I can’t believe that the housing prices should be ten times       height of those in          l990s.

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

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[1]Do you feel your life is dependent on fate or luck? Many people do and there are crazy superstitions(迷信)surrounding what you should and shouldn’t on New Year’s Day to get some luck for yourself．And we’re going to need it，because everyone has heard that 2012 may be the end of the World。

[2]Imagine being in a car．The driver decides where to go and how fast to get there．The passenger goes along for the ride．Do you want to      or the passenger in your own life? Do you want to hide and hope that 2012 really isn’t the end of the world，or do you want to design a new beginning?

[3] This isn’t the first prediction of the end of the world and it won’t be the last．The year 2000 was supposed to destroy computer technology, bringing the world to a stop．All this is futurology---the study of the end of the world or the“world to come”---which I think, personally, is a better translation.

[4] Translation is also the problem behind the idea that the Mayans(玛雅人)said the world would end in 2012．The troub1e with translation from the ancient Mayans is that there are many words to choose from and negative words sell a lot more magazines, newspapers and TV shows．There’s a phrase in journalism in the West。“If it bleeds，it leads。” In other words，bad news sells better．

[5]To me，endings mean beginnings and new chances。The reality we’re suffering through in the world fight now needs a change．Wars，the failing economy, global warming---the list goes on and on．People tend to change through insight(洞察力)or crisis and there are enough of both right now to lead in a completely new age filled with peace，economic well-being，health and joy both globally and personally．But，we can’t just wait for it to happen．So create goals this year that arc positive，future focused，specific and measurable．We’re all the drivers in the world to come.

76．How does the author introduce the topic of the text?(no more than 5 words)

77．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

78．What point is supported by the example shown in the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? (no more than 15 words)

79．What does the author think of“the end of the world”?(no more than 15 words)

80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese．

The cheapest room and board in Jefferson City, Missouri，over the weekend was at the county(县)jail(监狱)，and 170 people gladly checked in．Cole County charged$30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night SO officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this week．People from three states spent the night at the jail，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary．

“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，”Cole County Sheriff(治安官)Greg White said．“They spent the night and gained all understanding that they would not want to ever do this again．”

Jailers tried to give the citizens the full experience．They were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones，and other personal belongings．They were booked and photographed and led into the jail commons．They could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，60，a reporter for the Jefferson City News-Tribune who spent Friday night at the jail.“While it was not a true copy of jail，you got some sense of what it's like to hear that door lock behind you，”Watson said．

Two other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice，illustrated by the television being left on one channel and drowned out anyway．by everybody talking．

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress(垫)。Overhead，a 40-watt bulb stayed 1it through the night in each cell．Handy for guards to see inmates，but not helpful to good sleep．How about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake．“I wouldn’t pay for it in a restaurant，but you won’t die trying to eat it，”Watson said．

71．The 170 people stayed in the county jail to　　 ．

A．make a holiday B．get punishment C．do a research　 D．make money

72．What’s the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

A．The jailers performed their duty well． B．The jail’s test run proved successful．

C．The 170 had the feeling of real prisoners．D．The 170 weren’t treated as real prisoners．

73．The underlined phrase“illustrated by…”is used to　 ．

A．introduce a new topic　 B．draw a conclusion

C．give an example 　　　　　　　　 D．show the result

74．The l70 people were able to　 in the county jail．

A．make phone calls　　 B．sleep well　 C．go around freely　 D．chat with others

75．How did Watson like the food?

A．He enjoyed it．　 B．He didn’t like it．

C．He thought it equaled a restaurant’S．D．He didn’t eat it at all．

Malaysia has launched a fleet of women-only taxis，a project that follows pink-coloured train carriages and buses aimed at protecting women from harassment，reports said Sunday．Fifty women taxi drivers have started shuttling greater Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)on an on-call basis，and the government hopes the number of special taxis will expand to 400．

According to Heng Seai Kei，deputy minister for the state’s Women，Family and Community Development，the taxis made travelling safer for women，as well as providing jobs for women who wanted to be taxi drivers．“We hope it will reduce the number of rape and robbery cases involving taxi drivers and female victims，”Heng said at the launch of the service．The idea was to have taxis that were“driven by women，for women”．

The service would also help create job opportunities for women，especially single mothers，housewives and pensioners，who were looking for another source of income for their family．The ministry and Abex Manufacturing Sdn Bhd are providing training and courses for those who were interested to become female taxi drivers，said Heng．

One of the taxi drivers Faridah Idris，38，said the service provided women a safer option to travel in．“Women passengers are normally more comfortable with US．For female drivers，there are always risks when picking up passengers，especially at night．With this project，both female drivers and passengers can feel safer,”she said．

Late last year, Malaysia’s state-owned bus company began running female-only buses on several routes in Kuala Lumpur during peak hours to help prevent sexual harassment on crowded public transport．They followed ladies-only pink train carriages launched on the transport system to give the women in the Muslim-majority country the option of travelling separately from men．

66．The underlined word“harassment”in the first paragraph refers to some kind of    .

A．unpleasant service                            B．traffic accident

C．environmental pollution                    D．bad behavior

67．What is told about the taxi service in Kuala Lumpur?

A．Men drivers can’t take women passengers．

B．Men drivers can’t drive the women-only taxis，

C．Women drivers Can’t drive ordinary taxis．

D．No taxi can mix men and women passengers．

68．The women-only taxi fleet will employ      .

A．only experienced drivers                  B．only part-time drivers

C．some volunteer drivers                     D．some newly-trained drivers

69．The new information we get from Faridah Idris’ words is that the project can    .

A．provide jobs for more women                  B．make women passengers safer

C．reduce the women drivers’risks            D．improve the transport service

70．A women-only transportation tool can probably be recognized easily by its    .

A．sound            B．colour        C．size         D．shape

Trying to leave work at the office is proving to be a challenge for many British workers，with research showing that heavy workloads，conflicts and bosses all make an appearance in dreams．

Work-related issues are the number one topic featuring in dreams，with colleagues invading shut．eye time more than celebrities．More than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their boss．One in three dreams about work when they are stressed in their job and a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that day．

Of the 2,000 people surveyed，20 per cent dreamed more if they were under pressure or stressed．The research found that the average person dreams most nights，with only 12 per cent saying they never dream．However, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they mean．

Commenting on the survey carried out by One Poll for Premier Inn hotels，dreams expert Davina MacKail said：“Whether we are asleep or awake．a problem with a colleague or stress at work can really affect us．More than half of the nation stated that their dreams don’t make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean．”

A spokesman for Premier Inn said：“It is really important to try to unwind after a hard day at work but that is easier said than done if something is playing on your mind．”

61．It’s hard for the workers to leave work because they often    ．

A．spend the night in their offices     B．sleep with office issues in mind

C．have very long office hours       D．have dreams during their work

62．What Can we infer about the British workers?

A．Most of their dreams are work-related．

B．Some of them dream about work every night．

C．They dream of their colleagues more than their boss．

D．Their dreams involve work more than anything else．

63．The survey shows that most people    ．

A．dream more under pressure      B．never dream at all

C．don’t understand their dreams    D．interpret their dreams well

64．Davina MacKail expects people to use his Dream Dictionary when they    ．

A．have had a dream                B．want to prevent dreams

C．feel stressed and need relaxation    D．do research about dreams

65．According to the spokesman for Premier Inn，it’s hard to relax if we     ．

A．dream about work while asleep        B．keep thinking hard

C．have sounds ringing in the mind       D．sleep in a noisy environment

You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit；now meet AGNES—the old person suit．

AGNES stands for“Age Gain Now Empathy(换位体验)System”and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old．“The business of old age demands new tools，”said Joseph Coughlin，director of the AgeLab．“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants，young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car．That’s what AGNES provides．”

Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise．Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance，while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility．Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists，and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones．A helmet with straps(带)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱)，and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step．

AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker．By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person．Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies，car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer．

“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,”he said．“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well．A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health．”

56．AGNES has been developed to        ．

A．make the users more comfortable     B．1et us understand old people better

C．help old people move more quickly    D．produce new tools for the old-age business

57．According to the article，young marketers never       ．

A．feel the same way as old people do    B．see the efforts old people make

C．ask what old people need and want   D．say“Ah ha!”when they meet with difficulty

58．The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about       ．

A．how the AGNES wearer feels    B．how AGNES has been developed

C．how old people act             D．how AGNES works

59．“An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to     ．

A．someone who travels a lot

B．a physically limited old person

C．some equipment that helps old people walk

D．a company whose service involves old people

60．Which may be a fact resulting from the“secondary benefit”of AGNES?

A．Young people respect old people．    B．Old-age business improves their service·

C．Old people eat and exercise well．    D．Young people eat and exercise well．

A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was  36  ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its  37  ，deep red in the middle， 38    fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the  39  and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．

The atmosphere  40   her．After all she had been through，this is what she  41  ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  42  where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was  43 .

The sun had set by now and it was getting  44  ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 45  on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   46   had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  47  : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  48  ．She couldn't understand what was going on．

She entered the  49  ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  50  written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready,1 went  51  ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  52  room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  53  looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  54  for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  55  ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．

It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”

36．A．rising              B．setting           C．shining                  D．smiling

37．A．shape                    B．shadow           C．size                       D．color

38．A．quickly           B．partly                     C．softly                    D．probably

39．A．waves             B．boats                     C．trees                     D．sands

40．A．relaxed           B．puzzled          C．disappointed               D．interrupted

41．A．understood    B．considered    C．needed                      D．regretted

42．A．discussing             B．finding            C．asking                   D．wondering

43．A．alive               B．asleep             C．missing                  D．hardworking

44．A．sunny             B．warm                     C．cold                             D．cloudy

45．A．glasses            B．hat                 C．skirt                             D．jacket

46．A．Somebody    B．Nobody          C．Mother                 D．Father

47．A．shocked         B．scared            C．exhausted            D．comforted

48．A．beautified             B．rearranged             C．deserted                      D．destroyed

49．A．garden            B．bedroom         C．yard                             D．house

50．A．book               B．note               C．article                   D．poster

51．A．100king           B．working          C．fishing                  D．sightseeing

52．A．own                B．parents’              C．sister’s                  D．brother’s

53．A．gesture          B．body               C．face                             D．eyes

54．A．studied          B．slept            C．exercised                     D．moved

55．A．different        B．new             C．precious                      D．dangerous

I often look back on my university days，      I regard as the happiest of my life．

A．which    B．that    C．when      D．what

Could you please introduce me to the person        this project?

A．in place of    B．in possession of    C．in terms of     D．in charge of

I guess it makes     a little bit cheaper to go out to eat if you don’t have to tip．

A．that    B．it    C．one      D．the food