14．--What do you want ________ those old boxes？
--To put things in when I move to the new flat．（　�。�

A．

by

B．

for

C．

of

D．

with

13．My uncle _____ to see me．He'll be here soon．（　�。�

A．

comes

B．

is coming

C．

had come

D．

came

12．A 16-year-old boy finds himself on a boat in the Pacific Ocean after escaping a shipwreck（海難）．Even worse，he is left with a huge tiger for company．But he manages to survive after 227days of fighting against all the hardships of the sea．
Pi，the lead character in Oscar-winning Ang Lee's new movie Life of Pi，went through an inspiring journey of growth and self-discovery．So did 19-year-old Suraj Sharma，the Indian actor who plays him．
But it was a lucky chance that opened up the opportunity for the new star．Sharma was a regular student who lived with his mathematician parents in Delhi，India．As the director traveled to Mumbai to find his Pi，the teenager went along with his younger brother，who had acted in a couple of movies，to audition（試鏡）．But little did Sharma know that he would end up winning the role from 3，000hopefuls．
Lee said he saw Pi in Sharma："Not only does he have a compelling and wise look．He has this rare talent．"The director said that in the final round，Sharma gave one of the"most compelling readings we had．In the end，he was in tears．"Understandably，Sharma didn't want to  let Lee down．"He （Lee） had given me this opportunity．I had to give it my best，"Sharma told the Philippine Daily Inquirer．
Sharma swam for four or five hours a day until he was completely comfortable with the water．He also worked on his body because he had to first gain weight and then quickly lose weight as the story developed．He even had rats run all over him to prepare for his role．Lee was impressed by the teenager，especially his endurance and patience in staying in a water tank for many hours each day．Sharma was only 16when Lee signed him．After three years of shooting，Sharma said he had matured with Pi's journey．

41．What is the function of the first paragraph？C
A．To introduce the topic of the passage．
B．To appeal to readers to watch a movie．
C．To attract readers to continue reading．
D．To suggest the theme of this passage．
42．We can know from the passage thatD．
A．Sharma wanted to become a mathematician
B．Sharma had acted in a couple of movies
C．Sharma was sure to win in the audition
D．Many teenagers wanted to act the role Pi
43．What does the phrase"to let somebody down"in Paragraph 4mean？A
A．To make somebody disappointed．
B．To seat somebody down．
C．To reject somebody's requirement．
D．To take down somebody's information．
44．Which of the following words can be used to describe Sharma？B
A．Confident and passionate．
B．Talented and diligent．
C．Strong and courageous．
D．Endurable and easily-excited．
45．The passage is intended to introduceC．
A．the thrilling escape from a shipwreck
B．how an Oscar-winning movie attracts audience
C．a(chǎn) young actor became matured when acting in a movie
D．the difficulty in winning a role in a movie．

11．China's top labor official said the country is planning to push back the age at which workers can retire．
Yin Weimin，minister of human resources and social security，demonstrated that we did not put a timetable on the move when he spoke about it during a forum at the weekend．
"Delaying the retirement age is a very complicated issue and we will study it according to the situations of population and employment and consider different groups of people，"Yin said．
He noted that  hikes  in the retirement age have been brought in by many countries and can be a good way to deal with an aging population and ensure the healthy and stable development of social security．
The life expectancy of Chinese people is now 73years and is expected to rise to 74during the next five years，he said．
Nearly three out of 10Chinese people will be older than 60by 2040，according to a United Nations forecast．
The retirement age in China currently is 60for men and 55for female civil servants and 50for female workers．
The idea of delaying the retirement age is being widely supported by government officials，while many laborers and non-government employees were less enthusiastic about the prospect of working for longer．Currently，they have to pay into their pension plans for at least 15years before they can retire．
Chen Xianlian，a female worker at a motorcycle parts manufacturer in Chongqing municipality is among those who would like to see the retirement age left as it is．"I have to do lots of tough and repetitive work every day and I feel very tired after my working day，"the 41-year-old said．"All my colleagues are discussing the government's possible move to lift the retirement age．None of us wants to work any extra years．"
University graduates also fear that any rise in the retirement age could limit their employment opportunities．

36．We can learn from the passage thatC．
A．China is not planning to push back the age at which workers can retire
B．China is discussing the problem of delaying the retirement age now
C．China is probably going to delay the retirement age
D．China has pushed back the age at which workers can retire
37．The underlined word"hikes"in Paragraph 4meansA．
A．increasing   B．marching   C．pushing    D．discussing
38．According to the current policy，Chen Xianlian has to workB more years from now before her retirement
A.14   B.9   C.19    D.15
39．Which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．All the Chinese people support the new policy．
B．The life expectancy of Chinese people is expected to rise to 73during the next five years．
C．The retirement age in China will be 60for men and 55for female civil servants and 50for female workers．
D．The government did not set a fixed timetable on the new policy．
40．It can be inferred from the text thatD．
A．Chen Xianlian is a civil servant．
B．Delaying the retirement age is a very complicated issue．
C．Many countries have begun to delay the retirement age．
D．It may be harder for the university graduate to find a job in the future．

10．When I lived in Spain，some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car．Before they left，they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation．I suggested that they should stay at"bed and breakfast"houses，because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family．My friends listened to my advice，but they came back with some funny stories．
"We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses，"they said，"because we found that most families were away on holiday．"
I thought this was strange．Finally I understood what had happened．My friends spoke little English，and they thought"VACANCIES"meant"holidays"，because the Spanish word for"holidays"is"vacaciones"．So they did not go to house where the sign outside said"VACABCUES"，which in English means there are free rooms．Then my friends went to house where the sign said"NO VACANCIES"，because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday．But they found that these houses were all full．As a result，they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs．In Spanish，the word"DIVERSION"means fun．In English，it means that workmen are repairing the road，and that you must take a different road．When my friends saw the word'DIVERSION'on a road sign，they thought they were going to have fun．Instead，the road ended in a large hole．
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages．Once in Paris，when someone offered me some more coffee，I said"Thank you"in French．I meant that I would like some more．However，to my surprise，the coffee pot was taken away!Later I found out that"Thank you"in French means"No，thank you．"
61．My Spanish friends wanted advice aboutD．
A．learning English                      B．going to England by car
C．driving their car on English roads        D．finding places to stay in England
62．I suggested that they stay at"bed and breakfast"houses becauseA．
A．it would be convenient for them to have dinner
B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels
C．they would be able to practice their English
D．there would be no problem about finding accommodation there
63．"NO VACANCIES"in English meansA．
A．no free rooms                         B．free rooms     
C．not away on holiday                   D．holidays
64．If you see a road sign that says"Diversion"in UK，you willB．
A．fall into a hole
B．have to take a different road
C．find that the road is blocked by crowds of people
D．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
65．When someone offered me more coffee and I said"Thank you"in French，IAA．didn't really want any more coffee   
B．wanted them to take the coffee pot away
C．wanted to express my politeness
D．really wanted some more coffee．

9．A young and handsome executive was driving down a neighborhood street．He thought he saw something．Then he slowed down，watching out for children rushing out from between parked cars．As his car passed，no kids appeared．Instead，a brick smashed into his door!He slammed on the brakes （make his car stop）．The angry driver then jumped out of his car，caught the nearest child and pushed him up against a parked car，shouting，"Who are you and what was that all about？"
The little boy was full of apology，"Please，Mister…Please，I'm sorry…I didn't know what else I could do．I threw the brick because no one else would stop．"
With tears dripping down his face，the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car．"It's my brother，"he said．"He fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up．"
Now weeping，the boy asked the executive，"Would you please help me to get him back into his wheelchair？He's hurt and he's too heavy for me．"
Touched beyond words，the executive tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat．He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair，then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed （a light touch） at the fresh scrapes and cuts．A quick look told him everything was going to be okay．"Thank you and may God bless you．"The grateful child told the stranger．
Shaken up for words，the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home．
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts．Sometimes when we don't have time to listen，he has to throw a brick at us．Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!
56．The executive slowed down becauseA．
A．he was afraid that some boys would suddenly rush out
B．he saw a boy rush out from between parked cars
C．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car
D．he saw a brick smash into his door
57．The boy threw the brick to the car in order toB．
A．disturb the executive on purpose         B．stop someone to help him
C．a(chǎn)sk the driver to drive him home         D．destroy the car of the stranger
58．After knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feelD．
A．sympathized and excited             B．a(chǎn)ngry and guilty
C．a(chǎn)shamed and pitiful                 D．regretful and sympathized
59．After the boy's brother fell off his wheelchair，C．
A．the boy threw bricks at several cars 
B．the boy's brother was hurt seriously 
C．the boy tried to stop several cars
D．the boy's brother wanted to stop a car
60．From the last paragraph we can learn thatC．
A．you shouldn't drive so fast that someone throws a brick at you
B．it is common to throw a brick at a car when in trouble
C．you should pay more attention to others and help them
D．you can't go through your life without a brick throwing at you．

8．Because Sue was away on holiday abroad，Mathew was very happy．Expecting all day to relax，he was thinking if he should read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months．"It's a piece of cake，"he said to his wife．"I'll take care of our children，and you can pay a visit to your mother．"
    Things worked well at first，but just after 8 o'clock，his three little"nice children"-Tom，John，and Jack-came downstairs in their night clothes and cried out"Is breakfast ready，daddy．"When food had not come to the table within 30 seconds，John started using his silver spoon on Jack's head as if it were a drum．Jack began to shout loudly in time exactly to the beat（節(jié)拍）．Tom chanted"I cannot find my bread，where is it？"in the background．Mathew realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds．
    Life was getting worse and worse after their breakfast．Tom wore John's underwear on his head．John shut himself in the bathroom，and at that moment Jack cried out again because he was going to wet his trousers．None of the three could find clean socks，although all the socks were just before their very eyes．Someone named"Not Me"had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes．Mathew knew the talk show had already started．
    By 10 o'clock，things were much worse，and later even out of control．Jack was just wondering why the fish in the jar didn't eat his bread and butter．Tom was showing off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils．John，thankfully，appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands．Mathew realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible．
    At exactly 12：22，Mathew phoned the daycare centre．"All of a sudden I must go into work and my wife not at home．Can I bring my children over in a few minutes？"The answer was obviously"yes"because Mathew was smiling．
56．The time his wife left home，Mathew expected toA．
A．enjoy his first day off work    
B．watch TV talk show with his children
C．go out for a walk in the park       
D．read the newspaper to his children
57．Which of the following did John do？D
A．Drew on the wall．B．Read in a room
C．Fed the fish．D．Ate apple jam．
58．Which of the following is"Not Me"（underlined in Para.3）？D
A．One of the family's neighbors              
B．The father  
C．The mother                              
D．One of the three kids   
59．For what reason did Mathew ask the daycare centre for help？C
A．Because of his wanting to clean up his house
B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office．
C．Because his finding it hard to manage his boys．
D．Because he had to take his wife back home．
60．This text is developedC．
A．by space       B．by comparison        C．by time           D．by process．

7．One determined student stepped off the traditional job for blind people in China，and now challenges a new life at university in Britain．Being a message therapist （按摩師）is a perfect job for many people with a visual disability，but for Zheng Jianwei，it was far from enough．
The 30-year-old former massage therapist gave up his hospital job in 2009to prepare for admission to graduate school．He took IELTS（雅思考試），the language-fluency test necessary for university admission in the UK，in 2012and scored 6.5points．He was the first blind examinee to take the IELTS in the Southeast Chinese region．After about four year's struggles，Zheng successfully gain an offer from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and became a graduate student．
However，Zheng's path to graduate school was not easy．"I can't take China's national entrance exam for graduate school，which doesn't provide study material（材料）for blind students，"he says．
He then turned to search for graduate school overseas．However，English became his nightmare．Zheng studied in spacial schools for visually challenged students since primary school，but foreign language was never a main subject．
Before giving up his job and learning English again in 2009，Zheng only knew the alphabet，a few words and some basic expressions．"Learning English again in my late 20s is not easy，"he says．
It took him three years of intensive study to gain entrance to a graduate school overseas．Because of the lack of study material，Zheng needs to spend hours and days looking for textbooks for the visually disabled and copying them，while it may take only five minutes for a sighted person to order a plain English textbook from Amazon．
In his parents'eyes，Zheng has been a sensible，independent and decisive man from a young age．Zheng made all the major decisions by himself，including studying abroad and choosing majors．"We just follow his decisions，"the mother says．

60．According to the first paragraph，a blind person in China is likely toB．
A．go abroad for graduate school         B．work as a message therapist
C．be far from pleased with life         D．enjoy a perfect job
61．It can be learned from the passage that the blind students in ChinaB．
A．can't take the national entrance exam to college
B．can find less study material than normal students
C．can never learn a foreign language well
D．can't afford the English textbooks for an entrance exam
62．Which of the following can match Zheng Jianwei's story？D
A．All mankind is created equal．        B．Many hands make light work．
C．Rome is not built in a day．          D．Nothing is impossible when mind is set．
63．It can be inferred from the passage that Zheng'sD．
A．parents have to follow any of his decisions
B．parents don't understand or care about him
C．visual disability meant a hopeless damage to him
D．mind is healthy though physically disabled．

6．---What were you doing when I rang you this morning．
---I was occupied ______ the housework and kept my son occupied ______ his homework．（　�。�

A．

at； doing

B．

with； doing

C．

at； to do

D．

with； to do

5．First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee High School graduates：Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable difficulties with determination and courage．
The first lady told the 170graduates that she spent too much of her own time in college focusing on academic achievements．While her success in college and law school led to a high-profile（備受矚目） job，she said，she ended up leaving to focus on public service．
"My message to all of you today is this：Do not waste a minute living someone else's dream，"she said．"It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy…and you won't find what you love simply by checking boxes or padding your GPA（成績）．"
She said the school reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago．"My No.1goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me，"she said．"I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement．A place where academic success wouldn't make me a target of teasing or bullying，but instead would be a badge of honour．"But Mrs．Obama said pitifully that not all students have the same opportunities．"Unfortunately，schools like this don't exist for every kid，"she said．"You are lucky．"
The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers，and that how they respond to any difficulties will define them．"That's when you find out what you're really made of in those hard times，"she said．"But you only do that if you're willing to put yourself a position where you might fall．"
Overcoming difficulties has been the hallmark（特征） of many great people，she said．"There's this guy Barack Obama…h(huán)e lost his first race for Congress，and now he gets to call himself my husband．"The first lady joked："I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures．"

76．What's the purpose of Michelle's visit to Tennessee High School？D
A．To visit her old school
B．To help the votes for Obama
C．To welcome new studentsD
．To give some advice for the graduates
77．By talking about her academic achievements，Michelle wanted toC．
A．show off her great success in college
B．be the example for the students
C．warn that it's not enough to study well
D．encourage the students to focus on study
78．According to Michelle's description，Tennessee High School is likely toD．
A．tease or bully students
B．lead to a high-profile job
C．promise students with GPA
D．honour students with academic success
79．How could you find out what you really love according to Michelle？A
A．Put yourself in a difficult position and meet the challenge．
B．Try your best to be successful in academic performances．
C．Try everything you are interested in and make comparison．
D．Choose a target and stick to it regardless of failures．
80．Why did Michelle mention Obama in the last paragraph？B
A．To help him win the vote
B．To be an example of overcoming difficulties
C．To give advice on how to be a great man
D．To talk about his failures．