14．lt's 9a．m，the moming rush hourin Toronto．A man has fallen down on a downtown street suddenly．Several passers-by stop to help the man．One woman reaches into her purse for her cell phone and hits 911，the emergency number．Threre minutes later，sirens（警报） are heard  in the distance as a  police car，an ambulance and  a fire truck  race to the area．Within ten  minutes，the stricken man  is  in the  back of an  ambulance and sent to the  hospital for life-saving treatment．
This scene is fairly common in Toronto and other major cities．Over the years，cities have developed systems  to respond quickly to emergencies．it has resulted in many lives being saved．But none of this would be possible without the cooperation of car drivers who yield （让 路） to emergency vehicles on busy downtown streets．In fact，it's against the law for drivers not to yield．
To yield means to give away or，more specifically，to get out of the way．It means pulling to the side of the road to let others pass．As yet China does not have any specific laws that require drivers to yield，whether it is for slower cars to move over to the inside lane of a highway or for all cars to give way to emergehcy vehicles．Recently，an injured Beijing cyclist died on the way to hospital  because the ambulance carrying him got stuck in city traffic．Drivers did not yield when they heard the ambulance's siren．
In Canada，failing to yield to an emergency vehicle can result in a fine of 400-2，000and redciction of three points off your license．That's for a first offence．A second offence results in a  bigger fine，the  loss of your driver's  license for two years and a  possible jail  sentence，The punishment is severe because lives are in danger．
Safe driving depends on drivers being aware of the traffic around  them and yieldirig when necessary．And yielding to  emergency vehicles only makes sense．It saves lives and，who knows，someday it may save your own，

56．Whats the main idea of the text？（ No more than 10words）Yieldingtoemergencyvehiclescan savelives．
57．What is themeaning of the underlined words"as yet"in Paragraph 3？（ No more than 3words）so far
58．What's Paragraph 4mainly about？（No more than 15words）．Failing to yield to an emergencyvehicle can result in punishment．
59．In which situation，drivers may  be put into prison in Canada？（No more than 15words）When they fail to yield to an emergencyvehicle for a second time．
60．What should China do to prevent repetition of the Beijing case？（No more than 10words）China should establish laws about yielding to emergency vehicles．．

13．I always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics team，unless it's absolutely necessary．it's not that I mind the hardwork，or am afraid of coming into contact with poisonous substances．What I definitely fear is quickly losing hope about the work I do．
Doing field  research with the toxics team，all  I see and feel  is filth-nothing else  Even  if I close my eyes，I can smell the smell of food processing  rotting organic waste from paper mills and chemicals from clothing manufacturers．
One morning，I went to investigate a discharged pipe to document and collect samples of pollutants secretly being emitted by a textile mill．I had to work with the utmost secrecy in order to avoid being discovered by the textile mill．
I dipped a long measuring pole into the large polluting pipe to measure the volume of polluted water being emitted．But the surface of the water，covered in oil and filth，made me feel as if to vomit．
All of a sudden，I felt someone hit me on my back．It frightened me so much that I almost fell into the water．I grasped the pole and looked behind me to see an old  man standing there．kept calm and said："Yes，l heard that there's a kind of small fish living in this water，and it has medicinal  benefits．"
The old man grew quite curious and replied："That may be lf a fish can survive in water as dirty as this，it must have a lot of resistance．So it wouldn't be too strange if such fish had medicinal benefits．"
It was clear that he was just passing by，so I answered："Yeah，survival of the fittest．Fish that adapt can survive，just like us humans．"
He kept talking to me and didn't want to leave．He wanted to see whether or not I would catch the small fish with medicinal benefits．

51．The text is mainly aboutC．
A．a research report about pollution
B．an exciting experience of fishing
C．an experience of doing research on pollution
D．an unforgettable taIk with an old man
52．Which of the following is similar in meaning to the underfined word"filth"in the second paragraph？D
A．fish           B．textile            C．water              D．pollutant
53．What is the writer of the text most probably？B
A A newspaper reporter．B．A researcher about pollution．
C．A fisherman．D．A worker of the textile mill．
54．Why did the writer tell the old man he was fishing？C
A  Because he wanted to satisfy the old rnan's curiosity．
B．Because the old man was interested in fishing too．
C．Because he did the research secretry．
D Because the old man wanted to buy the fish．
55．We can infer from the last paragraph thatC．
A．the old man had found out the secret in the end
B．the old man wanted to catch the fish by himsetf
C．the writer might tell the old man the fact eventually
D．the old man was sent to watch over the writer．

12．We keep reading that TV is bad for you，lf this is true，how come the current generation of TV-addicted kids is．much"smarter"than we are？In my home，the only people who can work the remote control are  the children．
Perhaps TV does educate you．For example，you learn a useful medical fact：A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete  sentence before he dies．"The killer was…"（dies）
But I guess the biggest things we learm from TV can be regarded as"Life Skills"．Bad things only  happen on dark and stormy nights．Emotional breakdowns cause people to wander in the heavy raln without umbrellas．And contrary to what scientists say，the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash happen at exactly the same time，wherever you are．
I've even acquired useful geographical facts from sciencefiction shows：Aliens speak．English no matter which  planet they come from．
Making use of what we learn from TV can improve our security．Consider these truths．If you are ever attacked by 20bad guys，don't worry about being outnumbered．The criminals will hang back and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so you can conveniently defeat them all．Bad guys who are completely covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to  reveal that they are in fact，aha，women．
TV also teaches us important information about escaping from danger．Watch and learn．
（1）If anyone is running after you down a passage，you will find that boxes have been conveniently placed near all the walls you need to jump over．
（2）lf you are tall and  handsome，you can run from any number of armed criminals，and every shot will miss you．
TV even teaches us about TV．Whenever anyone turns on a TV，it shows a news flash about someone they know．They then turn the box off immediately after that news item．

41．By saying"A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence before he dies"（Paragraph 2），the writer shows hisA．
A．irony          B．sympathy            C．surprise      D．medical knowledge
42．We can learn from Paragraph 3that in the real worldB．
A．bad things  never happen on dark and stormy nights
B．the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash don't happen at the same time
C．people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain without umbrellas
D．bad things cause people to break down in the rain
43．According to the passaee．which of the followine statements is TRUE？A
A On TV，the aliens always speak English．
B．On TV，if you are handsome you can always defeat bad guys．
C．On TV，boxes always prevent you from escaping．
D．TV always shows news about celebrities．
44．Which section of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken from？D
A  Sports．   B．Medical Science．   C．Travel．    D．Entertainment．
45．The writer of this passage takes a（n）C attitude towards TV plays．
A．positive     B．casual        C．negative        D．indifferent．

11．"How call I obtain more drugs？"I cried．"I can't live without the help of drugs!''．You see，I was only 14 years of age when someone said to me，"Here，smoke this!It will make you feel good．"So that is how my habit of d rug-taking began．
Soon I felt I could not live without more and more drugs．So I found I needed more and more money to buy drugs．So I began to steal things from my family and from shops．Then in the street I pointed my gun at people，saying，"Give me your money，or I will shoot you!"
I lost all my friends．My family also said，"Get out of this house and never return here!"I then realized the truth-drugs were killing me．"Unless someone told me how to escape from the desire for drugs，I will soon be dead，"I said．
Then one day，I read in a paper，"We help drug-takers!''I decided，"I will go and see what these people think they can do for me．"So I stayed at their meeting place for seven months．But they failed．They did not take the desire for drugs from me．
Then one day，I read something in the magazine called"La Paloma"．I read how people said，"We could not escape from the desire for drugs．But now we have freedom．God gave us power to escape this desire．God gives us the power of the spirit when we believe what Jesus Christ obtained for us by dying for us．"SO I decided，"I will go to this Betel meeting place as reported in‘La Paloma'．I will see if they can help me．"
Now I found these Betel people never left me alone．Yes，someone was always there with me day and night．Then one day I cried out to God，"God，please help me!"I know God heard my cry．I found I now had power to escape the desire for drugs．
At last I am free from the desire for drugs．I have found real peace of mind．I now enjoy life and help other people to overcome their d rug problem．

41．How did the author get addicted to drugs？B
A．He wanted to take drugs．
B．He was persuaded to take drugs．
C．He was forced to take drugs．
D．He was influenced by his parents．
42．The author realized that drugs were really killing him when heD
A．took drugs for the first time
B．began to point his gun at other people
C．had no money to pay for drugs
D．was deserted by all his friends and his family
43．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．The author's desire for drugs didn't stop when he was at the place he found in the paper．
B．The people at Belel tried their best to help the writer to quit taking drugs．
C．The author quitted his addiction to drugs by his strong will in the end．
D．After quitting drugs，the author kept away from people who are addicted to drugs．
44．How did the"La Paloma"help people to quit taking drugs？D
A．They acted as Jesus Christ would to help addicted people．
B．They took advantage of people's faith in God to help them．
C．They left the addicted people alone and forced them to quit．
D．They succeeded in transmitting God's power to the addicted people•
45．The passage mainly tells usC
A．how the author obtained more drugs
B．how the author shot people for money
C．how the author quit taking drugs
D．how God helps people to quit taking drugs．

10．People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years，mostly because people simply aren't taking the time to say a simple"hello"．After considering this phenomenon，I decided I was going to change the way I got on （16）withothers．
My opportunity came one morning when I was in the community library．I passed by a girl （17）whodropped her books out of her locker．（18）Thinking  （think） that someone else would help her pick them up，I continued （19）myway．However，when I had to go back （20）because I forgot my book，I noticed she had just finished picking them up by herself．No one had stopped （21）to help （help） her．
"OK，"I thought to myself，"this is where I should have changed．"
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man sitting by himself waiting for the library to open，so I sat down next to him and （22）began （begin） a conversation．（23）It was difficult to get started，and even when I had to say goodbye，almost every response from my new friend had a tone （语气） of doubt in it．And who could blame him？
People aren't used to making （24）an unprepared chat with a stranger．But a change，no matter how desperately it is needed，doesn't just happen．It takes people like us to make it possible．I advise you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone's day a little （25）brighter （bright）．Together，we can really make our society come closer as a whole．

9．An ATM that spits out cupcakes instead of cash is now filling a popular demand in the American market：late-night desire for freshly baked sweets．
     In six cities across the country，sugar addicts can now purchase a cupcake for $4.25 from an automatic machine 24 hours every day．The freshly baked goods are made by the California-based cupcake shop Sprinkles．
    The idea came to the company's co-founders Candace and Charles Nelson when Candace was pregnant with their first child．Candace thought it was ridiculous that she owned cupcake bakeries aad couldn't get a freshly baked treat at an unusual hour．That desire inspired the company's first cupcake ATM in Beverly Hills，Calif．in 2012．
    Charles said each ATM serves about l，000 cupcakes per day．The machine is so popular that when it appeared in Manhattan，customers were lined up around the block to use it．
Yet，inventing the first cupcake ATM was not as easy as convincing customers to use it．When the Nelsons started defigning the machine，they quickly realized nothing existed that could give a fully unbroken cupcake to a customer．The company had to partner with a European firm to develop the technology that could deliver a cupcake without dropping it several feet like a typical machine．After going through a seeond development cycle with the product，the ATMs can now satisfy tlle demand of growing customers and even make as many as four cupcakes at a time．
    In terms of the company，the-machine allows Sprinkles to do the impossible：increase hours of operation without raising costs．Now the company can sell cupcakes around the clock through the ATM without paying employees．
    Now the company is partnering with a Middle Eastern company to open 34 new locations abroad．

51．What's the purpose of the text？C
A．To tell us a newtrend of the diet．
B．To advertisefor the cupcake ATM．
C．To introduce a newly-invented cupcake ATM．
D．To advise more customers to buy cupcakes on ATM．
52．How did the Nelsons come up with the idea of'a cupulke ATM？B
A．Their first child wagted to eat fresh cupcakes．
B．Candace hoped to eat a fleshly baked cupcake at any time．
C．The cupcakes they sold couldn't satisfy the customers'demands．
D．They couldn't afford to employ enough workers．
53．What problem did the Nelsons face when starting to design the machine？A
A．Serving an unbroken cupcake to customers．
B．Convincing the customers to use the machine．
C．Dealing with so many orders every day．
D．Making as many as four cupcakes at a time．
54．What does the underlined word‘‘it''in Paragraph 4 refer to？A
A．The machine．    B．The block．    C．The cupcake． D．The customer．
55．What can we infer from the text？B
A．The ATM will replace the traditional cake shops．
B．The ATM will appear in more cities in the world．
C．The company will promote different kinds of products．
D．People will get cupcakes through the ATM without paying．

8．The other day，an old friend of mine，whom I haven't seen for a very long time，called me．What we mainly talked about was about all the good old times．But later we turned to his father．
His father's（16）B health made him stay at the hospital．Because of his illness，his father suffered from insomnia （失眠） and often（17）Chimself．My friend，who had not been able to sleep for a few days （18）Dhe had to keep watching his father's condition，became irritated and told his father to keep（19）Band try to get some sleep．His father said that he（20）Dwanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him（21）B．
After his father finished talking，he fell（22）A．My friend was very sorry for speaking the（23）C
words towards his father．My friend，whom I knew as a tough person，cried as a baby on the other end of the （24）D．He said that from that moment on，he（25）Aevery day，asking God to let his father wake up from his coma．He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father's mouth after he regained his consciousness，he would gladly（26）Bthem．
His only hope for God was to give him a chance to correct his past mistake．
（27）Cwe complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years，months，days，hours or even minutes．（28）Cdo we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we （or they ） live？From the day we were born to our adulthood，and even when
（29）Acome to us，they are always（30）B．
Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a/an （31）Binnocent word of"no"come out from our mouths．We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be （32）C
that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents．There are（33）Dmany（34）B ones who have neither fathers nor mothers．They long to have the things that we most complain about，but never have them．
（35）C，it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling．

16．A．declined	B．declining	C．worsened	D．worsted
17．A．talked of	B．said to	C．talked to	D．said for
18．A．when	B．while	C．immediately	D．as
19．A．seated	B．calm	C．still	D．silent
20．A．ever	B．even	C．exactly	D．really
21．A．silence	B．company	C．talking	D．sleeping
22．A．unconscious	B．asleep	C．away	D．apart
23．A．sick	B．dirty	C．ill	D．big
24．A．street	B．hospital	C．college	D．telephone
25．A．prayed	B．uttered	C．begged	D．compromised
26．A．listen to	B．take	C．record	D．hear
27．A．Surprisingly	B．However	C．Often	D．Seldom
28．A．And	B．Although	C．But	D．So
29．A．deaths	B．diseases	C．failures	D．setbacks
30．A．at their side	B．at our side	C．around the corner	D．in hand
31．A．really	B．seemingly	C．apparently	D．unexpectedly
32．A．not more words	B．no more words	C．no more complaints	D．not more complaints
33．A．good	B．such	C．great	D．so
34．A．lucky	B．unlucky	C．happy	D．unhappy
35．A．Eventually	B．Fortunately	C．Actually	D．Frankly．

7．Women make better drivers than men for many reasons．Why is that？Wouldn't you think that competing at who has better driving abilities is pointless？If you ask me，I'd like to say，men know that women are better drivers but do not have the courage to admit the truth．
Unlike men，women stop for directions when they have no idea where they are going．Women don't drive around for hours pointlessly wasting a tank of gas only to find themselves heading in the wrong direction．Have you ever been in a car with a man who is lost？He tells you to shut up when you begin to open your mouth．And every five minutes or so he takes a turn going forty-five miles per hour only to find out he's made another wrong turn．
Speeding is what men do best on the road．Traffic is not a race．There is a reason why men get more speeding tickets than women．Not because women trick to get out of tickets but only because they don't speed．Women don't risk putting their own lives and the lives of others in danger．In other words，they have more responsibility for life．
My largest issue with male drivers is how a majority of them drive with one hand on the wheel and the other hand doing only God knows what．The seat is backed as far as possible．They're totally lost in loud music beyond a necessary level．You don't ever see women driving like that．
I feel that the above evidence more than proves my points that women are queens of the road．Oh，men，if you want to continue criticizing women for being bad drivers，bring it on．We know you lack confidence，or else you wouldn't be wasting your valuable time making jokes about the ones you may choose to spend the rest of your days with．

56．Who does the author think are the better drivers？（no more than 1word）Women．/Females．
57．When will women drivers stop to ask for help？（no more than 9words）When they have no idea where they are going．/When they don't know where they are going．/When they feel lost．
58．Why do men get more speeding tickets？（no more than 3words）Because they speed．
59．What quality do women drivers have when it comes to safety？（no more than 3words）Responsibility for life．
60．How is the seat backed by most male drivers？（no more than 4words）As far as possible．

6．Although his 1-year-old smart-phone still works perfectly，Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it．
"There are many better ones available now．It's time to upgrade（更新）my phone．"
Li's impatience is shared by many．Shortly after the season when new products are released，many consumers feel the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment，even though the ones they have still work just fine．
As consumers'minds are occupied by Apple's newly released products and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle，it might be time to take a step back and ask："Do we really need the latest upgrades？"
According to Donald Norman，an American author，"planned obsolescence （淘 汰）"is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today's consumer electronics industry．
Electronics producers strategically release new upgrades periodically，both for hardware and software，so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version．
"This is an old-time trick-they're not inventing anything new，"Norman said．"This is a wasteful system through which companies-many of them producing personal electronics-release poor-quality products simply because they know that，in six months or a year，they'll put out a new one．"
But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system，as Norman admitted，"We now want something new，something pretty，the next shiny thing．"In its most recent year，Apple's profit margin was more than 21percent．At Hewlett-Packard，the world's biggest PC maker，it was only 7percent．
Apple's annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one year's MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version，even when the changes are slight．
As to Li Jijia，the need for upgrading his smart-phone comes mainly from friends and classmates．When they are switching to the latest equipment，he worries about feeling left out．
"Some games require better hardware to run，"said Li．"If you don't join in，you lose part of the connection to your friends．"

39．What's the author's attitude towards people's greed for new products？C
A．Supportive．
B．Optimistic．
C．Critical．
D．Unclear．
40．How do the electronics companies successfully promote their latest products？A
A．They make full use of the"planned obsolescence"strategy．
B．They make a fool of customers by recycling their old products．
C．They control the customers'way of thinking while shopping．
D．They invent new products to attract the youth like Li Jij ia．
41．Why is Apple Company interested in producing latest version of its product？D
A．To provide customers with better service．
B．To defeat other competitors like Hewlett-Packard．
C．To establish a favorable image of itself among its customers．
D．To make huge profits out of its business．
42．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Li Jijia feels the need to replace his smart-phone as a result ofB．
A．new psychology
B．peer pressure
C．life style
D．friends'expectation．

5．Many a die-hard online shopper stayed up until 2am on Sunday，looking through the Internet to buy products being sold at half-price before they could be snapped up by other shoppers．Tens of millions of Internet users were crazy taking advantage of the half-price promotion，started by the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Sunday，Nov.11，which is known as Singles'Day in China，and is the Chinese answer to Cyber Monday in the United States．
By 7pm on Sunday，14.1billion yuan's worth of sales was made on Tmall and Taobao₅ the two online shopping websites of Alibaba．That could make Singles'Day the biggest e-commerce sales day on record．The research company comScore said US online retailers （零售商）saw $1.25billion of sales during last year's Cyber Monday，the day after Thanksgiving weekend and the busiest day for online retailers as US shoppers start to prepare for Christmas．
Singles，Day originated with university students，and was later adopted by e-commerce companies as a promotional opportunity．E-commerce companies，including Jingdong Mall and Amazon China，also took part in the promotion．"In the past，people only shopped online occasionally，but now，online shopping is a lifestyle embraced by many，"said Zhang Yong，Tmall president．
Alibaba began to hold Singles'Day promotions in 2009，and last year，its sales totaled 5.2billion yuan．"I don't know whether we would lose money，but I don't think we could earn much on this day by selling goods at half price，"said Hao Hongfeng，chairman of Beijing Jiuxian E-Commerce，a liquor retailer in Beijing who took part in the event．He said it is a good opportunity for online retailers to get their names known．

35．Who first introduced Single's Day to the public？C
A．Researchers in comScore．
B．The online shoppers．
C．Some college students．
D．The online retailers．
36．Why were the retailers so active in the promotion？D
A．To sell more products and services．
B．To make a lot more money．
C．To make more business friends through the event．
D．To make their names known to more people．
37．What's the secret behind the success of this promotion？B
A．The quality of the products．
B．The favorable price．
C．The fame of the retailers．
D．The after-sales service．
38．Which title do you think is more suitable for this article？C
A．Chinese Shopping Style
B．The Origin of Singles'Day
C．A Craze for Online Promotion
D．Online Purchasing Power．