4．I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves，most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of．In fact，I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives （观点） by creating worlds we could step into，take part in and live in．
With this unshakable belief，I，at fourteen，decided to become a writer．Here too，reading became useful．Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say，but being unable to find the right ways to say it．He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with，or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world．He cannot write without loving to read，because only through reading other people's writing can one discover what works，what doesn't and，in the end，together with lots of practice，what voice he has．
Now I am in college，and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction （文学作品）．As a law student，my reading is in fact limited to subject matter-the volume （量） of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else．Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life．Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own．It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road，all from the comfort of my own armchair，to experience，though secondhand，exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime．
 
41．What can be inferred about the author as a child？D
A．He never watched TV．
B．He read what he had to．
C．He found reading unbelievable．
D．He considered reading part of his life．
42．The underlined word"voice"in the second paragraph most probably means"C"．
A．an idea                   
B．a sound quality
C．a way of writing            
D．a world to write about
43．What effect does reading have on the author？B
A．It helps him to realize his dream．
B．It opens up a wider world for him．
C．It makes his college life more interesting．
D．It increases his interest in worldwide travel．
44．Which of the following can be the best title of this text？A
A．Why do I read？
B．How do I read？
C．What do I read？
D．When do I read？

3．Everyone knows that death is natural，but do you have any idea of the process of dying？Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two phases---clinical or temporary death and biological death．Clinical death occurs when the vital organs，such as the heart or lungs，have ceased to function，but have not suffered permanent damage．The organism can still be revived（复活）．Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the"breaking up"of vital cells and tissues．Death is then unchangeable and final．
Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death occurs．The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism，combined with narcotic sleep．By slowing down the body's metabolism（新陈代谢），cooling delays the processes leading to biological death．
 To illustrate how this works，scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-old female monkey called Keta．The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic．Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature．When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery．The monkey's blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped：clinical death set in．For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state．Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees．At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing．After two minutes Keta's heart became active once more．After fifteen minutes，spontaneous（自发的）breathing began，and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her head．After six hours，when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection，Keta seize d the syringe and ran with it around the room．Her behavior differed little from that of a healthy animal．
32．For a person who suffers from the clinical deathD
A．he is still very much alive．
B．he can not avoid final death．
C．his most important organs are damaged．
D．he still has the possibility of getting back to life．
33．Scientists try to make the time of clinical death longer in order toB
A．cool the organism．
B．delay the coming of biological death．
C．slow down the body's metabolism．
D．bring vital cells and tissues back to active life．
34．How did the scientists put Keta into clinical death？A
A．By putting her to sleep，lowering her temperature and draining her blood．
B．By surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood．
C．By lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating．
D．By draining her blood，lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing．
35．All of the following indicate that the monkey has almost restored to her original physical state  except the fact thatB
A．her heart beat again．
B．she rejected a penicillin injection．
C．she regained her normal breath．
D．she acted as lively as a healthy monkey．

2．Regarded as one of the English language's most gifted poets，John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery，human nature，and philosophy．Although Keats didn't receive much formal literary education，his own studies and passion brought him much success．Additionally，his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly．
   Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family，the young John didn't attend a private school，but went to a public one．His teachers and his family's friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies．After his father's death in the early 1800s，followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis （肺结核），he began viewing life differently．He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything h e could get his hands on．
    At around the age of 16，the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor．However，his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy，especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser．He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816，entitled O Solitude!If I Must With Thee Dwell．Within two months in 1817，Keats had written an entire volume of poetry，but was sharply criticized by a magazine．However，the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm （韵律）．
   John Keats'next work was Endymion，which was published in May 1818．The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy's hope to overcome the limitations of being human．Following Endymion，however，he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella．During this time，John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences．He would have to have the"knowledge"associated with his poems．His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned．However，a bout （发作） with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821．
24．John Keats'attitude towards life changed because ofB．
A．his early education from school    
B．the deaths of his parents
C．Edmund Spenser's poetry           
D．the criticism of a magazine
25．What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother？A
A．They died of the same disease．
B．They had a bad childhood
C．They read many books．
D．They showed strong interest in poetry
26．While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first，John Keats wasA．
A．determined      B．experienced C．knowledgeable       D．impatient
27．What do we know from the passage？B
A．Keats received little education at school．
B．Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor．
C．In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem．
D．Endymion was about a real love story．

1．If you are a book-lover，you may be interested in the following．
Dietland，by Sarai Walker
If you're sick of the stick-thin and perfectly slim models of society today，Dietland is for you．The funny novel follows Pl um Kettle，an over-weight advice journalist who answers fan mail for a teen girls'website．She's convinced that her life won't really start until she saves up enough money for her weight-loss operation-when she'll finally look like the"perfect"woman．But after she gets pulled into a series of adventures with a group of women who live life on their own terms，she begins to reconsider her own opinions of what"beauty"really is．
Orhan's Inheritance，by Aline Ohanesian
 After Orhan's Turkish grandfather dies，he learns that while he's taken over his grandfather's successful business，the house that's been in his family for generations was not left to him．Instead，it went to an 87-year-old woman who lives in L．A．that no one in his family has ever heard of．To get to the bottom of this，Orhan travels to L．A．to meet with the woman．It's then that he uncovers the secrets of his family．
Sapiens：A Brief History of Humankind，by Yuval Noah Harari
If the story of evolution （进化） has always interested you，this book is for you．In it，Dr．Yuval Noah Harari explores how，if 100，000 years ago there were six different kinds of humans on Earth，only one lived through to today：homo sapiens．He takes both an historical and biological approach to his discussion of how humans have evolved over time．He talks about the society created by sapiens and cultural wonders．And perhaps what is most fascinating is the evolution of humans．
21．What does Plum Kettle want before she joins the women in the adventures？D
A．Natural beauty．
B．A large sum of money．
C．A healthy lifestyle．
D．A slim shape．
22．What puzzled Orhan after his grandfather's death？A
A．Their house was given to a stranger．
B．His grandfather's business was such a success．
C．He had to take care of the 87-year-old woman．
D．The 87-year-old woman was one of his relatives．
23．What's the most interesting in Sapiens：A Brief History of Humankind？B
A．The advanced society．
B．The rise of humans．
C．The development of biology．
D．The cultural wonders．

15．There is a woman name Tao Porchon-Lynch．She was born in India in 1918．So，if you do the math，she's 99．And at the age of 99，she has been recognized as the oldest yoga teacher in the world．She has been teaching yoga in a gym in her hometown，full-time，since 1967．
    But that's not all she's done．She has also been a model，actress and dancer．She became a model after she graduated from high school．She acted in more than ten fields．She won a lot of medals as a dancer in many competitions．She once said，"If you try your best and never give up，nothing is impossible．"And she is a firm believer in positive thinking．She dreams the impossible dreams，and she is also well known as a thinker．
   Tao Porchon-Lvnch is not the person who talks the talk； she is the person who walks the walk． When she makes up her mind to do something，she takes action to do it without delay．At the age of 85，she learned how to dance and even won several dance competitions．She offers this piece of advice to others，"Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today．Don't delay．Tomorrow never comes．"
    So，what about retirement？At 98，she is well past the age when many people make retirement plans．Retiring，it turns out，is not Tao's style．"A little girl，who is only 6years old and is now learning yoga with me，once asked me，"Dear granny，what are you going to do when you retire？"'Tao Porchon-Lynch told the little girl that she had no plans to retire but instead would continue to teach yoga and dance her way to next planet．

56．What is Tao Porchon-Lynch's job now？（No more than 5 words）
She's a yoga teacher．
57．What is Tao Porchon-Lynch's secret of success in so many fields？（No more than 8 words）She tries her best and never gives up．
58．How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3？（No more than 10 words）She does what she says and takes action without delay．
59．What is Tao Porchon-Lynch's following plan now？（No more than 10 words）She will continue to teach yoga and dance as well．
60．Do you agree with Tao Porchon-Lynch's attitude toward life？Give reasons in your own words．（No more than 20 words）Yes．Because people should always be full of passion for life no matter how old they are．

14．一I like your new shoes!
---Thanks．I had to try on almost a dozen pairs_____I decided to get them．（　　）

A．

as

B．

when

C．

after

D．

before

13．---You could always put the decision off a little bit longer．
---_____If I leave it much longer I might miss my chance．（　　）

	A．	That's reasonable advice．		B．	Isn't it a good idea？
	C．	Do you think so？		D．	I can't agree more．

12．The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the fact that_____people from all walks of life are working hard for_____new Tianjin．（　　）

A．

/； the

B．

/； a

C．

a； a

D．

the； the

11．一 I am so glad to find you at home．Can you do me a favor？
一 Sure．_____？（　　）

A．

Why not

B．

What's up

C．

How come

D．

How is it going

10．The Christmas of my 16th，when decorating the Christmas tree with Mama，I accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball．It had been on our tree for as long as I could remember．
Regretfully，I knelt to pick up the pieces and was surprised to find a small piece of paper among them．Unfolding the tiny note，I recognized my father's penciled writing．Lifting my eyes，I saw my mother's fond expression．
"Your daddy wrote that and put it in that blue ball during our first Christmas together，just before you were born，"she said with a smile．
I wouldn't have believed it，if there hadn't been the note in my hands．The daddy I knew always regarded getting the tree decorated as an important task．And yet this bit of yellowed paper proved that long ago my daddy had done something romantic at Christmas．
Carefully putting the note aside，I cleaned up the pieces，wishing I could somehow reassemble（重新装配）them．"It's OK，Mary，"Mama said，comforting me with a hug．"Just pick out another of the old glass ball and put the note back inside．"
Now，as we celebrate the holidays without Mama，who died of cancer years ago，my discovery becomes more poignant（伤感）．Each year as I decorate Papa's tree，I recall the moment I shared with her that winter afternoon and blink away my tears．
As I carefully handle those old glass balls．I love knowing that one of them holds a secret between Papa and Mama-a secret that was obvious to all who knew them．
The note inside one of those old glass balls on Papa's tree holds the heart of my parents'marriage in three little words："I love you．"

56．What happened when the author was decorating the Christmas tree？（no more than 10words）He accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball．
57．When was the paper put in the glass ball？（no more than 10words）Before the author was born．
58．What can we know about the author's father from the yellowed paper？（no more than 5words）He was kind of romantic．
59．How do you understand the underlined part in the second paragraph from bottom？（no more than 15words）All who knew the author's parents were aware of their love for each other．
60．Do you often express your love to your parents？And how？（no more than 20words）Yes，I do．I give them small gifts on their birthdays，rising them often and help them with housework．．