.Jack came from a poor family, so his parents had to______a lot to pay for his education. (潍坊市)

     A. accuse          B. qualify          C. purchase         D. sacrifice

As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled (宠坏) children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans(贷款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.

I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢华), not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old in the story despairs(绝望) that he can’t afford to get a Ph.D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding. Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments.(投资) “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.

This recession(衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life.

64．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

       A．They expect everything to be easy for them.

       B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.

       C．They are reluctant (不愿) to face all of the challenges.

       D．They are burdened by student loans.

65．The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means        .

       A．baby production       B．pleasant

       C．baby comfort           D．essential

66．What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in Paragraph 5?

       A．Intolerant.       B．Negative.  C．Unbelieving.    D．Understanding.

67．What is the best title for this passage?

       A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study

       B．Why Young People Can’t Afford to Buy a House

       C．When Young People’s High Hopes Create Despair

       D．What the 20-somethings’ High Expectations Are

All plant cells are capable of taking up water. Even dead ones do to a certain degree. Absorption（吸收）of water by dead cell walls makes wood become larger. In common land plants, the living cells of roots take up most of the water. Land plants without roots do exist, however. Those greenish-yellow lichens（苔藓）you see on rocks in the high mountains have no roots. Half a billion years ago, when water plants started to enter the land, the first land plants did not have roots.

Even among the flowering plants, one finds rootless forms. These flowering plants are “the higher plants” because they evolved（进化）recently and are thus considered higher on the evolutionary scale（进化度）. In the Peruvian desert, there grows one of these rootless higher plants, a bromeliad. It is a relative of the pineapple. Even if this plant had roots, they would be of no use, because where the plant grows, it never rains. The plant gets its water only from the dew（露水）it collects at night, when its leaves cool off. Such rootless plants, of course, can be moved with ease, but they will only grow when they are placed out in the open. If they are placed too near a house, the radiation from the heat of the house prevents the leaves from cooling and so prevents dew from forming, and the plant dies. In the southern United States and in Puerto Rico, one sees bromeliads growing high above the streets on the insulation（绝缘物）of electric wires. These plants get their water from rain, and the only soil they ever come in contact with is the dust that may blow on their leaves.

72．Wood becomes larger because of    .

A．dead cell walls                                    B．water entering dead cells

C．the growth of cells                               D．the death of cells

73．From the passage we know that the evolutionary scale is graded according to    .

A．evolutionary cycles         B．heights and depths  C．time  D．kinds

74．The “bromeliad” is a plant that   .

A．has useless roots                                  B．is a pineapple

C．can grow anywhere                       D．takes up water through its leaves

75．The most suitable title for this passage is “    ”.

A．Absorption of water by plants                   B．Rootless plants

C．Plants in the desert                                   D．Higher plants

Many of    friends British people make at school remain    friends for life, so it is true that schooldays are “the best of life”.

A．the；不填     B．the; the   C．不填; the  D．不填；不填

She was admitted to so excellent ________ university that her parents were proud of her.

A. /    B. a   C. an   D. the  

For years scientists have been concerned about the effects of air pollution on the earth's natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.

Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired,to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems.Some pollutants(污染物)can cause breathing disorders,diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s.It is said that when builders began making houses and offices they did not want to waste energy.To do this,they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside.They also began using man-made building materials.These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it.They discovered a natural pollution control system for building－green plants.Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution.They believe that a plant's leaves absorb or take in the pollutants.In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots.Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space.Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals.So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants.Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place.

77.What is the topic of the passage?

       A.Air pollution.           

      B.Green plants indoors.

       C.Indoor air pollution.         

      D.Environment protecting.

78.What makes indoor air pollution more harmful than that of the air outside?

       A.The limited flow of air indoors.

      B.Man-made building materials.

       C.Fewer green plants inside houses.     

      D.The energy-saving materials indoors.

79.The most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants because______.

       A.they can make houses pettier and healthier

       B.they may let out oxygen which people need

       C.they can take in all kinds of indoor pollutants  

       D.they can absorb different harmful indoor chemicals

80.Which of the following is implied but NOT stated?

       A.keep windows open and let fresh air in.

       B.Scientists have a clear idea how plants control air pollution.

       C.Oxygen is let out through the leaves and roots of the plants.

       D.Green plants are a natural pollution control system for building.

What causes traffic jams? Too many cars, right? No! Some Brits are now saying that traffic lights are to blame for much of the congestion（交通拥挤）. They suggest that traffic lights be removed at busy roads. They believe people are a better judge of when it’s safe to go, not a traffic light programmed by an absent regulator.

A report from the Institute of Economic Affairs, a UK think tank（智囊团）, argues that abolishing traffic signals would decrease congestion, reduce exhaust emissions（废气排放）and improve safety.

The report said that removing lights should also prevent other bad behavior caused by signals, such as speeding up to catch a green light. It would also avoid the wasted time when drivers have to sit at a red light even if no one is using the green.

The idea may sound strange, but it’s not new. Seven cities and regions in Europe are experimenting with no-lights roads.

Drachten in the Netherlands has got rid of 16 of its traffic light crossings and changed the other two to roundabouts under a “shared space” scheme. At crossings, cyclists dutifully raise their arm when they want to make a turn, and drivers follow a first-arrived, first-through approach and communicate by hand signs, nods and waving.

The result? Typical journey time has been cut in half, and accidents and congestion have mostly disappeared.

There have been small collisions but no problem, said Hans Monderman, creator of the scheme. “We want small accidents, in order to prevent serious ones. It works well because it’s dangerous. The driver has to be responsible for his or her own risk.

“The many rules take away the ability to be considerate,” Monderman added. “We’re losing our responsibility for socially responsible behavior.”

So far, Drachten’s locals have called the experiment a success. “I am used to it now,” said Helena Spaanstra, 24. “You drive more slowly and carefully, but somehow you seem to get around town quicker.”

Tony Ooostward, 70, was equally enthusiastic. “I am a walker and now you are the boss at the crossroads, everyone waits for you. But at the same time walkers wait until there are a number of people wanting to cross at the same time.”

Owen Paterson, UK’s Shadow Transport Minister, visited Drachten. He said Britain should learn from the model. “The idea is to create space where there is mild anxiety among everyone so they all behave cautiously. No one drives fast along a busy street thinking that they have right of way.”

60.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Don’t Count On Traffic Lights              B. New Traffic Systems Needed

C. Turn Those Traffic Lights Off         D. Let People Have More Say In Traffic

61.According to the report from the Institute of Economic Affairs, abolishing traffic lights would NOT lead to ____.

A. more time being saved                   B. reduction of traffic jams

C. improvement of the environment    D. right of way being taken for granted

62.The underlined word “collision” in Paragraph 7 means closest to ____.

A. jam     B. accident     C. trouble     D. congestion

63.From the passage we can see that the experiment in Drachten worked well because ____.

A. walkers have become the boss of the crossroads

B. cyclists, walkers and drivers each have specially designed routes

C. everyone finds that they have to do their share in regulating traffic

D. drivers are more careful and wait for eyclists or walkers to pass first

请根据汉语意思或英文首字母填写单词。

71. Studies show people are more __________ (可能的)to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computers.

72. The m_________ of us voted for Mr.Red, who then became chairman of the committee.

73. The vice president indicated that all a______ for the post should have a master’s degree.

74. Dust will ____________(堆积) in a deserted house.

75. He was c______ down when the procedure he had used to produce a mammal clone ended in failure.

76. Some countries began to reform their legal systems and _______ (禁止) research into human cloning.

77. Every time I returned after an ________ (缺席), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

78. What a sweet victory to be _______ (嫉妒) by those women.

79. Sit o_______ the street and watch the parade go by.

80. The chemist a________ the coffee and found it contained poison.

The visitors are greatly impressed by the fact that_____ people from all walks of life are working hard for _____ new Jilin.

A report, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal(致命)accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.

The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p. m.,and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car,the driver was even more likely to die in a late night accident.

Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with "really stupid behavior" than with just a lack of driving experience. "The basic thing, "he says, "is that adults who are responsible for issuing(发放) licenses fail to recognize how skilled a task driving is. "

Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to reduce the harm is to have so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a slower process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving at night with a limited number of passengers before graduating to get a full driving license.

Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have number limitation on passengers. California is the strictest, with a new driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20 for the first six months.

76.Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

      A. Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p. m.

      B. A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.

      C. Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.

      D. A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.

77.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to_______.

      A. their frequent driving at night          B. their lack of driving experience

      C. their improper way of driving          D. their driving with passengers

78.Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 3 ?  

      A. Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.

      B. Driving is a skill too difficult for teenagers to learn.

      C. Teenagers should be limited in taking driving lessons.

      D. People issuing license are partly responsible for the accidents.

79.A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers'driving accidents is that_______

      A. driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule.

      B. they should be forbidden to take on passengers

      C. they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p. m.

      D. the licensing systems should be improved

80.The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensing system_______.

      A. is under discussion               B. is about to be set up

      C. has been put into effect                  D. has been perfected