Honeybees can do three kinds of jobs.

The honeybee is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their work. Each bee has a certain job to do.

The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蠟). They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anything—even people—to keep their hive safe.

Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death.

The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2, 000 eggs a day.

66. The bee’s nest is called a _______. 

  A. drone            B. honeycomb              C. hive          D. wax

67. Wax is used to make the _______. 

  A. nest              B. honeycomb              C. fan            D. hive

68. Which jobs do workers do?

  A. They lay 2, 000 eggs each day and build a nest.

  B. They mate with the queen bee and then starve.

  C. They clean the hive and keep it cool.

  D. They attack the queen bee.

69. According to the story, bees _______. 

  A. are very dangerous insects

  B. will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary

  C. are like any other insect that flies

  D. eat each other as food

70. The drone is driven away when its job is finished, because _______. 

  A. it attacked the workers

  B. it is no longer needed in the hive

  C. the queen bee has died

  D. it ate the queen bee

Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.

61. When was the Apple II invented?

  A. In 1976.          B. In 1977.           C. In 1998.          D. In 2010.

62. When did the iMac first come out?

  A. In 1976.         B. In 1998.            C. In 2010.          D. In 2011.

63. Which one was the oldest?

  A. The Apple II.    B. The iMac.         C. The iPad.          D. The iPhone

64. From the passage, we can know that the iPad _______.

  A. has a better camera             B. is the first personal computer

  C. has a CD-ROM slot            D. is great for watching movies

65. According to the passage, which of the following is True?

  A. iPhone 5'screen is the same size as iPhone 4s.

  B. iPhone 5 has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4s.

  C. iPhone 5 uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4s. 

  D. iPhone 5 with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4s.

 “My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大滿貫) champion.” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4, 2011.

“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old girl joked.

Miss Li has a tattoo (紋身). She has dyed her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.

Li Na was born in Wuhan. She started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled, “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”

Luckily, the strong girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. “When you have one title, surely you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition (雄心).

“Chinese people are so lacking (缺乏) in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.

56. Li Na was born in the year of _____.

  A. 1982      B. 1985     C. 1986      D. 1990

57. Why did Li Na tell her fans to “shut up” at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ?  

  A. Because the fans were too crowded . B. Because she was proud at that time.         C. Because she was tired.              D. Because the audience were too noisy.

58. When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _____.

  A. happy       B. sad       C. excited     D. bored

59. Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na?

  A. Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  B. Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion.

  C. Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis.

  D. Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court.

60. The passage mainly tells us _____.

  A. something about the tennis        B. something about how to play tennis

  C. the Chinese people and the tennis   D. the Grand Slam champion – Li Na

“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these can’t always help you.

 There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. They couldn’t depend on them for an education. They saw how it was, and began to work with their own efforts to know something. They worked their own way up to fame.

One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I can’t make worthy（值得尊敬的）men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”

Some young men have the best of everything. But they can never do things successfully if they don’t see their weak points.They are nobody now, and will be nobody as long as（只要）they don’t follow the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

51. “Depend on yourself” in this passage means _______________.

   A. rely on your own efforts

   B. rely on nature

   C. wait for others to help

   D. take care of yourself

52. Many of the great men in history succeeded because _____________.

   A. they were very poor in childhood

   B. they could not depend on schools for an education

   C. they made great efforts to learn and work

   D. they wanted very much to become famous

53. According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can ___________.

   A. make his pupils worthy men

   B. help his pupils find a way to fame

   C. help his pupils make themselves useful men

   D. make his pupils men of strength and courage

54. If young people depend on their own efforts, ____________.

   A. they are to be pitied

   B. they can be ambitions

   C. they are nobody now and will be nobody in the future

   D. they can be successful in their work

 55. How can young men be successful?

   A. They should see their weak point and change their course.

   B. They should follow the advice of their parents and teachers.

   C. They should depend on their own efforts.

   D. All above.

（H=Hassan  M= Muhammad）

A news reporter ,Hassan, is interviewing Muhammad.

H --For Good Morning America, Lama Hassan, ABC News, London. .

M --Good morning! This is Muhammad. May I help you?
H --We are calling people all around the world after midnight their time on December 21^st to see how they are doing, because there are some people who believe that the World is going to end today. So we are calling you in Dubai (迪拜) to find out if you’re still alive and well and everything is OK in Dubai.
M --Yes, sir, everything is OK. At least still alive.
H --How are things at the hotel?
M -- Everything is usual going on. So far so good.
H --There you have it, so far so good. Mayan doomsday, December 21st, has arrived without incident in Dubai. Same for points East: from Tokyo to Mother Teresa’s Convent in Calcutta, India , life goes on.

M--God bless us!

46. According to the rumor (謠言), when is the world going to end？

  A. On December 25^th ,2012     B. On December 21^st ，2012

  C. On December 21^st , 2013     D. On December 25^th ,  2013

47. Who is the interviewer in this passage?

  A. Lama Hassan

  B. Muhammad

  C. Lama Hassan and Muhammad

  D. Someone else

48. The underlined word “doomsday” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

  A. 奇跡        B. 白日夢(mèng)         C. 末日       D. 文明

49. When do they call people all around the world?

  A. On the daytime of December 21^st   B. After midnight of December 21^st      

  C. In the evening of December 22^nd    D. In the afternoon of December 22^nd   

50.What is the best title of the passage?

  A. Something special happen to the people in Dubai.

  B. Doomsday is coming.

  C. How to survive on doomsday ?

  D. Life goes on .

　　 “Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(劍橋)ask. But no one can give them a 36 answer, for there is no wall to be found 37 the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 38 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers of the thirty-one colleges.

　 Cambridge was already a (an) 39 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once 40　 the Cam. A 41 was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.

　 In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was 42 for college buildings. The town grew much 43 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a 44 in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries 45 to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It become a famous place all around the world.

36. A. true　　　 　　 B. right　　 C. clear　　 　　　 D. real

37. A. around　　 　　 B. in　　 　　　　　 C. near　　 D. by

38. A. cinemas　 　　　 B. parks　　 C. zoos　　 D. libraries

39. A. interesting B. usual　　 C. developing 　　 D. common

40. A. said　　 　　　　　 B. called　　 　　 C. spoken　　 　　 D. talked

41. A. house　　 　　　 B. building　 　　 C. station　　 　　 D. bridge

42. A. used　 　　　　　 B. made　　 C. borrowed　 D. lent

43. A. smaller　　 　　 B. faster　　 　　　 C. slower　 　　　 D. higher

44. A. country　　 　　 B. college　　 　　 C. university　 　　 D. city

45. A. eager　　 B. ready　　 　　 C. hope　　 D. need

Which of the following is TRUE?

　 A. I’ve no idea that the earth runs around the sun.

　 B. I’m sure Lily will show us how to do.

　 C. He doesn’t tell us where he was born.　　　　　　　

D. Miss Wang tells us where will we go tomorrow.

---- There is little milk in the fridge, ______?

---- ______, I’ll go and buy some.

A. isn't there, Yes　 B. is there, Yes　　 C. isn't there, No　 D. is there, No

---How many students are there in your school?

--- I wonder if Tom _______ this afternoon.

---Don’t worry. I will tell you as soon as he _______ .

A. will come; came B. comes; will come C. will come; comes D. comes; came

C