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13．As she walked round the large shop，Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas （16）D for her father．
She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother，who was aiways （17）C with all kinds of perfume （香水）．Besides，shopping at this time of the year was a most （18）B job．People in shops （19）Bon your feet，pushed you with their shoulders and almost （20）Dyou over in their hurry in order to （21）Bsomething cheap ahead of you．
Party to have a rest，Edith paused in front of a counter，where some beautiful ties were on show．"They are （22）Asilk"the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to （23）D her to buy one．But Edith knew from past （24）Athat her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father．
She moved on slowly and then，quite by chance （25）Awhere a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter．She found some fine pipes on sale and the （26）Cwere very beautiful Edith did not hesitate for long，（27）Aher father only smoked a pipe once in a while，she believed this was （28）Dto please him
When she got home，with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag，it was time for supper and her parents were already （29）Dtable．Her mother was in great excitement．'Your father has at last decided to stop smoking，"she told her daughter happily．Edith was very （30）C．She could not say a single word．

16．A．stocking	B．card	C．tree	D．gift
17．A．tired	B．mad	C．satisfied	D．familiar
18．A．unhappy	B．careful	C．exciting	D．boring
19．A．walked	B．stepped	C．landed	D．stood
20．A．turned	B．rolled	C．covered	D．knocked
21．A．watch	B．find	C．grasp	D．sell
22．A．real	B．cheap	C．poor	D．exact
23．A．order	B．sak	C．force	D．advise
24．A．experience	B．experiment	C．knowledag	D．education
25．A．stopped	B．left	C．started	D．remained
26．A．models	B．colors	C．shapes	D．materials
27．A．because	B．since	C．although	D．unless
28．A．luckily	B．impossibly	C．possibly	D．certainly
29．A．on	B．by	C．beside	D．at
30．A．glad	B．happy	C．surpised	D．excited．

12．Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes!The program 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） program is already being tested in shops and banks in the U．S．A．，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．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 from 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 program can be up to 94% correct，depending on how good the technology is．Some programs may only be 51%．In Britain，it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of recognizing（认出） you by your eyes．So smile!

51．What will the program for remembering eyes be used for？B
A．Banks and computers．
B．Banks and shops．
C．Schools and computers．
D．Schools and shops．
52．How does the eye-recognition program work？D
A．You look at the machine and type the number．
B．You need to speak and then look．
C．The machine looks at your face．
D．You look at the machine．
53．Which recognition program is already in use？B
A．Remembering eyes and smell．
B．Remembering fingers or voices．
C．Remembering faces and voices．
D．Remembering hands and faces．
54．What problems could there be with the eye-recognition program？C
A．Some eyes are the same．
B．Eyes can change．
C．It is not always correct．
D．Eyes can get dirty．
55．What's the advantage of using eye-recognition programs in this passage？A
A．You needn't remember a number．
B．You needn't take money with you．
C．You don't need to speak．
D．People think they are interesting．

11．In nature，you may see many insects （昆虫）and animals of different colors．Have you ever wondered why？
Locusts are super delicious food for birds，but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them．It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies．The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops（庄稼）．When crops are young，locusts look green．But when autumn comes，locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do．Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers．
Brown bears，tigers and other animals move quietly through forests．They can't be seen easily by their game．This is because they have colors similar to the trees．For the same reason，polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white．
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts？The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger．As the ink spreads over，its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world．At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away．That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all．

36．Birds can't catch locusts easily becauseD．
A．locusts can fly
B．locusts can jump very high
C．locusts are smarter than birds
D．the colors of locusts are similar to the crops
37．Brown bearsA．
A．are brown
B．can change their color into white
C．live on a land of snow and ice
D．eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees
38．What's the meaning of the underlined word"game"in the passage？C
A．游戏
B．比赛
C．敌人
D．猎物
39．The ink fishBso that its enemies will not see it．
A．changes its color
B．sends out some very black ink
C．appears only at night
D．hides itself in the sea rocks
40．What is the main idea of this passage？C
A．Some insects and animals have different skills．
B．Some insects and animals are clever than we think．
C．Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves．
D．Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily．

10．你班上周举行了关于是否缩短寒暑假并增加春秋假的讨论，同学们各抒己见．请你根据下表中的讨论记录，结合你自己对此事的看法，用英语给校报写一篇短文．

赞成	=1、目前学期长而枯燥，学生无法充分休息 =2、春秋两季风景优美，学生可以感受自然
反对	=1、一年分成四个学期，影响学习效果 =2、作业可能因此变多，家中学习压力
你的观点	…（至少一点）

注意：1）文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称
2）结构完整，语言通顺，意思清楚，连贯，书写规范
3）词数不少于90．文章开头已为你写好，不计入总词数．
We had a discussion about whether to shorten the summer and winter holidays and add the spring and autumn holidays lat week．Opinions are different．
Some students thinkthat the terms are long and boring at present and students can't get enough rest．Spring and autumn have beautiful views．If the spring and autumn holidays are added，students will have more chances to feel the beauty of the nature．
Some students think if we add the spring and autumn holidays，a year will be divided into four terms and it will have bad effect on teaching and learning．If so，students may have more homework to do and get more pressure to face．
I don't think we need to add the spring and autumn holidays，but we need more holidays without too much homework．It will be better for students to have more time for their hobbies．．

9．Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us，talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact（接触） with us for too long．But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable？
It's all about personal peace，which means not only an imaginary space around the body，but also the space around all the senses．People feel that their space is being violated（侵犯） when they meet with an unwelcome sound，smell or look．This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume（香水） makes you feel angry．
Whether people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say．Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire（渴望） to have space to themselves．In a survey by TripAdvisor，a travel website，people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service，they would rather have larger seats than extra food．
Although people may need their personal space，some hardly realize it．For example，people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers．
Go and watch a library table．You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first，because they are the farthest way．What if someone sits opposite to you？Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall．
Preference（偏好） for personal space are different from culture to culture．Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures．In Latin（拉丁人的） cultures，however，people are more comfortable standing close to each other．

32．The writer mainlyC in this article．
A．tells us how to achieve personal space
B．explains why people need personal space
C．introduces some knowledge about personal space
D．argues for the importance of keeping personal space
33．Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage？D
A．A person who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume．
B．A person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time．
C．A person who hears strange noises when reading at home．
D．A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him．
34．What can we know from the survey by TripAdvisor？B
A．People need a smaller personal space in recent times than before．
B．People have a strong desire for personal space in recent times．
C．There are not enough seats on the plane to meet people's needs．
D．Food service is better provided than seats on the plane．
35．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses．
B．If you hold newspapers on the bus，your personal space won't be violated．
C．People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space．
D．Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space．

8．Have you ever noticed that your fingertips are winked when you've just finished swimming or washing dishes？It seems as if your hands have aged 30years i a second．But is this an accident？Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies？
If your finger's wrinkling up had no use at all，"it wouldn't need to．"Professor Tom Smulders from Newcastle University，UK，told BBC News．By studying wet fingers closely，Smulders and his partners found that the wrinkles looked a bit like the patterns on the car tire or o the bottom of the running shoes．So they made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hand hold things more tightly．
To testthis，researchers asked 20people to pick up marbles from water with their hands．But before they started，some of the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour．
The researchers found that the people with wrinkled fingers completed the task the task faster than those with dry hands．But when they were asked to move dry marbles，all the people performed equally well，no matter they had the wrinkled fingers or not．
Our ancestors might not have played with marbles，but wrinkled fingers could have made it easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from rivers，researchers say．
Similarly，our toes also get wrinkled in water．This may have developed from our ancestor's need to run on wet ground．
But the question is，if wrinkled fingers are so helpful，why don't our hands just stay that way all the time？Researchers explained that wrinkling has its disadvantage：wet fingertips are far less sensitive than smooth ones，reducing our sense of touch．

26，What does the underlined world"this"in the third paragraph refer to？B
A．Wether fingers have wrinkles after they are put in water．
B．Wether wrinkled fingers can hold things more tightly．
C．Why keeping things in water makes them wrinkled．
D．Why wrinkles help hands hold things more tightly．
27，The test shows thatC．
A．winkled hands hold dry things more tightly than dry hands do．
B．dry hands hold dry things more tightly than wrinkled hands do．
C．winkled hands hold wet things more tightly than dry hands do．
D．dry hands hold wet things more tightly than wrinkled hands do．
28．What might be the disadvantage of wrinkled fingers？D
A．They are too sensitive to be touched．
B．They might be more likely to get hurt．
C．They cannot hold things tightly enough．
D．They are not so sensitive as dry fingers．

7．"You know，Ann，"my friend Nick said，"Lisa and Anita were just talking about you．"I immediately got （11）B"They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you，not because you are excellent．"
I （12）Ato keep myself from crying，getting down to my knees．After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me，I felt I was （13）D
Lisa and Anita came in，acting as if（好像）（14）D had happened．Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project．I was （15）A that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship．（16）B they'd said such hurtful things．
I felt like I didn't have a friend in the world，all because of rumor（谣言）．
The tongue can be our worst （17）D．Rumors do harm to friendship．They are like sharp knives，breaking one's dignity（尊严） into pieces．When we say （18）Cthings abut others，we're hurting their hearts．
So how was I to act next？I thought of （19）A them back．But instead，I told them directly they had hurt me．Lisa started （20）D and Anita was speechless．I knew they were both sorry for what they had said．They said sorry to me，and I forgave them （21）B I was still unhappy．Sure，things were a little embarrassing （尴尬的） at first，but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before．I still （22）C rumors from time to time．Talking about others is a part of our life，but the more I learn about the friendship，the more I realize the importance of tolerating others．

11．A． relaxed	B．nervous	C．scared	D．energetic
12．A．struggled	B． decided	C．continued	D．preferred
13．A．different	B．wrong	C．sick	D alone
14．A．everything	B． something	C．anything	D．nothing
15．A． surprised	B．satisfied	C． frightened	D．worried
16．A． simply	B．especially	C．obviously	D．probably
17．A． criminal	B．victim	C．suspect	D．enemy
18．A． unpopular	B． unlucky	C． unkind	D．unusual
19．A．attacking	B． arguing	C．bringing	D．pulling
20．A．shouting	B．keeping	C．fighting	D．crying
21．A．because	B．although	C．after	D． unless
22．A．play with	B． agree with	C．deal with	D．help with．

6．Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp．He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed．After lunch，he found the box was gone．He went to tell his camp（46）Cabout it．
The next day，the coach saw a boy eating Tom's biscuit behind a tree．He（47）Can idea to solve（解决） the problem．He found Tom and said to him，"I know who （48）A your biscuits．Will you help me to teach him a lesson？"
"Well，yes…are you going to punish （49）B，sir？"Tom asked．"No，I am not，"the coach explained （50）D．"That would only make him hate you．I want you to write to your mother and ask for more（51）B．"
Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later．"Now，"said the coach，"go and （52）Athem with the boy who stole your biscuits．"Tom didn't understand the coach's intention，（53）Bhe still followed his advice．
Half an hour later the c oach saw the two boys come up the hill，arm in arm．The boy was trying to ask Tom to （54）Dhis toy robot in payment for （赔偿） the stolen biscuits．And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend．He said that a few biscuits were not so （55）D．
In some situations，forgiveness （原谅） is better than punishment．

46．A．cook	B．doctor	C．coach	D．cleaner
47．A．got on with	B．went on with	C．came up with	D．caught up with
48．A．took away	B．ran away	C．went away	D．threw away
49．A．me	B．him	C．us	D．them
50．A．shyly	B．angrily	C．excitedly	D．patiently
51．A．gifts	B．biscuits	C．candies	D．toys
52．A．share	B．choose	C．divide	D．fill
53．A．if	B．but	C．since	D．though
54．A．steal	B．mend	C．make	D．accept
55．A．cheap	B．delicious	C．different	D．important

5．In nature，you may see many insects （昆虫）and animals of different colors．Have you ever wondered why？
Locusts are super delicious food for birds，but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them．It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies．The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops（庄稼）．When crops are young，locusts look green．But when autumn comes，locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do．
Brown bears，tigers and other animals move quietly through forests．They can't be seen easily by their enemies．This is because they have colors similar to the trees．For the same reason，polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white．Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers．Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil（土壤） in a dark and wet environment．However，insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others．So in order to survive，they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night．
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts？The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger．As the ink spreads over，its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world．At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away．That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all．
61．It is not easy for birds to catch locusts becauseD．．
A．locusts are good runners                B．locusts can jump very high
C．locusts are smarter than birds           D．locusts can change their color
62．According to the passage，most soil insectsA
A．do not have bright colors
B．change their colors with the soil
C．do not live in a dark and wet environment
D．Eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees
63．What's the meaning of the underlined word"survive"in the passage？D
A．繁殖            B．产卵              C．觅食               D．生存
64、The ink fishBso that its enemies will not see it？
A．changes its color                   B．makes the water around it black
C．appears only at night               D．hides itself in the sea rocks
65．What is the main ideas of this passage？C
A．Some insects and animals have different skills．
B．Some insects and animals are clever than we think．
C．Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves．
D．Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily．

4．The computer has become an important part of people's lives．It has its own special words．One example is the word mouse．A computer mouse is not a small gray animal．It is a small device （设备） that you move around on a table in front of a computer．It was called a mouse because it looked like a real mouse with a tail at one end，
Using a computer takes some training．People who are experts are sometimes called hackers．A hacker is usually a person who writes computer programs in a special computer language．But the word hacker is also used to describe a person who tries to steal，information from a computer．
Another well-known computer word is Google．It is the name of a popular search engine （搜索引擎）．People use the search engine to find information about everything on the Internet．
If you Google someone，you might find that person's name on a．biog．A blog is a personal diary online．It might contain stories，pictures or songs on it．Some people add information to their blogs every day．
根据短文内容完成表格．每空一词．

In formation Card
What the passage is about	Computer 65．words
How the computer"mouse'，got its name	Because of its 66．look
What"Google"is	A computer search 67．engine
How many computers words the passage talks about	68．4

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