2 . Long long ago, there was a king who liked to write stories. He was so proud of his stories that he showed them to many people. Although the people didn’t like the stories, they were afraid to say that. Instead, they all said his stories were good.

One day he showed his stories to a well-known critic (评论家) . The critic said that they were bad. The king got very angry and sent him into prison.

After sometime the king sent his men to the critic to tell him that he was free. When the critic returned from the prison, the king invited him to his palace to dinner. Again he showed him some of his stories and once again asked him what he thought of them. The critic said nothing but turned to the soldiers who were standing behide him, and said, “Take me back to prison.”

1. What did the king like to do?

A．He liked to read.	B．He liked to joke.
C．He liked to write stories.	D．He liked to play.

2. How were the king’s stories?

A．Bad.

B．Famous.

C．Wonderful.

D．Beautiful.

3. Who did the king invite to his palace to dinner?

A．A good writer.	B．A well-known critic.
C．A famous singer.	D．A wonderful artist.

4. Why did the critic say “Take me back to prison” when talking about the king’s stories?

A．Because he didn’t like the palace.

B．Because he enjoyed reading stories.

C．Because he enjoyed the life in prison.

D．Because the king’s stories were still bad.

3 . Losing weight is difficult. For most people, it requires a change in diet, a change in exercise habits, and a change in attitude.    1    

●Set healthy goals.

If you’re overweight and want to change that, the first step is deciding what your target weight is.    2    

●Start small.

Making big behavior changes isn’t something that happens overnight.    3     Keep eating 5 servings of vegetables a day, exercise 2 days a week for the first week, and then add a little more each week.

●    4    

The best way to stick to your diet and exercise rues is to track it. There are plenty of apps that allow you to do this. Or you can do it in an old way and keep a written food and exercise journal. Find what works for you and write down what you’ve achieved every day.

● Evaluate (评估) and adjust.

Every month you should take a look at your goal and see the progress you’ve made towards achieving it.    5     Try doing different exercises or cutting out some foods that you may be eating too much. Losing weight and keeping it off is a highly personal thing for you. Only you can find what just works for yourself and stick with it.

A．Track your diet and exercise.

B．Here are some ways to help you.

C．You might as well start with playing music.

D．Do not run too much.

E．So start with 1-2 small things per week and work up from there.

F．If you’re not what you want to be, make small adjustments.

G．Write down your goal and set a date by which you want to achieve that goal.

6 . A mother goat can pick out her own baby from its voice alone by the time the kid is just five days old.

Researchers from University of London played kids’ voices to female goats and studied their responses. They were surprised to find that the animals were able to pick out their own kids’ voices.

“During the first week of their lives, the mother and the kid depend a lot on smell to recognize one another and the animals hide in grass and don’t call much in the wild. It’s a strategy they use to avoid enemies,” Dr. Elodie Briefer explained to BBC News, who led the research. “The mother calls to the kids when she wants them to come and be fed, so we expected that kids would recognize the mother’s voice.” In fact, this was the case for deer, which also use this hiding strategy, although they do not belong to the same family of species as goats.

She and her team recorded and played the young kids’ calls to the female goats and recorded their responses. She explained, “Even when the calls came from kids that are five to six days old, we could see the mothers responding more to the voices of their own babies.” Hearing the voices of their own kids, the females would look towards the speaker that the sound was coming from, moving around and calling in response.

The scientists say that understanding how goats behave is of great importance. “This helps us understand just how smart these animals are,” said Dr. Briefer. “Farmers might be able to change their way to raise goats considering this natural behavior.”

1. How do mother goats recognize their kids during the first week?

A．They depend on their touch.	B．They depend on their smell.
C．They depend on their voice.	D．They depend on their sight.

2. In the experiment, what does a mother goat do when hearing her kids’ voices?

A．Hide herself somewhere.	B．Jump over and over.
C．Make voices in response.	D．Behave just as usual.

3. What do the scientists think of understanding the behavior of goats?

A．Meaningless.

B．Important.

C．Uninteresting.

D．Puzzling.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A mother goat can pick out her baby from its voice.

B．Scientists can help mother goats to find their babies.

C．Farmers have changed their way to raise their goats.

D．People have got the ability to communicate with goats.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does the woman want to go?

A．To the airport.

B．To the railway station.

C．To the bus stop.

2. What is the man?

A．A traffic policeman.

B．A tourist guide.

C．A taxi driver.

3. What does the woman think of the taxi fares?

A．A little expensive.

B．A little cheap.

C．Very expensive.

8 . Mary was always dreaming of graduating from college successfully and finding a good job. Since Mary came from a poor family, her dream seemed _________. Her family didn’t have enough money to send her to college _________ no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary never _________ that thought. In secondary school, she studied hard and spoke _________ of her dream to teachers and friends. When her _________ day at school came, the head teacher called her into his office. “I have a _________ for you,” he said. It was a scholarship (奖学金) to a nearby college. The power of a thought had _________ its reward.

Mary’s _________ came true when she graduated from college. She took a major in teaching and _________ herself to a local school for a job, but she was __________. She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until the school leader __________ her.

Many years later Mary and her colleagues (同事) __________ at a special party to honour her as an outstanding teacher. At the __________, she explained the secret of her __________. “With dream and faith you can become what you wish. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be __________.”

1.

A．possible

B．easy

C．impossible

D．small

2.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

3.

A．gave up

B．looked into

C．worked for

D．cared about

4.

A．curiously

B．freely

C．unwillingly

D．jokingly

5.

A．first

B．busy

C．final

D．usual

6.

A．picture

B．surprise

C．notebook

D．test

7.

A．needed

B．wasted

C．changed

D．produced

8.

A．dream

B．job

C．luck

D．ability

9.

A．limited

B．invited

C．drove

D．introduced

10.

A．punished

B．stopped

C．refused

D．doubted

11.

A．faced

B．praised

C．accepted

D．ignored

12.

A．gathered

B．declared

C．volunteered

D．called

13.

A．meeting

B．party

C．cinema

D．school

14.

A．loss

B．failure

C．business

D．success

15.

A．raised

B．solved

C．forgotten

D．discussed

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long did it take the speakers to arrive at the destination?

A．3 hours.

B．5 hours.

C．8 hours.

2. What was the woman busy doing?

A．Serving in the army.

B．Running her company.

C．Visiting some places.