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14．I'm a TV show host．One Sunday，I took my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch．On arriving at the beach，I saw JoJo，a wealthy man in the hotel business．We sat down to chat in an open air cafe while I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us．Our conversation varied from business to entertainment to the economy．
Suddenly our conversation was interrupted by a stranger，who politely asked permission to speak to me．Often people want to tell me something about my controversial TV show，when I'm out on the streets．
He asked to speak to me privately，so we stood a bit away from my table．He said，"I'm James，35years old，father of a 7-year-old girl，who's very sick．She needs treatment abroad．The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK，she would probably survive．But I'm poor，so can you please help me？"
Speechless，I stared in the man's eyes full of tears and asked how I could help．After we talked for a while，I went to sit back at the table．JoJo asked me，"What's wrong with you？Your
face changed．"I told him and he was very sorry for this family and said I had the means through the media to help him．Later we headed off to our destinations（目的地）．
All weekend I thought about James，his daughter and his family．I even considered doing a special TV show to raise money for this sick child．
On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished presenting my show，when my secretary said a man needed to speak to me．It was JoJo．He walked into my office．Actually JoJo is so busy with his hotel business that I never imagined he had time to come and see me at the studios．
"Please，call the man with the sick child and tell him that I'll pay all expenses for his sick daughter's treatment．"JoJo said，with a check in his hand．"I've been married for 35years．I wasn't lucky enough to have a child．I want to help this child now．"I picked up the phone to call James．
Now James'daughter is well and living a normal life，so James and his wife are the happiest couple on earth．JoJo often visits her．I'm so happy that there are so many good people on this earth．

51．The writer went to the beach toC．
A．meet JoJo on purpose
B．make a TV show．
C．have lunch with his daughter
D．help James．
52．James asked to speak privately to the writer rather than JoJo probably becauseB．
A．He didn't know that JoJo was wealthy．
B．He thought a TV show host could help him through the media．
C．He believed that rich people were seldom willing to help others．
D．He knew that the writer was a warm-hearted TV show host．
53．The writer wasC when he heard that JoJo came to his office to see him．
A．excited
B．disappointed
C．surprised
D．annoyed
54．Which is True according to the story？D
A．The writer was cold-hearted and refused to give help．
B．It was very impolite of James to ask the writer for help．
C．Both James and the writer were bad-tempered．．
D．JoJo was full of love and was willing to help the James．

13．On July 12，1997，Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora，Pakistan，located in the country's Swat Valley．
Yotsafzai attended a school that her father．Ziauddin Yousafzai，had founded．After the Taliban began attacking girl schools in Swat．Malala gave a speech in Peshawar．Pakistan，in September 2008．The title of her talk was，"How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education？"
When she was 14，Malala and her family learned that the Taliban had issued a death threat against her．Though Malala was frightened for the safety of her father一an anti-Taliban activist-she and her family initially felt that the fundamentalist group would not actually harm a child．_．•
On October 9.2012，on her way home from school，a man boarded the bus Malala was riding in and demanded to know which girl was Malala．When her friends looked toward Malala，her location was given away．The gunman fired at her，hitting Malala in the left side of her head．Two other girls were also injured in the attack．
Despite the Taliban's threats，Yousafzai remains a firm advocate for the power of education．On October 10，2013，in acknowledgement of her work，the European Parliament awarded Yousafzai the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought．That same year，she was nominated （提名） for a Nobel Peace Prize．She didn't win the prize，but was named a nominee again in March 2014．
Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations （Excerpt）
Dear brothers and sisters，do remember one thing．Malala Day is not my day．Today is the day of every woman，every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights．There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for human rights．but who are struggling to achieve their goals of education，peace and equality．Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured．l am just one of them．
…
Dear sisters and brothers，now it′s time to speak up．
So today，we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and prosperity：
We call upon the world leaders that all the peace deals must protect women and children's rights．
We call upon all governments to ensure free compulsory education for every child all over the world
We call upon all governments to fight against terrorism and violence，to protect children from brutality and harm．
We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of educational opportunities for girls in the developing world．
We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave一to embrace （拥抱） the strength within themselves and realise their full potential．
67．Which of the following adjectives can best describe Malala according to this passage？C
A．Independent and knowledgeable
B．Stubborn and trustworthy
C．Courageous and persistent
D．Aggressive and sympathetic．
68．Malala was shot for the reason thatC
A．She didn't behave herself on the bus
B．She fought against the Taliban
C．She appealed for girls'rights to education
D．Her father was an anti-Taliban activist
69．What can we infer from Malala's speech at the United Nations？B
A．Malala Day is an international day for all the boys and girls．
B．Many girls in developing countries cannot receive education．
C．Many country leaders have changed their policies to protect women and children's rights．
D．Human rights activists are people just calling for equal rights for all the people in the world．
70．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．the Taliban attacked Ziauddin Yousafzai's school for girls
B．the Taliban caught Malala's father for his fight against the Taliban
C．the Taliban shot Malala in the head on her way to school
D．local people lived in the shadow of the Taliban．

12．We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong．A day may begin well enough，but suddenly everything seems to get out of control．What happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at exactly the same moment．It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions．Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time．The telephone rings and this marks the prelude （前奏） to an unforeseen series of catastrophes．While you are on the phone，the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table，smashing half your best pottery and cutting himself in the process．You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby，pottery，etc．Meanwhile，the meal gets burnt．As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears，your husband arrives，unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner．
Things can go wrong on a big scale，as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta，a suburb of Sydney．During the rush hour one evening two cars collided （猛撞） and both drivers began to argue．The woman immediately behind the two cars happened to be a learner．She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car．This made the driver following her brake hard．His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake．As she was thrown forward，the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road．Seeing a cake flying through the air，a lorry driver who was drawing up alongside the car，stopped all of a sudden．The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the vehicle and on to the road．This led to yet another angry argument．Meanwhile，the traffic piled up behind．It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic on the move again．In the meantime，the lorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles．Only two dogs benefited from all this confusion，for they greedily ate what was left of the cake．It was just one of those days!
28．What would have most upset the woman the day everything went wrong for her？C
A．She had not expected her husband to arrive so early．
B．The meal she had cooked for the three guests had got burnt．
C．Her husband had not told her he was bringing anyone to dinner．
D．She had not got enough pottery left to serve the meal with．
29．What might have prevented a chain reaction following the beginning collision？B
A．If the two drivers who had collided had not begun to argue．
B．Had there been a more experienced driver behind the two cars．
C．If，instead of panicing，the woman had made no attempt to stop．
D．Had the wife of the man who braked not thrown a cake through the window．
30．There was a second angry argument because．A
A．the lorry driver blamed the owner of the cake for his accident
B．the traffic was extremely slow to get on the move again．
C．the lorry driver did not think he should be made to sweep up the glass．
D．two dogs had eaten what was left of the cake．
31．Which of the following sayings matches the situations in the passage？D
A．Practice makes perfect．
B．While there is life，there is hope．
C．He who laughs last laughs best．
D．Misfortunes never come singly．

11．Cathy stopped working when her son was born __________ she could stay home and take care of him．（　　）

10．______ by some officials，Napoleon inspected his army．（　　）

9．In some parts of London，missing a bus means _______ for another hour．（　　）

8．What's the language ______ in Germany？（　　）

7．It's no use ______ about it．You can't do anything to change it．（　　）

6．They've moved to a different house _____ their children can attend a better school．（　　）

5．_____ creative looks like a good way to add years to your life．（　　）

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