Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.

One day I found myself envying (羡慕) her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?

After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.

“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”

Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.

45. Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

    A. Her husband didn’t give her a hug.                     

    B. Her children didn’t give her a chocolate bar.

    C. They didn’t give her a compliment.

    D. They didn’t understand her mind.

46. What will the author do if she wants something from her husband now?

    A. She will give him her hints.                          B. She lets him guess what she wants.

    C. She tells him her needs directly.                      D. She buys what she wants herself.

47. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

    A. I realized what I did was wrong.

    B. I stopped and didn’t go with my husband.

    C. My husband prevented me from going on.

    D. My husband stopped me from saying something.

Accepting and understanding other cultures is something that everyone needs to learn. Think of the world as a giant pizza. Without all the different vegetables, cheeses and meats, all you get is a tasteless pizza crust (面包皮). But when you put them all together, you get something very interesting, tasty, and good. So let’s break down the walls between cultures.

One way to help break down the walls between us is to understand that many of our ancestors may come from the same place. Do you know what cultures you are from? Are you part Irish or mostly German? Did your grandparents or great-grandparents immigrate (移民) to your country?

There is really no way to be completely sure where your first ancestors came from, but some scientists think that all people came from Africa. So how did they get all over the world? Well, back then there was a land bridge connecting Asia and North America, so they walked to Asia, Europe, and the Americas! Over time, the land bridge split up, and there was no way for people like Columbus to know that the Americas existed. Isn’t it cool thinking that maybe we’re all from the same continent? Even though we all came from the same place, now there are differences in the way we look depending on where our recent ancestors came from and who our parents are. If you find out where your parents and grandparents came from, you just might discover that you are from the same culture that you might be trying to avoid!

41. The author tries to prove that ______.

    A. we should respect people from other cultures

    B. all the continents were connected a long time ago

    C. Columbus found the new continent

    D. the land bridge did exist

42. The author takes a pizza for example in order to show that ______.

    A. we need different materials to make a pizza

    B. the differences of cultures make our world beautiful

    C. people from different cultures all like eating pizza

    D. a pizza will be tasteless without vegetables

43. The underlined phrase “split up” in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to ______.

    A. cut into pieces   B. separated    C. rose    D. came into being

44. What does the text mainly talk about？

    A. How to make a pizza.

    B. How to break down the walls between us.

    C. How to understand and accept other cultures.

    D. Where our ancestors came from.

 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are __21___ than housewives, Evidence（证据） shows that ___22__ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___23___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%,   the death rate increases correspondingly（相应地）by 2%. All this __24__ one point: Work is helpful to health.

  Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, _25___ loneliness and solitude（孤独）. Researches show that people feel _26___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___27___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___28___ between man and reality. By work, people ___29___ each other. By collective（集体的） activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __30___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to（易于）_31__.

  __32___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment （充实感）and a sense of ___33___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___34__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __35____ a patient or a teacher sees his students __36__, they are happy _37____.

  From the above we can come to the conclusion ___38__ the more you work, __39____ you will be. Let us work hard, __40__ and live a happy and healthy life.

21. A. more healthier            B. healthier            C. weaker             D. worse

22. A. career women           B. the busy           C. the jobless               D. the hard-working

23. A. that whenever            B. whether            C. that though       D. since

24. A. comes down to          B. equals to           C. adds up to               D. amounts to(共计)

25. A. 不填                         B. off                   C. in touch with    D. away from

26. A. happy, interested                                        B. glad, joyful       

C. cheerful, concerned                                 D. unhappy, worried

27. A. busy                         B. free                  C. lazy                  D. empty

28. A. a river                    B. a gap                C. a channel          D. a bridge

29. A. come across                                                 B. come into contact with

C. look down upon                                       D. watch over

30. A. means                       B. stands              C. equals              D. matches

31. A. success                    B. death               C. victory             D. disease

32. A. Besides                     B. Nevertheless     C. However          D. Yet

33. A. disappointment          B. achievement      C. regret                      D. apology

34. A. a worker                   B. a farmer           C. a writer            D. a manager

35. A. manages                   B. controls            C. operates on       D. deals with

36. A. raise                         B. grow                C. rise                  D. increase

37. A. in a word                  B. without a word C. at a word          D. beyond words

38. A. that                          B. which               C. what                D 不填.

39. A. the lonelier and weaker                           B. lonelier and weaker

C. happier and healthier                            D. the happier and healthier

40. A. study well                 B. studying well     C. study good       D. studying good

The Great Wall is __________ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.

  A. so a well-known                    B. a so well-known  

C. such well-known a                  D. such a well-known

 Loving your children doesn’t mean ______ them whatever they want.

A. give            B. giving         C. to give       D. to giving

 — I want to see you tomorrow, Mum.

— Tomorrow is Thursday. I would rather you ______ on Saturday.

A. will come        B. to come            C. come               D. came

 ______ air conditioning, the office is comfortable for them to work in.

A. Equipping with                    B. It’s equipped with  

C. It’s equipping with                D. Equipped with

 _________from the operation, the patient was advised to stay in hospital for another two weeks.

A. Having not fully recovered            B. Being not fully recovered

C. Not having fully recovered            D. Not fully recovering

 The worldwide economic crisis that began in 2008 has resulted in a great number of people ______ their jobs.

    A. lose             B. losing           C. has lost        D. have lost

 Today young people are ______ about their clothing and hair style.

    A. special         B. particular      C. especial       D. unusual