一Would you like to go and watch a tennis match this weekend with us?

一I'm sorry，but I've got       plans．

    A.  other          B．a(chǎn)nother        C．some          D．more

We had      nice dinner after the meeting with       dishes of fish, meat, vegetables and dessert．

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The Writers’ Strike：Making the Best of the Worst

  By now you are probably feeling the effects of the TV writers’ strike―the decision of television writers to stop working．With few new TV shows，I present to you a list of shows available on DVD worth your viewing time to keep you going during this painful period.

    Arrested Development is one of the funniest and most clever shows ever to have appeared on net-work TV . With a most perfect cast，the show sets out to cover the daily happenings of the Bluth family，a group of selfish staff who manage to still put family first.

For more comedy goodness，I recommend one of the sharpest comedies to have ever aired．30 Rock．Starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin，two stars with impressive comic timing, the show gives you a glimpse into the making of a sketch show (幽默短劇),similar to Saturday Night Live, from the funny writers to the self-centered cast all the way up to the boss,

If you are looking for something more serious, or perhaps more juicy, Friday Night Lights might be more to your liking , If you are a fan of football, this show is probably for you. If you are a fan of great drama, both soapy and serious , this show is probably for you, If you are a fan of good-looking people, this show is definitely for you .

If those shows were not enough for you , might I recommend a show with a more heart-pounding excitement? The Amazing Race, after twelve seasons, still remains one of the most exciting shows on TV, Teams of two travel the globe with little to no money and experience far-out adventures in an attempt to remain the last team standing.

56．If you are fond of soapy TV shows，you will probably choose to watch      

    A．Friday Night Lights         B．30 Rock

    C．the Amazing Race           D． Saturday Night Live

57．From the DVD shows listed above，we can learn that　　　

    A．two teams won the amazing race

    B．football fans enjoy the Amazing Race

    C．the Bluths care about their family though selfish

    D．30 Rock and Saturday Night Live have nothing in common

 58．The author writes the passage to tell us that       

    A．the effects of the TV writers’ strike are great

    B．the strike puts TV shows in the worst situation

    C．watching DVD is a good choice during the strike

    D．we should choose DVD shows according to our tastes

59．The passage is most probably taken from      

    A．a(chǎn) book review     B．a(chǎn) newspaper      C. a film poster     D．a(chǎn)  DVD menu

    When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go  out there and pet it. I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes， knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly， I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care.

   Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat. These were guys you wouldn't usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away，but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners. Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread，wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．

    The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape .People said that the cat came to the right place．He’s getting treated like a king．This was true，but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what’s wrong with prisons in  America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds, Some may even talk about making prisons more kind． But I think what we really need is a chance to practice our own kindness , Not receive it , but give it, After more than two decades here, I know kindness is not a value that’s encouraged. It’s often seen as a weakness, Instead, the culture encourages keeping your head down, minding your own business, and never letting yourself be weak.

     The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here, By simply saying ,“I need some help here”, he did something important for us, He needed us , And we needed to be needed, I believe we all do.

60. From the passage , we can learn that the author was         

A . an animal protector         B .the owner of the cat

C . a prison officer               D . a prisoner

61. Which of the following statements is true?

A . The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison.

B . The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat.

C . The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds.

D . The author realized the importance of practicing kindness.

62. We can infer from the third paragraph that         

A . showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B . the American prison culture will be improved

C . the author is not content with the prison culture

D . caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

63. What is the best title for the passage?

A . Caring Makes us Human        B . Prison Culture is Important

C . Animals Need Care               D . Everyone Needs to be Cared for

ARLANDA. Sweden(Reuters Life!) Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane . But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a new kind of hostel prove it.

Dios says it is the world’s first jumbo jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at Sweden’s main airport outside Stockholm which has been changed into a 25-room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people.

“I learned about this plane that was standing deserted at Arlanda airport and I’ve been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings.” He told Reuters, “I thought , ‘Why not a plane?”

Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as comfortable.

“The most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull―it’s just really, really tight.”

     The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was took out of service in 2002 . It is held on a concrete foundation with the landing gear secured in steel cradles.

     One feature of the hostel is its price―a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns (about $41). Which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports

     Another feature is that customers can get married on the wing of the plane and stay in the plane’s more luxurious honeymoon suite(套房).

     Instead of walking down the aisle in the church, lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the “wing walk，” Where they can be joined in great happiness at the wing tip, The hostel has some-one ready to perform the ceremony.,

     But in some respects , this hostel remains a plane―most customers have to share the jet’s nine bathrooms and the staff only wear air host and hostess outfits, The only room that has its own bath-room is the honeymoon suite.

64. One of the features of the plane hostel is that            

A . customers can sleep in comfortable rooms

B . air hostesses can offer good service

C . the staff can have a “wing walk’

D . a wedding ceremony can be held on the wing

65.We can learn from the text that       

A . the hostel lies at Arlanda airport in Stockholm

B . the jet plane was out of use for over six years

C . every hostel room is $ 41 per night

D . the hostel provides nine bathrooms for customers

66. The underlined word “tight” means         

A . crowded           B. tense           C . small        D . full

67. The purpose of the passage is to         

A . introduces a new kind of hostel

B . prove people can sleep on a plane

C . describe a wonderful place for weddings

D . call on people to make use of the deserted things

Three years ago I listened to a lecture on cognition(認(rèn)知)that changed the way I think about intelligence. There are two types of cognition, The first is normal cognition: he ability to regain knowledge from memory, The second type of cognition is metacognition: the ability to know whether or not you know.

Does this affect intelligence? In traditional education, intelligence is measured by cognitive ability, Some people can easily produce everything they know on a test. But others are awarded with poor grades and considered inferior. But does this inability make them any less intelligent? If the question came up on a task, they could refer to a book or a quick Google search , In reality they’re just as effective as the people that ace a test. They just can’t prove it as easily.

Metacognition is more important to success than cognition, A person with poor cognitive ability, but great metacognitive ability might do poorly in school, but when faced with a challenge, they understand their abilities and take the best course of action, For example, when faced with a question, a person with strong metacognitive ability will deal with it like this, If he knows the answer，but can’t come up with it，he can always do a bit of research．If he knows for sure that he doesn’t know，then he can start educating himself．Because he’s aware of his ignorance，he doesn’t act with foolish confidence. These people might not seem intelligent at first glance，but because they know what they know，they make better decisions and learn the most important things．

    However，people with great cognitive ability but poor metacognitive ability may be considered excellent at a young age for acing every test and getting great SAT scores．Unfortunately，they’ve been ruined by poor metacognition：they think they know everything but they really don’t．They are arrogant(overconfident)，fail to learn from mistakes，and don’t understand the slight differences of personal relationships，showing disregard for persons with lower cognitive ability. They may make the worst decisions．

    The most important mental power is the ability to know what you don’t know .The recognition of a fault is the first step to improvement．Don’t try to hide a lack of knowledge．For intelligent people this is the toughest lesson to learn．

68.  People with great cognitive ability tend to        

    A．do well in tests                                  B. be considered inferior

    C．be more effective than others             D．do research when faced with a task

69.  The underlined phrase “take the best course of action,” probably means      ．

    A．starting educating himself     B．taking action during the course

    C．making the right decision      D．coming up with many ideas

70．People with poor metacognition may not succeed because they      ．

    A．1ack basic moral values                 B.  have improper self evaluation

    C．fail to communicate with others      D．show little respect for others

71．The author probably supports the idea that          ．

    A．intelligence is measured by cognitive ability

    B．cognition is the most important mental power

    C．the toughest lesson is to distinguish the two types of cognition

    D．the awareness of one’s ignorance contributes to one’s improvement

    Who’s in control of your life? Who’s pulling your strings? For the majority of us，it’s other people―society，colleagues，friends，family or our religious community．We learned this way of operating when we were very young，of course．We were brainwashed．We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us．As Oscar Wilde puts it，“Most people are other people．Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions，their lives a mimicry，their passions a quotation．”

    So when people tell us how wonderful we are，it makes us feel good．We long for this good feeling like a drug―we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can．Therefore，we are so eager for the approval(贊同)of others that we live unhappy and limited lives，failing to do the things we really want to．Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一劑毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval．

    But，just as with any drug，there is a price to pay．The price of the approval drug is freedom―the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think．People have their own agenda，and they come with their own baggage and，in the end，they’re more

interested in themselves than in you．Furthermore，if we try to live by the opinions of others，we will build our life on sinking sand．Everyone has a different way of thinking，and people change their opinions all the time．The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process．

    So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way―make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think．We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values―not values imposed from the outside by others，but innate values which come from within．If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others，we will live a more authentic，effective，purposeful and happy life．

72．What Oscar Wilde says implies that         ．

    A．we have thoughts similar to those of others

    B．most people have a variety of thoughts

    C．other people’s thoughts are more important

    D．most people’s thoughts are controlled by others

73．What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

    A．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom．

    B．We may lose ourselves to please others．

    C．We need to pay for what we want to get．

    D．The price of taking the drug is freedom．

74．It can be concluded from the passage that          ．

    A.  it’s better to do what we like

    B．we shouldn’t care what others think

    C．we shouldn’t change our own opinions

    D．it’s important to accept others’ opinions

 75．The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by      

    A．a(chǎn)nalyzing causes and effects          B．providing examples and facts

    C．discussing questions                D．making suggestions

       I was hurrying to our basketball game one morning when Hillary Barnes , the most popular girl in school , stopped me .  “ Are you the twin who won the art competition ? ” she asked .  

       “ No , that’s Christine .  I’m Katie , ” I said

       We were not identical twins ; we looked quite different .  She could defeat Snow White in a beauty contest ! Compared to Christine I felt like one of Cinderella’s stepsisters .  

       One Saturday Christine gave me a painting lesson because I was always attempting to be artistic too .  But I knocked over the vase of flowers , spilling water onto Christine’s painting .  Instead of becoming angry , though , she turned the whole mess into a dreamy masterpiece (杰作) .  You could look at it five different ways and see five different things .  With this brilliant creation , the won Firs Prize in the art competition .  I really envied her , but I knew it wasn’t her fault and I was the one with wild , unmanageable hair and no talent .  

       Joining Christine’s basketball team was my latest effort to be like her .  

       One the way to gym , I’d made up my mind to give my best performance in that day’s game .  I made preparations with great enthusiasm .  “ Christine , here ! ” I tossed her a ball .  But it was too high , she leapt for it ; it slipped through her fingers and crashed into the tape recorder that was used to play the national anthem before each game .  

       I muttered apologies as I picked up the broken pieces of the recorder .  Coach looked at the mess and asked , “ How are we going to play the song now ? ”

       Christine suggested , “ Let Katie sing it ! She’s always singing at home .  ”

       Coach asked , “ Would you ? ” I found myself nodding .  

       Coach announced the national anthem and everyone stood .  Standing before a microphone , I looked up to the flag .  The notes seemed to flow from deep inside me , and my voice was steady and clear .  When I finished , the gym was silent .  Then it was filled with applause .  As the game started , teammates patted my back and gave me the “ thumbs up ” sign .  Laura Jamison said , “ You should try out for the school musical ! ” I nodded and said that I might .  

       The next morning , Hillary Barnes stopped me in the hallway and asked , “ Are you the twin who sings ? ”

       “ Yes , that’s me , ” I answered , grinning (露齒笑) as I walked to class .  

60. The author uses “ Snow White ” and “ Cinderella’s stepsisters ” to show _______

A. how dissimilar the twins were in appearance

B. why Christine could win the art competition

C. who was the most popular girl at school

D. what the twins’ characters were like

61. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 ？

A. Christine was unpleasant to her sister

B. Katie showed a lot of ability in painting too

C. The masterpiece was painted by the two sisters

D. Katie took a reasonably balanced view of her sister

62. Christine recommended Katie for the national anthem because _______

A. she knew perfectly well what Katie had a gift for

B. she wanted to repair the damage she had caused

C. she thought Katie should be punished

D. she would like to help the coach

63. What is the message of the story ?      

A. Bad situations help become popular

B. People are talented in different ways

C. People should always be nice to others

D. Unsuccessful attempts are well worth the effort

       When a caterpillar (毛毛蟲) feeds on a tomato leaf , the plant moves rapidly to meet with a defensive response , systematically releasing “ proteinase inhibitors ” ― proteins that interfere (干擾) with the caterpillar’s digestion ― throughout the plant , especially in the leaves .  But how does the message get from the wounded leaf to the rest of the plant ?

       Most scientists believed the alarm was spread by chemical messengers until a team of researchers headed by David Weldon ― a biologist at the University of East Anglia in Norwich , England ― made a shocking discovery .  An injured leaf , the researchers found , sends an electrical signal to warn neighboring leaves of upcoming danger .  It’s a “ terribly tiny current ” driven by an electrical potential difference of only 20 millvolts (瓦特) , says Weldon , who measured the voltage after electrodes were attached to the plant’s surface .  

       “ Right now , all we can say is that there is a correlation , ” Weldon notes .  “ If you wound the plant , you’ll see an electrical signal accompanied by a biochemical response .  ” To learn more about the reaction , Weldon’s team plans to insert electrodes within the pant tissue ( rather than on the surface ) to determine what’s going on at the cellular level .  The findings may help explain other mysteries surrounding plants .  For example , many plants start to flower in springtime , as days grow longer , but plants sense the change in the day length through their leaves , while flowers begin to bloom at the buds (倍蕾) .  “ There must be a signal from the leaf to the growing points , ” Weldon says .  “ So far , no one has come up with a convincing chemical mechanism .  Maybe an electrical signal is involved .  ”

64. What is the function of the “ proteinase inhibitors ” in tomato plants ?

A. They create nutritional matter

B. They produce electrical signals

C. They protect the plant from insects

D. They cure diseases by changing chemicals

65. The researchers discovered that ___________

A. the alarm was increased by chemical messengers

B. the wounded leaf raised danger signals by tiny currents

C. the whole plant was aware of the risk through different signals

D. proteinase inhibitors expanded the warning to the plant’s surface

66. What question do scientists hope to answer with further research ? _________

A. Do plants send chemical messengers that register pain ?

B. Do plants create cell tissues that help rebuild the leaves ?

C. Do plants create proteinase inhibitors that warn them of danger ?

D. Do plants send electrical signals that tell them it is time to grow ?

67. The best title of this passage is ______

A. Electrical Tomatoes                                          B. Endless Cycles of Plants

C. A Debatable Research                                       D. A Magic Role of Caterpillars

You Can’t Do It Even If It Hurts Nobody

      Who do you think breaks the law in our society ? If you believe that only tough guys commit crimes , you may have to think again .  Unlike in the movies , we can’t divide the world into bad guys and model citizens .  Real life is much more complex In the same way that diseases range from the common cold to fatal forms of cancer , crimes vary in degree .  For example , smoking on an elevator will inconvenience people , but much less than threatening them with a gun .  

       In addition to breaking the law themselves , people tolerate various levels of crime .  Why are we tolerant of some crimes ? It may be that , by seeing others do something , we accept it more easily .  For instance , most people will find it easier to speed on a highway when everybody else is driving over the speed limit .  So the people around us influence how much law ― breaking we can tolerate .  

       We must also wonder whether seeing violence on television or reading about it in the newspapers every day makes us tolerate crime more than we should .  We become used to seeing blood on the news on television , or in magazines .  Because we see thousands of dead people on TV , maybe we just try to ignore the situation behind the violence .  

      If so many citizens tolerate violence and crime , or even commit crimes themselves , it may simply be because of the human mind .  Our minds may not care about specific laws .  Instead , our minds may have a system of values that usually prevents us from hurting other people to improve our own lives .  Yet , when it comes to respecting the rights of a mass of anonymous (不知名的) individuals , we might not be so responsible .  While most people would not steal a wallet containing ＄50 , they may not mind cheating on taxes , because cheating on taxes does not hurt any one person .  It hurts society , but “ society ” remains an abstract idea that is not as real as a neighbor or a friend’s friend .  

       When we realize that many people have misconceptions abut law ― breaking , we could think it isn’t surprising that so many people have criminal records .  How could we improve the level of honesty in our society ? Would severe laws help make our society better ? Probably not .  Honesty will have to come from social pressure : in the family , at school , on the job , each and every one of us can encourage honesty by showing which behaviors are unacceptable .  And teaching respect should become everyone’s responsibility .  

68. According to the author , “ Real life is much more complex .  ” In the same way that diseases range form the common cold to fatal forms of cancer , crimes vary in degree .  For example , smoking in an elevator will inconvenience people , but much less than threatening them with a gun .

       In addition to breaking the law themselves , people tolerate various levels of crime .  Why are we tolerant of some crimes ? It may be that , by seeing others do something , we accept it more easily .  For instance , most people will find it easier to speed on a highway when everybody else is driving over the speed limit .  So the people around us influence how much law ― breaking we can tolerate .  

       We must also wonder whether seeing violence on television or reading about it in the newspapers every day makes us tolerate crime more than we should .  We become used to seeing blood on the news on television , or in magazines .  Because we see thousands of dead people on TV , maybe we just try to ignore the situation behind the violence .  

      If so many citizens tolerate violence and crime , or even commit crimes themselves , it may simply be because of the human mind .  Our minds may not care about specific laws .  Instead , our minds may have a system of values that usually prevents us from hurting other people to improve our own lives .  Yes , when it comes to respecting the rights of a mass of anonymous (不知名的) individuals , we might not be so responsible .  While most people would not steal a wallet containing ＄50 , they may not mind cheating on taxes , because cheating on taxes does not hurt any one person.  .  It hurts society , but “ society ” remains an abstract idea that is not as real as a neighbor or a friend’s friend .  

       When we realize that many people have misconceptions about law ― breaking , we could think it isn’t surprising that so many people have criminal records .  How could we improve the level of honesty in our society ? Would severe laws help make our society better ? Probably not .  Honesty will have to come from social pressure : in the family , at school , on the job , each and every one of us can encourage honesty by showing which behaviors are unacceptable .  And teaching respect should become everyone’s responsibility .  

68. According to the author , “ Real life is much more complex .  ” probably means _______

A. there is a wide range of people and crimes in the real life

B. smoking in an elevator goes against laws in the real life

C. there are more crimes than diseases in the real life

D. model citizens sometimes break laws in the real life

69. What does the author think of the people who cheat on taxes ?

A. They take no notice of the human mind

B. They break the laws unaccepted in their minds

C. They hurt other people to improve their own lives

D. They aren’t concerned with some particular laws

70. People tolerate violence and crime because __________

A. their behavior is the same as that of most other people

B. they pay no attention to the truth behind the crimes

C. most unlawful acts are not harmful to the individual

D. they hold mistaken beliefs about law ― breaking

71. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage ?       

A. To discuss whether laws are severe

B. To remind people to behave with honesty

C. To show people the importance of school education

D. To explain why so many people have criminal records