15．Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast？A short time ago，a test was given in the United States．People of different ages，from 12 to 83，were asked to have a test．During the test，these people were given all kinds of breakfasts，and sometimes they got no breakfast at all．Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had different kinds of breakfasts．
   The rules show that if a person eats a right breakfast，he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast．If a student has fruit，eggs，bread and milk before going to school，he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class．
   The result is opposite to what some people think．Having no breakfast will not help them lose weight．This is because they are so hungry at noon that eat too much for lunch．They will gain weight instead of losing it．You will lose weight if you reduce your other meals．
25．During the test，the people were givenB．
A．no breakfast at all．
B．different breakfast or sometimes none
C．very rich breakfasts         
D．little food for breakfast
26．Scientists wanted to know whetherA．
A．breakfast had any effect on work and studies．
B．people were interested in breakfast
C．breakfast did harm to people's health
D．people would work better without breakfast
27．According to the passage，some people think without breakfast they willD．
  A．not be hungry at all．
B．get a good result in their work
C．gain weight                   
D．lose weight
28．Which of the following sentence is NOT right？C
A．It is bad for your health to have no breakfast．
B．No breakfast and more lunch may make you fatter．
C．The more breakfast you have，the more quickly you will learn in class．
D．If you don't eat much for lunch and supper，you may lose weight．

14．Apple has entered the textbook market．The tech giant（科技巨頭）introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform（平臺）．They are digital books in many subjects taking in science，maths，history and geography．
   Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction with （連接）major textbook publishers．The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students．
   Apple says it offers a"new textbook experience"and suggests its iBoo ks textbooks are"the next chapter in learning"．It sounds like good news for pupils and students．Think of it．No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks．Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad．No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away．
   Of course there's a catch．You need to own an iPad and as you know，it is not cheap．You also need to buy digital textbooks，mostly priced each at 14.99（94.74yuan）orless．Textbookpublishingwasworth 8.7 billion in the US alone last year．And the rest，as they say，is history．Will Apple revolutionize（進(jìn)行革命）learning？Will digital books take over completely in education？That remains to be seen．
32．What is the best title of the text？A
A．Apple Enters New Market              
B．A Different Way of Learning
C．Experience Digital Textbooks         
D．Say Good-bye to Tradition
33．iBooks textbooks will do good to pupils and students becauseD．
A．they are free to get                     
B．they are favorite gifts   
C．they are ipad-based                      
D．they are easy to carry
34．The underlined words"a catch"in Paragraph 4 are closest in meaning to"B．"
A．a(chǎn)n advantage                     
B．a(chǎn) problem
C．a(chǎn) surprise                           
D．a(chǎn)n order
35．What can we know from the last two paragraphs？C
A．iPad-based textbooks have greatly changed our learning．
B．Traditional textbooks will be replaced sooner or later．
C．Digital books have advantages and disadvantages．
D．Apple has earned a lot from the textbook market．

13．Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar，it is also delicious．Most people，and many animals，like eating it．However，the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees'nest and take the honey from it．Often，these nests are high up in trees，and it is difficult to find them．In parts of Africa，though，people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper-a little bird called a honey guide．
    The honey guide does not actually like honey，but it does like the wax（蠟）in the beehives （蜂房）．The little bird cannot reach this wax，which is deep inside the bees'nest．So，when it finds a suitable nest，it looks for someone to help it．The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people．Once it has their attention，it flies through the forest，waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest．When they finally arrive at the nest，the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches．Some of the honey，and the wax，always falls to the ground，and this is when the honey guide takes its share（份額）．
    Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax，but it is very determined in its efforts to get it．The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away．They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives，and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit．
28．Why is it difficult to find a wild bees'nest？A
A．It's hidden in trees．
B．It's small in size．
C．It's covered with wax．
D．It's hard to recognize．
29．What do the words"the follower"in Paragraph 2 refer to？D
A．A bee．
B．A bird．
C．A beekeeper．
D．A honey seeker．
30．The honey guide is special in the wayC．
A．it sings in the forest                
B．it goes to church
C．it gets its food                     
D．it reaches into bees'nests
31．What can be the best title for the text？B
A．Wild Bees                    
B．Honey-Lover's Helper
C．Beekeeping in Africa             
D．Wax and Honey．

12．There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise．Some people believe that they can't help putting on weight as they get older，while others hold that if they stop exercising，their muscles will turn into fat．Here are some more myths：
I'll never lose weight---I come from a fat family
Wrong!While we can't change the body type we are born with，we can't blame（責(zé)備）our genes for making us fat．There's plenty of ev idence that fatness runs in families，and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercise too little．
I am fat because I burn calories slowly
Wrong!Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism（新陳代謝）．If fact，although fat people consume（消耗）more energy that slim people，they also fail to realize how much they eat!Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake（攝入） more accurately．
Exercise is boring
Wrong!Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively（重復(fù)地）．The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that's fun as well as progressive．If you enjoy a Sunday walk，take a different route．If you do Yoga，try a tai chi class．If you like swimming，set yourself a distance or time challenge．
No pain，no gain
Wrong!Exercise is not meant to hurt．Indeed，pain is your body telling you something's wrong，and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury．You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly，but this is your body adapting to（適應(yīng)）the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly．If you don't，rest and seek medical advice．
24．What does the author think about being fat？D
A．It is the family genes that make people fat．
B．People are fat because they consume too little energy．
C．A diary of exercise can prevent people from be coming fat．
D．It is the consequence（后果）of people's unbalanced lifestyle．
25．According to the author，how can we make exercise mom interesting？A
A．By doing varied exercise．
B．By choosing simple exercise．
C．By taking regular exercise．
D．By sticking to outdoor exercise．
26．What is the author's opinion about"No pain，no gain"in exercising？B
A．Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience．
B．Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt．
C．Pain in exercise is a precondition（前提）for reaching your goal．
D．Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body．
27．What is the purpose of the passage？B
A．To declare（宣布）the importance of keeping lit．
B．To clarify（澄清）some false ideas about fatness and exercise．
C．To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit．
D．To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise．

11．I was at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bambolim，Goa，in the 1980s．On Inspection Day one year，an officer and his team from the Board of Education were coming to see how our school was run．As usual，our teachers asked us to be prepared．
At the end of the day，Mrs Sushila Tyaji，our Hindi teacher，walked in and told us that the inspector had come and qu ietly observed the class from the back door．He had also left an adverse remark!That was sad for us．Would we now be punished for having failed our teachers？There were no answers from Mrs Tyaji．Instead，she wrote the Hindi word"dukh"on the blackboard．And then she did something I have never seen a teacher do in my entire school life．She apologized．
"I am sorry for having taught you something wrong，"she said．"I missed out the dots between the letters‘du'and‘kh'．The inspector told me this in the staffroom．I hope you will not make this mistake in future．"
That admission had a significant effect on me．If our teacher can say sorry to us when she is wrong，why can't I？The incident helped me get rid of two common vices-ego and dishonesty．
Twenty-three years passed．I had to let my teacher know what that lesson meant to me．I recently located Mrs Sushila Tyaji using the Internet and went to meet her with my husband．
    She smiled when she heard my story of how her small decades-old apology had transformed me for good．"It's tough being a teacher．But every once in a while，when an old student comes along and tells us that we did something right，it makes up for everything else，"she said．
4．The underlined word"adverse"in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by"B"．
A．offensive         
B．unfavorable       
C．encouraging        
D．unforgettable
5．At the end of Inspection Day，Mrs TyajiC．
A．praised the students for their hard work
B．expressed her disappointment in the students
C．told the students that she had made a mistake
D．punished the students for their bad behavior
6．What did the author learn from Mrs Tyaji？A
A．Honesty is the best policy
B．Comfort is better than rude
C．One can never be too careful
D．It is better to be safe than sorry
7．The author's word during the visit made Mrs Tyaji feelB．
A．guilty        
B．contented           
C．surp rised               
D．embarrassed．

10．The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2September 1666．In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city，where most of the houses were wooden and close together．Over one hundred people became homeless，but only a few lost their lives．
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane．The baker，with his wife and family，was able to get out through a window in the roof．A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door．Then it spread quickly into Thames Street．That was the beginning．
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire．On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames．Tuesday was the worst day．The fire destroyed many well-known buildings，old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them．
Samuel Pepys，the famous writer，wrote about the fire，"People threw their things into the river．Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment．Birds fell out of the air because of the heat．"
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．With nothing left to burn，the fire became weak and finally died out．
After the fire，Christopher Wren，the architect（建筑師），wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone．In fact，the streets are still narrow，but he did build more than fifty churches，among which were St Paul's
The fire caused great pain and loss，but after it London was a better place：a city for the future and not just of the past．

28．How was the fire put out according to the text？D
A．The King and his soldiers came to help．
B．All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed．
C．People managed to get enough water from the river．
D．Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down
29．It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact thatC．
A．some people lost their lives   
B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C．many famous buildings were destroyed   
D．the King's bakery was burned down
30．Why did the writer cite（引用）Samuel Pepys？C
A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire．
B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire．
C．To give readers a clearer picture of the fire．
D．To show that poor people suffered most．
31．Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire？A
（a） There was a strong wind．
（b） The streets were very narrow．
（c） Many houses were made of wood．
（d） There was not enough water in the city．
（e） People did not discover the fire earlier．
A．（a），（b） and （c）                      
B．（a） and （b）
C．（a），（b），（c） and （d）　　          
D．（a），（b），（c），（d） and （e）

9．Nikenson's dad died when he was 3，and his mom often couldn't afford his school fees，so he got kicked out of school sometimes．But Nikenson would steal back onto the school grounds and stand outside the open classroom windows to listen，day after day．He studied on his own，keeping pace so that when his mom earned a few dollars，he could enter class again．
Against all difficulties，Nikenson graduated from high school this year，first in his class，with straight A's，and was elected class president．Nikenson is a reminder of the basic saying of life today：gift is universal，but opportunity is not．
Fortunately，with the help of some American people，Nikenson is now receiving a university education．He's benefiting from a program started by Bohan，a young American who was teaching in a Haitian high school．Bohan asked his family and friends to help other Haitians go to college．The program grew and became the Haitian Education and Leadership Program，or HELP，sending hundreds of young men and women to Haitian universities．
"Education works，"Bohan said simply．"Good education works for everybody，everywhere．It worked for you，for me，and it works for Haitians．""Over time，I've concluded that education may be the single best way to help people help themselves，whether in America or abroad．Yet，as a nation，we don't put enough money in education．So，in this holiday season，I'd suggest a moment to raise a glass and celebrate those who spread the gift of education．"
One clever new high school graduate，Elice，was working as a worker in a village and earning just﹩50a month．HELP sent him to college to study industrial engineering，and he just graduated and found a job at a European company as an engineer for﹩1，500a month．
"The only difference is his access to education，"said Bohan．

21．Why was Nikenson not allowed to enter class sometimes？C
A．Because his father died at an early age．
B．Because he often stole something in the school．
C．Because his family was too poor to afford school fees．
D．Because he liked standing outside the open classroom windows．
22．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably meansA．
A．chances are also important to gifted people
B．wise people can succeed in everything they do
C．gift is more necessary than opportunity
D．in life people with gift don't need opportunity
23．What's the purpose of Bohan starting HELP？D
A．To collect money for poor Americans．
B．To build more high schools in Haiti．
C．To send poor American students to study abroad．
D．To help Haitians receive a university education．
24．According to the passage，Bohan thinksB．
A．everyone should work for good education
B．education can make a big difference in life
C．more people will spread the gift of education soon
D．Elice ought to be one of the HELP's members．

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Nanshan Senior High School is a famous school with long history of more than 100years．Locating on the Nanshan hill，it overlooks the whole city of Mianyang，it is called"Silicon Valley in West China"．It is said that Nanshan Senior High School started by a British biologist in 1908．There are the large number of diligent teachers and hard-working students here，which have always been attraction to students from around the country．

7．More than four decades ago British scientist Robert Edwards first witnessed the miracle of human life growing inside a test tube at his Cambridge lab．Since that ground-breaking moment，more than four million babies have been born through IVF and in 2010his great contribution to science was finally recognized as he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine．
The prize for Dr．Edwards，who was given a Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Award in 2008，includes a£900，000check．The Nobel Assembly described IVF as a"milestone in modern medicine"．
With the help of fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe，the Manchester-born physiologist developed IVF-leading to the birth of the world's first test tube baby．Dr．Steptoe died 10years later but their work has transformed fertility treatment and given hope to millions of couples．
It was a scientific breakthrough that transformed the lives of millions of couples．They said："His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility，a disease which makes human unable to have a baby．This disease has been  afflicting a large percentage of mankind including more than 10% of all couples worldwide．"
Louise Brown，the world's first test tube baby，made international headlines when she was born in Oldham，Manchester，in 1978to parents Lesley and John who had been fruitlessly trying for a baby since 1969．
IVF-----in-vitro fertilization is the process whereby egg cells are fertilized outside the body before being implanted in the womb．After a cycle of IVF，the probability of a couple with infertility problems having a baby is one in five-the same as healthy couples who conceive naturally．
Professor Edwards，who has five daughters and 11grandchildren，began his research at Cambridge University in 1963，after receiving his PhD in 1955．He once said："The most important thing in life is having a child．Nothing is more special than a child．"With the help of fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe，Prof．Edwards founded the Bourn Hall clinic in Cambridge shire，which now treats more than 900women a year．Each year，more than 30，000women in Britain now undergo IVF and 11，000babies are born as a result of the treatment．
But his work attracted widespread criticism from some scientists and the Catholic Church who said it was"unethical and immoral"．
Martin Johnson，professor of reproductive sciences at the University of Cambridge，said the award was"long overdue"．He said："We couldn't understand why the Nobel has come so late but he is delighted-this is the cherry on the cake for him．"
Professor Edwards was too ill to give interviews but a statement released by his family said he was"thrilled and delighted"．

31．What is Robert Edwards'contribution to science？C
A．Enabling millions of couples to live a better life．
B．Seeing the wonder of the first tube baby growing
C．Helping couples with infertility to have tube babies．
D．Challenging a disease which stops human having a baby．
32．What does the underlined word"afflicting"（Paragraph 4）most probably refer to？A
A．Troubling 
B．Developing 
C．Improving 
D．Confusing
33．Why did Professor Edwards begin his research on tube baby？A
A．Because he thought it of great significance to have a child in life．
B．Because the birthrate around the world was unexpectedly low then．
C．Because a special child did make a difference to an ordinary family．
D．Because his fellow scientist wanted to give hope to the unlucky couples．
34．It can be inferred from Paragraph 8and Paragraph 9thatB．
A．Professor Edwards deserved the prize for his breakthrough．
B．different opinions were voiced on Professor Edwards'achievement．
C．some people envied Professor Edwards for his being awarded．
D．the prize was late because the finding was first considered immoral．
35．What might be the best title for the passage？C
A．Life Stories of Robert Edwards
B．Preparations for Having a Baby
C．Nobel Prize for IVF Expert Edwards
D．Treatment of Infertility in a Lab．

6．Believe inyourself（你自己）that you can pass the exam．