(D)

Mobile phones are more important than ever in the daily lives of students, but how they use them has changed greatly in the past six years. While phones are still widely use for communication, a recent study has found that most students think talking on mobile phones is now old-fashioned.

London University researchers surveyed 1055 young people aged 13 to 18 about their mobile phone habits. The researchers divided mobile phone use into “communication” and “entertainment”. Communication included talking on the phone and writing messages using texting（短信）or chatting software. Entertainment was made up of playing games, watching movies, listening to music and surfing the Internet. The findings were then compared to a 2008 study, to see what changed. The results are shown below:

Perhaps most surprising is how little time students spend talking on their phones these days. Six years ago the average student spent 36% of their mobile phone time making or receiving calls. In 2014, only 10% of time was used for talking. When students use their phones to communicate, more and more often it is done by using chat software like qq or we chat.

“Communication is still an important function of mobile phones. But now mobile phones are being used more for entertainment than for communication,” said Dr Harry Lectre, the research leader.

61. What was the most popular mobile phone activity in 2014?

　 A. Talking.　　　 B. Texting.　　 　 C. Playing games.　　 　　　　 D. Watching movies.

62. In total, what percentage of time did students use their mobile phones for communication in 2008?

A. 16%.　　　　 　　　　　 B. 28%.　　　 　　　　　 C. 35%.　　　　　　 　　　　 D. 71%.

63. Which of the following is true about watching movies on mobile phones?

　　　 A. It has increased most over the past six years.

B.14% of students now watch movies on their mobile phones.

C. It was the most popular type of mobile phone entertainment in 2008.

D. Students now spend more time watching movies than talking on their phones.

64. Which mobile phone activities were more popular than surfing the Internet in 2014?

　　　 A. Chatting and watching movies.

B. Chatting and listening to music.

C. Playing games and watching movies.

D. Playing games and texting.

65. The passage can best be described as a/an_______.

　　　 A. report　　　　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advertisement　　　　　　　　　 D. argument

　(C)

In today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular-animal friendship.

It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasingly important in treating older people who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.

Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Net used to say, “Hi, John!” We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.

Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.

If you want to know more about animal helper programmes, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “animal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in.

56. Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with?

　　　 A. Heart disease　　　　　　 B. Cancer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Fever　　　　　　　　 D. Blood pressure

57. The underlined word “mute” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. a person who speaks slowly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a person who does not speak

C. a person who cannot hear　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a person who enjoys talking

58. The purpose of paragraph 3 is to _______.

　　　 A. show how animals can help with illnesses

B. discuss the problems of keeping pets

C. describe how to train animal helpers

D. introduce some new medical research

59. How can animals help school children according to the passage?

　　　 A. They can improve children’s memory.

B. They can make children more popular.

C. They can increase children’s blood pressure.

D. They can teach children to share with each other.

60. What is the best title of this passage?

　　　 A. Be kind to animals

B. Talking to animals　　　　　　

C. The most dangerous diseases

D. Get healthy with animal helpers

　(B)

In early November of 1503, during Christopher Columbus’ fourth and final trip America, his ship was seriously damaged in a storm. Columbus and his men had to live on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and return to Spain.

　　 At first, the local people on the island were very kind to the European visitors, giving them all the food and clothes they needed to survive. However, as the months passed, the local people became more and more unhappy with their guests, who were tricking and stealing from them. Finally the locals decided to stop helping. Without food or any way to leave the island, Columbus’ group was soon in serious trouble.

　　 Luckily for Columbus, he had a book about the stars and planets on his ship. It described the movements of all the objects in the night sky. The book, written by a well-known German scientist, said there would be a total lunar eclipse (月食) on the evening of February 29, 1504 and how long it would last.

　　 Columbus worked out the difference in time between Germany and North America. He then had a meeting with the local leaders just before the eclipse would take place. In this meeting, Columbus told them his god was angry because the local people were no longer giving food. So his god would take away the moon to punish them. At the moment Columbus finished talking, just as he had planned, the moon began disappearing.

　　 The local leaders grew frightened and quickly agreed to provide Columbus with food and anything else he wanted. But first, Columbus’ god had to return the moon. Columbus told them he would have to discuss the idea with his god on his ship. Knowing the moon would stay completely hidden for about 48 minutes, Columbus returned just before the moon began to reappear. From that day on, until they finally left, Columbus and his men no longer had any trouble getting the food they needed.

51. At first, the local people helped Columbus and his men by__________.

　 A. giving them food　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. building a house for them

　 C. repairing their ship　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. providing them with a book

52. The local people became angry because the Europeans__________.

　 A. looked very different　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had nothing to trade

　 C. were cheats and thieves　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wanted to take their land

53. Where did Columbus learn about the lunar eclipse?

　 A. From a book.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. From the moon.

　 C. From his group.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. From the locals.

54. What did Columbus do after returning to his ship on the night of the meeting?

　 A. He discussed the problem with his god.

　 B. He waited for the eclipse to finish.

　 C. He read about the stars and planets.

　 D. He told his men what happened.

55. What can we learn about the Europeans from the passage?

　 A. They all believed in god.

　 B. They never returned to Spain.

　 C. They admired the local people.

　 D. They caused their own problems.

35. A. so　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　 　 D. how

34. A. closest　　　　　　 　 B. most close　　　　　 C. closer　　　　　　 　　 D. closely

33. A. it　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. them　　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 　　 D. ones

32. A. simple　　　　　　 　 B. simply　　　　　　 C. simpler　　　 　　　 D. simplest

31. A. as　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. that　　　 　　 D. until