I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend’s house. It was just after four o’clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button(按钮) 12.

　 The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn’t understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.

　 Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm(火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to the God quietly, “ Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”

　 Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the door opened. A man was standing there. “ How long have you been there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven’t you learned to read at your school ?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said: “Attention:This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 pm and 5 pm on Thursday, March 13.”

(　 )61. What happened to the lift?

　　　 A.　It had a fire accident.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. It stopped half way.

　　　 C. It was turned off by the writer.　　　　　　 D. It moved fast up to the top floor.

(　 )62. As the situation went on, the writer became ________.

　　　 A. more and more scared　　 　　　　　　　　 B. calmer and calmer

　　　 C. more and more bored　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. clearer and clearer

(　 )63. Why did a bell ring from far away?

　　　 A. The lift was to start again. 　　　　　　　　　 B. The repair worker rang the fire alarm.

　　　 C. The building was on fire. 　　　　　　　 D. The writer pressed the fire alarm bell.

(　 )64. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?

　　　 A. The writer.　 B. The writer’s friend.　 C. The man. D. The writer’s father.

(　 )65. After reading the paper , the writer realized that he/she had ________.

　　　 A. escaped a fire accident　　　 　　　　　　 B. made a silly mistake

　　　 C. visited a dishonest friend　　 　　　　　　 D. pressed a wrong button

　　　 How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from? It is your brain(大脑) that does these things. A British scientist showed that “sleep can improve one’s memory.” It’s not a dream for students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brains is working day and night. If you learn words before bed, a certain part of the brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What’s more, another scientist in the USA found that there was a “talent button(天才按钮)” in the human brain. It might make a person more talented.

　　　 There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning(打哈欠) keeps our brains “cool”, which makes us think quicker.

　　　 Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:

l　　　　 Eat healthy food.

l　　　　 Get a lot of playtime or exercise.

l　　　　 Don’t drink or smoke.

l　　　　 Use your brain a lot.

(　 )51. A British scientist found out that ________ could improve our memories.

　　　 A. drink　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreams　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　 D. bananas

(　 )52. According to the passage, if we want to have a good brain, we should ________.

A. use our brains more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. sleep fewer hours　　

C. work longer hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember fewer things

(　 )53. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A. Our brains only work in the daytime.

　　　 B. Our brains need much energy every day.

　　　 C. Smoking can keep our brains healthy.

　　　 D. Getting exercise is good for our brains.

Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby’s cry can make adults react very quickly, even if they are not related(相关的).

Oxford University researchers used a game called Whack-a-mole for the study. The game needs people to hit one buttons(按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to hit the button that lights up at random(随机的). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy(准确度).

The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies’ crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birds’ song that sounds like babies’ crying.

The volunteer’ scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.

“Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby,” said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford’s psychiatry department, who led the study.

He added that a baby’s cry can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution(进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby’s cry.

61. According to the passage, how many volunteers took part in the study?

A. 80　　　 　　　 B. 40 　　　　　　 C. 19　　　　　　　　　 D. 59

62. In the passage, the underlined word react means__________.

　 A. 表演　　　 　 B. 打击　　　 　 C. 反应　　　　　　　 D. 演示

63. The game “whack-a-mole” shows__________.

　 A. a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults

　 B. men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy

　 C. adults without babies react more quickly to a baby’s cry

　 D. women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men

64. According to the passage, a baby’s cry__________.

　 A. can get the same attention from adults as the birds’ song

　 B. is the noisiest sound

　 C. can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure

　 D. is good for its health

65. From the last paragraph, we learn that_________.

　 A. taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past

　 B. human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies

　 C. baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly

　 D. baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution

Dear Hector,

I’m in England now. Here I have a good time. The food is 36 and the people are nice. Now I’d like to tell you 　37 about its traffic(交通). The traffic in England goes on the　 38 ! You see, this is very　 39　 the traffic in our country. As we know, the traffic in our country goes on the right of the streets. If you want to walk 　40　 a street, you can have many 41 : a subway, a footbridge, or a sidewalk(人行道). And in some places, there are black and white poles(杆) with a button(按钮) in the streets. If you press(按) the button, cars will usually 42　 to let you go. Taxis in London(a city in England) are really expensive, so if you come to London, you should have enough　 43 with you. Taxi drivers are usually 44 . They’ll give you some help if you 　45 .

See you soon！

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Cindy

（ ）36. A. delicious　　 B. awful　　 C. unhealthy　　 D. expensive

（ ）37. A. everything　 B. nothing　 C. something　　 D. anything

（ ）38. A. right　　　　 B. middle　　 C. left　　　　　 D. center

（ ）39. A. the same　　 B. the same as C. different　　　 D. different from

（ ）40. A. down　　　 B. through　　 C. across　　　 D. on

（ ）41. A. plans　　　 B. ways　　　 C. times　　　　 D. friends

（ ）42. A. stop　　　　 B. start　　　 C. finish　　　　 D. come

（ ）43. A. time　　　　 B. money　　 C. food　　　　 D. drink

（ ）44. A. weak　　　 B. clever　　 C. friendly　　　 D. busy

（ ）45. A. leave　　　 B. rest　　　 C. cry　　　　　 D. need

- Good morning, Sir！I’m Ben.

- _____.

　　A. It’s my pleasure　 B. You are very kind

　　C. Pleased to meet you　 D. It’s so clear