1 . My daughter had just turned five when I took her to go grocery shopping with me one day. There on _________was the most beautiful toilet paper she had never seen, for it was pink. During _________awareness month, the toilet paper company had made their produce pink, with a part of each sale’s _________helping the people in need. And my daughter simply had to have it. She _________with her sweetest pretty pleases. Of course I_________her request, explaining that it was pink to _________awareness of kindness and that _________of the money we were paying was going towards helping others.

My little girl sat in the cart, holding her package of pink toilet paper. She could not contain her _________and talked on and on about how_________the rest of the family would be when she shared her __________with them. On the way out, she retold to the cashier everything she could remember about the__________of the colored toilet paper. he passion spread among the other__________, and several more packages __________the checkouts that morning.

My daughter carried the tower of toilet paper into the house herself and dragged it upstairs, which was a great     __________considering the package stood as __________as she did. That evening, I walked into the bathroom to find all the rolls__________stored in the cupboard, in the shape of a __________castle. She began in all seriousness as she ceremoniously(隆重地)__________a half used white roil on the holder with a new pink one, “ __________ I use it, I will remember to pray for all those people who are__________right now.”

1.

A．display

B．television

C．time

D．purpose

2.

A．science

B．baby-care

C．charity

D．peace

3.

A．goods

B．procedures

C．costs

D．profits

4.

A．cried

B．begged

C．lied

D．challenged

5.

A．refused

B．ignored

C．met

D．avoided

6.

A．represent

B．raise

C．teach

D．sell

7.

A．all

B．none

C．any

D．some

8.

A．excitement

B．calmness

C．nervousness

D．patience

9.

A．thrilled

B．disappointed

C．comfortable

D．lucky

10.

A．money

B．idea

C．treasure

D．awareness

11.

A．usage

B．price

C．misunderstanding

D．meaning

12.

A．families

B．cashiers

C．papermakers

D．customers

13.

A．got caught in

B．went through

C．broke into

D．fell off

14.

A．accomplishment

B．independence

C．responsibility

D．expectation

15.

A．large

B．strong

C．tall

D．small

16.

A．neatly

B．disorderly

C．surely

D．naturally

17.

A．lonely

B．lovely

C．different

D．homely

18.

A．compared

B．combined

C．replaced

D．mixed

19.

A．In case

B．Now that

C．Only if

D．Every time

20.

A．in common

B．in trouble

C．in practice

D．in silence

2 . When people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?

I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some people's minds I wouldn't be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, I’m actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online.

Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a strong reason for online journalism.

In her successful blog post titled The Job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states, "Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers' heads.” She goes on to state that people don't feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get news from many different sources.

If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.

Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pate with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.

Is the future of print grim? Maybe, But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.

1. According to Paragraph 2, the author feels        .

A．confident about the future of his career

B．worried about the future of print

C．tired of being a newspaper journalist

D．embarrassed about online writing

2. What information is conveyed in Jenny's blog post?^,

A．Twitter is not very popular

B．It is hard to manage online journalism

C．Prim still has its advantages

D．People have more choices to get information

3. What does the underlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Promising	B．Depressing
C．Unforgiving	D．Encouraging

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To explore the future of journalism

B．To analyze the cause of print decline

C．To explain the bright future of a journalist

D．To introduce a successful blog post about print

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Hangzhou, as the only candidate city of the 2022 Asian Games, won the bid on September 16th 2015. Thus, it will be the third Chinese city     1     (host) the games.

Hangzhou is a beautiful city     2     a long history. Hosting the Asian Games will give it a new look.     3     the event will cost the government a lot, the benefits are easy for us to see. To the citizens in Hangzhou, the best part of it is     4     it will give us the chance to watch world-class matches and competitions close to home. Secondly, there is no doubt that the event will attract more visitors to enjoy     5     (visit) this wonderful city. At the same time, it is good for the     6     (develop) of the tourism. Meanwhile, as the construction goes on, more roads     7     (build) and the Metro system will be expanded,     8     can reduce traffic jams.

In the next few years, Hangzhou will try its best to prepare     9     for the big show.     10     splendid Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022.

4 . February 4, 2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin.

Among professional basketball players, Jeremy Lin's background is not typical. He graduated from Harvard University, which sends few players to the NBA, and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player. But when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there. He moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love for basketball.

Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan. When Lin's father moved to U.S., his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five. The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun.

In high school, Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA. When he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship. However, after his admission to Harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team.

During Lin's time at Harvard, his basketball career began to speed up. He scored 1,482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history.

When he graduated, no professional teams offered Lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League. He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors.

At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement. He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years. But slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety. In a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up.

But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come. Then his moment arrived on February 4, 2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight. After that, he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory.

The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA". Knicks fans developed the nickname for him "Linsanity" (林发疯）. Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World", Jeremy Lin included.

No doubt, Lin fever is continuing to spread. If you haven't already caught "Linsanity", get ready.

1. Which of the following elements is of little help in Lin's success?

A．his father's influence

B．his devotion to basketball

C．his years of hard work

D．his graduation from Harvard University

2. What does the phrases "wore off" in seventh paragraph probably mean?

A．arose

B．disappeared

C．grew

D．remained

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.

B．Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players.

C．Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.

D．Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA.

4. Which is the right order for Lin's life?
a. He made an excellent performance on Feb,4.
b. He was fired by the Golden State Warriors.
c. He was invited to play in the NBA Summer League.
d. He graduated from Harvard University.
e. He became famous overnight.

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

5. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University.

B．Lin got an easy entry into NBA.

C．Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University.

D．Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA.

5 . The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve.” Oh, !” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were____.

A．asleep

B．outside

C．working in bed

D．quietly laughing at him

2. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means____.

A．very happy

B．disappointed

C．very unhappy

D．hopeful

3. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because______.

A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

4. What do you suppose happened to the author?

A．He went to a church to pray again.	B．He passed the exam by luck.
C．He failed in the exam.	D．He was punished by his teacher.

5. The best title for the passage would be____.

A．The Night Before the Examination	B．Working Far into the Night
C．A Slow Student	D．Going Over My Lessons

6 . Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt－a mistake 75% of US population makes every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belt ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth the Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is able to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you’ll have traveled through a windshield(挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty－five times in cases where people are “thrown clear”.
Myth Number Two: Safety-belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious(昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph).
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 metres.
1. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?

A．He was driving at a great speed.

B．He was running across the street.

C．He didn’t have his safety belt on.

D．He didn’t take his medicine on time.

2. The reason why father was in a hurry to get home was that he          .

A．wasn’t feeling very well

B．hated to drive in the dark

C．wanted to take some exercise

D．didn’t want to be caught by the people

3. According to the text, to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you      .

A．may be knocked down by other cars.

B．may get serious hurt thrown out of the car

C．may find it impossible to get away from the seat

D．may get caught in the car door

4. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe          .

A．the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident

B．they will be unable to think clearly in an accident

C．they will be caught when help comes

D．cars catch fire easily

5. What is the advice given in the text?

A．Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.

B．Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.

C．Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.

D．Drive slowly while you’re not wearing a safety belt.

7 . So you thought the hamburger was the world’s most popular fast food? After all, McDonald’s Golden Arches span(跨越)the globe(全球). But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate(极好的)fast food. It’s easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands and it’s delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It’s been one of America’s favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.

It’s kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was “invented”. It changed over the years, but one thing’s for certain—it’s been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them “plakuntos” and ate them with various simple toppings(配料)such as oil, garlic(大蒜), onions and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it “picea”. By about 1000 AD in the city of Naples, “picea” had become “pizza” and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoⅠand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named “Pizza Margherita” in her honour.

Pizza went to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarⅡ and raved about(夸赞) “that great Italian dish”. Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.

1. Which is the correct order of the changes of pizza?

A．Plakuntos→pizza→picea	B．Pizza→plakuntos→picea
C．Picea→plakuntos→pizza	D．Plakuntos→picea→pizza

2. Why are Mexico and Peru important in the development of pizza?

A．Because pizza first became popular in these countries.

B．Because pizza was invented in these countries.

C．Because one topping was brought to Italy from these countries.

D．Because people there are the greatest consumers of pizza.

3. What do the Italian flag and a Pizza Margherita have in common?

A．There is a picture of a Pizza Margherita.	B．They have the same colours.
C．Both of them represent Italy.	D．They are both popular in Italy.

4. When did pizza become really popular in the United States?

A．After 1945.

B．In 1889.

C．In 1905.

D．By 1000AD.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．McDonald’s and Pizza	B．Global Pizza
C．Pizza in the United States	D．How to Make Pizza

8 . If a diver surfaces too quickly, he may suffer the bends. Nitrogen(氮) dissolved(溶解) in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure. The consequence, if the bubbles (气泡)accumulate in a joint, is sharp pain and a bent body—thus the name. If the bubbles form in his lungs or his brain, the consequence can be death.

Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression(减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales, for example. And so, long ago, did ichthyosaurs. That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones. If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply. This kills the cells in the bone, and consequently weakens it, sometimes to the point of collapse. Fossil (化石)bones that have caved in on them selves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends.

Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past. What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years. To this end, he and his colleagues traveled the world’s natural-history museums, looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

When he started, he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils, reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression. Instead, he was astonished to discover the opposite. More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died, but not a single Triassic specimen(标本) showed evidence of that sort of injury.

If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means, they clearly did so quickly—and, most strangely, they lost it afterwards. But that is not what Dr Rothschild thinks happened. He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change.

Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator (捕食动物) such as a large shark. One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles, both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches. Triassic oceans, by contrast, were mercifully shark- and crocodile-free. In the Triassic, then, ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain. In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, they were prey(猎物) as well as predator—and often had to make a speedy exit as a result.

1. Which of the following is a typical symptom of the bends?

A．A twisted body.	B．A gradual decrease in blood supply.
C．A sudden release of nitrogen in blood.	D．A drop in blood pressure.

2. The purpose of Rothschild’s study is to see________ .

A．how often ichthyosaurs caught the bends	B．how ichthyosaurs adapted to decompression
C．why ichthyosaurs bent their bodies	D．when ichthyosaurs broke their bones

3. Rothschild’s finding stated in Paragraph 4________ ..

A．confirmed his assumption	B．speeded up his research process
C．disagreed with his assumption	D．changed his research objectives

4. Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs ________ .

A．failed to evolve an anti decompression means

B．gradually developed measures against the bends

C．died out because of large sharks and crocodiles

D．evolved an anti decompression means but soon lost it

9 . I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theater box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o'clock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theater is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip—so I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth hearing the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
1. The writer is probably ______.

A．worker	B．a college teacher
C．manager of a company	D．a clerk

2. He learned ______ that there would be a concert last Friday.

A．from his friends	B．from one of his colleagues
C．over the radio	D．from the newspaper

3. He could go and buy the ticket ______.

A．any day before work hours	B．both before and after work hours
C．only during lunch time	D．on Saturday and Sunday

4. The word “relieved” in the last two sentences may best be replaced by “______”.

A．surprised

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．sorry

5. The story is about ______.

A．a good concert

B．someone enjoying a good concert

C．someone trying to buy concert tickets for his friends

D．someone’s disappointment at not being able to go to the concert

10 . Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.
Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.
Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire (帝国). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.
1. According to the passage, we know that _____________.

A．Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain

B．all the names refer to England

C．the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

D．all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

2. It is clear that the British isles refer to _____________.

A．Britain, England and the UK

B．the two main islands and thousands of small ones

C．three countries and several islands

D．Great Britain or the United Kingdom

3. We can infer that .

A．The country hasn’t an exact name.

B．Few people know its real name.

C．All the names have exact meaning.

D．Generally speaking,the names can all be used to stand for the country.

4. Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?

A．B>BI>E.

B．BI>E>B.

C．E>B>BI.

D．BI>B>E.

5. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as _____________.

A．Edinburgh, England

B．Edinburgh, Scotland ,Great Britain

C．Scotland, Edinburgh, England

D．Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh