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1．In the United States，when one becomes rich，he wants people to know it．And even if he does not become very rich，he wants people to think that he is．That is what"keeping up with the Joneses"is about．It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors．
The expression was first used in 1913by a young American called Arthur Momand．He told this story about himself．He began earning $ 125a week at the age of 23．That was a lot of money in those days．He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．When he saw that rich people rode horses，Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants，Momand and his wife also hired a servant（仆人） and gave big parties for their new neighbors．
It was like a race，but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up．The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life．They moved back to an apartment in New York City．
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories．He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a very common name in the United States．"Keeping up with the Joneses"came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you．Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28years．
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．And there are"Joneses"in every city of the world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does，Mr．Jones always seems to be ahead．

28．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because theyB．
A．want to be as rich as their neighbors
B．want others to know or to think that they are rich
C．don't want others to know they are rich
D．want to make themselves happy
29．It can be inferred（推断）from the story that rich people like toA．
A．live outside New York City
B．live in New York city
C．live in apartments
D．have many neighbors
30．According to the writer，it isC to keep up with the Joneses．
A．correct
B．interesting
C．impossible
D．good．

20．Birthdays are celebrated all over the world．Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country---candles，cakes and birthday wishes．But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays．Here are a few：

Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday．Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up．	India Usually Indian children wear white to school．However，on their birthdays，children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class．Their best friends help them to do this．
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time．Certain birthdays are more important than others．These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys．	Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present．The family also puts flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful．

25．When someone is having a birthday in Denmark，what can you see outside the window？C
A．flowers
B．presents
C．a flag
D．a chair
26．Flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child inD．
A．Japan
B．Denmark
C．India
D．Holland
27．In India，birthday childrenA．
A．give out chocolate to their classmates
B．share chocolate with their best friends
C．go to school in white clothes
D．wear new clothes to mark the special time．

19．Many parents take on the role of being their children's preschool teacher and the responsibility of readying them for kindergarten （学前班）．To （54）achieve this goal，it is important for parents to （55）introduce a variety of （各种各样的） subjects in a positive and playful manner．
"Learning should not be forced，"says Marion Godwin，who has taught first grade in Moorestown，N．J．for more than 30years．"It should be taught according to what they know and do best-and that is‘play'．When （56）teaching them，play games and have fun with the subject．And parents should always be looking for‘teachable moments'．"
"You want a child to be a lifelong（终生的）（57）learner，so you want to show them learning is everywhere，"she says．"If parents take the time to lay a strong educational foundation（基础），their children will keep （58）building on it．"
Introduce children to science with hands-on （亲自动手的） activities that （59）interest them，such as growing plants from seeds，discussing animals and how to care for pets，and observing （观察） the chemical changes that occur during cooking"，she says．
"Sorting activities，simple patterns （图案） and counting games are a great way to teach children the basics of math，and taking them on field trips，singing songs and reciting rhymes also are ways to （60）prepare them for the first day of school"，she says．
"I think children are naturals when it comes to computers，"she says．"Let them play educational games on the computer and teach them how to （61）type their first names using the keyboard．When they are more （62）familiar with using the computer，let them find pictures of animals and places on the web．"
"Don't criticize （批评） the child，"she says．"You can't force them to learn something．If they don't get something right，so what？Smile and be happy and make the （63）experience joyful．Parents need to understand that if a child gets something wrong，they may think something is wrong with them．Keep working with them and when they get the right answer make sure you tell them how hard they worked to get the correct answer．"

18．Not long ago，people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old．Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life．
Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment．They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes．A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregivers．This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings．
One study shows that babies can learn before they are born．The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman．Then，they played a recording of a short story．On the day the baby was born，the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother．They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby．
The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way．If the baby moved his mouth the other way，he would hear a different story．The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born．They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again．
Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children．
Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years．The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers．The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children's activities and did not interfere （干涉） unnecessarily．They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old．Also，the researchers observed the women for signs of depression （消沉）．
The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression．The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear．
These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people．The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children．Children did better when their mothers were caring，even when they suffered from depression．

34．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies？D
A．The environment．
B．Mother's sensitivity．
C．Education before birth．
D．Their peers （同龄人）
35．What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories？B
A．To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born．
B．To prove that babies can learn before they are born．
C．To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies．
D．To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies'language skills．
36．Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills？C
A．The children of women who did not suffer from depression．
B．The children of depressed but caring mothers．
C．The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children．
D．The children with high communication abilities．
37．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies．
B．Scientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies'intelligence．
C．A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old．
D．Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth．

17．A turkey named Courage gave thanks to President Obama for saving his life on the day before Thanksgiving．Honouring a 62-year-old tradition，the President pardoned（赦免）the bird on Thanksgiving eve．
The tradition of a turkey pardon at Thanksgiving began with President Truman in 1947．Courage comes from Ellsworth，Iowa．The name Courage was chosen by voters （投票人）who took part in a survey posted on the White House website．The lucky turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden and posed for the cameras at the presidential podium（讲台）．
The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621．That's when English settlers in Plymouth，Massachusetts，gave thanks for the progress they had made after a hard winter in their new country．As America grew，Thanksgiving customs also spread and got bigger．George Washington declared that the first national Thanksgiving would be on November 26，1789．In the decades to follow，however，people celebrated Thanksgiving locally，with no official date．President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November 1863a national day of Thanksgiving．It stayed that way until 1939，when President Franklin D．Roosevelt moved it one week earlier．He wanted to lengthen the shopping period before Christmas to encourage gift-buyers and to help businesses．So Congress（议会） ruled that，after 1941，Thanksgiving would be an official federal holiday falling on the fourth Thursday of November．
This year we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday，November．Millions of Americans got together to give thanks with friends and family．The lucky turkey，Courage，was one of them．After his pardon，Courage would be sent to Disneyland Resort in California，where he would be the grand assemble of Disney's Thanksgiving Day Parade．

31．That the turkey Courage was pardoned was decided byD．
A．George Bush
B．Congress
C．President Truman
D．the public
32．The first Thanksgiving Day was held toA．
A．celebrate the harvest of British settlers
B．celebrate the progress of Americans
C．encourage the struggle with British settlers
D．celebrate the joy of all Americans after a hard winter
33．We can infer（推断）from the passage thatD．
A．President Obama pardoned a turkey before Thanksgiving because of the economic crisis
B．the turkey named Courage was pardoned by President Roosevelt before Thanksgiving
C．the pardoned turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden on Thanksgiving eve
D．the pardoned turkey will appear in a celebrating parade of Thanksgiving Day．

16．Summer is coming．The （96）weather becomes hotter and hotter．A lot of people like（97）swimming in the swimming pools or in the sea．They think water makes them （98）feel cool．But some people are not careful enough．They often think they can swim （99）better than others and they don't have to worry about anything．So these years，many accidents happened and some people（100）lost their lives（生命）．Most of them were students．As we all know，safety is the most important．Do you know （101）how to protect（保护）yourself？To protect yourself，you must be careful．Remember not to swim in a （102）dangerous place．Don't swim alone，and when you sec a"No Swimming"sign，don't swim，（103）either．Of course，you can swim （104）with someone who can keep you safe．If you remember these，swimming （105）is safer．

how，either，be，danger，feel，with，well，lose，swim，weather

15．Returning a father's love
He was a single father，raising a 5-year-old boy by himself．He was often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him．
One day，he went away on business，leaving the child alone．He worried about the child all the way，not knowing if he had eaten．But his child always told him not to worry．He went home after he finished his work．
When he got home，the child was deep asleep．He was tired out．He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned（翻倒） bowl of noodles under the quilt，（被子）He hit his sleeping son angrily，"Why are you so careless，making the quilt dirty？Who will wash it？"It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife's death．
"sorry，but…"the child explained with tears in his eyes，"This is your supper，Daddy．"In order to let his father eat dinner the moment he got home，the child prepared two bowls of noddles：one for himself，the other for his father．He was afraid that his father's noodles would get cold，so he placed them under the quilt．
Hearing this，the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word．

根据短文内容填空，每空填一词．
61．The father oftenworriedabout his son because the son's mother wasdead．
62．Theboy cooked the noodles and put them under the quilt to keep themwarm．63．When the fatherfound an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt，he gotangry．
64．Afterhearing what his son explained，the father feltmoved
65．The boy was soyoung，but he knew how toreturnhis father's love．

14．阅读下面短文，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入文中空白处，使短文内容完整、意思连贯．
Tens of thousands of people of Hangzhou City，Zhejiang Province took part in the funeral（葬礼） of"the most beautiful driver"Wu Bin on June 4，2012．（56）D
At noon on May 29，he drove the Zhejiang A19115large bus from Wuxi back to Hangzhou，carrying 24passengers．（57）E It hit Wu in the abdomen（腹部）．He looked very painful and put the right hand over the abdomen，then drove slowly down，stopped at the side of the road，playing two flashing lights to let other drivers be careful，and pulled a good handbrake（拉好手刹）．At last he tried his best to stand up，turned to the frightened passengers and said："（58）A"
The passengers saw he couldn't speak and blood kept running from his abdomen．At once they called the police．Wu Bin was later sent to Wuxi Liberation Army 101Hospital．（59）BBut he saved 24passengers'lives on his bus．（60）C

A．Don't run，safety first．
B．On the morning of June 1，Wu Bin died．
C．Wu Bin made the greatest thing in the last minute．
D．Many of them volunteered（自愿）to help to keep traffic orders．
E．At about 11：40，a piece of iron suddenly dropped from the sky．

13．People can find jobs in many ways． Sometimes you can find a job easily，by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board（布告栏）．Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide．Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses．
Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet．For example，people around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy things，meet people or find a job．It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month．
Another useful way to find a job is through a university．For example，students at the University
of Texas can go to the job center to get help．Many college students like this way better．
At times，some experts（专业人士）can also help people find a job．Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles．She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths，goals and interests．Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job．So with her help，many people have succeeded in finding a good job．

51．On the Craigslist Web site，you can'tC．
A．find a job
B．meet people
C．sell your old things
D．do some shopping online
52．According to the passage，college students prefer to find jobs byD
A．visiting the Internet
B．asking experts for help
C．looking at the notice board
D．going to a job center in the university
53．The underlined word"strengths"in the last paragraph meansA．
A．长处
B．强度
C．力量
D．人数
54．Which of the following statements is TRUE？D
A．Local stores have few areas for people to put signs
B．You can only get one service on the notice board
C．The Craigslist Web site can get two million new jobs each week
D．Susan Miller has helped many people find a good job successfully
55．The main idea of this passage is aboutB．
A．how to find experts
B．ways of finding a job
C．how to study and work
D．ways of setting up a job center．

12．Clean water is not only important for people to produce food，but necessary for our life．However，many people in Asia and Africa don't have enough clean water to use．The World Health Organization reports that almost 4，000children die each day of dirty water or lack of water．
Farmers use 70%～85% of the world fresh water to produce food．People usually don't pay much attention to how much water industry （工业） uses，but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries．
Home use takes up only 8% in the world．But as cities grow，more water will be used．The local government has to try to make people use less water．
In 60% of European cities，people are saving water by using less．They even keep waste water for other use．
In Australia，the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use．
The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water．Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem．We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life．

46．The underlined phrase"lack of"in the passage meansC．
A．需要
B．喜欢
C．缺少
D．饮用
47．In developed countries，most water is used byA．
A．industry
B．farmers
C．people
D．families
48．According to the passage，people save water by using less inD．
A．Australia
B．America
C．Africa
D．European
49．From the passage，we know that scientistsC good ways to deal with water problem
A．have found
B．find out
C．are looking for
D．has found
50．The passage is aboutA．
A．saving water
B．waste water
C．using water
D．recycling water．

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