13．I'm a real book lover．Every time my friends visit me，my nose is buried in a book．Wherever I go，I always have a book with me．Novels，history books，stories about people，journals and news-I read them all and I've learnt a lot，too．For example，many things in life happen for the best even if we don't like or understand them．
Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime 娱乐 for me？I probably first learned about it from my parents．My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books．The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading．And it will be a life-long habit．
No one ever asked me why I liked to read．They just saw me and asked，"Oh？Is that for school work？"And I just shook my head，"No．It's just for fun．"While reading a good book，I can totally forget myself and fly to another world．It's like exploring through someone's eyes，which is just as exciting as watching a movie．
Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing，to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge．What a pity to see our imagination disappear，for we don't exercise it often．Readin can even be good for one's health，I think．Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!

25．Among the gifts my parents have given me，which is the most valuable one？A
A．A love for reading．
B．Picture books．
C．Good health．
D．A lovable pastime．
26．In the fourth paragraph，the author thinks reading canC．
A．make his parents happy
B．finish his school work
C．improve writing and broaden knowledge
D．help him understand some movies
27．If we don't use our imagination often，D．
A．it is bad for our health
B．we will soon learn how to write
C．it will help us to have a good rest
D．it will soon disappear
28．What does the passage mainly talk about？C
A．Why do I have few friends？
B．What are my life habits？
C．Why do I love reading？
D．Why do things happen for the best？

12．Have you ever taken a test that you thought you could have passed easily，only to make some silly mistakes that really hurt your grade？More than a few students have done that．And some seem to do it over and over again
There are several problem areas that can cause students to goof up or do poorly in a test that they could have passed．
Some students can become overconfident in their knowledge of the subject matter．They think they know the material better than they actually do．It is easy for students to misjudge their own knowledge，and when they realize that they don't know the material，it is too late．
What happens more often，though，is that some students feel they are smart enough to be able to guess their way through a test．So they don't bother studying the material．They are overconfident in their ability to figure things out．In either case，overconfidence can result in lower grades in tests．Does this apply to you？
Another thing that can happen is that students underestimate （低估） the difficulty of the test．They expect an easy test，but the teacher throws in a real tough test that they haven't prepared for．Sometimes the teacher may cover material in the test that students weren't expecting．That can happen，especially if you weren't paying attention in class．
Finally，there are students who don't feel that getting a good grade is important to them，so they don't bother to study or even try to do well．Such students may be trying to punish their parents，have a poor image（形象）of themselves，or are just plain foolish．Hopefully，you are not one of these students．

21．The writer believes that many studentsB．
A．are afraid of exams
B．make careless mistakes
C．hate homework
D．lack confidence
22．What does the underlined phrase"goof up"mean？C
A．Be overconfident．
B．Be nervous．
C．Make silly mistakes．
D．Make wrong choices．
23．According to the writer，who will be most unwilling to try his best in a test？A
A．Edward，dissatisfied with his parents．
B．John，expecting an easy test for him．
C．Dobby，believing he is the smartest in the class．
D．Peter，being overconfident about his ability．
24．What would be discussed in the paragraph that follows？D
A．The causes of overconfidence．
B．The causes of a poor self-image （自我形象）．
C．Ways to prepare for a test．
D．Ways to avoid making careless mistakes in a test．

11．Recent studies have shown that there is a link between anxiety and intelligence and it is a positive one．Fear allows you to react to a potential threat in good time．Being too happy all the time means that you don't think about potential problems．（36）GBut the response means that their imagination is highly active．An active imagination keeps you safe from threats．
The general belief about anxiety is that it's a negative thing．Because suffering from anxiety is not pleasant，most of the people who deal with it hope they don't have to．（37）CScience is showing that a little bit of anxiety is a good thing．
In 2002，Israeli psychologists ran a test on 80students．The students were under the impression mat they were there to appreciate artwork on a piece of software．However，the researchers rigged（在…上做手脚）the program．（38）ESo they were men encouraged to contact IT．
Finding IT brought new challenges．As the students left the room，they met various problems．（39）Dsomeone also stopped them to ask them to complete a survey．The test found that the participants who really wanted to reach IT to fix the virus had the highest amount of anxiety．The students who had less anxiety couldn't focus．They stopped to complete the survey，pick up the papers，etc．
Obviously，the anxious students had a greater sense of the threat．（40）BTherefore，anxiety can actually give us higher chance to succeed!

A．So when does worry become a bad thing？
B．Thus，they tried their best to achieve their goal．
C．But this does not necessarily need to be the case．
D．Some students came across dropped papers as they walked by．
E．Instead of viewing artwork，the students found a computer virus．
F．Often kids and adults with anxiety have a very negative view of themselves．
G．People with anxiety are sometimes responding to a threat that doesn't exist．

10．Born on August 9，1963，New Jersey，Whitney Houston almost seemed bound to become a singer．Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir（唱诗班）minister at New Hope Baptist Church，and it was there that a young Whitney got her start．
When she was 19，Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the famous Clive Davis of Arista Records．In 1983，Houston made her debut（首演）on national television．In 1985，she released her debut album Whitney Houston and almost immediately became a sensation．Over the next year，her hit singles Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know helped the album reach the top of the charts，where it staved for fourteen weeks in a row．Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for Saving All My Love for You．
By 1992，Whitney Houston was on top of the world，but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly．That year she married the R&B singer Bobby Brown．At first the marriage was passionate and loving，but things turned sour as the decade progressed and both Brown and Houston battled drug abuse．
In spite of these growing personal troubles，Whitney Houston continued to progress in her career，crossing over successfully into acting in 1992by starring in The Bodyguard．Her single from the movie，I will Always Love You，proved to be Houston's biggest hit ever，spending a record-breaking fourteen weeks on top of the US charts．
In the late 1990s and early 2000s，Whitney Houston's increasingly rocky marriage，struggles with drug and health problems threatened her career．Over the next few years，Houston attempted to break her drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007．
After almost a decade of struggling with her personal life，Houston seemed to be pulling herself together．She released a new album，I Look to You，in 2009．The recording received a warm welcome from music fans．
In early 2012，Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle with Jordin Spark．Unfortunately，Houston didn't live long enough to see it．
Whitney Houston died on February 11，2012，in Los Angeles．With her passing，the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars．

25．From the first paragraph，we know thatD．
A．Whitney Houston grew up in a nearby church．
B．Whitney Houston came from a single-parent family．
C．Whitney Houston had to support her family by singing when she was a child．
D．Whitney Houston grew up in a musical background．
26．Which shows the right order of the following events？A
a．Whitney Houston divorced the R&B singer Bobby Brown．
b．Whitney Houston began to sing at New Hope Baptist Church．
c．Whitney Houston starred in the film The Bodyguard．
d．Whitney Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle．
A．bcad      B．badc       C．abdc      D．cadb
27．What's the author's attitude towards Houston's death？B
A．Ashamed   
B．Regretful       
C．Hopeless         
D．Delightful
28．Which can be the best title of the passage'？C
A．Whitney Houston's music talent       
B．Whitney Houston's achievement
C．Whitney Houston's lite story          
D．Whitney Houston's sudden death．

9．4月23日是"世界读书日"（World Reading Day），假如你是班长，请你起草一份倡仪书，号召全班同学以实际行动迎接"世界读书日"的到来，为创建"书香校园"，多读书、读好书，养成课外读书的好习惯．字数100左右．
倡仪书应包括以下内容：
1．现状（ 看电视、上网时间多而读书的时间少）   2．列举一些阅读的好处   3．给同学们建议
开头已给，不计入词数．
Good morning!Boys and girls，
As we know，World Reading Day which falls on April 23rd is drawing near．The purpose of the global festival is to promote reading and publishing．
Nowadays，a lot of students prefer to spend much time in watching TV and they are crazy about Internet．So，most of them don't have enough time to read books．And still worse，they don't like reading．However，reading is necessary．I firmly think that by reading，we not only enrich our life，and broaden our horizons but also learn to perfect our personality．Now that reading is good for us，let's develop a good habit of reading．I strongly suggest that every one of us should read at least one or two good books every term．At the meanwhile，we can set up a reading club where we can exchange what we get while reading certain books．．

8．9 days for only﹩839 （children：half of the price）
Price covers：international airfares，local transportation，hotel expenses，all meals，daily tours and visas for US citizens．
Our address：No.178，Zhongguancun Street，Haidian District，Beijing
Phone number：010-62123855
Day 1-3 Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and take you to the hotel near Wangfujing （Address：No.72，Wangfujing Road，010-86370248）．Your first stop is Tian'anmen Square．From there you will enter the Forbidden City．You will then go to the Temple of Heaven，the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs．We will arrange a delicious meal in a delicate restaurant followed by a lively acrobatic show．You will finish the 3-day tour after having a glimpse at the Bird's Nest．
Day 4-6 Xi'an
In the morning，you will take a flight to Xi'an．A visit to the great Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your 3-day tour．You will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda，the City Wall and the Great Mosque．Later in the afternoon，you will meet a local family，which will introduce you to the life of the local people．You will relax in the Red Star Hotel for 3 nights （Address：No.165，Wenyi Road，Xi'an，029-5670054）．
Day 7-8 Shanghai
Our guide will pick you up at Pudong Airport and take you to the hotel for 2-night stay （Address：No.24，Nanjing Road，021-62458585）．Our visit begins at the Shanghai Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan Garden．Afterwards，you will have some free time to walk along the Bund and buy souvenirs on Nanjing Road．
Day 9 Leave for Beijing
After breakfast at the hotel，you will take a taxi to the airport for Beijing flight．Our trip comes to an end at this time．

24．Which of the following is the correct route for the 3-day tour in Beijing？A
A．Tian'anmen Square-the Forbidden City-the Temple of Heaven-the Great Wall
B．the Forbidden City-the Bird's Nest-Tian'anmen Square-the Great Wall
C．Tian'anmen Square-the Temple of Heaven-the Forbidden City-the Great Wall
D．the Bird's Nest-Tian'anmen Square-the Temple of Heaven-the Great Wall
25．If Mr．Wang plans to take the trip with his wife and son，they will have to payB．
A．﹩839             
B．﹩2097.5            
C．﹩1258.5            
D．﹩2517
26．When you take the trip to Xi'an，you willA ．
A．learn many things about the local life and local people
B．visit many surprising royal tombs，such as the Ming Tombs
C．watch lively acrobatic show after a delicious meal
D．have some free time to enjoy the beautiful Bund
27．The passage is useful inD．
A．encouraging Americans to apply for a visa      
B．offering a free ticket booking service to tourists
C．helping foreigners to really understand China    
D．attracting foreigners to go travelling in China．

7．如果你想向牛津大学申请奖学金，你需要先填写一份申请表．一旦他们收到了你的申请表，他们就将会视为申请者的一员．（apply）If you want to apply to Oxford for scholarship，you need to fill in an application first，and once they receive your application，they will view you as a member of their applicants．．

6．为减少污染，政府开展了一系列的活动旨在鼓励大众用纸袋代替塑料袋． （replace）To reduce pollution，the government has launched a series of campaigns aiming at encouraging the public/masses to replace plastic bags with paper bags．．

5．我想向你们推荐一部我近期观看的电影Paterson，这部电影定会让你们受益良多．（recommend）I'd like to recommend you a film I have seen recently，Paterson，which is sure to benefit you a lot．．

4．色彩鲜艳的药片可能被孩子们误当成糖果，因此应该把它们放在孩子们拿不着的地方．（mistake）Brightly-colored pills may/can be mistaken for sweets by children，so they should be kept where they are not accessible to children．．