17．-Is John coming over this weekend？
-He should，but he _______ not．He seems to be busy these days．（　　）

A．

can

B．

may

C．

must

D．

will

16．In Britain，you ______ be 18if you want to drive a car．（　　）

A．

can

B．

must

C．

may

D．

might

15．-What's the weather like？Is it raining？
-Not at the moment，but it _______ rain later．（　　）

A．

might

B．

would

C．

shall

D．

need

14．When we talk about intelligence，we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school．By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving，especially in a new or anxious situation．If we want to test intelligence，we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do．
For example，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him．He tries to find out all he can，and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it．He probably isn't sure how it will all work out，but at least he tries．And，if he can't make things work out right，he doesn't feel ashamed that he fails； he just tries to learn from his mistakes．An intelligent person，even if he is very young，has a special outlook（人生观） on life，special feeling about life，and knows how he fits into it．
If you look at children，you'll see great difference between what we call"bright"children and"not bright"children．They are actually two different kinds of people，not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence．For example，the bright child really wants to find out more about life-he tries to get in touch with everything around him．But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world； he seems to have a wall between him and life in general．

51．This passage mainly tells us that intelligence is the abilityD．
A．to do well in school  　B．to behave immediately
C．to know what to do　　  D．to deal with life
52．In a new situation，an intelligent personB．
A．knows more about what might happen to him
B．concentrates on the situation
C．is sure of the result he will get
D．cares more about himself
53．In the author's opinion the biggest difference between"bright"children and"not bright"children lies inC．
A．the amount of intelligence　　     B．the different situations they face
C．the different attitudes to life　　D．the background of life
54．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．What's real meaning of intelligence？
B．What's the"bright"children's behavior？
C．What's a special outlook on life？
D．How to live and behave in a new situation？
55．What might the author continue to talk about in the passage that follows？B
A．how to determine what intelligence is
B．how an unintelligent person should be taught
C．how to judge whether a person is intelligent
D．how education should be changed．

13．Today at 11：00．I will be doing something that some people told me that I would never be able to do．I am graduating from college．
When I graduated from high school，my family had a business so I never thought about getting a college degree．I went straight from my high school graduation to working for my father．After 24years of ups and downs （mostly downs），I decided that I wanted to return to school and earn a degree in Business Administration．
Some people told me that it was too late．Some told me that I was too old．Others told me that I would never be able to pull it off．I had to work full time and take care of my son．But inside I was told something different．
One day while looking up information on how to go about getting into college，a little window popped （弹出） up on my screen．It said，"Do you think you are too old to go back to school？"I clicked on the box and there I found an online college．I spoke to someone in the school and they assisted me in getting loans and grants to pay for it．They told me that I could take classes any way that I wanted so that I could go to work．I also found out that I could attend classes at home so that I could be there for my son．
Now today，almost 2years later，I will not only be graduating but graduating with honors．I have been on the Dean's list for almost the whole time I have been in college．
So for anyone out there who thinks that something is out of reach or impossible，remember this：If I had listened to those people who told me，I couldn't do it then．

41．Why didn't the author go on with education after graduating from high school？A
A．To help her father with the family business．
B．To escape from school life．
C．To experience social life early．
D．To achieve her dream．
42．The underlined sentence"But inside I was told something different"in the passage probably meansD．
A．what others told her was not true
B．someone told her something different
C．the author would have a different life if she tried
D．the author decided to return to school for a college degree
43．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．The author was grateful for people's help．
B．The author was under big pressure while at college．
C．The author spent most of her time on her studies in the school．
D．The author made great efforts and graduated with honors．
44．The author advises readers toA．
A．do what our hearts are set on
B．return to school after work
C．keep our minds open
D．choose online college education
45．Which of the following is the best title of the passage？B
A．Nothing is possible
B．Listen to your heart
C．Don't believe in other people
D．Success lies in hard work．

12．It came upon us suddenly---my husband and I were facing his heart operation．He had never told me about the shortness of breath he had experienced a few months earlier．When he was alarmed by the state of his （16）A，he finally asked me to make an appointment with the（17）B．
When he was having the（18）B，I was praying every prayer I had learned．My best friend and my son were by my side．In the darkest moment，I felt deep inside that he would not （19）Dthe operation．Just when I had given up all the hope of a good outcome，I felt hugged and surrounded by （20）B as many people were praying for us．
Soon the doctor （21）A out，bringing the good news that the operation was （22）D．He shook my hand，and when I （23）C his warm and firm hand，I became （24）C of what I was doing．I was holding a hand which，just a short while ago，had held my husband's （25）Bheart．
As part of recovery，my husband was given a red （26）Ato grasp tightly to his chest．It could prevent any （27）B to the cut when he was moving，coughing or sneezing．Five days after the operation，we returned home．The red pillow kept us company as my husband gained strength and（28）A．
That was four years ago．（29）D，when I see the red pillow in our closet，I will always hold it close to my chest and remember the day when I realized the （30）Cof grace and goodness．

16．A．health	B．breath	C．shape	D．appearance
17．A．nurse	B．doctor	C．officer	D．milker
18．A．rest	B．operation	C．organization	D．management
19．A．experience	B．bear	C．pass	D．survive
20．A．pity	B．love	C．mercy	D．comfort
21．A．came	B．took	C．turned	D．set
22．A．lonely	B．cruel	C．fortunate	D．successful
23．A．sounded	B．touched	C．felt	D．applied
24．A．afraid	B．shocked	C．aware	D．fond
25．A．sinking	B．beating	C．running	D．warming
26．A．pillow	B．box	C．wallet	D．gift
27．A．wound	B．damage	C．opening	D．growth
28．A．confidence	B．beauty	C．friend	D．breath
29．A．Eventually	B．Suddenly	C．Unexpectedly	D．Occasionally
30．A．fact	B．dream	C．power	D．truth

11．-I don't mind telling you what I know．
-You _____．I can manage it myself．（　　）

A．

mustn't

B．

ought not to

C．

can't

D．

don't have to

10．This is an old tale．It's the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks．The only house left standing was the one made of bricks．Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong．They are also environmental．
Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain．He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material．
During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building．Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw．
Professor Walker says that one of the benefits is that it's a relatively inexpensively renewable material that's readily available．
According to Professor Walker，straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows．So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment．He says straw helps the environment in other ways．
Professor Walker："The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal（of heat）   insulation．So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer．So they require very little additional energy．"
Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses．It also reduces the effect on the environment．He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change．
David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction．
He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw．But after doing his own research，he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense．He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted．
To build the houses，he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw．Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster．He says the common ideas about straw houses continue，including stories about the threat of fire．Mr．Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance．And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain．
David Lanfear："We use what we call good shoes and a good hat，and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof．"

46．The function of the story in the first paragraph is toB．
A．amuse the readers
B．introduce the topic of this passage
C．help the readers to recall their childhood memory
D．remind the readers that bricks are no longer the best choice for building
47．Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word"insulation"in paragraph six？A
A．protection      B．condition   
C．transmission    D．expansion
48．What's David Lanfear's attitude towards the straw houses at last？B
A．Doubtful        B．Approving     
C．Defensive       D．Negative
49．Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the house built with straw bales？D
A．It is environmentally friendly．
B．The supply of its building materials is easily guaranteed．
C．It is comparatively economical．
D．It is free from fires．
50．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Professor Walker is still not very sure about whether the straw bales and hemp material are as useful as they expect．
B．According to Professor Walker，climate change contributes to people's present attention to straw bale houses．
C．People's idea about the straw houses remains the same．
D．The straw bale house built by David Lanfear share the same method to keep out rain as the traditional ones．

9．"Up until about five years ago，students at this school could have worn anything they wanted on Halloween，"said Rosemarie Nielson，a sixth-grade teacher at St．Theresa School，a Roman Catholic elementary school in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx where there is a prohibition on toy weapons
"When you consider all the horrific things that have happened in recent years，including 9/11，I can't blame any school for wanting to stay away from anything that might promote violence，"Ms．Nielson said．
Mary Ellen Manniello，whose daughter，Courtney，9，is a fourth grader at St．Gabriel School，a Roman Catholic elementary school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx，said she understood why officials had banned weapons with costumes．"They're learning more about guns from issues in the street than educational issues．"
This year，the school has gone one step further and is prohibiting all costumes at its Halloween festivities．Ms．Manniello said it had become"a chaotic scene，"with parents helping their children change into their costumes at school．
Some parents said the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes went too far and denied children a chance to express themselves
"Halloween has always been the one day when it was acceptable for our children to be dressed like somebody they are not，like a cowboy or a pirate or a person from outer space，and now we're taking that away from them，"said Laura Santoro，a nurse from New Milford，Conn．，whose 7-year-old son，Johnny，is a second grader at Northville Elementary School there．
Ms．Santoro said that her son would dress as Capt．Jack Sparrow，the character played by Johnny Depp in the"Pirates of the Caribbean"movies，at the school's Halloween party，but that he would not be allowed to take a sword-part of a policy that caught her by surprise last Halloween
"I sent my son to school last year dressed as a special force Power Ranger，and he was told that he couldn't take along his red laser blaster，which really surprised me，because the laser is red and made of plastic and lights up，and it could never，ever be mistaken for a real gun，"Ms．Santoro said．"I mean，come on，the whole thing is getting really sad．"
53．What do you think is the writer's purpose of writing the passage？B
A．To introduce to the public the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes．
B．To state parents'attitudes towards the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes．
C．To tell the public that children should bring any weapons for Halloween costumes．
D．To analyse the fact that the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes goes too far．
54．According to the passage，some parents understand the no-weapon policy for Halloween costumes becauseA．
A．schools should take a cautious approach to Halloween to prevent violence．
B．children are buying real guns in the street and there is always violence now．
C．those parents like to help their children change into their costumes at school．
D．children are learning more about guns from educational issues．
55．Which of the following is probably right according to the passage？B
A．Children could bring any weapons into school five or six years ago．
B．The parents surveyed are those whose children are in elementary schools．
C．Guns are necessary on Halloween for children to express themselves．
D．Jack Sparrow is an actor who at one time acted as a pirate in a movie．
56．What do the underlined words"laser blaster"in the last paragraph refer to？C
A．A kind of costume．
B．A real gun．
C．A toy weapon．
D．A kind of plastic．

8．Women might have a higher position at work，but at home their careers tend to give way to their husband's job，with women most likely to quit when both are working long hours，according to a U．S．study．
Researcher Youngjoo Cha，from Cornell University，found that working women with a husband who worked 50 hours or more a week found themselves still doing most of the housework and the care giving and were more likely to end up quitting their jobs．
An analysis of 8，484 professional workers and 17，648 nonprofessionals from dual-earner （双职工） families showed that if women had a husband who worked 60 hours or more per week it increased the woman's possibility of quitting her paid job by 42 percent．Cha said the possibility of quitting increased to 51 percent for professional women whose husbands work 60 hours or more per week，and for professional mothers the possibility they would quit their jobs jumped 112 percent．
However，it did not significantly affect a man's possibility of quitting his job if his wife worked 60 hours or more per week，according to the study published in the American Sociological Review in April．For professional men，both parents and non-parents，the effects of a wife working long hours were negligible，according to the study．
"As long work-hours introduce conflict between work and family into many dual-earner families，couples often solve conflict in ways that prioritize husbands'careers，"Cha，who used data from the U．S．Census Bureau，said in a statement．"This effect is magnified （突出） among workers in professional and managing occupations，where the criterion of overwork and the culture of looking after children tend to be strongest．The findings suggest that the popularity of overwork may lead many dual-earner couples to return to a traditional family pattern-breadwinning men and homemaking women．"

66．According to the text，we know thatD．
A．men prefer work long hours      
B．women prefer to work outside
C．men's careers are unimportant                    
D．women are more likely to quit jobs
67．The underlined word"negligible"in Paragraph 4 most probably meansA．
A．unimportant    B．limited          C．different      D．obvious
68．Which statement is true according to the text？B
A．When there's conflict between work and family，a husband will give up his work．
B．Women may still do most of the housework and care for babies or children．
C．Professional women are more likely to quit the job than professional mothers．
D．A man's chance of quitting jobs was influenced if his wife works long hours．
69．We can infer from the last sentence thatC．
A．all the workers pay more attention to looking after children
B．overwork may have no influence on dual-earner couples
C．traditionally，men usually worked to support the family
D．most dual-earner couples will return to a traditional family pattern
70．In which column of China Daily can you find this passage？B
A．Health         B．Life           C．Sport          D．Entertainment．