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1） Born in 1930, Dr Yuan __1___ from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then,   2  ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time,   3  was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. Dr Yuan _4__ for a way to increase rice harvests without __5__ the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These ___6___ harvests mean that 22% of the world’s people are __7__ from just 7% of the farmland in China. Dr Yuan is now __8___ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. __9___ to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to __10__ the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.
2） The most universal   1   expression is, of course, the smile---its   2  is to show happiness and put people at   3  . It does not always mean that we are   4  happy, however. Smiles around the world can be _ 4  , hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. There are   5  smiles, such as when someone “lose face” and smiles to   6  it. However, the general   7  of smiling is to show good feelings.
From the time we are babies, we show   8  or anger by frowning. In most places around the world, frowning and turning one’s back to someone shows anger.   __9 _ a fist and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry and   10_  another person.

By all _________, you must try every _________ to help him.

A. mean, mean       B. means, means    C. means, mean      D. mean, means

“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(证书) , at the age of 35 ! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don't. In the USA today, about 75% of jobs need some education or technical training further than high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates(毕业生) outearn those without a college education. People with master's degrees（硕士学位）outearn those with only a bachelor (学士学位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees. These generalizations explain why most of young Americans go to college. However, despite the averages, more diplomas don't always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople, business executives, and entrepreneurs(企业家)outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!

1.Cyndi Lauper ______. 

A．had been studying in high school before she was thirty-five

B．wasn't clever because she graduated from high school too late

C．got her high school diploma when she was already thirty-five

D．didn't like studying

2.According to the passage,______.

A．high school diploma and high school degree are the same thing

B．people can't get both high school diploma and degree

C．people must get both high school diploma and degree

D．people can get both high school diploma and degree or either

3.Why do most American young people go to college?

A．Because their parents force them to go to college.

B．Because they can't get a job if they don't go to college.

C．Because the situation of the society make them go to college.

D．Because they like studying.

4.What may the underlined word “outearn” mean?

A．Earning more money.                    B．Earning less money.

C．Earning no money.                       D．Working better.

5.Which of the following is right?

A．If you don't have a diploma, you can't earn money.

B．Those who have diplomas always earn more money than those who don't have diplomas.

C．Less diplomas always mean less money.

D．Great athletes may earn more money than other people.

D
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied, "You mean fortunately．" He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．
My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following; This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally as I wend my way up the incline I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free．I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．
Problems are there to be faced and overcome． We cannot achieve anything with an easy life, Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree．  Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote, " Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved．"
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity．From time to time, we all face hardships, problems, accidents, and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying experts in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said, "Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind, you’11 never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything．Go to school, join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible．"
The biographies of great people are filled with examples of how they took kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．
68．The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because________．
A．he was actually killing two birds with a stone
B．compared with those silly people, he was smarter
C．he lost weight by cycling to the town center every day
D．he was informed of a short route from his house to the town
69．The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate_________．
A．one cannot achieve anything with an easy life
B．only disabled persons can experience hardship deeply
C．one' s success is determined by nothing but his/ her attitude
D．it' s rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree．
70．From this passage we know that Douglas Bader was a person of___________．
A．individual and creative character        B．stubborn yet charming personality
C．great bravery and strong will           D．excellent speaker with great influence
71．In writing style, the last paragraph serves as____________
A．an explanation        B．a demonstration    C．an introduction  D．a summarization

I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (谷类食物), 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 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 upon knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. She insisted if we said we'd be gone an hour, then we be gone one hour or less—not one hour and one minute. And she always insisted upon us telling the truth. Now you can see how mean she was.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath, while the other kids always wore their clothes for days. I believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.

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 be up to par(达到正常水平). Our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, being as different as she was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black marks.

As the years rolled by, we were one by one put to shame. We were graduated from high school. With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.

My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education. And whom do we have to blame for the terrible way we turned out? You're right, our mean mother. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.

Now I am trying to raise my three children. I am filled with pride when my children think I am mean because, you see, I had the meanest mother in the world.

1.What does the sentence “But at least I wasn't alone in my sufferings.” mean?

A．The author's mother was only mean to her.

B．The author's mother suffered her.

C．The author's mother was mean to her sister, brothers and her.

D．The author wasn't alone because of suffering.

2.Why was the author's mother mean to her children?

A．Because she wanted her children to be top students in school.

B．Because she wanted her children to bring home colored report cards like her friends did.

C．Because she wanted her children to drop out.

D．Because she wanted her children to do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Some of the children weren't able to go to college because of their mean mother.

B．Mother didn't let the author tell lies.

C．Mother asked the author to wear clean clothes.

D．The author could not miss school even if she was ill.

4.The passage was written in a way of _______ tone?

A．humorous         B．hateful            C．ridiculous         D．critical