in a factory of a small town．He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business．He was quite excited because he had never been there before．Before he set off，he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London．Mrs．Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her，and so did their three daughters．As he was afraid he would forget it，he drew an umbrella on a piece of paper．To his regret，he lost it at the station．
On the train Mr．Brown sat opposite to an old woman．The woman's umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it．When the train arrived at the station in London，he said good-bye to the old woman，took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off．
"Wait a minute，sir，"shouted the old woman．"That's my umbrella!"
Now Mr．Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella．His face turned red at once and said in a hurry，"Oh，I'm very sorry，Madam!I didn't mean it!"
Seven days later Mr．Brown left the capital．To his surprise，he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again．Looking at the four umbrellas，the old woman was satisfied with herself．It seems that I had a better result than the other four women．"She thought．

32．We can learn from the passage that Mr．Brown wasB．
A．a conductor
B．a worker
C．a thief
D．an umbrella maker
33．The underlined word"it"in the first paragraph refers toC．
A．his ticket
B．his bag
C．his drawing
D．his umbrella
34．When looking at Mr．Brown with four umbrellas，the woman thoughtC．
A．Mr．Brown was an umbrella maker
B．Mr．Brown was selling his umbrellas
C．Mr．Brown had stolen the other women's umbrellas
D．Mr．Brown had bought four umbrellas for his family
35．How did Mr．Brown get the four umbrellas？A
A．He bought them in London．
B．He brought them from his small town．
C．He picked them on the train．
D．He stole them from four women．

17．If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles．He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought．It's nothing personal．Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes．
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius．In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China．
In the past two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities．More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80countries．These schools teach both Chinese language and culture．The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art，history and philosophy．Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy．Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese．So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States．Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers．
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well．
Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．
As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is．

25．The opening paragraph is mainly intended toB
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．attract the readers'interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
26．We can learn from Paragraph 4that American studentsC
A．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
B．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C．have a great interest in studying Chinese
D．take an active part in Chinese competitions
27．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Old Thinker with a Big Future
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
28．The passage is likely to appear inA．
A．a newspaper
B．a history paper
C．a biography
D．a philosophy textbook．

16．On their arrivalat the airport，the Smiths found their flight had been put off．

15．Students are not allowed to leave the class early without the teacher's permission．

14．It was a dark，wet November morning．It seemed like it would take a million years to get to summer again．I thought bears have got it right----what a perfect idea to sleep through the worst part of the year and wake up when spring comes!
"Want some words of affirmation（肯定）？"a coworker，seeing my mood，kindly suggested．"You don't think they would cheer you up？"
"Today？No．"I shook my head．
"I used to think so too，"he said，"until I realized the effect my words had on a certain person．Well，it was someone I knew pretty well．I have to say I reated him rather badly．"
"You？But you are always so positive!How did you treat him badly？"
"I told him I did not like anything about him，really．I told him I did not even like his name．In fact，it wasn't only what I said．I also did pretty bad things to him．When he was hungry，I did not give him the chance to eat proper food．When he felt like doing something fun，I said to him that he was being childish and having fun was not productive （有成果的）．And worst of all，when he was sick and needed care，I did not care．I told him to get up and get to work．And when he did，I never told him he did good work．You could say I was ashamed of him，"he said．"I wanted to get rid of him because he just wasn't good enough for me---but couldn't．"
"But that was heartless!"
He nodded．"Then one day it all changed．I stood there in front of the bathroom mirror one morning．I saw the dark circles under his eyes，I saw the excess （过量的） weight．I saw the hair that needed cutting．And I saw the eyes that once had looked at the world eagerly．Now they were so sad and tired．And there and then I realized he deserved better．So I told the man I had disliked for so many years that he was a good person after all．"
My jaw （下巴） dropped．I looked at him---full of positive energy，in good shape，always ready to encourage others．
"Wow…"
He winked （眨眼） at me．"So how about having a little positive conversation with the bathroom mirror？The person in there has the greatest effect on you!"

8．The first paragraph implies thatA．
A．the author felt frustrated that morning
B．the weather in November was the worst in a year
C．the author didn't enjoy his work environment
D．the author always felt bad in winter
9．The author's coworker used to be a person whoD．
A．was very proud of himself
B．treated people differently
C．worked hard to keep fit
D．criticized himself a lot
10．Which paragraph gives a clue about who the person that a author's coworker treated badly was？B
A．Paragraph 4．
B．Paragraph 8．
C．Paragraph 6．
D．The last paragraph．
11．What does the author's coworker suggest the author do？C
A．Be helpful to those in need．
B．Be confident in the face of difficulty．
C．Be positive about himself．
D．Be kind to those who make mistakes．

13．Primary school students in China started using new editions of their textbooks last September，with new illustrations（插图）to go with classic Chinese poems．
With the 110classic poems for primary school students from Grade One to Six come one hundred illustrations painted by artist Huang Guoxiang of Wenzhou，Zhejiang province．The old version of Chinese was in use for more than 10years．"Our aesthetic（美学的）tastes have changed．The illustrations in textbooks should keep up with that，"said Huang．
"An editor from People's Education Press called me last September and asked whether I was interested-to create illustrations for three poems：Ode to Goose，Min Nong and Spring Dawn．I made it．After about 20days，the publisher called me again and asked me to do all of them，"Huang said．
Huang also said he referred to the Chinese textbooks his son used previously before working on a new painting．
But he did not just create any ink paintings； Huang changed his style of painting a little bit for his young readers．Primary school students may not necessarily be attracted to traditional Chinese ink painting，as the stokes（笔画）tend to be thick and the colors dark．So he mixed ink painting with watercolor to make the pictures visually appealing to the young readers while fully expressing the meanings of classic poems．
"It's not that difficult to illustrate a single poem．The hard part is：sometimes there are three poems on one page and the contents of these poems may change greatly，so it was difficult for me to express the feelings of all of them with one illustration．Sometimes I had to think with a bigger picture and create something that fits it all，"added Huang．

52．The new illustrations in primary school textbooks were created toB．
A．make more money
B．keep up with the times
C．cut the cost
D．attract high school students
53．What does the underlined word"appealing"probably mean in the fifth paragraph？A
A．Attractive．
B．Active．
C．Entertaining．
D．Influential．
54．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Huang found it easy to complete the creation．
B．Huang created no more than three paintings．
C．Huang changed his painting style to suit school students．
D．The Chinese textbooks Huang's son had used before were useless．
55．What is the best title of this passage？D
A．A Great Painter
B．Chinese Ink Paintings
C．Chinese Classic Poems
D．New Textbook，New Illustration．

12．Tom from the company in order to get a better-paid job．（　　）

11．It's always been a rule in my family，spoken or unspoken，that you don't waste food．With six children herself and having grown up in an even larger family through the Great Depression，my mother would never tolerate throwing out the amounts of food we see routinely these days in the dumpster．We were told simply to clean our plates，no matter whether we liked the taste or if we were not hungry or not．So this subject is deep in my genes and upbringing．
Estimates are that nearly one third of all food produced is wasted．USDA estimates 31% of food available at retail （零售）level is wasted.12% of landfill material is food.28% of agricultural land produces food which is wasted，says the FAO.18% of vegetables，and 12% of the apple crop are lost at the farm level in the United States．，say experts．
Luckily，there's an"ugly food"movement picking up steam．"Ugly"foods are those that sellers and buyers often reject because of their appearance，like misshapen vegetables and bruised（擦伤的） fruits．Farmers dump them．Supermarkets and restaurants reject them．Now supermarkets and restaurants reject them．Consumers historically have avoided them．Now supermarkets feature the ugly．It's fashionable．More artful terms are favored．A French supermarket chain is selling"inglorious"foods．The British chain ASDA uses"wonky（歪斜的）"（which to American ears might sound as bad as"ugly．"） Canada's Loblaws uses"naturally imperfect．"Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver，who has cast himself as a promoter of the"good food movement，"has signed on with some British chains to support their efforts．
With the effort of Kretschmann Farm CSA's we've taken the line that rather than throw away things which would be classified by others as ugly，inglorious，or imperfect，we would just give them to you and you could decide．Either we throw them away，or you can．Oftentimes this adds to the volume of the box，or makes it a little more urgent to consume （because sometimes those rejected foods are just very ripe!）．

9．When the author was a kid，heB．
A．often suffered from hunger
B．was not allowed to waste food
C．had to wash plates after a meal
D．didn't like the taste of his food
10．What does the underlined part"picking up steam"in Paragraph 3mean？D
A．Coming to an end．
B．Facing a challenge．
C．Making a selection．
D．Becoming more popular．
11．The Kretschmann Farm CSAC．
A．provides perfect food for customers
B．sells food mot of which is very ripe
C．tries to bring ugly food to customers
D．encourage the consumption of food．

10．Carpooling is when a driver offers to take passengers in exchange for some money for petrol．As （41）a rsult，carpooling can be （42）cheaper （cheap） han public transport because everynoe in the car shares the cost of petrol．I（43）recently （recent） did carpooling for the first time and it was very easy to find a driver．I used a website （44）which/that lists drivers'profiles （简介） and found someone who was going to the same place as me．A lot of information can（45）be seen （see） in the profiles such as their first name，age and gender（性别） as well as reviews from other passengers．I decided （46）to travel （travel） with a lady who had very good reviews．
I found carpooling to be a（n）（47）impressive （impress） experience．Not only was the trip very cheap，but the driver and the other passengers were really friendly．They were all French so I had the chance to practise （48）speaking （speak） some French．When I waved goodbye to them，a thought suddenly occurred to me （49）that carpooling could be the future of travel．Both drivers and passengers can benefit （50）from this form of travel．It saves money，and perhaps more importantly，carpooling provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels．

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