13．In our home it was natural to fear our father．Even our mother was afraid of him．As children，my sister and I thought every family was like that---that every family had an unpredictable dad who was impossible to please and a praying mom who was there to protect the children．We were good children．Mom was always telling us we were，even if daddy couldn't see it．
Then came the day we found something new and fun to do．We discovered we could draw pictures with chalk on our wooden front door．We could have lots of fun，so we set to work drawing and making lots of pretty pictures all over it．We had a great time．We decided to finish our pictures，knowing mom would just love them．
The praise we expected did not come．We did not understand why，but we knew all about anger，and that we were in big trouble!Off we ran to find a place to hide．In our wooded yard it was not hard for two small children to find safety．Together，we hid behind a tree and did not move．Soon we heard the frightened voices of mom and our neighbors calling out to us．We were afraid we would be found．The sun set，and it began to get dark．Those around us became more anxious，and we became more frightened．As we stayed together in the dark，we heard another voice，one we recognized with great fear：our daddy．But there was something strangely different about it．In it we heard something we had never heard before：fear and despair．Our daddy with tears running down his face，promising God his life for the safe return of his girls．
Things were different after that．We had a new daddy； it was as if the old one had been buried that day in the yard．Our whole family had been changed by one piece of chalk．

32．The children drew pictures on the wooden front door in order toD．
A．improve their drawing skills
B．be praised by their mother
C．make the door beautiful
D．have fun
33．Why didn't the children come out when others were searching for them？A
A．They were afraid of being punished．
B．They wanted to make their father worry．
C．They wanted to tell their parents that they were wrong．
D．They wanted to stay there for the night．
34．What happened while the children were hiding？A
A．The mother told the neighbors about it．
B．The father came home early．
C．The father became very angry．
D．The children found it was interesting to do so．
35．What can we infer from the story？C
A．The father didn't love his children．
B．The father was too busy to talk with the children．
C．The children weren't afraid of their father after the incident．
D．The family was afraid of the father because of his rudeness．

12．"Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy--they're given after all．Choices can be hard．"--Jeff Bezos．
I got the idea to start Amazon 16years ago．I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2，300percent per year．I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me．I had just turned 30years old，and I'd been married for a year．I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't，and I wasn't sure what to expect．MacKenzie told me I should go for it．As a young boy，I'd been a garage inventor．I'd always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow my passion．
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people，and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired．I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened carefully to me，and finally said，"That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job．"That logic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48hours before making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult choice，but ultimately （最后），I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing．And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all．
After much consideration，I took the less safe path to follow my passion，and I'm proud of that choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices．

25．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore？C
A．His dream of being an inventor．
B．The support of his wife．
C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet．
D．Millions of exciting titles．
26．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence？C
A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him．
B．He would be very excited if he tried it out．
C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try．
D．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him．
27．We can know from the passage thatC．
A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed
28．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？D
A．Cleverness and Kindness      B．The Starting of Amazon
C．Following My Passion         D．We Are What We Choose．

11．Until last summer I had a very comfortable life：winter vacations skiing and summer cruises（乘船游览）．My parents spent a lot of money on a private school，so they could get me into a competitive middle school．Everything was about tomorrow，next year，my graduation．We never had to worry about today．
Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day，every day，whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger．Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program．We lived in a"Tribal Village，"in a hot，dry open grassland in Arkansas，a state of the south-central United States．I am a tribal member in Mozambique，a country of southeast Africa．Every meal，I make the fire for my family，and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive．I cook mush with vegetables．This is all my family is ever given．
I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner．I grow attached to the rabbits，even though I know I shouldn't．I name them．I'm not getting enough to eat； it's time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits．I feel pain but it's a privileged child's pain because I know I will soon be eating again．That's not true for a lot of other children around the world．
Growing up comfortably in the U．S．，I've never had to worry about my dinner，and even though this whole process was only a simulation，it changed my life．Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger．
So I've become president of Roots and Shoots，a group working to improve local environments for people and animals．I'm also working to create a program at my high school called the"Safe Passage"trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump．And I've got plans to do more．
I'm often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do．Now，I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future．When I eat or feel full，I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others．
I believe in offering help to those who need it．
61．What is true about the author before last summer？D
A．Her life was under great pressure
B．She had to worry about her dinner
C．She didn't have to worry about the future
D．Her life was well-planned．
62．We can learn from the second paragraph thatB．
A．the author raised some rabbits as pets
B．the author had a very difficult life in the"Tribal Village"
C．the author took part in a two-week program in Africa
D．the author never thought about poor people after the program
63．The author feels pain becauseA．
A．she doesn't want to kill the rabbits               
B．she is not getting enough to eat
C．she is a privileged child                   
D．she can't go back to her regular life
64．What does the underlined word"simulation"in the fourth paragraph probably mean？
B
A．Reality          B．Imitation                C．Imagination          D．Experience
65．What influence did the author's experience in the"Tribal Village"have on her？
C
A．It has made her life more comfortable．
B．It taught her to be grateful to her parents．
C．It gave birth to a belief in helping others．
D．It inspired her to start two groups to help others．

10．Compassion is a desire within us to help others．With effort，we can translate compassion into action．An experience last weekend showed me this is true，I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly．These old people are our main customers，and it's not hard to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday，one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits．He said he was out of cash，had just moved into his room，and had nothing in his cupboards．He asked if we could let him have the food on trust．He promised to repay me the next day．
I couldn't help staring at him，I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before，and what he would be like if luck had gone his way．I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul，all alone in the world，I told him that I was sorry，but store rules didn't allow me to do so．I felt stupid and unkind saying this，but I valued my job．
Just then，another man，standing behind the first，spoke up．If anything，he looked more pitiable．"Charge it to me"was all he said．
What I had been feeling was pity．Pity is soft and safe and easy．Compassion，on the other hand，is caring in action．I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either，then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself．I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion．
56．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuitsC．
A．promised to obey the store rules          
B．forgot to take any money with him
C．hoped to have the food first and pay later   
D．could not afford anything more expensive
57．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman？B
A．Kind and lucky．B．Poor and lonely．
C．Friendly and helpful．D．Hurt and disappointed．
58．The writer acted upon the store rules becauseA．
A．he wanted to keep his present job    
B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C．he considered the old man dishonest  
D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man
59．What does the writer learn from his experience？B
A．wealth is more important than anything else．
B．Helping others is easier said than done．
C．experience is better gained through practice．
D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion．
60．How would the old men feel at the end of the story？D
A．Sad and disappointed
B．Happy and lucky．
C．Depressed and unlucky
D．Surprised and grateful．

9．After the earthquake，________ food and medicine was sent there．（　　）

	A．	a good many		B．	scores of
	C．	a good deal of		D．	a large number of

8．Although it remains unclear to this day ______ The Library of Alexandria was destroyed，the leading theory is that Julius Caesar set a fire that unintentionally burned it down．（　　）

A．

whether

B．

how

C．

if

D．

why

7．Happiness is not about what happens to us-it is about ______ we see what happens to us．（　　）

A．

whether

B．

that

C．

how

D．

what

6．I ran into a local store today to pick up a few things．With an important meeting to attend，I was in a hurry，so I didn't take a cart on my way inside．As I walked between the shelves in the store，I passed by a young couple and their baby．I continued going through the store，picked up a few items I needed and ended up standing behind this couple in the checkout line．
While waiting，I noticed that the young father was holding his money tightly and nervously watching each transaction（交易）on the register．The young mother was carrying a baby in her arms and asked the cashier for a job application（申请）．
When the total was rung up，they had to pick items out of their cart because they didn't have enough money．But all their items were basic necessities that they needed most．It just broke my heart to watch the couple try to work out what they could do without．Somehow，they managed to whittle downtheir items and paid the bill with the money that they had．
After they left．I quietly asked the cashier to add those items to mine．The cashier rang everything up，and then got me a shopping cart．We put in their items and I hurried over to their car．"This is for you，''I told them．
The young father just looked at me with such gratitude and thanked me．I will never forget the expression in his eyes．As I was getting into my car，they drove over．The young mother said，"Miss，thank you so much．"
Tears welled up in my eyes--as they are again now，while I write this．"You are so welcome．Pay it forward some day．''I replied．

46．The author didn't take a cart becauseD．
A．she was in such a hurry that she forgot it
B．there was no cart left in the store
C．carts were not provided in the store
D．she had something important to do l ater
47．The underl ined phrase"whittle down''in paragraph 3probably meansB
A．break down    B．cut down    C．pay for  D．make for
48．The author feltDto watch the couple taking some items out．
A．excited    B．disappointed    C．interested   D．sad
49．It can be inferred from the passage thatC
A．the young couple bought something unnecessary
B．the cashier looked down on the young couple
C．the young mother didn't have a job at present
D．the young father felt embarrassed to accept help
50．The author's main purpose in sharing the story is to tell usA
A．to help those who are in need    B．to take a cart while shopping
C．what a great deed she did        D．how to pick out basic necessities．

5．Expert   Tricks   on   Iphone5
We don't want to change your phone，we want to make you say，Wow，that is a bigger change than I expected．Iphone 5 is a result of that desire to surprise．It's been completely redesigned．
For the first time ever，we've increased the size of display by making the screen taller but not wider．You can see more of your content without the need to scroll（滚动）．We are making scrolling the thing of the past．Iphone 5 is more comfortable to use and reduces scrolling tiredness when reading long documents．
Even with the larger display，iphone 5 is the thinnest iphone we ever built．To achieve the design this tall，we have to look at it and completely redesign the internal architecture．It's 18% thinner and 79.5% taller than the previous iphone．
It makes everything you do on iPhone 5 feels easier and just move of your arm away．No more hidden menus，no confusing gestures．Everything is right at your fingertips．
The panorama feature（全景功能） is simply wonderful．The ultra HD widescreen display let you get your entire shot in a single snap．You can also use your iPhone 5's innovative design for image stabilization．
With an iphone this tall，reception has never been better．You enjoy crystal-clear clarity on even the longest calls．
And of course，all your favorite applications are still available．In fact you will find your old favorites also benefit from the new experiencing handsome ultra HD widescreen．We found while many previous iphone owners were using Facetime，they only use it for the faces．That's why we are introducing Bodytime．Using iPhone 5's ultra HD widescreen display，Bodytime let you see a person's entire body，allowing you to detect mannerisms and defects like never before．
We look way beyond what our thoughts expects，it took all of our learning，all of our thinking to realize something so simple，so clear，and yet so tall．
Iphone 5，the tallest thing to happen to iphone since iphone．
67．Which of the following is true of the changed iphone5？A
A．It is taller，thinner but not wider．
B．It is taller，wider and thicker．
C．It is taller，wider and thinner．
D．It is shorter，wider and thinner．
68．With this new iphone，you can do all the following exceptD．
A．Doing things easily on iPhone 5 by moving arm away．
B．Using Bodytime for a person's entire body．
C．Getting the entire shot in a single snap．
D．Missing some of your previous favorite applications．
69．How thick is the redesigned iphone5 if the present one is 7.6mm in thickness？
A
A.6.232mm      B.6.042mm      C.1.368mm    D.1.558mm
70．What is the main idea of the passage？C
A．We don't want to change your phone．
B．Scrolling on the phone will be the thing of the past．
C．Iphone 5 will be the tallest thing to happen．
D．All your favorite apps are still available on the new Iiphone5．

4．Sometimes it is difficult to talk to taxi drivers．They must give all their attention to the road as they work out the shortest way to the place where you are going．However，passengers from Wangfujing were in surprise when they took a taxi．The driver just would not stop talking-in English．
Organized by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy，"Dare to Speak"examines if Chinese people will speak English in"real-life"situations．
Matthew Knowles，an acting student from South Carolina at Beijing Film Academy，acted the part as the"driver"．He collected six passengers on Saturday morning，most of whom were female white-collar （白领）workers．
"Of course they were surprised at first，wondering why I'm driving a taxi，and wondering whether this is a real taxi，but then most of them were pretty willing to speak，"he said．Knowles said he was also surprised by his"passengers"．"Apart from my first‘passenger'，who could speak very little English，all the rest spoke English very well，and it was fun to communicate with them，"he said，adding that some"passengers"were quite talkative．
The"foreign taxi driver"project was just one of the"Dare to Speak"activities，which have been going on since the end of October．Other projects included a foreign store owner near a high school in Beijing，a cook in a Shanghai university canteen．They were testing the willingness of Chinese people，especially students and white-collar workers，to speak to foreigners in English．
Rong Xin，senior manager of IELTS （雅思） with the British Embassy，said they hoped to let IELTS takers in China know that communication is the ultimate goal of IELTS．
"We hope that more and more IELTS takers in China can realize the importance of communicating in English in real life，instead of just getting high test scores，"she said．
59．Why did Matthew Knowles drive a taxi？A
A．He took part in the project"Dear to speak"
B．He played the role of a taxi driver in a film．
C．He enjoyed chatting with people in English．
D．He wanted to improve his Chinese while driving．
60．The Chinese may meet and talk toBin"Dear to speak"projects．
A．a white-collar worker    
B．a foreign store owner
C．a restaurant manager 
D．a high school student
61．The underlined word ultimate is closest in meaning toD
A．most difficult                  
B．most common
C．most famous                      
D．most important
62．The purpose of the project"Dear to Speak"is toC
A．attract more foreigners to start business in China
B．draw Chinese people's attention to IELT
C．remind language learners of the goal of learning
D．give more chances for English learners in China．