—How much vinegar did you put in the soup?

—I’m sorry to say ________. I forgot．           

A．a(chǎn)nything                     B．it                      C. nothing                   D. none

________ the end of last term, every student in the school, I think, has taken at least five maths tests.                    

A. By                           B. Since                  C. From                D. In

The church tower which ________ will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.　　　　　

　A. has restored B. has been restored 　　 C. is restoring D. is being restored

 This argument sounds reasonable, but ________ it’s incorrect.  

A. actually                           B. fortunately               C. naturally                   D. obviously

They have their reasons for keeping their marriage ________ secret for   ________ moment.                       

A. the; a                           B. the; the                        C. a; the                       D. a; a

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[1]A "dad" is the tenth most popular Christmas list request for children with youngsters happy to forget the latest iPad, toy or new pet, a survey has found.

[2] When it comes to Christmas, it might be safe to think children will ask Santa for a long list of toys and games. But a survey of their typical lists for Father Christmas has shown many,  list of toys and games. But a survey of their typical lists for Father Christmas has shown many have more serious concerns, requesting "a dad" instead.

[ 3 ] A study of 2,000 British parents found most children will put a new baby brother or sister at the top of their Christmas list, closely followed by a request for a real-life reindeer (馴鹿) . A pet horse" was the third most popular choice, with a toy car making a surprising entry at number four. Despite their material requests, the tenth most popular Christmas wish on the list is a "Dad".

[4] The survey of consumers at Westfield London and Westileld Stratford City found children aged three to 12 years also wanted a dog, chocolate and a stick of rock. Traditional hopes for a white Christmas were represented by a wish for "snow" in ninth place.

[5] Of the top 50 festive requests, 17 are related to ____________, with some imaginative children hoping for a donkey, chicken and elephant. iPhones and iPads also appeared on the list with some children asking for the moon, a time machine, a lake and a pair of wings. A request for a "mum" reached number 23 on the list.

76.Finish the chart below. (no more than 5 words for each blanks)____________________________

77. What is the main idea of the passage? ( no more than 15 words)

78. Fill in the blank in the last Paragraph with proper words, (no more than 3 words)

79. What do you think of the children's request for a "Dad" as a gift? (no more than 15 words)

80. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.

Ever tried taking smart drugs to perform better in exams? They

certainly work．Before last summer's exam, a few of my mates, merely

out of curiosity, took a considerable amount of Modafinil, a drug nor-

mally used for narcolepsy（嗜眠發(fā)作癥）.Guess what? While I was

feeling sleepy, bored by revision, my mates were more focused．

Modafinil is a smart drug that gives a user a feeling of staying awake for hours．It also sharpens the mind, improves memory and helps problem-solving．

But it does more than just keeping you awake．It disturbs your mental system, making you desperate to do what you are doing．You just don't want to do anything else but revise all the time non-stop．

A recent study discovers that healthy people use smart drugs, like Modafinil, to get down to and complete tasks they have been putting off, because these tasks seem more enjoyable when taking these drugs. This might sound like what a stressed student desires. However, the pills have a range of side-effects.

"At present no evidence shows that these drugs are safe in healthy people," as a medical expert puts it, "Ordering online, though easy, is a dangerous way to obtain drugs. You never know what you're actually purchasing. "

In my experience, Modafinil changes people's behaviour too. Over those weeks my friends　 became different people-in turn aggressive, cold. Even eating became "a waste of time" and sodid conversation.

A BBC survey found that of those who had tried smart drugs before, 92% would do so again. My friends say they'd happily do so without considering the practice a form of cheating.

I admit I was curious-but not enough to try it. Seeing the strange behaviour of other users, I feel a little bit upset and scary. Modafinil may promise to change your grades, but it might also change the way you act. Don't say you haven't been warned!

71. According to the author, his mates took Modafinil for the purpose of______.

　　　 A. escaping from reality　　　　　 　　　 B. getting better exam results

　　　 C. curing their narcolepsy　　　 　　　　　 D. leading an active life

72. Taking the smart drug can lead to ______.

　　　 A. cheating in the exam　　　　　　　 　 B. dropping out of school

　　　 C. youth crime　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. drug addiction

73. How does the author find his males' taking the smart drugs?

　　　 A. Worrying.　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. Inspiring.

　　　 C. Acceptable.　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Reasonable.

74. Which statement about Modafinil is wrong?

　　 A. Modafinil sharpens the mind and helps problem-solving.

　　 B. Modafinil more than just keeps you awake.

　　 C. Modafinil has a range of side effects.

　　 D. Modafinil is safe in healthy people.

75. Who are the target readers of this passage?

A. Teachers.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Doctors.

C. Scientists. D. Students.

Umbrella is a “difficult” novel. But if you enjoy challenges, just read on because Umbrella, as a Booker Prize winner, is one you can’t miss.

The story itself is not difficult to follow. It concerns a woman named Audrey, a Lo  ndoner who grows up during World War I, works in a military factory, and then survives an epidemic （傳染�。﹕preading through Europe between 1915 and 1926. She is admitted to a mental hospital in 1922, and remains there, mind out of time, until 1971, when a doctor named Zach Busner awakens the sleeping beauty with a special drug. And decades later-on April 8,2010, to be exact — Busner

thinks back on all this as he visits his old hospital.

The story also involves painful facts of how the mentally ill were

mistreated, and the careers of Audrey’s two brothers, one of whom

becomes a soldier in the Great War. Fans of World War I will not want

to miss the vivid descriptions of battlefields.

What makes Will Self’s novel challenging is how he tells his story.

Is opens in the spring of 1971 but thereafter time travels back and

forth between Audrey’s Edwardian childhood and 2010, jumping

mid-sentence from one era to another with no reminders to guide the reader. It is a new style many many modernists adopted, who thought that the old ways were not enough to show the great changes at the beginning of the 20th century.

This story isn’t new: Oliver Sacks dealt with the same sleeping sickness and its treatment in Awakenings. What’s appealing about Umbrella is that Self combines from with content perfectly, using modernist techniques. The readers may feel confused about the switch of time, it’s Self’s wild style that offers other delights – richly detailed settings that bring mental hospitals alive and much more than that.

Yes, “Umbrella” is a “difficult” novel, but it amply rewards the effort.

66．The underlined phrase "mind out of time" in the second paragraph probably refers, to          .

       A．a(chǎn) way a person faces difficulties light-heartedly

       B．a(chǎn) condition where a person is unconscious

       C．a(chǎn) situation which makes someone embarrassed

       D．a(chǎn)n occasion where a person doesn't mind the time

67．What troubles the readers most when they are reading Umbrella?

       A．The relations of the characters．

       B．The abstract language．

       C．The switch of time．

       D．The settings of battlefields．

68．We can safely infer from Paragraph 4,______．

       A．Self displays a fast-changing world to readers

       B．Self created the style in which he wrote his story

       C．Self avoided describing the scene of the war

       D．Self’s style was followed by many other writers

69．Who else wrote a similar story besides Self?

       A．Audrey．                                B．Zach Busner．

       C．Oliver Sacks．                          D．Audrey's brother．

70．The novel Umbrella really attracts the readers because______．

       A．the potential Self has as a modernist writer

       B．the strange writing technique Self created

       C．the new material Self chose for his story

       D．the perfect combination of the form and content

China improved the quality health care to its population, but observers say continued reforms are still needed to solve the problems caused by high costs and uneven （ 不均衡的） spread．

O’Leary, a Britain-based medical researcher who focuses on China, is "greatly impressed" by Being’s success in making sure the insurance programmers cover a very large percentage of the population.  But he says medical costs are still high, even for the insured．"So when health care costs are higher there are still out-of-pocket expenses, and that remains a major challenge," he says．Observers say out-of-pocket expenses are not affordable for many in rural areas, where a serious illness can make lower-income residents fall into poverty．

Another challenge is the uneven spread of China's health care reform．Compared with the urban areas many rural areas are still served by medical workers with little training．"At the village level rural doctors are often people who don't have regular medical training．But they're often providing all the services for the poorest people．" says O'Leary．

High drug prices, a lack of qualified doctors and nurses, and an aging population are still the problems as China improves its health care system．

China says that its healthcare system still fall far short of the public's demands for healthcare as well as the requirements of economic and social development．But many observers, including O'Leary, agree that China is making steady and positive progress toward providing quality health care for its citizens．"They are moving in the right direction," says O'Leary．"Trying to provide a universal health care system for 1．3 billion people is a huge task．But China will surely do better with its continuous efforts．"

61．O'Leary expressed satisfaction with the ______ of the insurance programmes of China．

       A．rules                                   B．costs

       C．coverage                                D．challenge

62．The underlined phrase "the insured" in Para 2 refers to______．

       A．the qualified doctors and nurses

       B．the people who have health insurance

       C．those old people without any children

       D．the farmers who get richer and richer

63．According to O’Leary, China faces many problems in improving health care system except________.

       A．high drug prices                         B．lack of qualified medical staff

       C．a(chǎn)n aging population                         D．lack of support of the people

64．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

       A．The urban areas don-, need Ac health care reform.

       B．Rural areas has a long way to go in health care reform.

       C．People in rural areas have no doctors to consult.

       D．Rural doctors are more qualified and hospitable.

65．From the passage we can learn, that Chinese health care            ．

       A．has improved, but more reforms are needed

       B．seems an impossible project

       C．has achieved the greatest success

       D． are often criticized by foreigners

The New Folk Sound Of Terry Collier attracted little interest when first released （發(fā)行） , and by the time it was championed on a music chart, Callier had long abandoned music for a career in computer programming．As a result, he returned to music to make many recordings with some leading young artists in Britain, making it the most successful period of his life．

Terry Callier was born into a poor family on May 24, 1945 and grew up in Chicago．He learned to practice the piano and began singing in groups in his teens．He released his first single, Look At Me Now in 1962．When offered a tour, he seemed to be a shining star soon．But then his mother stepped in, insisting that, at 17 , his place was not on the road but at home studying．

While attending college, he began performing in folk clubs and coffee houses．It was also when he started his songwriting．Callier continued to record and give live concerts through the 1970s touring with some famous popular singers．His combination of fierce guitar, wise lyrics(歌詞） and sweet voices created a distinctive style known as jazz-folk．However, he had more success as a songwriter than as a singer when he sang his hit song The Love We Had Stays on My Mind in 1971．

In 1983 he abandoned music completely to attend his 12-year-old daughter after splitting up with his wife．He got a steady job at the University of Chicago and did not touch a guitar for years．Many years later, some DJs discovered his old recordings and began to play his songs in clubs．Though Callier was unwilling to get involved in music again, Callier was eventually persuaded to come back, which brought him more applauses than he had ever experienced．

56．From the first paragraph we can learn that Callier's delayed success led to ______．

       A．loss of interest in music                 B．a(chǎn) failure in his study

       C．Ills artistic rebirth                       D．the reunion of old friends

57．What was Callier's mother's attitude towards his dream of becoming a star?

       A．supportive．                                      B．understanding．        

       C．indifferent．                                 D．opposed．

58．Which is in the right order in Callier's story?

①He got a job in computer programming in Chicago university．

②Writing songs became as successful as singing songs．

③The New Folk Sound Of Terry Callier became most popular．

④He managed to release the first single and was offered a tour．

       A．②④③①         B．④②①③            C．④①②③     D．④①③②

59．Terry Callier leave his career in music in 1983 because he ______．

       A．was offered a better job in Chicago college

       B．had to accept his wife's advice

       C．he wanted to take care of his daughter

       D．lost interest in sing and writing songs         ．

60．What can we learn about Callier from the last paragraph?

       A．He reached a higher peak in his music career．

       B．Some DJs helped him to write new songs．

       C．He decided to give up his family for music．

       D．His songs were only suitable in clubs．