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A Cultural Month activity will be carried out in May between our school and our sister school in the USA．So theschool newspaper is looking for an editor for its English edition．The job mainly includes two parts：One is to choose proper English articlesabout culturesof China and western countriesfrom other newspapers，magazines or Internet．The other is to pick out articles from those written by students in our school and edit them for use．
We hope that he/she could meet the following requirements：First，he/she is willing to devote some of his/her spare time to serving the others．Second，it's necessary for him/her to be good at both English and fine arts．Besides，the ability to use the computer is important．
Those who are interested in the job，please get in touch with the Students'Union before April 31st．
The Students'Union．

11．This was my grandmother's first Christmas without grandfather，and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever．When my parents and I （36）A at her house，we found she had waited up all night for us．The house did seem a little（37）B without grandfather．
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas  （38）D was the most important decoration of all．So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather's closet （壁橱）．Through our efforts，we finally stepped back to （39）A our handiwork．It looked beautiful．（40）C something was missing．
"Where's your star？"I asked．
The star was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree．
"Why，it （41）B be here somewhere，"she said，starting to sort through the boxes again．"Your grandfather always （42）A everything so carefully when he took the tree down．"
As we emptied the boxes and （43）C no star，my grandmother's eyes filled with tears．Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together．It brought them great happiness．Now，on her first Christmas without him，the star was （44）A，too．
"Don't worry，Grandmother，"I （45）D her．"We'll find it for you．"
My mother and I formed a search （46）D．"Let's start in on the closet where the ornaments （装饰品） were，"Mother said．"Maybe the star just fell out of the box．"
That sounded （47）B，so I began to search the closet．I thought I tried every （48）C，but no star．I could see grandmother was （49）D，although she tried not to show it．
"What's in this wrapped box？"Mother suddenly called out．"It was at the bottom of father's closet．"Grandmother took the box in （50）D and opened it．Her face （51）B when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star．There was a（n） （52）B attached．
Don't be angry with me，dear．I broke your star while packing the decorations，and I couldn't （53）A to tell you．Thought it was time for a new one．I hope it brings you as much（54）D as the first one．Merry Christmas!
Love，
Bryant
So grandmother's tree had a star after all，a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another．And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas （55）A for her．

36．A．arrived	B．looked	C．stayed	D．worked
37．A．noisy	B．empty	C．safe	D．clean
38．A．flower	B．bell	C．stocking	D．tree
39．A．admire	B．repair	C．paint	D．design
40．A．Or	B．So	C．But	D．And
41．A．might	B．must	C．need	D．will
42．A．packed	B．decided	C．covered	D．searched
43．A．made	B．left	C．found	D．felt
44．A．gone	B．hidden	C．broken	D．forgotten
45．A．warned	B．persuaded	C．reminded	D．comforted
46．A．game	B．class	C．company	D．party
47．A．challenging	B．reasonable	C．pleasant	D．difficult
48．A．suggestion	B．direction	C．possibility	D．method
49．A．ashamed	B．annoyed	C．disappointed	D．frightened
50．A．fear	B．relief	C．anger	D．surprise
51．A．cleared	B．brightened	C．darkened	D．tightened
52．A．article	B．note	C．receipt	D．poem
53．A．bear	B．afford	C．wait	D．agree
54．A．peace	B．change	C．luck	D．joy
55．A．special	B．funny	C．relaxing	D．favorite

10．250Drive-Thru（汽车穿梭）Customers Pay It Forward at McDonald's
In Florida，one McDonald's customer started a pay-it-forward chain that inspired other 249customers to be generous and do the same．ABC News reports that （25）the spirit of giving is in the air as 250drive-thru customers at a local McDonald's paid for the meals of the people next to them．A Lakeland customer，Torie Keene （26）was paying （pay） for her food on Wednesday morning when she decided to pay for the meal of the car next to her．
Keene then purposely told McDonald's cashier Marisabel Figueroa （27）to greet （greet） the other customer"Merry Christmas"and not"Happy Holidays．"The next customer was moved when Figueroa said her food was already paid by the previous car．That's when she thought that she would love to do the same．
It kept going and going．Figueroa，（28）who worked from 9a．m．to 3p．m．on Wednesday，said that the chain reaction almost lasted for her entire shift．"I just kept （29）giving（give） everyone the same message，and they were all so surprised and so happy，"she continued．"One lady even paid for the meals of the next three cars （30）behind/after her．"
While people were amazed by how generous they could get，Figueroa said she had the （31）most unforgettable （unforgettable） Christmas experience in her 12years of working for McDonald's．"I feel very （32）blessed （bless） to have been a part of all that，"the cashier said．And Keene said that she was surprised by the number of people who continued her good deed when she was"only trying to brighten someone's day．"

9．With the tears streaming down her face，she put her two hands to her lips，and kissed them toHim； then clasped（紧握着）them on her breast，as if she laid his ruined head there．
"You are not the gaoler's（监狱长）daughter？"
She sighed"No．"
"Who are you？"
Not yet trusting the tones of her voice，she sat down on the bench beside him．He drew back but she laid her hand upon his arm．A strange thrill struck him when she did so，and visibly passed over his frame； he laid the knife down softly，as he sat staring at her．
Her golden hair，which she wore in long curls，had been hurriedly pushed aside，and fell down over her neck．Advancing his hand by little and little，he took it up and looked at it．In the middle of the action he went astray，and，with another deep sigh，fell to work at his shoemaking．
But lot for long．Releasing his arm，she laid her hand upon his shoulder．After looking doubtfully at it，two or three times，as if to be sure that it was really there，he laid down his work，put his hand to his neck，and took off a blackened string with a scrap of folded rag attached to it．
He opened this，carefully，on his knee，and it contained a very little quantity of hair：not more than one or two long golden hairs，which he had，in some old day，wound on upon his finger．
He took her hair into his hand again，and looked closely at it．"It is the same．How can it be!
When was it!How was it!"
As the concentrating expression returned to his forehead，he seemed to become conscious that it was in hers too．He turned her full to the light，and looked at her．
"She had laid her head upon my shoulder，that night when I was summoned（传唤）out-she had a fear of my going，though I had none-and when I was brought to the North Tower they found these upon my sleeve．‘You will leave me them？They can never help me to escape in the body，though they may in the spirit．'Those were the words I said．I remember them very well．"
    He formed this speech with his lips many times before he could utter it．But when he did find spoken words for it，they came to him coherently（连贯地），though slowly．
"How was this？一Was it you？"

71．The underlined word"it"in the passage refers to"B"．
A．her hair    
B．her hand    
C．his arm    
D．his shoulder
72．The passage is most probably taken fromC．
A．a chant    
B．a drama     
C．a novel    
D．an essay
73．From the passage，we can infer thatC．
A．the lady was the gaoler's friend       
B．the man lived a peaceful life
C．they hadn't seen each other for years   
D．they made a happy conversation
74．The old man took the lady's hair into his hand again becauseA．
A．the hair reminded him of his daughter
B．he found the hair of high quality
C．the lady had almost the same hair as he did
D．the lady's hair worried him so much
75．The writer attracts the readers byB．
A．describing the changes of the relationship
B．giving a vivid description of details
C．using funny and humorous language
D．presenting unpredictable consequence．

8．I was going to die in Antarctica，I was certain．A picture of my frost-covered body，pale and lifeless，filled my mind as I glanced around．In all directions spreads the empty wilderness of Antarctica，the only feature being the division between snow and sky．I sadly stared at my team，who were rapidly disappearing from my sight．
 It happened in the year 2009 when I was head of an adventure attempting to reach the South Pole． The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world-from Jamaica，India，Singapore and Cyprus-many of whom had never seen snow，or spent a night in a tent，before we set off． Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole
By the time I realized that my sledge （雪橇） was firmly stuck，the team were already a long way ahead of me． I called out to Era，my teammate from Brunei，who was next in line．Getting no response，I called again，but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind． I had stood and watched the line for a while as it marched away from me，confident that at any moment one of my teammates would look behind her． Seconds passed． Nothing． I was gradually being left alone．
I pushed my sledge again，my strength suddenly increased when I thought of a cold，lonely death． This time the sledge moved a little． I kicked at the ice with my ski-pole and boot，desperately trying to break the sledge free-and pushed again． The sledge shot forward，knocking me off balance． I struggled to my feet and set off after the team．
I caught up just as they realized I wasn't there． As we continued，my panic slowly faded．I found myself laughing to myself as I noticed Reena checking behind her every few paces． In fact for the whole of the rest of the day each member of the team glanced over her shoulder every few minutes． They were not going to risk losing me again．
56． What can we know from the first paragraph？D
  A． The author's poor physical condition．
  B． The wonderful sights of Antarctica．
  C． The author's regret of being left alone．
  D． The rough natural conditions of Antarctica．
57． What's the main idea of the second paragraph？B
  A． How the author became the team leader．
  B． Brief introduction about the adventure．
  C． The process of selecting the team members．
  D． Complete information about the team members．
58． What made it possible for the author to get her sledge out of the ice？A
  A． The strong desire to live on．
  B． The shouts of her teammates．
  C． A sudden change in wind direction．
  D． The natural beauty ahead in Antarctica．
59． Why did the team form the habit of looking behind？C
  A． Because their team leader demanded them to do so．
  B． Because they were expecting their team leader's arrival．
  C． Because they wanted to make sure their team leader was following．
  D． Because they were afraid there might be danger coming from behind．

7．Once I invited a group of friends round to my house，telling them that I was going to record their speech．I said I was interested in their regional accents，and that it would take only a few minutes．Thus，on one evening，three people turned up at my house and were shown into my front room．When they saw the room they were a bit alarmed，for it was laid out as a studio．In front of each easy chair there was a microphone at head height，with wires leading to a tape-recorder in the middle of the floor．I explained that all I wanted was for them to count from one to twenty．Then we could relax and have a drink．
I turned on the tape-recorder and each in turn seriously counted from one to twenty in their best accent．When it was over，I turned the tape-recorder off and brought round the drinks，and for the rest of the evening there was general cheerful conversation-interrupted only by the fact that I had to take a telephone call in another room，which unfortunately lasted some time．
Or at least that was how it would appear．For，of course，the microphones were not connected to the tape-recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one，which was turning happily away in the kitchen．The participants，having seen the visible tape-recorder turned off，paid no more attention to the microphones which stayed in front of their chairs，only a few inches from their mouths，thus giving excellent sound quality．And my lengthy absence meant that I was able to obtain as natural a piece of conversation as it would be possible to find．
I should add，perhaps，that I did tell my friends what had happened to them，after the event was over，and gave them the choice of destroying the tape．None of them wanted to-though for some years afterwards it always seemed to be my round when it came to the buying of drinks．Linguistic research can be a very expensive business．

39．The writer asked his friends to count from one to twenty becauseD．
A．he wanted to record the numbers for his research
B．he wanted to find out whether the tape recorder was working
C．he wanted to make his friends relax before real recording started
D．he wanted his friends to think that was all he wanted to record
40．The writer went into another room toA．
A．get a natural recording of his friends'conversation
B．stay away from too much drinking with his friends
C．bring a telephone into the front room
D．answer a long distance phone call
41．The writer turned off the tape-recorder becauseD．
A．he had to answer a phone call
B．he wanted his friends to enjoy some drinks
C．he thought the tape-recorder might bother his friends
D．he wanted to make his friends believe he had finished the recording
42．Which one is true according to the passage？C
A．The writer destroyed the tape．
B．The writer's friends destroyed the tape．
C．The writer did tell his friends what had happened．
D．The writer's friends like to drink．

6．For their nick-of-time acts，Toby，a 2-year-old dog，and Winnie，a cute cat，were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals．
As Amy Paul choked on a piece of apple at her home，her dog jumped up，landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out．When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide（一氧化碳），their cat clawed at the wife Cathy's hair until she woke up and called for help．
No one could explain their timely heroics．
Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy-Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a dustbin to die，and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn，so helpless that Cathy's husband，Eric，had to feed her milk with a special tool．
As the Keeslings recalled it，a gas-driven pump being used broke down，spreading carbon monoxide through the house．By the time Winnie went to rescue，the couple's 14-year-old son was already unconscious．"Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me，with a kind of angry sound，"Cathy Keesling said．The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death，judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house．
Amy Paul's husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple．"Normally I peel（削皮） them，but I read in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients，so I ate the skin，and that's what caused me to choke，"she recalled．"I couldn't breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me．He never does that，but he did，and saved my life．"
Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to the awards lunch．

61．Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple？D
A．She had a big bite．
B．The apple was too hard．
C．She was too young to care for herself．
D．She didn't peel the skin as usual．
62．Winnie saved the lives of its owner's whole family in an accident byC．
A．jumping onto its owner          B．calling for help
C．clawing at Cathy's hair        D．making some strange noises
63．Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word"infancy"in Paragraph 4？C
A．middle age       B．youth             C．babyhood        D．agedness
64．What caused the carbon monoxide spreading through the house？A
A．A pump breaking down．
B．A driver breaking into the house．
C．The burning gas．
D．The poisonous gas．
65．What would be the suitable title for the passage？B
A．So Smart Animals Are
B．Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters
C．Unforgettable Experiences
D．Great Honors for Cat and Dog．

5．I arrived late one night on a business trip，so I decided to have dinner in the．hotel．As I was finishing my meal，an elderly couple came in to dine．They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces．They sat three tables from me．I was amazed at the love they showed for each other．It seemed to strike me greatly，because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in'my heart．
    My waiter was also their waiter．As I paid my bill，I inquired as to what their bill was．He informed me，and I gave him $40 to pay their bill．He asked if I knew them and I told him"No，I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other，"and then I departed．
    The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure．After I had been seated，the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant．When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal，they were informed that it had been paid．When they inquired who had done this，the hostess told them they had no idea who I was，just retelling what I said．
    The couple were amazed．They looked around，asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together，paid their bill and departed，saying"Love begets Love"，to the amazement of the hostess and waiter．
    I smiled and said，"That's nice，"and proceeded to order my meal．
    About 45 minutes later，I finished my meal and was about to head out，but my waiter was nowhere to be found．I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport．She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal，because both the waiter and she feltcompelledto pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples．
    When I told her that they didn't have to do that，she said with a smile，"Love begets Love．"
41．The writer's purpose of writing the passage is toD．
      A．suggest love never dies
     B．share an interesting experience
     C．encourage us to help people in need
     D．prove a show of love really makes a difference
 42．Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples？B
      A．Because they were always ready to help poor people．
      B．Because they were happy to pass the love they gained．
      C．Because they invited the young people to the meal．
      D．Because they didn't want to take the advantage of the writer's generosity．
 43．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word
"compelled"in this passage？A
      A．obliged             B．forced         C．satisfied            D．determined
 44．What can be inferred from the story？D
      A．The writer did all this to prove his belief in love．
      B．The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant．
      C．The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him．
      D．The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single．
45．Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story？C
     A．A good beginning makes a good ending．
     B．Where there is a will，there is a way．
     C．As a man sows，so shall he reap （收获）．
     D．Love me，love my dog．

4．Mo was waiting in the corridor outside her class．She was feeling sick．She had tow exams that day and physics was first．She really hated physics．It was her worst subject．Terry Looked back at her from the front of the line，and then looked away quickly．Mo thought she looked guilty．She didn't have a problem with physics，She didn't have a problem with anything…Miss Perfect!
"Hi，Mo，it's your foavourite exam today"said Nima，laughing as she joined the line．Terry was looking at Mo again．"So what's wrong with her？"asked Nima．"I thought you were friends．""Yes，so did I，"said Mo．"I）ut she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now．She promised to help me review for the  physics exam too，but then she's ignored all my calls and texts．And when I  rang her house，her mum just told me she was busy．She's forgotten who her friends are!"said Mo angrily．"Are you listening to me？"Mr．Reed was talking to the class and the other students were going into the exam room．Mo gave Nima a worried look and followed them．
Mo couldn't answer question number five．She looked up and saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her．Mo couldn't believe it!Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it．Is that how Terry always got such good grades？She felt really angry at Terry，but she didn't know what to do．She thought about telling the teacher，but what would everyone else think of her？"Stop writing and put your pens down"said Mr．Reed as he started to collect the exam papers．Oh no，Mo hadn't answered two of the questions．She was going to fail again!
Mo wanted to talk to Terry at lunch time，but she couldn't find her anywhere．The next exam was history．That was Mo's favourite subject but she wasn't feeling good．Mo went to the library to study，but she couldn't concentrate．She didn't know what to do about Terry．She thought about telling a teacher，but everyone would hate her if she did that．"It wasn't fair!"she thought．"Terry was getting good grades by cheating all that time．"thought Mo．Just then，Mr．Reed walked past her table．"Mr．Reed…"
Mo was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon．Mo was feeling terrible．Why had she told Mr．Reed？But it was too late now．And anyway，Terry didn't want to be her friend!Mr．Reed wanted her to look at him and nod if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam．She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table Without thinking，Mo looked up and nodded to Mr．Reed．Terry was too busy looking at her phone and she didn't hear him as he walked silently up to her table．Mr．Reed didn't say anything．He jus picked up her exam paper，tore it in half and pointed to the door，to tell Terry to leave the room．Terry was crying as she walked to the door．Everyone was staring at her and Mo felt really guilty  now．Why did she tell Mr．Reed？
Mo was walking towards the school gate，when she heard footsteps behind her．It was Terry．"Mo，please wait   I want to talk to you．"Mo could see that Terry had been crying，her face was  pale and her eyes were red．Mo couldn't say a word．"Listen，"said Terry．"I'm really sorry I  haven't answered any of your calls，but we're having a terrible time at home．My dad had a heart  attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital．He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried   about him．I know it was stupid，but I was reading texts from my mum to see how the operation was   going，but Mr．Reed caught me with my phone．He thought I was cheating．He believes me now，but I have to take the exam again．I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening．I haven't forgotten that you're a good friend'．Will you forgive me？"

55．At the beginning of the story Mo felt sick most probably becauseB．
A．Terry was looking at her form the front of the line
B．she was worried that she would fail the physics exam
C．she had to take two different exams within one day
D．she had been waiting in the line  for too long a time
56．Who does"Miss Perfect"in the first paragraph refer to？C
A．Mo            B．Nima         C．Terry           D．Terry's mum
57．It can be inferred from the above passage thatA
A．students didn't like those who were not faithful to their friends
B．Mr．Reed was a strict teacher who never corrected his mistakes
C．The physics exam was much more difficult than the history exam
D．Mo was angry because Nima laughed at her relationship with Terry
58．Terry didn't help Mo review for the physics exam becauseC
A．she didn't consider Mo as a true friend
B．she herself was quite bad at physics
C．she had to look after her sick father
D．she was selfish and hated to waste time
59．At the end of the story Mo probably feltD
A．confident and optimistic    B．glad and inspired
C．sad and angry               D．regretful and guilt
60．What lesson can we learn from this passage？B
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B．Friendship should be based on trust．
C．Old friends and old wines are the best．
D．A life without a friend is a life without a sun．

3．Should we allow modern buildings to?be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city？In order to answer this question，we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area．Not all historical buildings are attractive．However，there may be other reasons for example，economic （经济的） reasons-why they should be preserved．So，let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people．What should we do then if a new building is needed？
In my view，new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style．Indeed，there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings．As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate （影响） its surroundings too much，it often improves the attractiveness of the area．
It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt （破坏） the area they are in，but the same can be said of some old buildings too．Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas．I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative（保守的）and do not like change．
Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings，I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to  move things forward．If we always reproduced what was there before，we would all still be living in caves．Thus，I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different，even though that might be the more risky choice．

68．What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph？A
A．Some of them are not attractive．
B．Most of them ate too expensive to preserve．
C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings．
D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area．
69．Which of the following is true according to the author？C
A．We should reproduce the same old buildings．
B．Buildings should not dominate their surroundings．
C．Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in．
D．No one understands why people speak against new buildings．
70．By"move things forward"in the last paragraph，the author probably means"C"
A．Destroy old buildings
B．Put things in a different place
C．Choose new architectural styles
D．Respect people's feelings for historical buildings
71．What is the main purpose of the passage？D
A．To explain why people dislike change．
B．To warn that we could end up living in caves．
C．To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings．
D．To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas．