I’m confused these days. We are taught at home and at school that using violence (暴力) is the least civilized (文明的) way to solve problems. For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing at the beach. I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement. If two adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right?

When two countries disagree, they often fight a war. Why is using violence not okay at home, at school, or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars, not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees (难民) exist, too.

A war is a great violence, like two people fighting over a shell, just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really “make peace” by killing so many people? I don’t think bombs (炸弹) can reach people’s hearts and change them. Bombs can’t create love and caring, and that’s what we need in the world. Why do adults use violence so quickly? Why can’t they use their wisdom (智慧) and talk it over?

Adults might say that things are not that easy. But they are the ones that teach us to be kind, not to hurt people, and not to kill. Why don’t they act as what they say?

---A page from a 12-year-old boy, Joshua’s diary.

(    )71 At the beach, Joshua ________.

A. hit his friend                  B. won a beautiful shell

C. played with a beautiful shell      D. came to an agreement with his friend

(    )72 What’s the key to peace in Joshua’s opinion?

A. Love and care for each other.     B. Don’t use violence so quickly.

C. Stop using bombs in wars.       D. Don’t hurt or kill people in wars.

(    )73.What does the sentence “Bombs can’t create love and caring ,and that’s what we need in the world.” mean?

A．We need to use violence to solve problems.

B．What we need is bombs.

C．We need bombs to create love and caring.

D．What we need in the world is love and caring.

(    )74. From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to ________.

A. learn from children            B. be children’s models

C. be kind to children            D. teach children how to solve problems

(    )75. Choose the best title (标题) for the passage.

 A. Adults and Wars              B. How to Stop Wars

C. Wars Can’t Make Peace        D. Ways of Solving Problems   

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71. Nowadays cats are no longer good at c_________ mice. They would rather be people’s pets.

72.Nothing is i_____________ to those who will try. Just go ahead.

73.According to the w______________ report, it is going to rain tomorrow.

74.Sometimes people are allowed to make a few small m_________ as no one is perfect.

75.Yesterday’s meeting l_______________ 3 hours, from 2 pm to 5pm.

76. There are 26 votes for him 8 a­­­­____________ him, and he won in the end.

77.The photos are very nice. When did you have them t_______________?                               

78.Today is a gift, because we call today p___________.

79.The f_________ distance I have run is ten miles.

80.I don’t remember where I have l_____ my keys at home or in the car.

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71. In summer vacation, you can have p ______ of time to do what you like.

72. Would you mind t__________ for me? I can’t speak French.

73. --- “Peter, supper is ready! Come d________ to have supper.” --- “I’m coming.”

74. If you want to learn more about our school, you can visit our w________ to get information on the Internet.

75. Winter is coming, we should keep warm, or we will e______ catch cold.

76. The school will p________ us with rooms. we needn’t book them by ourselves. But we must bring our own food.

77. Kids shouldn’t eat too much c_____ which are bad for their teeth.

78. Paris has many fantastic sights i______ the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.

79. Volunteering at the local hospital will be a great e­_______ for me because I want to be a doctor..

80. Look! The baby is walking t_____ the river, it’s dangerous.

A: Sally, are you free tomorrow evening?

B: 　　(71)　

A: Why not go to the movies?

B:　 (72)　 I like seeing movies very much.

A:　 (73)　

B: Well, I like comedies because they are funny.

What about you?

A: I like them, too. I hear Mr. Bean is on. 　　(74)　 .

B: Sure. Let’s meet at seven o’clock tomorrow evening.

A: Oh, it’s a little earlier.

B:　 (75)　

A: OK. See you tomorrow evening.

B: See you.

　　 Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.

　　 Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.

　　 Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

　　 "I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."

　 69. What did Nathan put on his desk at college?

　　　 A. The Statue of Liberty.　　　　　　　　 B. Superman.

　　　 C. His serf-portrait.　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Greenwich Village modal.

　 70. Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?

　　　 A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.

　　　 B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.

　　　 C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.

　　　 D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.

　 71. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　　 A. Nathan's work.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Nathan's exhibition.

　　　 C. Nathan's art.　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Nathan's self-portrait

　 72. What would be the best title for the passage?

　　　 A. The Brick Artist　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. The Brick Exhibition

　　　 C. Toy Bricks for Adults　　　　　　　　 D. The Artist's Childhood