18．A recent study showed how the temperature，______ water freezes，can be changed using electric charges．（　　）

A．

at which

B．

for which

C．

in which

D．

with which

17．Even the white collars in big cities know that，high as their income is，they still can't afford a new house ______．（　　）

A．

physically

B．

personally

C．

economically

D．

accidentally

16．Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore．We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out-patients at the clinic．
         One summer evening as I was fixing； supper，there was a knock at the door．I opened it to see a truly awful looking man-no taller than my eight-year-old-I thought as I stared at the shriveled （皱缩的）body．But the shocking thing was his face-twisted from swelling．
         He told me he'd been hunting for a room since noon but with no success．"I guess it's my face…，but my doctor says with a few more treatments …"
         I told him we would find him a bed．When I had finished the dishes，he told me he fished for a living to support his daughter，her five children，and her husband，who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury．He didn't tell it by way of complaint； in fact，every other sentence began with a thanks to God for a blessing．He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease，which was apparently a form of skin cancer．
         The next morning before lie left for his bus，he asked if he could come back and stay the next time he had a treatment．I told him lie was welcome to come again．
         In the years he came to stay overnight with us，there was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden．
         When I received these little gifts，I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning．"Did you keep that awful looking man last night？I turned him away．1 You can lose roomers by accommodating such people!"
         Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice．But oh； If only they could have known him，perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear．I know our family always will be grateful to have known him； from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude．
56．The first time I met the man，D．
A．I felt pity for his look
B．he frightened my kid
C．he was in need of something to eat
D．he was looking for a place to stay overnight
57．The next-door neighbor refused the man becauseA．
A．he might lose roomers                     
B．the man was poor
C．he had no spare room                     
D．the man didn't bring him gifts
58．Which of the following is NOT true about the man？C
A．He developed skin cancer．
B．He fished to support a large family．
C．God helped him to get over his disease．
D．He didn't complain about his sufferings．
59．What attitude did the man have toward life？A
A．Grateful．    B．Confident．         C．Regretful．      D．Passive．
60．What might be the best title of the passage？D
A．Never judge a book by its cover                
B．Give others a hand
C．Be the architect of life                     
D．Accept good and bad with gratitude．

15．When I was fourteen I was hit by a car and I felt almost senseless from the waist down．I spent the next four years（36）Ba back support．I began running seven days a week to（37）Dmy muscles （肌肉）．It was exhausting but I（38）Abefore I graduated from high school．
         When I was thirty-one，I was in（39）Ccar accident in which my legs were seriously injurged．The（40）Atold me that their goal was to get me to walk"（41）B"but that I would never run again．Stubborn and（42）A，however，I set out to rebuild my leg muscles to support my knees through my own personalized（43）Cprogram．The fact was that it took me two years to learn how to walk and nine and a half years to run again．
         While on one of my runs，a（44）Dthought entered my mind：what（45）A I could run the LA Marathon？I wanted to know what it felt like to（46）Dthe prized f inish line，even if it （47）AI had to crawl（爬） across it．I had only four months to get ready．I spent almost all my time； training as if my very（48）Bdepended on it--actually，it did．I （49）Bthat if I didn't train to my fullest，my body would （50）Cand the doctors'diagnosis （诊断） would win．I wasn't about to let that happen．I had a dream：I would run the LA Marathon to achieve one of my life's greatest （51）C．I trained eight times a week，seven days a week-twice on Wednesdays．
         Finally，my hard efforts（52）D．I crossed the finish line of the LA Marathon，strong and solid．
         I'm often asked why I run，to which I always（53）B，"I run because I can．"I（54）Cmyself that．the aches and pains I experience while training and racing are（55）D，compared to the suffering those whom I admire must bear．This is why I run，

36．A，dressing	B．wearing	C．designing	D．decorating
37．A．relax	B．comfort	C．protect	D．strengthen
38．A．recovered	B．cured	C．quitted	D．shook
39．A．other	B．one	C．another	D．some
40．A．doctors	B．patients	C．coaches	D．pioneers
41．A．frequently	B．normally	C．attractively	D．carefully
42．A．determined	B．excited	C．unsatisfied	D．disappointed
43．A．working	B．sharing	C．training	D．walking
44．A．suitable	B．reasonable	C．silly	D．crazy
45．A．if	B．whether	C．unless	D．once
46．A．skip	B．slip	C．complete	D．cross
47．A．meant	B．proved	C．agreed	D．explained
48．A．patience	B．existence	C．appearance	D．absence
49．A．suggested	B．knew	C．noticed	D．declared
50．A．look out	B．come out	C．break down	D．fall down
51．A．promises	B．reputations	C．goals	D．levels
52．A．worked out	B．turned out	C．paid back	D．paid off
53．A．react	B．reply	C．relate	D．refer
54．A．show	B．ask	C．remind	D．teach
55．A．something	B．anything	C．everything	D．nothing

14．Going out to the bar and drinking _____ a way to relax，but not good for your health at all．（　　）

A．

is

B．

was

C．

are

D．

were

13．-It's too late．I must leave now．
-I can't        allow you to go home in this weather．（　　）

A．

likely

B．

probably

C．

surely

D．

possibly

12．-If you break the rules again，you are sure to be punished．
-______？I don't care．（　　）

A．

What if

B．

How come

C．

What for

D．

So what

11．I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied，"You mean fortunately．"He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．
My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following．This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I call get the same value for free．I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．
Problems are there to be faced and overcome．We cannot achieve anything with an easy life．Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree．Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote？"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened，vision cleared，ambition inspired and success achieved．"
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity （逆境）．From time to time we all face hardships，problems，accidents，afflictions and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．
Douglas Bader was 21when in 1931he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was deter-mined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said，"Don't listen to any-one who tells you that you can't do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind，you'll never use crutches（拐杖）or a stick，then have a go at everything．Go to school，join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never，never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible．"
The biographies （传记） of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．
Nevertheless，there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity．

57．Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage？C
A．Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to fake exercise．
B．People are silly to pay to go to the gym．
C．Those who want to achieve success cant expect to live all easy life．
D．People's attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed．
58．By quoting what Douglas Bader said，the author intends to tell us"D．"
A．Failure is the mother of Success．
B．A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit．
C．If you venture nothing，you will have nothing．
D．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try．
59．Following this passage，the author will further talk aboutB．
A．how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced
B．what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face
C．what great people have in common
D．why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity
60．Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage？A
A．Face adversity with a smile             B．Different attitudes towards adversity
C．Nothing is impossible                   D．Life is full of adversity．

10．As the idea of low-carbon life is now _____ accepted，more and more people
travel by public transport．（　　）

A．

mainly

B．

slightly

C．

widely

D．

deeply

9．-I'd like to have a chance，someday，to return your favor of paying for my lunch
yesterday．
-_______．You are my best friend．（　　）

A．

Thanks anyway

B．

Go ahead

C．

Take care

D．

Forget it