8．[1]A new study has found evidence of aggressive behaVior in children who drink four or more servings of soft drinks every day．
[2]The mothers of 3，000 five-year-olds took part in the study．They were asked to keep a record of how many servings of soft drinks their children drank over a two-month period and keeprecords of howthey behaved．The researchers found that 43 percent of the boys and girls drank at least one daily serving of soda．Four percent of the youngsters had four or more sodas to drink every day．
[3]Children who drank the most soda were more than two times hkely to show signs of aggression．"For the children who consumed four or more  soft drinks per day，we see an association between aggressive behaviors，attention problems and withdrawn behaviors．"Shakira Suglia says．The aggressive behaviors included destroying possessions belonging to others，taking part in fights and physically attacking people．
[4]Shakira says the researchers identiffed the link after they considered the factors like the child's age and sex．They also considered     ，such as whether the boys and girls were eating sweets or given fruit drinks on a normal day．In addition，the researchers examined parenting styles and other social conditions that might be taking place in the home．
[5]It is not quite clear why young children who drink a lot of soda have behavior pmblems．However，a substance oftell found in soft drinks is caffeine，which helps to make people feel energetic．Doctor Suglia suggests that caffeine could be causing the children to be more aggressive．
[6]The research is part of a larger study called the Fragile Families and Child Welibeing Study．It follows 5，000 poor mothers and their children in 20 American cities．

66．What is the main idea of the text？（no more than 10 words）Soft drinks could cause aggressive behavior in children．
67．What does the underlined word"they''in Paragraph 2 probably refer to？The children/Their children/The mothers'children
68．List three aggressive behaviors according to the text．（no more than 10 words）
①destroying others'possessions；②taking part in fights；③physically attacking people．
69．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．（no more than 3 words）other possible influences（factors）/other factors（influences）
70．Complete the following statement with one word from Paragraph 5．
    People will often becomeenergetic/aggressive when they have some coffee，in which caffeine is the major chemical．

7．Reseachers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately juage 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes．"Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，"the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someone's shoes．In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants．Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．
Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，"practical and functional''shoes were generally worn by more"pleasant"people，while ankle boots were more linked with‘‘aggressive''personalities．The strangest of all may be that those who wore‘‘uncomfortable looking"shoes tend to have"calm"personalities．And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from"attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal（主张变革的）types wearing"shabbier and less expensire"shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

61．What does this text mainly tell us？C 
A．Shoes Call hide people's real personalities．
B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．
C．People's personalities call be judged by their shoes．
D．People know little about their personalities．
62．The particio\pants were asked toA．
A．provide pictures of their shoes
B．look at pictures of different shoes
C．design a personality questionnaire
D．hand in their commonly worn shoes
63．Which of the results is beyond people's expectation？C 
A．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．
B．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．
C．Aggressive people are likely to weal"ankle boots．
D．Fhshier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．
64．People suffering from"attachment anxiety"tend toB．
A．wear strange shoes     B．worry about their appearance
C．have a calm character   D．become a political leader
65．The author wrote the text in order toA．
A．inform us of a new study    B．introduce a research method
C．teach how to choose shoes   D．describe different personalities．

6．Do you like shopping？Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror？For some of us，shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money．For me．it's something I would rather avoid．Thank goodness for the Internet!It's more convenient to buy CDs，electrical items，even food，from the comfort of your sofa．But that's not the only reason：price is an important factor．We can buy goods and services cheaper online．But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy．This has led to a type of shopping called"showrooming"．
Showrooming is something I've done．I will go to a shop to see，touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knock-down price．I'm not alone in doing this．Research by a company called Foolproof，found 24%of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013．
Amy Cashman，Head of Technology at TNS UK，says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that"people are lacking time，lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying．"She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop around．
But does this mean technology will kill shops？Certainly shops will change．They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving in-store discounts or free girls．
We mustn't forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare．It's good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by showrooming，you get the best of both worlds!

51．The two questions in Paragraph l are raised toA 
A．introduce the topic            B．give two examples
C．compare different opinions     D．get answers from readers
52．What does showrooming mean in the text？A 
A．Trying in shops and buying online．
B．Showing products in a room．
C．Buying something in a store．
D．Shopping on the Internet．
53．According to Amy Cashman，which is not the reason for showrooming？B 
A．The lack of time．         B．The comfort of the sofa．
C．The shortness of money．   D．The security of the product．
54．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4？C 
A．Online shops will disappear．
B．Free gifts will surely promote sales．
C．Shops need necessary changes．
D．Shops will be replaced by online shops．
55．The author's attitude towards showrooming isC 
A．critical  B．neutral   C．supportive   D．casual．

5．I Was Forced to Find My Gifts
       I was a pretty typical 17-year-old with a strong interest in painting when something happened．One Sunday，I went to an old swimming hole and dove in．I（36）B something under the water head-on and broke a couple of vertebrae（椎骨）of my neck．
       For five months I stayed at the hospital，feeling like a （37）Ato my family．My self-image was instantly（38）C．I was described with terms like"disabled"or"crippled．"I was angry and（39）Aafter I failed so many times at some（40）Ctask---dropping something on the floor and trying to get it back up again．
       Near the end of my stay in the hospital，my doctor almost forcibly tied a （41）D to my hand．He had seen my paintings I'd done before and （42）Dme to paint．Fortunately，I found that I（43）B had this artistic ability left．It was like a big weight had been （44）C．At least I could do something worthwhile again，and it became a （45）Apart of my recovery．
       After I left the hospital，I stayed at home，feeling desperately （46）A．It seemed like I was cut off from（47）C．No one can get along （48）Dlove and acceptance．So that fall，I started at the University of Texas，majoring in graphic design．
       One day a man happened to see one of my paintings．He had a great （49）Bfor it and asked if I ever did art shows．So I was given a（n）（50）A．Much to my surprise，I found that people liked my paintings and would pay for them．That was about 11 years ago．Today，1，500 （51）Bhave carried my work．
       It was the art that provided the （52）Cfor me to get up every morning and do something，（53）Asitting in front of the television．Society has such （54）B expectations of the disabled person，so it's very easy to get sucked into a dependency routine---you know，the"give me"kind of attitude．And that's what I take the most（55）Bin---the fact that what I'm doing today is well received all over．
 

36．A．saw	B．hit	C．touched	D．picked
37．A．burden	B．failure	C．joke	D．patient
38．A．improved	B．created	C．changed	D．judged
39．A．helpless	B．careless	C．nervous	D．tired
40．A．difficult	B．special	C．simple	D．important
41．A．bandage	B．towel	C．rope	D．paintbrush
42．A．allowed	B．taught	C．ordered	D．encouraged
43．A．already	B．still	C．even	D．always
44．A．gained	B．carried	C．lifted	D．measured
45．A．vital	B．strange	C．boring	D．different
46．A．lonely	B．weak	C．frightened	D．guilty
47．A．success	B．classmates	C．society	D．treatment
48．A．in	B．for	C．behind	D．without
49．A．sympathy	B．fondness	C．talent	D．responsibility
50．A．exhibition	B．challenge	C．permission	D．message
51．A．hospitals	B．galleries	C．schools	D．families
52．A．imagination	B．chance	C．motivation	D．curiosity
53．A．instead of	B．apart from	C．due to	D．but for
54．A．high	B．low	C．enough	D．unrealistic
55．A．power	B．pride	C．comfort	D．advantage．

4．When l was three years old，my parents discovered l was totally deaf．After（41）Cwith many educational experts，they made a（42）A  that would forever change my future．Instead of sending me to a private school for the （43）B，they decided to"mainstream"me．All of my （44）D and teachers would have normal hearing．
Since I started going there，1was （45）B by the other kids because of my hearing aid  and the way I （46）C．I experienced great anxiety throughout the school．In addition to the problems of （47）B with the other students，1als0 （48）C  with most of my school  work．The teachers didn't show much interest in any of my rare achievements． （49）D Mrs．Jordan，my 5th grade teacher，changed all of that with a （50）A  three-word phrase．One morning，she asked the class a question.1 （51）D  her lips and immediately raised my  hand．l couldn't believe it-for once I knew the answer．I took a deep breath and （52）Canswered her question．
1will never forget what happened next．Her response （53）A a11 0f us．Mrs．Jordan  enthusiastically turned her （54）B  in a full circle until it pointed directly at me．With  sparkling eyes and a （55）Bsmile she cried，"THAT'S RIGHT STEPHEN!"
For the first time in my young life，1was an instant star．My heart （56）A  with  Pride，I sat a little （57）Cin my chair and my confidence increased like （58）B  before．A  simple three-word phrase totally （59）D  my young life．"THAT'S RIGHT STEPHEN!"From then on，my grades improved dramatically．My popularity among my peers increased and my outlook on life did a complete （60）D．

41．A．dealing	B．experimenting	C．consulting	D．comparing
42．A．decision	B．survey	C．mistake	D．comment
43．A．blind	B．deaf	C．rich	D．young
44．A．friends	B．relatives	C．patients	D．schoolmates
45．A．cared for	B．laughed at	C．called up	D．spoken of
46．A．learned	B．walked	C．talked	D．hoped
47．A．coming up	B．fitting in	C．putting up	D．keeping up
48．A．disagreed	B．quarreled	C．struggled	D．improved
49．A．Even	B．Or	C．So	D．But
50．A．simple	B．regular	C．strange	D．modest
51．A．opened	B．touched	C．moved	D．read
52．A．fortunately	B．suddenly	C．nervously	D．naturally
53．A．surprised	B．delighted	C．confused	D．frightened
54．A．leg	B．finger	C．ear	D．nail
55．A．slight	B．wide	C．false	D．faint
56．A．burst	B．broke	C．filled	D．hit
57．A．quieter	B．deeper	C．taller	D．lighter
58．A．ever	B．never	C．past	D．some
59．A．reflected	B．discovered	C．introduced	D．transformed
60．A．attempt	B．delay	C．battle	D．turnabout

3．Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879．He was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone．He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read．When Albert was five years old，his father gave him a compass．The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction-to the north．He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move．
Albert did not like school．The German schools of that time were not pleasant．Students could not ask questions．Albert said he felt as if he were in prison．
In 1905，Albert Einstein published some important papers in a German scientific magazine．They included one of the most important scientific documents in history．It explained what came to be called his"Special Theory of Relativity"．Ten years later，he expanded it to a"General Theory of Relativity"．
In 1921，he won the Nobel Prize in Physics．It was given to him not for his theories of relativity，but for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect．
Albert Einstein left Germany when Adolph Hitler came to power in 1933．He moved to the United States to continue his research．Einstein became a citizen of the United States in 1940．
Einstein was a famous man，but you would not have known that by looking at him．His white hair was long and wild．He wore old clothes．He showed an inner joy when he was playing his violin or talking about his work．Students and friends said he had a way of explaining difficult ideas using images that were easy to understand．
Einstein spent the last twenty-five years of his life working on what he called a"unified field theory"．He hoped to find a common mathematical statement that could tie together all the different parts of physics．He did not succeed．
Albert Einstein died in 1955at the age of seventy-six．

21．What can we learn about Albert Einstein in his childhood according to the passage？B
A．He was quite clever and smart．
B．He was curious about new things．
C．He hated talking with others．
D．He was good at inventing things．
22．What's the right order of the following events about Albert Einstein？D
a．He won the Nobel Prize in Physics．
b．He became a citizen of the United States．
c．He left Germany for the United States．
d．He put forward his"General Theory of Relativity"．
e．He worked on a"unified field theory"．
A．d，e，a，c，b   
B．a，b，d，e，c      
C．d，c，b，a，e     
D．d，a，c，b，e
23．What's the best title of the passage？C
A．The discoveries of Albert Einstein．
B．Albert Einstein and his theories．
C．The life story of Albert Einstein．
D．How Albert Einstein won success．

2．Paula and her husband have four kids，three pet dogs，and a rabbit．When the house is very noisy，Helen，one of the children，is quietly inventing．A year ago，the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster for a school project．Rather than a poster，she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar（尼古丁） a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes．
"I like people to play with things more than read and write，"she says．So she researched her idea on the Internet，found a company in China that could make it，saved up her pocket money and got her idea made．
Paula says her daughter"thinks differently"：Ideas jump into her mind．After she got sunburnt on holiday，Helen invented a small plastic bracelet（手镯） that changes color in the sun，telling you when to put on sunscreen．Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea．She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty．"But we didn't do anything with it，"says Paula．
Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod she has designed．"There is a camera on the hook，"she explains，"and the screen is on the handle，and it shows you if you've caught a fish or not．"
Helen doesn't want to go to university．She keeps her pink-and-cream bedroom tidy．Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter．"Everything has to be in a certain order，"Paula says．"Her brothers and sisters go with the flow，but with Helen，it's‘What time will that be happening？'or‘Where am I being picked up from today？'"

21．From Paragraph 2，we can infer that HelenC．
A．is not willing to go to school
B．likes to play with her brothers and sisters
C．prefers making something by herself
D．is good at reading and writing
22．What did Helen invent after she got sunburnt on vacation？B
A．The anti-smoking poster．
B．The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen．
C．The ball providing water for thirsty dogs．
D．The fishing rod telling whether you've caught a fish．
23．The underlined phrase"go with the flow"probably means"A"．
A．do what most people usually do     
B．set an example to others
C．follow the fashion closely            
D．do something differently from others
24．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．how Helen helps people give up smoking
B．a little girl's dream to be a world-famous inventor
C．a 10-year-old inventor's story
D．Helen's relationship with her family members．

1．Carol Vaness，the well-known American opera singer，was born in San Diego and began her professional performance in San Francisco．She has sung at many of the major opera houses in the world．Unlike other world-famous male opera singers （Luciano Pavarotti，Placido Domingo and Marcello Giordani），she was particularly known for her Mozart operatic roles．
At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings，Carol's voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people．It must reach every person in the theater，without a microphone，even when she's singing softly．The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes．
"When you breathe，it's like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater，"Carol explains．"You have to take a lot of air into your lungs．"
According to Carol，the main difference between pop singing and opera is"how you breathe，how much air you take in，and how you control it coming out．Regular singing is more like speaking，and it's a lot softer．
Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten，Carol has loved music．As she got older，she decided to become a music teacher．When she went to college，she took singing lessons as part of her studies．Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano（女高音） voice-the highest singing voice for women．
Today，Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has song for almost twenty years．But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace．"Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it，"says Carol，"because singing is a great joy．That's why I sing．In fact，that's why everybody sings．"

24．What is the best title for this passage？A
A．An Opera Star                   
B．The Way an Opera Star Sings
C．Opera Singing and Pop Singing  
D．Singing without a Microphone
25．Which statement is true？D
A．A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings．
B．Opera singing is more like speaking．
C．A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing．
D．An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing．
26．From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT thatC．
A．Carol once learned to play the piano
B．Carol has been singing opera for 20years or so
C．Carol worked as a music teacher
D．Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans．

20．A few years ago，New York City had a blackout（停电） which caused all the TV stations to go out for several hours．
When the TV went off in the Bufkins house，panic began．First，Bufkins thought something was wrong with his TV set in the living room，so he rushed into his bedroom and turned on another set．Nothing．Mrs．Bufkins said to her husband，"It isn't your set．The power is off．"
Bufkins said，"Who are you？"
"I am your wife，Edith．"
"Oh，"Bufkins said．"then I suppose those kids in there are mine．"
"That's right．If you ever got out of that armchair in front of the TV set，you'd know us．"
"Boy，they've really grown，"Bufkins said，looking at his son and daughter．"How old are they now？"
"Thirteen and fourteen，"Mrs．Bufkins replied．
"I'll be darned．Hi，kids．"
"Who's he？"Bufkins'son，Henry，asked．
"It's your father，"Mrs．Bufkins said．
"I'm pleased to meetcha，"Bufkins'daughter，Mary，said shyly．There was an embarrassed silence all around．
"Well，what school do you go to？"
"We go to Forest High School，"Bufkins'son，Henry said．
"What do you do？"Mary asked．
"I thought you were a car salesman，"Mrs．Bufkins said．
"That was two years ago．Didn't I tell you I changed jobs？"Bufkins said in surprise．
"No，you didn't．You haven't told me anything for two years．"
"Yup，I'm doing quite well，too．"Bufkins said．
"Then why am I working in a department store？"Mrs．Bufkins demanded．
"Oh，are you still working in a department store？If I had known that，I would have told you to quit last year．You should have mentioned it．"Bufkins said．
There was more dead silence．Finally Henry said，"Hey，you want to hear me play the guitar？"
"You know how to play the guitar？Say，didn't I have a daughter who played the guitar？"
"That was Susie．She got married a year ago，just about the time you were watching the World Cup．"Mrs．Bufkins said．

59．What made Mr．Bufkins panicked when the power went off？C
A．The cost of buying a new TV set．
B．The quarrel caused by the blackout．
C．The failure to continue watching TV．
D．The possibility of getting an electric shock．
60．It can be inferred that Mr．BufkinsB．
A．is quiet by nature              
B．is addicted to TV
C．works as a car salesman          
D．enjoys playing the guitar
61．What was the problem with the family？D
A．They worked in different places．
B．The family disliked Mr．Bufkins．
C．The parents didn't care about their children．
D．They seldom communicated with each other．
62．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．The Shock of Recognition       
B．The Damage of a Blackout
C．The Harmony of a Family        
D．The Art of Communication′．

19．An emperor was almost eighty years old and knew it was time to choose his successor（接班人）．Instead of choosing one of his children，he decided on something different．He called all of the young people in the kingdom together one day．He said，"It is time for me to choose the next emperor．I have decided to choose one of you．"
The kids were shocked!But the emperor continued，"I am going to give each one of you a seed today．One special seed．I want you to plant it and come back one year later with what you have grown from this seed．I will then judge the plants，and the one I choose will be the next emperor!"
One boy named Ling received a seed like the others．He went home and planted the seed in a pot，watering it carefully．Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown．After about three weeks，some of the other youths began to talk about their plants that were beginning to grow．Ling kept checking his seed，but nothing ever grew．
A year finally went by and all the youths brought their plants to the emperor．Ling thought he should be honest about what had happened．So he took his empty pot to the palace．When Ling arrived，he was amazed at the plants grown by other youths．They were beautiful，in all shapes and sizes．
When the emperor arrived，he surveyed the room and greeted the young people．Ling just tried to hide in the back．Suddenly，the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot．He ordered his guards to bring him to the front．Ling was terrified．When Ling got to the front，the Emperor asked his name．"My name is Ling，"he replied．All the kids were laughing and making fun of him．The emperor asked everyone to quiet down．He looked at Ling，and then announced to the crowd，"Behold your new emperor!His name is Ling!"Then the emperor said，"One year ago today，I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow．
24．Why did the emperor decide to choose his successor？A
A．He was growing old．
B．He was tired of his position．
C．He wanted to do different things．
D．He wanted to do some tests．
25．Whom will the emperor consider to choose from as his successor in his country？C
A．His children
B．All of his relatives．
C．All the young people
D．The bravest fighters．
26．What can we infer from the passage？C
A．The other youths felt angry about what Ling had done．
B．Ling destroyed his seed by boiling it in the hot water．
C．Ling was afraid of being punished for his failure in planting．
D．The one who planted the most beautiful plant would be the king．
27．From the text we know that Ling wasB．
A．clever     B．honest     C．famous     D．energetic．