My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1, but I always knew he was  2 . He never criticized us, but used  3 to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I  4 as a child I said something  5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best  7 people, I would get the best  8 . From then on I’ve always tried to  9  the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very  10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   11  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  12: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,  13  any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad  14  me to go into law. And I’ve  15  regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,  16 I didn’t pursue my  17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(实现) it.”

As 18  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’ d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  20  me.

1.                A．biologist        B．manager        C．lawyer   D．gardener

2.                A．strict           B．honest         C．special   D．learned

3.                A．praise          B．courage        C．power    D．warmth

4.                A．think           B．imagine         C．remember D．guess

5.                A．unnecessary     B．unkind         C．unimportant   D．unusual

6.                A．Another        B．Some           C．Any  D．Other

7.                A．on            B．in             C．at   D．about

8.                A．in case         B．by turns        C．by chance D．in return

9.                A．revise          B．set            C．review   D．follow

10.               A．understanding   B．experienced     C．serious    D．demanding

11.               A．taking up       B．making up       C．picking up D．keeping up

12.               A．suggestion      B．decision        C．notice D．choice

13.               A．and           B．as             C．even if    D．as if

14.               A．helped         B．allowed        C．persuaded D．suggested

15.               A．always         B．never          C．seldom    D．almost

16.               A．rather         B．but            C．for   D．therefore

17.               A．promise        B．task           C．belief D．dream

18.               A．this            B．he            C．it D．that

19.               A．newspaper      B．magazine       C．program   D．project

20.               A．controlled      B．comforted      C．reminded  D．raised

On February seventeenth, the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company of Chino, California, recalled almost sixty-five kilograms of beef. The government declared the products unfit for human food, Officials at the Department of Agriculture said the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection.

The beef recall was the largest in American history. But the government rated the health risk as low. No cases of sickness have been reported.

The beef was produced over the last two years. Almost all of it went to federal programs to provide lunches for schoolchildren. Some also went to federal programs for Indian reservations and emergency food aid.

About half of the beef had already been used when the recall took place. The recall followed the public release of video secretly recorded by the Humane Society of the United States. The video showed workers at the Chino slaughterhouse (屠宰场) mistreating “downers”---- the name for sick or injured cows unable to stand.

     The workers kicked them and shot water at their faces. They also used electric shocks and forklift trucks to force the animals to their feet. The Agricultural Department bans downer cattle from entering the food supply. The ban is part of measures to protect against the human version of mad cow disease.

Westland/ Hallmark is closed until investigations are completed, and its deals to supply federal programs are suspended. Local officials have brought animal cruelty charges against two employees. And lawmakers in Congress have ordered the head of the company to appear at a hearing this week, saying he refused an earlier invitation.

At the end of February, the Humane Society brought a lawsuit against the Agriculture Department over a change in its inspection rules. The group says the change made last year could make it easier for sick and injured cows to enter the food supply.

Officials defend the inspection process, but have also announced new measures, including inspections outside approved hours of operation.

When food recalls are announced, they often include the names of some of the stores that were supplied with the products. But under a new state law, California has published an online list of names, addresses and phone numbers of thousands of places affected by the beef recall. These include markets, restaurants, hotels and school systems.

68．What caused the recall of the beef?

A．The release of the video recorded secretly

B．The poor inspection to the beef industry

C．The illness caused by the beef.

D．The investigation of the Agriculture Department

69．Why did the Humane Department Society bring a lawsuit against the Agriculture Department?

A．The Agriculture Department failed to inspect the beef.

 B．The Agriculture Department changed its inspection rules.

 C．The changed inspection rules are not suitable for the beef industry.

 D．The sick and injured cows are easy to enter the food supply.

70．Which of the following statements is true?

 A．Half of the beef from the company proves to be poisonous.

B．The beef has made lots of people sick.

C．The employer of the company was accused of what his workers did to the cattle.

D．Almost all of the beef went to the lunches for school children.

71．What is the meaning of the underlined word “suspended” in Para 6?

A．held back       B．called off         C．put off                  D．slow down

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling   36   , but I always knew he was   37    . He never criticized us, but used   38    to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they  flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I   39   as a child I said something   40   about somebody, and my father said, “   41   time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best   42    people, I would get the best   43  . From then on I've always tried to   44  the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad's also always been very    45    . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   46   a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a    47   stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,    48    any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad   49   me to go into law. And I've   50    regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,    51     I didn't pursue my    52   . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As   53   turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national    54    for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad   55   me.

A．biologist     B．manager       C．lawyer       D．gardener

A．strict         B．honest         C．special       D．learned

A．praise        B．courage        C．power       D．warmth

A．think        B．imagine      C．remember    D．guess

A．unnecessary        B．unkind      C．unimportant          D．unusual

A．Another      B．Some         C．Any         D．Other

A．on          B．in            C．at           D．about

A．in case       B．by turns       C．by chance    D．in return

A．revise        B．set          C．review       D．follow

A．understanding    B．experienced      C．serious      D．demanding

A, taking up     B．making up     C．picking up           D．keeping up

A．suggestion B．decision       C．notice         D．choice

A．and              B．as                  C．even if              D．as if

A．helped            B．allowed      C．persuaded    D．suggested

A．always            B．never        C．seldom              D．almost

A．rather     B．but           C．for          D．therefore

A．promise   B．task           C．belief               D．dream

A．which B．he            C．it           D．that

A．newspaper B．magazine      C．program             D．project

A．controlled   B．comforted      C．reminded            D．raised

More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 36  my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections,   37  I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it   38  to win a school election. I was   39 .

As I cried in my room that evening, I   40  took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would   41  elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my   42  had a lot of things in their favor. What were the   43  that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest   44  was the faith I had. I would not allow my   45  appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I   46  my election plans a whole year in advance.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   47  them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   48  I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election   49 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   50 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was    51  theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had   52  much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people   53  the way. I had won the   54  and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and    55  their day.

36-40BBACD  41-45BDACA    46-50CDBAB  51-55BCADD

---I ’ m afraid that you might have got burnt in the big fire last weekend.

---Well, I          .