9．From the time l was young，I've noticed changes in people's hairstyles，clothes，facial expressions and behaviors．（36）EI respond，"I pay attention．"
I believe in paying attention to the world around me，in the power of paying attention．．
I grew up on our family farm，surrounded by fields of wheat，soybeans，and corn．My grandpa Bohil always had an eye to the sky，interpreting the clouds and their various colors．He knew when the soybeans got the color of brown paper bags it was time to harvest．He knew when the wheat rustled （沙沙作响） like scratchy dry skin it was time to harvest that，too．（37）F
My mother sewed everything from curtains to clothes．She made quite a few of my clothes．Her pattern work was so precise，her seam（线缝） work so exact．Fittings were exercises in detail．（38）BThe women in my family practiced exacting crafts，requiring precision and an eye for detail，attention to color combinations，a love of a patterned world．
（39）GIt was the clothes on my body，and the quilt on my bed．Noticing was the crops in the fields，and the clouds in the sky．
I'm a teaching writer．Seeing details is my job，both in my writing and in my students'．Nothing is too small to ignore．Noticing is my job．（40）CI notice the sun and clouds on my pages   and theirs，both the bright skies and the storms on the horizon．
The world is made up of one detail after another，and by opening my eyes to each of them，I can see the world much more clearly，much more broadly．By paying attention，I learn to expand．

A．So if I notice that your eyes look dull instead of bright，you will know why．
B．She would tear the seams and start over if something wasn't quite right．
C．I sew，quilt，plant，cultivate，and harvest，alone and with my students．
D．My great-grandmother quilted blankets for each of us．
E．Often，people act surprised and ask，"You noticed？"
F．Farming is about noticing，about paying attention．
G．Noticing was all around me．

8．You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving．If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs，then it's likely you will burn out，or feel upset．When you take and take without giving anything back，you never feel fulfilled，so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life．
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values．I break values up into two groups which I call being values and having values．Your being values are the personalities of the ideal person you would like to be．I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a promise to live by．An example of some being values are：kind，loving，generous，peaceful，wise and even powerful．By acting on these values you give'to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model．Mastering being these personalities becomes your life purpose．
Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy．These could be companionship，achievement，support，being valued or financial security．This is what you receive．You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life．
When you make a promise to live by your being values，it becomes easier to make conscious （慎重的）  choices rather than reactionary  （反动的）  ones．If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems，you could choose to think and act like a calm person．A calm person might go for a walk，or set a time limit before responding．If your usual pattern is to worry，you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person．In other words，you would act like the person you choose to be-this is the key to personal power．
When you choose to act on your values，you will not only feel good about yourself，but also strengthen your chosen beliefs．Over time，acting in this way changes how you see the world，and in turn the way other people think of you．

25．The main purpose of this passage is to．C
A．persuade the readers to make a promise
B．explain to the readers what personal values are
C．inform the readers how to be truly happy
D．instruct the readers how to make wise choices
26．According to the text，living by your being values，you wouldB．
A．gain a lot of power                       B．form positive personality
C．seek all human virtues                    D．fill your own needs
27．The underlined word"void"in Paragraph l meansA．
A．a feeling of emptiness                    B．an absence of one's mind
C．a break of continuity                     D．a state of confusion
28．What can be inferred from the text？B
A．Having values are better than being values．
B．A calm person does not choose to complain．
C．The way other people think of you decides who you are．
D．A responsible person does not care about financial security．

7．（36）A People who don't read newspapers are sometimes called non-readers．Generally，non-readers are low in education，low in income，either very young or very old．What's more，non-readers are more likely to get away from the crowd．（37）C．
Why don't these read daily papers？They say that they don't have the time； they have no interest in reading at all．（38）F
Recent surveys，however，have shown that there appears to be a group of non-readers that don't fit the type mentioned above．（39）GThey are far more likely to say they have no time and that they have no interest in the content．
（40）DFirst，they are adding news briefs to help overcome the time problem．Also，they are giving variety（多样化）to the newspaper contents to help build the readers，interest．

A．Not everybody reads daily newspapers． B．Everybody is fond of reading daily newspapers． C．They have less contact with neighbors and friends． D．Editors and publishers are trying to win them back． E．They always say that they have to feed their families． F．And besides，they think newspapers are a little expensive． G．They are high in income and fall into the age group of 26 to 65．

6．A recent research at University of Florida has showed the secret of sticking to（坚持）an exercise program．
If you are outgoing and like being with people，you may get bored quickly when exercising alone．Try aerobics（增氧健身法）．You need communication，and working out with others makes you keep going．Besides，regular classes will improve your ability to take in and use oxygen．As a result，your heart and lungs will work well．
If you are well-organized and appreciate you own time，you'll prefer to choose your own exercise program．Try gym which challenges you，work with weight-lifting which builds your body shape，or do the cyclethat is great for fat-burning．
If you push yourself to do well at work，you'll like competing against others．Try team sports．Ball games will give you something to aim for．The games will provide overall（全面的）training and your health condition will improve，reducing the risk of having diseases．
If things are getting on top of you，choose a kind of exercise that reduces the pressure in the body．Try a relaxing class．Lying at full length is a great way to let stored-up physical pressure out．Such a way also makes the body suppler（柔韧的），which makes the risk of injury lower during the activity．
29．What is the advantage of having regular exercise classes？B
A．People will enjoy more fresh air   
B．People will become more outgoing 
C．Peopl e will improve their breath   
D．People will have fewer heart diseases
30．The underlined words"the cycle"in Paragraph 3 meansD．
A．a king of gym  
B．a kind of challenge   
C．a kind of medicine  
D．a kind of exercise
31．What exercise may reduce the risk of getting hurt？D
A．Regular exercises   B．Weight-lifting    C．Ball games     D．Relaxing classes
32．This passage is mainly aboutB．
A．different ways to do exercise   
B．different choices of exercise
C．different secrets of exercise    
D．different types of exercise．

5．Check out our tsunami（海啸） facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destruction．Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some notable recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe．
Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions．
 As a tsunami approaches the shore，water may move back from the coast．If it is shallow enough，the water may be pulled back hundreds of meters．If you are in the area，observing this is a good indication that a tsunami is on the way．
Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time to evacuate（撤离）as possible．
When tsunamis hit shallow water （often near the coast），they slow down but increase in height．
An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed over 200，000 people in 14 countries．
In March 2011，the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15，000 people．
The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached heights of over 40 meters（131feet）in some areas，wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents．
The Japanese word"tsunami"literally means"harbour wave"．
Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal（潮水的）waves but this term has fallen out of favour because tsunamis are not related to tides．
25．How many reasons are mentioned in the passage that may cause tsunamis？B
A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．
26．which of the following shows a tsunami is coming soon？B
A．An earthquake takes place．
B．The water marches towards the coast．
C．The water near the shore is pulled back．
D．The water near the shore is very shallow．
27．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．The word"tsunami"is from British English．
B．The term"tidal wave"is used more often than"tsunami"．
C．Sone nuclear accident happened after Indonesia tsunami．
D．More people died in Indonesia tsunami than in Tohoku tsunami．
28．The passage is developed mainly byA．
A．listing the facts             
B．giving some examples
C．providing some numb ers     
D．making some conclusions．

4．Commercial advertisement was once thought of as a technique of the marketers to inform the potential buyers about the availability of certain products．It was seen more as a medium to inform the buyers rather than persuade them to buy．The present day marketers see advertisement as a medium to damage the image of their competitors and their products．This indeed，is an undesirable and an immoral practice．Instead of speaking about their own products，these marketers speak about the drawbacks （often without any basics） of the competing products．
People watching TV advertisements would notice that there has always been an advertisement war between the marketers of different consumer goods．A few such cases are given below．
1．Parachute Coconut Oil vs．V．V．D．Gold
Some time back，the producer of V．V．D Gold Coconut Oil claimed in their TV advertisement that only their products was superior and the one sold in blue colour bottles （the reference was to Parachute coconut oil） was suitable only for un-natural hair．
2．Tata Salt vs．Captain Cook
Tata salt was first iodised （碘处理） salt marketed by an Indian Company．It has been enjoying a good and steady market．Captain Cook，another producer of iodised salt，who entered the market later，had to adopt some strategy to get control of the market．The TV advertisement of Captain Cook stressed on‘Free flow'of their salt when transferred to a container．The producer of Tata Salt retaliated （报复） by saying that the claim of Captain Cook was a trick and those who were quality conscious should deal with it with caution．
3．Pepsi vs．Coco Cola
Coca Cola was selected as the official soft drink for the Wills World Cricket 1996．When the cricket series was on，the marketers of Pepsi constantly advertised on TV．Their advertisement gave the idea that the cricketers preferred only Pepsi and as a matter of fact there was nothing official about it．
4．Horlicks vs．Complan
Sometime back，the TV advertisement of Complan，a health drink directly attacked Horlicks，which has been in the market for several decades．The claim of Complan was that their brand （which according to them was Brand C） has a higher percentage of ingredients （材料） compared to Brand H （reference was nothing but to Horlicks）．
The above examples clearly show how the technique of advertisement is misused by some marketers to ruin the image of their competitors．This，certainly，is not a healthy trend．
Any marketer should only speak about his products and not about his competitors'products．The awareness of consumers has certainly increased over the years and they are no longer easily taken in．There are many consumer products like salt，oil shaving blades etc．But one thing for sure is that offering the same product in a different container will not make the product different．
Mass media like Radio，Television and newspaper should not allow advertisements that tell lies．Legal regulations，in this regard，should also be made stricter．

Comparison of the past and the present of advertisements
In the past		At present
A technique mainly used for offering （71）information		A trick used as a means of unfair （72）competition
The （73）misuseof advertisement
（74）Examples/Cases	Products	Wrong practices
	V．V．D．Gold	l When V．V．D Gold attacked the one sold in blue bottles，it （75）referredto Parachute Coconut oil．
	Captain Cook	l Captain Cook stressed on their"free flow"when their product was （76）transferredto a container．
	Tata Salt	l Tata salt retaliated by warning consumers to be （77）cautious/carefulabout the quality．
	Pepsi	l Too much advertisement on TV seemed to say that the cricketers had a （78）preferencefor Pepsi．
	Complan	l Brand C claimed that their product was much richer in ingredients in （79）comparisonwith Brand H．
Solutions	（80）Competitors'products．are not allowed to be mentioned in the advertisement． Stricter laws should be made to protect every producers'and consumers'benefits．

3．With so much work _______to be done，the physician looked very worried．（　　）

A．

having remained

B．

to remain

C．

remaining

D．

remained

2．You have ______ your family _______ a lot recently．（　　）

A．

put，through

B．

turned，up

C．

put，off

D．

dealt，with

1．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
My friend Luo Ming looked sadly today．When I asked about her the reason，she said that winter vacation was going to be over soon and that she had to go back to school．Luo Ming doesn't do well in her studies but she isn't interested in studying．I guess that's how she doesn't want to go back to school．But I look forward to go back to school．I enjoy studying very much．It helps enrich her knowledge．After relaxing for more than twenty day in cold winter，now I was full of energy and can't wait to study in the classroom again．I hope Luo Ming will one day find the fun of studying，either．

20．Snow can be very beautiful．When snow covers everything around you，the world looks like a"Winter Wonderland"．That is the name of a very popular song about winter．Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song in 1934．
But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time．It is cold outside．The wind blows and makes it even colder．The days are shorter and darker．The sun rarely shines．The leaves on the trees are brown or have fallen to the ground．The flowers are mostly gone．It is not surprising that some people are sad in winter．And some people dream about being somewhere else where it is warm and pretty--like the state of California．The Mamas and the Papas recorded their famous song，"California Dreaming"in 1965．
During the 1960s，many other famous rock groups sang songs about winter．Here is a song by Simon and Garfunkel called"A Hazy Shade of Winter"．They sing about life and hope．
In 1968，the group Blood，Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle，sad song about winter．They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in"Sometimes in Winter"．
Gordon Lightfoot wrote and recorded another sad and lovely song about winter in 1975．Sarah McLachlan recorded"Song for a Winter's Night"for an album in 2006．She sings about reading a love letter and wishing the writer were with her．
Finally，on a lovely note，we leave you this sad song by Wayne．
25．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．"Winter Wonderland"is a song written by two brothers．
B．Most people feel very sad in winter．
C．"California Dreaming"is the most famous song about winter．
D．Winter is not always a happy time．
26．What do we learn about the song"Sometimes in Winter"from the passage？C
A．It was written for Sarah McLachlan．
B．Gordon Lightfoot made some changes to it．
C．It is a gentle and sad song about winter．
D．It first came out in the 1970s．
27．What can we infer from the passage？A
A．It is usually warm in California in winter．
B．"Song for a Winter's Night"is a very happy song．
C．Blood，Sweat and Tears are the names of three singers．
D．Simon and Garfunkel often felt sad．
28．Where is this passage most probably taken from？C
A．Newspaper     B．TV news      C．Radio program   D．Magazine．