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4、 A recent Auburn University study provides some real numbers to back a theory we’ve all known was true for some time―planting a shade tree near your home reduces energy bills significantly in the spring and summer months. The study, conducted in Auburn, Alabama, included 160 homes with different levels of shade. Each home’s energy usage was monitored and compared to other houses with similar energy― using patterns, size, type of cooling system, etc. Here are some highlights from the study:

Houses with trees on the west side of their home had a “much lower power bill”.

Older homes had the most shade coverage, because people did not use to rely on air conditioning as much to keep them cool.

Children under age 12 consume the most power in a home as they watch television, play games and frequently leave lights on.

Fall and early winter are the perfect seasons to plant a tree. This time of year many nurseries（苗圃）are trying to reduce their inventory of trees heading into the winter, so you may find a deal on trees easily to plant around your lot.

While you have the spade out, consider planting a tree near your outside air conditioning unit. The shade will keep the unit cooler and help it operate more efficiently. Be sure to plant far enough from the unit to allow proper airflow, and account for the tree’s growth over time.

It actually hurts to watch the trees being knocked over when land developers plan neighborhoods because trees could provide much needed shade to new homeowners, reducing their electric bill and the amount of energy they consume. Hopefully this study, and more like it in the future, will encourage developers and builders to plan around trees as much as possible to offer homeowners a shaded lot.

66．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．A new study about planting trees.

B．Planting trees to reduce your power bill.

C．Houses with trees on the west side.

D．Don't cut trees down when planning neighborhoods.

67．The underlined word "inventory" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ____.

A．invention B．volume C．list D．type

68．According to the passage, ____ might spend more energy cost.

A．houses with trees on the west side of their home

B．older houses with the most shade coverage

C．houses with different levels of shade

D．houses with the children under age 12

69．Which is NOT the benefit of planting a tree near the outside air conditioning unit?

A．The shade will keep the unit much cooler.

B．The shade helps the unit operate more efficiently.

C．The trees stops the unit having proper airflow.

D．The shade prevents the sunlight from shining on the unit.

70．What can we learn from this study?

A．The study is carried out by the students at Auburn University, Alabama.

B．While planning new neighborhoods, developers often cut down the trees there.

C．Houses with trees on the east side of their house had a lower power bill.

D．The study will prevent developers and builders from planning more trees.

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I've tried to explain compound interest to my eight - year - old daughter. When I have finished it, she summarizes back to me, "So, you are saying if I put $ 100 in the bank, when I turn sixteen the bank will give me $ 200?" She has already grasped more of the concept than I understood at her age, but she couldn't clearly understand that until she sees them in action.

One day I gave her a Ziploc bag with a handful of pennies and told her over the course of a week I wanted her to give me a penny a day. I would deposit the penny in " The Bank of Dad" and compound interest would begin to accumulate the day she deposited the penny. At the end of the week we would check her bank balance.

Each day my daughter handed over one penny at the breakfast table and I deposited it in her bank. I gave her a "receipt" for her deposit and explained that she needed to keep up with the receipts to see how much money she had added to her account. In an effort to make this a little more realistic, I deposited a penny from my own piggy bank every other day to give her an additional four pennies at the end of the week.

On Sunday evening we gathered receipts and confirmed she had deposited seven pennies in "The Bank of Dad. " Then I opened the old film container and counted out its contents―all eleven pennies. "Hey, there are four extra pennies in there!" I explained that her original seven pennies had grown to eleven pennies because every couple days the bank paid her a penny for letting them use her money―that's interest. She paused and asked, "Dad, what would happen if you deposited like a hundred million pennies in the bank?

61．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ____.

A．the writer' s daughter understood compound interest better than him

B．the writer wanted her daughter to understand compound interest

C．the writer' s daughter understood compound interest very well

D．the writer' s daughter grasped the exact meaning of compound interest

62．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A．The writer' s daughter got a handful of pennies from her father.

B．The writer got compound pennies from "The Bank of Dad".

C．The writer placed one penny in "The Bank of Dad" each day.

D．Compound interest would begin to increase at the end of the week.

63．Each day the writer’s daughter ____.

A．got a penny from her father B．received interest from her father

C．deposited a penny in her piggy bank D．handed over one penny to her father

64．What can we infer from the passage?

A．"The Bank of Dad" paid the girl a penny each day as interest.

B．The father used a good way to show his daughter about interest.

C．There were eleven pennies in the old film container in total.

D．The writer's daughter was very puzzled with compound interest.

65．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．How to Deposit Pennies in "The Bank of Dad"．

B．Welcome to Deposit Money in the Bank.

C．How to Teach Compound Interest to Kids.

D．A Good Relationship between Father and Kid.

2、It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with honors despite working two jobs and being a wife and mother. My parents and five - year - old son were in the audience when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my family’s well - being.

But when I got home that evening, there was a note from my husband written on the back of an envelope. It basically said he’d come to get his clothes and wouldn't be back. We’d been having trouble, but the finality of that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in expectation of interviewing for a teaching position. I was embarrassed, scared, and angry and felt I had failed.

But I had my son, and I was about to bring a new life into the world, so despite my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, fixed breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep me moving. One small step after one small step was the way I bounced back.

And in the seven years since, I've continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master' s degree in education. I certainly would never have chosen to put them through this, but I'm glad it happened to me when looking back. It helped me find my voice and myself a lot sooner. It helped me grow independent, confident, and strong―things I' m hopefully developing gradually now in my child.

56．It was one of the author's happiest times because ____.

A．she became a good wife and got two jobs

B．she had just received her bachelor's degree

C．she had been a teacher at Ashland University

D．she was proud to be loved by her family

57．From the second paragraph we can learn the author ____.

A．had run out of her money and was in debt

B．had interviewed for a teaching position

C．had a bad relationship with her husband

D．had got a paper of ending her marriage

58．The author did everything as usual because ____.

A．she wanted to use her routine to move forward

B．she wanted to get a good job as a teacher

C．she felt she had failed and was very sad

D．she had to support her mother and child

59．What does the author think of the failure she faced?

A．It was possible to live without failing at something.

B．It made her become embarrassed, scared, and angry .

C．It made her give up hope and didn't bounce back.

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D．It had a positive and beneficial influence on her.

60．The passage mainly wants to teach us ____.

A．how to learn from failure B．how to become a good woman

C．how to earn a master' s degree D．how to bring up our children

1、Every April, Tim Reilly writes a birthday card for his son Matthew and leaves it on the kitchen table. And every year, after a few days, he reluctantly （不情愿地） removes it 36 and puts it on top of the 37 that have accumulated since Matthew' s disappearance.

His bedroom 38 as it was when Matthew, aged 30, walked 39 of the family home. On top of the cupboard is a yellowing copy of the Radio Times pitifully 40 the day when he disappeared.

Matthew was living at his parents' house when he left to 41 his daily walk. He was a good - looking artist who, 42 from feeling the pressure that came with his unsteady, highly competitive career, had no 43 to walk out on his life, family and friends and 44 return.

"The day he left was the same as any other," 45 Tim, speaking quietly. "He didn't say goodbye but that wasn't 46 . He went for a walk every day. " The police started an investigation seeking for him or, worse, his body, but nothing 47 up. At first Tim 48 . Matthew to return after a couple of days, but as the weeks turned into months, and then years, Tim' s optimism has sometimes become weaker although his 49 to find his son has not.

Last Sunday, Matthew would have turned 40. After his disappearance Tim used to buy 50

for Matthew' s birthday each year but 51 he decided to just write a card. Each one 52 a loving message that Tim, 86, hopes Matthew will one day read.

Tim went into Matthew' s bedroom every day to let in some air and just think about him. When his wife became ill, it was terrible. She 53 a horrible death with her last 54 ：Where is Matthew?

"If I could 55 to Matthew," said Tim, "I'd just tell him to come home. It doesn't matter that he’s been away so long, I just want him to come back and I always will. "

36．A．covered	B．wrapped	C．unopened	D．untouched
37．A．flowers	B．cakes	C．letters	D．others
38．A．puts	B．keeps	C．appears	D．remains
39．A．out	B．away	C．off	D．over
40．A．mentioned	B．marked	C．dated	D．printed
41．A．go	B．take	C．spend	D．cost
42．A．except	B．besides	C．apart	D．but
43．A．way	B．method	C．interest	D．reason
44．A．seldom	B．hardly	C．never	D．neither
45．A．remembers	B．recites	C．reminds	D．thinks
46．A．reasonable	B．unusual	C．responsible	D．necessary
47．A．showed	B．caught	C．started	D．turned
48．A．imagined	B．expected	C．desired	D．hoped
49．A．determination	B．assumption	C．consideration	D．identification
50．A．cards	B．gifts	C．clothes	D．shoes
51．A．eventually	B．occasionally	C．temporarily	D．especially
52．A．reads	B．says	C．consists	D．contains
53．A．escaped	B．abolished	C．suffered	D．performed
54．A．question	B．sentence	C．intention	D．problem
55．A．turn	B．speak	C．shout	D．write

24、----What time do you start work?

---- _____________.

A. It’s none of your business. B. It varies.

C. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. D. It doesn’t make any difference

23、Jack’s room always has the dusty smell of an apartment whose windows are　opened.

A．rarely B．generally C．apparently D．frequently

22、－Did you enjoy your journey to the town?

一．We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way．

A．Absolutely B．No way C．Not at all D．Quite a lot

21、The project alongside with the experiment we had once devoted so much time perfectly.

A. to work out B. to working out

C. to worked out D. has worked out

20、--How soon do you think the economy will recover?

---________?

A．What for B．Who knows C．Why not D．How come

19、My calculations were based on the _________ that house prices would remain steady.

A．appreciation B．arrangement C．assumption D．ambition

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