_______is known to us all is that the 2016 Olympic Games will take place in Rio de Janeiro.

    A. What              B. which              C. As                D. It

High house prices can be brought under control ________ the government takes some necessary measures.

    A. even if        B. as if             C. so that            D. only if

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 

60. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 

A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city. 

B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country. 

C. Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London. 

D. Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London. 

61. One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.

A. getting a small flat with a garden        B. having a small flat with a garden

C. renting a small flat without a garden    D. buying a small flat without a garden

62. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London. 

A. their life was meaningless              B. their life was valuable

C. they didn’t deserve a happy life              D. they were not worthy of their happy life

63. The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.  

A. the rest time                       B. the rest people

C. the rest of the country                 D. the rest of the parks and of the sea

    When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday best.

    But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) and stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.

    Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs－one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.

    Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend” toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.

    Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?

    Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.” “Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially.

67．Why do people tend to follow the trend to casual dining?

    A. Family members need more time to relax.

    B. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation

    C. People prefer to live a comfortable life.

    D. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.

68．It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is ________.

    A. a seller of stainless steel tableware                      B. a producer of fine china

    C. a pottery chain store                                                 D. a dealer in stoneware

69．The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is ________.

A. the increased value of the pound       

B. the fierce competition at home and abroad

C. the change in people’s way of life       

D. the worsening economy in Asia

70．Formal table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, ________.

A. are still a must on certain occasions                    

B. can help improve personal relationships

C. are still being taught by parents at home                   

D. are certain to return sooner or later

    Most people would agree that it would be wonderful if humans could regenerate (再生) limbs. Those who have lost their arms or legs would be complete again. The day is still far off when this might happen. But in the last 10 years, doctors have reported regeneration in smaller parts of the body, most often fingers.

    Regeneration is not a newly-discovered process. For centuries, scientists have seen it work in some kinds of animals. Scientists now are looking for a way to turn on this exciting ability in more highly-developed animals, including humans. Their experiments show that nerves (神经), cell chemistry and the natural electric currents in the body all seem to have a part in this process.

    The body of every animal contains general purpose cells that change into whatever kind of cells the body needs. These cells collect around the wound. They form a mass called a blastema (芽基). The cells of the blastema begin to change. Some became bone cells, some muscle cells, some skin cells. Slowly, a new part re-grows from the body outward. When completed, the new part is just like the old one.

    More than 200 years ago, Italian scientist Luigi Spallanzani showed that younger animals have a greater ability to regenerate lost parts than older animals. So do animals lower on the ladder of evolutionary (进化的) development. The major differences seem to be that less-developed animals have more nerves in their tails and legs than humans do in their arms and legs.

    Another helpful piece of information was discovered in the late 1800s. Scientists found that when a creature is injured, an electrical current flows around the wound. The strength of the current depends on how severe the wound is and on how much nerve tissue (组织) is present.

59．According to the passage, limb regeneration ________.

    A. will become a reality in the near future

    B. has been reported successful in some patients

    C. has a long way to go before it works in humans

    D. is a branch of study set up by a group of modern doctors

60．What animals are lower on the ladder of evolutionary development ?

    A. More-developed animals.                                        B. Less-developed animals.

    C. Highly developed animals.                                       D. Fully-developed animals.

61．According to Luigi Spallanzani’s discovery, ________.

    A. humans have less nerves in the limbs than animals

    B. some animals may not have so much nerve tissue as others

    C. an injured animal regenerates masses of cells round the wound

    D. electrical current can be found around the would in younger animals

62．The passage is mainly about ________.

    A. a newly-discovered process                                     B. research on animal evolution

    C. a new medical discovery                            D. research on regeneration

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

     Are some people born clever and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts can be supported in a number of ways.

     It is easy to say that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

     Imagine that now we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.

 51. By using the example that two people closer in blood relationship are closer in intelligence that writer wants to prove________.

      A. intelligence is given at birth

      B. intelligence can be developed by environment

      C. intelligence can be developed by experience

      D. education plays an important part in the development of education

 52. A child who lives in rich and varied surroundings turns out higher in intelligence because______.

     A. his family is rich and therefore can afford to develop his intelligence

     B. he can break the limits of intelligence fixed at birth

     C. his family is rich and provides him with various healthy food

     D. these surroundings are likely to help him reach the limits of his intelligence

 53. The writer of this article believes that_______.

     A. the development of one's intelligence is determined by many factors working together

     B. environment plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

     C. education plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

     D. birth plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

 54. The best title for this passage might be______.

     A. Intelligence                            B. Birth and Environment

     C. The Answer to a Question                D. Why Are Some People Born Clever

 I can’t afford _______ car.

A. that expensive            B. a such expensive  

C. a so expensive            D. that expensive a

 She suddenly became ____ a man following her, so she went into a shop to get rid of him.

     A. tired of         B. aware of            C. satisfied with         D. pleased with

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons。 “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered。 “It must be to the cleverest son。 But which one is the cleverest?”

     He called his three sons to him。 “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room。 Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune。”

“It is a big room,” said the eldest son。

“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son。

     But the youngest son said nothing。 He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market。”

    The eldest son bought straw with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of straw。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room。

     The second son bought sand with his coin。 But one coin bought only a bit of sand。 Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor。

“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son。 “You don't have any straw。”

    “Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily。 “You don't have any sand。”

    “I bought this,” said the youngest son。

    “A candle！” cried his brothers。 “What good is a candle?”

   “Watch”, said the youngest son。

    He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor。 It was filled with light!

     “Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said。

     And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light。

46。 Who would get father's fortune according to his requirement?

    A。 The oldest son。                        B。 The richest son。

    C。 The cleverest son。                    D。 The silliest son。

47。 The merchant left his fortune to the son

   A。 who would fill the room by using something which is worth one coin

   B。 who would take care of him when he became old

   C。 who wanted to get his fortune

   D。 who got married first

48。 How do you think of the youngest son?

A。 He is very clever。               B。 He is very lazy。

C。 He is very mean。                 D。 He is very diligent。

 49。 The youngest son used _____ to fill the room。

    A。 straw             B。 candle         C。 sand             D。 water

    If there is one thing that matters in high school－and for your whole life－it is friendships．

    My latest novel，THE UNWRITTEN RULE，is about a girl，Sarah，who falls for her best friend Brianna’s boyfriend，Ryan，but it’s more about wrestling with feelings for a guy that you know you shouldn’t have．A lot of the book deals with friendship，the kind of lifelong friendship that means the world to you．．．and what happens when you realize that maybe it isn’t what you think it is．

    Maybe your best friend isn’t your best friend．Maybe she isn’t even a friend at all．

    Friendships are tricky things．You can he sure everything is fine，and that your friendship is going to last forever．．．and it can just end．No explanation，no anything．And it is not easy．In fact，I think losing a friend is worse than losing a boyfriend，especially when it is a friend you’ve had in your life for a long time．

    One of the things that Sarah struggles with in THE UNWRITTEN RULE，beyond her feelings for Ryan，is her friendship with Brianna—how long they’ve been friends，how she understands Brianna in a way no one else does，and what to do when a crack appears in their friend ship，not because of Sarah’s feelings for Ryan，but because Sarah begins to wonder if maybe Brianna isn’t her best friend after all．

    Having a friendship end is incredibly painful and one of the things I hated when I was younger—and that I still hate now—is how people say．“Oh，it’ll be okay．You’ll move on，you’ll be fine．”

    It is true that you will eventually move on and that you will be fine．But you will also always carry that lost friendship with you．It may not take up all of your heart like it does at first，but it will take part of it．

    And that，I think，is something no one ever talks about and that I wish we could — and would．

    What do you do when someone you are friends with decides your friendship is over? How do you deal with it?

    Maybe my latest novel can provide something for you．

47．From the passage we can infer that_____．

      A．it may takes Sarah a long time to recover after she lost Brianna’s friendship

     B．Sarah and Brianna are still best friends after a long period of time

     C．Sarah does not value Brianna’s friendship at all

     D．Ryan would feel puzzled about his real love

48．What do you think the book THE UNWRITTEN RULE is mainly about?

     A．Friendship．    B．School life．   C．Love．  D．Wrestling with feelings．

49．What’s the writer’s attitude towards friendship?

     A．We will all lose some friends in our life．

     B．Ending a friendship is worse than losing a boyfriend．

     C．It’s usual when a crack appears．

     D．You will eventually move on after you lose a friendship．

50．What do you think is the best title for the passage above?

     A．My Latest Novel．     B．Tricky Friends．   

    C．Sarah and Brianna．    D．Unforgettable Friendship