An apple a day may poison children.

Children who eat an apple or a pear a day may be exceeding（超过）the pesticide（杀虫剂）safety limit because of remains on the fruit, according to research.

Using data of the British Department of Environment on pesticides on fruit collected from supermarkets，scientists thought that each day some children would get a poisonous level of pesticides.

The research, published on Sunday, says the government repeatedly claims that the levels of pesticide are safe because, instead of measuring individual apples, researchers buy 10, crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe. This is the internationally agreed method of checking remains.

But government figures show that the pesticide is not averagely spread across the batch（一批）, and one or two apples could contain 90% or more of the pesticide in the batch.

It used mathematical modeling to measure exposure to pesticides for children aged between 18 months and four years old. The pesticides involved can destroy children’s hormones and some are suspected of causing cancer.

The good news for British fruit growers is that samples（抽样）grown in this country had lower residue level than imported fruit, so buying home-produced fruit will reduce the danger, said Emily Diaman, one of the Earth’s senior food researchers and one of the authors of the report.

69. The reason why “An apple a day may poison children” is that __________.

A. there are some harmful insects or worms in the apple

B. children would get a poisonous level of pesticides because of the remains on the apple

C. there are always more pesticides on the apples　produced in Britain

D. the apple is too hard for children to eat

70. According to the passage, the internationally agreed method of checking remains __________.

A. tells exactly the pesticide level of each apple

B. works well only with British fruits

C. can’t tell whether a specific apple is safe to eat or not

D. used mathematical modeling to measure exposure to pesticides for children.

71. The underlined word “residue” can be replaced by  __________.

A. remains          B. pesticide       C. poison          D. medicine

72. Which of the following is NOT true？

A. The remains of the pesticides can do harm to the children’s health.

B. The remains of the pesticides can do harm to the children’s hormones.

C. Some remains of the pesticides are suspected of causing cancer.

D. For safety, we’d better not eat apples from Britain.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

  阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

      You can tell when people have a passion for something. Their eyes light up when they talk about it. They will spend hours doing what __31__ them. My friend Marilyn has a passion for___32__. She has developed her talent over the years because of her__33__of  music.

      She would play at parties, and church events __34__her passion with everyone. Over the years , many people ___35__ her and gave her the confidence that__36__ her producing a CD with a selection of her favourite songs.

      Marilyn was in her 60s when she produced her first CD. Her __37__seemed to quiver(轻微颤动 ) as she told me__38__ it. You could hear her passion for music __39__ she described the experience of recording the CD. She had_ 40__ been in a recording studio(录音棚 ) in her life, but now she was recording a CD in a professional studio. Her passion brought her___41___.

      What is your passion? Have you found it? Have you __42___ it? Should let your passion out and make it a reality. Do something that you love to do and make it a reality. As Eve sawyer said, “ Never look down upon the__43_ of passion.” If  you__44___ have a passion for something, you will __45___a way to achieve it. Your passion will help you   46___ the challenges as you start your journey.

     If you are not__47___ what your passion is, think of what makes you jump out of your ___48__in the morning. What is the one thing that you love to do?___49__ it and do it! Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive,__50_ what the world needs is people who have come alive.

31  A .upsets                    B. bores                               C. comforts                         D. excites

32  A. dance                     B. music                        C. art                             D. action

33  A. love                                  B. care                                 C. study                               D. choice

34  A. offering                           B. providing                        C. sharing                            D. sending

35  A. advised                           B. encouraged                  C. praised                            D. moved

36     A. led to                               B. relied on                         C. insisted on            D. brought up

37     A. feeling                    B. song                                 C. appearance          D. voice

38  A. about                     B. in                             C. at                                      D. for

39     A. though                            B. unless                    C. as                                     D. till

40     A. always                   B. often                                C. ever                                 D. never

41     A. success                           B. luck                                  C. hope                                D. money

42     A. hoped                     B. developed             C. grew                                D. used

43     A. force                                B. rule                                  C. power                    D. ability

44     A. hardly                     B. barely                       C. briefly                     D. truly

45     A. find                                   B. leave                                C. give                                  D. make

46     A. obey                                 B. express                           C. face                                  D. behave

47     A. doubtful                          B. sure                                 C. willing                    D. content

48     A. room                                B. chair                                C. bed                                   D. mind

49     A. Discuss                           B. Promise                          C. Notice                    D. Find

50. A. before                                B. because                          C. when                               D. if

Connie Lau hates smoking. “It smells awful, and it’s so bad for you. It breaks my heart to see my friends smoking. I try to get them to give up smoking.” She says.
So why does Connie walk into convenience stores and try to buy cigarettes? She is testing to see if stores will sell cigarettes to a kid who is younger than 18. “You have to be 18 to purchase cigarettes, and I’m 16, so if they sell to me, they’re breaking the law,” Connie says.
Connie isn’t a vigilante (治安队员); She works with local police in her town of Castro Valley, California. Officers drive her to stores, and she goes in alone to try to buy cigarettes. If the person behind the counter sells her a pack, an officer comes in and writes the business a ticket for breaking the law.
Most stores obey the law and don’t sell her cigarettes. The law requires that customers show ID if store employees ask them to. “When they ask your age, you can’t lie,” Connie says. “Most stores don’t sell to me. In a year, we’ve visited almost 150 stores and had only 15 sales.”
Working undercover can be scary, even with police nearby. Connie said one cashier refused to sell her cigarettes and then got angry when he found out her age. He threatened to call the authorities. “To calm him down, the police went in to explain that I was undercover,” she says.
Most teens wouldn’t think of going undercover for the police. What’s Connie’s motivation (动机)? For starters, she can’t stand smoking. But she also believes it’s important for young people like her to try to make a real impact in their communities. In her view, teens can do more than get good grades in school, do chores at home, and do well in out-of-class activities.
Every time she stops the sale of cigarettes to children, she’s helping to uphold the law. “A single teenager can make a big difference,” Connie says. “For the most part, when stores get caught, they learn their lesson and don’t do it again.”

1. 1.

   According to the law what age of person can the store be allowed to sell cigarettes to?

   1. A.
      Under 18
   2. B.
      More than 18
   3. C.
      16
   4. D.
      More than 16
2. 2.

   Connie goes to convenience stores to ________

   1. A.
      discover whether stores can sell cigarettes to kids
   2. B.
      see which stores can sell cigarettes to her friends
   3. C.
      look for her friends
   4. D.
      arrest the smokers
3. 3.

   What would happen if an owner sells cigarettes to kids?

   1. A.
      The owner would be arrested
   2. B.
      The owner would be fined
   3. C.
      The kids would be punished
   4. D.
      The kids would be removed from school
4. 4.

   One reason that Connie works undercover is that ________

   1. A.
      she wants more smokers to quit smoking
   2. B.
      she wants to get good grades in school
   3. C.
      she hopes to make a difference in the area
   4. D.
      she hopes to be excellent in out-of-class activities
5. 5.

   Which of the following might be the main idea of the text?

   1. A.
      Smoking can be forbidden with the help of a girl
   2. B.
      A good way to stop a store from selling cigarettes to kids
   3. C.
      Connie Lau — a brave girl who goes undercover for the policeman
   4. D.
      Connie Lau goes undercover to stop stores from selling cigarettes to kids

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Never Save Something Beautiful for That Special Day

　　Years ago I was talking with a classmate in Sydney. At the time his wife had just passed away not too long ago. He told me while going through her things, he found a silk scarf _1  in a designer store when they had traveled to New York City. The scarf was beautiful, with elegant _2 , and a high price tag still hanging. His wife begrudged wearing it; she was _3  it for a special day.

　　He _4  at that moment; I didn't say anything either. After a long pause he said: “Never save something beautiful for that special day. Each _5  day is a special day.”

　　Whenever I _6  what he had said, I would put down the things I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch to _7  some time for myself. I would appreciate the glorious scenery of the Tanshui River through a French window, _8  the dust gathered on the glass. I would take my wife out to _9 , not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. Life should be the experience we truly cherish, not days we just have to endure.

　　One time I shared the above conversation with a lady. When I saw her again, she told me that she no longer _10  the beautiful china in a cabinet. She had thought to save them for a special day, only to discover that it never _11  came. “Future”, “someday” are not contained in her _12  any more. If there are things that are pleasant or make her complacent, she wants to hear or see them now.

　　We often hope to gather with old friends, but always say, “let's find a(n) _13 .” We often want to hug our grown children, but always wait for the appropriate moment. We often want to write to our spouses to express our strong affection or to show our deep admiration, but always tell ourselves that there is no need to _14 . In fact, each morning when we open our eyes, we should tell ourselves that this is a special day. Each day, each minute is so incredibly _15 .