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3、World Book and Copyright Day is a annual event that falls on April 23 and was first celebrated in 1995.

The event was organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

The connection between April 23 and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Catalonia, Spain as a way to honor the author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day. It became part of the celebrations of the Saint George's Day (also April 23) in the region, where it has been a tradition since the medieval era for men to give roses to their lovers and since 1925 for women to give a book in exchange.

In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on April 23 to commemorate people who have made great contributions to social and cultural progress of mankind.

The date is also the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare, the death of renowned authors Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Josep Pla, the birth of Maurice Druon, Vladimir Nabokov, Manuel Mejia Vallejo and Halldor Laxness.

With the success of the World Book and Copyright Day, UNESCO developed the concept of World Book Capital City, selecting Madridas the capital for 2001. After this, UNESCO's General Conference resolved(决定) to make the designation of a World Book Capital City an annual event and selected Beirut as this year's capital.

60. How many famous people mentioned in this passage died on 23^rd? __________

A. 7 B. 6 C. 4 D. 3

61. The underlined word “commemorate” in the fourth garagraph means “_________”.

A. reward B. honor C. remember D. celebrate

62. How often does World Book and Copyright Day take place? ___________.

A. Every year B. Every other year C. Every fourth year D. Not referred to

63. Which of the following statements is TRUE? ____________

A. Josep Pla and Halldor Laxness died on the same day.

B. World Book and Copyright Day first connected books and April 23.

C. The city of Beirut was known by more people on April 23 this year.

D. The event was organized to protect reading, publishing and copyright.

2、Buckminster Fuller once said, “The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.” If you want to live abundantly, decide what you really want and figure out a way to do it. Be clear and live with intent (意向).

You may have heard of Fred Lebow. He complained to his doctor that he lacked energy. His doctor advised him to take up running. He fell in love with it! He was 39 years old when he entered his first race.

Fred joined the New York Road Runners Club, a Not-for-Profit organization and organized New York City’s first marathon race. But what Fred truly wanted to do was to bring people together. He believes that anybody should be able to run, people of all ages and of any country.

Not everyone in New York was excited about people running through their neighborhood. A youth gang warned him that nobody had better run through their turf. “That’s great,” Fred said. “I need someone to protect the runners in your area, and you look like just the fellows to do it.” He gave them each a hat, shirt and jacket and that year, when the marathon went through their neighborhood, these young men proudly guarded the runners along their way.

Fred decided what was truly important to him and he found a way to do it. He lived with intent. That single decision made his life remarkably different.

As one sports writer said, “Fate handed him a short race. With his goal, with his love of life, Fred turned it into a marathon.”

Fred would say that it’s not about how long you live, but how you run the race of life.

56. The purpose that Fred Lebow organized New York City’s first marathon race was _________.

A. to be popular with people

B. to display his true love for sports development

C. to drive away his loneliness in the running

D. to get more people together

57. Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “turf”? _________

A. Neighborhood. B. Way.

C. Decision. D. Race.

58. From this passage we can learn __________.

A. Fred often felt lack of energy

B. The New York Road Runners Club was built to make profits

C. A youth gang were excited because they each were given a hat, shirt and jacket.

D. All the people in New York didn’t support the running through their neighborhood

59. What’s the best title for this passage? __________

A. Determination guarantees you a success. B. The race of life with intent.

C. Nothing is impossible in one’s life race. D. The benefits of taking up running.

1、As my train wouldn’t leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the 36 office to collect the heavy suit-case I had left there days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I 37 my wallet to find the receipt (收据) 38 my case. The receipt didn’t seem to be 39 I had left it. I emptied the 40 of the wallet, and railway-tickets, money, and photographs fell out of it; 41 no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.

When my 42 came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously(猜疑地) 43 to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to 44 the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object not 45 from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a 46 of the chief contents of the case. If they were 47 , I could take the case 48 . I tried to 49 all the articles I hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me.

After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one fearful moment, it 50 to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed(领取) the case lying on its side high up in a corner. After 51 the articles inside, the assistant was soon 52 that it was mine and told me I could take the case away 53 I took out my wallet: this time to 54 . I pulled out a ten-shilling note and the “ 55” receipt slipped out with it. I felt embarrassed and looked up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if he wanted to say that he had often seen this happen before too!

36.	A. ticket	B. luggage	C. assistant	D. manager
37.	A. took out	B. turned out	C. made out	D. pushed out
38.	A. of	B. to	C. from	D. for
39.	A. when	B. where	C. how	D. there
40.	A. contents	B. cases	C. things	D. tickets
41.	A. but	B. and	C. so	D. because
42.	A. chance	B. time	C. idea	D. turn
43.	A. even if	B. as if	C. only if	D. in order
44.	A. describe	B. take	C. keep	D. collect
45.	A. far	B. good	C. separate	D. different
46.	A. request	B. story	C. sense	D. list
47.	A. full	B. correct	C. real	D. empty
48.	A. in	B. out	C. away	D. up
49.	A. take	B. carry	C. remember	D. call
50.	A. happened	B. occurred	C. turned	D. referred
51.	A. putting	B. taking	C. seeking	D. examining
52.	A. satisfied	B. surprised	C. interested	D. amused
53.	A. Then	B. Again	C. There	D. Soon
54.	A. go	B. buy	C. pay	D. thank
55.	A. real	B. false	C. lost	D. useful

26、The new machine, as is put in the report, will work twice as fast, _______ greatly reducing costs.

A. so B. even C. yet D. thus

25、 In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _______ with the rapid changes of society.

A. terms B. pace C. progress D. touch

24、When you come to China you can’t help noticing a “can-do” attitude and a general sense that this is a society _______ is looking ahead.

A. where B. as C. who D. that

23、―Mum, I failed in the test again.

―______. Keep on working hard and you'll succeed.

A．Not at all B．Certainly not C．Never mind D．Don't mention it

22、 to have a speech at the conference is a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

A．Invited B．Inviting C．Being invited D．Having been invited

21、Men and women should be treated equally according to the law, but ______ there is great room for improvement.

A．in return B．above all C．after all D．in reality

20、So amused _____ that I couldn't help laughing when I saw the children dressed up as Santa Clauses on Christmas Day.

A．did I feel B．had I felt C．I felt D．I had felt

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