15、Despite the fact that it is still not fully understood, more and more farmers are _________ this modern technology of agriculture．

A．benefiting from        B．convincing of          C．suspecting of      D．protecting from

14、Successful people have some good qualities and above all, they are never ________ a simple life so they keep fighting until they are top ones．

A．interested in        B．curious about         C．content with         D．confident in

13、To their disappointment, the couple _______ the house but couldn’t find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble．

A．got through          B．went through             C．lived through         D．looked through

12、The point is that no medicine is ________ for children when they are infected with the hand-foot-mouth disease （HFMD）．

A．a(chǎn)lternative        B．a(chǎn)bsurd          C．a(chǎn)vailable           D．harmony

11、As the story develops, the young woman has now got a ______ job in a library after several part-time jobs．

A．precious          B．special            C．specific         D．stable

10、I’m sorry I got caught in the traffic；_________, I could have been here sooner．

A．besides          B．a(chǎn)lthough          C．a(chǎn)nyway           D．otherwise

9、He doesn’t have interest in cooking．__________, he’s getting tired of it．

A．On the contrary                                          B．On the one hand

C．On the other hand                                       D．On the whole

8、What I Want for You and Every Child in America

Dear Malia and Sasha,

       I know that you've both had a lot of ___（1） these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have．But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't ____（2）for all the time we've been apart．I know ____（3）I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey．

       When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I'd___（4） my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my____（5） with all your curiosity and mischief （搗亂） and those smiles that never____（6） to fill my heart and light up my day．

       I want all our children to go to schools_____（7） of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill （灌輸） in them a sense of_____（8） about the world around them．I want them to have the chance to go to college____（9）their parents aren't rich．And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own_____（10）and retire with dignity．

       I want us to____（11） the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer．And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach _____（12）the divides of race and region, gender and religion that_____（13） us from seeing the best in each other．

       That was the_____（14） your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for_____（15） because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean_____（16）．

       She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the_____（17）work of perfecting our union falls to each of us．It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to_____（18）we know America should be．

       These are the things I want for you, to_____（19）in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach．And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have．That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure．

       I am so proud of both of you．I love you______（20）you can ever know．And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise （自信）, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House．

       Love, Dad

1．A．play                 B．fun                   C．pain                 D．gain

2．A．take up               B．pick up           C．make up          D．put up

3．A．how much        B．how many          C．how soon           D．how long

4．A．lose                B．make             C．take             D．walk

5．A．world             B．family               C．position             D．place

6．A．succeed          B．come            C．tend               D．fail

7．A．worth            B．worthless        C．worthwhile         D．worthy

8．A．humor               B．happiness           C．wonder            D．sadness

9．A．even if             B．a(chǎn)s if                   C．though               D．a(chǎn)lthough

10．A．friends                B．kids                    C．boys                   D．girls

11．A．rush                   B．catch                  C．push                  D．pull

12．A．to                      B．in                       C．into                    D．beyond

13．A．keep                   B．let                      C．make                  D．warn

14．A．way                   B．method               C．means                D．lesson

15．A．quantity              B．quality                C．equality              D．quarter

16．A．everything          B．something           C．a(chǎn)nything             D．nothing

17．A．unfinished           B．finished              C．unfinishing          D．finishing

18．A．which                B．who                   C．what                  D．that

19．A．wake up             B．grow up             C．come up             D．get up

20．A．rather than          B．other than           C．less than             D．more than

7、       Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them．Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment．You only have to share your children’s curiosity．Firstly, listen to their questions．I once visited a classroom of seven－year－olds to talk about science as a job．The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job．When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence．Finally I said, “Now that we’re finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

       After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper （蚱蜢） eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache．Why?”

       This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours．

       Secondly, give them time to think．Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think．When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers．

       Thirdly, watch your language．Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”．These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior．But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over．Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas．

       Never push a child to “Think”．It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to．What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance．The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement．

       Lastly, show; don’t tell．Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program．Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner．Rather than saying that water evaporates, set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop．

1．According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults ______．

       A．a(chǎn)sk them to answer quickly

       B．wait for one or two seconds after a question

       C．tell them to answer the next day

       D．wait at least for three seconds after a question

2．In which of the following paragraph（s） does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?

       A．The second and third．                        B．The fourth and fifth．

       C．The fifth and sixth．                            D．The seventh．

3．In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “l(fā)ists” could best be replaced by

       A．a(chǎn)ny questions                                      B．a(chǎn)ny problems

       C．questions from textbooks                     D．a(chǎn)ny number of questions?

4．The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity EXCEPT that adults should ______．

       A．tell their children stories instead of reciting facts

       B．offer their children chances to see things for themselves

       C．be patient enough when their children answer questions

       D．encourage their children to ask questions of their own

6、       Jeffery Deaver looks more like a brainy villain （反派人物） in a James Bond movie than a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service．Best known for his thrillers starring criminalist （刑事專家） Lincoln Rhyme, Jeffery Deaver has a new mission: Bring Bond into the 21st century in a new 007 novel．

       The yet-to-be-named book is cryptically （隱秘地） referred to as "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．which owns the rights to Fleming's work．Most of the details surrounding Project X, to be published in May, are being kept under wraps, but under gentle coaxing （用好話勸誘） Deaver begins to spill his guts．"The novel," he says, "is set in the present day, in 2011．Bond is a young agent for the British secret service．He's 29 or 30 years old, and he's an Afghan war vet．" That in itself is big news．After all, if Bond were aging in real time — he first appeared on the screen in 1953 — the now doddering （老態(tài)龍鐘的） 007 would be nearly 90．

       But first up: a new stand-alone Deaver novel, Edge （Simon & Schuster, $26．99）, to be published Tuesday．It's about a federal agent who risks his life to protect a Washington police detective from a man hired to extract information from him using any means at his disposal （任由個(gè)人支配的）．

       Sipping coffee while seated on a leather chair in a sitting room decorated with portraits of his dogs and show ribbons, the mild-mannered author who writes about murderers and serial killers talks about his career and the solid fan base that has allowed him to pursue writing full time since 1990．"I may not sell as many books as John Grisham （although he has sold a cool 20 million）, but I have a very loyal fan base," says Deaver, 60, who wrote some of his novels while working as a Wall Street lawyer．Deaver's initiation into the Bond family — more than 100 million 007 novels have sold worldwide — could significantly raise his profile （知名度）．

       Other novelists have written Bond novels since Ian Fleming's death in 1964 — including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and, most recently, Sebastian Faulks — but they all took place in the original era．Deaver is taking a new approach．"There's no more Cold War to fight," says Deaver, so his new Bond, of the Fleming estate, will fight "post-9/11 evil．" "I want to stay true to the original James Bond, who many people don't know much about," he says, referring to the secret agent Fleming portrayed in 14 novels, and not the movie Bond．"People know Daniel Craig, they know Pierce Brosnan, they know Roger Moore and Sean Connery, all of whom brought a great deal to the stories of 007．But the original Bond was a very dark, edgy （另類的） character．"

1．Which of the following is NOT true about Jeffery Deaver?

       A．Jeffery Deaver is a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service in a James Bond movie．

       B．Jeffery Deaver was working as a lawyer while he wrote some novels about murderers and serial killers．

       C．It is the loyal fan base that has allowed Jeffery Deaver to keep on writing since 1990．

       D．Jeffery Deaver is best known for his thrillers rather than for 007 novels．

2．Which statement best explains the meaning of “spill his guts” in Paragraph 2?

       A．Tell others what he knows about the yet-to-be-named 007 novel．

       B．Tell others everything he knows about Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．

       C．Have the courage to talk about the 007 agent James Bond．

       D．Have the determination to talk about "Project X"．

3．Who was the author of 007 novels?

       A．Jeffery Deaver                                  B．Ian Fleming

       C．John Grisham                                     D．Kingsley Amis

4．What do you know about the new 007 novel from the passage?

       A．The book to be published in May is named "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．．

       B．The book is about a federal agent risking his life to protect a Washington police detective．

       C．The book features a young James Bond, an Afghan war vet working for the British secret service．

       D．The book features a young James Bond who fights Cold War．