17．Many people know the names Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison．However，most people don't know the name of the man who invented the television，Philo Farnsworth．
      Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906 and grew up on a potato farm．As a boy，he loved to learn about science，and he read a lot of science books．When he was only thirteen years old，he drew a picture of a machine that could send pictures as radio sends sounds．He got the idea from the way the potatoes were planted in the field．The potatoes grew in long lines，side by side．This made a shape in Philo's mind．This shape helped Philo think of a way to send the TV picture onto a piece of glass．But he was poor，so Philo could not try to make his idea into a machine at that time．
      Later，Philo worked at many different jobs．He worked with trees．He worked on broken radios．He worked on trains．He also worked as a street cleaner．At last，two rich men heard about his idea for television，and they gave him the money to make it．On September 7th，1927，they watched Philo test the machine hebuilt．When Philo turned on the machine，a small line could be seen on the glass．Philo said，"There you have it，electric television．"
     Later，a big company，RCA，said they had made the first television．Philo had to spend a lot of money on lawyers to fight them．Finally，he won．Then，World War Two started in 1939．During the war，Philo spent a lot of money helping the US army instead ofbuilding up his television company．After the war，other bigger，richer companies started making televisions．In the end，Philo had to sell his company．

66．Why does the author mention Bell and Edison at the beginning of the text？C
A．To remember both of them．
B．To prove their wisdom．
C．To introduce the topic of the text．
D．To explain their relationships．
67．Philo Farnsworth got the idea for TV fromC．
A．the radio        B．science books     C．potato fields      D．a machine
68．According to the text，how old was Philo when he finished his invention of TV？B
A.27years old．    B.21years old．   C.33years old      D.39years old
69．The underlined part"building up"in the last paragraph probably means"C"．
A．starting         B．selling           C．making bigger       D．putting up
70．Which is the correct order of the following events？B
a．Two rich men gave Philo money to do experiments．
b．Philo sold his own company．
c．Philo beat RCA in law．
d．Philo fixed broken radios．
e．Philo showed his invention to others．
A．e，d，c，b，a      B．d，a，e，c，b      C．d，c，e，b，a      D．a，c，b，d，e．

16．Jerry Morris died on 28 October 2009．He was 99 years old．You have probably never heard of him．He was a professor of public health．More than 50 years ago he produced one of the most famous epidemiological （流行病学） papers of the 20th century．
His study showed that bus conductors were much less likely to die of heart disease than bus drivers．Why？Because the conductors spent their working day walking．It seems obvious now but in the middle of the last century doctors were puzzled by the rising numbers of people who got heart diseases．Jerry Morris found one of the main causes：a sedentary （久坐不动的） lifestyle．He started exercising for a few minutes each day and lived until his 100th year．
If you wish to protect your heart，you have to do more than wander in the garden．The exercise needs to be reasonable．Jogging is not for everyone and a round trip to the gym takes a couple of hours，plus the monthly membership fee is only good value if you visit regularly．The answer is simple：walk．ks5u
A half-hour purposeful walk five times a week will lower your risk of heart disease，diabetes and strokes．Older people sometimes feel they have left it too late．But it is never too late to start and there are no upper age limits．Start gently．Take your time：a 15-minute flat walk in the nearest park，four or five times a week．Within a month or so，you are already beginning to protect your heart．Build the walks up．When you can comfortably walk for half an hour in the park，go further：try following rivers and canals．
Regular walkers have their own natural gymnasium．There is no membership fee，just some of the finest scenery in the world．Great Britain is the walker's gym．When you have followed the rivers and canals，and are enjoying walking for a couple of hours，head for the coast．Once again，build it up slowly．When you are comfortable with long coastal walks，you can think of our national parks．
67．Jerry Morris is mentioned in the first paragraph mainly toC．
A．make his epidemiological message known to the public
B．praise his research into ways of improving public health
C．introduce the topic of doing exercise and keeping healthy
D．give an example of a person who lives a healthy and long life
68．We can learn from the passage thatC．
A．bus conductors are more likely to die of heart disease than bus drivers．
B．doctors in the 1950s knew why heart diseases kept happening to people．
C．walking is better than doing sports in a gym because it saves time and money．
D．British people love walking because they have free gymnasium with finest scenery．
69．What suggestion does the writer give about walking？B
A．Parks are the best place for walking．
B．Starters should not push themselves too hard．
C．A two-quarter walk a day is suitable for starters．
D．People of old age might not be fit enough to start walking．
70．What might be the best title for this passage？D
A．Long Life Comes from Walking
B．Walking Helps Cure Heart Disease
C．A Walk a Day Keeps the Doctors away
D．An Hour's Walk in Nature is Worth Two in the Gym．

15．Siri．The intelligent assistant that helps you get things done．All you have to do is ask．
Now you can use your voice to use your iPhone 4S．Just talk to Siri as you would to a person："Do I need an umbrella？"or"Where's the closest ATM？"Siri not only understands what you say，it knows what you mean．It figures out the right apps to use to find the right answer．Then，just like a personal assistant，it answers you．Siri makes phone calls，sends messages，schedules meetings，sets reminders，and more．How much more？Just ask，and Siri tells you that，too．
Dual-core A5 chip：the most powerful iPhone ever．
Two cores in the A5 chip provide up to two times more power and up to seven times faster graphics．And you'll feel the effects．iPhone 4S is quick and responsive，which makes all the difference when you're launching apps，surfing the web，gaming，an doing just about everything．And no matter what you're doing，you can keep on doing it．Because the A5 chip is so power-efficient，iPhone 4S has outstanding battery life．
FaceTime．It's even better face-to-face．
FaceTime of iPhone 4S lets you hear a voice and see the face that goes with it-iPhone to iPhone，iPad 2，iPod touch，or Mac over Wi-Fi．So no matter where they are，no matter where you are，you'll always be there．Making a FaceTime call is just as easy as making a phone call．And it's even easier with Siri．Just tell Siri"FaceTime with Mom"and you show up，smile and wave hello．You'll never miss a big event，an important meeting or a good laugh．And who wouldn't be happy to see your face？
59．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．how to use iPhone 4S            
B．some models of iPhone 4S
C．some special uses of iPhone 4S      
D．how to understand some pictures
60．What is special about Siri？D
A．It can take photos
B．It can make videos．
C．It can write messages
D．It can answer questions．
61．Which of the following helps iPhone 4S to perform fast？B

62．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about FaceTime？D
A．It can be used together with Siri．
B．It allows you to see the other person's face．
C．It allows you to hear the other person's voice．
D．It can only be used between iPhone and iPhone．

14．Please excuse me if I'm a little sad today．Mark is leaving，and I'm feeling kind of sad．
You probably don't know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining great professional skills with a sweet nature．He just wants to do his job，and to do it superbly well．And now he's moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we're genuinely，sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us．Just when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation．A terrific neighbor moves away．Someone in the family graduates．A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage．The family's principle bread-winner is laid off．
But how do we do that？A friend of mine who works for the government once told me that the answer to life's problems can be summed up in four words："Go with the flow．"
"It's like surfing，"Chris explained．"You can't organize the ocean．Waves just happen．You ride them where they take you，then you paddle back out there and catch the next one．Sure，you're always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get．But mostly you just take them the way they come．
I'm not exactly sure，but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of events-both good and bad．There will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control．That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your dreams come true．It just means that when things come up that aren't exactly in your plan，you work around them-and then you move on．Of course，some bumps along the road of life are easier to take than others．A rained-out picnic，for example，is easier to cope with than the sudden death of a loved one．But the principle is the same．
We're going to miss Mark，just like you'll miss that graduate，that neighbor or that newlywed．But rather than drown ourselves in the sadness of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future-for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．
76．The passage is mainly aboutD
A．how to change yourself successfully
B．how to do if your colleague （同事） leaves
C．how to deal with unhappy things in life
D．how to deal with unexpected things in life
77．In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story about Mike toC
A．let us know his colleague               
B．praise his colleague
C．introduce a topic                       
D．describe his life  
78．The leaving of Mike makes the writer feelC
A．really unpleasant                                                  
B．very angry
C．both happy and sad                                              
D．a little disappointed
79．Which is not an unexpected thing in life mentioned in the passage？B
A．A rained-out picnic
B．A terrific neighbor's apology．
C．The sudden death of a loved
D．The graduation of a family member．
80．In the writer's opinion，one should ________ when unexpected things come up．
A
A．accept them and hope for a better future
B．do as planned
C．overcome difficulties and let them in control
D．never give up until he succeeds．

13．When I was fifteen，I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books．Half the students sneered．The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing．"Don't be silly，only geniuses can become writers，"the English teacher said，"And you are getting a D this semester．"I was so humiliated（羞辱） that I burst into tears．
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri's Weekly newspaper．To my astonishment，they published it and sent me two dollars．I was a published and paid writer．I showed it to my teacher and fellow students．They laughed．"Just plain dumb luck，"the teacher said．I tasted success．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck，that was fine with me．
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems，letters，jokes and recipes．By the time I graduated from high school，with a C minus average，I had scrapbooks filled with my published work．I never mentioned my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．
I had four children at the time，and the oldest was only four．While the children slept，I typed on my ancient typewriter．I wrote what I felt．It took nine months，just like a baby．
A month later Crying Wind，the title of my book，became a best seller，was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide．I appeared on TV talk shows．I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours．My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada．
People ask what college I attended，what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer．The answer is："None．"I just write．I'm not a genius．I'm not gifted and I don't write right．To all those who dream of writing，I'm shouting at you："Yes，you can．Yes，you can．Don't listen to them．"I don't write right but I've beaten the odds．Writing is easy，it's fun and anyone can do it．Of course，a little dumb luck doesn't hurt．
61．Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said？D
A．Because they didn't like him      
B．Because they wished he could be successful as a writer
C．Because their teacher laughed，too 
D．Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed
62．When the writer graduated from high school，B  
A．he had become a famous writer      
B．he had made progress in his studies．
C．his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him
D．he decided he wouldn't become a writer
63．What prevented him telling others about his writing？C
A．The characters in his story
B．His teacher．
C．His early experience
D．His parents．
64．What can we infer from the passage？A
A．It is difficult for a person，who cares about what others say，to succeed．
B．It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do．
C．It is necessary for a person，who wants to succeed，to take others'advice．
D．It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future．
65．Which of the following is the best title？C
A．A famous writer                                                  
B．I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C．I Never Write Right                                            
D．A Genius Can Be a Writer．

11．That summer an army of crickets（蟋蟀） started a war with my father．Dad cared for insects no more than Mamma，but he could tolerate a few living in the basement．Mamma was a city girl and she said a cricket was just too noisy．Then to support her point she wouldn't go to bed．She drank coffee and smoked my father's cigarettes and paced between the sofa and the TV．Next morning she threatened to pack up and leave，so Dad drove to the store and hurried back．He sprayed poison from a jug．When he was finished he told us that was the end of it．
For a couple of weeks we went back to find dead crickets in the laundry．He suggested that we'd all be better off to hide as many as we could from Mamma．I fed a few dozen to the cat who I didn't like because he scratched for no reason．
However，soon live crickets started showing up in the kitchen and bathroom．Mamma was upset because she thought they were the dead crickets coming back，but Dad said these were certainly new ones．He fetched his jug of poison and sprayed all over until the whole house smelled of poison，and then he sprayed the basement again．
A couple of weeks later，when both live and dead crickets kept turning up，Dad emptied the basement of junk．Then he burned a lot of old newspapers and magazines which he said the crickets had turned into nests．
While we ate supper that evening，the wind lifted some flames onto the wood pile．The only gasoline was in the lawn mower's（割草机） fuel tank but that was enough to create an explosion big enough to reach the house．Once the roof caught，there wasn't much anyone could do．
After the fire trucks left，Mamma took the others to Aunt Gail's．I helped Dad and Uncle Burt carry things out of the house and pile them by the road．We worked into the night and we didn't talk much，while all around the noise of crickets broke our silence．

56．What do we know about the author's mother？A
A．She didn't like insects at all．
B．She liked insects more than his father．
C．She cared for insects very much．
D．She could only tolerate a few insects．
57．The author's father drove to the store to buyB．
A．cigarettes for himself
B．some poison
C．more coffee for his wife
D．some gasoline
58．The author's father burned the old newspapers and magazines because he thoughtC．
A．they were no longer useful
B．the crickets were afraid of fires
C．they became the home of crickets
D．the dead crickets came back to life
59．We learn from the last paragraph thatA．
A．the author's family lost their battle against the crickets
B．the author's parents learned to put up with insects
C．the author's family didn't suffer much in the fire
D．the author's parents got divorced．

10．Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century．He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells，from wooden boxes floating in rivers，from locked tanks （水箱） full of water．He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America．Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his"magic"tricks．
Of course，his secret was not magic or supernatural power．It was simply strength．He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers．He could move his body into almost any position he wanted．
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17，in 1891．He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs in New York．They called themselves the Houdini Brothers．When Harry married in 1894，he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant．But for a long time they were not very successful．Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898．Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison，and he invited the local newspapermen to watch．
It was the publicity （宣传） that started Harry Houdini's success．Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs（手铐）and toes trained to escape from ankle chains．But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors．Every time he went into the prison cell，Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key，which is a key that fits many locks．She passed it quickly from her mouth to his．
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame．He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited．In the afternoon，the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers，and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full．What was the result？Worldwide fame and a name remembered today．

43．According to the passage，Houdini's success in prison escapes depends onB．
A．his good luck and supernatural powers
B．his unusual ability and skeleton key
C．his magic tricks and supernatural powers
D．his wisdom and magic tricks
44．It can be learnt from the passage that Houdini became famousD．
A．in 1894
B．before he married
C．at the age of 17
D．when he was 24
45．According to the passage，which of the following statements is WRONG？C
A．Houdini was a famous American magician．
B．Houdini was first recognized in Chicago．
C．Houdini first entered the entertainment world together with his wife．
D．Houdini was popular with people from Europe and America．
46．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？D
A．A Skeleton Key
B．A Secret Prisoner
C．Worldwide Fame
D．Great Escapes．

9．A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside．It was dark and raining．Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road，holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift．
"I can't leave her out in this weather，"the woman said to herself，so she stopped the car and opened the door．
"Do you want a lift？"she asked．The old woman nodded and climbed into the car．After a while，she said to the old woman，"Have you been waiting for a long time？"The old woman shook her head．"Strange，"thought the young woman．She tried again．"Bad weather for the time of year，"she said．The old woman nodded．No matter what she said，the hitchhiker （搭便车的人） gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug．
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker's hands which were large and hairy．Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man!She stopped the car．"I can't see out of the rear screen （后视镜）"she said．"Would you mind clearing it for me？"
The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door．As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car，the terrified young woman raced off．
When she got to the next village she pulled up．She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind．She picked it up and opened it．She gave a gasp-inside the bag was a gun．

36．The young woman's first intention to stop the car was thatD．
A．"the old woman"asked her to
B．she knew"the old woman"
C．she knocked"the old woman"down
D．she wanted to help"the old woman"out
37．The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen becauseC．
A．the hitchhiker was very helpful
B．she couldn't see out of the rear screen
C．this was the way she thought of to get rid of him
D．the rear screen was covered with dirt
38．The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in the car becauseB．
A．he wanted to give the young woman a warning
B．he hadn't expected that he would be left behind
C．it was his present for the young woman
D．he wanted to kill the young woman with the gun
39．What might the man be？C
A．a policeman  B．a soldier  C．a robber   D．an actor．

8．British 19th century novelist Jane Austen will become the face of the new 10pound note，the Bank of England said on Wednesday．
Jane Austen is a famous woman writer who wrote such works as Pride and Prejudice，Sense and Sensibility and Emma．She will replace naturalist Charles Darwin on Britain's most popular banknote．
In April，Britain's central bank announced the former Prime Minister Winston Churchill would appear on the reverse side of the five pound note，replacing the social reformer Elizabeth Fry．This action led to people's outcry．They said that it meant women were not as equal as men on the country's banknotes．
Mark Carney，the first foreigner to head the bank in its 319-year history，praised Austen as"one of the greatest writers in English literature （文学）"
"We believe that our notes should celebrate the full diversity of great British historical figures and their contributions in a wide range of fields，"he told a gathering at the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton，the 17th century house where the author wrote some of her best-known novels．
The Austen notes are likely to appear in 2017．On the note，there will be a portrait of Jane Austen，together with the quote"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"from Pride and Prejudice．
Like many other countries，Britain changes the design of its banknotes at regular times to avoid counterfeiting （伪造的） risks．
Since 1960，most of historical figures in banknotes have been men．In the mid 1970s，the nurse Florence Nightingale appeared on the 10pound note for the first time，but the notes went out of issue in the early 1990s．
Carney said it was never the Bank's intention that none of the four characters on its notes should be a woman．"You can see that our job at the Bank of England is to protect the value of the new Jane Austen note，"he said．

42．What can we learn about the ten-pound note in England？A
A．Charles Darwin is now on its face．
B．It's the second most popular banknote．
C．Elizabeth Fry once appeared on its face．
D．Jane Austen will be on it with Winston Churchill．
43．The underlined word"outcry"in Paragraph 3probably meansB．
A．doubt             B．disagreement       C．reception         D．welcome
44．The appearance of Jane Austen on the banknotes shows thatA．
A．people are encouraged to read more books
B．counterfeit notes won't happen in Britain
C．women are as equal as men in Britain
D．literature means a lot to everyone
45．This passage is most probably taken fromD．
A．a novel            B．an advertisement    C．a journal         D．a newspaper．