Amelia Earhart's (1897-1937) childhood was not the typical girl’s. She liked nothing better than to explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪). She also built her own roller coaster(过山车 ).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空)pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is due to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and career.
As she later explained, “Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do.”
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to learn to fly. She took all sorts of jobs to pay for the lessons and to buy a second-hand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women who led active lives. “Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done —— occasionally what men have not done ——thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.” she said.
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge—to be the first woman to fly around the world. However, in mid-flight, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and for women.
59. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. A movie about Earhart’s exciting life has come out.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart’s love for aviation came after she flew a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart's opinion, women should think and act more independently.
60. The underlined word in paragraph 2 means ____.
A. presented           B. adopted            C. published          D. created
61. From the passage we can know that ____.
A. Earhart showed most interest in adventure trips to the Missouri River during her
childhood
B. Earhart s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes
62. You can probably find this article in        .
A. a booklet            B. a newspaper       C. a guide book      D. an advertisement

People like to look in the mirror often when they have a young and beautiful face. However, when one grows old, nobody wants to see their wrinkled old face in the mirror any more. So, many old people seldom look at their faces in the mirror. This is completely wrong.
According to Wu Zhenyun, a professor from the Psychological Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a person’s willingness to look in the mirror can reflect his or her mentality. When people don’t care too much about their age, they will try to carry themselves with ease and natural poise (姿态). They don’t mind looking in the mirror to see their own faces. Some people even love to look in the mirror from time to time to see whether they keep a good appearance. In this way, mirror becomes their best friend that help them to look confident.
On the other hand, some people are afraid of being old. They don’t want to see the wrinkles on their face and their hair turning grey. So they don’t want to look in the mirror. This actually reflects a negative attitude they hold towards life. In the long term, they might suffer from psychological pressure or some sort of depression, which is actually not a wise act.
“ Everyone can make themselves look charming at every age stage. If one is confident, one will always look beautiful, it shows that they accept themselves.” professor Wu said.
Mirror cannot only give confidence to one. By looking in the mirror, one can even find the traces of some diseases from one’s own face.
67.Why does the mirror become the best friend for some people?
A. Because it brings much confidence to them.
B. Because it makes them more beautiful.
C. Because it tells whether they are clean or not.
D. Because it helps them find their own faults.
68.The fact that some people are afraid of looking in the mirror reflects that______.
A. they suffer from metal disease  B. they treat life in a negative way      
C. they are too ugly              D. they can’t bear the pressure of being old
69. The text tells us that______.
A. if you are willing to look in the mirror you are getting old
B. everyone can become attractive at any age
C. confidence can make a person look beautiful
D. old people will accept the reality when they are old
70. The writer wrote this passage to______.
A. advise people to look in the mirror constantly
B. reflect different attitude towards looking into a mirror
C. introduce a way of finding signs of disease from one’s face
D. analyze why people like and dislike to look in the mirror

E
Windows not only let light in to cut down an electricity use for lighting, but the light coming through the window also provides heat. However, windows are not something people typically associate with being a cutting edge technology. Researchers are now working on new technologies that enable a window to quickly change from clear to dark and anywhere in between with a turn of a switch.
“It took us a long time to figure out what a window really is,” says Claes Granqvist, a professor of solid—state physics at Uppsala University in Sweden.“It’s contact with the outside world. You have to have visual contact with the surrounding world to feel well.” So, windows and natural light are important for improving the way people feel when they’re stuck indoors.
Yet, windows are the weak link in a building when it comes to energy and temperature control. In the winter, cold air leaks in. When it’s hot and sunny, sunlight streams in. All of this sunlight carries lots of heat and energy. And all of this extra heat forces people to turn on their air conditioners. Producing cold air, which can feel so refreshing, actually suck up enormous amounts of electricity in buildings around the world.
Windows have been a major focus of energy research for a long time. Over the years, scientists have come up with a variety of strategies for coating, glazing, and layering windows to make them more energy efficient. Smart windows go a step further. They use some technologies involving changes of color.
Electrochromic windows use electricity to change color. For example, a sheet of glass coated with thin layers(层) of tungsten oxide(氧化钨) works a bit like a battery. Tungsten oxide is clear when an electric charge is applied and dark when the charge is removed, that is, when the amount of voltage(电压) is decreased, the window darkens until it’s completely dark after all electricity is taken away. So applying a voltage determines whether the window looks clear or dark.
One important feature that makes a smart window so smart is that it has a sort of “memory”. All it takes is a small shock of voltage to turn the window from one state to the other. Then, it stays that way. Transitions take from 10 seconds to a few minutes, depending on the size of the window. The development of smart windows could mean that massive air conditioning systems may no longer need.“In the future,” Granqvist says,“our buildings may look different.”
67.Which statement does not indicate the importance of windows as described in the first two paragraphs?
A.Windows can change from clear to dark to save energy.
B.Windows help to save energy by letting light in.
C.Windows help to save energy by providing heat.
D.Windows enable people to have contact with the outside world.
68.According to the passage, smart windows are windows_______.
A.that are coated                        B.that use electricity
C.the color of which can be changed        D.that have many layers
69.To make electrochromic windows change color, what is applied to the window glass?
A.Electricity.     B.Tungsten oxide.    C.A battery.         D.A voltage.
70.What will be the benefit if the research on smart windows turns out to be successful?
A.The buildings will look different.
B.Windows can be as large as you want.
C.We may not need air conditioners any more.
D.They are less expensive than traditional windows.

    No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生） and part of it taken out． Today， however， we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation． The sick person falls into a kind of sleep， and when he awakes， the operation is finished． But these happy conditions are fairly new． It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．
Long ago， operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything． The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him． He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off， and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．
Soon after 1770， Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it． Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．
Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well’s teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．
As he didn't know enough about laughing gas， he gave a man less gas than he should have． The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．
Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．
56.It is ___________since a man being operated felt all the pain.
A.a few more years      B.not long         C.few years         D.two thousand years
57. Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he___________.
A.could feel nothing                     B.could not want anything
C.could feel all the pain              D.could do anything
58.Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to___________.
A.be afraid of anything       B.feel pain   C.want to go to the parties    D.be ill
59.If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on he___________.
A.felt nothing       B.felt very comfortable     C.still felt pain          D.would die

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Every person needs water and a diet of healthy foods. These foods should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy  21 . They eat different kinds of food which change into energy. The energy is  22  in calories(卡). Even when you  23, you are using energy – about 65 calories an hour.  24  you are at school, or walking home, your body is burning up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you  25  be using 400 calories an hour. On Sports Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all,  26  as much as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is  27  in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many other countries in the world. That is  28  lots of people in China have healthy white teeth.
People in the Western world do not eat such healthy foods. They eat  29  fat and sugar and don’t take enough  30 . Because of this, they  31  weight very easily. Their diet contains a lot of 32  in the form of potato crisps, potato chips, butter, cream and chocolate. They eat a lot of sugar which exist in cakes, soft drinks,  33  and so on. The result is that many of them become fat. 34 some have bad teeth. In some parts of Britain, one person in ten,  35  the age of thirty, has no teeth left.
21. A. to sleep    B. to live           C. to eat           D .to walk
22. A. measuring      B. taken            C. measured   D. measure
23. A. are asleep       B. have a dream        C. have a rest      D. go to bed
24. A. While            B. During          C. As               D. If
25. A. must                   B. should         C. need                D. might
26. A. surely            B. ever                  C. perhaps     D. seldom
27. A. rich                    B. poor                  C. good               D. bad
28. A. how                   B. why                   C. what                D. that
29. A. much too            B. many too            C. too many              D. too much
30. A. activities             B. food               C. work                    D. exercise
31. A. put on         B. gain on              C. get on                   D. put up
32. A. sugar                  B.fat                      C. salt           D. fiber
33. A. sweets         B. vegetables   C. meat                D. potato
34. A. But                    B. Or                     C. And               D. As
35. A. during         B. for                     C. with                     D. by

The day before the deadline for this article,I had no clue what I was going to write about. I took my problem to the editor-in-chief, and.he said to me:“Don’t worry; you’re creative. ”
I’m not sure where the editor-in-chief reached the conclusion that I was “creative”. Maybe it was through the poems I wrote. Personally, I simply enjoy writing because it’s fun. There’s also the fact that I can’t draw or do anything else creatively, I’m equally sure that there are people in the boat on the other side who can make things look excellent, but can’t write a poem.
At this point you probably want to ask me what poetry and art have to do with engineering.  For one, it makes you a more rounded person, making you a better engineer. More importantly, as an engineer, you will be faced with many problems every day. There are some that can be solved by consulting a textbook, but more often than not, you will need that thing in your brain to put together things in a completely original combination to solve the problem at hand.
Think of the wonderful things that creative engineers have done. Civil engineers have made the road more long-lasting so we don’t have to close them for repairs as often. Coming up with a new innovation (创新) is similar to writing a good poem. It’s not some-thing you plan to do. The critical moment comes unexpectedly in the middle of nowhere. You don’t think about what you’re doing, you simply do. After some mad struggling you take a look at the end product and say to yourself, “This is a masterpiece. ” This is perhaps the greatest personal satisfaction one can
experience.
So all you engineers out there get out and do something creative. I don’t care if it’s writing a poem or a computer program, just be natural and do something creative.
小题1:This passage mainly deals with        .

A．the creativity of engineers	B．the power of editor-in-chief
C．engineering in general	D．a way of thinking

小题2:In the author’s opinion, writing poems can        .

A．show one is creative	B．make him happy
C．bring him in lots of money	D．have an effect on one’s mental health

小题3: According to the author, art can help an engineer to        .

A．find the solutions to problems	B．learn to write poetry
C．be courageous in face of challenges	D．get along well with others

小题4:Coming up with a new innovation is similar to writing a good poem in that both are      .

A．logically developed	B．strictly planned
C．experience- based	D．naturally creative

小题5:The greatest personal satisfaction of an engineer comes from      .

A．planning his work successfully	B．building things quickly
C．finishing his work innovatively	D．writing good poems naturally

Plastic is one of the most important technological discoveries of the 20th century. However, it may soon be replaced. The new development- liquid wood- can replace plastics in all branches of modern-day industries.
Plastic as a material enjoys the biggest demand in the modern world, but it does have a number of drawbacks. First and foremost, plastic isn’t recyclable. Secondly, it contains toxins (毒物) helping develop cancerous diseases. Finally, it’s made of oil and oil reserves aren’t endless.
The liquid wood technology is likely to replace plastic and providing mankind with new materials for many years ahead. Norbert Eisenfreich, a senior researcher at the Faunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology in Germany (ICT), said that arboform, the new material, is made of lignin(木素质）, which can be obtained from soft tissues of wood. Once mixed with several other matenals, it turns into solid and non-toxic alternative for plastics.
ICT team leader Emilia Regina Inone-Kauffmann said the wood-working industry separates wood into three basic components, including lignin. Lignin isn’t used for the production of paper. Specialists of ICT mixed lignin with several natural materials and thus invented the material which could be melted and molded (铸型）.
When solid, arboform looks like plastic and possesses tho qualitie of polished wood. It can be used for the production of any items. Arboform is already used for the production of car parts which require extra strength. In addition, liquid wood can be recycled repeatedly. The material preserved all of its qualities even if it’s reprocessed ten times.
However, the new invention doesn’t enjoy an extensive use due to the high content of sulfur(硫) in it. German researchers are sure to reduce the amount of sulfur by 90% very soon to make arboform usable for home needs.
小题1:According to the passage, plastic        .

A．helps us to reduce the use of petrol

B．helps to protect our environment in some way

C．does harm to our society in some way

D．has been replaced by the newly discovered material

小题2:What’s the advantage of arboform over plastic?

A．It is easier made from natural oil.

B．It is more widely used in household

C．It is recyclable and friendly to environment.

D．It contains no poisonous materials.

小题3:The underlined word “altemative” in Paragraph 3 means        .

A．lignin or arboform	B．soft tissues of wood
C．plastics or wood	D．mixture of several materials

小题4:It can be concluded that German researchers will focus their future work firstly on     .

A．the material’s extensive use	B．the content of sulfur in arboform
C．the production cost of arboform	D．the qualities of liquid wood

小题5:The main purpose of the text is to     .

A．introduce liquid wood which will replace plastic

B．show readers how to produce arboform

C．advertise the new material-arboform

D．advertise new products made of arboform

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A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being killed by a car.
Casper, a 12 -year-old black and white cat,   26   leave his house, trotted （慢跑） across the street to the bus stop, queued with bus passengers and'waited for his 27 ．He then hopped（跳跃） on the number3 bus to find his  28   seat to curl up on before hopping off at his 29 ．The cat was so clever that he knew  30   stop to get off and drivers made sure that he wouldn' t get off at some random（随意的）   31 ．Also, the cat seemed to know where to get back  32 , and then he trotted off home．Many local people also knew Casper, who loved everyone and also enjoyed the 33 ourneys, It seemed that 12 -year-old Casper had discovered a very efficient way to 34   the English city of  Plymouth in his golden years．
However, one day ,   35 a motorist hit him and did not stop．Casper was then, in fact, crossing the street to lcatch his usual No．3 bus   36   he was struck by the car．Our friend, Caspar ___37 his injuries．On hearing the news of his death, many people were 38  . A company spokesman said in a statement that Casper _39_ many people' s lives and clearly had a very  40 life traveling around Plymouth．He also suspected that Casper was telling all the other cats in the heaven a bout the many  41_he had experienced． 
Casper' s owner, 55 -year - old Susan Finden, said he had always been a free spirit and was named   42   the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, because of his habit of 43 off．Finden ．posted a sign at Casper' s bus stop to let people know, that they' d no longer be enjoying the company of the cat of whom they'd grown so  44 ．
Casper was a special cat and he had a wonderful life．A  45  of the cat will continue to be used on one of the company' s buses. He will be missed for ever.
26．A．used to              B．liked to              C．hated to          D．had to
27．A．time                B．turn                C．place      D．order
28．A．best               B．favpritest             C． most          D．favorite
29．A．destination          B．determination       C．decision              D．description
30．A．where              B．at which             C．what          D．in which
31．A．station            B．stop   C．spot   D．scene
32．A．up                  B．down                C．off      D．on     
33．A．bus                 B．car    C．rail           D．air
34．A．get across           B．get through         C．get down           D．get around
35．A．sadly               B．luckily          C．happily        D．strangely
36．A．while               B．as                 C．when            D．then
37．A．died off               B．died from            C．died down         D．died away
38．A．shocked              B．interested           C．surprised         D．excited
39．A．changed             B．touched            C．turned        D．challenged
40．A．discouraging         B．discouraged         C．excited         D．exciting
41．A．adventures          B．accidents           C．friends        D．incidents
42．A．by                  B．from                C．through             D．after
43．A．wondering            B．wandering          C．cutting             D．going
44．A．familiar             B．similar              C．fond           D．popular
45．A．picture              B．signal               C．movie        D．card

         According to the report by Baekeland and Hartmann, two American authoritative psychotogical research centres, the "short sleepers" had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens．But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions, in their daily routines.
In general, these "short sleeps" appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful,, conformist （循规蹈矩的） in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices．They often held several jobs at once, or workers full - or part - time while going to school．And many of them had a strong urge to appear "normal" or "acceptable" to their friends and associates．When asked to recall their dreams, the "short sleepers" did poorly．More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering．In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy m the hope that the trouble would go away．The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers" were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic （疯人）.
The "long sleepers" were quite different indeed．Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood．They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived （剥夺） of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest．They tended to recall their dreams much better than the "short sleepers．" did．Many of the "long sleepers" were shy, anxious, introverted （内向）, inhibited （压抑） , passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves （particularly in social situations）．Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems．
50．According to the text, which is probably the writer' s real attitude towards these two living habits ____．
A．both of them are healthy habits  
B．not both of them are unhealthy habits
C．either of them is not unhealthy habits
D．neither of them is healthy habits
51．When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____．
A．feel extremely depressed         B．become energetic
C．appeared disturbed          D．feel disappointed
52．The writer implies （暗示） that short sleepers _____ in the text．
A．are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life
B．often neglect the consequences of inadequate（不足的）sleep
C．do not know how to relax properly
D．are more unlikely to run into mental problems

         Social rules or laws on marriage vary widely between countries．Some countries, still do not have a legal minimum age for marriage, which makes child macriages are very common, there．
In the Western Christian countries, a 13 -year -old is still considered a child．Even getting married in one* s late teens is not usually encouraged because married life is likely to interfere with a young woman' s education and consequently restrict opportunities in later life．And there are also physical dangers in giving birth so young．  
In Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan, the age of puberty（青春期）at around 13 or 14 is the legal age for marriage, but in Turkey it is 15, and in Egypt and Tunisia, 18 the same minimum age as in many Western countries．It is argued that by allowing, earlier marriages, Islamic law is promoting stable relationships, while Western laws are encouraging promiscuity among young people．
In many countries, the trends of urbanization and education for girls have seen a drop in the number of child brides．However, early marriages continue to occur in poor rural areas．In India, for example, the legal age of marriage for a girl is 18 and to a boy, 21．Yet, according to government statistics, 18 percent of ten to fourteen-year old girls in the poor, rural state of Rajasthan in the northwest of the country are married．It is clear, then, that child marriages are connected with poverty, lack of education, rural customs as well as religion．So there don't tend to be any child marriages in urban or rich areas．
57．The underlined word "promiscuity" in the third paragraph means ____．
A．permanent partnership                  B．firm partnership
C．diverse relationship                     D．single relationship
58．According to the text, which of these women are married lastest?
A．Women from less educated background．  
B．Women from poor rural areas．
C．Women from Islamic countries．            
D．Wonf
eri from cities．
59．Child marriages are NOT related to ____ according to the passage．
A．social communication                B．rural customs
C．poverty and lack of education           D．religious beliefs
60．According to the passage, getting married early leads to all of the following EXCEPT____．
A．reducing a young woman's education    
B．limiting a young woman's chances
C．causing baby death                    
D．doing harm to a young woman's health