9．Whatever misfortune you face，just hold up your head and face it with a smile!I got to know this from a musical soul．
The other day I was feeling quite，（41）C having just been laid off from my job．With so many（42）Ato pay，I was wondering what was going to happen to my family．
I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the （43）B．I walked a bit slower，trying to find out where it was coming from．Through the （44）DI saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her．
She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice （45）B me a bit．Then I stood there watching her playing，thinking that it must take （46）Ato perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn't know．
She might have felt my （47）B for she occasionally looked in my direction．
By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded．I walked （48）D and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face．
I asked her（49）C，"Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place？"
She explained to me that she sees so many（50）A people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by （51）B motivational（激励的）music．
Instead of continuing my way home，I said to her，"I have been going through a （52）C time lately，but you've made me（53）D again．"
"I'm happy that I could be （54）D to you，"she replied．"Why are you so sad？"
I told her my story and said，"I'm not so （55）A about what to do…．"
"You see，here's the （56）A，"she responded．"When you were walking，your head was down．"She looked me in the eyes and went on，"Don't look defeated，because （57）B comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it．You should（58）C more …lift your head up．"
I was really （59）C by what she said!I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time．
So （60）D in trouble，just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later．

41．A．lonely	B．relaxed	C．awful	D．breathless
42．A．bills	B．fees	C．fines	D．prices
43．A．listeners	B．traffic	C．instrument	D．background
44．A．trees	B．street	C．buildings	D．crowd
45．A．shocked	B．comforted	C．excited	D．amused
46．A．courage	B．energy	C．patience	D．technique
47．A．mood	B．presence	C．thought	D．appreciation
48．A．aside	B．down	C．off	D．over
49．A．quietly	B．deliberately	C．curiously	D．seriously
50．A．negative	B．unhealthy	C．unconscious	D．elderly
51．A．creating	B．sharing	C．enjoying	D．teaching
52．A．tense	B．wonderful	C．rough	D．crazy
53．A．enthusiastic	B．emotional	C．energetic	D．hopeful
54．A．available	B．essential	C．superior	D．helpful
55．A．sure	B．ashamed	C．particular	D．anxious
56．A．problem	B．situation	C．conflict	D．condition
57．A．success	B．opportunity	C．aid	D．happiness
58．A．concentrate	B．look	C．smile	D．fight
59．A．occupied	B．moved	C．inspired	D．satisfied
60．A．however	B．wherever	C．whoever	D．whenever

8．I had the meanest mother in the whole world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast，I had to have cereal，eggs or toast．While others had Cokes and candy for lunch，I had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess，my supper was different from the other kids too．But at least I wasn't alone in my sufferings．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times．She had to know who our friends were and where we were going．The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning．We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends．She made us work．We had to wash dishes，make beds，and learn to cook．We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day．
Through the years things didn't improve a bit．We could not lie in bed"sick"like our friends did and miss school．Our marks in school had to live up to expectations．Our friends'report cards had beautiful colors on them，black for passing，red for failing．My mother，being as different as she was，would be satisfied with nothing less than ugly black marks．
As the years rolled by，we graduated form high school．With our mother behind us，talking and demanding respect，none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dorp-out．We all attained higher education．None of us have ever been arrested or divorced．Each of my brothers served his time in the service of this country．She forced us to grow up into God-fearing，educated，honest adults．I am now trying to raise my three children．I am filled with pride when my children call me mean．Why？Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world．

32．How did the author prove her mother was mean？B
A．By telling stories    
B．By giving examples
C．By showing other people's opinions
D．By showing the bad results of her mother's actions
33．When the author says her mother was mean，she means her motherC．
A．didn't love them            B．didn't care about them
C．was very strict with them   D．didn't buy them new things
34．What would the author's mother react if they had black marks？B
A．She would be very happy      B．She wbuld be very angry
C．She would comfort them       D．She would blame herself
35．What is the author's attitude toward her mother's way of bringing them up？D
A．Angry     B．Disapproving     C．Unknown     D．Grateful．

7．A music teacher，Frane Selak，who was considered the world's luckiest man before winning the lottery（彩票），has now decided to give away his fortune．
The 85-year-old won£600，000 in the lottery in 2003，after earlier surviving plane and train crashes．
He had his first escape in 1962when a train he was travelling on from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik jumped the rails and rushed into an icy river．Seventeen people drowned and he barely made it to the riverbank after suffering from low body temperature，shock，bruises（擦伤） and a broken arm．
A year later，he was thrown out of a plane on his first and only flight when a door flew open．This time 19people died but he was thrown clear of the crash and landed in a haystack（草垛）．
Then in 1966，a bus he was on skidded into a river，drowning four．He swam to safety with just cuts and bruises．
Accident number four came in 1970when his car caught fire as he drove along a motorway and he fled with seconds to spare before the fuel tank exploded．
Three years later，he lost most of his hair when a faulty fuel pump spewed（喷） petrol over the hot engine of his car and blew flames through the air vents（排气口）．
Then in 1995came his sixth accident when he was knocked down by a bus in Zagreb but walked away with minor injuries．
The following year，he was driving in the mountains when he turned a corner to see a truck coming straight toward him．His car rushed down the 300feet deep slope．But he jumped at the last minute and sat in a tree as he watched his car hit the bottom and explode．
He then won£600，000with his first ever lottery ticket and celebrated his fifth marriage saying："I guess all the earlier marriages were disasters too．"

35．Why is the man considered the luckiest man？A
A．Because he escaped death in all the deadly accidents．
B．Because he won a lottery of£600，000．
C．Because his present marriage is satisfying．
D．Because he married five times．
36．How many times did the man escape death？C
A.5             B.6            C.7            D.8
37．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？C
A．He jumped out of his car before it rushed down the slope．
B．He was badly injured in the plane accident．
C．He won the lottery the first time he bought lottery ticket．
D．He had the train accident in the summer of 1962．
38．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．The luckiest man escaping deaths，winning lottery
B．The luckiest man surviving two car accidents
C．The luckiest man celebrating his marriage
D．The luckiest man marrying five times．

6．The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm's attention is the design of buildings．Today，thousands of people come to （50）B building conferences，and the idea that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly （51）C  in years to come．Back in 1984we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren't designed for （52）B  use．The"energy-efficient"sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis （53）A  indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint，wall covering and carpet．So for 20years，we've been looking for ways to make these materials （54）D  for people and the planet．
Home builders can now use materials，such as green paints，that release significantly （55）A  amounts of chemical compounds，which people believe don't （56）A  the quality of the air．（57）D，our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being"less bad"but on creating （58）B  healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil or （59）C by industry again and again．For example，the world's largest carpet manufacturer has already （60）A a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable．
Look at it this way：no one （61）C  to create a building that destroy the planet．But our current industrial systems are basically causing these conditions，whether we like it or not．So （62）A  of simply trying to reduce the damage，we are（63）B  a positive approach．We're giving people high-quality，healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a  （64）C effect on the world．It is not just the building industry，either．Entire cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design，planning and building．

50．A．commercial	B．green	C．traditional	D．simple
51．A．efficient	B．changeable	C．influential	D．effective
52．A．relevant	B．indoor	C．flexible	D．forward
53．A．revealed	B．displayed	C．exhibited	D．discovered
54．A．careful	B．comfortable	C．stable	D．safe
55．A．reduced	B．revised	C．delayed	D．defined
56．A．destroy	B．deny	C．dissolve	D．depress
57．A．Anyway	B．Besides	C．Anyhow	D．However
58．A．exactly	B．completely	C．partially	D．superficially
59．A．restored	B．regain	C．reused	D．retain
60．A．developed	B．stretched	C．researched	D．constructed
61．A．sets off	B．sets about	C．sets out	D．sets up
62．A．instead	B．because	C．out	D．regardless
63．A．adjusting	B．adopting	C．adapting	D．admitting
64．A．functional	B．sensible	C．beneficial	D．precious

5．During the initial stages of instructed L2（ the second language） acquisition students learn a couple thousand，mainly high frequency words．Functional language proficiency，however，（50）Bmastery of a considerably large number of words．It is therefore （51）D at the intermediate and advanced stages of language acquisition to learn a large vocabulary in a short period of time．There is not enough time to （52）Athe natural（largely incidental） L1（ the first language） word acquisition process．Incidental acquisition of the words is only possible up to a point，（53）C，on account of their low frequency，they do not （54）Coften enough in the L2learning material．
Acquisition of new words from authentic L2reading texts by means of strategies such as contextual deduction（演绎） is also not a （55）Afor a number of reasons．There appears to be no （56）Dto intentional learning of a great many new words in a relatively short period of time．The words to be learned may be （57）Bin isolation or in context．Presentation in bilingual（双语的） word lists seems an （58）Cshortcut because it takes less time than contextual presentation and yields excellent short term results．Long term memory，（59）D，is often disappointing so contextual presentation seems advisable．
Any suggestions on how to use this in educational contexts should be based on a systematic （60）B of the two most important aspects of the L2word learning problem，this is to say，selecting the relevant vocabulary （which and how many words） and creating the best conditions for the acquisition process．This article sets out to （61）Aa computer assisted word acquisition programme（CAVOCA） which tries to do exactly this：the programme operationalises current theoretical thinking about word acquisition，and its （62）D are based on a systematic list of the vocabulary relevant for the target group．To （63）Bits frequency，the programme was （64）C in a number of experimental settings with a paired associated method of learning new words．The experimental results suggest that an approach combining the two methods is most advisable．

50．A．inquires	B．requires	C．receives	D．inspires
51．A．difficult	B．easy	C．possible	D．necessary
52．A．copy	B．focus	C．find	D．clean
53．A．however	B．moreover	C．because	D．nevertheless
54．A．disturb	B．seem	C．occur	D．disappear
55．A．solution	B．approach	C．problem	D．wonder
56．A．official	B．annual	C．objective	D．alternative
57．A．predicted	B．presented	C．postponed	D．preferred
58．A．available	B．outstanding	C．attractive	D．evident
59．A．by means of	B．moreover	C．in spite of	D．however
60．A．focus	B．analysis	C．object	D．target
61．A．describe	B．grasp	C．link	D．force
62．A．conclusions	B．appointments	C．aspects	D．contents
63．A．react	B．establish	C．memorize	D．leave
64．A．enhanced	B．invented	C．contrasted	D．behaved

4．The job of raising children is a tough one．Children don't come with instructions．And each child is （36）B．So parents sometimes get frustrated，not （37）Cwhat to do．But in raising children-as in all of life-what we do is （38）Aby our culture．Naturally then，American parents teach their children basic American values，
To Americans，the goal of parents is to help children （39）Con their own two feet．From （40）Deach child may get his or her own room． （41）D   children grow，they get more （42）Ato make their own choices． （43）Bchoose their own forms of entertainment，as well as the friends to  （44）C   them with．When they  （45）Dyoung adulthood，they choose their own jobs and marriage （46）B．Of course，many young adults still  （47）Atheir parents'advice and approval for the choices they make． （48）C once they"leave the nest"at around 18to 21years old，they want to be on their own，not"tied to their mother's strings"．The relationship （49）Dparents and children in America is very informal．American parents try to  （50）Btheir children as individuals-not as extensions of themselves．They allow them to achieve their own（51）C．
Americans praise and   （52）D  their children to give them the confidence to succeed．When children become adults，their relationship with their parents becomes more like a（an）   （53）A  among equals．But  （54）Cpopular belief，most adult Americans don't make their parents  （55）B  room and board when they come to visit．As adults，they respect and love their parents more．

36．A．strange	B．different	C．new	D．same
37．A．noticing	B．remembering	C．knowing	D．deciding
38．A．influenced	B．made	C．controlled	D．changed
39．A．sit	B． get	C．stand	D．rise
40．A．adulthood	B．girlhood	C．boyhood	D．childhood
41．A．Because	B．Since	C．For	D．As
42．A．freedom	B．place	C．time	D．money
43．A．Adults	B．Teenagers	C．Americans	D．Parents
44．A．help	B．join	C．share	D．provide
45．A．gain	B．pass	C．become	D．reach
46．A．wives	B．partners	C．husbands	D．couples
47．A．need	B．invite	C．try	D．bring
48．A．Or	B．So	C．But	D．Therefore
49．A．with	B．in	C．among	D．between
50．A．serve	B．treat	C．describe	D．recognize
51．A．jobs	B．plans	C．dreams	D．suggestions
52．A．force	B．attract	C．push	D．encourage
53．A．friendship	B．leadership	C．membership	D．scholarship
54．A．intact	B．similar to	C．contrary to	D．in need
55．A．make up	B．pay for	C．go out	D．live in

3．The violent fights that erupted from the house down the street were told in Marianne and Kevin Naslund's neighborhood．During one（36）Bterrible fight in February 2008，the neighbors'16-year-old son，Andy，was（37）Aby his stepfather．Watching police cars crowd the street，Marianne（38）Dthat she had to help Andy before he ran away or"became an angry person who（39）Cdrugs and alcohol for comfort．"
A few days later，she（40）BAndy a spot on the Naslunds'living room Couch．Andy，who knew Marianne's sons，Nick，then 15，and Jake，then 13，accepted．No one understood（41）AMarianne would take in a troubled teen like Andy．At the local high school，he either slept through classes or made them a （42）Dfor teachers．
Surprisingly，her children understood．"Sometimes Andy（43）Bbe a threat to me，"says Jake，"but when I thought about the future Andy would （44）Dif we turned him away，I just couldn't let myself be a part of that．"It wasn't（45）C．For Andy，moving in with the Naslunds was like entering a foreign country．"I was used to getting screamed at if I （46）Amessed up，"says Andy．But the day he was driven from high school for fighting，the screaming never came．（47）A，Marianne calmly asked why he did it，and listened to Andy's（48）B．
"I didn't want to let her down，"says Andy afterwards．"I didn't get into another（49）Cfor the rest of high schoo1．"In 2010 he（50）Don time from high schoo1．
"If I hadn't moved in with the Nashmds，I（51）Cwould have dropped out，"Andy says．After four years，Marianne calls Andy her third（52）A．Andy has had no（53）Dwith his morn and stepdad since moving out，even though they still（54）B in the neighborhood．And Andy，who recently joined the Navy．at age 19．（55）Awhere he's heading when he comes home on leave．

36．A．heavily	B．particularly	C．eventually	D．constantly
37．A．beaten	B．blamed	C．protected	D．discouraged
38．A．insisted	B．feared	C．doubted	D．realized
39．A．sold out	B．made up	C．turned	D．got on
40．A．sent	B．offered	C．made	D．1eft
41．A．why	B．how	C．where	D．when
42．A．pleasure	B．surprise	C．joke	D．headache
43．A．must	B．could	C．would	D．should
44．A．like	B．own	C．save	D．face
45．A．wise	B．special	C．easy	D．hard
46．A．ever	B．yet	C．even	D．never
47．A．Instead	B．However	C．Fortunately	D．Therefore
48．A．excuse	B．explanation	C．remark	D．statement
49．A．quarrel	B．discussion	C．fight	D．difficulty
50．A．succeeded	B．fled	C．escaped	D．graduated
51．A．unlikely	B．usually	C．probably	D．entirely
52．A．son	B．student	C．daughter	D．relative
53．A．respect	B．patience	C．relationship	D．connection
54．A．study	B．live	C．wander	D．yell
55．A．knows	B．considers	C．guesses	D．dreams

2．Last November，Nick heard a disorder at a party．A group of people had （36）Boutside，pointing at something floating in the Bay．As he ran to（37）A，he soon saw what was wrong：Two kids in a boat were caught in the （38）Cand being pulled out to sea．
Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to （39）Da football．Reaching beyond the calm waters，the （40）B fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water．They tried to row back．But they were no （41）Afor the wind and turned around in circles．Nick dashed to the farthest of land．The boat was already just a （42）B on the sea．He knew that the （43）B boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves，and that it was 2degrees．Nick jumped into the（44）A cold water．Every 90yards，he raised his head to assess his （45）A．At one point，he considered turning back before managing to yell to them，"Take down the umbrella!"
Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella．Finally he loosened the ropes and （46）D the umbrella．Then Nick caught up，but soon waves crashed over the boat，which began to sink．Nick  （47）A it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank．They （48）Awore life jackets，which Nick held in one hand，swimming （49）D．"Are we there？"they asked repeatedly．"Yes，"Nick  （50）B them each time．It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for  （51）C．Worn out，Nick had hardly arrived when he  （52）A．It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to．Asked what it took him to make the  （53）D move，he replied：
It is  （54）B to step out of the comfort zone．Being an onlooker is a cautious existence，but（55）C  we should never be stuck in．Stand by or stand up．

36．A．played	B．gathered	C．laughed	D．cried
37．A．investigate	B．find	C．ask	D．join
38．A．sands	B．rain	C．waves	D．sun
39．A．kick	B．borrow	C．buy	D．recover
40．A．life jacket	B．umbrella	C．rope	D．anchor
41．A．match	B．strength	C．power	D．force
42．A．ball	B．dot	C．line	D．light
43．A．lost	B．delicate	C．old	D．damaged
44．A．bitterly	B．absolutely	C．fairly	D．holplessly
45．A．progress	B．weather	C．strength	D．energy
46．A．threw	B．opened	C．closed	D．freed
47．A．decided	B．said	C．declared	D．recognized
48．A．awkwardly	B．carefully	C．slowly	D．easily
49．A．hopefully	B．cautiously	C．continuously	D．desperately
50．A．told	B．comforted	C．discouraged	D．supported
51．A．food	B．pleasure	C．warmth	D．help
52．A．passed out	B．passed away	C．passed off	D．passed by
53．A．warm	B．generous	C．proud	D．brave
54．A．easy	B．tough	C．interesting	D．dull
55．A．which	B．that	C．one	D．it

1．Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a"boy"．Boys come in different sizes，weights，and colors，but all boys have the same belief：to （36）Bevery second of every minute of every hour of every day and to （37）D the air with noise until the adult males （38）A them off to bed at night．
Boys are found everywhere 一 （39）B，under，inside of，climbing on，swimming from，（40）Aaround，or jumping to．Mothers make a pet of them，little girls（41）C them，older sisters and brothers love and protect them．A boy is（42）D with dirt on its face，beauty with a （43）B on its finger，and the hope of the （44）D with a snake in its pocket．
When you are busy，a boy is a （45）CWhen you want him to make a good impression，his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a （46）D creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it．
A boy is a （47）Che has the stomach of a horse，the energy of an atomic bomb，the （48）B of a sweet girl，the （49）Cnature of a bull，but when you ask him to make something，he becomes slow，foolish and clumsy．
He（50）A ice cream，knives，comic books，woods，water in its （51）A habitat，larger animals，and Saturday mornings．He is not （52）Bschools，books without pictures，Sunday music lessons，neckties，overcoats，adults，or bedtime．
Nobody （53）D is so early to rise，or so late to supper，or gets so much fun out of trees，dogs，and breezes，or can put into one pocket a rusty knife，a half （54）C apple，a three-foot rope，six cents and some unknown things．
A boy is a （55）Acreature 一 he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams，he can mend them like new with two magic words，"Hi，Dad!"

36．A．spend	B．enjoy	C．spare	D．share
37．A．cover	B．spread	C．pollute	D．fill
38．A．pack	B．drive	C．take	D．see
39．A．up and down	B．on top of	C．back and forth	D．away to
40．A．running	B．shouting	C．coming	D．wandering
41．A．avoid	B．follow	C．hate	D．ignore
42．A．anger	B．end	C．trouble	D．truth
43．A．ring	B．cut	C．flower	D．wound
44．A．job	B．chance	C．choice	D．future
45．A．burden	B．helper	C．trouble-maker	D．king
46．A．lovely	B．quiet	C．terrible	D．wild
47．A．hero	B．monitor	C．mixture	D．super
48．A．fear	B．shyness	C．kindness	D．cuteness
49．A．cruel	B．frightful	C．brave	D．strong
50．A．likes	B．prefers	C．dislikes	D．chooses
51．A．natural	B．cool	C．fast	D．gentle
52．A．active in	B．much for	C．good at	D．interested in
53．A．yet	B．ever	C．even	D．else
54．A．left	B．smelly	C．eaten	D．finished
55．A．magical	B．naughty	C．troublesome	D．pretty

20．No one likes the"old people"smell．No one，not even the （41）A people．Trust me，I know．
I volunteer at a hospice of Alzheimer's Care（老年痴呆患者临终安养院）．My health book （42）A a pretty picture of hospices，describing them as homes where family members and the sick can work together in （43）Dincurable illness．It shows pictures of （44）Dpatients speaking to doctors，with，of course，loving ones around them．
That's （45）C what a hospice is．There aren't family members，only cards sent periodically during the year．The （46）B I help seldom smile because they're struggling to （47）C where they are，what year it is，（48）B their own names．
And they don't like the"old people"smell-the smell of disease，of medicine and sweat，or of the lost self-respect．They don't like it．But they （49）B in it．
Next week is my （50）D．I'm moving soon and I won't have to （51）C that hospice．I won't have to （52）A a woman who can't even close her mouth，or （53）Ca man who's crying because he can't stop shaking （54）D enough to tie his shoes．I won't have to run for a nurse when Evelyn falls out of her wheel-chair．
But I feel far from （55）A．After four years of volunteering，the place is the same as the day I started．All the （56）B remains fresh，never to be cut through by youthful spirits．
Some visit．Some bring cake and puppy dogs and flowers．But only （57）A．When you were born，loving arms held you．Shouldn't you （58）Cthat way too？Shouldn't the elderly，who've lived their lives，raised their （59）Band contributed to society be cared about？Shouldn't they end feeling loved？Why don't （60）C？

41．A．old	B．young	C．poor	D．sick
42．A．paints	B．writes	C．publishes	D．reads
43．A．curing	B．examining	C．testing	D．accepting
44．A．crying	B．suffering	C．fighting	D．smiling
45．A．certainly	B．maybe	C．not	D．hardly
46．A．hospitals	B．patients	C．doctors	D．nurses
47．A．say	B．recognize	C．remember	D．forget
48．A．ever	B．even	C．only	D．however
49．A．play	B．live	C．talk	D．work
50．A．duty	B．turn	C．first	D．last
51．A．feel	B．see	C．smell	D．taste
52．A．feed	B．open	C．stop	D．keep
53．A．blame	B．cure	C．calm	D．find
54．A．fast	B．frequently	C．shortly	D．long
55．A．light-hearted	B．absent-minded	C．bad	D．sad
56．A．hopefulness	B．hopelessness	C．carelessness	D．desire
57．A．some	B．few	C．me	D．them
58．A．act	B．live	C．die	D．speak
59．A．plants	B．children	C．food	D．money
60．A．I	B．we	C．they	D．you