A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year．You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English and speak English as much as possible．A few days before the exam you should go to bed early．Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question．When you have finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.
56．If people want to do well in an exam．they have to work hard         ．
A．every day in a year．        B．for most of the month
C．for only a few days          D．late at night
57．If people want to learn English well, they          .
A．only need to learn grammar    B．must often practise English
C．have to go to England         D．should go to bed early
58．It’s important to          a few days before the exam．
A．play too much               B．have a good sleep
C．read the question papers       D．have a good drink
59．The best title for the passage is         
A．An Important Exam           B．An Easy Exam
C．Get Ready for an Exam        D．How to Pass an Exam

“A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step,” as the saying goes. However,  36 it doesn’t tell us is that once the journey is started, it might be hard to stop.

That’s the  37 for Tang Renli, a senior at Nanjing University of Technology, who has backpacked to more than 200 cities in China during four years of college. To  38 his experiences, Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky, Go Travel at the Beijing 798 Art Zone. On  __39_ are over 300 photos of his travels. The 22-year-old never  40 going to so many places when he   41  his first trip to Yangzhou during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in his freshman year. _42  he was hooked on travel. You may  43 how Tang could find the time, being a full-time college student. Did he really skip classes to go travel, like the  44 of his exhibition suggests? “I gave myself one to two weeks every month for travel. But I always took care of my class and  45__ first,” Tang said. Tang, who is a city planning major, has never  ___46_ a compulsory course at college.

“I spent more time and effort on my study,  47 during the finals’ weeks,” Tang said. Schoolwork was not the only  48 Tang had to face. His travel budget was  49 so Tang had to  50 what he had. He usually took the cheapest form of transport and stayed at youth hostels  ___51 less than 50 yuan per night. There were also times when he walked, hitchhiked, and slept in train stations, police offices and vans.

“Sometimes I felt  52 , helpless and even found myself in  _53 ,” Tang said. “But now that I look back, these setbacks  _54 my journey, and my life. Don’t think too much about the  ___55 because you’ll cross that bridge when you get to it. And once you take your first step, the feeling is amazing and addictive.”

1.                A．which          B．what           C．that  D．it

2.                A．case           B．excuse         C．motto    D．dream

3.                A．test            B．gain            C．share D．identify

4.                A．purpose        B．performance     C．discovery D．display

5.                A．thought of      B．spoke to        C．worried about D．turned out

6.                A．competed       B．completed      C．compromised  D．complained

7.                A．Up to now       B．Until then       C．From then on  D．In the end

8.                A．wonder        B．puzzle          C．surprise  D．trouble

9.                A．sentence       B．title            C．project   D．object

10.               A．comments      B．revision        C．achievements   D．assignments

11.               A．failed          B．succeeded      C． reached D．missed

12.               A．impatiently      B．increasingly     C．especially  D．anxiously

13.               A．excitement      B．mixture        C．expression D．obstacle

14.               A．limited         B．granted        C．applied    D．wasted

15.                                A．pay much attention to  B．take no notice of

C．put an end to                     D．make the most of

16.               A．losing          B．costing         C．offering   D．cheating

17.               A．alone          B．lively          C．lonely D．alive

18.               A．horror         B．anger          C．sorrow    D．danger

19.               A．enjoyed        B．enriched       C．engaged   D．endured

20.               A．importance     B．necessities      C．uncertainties   D．significance

C

Yellowstone Weather

Yellowstone National Park is at high altitude. Most of the park is above 7500 feet (2275 meters).

Yellowstone’s weather is unpredictable. In summer, it may be warm and sunny with temperatures in the high 70s. At night in any given month, the temperature may drop close to freezing. So it is best to come prepared for cold evenings and mornings, especially if you are camping or hiking. When you leave your campsite, please leave it prepared for possible thundershowers and wind.

A sunny warm day may become fiercely stormy with wind, rain, sleet and sometimes snow. Without enough clothing, an easy day hike or boat trip can turn into a battle for survival.

Seasonal Weather Information

Spring

Cold and snow continue into May, although

temperatures gradually climb. Early in spring, daytime temperatures average in the 40s to 50s; by late May and June, they may reach the 60s and 70s. Nighttime lows fall below freezing.   Summer

Daytime temperatures are usually in the 70s, occasionally reaching the 80s in the lower area. Nights are cool, temperatures may drop in the 40s and 30s，sometimes even the 20s. June can be cool and rainy; July and August tend to be somewhat drier, although afternoon thundershowers are common.

Fall

Weather can be pleasant, although temperatures average 10~20 degrees lower than summer readings. Nighttime lows can fall into the teens and even lower. Snowstorms increase in frequency as the weeks go by or towards the end of the fall season.  Winter

Temperatures often stay near zero throughout the day, occasionally reaching high in the 20s. Subzero nighttime lows are common. Annual snowfall averages nearly 150 inches in most of the park. At higher places, 200~400 inches of snow have been recorded.

64、The theme（主题）of this passage is       in Yellowstone National Park.

A、the special weather      B、the beautiful scenery

C、campsites for free       D、terrible thunderstorms

65、This passage is mainly written for those who plan to     in Yellowstone National Park.

A、do research work       B、take a business trip

C、have sports games      D、spend their holidays or take a tour

66、Which of the following best describes Yellowstone’s weather?

A、The weather is generally changeable and it snows most of the year.

B、The lowest nighttime temperature often stays about zero in winter.

C、Weather in fall is pleasant and temperatures never fall below freezing.

D、It’s pretty warm in the day and very cold at night throughout the year.

67、If you are planning to spend your holiday in Yellowstone National Park in summer, what should you take with you?

A、Just some light clothing such as T-shirts or skirts.

B、Just some warm clothing such as sweaters or coats.

C、Both light clothing and warm clothing.  

D、Either light clothing or warm clothing.

A French father-of-two who swam across the Channel 16 years after losing all his limbs(四肢) in an electrical accident said Sunday that he was “the happiest man alive.”

Philippe Croizon, a 42-year-old former metalworker, said he had performed his feat(壮举)to inspire all those “who think life is nothing but suffering.”

He set off from Folkestone in southern England just before 8:00 am on Saturday, and arrived on the French coast near Wissant just before 9:30 pm, aided by his specially designed flipper-shaped prosthetic(假肢的)legs.

Steadying himself with his prosthetic arms, Croizon kept up a constant speed in good weather and was accompanied by wild dolphins for part of the 33-kilometre (20-mile) crossing. “For a while, I didn’t realize what I’d done. It was only that night, when I went to bed, that suddenly I burst out laughing, and told myself, ‘You did it!’,” he told AFP by telephone from his home in northern France.

In 1994 Croizon was hit by a 20,000-volt charge as he attempted to remove a television aerial from a house roof. “I was on my hospital bed; they’d just finished cutting off my last leg. You can imagine how that felt. And then I saw a television documentary on a female swimmer who crossed the Channel,” he explained.

“There and then, I asked myself: ‘Why not me one day?’” he said.

Croizon trained for two years and last month completed a 12-hour swim between the ports of Noirmoutier and Pornic on France’s Atlantic coast, but his final Channel crossing was much faster than he had expected. “I wanted to slow down, but I couldn’t. The motor was running,” he said, adding that he had expected to be at sea for 24 hours.

“It was huge. I was in the zone. I was inside my head. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone,” he said, declaring that his next long-distance challenge will be to swim between Europe and Africa.

60. What led to Philippe’s decision to swim across the English Channel?

A. The aim to inspire all those suffering from disabilities.

B. His strong will and determination.

C. The female swimmer who crossed the Channel.

D. His unfortunate experience.

61. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. Philippe’s success in crossing the Channel was incredible

B. the wild dolphins kept him company all the way

C. it took him 24 hours to cross the Channel

D. Philippe planned to travel to Africa

62. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A. Philippe was swimming in his head.

B. Philippe filled his mind with determination to succeed.

C. Philippe was imagining his success.

D. Philippe was dreaming about his swimming across the Channel.

63. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Limbless Man Crosses The English Channel

B. Crossing The Channel with Prosthetic Flippers.

C. Philippe’s Purpose of Crossing the Channel.

D. How Philippe Became Limbless.

C

Yellowstone Weather

Yellowstone National Park is at high altitude. Most of the park is above 7500 feet (2275 meters).

Yellowstone’s weather is unpredictable. In summer, it may be warm and sunny with temperatures in the high 70s. At night in any given month, the temperature may drop close to freezing. So it is best to come prepared for cold evenings and mornings, especially if you are camping or hiking. When you leave your campsite, please leave it prepared for possible thundershowers and wind.

A sunny warm day may become fiercely stormy with wind, rain, sleet and sometimes snow. Without enough clothing, an easy day hike or boat trip can turn into a battle for survival.

Seasonal Weather Information

Spring

Cold and snow continue into May, although

temperatures gradually climb. Early in spring, daytime temperatures average in the 40s to 50s; by late May and June, they may reach the 60s and 70s. Nighttime lows fall below freezing.   Summer

Daytime temperatures are usually in the 70s, occasionally reaching the 80s in the lower area. Nights are cool, temperatures may drop in the 40s and 30s，sometimes even the 20s. June can be cool and rainy; July and August tend to be somewhat drier, although afternoon thundershowers are common.

Fall

Weather can be pleasant, although temperatures average 10~20 degrees lower than summer readings. Nighttime lows can fall into the teens and even lower. Snowstorms increase in frequency as the weeks go by or towards the end of the fall season. Winter

Temperatures often stay near zero throughout the day, occasionally reaching high in the 20s. Subzero nighttime lows are common. Annual snowfall averages nearly 150 inches in most of the park. At higher places, 200~400 inches of snow have been recorded.

64、The theme（主题）of this passage is       in Yellowstone National Park.

A、the special weather      B、the beautiful scenery

C、campsites for free       D、terrible thunderstorms

65、This passage is mainly written for those who plan to     in Yellowstone National Park.

A、do research work       B、take a business trip

C、have sports games      D、spend their holidays or take a tour

66、Which of the following best describes Yellowstone’s weather?

A、The weather is generally changeable and it snows most of the year.

B、The lowest nighttime temperature often stays about zero in winter.

C、Weather in fall is pleasant and temperatures never fall below freezing.

D、It’s pretty warm in the day and very cold at night throughout the year.

67、If you are planning to spend your holiday in Yellowstone National Park in summer, what should you take with you?

A、Just some light clothing such as T-shirts or skirts.

B、Just some warm clothing such as sweaters or coats.

C、Both light clothing and warm clothing.  

D、Either light clothing or warm clothing.