15．Sometimes it is hard for people to ________making a mistake and apologize for it．（　　）

A．

admit

B．

escape

C．

risk

D．

appreciate

14．The twins，whose parents worked in Beijing，were       by their grandparents．（　　）

A．

brought back

B．

brought in

C．

brought out

D．

brought up

13．The engineer has spent one year working in the US and discovered how things ________overseas．（　　）

A．

manage

B．

promote

C．

operate

D．

allocate

12．Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth，and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use．This is especially true in agriculture，where sustainable development is often taken as the sole measure of progress without a proper appreciation of historical and cultural perspectives．
To start with，it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history，and will continue to do so．Medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed，clothed and sheltered a predominantly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today．It had minimal effect on biodiversity，and any pollution it brought about was typically localized．In terms of energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient．
Contrast this with farming since the start of the industrial revolution．Competition from overseas led farmers to specialize and increase yields．Throughout this period food became cheaper，safe and more reliable．However，these changes have also led to habitat loss and to diminishing biodiversity．
What's more，demand for animal products in developing countries is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300million tons of grain a year by 2050，yet the growth of cities and industry is reducing the amount of water available for agriculture in many regions．
All this means that agriculture in the 21st century will have to be very different from how it was in the 20th．This will require complete thinking．For example，we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are inevitably more sustainable than new ones．We also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be"zero impact"．The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static measures of sustainability，which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage．
Instead we need a more dynamic interpretation，one that looks at the pros and cons of all the various way land is used．There are many different ways to measure agricultural performance besides food yield：energy use，environmental costs，water purity，carbon footprint and biodiversity．It is clear，for example，that the carbon of transporting tomatoes from Spain to the UK is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting，but we do not know whether lower carbon footprints will always be better for biodiversity．
What is crucial is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production．

57．How do people often measure progress in agriculture？C
A．By its productivity
B． By its impact on the environment
C．By its sustainability
D．By its contribution to economic growth
58．What does the author think of traditional farming practices？C
A．They have remained the same over the centuries
B．They have not kept pace with population growth
C．They are not necessarily sustainable
D．They are environmentally friendly
59．What will agriculture be like in the 21st century？A
A．It will go through radical changes
B．It will supply more animal products
C．It will abandon traditional farming practices
D．It will cause zero damage to the environment
60．What is the author's purpose in writing this passage？D
A．To remind people of the need of sustainable development
B．To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production
C．To advance new criteria for measuring farming progress
D．To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is．

11．One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone （21）B，and still another whistled loudly every time the  （22）A turned his back．
Reform school？No．College．
More and more，professors say，they are coming across （23）C students in their classrooms．Many of today's young scholars arrive late，leave（24）B，talk loud or take care of personal （25）Dsuch as paying bills during class．
Why are the students behaving（26）A？"Because they can，"said a student of University of North Texas．"A lot of the time，the professors let them get away with it．"
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms-and even（27）Ctaking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire （28）D．
People are（29）Cwhen they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in （30）B education，says Dr．Gerald Amanda，a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They （31）A some high school students to misbehave，but think those who get to （32）Bwill behave more politely．
Dr．Amanda believes that society in（33）Dhas become more tolerant of rude behavior and （34）Dpeople in power，including professors，no longer （35）Cstandards for （36）B．That leads to a growing imprudence（轻率行为）（37）Dsome college students．"There's a great （38）Aof bad behavior in the world around them，and young people see it and （39）Cdisrespect，"said Dr．Amanda，（40）B that sometimes students"have no idea that they are being rude．"

21．A．line	B．conversation	C．message	D．picture
22．A．professor	B．student	C．president	D．classmate
23．A．hardworking	B．cheating	C．rude	D．selfish
24．A．late	B．early	C．noisily	D．quietly
25．A．felling	B．interest	C．computer	D．business
26．A．badly	B．well	C．politely	D．oneself
27．A．enjoy	B．hate	C．start	D．avoid
28．A．school	B．company	C．society	D．class
29．A．delighted	B．surprised	C．interested	D．encouraged
30．A．better	B．more	C．higher	D．younger
31．A．expect	B．hope	C．forbid	D．wish
32．A．work	B．college	C．learning	D．knowledge
33．A．all	B．time	C．charge	D．general
34．A．why	B．how	C．whether	D．that
35．A．change	B．break	C．set	D．reach
36．A．teaching	B．politeness	C．thinking	D．progress
37．A．about	B．for	C．behind	D．among
38．A．deal	B．number	C．many	D．sum
39．A．prepare	B．grow	C．develop	D．improve
40．A．speaking	B．adding	C．warning	D．wishing

10．Italians like to say that when it comes to alcohol，they have a sipping （小酌） culture rather than a drinking culture．That means that while Italians may enjoy a glass of wine or beer，they don't usually get very drunk．
That's not true any more．The new study by the Italian National Health Institute found that 63 percent of Italians under age 18 get drunk on the weekends．Now，the city of Milan has created a law that will stop anyone under 16 from buying alcohol．Anyone who sells or gives alcohol to a person under 16 can be fined up to    700．Young people who feel that the new law is unfair should go to the US for some perspective （观点）．The US has the highest drinking age in the world； It's illegal for anyone under 21 to buy alcohol，and stores or restaurants that are caught selling alcohol to people under the legal age risk losing their licenses，
Many young Americans complain that the drinking laws are unfair； They are allowed to vote in elections and join the army at age 18，so why wait another three years just to buy a bottle of beer？
These young people have found help in an unusual place．Last year，more．than 100 presidents of US universities joined together to ask lawmakers to consider changing the drinking age．They argued that the law doesn't stop underage college kids from getting drunk-it just makes them want to drink more．
For now，the law seems unlikely to change．But US teenagers who want alcohol can go north 10 Canada，where the drinking age is 18-19，or south to Mexico where the legal age is 18．Throughout much of Asia，Africa and Europe，the legal drinking age ranges 16-18．
In plenty of places though，the official drinking age is ignored，and even young children can buy alcohol if they have the money to pay for it．
No matter how old you are，you should always be responsible with alcohol．Teenagers in Milan are now learning that their reckless （不顾后果的） drinking behavior may come at a high price．
 53．The new law by the city of MilanC．
     A．is welcomed by Italian young people
     B．aims to keep Italy's sipping culture alive
     C．forbids selling alcohol to people under 16
     D．has reduced the number of underage youths getting drunk
54．Which of the following places has the lowest drinking age？B
    A．New York         B．Milan            C．Mexico          D．Canada
55．Many US university presidents want lawmakers to consider changing the drinking age becauseD．
    A．they've received complaints from many young Americans about the unfairness of the laws
    B．hey agree that people old enough to vole and join the army should be allowed to drink．
    C．they don't want to see US teenagers going to neighboring countries for a drink
    D．they believe the law is pushing underage youths toward alcohol instead of stopping them
56．What can we infer from the passage？A
    A，In many places the shop owners don't mind selling alcohol to underage customers．
    B．The author thinks that US teenagers should go to Canada or Mexico to drink．
    C．Restaurants in the US don't sell alcohol to people under 21 for fear of a    700 fine．
    D．Teens in Milan have to pay a lot of money for their reckless drinking behavior．

9．While taking pictures of a curious five-month-old fox，photographer Simbn Czapp soon realized his subject had quite an interest in photography herself．The clever fox was so curious about the camera equipment that she climbed it on top of it．And while she was supposed to be the subject of the shoot，the fox stood on the shutter release button （快门按钮）and took her own frames．
Mr Czapp visited the New Forest Wildlife Park to capture images of new arrival Jessie．She has been at the animal park in Ashjurst，Hampshire-home to wolves，deer and other animals in 25 acres of ancient woodland-after being abandoned by her mother．
Mr Czapp said，"Jessie was very playful and curious and not at all camera shy．Soon after I arrived she was chewing my shoes and everything seemed to be a game to her．Then she started exploring the camera I had set up on a tripod （三脚架）．She stood on her back legs to look at the back of the camera．She balanced her front paws on it and at one point knocked it over．"
He put the camera back on the tripod and Jessie soon jumped back up．At one point she had all four paws on the camera and was keeping her balance．Mr Czapp added，"She jumped up there several times and I realized it could make a good picture．As I was leaving with the public's viewing window behind me，I thought I heard the camera go off but didn't think much of it．But when I checked the memory card afterwards，I was amazed to see Jessie had actually taken two pictures of me photographing her．I couldn't believe a fox had gained an advantage over me!Jessie is a lovely little fox．There were some lovely photos of her but she obviously thought the photographer was worthy of a picture too!，
44．The underlined word"frames"in Paragraph 1 probably means"B"．
A．photographers    B．pictures        C．buttons        D．advantages．
45．What do we know about Jessie from the passage？C
A．She arrived at the park five months ago．
B．She lives at the park together with some wolves．
C．She was sent to the park because her mother left her．
D．She loved the life in the park so much that she left her mother，
46．What is the RIGHT time order of the following steps in Jessie taking a photo？A
a．Jessie pressed the shutter release button．
b．Mr Czapp left the camera to take a photo．
c．Jessie climbed onto the camera and balanced herself．
d．Mr Czapp set up his camera on a tripod．
e．Jseeie stood up to look at the back of the camera．
A．d，e，c，b，a    B．a，b，c，d，e    C．c，b，e，a，d      D．d，e，b，c，a
47．From the passage we can infer thatC．
A．sometimes foxes are better at photographing than men
B．some foxes are more friendly than humans
C．Mr Czapp felt ashamed that the fox gained an advantage over him
D．Mr Czapp and Jessie took photos for each other．

8．A woman named Emily was asked by the woman recorder to state her oocupation at the County Clerk's office．She hesitated，not knowing how to answer．
"Do you have a job，（21）Dare  you just a…．"explained the recorder．
"Of course I have a job，"answered Emily．"I'm a （22）C．"
"We don't list'mother'as an occupation…'housewife'（23）Ait，"said the recorder．
However，I disagree with the recorder．
One day I found myself in the same（24）D，this time at our own Town Hall．The clerk was obviously a career woman．"'What is your occupation？She asked．
My words（25）Bpeopled out（脱口而出）．I'm a Research Associate（研究员）in the field of Child Development and Human Relations．"The clerk（26）A，hallpoint pen frozen in midair，and looked up（27）Bshe has not heard right．I repeated the title slowly．Then I saw my（28）Cwritten in bold，black ink on the official questionnaire．"（29）BI ask，"said the clerk with new interest，"just what you do in your（30）B？"
Then I heard myself （31）A，"I have a continuing program of research （what mother doesn't？） in the laboratory and in the field （normally I would have said indoors and out）．I'm working for my Masters （the whole family） and（32）Bhave four credits（学分）（4 daughters）．The job is one of the most demanding in the humanities （any mother cares to （33）C？）and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just （34）D．"There was increasing（35）Din the clerk's voice as she completed the form，stood up，and personally（36）Ame to the door．
As I drove into our driveway，feeling（37）Cabout my career title，I was（38）Bby my lab assistants-ages 13，7，and 3．Upstairs I could（39）Dour new experimental model，（a 6-month-old baby），in the child-development（40）A，testing out a new vocal（发音）pattern．
Motherhood…What a glorious career!

21．A．and	B．but	C．so	D．or
22．A．nurse	B．researcher	C．mother	D．clerk
23．A．covers	B．makes	C．shows	D．includes
24．A．office	B．level	C．base	D．situation
25．A．finally	B．simply	C．occasionally	D．surely
26．A．paused	B．stood up	C．smiled	D．wrote down
27．A．even if	B．as though	C．given that	D．now that
28．A．name	B．idea	C．title	D．number
29．A．Would	B．Might	C．Should	D．Must
30．A．business	B．field	C．neighborhood	D．lab
31．A．reply	B．announce	C．suggest	D．discuss
32．A．still	B．already	C．always	D．indeed
33．A．accept	B．gain	C．disagree	D．offer
34．A．children	B．father	C．concern	D．money
35．A．anger	B．interest	C．apology	D．respect
36．A．showed	B．helped	C．advised	D．pushed
37．A．worried	B．regretful	C．happy	D．disappointed
38．A．persuaded	B．greeted	C．treated	D．praised
39．A．imagine	B．stand	C．feel	D．hear
40．A．program	B．ambition	C．invention	D．purpose．

7．When I was eight，I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried．"Buddy，you didn't really write this beautiful poem!"
Shyly，but （36）A，I said yes．She poured out her （37）A．"It was nothing short of talent!"
"What time will Father be home？"I asked．I could hardly wait to （38）B my work to him．
I spent quite some time （39）D for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish （花体字），drew a fancy border around it，and （40）B I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table．My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．I was sure he would be able（41）C my poem．
At almost 7o'clock my father burst in．He seemed （42）A．He circled the dining-room table，complaining about his employees．
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this？"He was reaching for my poem．
"Ben，Buddy has written his first poem!"my mother began．"And it's beautiful，absolutely amaz …"
"If you don't mind，I'd like to decide for myself．"Father said．
I （43）C my head as he read that poem．It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table．Now came the moment of （44）C．
"I think it's terrible，"he said．
I couldn't look up．My eyes were getting （45）A．
"Ben，these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written，"my mother was saying．"He needs（46）D．"
"I don't know why．"My father held his ground．"Isn't there enough （47）A poetry in the world already？"
I couldn't （48）C it another second．I ran from the dining room crying．Up in my room I（49）B myself on the bed and cried the worst of the （50）D out of me．
That may have been the end of the story，but not of its （51）A for me．I realized how fortunate I had been．I had a mother who said，"I think it's wonderful!"and a father who drove me to hear with"I think it's awful．"
Every one of us needs that mother force，from which all（52）C flows； and yet the mother force alone is incomplete．It needs the balance of the force that（53）C，"Watch．Listen．Review．Improve．"
Those （54）A voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years，like two opposing winds blowing me．Between the two poles of （55）B and doubt，both in the name of love，I try to follow my true course．

36．A．proudly	B．slowly	C．anxiously	D．honestly
37．A．praise	B．surprise	C．admiration	D．belief
38．A．recite	B．show	C．describe	D．introduce
39．A．waiting	B．planning	C．praying	D．preparing
40．A．quickly	B．confidently	C．nervously	D．casually
41．A．read	B．revise	C．appreciate	D．polish
42．A．upset	B．calm	C．tired	D．relaxed
43．A．shook	B．raised	C．lowered	D．turned
44．A．truth	B．struggle	C．decision	D．discussion
45．A．wet	B．wide	C．dark	D．swollen
46．A．practice	B．judgment	C．instruction	D．encouragement
47．A．awful	B．elegant	C．fluent	D．controversial
48．A．hold	B．see	C．stand	D．control
49．A．seated	B．threw	C．left	D．kept
50．A．confusion	B．pressure	C．dissatisfaction	D．disappointment
51．A．significance	B．development	C．reflection	D．challenge
52．A．love	B．honor	C．creation	D．improvement
53．A．orders	B．persuades	C．cautions	D．declares
54．A．conflicting	B．warning	C．disturbing	D．inspiring
55．A．confidence	B．confirmation	C．distrust	D．disapproval．

6．It was already dark when an old man came to a small town．He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night．After he had gone to his room，the owner said to his wife，"Look at his bag，dear．I'm sure there are lots of valuable things in it．I want to steal it when he is asleep．"
"No，no，"said the woman．"He must look for his bag tomorrow morning．Then he'll take you before the judge．"They thought and at last the woman had an idea．"We have forgetful grass，"said the woman，"Why not put some into his food？If he has the food，he will forget to take his bag away．""How clever you are!"said the owner，"Don't forget it when you prepare supper for him．"
The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed．The next morning，when the owner got up，he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag．He woke his wife up and said angrily，"What a fool!Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all．"
"No，no，"said the woman．"I don't think so．He must forget something．"
"Oh，I've remembered!"The owner cried out suddenly，"He forgot…"

21．The old man came to the innC．
A．in the morning  B．in the afternoon  C．in the evening  D．at night
22．The owner and his wife wanted toA．
A．get the man's bag
B．steal the man's money
C．make the man pay them more
D．hide the man's bag
23．The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food becauseC．
A．the old man always forgot something
B．they wanted to make the food better
C．they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn
D．they wanted to know if the grass was useful
24．According to the passage the old man forgotD．
A．to take his bag away         
B．to tell the owner when he left
C．to close the door when he went to sleep
D．to pay them the inn money．