8．Yesterday Matt was sick．I （21）D to Target to buy a few things，I had hoped to be in and out quickly．
I found a （22）B with just one person ahead of me and （23）A  organizing my items（物品） on the cart．After placing my items，I （24）C to see that the person ahead of me was an elderly woman．She was paying for her items with （25）B  and wanted to purchase each separately．Part of me was not  （26）D  with this woman and the inconvenience she had placed on me．
But then I watched the young employee with this woman，who helped her count her change，ever so （27）C taking it from her shaking hands．When he asked if she had enough to （28）D a reusable bag，she told him she did and went two lines over to get one for her and then repackaged her items．Never once did this employee get （29）A．He was nothing but patient and （30）B．
As I was watching them，I saw that Eloise was （31）C．She was standing next to the woman，（32）D the employee count the change．I realized I hadn't been （33）C at all．That my daughter was instead witnessing kindness and patience and being taught this valuable lesson by a complete （34）A．Besides，I realized that I also needed a （35）C in this aspect．
When the woman was finished，the employee began （36）B my items and thanked me for my patience．（37）D I pushed my cart through the store trying to find the manager．After （38）C her down and sharing the story with her，we （39）B Target with a cart full of consumable items．But what is more，a heart full of gratefulness for such a（n）（40）A lesson．

21．A．went	B．walked	C．jumped	D．ran
22．A．counter	B．line	C．time	D．flight
23．A．began	B．finished	C．avoided	D．suggested
24．A．moved back	B．bent down	C．looked up	D．broke in
25．A．cheques	B．change	C．bills	D．coins
26．A．patient	B．upset	C．familiar	D．satisfied
27．A．firmly	B．roughly	C．gently	D．slightly
28．A．present	B．donate	C．produce	D．buy
29．A．bored	B．greedy	C．anxious	D．relaxed
30．A．generous	B．kind	C．careful	D．outgoing
31．A．anyhow	B．instead	C．too	D．still
32．A．comforting	B．hearing	C．helping	D．observing
33．A．pressured	B．confident	C．inconvenienced	D．disrespected
34．A．stranger	B．coach	C．speech	D．program
35．A．topic	B．occasion	C．lesson	D．poster
36．A．picking up	B．charging for	C．passing over	D．checking with
37．A．Thus	B．First	C．Anyway	D．Later
38．A．taking	B．turning	C．tracking	D．putting
39．A．entered	B．left	C．painted	D．crossed
40．A．invaluable	B．horrible	C．bitter	D．rare

7．Anna really wanted to do something significant for her school before she went to college．But she couldn't think of anything meaningful that would influence（影响） the lives of her schoolmates．
One day，Anna saw a girl sitting by the school pond crying．Anna went up to her and said，"Are you okay？Is there anything I can do to help？"Anna found out that the girl was in her first year and was having trouble coping with her schoolwork．Then，Anna had an idea．She would start a tutoring group where seniors could help juniors who were struggling in their subjects．
Before long，many seniors volunteered （志愿）to join Anna's tutoring group．Soon，Anna also started other support groups like"I'm Not Alone"which provided counseling for students whose parents had been divorced and"Crime Fighters"where students helped prevent theft．Anna was happy that she made a difference in her peers'（同龄人）lives．She was showered with flowers of appreciation from her friends at her graduation!
Maybe YOU could start a peer support group，too？Here's a list of peer support groups that you can start：YOU can start a group that：
（1）helps students quit smoking
（2）helps students quit drinking and gambling
（3）counsels students with health problems
（4）helps new students adjust to school life
（5）provides graduating students with information on further studies
（6）helps students who have abusive parents
（7）helps students who are emotionally unstable
（8）helps students who come from low-income families

59．what kind of girl was Anna？B
A．Lazy．     B．Helpful．
C．Happy．    D．Selfish．
60．The underlined part"coping with"in the second paragraph probably meansD．
A．putting up
B．ending up
C．being fond of
D．dealing with
61．How many peer groups does this passage mention at least？B
A.2．        B.8．
C.10．       D.12．
62．What is the purpose of the writer in writing this passage？B
A．To praise what Anna's done．
B．To introduce some peer groups to the readers．
C．To help some students．
D．To tell the life of Anna．

6．Aside from doing schoolwork and studying，American students must also participate in various extra-curricular activities．Many students get involved in their communities by doing volunteer work at various local organizations．In fact，the school I attend even requires students to perform a certain number of hours of volunteer work per semester．It is part of our study hall（自修课） grade，as well as a graduation requirement．
There are many places to do volunteer work in the community．Some of my classmates volunteer at the local animal shelter，the community table （which provides free meals for needy families），charity（慈善） stores，and many others．Finding a suitable place to volunteer usually depends on what's available，as well as personal interests．For example，a friend of mine who enjoys swimming volunteers at the recreation center to teach young children how to swim．
With all these options out there，I ended up doing most of my volunteer work at a school library and a non-profit bookstore called Friends of the Library．This bookstore sells donated books at cheap prices，and all the profits made are donated to the local library．
I thought it was very fitting that I do my volunteer work at a library and a bookstore，because reading has always been very important to me．I love working in the bookstore now，because every sale we make helps our public library expand，and gives it the funds needed to purchase new books．
I think everyone should have the opportunity to read，and that we each should do our part to help those who don't have the chance．There is a charity event，called One Book for A Window of Opportunity，in which Chinese students can donate a book to the children of the poor village Fangmaping．They don't have a lot of resources，so reading can be a challenge．To find out more about this event，please visit：http://bbs．enfamily．cn/thread-739278-1-1．html．

54．This passage is written byB．
A．a Chinese student
B．an American student
C．a Chinese teacher 
D．an American teacher
55．This passage is supposed to write toC．
A．villagers in Fangmaping
B．the writer's parents
C．Chinese readers
D．American readers
56．The writer chose to do volunteer work atD．
A．a local animal shelter
B．a charity store
C．a recreation center
D．a library and a bookstore
57．By writing the article，the writer hopes toD．
A．meet the graduation requirement
B．look for another volunteer job
C．get more chances to read
D．encourage people to offer help．

5．ASK any group of teenagers in the UK what they most like to eat，and foods like pizzas，curries，pasta，burgers and chips are bound to get a mention-and many young people would probably also list hanging out at the local fast-food restaurant as one of their favorite pastimes．
But what teenagers like to eat is not necessarily what they should be eating．According to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey，far too many young people in the UK between the ages of four and 18consume too much fat，sugar and salt in their diet and take in too many calories．Meanwhile their intake of starchy carbohydrates （淀粉类碳水化合物），fibre，iron，vitamins and calcium is too low．
For a growing body，eating foods containing plenty of calcium，such as milk，yoghurt and cheese，is particularly important as calcium is essential for the development of healthy，strong bones．Similarly，foods that are rich in iron are good for young，rapidly developing bodies，so red meat，bread，green vegetables，dried fruit and fortified （强化的） breakfast cereals （谷类食物） are also recommended．
It is during our teenage years that lifestyle habits can become entrenched （根深蒂固的），so it is important that young people are educated about what foods are good for them．In 2005，in an attempt to change eating habits and open teenagers'minds to new flavors and new tastes，celebrity chef Jamie Oliver launched a‘Feed Me Better'campaign．As part of a television series，‘Jamie's School Dinners'，he worked with teachers and cooks in a number of schools across the UK to provide more healthy，nutritious school meal options．Although the campaign was rather resisted at the beginning，it was generally regarded as a huge success and helped to influence governmental policy on nutritional standards for school meals．
No one expects to end the teenage love affair with fast and junk food but，hopefully，if projects like‘Feed Me Better'and the Government's own‘Change4Life'campaign continue to give out the right messages，more young people will understand the importance of balancing occasional treats with healthier food options．

50．What can we conclude from the first two paragraphs？A
A．British teenagers eat too much junk food．
B．British teenagers need to take in more calcium．
C．What British teenagers like to eat is probably what their bodies need
D．British teenagers should reduce their intake of starchy carbohydrates．
51．Young people need calcium and ironB．
A．to improve their brainpower
B．to build healthy strong bodies
C．to provide energy for their body
D．to help change their eating habits
52．According to the article，Jamie Oliver launched a campaign at schools toD．
A．show off his excellent cooking skills
B．teach students how to cook nutritious meals
C．make the public keep an eye on school food
D．improve the children's diet at school
53．Which is a point that the article supports？C
A．Teenagers should never eat any junk food at all．
B．It's easy for children to give up unhealthy eating．
C．It's okay for a healthy eater to have a little junk food．
D．Once developed，our eating habit will never change．

4．Kiss crisis，hug horrors and the UK's handshake headaches
Greeting someone，saying goodbye-these situations fill me with unease．You have a second to make a dangerous decision．One peck （轻吻）？Two pecks？Three？No kisses at all？Why，I think，as I crash into the other person's face，why can't it be as simple as a handshake？
A survey by the soap company Radox in May showed one in five Brits now feels a handshake is"too formal"，according to the Daily Mail．Some 42percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends．For one third of people the alternative was a hug，for 16percent a kiss on the cheek．
British people are known to be reserved （保守的）-unfriendly，some would say．Handshakes used to work for us because we didn't have to get too close．But the super-British handshake is no longer fashionable．We want to be more like our easygoing Mediterranean neighbors who greet each other with kisses and hugs．
The trouble is，we still find it a bit awkward．What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend，for example？How should someone younger greet someone older？
Guys don't tend to kiss one another； my male friends in Britain go for the"manly hug"，taking each other stiffly （不自然地） in one arm and giving a few thumps on the back with words like"Take it easy，yeah？"．
The biggest questions，if you do decide to kiss，are how many times and which cheek first．Unlike the French，who comfortably deliver three，our cheek-pecks usually end in embarrassed giggling （咯咯笑）："Oh，gosh，sorry，I didn't mean to kiss you on the lips，I never know where to aim for first!"
But then it's never been easy for us poor，uncomfortable Brits．Even the handshake had its problems：don't shake too hard，but don't hold the other person's hand too limply （无力地） either，and definitely don't go in with sweaty hands．
Maybe it's better to leave it at a smile and a nod．

45．What is the article mainly about？B
A．Origin of the traditional British way of greeting someone．
B．New trends and problems that Brits have with the way they greet people．
C．Why the author feels uneasy when greeting someone or saying goodbye．
D．Differences in greetings between Britain and other Western countries．
46．What did the survey by the soap company Radox show？D
A．It is now considered unfriendly to greet friends with a handshake in Britain．
B．A kiss on the cheek is becoming the most popular form of greeting in Britain．
C．Most Brits no longer offer to shake hands with those they meet．
D．More and more Brits prefer to be greeted with a hug or kiss．
47．The underlined word"awkward"in paragraph 4is closest in meaning toC．
A．not helpful
B．too informal 
C．quite embarrassed
D．very interesting
48．Which does the author think might be the safest form of greeting for a British person？B
A．A hug．
B．A smile and a nod．
C．A handshake．
D．A kiss on the cheek．
49．Who wrote the article？A
A．A British writer．
B．An American writer．
C．A French writer．
D．A Chinese writer．

3．In _____ 1870's Marx found it important to study _____ situation in Russia．（　　）

A．

a； the

B．

an； a

C．

/；/

D．

the； the

2．Workplaces all over the UK are preparing for Christmas and all the traditions and customs that come with it．But will Christmas be a cause for happiness and celebration or embarrassment and disappointment？
One way that colleagues in Britain show their appreciation of each other at this time of year is by doing"Secret Santa"present giving．At that time，people who work together buy each other gifts without saying whom they are from．
Co-workers all write their names on a piece of paper and then organize a lottery in which each workmate takes another colleague's name at random（任意地）．Each person then has to buy a present for the colleague whose name they have picked，usually with an agreed price set at a small amount of money such as five or ten pounds．
As the gifts are given without knowing the names of the gift givers，the quality of the presents can be very different； gifts that people received are from tickets to the opera to an air-freshener for a car．
Another common seasonal workplace tradition is the office Christmas party，when workmate s put on their most attractive clothes and enjoy lots of free wine．
Although most parties are held without a hitch，sometimes the effects of alcohol（酒精） cause party goers to regret their drunken antics（古怪行为）．
The BBC invited people to share their most embarrassing（令人尴尬的） Christmas office party stories，and received hundreds of funny stories，such as the man who split his trousers back to front with his strange dance moves or the drunken lady who spent the entire night with back of her dress tucked into her pants and saw the photos that proved it later at work．
But the worst story must surely come from Stuart Vaines，who got so drunk that he put his boss's head into the toilet．Unsurprisingly，he lost his job the very next day．
22．By saying this Christmas will cause embarrassment，the author actually refers toC．
A．the workmate who receives a ticket to the opera
B．the man who receives an air-freshener
C．the lady who tucked the back of her dress in her pants
D．the man who put his boss's head into the toilet
23．The underlined phrase"without a hitch"in Para.6 most probably meansA．
A．without trouble                  
B．without an end
C．without free drinks               
D．with less people
24．It is implied in the passage thatD．
A．The gift givers do not know whom they will give gifts to
B．some workmates are not generous enough to buy expensive gifts
C．the BBC is interested in people's funny stories
D．some party-goers will wish they haven't drunk so much
25．Which of the following might be the best title for the text？C
A．Office Parties at Christmas
B．Happiness from Office Parties
C．Celebrations in Workplaces at Christmas
D．Funny Stories from Office Parties．

1．Like most new fathers，Samuel Forrest was excited to meet his son，but he had no idea just how much that first meeting would change his life．
   On 21 January，baby Leo was born with Down's Syndrome（唐氏综合症）．
"They took me in to see him and I looked at this guy and I said，he's beautiful，he's perfect and I'm absolutely keeping him．"Forrest told ABC News．
   But Forrest's wife did not share the same feelings．She reportedly gave Forrest a deadline，saying if the father wanted to keep the baby，she would divorce him．
   Forrest，from Auckland，New Zealand，said he was unaware that hospitals in Armenia"will tell you that you don't have to keep babies with Down's Syndrome．"
   He's now planning to raise Leo by himself as a single father back in his native country of New Zealand，where he can be near friends and family for support．
   The new father has created a GoFundMe page called"Bring Leo Home"to collect money for the costly move．
"This really happened to me unexpectedly，"he told ABC news．"I don't have a lot．I have very little in fact．"The goal is to raise enough for a year so I can get a part-time job so Leo doesn't have to be in daycare and I can help care for him．"
   ABC News spoke to Leo's mother Ruzan Badalyan who said that she did have a child with Down's Syndrome and that she had left her husband．She declined to comment further．
   The father's GoFundMe page has already raised over $175，000 in just nine days．The page now states that additional funds will be given out to charity．
"We'd also like to share the extra money with the only orphanage in Armenia that regularly takes abandoned Down's Syndrome babies as well as other organizations that can help these children，"it says．
24．What was Forrest's reaction when he first saw his son？A
A．Delighted．B．Disappointed．C．Embarrassed．D．Shocked．
25．Why was Forrest's wife unwilling to keep the boy？C
A．Because her husband wanted to divorce her．
B．Because she would like to settle in New Zealand．
C．Because the baby suffered from a severe disease．
D．Because her family couldn't afford the raising cost．
26．What would Forrest do with the extra money he collected？B
A．To bring up Leo by himself．
B．To help the children with Down's Syndrome．
C．To take the money back to New Zealand．
D．To help others who work at home．
27．We can infer from the text that ForrestA．
A．has attracted much attention from the public    
B．will send his son to the orphanage
C．will get remarried in order to raise Leo         
D．is rich enough to bring up his son．

20．A new species of snailfish was found at a record  breaking depth of 8，145meters．It was  found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench（海沟），the deepest site on earth．
The new species was recorded at a depth of 8，145meters．It broke the former depth record，set in 2008，by nearly 500meters．"This really deep-sea fish does not look like anything we have seen before，and nor does it look like anything we know of，"Alan Jamieson from the University of Aberdeen said．"It is unbelievably easy to be damaged，with large wing-like fins （鳍）and a head looking like a cartoon dog．"
The Mariana Trench sits nearly 11，000meters below sea level in the Pacific Ocean．There very few large animals are found．It's too cold and dark for most fish．However，new robotic technology is allowing researchers to explore this extreme environment，which has been long thought too bad for any life to exist．Along with the new species of snailfish，researchers filmed several other rarely seen creatures．They include super giant amphipods．They can measure a foot or more in length and are often referred to as the uinsects of the sea"．
Larger animals，like rattails and cusk-eels，live in shallower waters of 5，000to 6，500meters．Super giant amphipods live at mid-depths of 6，500to 8，000meters．The newly found   snailfish lives at depms greater than 8，000meters．
In 2012，director James Cameron became the first person to visit the bottom of the trench in more than 50years．A year later，scientists published research showing that the trench has many microbes（微生物）that are able to survive on the remains of dead animals，water plants，and other microbes that float down the trench slopes （斜坡）．

32．What can we know about Snailfish according Paragraph 2？A
A．It doesn't look like any commonly seen species．
B．It can easily survive in a new environment．
C．It likes travelling at different depths underwater．
D．It has very beautiful appearance．
33．Whichofthe following animals live in the shallowest water according to the passage？A
A．Rattails and cusk-eels．
B．Super giant amphipods．
C．The newly found snailfish．
D．Largest animals，
34．What was the result of the scientist's research about the trench in 2013？D
A．There were many dead animals there．
B．James Cameron was the first to Teach there．
C．Life hardly survives there，
D．There was life down there．
35．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．Researchers discovered life in the deepest ocean．
B．A new species of snailfish was found at the deepest site on earth．
C．Animals  are  able  to  the remains   of  dead animals in the sea．
D．The bottom of the Mariana IVeneh was the deepest site on earth．

19．A MAJOR breakthrough that could save many lives could be coming，as a simple blood test from genomics （基因组学） company Illumina could help to detect （发现） cancer early．
The company，helped by $100million （about 658million yuan） from famous tech founders like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos，aims to find warning signs of any type of cancer before there are any symptoms or tumors （肿瘤），and thus save many lives，according to The Telegraph．
The race to invent this type of technology is happening between several scientists．For example，the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute and the University of Leicester in the UK are both working on similar technologies．
Although some blood treatments that show tumors returning or cancer getting worse have been developed，scientists have been trying for some time to find cancer signs in people that otherwise seem healthy．The technology，called"liquid biopsy"，would work by finding parts of DNA that are known to be signs of cancer in the blood as the disease developed．
Catching cancer early isn't always a good thing-some cancers never go on to become dangerous，but treating them can have bad side effects．However，Jay Flatley，the Illumina chief executive and chairman of Grail，a company set up by Illumina，told The New York Times that Grail will solve these issues by sequencing （确定…的顺序） the DNA of 30，000to 50，000people．It will check how serious their cancers are over time to make the test accurate．The money of a large company like Illumina means that its DNA sequencing technologies are far more accurate than the average ones．
At the University of Leicester，researchers such as Professor Jacqui Shaw are also trying to solve the problem by analyzing bits of DNA for errors that are only related to fast-progressing tumors．
"We hope today is a turning point in the war on cancer，"said Flatley．"By making it possible for cancer to be detected early in people with no symptoms through a simple blood test，we aim to greatly decrease cancer deaths by finding the disease at a stage when it can be cured．"
Last year，a similar test created in London by the Institute of Cancer Research was able to tell if breast cancer was coming back almost eight months before any symptoms were found．

55．According to the article，the company IlluminaD．
A．has invented a new medicine to cure cancer
B．has found a new way to cure cancer of any kind
C．is developing a new treatment for breast cancer
D．could use a blood test to catch cancer early
56．What can be concluded from the article？C
A．Blood tests still can't discover signs of cancer returning．
B．Only scientists in the UK are making progress in cancer research．
C．Finances play an important role in research．
D．The"liquid biopsy"technology is the first blood treatment adopted in the history of cancer research．
57．From Paragraph 5，we can learn thatD．
A．liquid biopsy works by sequencing a few people's DNA
B．DNA sequencing technologies are widely used in many areas
C．once cancer is detected，it should be treated as soon as possible
D．DNA sequencing results could be different depending on the technology used
58．The author wrote the article mainly toA．
A．inform us of a new method of detecting cancer
B．call for donations to companies doing medical research
C．compare different cancer experiments
D．stress the difficulties of medical research．