35. Do you know who ________ using water in this way?

A. benefits in     B. benefits from      C. benefits         D. Benefit

                                   C

 Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy (婴儿), every child needs opportunity and right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often, and will come back again and again. Therefore, it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.

In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.

In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability: Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play—the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.

But at the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years old— the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.

Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.

49. According to the first passage we know that as a child grows up ______.

   A. he should be allowed to choose his own toys.

   B. he should be given the same toys.

   C. he should be given fewer and fewer toys. 

   D. he should be given different toys.

50. According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents ______.

   A. determine his character

   B. will not change after the age of three.

   C. partly determined the standard he is likely to reach

   D. to a large extent determine the choice of toys

51. We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity ______.

   A. when he is two                    B. when he is around four

   C. when he is six                     D. when he is eight

52. The passage is mainly about _______.

   A. the role of play in a child’s development       B. the importance of schooling

   C. the importance of pre-school education        D. the choice of toys for youngster

 Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.

       A. balance             B. process              C. equality             D. Pattern

Of all the movies Hepburn made ____is more memorable than“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”.

A.few         B.little         C.no one         D.none?

    The angry locals of an English village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car who was

filming the neighborhood, saying they feared he world encourage thieves, a report said Friday.

    One local, Paul Jacobs, told the BBC he had warned his neighbors after spotting the car from

his window in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Wednesday.

    “I don’t have a problem with Google wanting to promote villages. What I have a problem with

is the invasion （侵犯）of privacy, taking pictures directly into the home,” Jacobs said.

    “We’ve already had three homes broken into locally in the past six weeks. If our houses are

made noticeable all over Google, it’s an invitation for more criminals to strike. I was determined to

make a stand, so I called the police.”

After his call, a police car arrived in Broughton in response to an argument between a crowd of people and a Google Street View contractor.

“They felt his presence was a threat to their privacy. When police arrived at the scene, the car had moved on,” explained a spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police.

The Google Street View project, set up last month in Britain, aims to provide detailed 360-degree views online of streets all over Britain.

The project has already been strongly criticized by associations like Privacy International, a pressure group which has launched legal action against the IT company.

Google is confident that their new mapping project is within the law.

“Before launching Street View we sought the guidance and approval of the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO has repeatedly made clear that it believes that Street View includes the safeguards necessary to protect people’s privacy,” a Google spokesman said.

“The Metropolitan Police （in London） told us they saw no significant security risk, that thieves are likely to make use of the opportunities, and that mapping products can be useful in solving and mapping crime in an area.”

He added: “Engaged in new projects, we sometimes meet unexpected challenges, and Street View has been no exception.”

41．When the police car arrived at the village,           .

       A．the villagers were angrily arguing with the Google car driver.

       B．the map car was stopped from leaving the village.

       C．The map car had stopped its working and gone on its way.

       D．The map car was surrounded by the angry villagers.

42．The underlined phrase “make a stand” in Paragraph 4 means       .

       A．stand there all the time whole waiting for the police

       B．show full support to Google’s filming the neighborhood

       C．attempt to defend locals by stopping Google’s filming the neighborhood

       D．stand in the way to stop the car moving on

43．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

       A．Google’s mapping project has not been officially approved.

       B．Three homes had been visited by thieves with the help of Google pictures.

       C．The police rushed to stop a fight between locals and Google contractors.

       D．It was not the first time that the Google map project had been criticized.

44．What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．Google’s Mapping Project Promotes the Neighobrohood.

       B．Angry British Villagers Stop Google Maps Car.

       C．Google Goes On With its Plan to Film the Streets.

       D．New Project Meets Challenges Again.

After being on         unemployment for a time due to the financial crisis, he was offered

             job he now holds.

       A．/; the B．the; a C．the; the     D．a; a

After being on         unemployment for a time due to the financial crisis, he was offered

             job he now holds.

       A．/; the B．the; a C．the; the     D．a; a

Of the two cameras, I would prefer _______________ one, which is very easy for me to carry.  

A. a smaller          B. the smallest         C. a small           D. the smaller

Peace and development remain the permanent themes of our times,         the world we live in is anything but quiet.

       A．and   B．if      C．so     D．but

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That  36  two out of every three people simply don’t know the  37  they already have to be successful when it’s  38  there in their hands!  39  if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior (差的)unless you  40  them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder  41  he knows he can climb himself.”

Many of us have an image  42 , the image（形象） we have of ourselves.  43  one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look  44  on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to  45  is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just  46  your mind and you’ll change your life.

One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to  48  that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would  49  our circulation（循环）of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that  50  thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you  51 .

Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But  52  he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even  53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly  54  all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll  55  do it.

A. reflects         B. means                C. reads                D. explains

A. chance           B. strength             C. reason           D. ability

A. immediately     B. properly             C. right                D.accurately   

A. But              B. Because          C. What             D. While

A. challenge            B. let              C. admit            D. help

A. if               B. except           C. unless           D. until

A. quiz                 B. question             C. mystery          D. problem

A. As                   B. When             C. While            D. Since

A. curious          B. good-looking         C. funny            D. serious

A. knock            B. beat                 C. strike           D. defend

A. settle               B. bend                 C. fix              D. change

A. I failed.            B. Not me.          C. I can’t.            D. Can I?

A. think                B. imagine          C. expect           D. doubt

A. start                B. help                 C. close                D. stop

A. empty            B. silly                C. reasonable       D. terrible

A. realize              B. try              C. understand       D. judge

A. before           B. after                C. since                D. because

A. likely               B. unbelievable         C. impossible       D. possible

A. runners          B. workers          C. competitors     D. players

A. simply           B. seldom           C. usually              D. never