20．THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire，England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century．One of them is Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte．
The Bronte family had three girls and a boy．Charlotte was born in 1816，Emily was born in 1818and Anne in 1820．Their brother Branwell was born in 1817．The ehildren wrote and told stories and walked over the hills．They grew up largely self-educated．Branwell showed a great interest in drawing．The girls took positions as teachers or taught ehildren in their homes．The girls were determined to earn money for Branwell's sart education．
As children，the girls had all written many stories．Charlotte alone wrote 22books，each with 60to 100pages of small handwriting．Therefore，they turned to writing for income．By 1847，Charlotte had written The Professor； Emily，Wuthering Heights； and Anne，Agnes Grey．After much difficulty，Anne and Emily found a publisher （出版商），but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book．（ It was not published until 1859．） However，one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work．Jane Eyre was already started，and she hurriedly finished it．It was accepted at once； thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847．
Jane Eyre was immediately successful； the other two，however，did not do so well．Emily lived only a short while after the publication of her book，and Anne died in 1849．
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849，and Villette in 1853．In 1854she married Arthur Bell Nicholls．But only a year later，she died of tuberculosis （肺结核） as her sisters had．

59．What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell Bronte？B
A．Help him write stories．
B．Help him get trained in art．
C．Teach him how to draw well．
D．Teach him how to educate himself．
60．We know from the text thatA
A．Jane Eyre was published in 1847
B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22books in all
C．the Bronte sisters received good education
D．the father helped his daughters with their writing
61．The underlined words"the other two"in Paragraph 4refer toC．
A．Shirley and Villette
B．The Professor and Agnes Grey
C．Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights
D．The Professor and Wuthering Heights
62．What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text？B
A．Their novels interested few publishers．
B．None of them lived longer than 40years．
C．Emily was the least successful of the three．
D．None of them had more than two books published．

19．Last weekend，my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of （36）Cother people's cars as well．It was pretty （37）Boutside and I had no plans to （38）Cbeing in the bright sun．She （39）Awanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids（40）Dand sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt （41）C，I decided to help her．
（42）C she asked me，"What if we （43）C this a smile car wash？"I couldn't hold back my tears and （46）D her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with （45）A ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car，the gang walked up to me with a（n）（46）Awith beautiful images of smiles．They had"Free Car Wash"written on it and the （47）D  of their exercise was"smile"．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11years with the （48）B to do something for others．
All that seemed （49）D and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to （50）A to them：their playtime，the heat outside-they just wanted to（51）C  others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional（52）Bto help clean cars．Passers-by were （53）Band one even shouted back to them saying"God Bless You，my kids…"One of them even tried giving them 5dollars，which they refused．A pretty heartwarming（54）A!
I feel blessed by being（55）D by such wonderful and loving souls．

36．A．drying	B．repairing	C．washing	D．decorating
37．A．quiet	B．hot	C．different	D．dirty
38．A．suggest	B．avoid	C．continue	D．practise
39．A．further	B．therefore	C．already	D．hardly
40．A．choose	B．enjoy	C．buy	D．serve
41．A．worried	B．popular	C．confused	D．difficult
42．A．Finally	B．Simply	C．Then	D．Luckily
43．A．show	B．leave	C．make	D．order
44．A．challenged	B．expected	C．invited	D．encouraged
45．A．creative	B．ready	C．changed	D．familiar
46．A．board	B．picture	C．idea	D．car
47．A．purpose	B．trouble	C．secret	D．theme
48．A．need	B．duty	C．imagination	D．sense
49．A．important	B．disappointing	C．hopeful	D．natural
50．A．matter	B．mean	C．belong	D．refer
51．A．relax	B．try	C．help	D．smile
52．A．food	B．rags	C．money	D．fruit
53．A．interested	B．amazed	C．bored	D．frightened
54．A．scene	B．scenery	C．story	D．view
55．A．supported	B．understood	C．refused	D．surrounded

18．Gateway Academy Pre-Sessional Courses
Our pre-sessional courses are ideal for students who have a conditional place at a British university，but who need to achieve a certain level of English in order to be accepted．The course aims to provide students with the English language and study skills that they need in order to be successful at university or another academic establishment．It is important to note that completion of the course does not guarantee students'entrance into a university．It is necessary for students to show during the course that they have understood the information and skills that they have been taught，and can apply them to their work．
Pre-sessional students at Gateway Academy will benefit from：
●Small class sizes （no more than 10students per class）
●Twenty three hours of tuition per week
●Individual support and tutorials
●Regular guest lecturers
●The use of the Academy's study and recreational facilities，including the Language Library，the computer suite，and the academy's sports facilities．
●A varied social programme including evening entertainments and weekend excursions to popular tourist attractions and cities such as Stonehenge，Oxford and Stratford-on-Avon．
The course offers an all-around approach to learning，and covers reading，writing，speaking and listening skills．During the course，students will receive instruction on important techniques such as summary-writing，analysing essay titles，organising writing，note-taking in lectures，giving seminars and making presentations．Students will gain experience in working both individually and in groups．As part of the course，all students will work towards a 5000-word project in their own field of study．Students will receive guidance from their tutors on how best to conduct research and write it up effectively．Students will also work towards a presentation on the same subject．
There is no final examination．The attendance，successful completion of assignments and participation in class will be taken into account．Students will be given a full report on their progress at the end of the course．Students need to be aware that the course involves a great deal of coursework，which will require students to manage their time effectively．

59．From the passage we can learn thatD．
A．the course is suitable for students of all levels
B．the course will ensure your success at university
C．you can't go to university without taking the course
D．the course emphasizes the application of skills
60．Students who take the course will probablyA．
A．make an overall improvement in English
B．get chances to travel everywhere
C．teach themselves in their own field of study
D．take interest in making presantations
61．It is implied in the passage thatA．
A．students are evaluated continuously 
B．students listen to guest lecturers every day
C．students are free to attend their courses 
D．students should take part in sports activities
62．The passage is written in order toD．
A．suggest ways to prepare for the course  B．help readers find right courses
C．introduce approaches to English study   D．attract readers to the course．

17．According to its label （标签），a pint of H?agen-Dazs ice cream contains four servings （份）．But when was the last time you measured out a fourth of a container of Cookies & Cream，then put the rest away for another day？
For many people，the reality is that much of a pint can easily disappear in one sitting．A large package of Cool Ranch Doritos lists a single serving as roughly 12 chips，but it's hard to imagine keeping count of every last chip as you dig into a bag．
Canned soup may be one of the more obvious examples．According to its label，a single serving of Campbell's Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle soup is one cup-just under half a can-and contains about 790milligrams of sodium （钠）．But in a national survey of 1，000consumers，only 10 percent of people said they would eat a one-cup portion．Most，about 64percent，said they would eat an entire can at one time，taking in 1，840milligrams of sodium in a sitting．That is roughly 80percent of the 2，300milligrams recommended as the upper limit for daily salt intake．
In the face of increasing criticism，the Food and Drug Administration （F．D．A．） has been under pressure for years to force food makers to include more realistic serving-size information on their labels．The agency regulates the serving sizes that can be listed on packages by providing food makers with detailed instructions to follow，which list the amounts of a specific food that a person would"customarily consume"in a typical sitting．But critics say these so-called reference amounts are often laughably small because they're based in part on surveys of eating behavior that were carried out in the 1970s，when Americans ate less food and portions had not been supersized．
Now，in an effort to emphasize the problems with some labels，the Center for Science in the Public Interest，a consumer advocacy group，has picked out what it says are some of the worst offenders．At the top of its list are labels for canned soups，ice cream，coffee creamers and nonstick cooking sprays-all of which grossly understate （少报） the calories，sodium and saturated fat the average person typically consumes when eating these foods．
The F．D．A．has been in the process of revising existing food labels since 2005．But the agency has been somewhat tight-lipped about where it is in the process and any changes it plans to make，like whether labels should include details on added sugars or just total sugar，for example，and whether calories should be emphasized less or more than they are now．
This fall，the Institute of Medicine is expected to release its own report on food packaging and labeling as well．

63．According to the passage，when eating canned soup，C．
A．people are aware of the amount they take in
B．people are worried about the amount they take in
C．many people take in too big an amount unconsciously
D．most people follow the instructions on the label closely
64．The writer tries to convince us thatB．
A．food consumers are to blame for eating so carelessly
B．food makers show little consideration for consumers
C．most labels on food packages give false information
D．the amount of food in one package is often too large
65．What does the writer seem to think of the F．D．A's efforts？B
A．Considerable．  B．Unsatisfying．  C．Unreasonable．  D．Effective．
66．Which might be the proper title for the passage？A
A．Problem with serving sizes              B．Trend of packaging and labeling
C．Relationship between diet and health    D．Efforts to reduce criticism．

16．While many countries in the world have seen a decline in forest resources，China has increased both the area and reserves of its forests and was listed as one of the 15countries preserving the most area of forests by the United Nations Environment Program．Reserved man-made forests in China totaled 53.84million hectares，the forest coverage rate being 18.21percent．
From 1998to 2001，the Central Government invested 42.7billion yuan in central and western China to protect vegetation（植被），support local farmers financially and promote projects for transforming farmland back to forests and grassland．In 2003，the Regulations on Transforming Farmlands to Forest went into official force．The project to reforest farmland has been carried out all over the country．By 2004，13.33million hectares of farmland had been reforested throughout China．Another effective measure of forest protection is the natural forest conservation program started in 1998that stipulated  a nationwide end to the cutting of trees in natural forests．
As stipulated by the Research Report on China's Sustainable（可持续的） Development Strategy on Forestry，China's forest coverage rate is expected to reach 28percent by 2050with an added area of 110million hectares of planted forest．Desertification is one of the most severe environmental problems facing China．The area of desertification，which is 2.62million sq km or about 27percent of China's land area，is far beyond the nation's total farmland．Today，although desertification has been controlled in some areas，it still is expanding at a rate of more than 3，000sq km every year．
The State Forestry Administration has carried out a nationwide sand control program，which has three stages：the first stage aims to get basic control of desertification by 2010； the second stage aims to reduce the area of desertification every year until 2030； and the third stage aims to raise the nation's forest coverage and bring all desertification sources under effective control by the year 2050．

31．We can infer from the second paragraph thatA．
A．the government's measures to enlarge forest coverage worked
B．laws made to protect the natural forests were not so effective
C．measures of protecting forest were not taken in East China
D．the cutting of trees in natural forests was legal before 1998
32．The underlined word"stipulated"in paragraph two meansB．
A．increased
B．demanded
C．reduced
D．controlled
33．We know from the third paragraph thatD．
A．the desertification has been under control
B．the farmland is much larger than deserts
C．desertification area will be 2.65million sq km in 2050
D．forest coverage rate is lower than 28percent at present
34．Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage？D
A．China's progress in preserving forest is appreciated by UN．
B．Lots of farmland and deserts have been reforested up to now．
C．The nationwide sand control program includes three stages．
D．The desertification will be completely ended by the year 2030．
35．The passage mainly talks aboutC．
A．resource and environment problems facing China
B．China's Sustainable Development Strategy on Forestry
C．protection of forests and control of desertification
D．desertification sources under effective control．

15．This Saturday morning I was having a walk around，enjoying the quiet morning，beautiful weather and lovely life，with my dog Jett running （16）enjoyably（enjoy） beside me．
At one home I passed，I noticed a newspaper that（17）was lying（lie） by the roadside instead of near the door．Thinking I would make someone else's life a little（18）easier（easy），I picked up the paper and gently threw it towards their door． （19）Butinstead of landing on the doorstep，the paper sailed（20）in the wrong direction because of the strong wind and landed on the roof of a big truck in the driveway．
   No one saw the funny scene but me and I burst out laughing．It was very quiet and they were probably still sleeping．It was too early to knock on the door and tell the homeowner（21）where their newspaper was．（22）instead，instead I walked home，got dressed and went to the store to make it right．
   I returned a little later with a new newspaper and a basket of strawberries freshly（23）picked（pick） from my garden．I found the homeowner in the driveway with some of his friends．With a deep breath I came up to him and said，"I hope you have a great sense of humour．"I explained what had happened to（24）hisnewspaper．
   Hearing this they all laughed loudly and I couldn't help but smile all day．I've heard it said．"Character is what you do（25）when/while/asnobody is looking．"I should be a man of character!

14．I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself．And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher，I always chose to sit at the （1）Dof the classroom．
All this（2）Bafter I joined a sports team．It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team．At first I thought it was a crazy（3）Abecause I didn't have a good sense of balance，nor did I have the （4）Cin keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me．But for the teacher who kept insisting on my"（5）Afor it"，I wouldn't have decided to give it a try．
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the （6）Bof it!When I first started attending the practice sessions，I didn't even know the rules of the game，much （7）Awhat I was doing．Sometimes I'd get （8）Dand take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid．（9）B，I wasn't the only one"new"at the game，so I decided to（10）Aon learning the game，do my best at each practice session，and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't know"just yet"．
I practiced and practiced．Soon I knew the rules and the"moves"．Being part of a team was fun and（11）C．Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of（12）C．With time，I learned how to play and made friends in the process．I never had so much fun!
With my（13）Bself-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates．I have gone from"（14）D"in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself，
to raising my hand-even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent（15）CI had the right answer．Now I have more self-confidence in myself．

1．A．front	B．middle	C．corner	D．back
2．A．continued	B．changed	C．settled	D．started
3．A．idea	B．plan	C．belief	D．saying
4．A．interest	B．chance	C．competence	D．difficulty
5．A．going	B．looking	C．cheering	D．applying
6．A．point	B．half	C．rest	D．basis
7．A．less	B．later	C．worse	D．further
8．A．committed	B．inspired	C．embarrassed	D．confused
9．A．Interestingly	B．Fortunately	C．Obviously	D．hopefully
10．A．focus	B．act	C．rely	D．try
11．A．puzzling	B．confusing	C．motivating	D．tiring
12．A．fun	B．enthusiasm	C．confidence	D．interest
13．A．expressed	B．improved	C．preserved	D．recognized
14．A．dreaming	B．playing	C．relaxing	D．hiding
15．A．lucky	B．happy	C．sure	D．satisfied

13．Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to 16received a full financial education got lost in the‘wash up'．An application is calling on the next government to bring it back．
At school the children are taught to add up and subtract（减法） but，extraordinarily，are not routinely shown how to open a bank account-let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world．
Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England．Children from five to 16should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions，they say．And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children，Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called"wash-up"earlier this month-the rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed．Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum（课程）．
As the Personal Finance Education Group （Pfeg） points out，the good habits of young children do not last long．Over 75% of seven-to 11-year-olds are savers but by the time they get to 17，over half of them are in debt to family and friends．By this age，26% see a credit card or overdraft（透支） as a way of extending their spending power．Pfeg predicts that these young people will"find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents'generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school．"
The UK has been in the worst financial recession（衰退）for generations．It does seem odd that-unless parents step in-young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university．In a recent poll of over 8，000people，97% supported financial education in schools，while 3% said it was a job for parents．

71．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．how to manage school lessons
B．how to deal with the financial crisis
C．teaching young people about money
D．teaching students how to study effectively
72．It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs thatA．
A．the author complains about the school education
B．pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract
C．students have been taught to manage their finances
D．laws on financial education have been effectively carried out
73．The website and the consumer campaigner joined toD．
A．instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money
B．promote the connection of schools and families
C．ask the government to dismiss the parliament
D．appeal for the curriculum of financial education
74．According to Pfeg，D．
A．it is easy to keep good habits long
B．teenagers spend their money as planned
C．parents are willing to pay the debt for their kids
D．it will be in trouble if the teenagers are left alone
75．A poll is mentioned toA．
A．stress the necessity of the curriculum reform
B．show the seriousness of the financial recession
C．make the readers aware of burden of the parents
D．illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal．

12．Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life．Relationships with family，friends，neighbours，even pets，will all do the trick，but the biggest longevity （长寿） boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship．The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Fair，who wrote that widows and widowers （鳏夫） were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers．Studies since then suggest that marriage could and as much as seven years to a man's life and two to a woman's．The effect holds for all rouses of death，whether illness，accident or self-harm．
Even if the odds are stacked against you，marriage can more than compensate．Linda Waite from the University of Chicago has found that．I married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart．Likewise，a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke．There's a flip side，however，as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse's death，and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems．
Even so，the odds favour marriage．In a 30-year study of more than 10，000 people，Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects．
So how does it work？The effects are complex，affected by socio-economic factors，health-service provision，emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms．For example，social contact can boost development of die brain and immune system，leading to better health and less chance of depression？later in life．People in supportive relationships may handle stress better．Then there are the psychological 9 benefits of a supportive partner．
A life partner，children and good friends arc all recommended if you aim to live to 100．The ultimate  social network is still being mapped out，hut Christakis says："People are interconnected，so their health
is interconnected．
71．William Fair's study and other studies show thatD．
A．social life provides an effective cure for illness
B．being sociable helps improve one's quality of life
C．women benefit more than men from marriage
D．marriage contributes a great deal to longevity
72．Linda Waite's studies support the idea thatB．
A．older men should quit smoking to stay healthy
B．marriage can help make up for ill health
C．the married are happier than the unmarried
D．unmarried people are likely to suffer in later life
73．It can be inferred from the context that the"Hip side"（Line 4．Para．2）refers toA   
A．the disadvantages of being married
B．the emotional problems arising from marriage
C．the responsibility of taking care of one's family
D．the consequence of a broken marriage
74．What does the minor say about social networks？A
A．They have effects similar to those of a marriage．
B．They help develop people's community spirit．
C．They provide timely support for those in need．
D．They help relieve people of their life's burdens．
75．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？B
A．It's important that we develop a social network when young．
B．To stay healthy，one should have a proper social network．
C．Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span．
D．We should share our social networks with each other．

11．Japan will hand out its first"Nobel Prize of Manga （国际漫画奖）"for artists in the comic book field abroad．This is another step in Japan's efforts to show the power of pop culture diplomacy．
The International Manga Award，which was compared by manga lover Foreign Minister Taro Aso to a"Nobel Prize"when he first proposed it，will be given to an artist working abroad whose work best contributes to the spread of the manga form worldwide．
Manga，a name used for Japanese style comic books，often combines stories with drawing styles that differ from the overseas superhero comics and cartoon，particularly in their frequent emphasis on cuteness．
The winner will receive a certificate and a cup at an award ceremony，and will spend 10days in Japan meeting with local comic book artists and publishers．
"Manga has been spreading overseas and are selling quite well，"Aso said when announcing the award to the public．"I want to further improve the communicative power of these so-called‘pieces of pop culture'．"
Aso has argued that warm feelings for Japanese comics and cartoon can translate into warm feelings for Japanese foreign policy．
He has proposed sending cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors and the government has named some officials to advise ways to promote Japanese cartoon and culture to foreign audiences．
The award committee，consisting of manga artists and publishers，is expected to make its selections quite soon．
According to a ministry official Nobuyuki Watanabe，the prize carries no money reward．The cup's design has yet to be finished，but it will be something"appropriate"．

65．The International Manga Award will be presented toB．
A．a Japanese who has achieved a lot in creating new methods of drawing
B．an artist who makes contributions to introducing manga to the other foreign countries
C．the person who is expert at comics and cartoon
D．a foreign artist who has contributed to the development of manga
66．Which statement is NOT true about manga？C
A．Manga is different from the overseas comic books．
B．Manga is popular not only in Japan but also overseas．
C．Manga refers to international comics and cartoon．
D．There are stories and pictures in manga．
67．What has the Japanese government done to show its support？B
A．To propose"Nobel Prize of Manga"．
B．To name officials to advise ways of spreading manga overseas．
C．To hand out its first"Nobel Prize of Manga"．
D．To send cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors．
68．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．Nobel Prize of Manga            B．the characteristics of manga
C．a brief introduction of manga   D．the development of manga．