For World Heritage(遗产) Sites, you probably think of places connected with ancient art and culture, and historical buildings. But there are a few of the more unusual sites.

.Citadel of Haiti.

These monuments were built at the end of the nineteenth century when Haiti became independent and the many thousands of black slaves in Haiti were free for the first time. These ex-slaves built the monuments, which The World Heritage List (WHL) describes as a true symbol of liberty.

.The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India.

This railway was opened in 1881 and is still operating today. It crosses a difficult area of mountain landscape and it is a great example of railway engineering. The WHL says that it is the first and still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger railway.

.Borders of France and Spain.

This is an area of great natural beauty and the mountains have many interesting geological shapes. Besides, people there still use a type of agriculture that used to be common in mountainous areas of Europe but has almost completely disappeared in modern times. The WHL says it shows us about past European society through its landscape of villages, fields and mountain roads.

.Alto Douro, Portugal.

This is an area in the North of Portugal where wine has been produced for thousands of years. Nowadays it is world-famous for the port wine that is produced there. The WHL says that this long tradition of wine making has produced a cultural landscape of outstanding beauty that reflects its technological, social and economic development little by little.

1. In the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India, you can __________________.

A．experience the mountain railway	B．enjoy the natural mountain beauty
C．explore the railway engineering	D．learn the history of the railway

2. Which of the following is in honor of freedom?

A．The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India	B．Borders of France and Spain
C．Citadel of Haiti	D．Alto Douro, Portugal

3. If you want to learn something about ancient farming, you should go to ___________.

A．Alto Douro, Portugal	B．Borders of France and Spain
C．Citadel of Haiti	D．The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India

Phillip Island is a small island and nature reserve off the coast of South Australia, about 140 km from Melbourne. On the island you can see koalas, kangaroos and the main attraction, the Penguin Parade（归巢）on Summerland Beach.

As dusk was approaching, we made our way down to the beach, as did everyone else. On the beach was a stone grandstand, rather cold on the behind, so bring a coat or blanket to sit on. As it got darker, people talked less, keeping an eye out on the beach to see the arrival of that first penguin.

Suddenly there was movement at the edge of the surf and all heads turned as one. There, standing by the edge of the water was the smallest penguin we had ever seen. He looked left, then right, as if he was considering crossing a busy road and then he ran quickly across to the sand dunes and the penguin holes.

He must have been the scout(侦查员), because after him, there came groups of penguins, some consisted of two or three penguins, and some had about ten or fifteen, but they all made the same mad dash across the sand into the holes, as if they couldn't get there fast enough. The groups started to lessen and finally no more penguins emerged from the sea.

We sat on the grandstand for a while, not talking, just feeling awed(敬畏的) at what we'd just seen. Neither of us had ever seen penguins in the wild before, only in zoos and it was an amazing feeling.

You could see the penguins here every evening and morning, but they weren't in cages or in small pools. The sea was their playground and it is a sight we would definitely recommend to anyone.

You weren't allowed to take flash photographs as it scared them. After the penguins had gone to their holes, you could walk along boardwalks and see them there. That's got to be worth a look.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．The main attraction on Phillip Island.

B．The Penguin Parade on Summerland Beach.

C．The beautiful scenery on Phillip Island.

D．How to protect the penguins on Phillip Island.

5. Which of the following shows the right order of the Penguin Parade?
a. The smallest penguin stands in front of the parade and looks around.
b. Groups of penguins go after the smallest penguin and dash into the holes.
c. The smallest penguin runs quickly to the holes.
d. The penguins appear as a whole.
e. There are no more penguins on the sea.

A．d a c b e	B．a b c d e
C．a c d b e	D．d a b c e

6. The text is intended for ___________.

A．teachers	B．Parents
C．kids	D．travelers

7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The best time to see penguins is at noon.

B．You could take photos at any time.

C．You could see penguins at dawn.

D．You could play with the penguins.

Patients with light or moderate depression can be successfully treated by swimming with dolphins, researchers said on Saturday.

The study was carried out in Honduras, including patients who were thought by the doctors with light of moderate depression coming from the United States and Honduras.

For two weeks, half of the group swam and snorkeled (潜泳) with dolphins for an hour a day. At the same time the other half group carried out the same type of water activities, but with the absence of dolphins. Researchers want to find out the influence of water and the natural setting.

All the study volunteers didn’t continue to take any drugs or psychotherapy ( 心理治疗) at least for weeks before the start of the study and did not take any drugs during the study, said the researchers from the division of clinical Psychiatry at t e the University of Leicester Medical School.

By the end of the study, those people who swam with the dolphins had a greater average reduction in their depressive symptoms than those who did not.

The researchers noted that the study supports the theory of biophilia, which thinks that human health and well-being depends partly on the human connection with the natural world. The findings appeared in the issue of the British Medical Journal.

Coming from the Greek, biophilia means “love of life”, and it has been developed by biologists to reflect the humans’ natural tendency to connect with nature and animals, leading to interactions and positive emotions that result in psychological treatment.

8. Why didn’t the volunteers take drugs before and during the study?

A．Because the drugs had no effect at all.

B．Because they didn’t want to take drugs.

C．Because the result of study might be affected.

D．Because they wanted to make the study easier.

9. What can we infer from the text?

A．We should often swim with dolphins.

B．Nature and animals are important to human beings.

C．Dolphins need to be protected by human beings.

D．There are no effective drugs to treat depression.

10. Which of the following statements about biophilia is TRUE?

A．The English word means “love of life”.

B．The biologists understand it in a new way.

C．Actually we don’t use the word any longer.

D．It’s a new way to swim with dolphins.

11. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Swimming with dolphins can treat depression.

B．Patients with depression like swimming with dolphins.

C．What’s the relationship between dolphins and people.

D．Dolphins are smarter than other animals.

Hip-hop culture covers many fields; it includes spoken words, break-dancing, beat-making, painting, fashion, lively design, technology, and more. Hip-hop is becoming the unofficial music in the education world, as more artists launch school programs, summer camps, and other activities connected city youth in the classroom through the beliefs of hip-hop culture. Even more and more university teachers — who once would have been strongly against hip-hop — have joined the crew. In the past two decades, hip-hop culture, including hip-hop education, has become a legitimate(合法的) field of study in universities and the subject of numerous books.

Hip-hop culture has influenced every piece of American and global culture because the culture is so prevalent. Teachers must be willing to engage in it if it's part of the unique reality of their students' lives. That way, teachers can truly be effective, reaching students in a meaningful, culturally connected way.

Teachers might at first feel frightened by hip-hop culture, an area in which they might not have previous knowledge or experience. But a lack of knowledge is actually a blessing; the best trained hip-hop educators have been those that are at the beginning disconnected(分离的) from the culture. One of the biggest sayings in hip-hop is “keep it real”. If a teacher comes to the classroom and says, “I don' t know hip-hop, but I recognize that it's your culture and I want to learn,” the kids will teach the teacher, and then the students will be more willing to learn from that educator. Hip-hop is about a respect for youth culture.

12. Those who once most probably disagree with hip-hop education are ___________.

A．middle school teachers	B．unofficial artists
C．the young living in cities	D．university teachers

13. The underlined word “prevalent” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ____________.

A．familiar	B．similar
C．popular	D．regular

14. The author finds teachers’ lacking in hip-hop culture might be beneficial because _________.

A．students will frighten teachers at school

B．teachers can learn from students in the field

C．teachers will connected the culture with lessons

D．teachers’ knowledge or experience will be enriched

15. Who would the young like to learn from?

A．Those who respect their culture.

B．Those who are interested in music.

C．Those who keep their character real.

D．Those who are willing to learn from others.

To Live Truly in Today

Here are some suggestions on how we should truly live in today.     16    . If we’re out in the town, then the shops and other people will surround us. If we’re in our kitchen , then our kitchen appliances and the sunlight coming in through our window will surround us.

Listen to those you meet. When we’re with other people and they’re talking, how often do we listen?     17    . We may be nodding, but our minds may be thinking of financial worries, or we may be waiting for the other person to finish their sentence so that we can jump straight in with what we have to say. None of this is true “listening”. In order to truly listen to someone, we must be in the present.     18    . Hang on every word, and give them the freedom to say what they wish without judgment. By truly listening, you remain in the present with each passing word.

    19    . Each day, we have a number of things that we need to do, or that we’d like to do, or simply that we could do. Focus on one day’s work at a time, rather than a number of days at once. Find all that needs to be done on that day, and nothing else. If something can be put off, then do so and replace it with something else that is more urgent.     20    . Focus on that, and nothing else.

A．Focus on what has to be done today.

B．To be will aware of the past and the future.

C．We may even find ways to avoid it altogether.

D．Unfortunately, we don’t seem to listen that much at all.

E．Once you know what work is the most urgent, then do it.

F．We must really hear what they have to say and not be distracted by our worries.

G．No matter where we find ourselves, we are always surrounded by our immediate environment.

I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “_________” and ask, “What are you going to be when you _________?”

Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. _________ it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future _________. When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” This was another question ________to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.

By then I had set about becoming a _________programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am__________that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive__________on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “_________” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the___________mental state to attain our__________. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, ________the greatest thief is just ourselves.

We find ourselves just about__________the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never__________.” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice___________ some kind of failure.

Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are__________. It is one of the most important__________ we have, because it teaches us__________ lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for ___________, which is probably just around the corner.

There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance (毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t __________.

21.

A．attitude

B．resolution

C．intelligence

D．quality

22.

A．get up

B．grow up

C．set up

D．pick up

23.

A．Later

B．Before

C．Recently

D．Instead

24.

A．changed

B．formed

C．kept

D．continued

25.

A．imagined

B．designed

C．supposed

D．guessed

26.

A．car

B．radio

C．computer

D．satellite

27.

A．satisfied

B．surprised

C．tied

D．devoted

28.

A．purpose

B．resource

C．influence

D．instruction

29.

A．thief

B．partner

C．writer

D．worker

30.

A．same

B．exact

C．stubborn

D．necessary

31.

A．results

B．disasters

C．promises

D．goals

32.

A．so

B．because

C．while

D．but

33.

A．leaving

B．reaching

C．selecting

D．removing

34.

A．lose

B．fail

C．succeed

D．beat

35.

A．fears

B．predicts

C．hears

D．reports

36.

A．achieved

B．survived

C．admitted

D．replaced

37.

A．cases

B．tools

C．steps

D．methods

38.

A．hopeless

B．logical

C．valuable

D．technological

39.

A．failure

B．reality

C．success

D．responsibility

40.

A．take apart

B．give up

C．suffer from

D．care about

41. As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries, the rice p________ rose greatly.
42. The stories about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are l______ not history.
43. We are warned that if we continue to destroy the environment, many more animals and plants will become e____________.
44. Tom, who is my c___________, works in the same office with me.
45. A red sky at night i___________ that the following day will be fine.
46. The smooth space fight, experts say, marks a big _____________(突破) for Chinese scientists.
47. Your company enjoys a good ___________(名声) in this field. I’ve heard that you take care of your employees and offer god salaries.
48. I have the bicycle now but my sister was the ____________(最初的) owner.
49. They should be careful. The knife is very _________(锋利的).
50. A _____________(神秘的) light came from the deserted house.

51. The novel has just ______________(publish) in America.

52. Students ___________(graduate) from Beijing University have a bright future in finding their dream jobs.

53. The police with dogs are searching the woods _______ the thief.