A．根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词，完成句子。

1．This shirt is too short．I want a l__________ one．

2．The 29th Olympic Games will be held in the c__________ of our motherland—Beijing．

3．一May I b________ your ruler?

    一Sorry，I’ve lent it to Liu Ying．

4．The famous singers had a concert to r_______ money for the homeless people．

5．一How do you feel when you see the national flag of China?

    一It makes me feel excited and p__________．

B．根据句意，用所给词的正确形式填空。

6．I want to be a _______(report)because I like to talk with people and write stories．

7．She enjoyed _________(play)the piano when she was very young

8．Sanya is a city near the sea．It’s famous for its________(love)beaches．

9．She likes doing chores at home．She is always__________ (help)to her mother．

10．一Do you learn English by reading aloud?

一Yes．I often read aloud to practice my ________(pronounce)．

How would you like to study at an American university in China? With the news that New York University (NYU) is considering setting up a branch（分校）on Chinese mainland, the possibility of getting an American education becomes a reality. But how will Chinese students deal with a very different style of teaching? One that encourages debate（辩论）, discussion and critical thinking (批判思维)； one which puts little attention on rote learning.

You know how kids ask questions all the time? Asking questions shows they are curious (好奇). So when does that natural curiosity get weak? Not at kindergarten or nursery, nor at primary school. As you grow older perhaps refusing to draw attention to yourself by asking the teacher questions, you grow quiet. If so, that's a pity, because questioning your teachers should be encouraged. After all, they're the ones who've been educated, have a lot more experience than you and perhaps have a little wisdom. When I taught joumalim at college in Scotland I enjoyed answering students' questions. Some of them raised difficult questions. I didn't always know the answers. If I didn't, I'd accept it and try to find out later.

At university we were encouraged to challenge our classmates and teachers. There was often a regular meeting between teachers and some students. A student would prepare a paper on a subject and the other students would criticize it. It could be frightening. But it was a way of developing critical thinking.

We need to differentiate critical thinking with loudmouths. We've all come across loudmouths who speak out quickly as if they knew what they were talking about. I know one loudmouth who is paid a great deal of money by a British tabloid newspaper to entertain readers with his deeply-held prejudices(偏见). You might not agree with columnist(专栏作家) Richard Littlejohn, but you have to say that he is entertaining and there is an internal logic（内在的逻辑）to his statements. Having a logical mind can help develop critical thinking.

My wife doesn't have a logical mind, but she does have emotional intelligence（情商）. I can't say that I have anything like her emotional intelligence. but I'd like to think some of it rubbed off on me. If you can't at least try to put yourself in someone else's shoes, how can you understand their situation, their problems and issues?

So try to develop your powers of critical thinking. Start with books, films, music and newspapers. And don't believe everything you read or see. Think independently.

57. According to the passage, to develop your critical thinking, you can____________.

A. keep curious and follow your heart

B. think logically, not emotionally

C. do more reading and think actively

D. voice your opinion like a loudmouth

58. The underlined words 66rubbed off on mc" in Paragraph 5 probably mean " __________".

A. helped me solve the problem better

B. had some influence on me in a way

C. moved it backwards and forwards

D. advised me to wear others' shoes

59. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Want to be different? Think critically

B. Want to be critical? Think for yourself

C. Choose NYU, choose critical thinking

D. Importance of improving critical thinking

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle.They mean that the home is very important and personal to him.Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats,and many people own their homes.This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them,and change them in any way they like.Most house have a garden,even if it is a very small one,and the garden is usually loved.The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space.Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours?If you are on the train,you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you.If you share a flat, you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a train to London.I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry.Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table.I had read a book about non-verbal communication,so I took various papers out of my bag an　　　　 d put them on his briefcase!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head.I had invaded(侵犯)his space!A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them.He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.Of course,it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space.Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people.You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more!This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler!But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning”a bit of space?

( )56.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London

　　　 Because 　　　　 .

A.he had no place to sit

B.someone had invaded his “space”

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn't know about

( )57.“… you feel lonely and‘outside’”in paragraph 4 means that_____.

A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group

　 of people

( )58.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them”refers to（所指） “_________”.

A.public spaces 　 　　　 B.private spaces　　　　　

C.local people　　 　 　　　 D.other countries

( )59.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A.British people dislike marking their space.

　 B.You always feel at home in another country.　

　 C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

　 D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

( )60.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

　 A.own private spaces by living in houses

　 B.have one corner of their own in public places

　 C.realize the importance of “space”in communication

D.create their private spaces by talking with local people