The key was _____(到处都没有) to be found.

The idea _____ （发生，想起）to him in a dream.

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 56  Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.  57

If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

58  A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.  59  A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area----- until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

60  It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up---- we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.

G. Colors do influence our moods---- there is no doubt about it.

Raising a baby takes a lot of work, especially when that baby is a king penguin. Now, it looks like climate change will make life even harder for these birds. A new study suggests that warmer waters could make their numbers dwindle.

Most king penguins live on the Crozet Archipelago, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 miles north of Antarctica. After the penguin chicks are born in November (which is summer in the Southern Hemisphere), both parents spend 4 months collecting fish to feed their children. When the fish move to deeper waters in March, the adults leave their chicks alone for months. They swim hundreds of miles south. There, near the Antarctic ice, they spend the winter eating seafood, such as squid, to add their own energy stores. In October, nearly a year after their chicks are born, the parents return to feed and finish raising them.

Scientists from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Strasbourg, France, have been studying king penguins on the Crozet Archipelago for a decade. Starting in 1998, Yvon Le Maho and other researchers implanted electronic ID tags under the skin of hundreds of penguins. The tags have allowed Le Maho’s team to know the details about them, such as how long they live, whether they return from their winter trips, and if their chicks manage to survive the winter.

Ocean surface temperatures vary from year to year. And former research had shown that fewer squid, fish and other creatures grow when the water is warmer. Le Maho suspected that this drop in the food supply would make it harder for adult penguins to survive the tough times ahead. King penguins can live for up to 30 years. And for now, the population still appears healthy. But a warming trend could cause big trouble for a bird that depends on cold and ice.

52. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Ocean warming may threaten king penguins

B. The Crozet Archipelago is the world of king penguins

C. Scientists support the protection of king penguins

D. King penguins’ habitat is in great danger

53. In the first paragraph, the underlined word “dwindle” probably means______.

A. double       B. increase       C. vanish       D. decrease

54. According to the passage, the adult penguins spend the winter south because ______.

A. They have to raise their children there

B. they have to raise their chicks there

C. the food supply they need exists there

D. they have to give birth to chicks there

55. From the third paragraph we can know ______.

A. scientists have been studying the penguins in Antarctica for a decade

B. the ID tags are just like recorders to keep in the information about penguins

C. Le Maho started the scientific team in France

D. About one hundred penguins are involved in the research

Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.

The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind is situation, for example, family problem, the death of loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.

The third kind of loneliness is the most serious. Unlike the second type, chronic (the opposite of “temporary”) usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.

Psychologists(心理学家)agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, for example, friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity.

Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease, while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.

48. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?

A. Talk to friends                       B. Just ignore it

C. Go to see a doctor                  D. Ask your teachers for guidance

49. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?

A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems

B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness

C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome

D. Chronic loneliness is incurable

50. Loneliness is divided according to _____.

A. the time it lasts                          B. the places where it appears

C. different people it happens to      D. different seasons when it appears

51. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Three kinds of loneliness             B. Loneliness and diseases

C. Loneliness and social contacts      D. Chronic loneliness

The average British women’s waistline(腰围) has grown by 2 inches in 10 years, all thanks to the sedentary(久坐的) lifestyle.

A study conducted by Cancer Research UK scientists found that the average waistline of British women has increased from 31.8 inches to 33.5 inches.

Men are also nowhere behind the fairer sex, for the research found that the average man’s waistline has grown by 1.4 inches to 38 inches.

 “We know high body weight increases the risk of a number of cancers and it is important we get this message out to as many people as possible,” the Daily Mail quoted Dr Lesley Walker, of Cancer Research UK, as saying.

 “A healthy diet with plenty of fiber, fruit and vegetables, as well as regular exercise can help people lose weight and reduce their risk of cancer,” he added.

The trend was found to be obvious in the under 45s, where the proportion of men with a body mass index(指数) over 35, and of women with a BMI of over 40, has grown twice during the decade.

Lead researcher Professor Jane Wardle said it is possible that young people follow a less healthy lifestyle than their elders.

 “Snacking habits, takeaway meals high in fat and sedentary lifestyles where many people spend both work and leisure time sitting in front of a computer are all likely to contribute to the results.”

She added that genetics(遗传) also play an important role in the growing rate of getting fat.

45. How many reasons did the writer mention for British women’s increased waistlines?

A. 1            B. 2           C. 3           D. 4

46. Man’s average waistline used to be ______.

A. 31.8 inches     B. 33.5 inches      C. 36.6 inches      D. 38 inches

47. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. British women’s waistlines have grown

B. It is easy for the English to get fat

C. It is easy for the English to suffer from cancer

D. The English have a less healthy lifestyle

A group of professional people put this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined:

 “When my grandmother got arthritis(关节炎), she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”

Rebecca-----age 8

 “Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.”

Chrissy-----age 6

 “Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.”

Danny----age 7

 “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, and then he wears it every day.”

Noelle----age 7

 “My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”

Clare---- age 6

 “Love is when my mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”

Chris----age 7

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing. I just helped him cry.”

41. How many children talk about love between a husband and wife?

A. Three        B. Four        C. Five        D. Six

42. According to Leo Buscaglia, the four-year-old boy _____.

A. gave the definition of love by saying nothing

B. had a good understanding of his neighbor’s sadness

C. cheered his neighbor up in a unique way

D. showed concern for the old man in his own way

43. The children’s answers are mainly based on _____.

A. their own stories                      B. their family stories

C. what happened around them      D. how they viewed people around them

44. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To present a survey               B. To explain the meaning of love

C. To report a contest                D. To show children’s love

In the forest or in the fields you can often see small hills of earth and busy little ants. Ants live in different 21. An ant has two strong jaws to22 soil, to cup up food, to 23 the eggs or the young.

The head of an ant is triangular(三角形), with two eyes for 24 uses and sometimes three more very small 25, which are made up of many parts, 26 the ant can see 27 that moves around it. Some of these eyes see things near it; others can see things 28 in the distance.

The ant has six legs. Its feelers have twelve joins(接合点), 29 which the ant finds its 30 in its underground home. Some ants do not 31 nests, but make use of holes under stones or logs. Other ants build their little hills with 32, bits of wood, sand and earth.

The life of ants is not only 33 and play. They must have rest too. But they don’t 34 long. When waking up, they begin to 35 themselves. They use their tongues just 36 a cat uses hers.

Ants have a good 37. When an ant, which has been away for a long time, returns to its nest, the others 38 it and show their greatest joy at its return. But if a strange ant 39 their nest, the ants will 40 the stranger killed at once.

When the headmaster announced his plan for a spring outing, the _____of the students in the class _____ for it.

A. majority, were   B. most, did   C. most, were    D. majority, was

When it was his turn to deliver his speech, ______, he walked towards the microphone.

A. nervously and embarrassingly     B. nervous and embarrassedly

C. nervously and embarrassing       D. nervous and embarrassed