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12．Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America．One was a very rich banker，another owned one of the largest companies in the world，and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York．
The reporter was talking to them about being important．
"How do we know if someone is really important？"the reporter asked the banker．
The banker thought for a few moments and then said，"I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important．"
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company．"Do you agree with that？"she asked．
The man shook his head，"No．I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House．You'd only be important if while you were visiting the President，there was a telephone call from the president of another country，and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it．"
The reporter turned to the third man．"Do you think so？"
"No，I don't．"he said．"I don't think that makes the visitor important．That makes the President important．"
"Then what would make the visitor important？"the reporter and the other two men asked．
"Oh，I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang，and the President picked up the receiver，listened and then said，‘it's for you．'"

54．This story happened inB．
A．England
B．America
C．Japan
D．Australia
55．The banker thoughtC．
A．He was really important because he was a rich banker
B．The visitor to the White House was really important
C．The visitor who met the President of the United States was really important
D．the reporter was really important
56．The owner of many buildings thoughtC．
A．He was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York
B．The owner of the very large company was really important
C．The visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor
D．The person who worked in the White House was really important．

11．Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce（减少）a child's chance of becoming short-sighted（近视），research shows．It challenges the belif that short-sightedness is caused by computer use，watching TV or reading in weak light．
Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people's eyes．They compared the vision （视力）and habits of 100seven-year-old children in China and Australia．In all，30% of the Chinese children were short-sighted．This percentage was ten times higher than Australian children．
Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading，watching TV and playing computer games．However，the Australia children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors，90minutes more than the Chinese children．
Professor Ian Morgan said，"Humans are naturally long-sighted，but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors，the number of short-sighted peoplegets larger．We are also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world-and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors．
Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light．But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted？Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical（化学物质）which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted．
So go outdoors．It doesn't matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports．

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5l．What can reduce a child's chance of becoming short-sighted according to the passage？D
A．Playing computer games．
B．watching TV．
C．Reading books．
D．Spending 2or 3hours playing outside every day．
52．What does the underlined word"percentage"mean？A
A．百分比
B．功率
C．平均分
D．效率
53．How much time did the Chinese children spend outdoors according to the research？D
A.2hours．
B.90minutes．
C.1hour．
D.30minutes．
54．What is the fifth paragraph mainly about？C
A．Why people become short-sighted．
B．Why natural light has a special chemical．
C．Why playing outside is good for one's eyesight．
D．Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light．
55．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．People will all become short-sighted after they begin to go to school．
B．Playing outdoors for 2or 3hours every day can help protect your eyesight．
C．Children in Australia are more likely to become short-sighted than those in China．
D．lf you spend 2or 3hours playing outside each day，you will become short-sighted．

10．根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺．
A month ago，I went to see my doctor．When I （66）enteredhis room，I felt very nervous．I knew that my doctor might find something wrong with me，but I also knew that I would feel even more （67）nervousif I didn't go to see the doctor．I didn't know （68）whetherI should see him or go home．I was standing beside a wooden chair with a magazine on it．I notice that there were many other （69）patientsin the room．They were carefully sitting on the chairs around me．Their faces behind the magazines seemed to be （70）frightened．
Of all these nervous patients，I notice a little girl．She was about two years old．She was sitting on one of these seats with her short little legs sticking out into the air．Just a moment after I sat down，I heard this little girl （71）beginto sing．She was making up her own song．（72）Everyonein the doctor's room was listening to her，but the little girl didn't know that all nervous patients were looking at her from behind heir magazines to see （73）whothis singing angel was．
After the little girl finished singing，we all clapped her．She suggested that we all stop clapping so that she could sing more．It looked as if she knew that her singing was （74）ableto make us feel less nervous．All the adults in the room exchanged smiles，and when we became silent，our little singing angel began to sing again．We gave （75）thanksto this little singing angel．Her songs helped calm down the nervous patients in the room and gave them peace of mind．

9．阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词．
Everyone wants to relax after working or studying for a long time．I have many （66）ways of relaxing myself．Let me tell you some of my favourites．
I am a big sports fan，so the usual way I relax is to watch or play many kinds of sports．My favorite is tennis，but I am （67）interested in all kinds of sports．Whether I am playing tennis or watching a game on TV，it is （68）exciting to see team members doing their best．It's amazing to see players playing very well．It's true that playing sports is not physically（身体上地）"relaxing"，but I find it （69）really cool，and a good way of"relaxing"my brain after a day's hard work．
I enjoy listening to music，and I always have some music playing during my （70）freetime．I listen to all types，but I enjoy listening to （71）beautiful piano music．Some people can't study （72）while listening to music，but for me，I （73）believe I can study better by listening to light songs．
Some people choose to relax by traveling．I don't have a favourite place，but I hear that traveling in Japan is really （74）enjoyable．I like visiting different kinds of places and eating （75）famous snacks there．I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how the culture and people change from place to place．

8．"There is no love which is more sincere than the love of food，"said Anglo-Irish writer George Bernard Shaw．Like Bernard Shaw，many writers （86）eenjoy food very much，and they say and write interesting things about it．
British poet Owen Meredith（1831-1891）learnt a lot about food when he lived in Paris．He famously said，"We may live without friends，we may live without books，but civilized（文明的）men cannot live without （87）ccooks．"
American writer Mark Twain also wrote a lot about food．"When you have （88）ttasted watermelon，"he wrote，"you know what angels eat．"
American cookbook writer Alice May Brock has some simple rules about food from different（89）ccountries．"If you want to cook international food，it's easy，"she wrote．"Put tomatoes on the plate and it's Italian．Use soy sauce and it's Chinese．（90）AAdd wine to the recipe（食谱．and it's French．Sour cream makes it Russian and lemon makes it Greek．But garlic makes it good!Cheers!"
Tea and coffee are even more （91）iimportant for some people．There is a Chinese saying，"It is better to go without food for three days，than tea for one．"
American President Abraham Lincoln was often rude about the tea and coffee which was served to him．For example，he was in a Washington restaurant one day，and when the main meal was over，a cup of hot （92）lliquid was placed in front of him．He drank a bit and was clearly angry．"Waiter，"he said，"if this is coffee，please bring me some tea； and if this is tea，please bring me some coffee．"

7．Cooking CCTV
Jamie Oliver wants to serve top quality food in his restaurants．So he's put CCTV cameras（闭路电视） in the kitchens of his restaurants．"I have excellent cooks in all of my kitchens，"he explained，"And this use of CCTV is a good way of keeping good quality．"But some disagree with him．American cook Wolfgang Puck said．"It's not NASA or the BBC，it's cooking．Cooking is all about taste and you can't taste television．"

Jamie once played the drums for Britain band Scarlet Division，but Jamie left soon after to focus on cooking．
YouTube…in 3D
YouTube is going to go 3D!With the click of a button，you can change your normal 2D videos into 3D ones．But you'll need to wear a pair of special glasses to see the picture．

The first 3D movie was a 1922melodrama called the Power of Love．The film was a failure．All copies of it have been lost．
The Show Must Go On…
Queen is back!Well，Roger Taylor，the drummer from the super group is looking for an official Queen tribute band（翻唱乐队）．The new group will go on a North American tour called Queen Extravaganza，playing covers of the group's songs．Ever since Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991，the rest members have continued touring．But Taylor recently said，"Let's face it，we're getting a little
long in the tooth．"

Queen guitarist Brian May was a doctor in astrophysics（天体物理学）．
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入答题卡相应位置．
56．What does Jamie do now？C
A．An actor   B．A singer   C．A boss    D．A drummer
57．Why can't we see the first 3D movie？B
A．Because we don't have a pair of special glasses．
B．Because there aren't any copies left．
C．Because we don't pay YouTube for it．
D．Because we don't click on YouTube．
58．What's the meaning of the underlined phrase "long in the tooth"？B
A．Young．       B．Old．     C．Ugly．      D．Wise．
59．Who was the Queen's lead singer？C
A．Roger Taylor． B．Brain May． C．Freddie Mercury． D．Jamie Oliver．
60．Where is this passage probably from？B
A．A poster．    B．A magazine．   C．A letter．   D．A cookbook．

6．In 2011，there was too much bad news from school buses in our country．We have some shame．Please look at school buses in another country．Let's borrow some good ideas from it．We expect our children to grow healthily and be safe wherever they go!
As"a country on wheels"，vehicles play an important role in American people's lives．Many vehicles are running quickly on the streets of the United States every day．Among them，there is a kind of vehicle with the same color and few differences in style．It is American School Bus．Striking yellow color，truck-like head and bus body form an image of solidity（结实）．
Besides"solidity"，American school buses also have important status（地位）that all the vehicles must give them way．When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop point，the driver will turn on the warning light，and show the red signpost marked with"Stop"．At this time，other vehicles will keep to the side and stop，as if they meet a red light．After all the children get on or off，the school bus will drive away．And then other vehicles can go on running．President's car is no exception．
When can we see such yellow school buses on the streets of China？
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入答题卡相应位置．
51．Why is America named"a country on wheels"？C
A．Because America is developing very fast．
B．Because America is famous for making cars．
C．Because vehicles play an important role in Americans'lives．
D．Because American people like vehicles more than anything else．
52．What does an American school bus look like？C
A．Green，truck-like head and car body．
B．Yellow，bus-like head and truck body．
C．Yellow，truck-like head and bus body．
D．Green，car-like head and bus body．
53．What does the driver do when an American school bus gets to a stop point？A
A．Turn on the warming light． B．Stop other vehicles．
C．Wait for the red light． D．Look after the children．
54．What is an American school bus different from other vehicles？B
A．It runs much faster than other vehicles．
B．All the vehicles must give way to it．
C．It has a red light on top．
D．It is used by president sometimes．
55．Why do you think the writer writes this passage？C
A．To introduce the American school bus．
B．To wish our children a healthy and safe life．
C．To borrow some ideas form the American school bus．
D．To make us know well about the President's car．

5．Anger is a kind of feeling（66）F．When your teacher gives you too much homework，when your team loses an important game，when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it，you may get angry．
（67）D．For example，you breathe faster，your face turns red，and you may want to break something or hit someone，but sometimes you hide your anger．For example，you may hide it in your heart．The problem is that if you do this，you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt．
In fact，it's not good to hide your anger，and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes．（68）C．When you get angry，you can talk about it with adults，such as parents，teachers，etc （69）E．Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry：count from 1to 100；give someone a hug；go for a bike ride； think about good things，etc．
Remember that when you are angry，how you act can make everything better or worse，（70）B．

A．But anger must be let out in the right way，without hurting others or yourself
B．Don't let your anger control you．
C．As soon as you find your problems，you may cry to relax．
D．Usually，your body will tell you when you are angry．
E．After doing that，you'll find those bad feelings can start to go away．
F．Many things can make you angry．

4．The Internet is full of false information．It is important for us all to stay away from being fooled by such information．Here are three examples of Internet hoaxes （欺骗）．
On his website，a man has asked for gifts of money to （75）B the life of a pretty little rabbit named Toby that he rescued under his house．A cat must have attacked the rabbit，the man said，so he took it in．He gave Toby loving care and nursed him back to good （76）A．However，the greedy man also said if he didn't receive enough money，he would eat poor little Toby．（Don't worry，though．Remember，it's just a hoax!．
While the streets of New Orleans were still suffering a flood after a terrible hurricane （飓风．，a（77）C e-mail was sent around the Internet．It included a photograph of a huge crocodile （鳄鱼．over five meters long．According to the message，it had been swimming around the flooded city eating people．It was later （78）D that the photographs of the crocodile were of one that was caught in the Congo years before．
The following e-mail hoax takes in many people．It says that a large company will pay you to send their e-mail to as many people as possible．For every person that you send the e-mail to，it promises you will （79）A receive 5.00； if he goes on to send it to someone else，you'll get 3.00； and for every third person that receives it，you will be paid 1.00．To make the lie even more believable，the sender says that （80）C he thought it was a hoax，but the company soon sent him 800.00．

75．A．miss	B．save	C．compare	D．damage
76．A．health	B．service	C．medicine	D．education
77．A．pleasant	B．precious	C．frightening	D．hardworking
78．A．organized	B．invented	C．praised	D．discovered
79．A．certainly	B．hardly	C．possibly	D．mainly
80．A．in time	B．in return	C．at first	D．at present．

3．

On Sunday mornings，people often have a lie-in．That means that they get up（50）B than they do during the week．Some people go to church on Sunday mornings．Families often have a big Sunday lunch together．The meal is usually roast meat （beef，chicken，etc..with （51）C．And there's usually a big pudding，too．After that，a lot of adults spend the afternoon having a nap （=sleeping．in front of the TV!
Shopping centres are （52）A places to go on Sunday afternoons．All the big shops are open 11a．m．to 5p．m．，but most smaller shops are closed all day．
Then it's Sunday evening，and your parents say：'Come on，it's school again tomorrow．'So it's time to do your homework if you haven't done it yet，then （53）D your school bag and have an early night．

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