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Chinese senior middle school graduates have different opinions on how to choose their courses and universities．
         We can see from the graph that                                                  
                                                                               
         So I strongly believe that with my own interest and effort，I will achieve great success in the coming university life．

7．Young Jack moved to a new house．When entering his new bedroom，he saw that it was full of toys but it was tidy．That day he played all he liked，but went to bed without tidying up．
The next morning，when Jack got up，he found all the toys had been put back in their proper places．He was sure that no one had entered his bedroom，but the boy didn't pay much attention to it．The exact same thing happened that day，and the next day．But on the fourth day when he went to get his favourite toy，the toy jumped out of his hands and said，"I don't want to play with you!"
Jack felt surprised，but the same happened with every toy he touched．Finally，one toy said to him：
"We don't want to play with you．You always leave us so far away from our proper places．You don't know how arduous  it is for us to climb back up onto the shelves，or jump into the box．We feel most uncomfortable and unhappy．You don't know how uncomfortable and cold the floor is!We don't play with you any more if you don't promise to leave us in our proper places before you go to bed．"
Jack remembered how comfortable he felt in his bed and how bad he felt when he had once slept in a chair．He realized how badly he had treated his friends，the toys．He asked for their forgiveness（原谅），and from that day on he always put his toys nicely in their proper places before he got into bed．

56．when Jack moved into his bedroom，B．
A．it needed to be cleaned     B．he found lots of toys
C．he brought lots of toys     D．he put away his toys
57．Why did all the toys refuse to play with Jack？D
A．because he always broke them．
B．because he didn't like them any more．
C．because he only played with his favourite one．
D．because he did't put them in their proper places．
58．The underlined word"arduous"in Para.4probably meansA．
A．difficult       B．easy
C．regular         D．useful
59．The purpose of the text is to tell us thatD．
A．we should have a good sleep
B．we should be fair to every friend
C．we should treat our friends well
D．we should always keep our rooms tidy．

6．The manager of a small building company was very surprised to get a bill for two white mice which one of his workmen had bought．He sent for the workman and asked him why he had had the bill sent to the company．
"Well，he workman answered．"you remember the house we were repairing in Nebraska last week，don't you？One of the things we had to do there was to put in some new electrical wires．Well，in one place we had to pass some wires through a pipe thirty feet long and about an inch across，which was built into solid stone and had four big bends in it．None of us could think how to do this until I had a good idea．I went to a shop and bought two white mice．One of them was male and the other female．Then I tied a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end．while Bill held the female mouse at the other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak （尖叫）．When the male mouse heard the female mouse's squeaks，rushed along the pipe to help her．I suppose he was a gentleman even though he was only a mouse．Anyway，as he ran through the pipe，pulled the thread behind him．It was then quite easy for us to tie one end of the thread to the electrical wires and pull them through the pipe．"

60．Why was the workman sent for？C
A．Because he might have cheated the manager．
B．Because he had broken the rule of the company．
C．Because the manager thought he had sent him a wrong bill．
D．Because the manager wanted to praise his good work．
61．What did the workman buy the two mice for？A
A．To help solve some problems in their work．
B．To see whether mice could go through some bends．
C．To test the love between the two mice．
D．To check how their work went on．
62．How did the two mice help the workman out？B
A．The two mice ran to each other in the pipe．
B．The male mouse ran with the thread from one end to the other．
C．The workman drove the male mouse to save the female mouse．
D．The two mice ran through the pipe with the wires．
63．What may be the most possible ending of the story？D
A．The two mice were kept as pets．
B．Both the workman and the mice were driven away．
C．Many other workmen will do the same．
D．The bill was accepted by the manager．

5．Emily sat down on the sofa．She took off her shoes．She put her feet on the coffee table．She leaned back．She picked up the remote and turned on the TV．It was 6o'clock．The news was on three channels．She didn't want to see the news．The news depressed her．It was usually about accidents and murders．There was too much bad news on TV．She found a talk show to watch．It was Ellen．She liked Ellen who was a comedian and told good jokes．She showed animals doing funny things．She gave expensive gifts to her fans occasionally．This show was a rerun．because Ellen's live show was usually on at 4o'clock．But that didn't matter to Emily．All she wanted to do was relax．
Her life has one problem after another．Her husband had just lost his job while her only child had dropped out of high school．Even worse，he had left home．He told his mom he would call from time to time．but he hadn't called in two weeks．She was worried sick．She didn't know where he was．She didn't know if he was dead or alive．Her husband said she shouldn't worry．He had done the same thing when he was 17．But when he found out that life on the road wasn't as easy as he thought it was，he returned home and got his high school diploma （毕业证书）．
Hearing this，Emily became a little relaxed and to her relief their son returned home two days later，though tired and hungry．

56．Which of the following is TRUE about Ellen？A
A．She usually came to tell jokes at 4p．m．．
B．Her performances became very popular recently．
C．She knew many fans and often bought expensive gifts．
D．She wanted to be relaxed after her performances on TV．
57．What was the matter with Emily's family？B
A．The parent-child relationship became strange．
B．There was more than one unhappy thing happening to them．
C．Both Emily and her husband had no work to do．
D．Husband and wife didn't love each other．
58．Why did Emily's husband comfort her about their son？B
A．Because he knew where their son was．
B．Because he had the same experience when young．
C．Because he didn't love his son as Emily did．
D．Because he never minded where his son was．
59．Why did Emily's husband then return home after he left home at a young age？D
A．Because he had no money on him．
B．Because he didn't get his high school diploma．
C．Because he missed his parents very much．
D．Because he found life wasn't as easy as he had imagined．

4．Zhang Lili，a 29-year-old middle school teacher at the No 19middle school in the city of Jiamusi in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province was crossing the road just outside the school's gate when a school bus suddenly came rushing toward nearby students at 8：38pm on May 8，2012．
"There were three buses at the school gate ready to pick up students，but the one in the back suddenly crashed into the second bus and pushed it into the first one．There were several students standing between the first and the second buses and they were about to be crushed，"said Liu Ye，a student of No.19middle school．
"We were waiting to board the bus when suddenly itbegan moving toward the teachers and students．Zhang Lili immediately pushed the students out of the way，but unfortunately she didn't escape．The bus crushed her legs．"added Liu．
Zhang Lili was sent to hospital at about 9pm and she was critically injured and her blood pressure was low．The situation was quite serious when rushed to hospital．
After consulting specialists，the doctors decided that the only way to save her life was cut off both of her legs．
Upon learning about the accident，the deputy mayor of the city，Sun Zhe，asked the hospital to"save the young teacher regardless of the cost"
"If necessary，we will invite more specialists from the capital city，even from the whole nation，"said Sun．
Fortunately，after 58hours of emergency medical attention after being transferred to the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University，Zhang finally regained consciousness on May 15．
"But it cannot be ruled out that her condition may worsen，and the doctors are still working full out to save the heroic teacher，"said Zhao Mingyan，ICU director at the hospital，where Zhang is now receiving treatment．"Her courage moved all of our staff，and we will try our best to help the brave teacher in her future life．"said Wang Jianwei，the director of center．
The Ministry of Education has also named her"National Outstanding Teacher"and called on the country's educators to learn from her．

67．What does the underlined word"it"in the third paragraph refers toB．
A．the bus in the back    B．the bus in the middle
C．the bus in the front   D．the third bus
68．What can be inferred from the remark of the deputy Mayor Sun Zhe？A
A．Every possible means is being carried out to save the brave teacher．
B．It's increasingly difficult to save the brave teacher．
C．The only way to save the brave teacher is to cut off her legs．
D．No more experts will be needed in the operation to save the brave teacher．
69．What does the underlined sentence in the ninth paragraph attempt to tell us？D
A．The woman teacher's condition will definitely get worse．
B．It is obvious that the woman teacher will recover shortly after．
C．There is little possibility that the woman teacher's condition will improve．
D．It's likely that the teacher will suffer from a worse medical condition．
70．Which of the following might be the best title for this passage？B
A．National Outstanding Teacher   B．A Heroic Teacher
C．An Example of Top Teachers     D．An bus accident．

3．I remember a day when I was a little kid．I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles．
"Dad，dad!"I cried．"This wine is too old to drink．"
"Son，hold on，"he said．
"No，you can't drink this tonight!This bottle of wine was made 10years ago．"
"Wait，let me tell you…"
"Would you like me to throw it away fro you？"I asked．
"Son，wait a second，"he said．"Son，some wines get better over time．The longer you wait to drink it，the better it will be．Although this may seem strange，it is true．"
When I was young，I didn't have any understanding of what this meant，but now，this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years．
In our society，we forget this simple rule：The longer you want for certain things，the better they will be．But we want the best job as quickly as possible； we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible； we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends．When we do this，we lose something of great importance．
We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don't get ready enough to get there．This has a negative effect on our society．When trying to go to the right college，we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work，we may not study enough for the test，and end up failing．We need to be ready for whatever comes，ready for the unexpected．Wine gets better over time，so do the things in our paths of life．

56．Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine？B
A．Because it smelt terrible．
B．Because it had been kept for years．
C．Because it was mixed with something else．
D．Because his father drank too much that night．
57．What the author's father saidA．
A．made the author puzzled when he was a little child．
B．was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author．
C．threw the author into deep thought then．
D．was an excuse to drink the wine．
58．In the author's opinion，if we do things too quickly，we willD．
A．do it better
B．save much time
C．graduate from college more quickly
D．miss something useful to us in life
59．Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage？B
A．Well begun is half done．
B．More haste，less speed．
C．Failure is the mother of success．
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart．

2．Charlie，a master carpenter（木匠），was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．His fellow carpenters always told him that if you used inferior（劣质的）materials and cheap labor then you could make a lot of money．Charlie would not hear of it．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town．It overlooked the entire city．He was going to Europe for 4months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．"Spare no expense and give me the best．"
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws（瑕疵）．After 4months he had spent about 50%of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he knew he was not rich and had always struggled．So he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit．When you do，you never know what is going to happen．

50．What is the main idea of the first paragraph？C
A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．
B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．
C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．
D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．
51．What does the underlined phrase"spare no expense"in the second paragraph mean？B
A．to spend no money
B．to spend all the money necessary
C．to give not enough money
D．to waste no money
52．From Paragraph 3we can learnC．
A．Charlie did as the rich man told him
B．the house was well built
C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself
D．the house was only half finished after 4months
53．When Charlie heard that he would be given the house he must have feltB
A．happy    B．regretful    C．1ucky   D．satisfied
54．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．A good carpenter shouldn't earn money from his labor．
B．A carpenter shouldn't earn a rich man's money．
C．The richest man often punished carpenters．
D．One should always he honest．

1．---Why are the Woods selling their belongings？
---They        to another city．（　　）

A．

had moved

B．

have moved

C．

moved

D．

are moving

20．One day while shopping in a small town in southern California，it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store．
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine，and in the next instant a beautiful，bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me，and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．
"Beautiful day，isn't it？"I remarked，passing．Then I turned back．"I really owe you a debt of thanks，"I said softly．
His smile deepened，but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered，"Sir，but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something？"In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．
"Yes，"my reply was enthusiastic and sincere，"tell him I said，‘Thank you!'"
"Thank you？"The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that，"I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure!"
Oh，what a smile can do!Although I have never seen that young man again，I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on，I became smile-conscious，and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere，with everybody．
56．Why did the author leave the store angrily？B
A．He couldn't buy what he wanted．       
B．The clerk treated him unkindly．
C．The clerk didn't speak English．         
D．The store's goods were too dear．
57．By saying"I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"（in Para.2），the author meansA．
A．he smiled back at the young man      B．he did not want to smile
C．he would thank the young man         D．he was still in a bad mood
58．The author asked the woman to say"Thank you!"to the young man because the young manC．
A．had helped the author before         B．taught the author how to smile
C．taught the author a valuable lesson  D．was a kind employee of the store
59．In the passage，the author seems to suggest that we shouldD．
A．be generous to strangers             B．practice smiling every day
C．help people in trouble               D．smile at other people．

19．Gangnam Style is a song by the South Korean pop artist PSY．By the end of October 2012，the song reached the number one position online in 33 countries including Australia，Canada，France，Germany，and the United Kingdom．Although its reception in Japan remained cold，the song topped China's Baidu 500 download list．
"Gangnam Style"has become a new Korean expression that refers to a lifestyle in the Gangnam district of Seoul，where people are trendy and modern．The term was listed in Time's Weekly vocabulary list as a manner associated with luxurious lifestyles in Gangnam district of Seoul．PSY said in an interview that he had a sense of humor by pretending to be"Gangnam Style"when everything about the song，dance，looks，and the music video is far from being high class．
People who are actually from Gangnam never think that they are．So this song is actually tea sing（讽刺）such people as are eager to be famous，saying that they are"Gangnara Style"，but in fact they are showy（炫耀的） and silly．
In the song，"Oppan Cangnam style"has been translated as"Big brother is Gangnam style"，with PSY referring to himself，"Oppa"，a Korean expression used by females to refer to an older male friend or older brother，which is also used by Korean-Pop fans to address their K-pop idols．
PSY added that his Korean fans have very large expectations about his dancing，so he felt a lot of pressure．In order to keep up with expectations，he stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with the"Gangnam Style"dance．Along the way，he had tested various animal-inspired dance moves，including panda and kangaroo moves，before settling for the horse，which involves pretending to ride a horse．
66．What's the main idea of the first paragraph？C
A．Gangnam Style is popular only in western countries．
B．Gangnam Style can be downloaded from China's Baidu．
C．Gangnam Style has become famous around the world．
D．Gangnam Style is welcomed in all the Asian countries．
67．The term of"Gangnam Style"is used to describeApeople in Gangnam district of Seoul．
A．fashionable       B．serious       C．independent        D．strange
68．The song of Gangnam Style is intended to make fun of those whoC．
A．take some pop stars as their idols       
B．know much about singing and dancing
C．try so hard to be something that they're not
D．are too old to sing and dance on the stage
69．What tune does the song of"Gangnam Style"have？D
A．serious         B．instructive    C．passive            D．funny
70．Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph？D
A．PSY used various animals'moves in his dance．
B．PSY designed his dance imitating many animals．
C．PSY refers to his fans as"Oppa"in Korean style．
D．PSY's dance contains the riding horse moves．