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10．At Blossom End Railroad Station，22-year-old Stanley Vine sat，waiting for his new employer．The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France．After four horrible years as a solider in Europe，Stanley returned to England in February 1946．Armed now with some savings and with no possibility of finding a job in England，he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada．Two months later he was on his way．
Stanley rose to his feet，trying to make the most of his five foot and four inches frame．The farmer，Alphonse Lapine，shook his head，"You're a skinny thing．"On the way to his dairy farm，Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids．"Money is tight．You'll get up at dawn for milking，and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again．Ten dollars a week．Sundays off．"Stanley nodded．He had never been on a farm before，but he took the job．
From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family．They made fun of the way he dressed and talked．He could do nothing right．The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper，criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake．The oldest son，13-year-old Armand，constantly played tricks on him．But Stanley never responded．
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family．After work，they ignored him．He spent his nights alone in a tiny bedroom．However，each evening before going to bed，he lovingly cared for the farmer's horses．On Saturday nights he hiked into the nearest town and wandered the streets or enjoyed a restaurant meal before returning to the farm．
Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared，after working for only six months．The railway station master，when questioned later that week，said he had not seen him．In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again．That is，until one evening，almost 20 years later，when Armand opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline，"Millionaire jockey，Stanley Vine，ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion，began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada．"

56．Stanley decided to go to Canada becauseC．
A．he wanted to escape from war-torn France
B．he wanted to serve in the Canadian army
C．he couldn't find a job in England
D．he loved working as a farmhand
57．We can know from the passage thatD．
A．Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old
B．on the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week
C．the Lapine family were rich but cruel to Stanley
D．Stanley read about the job offer in a newspaper
58．What did Stanley like doing after work each day？B
A．Hiking to different towns．
B．Caring for the farmer's horses．
C．Wandering around the farm alone．
D．Preparing meals on the farm．
59．Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine？D
A．He didn't know Stanley had been a British soldier．
B．He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man．
C．He didn't know his father paid Stanley so little money．
D．He didn't expect Stanley to become such a success．

9． I travelled in Mountain Tai，I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery．（　　）

	A．	For the first time		B．	At first
	C．	It was the first time		D．	The first time

8．Now，it is generally that examinations are the best possible measure for the selection of the qualified．（　　）

6．You shall get the book tomorrow afternoon，because I reading it by then．（　　）

	A．	will finish		B．	have finished
	C．	finished		D．	will have finished

5．After he was knocked down by a bike，he was badly hurt and had to to his feet．（　　）

4．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
The movie Nanjing!Nanjing!is set in Nanjing in year of 1937．It gives a shocked description of the crime done by the Japanese troops，which cruelly killed more than 300，000Chinese people in Nanjing．It also impress the audience that the people of Nanjing fought with the enemy firmly and bravely．The movie is a great hit，and people have responded to it different．Most of the audience speak of highly of the movie．We think that it describes the war from the angle of the Japanese，and it is，therefore，objective and fair．The movie had also touched many Japanese friends．They say"War is foolish but that is a lesson to Japan"．

3．A few years ago，a company called Space Marketing came up with a plan to send a mile-long advertisement into space．To advertising agencies（机构），it would have been‘a dream come true'．However，advertising standards agencies finally decided not to allow Space Marketing to go ahead with their plans and they were forced to give them up．
Space may indeed be the final place for advertisers，because on Earth we are already surrounded by advertising wherever we are and whatever we are doing．Apart from the obvious ads that we see every day on TV，and in newspapers and magazines，there is a whole‘other world'of advertising messages fighting for our attention．There are ads that we see on the side of the bus we catch to work，for example．And what about the logos（商标）we see on the clothing of the people we walk past in the streets？
Most of the time，we are probably not even aware of（意识到）these less obvious advertising methods，but that doesn't mean that they don't work．Take‘product placement'，for example．You are in a cinema，watching the latest Hollywood movie．Look carefully at the make of car your favorite actor is driving．And what about his watch？Can you see what brand it is？Chances are that you can，and the company that owns the brand is likely to have paid thousands for it to appear in the film．
So，whether Space Marketing finally succeeds in spending ads into space or not is perhaps less important than it might seem．This would not change a thing．Our everyday lives are already strongly influenced by advertising，whether we realize it or not．

32．What happened to the plan of sending an ad into space？A
A．It came to nothing．
B．It was a dream come true．
C．It had to wait a few years before it was carried out．
D．It was supported by the advertising standards agencies．
33．How does the author explain the'other world'of advertising messages？D
A．By showing research findings．
B．By explain reasons．
C．By giving suggestions．
D．By using examples．
34．As a form of advertising，product placementC．
A．costs a little．
B．doesn't work．
C．is less obvious than TV ads．
D．mainly appears in Hollywood movies．
35．What does the author suggest at the end of the text？A
A．We live in a world of advertising．
B．We've changed a lot because of advertising．
C．Space Marketing leads in the advertising industry．
D．Space ads will mark the beginning of a new world．

2．A new study has found that social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults．
The study is a project of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine．They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep disorder than those who use social media less．The researchers say doctors should ask young adults about their use of social media when treating sleeping issues．
"This is one of the first pieces of evidence that social media use really can influence your sleep，"said Jessica C．Levenson．She was the lead author of a report on the study．
The researchers set out to examine the connection between social media use and sleep among young adults．Levenson noted that these young adults are possibly the first"generation to grow up with social media．"
The researchers wanted to find out how often young people used social media sites like Facebook，Twitter，and Tumblr．For the study，they gave questionnaires to nearly 1，800adults，aged 19to 32．On average，members of the study group used social media sites one hour a day．They also"visited various social media 30times per week．"
Thirty percent of the study's participants reported having serious problems with sleeping．Those people who used social media a lot were three times more likely to have a sleep disorder．And those who spent the most time on social media were twice as likely to suffer from sleep disturbances．
Levenson said the number of times a person visits media is a better predictor of sleep problems than overall time spent on social media．If this is true，she adds，then practices that stop such behaviors may be most effective．

32．What's the main idea of the text？C
A．The search focuses on social media．
B．The researchers manage to handle sleep problem．
C．Social media affects sleep．
D．Doctors treat young patients．
33．When treating sleep problems，doctors are advised toB．
A．offer some advice about giving up social media．
B．ask the young patients about their use of social media．
C．give young adults some medicine．
D．ask about the patients'living conditions．
34．How did the researchers mainly carry out the study？B
A．By doing online research．
B．By asking participants to fill in questionnaires．
C．By collecting published data．
D．By giving an example．
35．What can be inferred from the text？D
A．men are more likely to suffer from a sleep disorder than women．
B．People often using social media are less likely to have a sleep disorder．
C．Using computers less helps avoid sleep problems completely．
D．Sleep problems can be determined by the times of a person visiting social media．

1．Fortunately，a man narrowly escaped death when a fire broke out in his home early this morning．

20．For more than twenty years，scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets．Most of these searches have been done over the radio．The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us．Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space，on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages．
Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1，000 stars，all within 100 light years of earth．In addition，they will scan the entire sky to"listen"for radio messages from more distant stars．Using a computer，they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at a time．Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise．
Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy，scientists find that five percent are like our sun．Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth．Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life．Based on the inhabitable （that can be lived in） planets in our galaxy，most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life．
However，many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets．Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there．They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely．
Other scientists believe that our search hasn't been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy．Although our sun family is only about five billion years old，our galaxy is about 20billion years old．In that time，some scientists think it is likely that civilization much more advanced than ours have developed．Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals； perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us．If we hope to find intelligent life，these scientists believe that we have to keep looking．

32．According to the passage，how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable？A
A.5 billion．
B.10 billion．
C.15 billion．
D.100 billion
33．The first paragraph in this passage is mainly aboutA．
A．the ways scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets
B．the reasons why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets
C．the possibilities of finding out signs of life on other planets
D．the difficulties scientists have looking for signs of life on other planets
34．The underlined word"monitor"in the passage means"D"．
A．change
B．control
C．conduct
D．check
35．Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage？C
A．The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy．
B．Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets．
C．All the scientists won't give up searching for signs of life on other planets．
D．Scientists don't believe that there might be life on other planets．

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