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20．It was December 25，1914，only 5months into World War I．German，British，and French soldiers，already sick and tired of the senseless killing，disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with"the enemy"along two-thirds of the Western Front．
German troops held up Christmas trees with signs"Merry Christmas"．Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies．They sang Christmas songs，exchanged photographs of loved ones back home，shared food and even played football．Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before．They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons，and to aim high．
Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides．They felt that their power was being challenged：soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight．Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court．Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot．By March 1915the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation．Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war．
Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce （休战）．On Christmas Day，1988，a local radio host in Boston played"Christmas in the Trenches"，a song about the Christmas Truce，several times and was   stunned by his listeners'response．Thousands of people called in，praising the song，with many moved to tears by the amazing events it described．
You can probably guess why the callers were in tears．The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people．It lets us see the world as it can be and says，"This really happened once．"It shows us the potential we have as humans，and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are．It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true：the world really can be different．

24．The soldiers began socializing with the enemy becauseA．
A．they couldn't bear the meaningless killing
B．it was the best way to avoid being killed
C．they feared that they would be caught
D．their enemies were from similar backgrounds
25．How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers'socializing？D
A．They sent the soldiers'loved ones to prison．
B．They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart．
C．They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers．
D．They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment．
26．The underlined word"stunned"in Paragraph 4most probably meansB．
A．satisfied         B．shocked
C．amused            D．confused
27．The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beingsC．
A．are not trustworthy under stress
B．are naturally aggressive and war-like
C．are basically caring and kindhearted
D．will always do what is in their own self-interest．

1．If you'd like to go sightseeing，the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices．
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
The Jiuzhaigou Valley，which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province，reaches a height of more than 4，800meters，with a series of different forest ecosystems （生态系统）．There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls．Some 140kinds of birds also live in the valley，as well as a number of endangered plants and animals，the giant panda included．
For more information，please visit http://whc．unesco．org∥en/list/637．
Khami Ruins National Monument
The city of Khami，which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century，is of great archaeological （考古的） interest．The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time．
For more information，please visit http://whc．unesco．org/en/"list/365．
Henderson Island
Henderson Island，which lies in the eastern South Pacific，is one of the few atolls （环礁） in the world whose ecology has not been touched by human beings．It is especially famous for the ten plants and four land birds that can only be seen on the island．
For more information，please visit http c∥whc．unesco．org/en/list/487．
The Old City of Jerusalem
As a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East，Jerusalem has always been of great religious （宗教的） importance：It was given a World Heritage Status in 1981and placed on the"List of World Heritage in Danger"the following year．
For more information，please-visit http．：∥whc．unesco．org/en/list/148．
21．What can we know about the jiurhaigou Valley？A
A．It has different forest ecosystems．
B．It sits at the foot of a 4，800-meter high mountain．
C．In all about 140kinds of birds and animals live there．
D．Most of China's endangered plants can be found there．．
22．The discovery of some of the objects：in．Khami shows．that the cityD
A．had a very short history
B．was ruined in the mid-16th century
C．was once Great Zimbabwe's largest city
D．once played a great role as a trade center
23．What can be learned about Henderson Island from the passage？A
A．It hasn't been greatly influenced by human activities．
B．It isn't suitable for humans to live on．
C．It has been open to visitors for years．
D．It is made up of a few large atolls．

18．The world's population has grown by six times ______ it was in 1800．（　　）

A．

5．If you try to remember everything you will end upremembering （remember） nothing．

15．They don't trust me．They don't deserveto know（know） the truth．

2．Jean is a 17-year-old high school student．On Saturday mornings，Jean and her friends take part in the program （61）called（call） SAVE THE KIDS．They travel to a poor area of Washington D．C..They help （62）younger（young） students learn how to read and to solve mathematics problems．Many American teenagers join in programs （63）that/which serve their communities．（64）On/At weekends Jean sometimes works at an ice-cream store．（65）When she is not working，she gets together with her girlfriends．They might go to a movie，to a shopping mall or to an eating place．Or they might attend （66）a sports event of their high school．They also often stay at one girl's house for night．
Like teenagers in most parts of the country，Jean began driving a car when she was 16years old．（67）However，she does not have her car．She must share the family car with her parents．About 70percent of American teenagers have their own cars．Many of them drive their cars to school every day．Jean does not smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol．Neither do her friends．But many teenagers at her school do．Every weekend teenagers have parties，where（68）they drink alcohol．Then they drive to other parties．People under the age of 21 （69）are not allowed（not allow） to drink alcohol in the United States．And it is dangerous to drink （70）before driving a car．Yet this does not stop some teenagers．

19．He isconstantly（不断） disturbing his classmates in class．

8．Theyconcluded（推断） that the goods were of good quality．

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