19．The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs（坟墓）to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures．The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu．It is located on the west bank of Nile River not far from Cairo．In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank．The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life．This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile．The people of Mexico also built pyramids．They did not build the pyramids for tombs．They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it．The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt，but they are big．Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top．
The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000years old．Scientists think it took 10，000men more than ten years to build it．On the top they built a temple of the sun．The temple is no longer there but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun．Near it is another huge pyramid，the Pyramid of the Moon．

46．In ancient Egypt pyramids were built．C
A．for visitors to see
B．for kings to live in
C．as the kings'tombs
D．for king Khufu
47．All the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank，because in ancient Egypt people thoughtC
A．they died in the west
B．the sun sets in the west
C．the end of their lives was like the setting of the sun
D．they would go to the west after deach
48．Which of the following is Wrong？A
A．The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs only to hold treasures
B．The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the beginning of the setting of the sun to the end of life
C．The biggest pyramid in Mexico is nearly 2000years old
D．Near the Pyramid of the Sun，there is Pyramid of the Moon．

18．The tennis match between Li Na and little Williams was so fierce that everyone _________ their breath at the end．（　　）

A．

will hold

B．

had held

C．

hold

D．

was holding

17．Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America．His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）"Four dollars a bucket （桶）"to him，for he was always used to leaving an advertisement of his company"Four dollars a bucket of oil"below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name．
As time went by，people forgot his real name．Later，when Rockefeller，the board chairman of the oil company，heard of it，he was very surprised，so he invited Albert to come to his office．
"Some people give you a nickname for‘Four dollars a bucket'．Why aren't you angry？"asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes．
"Oh!Mr．Rockefeller!I like this nickname very much，because‘Four dollars a bucket'is our company's advertisement．As long as someone calls me‘Four dollars a bucket'once，I think it's a free advertisement for our company．I have no reason to get angry．Don't you think so，Mr．Rockefeller？"
"Oh!What a fantastic man!"Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert's words．"Young man，work harder!You must succeed in the future!I believe in you!"
Five years later，Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller．
Later Albert said in one of his reports，"I don't think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things．We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!"
51．What was Albert in the oil company at the beginning？D
A．A customer                             
B．An assistant．
C．A manager
D．A worker．
52．Why wasn't Albert angry at his nickname？D
A．He could become famous．
B．He liked to have a nickname．
C．It could make his workmates happy．
D．It could advertise for his company for free．
53．What is the main idea of this passage？A
A．It's very important to do small things well．
B．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder．
C．You can't get angry when someone calls your nickname．
D．You should make more advertisements for your company．
54．What would be the best title for this passage？C
A．A Clever Way to Make Advertisements
B．Albert and Rockefeller．
C．Four Dollars a Bucket
D．The Second Board Chairman．

16．Rob Coulter worked in the wild of South Africa．He knew the animals，insects，and reptiles（爬行动物）of Africa very well．Rob knew them so well that he became careless．
One night，while camping alone，Rob reached out to pick up a large piece of wood and felt something bite his arm．Rob didn't think much about it．But a little later，his arm began to ache．When he looked closely at it，he immediately saw two teeth marks in the skin of his arm．He realized that a poisonous snake had bitten him．His pulse became rapid．
Rob's mind raced as he thought about what he had to do to survive．Rob knew that he should remain calm，stay still，keep the injured arm below the level of his heart and avoid eating or drinking anything，especially anything with alcohol in it．He also knew that cutting the wound to suck the poison out was a bad idea．
He used his two-way radio to call for help．As he waited，he washed the bite with soap and water．To help slow the spread of the venom（毒液），he wrapped a bandage two inches above the bite and made it loose enough to slip a finger under it so that it would not cut off the flow of blood．Then，after about half an hour，his friend Mike arrived．Mike took Rob to the local hospital，where Rob was given antivenin-an antidotefor snake venom．
Rob still enjoys camping，but he is now very careful not to disturb snakes．
41．Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from？A
A．A travel magazine
B．A book review．
C．A lesson plan
D．A news report．
42．How did Rob realize that he had been bitten by a snake？D
A．His pulse became rapid
B．His arms began to ache．
C．His skin immediately turned dark
D．Teeth marks appeared in his arm．
43．How can we deal with snake wounds according to the passage？A
A．Stay calm and don't move
B．Run for help as fast as possible．
C．Drink alcohol to stop the poison
D．Cut the wound and suck the poison out．
44．The underlined word"antidote"in Para.4 probably means something that is used toB
A．reduce the pain                        
B．resist the poison
C．make people calm                        
D．kill the virus．

15．Linden Wolbert on What It's Like to Be a Real-Life Mermaid
    Many little girls dream of swimming with or meeting a mermaid，but Linden Wolbert actually left her day job to become one．
"I have always been attracted to water，"she said in an interview．"Not just because of the animals that live in it，but because I feel so comfortable swimming in it．I just was always a swimmer and loved to be in the water．"
    After three years of working 9 to 5 as a residence director for Emerson College，"I was just daydreaming over every single lunch break about being in the water and among the fish，"she said．As an experienced swimmer and scuba diver，Wolbert also loves free diving，in which you dive as deep as you can and swim back up to the surface in a single breath-perfect training for a professional life as a mermaid．She made the change from office worker to mermaid in 2005 and hasn't looked back since．
  Though Wolbert，32，loved movies like"The Little Mermaid"and"Splash"as a kid，she says that she really spent most of her time watching the wildlife documentary（纪录片）．"My goal was to become an underwater wildlife documentary filmmaker like Jacques Cousteau，"she says-and she also works in the Los Angeles area as an advisor on underwater photo and video shoots．When special-effects artist Allan Holt asked her to help him with an underwater music video a few years ago，she mentioned that she'd always wanted an artificial mermaid tail but didn't know where to find one．
    With the help of advanced technology，Holt ended up making a 35-pound，6-foot-long tail for her，sealing a fish tail inside high-quality rubber，hand-making the scales（鱼鳞），and creating a detailed copy of Wolbert's body．It took seven months to complete and cost approximately $15，000．
    She also produces and stars in her own internet show，"The Mermaid Minute"，in which she teaches kids about the oceans and the creatures that live in them．
"I am a smart science mermaid．"she said．"And working with children is my favorite．"
49．Why did Linden become a mermaid？D
A．She wanted to do scientific research
B．She felt stressed in her office work．
C．She enjoyed feeding sea animals
D．She liked water and swimming．
50．What MOST helped Linden become a mermaid？B
A．Her love for mermaid films
B．Her experience in freediving．
C．Her knowledge of life under the sea
D．Her desire to be an underwater filmmaker．
51．Which of the following words best describes Linden's mermaid tail？A
A．High-tech．B．Real．C．Colorful．D．Inexpensive．
52．As a mermaid，what's the most valuable thing that Linden gives kids？D
A．An exciting music video
B．An interesting documentary．
C．An attractive training course
D．An educational internet program．

14．-Would you please change my appointment with Mr．Li to 9o'clock tomorrow？
-I am afraid he __________an important conference then．How about 11o'clock？（　　）

A．

will be having

B．

is having

C．

has had

D．

would have

13．When we talk about stars，especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice．"This lady camp up，and I'm thinking，'This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea'．That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables．She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face through-it was one of my favorite moments，"Cowell said．
The performance was posted on line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland，Ms Boyle said that she hasn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．"I mean，that's hardly a makeover，"she added．Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents，"I was kind of slow at school，so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．"

72．Susan Boyle isD  
A．a judge    B．a reporter    C．a beautiful    D．a Scottish woman
73．Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing      
becauseA．
A．she was confident of her singing
B．she was satisfied with the judges
C．she was pretty and in good shape
D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables
74．According to the passage，which is NOT true？C
A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence
B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school．
C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance．
D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight．
75．What can we learn from Susan Boyle's successC
A．It's never too old to learn．
B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47．
C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true!
D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead．

12．I was doing some Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces．A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well．As she was looking，a little boy came to the Pokemon toys．He was dressed neatly，but his clothes were obviously old．He was with his father as well，and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys．Each time he picked one up and looked at his father，his father shook his head and said，"No．"
The little girl had chosen her Barbie．However，she stopped and was watching them．Rather dejectedly，the boy had to give up the Pokemon toys and choose something else．The little girl put her Barbie back on the shelf，and ran over to the Pokemon toys．She excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout．I picked up my purchases and got in line behind them．Then，much to the little girl's delight，the little boy and his father got in line behind me．After the toy was paid for and bagged，the little girl handed it back to the cashier （收银员） and whispered something in her ear．The casher smiled and put the package under the counter．
I paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier．The cashier checked his purchases and said，"Congratulations，you are my hundredth customer today，and you win a prize!"With that，she handed the little boy the Pokemon toys，and he could only stare in surprise．It was exactly what he had wanted!
The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this．Then they walked out．As I walked back to my car，I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that．I'll never forget what she said to him．"Daddy，didn't Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy？"He said，"Of course they did，honey．"To which the little girl replied，"Well，I just did!"
I feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of Christmas in that toy store，in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults I know．

56．The underlined word"dejectedly"in the second paragraph probably meansB．
A．delightedly  B．disappointedly  C．excitedly   D．unexpectedly
57．How did the little boy get the Pokemon toys？D
A．His father bought him the Poknemon toys．
B．Fortunately，he was the hundredth customer and won the Poknemon toys．
C．The cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the Poknemon toys．
D．The little girl bought the Poknemon toys for him．
58．What did the little girl mean when saying"Daddy，didn't Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy？"B
A．Her Grandparents wanted her to be happy．
B．Making the little boy happy made her happy．
C．The Poknemon toys made her happy．
D．Her Grandparents hoped that she could help others．
59．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．the story happened before Christmas．
B．The little boy had not enough money to buy the Poknemon toys．
C．Although the little girl liked the Poknemon toys very much，she gave them to the boy．
D．The author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl．

11．---Remember the first time we met？
---Sure．You _____ in the supermarket．（　　）

A．

shopped

B．

have shopped

C．

had shopped

D．

were shopping

10．An African-born British scientist received an environment research prize for showing how bees can be used to reduce conflict between people and elephants．Lucy King's work proved that beehive（峰房）"fences"can keep elephants out of African farmers'fields．The animals are scared of bees，which can bite them inside their long noses，and flee when they hear buzzing（蜂鸣声）．
Dr King's work offers an intelligent solution to an age-old challenge，while providing further confirmation of the importance of bees to people and a really clever way of preserving the world's largest land animal for current and future generations．Working in Kenya，Dr King and her team showed that more than 90% of elephants will flee when they hear the sounds of buzzing bees．Afterwards，they also found that elephants produce a special sound to warn their fellows of the danger．They used the findings to construct barriers where beehives are woven into a fence，keeping the elephants away from places where people live and grow food．
A two year project involving 34 farms showed that elephants trying to go through the fences would shake them，disturbing the bees．Later，the fences were adopted by farming communities in three Kenyan districts--who also made increased amounts of money from selling honey．
As Africa's population grows，competition for space between people and elephants is becoming more serious，and there are fatalities on both sides．The same is true in parts of Asia．Sri Lanka alone sees the deaths of all estimated 60 people and 200 elephants each year from conflict．
Lucy King now wants to see whether the Kenyan technique will work in other parts of Africa--and perhaps，eventually，in Asia．
71．The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means the same asC．
A．intelligent solution to an age-old challenge
B．confirmation of the importance of bees to people
C．competition for space between people and elephants
D．way of preserving the world's largest land animal
72．Which of the following orders of events correctly shows how Dr King's project works？B
①a．Beehive fences are built around a farm
②b．Elephants hear the buzzing and run away．
③c．Bees are disturbed and fly out of the beehives．
④d．Elephants trying to enter the farm shake the fences．
A．①a→②b→③c→d④B．①a→④d→c③→b②C．④d→③c→②b→a①D．a①→b②→d④→③c
73．Dr King's solution is described as"intelligent"becauseD．
A．it successfully Keeps elephants out of African farmers'fields
B．the fences Were adopted by farming communities in three Kenyan districts
C．more than 90% of elephants flee when they hear the sounds of buzzing bees
D．it protects crops．produces honey and preserves the dephant at the same time
74．The underlined word"fatalities"in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning toA．
A．deaths            B．communities      C．population       D．fences
75．Which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．Dr king was born in Britain．
B．Most elephants scare bees．
C．The technique has proved to work well in Asia，too．
D．Conflicts between people and elephants are rather serious．