- Bob still performing?

--I’m afraid not. He is said ________ the stage already as he has become an official.

A. to have left B. leaving       C. to leave      D. to be leaving

_______ in her skirt, the little girl tried to make herself _______ at the party.

A. Dressed; notice                B. Dressing; noticed 

C. Dressed; noticed               D. Dressing; noticing

Geniuses amaze us, impress us and make us all a little jealous．How do they differ from the average person? Scientists are working hard to figure out that answer．Tune in to the National Geographic Channel to find out about the discoveries they’re making in the series My Brilliant Brain.

When Marc Yu was only two years old, he began to play the piano．After a year, he started learning pieces by Beethoven．Now he’s a world-famous concert pianist at age eight．He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hears．He seems to be specially designed for music．In Born Genius, National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies (神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.

Genius didn’t come naturally to Tommy McHugh．His came only after he nearly died from bleeding in his brain．After recovering, McHugh’s head was filled with new thoughts and pictures．So, he began to express them in the form of poetry and art．Now, he’s a seemingly unstoppable creative machine．Sufferers of autism and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can sometimes come from damage or disease．Accidental Genius explores this puzzling relationship.

Can normal people be trained to be geniuses? Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence．Yet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediately．As a result, she was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards．Make Me a Genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.

If becoming a genius were easy, we’d all be one．Yet, there is much more to super intelligence than simply being born lucky．Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographic’s My Brilliant Brain.

51．My Brilliant Brains is most probably from _______.

       A．a website            B．the radio                C．a magazine           D．a newspaper

52．The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is        .

       A．a person who learns something easily

       B．a child who is eager to learn new things

       C．a student who practices an instrument a lot

       D．a kid who works hard to do well in school

53．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．New things about the brain are still being discovered.

       B．People without natural abilities can learn to do things well.

       C．Some people naturally have more active brains.

       D．People are usually smarter when they recover from brain injury.

54．From the passage, we know that ___________

       A．scientists completely understand the brain

       B．people can only be born as geniuses

       C．there’s no such thing as a true genius

       D．there are many factors in being a genius

55．The author develops the passage mainly by ___________.

       A．providing typical examples

       B．following the natural time order

       C．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

       D．comparing opinions from different scientists

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Teaching my first child, Danae, to share her toys was the biggest challenge. To   36   this, we started inviting other children to play, which could help Danae discover that it’s   37   to share with others – a lesson I needed to   38   myself as well, as it   39  .

One evening Danac had   40  a friend, Natalie, to play with her. Their favorite was a children’s   41   game called Go Fish. That evening,   42   Natalie left, Danae came to me and said, “Mommy, I’d like to give these to Natalie tomorrow. They’re her favorites.”

She help up three cards from the Go Fish game. I tried to   43   that I didn’t want her to give them away because then our   44   wouldn’t be complete. “But I really want her to have them!” Danae   45  . I thought perhaps she didn’t understand that when she gave something away, it was gone   46  . So I tried again, saying, “  47   you give the cards to her, you can’t   48  them back tomorrow.”

A look of   49   came over Danae’s face. For a moment I was happy that she seemed to   50  . But then she smiled and said. “Well, that’s okay, I want her to have them anyway.”

    What could I say to that? I sat   51   for a moment and then I realized I had been trying for so long to   52   her to share. Did it   53   that our Go Fish set would be   54  ? What mattered was that my daughter was learning the   55   of giving, that she was thinking about others instead of herself, and that she was trying to make her friends happy. Isn’t that what life is all about?

A．achieve  B．apply C．receive     D．get

A．kind      B．gentle       C．fun    D．merciful

A．design    B．know C．create       D．review

A．turned up      B．turned away     C．turned to   D．turned out

A．begged   B．encouraged      C．invited      D．found

A．box       B．card  C．paper D．show

A．before    B．while C．after  D．until

A．explain  B．suggest     C．respond    D．teach

A．thing     B．card  C．set     D．toy

A．insisted       B．recommended   C．announced       D．cried

A．surely  B．suddenly   C．forever     D．indeed

A．If B．Once C．As     D．Unless

A．ask for B．call for     C．look for    D．care of

A．surprise       B．concern    C．delight      D．satisfaction

A．understand   B．accept       C．refuse       D．doubt

A．sadly    B．angrily     C．quietly      D．slowly

A．conduct       B．ask    C．force D．help

A．work    B．mean C．remind     D．matter

A．incomplete  B．lost   C．limited     D．gone

A．content B．usefulness C．way   D．joy

       In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who'd lived those years with us．In fact, we don't have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us —the ones so easily overlooked．If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it．Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness．

       Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours．If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others．It may be just the medicine you need．

       Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately．In that case don't let embarrassment sink you into silence —speak up the first time you have the chance．

       Once a young minister．Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiuti Indians in British Columbia．The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you．But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity．Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness．They do their thanks．

       I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?

       Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves．For no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart．Its message is universal; its lyrics transcend （超越） all earthly barriers; its music touches the heavens．

53．In the first paragraph the writer mainly encourages us       .

       A．never to overlook our close friends in daily life

       B．to express our sincere thanks timely to those around us

       C．to wait for a proper occasion to show our thanks

       D．to increase the world's happiness by saying thanks

54．According to the writer,      could be the best way to prevent ourselves from being left out.

       A．seeing a doctor to find the right medicine we need

       B．expressing our thanks as much as we can

       C．showing others actively we are interested in them

       D．speaking up the moment we have the chance

55．Mark Brian's story is mentioned in the passage in order to show the fact that       .

       A．the Indians didn't have any words for appreciation

       B．the Indians were particularly generous to others

       C．Mark Brian's set the Indians an example to show thanks

       D．some people may express their thanks through different approaches

56．What message does the writer intend to communicate in the last paragraph?

       A．Thanks is of great importance in developing harmonious relationship．

       B．One grateful heart is surely to deserve another good one in return．

       C．Thankfulness which goes beyond all barriers is universally understood．

       D．Human beings would misunderstand each other without appreciation．

—Hey, did you enjoy the vacation in London?

       —No．Our vacation was totally ruined; not only was the food terrible but the weather was awful        .

       A．in the meanwhile             B．as well

       C．as a matter of fact         D．in addition

---If you        to my birthday party last Saturday, you would have met Jim.

   ---I was not in Beijing then, otherwise I       to your party.

       A．came; would have come  B．had come; would have come

       C．would have come; had come   D．would come; had come

      Alice watched from her brother's New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees，broke windows，and swallowed cars，including her own.A few miles away，her best friend，Pat，also a nurse，was supervising patients in the high??risk hospital when the river banks broke.For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up.

      Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States.Weeks later, they，like thousands of others，returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone.

      The following spring，as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning residents.When asked if she would head a desperately needed clinic，Alice said she'd do it，but only with Pat.It took Pat less than five minutes to say yes.And after consulting with her children，she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

      As word spread, help poured in.Groups raised money and donated medical equipment,exam tables,free ductwork,other supplies and even labour. Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat's living room into a waiting room.

      On February 27,2007，the clinic opened，with patients lined up around the block.Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina.Over 1200 people have made their way to the clinic，whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test：“Would your mama feel comfortable here”Until recently，it was the only health??care facility in there.“It's a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure,”says Latoya Owens，30，who suffers from hypertension.

      “This is the most rewarding thing I've ever done,”says Alice.Adds Pat，“I'm alleviating (减轻) some suffering in an underserved population.I listen to their stories，and I cry a lot.People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here，but we are far from that.”

45. When Hurricane Katrina arrived，______.

A.Alice was driving to her brother's house

B.Pat was visiting in a hospital

C.houses were destroyed

D.people were rescued to safety

46. What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?

A.The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina.

B.The clinic helped local people a lot.

C.The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood.

D.The clinic was decorated to people's satisfaction.

47. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought.

B.Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing.

C.Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice.

D.People were ready to help when disasters happened.

48. Pat cried a lot probably because ______.

A.she was sad about what people had suffered

B.she was moved by people's help to the clinic

C.work in the clinic was too difficult

D.she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

I will accept late work, ________I will reduce the grade by 5%.

  A. while            B. so           C.but            D. if

 You may cancel the disk check but it is strongly recommended that you ________.

A. continue        B. will continue      C. continued     D. must continue