10、It’s bad m          for you to speak with your mouth full.

9、We cannot a          to pay for such an expensive car.

8、Draw all the c           so that nobody can see what’s going on inside.

7、It’s e          dangerous to put one’s head out of the window in a moving bus.

5、Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say   that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.

The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.

Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds - known as “robops” - will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.

53. Pigeons in Liverpool get fat because they eat ________ .

A. birds       B. seeds         C. insects      D. high-fat junk food

54. What do Liverpool city council try to do?

A. They want the pigeons to move out of the city centre.

B. They want people to feed the pigeons with healthy food.

C. They want people to keep the pigeons at home.

D. They want to keep robotic birds instead of pigeons.

55. The robotic birds are used to _________.

A. make the city colorful         B. drive away the pigeons

C. help feed the pigeons          D. show people directions

56. This passage is most probably a(n) __________.

    A. notice     B. news report    C. short story   D. advertisement

4、In America, drivers’ education is part of regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead, it is a summer course.

The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license.

Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and practise starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers required to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two-hour blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.

Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the driver’s side and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another special feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is a beginning driver, not very experienced and prone to driving slowly.

After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive (this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old), they can go to a designated state office to take their driver’s test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test. The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license. If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class, he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.

49. In America, the driver’s course mentioned above __________.

A. is considered as part of the advanced education

B. is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license

C. is carried on at the same time as other courses

D. is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools

50. To prevent accidents, a drivers Ed car ___________.

A. has a sign inside it                              B. has two sets of brakes

C. is big enough to hold five persons        D. can’t run very fast

51. We can infer that the students are required to __________ in their whole driving practice.

A. go out driving for twelve times         

B. spend at least six hours driving

C. drive for two-hour blocks of time       

D. get half an hour driving

52. In the last sentence,“with flying colors”means _________.

A. happily     B. successfully   C. colorfully       D. quickly

3、As we all know, nature has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, feathers, hair, and shells as a thick hide. But man has nothing but a thin skin.

If someone were to ask you, “Why did human beings start to cover their bodies with clothes?” most would answer, “To keep themselves warm, of course.”

It is only when we begin to think about it a little that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons that have nothing to do with our need for warmth at all.

For example, we wear clothes to some degree in order to decorate ourselves ― to make ourselves, if possible, look more dignified (尊嚴(yán)) or nicer.

Clothes of a special kind are often worn to show that the wearer has authority or power. The individual wearing them is treated with respect because he occupies a certain office. The judge on the Bench, for example, might look a very ordinary and unimpres?sive figure without his wig and gown. Clothes are an important part of ceremony, whether it is connected with belief, the law, parliament, and royalty, the fighting forces or the state. How very different the Queen’s Coronation ceremony (加冕儀式) would have looked without the robes, coronets and the cloth of gold.

Sometimes, even in some modern countries people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel, because they believe that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness, or because it is connected with their beliefs.

None of these reasons for wearing clothes ― to decorate ourselves, to show our position in the world, for ceremonial purposes, for “l(fā)uck”, to give ourselves dignity and au?thority ― have anything to do with our need for warmth.

45. From the passage we know that wearing clothes is man’s basic necessity to _________.

A. protect skin      B. show beauty C. keep warm       D. bring luck

46. According to the passage, the judge wearing special clothes on the Bench _________.

A. looks nicer    B. looks different    C. shows wealth     D. shows power

47. Even in modern countries, sometimes people wear certain clothes because _________.

A. they believe that they will get protected from bad luck and illness

B. it has something to do with their wealth

C. they want to show their power

D. they enjoy wearing such kind of clothes

48. The author’s purpose in writing this article is to tell us that clothes are worn _________.

A. for ceremonial occasions

B. for many other reasons besides warmth

C. to keep people impressive and nicer

D. to show people’s authority or power

2、When Chato’s barking didn’t stir Jerrica Seals, the recently adopted dog tried nibbling on the teenager’s leg, to get the girl out of her burning house.

No one was hurt. Fort Myers firefighters responded at about 7 a.m.

Five people lived in the Garcia home. That was neighbor Janice Hamilton’s main concern when she looked out of her window Friday and saw the flames. “I just threw my pants on to run outside and make sure they knew how many people lived there,” Hamilton said. “It was scary.”

 “Seals called me screaming,” said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seal’s boyfriend, Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the home. “She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg.”

It is said that Garcia’s brother brought Chato home several weeks ago after the animal wandered onto a Lehigh Acres construction site. Since then, Vega said, Chato had been mostly quiet ― until it mattered. “He doesn’t usually bark.” Vega said. “He’s real friendly.”

According to deputy fire chief Steve Clyatt, possibly the fire started because of an inadequate extension cord used on a window air conditioner. More than half of the home was burned down. There was extensive smoke and water damage in the remainder of the structure. Estimates for repair costs were unavailable. “I’d say it’s unlikely they will recover this, but I’ve been surprised before,” Clyatt said.

41. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

    A. Janice Hamilton Helps Save Neighbors

    B. Firefighters Put Out House Fire

    C. Dogs Saves Teen Girl From House Fire

    D. Family Needs Help Due To House Fire

42. The underlined word “they” in the third paragraph most probably refers to________.

    A. other neighbors                              B. Hamilton family members

    C. Vega and her brother Garcia            D. the firefighters

43. By saying “I’d say it’s unlikely they will recover this, but I’ve been surprised before.” in the last paragraph, Clyatt means _________.

 A. it’s a wonder that Seals survived the fire

 B. the house was badly damaged

 C. such a bad fire was seldom seen

 D. Chato is a very clever dog

44. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A. The person who called the firefighters.

B. The possible cause of the accident.

C. The relationship between Seals and Garcia.

D. The owner of the house.

1、My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become   21  , that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my   22   to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came   23   to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way   24   kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor   25   with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to   26  . My writing was not at the   27   it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were   28  .

My mother   29   all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to   30   the situation early in my development. She did not want me to   31  . After a while,   32   did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day   33   me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn.   34   her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave   35   for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high   36   she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never   37   on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a   38   person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my   39   and attend college.

She used her gifts as a   40   to help a child - her child - and now I have the opportunity to become something.