18．I opened my new patient's chart and headed for her room．My son，Eric，had just brought home a disappointing report card，and my daughter，Shannon，and I had argued again about her getting a driver's license．For the next eight hours I wanted to throw myself into helping people who I knew had much more to worry about than I did．Rebekah mother of three lovely little girls，was only 32，admitted for chemotherapy after breast-cancer surgery，When I gave her an in injection，Rebekah shut her eys tightely and murmured a prayer until it was over．Then she smiled and squeezed my hand．"Before you go，could you get my Bible from the table？"I handed her the worn book．"Do you have a favorite Bible verse？"she asked．"Jesus wept．John 11：35．""Such a sad one，"she said．"Why？""It makes me feel closer to Jesus，knowing he also experienced human sorrow．"Rebekah nodded thoughtfully and started flipping through her Bible as I shut the door quietly behind me．
During the following months，her hospital stays became frequent and she worried about her children．One day when I entered her room，I found her talking into a tape recorder．She picked up a notebook and held it out to me．"I'm making a tape for my daughters，"she said．I read the list on her pad：starting school，confirmation，turning 16，first date，graduation．While I worried how to help her deal with death，she was planning for her children's future．She usually waited until the early hours of the morning to record the tapes so she could be free from interruptions．She filled them with family stories and advice，trying to cram a lifetime of love into a few precious hours．Finally，every item in her notes had been checked off and she entrusted the tapes to her husband．
I often wondered what I would say in her place．My kids joked that I was like an FBI agent，with my constant questions about where they'd been and who they'd been with．Where，I thought，are my words of encouragement and love？
It was three o'clock one afternoon when I got an urgent call from the hospital．Rebekah wanted me to come immediately with a blank tape．She was breathing hard when I entered her room．I slipped the tape into the recorder and held the microphone to her lips．"Ruthie，Hannah，Molly，this is the most important tape．"She held my hand and closed her eyes．"Someday your daddy will bring home a new mommy．Please make her feel special．Show her how to take care of you．Ruthie，honey，help her get your Brownie uniform ready each Tuesday．Hannah，tell her you don't want meat sauce on your spaghetti．Molly，don't get mad if there's no apple juice．Drink something else．It's okay to be sad，sweeties．Jesus cried too．He knows about sadness and will help you to be happy again．Remember，I'll always love you．I shut off the recorder and Rebekah sighed deeply．"Thank you，Nan，"You'll give this one to them，won't you？"she murmured as she slid into sleep．
A time would come when the tape would be played for Rebekah's children，but right then，after I smoothed Rebekah's blanket，I got in my car and hurried home．I thought of how my Shannon also liked her sauce on the side and suddenly that quirk，which had annoyed me so many times，seemed to make her so much more precious．That night the kids didn't go out； they sat with me long after the spaghetti sauce had dried onto the dishes．And we talked，without interrogations，without complaints，late into the night．

41．From the first paragraph we can learn thatB．
A．Nan was in a bad state and wept a lot in her daily life．
B．Nan was not on good terms with her children．
C．Nan was worried about how to help Rebeka deal with her death．
D．Nan laid more stress on attending on her patients than her children．
42．Which of the following scenes was most likely to be seen at Nan's home before she met Rebekah？B
A．The family sat down in a circle and shared an interesting story．
B．After dinner，the children either went out or shut themselves up in their rooms．
C．The son was the headache of the parents while the daughter their comfort．
D．When Eric did poorly at school，the parents comforted him and cheered him up．
43．Which was the most vital message Rebekah left to her children？D
A．Bringing home satisfying school report cards
B．Landing a job after graduation
C．Growing up healthily and happily
D．Accepting their step-mother into their lives．
44．It can be conclude4d from the passage that Rebekah wasB．
A．generous and loving                  B．religious and considerate
C．selfish and pessimistic              D．optimistic and innocent
45．The writer learnt from Rebekah that a parent's real concern should beB．
A．protecting the children from the dangers they may be trapped in．
B．having encouraging and loving talks with children．
C．making tape records to guide the children in their future lives．
D．tolerating the children's annoying quirks．

17．I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother's tough love．My mom had a wonderful way of helping you（36）Cup and realize that your life is going to be what you make it．She had this circular way of（37）Byou took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would（38）D．She would say，"It's your（39）B．"
（40）A"What you want and what you get are sometimes two （41）Cdifferent things．"And then，"No one ever said life was fair．"And she would（42）Athese comments together in such a way that you could never（43）Can argument，and yet，the（44）Dwas that you realized your life is going to be what you make it．So I might go to my mom and say，"I'd like to （45）Bfootball． And she would say，"Well，it's your life． If you want to go out there and get（46）Aand hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life，that's fine．"That is（47）CI would say，"Well，you know，that won't （48）D．I'm really fast．"And she would reply，"Well，we don't really have the money．"And then I would（49）B，"Yes but that's not fair．"And she would reply，"Well，life isn't（50）A．"Then I would say，"．But I've been itching to．"And she would reply，"Yes，but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things．
It was the combination of these （51）Athat allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under  her（52）Bbut let me feel as if I was making the decisions（53）Bmy own．The sum total of that （54）Dwas，in the end，you're（55）Bfor the life you lead．That's the best advice I've ever gotten．

36．A． light	B． open	C． grow	D． keep
37．A． promising	B． ensuring	C． ignoring	D． noticing
38．A． protect	B． envy	C． refuse	D． become
39．A． fault	B． life	C． progress	D． turn
40．A． Then	B． But	C． Now	D． First
41．A． increasingly	B． approximately	C． completely	D．occasionally
42．A． combine	B． remind	C． answer	D． publish
43．A． lose	B． doubt	C． win	D． raise
44．A． belief	B． reason	C． mistake	D． result
45．A． quit	B． play	C． buy	D． watch
46．A． beaten up	B． dressed up	C． divided	D．closed up
47．A． what	B． how	C． when	D． which
48．A． fail	B． work	C． last	D． happen
49．A． take	B． go	C． make	D． catch
50．A． fair	B． cosy	C． hard	D． special
51．A． comments	B． descriptions	C． techniques	D．messages
52．A． temper	B． influence	C． activity	D． success
53．A． for	B． on	C． over	D． beyond
54．A． mind	B． account	C． deal	D． advice
55．A． famous	B． responsible	C． sorry	D． thankful

16．Wearing a sparkling blue dress，18-year-old Carley Allison glided across the ice．Two weeks out of radiation therapy （放射疗法），the Toronto teen （36）B wasn't a cancer patient any more．She was a competitor，（37）C and graceful in a junior women's figure skating contest at the Thornhill Community Centre．For Allison and her family，it was a big step in her welcome（38）Ato normal life．
Several months ago，Allison's life as a skater and（39）Bwas interrupted when she was diagnosed with a（n）（40）Ccancer in her throat．There have been fewer than 10 known cases like it in the world．
Allison's story captured the hearts of Torontonians （41）D she posted a video on YouTube of her performance of"More Than This，"which she sang while breathing（42）Aa hole in her throat．
"It's been crazy，"said Carley．
Her video even received the（43）Dof the actress and pop star Selena Gomez，who wrote on Twitter，"Carley Allison，you are so strong．Love you!And pray for you．Keep singing．"These words echoed a flood of comments and helped her singing videos（44）B online．
After months of treatment，she was picking up（45）Cshe left off before the diagnosis，（46）A her energy on her two passions：figure skating and singing．
In the meantime，she continues to inspire people on social media with her（47）Dattitude．
"She's been able to（48）Cpeople，"Allison's mother said．"Her public school（49）A  $5，000 in a fundraiser for Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital where she's having her chemotherapy．There are thousands of dollars coming into Princess Margaret Hospital where she has the link on her blog．She's very（50）B  of that．"
"From an early age，Carley always knew what she wanted and had no（51）Ctrying to get it．"Her mother added，"For her，every day（52）Da new opportunity to take a step closer．The interesting thing about Carley is that she actually enjoys the（53）Aas much as achieving her goals．When things don't go according to plan，she（54）Bback and moves on．"
"For me，reaching out to other people throughout all this has been great，"Carley Allison said．"I kind of live more in the moment．I have a different viewpoint on everything now．（55）D，I think it will make me a better person．"

36．A．impossibly	B．clearly	C．ambiguously	D．controversially
37．A．embarrassed	B．tired	C．determined	D．puzzled
38．A．return	B．departure	C．solution	D．choice
39．A．actress	B．singer	C．patient	D．nurse
40．A．abnormal	B．common	C．rare	D．special
41．A．before	B．until	C．since	D．after
42．A．through	B．by	C．across	D．in
43．A．announcement	B．proposal	C．knowledge	D．notice
44．A．take up	B．take off	C．show off	D．show up
45．A．which	B．when	C．where	D．that
46．A．focusing	B．submitting	C．wasting	D．consuming
47．A．critical	B．negative	C．subjective	D．positive
48．A．contact	B．praise	C．touch	D．trust
49．A．raised	B．charged	C．invested	D．contributed
50．A．content	B．proud	C．fond	D．aware
51．A．awareness	B．sense	C．fear	D．concern
52．A．seizes	B．requires	C．resembles	D．presents
53．A．journey	B．trip	C．tour	D．voyage
54．A．shrinks	B．bounces	C．keeps	D．takes
55．A．Naturally	B．Occasionally	C．Surprisingly	D．Eventually

15．Since World WarⅡthe French have been surprised and annoyed by the power of American culture and its effect on France and the world．Their only consolation （安慰） has been the belief that French culture is superior to anything that Walt Disney or Hollywood can offer．
What France's cultural elites （精英） have rarely done，however，is examine how both serious and pop culture actually work in the United States．Rather，in the view of Frédéric Martel，a Frenchman and author of a recently released book on the topic，they have preferred to hide behind"a certain ideological anti-Americanism"．Now he has set out to change this．In Culture in America，a 622-page book with lots of information，he challenges the conventional view that French culture financed and organized by the government is entirely good and that American culture shaped by market forces is necessarily bad．
"My first idea was to compare France and the United States，but when I arrived in America，I realized things were much more complicated．The United States is a continent，and you can't compare a continent with a small country or a decentralized country with one that is highly centralized"Martel recalled．
As a result，this book deals only with creativity and arts financing in the United States．But perhaps surprisingly，given the mixture of fear and disdain （鄙视） that American culture stirs among many French intellectuals，his approach is not polemical （争论的）．He neither defends nor attacks the United States； he simply describes the American way of culture．
"This idea is to see how a‘counter-model'works，"he explained．"If the aim is to fight American culture‘imperialism'，we need to know it from the inside．If we want to modernize our own system，which needs new resources，it is useful to see how things can function without huge public investment．"
The news media's response to Culture in America suggests there is room for debate．One weekly，L'Express，said the book offered food for thought．Another，Le Nouvel Observateur，compared it favorably to a recent overview on Democracy in America by Tocqueville，noting that Mr．Martel provides facts rather than impressions．Reviewing the book in Le Monde，critics also said its strength lay in its emphasis on investigation over opinion．And another article in Le Monde took the American cultural statistics collected by Mr．Martel and compared them with similar figures for France．Its unexpected conclusion was that the cultural infrastructures in the two countries were roughly similar．

67．When it comes to their own culture，the French feelB．
A．angry        
B．proud        
C．disappointed       
D．surprised
68．Mr．Martel gave up his idea of comparing France and the United States mainly because
C．
A．French culture is superior to American culture
B．French people hold an anti-Americanism attitude
C．American culture is much more complicated
D．American cultural activities don't have public investment
69．According to the passage，the book Culture in AmericaB．
A．attacks the US but defends France
B．investigates into the American culture
C．emphasized the freedom of American society
D．promotes the popularity of French culture
70．What type of writing is the article likely to be？D
A．A science fiction         
B．An advertisement
C．An official document 
D．A book review．

14．Shortly after the earthquake occurred a mobile hospital was set up，______ the victims received immediate treatment．（　　）

A．

when

B．

which

C．

there

D．

where

13．A new word is taking the internet by storm in China-but no one knows quite what it means．
The character"duang"is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary．But it has already spread like wildfire online in China，appearing more than 8million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo，where it spawned a top-trending hashtag that drew 312，000discussions among 15，000users．On China's biggest online search engine Baidu，it has been looked up almost 600，000times．It's been noticed in the West too，with Foreign Policy seeing it as a"break the internet"viral meme-like a certain Kim Kardashian image，or a certain multicoloured dress．
But what does it mean？
"Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means!Looks like it's back to school for me，"said Weibo user Weileiweito．
Another user asked："Have you duang-ed today？My mind is full of duang duang duang．"
"To duang or not to duang，that is the question，"wrote user BaiKut automan．
"Duang"seems to be an example of onomatopoeia，a word that phonetically imitates a sound．It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan，who in 2004was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously defended his sleek，black hair using the rhythmical-sounding"duang"．The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page．Thousands of users then began to flood Chan's Weibo page with comments，coining the word in reference to his infamous shampoo appearance．
The word appears to have many different meanings，and there's no perfect translation，but you could use it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it．A kitten might be"duang cute"，for example．Or you might be"very duang confused"by this blog．
For readers of Chinese characters，the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the quirky way in which the word is written：a combination of Chan's names written in Chinese．

36．Which of the following statement is true？A
A．Kim Kardashian image is mentioned because it is a similar social phenomenon like"duang"．
B．The character"duang"is very popular in people's real life in China．
C．Baidu is the biggest online search engine in the world．
D．The character"duang"is an old saying in Chinese dictionary．
37．By referring to the words of several Weibo users，the author wants toD．
A．teach us how to use the character"duang"．
B．tell us that the character"duang"can be used in different situations．
C．tell us that everyone is using the character"duang"
D．try to figure out the meanings of the character"duang"．
38．What can we learn about Jackie Chan according to the passage？A
A．He was featured in a shampoo commercial in 2004using the word"duang"．
B．He used the rhythmical-sounding"duang"to defend his sleek，black hair in a movie．
C．His shampoo appearance received a warm welcome among people．
D．He posted the word"duang"on his Weibo page to amuse other people．
39．Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to Paragraph 8？C
A．The meanings of the character"duang"are various．
B．The character"duang"is used to emphasize the word that follows it．
C．The character"duang"is perfectly translated into English．
D．A"duang cute"kitten may probably mean a very cute kitten．
40．What is the main theme of the passage？D
A．The character"duang"has many meanings．
B．To duang or not to duang，that is the question．
C．A new word is added to the Chinese dictionary．
D．The character"duang"is taking the internet by storm in China．

12．Picture a library without books？
Unlike many people today，I don't own a Kindle or any type of e-reader．I prefer the
old-fashioned book．There is something about holding a book and being able to turn the
pages that I find comforting．Today books may become obsolete．That's something I find
scary．
I remember one episode （一段情节） from a TV science-fiction series Twilight Zone，
which is about a librarian who has become obsolete．Though this episode aired in 1961，the
writer of the series，Rod Serling，was exactly on point when it came to predicting the future．
In fact，in San Antonio，Texas，the first-ever bookless library in the country opened．
The library is full of iMacs，tablets and iPads which cost a huge $2.3 million．The library offers around 10，000 e-books．So the question is：Is this what the future will soon be？
Digital libraries may help the environment by not using paper．However，I feel like
something will always be lacking with a digital book．A digital library is just the beginning．
With new technology，people seem to be more absorbed in their own world．Though
social media is great，it also is addicting and has negative effects．Often when I go on
Facebook it just makes me feel worse about myself．I'll see many of my 800 Facebook
friends showing off their newest accomplishment or acceptance to college．Additionally，
our society is becoming increasingly lazy．For instance，instead of doing mental math，
people use their phone to solve 89+74．It is simple tasks like these that are allowing people to lack important educational and social skills．
It is up to us to find a balance between technology and human values and interactions．
With new technology being created every day，we need to learn how to use it alongside our
great minds．After all，inventions are supposed to benefit society，not harm it．In the day of technology，who knows what's next？

36．The underlined word"obsolete"in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A．
A．outdated 
B．complex 
C．expensive 
D．meaningless
37．What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2？C．
A．The episode still enjoys great popularity nowadays．
B．Rod Serling liked making predictions about the future．
C．The situation of books today is similar to what Rod Serling predicted in the episode．
D．The episode airing in 1961was the most entertaining of the TV science-fiction
series．
38．What can we learn about the library in San Antonio，Texas？D．
A．It is the first-ever library in America．
B．It is of no practical use although it costs so much．
C．It hlds an exhibition of much electronic equipment．
D．People can read e-books there with the help of the new facilities．
39．Which of the following will the writer probably disagree wih？C
A．Great as social media is，it does have some negative effects．
B．With the increasing use of social media，something will actually be lost．
C．Through social media，people can develop educational and social skills around．
D．As a result of social media，people may communicate less with the people around．
40．The tone of the passage is best described asB．
A．optimistic 
B．skeptical 
C．supportive 
D．objective．

11．Teenage years can be confusing for both teenagers and parents．At about 15，many teens start thinking about how they feel about themselves and（1）B  out how this matches or mismatches what others think of them．Most teens work through this（2）Aby the age of 16or 17．
Often teenagers are treated like（3）D bigger children，but they will never become（4）D and responsible if they are not allowed to make some decisions for themselves．If parents forbid their children from doing something，chances are that they will do it（5）Cwithout permission anyway．The role of a parent must，therefore，change from that of protector and keeper to that of friend and（6）A．
Yet even the most caring parents misunderstand their children sometimes，and some think of teenagers as insecure，stubborn and（7）C．As a result，teenagers always keep their（8）Bfrom their parents．Teens often（9）Bthat their parents repeat the same things over and over again and never listen to them．Parents must understand that teens need to be allowed to（10）Dtheir side of any problem and express their point of view．
Thus，more private and level-headed communication is needed for the parents．Every parent should try to schedule time to be（11）C  with their child，like taking a short trip together．This time allows parents to talk and listen without（12）C from work or other family members．It might also be good to encourage teens to（13）Aimportant issues at dinner．Discussion time shows teens that parents are interested in them and their lives．
A person's teenage years are a key time for them to identify their own（14）D，like distinguishing good from evil．Handling and improving communication with teenagers is not easy，but success will be （15）A for parents and teens alike．

1．A．pointing	B．figuring	C．turning	D．standing
2．A．stage	B．difficulty	C．routine	D．procedure
3．A．obviously	B．lightly	C．extremely	D．slightly
4．A．tall	B．healthy	C．strong	D．independent
5．A．bravely	B．individually	C．secretly	D．willingly
6．A．guide	B．relative	C．volunteer	D．judge
7．A．mature	B．polite	C．disrespectful	D．dangerous
8．A．relation	B．distance	C．balance	D．attitude
9．A．appreciate	B．complain	C．condemn	D．approve
10．A．hide	B．solve	C．tolerate	D．present
11．A．angry	B．pleased	C．alone	D．strict
12．A．suffer	B．delay	C．interruption	D．escape
13．A．discuss	B．manage	C．quarrel	D．improve
14．A．opinions	B．interests	C．determinations	D．values
15．A．rewarding	B．challenging	C．difficult	D．impossible．

10．My daughter recently asked me what a travel agency does．There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt．I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations．"Why haven't we ever been there？"she wanted to know．"Because we do everything ourselves online these days"I explained．"But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you？"she wondered out loud．
    The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them．If you book your ticket yourself online，you save that money．Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving 30ona300 trip．All those 30 discounts add up of course so i guess we should be happy with that．
 Consider books for a moment．Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book．Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address．So far so good．Unfortunately，that does mean you spend too much time browsing Amazon．com while you could do something fun instead．Like maybe reading an actual book？
 Then the package arrives and you aren't home and end up having to pick it up at the local post-office．All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing in the whole process．Time sounds free，but to most of us，it is more valuable than money．
    The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middle-men and we loved it．Somehow，I'm starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middle-men we were so eager to get rid of．
    In any project you can always pick two of these：fast，cheap or good．We seem to have focused a lot on‘cheap'and‘good'but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it‘fast'comes out of our own pockets．
You can always make more money but you can never make more time．

47．What is the purpose of paragraph 1？B

A．It mainly shows the curiosity of the author's daughter．
B．It indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life．
C．It tells us the importance of a travel agency．
D．It shows why people need a travel agency．
48．What can be inferred from paragraph 2？D
A．We should be satisfied with 30 dollars that we have saved because it is worthwhile．
B.30 dollars that we have saved is too little，so we can't be happy with it．
C．We should feel regretful although 30 dollars is worth the time we have spent．
D．It's hard for us to be happy with 30 dollars because we have wasted a lot of time．
49 What's the author's attitude towards the Internet Economy？D
A．Positive         
B．Indifferent         
C．Neutral         
D．Critical
50．What's the best title for the passage？C
A．The convenience of the Internet Economy．
B．How to save time in the Internet Economy．
C．The hidden cost of the Internet Economy．
D．How to save money in the Internet Economy．

9．What do astronauts eat in space，and why？How did astronaut food come into being？How do astronauts preserve food for long periods of time in space？NASA（the National Aeronautics and Space Administration）（美国国家航空航天局）has been researching food for space travel since the 1960's to find the best way of keeping astronauts from going hungry．
    The research could date from an accident that took place on the first manned Gemini mission in 1965．astronaut John Young managed to sneak（偷偷地拿）a corned beef sandwich onto the GeminniⅢcapsule to eat during its orbit around Earth．To Young's surprise，the sandwich plan did not go as expected； instead the sandwich began to break apart and scatter（散开）through the GeminniⅢcapsule．This could have resulted in disaster，since a small piece of food could have stuck in the air vents（通风孔）and other equipment．The sandwich was stuffed into a pocket to avoid the further mess insid e the small space capsule This incident caused NASA to enforce strict rules on what types of food can be taken into space．
    Space food has come a long way since then．During the Gemini period，the astronauts mostly ate cubed，compr essed foods（压缩食品）high in calories and lightweight．
    NASA expects a long shelf life for space food．The majority of food taken into space has been dried out or heat-treated．These process and use of sodium（钠），make the food taken into space last longer．Research is ongoing into space food to seek out healthier ways to preserve it．Too much sodium is unhealthy，and can badly change the taste of some foods．

39．What happened to John Young in the G eminniⅢcapsule？B
A．His sandwich went bad as expected
B．He couldn't eat the sandwich he had bought
C．His sandwich caused trouble to some equipment
D．He filled his pocket with the sandwich．
40．Why has NASA set up strict rules on the space since the 1960's？A
A．To protect the astronauts'safety
B．To provide enough food for astronauts
C．To limit how much junk food astronauts eat
D．To make it easy for astronauts to get enough nutrition
41．The majority of the space food is dried out or heat-treated in order toD．
A．keep astronauts healthy                  
B．keep it from breaking apart
C．change its taste                     
D．make it last longer
42．What is the text mainly about？B
A．How to make space food               
B．The history of space food
C．A food incident in the Gemini capsule
D．The process of making space food．