---What’s ______population of China?

---China has_____ population of 1.3 billion.

A. a； the　　　　B. the； a　　　　C. /；/　　　　 D. the； the

你的英国朋友正在做一个课题；世界各地的生日庆祝方式。他请你介绍中国学生过生日的方式。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文：

通常庆祝的方式以及我认为更有意义的庆祝方式和理由。

词数100-120

   I was born in  Mississippi in the 1 960s.My disabilities were caused by lack of oxygen to my brain.I grew up knowing I was different. The first time I felt hurt was in Grade Five. The other fourth and fifth  graders played together in the gym class, while I was put in the second grade gym class. One day, a famous football player visited the fourth and fifth grade P.E.class. All the kids got his autograph except me because I was with the second graders playing games. Mom called the school to tell them it wasn't fair, but the school blamed me for complaining too much.

In the 1980s, when my mom was delivering her baby, she died. My dad became even more distant.He never asked me if I wanted to talk about her death. I was depressed and began drinking wine to relieve the pain.

Dad got remarried in 1985. Everyone went to the wedding except me; he told me to stay home and watch the house. When my high school ball came around, I wanted to go but wasn't allowed. When I graduated, my dad and step­mom refused to hold a party for me. They put me in a group home after graduation.

My life changed when I became a local leader of the National Self­advocacy Group. At first, I thought the group wasn't for me, until I found out it was all about empowerment! My goal is to be the voice for people who haven't been heard and to empower(使自主) them. Many families, like mine, don't believe that their disabled family member has a voice or mind of their own.

Looking back over my 16 years of leadership experience, I'm proud that I've helped disabled people. They should be encouraged to never give up and to follow their own path.

81．Why did the writer feel painful and depressed in his twenties? (No more than 13 words)

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82．What event changed the writer's life? (No more than 10 words)

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83．What opinion did the writer hold about disabled people? (No more than 10 words)

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84．In the writer's opinion, how can we help disabled people? (No more than 14 words)

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Clean air is made up of only nitrogen, oxygen, and water. As we have industrialized, our cities have grown and traffic has increased. With these development there has come an increase in the number of by-products released into the air, such as particles（细粒）from burning fuels and poisonous gases from chemical reactions. These gases become pollutants.

Air pollution has a bad effect on the earth and our environment. Air pollution can result in acid rain, and it can also lead to the Greenhouse Effect—a condition in which pollution stops radiation from traveling out of the Earth’s atmosphere. This upset to the natural process means that temperatures on Earth may not be maintained within natural ranges. Due to the Greenhouse Effect, temperatures on Earth become warmer, which is known as global warming. What’s worse, air pollution may produce holes in the ozone layer（臭氧层）— this layer of ozone naturally prevents ultra-violet rays （紫外线） from the sun reaching Earth. Holes make it possible for the rays to reach us.

Don’t let all the bad news about air pollution get you down because there are many ways to help fight the air pollution. Every one of us can employ a variety of air pollution solutions. A smoker can give up smoking. While shopping, you can choose organic and natural cleaning products. Driving less and carpool more can also contribute to less pollution. Next time, keep your air-conditioning low. Of course you can plant more trees.

Air pollution is a major problem for our planet. However, as long as we realize how serious the air pollution is and take actions now, everyone can make a difference!

                     Title:71.         

Have you ever wondered why stems(茎)grow upwards and roots downwards? Why do plants always seem to turn towards the light and climbing plants run up rather than down? The answer is simple: auxin(生长素), a chemical substance that controls growth in plants.

    Auxin gives away its secrets

Auxin is a plant hormone(激素). Darwin was already interested in it in the 19th century. Only in recent years, however, has the hormone started to give away its secrets, thanks to intensive molecular research. Auxin is produced in the young, growing parts of plants and then transported throughout the plant—to a low­lying stem for example. The stem needs to straighten out as soon as possible to be able to absorb the topside, resulting in the underside growing faster and the stem straightening out. For the same reason, plants in front of windows will always turn to the light. This active regulation of auxin transport allows plants to take ideal advantage of local and changing conditions.

   A new means of transport for auxin

   The transport of auxin through the plant plays a vital role. And, from all appearances, it is not a simple matter. The researchers identified an important new link and means of transport for auxin: PILS proteins (蛋白质). PILS proteins are vital for auxin­dependent plant growth and adjust the intracellular(细胞内的)storage of the hormone. It is exactly this compartmentalizing (分类) of auxin that seems functionally important for the various developmental processes.

Growing crops more efficiently: the right amount of auxin in the right place

 Higher auxin levels at the right moment and in the right place result in better growth and greater harvest. Better adjustment of auxin levels would make plants grow more efficiently. The researchers hope to contribute to the development of more efficient growing processes by continuing to sort out auxin transport processes.

 66. Which of the following is TRUE of auxin according to the text?

A. It helps the plant to bend at the right places while growing.

B．It prevents the roots of plants from growing faster.

C．It is no use when the surroundings have changed.

D．It helps the underside of plants grow faster than the topside.

67. What would make plants grow more efficiently?

A. Straightening out the stem.

B．The right amount of auxin in the right place.

C．Allowing plants to turn to the light.

D．Enough PILS proteins.

68. From Paragraph 3 we know that ________.

A. the researchers are not so sure if the transport for auxin is a new one

B．the levels of auxin remain the same during the growing processes of plants

C．PILS proteins delay the growth of plants

D．PILS proteins play an important part in the transport of auxin

69．According to Paragraph 2, the researchers got their results mainly by ________.

A. referring to Darwin's theory

B．observing plants straightening

C．doing intensive molecular research

D．watching plants in different places

70．Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A. Why Plants Grow Towards the Light?

B．Darwin's Dream Has Come True

C．How Did Scientists Find Out the Secret?

D．A New Way of the Growing of Plants

I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.

Several weeks ago，I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn't even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up?

 This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.

Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits，and all you can do is loving and accepting them.As parents，throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids' best cheerleaders，guiding them and helping them find their way.

I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine.We need to learn to accept our kids' ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn't mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that's just the way I want my kids to live their own life.

61. At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him________.

A. pay more attention to his study

B．keep silent in the room

C．finish his homework on time

D．get right answers

62. Inspired by the case of his son，the author began to doubt________.

A．the importance of parents

 B．the old form of education

C．the relationship between kids and their parents

D．the good grades of some kids

63. According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?

A. We should help kids correct their wrong ways.

B．Parents should study their kids' DNA.

C．Kids should be taught to behave themselves.

D．Parents should love and accept their kids.

64. The author has stopped asking his son to sit down because ________.

A. he has changed his traditional ideas

B．his son wants to be unique

C．his son doesn't follow his advice

D．his son's DNA is different

65. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Study hard and you'll be successful

B．Be friendly to your children

C．Children's success in their own style

D．Parents' help with their children's study

Celebrating an 18th birthday is an important occasion for anyone, but for tiny Jyoti Amge, the milestone is even bigger news.

The teenager is already a celebrity(名人) in her hometown of Nagpur, India, but has now set a world record by officially being declared the world's smallest woman.

Despite her stature, 62.8 cm­tall Jyoti hopes to celebrate being crowned the world's shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career.

She took the Guinness world record from 22­year­old American Bridgette Jordan, who measures seven centimeters taller than Ms.Amge and who had held the title since September, 2011.

A teary­eyed Ms.Amge called the honor an “extra birthday present” and said that she felt grateful for being small.She also blew out candles on a birthday cake that was comfortably bigger than her. Even the Guinness record book at the ceremony only came up to her waist.

Ms.Amge weighs just 5.5 kilograms—only about four kilograms more than she did at birth—and has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia(软骨发育不全), which stopped her growing after her first birthday.

She has brittle bones and is likely to need care for the rest of her life, but that has not stopped her ambitions of entering the movie industry.

“I have put Nagpur on the world map. Now everyone will know where it is，” said Ms.Amge, who said she dreamed of one day becoming a Bollywood film star and getting a university degree after finishing high school.

“I want to make people happy，” said the future actress, who is going to appear in two Bollywood films next year.

As a teenager at school in Nagpur, Ms.Amge had her own small desk and chair, but said that the other students did not treat her differently. She sleeps in a specially­made bed and uses things that are smaller than average. Also, Ms.Amge insists on being treated like a normal young woman, and enjoys doing her make­up, going shopping with friends or watching movies.

“It has been my dream to be recognized as the world's smallest woman for many years，” said Ms.Amge.“I am very happy to be officially the world's shortest woman.”

56．According to the passage, Jyoti Amge ________.

A．grew little since she was three years old

B．tries to live a normal life like other young women

C．has made great achievements in the film industry

D．was especially happy to receive the big birthday cake

57．It is learned from the passage that ________.

A．the shortest American is 69.8 centimeters tall

B．Jyoti weighed 5.1 kilograms when she was born

C．Jyoti will go to college in two years

D．Bridgette Jordan was born in 1988

58. The underlined word “brittle” in Paragraph 7 most probably means ______.

A．strong and hard  B．easily­broken

C．well­protected  D．badly­wounded

59．Which words can describe Jyoti Amge the best?

A．Amusing and humorous.

B．Clever and friendly.

C．Cheerful and ambitious.

D．Hardworking and brave.

60．What is the best title for the passage?

A．The most successful teenager in the world.

B．The most famous girl all over the world.

C．The first girl student entering the Guinness book.

D．The shortest woman around the world.

A group of robbers dug their way into the basement of a bank in Paris and emptied almost 200 private safes(保险箱).

They entered the Credit Lyonnais branch using building equipment to dig holes and destroy walls.

48.  Saturday night, they tied up a security guard and spent  49. next nine hours robbing the bank.

One investigator described the robbery  50.       a “professional job”. The robbers came in at about 22:00 on Saturday  51.    left at 7:00 on Sunday. They entered through the basements of the neighboring building, digging through a series of tunnels and making a hole into a wall of 80 cm thick to get into the bank, 52.        was having building works at the time.

       When  53.   left, the robbers set the place on fire to remove any trace of evidence, switching  on the anti-fire system and flooding the building. Fortunately, the guard escaped unharmed.

54.    is difficult to estimate the total value of 55.    was stolen as only the bank’s clients(储户) know the content of their private safes.

 A Night with the Homeless

    Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando.

    We want to see what it is like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to  36__  is that my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be  _37__. We all get together in the   __38__  and prepare the food.Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom  prepares  a steaming hot delicious meal.We then  __39__  them all up to feed 30 or more people.

    Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family   prayer. A lot of people   __40__  homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice; some of them just had   __41__   things happening to them.

      At first  when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their   trust, because a lot of people are   __42__   to them for no good reason. But   now that  they see us every week they   __43__   us.We even know some of their names. We all  have to remember that these are people with     _44_. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.

    We have become really close to the man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal  __45__ in shopping carts. After we __46__ them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Howard University. He used to   teach French and Spanish.

    After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me   _47_   what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone's life.

36．A.talk      B．imagine       C．mention   D．remind

37．A.thirsty    B．hungry      C．homeless    D．helpful

38．A.hall      B．yard         C．kitchen    D．street

39．A.make     B．pack         C．press     D．add

40．A.disappoint  B．misunderstand      C．ignore  D．dislike

41．A.terrible  B．normal   C．personal    D．common

42．A.generous   B．cruel       C．unfriendly   D．merciful

43．A.care for  B．believe in     C．agree with   D．worry about

44．A.sympathy   B．courage    C．feelings     D．determination

45．A.belongings  B．clothes     C．groceries    D．goods

46．A.departed  B．saved        C．helped     D．greeted

47．A.remember  B．realize      C．recognize    D．appreciate

 In the south of the square _____ a monument which is in honour of the heroes who died in the anti-invasion war.

       A.stand           B.standing                C. stood        D. stands