(2013·高考山东卷)I didn’t think I’d like the movie，but actually it ________ pretty good.

A．has been?? B．was

C．had been?? D．would be

（2010·福建厦门杏南中学高三10月月考）   24. ---I didn’t expect the job would be so hard.

---You _________ of that earlier.

A. must think         B. ought to think   

C. should have thought D. must have thought

The 2011 runner- up Li Na swept second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 to reach her second Australian Open final here on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

The China's top player reached her first Grand Slam(大满贯) final at the Melbourne Park in 2011 but lost to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in the final, just before she won Asia's first Grand Slam title in the French Open.

　 “I'm very happy now. Not so many players can reach the Grand Slam finals three times,” said Li. “I insisted and I made back to this stage. It's something worth to be proud of.”

　 Sharapova, who only lost a historical tournament-low nine games in her previous five matches, struggled with her serve（发球） from the very beginning of the match. She double faulted twice in her first serve game, allowing Li to break her in the first game.

　 Li held to lead 2-0 and then broke again for 4-1 with a cross-court return. Sharapova fought her way to three break points in the sixth game and secured the chance when Li missed a return. Li returned the favour in the following game to lead 5-2. The No.6 seed served for the set, racing to 40-0 and wrapped the first set up in 48 minutes.

　 Li took the first service break in the second set to remain on track with a 3-2 lead, grabbed a second at 5-2 and served out the match. Sharapova saved one match point but Li made an ACE to take advantage again and didn't waste the second chance.

　 “In the beginning of the match I was nervous. I was happy I come back to semis again, but for some reasons I really want to win the match,” said Li.

　 “Li played a really great match. She was certainly much more aggressive than I was and I was always on the defense,” said Sharapova. “I was making too many unforced errors.”

　 The straight-set victory improved Li's record against Sharapova to 5-8. The pair met three times in 2012 and the Russian won all of the clashes.

　 Li Na will play against defending champion Victoria Azarenka who defeated 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens in the other semifinal later on Thursday.

“2011 is the first time for me to a Grand Slam final. I was a little bit shocked because I didn't know what I should do. No one tell me what I should do on the court,” said Li. “But this time I got more experience, so I think it should be better.”

　 Losing to Clijsters in her first Grand Slam final made Li Na hungry. “That's the first time I was feeling I was really close to the title. I think this time should be a different story.”

55. What might be the best title of the passage?

　 A. Li Na won Asia's first Grand Slam title.　　

B. Li Na reached Australian Open final again.

　 C. Azarenka defeated Sloane Stephens in the semifinal.

　 D. Li Na won her second Grand Slam title.

56. How many times has Li Na defeated Sharapova so far according to the passage?

　 A. Three.　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. Five.　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Eight.　　　　　　　 D. Thirteen.

57. Who is the winner of the 2012 Australia Open final?

　 A. Victoria Azarenka. B. Maria Sharapova.　　 C. Li Na. D. Kim Clijsters.

58. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. After the tough match, Li Na was hungry.

B. Li Na was angry because she lost the match.

　 C. Li Na was hungry because she only had some fruits for breakfast.

　 D. Li Na was eager to win the Australian Open final because of losing to Clijsters in 2011.

【2011·山东淄博市模拟】

Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged．It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours．

Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos，a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University．During the experiment，Dr Gerodimos said there were already  signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers．He said：“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms，overeating，feeling nervous，isolated and disconnected．”

During their 24-hour test，three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman．They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline，but of course，they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops．

Elliot Day wrote：“Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air．Despite being  aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers．”

From Caroline Scott，we read：“I didn’t expect it，but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to，but It’s not something l would like to do again！”

And Charlotte Gay wrote：“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been  my  mobile；not  only is it a social device，it’s  my main access point of communication．”

Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once．So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?

71．What can we learn about the volunteers?

 A．Volunteers didn’t write down about their day offline．

 B．Volunteers weren’t allowed to use any media for 24 hours．

 C．Volunteers  were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos．

 D．Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment．

72．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants’ feelings？

 A．Anxious．  B．Lonely  C．Bored．   D．Despaired．

73．Which of the following is true of Caroline Scott？

 A．The media ban affected his temperature．

 B．His work went on smoothly without the media．

 C．His work was carried on hard without the media．

 D．His life was empty without the radio or newspapers．

74．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

 A．People should use the media devices reasonably．

 B．People can easily survive the media devices addict．

 C．People can spend more time sleeping in the future．

 D．People spend about half the time using the media devices．

75．The text is most probably a         ．

 A．newspaper ad      B．book review

 C．news report    D．science fiction story

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all his books. Mark  21  and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Then as they walked along together, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history,  22   he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects. He also learned that he had just  23  with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was  24  in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly. They then became good friends and later entered the same senior high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks  25  graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill  26  him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a  27  for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping 28  .But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I  29  that if I had killed myself, I would have  30  that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you picked up my life as well.”

21. A. sat down    B. lay down      C. knelt down    D. slowed down  

22. A. and         B. but           C. but hat       D. and that

23. A. fallen in love               B. broken up     C. got along well  D. done away

24. A. invited     B. allowed       C. stopped       D. interested

25. A. after       B. from          C. before        D. since

26. A. asked       B. informed      C. remembered    D. reminded

27. A. note        B. message       C. sign          D. mess

28. A. medicine    B. pilled        C. bags          D. clothes

29. A. wondered    B. doubted       C. realized      D. forgot

30. A. missed      B. lost          C. seized        D. spent