C

I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. That’s why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.

　　Now let’s take a closer look at this interesting animal.

　　Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don’t just use pigs for their meat — almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists’ brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax, rubber and plastics.

　　Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film ‘Babe’ starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don’t just want to eat pigs, it seems!

　　Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day, you can say “pigs might fly!” to him. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”.

63. The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ______ tone.

A. sad　　　　　　B. confused　　　　　C. serious　　　　 D. humorous

64. We may know from the passage that ______.

A. people in England like pigs more than other animals

B. pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine

C. pigs are the first animals raised by man

D. more people don’t want to eat pigs now

65. The underlined sentence “pigs might fly! ” in the fifth paragraph means ______.

A. What you have just said is impossible

B. Pigs are great animals

C. I don’t understand your words

D. I can’t agree with you more

66. Which diagram shows the structure of the passage?

　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　　C　　　　　　　　　 D

B

I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. That’s why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.

　　Now let’s take a closer look at this interesting animal.

　　Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don’t just use pigs for their meat — almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists’ brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax, rubber and plastics.

　Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film ‘Babe’ starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don’t just want to eat pigs, it seems!

　Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day, you can say “pigs might fly!” to him. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”.

44. The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ______ tone.

　　A. sad　　　　　　B. confused 　    　C. serious　　　　 D. humorous

45. We may know from the passage that ______.

　　A. people in England like pigs more than other animals

　　B. pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine

　　C. pigs are the first animals raised by man

　　D. more people don’t want to eat pigs now

46. The underlined sentence “pigs might fly!” in the fifth paragraph means “______”.

　　A. What you have just said is impossible

　　B. Pigs are great animals

　　C. I don’t understand your words

　　D. I can’t agree with you more

47. Which diagram shows the structure of the passage?

　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　　C　　　　　　　　　 D

A new report by the International Monetary Fund（the I. M. F. ）estimates（估计） that the world economy will shrink by one and three-tenths percent this year. That would be the worst performance in more than sixty years.  Three months ago, the I. M. F. predicted a small growth for this year.

Major industrialized economies are expected to see the biggest decreases, shrinking by almost four percent. The I. M. F. predicts developing economies will continue to grow for the year, but only by about one and one-half percent.

The I. M. F. says the world will slowly return to growth of almost two percent next year. But the lending organization warns that strong policies to supervise（监管） and support the financial system are needed if the world economy is to fully recovery.

Olivier Blanchard is the chief economist for the I. M. F.  He has said that banks are still in the process of rebuilding their financial positions. He added that securities markets（证券市场）are still operating poorly

Economic experts believe the world financial industry is moving towards recovery but with more losses to come. In all, the I. M. F. says worldwide financial losses could be as high as four trillion dollars by the end of next year.  World trade is expected to drop eleven percent this year, after expanding by three percent last year.

The I. M. F. report says international lending may not fully recover until two thousand eleven. The financial crisis has made the I. M. F. more important than ever. The world's largest economies promised to increase the size of the fund by about five hundred billion dollars. They did so at the G-Twenty meeting in London earlier this month. This week, President Obama proposed that the United States lend the I. M. F. one hundred billion dollars as part of that promise

Last week, Mexico became the first nation to borrow from the I. M. F. under a new program to provide emergency credit to nations with strong economies. Mexico received a forty-seven billion dollar line of credit for one year. Poland and Colombia are also seeking loans from the program.

59. Because of ______, the I. M. F is playing an even more important role than ever.

   A. the G―20 meeting in London        B. the financial crisis

   C. Olivier Blanchard                          D. President Obama

60. The world economy won’t full recover until_________________.

   A. developing economies play a more important role than major industrialized economies

   B. the International Monetary Fund lends more money to more countries

   C. there has been a strong supervising and supporting financial system

   D. securities markets operate well enough

61. We can know from the passage that ________________.

   A. at least three countries have borrowed from the I. M. F. since last week

   B. the world financial industry is recovering and will suffer no more losses

   C. developing economies are likely to continue to grow slowly for the year

   D. worldwide financial losses have been as high as four trillion dollars so far

62. What is this news report mainly about?

   A. The biggest decreases that the world economy is suffering.

   B. The slow recovery that the world financial industry is moving towards.

   C. The steadily growing International Monetary Fund.

   D. The recent world economic situation.

After a year of preparing herself, Laura Dekker has been given permission to sail around the world. “I was so happy that I almost jumped into the river,” Laura said, after learning of the court’s verdict(判决).
The 14-year-old was born on a ship in the South Pacific, and currently lives with her father on a boat. When child protection agencies heard about her plan to sail alone, they took the case to court and prevented her from making such a dangerous voyage.
Since the decision, though, Laura had been preparing with her father to convince the court that she was ready. Later on, she received the books and other materials she would need for school while she was at sea. She added safety equipment to a new, big ship. And she took her first aid course to learn several survival skills, like how to put out fires on the boat, take care of her own injuries and deal with lack of sleep. She also planned a safer course --- adding alternate routes(备用路径) to avoid pirate attacks, and planning a course that would have her on dry land as she moved from port to port across the globe.
Even with all of the added preparations, the trip still has its risks. In early June, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, an American, had to abandon(放弃) her attempt to become the youngest sailor to travel around the world. Her ship’s mast(桅杆) broke due to rough waters in the Indian Ocean, and she was rescued by a French fishing ship.
Laura plans to take longer than Abby for her voyage, and is using a larger and more stable boat. If she finished successfully in less than two years, she will take the title from current record-holder Jessica Watson, of Australia, who was 16 when she completed the journey.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE of Laura?

A．how Laura convinced the court

B．why Laura needed to study at sea

C．how Laura prepared for the voyage

D．where Laura could avoid pirate attacks

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can 36 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the  37 for each child to find their light.I would like to 38 a story about it.

For a few years I was  39 with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most 40  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We  41 sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to  42  on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students  43  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to  44 her hands together with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together.But she  45  said or sang a word.

One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around， 46 me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in  47  and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart  48  started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  49 .Through music，we had made an awesome connection.

Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big 50  on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had 51  so many times in our music class.The little girl， 52  her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the 53  to learn and grow. It is up to us to  54  the way to reach each and every one of our students.We all must find each child's  55 .

1.                A．get across       B．put away        C．take over D．break through

2.                A．means         B．direction        C．process   D．effort

3.                A．add            B．talk            C．share D．write

4.                A．blessed         B．tired           C．covered  D．filled

5.                A．troublesome     B．Hardworking     C．memorable    D．sensitive

6.                A．most           B．almost          C．nearly    D．mostly

7.                A．stand          B．sit             C．lie   D．jump

8.                A．sang           B．said            C．followed  D．clapped

9.                A．strike          B．put            C．give D．shake

10.               A．ever           B．never          C．still   D．even

11.               A．looked         B．saw            C．glared D．noticed

12.               A．horror         B．delight         C．astonishment   D．embarrassment

13.               A．immediately     B．fortunately      C．slowly D．finally

14.               A．happy          B．grateful        C．speechless D．hopeless

15.               A．greeting        B．smile          C．expression D．sign

16.               A．performed      B．operated       C．trained    D．organized

17.               A．upon          B．through        C．from  D．beyond

18.               A．standard        B．ability          C．plan  D．freedom

19.               A．discover        B．invent          C．test  D．make

20.               A．strength        B．dream         C．light  D．weakness