一What did he want to know，John?

一         that we could finish our work．

 A．What it was    B．When was it  C．When it was D．What was it

Although everything seems to have been taken into consideration，        accident can happen when the astronauts walk in            space．

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

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MOST American teenagers used to spend their summer vacations holding multiple jobs. However, with the increase in gas prices, teenagers chose to stay at home instead of going out of the town.

"I wish the prices would                                 . The expense  of driving to places is affecting our daily lives," said Alicia Still, a senior at Enochs High School in Modesto, California.

Alicia, who spent her summer at her dad's house, said that there would be no point in getting a job.

"The drive to my workplace is so long that I would hardly be making any profit  because all my money would be going toward gas," she said.

Teenagers are now forced to give up the pleasure of driving around town without purpose. "Instead of driving around looking for something to do, I now find myself planning way in advance so I don't waste necessary gas," said Stephen Macko, a student at Davis High School in Modesto.

What kinds of things are teenagers doing in order to conserve gas?

Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at one time so she doesn't have to go home and leave again.

"I try to do it all in one trip so I don't have to always be running around and wasting gas," she said. "I know that when I go to lunch with my friends, we make sure to go somewhere near all of our houses so we save gas."

"But it's hard, considering I drive a big truck. I also try to get a lift from my friends when they are going places that I am going." said Stephen.

Some try not to accelerate too much.

Teenagers will have to continue changing their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases. However, that might not be a bad thing.   

76. What is the best title of this passage ?(Please answer within 10 words)

77. Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrase to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 7 words)

78. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

79. Find a sentence in the passage to replace the following one.

Some teenagers avoids speeding up when driving.

80. List one example of what some teenagers do to save gas.

The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides（自杀） as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders (带躁狂的抑郁症) and the current market meltdown (崩溃) could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses.

The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.

"We should not be surprised at the turbulence (动荡) and likely consequences of the current financial crisis. Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need," WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.

"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders," Chan warned.

Benedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.

Mental and neurological disorders are often chronic (慢性) and disabling, he said. Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large proportion (比例) of them are young adults.

Asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, "Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes. Even the poor can be affected by this crisis."

"There is a clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters. I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people," he said. The global crisis could be expected to affect the "stability（稳定） of communities and families", according to Saraceno.

71. According  to  the  passage,  the chief  result  of  the  worldwide  financial  crisis  is   that               . 

A. more people will be poorer

B. more people will be out of jobs

C. more people will suffer from mental problems

D. more people will commit suicide

72. The United Nations agency worried that               . 

A. more rich people would commit suicide

B. the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countries

C. the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair

D. hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems

73. The underlined word  impact in the third paragraph probably means               . 

A. crisis                                                                          B. disorder

C. meltdown                                                                   D. influence

74. It is implied that               .  

A. far more work should be done to help those who are mentally ill

B. it will be surprising to see more people commit suicide

C. a mental disorder is a chronic disease

D. many more young adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages

75. The best title for the passage is               .  

A. Consequences of Global Financial Crisis.

B. Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial Crisis.

C. Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown.

D. Chronic Mental Disorders.

FOR Chinese students the end of their senior year is filled with studying and stress as they prepare for the college entrance exams in June. But for American high school seniors the experience couldn't be more different. The end of senior year is a celebration of their time in high school and involves parties, games and fun.

Senioritis is a commonly used expression. It means seniors have a disease which makes them unable to do work. This starts in April when seniors find out whether they have been accepted to university.

Unwilling to do school work, seniors have plenty of other activities to focus on.

Many schools have a "Senior Show", in which only seniors are allowed to perform. Some seniors sing or dance but many of them perform skits (滑稽短剧), where they make fun of their favorite teachers or their friends. For example, a group of boys may dress up  and  imitate  a group of their girl friends. It is all very light-hearted.

The "Senior Show" is usually a part of Senior Week, which is a week specifically dedicated (专用的) to seniors. During this week, seniors usually get academic or athletic awards they have won over their high school careers. The seniors also vote for one of their male and female classmates who they believe is the best-looking or funniest or most involved, etc. These are then published in the yearbook.

The yearbook is an important part of high school for seniors. It is usually dedicated to them and has all their pictures and some words from them in it. Then seniors go around and get it signed by their friends so they can always remember their time together.

Of course during all of this time, seniors are preparing for the Senior Prom, which is an important moment in American culture. It is the most important dance in a young American's life.

The end of senior year is a truly special and wonderful time for American students. It's something they will remember for the rest of their lives.

66. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in paragrah 1?

A. For American high school seniors, things are quite different.                  

B. It doesn't make difference at the end of the senior year.

C. For American high school seniors, it is the best time of the year.

D. It is the period filled with stress and workload.

67. Why are scenarists unable to do work? 

A. Because they have a "disease".

B. Because they are busy for the university.

C. Because it is illegal for them to work.

D. There's too much for them to learn in high school.

68. What activities that seniors would like to do according to the passage? 

A. School work                                                               B. Voting for the film star

C. Singing or dance contests                                             D. Senior Show and Senior Prom

69. Which is not true according to the passage?           

A. All students are allowed to perform in the Senior Show.

B. The yearbook is a reminder for the seniors.

C. Seniors elect the Prom Queen at the end of the Senior Prom.

D. Senior Prom is the most important dance for the seniors .

70. What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage? 

A. Activities on the sports field.

B. The graduation ceremony where they receive their high school diploma.

C. Their favorite film stars.

D. The health of seniors.                    

DID you get a flu shot this year? For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US is recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine.

Vaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. A weakened form of the germ (微生物) is introduced into the body. The body makes special substances called antibodies to fight the germs. If the actual germs were to attack, the antibodies would fight it.

       Because there are many kinds of flu viruses, scientists must create a new vaccine  formula (方程式) each year. Researchers must make a prediction.

It is like forecasting the weather. Sometimes they are right on, and sometimes they are off. But even when the vaccine does not closely match circulating flu types, it can make the illness less serious.

 "The flu vaccine is not as effective as the polio (小儿麻痹症) vaccine or the measles vaccine," says Dr William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. "It's not a great vaccine, but it is quite a good vaccine."

But a flu vaccine doesn't work for everyone. There are certain people who should be careful about taking it.

Because the vaccine is produced in eggs, those who are allergic (过敏的) to eggs should not take it. If you have a fever, you should wait until you recover.

Some people are afraid that they might get the flu from the flu shot. Scientists say that it is not possible, because the viruses in the flu shot are inactivated. But some minor side effects such as low-grade fever and body ache could occur. If they do, they begin soon after the shot and usually last only one to two days.

Did you know?

Smallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by putting a virus into a healthy person. In 1796, English scientist Edward Jenner placed some infected (被感染的) material under a boy's skin.

61. Which of the following is the proper definition of "vaccine"?   

A. virus used for fighting against disease.

B. Antibodies to fight germs.

C. Formula to fight against disease.

D. Substance containing virus used for protecting people against diseases.

62. By saying "It's not a great vaccine, but  it  is  quite  a  good  vaccine",  the  author  means the flu vaccine               .  

A. is not as effective as the polio and measles vaccines

B. is not effective, compared with the polio and measles vaccines

C. does help to make illness less serious

D. is quite good because it works for everyone

63. We can infer from the passage that               .   

A. those who are allergic to eggs should not take flu vaccine

B. all the flu vaccines are not effective for everyone

C. you should go to a doctor if you have a fever or body ache after taking the flu vaccine

D. it is possible that some people might get the flu from the flu shot

64. It is not advisable for everyone to take flu vaccine because               .   

A. there are many kinds of virus

B. the flu vaccine is not as effective as the polio and measles vaccines

C. someone may be allergic to it

D. it has some minor side-effects

65. What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?   

A. What kind of people should be careful about taking smallpox vaccine.

B. The side-effects of smallpox vaccine.

C. The origin of the flu vaccine.

D. How the smallpox vaccine worked on the boy.          

NOT all math skills are learned in the classroom. Some of them come naturally. Consider the split-second calculations  you make when you estimate (估计) the number of empty seats on the school bus or the number of cookies in a cookie jar.

These estimates can often be done without counting. That's because humans are born with the ability to closely guess the number of items in a group. Researchers call this ability a person's "number sense".

To see how a person's inborn number sense might be linked to mathematical performance in the classroom, psychologist Justin Halberda and his colleagues from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, US ran some tests.

The scientists asked 64 14-year-olds to look at images (影像) of yellow and blue dots that flashed on a computer screen for a fraction (一小部分) of a second. Each image contained between 10 and 32 dots that varied in size.

Some images contained twice as many blue dots  as yellow dots. In other images, however, the number of blue and yellow dots was nearly equal. For each image, the students were asked to estimate which color had more dots.

The scientists found a wide variation in how well students could pick the color with the most dots.

The scientists then looked at the students' math scores dating back to kindergarten. Children that performed best in the image test also scored the highest in standard math tests.

The same finding held true at the other end of the spectrum (范围). Students who didn't score well on the image test received lower math scores.

The study was the first to show a link between a person's inborn number sense and his or her achievement in formal math training.

Does this connection mean that one cannot be good in math if they have a weak number sense? Or that having a strong number sense is a guarantee for good grades in math? The answers are not clear.

While scientists continue looking at the possible links between a person's number sense and math achievement, one thing is certain: Doing lots of math homework will  boost your chances of success.

56. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?    

A. Everyone has an inborn number sense.

B. Those who have a strong number sense are sure to do well in math.

C. Some of the math skills are inborn.

D. Doing a lot of math exercises may help to learn math well.

57. Justin Halberda and his colleagues ran some tests to               .    

A. look at the students' math scores dating back to kindergarten.

B. ask the students to estimate the dots

C. see if a person's inborn number sense has something to do with math learning

D. decide how to learn math well

58. What is the proper meaning of the underlined word "boost"?   

A. increase                                                                      B. grasp         

C. miss                                                                           D. possess

59. According to the passage, the most important thing to learn math well is that               .  

A. one should have an inborn number sense

B. one should practice a lot

C. one should do a lot of tests

D. one should do a lot of counting

60. What is the result of Justin Halberda's tests?    

A. Students who did well in the tests also did well in math exams.

B. One cannot be successful in math if he has a well number sense.

C. One who has a strong number sense can not do math well.

D. One should do a lot of math homework if he wants to have a number sense.                 

EVERY morning in the school dormitory, I am woken up by the morning bell along with the crow (啼叫) of the two peacocks, which are the most special inhabitants in our campus.

When I first heard about them, I thought it was so      36       to have two useless peacocks in a high school       37       I even planned a letter to the president       38       him to send them to the zoo. Yet after I paid them my first       39     , which was a week later, I 40  changed my mind.

That was my first Friday in school,       41       was filled by books and tests. My friend enthusiastically       42       me to the back garden of our school to visit the peacocks. I unwillingly followed her through the       43       and unruly (混乱的) flood of busy students, and came into the quiet little garden.

The       44      silence and special fragrance of water and grass quickly enetrated (沁入) my  45   heart, and brought me some fresh air. I walked to the cage of the peacocks and saw the two attractive creatures. "They are so    46     ."

Those simple words popped into my mind       47       I had seen peacocks many times in the zoo. I thought about the       48       of several famous poets and artists while     49     them peanuts and ice cream, and I felt a kind of       50       of nature and study in my mind.

Men are beings instead of       51     . Working like machines will change our pristine (质朴的) minds  and healthy hearts. There was       52       reporting  that a student at Fudan  University    53     30 lost cats. I believe he did not graduate from our school, where everyone can hear the crow from the heavenly animals every morning.

I think nowadays, high school students  need  to  go  out  to       54       our  bodies  and  minds,      55       crouching down behind the piles of text books.

Look at the gold forsythia (连翘), that's the spring calling.

― Is there a hospital here?

― No, but there               .

      A. would                       B. used to                    

      C. used to be                 D. ought to 

Since being published on March 13, the book                a bestseller in many Chinese bookstores.

A. has become                 B. became                  C. is becoming            D. was becoming