Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in Seatle, Washington. Minoru went to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his sesigns have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company.  In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won another two awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Centre in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built with his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.

Minoru Yamasaki died on June 2, 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

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Li Ming has __53___ (teach) Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. A lot of children __54__ (like) his class and he enjoys ___55_ (stay) with them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in ____56_ (listen) to Roger who teaches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully. One day he said to the children, “people in American and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What colour does an English woman wear when she __57___ (get) married?” Marry said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” But then one boy in the class _58__(put) up his hand. “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “do you have a question?” “Yes”,Dick said. “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”

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48. We all know dirty water does harm to our _____ (healthy).

49. You will hurt ____ (you) if you play with fire, Tom.

50. Everyone hopes that there will not be any _____ (thief) in the world.

51. I think the young man’s father is much ______ (strong) now.

52. I think they will ______ (probable) get to Beijing tonight.

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43. This is one of he most famous _____ names. It is often seen in newspapers.

44. Chen Yanping’s moving story _____ on CCTV tonight.

45. Jim is a _____ boy. He always tells lies.

46. The money we raised is used to help the poor and support ______ projects.

47. Mr and Mrs Read are always busy. They often leave their children by ______.

Soon computer and other machine will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t changes as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programs may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91%of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!

39. How does the eye-recognition program work?

A. You type in your number.  B. You say your name. C.  You look at the machine. D. You show your ID card.

40. Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94% correct?

A. Because eyes hardly change.  B. Because the program is widely used around the world. C.  Because people like the idea of the program.  D.  Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

41. Which recognition program has been already in use?

A. Remembering smells.  B.  Remembering fingerprints.  C. Remembering the shape of faces. D.  Remembering eyes.

42. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The program is being tested in school. B. Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. C. 91%of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program.     D. Machine with other systems will also tell who you are in the future.

Simon is a 17-year-old young man, but he was a famous champion(冠军). Everybody in New York University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody in New York University was sorry. People all over the country talked about Simon and often asked, “will he never jump again?” Simon’s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his broken leg. Then she looked into his eyes. She knew what her son would. “You’re going to jump again, Simon, I know it,” she said. “Everything will be all right.” If Simon hoped to jump again, he would have a lot to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed. Simon started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his bed looked like a machine shop! It was May when Simon left the hospital. “is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors. “Yes” the doctors said. “But take it easy on that foot”. Simon took only short walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot, but not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised until his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little more. In late summer Simon went back to school. He asked if he could practice with the football team. Football wasn’t his favourite, but he had to get that leg strong again.” He worked hard. “No one pushed him As hard as he pushed himself, said one of his friends. “To see a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch”.

35Simon is good at _____.

A. swimming  B. studying   C. jumping  D. playing football

36. When did Simon leave the hospital?

A.  In May   B. In April  C. In March  D. In June

37. Where did Simon start to exercise again?

A. In his home B. In the school  C. In his hospital bed  D. In the playground 

     38. From the passage we know that______.

A. Only everybody in New York University liked Simon. B.  His mother didn’t know what her son would do. C.  His teacher helped him to exercise. D. Simon had a strong personality.

My father is an astronaut. It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. I should be so special and so good at everything I do.

Well, to be honest. I often dream about being a hero or doing something special-like saving a child from a burning building. One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “ I hope I win the competition in my class,” I said to myself.

When I got home, I started to think about what to write.

On Thursday, my parents and I                                      went to school. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).

The third prize was announced and it was not me. The second prize was announced. It was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, dad put his hand on my shoulder and said, “son, this is the happiest moment of my life”.

It was the happiest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel(诺贝尔) prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

28.               The writer felt it _____ to be the son of a famous person.

A. lucky  B. natural  C. hard D.  pleasant

29.               The write would like to save a child from a burning building because he wants to ______.

A. Become an astronaut  B.  become a great hero   C.  be made school team captain   D. be made monitor

30.               What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A. A lot of special things he had dine  B.  The story of his father’s   C. The wonderful time he spent with his father   D. The experiences his father had in middle school

34. What is the best title for the passage?

A. My daydream  B.  My father’s son  C. My famous father  D. My happy family

Today, it is a big problem for young people to get satisfying（令人满意的）jobs. It is said that there ___16__ different kinds jobs in the world. Choosing one is not easy.

“Finding a job” is not _17__ as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not _18__ for it. Sometimes “chance” may __19__ more important than “decision”.

Here are the steps to help you think about jobs ___20_ you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important __21__ what kind of person you are. It will __22__ you better among people. There is a difference __23__ an interest and a skill. If you like __24_ and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can __25__ a horse and it looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a __26___ .

Then ask yourself a question, “which are your __27__ skills of all?”

After __28__ your skills, the next step is research. To __29__ as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends __30__ the work they do.

Finally, believe your own ideas and you own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.

13.　　　　　　　 A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. thousands

14.　　　　　　　 A. same B. different C. good D. the same

15.　　　　　　　 A. suitable B. fitted C. able D. like

16.　　　　　　　 A. take B. be C. have D. choose

17.　　　　　　　 A. but B. what C. if D. whether

18.　　　　　　　 A. feel B. realize C. feeling D. to realize

19.　　　　　　　 A. helped B. makes C. make D. helping

20.　　　　　　　 A. both B. between C. from D. either

21.　　　　　　　 A. art B. music C. sports D. acting

22.　　　　　　　 A. ride B. feed C. draw D. treat

23.　　　　　　　 A. success B. skill C. hobby D. fact

24.　　　　　　　 A. good B. well C. better D. best

25.　　　　　　　 A. examine B. have examined C. examining D. examined

26.　　　　　　　 A. find out B. look out C. look for D. look at

27.　　　　　　　 A. what do they think of B. how do they think of　

C. what they think of D. how they think of

My parents will leave me ____ during the seven-day holiday and I’ll feel ______.

 A. lonely; alone  B.  alone; lonely C.  lonely; lonely  D. alone; alone

____ the test, he didn’t know whether he was foing to the cinema at weekend.

A. because  B. Because of  C.  Since D.  Until