Like a]l little children, my seven-year-old daughter gets scared sometimes when she is trying to go to sleep．If the wind is howling, her 　 36　 can begin working overtime and she may see a (n) 　37 in the shadows laughing in the wind.

This past Monday was one such night. 　38 after I put her to bed, she came into my room crying that she was scared. She said she 　39 the sound of a bad guy laughing and she was extremely afraid that 　40 was going to get all of us. Her tears 　41 my heart, and I held my daughter in my arms and assured her that nothing would happen to her. I walked her back into her room and 　42 down beside her to continue to assure her that I would keep her safe.

“Yes, I know you will always 　43 me, Daddy, but what about when you go to sleep?” she asked.

“Sweetheart,” I comforted her, “there are great angels all around this house, and they 　44 sleep. They are here just to safeguard us. They can 　45 any bad guy from getting in here.”

“ 46 , Daddy, what about when the angels miss? I mean like when kids are kidnapped (绑架)or robbers 　47 people’s houses – what about those 　48 ?”

Her question struck m e – when did I start 　49 questions like this? When did I begin not to consider the most obvious problems of our 　50 ? I mean, I 　51 problems every day but I am still very surprised by this 　52 question.

I considered her question and realized there is no perfect 　53 . And I drew my 　54 and simply sated, “I don’t know, sweetheart.” I held her a little 　55 , and I went back to my original answer, “I am with you.”

36．A．thought　　　　　　　　　 B．imagination　　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　　　　　　 D．creation

37．A．picture　　　　　　　　　 B．animal　　　　　　　　　　 C．tree　　　　　　　　　　　 D．figure

38．A．Shortly　　　　　　　　　 B．Long　　　　　　　　　　 C．Hardly　　　　　　　　　 D．Quietly

39．A．ignored　　　　　　　　　 B．made　　　　　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　　　 D．invited

40．A．anyone　　　　　　　　　 B．nobody　　　　　　　　　 C．someone　　　　　　　　 D．anybody

41．A．felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cut　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．comforted　　　　　　 D．got

42．A．lay　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lied　　　　　　　　　　　 D．slept

43．A．hold　　　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　　　 C．keep　　　　　　　　　　　 D．protect

44．A．sometimes　　　　　　 B．never　　　　　　　　　　 C．often　　　　　　　　　　 D．always

45．A．catch　　　　　　　　　　 B．see　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．stop　　　　　　　　　　　 D．observe

46．A．Thus 　　　　　　　　　 B．Then 　　　　　　　　　　 C．So 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．But

47．A．break into 　　　　　　 B．run into 　　　　　　　　 C．come into 　　　　　　 D．turn into

48．A．years 　　　　　　　　　 B．months 　　　　　　　　 C．days 　　　　　　　　　　 D．times

49．A．judging 　　　　　　　　 B．asking 　　　　　　　　　 C．avoiding 　　　　　　　 D．causing

50．A．existence 　　　　　　　 B．workshop 　　　　　　 C．memory 　　　　　　　 D．nature

51．A．point to 　　　　　　　　 B．deal with 　　　　　　　 C．play with 　　　　　　 D．stick to

52．A．hard 　　　　　　　　　　 B．simple 　　　　　　　　　 C．stupid 　　　　　　　　　 D．clever

53．A．result 　　　　　　　　　 B．word 　　　　　　　　　 C．answer 　　　　　　　　 D．exercise

54．A．breath 　　　　　　　　　 B．conclusion 　　　　　　 C．attention 　　　　　　　 D．money

55．A．closer 　　　　　　　　　 B．further 　　　　　　　　 C．higher 　　　　　　　　　 D．tighter

C

Are you afraid of change? Whether it is you personally or the working/living environment around you that changes, change will happen, it’s one guarantee I can give you and if you want success you need to make changes too.

   Throughout the history of mankind changes have happened and they will continue to do so until the end of time. I do not think I need give you a list of any of these events they are obvious to us all.

    Where are you going with this Steve, I hear you saying to yourself, everyone knows that changes happen all the time and we as human beings adapt accordingly. Well, yes, I agree with you to a point, but in that case why are we all not living the life we want in the world we want?

    Because some of us resist change, because we are afraid of the unknown factors that change may bring into our lives.

    Stop resisting and the changes will happen automatically, that is what happened to me when I started using hypnosis（睡眠状态） and mediation （沉思）to help me come to terms with the changes I needed to make to get out of Going Nowhere Land. I honestly believe that if I had not lost my fear of change when I did that there is absolutely no way that I would be enjoying life and the success I am having as much as I do at this moment in time.

     My intention is to carry on enjoying life to the full and to successfully help others to do the same and if that means making even more changes to my life, as it surely will, then bring them on and let’s get started.

    It does not matter if you start off making small changes like getting up early so that you can share breakfast with your loved ones, take some exercise or meditating before going to work, start making those changes now. By getting into the habit of making changes, you will accept change into your life, you will begin to change more of your old habits into new and better ones and even enjoy the feeling that making those changes brings and the success that comes with them.

64. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Are you afraid of change?         B. Changing for success.

C. Why do you resist change.         D. Change brings happiness.

65. The underlined phrase “come to terms with” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_______ “

A. reach an agreement with            B. fight against

C. accept something unpleasant         D. overcome the bad consequences of

66. From the fifth paragraph we can infer that ___________.

A. the author has never been afraid of changes in his life.

B. the author used to believe that changes happened automatically

C. the author is still not satisfied with his present situation

D. the author had experienced a period of frustration(挫折) in his life

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

A. list the necessary changes we ought to make

B. advise us to make any necessary changes

C. explain what changes can bring

D. explain the progress of making changes

 Plants don’t have legs to run or arms to throw a ball, but that doesn’t  21  that plants can’t 22at all． If you watch closely, you will see 23 plants bend their stems and flowers toward the sunlight every day． 24  are plants able to move   25 they don’t have bodies like animals do?

       Plants cells  26  chemicals called auxins（植物生长素） to   27  them to move． To find out how chemicals   28,  think of a plant outside in a garden． Because the sun  rise in the east in the morning, the   29 side of the plant stem is in the light． But the west side of the stem is in the _30 ． So the cells in the shaded side of the stem   31 to make auxins, which make that side of the stem grow  32  while the side of the stem   33  the sun grows much slower．  When the shaded side grows faster, it makes the whole stem  34  toward the sunlight, and  35  leaves and flowers on the stem face the 36  too． When the sun moves to the west in the afternoon, the   37  thing happens and the stem bends toward the light again．

       38   is a reason why the plant produces chemicals that make stems 39  the sun．  Leaves  40 sunlight to make food for the plant． So it is important for stem to get as much light as they can．

21．A． tell                   B． promise           C． show               D． mean

22．A． grow                B． go               C． move               D． stand

23．A． most                 B． few              C． tall                 D． short

24．A． why                 B． How              C． Where              D． When

25．A． because              B． although           C． if                  D． as soon as

26．A． make                B． accept            C． keep               D． send

27．A． push                B． bring             C． help                D． stop

28．A． form                B． work             C． flow               D． look at

29．A． west                B． bright            C． opposite            D east

30．A． shade                B． light              C． dark               D． garden

31．A． stop                 B． begin           C． continue             D． help

32．A． fast                 B． slowly            C． up                 D． badly

33．A． near                 B． toward           C． against             D． in

34．A． bend                B． fall               C． turn                D． walk

35．A． some              B． all                 C． few                D． no

36．A． stem               B． west              C． ground             D． sun

37．A． common           B． strange            C． same               D． different

38．A． This                B． That             C． It                 D． There

39．A． follow             B． circle             C． catch              D． pull

40．A． receive             B． have             C． use                D． reduce

Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster （过山车） on Earth, drops its passengers a life-flashing 418 feet．Ferrari World's Formula Rossa, the fastest, takes riders' breath away at speeds of up to150 mph． BRC Imagination Arts, a Southern California design firm, has proposed something entirely new:  a ride that creates the sensation of zero gravity for up to eight seconds at a time．

BRC drew its concept from the "Vomit Comet," the plane NASA uses to train astronauts． Its proposed theme-park ride would travel up and then back,  similar to the existing "Superman: Escape from Krypton" coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California． But unlike Superman and other open-car coasters, the vomit-comet ride would be fully enclosed． Riders would enjoy the illusion of floating within a stable chamber．

To create that illusion, a special motor system would speed coasters up the track with great precision（精确度）． As the coaster approached a top speed of more than  100 mph, it would suddenly and ever so slightly slow down-just enough to throw the passengers up from their seats and then quickly adjust its speed to fly in formation with and around the passengers． As the coaster reached the top of the track and began to drop back down, the computer system would continue to match its speed to that of the falling passengers, extending the sensation of weightlessness for several additional seconds, and finally rapidly slow down to a stop back at the base station．

Roller coasters typically cost no more than $30 million, but the zero-gravity ride would cost $50 million or more, to a large extent because the precision-response propulsion system（推进系统） is so complex． But if someone were to write a check today, Rogers says, his company could be sending riders on weightless journeys by the end of2014．

67． What makes BRC's coaster different?

       A． It's the tallest roller coaster in the States．

       B． It's the fastest roller coaster on Earth．

       C． It can bring a sensation of zero gravity to its riders．

       D． It is a NASA product．

68． Why would people in BRC's coaster have an illusion of floating in the chamber?

       A． Because it's designed with the inspiration of Superman．

       B． Because a special functioning motor system is applied to it．

       C． Because the coaster can approach a top speed of more than 100 mph．

       D． Because the coaster would cost $20 million more than normal ones．

69． At what point could a rider begin to feel weightless?

       A． When the coaster reduced its speed immediately after it reached its top speed.

       B． When the coaster began to increase its speed．

       C． When the coaster reduced its speed to a stop back at the base station．

       D． When the coaster reached the top of the track．

70． What can we infer from the passage?

       A． BRC is a famous design firm．

       B． You feel like a superman when riding BRC coaster．

       C． BRC's budget can't make the project complete until 2014．

       D． Kingda Ka and Ferrari World's Formula Rossa will close down soon．

Even if we have an extremely healthy diet and lifestyle, the human body is programmed to wear out at a maximum of about 120 years, and usually less. We all have a biological clock inside us which determines the moment when our organs cease to function properly. This is because our cells have stopped renewing themselves and our body can no longer repair itself. This is also the moment when we are more likely to begin to suffer from the diseases of old age such as arthritis and Alzheimer’s. However, rapid advances in DNA research are beginning to throw light on the secrets of the ageing process. By the end of this century we could literally have the power of life over death.
Although it has long been accepted that humans have a fixed lifespan, it is also a fact that certain other organisms, such as reptiles and amphibians, appear to live indefinitely. The only reason we do not see 500-year-old alligators is because in the wild their lives are always in danger, from man, from pollution and from other animals. When they are kept in zoos they do not seem to age at all after they are fully grown. The same is true of some species of fish, which grow indefinitely and show no signs of ageing. The existence of animals with no fixed lifespan seems to indicate that an age gene really does exist. It is this gene which scientists are searching for, which may delay or repair damage to the body caused by ageing.
Another new area of research involves the oxidation（氧化） theory, which says that ageing is caused by the same process that makes iron rust. In controlled experiments, the lifespans of certain animals were shown to be lengthened with anti-oxidants; for example, the lifespan of mice can be increased by 30%. Antioxidants are already being used in face creams and other cosmetics, and they are likely to play an important part in keeping people physically young.
Perhaps the most immediate advance we are likely to see in the battle to halt（停止）the ageing process will be organ replacement. By the year 2020 it is likely that we will be replacing injured bones or even organs like livers and kidneys with ones “grown” in laboratories. By 2050 perhaps every organ in the body, except the brain, will have become commercially available. Recent experiments also show that it may one day be possible to “grow” new organs inside our body to replace worn-out ones, something which lizards and alligators already do.
Suddenly immortality（不死，不朽） seems within reach. We can begin to imagine a future where we are born, we grow to maturity, but we never grow old and die. But do we really want to live forever?
【小题1】 When all humans reach a certain age,         .