Salaries are much higher here than ______ in my city.

   A. that                        B. it                     C. ones                         D. those

Jerry was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say.

One day, I went up to Jerry and asked him, “You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Every time someone complains to me, I can choose to accept his complaints or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry was shot by three armed robbers. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the hospital. Finally Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. About six months after the accident, I saw him. I asked him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place.

“The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I choose to live.”

“Weren’t you scared?”

Jerry continued, “The doctors and nurses were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take action.”

“What did you do?” I asked.

“Well, there was a big, strong nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes’, I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets!’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

56. Which of the following words can be used to describe Jerry?

A. Impolite.             B. Concerned.               C. Stubborn.          D. Optimistic.

57. What did Jerry first think of when the robbery happened?

A. He might be shot by the armed robbers.   

B. He shouldn’t have left the back door unlocked.

C. How he could call the policemen.             

D. He might be robbed of many things.

58. From the expressions of the doctors and nurses, Jerry realized that _______.

A. they didn’t want to save his life             B. he wasn’t seriously wounded

C. they thought he had little chance to live     D. he was treated as a dead man

None of our early ancestors could digest milk as adults because their bodies never had to ----milk drinking simply wasn’t an option. As people began to extract milk from animals, though, some people developed the ability to keep drinking it throughout their lives.

     Scientists now know of a milk-related mutation ( 变异) in our genes -- the chemical instructions for life that we carry in almost every cell in our bodies. People who have a mutated form of one particular gene can drink milk just fine. People without the mutation tend to get sick from milk.

     To figure out where, and possibly why, milk drinking started, some scientists have been looking at who has the milk-digesting mutation today. Patterns are striking.

     Most adults in Northern and Central Europe are able to digest milk -- and they do. Cheese and butter and other dairy products are popular in countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany and England. Because European settlers dominated North America, most people here can handle milk just fine, as well. That may explain why ice cream is such a popular dessert in the United States.

     In much of Africa, Asia and South America, on the other hand, people tend to avoid dairy products because they lead to diarrhea (腹泻) and other stomach problems. (That’s why you won’t typically find cheese on the menu at a Chinese, Japanese or Ethiopian restaurant.) Native

Americans are also unable to digest milk.

     Based on these genetic patterns, scientists have long thought that- milk drinking started inNorthern Europe, where dairy is an institution and the milk-digesting mutation is everywhere.

     A recent study painted a different picture. With a computer medal, Thomas and colleagues looked at the spread of the milk-drinking mutation, farming and other related factor. Working backward, the scientists concluded that the first milk-thinkers lived in Central Europe around what’s now Hungary about 7,500 years ago. The practice didn't start farther north, as scientists had thought before.

66. Which of the following is the proper order of events according to the passage?

    a. Their children were able to digest milk as adults.

    b. They got sick from the milk.

    c. Some people got a mutation in their genes.

    d. Some people tried drinking milk from animals.

    e. Some people started to drink milk from animals on a regular basis.

    A. c→d→b→e→a   B. d→e→b→c→a  C. d →b→e→c→a   D. e→d→b→c→a

67. Most people in the USA can digest milk because __________.

   A. they have strong stomachs              B. their ancestors were Europeans

   C. that’s where milk drinking stinted        D. farmers raise a lot of cows there

68. Which of the following is LEAST likely to appear on the menu in a Japanese restaurant?

A. Butter.          B. Vinegar.          C. Fish.               D. Beef.

69. Which of the following is the author most likely to agree with?

A. Milk drinking first started in Northern Europe.

B. Milk drinking first started in Central Europe.

C. North American Indians were able to digest milk.

D. Dairy products are very popular in North Korea.

70. The main focus of the scientists' research was ______________.

   A. mutation of human genes               B. development of the human stomach

   C. why milk drinking started              D. where milk drinking first started

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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

      2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Most families in China hoped their single children will have a happy future, so they are very strict in their

children. So do teachers in school! Many children are given so much homework that they have hardly

any spare time have sports. The children are forbidden to do anything but to study. No wonder such many

children are tired of lessons. Some even attack or kill his parents and teachers! I believe many people

already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines. Shouldn’t we draw lesson from the accidents?

Now our government is making out a plan to solve the education problems.

I got an e-mail from Liu Xin, ___ said she was going abroad for further study.

A. who                             B. she                        C. which                    D. it

24. It began as just an _______ Monday, but soon became a day I would never forget.

   A. ordinary                    B. offensive          C. exceptional              D. appropriate   

26. You will be at a(n)_____if you have thought about the interview questions in advance in application for a job.

A. favor                B. advantage                 C. benefit                    D. profit

29. Reading offers only material of knowledge, without thinking, however, it’s hardly possible to make ______ we read ours.

　 A. that                        B. what                   C. how                     D. It

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Why are so many coin banks shaped like pigs? Why not dogs or cats or elephants?

Coin banks weren't always made to look like pigs. In fact, the name "piggy bank" may have come from a kind of clay and not from the animal at all.

The history of the piggy bank goes back to the Middle ages. At that time in Western Europe, metals were expensive, so a cheap orange clay known as pygg was used for everyday items such as dishes and jars. In fact something made from pygg clay was often just called a pygg. The first piggy bank may well have been a pygg in which a person put a few extra pennies to buy a treat on market day.

People have always had a hobby of saving pennies, and using a pygg as a coin bank became common practice. Potters (陶工) began making jars specially for saving coins, and eventually these jars took a pig-like shape. Modeling a bank to look like a pig may have been influenced by the name of the clay. The earliest Roman coin bank ever found was decorated with a pig. Because it was considered as a valuable farm animal in many countries, the pig was an appropriate symbol of wealth and prosperity.

These early clay banks were fragile and easily broken. As time passed, mining became less expensive. Iron, copper, and silver gradually replaced pygg clay in the production of household items. Although pygg clay lost its popularity, the habit of saving pennies did not. Today piggy 'banks are made of every material imaginable.

The familiar saying "A penny saved is a penny earned" is as old as the clearly piggy banks. Marry a child received his or her first coin bank accompanied by this wise advice. The modern-day piggy bank may have changed in sine, shape, and spelling, but it saves our pennies just as well as the first pygg did countries ago.

64. In the Middle ages, people used pygg to make dishes because ________.

A. it was precious                               B. it stood for wealth

C. it had a beautiful color                            D. it was cheaper than other materials

65. What do we know about the pygg bank?

A. Its name might come from an animal.                   B. The first pygg bank looked like a pig.

C. It was designed for children at the beginning.         D. The early piggy banks were easily damaged.

66. Why did pygg day lose its popularity?

A. Other cheap and solid materials appeared.     B. It was inconvenient to carry it to the market.

C. It couldn't be made into other shapes.          D. People had run out of this kind of material.

67. In the last paragraph, the author intends to tell us ________.

A. piggy banks nowadays are not practical          B. piggy banks still play a part in our daily lives

C. piggy banks today are mainly made of iron

D. most children don' t have the habit of saving money

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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Editor,

    I’m the only daughter of my parents．So they worried about everything I do．For example, when I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me to ride by myself．They are afraid I might fall off from my bike and hurt myself．They are taking great trouble to support a bike, with my mother even carrying a first-aid box．I’m not free to ride and I often say angry, “Why not let me ride alone?” Now, most family have one child．Parents want to do everything for our children．This does no good to them．Too many love from parents may prevent children from independent．In my opinion, parents should let their children do that they should do alone．

                                                           Yours

                                                            LiHua