13．As I sit at home thinking about my upcoming adventure and the things I need to bring，it makes me even more excited to begin my travel．I will be making my way around the world．
The first places on the list are Andalusia and Africa in the book The Alchemist．I will need to pack a lot of things and make sure I have enough money to provide myself with food and enough to drink．The Sahara desert is always hot and requires plenty of water．
Next I will head to Mexico in the book Born to Run，where I will meet the Tarahumara Indian tribe（部落）．I will need to get into shape and do some jogging（慢跑） if I want to keep up with them．I will have to pack my running shoes，though，because the Tarahumarans have mastered the art of running on the tough land．
After Mexico，my journey takes me to the Egyptian desert in the novel The Paris Vendetta．There I hope to help uncover an ancient conspiracy （阴谋） that goes back centuries．Just like my trip to Andalusia，I will have to make sure I have plenty of water．Packing the Camelbak products seems like the best idea，so I will have enough on hand at all times．I expect this adventure to be quite interesting，and I am very excited about it．
Lastly，I will make my way back to America in the book Shattered：Struck Down，But Not Destroyed．This makes me feel excited because like the main character in the book，I also wanted to become a professional athlete when I was younger．For this trip，I will go with an open mind and hopefully meet some friends along the way．
I am ready to embark on my adventure of traveling，and I cannot wait any longer!
51．How will the author go on adventure？B
A．By carrying a lot of equipment
B．By reading novels．
C．By daydreaming
D．By marking out routes．
52．According to the passage，the TarahumarasB．
A．come from India        
B．are good at running
C．need running shoes      
D．own amounts of land
53．The Camelbak products are probably made toB．
A．help people find out the truth        
B．supply people with water
C．protect people from the sun          
D．show people the right direction
54．The underlined words"embark on"in the last paragraph probably mean"A"．
A．start     B．prepare    C．appreciate        D．record．

12．Dear Reader：
    I receive many letters from children and can't answer them all．Now，I'll try to answer the questions that are commonly asked．
    Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web？Well，many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car and dreamed about a tiny boy who acted like a mouse．That's how the story of Stuart Little got started．As for Charlotte's Web，one day when I was on my way to feed the pig，I began feeling sorry for the pig because，like most pigs，he has to die．So I started thinking of ways to save a pig's life．I had been watching a big grey spider（蜘蛛） at her work and was impressed by how clever she was．Gradually I worked the spider into the story．Three years after I started writing it，it was published．
    Sometimes I'm asked how old I was when starting to write，and what made me write．I started early-as soon as I could spell．I don't know why I enjoyed writing，but I think children often find pleasure in trying to set their thoughts down on paper，either in words or in pictures，but I was not good at drawing．
    Are my stories true？No，they are made-up．In real life，a family doesn't have a child who looks like a mouse，and a spider doesn't spin （编织） words in her web．But real life is only one kind of life-there is also the life of the imagination．And I like to think there is some truth in my stories-truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act．
    Yours sincerely，
    E．B．White
50．What is E．B．White？B
A．a traveller       B．Writer           C．farmer           D．painter
51．How long did it take the writer to finish Charlotte's Web？C
A.1 year             B.2 years          C.3 years      D.4 years
52．What can be inferred from the passage？B
A．Stuart Little is about a real mouse seen in a sleeping car．
B．Something in real life can give the writer ideas of writing．
C．Children show interest in writing thoughts down on paper．
D．The writer thinks there is no truth in imaginary stories．
53．What are the readers interested in according to the passage？A
A．when to start writing stories        
B．the spiders in his stories    
C．when to write more stories           
D．the writer's family．

11．A cat is recovering in California after surviving a 6，500-mile journey across the Pacific stowed inside a Chinese shipping container without food or water．Staff and volunteers have named it"Ni Hao，"which is Chinese for"hello．"
It was discovered breathing shallowly after a two-week trip across the Pacific Ocean．The cat was seriously suffering from loss of water and starvation when the container was opened in California last week，but was said to be doing well after being sent to the Carson Animal Care Center in Los Angeles．At first it was too weak to stand，but finally took its first steps．Then it ate a good meal and slept soundly．The cat woke up Thursday morning，physically in a better condition than 24 hours ago．
"Ni Hao greeted the medical team with its first miaow this morning and is attempting to stand，"said Marcia Mayeda，head of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control．Aaron Reyes，director of the Department，added："We finally got to hear its voice．It sounds like a single-engine plane．"
Ni Hao is expected to be observed for 60 days but afterwards animal workers will look forward to providing it with a good shelter．"It's much better for it to recover in a home environment，"Mr Reyes said．"It's just like a human being in a hospital so we're hoping to move it．"He added："Little by little we're getting there．We're hoping that under the treatment and with rest，it'll be able to recover quickly．''
It was not immediately clear how the cat got into the container．
56．The underlined word"stowed"in Paragraph 1 probably means"D"．
A．packed               
B．driven                                      
C．raised                      
D．hidden
57．The container to California started on its journeyC．
A.60 days ago              
B．one month ago              
C.2 weeks ago                 
D.24 hours ago
58．The cat is likely to be taken care of by         in the future．C
A．a medical team  
B．animal workers                     
C．a caring family             
D．an animal shelter．

10．Yesterday I was in Milwaukee visiting my family，and while I was there I stopped at a café on a particular street corner．It was a corner that brought back a specific（特别的） memory．I had been on this street corner long before．
It was a very cold night in late January，1978．I was halfway home that night after working the evening shift （夜班） at the shopping mall，and I had to change buses．I stood at the bus stop waiting for the bus and just shivered（颤抖）．"Gosh，this is terrible，"I thought．"I need to get out of this．"
I also thought about my young life at the time and where I was going．I felt very upset，because I was not satisfied with it．There was something asking me to make a change．I had just heard of a scholarship opportunity at a small university in San Antonio，Texas the week before，and it really got me thinking．But it was 1，200 miles away from my family and friends     But I sensed （感觉到） that if I stayed where I was，I wouldn't be really happy with myself．I felt like there was something missing．And yes，I was really cold，too．I thought of warm days in January in South Texas．That would be nice．
I was at a fork（分叉，岔路口） in the road that night，and little did I know what that decision would mean to me．As the wind rose and my shivering worsened，my mind suddenly cleared and the path became clear-I had to leave．I was going to San Antonio．Even though I wouldn't know a person，I decided to take the risk and do it，and start over．
    The bus finally came and as I finally could feel my face again I looked out of the window of the bus and dreamed about the new horizons that were in front of me．That day，at that moment，at that fork in the road，I made the most important decision of my life-going to university．And thankfully，it was the right one．What an important fork in the road!
46．The writer stayed on that street corner on a very cold night becauseB．
A．he had come out for a walk
B．he was waiting for a bus at the nearby bus stop
C．he had to work at a café till the morning
D．he had to buy something
47．What did the writer think of his life that night？D
A．He was happy with it
B．He thought it was exciting．
C．He thought it was full of hope
D．He was not satisfied with it．
48．For the writer，a disadvantage （不利，劣势） of going to San Antonio was thatA．
A．it was far away from his hometown        
B．it was colder than his hometown
C．it was smaller than his hometown             
D．it was poorer than his hometown
49．That night，the writer decided toC．
A．stay with his family                         
B．find a new friend
C．go to university                         
D．move to Milwaukee
50．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Fork in the road
B．Don't make decisions too quickly．
C．It's never easy to make changes
D．Accept your life as it is．

9．Martin and his friends didn't eat up all the food they ordered，_____ they took the rest away．（　　）

A．

so

B．

or

C．

for

D．

as

8．You get up in the morning and look into the mirror．Your face is firm and young-looking．In 2035，medical technology is better than ever．Many people your age could live to be 150，so at 40，you're not old at all．And your parents just had an anti-aging（抗衰老的） treatment．Now，all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt，"Turn red．"It changes from blue to red．In 2035，"smart clothes"contain particles（粒子） much smaller than the cells in your body．The particles can be programmed to change clothes'color or pattern．
You walk into the kitchen．You pick up the milk，but a voice says，"You shouldn't drink that!"Your fridge has read the chip （芯片） that contains information about the milk．and it knows the milk is old．In 2035，every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip．
It's time to go to work．In 2035，cars drive themselves．Just tell your"smart car"where to go．On the way，you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve．Such"smart technology"is all around you．
So will all these things come true？"For new technology to succeed．"says scientist Andrew Zolli．"it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already．"The Internet is one example-what will be the next？

31．We can learn from the text that in the futureD．
A．people will never get old
B．everyone will look the same
C．red will be the most popular color
D．clothes will be able to change their pattern
32．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4？C
A．Milk will be harmful to health．
B．More drinks will be available for sale．
C．Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information．
D．Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer．
33．Which of the following is mentioned in the text？D
A．Nothing can replace the Internet．
B．Fridges will know what people need．
C．Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide．
D．Cars will be able to drive automatically．
34．What Andrew Zolli says indicates thatA．
A．successful new technology must break through what exists already
B．what we have today is sure to disappear because of new technology
C．all these things will be turned into reality without any difference
D．the Internet has already been the best technology
35．What is the passage mainly about？B
A．Food and clothing in 2035．
B．Future technology in everyday life．
C．Medical treatments of the future．
D．The reason for the success of new technology．

7．Love of the Sea
My love affair with the sea began when I was no more than six years old，walking along the sandy beaches．I always wanted to make the first set of footprints in the wet sand．
Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave，my interests always lay beneath the sea's surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of．Soon，wearing a snorkel and a mask，I made my first solo adventures in the deep．
Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution，in San Diego，asking how I might learn more about the sea．
A kind scientist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship，which I received．During one of their cruises that summer，I met Dr．Robert Norris，a marine geologist．He loved the sea almost as much as I did．Soon he was asking me what my plans were and where I expected to attend college．I told him I didn't know，so he suggested I consider his school，the University of California in Santa Barbara．
Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor．If I wanted to be an undersea explorer，I needed to learn as much as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter．The undersea world is not our natural world．It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes．At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing，the pressure is eight tons per square inch，and it is totally dark．It is easy to get lost in such a world．I needed to learn a lot about geography，navigation，meteorology，geology，biology，and many other things．While I was in school，I took a little of everything．
I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U．S．Navy．If I was going to be an undersea explorer，I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt，and I didn't want that to happen．In the Navy I learned discipline，organization，and how to motivate and lead people on expeditions so that we could explore the wonders of the deep．
Finally，the time came to put all that I had learned to use，to go forth with a team of men and women and explore an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．
62．In Paragraph 5，the writer discusses"the laws of the physical world．"Which of the following is an example of one of the laws？A
A．Water pressure．
B．Various ocean animal life．
C．The appearance of the water．
D．The different colors of the ocean．
63．In college，the writer took many different types of courses because heD．
A．was not sure what he wanted to study
B．was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris
C．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy
D．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean
64．The writer joined the Navy toA．
A．develop his leadership skills
B．get along with people under stress
C．learn about the dangers of the ocean
D．gather specific information about ocean life
65．What would the writer recommend to students who want to be underwater explorers？D
A．Spend time examining your talents．
B．Join groups to learn to get along on a team．
C．Interview explorers to see if they are happy．
D．Study as many ocean-related topics as you can．

6．Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir （回忆录）of Ralph W．Tyler，who is one of the most famous men in American education．
Born in Chicago in 1902，brought up and schooled in Nebraska，the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education．
Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W．W．Charters，whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work．In 1927，he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing．
Tyler became well-known in 1938，when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins．
Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford，a position he held for twelve years．There，he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent （独立的）spirit in their work．
Although Tyler officially retired in 1967，he never actually retired．He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad．Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives （目标）that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools．
55．Who are most probably interested in Ralph W．Tyler's memoir？C
A．Top managers．
B．Language learners．
C．Serious educators
D．Science organizations．
56．The words"hooked on teaching"underlined in Paragraph 2 probably meanA．
A．attracted to teaching
B．tired of teaching
C．satisfied with teaching
D．unhappy about teaching
57．Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for more than 10 years？B
A．The University of Chicago．
B．Stanford University．
C．Ohio State University．
D．Nebraska University．
58．Tyler is said to have never actually retired becauseD．
A．he developed a new method of testing
B．he called for free spirit in research
C．he still led the Eight-Year Study
D．he was still active in giving advice．

5．

A．	B．
Candice Accola： The Power Of Friendship．	Lauren Toyota： MuchMusic Led Me On My Way．
C．	D．
Melinda Clarke： Doing It Your Way．	Hilary Duff： Never Satisfied With Doing The Same Old Thing．
E．	F．
Carlton Vanessa： Sing My Life Forever．	Michelle Branch： Work Comes First．

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61．"Your high school probably doesn't offer a program called VJ 101，so if you want to work at MuchMusic，you might have to find your own way，"she certainly did as she said．"My journey to the front of the camera wasn't a typical one．But，I started the way many VJs start：watching MuchMusic as a child．And basically，when I was growing up as a teenager，MuchMusic was all I had．I didn't grow up in the Internet age，the way it is now．So MuchMusic was my source to learn about everything，"she says．B
62．"An artist should bring honesty and a desire to move people，"says she．"The people that would do anything for their art are the people that you are going to want to see-really passionate，creative people．So when they share that with others，you have a lot of power，and ultimately，I think that is why people love music．"Some of her musical influences include legends like Neil Young，and Elvis Costello．"I admire musicians that are still challenging themselves after 30years or more．That is what I hope to one day do for myself．My music is a reflection of different experiences that I endure at any given time of my life，"she adds．E
63．She and Terri started out as school friends years ago．She says，"Terri was the kind of person I just knew I would keep in touch with when we went our separate ways after high school．""There is perhaps no greater need for a true friend than in times of loss，pain or illness．It is life's struggles that put friendships to the test，and if you can come out smiling and knowing that the other is always there for you no matter what happens，then that's a friend worth keeping，"The Vampire Diaries star added．A
64．"If I want to be alone，or if I'm having a bad day，I pick up my guitar．Music is my release，"she explains．"Since starting on this non-stop journey，I feel that I，as a person，have not changed although other things have．My surroundings have definitely changed，and I've had to adapt to that-being away from home constantly，which was strange to me at first．But I've had a year of touring to practice being on my own，and tried to keep in contact with my closest friends and family as much as possible．""All I do these days is work，so if I ever do need advice，it has to do with work，"she laughs．F
65．"I like choosing to continually challenge myself．Change is an important and natural thing，"she says．"It's important because everyone changes as they grow up．With the album，I wanted to let people know that I was maturing．""Music is a good way to get everyone to know the real me．Everyone evolves and changes，"she adds．With the success of her debut album，she proved that evolving from TV actress to movie star to pop star was an important and natural change indeed．D．

4．She had to drop out of school _____ her family couldn't afford the cost of her education．（　　）

A．

although

B．

unless

C．

because

D．

so