Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his   56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59  he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They        61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64  he was. He turned over   __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66  that he was at the     67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the   69   ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It   70  good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71  , because they didn’t want to   __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶)        73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera   75  and started out.

Cherie Blair has attacked “yummy mummies” who focus on raising their children at the expense of their careers, suggesting their children lack a sense of independence. The wife of the then British Prime Minister also accused some young women of seeking to “marry a rich husband and retire” instead of working.

Mrs Blair, a QC and mother of four, criticized women who “put all their effort into their children” instead of working. Mothers who go out to work are setting a better example for their children, she said.

Some women regard motherhood as an acceptable alternative to a career. Instead, women should strive for both. “Every woman needs to be self-sufficient and in that way you really don’t have a choice-for your own satisfaction; you hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother and they put all their effort into their children. I also want to be the best possible mother, but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my children up so actually they can live without me.”

The term “yummy mummy” is generally used to refer to a woman whose husband’s wealth allows her to devote herself full-time to her children and her appearance.

In fact, despite Mrs Blair’s worries about non-working mothers, official statistics show that the proportion of mothers who work has actually risen steadily in recent years. According to the Office for National Statistics, 66 percent of mothers are now in some form of paid work. In 1996, the figure was 61 percent. The number of working mothers is now around 5.3 million, up from 4.5 million in 1996.

Speaking to Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women event in Claridge’s, Mrs Blair appeared to accuse some young women of lacking professional ambition, focusing on their prospective partner’s career instead of their own. Mrs Blair said her view was informed by her own experience of her father abandoning her mother when she was a child. But she insisted that all women should make sure they can provide for themselves: “Even good men could have an accident or die and you’re left holding the baby.”

Often in the headlines during her husband’s premiership, Mrs Blair has taken a more active public role since he left office in 2007, setting up a charitable foundation to support women setting up their own firms in developing countries.

71. If some one is a yummy mummy, she is most likely to ________.

A. start her own company              B. teach her children at home

C. stay at home to raise her children      D. help her husband with his business

72. Mrs Blair might support the women who _________.

A. try to balance their work and their family life

B. try to find rich husbands and make life easier

C. sacrifice their own careers to look after their children

D. devote most of their time to their careers

73. We know from the passage that ________.

A. The number of working mothers has dropped since 1996.

B. Mrs. Blair worked even when her husband was Prime Minister

C. Most women in Britain would like to be yummy mommies.

D. Mrs. Blair was worried about those working mothers.

74. Which of the following statements is true about Mrs. Blair?

A. Mrs Blair didn’t attract much media’s attention when her husband was Prime Minister

B. Mrs Blair must have had a happy and quiet childhood.

C. Mrs Blair hasn’t appear much in public since her husband left office in 2007

D. Mrs Blair has been helping women to be independent.

75. The passage might be taken from _________.

A. a fashion book         B. a text book       C. a newspaper     D. a science magazine

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.   61  , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to   62   them.

My aunt and I were   63  for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two   64  on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her  65  nearby and the other one was  66  . So, I decided to sit down. While I was   67  my own thing there, I  68  that the family were not in front of the   69  anymore. I saw the girl  70  and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in  71  , crying.

I knew that she  72  her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or   73  big before and we all know that feeling.   74  I went up to her and asked what was   75  and in between tears she told me she was lost. I   76  her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the  77   on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and  78  them what happened. People there promised to  79  her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the   80  . Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

A．Luckily       B．Usually         C．Sadly               D．Surprisingly

A．help             B．encourage       C．join                D．support

A．answering          B．looking       C．preparing           D．calling

A．chairs       B．children         C．signs          D．toys

A．friends     B．book          C．family        D．bags

A．clean             B．large          C．empty       D．beautiful

A．studying          B．carrying             C．buying              D．doing

A．noticed     B．believed            C．doubted            D．understood

A．shop         B．gift           C．girl                 D．lady

A．get up           B．come up       C．give up              D．make up

A．return            B．detail           C．vain               D．tears

A．hated           B．raised         C．lost           D．lived

A．somewhere      B．something      C．everywhere     D．everything

A．If                B．As             C．So                 D．Or

A．important        B．wrong         C．strange              D．different

A．lent             B．gave          C．sent                D．posted

A．smile            B．hope          C．puzzle              D．worry

A．reminded         B．warned        C．asked         D．told

A．look out for      B．take care of   C．wait for            D．call up

A．courage          B．money        C．explanation          D．card

How lucky we are today that we can protect ourselves　　56　 many　 57　 that once 　 58　 death to thousands of people. This is because of work of a famous French scientist who suffered a great deal in his own life so that others might　　59　 .

Louis Pasteur was a bright boy,　　60　 his teachers said he was　　61　 . The reason for this was simple. Louis was very　 62　 with everything he did. He wanted to understand all and he asked many questions."Listen," shouted an angry teacher one day. "You are supposed to answer the question　　63　 asking them!"

However, he never stopped asking questions. There was one 　 64　 question he asked:　　65　 what was illness caused? In time he discovered the answers that have helped men　　66　 since ever. He worked very hard to keep　　67　 going on. When the silkworms began　　68　 ,France's silk-makers 　 69　 money. They turned to Pasteur for 　 70　 .

He found out the answer: certain tiny living things called germs attacked the silkworm eggs. Pasteur found a way of 　 71　 these germs, or　　72　 like them. The whole country 　 73　 , but during his years of work three　 74　 died. Even　　75　 he believed that other children's lives could be saved if he could stop germs from spreading.

56. A. against B. through C. without D. away

57. A. enemies B. illnesses C. wars D. dangers

58. A. permitted B. suffered C. meant D. took

59. A. live B. work C. suffer D. die

60. A. even B. though C. and D. so

6１. A. slow B. fool C. foolishly D. clever

62. A. careless B. careful C. satisfied D. unsatisfied

63. A. instead of B. but C. not D. and

64. A. common B. simple C. funny D. special

65. A. from B. by C. since D. though

66. A. to live longer B. to be saved from death C. never to die D. to live

67. A. life B. lives C. persons D. animals

68. A. losing B. dead C. die D. dying

69. A. got B. spent C. made D. lost

70. A. money B. silkworms C. living D. help

71. A. getting rid of B. completing C. separating D. ending

72. A. something B. thing C. creatures D. ones

73. A. were sad B. were silent C. was thankful D. was sorry

74. A. children of the country B. children of his own C. silk-makers D. silkworm eggs

75. A. in the trouble B. in anger C. in his sorrow D. in his joy

It was Mother’s Day. I was so busy with my work that I couldn’t   56_ back home. When I passed by a  57   shop, an  58    came to my mind, “I’ll send Mum some roses.”

While I was  59    my flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get  60   only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as  61   as forty dollars a dozen---- Maybe he would be happy with carnations （ 康乃馨）. “ No, I  62   have red roses,” he said, “my mum was   63   ill last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, roses, as rose is her  64  .”

After hearing it, I said I would pay   65  of the money for the young man.  66  by both of us, the assistant said, “well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the  67  and ran out of the shop. It was  68  worth twenty-five dollars I paid to see the exciting  69  . Then I paid for my dozen of roses and told the assistant to  70  them to my mother.

As I walked out, I felt  71  . Suddenly I saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon I  72    it was not a park  73   a cemetery. Crying, the young man carefully  74   the roses, “Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.” Seeing this, I turned and quickly walked to the  75 . I would take the flowers home myself.

A. go                  B. come                       C. return                      D. turn

A. jewellery        B. clothing                          C. rose                        D. flower

A. fact                B. word                               C. idea                         D. picture

A. picking                  B. picking up               C. selling                     D. showing

A. with                      B. for                           C. at                                   D. on

A. much                    B. cheap                       C. expensive                 D. high

A. might                    B. have to                     C. should                     D. can

A. a bit                     B. hardly                     C. badly                       D. nearly

 A. flower             B. favorite                         C. dream                     D. gift

A. all                  B. some                        C. the rest                     D. much

A. Surprised               B. Pleased                    C. Excited                    D. Moved

A. roses                     B. assistant                   C. air                           D. street

A. very                      B. well                         C. not                                 D. only

A. moment          B. time                         C. scenery                    D. incident

A. give               B. offer                        C. present                     D. send

A. relaxed           B. amazed                    C. shameful                  D. nice

A. understood     B. realized                    C. learned                    D. was told

A. and                B. or                            C. nor                          D. but

A. laid                B. lay                           C. buried                     D. grew

A. man               B. street                       C. shop                        D. cemetery