9．Many of us enjoy doing it：you turn on the camera on your mobile phone and hold it at a high angle，making your eyes look bigger and your cheekbones more defined．You turn to your best side and click．There it is-your selfie．
Over the past year，"selfie"has become a well-known term across the globe．This August the Oxford dictionary added the word to their online dictionary and defined it as："A photograph that one has taken of oneself，typically with a smartphone or webcam and up-loaded to a social media website．"
Today it's not difficult to find social networking pages full of photos people have taken of themselves and their friends．And selfie culture has become especially relevant for young people．As many as 91 percent of teenagers have posted photos of themselves online，according to a recent survey by the US Pew Research Center．
So what are the reasons for the rise of selfie culture？
"The cult （狂热） of the selfie celebrates regular people，"Pamela Rutledge，a professor at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology，told Vogue magazine．"There are many more photographs available now of real people than models．"
Posting selfies also allows you to control your image online．"I like having the power to choose how I look，even if I'm making a funny face，"Samantha Barks，19，a high school student in the US，told Vogue．
In addition to self-expression and documentation，selfies"allow of a close friendship for long-distance friends，because you can see each other's faces every day"，wrote Casey Miller at The Huffmgton Post．
But US psychologist Jill Weber is concerned that selfies might lead to social problems，"There's a danger that your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and‘likes'you get when you post a selfie，and they aren't based on who you are-they're based on what you look like，"Weber told Vogue．"When you get nothing or a negative response，your confidence canplummet．"
63．With the first paragraph，the author intends toB．
A．tell us the fun of taking a selfie
B．describe what a selfie is
C．introduce where the selfie came from
D．inform readers that the selfie is popular among teenagers
64．Why is selfie culture so popular according to the article？A
a．It enables people to choose how they look．
b．It helps people improve their self-esteem．
c．It's a chance for ordinary people to show off themselves．
d．It is believed to be a helpful way to develop a new friendship．
e．It is considered a good way to stay connected with friends that are far away．
A．a，c，e          B．b，c，d     C．a，b，c          D．b，d，e
65．What is Jill Weber's attitude toward selfies？C
A．She thinks they are a good form of self-expression and documentation．
B．She believes the disadvantages of selfies outweigh the advantages．
C．She is worried that people's self-esteem might be affected by how others react to their selfies．
D．She thinks that selfies can help people learn about their friends based on who they really are．
66．The underlined word"plummet"in the last paragraph probably meansD．
A．rapidly develop                
B．greatly exaggerate    
C．become dangerous                
D．quickly fall．

8．OK，I admit it：emoticons（表情符号）are popular．Some people even think they are fun．Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one．Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications．
Some people，such as a Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal，however，blastthe use of emoticons as"infantile（幼稚）just like the people who use them"．He believes that words themselves should be enough．"If you're funny，happy or sad，that should be apparent from the comment that goes before the emoticons，"he argues．
In the eyes of Blumenthal，the use of emoticons is a gender issue．"Men don't use emoticons very much．Maybe not at all，"he said，"Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot．Maybe there's an emoticon gene．"
It's an interesting opinion，but it is not shared by all．
In an interview with The New York Times，Dacher Keltner，professor of psychology at the University of California，said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed"to seek out representations of humanity"．He believes that they are popular not because they are shortcuts for the lazy，but because they bring in something beyond language．They satisfy our needs to be with and communicate with people．
All of these arguments may be somehow right．Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way．I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in．I'd rather let my words do the talking．
Friends，however，send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons．I have no problem with this．I don't regard any of my friends as lazy or immature．It's just a question of individuality．
59．What does the underlined word"blast"in the second paragraph mean？B
A．clarify      B．criticize      C．support        D．approve 
60．Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with？A
A．It's enough to use language in digital communication．
B．Instant Message chatters are childish．
C．Men never use emoticons．
D．There must be an emoticon gene in everybody．
61．From the text，we can conclude that the authorB．
A．feels he has no difficulty using emoticons
B．thinks emoticons don't suit him
C．encourages his friends to use emoticons
D．believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone
62．What is the main point of the article？B
A．Advice on language used over the Internet．
B．Arguments over the use of emoticons．
C．The history of the use of emoticons．
D．Reasons for the popularity of emoticons．

7．As is shown in a recent study，the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type personality they have．Robert Phipps，a body language expert，has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality．
Phipps found that worriers，those who stress the most，tend to sleep in the fetal（胎儿的） position．He found that this is by far the most common bedtime position，sleeping on their side with knees up and head down．The more we curl up（蜷曲），the more comfort we are seeking，according to Phipps．
The second most common position is the log，indicating stubbornness．People sleep with a straight body，with arms at each side，as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace，and these people （the 28 percent who sleep this way） often wake up stiffer（更僵硬） than when they went to sleep．"The longer you sleep like this，the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible，which means you make things harder for yourself，"according to Phipps．
Yearner（向往型的） sleepers are next on the list．About 25 percent of people sleep in this style----on their backs with arms stretched out in front，looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves．Yearners are typically their own worst critics，always expecting great results，explained Phipps．These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead．
Perhaps the most special sleep style is the freefaller position．This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population．They sleep face down with arms stretched out．These people，according to Phipps，feel like they have little control over their life．Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles，it also the least comfortable，and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy．
In conclusion，Phipps has only one more thing to add："A good night's sleep sets you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake．"
55．Which of the following pictures is the fetal position？D

56．The underlined word"rigid"the third paragraph is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．comfortable        B．flexible         C．stubborn        D．strange
57．Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection？C
A．The fetal position                  
B．The log position
C．The yearner position                     
D．The freefaller position
58．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably？
B．A good night's sleep sets you up for the following day．
C．How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day．
D．Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night．

6．English is an important global language，but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn．Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn-but they weren't always successful．
In 1930，Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English．It had only 850 words （and just eighteen verbs） and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours．The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages，but they couldn't understand the answers in"real"English!It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list．For example，if you wanted a watermelon，you asked for"a large green fruit with the form of an egg，which has a sweet red inside and a good taste"!
RE Zachrisson，a university professor in Sweden，decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling，so he invented a language called Anglic．Anglic was similar to English，but with much simpler spelling．"Father"became"faadher"，"new"became"nue'and"years"became"yeerz"．Unfortunately for some students of English，Anglic never became popular．
Even easier is the language which ships'captains use：it's called"Seaspeak"．Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation．In Seaspeak，for example，you don't say，"I'm sorry what did you say？"or"I didn't understand，can you repeat that？"It's just"Say again．"No more grammar!
In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows？…a new form of English might appear．A large number of the world's e-mails are in English and include examples of"NetLingo"like OIC （Oh，I see） and TTYL （Talk to you later）．In another fifty years，English might not exist…we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!
36．The best title for the passage would beD．
A．Seaspeak      B．Basic English       C．Internetish       D．Easy English    
37．It will take a person aboutCweeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours learning it every day．
A．six           B．four               C．two             D．three
38．According to Professor Zachrisson，what was the biggest problem for learners of English？D
A．Grammar．B．Vocabulary．C．Speaking．D．Spelling．
39．Which of the following is likely to be Anglic？B
A．IOU  B．A graet batl．C．Long time no see．D．Two five，no lights．
40．What might happen to English in another fifty years？A
A．It might be replaced by Internetish．
B．It might become a global language．
C．It might take the place of all other languages．
D．It might become more and more difficult．

5．In the United States，it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning．If you telephone him early in the day，while he is shaving or having breakfast，the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention．The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11：00 p．m．If someone receives a call during sleeping hours，he assumes it's a matter of life and death．The time chosen for the call communications is important．
In social life，time plays a very important part．In the U．S．A．guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the attention to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date．But it is not true in all countries．In other areas of the world，it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten．The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world．Thus，misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently．Promptness （准时） is valued highly in American life，for example．If people are not prompt，they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible．In the U．S．no one would think of keeping a business friend waiting for an hour．It would be too impolite．A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology．If he is less than 5 minutes late，he will say a few words of explanation，though perhaps he will not complete the sentence．
62．"The same meaning is attached to telephone calls after 11：00p．m．"Here"attached"meansC．
A．taken       B．drawn        C．given         D．shown
63．According to this passage，time plays an important role inC．
A．everyday life    B．school life   C．social life    D．private life
64．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．The important role of time in social life   
B．Time is treasure
C．The Importance of an Announcement      
D．Time and Tide Wait for No Man
65．According to the passage，the author of the article may agree to which of the following statements？B
A．It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in the U．S．A．
B．It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some countries．
C．It is best for one to make telephone calls at midnight because it costs much less．
D．If one is less than 5 minutes late，he has to make a short apology．

4．At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch．It was near Los Angeles in California．A few years later Hollywood was one of the most famous places of the world．From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world．Every family knew the names of the film stars Charlie Chaplin，Greta Garbo，Bergman and hundreds more．
The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun．At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States．But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year．As they made all the films by sunlight，the west coast was a much better place to work．
Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert．They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film．
When TV became popular in the 1960s，Hollywood started making films for television．Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films．After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world．
51．Hollywood used to be aB  
A．cinema   B．big farm   C．park   D．market
52．Who was not mentioned as a film star in the passage？B
A．Charlie Chaplin
B．Marilyn Monroe   
C．Ingrid Bergman            
D．Greta Garbo．
53．People went to Hollywood to make films becauseC  
A．it was a beautiful place          
B．you could find many film stars
C．there was a lot of sunlight there    
D．it was a famous place
54．Which statement is true？A
A．The west coast was a better place to make films．
B．There are no mountains near Hollywood．
C．People no longer went to the cinema after television became popular．
D．Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War．

3．Gingerbread Houses：A Popular，Classic Holiday Treat
You can cook with it．You can make candy from it．You can put it into drinks or take it as medicine．Ginger has many uses，but none as beautiful as when it is used in a gingerbread house．
Past and present
Ginger-he key part of gingerbread and the houses themselves-has a long history．It is believed that ginger was used as early as 2，000 B．C．in China．Gingerbread houses were first written about during the 15^th century．But it was the 19^'th century fairy tale"Hansel and Gretel"that started the trend．As European immigrants made their way around the world，so did gingerbread houses!
One example occurred in the town of Belleville in the 1850s．As large numbers of German immigrants moved there，many brought along their gingerbread house recipes．Today，during the holidays，Belleville hosts a"Gingerbread Walk"through its downtown area．Along the path，shop owners display beautifully-made gingerbread houses and other gingerbread creations．The event allows visitors and locals alike to enjoy Belleville's tastiest tradition．
The world's largest
In 2006，Roger Pelcher constructed the world's largest gingerbread house in Bloomington，Minn．Measuring over 60 feet tall，the house took Pelcher's team l，700 hours to complete．To achieve the world record，Guinness World Records said 95 percent of the outside had to be eatable．So Pelcher used 14，250 pounds of gingerbread and over a ton of candy on the house!
Winning houses
At Christmas time，people from Sweden to Seattle enter their creations in gingerbread house contests．Winners receive prizes for the most difficult to build，most creative，most beautiful as well as other categories．But winning contests isn't the main reason why making these houses is so popular．The wonderful smell as the gingerbread bakes and the joy of eating it are the real reasons！
DIY
Online directions and ready-to-assemble kits make creating gingerbread houses easier than ever before．You can make them as simple or as complex as you choose，Experience a"taste"of the holidays with your own gingerbread house this year!
45．We learn from the text thatB．
A．the fairy tale"Hansel and Gretel"made gingerbread houses popular in the world
B．"Gingerbread Walk"has attracted people to enjoy Belleville's tastiest tradition
C．gingerbread houses were brought to Belleville by Asian immigrants
D．gingerbread house making started in ancient China
46..What makes gingerbread houses so popular？C
A．An interesting origin．
B．Extraordinary prizes to winners．
C．The smell and enjoyment of eating．
D．Creations in gingerbread-house contests．
47．What can we infer from this passage？C
A．Gingerbread houses are eaten by people only at Christmas．
B．We can book many kinds of gingerbread houses through the Internet，
C．Immigration played an import ant role in the spread of gingerbread houses．
D．The gingerbread house made by Pelcher failed to achieve the Guinness World Records．

2．Today's children are the"result"of the modern society．Our parents have jobs that keep them busy almost all day long．They only have a free day in a week．This doesn't allow them to keep an eye on their children．
On the other hand，the modern society gives more freedom to the children than they could"handle"．As a child，you don't know how to grow up by yourself until you reach a certain age．That is why you need school and parents to be by your side all the time．If you don't have either of them you may make a lot of mistakes．The social system of the modern society is verylenientespecially with the children．
Most of the children today are rebels （判逆者）．They are rude．They are given too much freedom by their families．This is their parent's mistake．They ought to know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood．
For example it is a bad thing for a 17-year-old child to go out in the evening on weekends．Parents are also guilty of the way their children show up in the street or at school．The same guilt belongs to the teaching system as well．Pupils shouldn't be allowed to dress like they were on a fashion presentation at school．
Another important fact we can think of regarding the freedom of children is their free will of spending money．Parents shouldn't allow their children to spend money on whatever they want．
I think children are given too much freedom not only by their parents，but also by the society．The latter is more to be blamed!

64．The writer implies that parents'busy lifestyleD．
A．makes their children become independent
B．may lead to a tense parent-child relationship
C．is harmful to their children's health
D．is likely to create a troubled generation
65．What does the underlined word"lenient"（in Para 2）mean？B
A．Not responsible    B．Not strict．C．Unkind．D．Unfair．
66．It seems that the writer agrees that studentsC．
A．should stay at home on weekends     
B．can wear trendy clothes at school
C．had better wear school uniform at school                
D．can be allowed to go out in the evenings
67．According to the writer，which of the following takes the primary responsibility for children's problems？A
A．The social environment
B．The educational system．
C．Each family
D．The school．

1．Although Paris is often considered the city of romance，close to a million adults who call it home are single．Many single people say that France's capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people．The complaints（抱怨）of this lonely group have inspired a new phenomenon known as"supermarket dating．"At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet，singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list．They can look for someone who has blue eyes，brown hair，and is 1.8 meters tall，or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list．
At this paris location，single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6：30 and 9：00 p．m．When they walk through the door，they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love．They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly，and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles（过道）．
With purple baskets in hand，shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries．When they are ready to pay，they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat．
Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating．They know that it is easy to embellish（美化）one's appearance or to lie about one's age over the Internet．The supermarket，on the other hand，is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match．In addition，what one finds in another's grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person's character or intentions．Buying pet food can be a man's way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side．Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of living．These ways it's possible to find much more than food at a grocery store．

61．What do many single people in Pairs complain about？A
A．The difficulty in meeting people
B．The idea of supermarket dating．
C．The items on their grocery list
D．The inconvenience in shopping．
62．Which of the following can be inferred（推断）but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph？D
A．The dating supermarket is located in Paris．
B．The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings．
C．People looking for love must get a basket of a particular color
D．The dating supermarket has very good business．
63．How do love shoppers meet one another？B
A．They schedule their meeting in advance
B．They go through a special checkout．
C．They pick out their groceries with great care
D．They dial the phone numbers on their shopping items．
64．According to the writer，a possible way to win a woman's heart is toD．
A．pick up a purple basket     
B．buy low-fat food
C．embellish your appearance       
D．buy pet food
65．Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating？C
A．The supermarket dating is more convenient
B．The supermarket dating is more casual．
C．The supermarket dating can be trusted more
D．The supermarket dating is less expensive．

20．The world has almost seven billion people，at least two billion of whom are expected to be on the Internet．New growth is mostly from developing countries，though only 20% of their population is online，a new report says．A group called the World Wide Web Foundation is working to make the Web more usable to more of the world．Tim Berners-Lee，the British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web，announced the launch of the Web Foundation last November．The group says many people can access  the Web but are unable to use it．The biggest reason is illiteracy．The latest United Nations report says about 800million adults are unable to read or write．Even for those who can read，much of the information that is available on the Web is not in a language they can understand．
Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web as a way to help people share information．He says the World Wide Web Foundation wants everyone to be able to use this information．It's focusing on （concentrating ） the Web not just as a technology，but as one of the most powerful means for connecting people to knowledge and people to each other．World Wide Web Foundation's cooperation with the Web Science Trust and the World Wide Web Consortium aims to creat applications that make the Web more user-friendly．Steve Bratt says mobile technology is an important part of that work，as more and more people use their phones to go online．One of the challenges （挑战） the Foundation has now is to make the Web a lot easier to use even on the simplest and least expensive mobile phones．

56．What does the speaker say about Net users？A
A．The number of Net users is growing fast in developing countries．
B．Most people in developed world are Net users．
C．Net users are more active in developing countries．
D．There are more Net users in developing countries．
57．Why can't many people use the Internet？C
A．They don't have access to Internet．
B．They can't understand any foreign language．
C．They can't read and write．
D．They don't know how to search information．
58．What's Tim Berners-Lee's main purpose of creating the World Wide Web？B
A．To develop the information technology．
B．To provide ways of communication and study．
C．To help Net users with their own problems．
D．To make the Web more user-friendly．
59．What challenge does World Wide Web Foundation face now？D
A．Making the illiterate have access to Internet．
B．Creating simplier language for its users．
C．Attracting more phone users to join its networks．
D．Making it easier to use the Web．
60．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1mean？B
A．Unable to pay．
B．Unble to read or write．
C．Unable to use together．
D．Unable to use．