18．Murder is totally unfair．The victims（牺牲者）of murder are gone forever．They will never enjoy the pleasures in life．But the murderer is still alive．Without the death sentence，murderers can participate in life．
Most killers would rather spend their lives in prison than die．It is natural that they want to live．In prison there are many small pleasures：the feeling of warm sunshine，the taste of a hot meal and the comfort of sleep．The lifestyle in prison is not always arduous； many prisoners have the chance to continue their education，to play sports，and to receive visits from their loved ones．
There is no reason why a killer should be allowed to live．Justice（公正）requires that each person respect the rights and freedoms of every other person，or be punished for not doing so．The murderers give up their rights to citizenship and to life itself．Also，keeping the killer in prison will cost taxpayers a lot of money．For these reasons，the only fair punishment is execution-to put the murderers to death．
The other side of this debate is that there are times when murder is committed not because of cruelty．People may kill for other reasons，such as out of anger，misunderstanding，or fear．Everyone has made mistakes because of such feelings．Sometimes people kill another person because they are defending themselves； this is another good reason to be careful when judging a person who has killed someone．
It is a very serious issue when someone takes another person's life．This is why it is so important to examine the facts of a murder closely．The reasons for murder are usually not very simple and that is why the government must take great care with this responsibility．The main concern is sentencing someone who didn't commit the murder．When the government kills someone，there is no way it can be changed．So the government must be sure they have the right person．
There is also the possibility that the people who committed the murder may change their life in prison and teach others to change their dangerous lifestyle．This way，a killer may be a benefit to society．Also，it takes many years before a killer is put to death，for there are extra trials and legal expenses the government must pay for．Finally，people must consider the idea of whether it is right for the government to kill someone who has killed a person．Is it right to answer violence with more violence？
1．The underlined word"arduous"in Paragraph 2 probably meansD．
A．violent          B．pleasant    C．comfortable          D．difficult
2．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The advantages and disadvantages of imprisoning a criminal for life．
B．The arguments about how the government can reduce the murder rate．
C．The disagreement on whether a murderer should be put to death or not．
D．The suggestions on how to improve the living conditions of the prisoners．
3．According to the passage，what should the government make sure about？B
A．The taxpayers prepare the money for extra trials．
B．The person who is to be put to death is a murderer．
C．The government will never change its beliefs to kill murderers．
D．The murderers want to give up their rights to citizenship and life．
4．Which statement supports the idea that murderers should be put to death？D
A．Killing a murderer is a violent act in itself in modern times．
B．People can change，even those who have made terrible mistakes．
C．Someone who didn't commit the murder might be put to death wrong．
D．Let sunshine fall on those who respect life，not on those who destroy it．

17．Jumping across cities

Forget about expensive gyms，the new sport in cities is ree-running．Since it started in a Paris suburb around 1995，free-running has attracted lots of fans in cities around the world．Instead of walking normally，free-runners jump over or around anything-cars，buildings，trees，or streetlights-in their way．
One of the sport's inventors told our reporter how free-running started．
It was boring where we lived．There was nothing for us to do after school．We had done playground games like football and basketball when we were kids but we wanted something new and exciting．We started learning how to jump and run between buildings-and we loved it．Walking is a waste of time．Free-runners have to use their imaginations．Everything-a tree，a streetlight-is part of our outdoor gym．We're like children because we have never stopped playing in the street．
The sport's website has lots of rules，for example，don't break  people's  windows，don't jump on flowerbeds and don't be rude to people who want you to stop．Safety is also very important．You must start with the easy moves-you have to do thousands of small practice jumps before you try anything difficult．If you made only one mistake，you might hurt yourself badly．
A local person said，"It's good that young people have something to do．But when they jump off buildings like cats they sometimes frighten other people．"
 
Don't try this at home the basics of free-running
Blind Jump a jump where you can't see the landing spot．
Tic-tac run and put your foot on a small step，go forward and jump over the next thing．
Basic Jump run and jump，land on two feet while bending your knees．To finish roll into head-over-heels．
Cat Jump run towards a wall，put both hands on the top of the wall and jump through your arms．
 
36．Free-running startedA．
A．about twenty years ago      
B．with the help of schools
C．in big cities of America        
D．among famous sportsmen
37．Free-runners shouldn'tC．
A．use their imaginations      
B．start with the easy moves
C．jump on flowerbeds          
D．run between buildings
38．According to the passage，free-running is a（n）Dsport．
A．ancient          B．expensive            C．safe             D．exciting
39．The purpose of this passage is toB．
A．explain the importance of outdoor activities
B．introduce some information about free-running
C．warn children not to join in dangerous sports
D．advise people to do more exercise at home first．

16．"Mum，can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night，please？It's Friday，and we don't have any（36）D．Can I，please？"Mum was sitting at the kitchen table．Dad was（37）Cnext to her，resting his head on his arms．Mum could（38）Athat James wanted so badly to have his friend over．
"I'm so sorry，James，"she said．
"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house？Why，Mum？"James asked sadly，almost in（39）D．
"I know it's（40）Bfor you，"Mum said softly．"But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little…strange．And then they would make fun of you．"
"No，they wouldn't，Mum，"James protested．"We're not（41）Cat all．We're just ordinary people．"
Mum sighed heavily．"To tell you the truth，James，my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy （42）B．And your poor father---he doesn't feel（43）B．He really needs a rest．"
"I can help，Mum!"James said．"（44）DI can make you and Dad feel better，can Brett come over？Please？"
"Well…"Mum began．
"Great!Thanks，Mum!"James almost shouted．"Just sit there，don't move．"He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and（45）Awhat he needed---two spanners（扳手）．"Hang on，Mum，"he said．"This won't take a second．"After some（46）B，James was finished．With a smile of（47）Don his face he said，"There!How does that feel？""Oh，James，"Mum said．"That's a much better!How did you do it？"
"Easy，"James said （48）B．"Dad had tightened your neck bolts （螺栓） too much!I just（49）Cthem slightly!I learned that in robotic science at school．"
"What about you father？Can you（50）C him？"asked Mum．
"I'll try，"James replied．He（51）Bup Dad's hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head．Then he turned the（52）Don．Dad opened his eyes and（53）Cimmediately．"He just let his（54）Arun too low，that's all，"James said，"Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？"
"I guess so，"replied Mum．"Your friends will just have to（55）Cthat we are a very unusual family．Thanks，son!"

36．A．chance	B．message	C．difficulty	D．homework
37．A．reading	B．alone	C．asleep	D．standing
38．A．see	B．explain	C．agree	D．doubt
39．A．terror	B．surprise	C．silence	D．tears
40．A．hard	B．fair	C．easy	D．good
41．A．normal	B．popular	C．strange	D．anxious
42．A．loss	B．headache	C．task	D．day
43．A．ill	B．well	C．funny	D．sorry
44．A．As	B．Since	C．Before	D．If
45．A．found	B．kept	C．controlled	D．returned
46．A．requests	B．repairs	C．thoughts	D．instructions
47．A．sympathy	B．bitterness	C．politeness	D．satisfaction
48．A．embarrassedly	B．proudly	C．gratefully	D．impatiently
49．A．collected	B．produced	C．adjusted	D．covered
50．A．greet	B．accompany	C．help	D．ask
51．A．caught	B．lifted	C．gave	D．filled
52．A．television	B．light	C．gas	D．power
53．A．grew up	B．lay down	C．sat up	D．broke down
54．A．battery	B．food	C．temperature	D．blood
55．A．prove	B．expect	C．accept	D．suspect

15．"It's So Good"in French，was one of Eartha Mae Kitt's first hit songs．But her childhood wasn't so good．She was born into a poor family in South Carolina in nineteen twenty-seven．When Eartha was eight，her mother remarried．Her stepfather did not like her so she was sent to New York City to live with an aunt，who helped pay for her piano and dance lessons．
Eartha Kitt worked in a factory as a young teenager．But she kept up her dance lessons．One day she tried out for a famous African-American dance company．Soon，Eartha was performing in shows around the world with the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe．
In Paris，Eartha left the dance company to sing in a nightclub．Her voice was very attracting．She learned French quickly and gained French fans．Soon the film director Orson Welles discovered Eartha Kitt singing in Paris．Welles asked her to play a lead part in a play he was directing．The play made her find her acting talent for the first time．
After that Eartha Kitt returned to New York and appeared in the Broadway show with"Monotonous"，a song about a bored woman，and it became famous．She soon signed with a record company．
Then Eartha Kitt acted her first role in a film in nineteen fifty-seven in"Mark of the Hawk"．Kitt was very careful about choosing her roles in films．She refused parts that were not respectful to black people．In nineteen sixty-seven，Eartha Kitt got the part of Catwoman on the popular television series"Batman"．Fans loved the special way she said her"r"s to create a sound like a cat，which made her an unforgettable Catwoman．
She was strongly against the Vietnam War and in nineteen sixty-eight she became blacklisted（列入黑名单） in America．For about ten years，she could only find work in other countries．But that brought her a greater international achievement．

56．What did Eartha Kitt do when she first performed around the world？B
A．Sing   B．Dance    C．Direct   D．Act
57．Who helped Eartha Kitt find her acting talent？D
A．Her mother   B．Her aunt   C．Her stepfather   D．Orson Welles．
58．What is the order of the things that happened to Eartha Kitt？A
a．playing in her first film   
b．winning some French fans
c．living with an aunt
d．playing a role in a play
e．singing"Monotonous"
f．receiving dance training
A．cfbdeaB．fcbdeaC．fcdeabD．cfbaed
59．What made Eartha Kitt an unforgettable Catwoman in"Batman"？C
A．Her walking steps．         B．The looks on her face．
C．Her way of speaking"r"．  D．Her good singing skills．
60．What might be talked in the following paragraph？C
A．Eartha Kitt's biggest hit songs．
B．Eartha Kitt's families in America．
C．Eartha Kitt's international success．
D．Eartha Kitt's hard life after being blacklisted．

14．One evening，while I was resting in a café in a pair of newly bought white leather shoes，a boy came to me．
He was about eleven and in an old but clean shirt，which was obviously too large for him．No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the （31）Cin his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing．He （32）Bdown，took off my leather shoes，and began to shine them．He was busy doing his work （33）Aheavy rain began to pour down．People rushed to the café （34）Cfrom the rain．More and more people crowded （35）Cand gradually （36）D the boy from me．
Hours passed，and it turned （37）A．I had no shoes on my feet，and began to （38）Bwhere the boy had been．I thought he would not （39）Cmy shoes，and I would have to go home on my bare feet．（光脚）
When it was near midnight the （40）Astopped，and there were fewer and fewer people in the café．As the café was to be （41）D，I had to move to the door，with my head （42）B． （43）B，I found that a boy of about eleven，looking very familiar，was sleeping at the （44）B with his head leaning against the wall and his upper body being （45）B．He held a package wrapped by his shirt tightly in his arms．I shook him slightly and woke him up．He （46）Cup and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me．Then he opened the package （47）D，gave me my leather shoes，and apologized to me shyly．I （48）Chim and wrapped him with his （49）D shirt，which had wrapped my leather shoes．On my way home，the （50）Cof the boy still stayed in my mind．

31．A．bag	B．package	C．box	D．suitcase
32．A．seated	B．bent	C．put	D．turned
33．A．when	B．after	C．because	D．since
34．A．protecting	B．resting	C．hiding	D．=preparing
35．A．out	B．away	C．in	D．off
36．A．pushed	B．stopped	C．guarded	D．separated
37．A．dark	B．light	C．black	D．bright
38．A．ask	B．wonder	C．watch	D．talk
39．A．shine	B．keep	C．return	D．carry
40．A．rain	B．coffee	C．time	D．work
41．A．opened	B．locked	C．stopped	D．closed
42．A．crashed	B．dropped	C．raised	D．held
43．A．shortly	B．surprisedly	C．sadly	D．immediately
44．A．table	B．door	C．bed	D．café
45．A．wet	B．bare	C．pale	D．cold
46．A．stayed	B．say	C．jumped	D．got
47．A．finally	B．suddenly	C．unfriendly	D．hurriedly
48．A．recognized	B．forgave	C．appreciated	D．inspired
49．A．dirty	B．new	C．small	D．unfit
50．A．feature	B．shirt	C．image	D．form

13．Heather West，27，left"disabled"by a rare brain illness，plans to do a three-mile charity（慈善）walk to encourage other patients．
Miss West fell ill with flu last year．She （41）Afrom the flu but a month later she （42）Dsuffering headache and poor balance（平衡）．Her doctor gave her some medicine，but it didn't （43）Cher condition and ten days later her father took her to the hospital．However，her condition got （44）A：her speech slowed，her eyes couldn't look in one direction and she had （45）Din walking．By the time the test results came out showing great （46）Dto her brain，she had become oblivious（无知觉的），Doctors told her parents it was a rare brain illness and （47）Dthem she could die．
（48）A，her father said his daughter was very strong-willed and that she wouldn't （49）Bher life．For six weeks，he read to his daughter，though there was no （50）Cthat showed she could hear．To the doctors'（51）B，the 27-year-old made a recovery，which is （52）D-it affects just eight in a million people each year，and nobody has recovered． （53）AMiss West improved．Her eyes，which stared in different （54）C，got better．She learned to communicate by （55）Bher finger to say"yes"and putting it down to say"no"．Doctors （56）Ait would take her 12weeks to learn to walk again，but Miss West （57）Cit nearly half the time．"She was always （58）Band that was what helped her through．"said her father．Miss West，who will do the Race for Life in aid of（帮助）Cancer Research on Sunday，（59）B．"Walking the three miles will be a big （60）Dand I hope it will encourage others．"

41．A．recovered	B．suffered	C．resulted	D．escaped
42．A．minded	B．avoided	C．remembered	D．started
43．A．discover	B．bother	C．improve	D．satisfy
44．A．worse	B．fairer	C．weaker	D．better
45．A．difference	B．advantage	C．feeling	D．difficulty
46．A．pressure	B．control	C．attention	D．damage
47．A．advised	B．persuaded	C．warned	D．promised
48．A．However	B．Therefore	C．Besides	D．Lnstead
49．A．deal with	B．give up	C．look into	D．give in
50．A．need	B．connnection	C．sign	D．symbol
51．A．shame	B．surprise	C．expectation	D．sadness
52．A．frightening	B．unclear	C．familiar	D．uncommon
53．A．Gradually	B．Regularly	C．Suddenly	D．Directly
54．A．shapes	B．colors	C．directions	D．sizes
55．A．moving	B．raising	C．rising	D．changing
56．A．predicted	B．prepared	C．feared	D．heard
57．A．supported	B．lost	C．made	D．accepted
58．A．proud	B．determined	C．careful	D．kind
59．A．responded	B．added	C．asked	D．requested
60．A．loss	B．magic	C．debate	D．achievement

12．Since the first Earth Day in 1970，American have gotten a lot"greener"toward the environment．"We didn't know at that time there even was an environment，let alone that there was a problem with it，"says Bruce Anderson，president of Earth Day USA．
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement．Business people，political leaders，university professors，and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement．"The understanding has increased many，many times，"says Gaylord Nelson，the former governor from Wisconsin，who thought up the first Earth Day．
According to US government reports，emissions （排放） from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3million tons a year to 5.5tons．The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40to 9．Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with，the world is a safer and healthier place．A kind of"Green thinking"has become part of practices．
Great improvement has been achieved．In 1988there were only 600recycling programs； today in 1995there are about 6，600．Advanced lights，motors，and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution．
Twenty-five years ago，there were hardly any education programs for environment．Today，it's hard to find a public school，university，or law school that does not have such a kind of program．"Until we do that，nothing else will change!"say Bruce Anderson．

35．According to Anderson，before 1970，Americans had little idea aboutC．
A．the social movement     B．recycling techniques
C．environmental problems  D．the importance of Earth Day
36．Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from？A
A．The grass-roots level． B．The business circle．
C．Government officials．  D．University professors．
37．What have Americans achieved in environmental protection？D
A．They have cut car emissions to the lowest．
B．They have settled their environmental problems．
C．They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities．
D．They have reduced pollution through effective measures．
38．What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph？A
A．Education． B．Planning． C．Green living． D．CO reduction．

11．When I was a kid my mum used to say I would read the back of a sauce（调料） bottle if I didn't have a book on the go．It was true，and even now that reading habit has stuck with me，I always have at least one book，sometimes two or three，being read．And I'm talking about real books，books made out of paper，books that you can hold in your hand to read．
But reading is on the decline．A recent survey has found that Chinese people read only 4.77printed books a year on average and in the U．S.25percent of the population claim not to have read a book in the last year!So what's stopping people from reading？
The obvious answer of course is the huge influence that technology has made on all of our lives．Why read a book when you can watch a movie or TV series on your hand-held device（设备） on the underground going home？For younger people books may not be as immediately exciting and attention catching as an online game．With stories you have to work at it，stick with it，follow the twists and turns of the plot．There are no shortcuts with a book．You have to turn page after page．
But you can still get lost in a book．We all have this thing called imagination．It's much more powerful than any computer； in fact，it's worth remembering that any online game has first been written，in words，as a story by its author（s）．It's the total of his or her or their imagination．
So we need to read because if we do not read we start to block our ability to think widely，to have an imagination．Reading is a process that involves completely different pathways in the brain．Pathways that allow us to draw comparisons and make connections to other things we have read and seen in the past．If you do not read，this will eventually influence not just on your academic performance，but also on your economic performance and eventually on your ability to connect with a civil life and political life．
So take a book off your bookshelf，find a comfortable chair and get yourself lost in a good book for a few hours．There are also loads of books，for free，in your local library．

43．Why do people read less and less？B
A．Because books are no longer interesting to readers．
B．Because readers are over influenced by media devices．
C．Because people don't have time to read books．
D．Because books are difficult to understand．
44．Why is reading so important？A
A．Because reading keeps readers'brain active and imaginative．
B．Because reading can immediately improve readers'academic performance．
C．Because reading reminds readers of the things in the past．
D．Because reading can bring in much money．
45．What can you infer from the passage？C
A．Technology means more harm than good．
B．People shouldn't watch TV or play computer games．
C．Reading is a very active thinking process．
D．People will be affected the moment they stop reading．
46．Why does the author write the passage？C
A．To tell why people are reading less and less．
B．To state the advantages of reading books．
C．To persuade people to read more books．
D．To ask people to follow him/her．

10．Having graduated from a famous university，Tom wished to find a good job．One day he got the （36）Din a newspaper that there was a post in a company．So he did some（37）Bon the company first and then went to apply for it．While  （38）B，he answered the questions fluently．Tom was satisfied with his  （39）C，feeling（40）Cthat he could get the job．But at that moment，the manager's phone （41）A．He picked it up，listened and nodded．And then he（42）Caround and said to Tom，"Sorry，I want to get some important information now．Please give me the book with the red（43）Don that desk．"Tom looked around and found 3books on the desk，so he went to the desk，took one and handed it to him （44）B． （45）Ahe book，the manager hung up the phone and said，"Sorry，you are not the right person．"Tom was surprised and wondered（46）C．Then the manager explained，"There're three reasons．First，the moment you entered，I found the third button on your shirt had been（47）C．Second，the three books with covers of the same color are different，but you took one（48）Dasking me which I needed．Third，I was （49）Athe call．You should run to the desk to save time．These（50）Cshowed you are not a careful person．"Therefore，Tom（51）Bthe job．
Tom's story reflects some people don't （52）Bthe details in our life．But it is the details that（53）A．Not only should we（54）Dwhat we learn but also we should pay attention to the details，which sometimes can （55）Ddetermine our success or failure．

36．A．idea	B．letter	C．offer	D．news
37．A．survey	B．research	C．exercise	D．training
38．A．contacted	B．interviewed	C．visited	D．examined
39．A．grade	B．appearance	C．performances	D．preparations
40．A．excited	B．lucky	C．confident	D．happy
41．A．rang	B．called	C．came	D．fell
42．A．walked	B．looked	C．turned	D．moved
43．A．mark	B．color	C．character	D．cover
44．A．quickly	B．politely	C．eagerly	D．nervously
45．A．Holding	B．Closing	C．Reading	D．Opening
46．A．how	B．that	C．why	D．what
47．A．old	B．broken	C．missing	D．different
48．A．after	B．by	C．with	D．without
49．A．answering	B．listening	C．waiting	D．receiving
50．A．facts	B．reasons	C．details	D．shortcomings
51．A．lost	B．missed	C．refused	D．left
52．A．mention	B．mind	C．like	D．ignore
53．A．count	B．interest	C．trouble	D．impress
54．A．contribute	B．determine	C．possess	D．value
55．A．yet	B．still	C．otherwise	D．even

9．One morning，Ann found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school．Ann took photos of the dog and（21）C 400 FOUND fliers（传单）everywhere． （22）A，her husband went to a store and bought some pet （23）A，warning their two sons not to fall in love with the dog．At the time，Ann's son Thomas was 10years old，and Jack，who was （24）B from a heart operation，was 21years old．
Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog，（25）C they had started to call Riley．When she arrived home from work，the dog threw itself （26）C the screen door and barked （27）D at her．She was puzzled．（28）D she opened the door，Riley rushed into the boys'room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart （29）C．Riley ran over to Jack，but the moment Ann bent（30）D to help him the dog went （31）A．
"If it hadn't come to get me，the doctor said Jack（32）C have died，"Ann reported to a local newspaper．At this point，（33）D had called to claim the dog，so Ann （34）B to keep it．
The next morning Ann got a call．A man named Peter （35）A his lost dog and called the number on the （36）B．
Peter drove to Ann's house to （37）C his dog，and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window．After （38）A the dog saved Jack，Peter （39）B，"Maybe Odie was （40）A to find you．Maybe you should keep it．"

21．A．put off	B．set out	C．gave out	D．gave off
22．A．Meanwhile	B．Therefore	C．However	D．Otherwise
23．A．supplies	B．clothes	C．chains	D．houses
24．A．discouraging	B．recovering	C．treating	D．dying
25．A．what	B．that	C．whom	D．as
26．A．in	B．over	C．against	D．up
27．A．quickly	B．weakly	C．hardly	D．madly
28．A．As long as	B．Once	C．If	D．As soon as
29．A．operation	B．injury	C．attack	D．hurt
30．A．on	B．in	C．back	D．over
31．A．silent	B．crazy	C．wild	D．hungry
32．A．must	B．may	C．would	D．should
33．A．somebody	B．anybody	C．everybody	D．nobody
34．A．afforded	B．decided	C．refused	D．managed
35．A．recognized	B．remembered	C．abandoned	D．accepted
36．A．advertisement	B．flier	C．poster	D．newspaper
37．A．put up	B．give up	C．pick up	D．make up
38．A．learning	B．suggesting	C．reminding	D．seeing
39．A．cried	B．sighed	C．answered	D．laughed
40．A．supposed	B．ready	C．willing	D．ought