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1．Text messaging，or simply"texting"，which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones，becomes very popular today．
Everyone knows the advantages of texting．Texting helps to save money．If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals，sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling．Texting helps to save time．Even if you want to send a message to 100people，you can do it one second．Texting helps you to"talk"to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone．Texting can also help you to"talk"to someone secretly if you don't want others to hear what you are talking on the phone．These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it．They hold mobile phones in hands all day long，send dozens of messages each day，and even text while driving or walking．
However，texting has its disadvantages．Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then．When your phone box gets too full，you can't receive any more messages．You may therefore miss some important information．
What's more，if you don't do texting properly，for example texting while driving or walking，it can be dangerous．It can cause injuries and even death．It was reported that about 6，000people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year．In Fort Lee，a small town in New Jersey，USA，three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011．Two researchers at Stony Brook University，New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others．When people are texting，they don't notice other people or things around them．To reduce traffic accidents，all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving．About 32countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving．
Texting is a wonderful way of communication．However，only when we use it properly，can we fully enjoy the fun it brings．
53．We can know from the passage thatC．
A．Phone calling is more popular than sending messages
B．Phone calling is cheaper than sending messages．
C．Texters are easier to have an accident．
D．Few people text to greet families and friends．
54．The underlined word restricting probably meansB．
A．not telling B．not allowing C．enjoying D．making
55．The writer wants to tell us thatD．
A．we should do less texting
B．texting has many advantages
C．texting is better than phone calling
D．we should do texting properly．

20．A
Mary's plan for next week

Monday	7：30go to the cinema with Alice
Tuesday	11：00see a doctor
Wednesday	9：00table tennis game，evening-study for exam
Thursday	8：30go to a concert
Friday	Afternoon-help Uncle Sam in his restaurant
Saturday	9：00-10：30have art class 14：00visit grandmother
Sunday	8：00have supper with Betty and Ann

Peter's plan for next week

Monday	study group meeting 3：00p．m．
Tuesday	basketball match 4：30p．m．
Wednesday	go to see some friends 2：00p．m．
Thursday	noon，lunch with Larry
Friday	2：00-4：00p．m．volunteer work@Student Centre
Saturday	Shopping 10：00a．m．
Sunday	Basketball team party 9：00p．m．

41．On Sunday morning Mary willA．
A．be free       B．be busy     C．see a doctor   D．go shopping
42．What will Mary do on Wednesday evening？D
A．Go to the cinema．B．Help Uncle Same．
C．Play table tennis．D．Prepare for an exam．
43．Peter's study group meeting will be onB．
A．Saturday morning          B．Monday afternoon
C．Sunday evening           D．Friday afternoon
44．From Peter's plan we learn that Peter likesD．
A．table tennis      B．music      C．art         D．basketball．

19．

Driven to See Movies
Have you ever thought of a new idea that you would like to try？In the
1930s，a man named Richard Hollingshead did．He thought of an idea to
bring together his two favorite interests：cars and movies．He wanted to
start a business．（56）D
Richard tested the idea in his driveway．First he put a machine called
a movre projector（放映机）on his car．Then he put up a sheet（床单）between two trees．The sheet was like the white screen used in theaters．Richard played a movie on the screen using the movie
projector．Next，Richard placed a radio behind the sheet．（57）C．He tried to test whether the
sound could be heard from the car．He rolled his car windows up and down to find the best way to
hear the movie．Finally，he tested whether a movie could be seen and heard in the rain．（58）A．
In 1933，he opened the first drive in movie theater．The theater was as big as a football field．
（59）B．The screen was 30feet high and 40feet wide．Speakers were placed next to the screen so
the sound could be heard．Right away，the drive in movie theater became popular．The cost to see a
movie was just 25cents per person．By the 1950s，there were about 5，000drive in movie theaters．
They remained popular until the television came along．
（60）E．But people who live near the theater still enjoy this fun activity．Today drive in movie
theaters give people the same joy as they did more than 80years ago．

A．Every test he tried was successful
B．And it was big enough for about 400cars
C．Sound for the movie came from the radio
D．People could watch movies from their cars
E．Today there are fewer than 800drive-in movie theaters

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Name	Detail
Anthony Davis	As a NBA player，he is known for his big unibrow（连心眉）．And his talent is as prominent突出的）．
Lu Han	Which pop star do you want to see most at 2015year's Spring Festival Gala（春节联欢晚会）？The website Sina asked people online．Most people chose Lu Han．As the man god for a lot of young people，he has a football dream．
Chen Yan	During the 19th"Coca Cola"21st century national English speech contest，she got the first prize．She performed so well that most people regard her as their good English examples．
Ma Yun	He is chief executive officer （CEO） of the Hangrhoa-based Alibuba Networking Technology Co in easChina's Zhejiang Province．A fonner teacher of Englisl in Zhejiang，Ma started the country's first e-commerce sebsitc•www．china．alibaba．com•in1998．

56．What is Anthony Davis known for？D
A．A handsome NBA player．
B．His strong muscles．
C．His outstanding performance．
D．His big unibrow．
57．Who might be the pop star people want to see most at 2015year's Spring Festival Gala？C
A．Chen Yan
B．MO Yan
C．Lu Han
D．Wei Chen
58．How about Chen Yan's performance in the 21st century national English speech contest？B
A．She got the special prize．
B．She got the first prize．
C．She didn't do such well as usual．
D．She got the second prize．

17．Dark clouds hang in the sky．Small boats ride the high waves．Men in yellow jackets try to hold on．This is the world of ocean fishermen．It is also the world of Winslow Homer．Winslow Homer was"the painter of the sea．"
Homer was born in 1836．He grew up near Boston．As a young child，he liked to draw．His mother，who was a painter，helped him．Honor could quickly sketch a scene（场面）．He liked scenes with action．These were the days before cameras．The only way to tell picture stories was with art．In the 1850's，Homer went to New York．Here he started to draw for magazines．
The Civil War began in 1861．Homer now became a"war artist．"He traveled with the armies．He drew pictures of war scenes．The pictures were printed（印刷）in magazines．In this way，more people knew what the war was like．Homer began to paint．Sonic of his first paintings are about war．
After the war，he returned to New York．He painted scenes from his boyhood．He painted pictures of people in the city．He painted mane pictures of black people too．
Most of all，Homer loved the sea．"The Herring Net"is one of his paintings．Two men are in a small boat．The boat is far out at sea．The water is rough（汹涌的）．The men are working．They are pulling a net of fish into the boat．It looks dangerous．Homer's picture is like a photograph．His picture shows how people lived in America．When he died 1910，Winslow Homer was one of American's great painters．
51．Winslow，Homer's mother was aC．
A．worker
B．housewife
C．painter
D．traveler
52．A"sketch"is a kind ofA．
A．quick drawing
B．slow drawing
C．sea painting
D．colorful painting
53．The Civil War started inC．
A.1836
B.1850
C.1861
D.1910
54．More people knew the war by•B
A．looking at some of Homer's paintings
B．reading magazines with Homer's pictures
C．traveling with the armies
D．drawing pictures of war scenes
55．Which of the following statements is Not True？D
A．Homer probably had a love of nature．
B．Before cameras art is the only way to tell picture stories．
C．Homer's pictures showed how people lived in the US．
D．After the war，Homer went back to Boston．

16．Amos Dudley，a 24-year-old boy who studies digital design at New Jersey University of Technology，felt ashamed about his teeth．But being a student，Dudley didn't have the money to get braces（牙箍）．So，he decided to 3-D print his own and marked down the DIY project in a recent blog post．His braces totaled less than 60，andafterwearingthemforabout16weeks，histeetharealsogettingstraighter．Monthsago，hementionedonhisblogthatheavoidedsmilingforawhilebecausehewasunhappywithhisteeth．However，clearbracescangetpricey，costingupto8，000．But after studying some images of these expensive clear braces，something comes up on him--they looked like that one which can come from a 3-D printer．
So he decided to hit up his school's 3-D printing equipment and scanned and printed models of his teeth．He then made non-harmful plastic molds（模子） around them to make 12sets of braces．
Dudley，who does not recommend attempting any of this at home said that he didn't ask a dentist for his project．But the student did get information from journal articles and textbooks．And though this was a perfectly friendly choice to buy braces．He didn't accept the project just to save money--he was also up for the challenge．
"When I realized that I could do something that was a little bit special，while proving my skills as a designer and a maker，and fixing something that was making me self-conscious for actually free，I felt it was more than worth the risk．"he said．
36．Dudley got the information on making a 3-D printed braces fromC．
A．a professional magazine
B．a recent blog post
C．journal articles and textbooks
D．a 3-D printer user
37．Why did Dudley choose 3-D printed braces over buying them？A
A．He didn't have enough money．
B．He felt ashamed about his teeth．
C．He studies digital design at school．
D．He wanted to be a famous person．
38．What made Dudley get the idea of using 3-D printed braces？D
A．The advice from the dentist．
B．The advice from his friends．
C．His major studies at university．
D．The possibility of making 3-D braces．
39．According to the passage，DudleyC．
A．has got a 3-D printer at his home
B．did the project totally for challenge
C．made each set of braces cost less than 5dollars
D．supports others to try making their own 3-D braces
40．The article is mainly aboutB．
A．a 3-D printer made braces cheaper
B．a college student made fantastic 3-D braces
C．digital design major student created 3-D printers
D.3-D braces with non-harmful plastic molds became popular．

15．Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world．Each year，this butterfly travels about 3000miles to its winter home in central Mexico．How can it fly so far？And why does it make this long and dangerous trip？Scientists still don't have an answer．
For many years，people in Mexico wondered where the orange-and-black butterflies came from every winter．Then，in 1937，a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies．For the next 20years，he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in Canada．Four months later，it arrived in Mexico．
The length of the butterflies finds their way back to the same place？Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico．
How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place？This is an interesting question because only every fourth generation（一代）makes the trip south．In other words，the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grandchild of the butterfly that traveled there last year．
Each year，four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born．Each generation of the family has a very different life．The first generation is born in the south in late April．It slowly moves north，reproduces，and then dies．On the trip north，two more generations are born，reproduce，and die．Each of these generations of butterflies is born．This generation has a much longer life．It lives for about eight months．This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter home of its great-great-grandparents．The butterflies spend the winter there，and in the spring they reproduce and then die．Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circle of life．
Today，people are still studying the Monarch butterfly．But they are not clear about everything．
31．How long did it take the scientist to find out that monarch butterflies came from Canada？D
A．eight months
B．four months
C．five weeks
D.20years
32．We know that theA generation of Monarch butterflies travels back to central Mexico．
A．fourth
B．second
C．third
D．first
33．The underlined word"offspring"in paragraph 5meansC．
A．seasons
B．butterflies
C．children
D．parents
34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada．
B．The four generations have the same length of life．
C．Some generations die on the way north to Canada．
D．Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies
35．What is the best title of this passage？B
A．Family of Monarch butterflies．
B．Mystery of Monarch butterflies．
C．Monarch butterflies'birthplace．
D．Monarch butterflies'winter home．

14．When I met him，I had a lot of anger inside of me．I've lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem，but in my neighborhood，there are shoot-ups all the time．I know kids who have been shot or beaten up．I have friends who ended up in prison．I could have ended up that way，too，but Mr．Clark wouldn't let that happen．
Mr．Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact，the scores of our whole class rose．One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem．Before the show，he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We did not want to let him down．
Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000Teacher of the Year．He said he would draw three names out of a hat，those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award．But when the time came to draw names，Mr．Clark said，"You're all going．"
On graduation day，there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to end．In 2001，he moved to Atlanta，but he always kept in touch．He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55．In 2003，Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to send school supplies and visit orphanages （孤儿院）．It was the most amazing experience of my life．It's now my dream one day to start a group of women's clubs，helping people from all backgrounds．
26．Without Mr．Clark，the writerA．
A．might have been put into prison
B．might not have won the prize
C．might have joined a women's club
D．might not have moved to Atlanta
27．The Essential 55isD．
A．a show
B．a speech
C．a classroom rule
D．a book
28．How many students'names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr．Clark？A
A．None
B．One
C．Fifty-five
D．Three
29．From the passage，we can learn thatC．
A．Mr．Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling
B．Mr．Clark helped to set up a group of women's clubs
C．a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
D．a good teacher can raise his or her students'score
30．What is the writer's attitude towards Mr．Clark？A
A．He speaks highly of Mr．Clark．
B．He looks down upon Mr．Clark．
C．He doesn't show his attitude towards Mr．Clark．
D．He takes a neutral （中立的） attitude towards Mr．Clark．

13．We have heard about people who have special memories．Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every single d（81）etail of all the events in her daily life．
Rebecca Sharrock，25，is one of just 80people worldwide who have been identified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory（超级自传体记忆症）．It means she can remember every small event-which most people would f（82）orget within days-as if it had happened just moments ago．
"I remember my mum placing me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was twelve years old，"she said．"That's my e（83）arliest memory．I remember every day since then．I can't tell all the dates e（84）xactly because I was too young to understand calendars，but I remember what I did that day，what the weather was like and so on．"
Rebecca can also re-experience taste．If she's eating something unpleasant，she thinks about Black Forest cake，her favorite food，and the memory will be so p（85）owerfulthat she can nearly"taste"it．
However，there are times when her memories prove to be painful as it's not just events that she remembers．"When I relive（再体验） memories，the feelings r（86）eturn，too．"Rebecca said．"For example，I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents'house and hurting my left knee．Talking about it now，I feel painful in my left knee．"
"At night，I have to sleep with the r（87）adio and a soft light on，"she added．"If it's too dark or quiet，my mind would be filled with all those memories and I can't sleep．"

12．Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test．It checks kids'fitness levels．Students are tested at least twice a year．In 1956，US President Eisenhower created the test，and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966．
There are five activities in the test：sit-ups（仰卧起坐），push-ups（俯卧撑），sit and reach，endurance run or walk and shuttle run（折返跑）．Students who get scores at or above 85percent on all the activities can get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award．
The test encourages students to live a healthy and active life．Students taking the test are really testing their limits．
China has a similar test：the physical education（PE） test．Beginning at the age of 7，students in China are tested twice a year to check if they are healthy and strong．They also finish activities like the endurance run，sit-ups and the shuttle run．
However，unlike students in the US who get awards，Chinese students get points in PE tests．The highest score is 100．For junior school students，the PE test is more important because it is worth 30to 40points in the entrance exam for senior high school．In order to get a good score，most students begin to prepare for the test in their junior one year．

Name	Presidential Fitness Test in America	Physical education test in China
Background	◆It has a long history，which goes back to the nineteen sixties． ◆It is done twice a year． ◆It is not necessary for every school to use it．	◆It is organized by the local educational department． ◆It is held once a school term． ◆All the students except those who are distabled must take the test．
Content	◆There are 5fixed activities． ◆Everyone who gets scores at or above 85percent on all the activities can be（1）presentedwith an award．	◆Some activities may be changed every year，yet most（3）remainthe same． ◆Students try to get the full marks，which are（4）worth30to 40points in the entrance exam for senior high school．
Purpose	◆（2）Throughthe test，students are encouraged to live more healthily and actively．	◆（5）Whether the students are healthy and strong is the only purpose of the test．

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