Many new goods are on sale at the supermarket. They really _____ housewives.

A. appeal to   B. appeal for   C. appeal with  D. appeal on

 The work of the art is so _______ that I can’t see what the painter meant.

  A. beneficial    B. abstract    C. ambitious     D. satisfactory

 --- How do you like his new novel?

--- It is ____ interesting than I expected.

A. a great deal much            B. a great deal of more

C. a great deal of much         D. a great deal more

随着科学技术的发展，人类对环境的污染越来越严重，全球气候变暖已经成为人们关注的重要问题之一。请结合课本内容，围绕节能、降耗和减排等措施，写一篇短文，号召人们行动起来，保护我们的美好家园 —— 地球。

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With the development of science and technology, the climate has been getting warmer and warmer in recent years.                                                                                          

［1］Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is _____________the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time -- about eight hours after you wake up -- your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy.  Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.
  ［2］In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease.
   ［3］Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap -- even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.

76. What does the passage mainly talk about? (no more than 6 words)

_____________________________

77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words.(no more than

4 words)_______________________________

78. Complete the following statement with proper words from Paragraph 2

     (no more than 4 words)

People would be in better condition if  ______________ in their countries.

79. What is the best time to take a nap? (no more than 6 words)

_______________________

80. What does the underlined word “This” (Line 6,Paragraph 3) probably

refer to? (no more than 6 words)

In a new study, Boston University researchers have found that butterflies show signs of being affected by climate change in a way that is similar to plants and bees, but not birds, in the Northeast United States.

"Butterflies are very responsive to temperature in a way that is comparable to flowering time, leafing out time, and bee flight times," says Professor Richard Primack. "However, bird arrival times in the spring are much less responsive to temperature." As a result, climate change could have negative implications for bird populations in the Northeast, which rely on butterflies and other insects as a food source.

While the effect of climate change on plant and bird life cycles in eastern North America has been well examined, studies of the effects of climate change on insects are rare, so these findings represent an important contribution. Another unique feature of this study is its use of data from museum collections as well as data gathered by the Massachusetts Butterfly Club, a group of dedicated (专注的 ) citizen scientists who are interested in butterflies. Use of this data gave the researchers an opportunity to compare butterfly flight periods dating back to the late 1800s.

 The researchers found that the start of the butterfly flight period advances, on average, by two days for each degree Fahrenheit (华氏温标) increase in temperature. The researchers also  found that observations by the Massachusetts Butterfly Club were an effective and largely untapped (未使用的) source of information that could be used to investigate the potential impacts of climate change on butterflies. Such data provide an opportunity to inform conservation policies on these species and their associated habitat. While data from museums were helpful, they-were less abundant (丰富的 )and therefore less useful than the citizen science dataset.

71. Which of the following are less responsive to climate change?

A. Plants.         B. Butterflies.      C. Birds.             D. Bees.

72. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. The aim of the study.      B. The importance and the features of the study.

C. The results of the study.     D. The reasons why they did the study.

73. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Birds will arrive much earlier in warmer years.

 B. There are few studies about the effect of climate change on bird life cycles in eastern North America.

C. The Massachusetts Butterfly Club is made up of many professional scientists.

D. Butterflies fly earlier in warmer years.

74. Compared with the data from museums, the citizen science data are more ______.

A. useful and plentiful          B. old and plentiful 

C. new and plentiful             D. helpful and new

75. Where is this passage probably taken from?

A. A fashion magazine.          B. A travel magazine.

C. A medical magazine.          D. A science magazine.

Mike Henry has a two-hectare farm in Palmer, Alaska. About a year and a half ago, his goat Millie was giving him a hard time. She didn’t want to be milked. Instead, she kicked her back legs and stepped into the bucket that was supposed to catch her milk. But there was no milk to catch. All Mike Henry got was tired hands from his attempts to milk her. But he also got an idea. He designed a goat milking machine that does not require any electricity or motors.

The Henry Milker is a hand-operated vacuum pump. It attaches a tube to the goat. After a little pumping, the milk begins to flow. The process uses a closed system to keep hair and dirt out of the milk. The milk goes directly from the goat into a box that is then placed in the refrigerator to keep the milk cold.

Milk Henry has sold his invention to hundreds of people, mainly small farmers just like him. He at first considered spending more than one thousand dollars on an electric milking machine. But that seemed like a lot of money to milk just one goat. So he began to develop a device of his own. He worked with parts that he bought from an auto supply store and a Wal-Mart store.

He tried his invention on Millie. How did she react? She gave a little milk. As the months passed, he improved the device. Milking Millie became easy. The average milking time with the Henry Milker is ten minutes. Mike Henry says Millie now gives about two liters in half that time.

Mike Henry began to think other people who owned just a few goats might be interested in his invention. So he offered one on eBay, an Internet marketplace. The first one sold for forty-five dollars. Today, he receives orders from as far away as Australia and New Zealand with the regular price being one hundred forty-nine dollars.

66. Mike Henry’s idea of inventing the Henry Milker came from __________ .

A. Henry’s usual milking experiences          

 B. Henry’s sense of saving electricity

C.    Henry’s difficult time with Millie  

 D. Henry’s conversation with some farmers

67. A closed system is used during the process in order to __________ .

A. cause the milk to flow               B. make sure the milk is fresh  

C.      save the milking time                D. keep the milk clean

68. According to the passage, who would love the improved invention by Mike Henry most?

A. People who are interested in electric machines.

B. Farmers with just a few goats wondering how to milk goats efficiently.

C. Farmers owning a large number of goats.

D. People from as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

69. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Henry’s profits from his great invention are increasing.

B. After offering his invention online, Henry found people took no interest in it.

C. Henry gave his invention to small farmers like him for free.

D. Henry invented his electric milking machine.

70. What is the author’s attitude in this passage?

A. Defensive.    B. Persuasive.      C. Objective.     D. Subjective.

London Underground

The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At that time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system, was born.

The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays, but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long. About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot, as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems, riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in the first year.

61. What led the British government to build the London Underground?

   A. Traffic jams and pollution

   B. Population and pollution

   C. The poverty and subway problems

   D. Overcrowding and traffic jams

62 How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem?

   A. It made the tunnels larger

   B. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels

   C. It put fans in the tunnels

   D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train

63. The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means “_____”.

   A. become popular and fashionable      B. be troublesome

   C. keep up with                        D. seize

64. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. To locate the workers’ homes outside London, the government built the subway

   B. The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic

   C. There were so many problems and delays that in 18^th century the first subway opened

   D. There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened.

65. It seems that the writer is going to talk about _____.

   A. more problems with subways               B. the history and culture of London

   C. subways around the world later on       D. the Beijing subway

Dear Mr. President,

I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.

First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a timetable that we follow but the timetable should not be released because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.

The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives. Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I’m not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative we could take.

My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teachers’ salaries. The high school students of today are America’s future. In a way, America’s future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teachers’ salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEOs of big companies that are driving our country’s economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I’m not saying that teachers’ salaries should be the same of CEOs of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America---preparing our country for the future.

Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put into making this great country a better place.

                                                            Sincerely,

                                                             Walker

56. What’s the author’s attitude towards the Iraq War?

       A. Supportive  B. Negative   C. Positive   D. Objective

57. What’s true about the time of pulling the troops out?

       A. We should pull the troops out without delay.

       B. There is no need to have a timetable to follow.

       C. The public has the right to know the timetable.

       D. We should keep the time secret from the enemy.

58. According to the author, the 700 billion dollars ______________

       A. should be equally shared among Americans.

       B. has been accepted by the House of Representatives.

       C. is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now

       D. should be put in the economy.

59. When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that _______________

       A. the teachers work harder than CEOs of companies

       B. the teachers’ salaries should be as high as CEOs’.

       C. the teachers’ salaries are not high enough.

       D. teaching is more important than any other job in America.

60. Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?

       A. International affair          B. Election         C. Finance        D. Education

I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are __36   than others. If so, you have some     37    ideas about the nature of happiness.

　　Many intelligent people still equate(同等看待) happiness with __ 38   . The     39    is that fun and happiness have    40   or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is   41    we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun   42    that help us relax,   43   forget our problems and maybe even    44   . But they do not bring happiness, because their    45      effects end when the fun    46  

    I have often thought that    47     Hollywood stars have a role to   48    , it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant   49    to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.

    But celebrities reveal(揭露) the    50    hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.

    The way people stick to the   51    that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually   52     their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain    53     be equated with unhappiness. But,    54    , the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness    55     some pain.

    As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.

36. A. luckier              B. richer                   C. happier              D. tougher

37. A. right                      B. mistaken          C. desperate    D. shallow

38. A. wealth             B. fun               C. fame               D. pleasure

39. A. tendency            B. belief              C. truth         D. state

40. A. a little               B. some              C. much                     D. little

41. A. what              B. that                 C. which                         D. as

42. A. periods              B. occasions         C. activities             D. games

43. A. gradually           B. thoroughly       C. consequently                 D. temporarily

44. A. change                 B. laugh          C. refresh                   D. enjoy

45. A. positive            B. deep               C. strong                    D. special

46. A. comes                   B. lasts                 C. ends                             D. returns

47. A. when                       B. if            C. once                         D. as

48. A. reach                       B. make               C. play                  D. expect

49. A. signature                 B. participation     C. appearance      D. access

50. A. unhappiness      B. secrets     C. presentation             D. disagreement

51. A. prejudice                 B. sense               C. belief                    D. theory

52. A. robs                      B. reduces           C. consumes              D. increases

53. A. must              B. may              C. can                 D. will

54. A. as usual             B. as a result        C. in a word               D. in fact

55. A. abuse                       B. cause               C. involve                   D. equal