In our life, we will have a lot of time to feel low. If there’s one thing that ruins us, which   48  us from doing what we’re   49  capable of and prevents us from achieving our dreams, it is fear of   50 .

Many of us go through our lives never knowing what we could have done and what has often been heard is that if only we hadn’t given up our   51 .

What if you had given up on   52  to talk, walk, read, ride a bike, or any other achievements before you were even five years old? How   53  would your life have turned out if you’d given up instead of    54  with them?

Now, how different has your life been because of the goals you gave up? Because you were afraid that you would fail, how many experiences and opportunities have you   55  out on because you couldn’t get past that invisible barrier of fear!?

1.                A．increases       B．stops           C．inspires   D．helps

2.                A．truly           B．hardly          C．honestly  D．easily

3.                A．death          B．trouble         C．sorrow   D．failure

4.                A．plans          B．jobs            C．dreams   D．lives

5.                A．trying          B．learning        C．practicing D．studying

6.                A．strange         B．poor           C．successful     D．different

7.                A．playing         B．covering        C．sticking   D．moving

8.                A．missed         B．picked          C．taken D．looked

If you want to add a bit of attitude to your wardrobe(衣柜) this summer, a slogan T-shirt may be just what you are looking for.

Slogan T-shirts, also known as message T-shirts, have long been a means of telling the world what we care about. For instance, in the 1960s and 70s, people protesting against the Vietnam War got their message across with T-shirt slogans such as “Make Love Not War”.

In the 1980s, slogan T-shirts reached the peak of their popularity after British designer Katharine Hamnett’s “Choose Life” T-shirt was worn by pop band Wham in one of their music videos. Celebrities continue to play a role in popularizing the trend today. From Paris Hilton’s “I Love Shoes, Bags and Boys” to Eva Longoria’s “I Want More Privacy”; from Chris Martin’s “Stop Handgun Violence” to Jennifer Love Hewitt’s “Save the Future”, stars have been letting their T-shirts do the talking.

And 2011 has seen the emergence of a number of new T-shirt slogans. Here are some of the most popular ones: Save Japan!

This is a line of slogan T-shirts designed by celebrities including Victoria Beckham and Lady Gaga to support recovery efforts in earthquake-stricken Japan. The T-shirts feature words of encouragement from the celebrities, such as “Through Struggle We Unite and Overcome” from Orlando Bloom.

Public Enemy #1 Is Dead

Hours after Barack Obama announced the killing of Osama bin Laden, excited Americans started celebrating the death of the September 11 mastermind with T-shirt slogans including“Public Enemy #1 Is Dead” and“It Took Obama to Get Osama”, according to the Washington Post.

Thank You for the Day Off

This is a British royal wedding inspired T-shirt slogan, as the wedding day for William and Kate was made a public holiday in Britain. Even if you couldn’t care less about royal weddings, everybody loves a day off work! I heart NY

The “I heart NY” T-shirt is still very popular today, but its origin dates back to the mid 1970s when the New York State tourism department needed a slogan to convince people that New York is a good city to visit. Graphic designer Milton Glaser dreamt up the slogan.

56. The author mentioned “Make Love Not War”T-shirt in order to show______ .

A. people protested against the Vietnam War

B. the world what we care about

C. the author loved such slogan T-shirts

D. slogan T-shirts are special

57. The underlined word “Celebrities” in the third paragraph probably means______ .

A. designers                                                     B. slogan T-shirts

C. famous people                                             D. pop band Wham

58. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. Stars have played an important role in making slogan T-shirts popular.

B. Pop stars like all kinds of slogan T-shirts.

C. Slogan T-shirts worn by pop stars can talk.

D. It was Katharine Hamnett that made slogan T-shirts reach the peak of their popularity.

59. What did the T-shirt slogan“Thank You for the Day Off”try to express?

A. Everyone in the world cares about the British royal wedding.

B. William and Kate designed the slogan T-shirt.

C. The royal wedding day was made a public holiday in Britain.

D. People love a day off work.

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

A. All kinds of T-shirts

B. T-shirts do the talking

C. Most popular T-shirt slogans

D. Why slogan T-shirts are popular

In our life, we will have a lot of time to feel low. If there’s one thing that ruins us, which   48  us from doing what we’re   49  capable of and prevents us from achieving our dreams, it is fear of   50 .
Many of us go through our lives never knowing what we could have done and what has often been heard is that if only we hadn’t given up our   51 .
What if you had given up on   52  to talk, walk, read, ride a bike, or any other achievements before you were even five years old? How   53  would your life have turned out if you’d given up instead of    54  with them?
Now, how different has your life been because of the goals you gave up? Because you were afraid that you would fail, how many experiences and opportunities have you   55  out on because you couldn’t get past that invisible barrier of fear!?

Jasmine Harman，a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to   36   her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life   37  a secret about her background—one she couldn’t   38  to be made public.

“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my   39  ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a   40   illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep  41  batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she   42   in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be   43   if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a   44   life.

Two years ago, Jasmine did something   45  . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do   46  our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders   47 

Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an)   48   herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their   49  . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it   50  . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel   51  .”

“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for   52  , because you couldn’t get people into the house   53  . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The   54   still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still   55   with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”

36. A. settle                   B. take                C. beat                    D. calm

37. A. making         B. discovering            C. hiding                        D. mixing

38. A. wait          B. plan               C. cover                         D. bear

39. A. work                 B. mum                C. illness                 D. memory

40. A. mental                B. physical            C. final                         D. social

41. A. new           B. used               C. round               D. expensive

42. A. put away             B. made out           C. picked up            D. dug out

43. A. terrible         B. grateful            C.OK                   D. crazy

44. A. rich            B. normal             C. simple                D. hard

45. A. special               B. dangerous          C. hopeless                  D. impossible

46. A. hope          B. wonder             C. fear                 D. doubt

47. A. ended up            B. broke down         C. kept away           D. came out

48. A. patient               B. expert             C. example              D. role

49. A. friends               B. bosses             C. families              D. mistakes

50. A. fair            B. safe               C. false                 D. public

51. A. better                B. younger            C. prouder             D. worse

52. A. years                B. months            C. centuries             D. weeks

53. A. hardly         B. actually            C. luckily                D. regularly

54. A. dream         B. way               C. house                 D. study

55. A. struggling      B. filling             C. turning                 D. begging

As a computer exhibition Bill gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: “If GM had kept up with technology like computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon.”

  In response to Bill’s comments, General Motors announced a news release stating: if GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1.       For no reason your car would crash twice a day.

2.       Every time they repaired the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.

3.       Sometimes your car would die on the free way for no reason and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.

4.       Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought “Car95” or Car NT”. But then you would have to buy more seats.

5.       If you try to get your car to a mechanic, you’d make a long distance call, be put on hold for three or four hours, when you finally got the mechanic, you’d be told how to fix it yourself, and mechanic would hang up before you even tried his or her suggestions.

6.       People would get excited about the “ new” features in Microsoft cars, forgetting completely they had been available in other cars for many years.

7.       The airbag system would say: “Are you sure?” before going off.

8.       Every time GM introduced a new model car, buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

9.       Microsoft cars would have a special radio/cassette player which would only be able to listen to Microsoft FM, and play Microsoft Cassettes.

10.   If you couldn’t afford to buy a new car, then you could just borrow your friends and then copy it.

11.   You’d press the “start” button to shut off the engine.

46. The purpose of writing this article is ______.         

A. to state the advantages of Microsoft in making cars

B to inform that Microsoft will make cars in the future.

C. To compare cars made by GM with those made by Microsoft

D. To make fun of the disadvantages of Microsoft’s products

47. It can be inferred from the passage that the airbag system of the new car _____.   

A. would be safer than the old one

B. would become useless in case of an accident

C. would not surprise the driver by going off suddenly

D. would remind the driver of the danger ahead of time

48 What does the writer really mean by saying “You’d press the “start” button to shut off the engine”?            

A. The design of Microsoft is very funny and strange.

B. It is better to control the engine like a computer.

C. The engine control system requires to be improved.

D. It is impossible to shut off the engine by pressing the “start” button.

49. The best title of this passage would be ______.        

A. Characteristics of the New Cars   B. GM Should Learn from Microsoft

C. If Microsoft Built Cars                D. New Cars to be Made in the future