9．Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed，with one in four people admitting using"sorry I had no signal"when returning a missed mobile phone call，a survey found．
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year．Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend，on average at least twice a day．The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal，with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie．It usually came after they hit the"ignore"button when their mobile rang．
Three quarters of people think women are better liars．The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying，compared to 58 of men．
The second most common fib（无关紧要的谎言） is"I haven't got any cash on me"when asked for money by tramps （流浪者），beggars and Big Issue sellers．"Nothing's wrong-I'm fine"came third followed by"You look lovely"and"Nice to see you"．
Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with"I didn't get your text"in 18th，"Our server was down"in 20th and"My battery died"in 26th place．
Other lies to make the top ten included"I'll give you a ring"，"We're just good friends"and"We'll have to meet up soon"．"I'm on my way"and"No，your bum doesn't look big in that"completed the top ten．
Men tell the most fibs，coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times．
In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth，according to a spokesman for OnePoll，which carried out the research of 4，300 adults．
66．Whether the person being called has pushed the"ignore"button orA，the caller at the other end hears the same tone．
A．really has no signal                                          
B．can't get the text
C．has a battery failure                                     
D．answers the call
67．Most people think women are better liars becauseB．
A．there're more women liars                                     
B．fewer women liars are found out
C．women tell less harmful lies                          
D．women are harder to convince
68．"Our server was down"is perhaps a lie told as an excuse for notB．
A．inviting a friend to dinner                               
B．responding to an e-mail
C．coming to a party on time                              
D．cleaning one's room
69．"You look lovely"and"I'm on my way"rankCon the popular-lie list．
A.3rd and 8th       B.5th and 10th          C.4th and 9th           D.5th and 12th
70．The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it'sDfor the British to lie so much．
A．puzzling         B．disgusting        C．impossible       D．reasonable．

8．I live in the land of Disney，Hollywood and year-round sun．You may think People in such an attractive，fun-filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deep，long-lasting emotion．
Going to an amusement park or a ball game，watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax，temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness，because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play，it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．They have constant access to exciting parties，fancy cars，expensive homes，everything that spells"happiness"But in memoir（回忆录） after memoir，they expose the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun：depression，alcoholism，drug addiction，broken marriages and loneliness．
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest，he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment（承诺）．For commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun，adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments，but they are not its most distinguishing features．
Similarly，couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want．Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night's sleep．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to．It liberates time：now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness．It liberates money：buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy：we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
63．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Marriage and commitment．       
B．Success and satisfaction．
C．Fun and happiness．             
D．Entertainment and responsibility．
64．The author probably agrees thatD．
A．fun creates long-lasting satisfaction
B．long-standing fun may lead to happiness
C．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
D．fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting
65．What does the author think of marriage？B
A．It ends in pain．               
B．It means commitment．
C．It affords greater fun．                          
D．It leads to raising children．
66．If one gets the real meaning of happiness，heA．
A．won't place too much value on money 
B．will start a business
C．will seek for freedom              
D．won't devote himself to his family．

7．Keesh lived at the North Pole a long time ago．He lived near the edge of the polar sea．He was a bright thirteen-year-old boy with a strong，healthy body．His father was a brave man who had died during a food shortage in the village．His father tried to save the lives of his people by fighting a giant polar bear．Keesh's father was crushed to death during the struggle．But he killed the bear，and the meat from the bear kept the people from starving．
     Keesh was his only son，and he lived alone with his mother．But people are forgetful，and they soon forgot how Keesh's father had saved their lives．And since Keesh was only a boy and his mother was a woman and not a warrior（勇士），they were forced to live in the smallest and poorest igloo in the village．
     One night there was a council meeting in the large igloo of Klosh-Kwan，who was the chief．At that meeting Keesh showed how much courage he possessed．He rose to his feet and waited for silence．Then，with the dignity（尊严）of an older man，he said，"It is true that my mother and I are given meat to eat．But the meat is always old and tough，filled with bones，and difficult to eat．"
     The hunters-both the young and the old-were shocked to hear a child speak to them that way．But Keesh went on steadily，"Because my father，Bok，was a great hunter，I can speak these words．You know that Bok brought home more meat than any hunter in the village．The oldest woman，the weakest old man，received a fair share．"
     Keesh waited calmly until the shouting died down．"My mother has no one except me，and therefore I must speak．My father put his life in danger and died，to provide food for this village．It is only right that I，his son and his wife should have enough good meat as long as there is plenty of good meat in this village．I，Keesh，the son of Bok，have spoken．"
     He sat down．He could hear angry murmuring all around him．Some men began to shout at Keesh．They ordered him to leave．They threatened to punish him by not giving him any food at all．Keesh's eyes flashed and the blood pounded under his skin．In the midst of the noise and the uproar，he jumped to his feet．
"Listen to me，you men!"he shouted．"I shall never speak in this council again-not until you come to invite me to speak．My father was a great hunter，and so will I be．"
     They laughed at Keesh and followed him out of the igloo，shouting at him．But Keesh said nothing more．He walked away with his head raised，looking neither to the left nor the right…．
---Based on a story by Jack London
56．How did Keesh's father die？D
A．He died of hunger several years ago．
B．He died when he tried to save a bear．
C．He died in a fight with other warriors．
D．He died during a struggle with a bear．
57．Keesh showed his courage at the council meeting byA．
A．complaining of the unfair treatment he and his mother received
B．asking for more help from the chief
C．demanding a bigger igloo to live in
D．quarreling with the hunters angrily
58．Where should the following missing words be filled？A
"Quiet!"shouted the men．"Throw the child out!Send him to bed!No child may speak such words to warriors like us!"
A．Between the 4^th paragraph and the 5^th paragraph
B．Between the 3^rd paragraph and the 4^th paragraph
C．Before the last paragraph．
D．Between the 6^th paragraph and the 7^th paragraph．
59．From the passage we can inferC．
A．Keesh will kill another bear．
B．Keesh makes up his mind to leave his village forever
C．Keesh will prove his words by going out to hunt
D．Keesh will take revenge （报复） on his villager later．

6．Around twenty years ago I was living in York．Though I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree，I could not find satisfying work．
I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat．I had attended five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job．"Why has my life become so hard？"I thought painfully．
As I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl，she handed me an earring saying I should keep it so that somebody could claim（认领）it．The earring was painted black and said"BE HAPPY"．
At first I got angry．Then it hit me-I had been giving all of my attention to what was going wrong with my life rather than what was right!I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy with．Later，I decided to add more things to the list．That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large hospital．She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200medical workers．I said yes．
My day there went very well，and before long I got a well-paid job．To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of thinking that I completely changed my life．

46．We can learn from the first two paragraphs that the authorD
A．was content with his personal life
B．was a college student doing a part-time job
C．was grateful for the hard but precious experience
D．felt hopeless in the face of difficulties
47．Why did the author decide to list happy things？C
A．To make Iris passengers happy．
B．To amuse the family members．
C．To remind himself life was full of happiness．
D．To stress that he had great pressure．
48．Which statement is true about the black earring？A
A．The author got angry because he was unhappy．
B．The little girl gave him the earring as a gift．
C．The earring was returned to its owner very soon．
D．The lady who called him was the owner of the earring．
49．Which of the following best expresses the idea of the text？A
A．Life is like a mirror，when you smile into it，it will smile back．
B．Where there's a will，there's a way．
C．He laughs best who laughs last．
D．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy．
50．Where can you most probably find the text？B
A．In a tourist guidebook．     B．On a personal blog．
C．In an official report．      D．In a science fiction．

5．-Jenny ________the room for me when I returned home．
-Such is her character．She is always thinking of others!（　　）

	A．	was cleaning		B．	is cleaning
	C．	has cleaned		D．	had been cleaned

4．Christian Eijkman，a Dutch doctor，left the Netherlands for the island of Java．Many people on the island had a disease called beriberi（脚气病）．He was going there to try and find a cure．
   At first，Eijkman thought some kind of germ （细菌） caused beriberi．He raised some chickens．He didn't eat them，but made experiments on them．The local people were quite surprised at that．One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate-refined white rice （精炼米）．When he fed them with unrefined rice，also known as brown rice，they recovered．Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery-that some things in food could prevent disease．These things were named vitamins （维生素）．The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins．Later，other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person's food．
   Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat．If they don't，they can also take vitamin pills．
59．The underlined word"cure"in Paragragh1 probably meansA．
A．a medical treatment                    
B．a kind of vitamin
C．a kind of germ                        
D．a kind of rice
60．Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java toD．
A．spend his holiday                    
B．find ways to grow better crops
C．do some research about the island       
D．help the Javanese with their illness
61．Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens？B
A．To eat them
B．To carry out his experiments．
C．To give the Javanese a surprise．
D．To make money by selling them．
62．If a person doesn't get enough vitamins in his diet，he'd betterD．
A．eat more rice                         
B．eat more meat
C．eat some chicken                      
D．eat vitamin pills．

3．Once Dr．Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man，aged 34，who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving，and there was not much hope he would live．
Dr．Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and，in a very gentle voice，asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．
"Are you getting food you like？"
The patient said nothing．
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home？"
The answer was no．
The doctor put his hand on the man's shoulder and his voice was very soft．
"If you had food that you liked，would you eat it？"
"Yes，yes．"the patient said．
The change in the patient's appearance couldn't have been more obvious．Nothing was said，but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received．
Later，the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn't getting food he could eat．One of the students said，"We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．"
"Suppose，"the doctor replied，"you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn't carry it，would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request？"
"I would probably insist，"the student said．
"Very well，"the doctor said．"You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won't be easy，but I can help you．Meanwhile，let's get some food inside this man as fast as possible，and stay with it．Or he'll be killed by hunger．By the way，there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress，we need to be able to talk with him．"
Three weeks later，Dr．Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people； you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable．
55．The patient had no desire to eat becauseB，
A．he was not hungry                
B．he was not satisfied with the food
C．he was given special meals               
D．he was seriously ill
56．According to the passage，we can conclude thatA．
A．the patient was from another country．
B．the patient's illness was caused by hunger
C．Dr．Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient
D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient
57．Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr．Mellinkoff？D
A．Cold   B．Curious．C．Confident．D．Considerate．
58．What do you think Dr．Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case？A
A．Doctors should know their patients'real problems．
B．Doctors should be able to speak foreign languages．
C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills．
D．Doctors should give more medicine to patients．

2．With his game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer，Jeremy Lin （林书豪） finished the New York Knicks'dramatic reversed victory to defeat the Toronto Rapters．
   The Knicks have won six games in a row，and Jeremy Lin has put up impressive numbers during the continuous period of competitions．Although the season is still young，the Knicks have reversed course in just one week from the NBA's most disappointing team to a playoff （季后赛） contestant．Lin，not team's high-paid stars，has saved the Knicks season and likely coach D'Antoni's job．
After nearly 15 years of disappointing，sometimes unsuccessful seasons，Madison Square Garden is alive again，and New York City can't stop talking about the Knicks．To put things into perspective，consider this：Just several years back，Knicks fans protested nightly outside of the Garden calling for the team's ownership to fire their resented coach Isiah Thomas．
Now，Madison Square Garden Co．shares are at a record high，the Knicks'average household television rating is up 70 percent since Lin joined the starting lineup （首发阵容），and jersey sales are increasing very quickly．I watched the Knicks-Lakers game at a bar in Harlem，and have not felt that kind of energy from fans since the great playoff between the Knicks and Miami Heat in the late 1990s．
Beyond the Knicks，Lin may be saving the NBA as well．Just a few months back，the NBA took a massive credibility hit during a multi-month lockout，where the owners did not allow the players to go back to play until they accept the new salary levels．As a consequence，the season did not even begin until Christmas Day．Over the past few years，LeBron James'（勒布朗﹒詹姆斯） relatively long and unpleasant free-agent （自由职业球员） events，combined with poor play around the league，have angered fans and damaged the league's brand．
Lin is leading a one-week NBA basketball revival．His legendary story has inspired Asian-Americans，increased NBA sales in China，and turned the basketball world upside down．
51．According to the passage，Jeremy Lin's excellent performance saved the following exceptD．
A．The NBA                                     
B．Madison Square Garden Co．'s shares
C．The Knicks                                    
D．Coach Isiah Thomas
52．The underlined word"young"in Paragraph 2 probably means"A．"
A．in the early stage    
B．not old yet．
C．not completely grown．
D．in the development      
53．Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．These Knicks'stars who were paid well saved the Knicks season
B．The fans objected to dismissing Coach Isiah Thomas outside the Garden
C．The owners and the players didn't agree on raising the TV ratings
D．The Knicks didn't satisfy its fans for nearly 15 years until this season
54．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．how Jeremy Lin saved the Knicks，probably including the NBA
B．why Jeremy Lin became a member of the Knicks  
C．how the Knicks defeated its opponents in a great playoff  
D．why the New Yorkers thought well of Jeremy Lin．

1．Mo Yan，a Chinese writer has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature，announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday．The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its history．Informed of his win today，the author，who was having dinner at home，was"overjoyed and scared"．
Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers，Mo Yan--a pen name for Guan Moye，grew up in Gaomi in shandong province in eastern China．At the age of 12，he left school to work，first in agriculture，later in a factory，In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing．
He published his first book in 1981，but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu，which was successfully filmed in the stone year，directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou．In his writing，Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs．Mo Yan is known as a prolific （多产的）writer．In addition to his novels，he has published many short stories and essays on various topics．Despite his social criticism，be is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors．Dozens of his works have been translated into English，French，Japanese and many other languages．
The awarding ceremony was held on December 10．Mo Yan won a medal，a personal diploma and a cash award of about $1 million．
56．How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news？D
A．Excited and proud
B．Worried and cautious．
C．Uncertain and shocked              
D．Happy and surprised．．
57．Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he wasC．
A．on a farm                        
B．in a factory
C．in the army                       
D．in a school
58．One of Mo Yan's characteristics of writing is that heC．
A．explains difficult matters in simple words
B．focuses on social problems in the country
C．writes about topics he is familiar with
D．describes his characters in a unique way
59．What's the best title for this passage？A
A．Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 
B．An Introduction to Nobel Prize
C．How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize       
D．A World Famous Writer，Mo Yan．

20．Once again，I was in a new school．So was a girl in my class named Lisa．That's where the similarities ended．
I was tall and she was small．My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style．Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great．I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest．I was awkward and shy．She wasn't．I couldn't stand her，considering her my enemy．But she liked me and wanted to be friends．
One day，she invited me over and I said yes-I was too shocked to answer any other way．My family had moved six times in six years，and I had never managed to develop any friendships．But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school．
She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places，an all-right bookstore，a movie theater and a park．As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood，I tried to guess which house might be hers．Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three-story house with a front porch？I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother，her stepfather，her two brothers and her sister．
When we got into the room she shared with her sister，she took out a big case of Barbies，which was my next surprise．I had never played with them．We sat on the floor，laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies．We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations．We had a great day that afternoon．
Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines； the movie theater gave her free tickets…．Soon I was included in her magic world．We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together．
Lisa，my first real friend since childhood，helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends：your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend．
60．The writer and Lisa were similar in the way thatA．
A．they were both new students           
B．they had the same hair styles
C．they were both tall                  
D．they were of the same age
61．One day Lisa invited the writerC．
A．to go to the movie                  
B．to go to walk in a park
C．to go to her home                      
D．to go to a pizza place
62．In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who wasA．
A．friendly and lovely               
B．rich and happy
C．quiet and lonely                   
D．awkward and shy
63．Which of the following did the writer learn from Lisa？D
A．How to make up stories．
B．How to deal with enemies．
C．How to live a better life．
D．How to make friends．