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1．An old man was fishing on the bank of a river．A child came to（46）see him fishing．The old man was really （47）good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish．The old man saw that the child was very cute，and he wanted to give（48）her a whole basket of fish．But the child shook her head．The old man was （49）surprised and asked，"Why don't you want the fish？"
The child（50）said，"I want the fishing rod（竿） in your hands．"
The old man asked，"Why do you want the rod？"
"It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket．But （51）if I have the fishing rod，I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat．"
I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart．Wrong!If she doesn't know （52）how to fish，she cannot have fish to eat，even though she gets the fishing rod．It's useless to only have a fishing rod．Fishing skills are the（53）most important，not the fishing rod．
Too many people think that if they have a"fishing rod"in their life，they will（54）no longer be afraid of the wind and rain．They are just （55）like the child．She thought that if she had a fishing rod，she would have fish to eat．

20．Once a man lost his umbrella．He put an advertisement in the newspaper，but without （21）result．So one day he came to one of his friends，a merchant （商人），for （22）help．His friend asked him（23）how he had written the advertisement．The man showed it to him，"Lost at the London Church a black umbrella．Anyone who finds it and returns it will （24）receive ten pounds．"
His friend had put a great number of advertisements in newspapers because of his business （生意）．He thought the style of writing was of great （25）importance．So he helped him to write in another（26）way．
The next day，this advertisement appeared in the newspaper："If the man who was seen to （27）take an umbrella from the London Church doesn't want to get into trouble，（28）he will return it to No.20Broad Street．"
The next morning，the man was very surprised to see in front of the door （29）at least ten umbrellas of all sizes and colors．His umbrella was also among them．Many of them had notes，which said they had been taken by （30）mistake and asked the man not to say anything about the umbrella．

21．A．use	B．news	C．result	D．umbrella
22．A．newspaper	B．advertisement	C．information	D．help
23．A．how	B．why	C．when	D．what
24．A．accept	B．receive	C．find	D．cost
25．A．interest	B．value	C．use	D．importance
26．A．way	B．newspaper	C．language	D．saying
27．A．find	B．rob	C．bring	D．take
28．A．she	B．he	C．it	D．who
29．A．at least	B．at most	C．no more than	D．not more than
30．A．choice	B．mistake	C．accident	D．chance．

19．Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes!The programme works because everyone's eyes are different．So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank．You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．
The eye-recognition（眼睛识别） programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA，Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon，this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．
However，scientists are working on other systems（系统）．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell!We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older，or get dirty like hands or fingers．And even twins have different eyes，so the programme can be up to 94 percent correct，depending on how good the technology is．Some programmes may only be right 51percent of the time．In Britain，it was found that 91percent of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition．
If the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye．So smile!

56．How does the eye-recognition programme work？C
A．You type a number．
B．You show your ID card．
C．You look at the machine．
D．You say your name．
57．Why can the programme be up to 94percent correct？B
A．Because people like the idea of the programme．
B．Because different people have different eyes and eyes don't change．
C．Because the idea is widely used around the world．
D．Because hands or fingers can get dirty．
58．Which way have the machines used to recognize（识别） people？A
A．From the shapes of people's faces．
B．From the ages of people．
C．From the shapes of people's bodies．
D．From the colors of people's clothes．
59．What does Paragraph 4talk about？A
A．Advantages of the programme．
B．Introduction to other kinds of programmes．
C．The way how the programme works．
D．The places where the programme is tested．
60．What's the best title for this passage？C
A．Smile at Your Computer
B．Face-Recognition
C．Look at Your Eyes
D．Who Are You．

18．We all dream about things that we would like to do and things we hope to achieve in the future．But are everybody's dreams the same？Here are some of the findings of a survey about hopes and dreams，in which thousands of students across China took part．
What are the hopes of teenagers？We received several different answers to the question：what would you like to do after you finish your education？It seems some students would like to start work as soon as they can，so that they can help offer their parents better lives．Other students hope to go on studying after they finish school and to go to university．Although money is important，many teenagers want to do jobs they like．According to the survey，the most popular choice of job is computer programming．
What are the dreams of teenagers？Teenagers have all kinds of dreams．Some are more realistic （现实的） than others．For example，many students would like to be volunteers if Beijing could hold the World Cup，maybe working as translators or tour guides．And many students dream of having a trip to every corner of the world one day．
According to the survey，less realistic dreams are also common，but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams．Quite a few dreamed of becoming famous，perhaps famous sports people or singers．Some students would like to go on exciting trips．One student would love to sail across the Pacific Ocean．And then there are dreams that there are no possibility for students to achieve．Three students would like to be able to fly．
It is clear from the survey that teenagers have similar hopes．It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job．On the other hand，students dream of very different things：good things，and even crazy things．It is very important to dream，so hold on your dreams，one day they may just be realized．

A survey about some Chinese students'hopes and dreams
Hopesof teenagers	●Some studentswould like to begin work as soon as possible to help provide their parents with better lives． ●Some students hope to（54）continuestudying after finishing school． ●Many students want to do jobs they enjoy though money is of great importance． ●Most students（55）choosecomputer programming as their jobs．
Dreams of teenagers	●Some students have more realistic dreams such as working as volunteers at the World Cup and（56）travellingaround the world． ●Some students have less realistic dreams． ●It is highly（57）impossiblefor some students to achieve their dreams such as being able to fly．
Conclusion	●The survey shows that teenagers'hopes are similar while their dreams are different． ●You can't realize your dream（58）withoutholding on it and hard work．

16．Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guests are served tiny cakes filled with cream from her own cows．Cakes and sandwiches are bought in by footmen，yet you never see the Queen touch a thing．She simply sits beside a big silver plate，pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefully avoiding the cakes．
At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group，chatting informally，and manages to make one glass of diet drink to last a whole evening．Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to believe the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets（宴）．But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much．During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga，a specially-prepared dinner was set up in a hut made of wood and bamboo leaves．Deep holes were dug in the ground，filled with hot stones and baby pigs，and the pigs were slowly cooked with dry heat over several days．The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast（烤） pig was her serving．
Then she became uneasy when a turkey，some meat，bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest．So she depended on her old favourite trick of talking with her host，King Tupou IV，carrying on a warm conversation．At the same time she pushed her food around her plate and only ate a piece of turkey and some fruit．
Reporters traveling with her have noticed that the Queen will sometimes seem so interested in a foreign leader's political（政治的） chat that she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech．She will lift her fork，then put it down again to make another point，leaving almost all of her meal untouched．

31．The Queen talked with her host and carried on conversation with him．The purpose of doing this isB．
A．to show her politeness
B．not to eat much
C．to show her great interest in food
D．to hide her dislike to the food
32．We can infer（推断） from the passage that tours are difficult for the Queen，becauseC．
A．she has to meet with so many important leaders
B．she has to eat much oily food
C．hosts always give wonderful state banquets
D．she has so many reporters to travel with her
33．What probably is the Queen's art of acting at state dinners？A
A．Appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much．
B．Drinking much water．
C．Eating a piece of turkey and some fruit．
D．Eating much without being noticed．

15．The dodo was a ground nesting（筑巢），flightless bird．An adult dodo could grow to a height of about a meter and weigh between 45-50pounds．The natural habitat of this kind of bird lay in the forest of Mauritius．
Seed（种子） and fruits that were found in the forest were the main food of the dodo birds．As they could easily get the food they required in the forest，they didn't need to fly．As time went by，they finally lost the ability to fly．It turned out to be a major disadvantage for dodos，as they were left with no ability to protect themselves against human beings'attacks in their natural habitat，which drove this kind of bird to extinction（灭绝）．
The extinction of the dodo started in 1505，when Portuguese sailors set their foot on the Island of Mauritius．Before this，the dodo didn't face any danger．People began to hunt them．It was not long before animals，like cats，pigs and monkeys，were also introduced to the island by humans．When ships arrived，the rats on these ships came onto the land．Though these animals were not able to attack huge dodos，it was easy for them to attack dodos'nests on the ground．These animals continued to feed on dodo eggs．
The dodo became a relatively（相对地） rare bird in Mauritius at the beginning of the 17^th century，and became extinct in the end．The last reported sighting of a dodo was in 1681．

28．Why did the dodo lose its ability to fly？D
A．Because it liked walking on the ground．
B．Because it had no enemies in the forest．
C．Because it was too big to fly．
D．Because it didn't need to fly to look for food．
29．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？C
A．Humans hunted for dodos for money．
B．Dodos'nesting places were attacked by human beings．
C．The dodo became extinct because of human activity．
D．Other animals on the island lived mainly on dodos'meat．
30．What does the passage mainly talk about？A
A．The extinction of the dodo．
B．The appearance of the dodo．
C．The actions taken to protect the dodo．
D．The punishment for hunting the dodo．

14．Last summer a snowstorm hit a small town nearby．I saw，in the local newspaper，a picture of a young woman，a little boy and a younger （15）D standing in front of a totally destroyed（摧毁的） house，eyes wide open with fear．I noticed their clothing （16）C closely matched ours．This would be a good chance to teach my children to help those unlucky ones．
I（17）B their situation to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Martin，and encouraged the boys to donate some of their less favorite toys．My little daughter，Meghan，（18）A quietly when the boys piled up the old toys．After a while，Meghan walked up with Lucy，her much-loved doll，hugged tightly（紧紧抱在） in her arms．She put her round little （19）C into Lucy's，giving her a final kiss，and then put her down（20）A on top of the others．"Oh，honey"，I said，"you don't have to give Lucy．You love her so much．"
Meghan nodded，trying to hold back her tears（眼泪）．"Lucy makes me happy，Mummy．Maybe she'll make that little girl happy，too．"
The boys watched in surprise as their baby sister put Lucy in the （21）B．When I stared（凝视） at Meghan，thinking over my donation，they went，without a word，to their room and both （22）C with their loved items．Martin thought for a short while，then looked over at Meghan and put his model car next to Lucy．Amazed，I took my old jacket out of the box，and put in it a new one I had bought the week before，hoping the young woman would（23）D it as much．
Anyone can give away what they no longer require，but true generosity is giving what you （24）B．I，who had meant to teach，was taught．

15．A．man	B．woman	C．boy	D．girl
16．A．styles	B．colors	C．sizes	D．prices
17．A．announced	B．explained	C．showed	D．translated
18．A．watched	B．behaved	C．counted	D．waited
19．A．eyes	B．ears	C．face	D．head
20．A．gently	B．quickly	C．happily	D．gratefully
21．A．car	B．box	C．room	D．picture
22．A．played	B．dealt	C．returned	D．disappeared
23．A．wash	B．keep	C．wear	D．love
24．A．buy	B．need	C．mean	D．dislike．

13．Many people think that the ideas about right and wrong are only personal ideas．Bennett wrote The Book of Virtue （美德） in which he suggested that great moral （道德的） stories can build character．The success of Bennett's book shows that many Americans still believe in moral values，just like honesty，courage，loyalty and many others．
For Americans，one basic moral value is honesty．The story about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value clearly．Little George cut down his father's favourite cherry tree．When his father asked him about it，George said，"I did it．"Instead of punishment，his father spoke highly of him．Sometimes American honesty--being open and direct--can make people angry．But Americans still believe that"honesty is the best virtue"．
Another virtue is perseverance （毅力）．A story tells of a little train climbing a hill．The hill is too high to get over it．But the train just kept pulling，all the while saying，"I think I can，I think I can．"At last，the train was over the top because he did not give up．
Compassion（同情） may be the queen of American virtues．The story of"The Good Samaritan"from the Bible describes a man with compassion．On his way home，he found a poor traveler lying on the road．The kind man，instead of just passing by，stopped to help this person in need．
Compassion can even turn into a good cycle．In 1992，people in Iowa sent plenty of water to help Floridians（佛罗里达州人） hit by storms．The next summer，during the Midwest flood，Florida returned．Millions of Americans are quietly passing along the kindness shown to them．
In no way can this book cover all the moral values honored （以…为荣） by Americans．But moral virtues are priceless，and they are the base of American culture and any culture．

34．How many virtues Americans have are mainly talked about in the passage？D
A．Six．
B．Five．
C．Four．
D．Three．
35．The tale about the turtle （龟） and the rabbit that had a race can be an example to describeB．
A．honesty
B．perseverance
C．compassion
D．courage
36．The passage implies（暗示） thatC．
A．the story of"The Good Samaritan"tells that a kind man helps a poor traveler
B．some people think Americans go back to traditional moral values
C．Americans have many other moral virtues such as courage，loyalty，confidence．
D．the story about the little train proves Americans perseverant（有毅力的）
37．Which of the following shows the organization of the passage？A．

12．Now，everybody is taking selfies．From your best friend to your favourite pop star，selfies are taking over Facebook and Sina Weibo．The word"selfie"was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013．But why do people feel the need to take them？And are they doing us more harm than good？
According to some scientists，humans have an area in their brain that controls social activity．Receiving‘LIKE'on a selfie you have posted online can be the same as someone stopping you in the street and speak highly of you on your appearance．
The act of taking a selfie also puts you in a position of power．You are the director and the subject of your own work of art．It helps people feel in control of their appearance and can be a powerful tool．
But can it go too far？Scientists warn that too much time spent on selfies can influence people's confidence，especially in teenagers．If you are spending a lot of time choosing the perfect selfie clothes，then there could be a problem．
At the same time，posting selfies online can harm your personal relationships．UK studies found that many people find it hard to talk to people who are often posting selfies online．
So next time you want to use your smartphone（智能手机） to take a quick selfie，it may be better to drop it straight back into your pocket．

28．What does the underlined word‘selfies'mean？A
A．Pictures of yourself，usually taken by yourself．
B．Pictures of your best friends，usually taken by you．
C．Pictures of yourself，usually taken by others．
D．Pictures of your favourite stars，usually taken by you．
29．What does the passage mainly talk about？D
A．People like taking selfies．
B．Why people often like taking selfies．
C．How people take more beautiful selfies．
D．What good and harm taking selfies brings to people．
30．The writer thinks taking selfiesB．
A．is doing us more good than harm
B．is doing us more harm than good
C．brings us as much good as harm
D．brings us only harm．

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