Many people say that nothing is more pleasing and romantic as flowers in the bedroom. Now, a new study says that the sweet smells of flowers in the bedroom can also lead to sweet dreams.

Researchers in Germany have carried out the study and have found that sleeping with flowers in the bedroom may encourage sweet dreams, a major finding they claim could help nightmare sufferers to an extent.

They came to the conclusion after an analysis of the sleep patterns of 15 female volunteers for a period of nearly 30 nights, a leading British newspaper reported on Monday.

The researchers pumped scents of rotten eggs, roses or no scent under their noses for nearly ten seconds while the women were in the Rapid Eye Movement period of sleep when a dream occurs.

The subjects were then woken up and asked to record their dreams. The smells had an effect on the emotions of the dreams but did not become part of the dream in that the women exposed to roses did not dream about roses the study found.

There was a correlation between the negative smells and negative emotional scores the sleepers reported from their dream.

According to the researchers, it’ll be interesting to study nightmare sufferers and if positive smells can actually influence the mood of their dreams as a form of treatment in the future.

The study has been presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otoblaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting in Chicago.

72. What is the right order of the events related to the experiment?

a. The female volunteers get to sleep. 

b. The researchers wake up the sleeping women.

c. A particular smell is pumped under dreamers’ noses 

d. The dreamers are asked to describe their dreams.

A. a, c, d, b     B. d, c, b, a    C. a, c, b, d   D, d, b, c, a

73. The underlined word “correlation” in paragraph 6 can be replaced by _______

A. connection  B. coincidence  C. combination  D. cooperation

74. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. People are very sensitive to smells at night.

B. The experiment is designed to treat sleeplessness.

C. Pleasant smells get sleepers to dream of roses.

D. The subjects were tested on when they dreamed

75. What is the future perspective（前景）of the study?

A. Sleeplessness can be cured in the near future.

B. The finding can give hope to nightmare sufferers.

C. Nightmare sufferers are likely to recover soon.

D. Roses will become more popular among patients.

 A lookalike(相像者) of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un(金正恩) has been shocking people in Hong Kong. The 34-year-old impersonator(假扮者), known as Howard, certainly turned heads when he paraded down the city’s streets, drawing a crowd of passers-by trying to get a photo, but not everyone was fooled by the costume.

“I was surprised and I thought hey, I have seen anywhere before, but that was on German TV, and so I recognized him as a dual. I couldn’t believe that he’s the true one.”

Howard says he transformed himself into the North Korean leader earlier this year after his friends joked about the resemblance（相像）.

“When he came to power, when he was the president of North Korea, then I got a lot of comments that I look like the guy and then you know, we joked back and forth, yeah, maybe I should get dressed up and do some concerts with it. After all, I’m a musician so you know, it’s about the performance.”

Within weeks Howard was in great demand, being flown across the world to film TV commercials and make special appearances, and he hopes the work keeps coming.

“Well, I’m set up for life. What can I say? I mean, Reggie Brown, all these Obama impersonators, they got eight years! I’ve got a lifetime, unless he gets killed, that is. Which could happen, you never know. I’ve heard Kim Jong-nam(金正南) is working something up.”

But if you want the Kim Jong-un lookalike at your party, it will set you back a pretty penny. He now charges the equivalent of 700 US dollars for an appearance.

68. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Howard is a North Korean.    B. Howard is a German.

C. Howard is a South Korean.    D. Howard might be an American.

69. According to the passage,____.

A. all the passers-by think he is Kim Jong-un.   

B. you can invite him to your party free.

C. he might be an impersonator longer than those American president ones

D. he himself is a leader

70. Howard is welcome because he ____.

A. looks like Kim Jong-un       B. is a successful musician

C. is a millionaire              D. works for Kim Jong-un

71. We know from the passage that ____.

A. his friends persuaded him to act Kim Jong-un  

B. now he is glad that he has the appearance

C. Kim Jong-nam will take the place of Kim Jong-un 

D. he will meet with Obama

Bellwood, IL — Kombo Peshu came to the United States from the poor village of Mwands, Kenya, ten years ago when Father Richard Quinn gave him the chance to further his education. Kombo was given a full scholarship to study for a master’s degree.

When Kombo returned to Kenya for a visit four years later, he realized how lucky he was to have received his education in the United States. Over the four years he was in America, conditions in Mwanda had worsened, and he was struck by how many children were struggling to receive a proper education.

Kombo knew that he had to give back to his people after seeing such hardships. First, he began to give money out of his own pocket, but he soon realized he had to do more. He went back to the United States and asked for donations(捐献), and was finally able to raise enough to start the Mughamba Scholarship Foundation, a fund for children in his village of Mwanda who cannot afford school. The people around him were so moved by his emotional accounts of these children that some of them not only gave money but also traveled with him back to Mwanda to see firsthand what daily life is like for these children.

Kombo continues to raise money for his village and currently has 40 students on scholarships for high school and 5 at universities in Kenya. In addition to continuing to raise money for his scholarship fund and by selling traditional Kenyan items he is also working to raise money to get more running water in his village.

63. Why did Kombo Peshu come to the US 10 years ago?

  A. A university offered him a chance to study abroad.          

B. He was funded to work on a master’s degree.

  C. Richard Quinn invited him to come for a visit.  

D. He was sent to study by the Kenyan government.

64. What impressed Kombo in Kenya was that ______.

  A. many children were struggling hard to survive 

B. many children couldn’t receive a proper education

  C. the children were living in very bad conditions 

D. most children couldn’t go to school for the reason of wars

65. What did Kombo do to help his people? 

  A. He donated his lifetime savings.

B. He called on his friends to help.  

 C. He ran a running water company in Mwanda.

 D. He managed to raise money in the US.

66. The meaning of the underlined word “accounts” in the third paragraph is close to ______.

  A. description   B. bank   C.customer   D. judgement  

67. The purpose of writing the passage is to _____.

  A. inspire more people to fight poverty      B. encourage readers to contribute to Kenya

  C. share the story of Kombo Peshu  D. show the living conditions of Kenyan children

Long, long ago there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?’’

The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes（海星）in the ocean.”

“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.” There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our vision of the power to shape the future.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.

60. One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.

A. trying to save as many starfishes as possible      B. walking with a dancer

C. picking up starfish for sale   D. dancing along the beach

61. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.

A. the young man had the ability to make a difference

B. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean.

C. the wise man realized something new and important

D. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

62. The writer told this story to show us _____.

A. how and where we can write a good article

B. everyone can do something for the future

C. wise men are sometimes stupid

D. young men are in fact wiser than old people  

The golden red sun was setting when a gentle breeze(微风) blew through Jennifer’s hair. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

    She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said: “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas (睡衣).

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”

56. The writer describes the beautiful sunset to show Jennifer’s ______.

     A. love of the natural beauty                       B.depression of being alone

C. intention of becoming independent          D. desire of getting back home

57. What does the underlined phrase “This thought” most probably mean?

A. The idea of going back home.                 

B. Her anxiety about her parents.

C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

D. The feeling of getting back home safely.

58. Her father didn’t take care of the garden because ______.

      A. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

B. he was not strict with his job

C. he had to look after his wife

D. he was busy looking for her

59. What can we infer from this passage?

A. Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was safest for her.

B. When she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong.

C. As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

D. In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for several days.

　The British Isles consists of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 36 . Britain, or Great Britain, is 37 of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It __38__ Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the whole of Britain, and also about one 39 of Ireland, the Northern part. The 40 of Ireland is self-governing. The 41 name of the United Kingdom is 42 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.　43 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 44 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 45 “England” and “English” when they 46 　“Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 47 . The Scots in particular are very 48 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 49 as English, and have a culture and even a 　50 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 51 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 52 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 　53 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland broke away 54 an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). 55 the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to help British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

　36. A. Britain　　 B. Wales　　　　 C. England　　　　 　D. Scotland

　37. A. the larger　 B. larger　　　 　 C. the largest　　　　 D.largest

　38. A. makes up　 B. consists of　　 C. is consisted of　 　 D. makes up of

　39. A. sixes　　　 B. six　　　 　　C.sixths　　　　　 　 D. sixth

　40. A. smaller　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. larger　　　　 　 D. island

　41. A. correct　　 B. true　　　　　 C. full　 　　　　　　D. complete

　42. A. therefore　　 B. also　　　　　 C. likely　　　　 　D. perhaps

　43. A. The UK　　 B. The British isles C. Great Britain　　 D. England

　44. A. colleges　　 B. population　　 C. officials　　 　　 D. cities

　45. A. words　　　 B. names　　　　　 C. spellings　　　 　D. pronunciations

　46. A. speak　　　 B. forget　　　 　　C. call　　　　　 　 D. write

　47. A. angry　　　 B. difficult　　　　 　C. tired　　　　 　D. lonely

　48. A. kind　　　 B. fond　　　　　　 C. full　　　　　　 D. proud

　49. A. it　　　　　 B. Wales　　　　 　C. them　　　　　 D. themselves

　50. A. capital　　 　B. history　　　 　 C. language　　　　 D. programs

　51. A. Country　 　B. Question　　　 　 C. Disease　　　　 D. Republic

　52. A. At last　　 　B. So　　　　　 　　C. Meanwhile　　　 D. Also

　53. A. returns　　 　B. belongs　　　 　 C. gets　　　　　　 D. speaks

　54. A.found　　 　B.find　　　 　　　　C. to found　　 　 D. to find

　55. A. Disliking　　 B. Like 　　　　　　 C. Dislike　　　　　 D. Unlike

 ---Do you know _______ man in blue?

   ---Yes, he is _______ manager of our company.

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

 His desire is that he ________ of any change in plans.

A．is informed                        B．must be informed  

C．be informed                        D．has been informed

 _______, laughing.

 A. Came in Tom’s sister            B. In came Tom’s sister

 C. Came in she                   D. In came she

 There are less than seventeen months ______ we take the NCEE.

A. since              B. that             C. when          D. until