2．What would I do for Carol's 50th birthday？It was（36）B that she didn't want a party，certainly not a surprise party （that was an agreement at our marriage）．
"How about a small dinner with（37）C？"I asked．
"No，"she said，"I hate being the center of（38）A．"
Still，the milestone had to be marked．（39）D wasn't going to let her get away with a Stouffer's frozen dinner and a movie video，（40）C this was all she said she wanted．
I thought and thought，and（41）B making my decision，I sent a letter to her friends，asking them for photos，poems，and letters．"Carol doesn't （42）A a party in person…but I'm hoping to（43）D her a party in a book．"I bought a（n）（44）A with a friend's advice，and what I wanted（45）B．For a few minutes at the end of every workday，I（46）C pull out the marking pens and make up the（47）D，Carol's．
Photos of her in junior high，pictures of us （48）C the boys，original songs，notes，cards，and poems．It made me（49）A for all the years we had had together．The（50）B was more than the album．It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family．You could （51）B it on every page．
I wrapped it up and（52）A it home．"Happy birthday，sweetie，"I said．"It's not a frozen dinner or a video，but it's （53）D you deserve．"She cried．She doesn't（54）C like to cry，but I think she likes the book．She's said so many times．And every time I remind her（55）B putting it together was a gift to me．

36．A．a(chǎn)mazing	B．clear	C．unusual	D．important
37．A．neighbours	B．children	C．friends	D．classmates
38．A．a(chǎn)ttention	B．comment	C．view	D．interest
39．A．She	B．It	C．He	D．I
40．A．for	B．or	C．a(chǎn)nd	D．when
41．A．before	B．a(chǎn)fter	C．when	D．once
42．A．want	B．have	C．hold	D．a(chǎn)ttend
43．A．make	B．choose	C．find	D．give
44．A．a(chǎn)lbum	B．novel	C．mirror	D．overcoat
45．A．went on	B．poured in	C．turned back	D．got away
46．A．could	B．should	C．would	D．might
47．A．decision	B．story	C．mind	D．book
48．A．for	B．a(chǎn)round	C．with	D．except
49．A．grateful	B．worried	C．nervous	D．special
50．A．meaning	B．gift	C．party	D．world
51．A．count	B．read	C．express	D．improve
52．A．took	B．sent	C．placed	D．packed
53．A．how	B．why	C．which	D．what
54．A．normally	B．merely	C．really	D．obviously
55．A．whether	B．that	C．when	D．who

1．There is one thing I will never forget，mainly because I learned the meaning of kindness then．
One day when I was in junior school，I went running on a （26）Dday．It was my favorite activity because the （27）Cwere so clean when it rained． （28）D，I saw an old man with （29）B clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin．When I ran past him，I didn't know （30）A I should give him my umbrella．As I was thinking，I was still （31）C．But I finally decided to give him my umbrella，as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it，（32）D  I ran back，give him the umbrella and said，"You （33）B this more than I do．"To my （34）D，he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated，"Thank you!Thank you!God bless you．"I hadn't expected he would （35）Cit so much．I walked away feeling （36）B．I turned back on last minute and （37）A him still smiling．"It was just an umbrella．"I thought，not （38）C that it was the （39）Dthat made him happy．He might feel that he wasn't （40）Bin the world．
A few weeks later，when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day，I （41）C the same man in the same clothes sitting down resting．The only （42）Dwas my umbrella right beside him，looking like he （43）Ait．It was very clean and neatly placed．At that moment，I realized it didn't （44）D that I couldn't give him a house or a job．I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of （45）Bseem to go away．

26．A．snowy	B．sunny	C．cloudy	D．rainy
27．A．parks	B．paths	C．streets	D．gyms
28．A．Hopefully	B．Unfortunately	C．Surprisingly	D．Suddenly
29．A．nice	B．wet	C．funny	D．clean
30．A．whether	B．when	C．why	D．how
31．A．smiling	B．looking	C．running	D．walking
32．A．for	B．when	C．since	D．so
33．A．care	B．need	C．enjoy	D．like
34．A．excitement	B．disappointment	C．joy	D．surprise
35．A．favor	B．love	C．a(chǎn)ppreciate	D．a(chǎn)dmire
36．A．high	B．good	C．scared	D．a(chǎn)mused
37．A．saw	B．heard	C．imagined	D．sensed
38．A．expecting	B．watching	C．realizing	D．feeling
39．A．trust	B．confidence	C．respect	D．kindness
40．A．small	B．a(chǎn)lone	C．bothered	D．useless
41．A．cared about	B．called on	C．passed by	D．looked after
42．A．a(chǎn)chievement	B．sign	C．choice	D．difference
43．A．valued	B．remembered	C．honored	D．washed
44．A．change	B．occur	C．hurt	D．matter
45．A．happiness	B．suffering	C．rudeness	D．feeling

20．As in the field of space travel，new technologies continue to appear in undersea exploration．They share a number of similarities with each other-as well as some important differences．
Manned submersibles （潛水器），like spaceships，must maintain living conditions in an unnatural environment．While a spaceship must simply be sealed against the vacuum space，a submersible must be able to bear extreme pressure if it is not to break up in deep water．
In exploring space，unmanned vehicles were employed before astronauts．In undersea exploration，on the other hand，men paved the way，and only recently have unmanned remote-operated vehicles （ROVs） been put to use．
One reason for this is that communicating with vehicles in orbit is much easier than talking to those underwater．A vacuum is an ideal medium for radio communications，but underwater communications are limited to much slower sound waves．Thus，most undersea vehicles-particularly ROVs-operate at the end of long ropes．（電纜終端）
For a similar reason，knowing where you are undersea is much more difficult than in space．A spaceship's position can be located by following its radio signal，or by using telescopes and radar．For an undersea vehicle，however，a special network of sonar （聲納系統(tǒng)）devices must be laid out in advance on the ocean floor in the area of a dive to locate the vehicle's position．
Though undersea exploration is more challenging than outer space in a number of respects，it has a distinct advantage：going to the ocean depths doesn't require the power necessary to escape Earth's gravity．Thus，it remains far less expensive．
64．The purpose of the passage isD
A．to persuade you to explore the depths of the ocean
B．to stress the importance of the undersea exploration
C．to make you believe that the undersea exploration is better
D．to tell some differences between two kinds of explorations 
65．By saying"men paved the way"in Paragraph 2 the author means that in undersea explorationC．
A．unmanned vehicles were used in the beginning
B．men covered the ocean floor with stones and bricks
C．manned vehicles were employed before unmanned ones      
D．men invented unmanned remote-operated vehicles in the past
66．The sonar devices must be placedC．
A．from time to time               
B．a(chǎn)fter the undersea vehicles dive
C．before the undersea vehicles dive
D．when the undersea vehicles are diving
67．What can we infer from the passage？C
A．Submersibles usually break up in deep water．
B．Undersea vehicles can receive signals immediately．
C．Going to space needs power to escape the gravity．
D．Radio communications are quite difficult in a vacuum．

19．Since the pre-historic times，man has had an urge to satisfy his needs．Be it hunger，shelter or search for a mate，he has always controlled the situations to his advantage．Probably this might be the reason why we humans are the most developed of all living species on the earth．As we climbed the steps of development，we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking--we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of time．
If you are hungry，what do you do？Get a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet．Just like your stomach，even your mind is hungry．But it never lets you know，because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover，favorite star and many such things．So it silently began to care about your needs and never let itself grow．When mind looses its freedom to grow，creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think"What happens next？"，"Why can't I think？""Why am I always given the difficult problems？"Well，this is the result of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things．
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through reading．Now why reading and not watching TV？Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood．Just like that to develop other aspects of our life，we have to turn to reading．You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your"How to？"questions．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas．The same seed，if used many times，can help you link and relate a lot of things，of which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity．More the number of books you read，your mind will open up like never before．
72．What is the function of the first paragraph？B
A．To show humans are the most developed．
B．To introduce the topic of the passage．
C．To indicate people have different needs to satisfy．
D．To explain why people need to read．
73．What does the author mean by saying"When mind looses its freedom to grow，creativity gets a full stop．"A
A．When mind keeps growing，creativity fully stops．
B．When freedom is lost，creativity gets a full stop．
C．When mind stops growing，creativity fully stops．
D．When growing is lost，creativity gets a flail stop．
74．The paragraph following the passage is probably aboutB．
A．how the pre-historic man feeds his mind
B．what other advantages reading brings
C．how to develop creativity
D．how to satisfy your mind by watching TV
75．The author tends to tell usC．
A．reading can satisfy your all needs       
B．reading can result from creativity
C．reading can feed your mind             
D．reading can realize your dreams．

18．"Everything happens for the best．"my mother said whenever I felt disappointed．"（36）B，and one day something good will happen．Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened（37）Cthe disappointment you had experienced（38）A．"Mother was right，（39）DI discovered after graduating from college，I had decided to try for a job（40）Aradio，then（41）Bmy way up to a sports announcer．I hitchhiked （搭免費(fèi)車） to Chicago and tried every station，but got（42）A．In one studio，a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons．"Try your luck in the（43）C"she said．
I hitchhiked home to Dixon，Illinois，where there was no radio-announcing jobs．My father said a store wanted a local（44）Bto manage its sports department．Since Dixon was （45）CI had played high school football，I（46）D．The job sounded just（47）Afor me．But l wasn't hired．
My disappointment（48）Bhave shown．"Everything harem for the best．"Mother（49）C．Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa．The program director，Peter MacArthur，told me they had already hired an announcer．As I left his office，my disappointment boiled（50）D．I asked aloud．"How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station？"
I was waiting for the（51）Awhen I heard MacArthur calling，"What was that you said about sports？You know something about football？"Then he（52）Bme before a（53）Dand asked me to broadcast a（n）（54）Cgame．
On my way home，as I have many times（55）B，I thought of my mother's words．

36．A．Get on	B．Carry on	C．Work on	D．Concentrate on
37．A．in spite of	B．regardless of	C．but for	D．instead of
38．A．previously	B．preciously	C．precisely	D．presently
39．A．it	B．what	C．that	D．a(chǎn)s
40．A．in	B．on	C．by	D．from
41．A．feel	B．work	C．find	D．push
42．A．declined	B．a(chǎn)ccepted	C．reduced	D．received
43．A．city	B．home	C．country	D．town
44．A．salesman	B．a(chǎn)thlete	C．shop assistant	D．manager
45．A．in which	B．when	C．where	D．how
46．A．a(chǎn)ppealed	B．refused	C．a(chǎn)greed	D．a(chǎn)pplied
47．A．right	B．reasonable	C．improper	D．stable
48．A．should	B．must	C．could	D．might
49．A．recommended	B．requested	C．reminded	D．required
50．A．a(chǎn)bove	B．out	C．in	D．over
51．A．lift	B．result	C．response	D．offer
52．A．told	B．stood	C．showed	D．helped
53．A．radio	B．station	C．TV	D．microphone
54 A．live	B．ordinary	C．imaginary	D．fierce
55．A．before	B．since	C．until	D．unless

17．首先，請(qǐng)閱讀以下英文雜志介紹：
A．This magazine celebrates not only a love of birding but also an appreciation for nature．It is committed to promoting conservation and education．Since 1993，the teams that the magazine sponsored have won over $100，000on behalf of birding societies．
B．This is about family-Style campers exploring our parks and forests．It also delivers information about camping that's adventurous and active，yet still relaxing．Besides，it talks about other interests like day-hiking，fishing and canoeing．
C．It comes to you straight from the editors of the Wall Street Journal，the best financial reporters in the business．Every issue brings you the information you need to know to deal with markets and protecting your wealth．
D．With the help of this magazine，you can deal with any home improvement project or repair．It guarantees success with step-by-step instructions and how-to photos．Besides，it helps you save time and money．No matter how little experience you have，it makes it easy!
E．It is filled with powerful information that will help you run faster and farther，and have more fun doing it!Every issue brings you the strategies，tips and advice to improve your performance，prevent injuries，burn fat，and achieve your personal goals．
F．What does family fun mean to you？Party ideas？Travel tips？This magazine provides these，and more interesting activities in over 180attractive，colorful pages．Designed for parents with young children，this magazine promises to enrich the lives of families．

請(qǐng)閱讀以下人員信息，然后匹配人員與相關(guān)雜志：
46．It's a do-it-yourself world，and Mr．Smith wants to make his house better himself，and it's partly out of his own interest．So he's eager to find some kind of magazine that can help him make his projects easier．D
47．Mr．Johnson likes to read magazines．He hopes to find a magazine where he can get useful details about North American birds and birding，and where he can share with others his appreciation for birds．A
48．Mr．Green is a professional manager，who is always overworked and kind of depressed．Living in today's confused economy，he's trying to seek answers to his tough questions like"how to keep his money safe"．C
49．As a mother of five kids，Catherine often feels exhausted as she has so many to take care of and she has to think of different plans to keep them alive and happy．She wishes to subscribe a magazine that can offer good ideas for her to change the daily activities and keep the magic in the family．F
50．Lucy has gained much weight in the past two years，and she feels that she's getting weaker and weaker．Now she's decided to do some exercise in order to keep fit．She wishes to subscribe a magazine where she can find good advice on food，exercise and weight loss．E．

16．46．Clare is a full-time homemaker with two daughters．She wants to find an apartment with two bedrooms．She has a habit of taking a walk every evening with her husband in the park，so she'd like an apartment that is near such a place．C
47．Mr．Jones attaches high importance to his son's education．Recently，he has been considering sending his son to a good school．There being no such schools around，his whole family has to move．Since his work requires that he go abroad often，an apartment near an airport would be ideal for him．B
48．Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Burrow want to change their living environment．They want to move into a new two-bedroom apartment．They don't care about other community features as long as there is an indoor swimming pool since their nine-year-old grandson is very fond of swimming．A
49．Lily is a high school student and she lives with her sister who works downtown．As the place where they are living now is very noisy and is extremely inconvenient for both shopping and transportation，they are planning to move to a new place that is totally different and is good for her studies．F
50．Charles and his friends want to relax themselves after the semester's tense study．They want to find a very big apartment to live for the whole holiday．What they desire to do is not different from what other young people want to do．They want to swim，hold BBQs，exercise，go shopping and things like that．E

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15．As humans，we are also considered as animals sometimes!But unlike other animals，we have not had to fit the environment in which we live．Instead，we have been the shaper （改造者） of our environment and explorer of nature．While other animals must find a home，we have created our home wherever we are living．We have fitted ourselves in a variety of environments．
Our skill at doing this has been due to our imagination，creativity and enthusiasm．If we chose to live in the desert，we learned how to save water，build a home among the rocks and mountains and depend on animals rather than vegetables for our food．Sometimes it was necessary for us to follow the animals as they moved，in order not to lose our source of food．
Living in a place where there was plenty of rain and  mild temperatures，we learned that we could plant a greater variety of crops，raise a few animals in a smaller，more contained area and not have to move our home．We have been able to live wherever we choose because we have not accepted the limitations of a particular environment，or rather，we have made the environment fit our needs．

56．Humans can live where they want to because theyB．
A．have enough materials to build homes
B．can use what exists in nature to fit their needs
C．have plenty of food from plants and animals everywhere
D．can find a home easily
57．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Animals had to fit their environment．
B．People who lived in the desert mainly ate meat．
C．Humans always had to follow the animals for food．
D．Environment was made to fit human needs．
58．The underlined part"mild temperatures"means it isD．
A．cold                                   B．hot
C．sometimes cold and sometimes hot       D．neither too cold nor too hot
59．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Humans and Nature．
B．Animals and Environments．
C．Protecting Nature．
D．Humans and Animals．

14．以下是一些書目介紹的信息：
A.20Years Younger

The book details easy and effective steps we can all take to rebuild the foundation of youth and enjoy better health，improved energy，and a positive outlook on life．The four basic programs are：an exercise system for fighting muscle and bone loss，a longevity-focused diet，sleep rejuvenation，and wrinkle-fighting skin care．Woven throughout the text is practical advice on changing appearances，controlling stress，staying mentally sharp，navigating medical tests，and much more．
B．Born To Run

Full of incredible characters，amazing athletic achievements，cutting-edge science，and，most of all，pure inspiration，Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question：Why does my foot hurt？In search of an answer，Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners and learn their secrets，and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong．
C．Natural Running

In Natural Running，Abshire explains how modern running shoes distort the efficient running technique that humans evolved over thousands of years．He reviews the history of running shoes and injuries，making the case for barefoot running but also warning about its dangers．
D．Woodworking

This book includes excellent instruction from a best-selling woodworking author on all aspects of woodworking with hand tools．He approaches setting up the all-hand tool shop，explains how the tools work in wood，addresses the joinery，and finishes with instructions on building a workshop accessory to use with hand tools．Also included are other sample projects and information on finishing the hand-worked projects．
E．Whittling Little Folk：20Delightful Characters to Carve and   Paint
At the beginning of the book，readers will find step-by-step carving and painting instructions for a Scandinavian inspired man and woman．Once they have learned to carve these two projects，readers will find an additional 18patterns that can also be created with the same technique and some subtle changes．
F．Quick and Easy Meals

The book offers healthy，low-carb Primal-approved recipes that can all be completed in under half and hour and，in many cases，in just a few minutes．Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick，delicious meals using local produce，CSA meats，healthy fats （yes，and real butter） and common herbs and spices．

請(qǐng)閱讀以下購書者的信息，然后匹配相關(guān)的書籍．
46．Carina is fond of art and likes carving very much．In order to make something for the coming Mothers Day，she is searching a new idea．
E
47．Daisy is a busy salesgirl，who is difficult to find time to cook．She likes home meals．
F
48．Alexander is a college student．He likes running．He wants to know more about the secret of shoes and running．
C
49．Sammy majors in PE．He will do a research on how to train long distance runners．
B
50．Nancy is looking for a book about advice on controlling stress，changing appearances，and enjoying a better health．
A．

13．A U．S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week．He said on Friday he would（1）Athem to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people．
The letters，sent to a late Baptist clergyman （牧師），were（2）C put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a （3）D in Atlantic，New Jersey．
Bill Lacovara，an insurance adjuster from Ventnor，New Jersey，said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week．
The letters were  （4）C  to the clergyman，who died in 2004．Someone cleaning his house may have（5）Bthe bag，which Lacovara found about 100 miles （160km） from Cooper's house．
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to （6）Aher for her wrongdoing，one from a prisoner who said he was （7）C and someone had set a trap for him，and （8）D from a man who wanted God's help winning the lottery，according to media reports．
Lavovara said he could have （9）Athem on eBay for up to£15，000（7，889 pounds） according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity．But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused  （10）B to some religious people．
"They said they were （11）Din me，and I didn't want to do something that's going to create （12）Dresults．"he told Reuters．
Some （13）Bhim to burn the letters，throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church，Lacovara said．
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters，and he is evaluating the （14）Ato make sure the letters don't fall into the  （15）Ahands．

1．A．donate	B．show	C．sell	D．owe
2．A．hurriedly	B．privately	C．mysteriously	D．occasionally
3．A．river	B．lake	C．hill	D．beach
4．A．taken	B．offered	C．a(chǎn)ddressed	D．given
5．A．collected	B．thrown	C．opened	D．destroyed
6．A．forgive	B．punish	C．a(chǎn)djust	D．charge
7．A．friendly	B．correct	C．innocent	D．energetic
8．A．others	B．a(chǎn)nother	C．the other	D．one
9．A．a(chǎn)uctioned	B．bought	C．donated	D．discounted
10．A．damage	B．offence	C．injury	D．worry
11．A．a(chǎn)bsorbed	B．involved	C．interested	D．disappointed
12．A．final	B．direct	C．same	D．bad
13．A．forced	B．urged	C．questioned	D．pleased
14．A．requests	B．orders	C．commands	D．invitations
15．A．wrong	B．poor	C．tight	D．firm