Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch? No Way! Please pass me the salad  36 ．
Hi, my name is Mor­gan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian  37 I love all animals．I have read and seen pictures of  38  happens toanimals that are raised for their meat．It makes me so 39  ．Baby cows and chickens live their  40   lives in places that are too small for them．They have no  41   to move about．This is so 42  ．They suffer and do not get to
43  their lives．
I don't like other animals that also only live to be 44 by people while they are alive and the 45  they are killed．I feel sorry for them．
The best thing 46  being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat．Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body．47 , 1 think they taste better than meat．Oranges have vitamin C．I love the  48  of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries．Green vegetables  49 me feel strong．I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to  50 my bones calcium（钙）．
I have a life threatening allergy（过敏）to nuts, seeds, and peanuts,  51  I eat soy butter to get my protein!
I  52  in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and 53  life, including animals!
54   is known to all, animals are our friends．We should live in  55  with the animals．If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves．

Would you want a doctor who got high marks in medical school just for trying hard? Apparently many college students would have no problem with that. They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.

The researchers asked more than 800 undergraduates if they agreed or disagreed with some statements. For example: "If I have completed most of the reading for a class, I deserve a B in that course." And: "A professor should not be annoyed with me if I receive an important call during class."

Just 16 percent thought it was OK to take that phone call. But 66 percent agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades. And 40 percent thought they should get a B, the second highest mark, just because they did most of the reading for class.

Some experts are not surprised that students often see no difference between effort and results. Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.

Yet competition to get into the best colleges is fiercer than ever. Students may worry that low grades will keep them out of graduate school or a good job.

And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment. These days, college can cost more than a house.

A former teaching assistant recently wrote to the New York Times about his experience with grade expectations. He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class:

What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard?

The students would say no. But most of them would still ask for an A.

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A．How students can get a good grade in the course.

B．Whether students are allowed to answer calls in class.

C．Whether students deserve high marks just for trying hard.

D．Why students put a lot of efforts in their studies.

2.According to the research, most of the students _______.

A. thought it was all right to answer the call during class.

B. objected to deciding grades only by the quality of a student’s work.

C. thought they did most of the work for class and should get a B.

D. agreed that they should be given top grades because of their hard work.

3. Which of the following opinions do social critics agree to about children’s activities?

A．Those who are active in the activities can get an award.

B．Only by playing an important role in the activities can you get an award.

C．An award is prepared for anyone who performs best in the activities.

D．Whoever takes part in the activities can get an award.

4.From the sixth paragraph we can learn that _____.

A．it costs much more to build a college than to buy a house.

B．the costs of studying at college are much more than staying at home.

C．the costs of sending a child to college are much more than buying a house.

D．it is difficult for parents to send a child to college.

5.What does the former assistant want to tell students with the example of the baseball player?

A．Effort can lead to good results.             B．Effort is very necessary.

C．Effort and results are quite different.        D．No good results, effort is unnecessary.

How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.

    Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.

    To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.

    The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate vegetables and drink water from a garden hose-pipe(橡胶软管). Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”

    Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.

1.What kind of person is Rob Thompson?

A. He is curious about people’s personal life   B.He is kind—hearted to animals

C.He dislike people around                 D. He likes to help poor people

2. The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.

   A. unsolved problem                      B. surprising wonder

   C. unbelievable condition                  D. hidden difficulty

3. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

   A. That they had nothing for amusement.

   B. That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.

   C. That they had to do almost everything under others’ very eyes.

   D. That they didn’t have meat to eat.

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

   A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500            B. Do Not Feed Humans

   C. Living Like a Chicken                 D. Getting Along Well Anyway

    Do this and you’ll be welcome anywhere．

    Why read this book to find out how to win friends?Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the wodd has ever known?Who is he?You may meet him coming down the street．When you get within ten feet of him，he will begin to wag its tail．If you stop and pat him，he’ll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you．And you know this show of love．There is no secret motives：he doesn’t want to sell you any real estate，and he doesn’t want to be your husband or wife．

    Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn’t have to work for a living?A hen has to lay eggs；a cow has to give milk；and a canary has to sing．But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love．

    When I was five years old，my father bought a little yellow―haired young dog for fifty cents．He was the light and joy of my childhood．Every afternoon amund four thirty，he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road，and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the bush，he was off like a shot，racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer．

    Tippy was my good companion for five years．Then one night―I shall never forget it―he was killed within ten feet of my head，killed by lightning．Tippy’s death was the terrible event of my childhood．

    You never read a book on psychology，Tippy．You didn’t need to．You know that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him．Let me repeat that．You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you．

57．When the writer writes“the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known”，he refers to

      A．himself                B．Tippy                  C．a pet dog          D．a psychology book

58．The writer takes Tippy as a good example to        ．

      A．explain how to win love from others

      B．show how he liked his friend

      C．tell the readers why they should read the book

      D．show us how a pet dog should behave

59．According to the writer，to be welcome anywhere，you must           ．

      A．know much about others’feelings              B．do everything without secret motives

      C．satisfy the needs of different people             D．show care and love for others

60．Generally speaking，in what tone is the passage written?

      A．Light                   B．Serious                C．Sad                       D．Disappointed

For about a decade, I knew that I needed to improve my handwriting, but I always put it off. “My typing skills are good, my communication skills are good, and all my other abilities are adequate for the job I do and the life I live. Why would I need to improve my handwriting in such a modern world?” I thought.
I was sort of hit by the fact that my handwriting needed improving quite suddenly in the form of a note from my boss. Obviously one of the notes I had posted on the office message board had been misunderstood because of my handwriting. My boss demanded that I learn to write in a neat way, something I couldn’t ignore any longer.
I tried a lot of different methods to improve my handwriting. Nowadays, there are more resources than before. You don’t even have to go to the store and can buy handwriting training materials online. I tried out a lot of these, and my handwriting did improve somewhat. Now I make sure I form every letter correctly. This is inconvenient and time-consuming, but it is better than having my comments misread.
People come up to me and tell me how nice my handwriting is. I have never thought of that, but this is exactly what has happened. It really is a pleasure, but it isn’t enough. In the long run, I actually have to go to a handwriting coach to improve my handwriting. It seems like I have years and years of bad habits that I have to break, and this isn’t something I could handle on my own. I need someone to teach me how to write clearly from the ground up.
【小题1】The underlined word “adequate” in the first paragraph probably means “    ”.
Aclear enough       B. common enough    C. good enough  D. special enough
【小题2】The writer made the decision to improve his handwriting because        .