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19．Today，one can trace Venice's rich past from its buildings．Most cities can claim at least a handful of outstanding churches，palaces or houses of historical interest，but in Venice very nearly everything is remarkable，from the magnificent Piazza San Marco （St．Mark's Square ） and the palaces that line the Grand Canal to the centuries-old homes of simple fishermen．It would be easy to say that the city itself is an enormous museum if it were not for the fact it is so obviously alive．
At first sight，Venice looks unbelievably permanent，an apparently complete Renaissance （文艺复兴） city so untouched by time that there seems no reason why it should not go on forever．Now the city is slowly sinking，as the clay on which it is built loses its elasticity （弹性） and the massive wooden piles rot （腐烂） away．Flooding，such a rare occurrence a hundred years ago now happens several times each winter．
The damage caused by the flooding is immense，and the fabric of the ancient buildings is now being further damaged by pollution from the mainland town as well as by the wash produced by the constantly increasing number of motor boats that speed up and down the canals．
A further threat to Venice comes from the Venetians themselves，some of whom are not particularly interested in preserving the city as one of the wonders of the world and would prefer to see it modernized．
"What better place is there for the meeting of dear friends？See how it glows with the advancing summer； how the sky and the sea and the rosy air and the marble of the palaces all glimmer and melt together．"Thus wrote the famous author Henry James，of Venice，which provided the setting for his story"The Aspern Papers"，in the nineteenth century．The Splendor of Venice has captured the imagination of artists for centuries---and not just of the great painters and novelists．How tragic now that she is faced with the double threat of man and nature．Venice indeed will be lucky to survive．
25．Venice proudly boastsD．
A．its beautiful churches，palaces and houses
B．its unique St．Mark's Square and the Grand Canal
C．its picturesque waterscape
D．its marvelous ancient buildings
26．The writer thinks thatA．
A．Venice can be regarded as a big museum
B．Venice is no longer a big museum
C．Venice is different from a big museum
D．Venice can never be a big museum because of its modernization
27．From the fourth paragraph，we know thatD．
A．Venetians are eager to modernize their city
B．Venetians value the Grand Canal
C．Venetians don't care about any threat to the Grand Canal．
D．the threat of man is greater than the threat of nature
28．In the last paragraph，the writerB．
A．is very confident that Venice will survive
B．is doubtful whether Venice will survive
C．thinks that Venice will have luck
D．is afraid that Venice will no longer attract artists and novelists．

16．Well，I finally decided to enter the digital age．My kids have been annoying me； my book group made fun of me； and the last straw was when my car broke down，and I was stuck on the highway for an hour before someone stopped to help．But when I went to the cell phone store，I almost changed my mind．The phones are so small that I can't see the numbers．They all have cameras，computers and a Global Positioning System that's supposed to spot me from space．All I want to do is to be able to talk to my grandkids!And the rate plans（资费套餐）!They were complex，confusing，and expensive!I'd almost given up when a friend told me about her new Jitterbug phone．Sometimes I think the people who designed this phone and the rate plans had me in mind．The phone fits easily in my pocket，but when it opens it reaches from my mouth to my ear．The display is large，so I can actually see who is calling．With a push of a button I can control the volume（音量），and if I don't know a number，I can simply push one for a friendly，helpful operator that will look it up and even dial for me．The Jitterbug also reduces background noise，making the sound loud and clear．There's even a dial tone，so I know the phone is ready to use．
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51．Why did the author's book group make fun of him？C
A．His car always broke down．
B．He was famous for his meanness．
C．He didn't keep up with the times．
D．His grandkids lost touch with him．
52．The author finally got a Jitterbug phoneB．
A．because of its free gift
B．because of its convenience
C．because of his friend sent it as a gift
D．because its numbers were his favorite
53．What's the main purpose of this passage？A
A．To advertise the Jitterbug phone．
B．To introduce how to enter the digital age．
C．To describe the author's personal experience．
D．To show users how to use the Global Positioning System．

3．Today is Tom's 70th birthday，but there is anybody with him．He feels very disappointing．His sons didn't care for him on this special day．Although the cakes are very delicious，but he doesn't want t touch it．He just wants his children come and see him．Nowadays，many young people are so busy and independent which they seldom visit their parents．But blood is thick than water．Our dear parents brought us up for a lot of difficulty．Thus，we should and must bring happy to them when they become old．

4．At least 132 people were killed and 352 wounded in the （42）deadly．（dead） attacks，according to AFP．Out of the 352（43）injured．（injure），99（44）were said．（say） to be in precarious condition．
Paris city hall official said gunmen systematically slaughtered nearly 100 people（45）attending．（attend） a rock concert（46）at．the Bataclan music hall．Anti-terrorist commandos eventually launched an assault on the building，killed the gunmen and rescued dozens of shocked（47）survivors．（survive）．
Some 40（48）other．people were killed in up to five other（49）attacks．（attack） in the Paris region，the city hall official said，including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the national stadium（50）where．Hollande and the German Foreign Minister were watching a friendly soccer international．
Paris Public Prosecutor Francois Molins said the overall death toll（51）was．（be） at least 127．Five assailants had been"neutralised"．

11．At this moment，they see a penniless young manwandering（漫步）on the pavement outside their house．

8．Here is an astonishing and significant fact：Mental work alone can't make us tired．It sounds absurd．But a few years ago，scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue （疲劳）．To the amazement of these scientists，they discovered that blood passing through the brain，when it is active，shows no fatigue at all!If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer，we would find it full of fatigue toxins（毒素） and fatigue products．But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein，it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day．
So far as the brain is concerned，it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning．The brain is totally tireless．So what makes us tired？
Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional（情绪的） attitudes．One of England's most outstanding scientists，J．A．Hadfield，says，"The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin．In fact，fatigue of purely physical origin is rare．"Dr．Brill，a famous American scientist，goes even further．He declares，"One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems．"
What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired？Joy？Satisfaction？No!A feeling of being bored，anger，anxiety，tenseness，worry，a feeling of not being appreciated---those are the emotions that tire sitting workers．Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue．We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body．
32．What surprised the scientists a few years ago？C
A．Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer's blood．
B．Albert Einstein didn't feel worn out after a day's work．
C．The brain could work for many hours without fatigue．
D．A mental worker's blood was filled with fatigue toxins．
33．According to the author，which of the following can make sitting workers tired？B
A．Challenging mental work．
B．Unpleasant emotions．
C．Endless tasks．
D．Physical labor．
34．What's the author's attitude towards the scientists'idea？A
A．He agrees with them．
B．He doubts them．
C．He argues against them．
D．He hesitates to accept them．
35．We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic，sitting workers need toB．
A．have some good food．
B．enjoy their work
C．exercise regularly
D．discover fatigue toxins．

9．Last summer，my friend and I hired a car and headed for Toronto．We didn't book a hotel room （61）because/as/since/for it was at the beginning of September and we thought it would be easy for us（62）to find（find） a hotel．
We （63）had driven/had been driving（drive） for six hours when the weather changed and it looked as if a thunderstorm was coming．We got lost and both were （64）exhausted（exhaust） when I saw an old lady parking her car．I stopped and asked （65）whether/if she knew a hotel nearby．She said there was a hotel down the road，（66）but it might have been closed．The lovely old lady looked at me and said，"Why don't you girls just stay the night at （67）my house？I'll cook for you．"
We ended up going to a little island in Lake Muskoka，（68）whereher family lived．We slept in the （69）comfortable （comfort） beds they built for their kids，and they cooked for us．We stayed at their house for three nights in all and also met their friends．Those days were the （70）best（good） part of our three-week trip!We were glad that we got lost and met the old lady．

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